• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.183-194
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• 2011

This study reviewed on the research trend of sources and utilization of the byproducts(Lignin) from bioethanol production process with lignocellulosic biomass such as wood, agri-processing by-products(corn fiber, sugarcane bagasse etc.) and energy crops(switch grass, poplar, Miscanthus etc.). During biochemical conversion process, only Cellulose and hemicellulosic fractions are converted into fermentable sugar, but lignin which represents the third largest fraction of lignocellulosic biomass is not convertible into fermentable sugars. It is therefore extremely important to recover and convert biomass-derived Lignin into high-value products to maintain economic competitiveness of cellulosic ethanol processes. It was introduced that lignin types and characteristics were different from various isolation methods and biomass sources. Also utilization and potentiality for market of those were discussed.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1891-1907
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• 2016

Yeasts that are present in marine environments have evolved to survive hostile environments that are characterized by high exogenous salt content, high concentrations of inhibitory compounds, and low soluble carbon and nitrogen levels. Therefore, yeasts isolated from marine environments could have interesting characteristics for industrial applications. However, the application of marine yeast in research or industry is currently very limited owing to the lack of a suitable isolation method. Current methods for isolation suffer from fungal interference and/or low number of yeast isolates. In this paper, an efficient and non-laborious isolation method has been developed and successfully isolated large numbers of yeasts without bacterial or fungal growth. The new method includes a three-cycle enrichment step followed by an isolation step and a confirmation step. Using this method, 116 marine yeast strains were isolated from 14 marine samples collected in the UK, Egypt, and the USA. These strains were further evaluated for the utilization of fermentable sugars (glucose, xylose, mannitol, and galactose) using a phenotypic microarray assay. Seventeen strains with higher sugar utilization capacity than the reference terrestrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC 2592 were selected for identification by sequencing of the ITS and D1/D2 domains. These strains belonged to six species: S. cerevisiae, Candida tropicalis, Candida viswanathii, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Candida glabrata, and Pichia kudriavzevii. The ability of these strains for improved sugar utilization using seawater-based media was confirmed and, therefore, they could potentially be utilized in fermentations using marine biomass in seawater media, particularly for the production of bioethanol and other biochemical products.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.35-54
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• 2024

With a history spanning 9,000 years, yeast has played a central role in the traditional production of fermented foods, particularly alcohol and bakery. Recent research has highlighted the versatility of yeast in various industries, including the production of bioactive compounds, bioethanol, pigments, and enzymes, and as a host for molecular biology studies. In Korea, yeast isolation has traditionally focused on traditional fermented foods such as soybean paste. However, there is a growing trend in the isolation and characterization of yeasts from natural environments such as flowers and fruits for industrial applications. In this study, we isolated and identified 12 yeasts from various natural environments in Korea, including botanical gardens and parks that are not listed on the National Species List of Korea (NSLK). These newly discovered species included Sakaguchia oryzae, Cystobasidium raffinophilum, Meira argovae, Kazachstania humilis, Meyerozyma smithsonii, Anthracocystis trispicatae, Naganishia brisbanensis, Tremella yokohamensis, Kwoniella shandongensis, Kwoniella newhampshirensis, Aureobasidium proteae, and Rhodotorula dairenensis.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.501-511
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• 2020

Xylophagous termites are capable of degrading lignocellulose by symbiotic gut microorganisms along with the host's indigenous enzymes. Therefore, the termite gut might be a potential niche to obtain natural yeasts with celluloytic, xylanolytic and ethanologenic traits required for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, we cultured 79 yeasts from three different termites viz. Coptotermes heimi, Odontotermes javanicus and Odontotermes obesus. After suitable screening methods, we identified 53 yeasts, which belonged to 10 genera and 16 different species of both ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeasts. Most yeasts in the present study represent their first-ever isolation from the termite gut. Representative strains of identified yeasts were evaluated for their cellulolytic, xylanolytic, and ethanologenic abilities. None of the isolates showed cellulase activity; 22 showed xylanolytic activity, while six produced substantial quantities of ethanol. Among xylanolytic cultures, Pseudozyma hubeiensis STAG 1.7 and Hannaella pagnoccae STAG 1.14 produced 1.31 and 1.17 IU of xylanase. Among ethanologenic yeasts, the strains belonging to genera Candida and Kodamaea produced high amount of ethanol. Overall, highest ethanol level of 4.42 g/L was produced by Candida tropicalis TS32 using 1% glucose, which increased up to 22.92 g/L at 35 ℃, pH 4.5 with 5% glucose. Fermentation of rice straw hydrolysate gave 8.95 g/l of ethanol with a yield of 0.42 g/g using the strain TS32. Our study highlights the gut of wood-feeding termites as a potential source of diverse yeasts that would be useful in the production of xylanase and bioethanol.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.81-91
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• 2011

