초록
아가리쿠스(Agaricus blazei)버섯의 균사체 배양조건을 최적화하여 유효성분인 $\beta$-glucan의 생성을 극대화시키고자 하였다. 아가리쿠스 균사체 배양시 탄소원과 질소원의 농도 및 종류별 배지를 검토한 결과 배지조성은 glucose 5% (w/v), yeast extract 0.5% (w/v), malt extract 0.5% (w/v), $KH_2PO_4$ 0.1% (w/v), $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ 0.05% (w/v)가 최적이었다. 30L 발효조에서의 배양 조건은 pH 5.0, $28^{\circ}C$, 1 vvm, 300 rpm에서 균사체의 생육과 $\beta$-glucan의 생성이 가장 효과적이었다. 위 조건 중에서 세포 외 $\beta$-glucan의 생성을 증가시 키기 위해 초기 glucose의 첨가량을 4%로 낮추어 glucose에 의한 균사체 성장 저해작용을 최소화하는 한편, 배양 70시간 시점에 glucose 3%, yeast extract 0.1%, malt extract 0.1%의 추가 배지를 첨가하여 배양함으로써 batch 배양에 의한 2.8 g/L에 비해 2배 정도 증가한 5.2 g/L의 세포 외 $\beta$-glucan을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 균사체 내의 세포벽 $\beta$-glucan을 효과적으로 추출하기 위해 세포벽분해효소인 lytic enzyme과 단백분해효소인 bromelain의 연속적인 효소반응으로 추출량이 3.5 g/L로 증가하여 균사체의 단순 열수추출에 비해 약 4배의 추출 수율이 향상되었다.
$\beta$-Glucan has been efficiently produced with higher yield by the optimization of liquid cultivation conditions. The optimal composition of medium for batch culture was 5% (w/v) of glucose as a carbon source, 0.5% (w/v) of yeast and 0.5% (w/v) of malt extract as a nitrogen source, 0.1% (w/v) of $KH_2PO_4$ and 0.05% (w/v) $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, which had been the base medium for determination of other conditions. The set-up conditions are pH 5.0, $28^{\circ}C$, 1 vvm for aeration and 300 rpm for agitation. In order to minimize the inhibition effect of glucose on the initial growth of mycelia and to maximize the production of extracellular $\beta$-glucan, we have reduced the initial glucose feed to 4% and added 2nd feed at the point of 70 hr from the initial feed. The 2nd feed was composed of glucose 3%, yeast extract 0.1 % and malt extract 0.1 %. It improved the $\beta$-glucan yield upto 5.2 g/L in comparison with 2.8 g/L resulted from batch cultivation. Moreover, the serial treatment of a cell wall lytic enzyme and bromelain to the mycelia was effective for extraction of the cell wall bound $\beta$-glucan. The yield of $\beta$-glucan extraction by the enzyme treatment was 3.5 g/L, which was almost 4 times higher than that by hot-water extraction.
