• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2002

The cloning and expression of $\beta-glucosidase$ II, encoded by the gene ${\beta}glu2$, from thermotolerant yeast Pichia etchellsii into Escherichia coli is described. Cloning of the 7.3 kb BamHI/SalI yeast insert containing ${\beta}glu2$ in pUC18, which allowed for reverse orientation of the insert, resulted in better enzyme expression. Transformation of this plasmid into E. coli JM109 resulted in accumulation of the enzyme in periplasmic space. At $50^{\circ}C$, the highest hydrolytic activity of 1686 IU/g protein was obtained on sophorose. Batch and fed-batch techniques were employed for enzyme production in a 14 L bioreactor. Exponential feeding rates were determined from mass balance equations and these were employed to control specific growth rate and in turn maximize cell growth and enzyme production. Media optimization coupled with this strategy resulted in increased enzyme units of 1.2 kU/L at a stabilized growth rate of $0.14\;h^{-l}$. Increased enzyme production in bioreactor was accompanied by formation of inclusion bodies.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.28.1-28.9
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• 2019

Bar-code (tag) microarrays of yeast gene-deletion collections facilitate the systematic identification of genes required for growth in any condition of interest. Anti-sense strands of amplified bar-codes hybridize with ~10,000 (5,000 each for up-and down-tags) different kinds of sense-strand probes on an array. In this study, we optimized the hybridization processes of an array for fission yeast. Compared to the first version of the array (11 ㎛, 100K) consisting of three sectors with probe pairs (perfect match and mismatch), the second version (11 ㎛, 48K) could represent ~10,000 up-/ down-tags in quadruplicate along with 1,508 negative controls in quadruplicate and a single set of 1,000 unique negative controls at random dispersed positions without mismatch pairs. For PCR, the optimal annealing temperature (maximizing yield and minimizing extra bands) was 58℃ for both tags. Intriguingly, up-tags required 3× higher amounts of blocking oligonucleotides than down-tags. A 1:1 mix ratio between up- and down-tags was satisfactory. A lower temperature (25℃) was optimal for cultivation instead of a normal temperature (30℃) because of extra temperature-sensitive mutants in a subset of the deletion library. Activation of frozen pooled cells for >1 day showed better resolution of intensity than no activation. A tag intensity analysis showed that tag(s) of 4,316 of the 4,526 strains tested were represented at least once; 3,706 strains were represented by both tags, 4,072 strains by up-tags only, and 3,950 strains by down-tags only. The results indicate that this microarray will be a powerful analytical platform for elucidating currently unknown gene functions.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.608-613
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• 2004

Pyrimidine nucleoade N-ribosidase (pyrimidine 5'-nucleotide phosphoribo (deoxyribo) hydrolase/ pyrimidine 5'-nucleotide nucleosidase, EC 3.2.2.10)는 CMP와 UMP를 직접 분해하여 cytosine과 uracil를 생성하는 가수분해효소이다. 본 연구에서는 Pseudomonas oleovorans ATCC 8062의 생육과 pyrimidine nu-cleotide N-ribosidase생성에 미치는 탄소원과 질소원의 영향 및 생육인자 등에 대하여 검토했다. 효소생성의 최적배양조건은 2% fumarate, 1.5% peptone, 5% corn steep liquor (CSL)과 1% ammonium chloride의 배지조성(초기 pH 7.0)으로 $28^{\circ}C$, 48시간 진탕 배양이 양호했다. 효소의 활성은 생육이 최대에 도달하는 정지기 후기에 최대에 도달하며, 그 이후부터 급속히 불활성화 되었다. P. oleovorans의 pyrimidine nucleocde N-ribosidase는 UMP에 의하여 유도 생성되지 않으므로 구성효소이며, 내생효소였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.497-506
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• 2014

In this study, crude glycerol was used as a carbon source in the cultivation of wild yeasts, aiming at the production of microbial lipids and citric acid. Forty yeasts of different sources were tested concerning their growth in crude and commercial glycerol. Four yeasts (Lindnera saturnus UFLA CES-Y677, Yarrowia lipolytica UFLA CM-Y9.4, Rhodotorula glutinis NCYC 2439, and Cryptococcus curvatus NCYC 476) were then selected owing to their ability to grow in pure ($OD_{600}$ 2.133, 1.633, 2.055, and 2.049, respectively) and crude ($OD_{600}$ 2.354, 1.753, 2.316, and 2.281, respectively) glycerol (10%, 20%, and 30%). Y. lipolytica UFLA CM-Y9.4 was selected for its ability to maintain cell viability in concentrations of 30% of crude glycerol, and high glycerol intake (18.907 g/l). This yeast was submitted to lipid production in 30 g/l of crude glycerol, and therefore obtained 63.4% of microbial lipids. In the fatty acid profile, there was a predominance of stearic (C18:0) and palmitic (C16:0) acids in the concentrations of 87.64% and 74.67%, respectively. We also performed optimization of the parameters for the production of citric acid, which yielded a production of 0.19 g/l of citric acid in optimum conditions (38.4 g/l of crude glycerol, agitation of 184 rpm, and temperature of $30^{\circ}C$). Yarrowia lipolytica UFLA CM-Y9.4 presented good lipid production when in the concentration of 30 g/l of glycerol. These data may be used for production in large quantities for the application of industrial biodiesel.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1785-1791
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• 2020

