• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.101-107
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• 1973

1) For the purpose of preparation of food and fodder yeasts from nonedible seaweed, two suitable Candida yeasts have been isolated from seaweed compost. 2) They had the ability of fermenting galactose, sucrose and glucose, and could not ferment maltose and mannit, but could assimilate mannit. 3) NaCl concentration from 1 to 2% had no remarkable effect on growth of yeast and the optimum pH was $4{\sim}5$. 4) In the acid hydrolyzate of brown seaweed (Ecklonia cava Kjellman, Sargassum fulvellum AGARDH) an amorphous deposit was produced during storage after neutralization of media and its removal always delayed yeast growth, but addition of $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ and $NaH_2PO_4$ to media could increase the assimilation of reducing sugar and yeast yield. 5) $Co^{60}$ gamma ray irradiation (dose rate : 1 Mrad/hr, BNL shipboard irradiator) of seaweed had not so much effect on the hydrolysis of carbohydrates and nitrogen compounds in seaweed but could increase the yeast production from seaweed hydrolyzate. 6) The yeast yield was $7{\sim}8$ g of dry yeast per 100 g of seaweed by cultivation with jar fermentor.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.488-494
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• 1993

A photosynthetic bacterium strain P17 having high growth rate and assimilating ability of organic acids was isolated from several soil samples, which was identified as Rhodospirillum rubrum. Cultural conditions of the strain P17 were examined for the production of starter culture used in the treatment of organic waste water. The addition of organic acids mixture as carbon source containing 0.2% Na-acetate, 0.1% Na-propionate and 0.2% Na-lactate and 0.1% of yeast extract as growth factor stimulated the cell growth. The maximal cell production was obtained at $30^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0, 2,500 lux of illumination and $50{\sim}100\;rpm$ of agitation. Under the optimal conditions of batch and fed-batch culture systems in a Jar fermentor, 5.17 g/l and 7.93 g/l of cells were obtained after S days of cultivation, respectively. In continuous culture system, the cell productivity was 0.206 g/l/h at a dilution rate of 0.21 $h^{-1}$. When R. rubrum P17 was cultivated in a soybean curd waste water, initial COD level(3,240 mg/l) of the waste water was reduced to 250 mg/l after 4 days of cultivation.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.304-309
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• 2007

Soybean is useful source of protein, especially in Asia. But soybean needs heat inactivation or fermentation process before consumption, since it contains the toxic lectin and various protease inhibitors. Therefore, production of soybean boiling-waste liquor (SBWL) as a byproduct is inevitable. In this study, the chemical composition of SBWL and the optimization of culture conditions for Bacillus pumilus JB-1, a selected strain for functional chungkuk-jang fermentation, using SBWL were investigated. The SBWL contains 88% water, 9.5% free sugar, 1.6% crude protein, 0.3% crude fat, 0.1% crude fiber and 2.1% ash, respectively. The contents of total polyphenol, total flavonoids and free amino acid in SBWL were 55%, 76%, and 30% of those of raw soybean, respectively. Culture conditions for B. pumilus JB-1 in SBWL were optimized. The 1/10-diluted, 0.1 % of $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ added SBWL without pH adjustment and carbon source addition was cultured at $37^{\circ}C$ for 48 h with agitation (120 rpm). The 0.5% of inoculation was enough. The large scale fermentation in 5-L jar fermentor showed that the SBWL is a good resource for production of chungkuk-jang starter and functional ingredients.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.31 no.5 s.86
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• pp.360-364
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• 2005

When rapeseed oil as the carbon source was used for tylosin production from Streptomyces fradiae TP-1239 was very sensitive to oleic acid. Cell growth was restrained by adding 0.8 g/l of oleic acid to the culture broth. Mutant strain TM-224-1 resistant to 1.2 g/l of oleic acid was obtained by screening in solid and liquid media containing oleic acid. The uptake rate of oleic acid by TM-224-1 was approximately 3.8 fold higher than the parent strain. For comparing the TM-224-1 and the parent strain, batch cultures were carried out in a jar fermentor. Cell growth of TM-224-1 strain was higher than the parent strain after two days of culturing. However, after four days of culturing, it was similar to that of the parent strain. The amount of rapeseed oil consumed by TM-224-1 and the parent strain were 60.5 and 78.2 g/l, respectively. The production and yield of tylosin was aproximately 2.0 and 3.2 fold higher than the parent strain, respectively. From these results, it was concluded that this mutant, which was resistant to oleic acid, has improved tylosin production.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.312-317
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• 2002

Erythritol is of interest as a low calorie sweetner. Penicillium sp. KJ8l was screened for erythritol producer in nature. The effect of culture conditions on erythritol production by Penicillium sp. KJ81 was examined. This strain produced about 12 g/l erythritol and a small amout of glycerol. Erythritol was not produced from mannitol, arabinose, sorbitol, and xylose but from glucose, sucrose, fructose, mannose, lactose, maltose, and galactose. This strain was able to produce erythritol in a medium containing 60% sucrose but demonstrated the highest productivity of erythritol in a 30% sucrose medium. The highest yield in Penicillium sp. KJ8l was obtained when 0.5% ammonium sulfate was added to the medium containing 30% sucrose and 0.5% yeast extract. Penicillium sp. KJ81 produced 28.2 g/l erythritol when this strain was cultured in the medium containing 30% sucrose, 0.5% yeast extract, 0.5%$(NH_{4})_{2}SO_{4}$ 0.1% $KH_{2}PO_{4}$ and 0.01% $MgCl_{2}$ under the condition of 1 vvm aeration and 200 rpm agitation at $37^{\circ}C$ for 10 days in 5ι jar fermentor.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.23 no.10
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• pp.1273-1279
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• 2013