Current fuel ethanol research and development deals with process engineering trends for improving biotechnological production of ethanol. Recently, a large amount of studies regarding the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as a good feedstock for producing fuel ethanol is being carried out worldwide. The plant biomass is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The main challenge in the conversion of biomass into ethanol is the complex, rigid and harsh structures which require efficient process and cost effective to break down. The isolation of microorganisms is one of the means for obtaining enzymes with properties suitable for industrial applications. For these reasons, crude cultures containing cellulosic biomass degrading microorganisms were isolated from rice field soil, cow farm soil and rotten rice straw from cow farm. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xylan and Avicel (microcrystalline cellulose) degradation zone of clearance on agar platefrom rice field soil resulted approximately at 25 mm, 24 mm and 22 mm respectively. As for cow farm soil, CMC, xylan and Avicel degradation clearancezone on agar plate resulted around at 24mm, 23mm and 21 mm respectively. Rotten rice straw from cow farm also resulted for CMC, xylan and Avicel degradation zone almost at 24 mm, 23 mm and 22 mm respectively. The objective of this study is to isolatebiomass degrading microbial strains having good efficiency in cellulose hydrolysis and observed the effects of different substrates (CMC, xylan and Avicel) on the production of cellulase enzymes (endo-glucanase, exo-glucanase, cellobiase, xylanase and avicelase) for producing low cost biofuel from cellulosic materials.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2017

BACKGROUND: Yeasts are used in a variety of industries. However, most industries are biased toward Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; so we sought to explore non-conventional yeasts (NCY). This study aimed to isolate yeasts from seawater collected from the East Sea of Korea and to analyze the NCY. METHODS AND RESULTS: We first collected seawater and performed pure isolation using four kinds of medium (GPY, DOB + CSM, DG18, and SCG). In total, 314 strains and 17 genera were isolated by ITS sequencing, including Aureobasidum pullulans (236 strains), Cryptococcus (19 strains), Cystobasidium (18 strains), and Rhodotorula (9 strains). Upon in-depth analysis, A. pullulans, the most dominant genus (236 strains), was divided into Group II (147 strains), Unknown I (8 strains), and Unknown II (49 strains). CONCLUSION: In this study, a total of 314 strains were isolated from seawater; many of these yeasts have been found and reported in seawater previously. In-depth analysis of A. pullulans, showed the dominance of Group I (21 strains) and Group II (147 strains) We also discovered Unknown I (8 strains) and Unknown II (49 strains), which have not been reported previously.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.828-834
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• 2010

An ethanol-producing yeast strain, CHFY0201, was isolated from soil in South Korea using an enrichment technique in a yeast peptone dextrose medium supplemented with 5% (w/v) ethanol at $30^{\circ}C$. The phenotypic and physiological characteristics, as well as molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit (26S) rDNA gene and the internally transcribed spacer (ITS) 1+2 regions, suggested that the CHFY0201 was a novel strain of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. During shaking flask cultivation, the highest ethanol productivity and theoretical yield of S. pombe CHFY0201 in YPD media containing 9.5% total sugars were $0.59{\pm}0.01$ g/l/h and $88.4{\pm}0.91%$, respectively. Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for ethanol production was carried out using liquefied cassava (Manihot esculenta) powder in a 5-l lab-scale jar fermenter at $32^{\circ}C$ for 66 h with an agitation speed of 120 rpm. Under these conditions, S. pombe CHFY0201 yielded a final ethanol concentration of $72.1{\pm}0.27$ g/l and a theoretical yield of $82.7{\pm}1.52%$ at a maximum ethanol productivity of $1.16{\pm}0.07$ g/l/h. These results suggest that S. pombe CHFY0201 is a potential producer for industrial bioethanol production.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