In a previous study, the sequential optimization and regulation of environmental parameters using the PhotoBiobox were demonstrated with high-throughput screening tests. In this study, we estimated changes in the biovolume-based composition of a polyculture built in vitro and composed of three algal strains: Chlorella sp., Scenedesmus sp., and Parachlorella sp. We performed this work using the PhotoBiobox under different temperatures (10-36℃) and light intensities (50-700 μmol m^-2 s^-1) in air and in 5% CO₂. In 5% CO₂, Chlorella sp. exhibited better adaptation to high temperatures than in air conditions. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that the composition of Parachlorella sp. was highly related to temperature whereas Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp. showed negative correlations in both air and 5% CO₂. Furthermore, light intensity slightly affected the composition of Scenedesmus sp., whereas no significant effect was observed in other species. Based on these results, it is speculated that temperature is an important factor in influencing changes in algal polyculture community structure (PCS). These results further confirm that the PhotoBiobox is a convenient and available tool for performance of lab-scale experiments on PCS changes. The application of the PhotoBiobox in PCS studies will provide new insight into polyculture-based ecology.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.252-258
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• 1998

Biosurfactant를 생산하는 미생물을 토양으로부터 분리하였다. 그 중에서 표면장력 및 계면장력 감소능에서 가장 우수한 L-417주를 순수분리하여 동정한 결과, No-Cardia속으로 판명되었다. Biosurfactant 생산을 위한 최적 배지조성은 3% n-hexadecane, 0.1% $NaNO_3$, 0.02% $K_2HPO_4$, 0.01% $KH_2PO_4$, 0.01% $MgSO_4 \;.\;7H_2O$, 0.01% $CaCl_2$ 0.02% yeast extract였으며, 최적 온도와 pH는 각각 $30^{\circ}C$와 6.0이였다. 이러한 조건에서 500ml용 shaking flask에 최적 배지 50ml를 넣어 배양했을 경우 대수증식기 말기인 4일째에 균의 증식과 유화활성이 가장 높게 나타남에 따라 Nocardia sp. L-417에 의한 bio-surfactant의 생산은 균의 생육과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 이계면활성제는 산업적으로 널리 사용되는 bunker A, paraffin, corn oil 및 oilve oil 등에 대해서도 비교적 높은 유화활성을 나타내였다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2020

본 연구는 국내 특산식물이며 관상소재로 개발이 가능한 산꼬리풀의 효과적인 육묘조건을 구명하기 위해 수행되었다. 육묘는 토양 종류와 비료 농도, 차광정도, 추비 농도, 종자의 광원 전처리 및 채종 시기별로 각 요인을 달리하여 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 산꼬리풀은 원예상토에서 생육이 우수하였으며, 혼용토에서는 비료 첨가 시 생육이 억제되었다. 차광은 55% 차광조건에서 무차광에 비해 전체적인 생육이 향상되었다. 고농도(1000mg·L^-1)의 Hyponex는 육묘 시 생육을 촉진하였으며, 파종 전 종자에 대한 적색광 조사는 추후 초장과 생체중 향상에 효과적이었다. 채종 시기는 2018년도 종자가 2017년 종자보다 생육이 우수하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.551-553
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 다양한 침지조건에서의 브로콜리 최적 발아조건을 찾기 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 4시간동안 $20{\sim}30^{\circ}C$에서 10 ppm 이상의 용존산소를 공급하면서 침지하였을 경우 약 98.5%의 발아율을 보였다. 산소수의 영향을 관찰한 결과 7, 12 ppm에서 각각 76%, 92%의 발아율을 보였으며, 12 ppm 산소수 공급조건에서 7 ppm에 비해 2배 이상의 생장률을 확인할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 브로콜리의 발아율은 재배 시 산소수의 공급보다 침지 시 산소수를 공급할 경우 증가하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1656-1664
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• 2019

Isoprene has the potential to replace some petroleum-based chemicals and can be produced through biological systems using renewable carbon sources. Ralstonia eutropha can produce value-added compounds, including intracellular polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) through fatty acid and lipid metabolism. In the present study, we engineered strains of R. eutropha H16 and examined the strains for isoprene production. We optimized codons of all the genes involved in isoprene synthesis by the mevalonate pathway and manipulated the promoter regions using pLac and pJ5 elements. Our results showed that isoprene productivity was higher using the J5 promoter ($1.9{\pm}0.24{\mu}g/l$) than when using the lac promoter ($1.5{\pm}0.2{\mu}g/l$). Additionally, the use of three J5 promoters was more efficient ($3.8{\pm}0.18{\mu}g/l$) for isoprene production than a one-promoter system, and could be scaled up to a 5-L batch-cultivation from a T-flask culture. Although the isoprene yield obtained in our study was insufficient to meet industrial demands, our study, for the first time, shows that R. eutropha can be modified for efficient isoprene production and lays the foundation for further optimization of the fermentation process.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.126-133
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• 2021

In this study, we investigated the effect of solid culture medium on the production of cordycepin in Cordyceps militaris. The regression equation was expressed as follows: Y₁ = 755.3-58.6625X₁+4.79432E-14X₂-46.6625X₃-5.66269E-14X₁X₂-0.025X₁X₃+1.62475E-14X₂X₃-160.6625X₁²+0.0125X₂²-206.9625X₃², where, Y represents the value of cordycepin content (㎍/g), X₁ corresponds to the weight of M. alternatus in solid culture medium (g/bottle), X₂ to the water content of the solid culture medium (%), and X₃ to the culture period (day). The solid culture medium was optimized using the response surface methodology, and the optimal medium composition was as follows: the weight of M. alternatus in solid culture medium and water content were 16.2% and 100.7% (20.14 mL water/20 g solid culture medium), respectively, with a culture period of 39 days. Under these conditions, the cordycepin content of the fruiting bodies reached 150.0 ㎍/g (actual value). The supplementation of M. alternatus in solid culture for improved cordycepin content of C. militaris seems to be a promising alternative to wild and solid cultivation.