Aromatic hydrocarbons, such as phenol, have been detected frequently in wastewater, soil, and groundwater because of the extensive use of oil products. Bacterial strains (56 isolates) that degraded phenol were isolated from soil and industrial wastewater contaminated with hydrocarbons. GN13, which showed the best cell growth and phenol degradation, was selected for further analysis. The GN13 isolate was identified as Neisseria sp. based on the results of morphological, physiological, and biochemical taxonomic analyses and designated as Neisseria sp. GN13. The optimum temperature and pH for phenol removal of Neisseria sp. GN13 was $32^{\circ}C$ and 7.0, respectively. The highest cell growth occurred after cultivation for 30 hours in a jar fermentor using optimized medium containing 1,000 mg/l of phenol as the sole carbon source. Phenol was not detected after 27 hours of cultivation. Based on the analysis of catechol dioxygenase, it seemed that catechol was degraded through the meta- and ortho-cleavage pathway. Analysis of the biodegradation of phenol by Neisseria sp. GN13 in artificial wastewater containing phenol showed that the removal rate of phenol was 97% during incubation of 30 hours. The removal rate of total organic carbon (TOC) by Neisseria sp. GN13 and activated sludge was 83% and 78%, respectively. The COD removal rate by Neisseria sp. GN13 from petrochemical wastewater was about 1.3 times higher than that of a control containing only activated sludge.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.661-665
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• 2002

In order to develop ginseng tea powder with spore forming lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus sporogenes was used. In the jar fermentor experiment under optimal culture conditions, the number of spore of L. sporogenes reached about $20{\times}10^8\;CFU/mL$ and sporulation rate was 97%. Granulated ginseng tea was made from glucose 7 kg, lactose 2 kg, ginseng extract 1 kg and spores 5 g $(5200{\times}10^8\;CFU/g)$. In the treatment of artificial gastric juice (pH 3.0) for 4 h and artificial bile for 8 h, the survival rate of spores in the granulated ginseng tea was 55.4% and 90.0% respectively. The spores survived 77.6% after incubation for 20 min in boiled water. Its storage stability was about 75% for 12 months at room temperature.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.207-211
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• 2005

The metabolites released from cultures of rhizosphere bacteria can inhibit plant growth. Bacillus subtilis IJ-31 inhibited plant growth by the production of hydrocinnamic acid (HCA). The production of HCA by plant-growth inhibiting rhizobacterium B. subtilis IJ-31 was optimized. $90.5\;{\mu}g/ml$ of HCA was obtained under the condition of 1% rice bran as carbon source, 0.5% tryptone as nitrogen source, 0.1% $ZnCl_2$ as metal source at $37^{\circ}C$ for 60 h (pH 7.0). The optimal condition for the HCA production by B. subtilis IJ-31 in the jar fermenter was established using response surface methodology (RSM) of statistical analysis system(SAS) program. The production of HCA by B. subtilis IJ-31 in the jar fermenter culture reached $102.99\;{\mu}g/ml$ when 2.24% soil extracts was added and agitation speed was 290 rpm under the same condition. And the experimental value of HCA production is $102.5\;{\mu}g/ml$ in the same culture condition. The production of HCA by B. subtilis IJ-31 is higher as 12% than that from the flask culture.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.179-183
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• 2010

To produce the functional food materials from edible mushrooms, hot-water extracts from 70 kinds of mushroom mycelia were examined for anti-complementary activity and Phellinus linteus showed the highest activity through the complement fIxation test. The maximum production of Phellinus linteus mycelia with anti-complementary activity was observed in culture medium containing soluble starch 3.0%, peptone 0.3%, yeast extract 0.4%, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$ 0.1%, $K_2HPO_4$ 0.2% and in the culture conditions controlled at initial pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$ and 150 rpm by the rotary shaker. In addition, the maximum production of mycelial dry weight was 15 mg/mL after 18 days under the optimal conditions, and anti-complementary activity was reached to 88% in 5 L-jar fermenter.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.33-43
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• 1999

A strain (designated SK3l) which produces an excellent adsorption substance was isolated from soil samples and identified as Bacillus specied. The major adsorption substance (biosorbent SK3l) produced by Bacillus sp. SK31 was purified by ethanol precipitation and cetylpyridinium (CPC) precipitation. The adsorption charactics of zinc and lead ions on bioadsorbent SK3l were investigated. The equilibrium isotherms showed that bioadsorbent SK3l took up zinc and lead from aqueous solutions to the extent of about 52 mg/g and 112 mg/g. respectively. The culture conditions at the flask level of Bacillus sp. SK3l were investigated for the production of polysaccharide bioadsorbent, SK3l. The optimum pH and temperature for sorbent production were 7.5 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The important carbon and nitrogen sources for sorbent formation were glucose and ammonium nitrate, respectively. In the optimized medium, sorbent production was improved three folds in comparison with the basal medium. In the jar fermenter, the highest sorbent production was obtained at 60 h cu1tivation time and the amount of biosorbent SK3l at that time was 9.2 g/$m\ell$.