본 연구는 홍조류를 기질로 사용한 바이오에탄올 생산 공정에서 전처리(홍조류 가수분해) 공정의 효율을 높이기 위하여 성능이 우수한 신규 아가레이즈를 발굴하는 데 있다. 남해안에 서식하는 해조류를 채집하여 이로부터 아가레이즈 활성을 갖는 3종의 균주들을 순수 분리 하였다. 이들 균주들을 4일간 배양한 후, 황산암모늄 침전과 투석에 의하여 배양액으로부터 조효소를 회수하였다. 세포외 분비 효소를 포함하는 배양 상등액으로부터 얻은 조효소와 세포 내 효소를 포함하는 세포 추출물에서 얻은 조효소 모두에서 아가레이즈 활성이 측정되었고, 동일 균주에서 세포외 분비 단백질이 세포내 축적 단백질보다 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 3종의균주 중 GNUM08122 조효소가 단위 단백질 당 아가레이즈 활성은 낮았으나, p-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside의 ${\alpha}$-결합을 끊는 것으로 관찰되어 ${\alpha}$-agarase 활성이 있을 것으로 추측되어 균주 동정을 실시하였다. GNUM08122 균주의 16S rRNA 염기서열을 결정하고 계통수 분석을 수행한 결과 Pseudoalteromonas issachenkonii KMM 3549 및Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis IMA 14160 균주와 99.7%이상 상동성을 보였는데, 이는 GNUM08122가 Pseudoalteromonas속 균주임을 나타낸다. 균주의 생화학적 생리적 특성을 조사하였다. GNUM08122는 $40^{\circ}C$, 산성 조건(pH 4)는 물론 약 알칼리(pH 8)에서도 활발히 성장하였다. 높은NaCl(10%, w/w)에서도 세포생장이 저해를 받지 않았고 다양한 탄수화물을 사용하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2019

효모와 곤충 간의 집중적인 상호 작용은 곤충의 먹이에 대한 유인과 발달 및 행동에 대한 관련성을 보였다. 곤충 내장에서 분리된 효모는 먹이의 소화를 돕는 셀룰라아제(셀룰로오스 분해)를 분비한다. 한국의 경기도에서 수집한 메뚜기의 장에서 셀룰로오스를 분해하는 효모 세 균주를 분리 하였다. 효모 균주의 cellulase 활성을 확인하기 위해, 카르복시 메틸 셀룰로즈(CMC)를 함유하는 배지로 플레이트상의 투명한 영역을 요오드 용액을 사용하여 관찰하였다. 효모 $ON22^T$, $G10^T$ 및 $G15^T$ 균주는 CMC-플레이트 분석에서 양성 셀룰로오스 활성을 나타냈다. Large subunit rDNA 유전자와 Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 영역의 D1/D2 영역의 서열 분석에 기초한 계통수를 통해 $ON22^T$와 $G10^T$ 균주가 Moesziomyces aphidis JCM 10318 (D1/D2 영역에서 각 100%와 99.8%, ITS 영역에서 각 98.4% 및 99.5% 서열유사성)와 가장 가깝고 G15는 Moesziomyces antarcticus JCM $10317^T$ 종 (D1/D2 영역에서 100%, ITS에서 100% 서열 유사성)에 속한다는 것을 밝혔다. 셀룰라아제는 바이오 에탄올 생산과 같은 바이오 연료와 같은 다양한 산업 공정에서 사용되고 있다. 따라서, 셀룰로오스 분해 미생물의 분리 및 연구는 중요성을 갖게 되었다. 이 논문은 한국의 Moesziomyces 속의 셀룰로오스 분해 효모 균주인 $ON22^T$, $G10^T$, $G15^T$에 대한 첫 번째 보고이다.