• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.340-345
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• 1999

A novel simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process from the microcrystalline cellulose to ethanol was developed by using $\delta$-integrated recombinant cellulolytic Saccharomyces cerevisiae L2612$L2612\deltaGC$, which can utilize cellulose as carbon and energy sources. The optimum amount of enzymes needed for the efficient conversion of cellulose to ethanol at $30^{\circ}C$ was determined with commercial cellulolytic enzymes. By fed-batch cultivation, the heterologous cellulolytic enzymes were accumulated up to 42.67% of the total cellulase and 29% of the $\beta$-glucosidase needed for the efficient SSF process. When this $\delta$-integrated recombinant yeast was applied to the successive SSF step for ethanol production, 20.35 g/l of ethanol was produced after 12 h from 50 g/l of microcrystalline cellulose. By using this novel SSF process, a considerable amount of commercial enzymes was reduced.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2004

븐 연구에서는 E. coli MT201을 이용한 L-threonine 발효공정을 확립하였다. 회분식 배양에서 L-threonine생산이 균체 증식과 더불어 증가하는 증식과 연관된 형태의 생산 곡선을 보여주었다. L-Threonine 생산에 대한 조건을 확립하기 위한 유가식 배양에서 첨가배지내 최적 효모추출물과 포도당의 농도는 각각 60 g/$\ell$와 600 g/$\ell$이였으며, 약 87 g/$\ell$의 L-threonine이 생산되었다. 유가식 배양에서도 L-threonine 생산은 회분식 배양과 마찬가지로 균체량의 증가와 더불어 L-threonine 생산이 증가하는 증식과 연관된 형태를 보여주었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 적절한 균체량의 증가와 L-threonine 생산성 향상을 위하여 L-methionine과 인산염이 추가로 공급된 첨가배지를 이용한 고농도 배양 조건이 확립되었다. 한편 고농도 배양에 따른 용존산소의 결핍을 해결하기 위하여 산소가 포함된 혼합공기를 사용하였다. 최적화된 유가식 배양 결과 균체 증식도 원활하게 증가하였으며, L-threonine의 생산도 약 98 g/$\ell$로 향상되었다. 이때 L-threonine의 생산성은 약 3.85 g/$\ell$/h이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.967-974
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• 2012

Cultivation of Spirulina platensis using ammonium salts or wastewater containing ammonium as alternative nitrogen sources is considered as a commercial way to reduce the production cost. In this research, by analyzing the relationship between biomass production and ammonium-N consumption in the fed-batch culture of Spirulina platensis using ammonium bicarbonate as a nitrogen nutrient source, an online adaptive control strategy based on optical density (OD) measurements for controlling ammonium feeding was presented. The ammonium concentration was successfully controlled between the cell growth inhibitory and limiting concentrations using this OD-based feedback feeding method. As a result, the maximum biomass concentration (2.98 g/l), productivity (0.237 g/l d), nitrogen-to-cell conversion factor (7.32 gX/gN), and contents of protein (64.1%) and chlorophyll (13.4mg/g) obtained by using the OD-based feedback feeding method were higher than those using the constant and variable feeding methods. The OD-based feedback feeding method could be recognized as an applicable way to control ammonium feeding and a benefit for Spirulina platensis cultivations.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.28-38
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• 1994

New problems have been recently posed on the abnormal foaming (Scum) in an aeration tank and the sludge flotation in a final sedimentation tank during the activated sludge process. However, the activities of the causing bacteria, Nocardia-amarae in an aeration tank have not been searched out at all. Therefore, in this article the activities of Nocardia-amarae in an aeration tank have been closely examined by means of the changes of (F/M) ratio, SRT and inflowing substrate using continuous type and fed-batch type. Summarized results of experiments are as follows. 1. Regrading continuous culture when synthetic wastewater was used substrate neither the increase in the number of Nocardia-amarae in the aeration tank nor the Occurrence of Scum was observed. 2. In the case of fed-batch culture, Nocardia-amarae in the aeration tank increased due to the partial change in substrate and the effect of SRT was significant. 3. Once the scum was formed and the quantity of added Nocardia-amarae and substrate were not changed, the effect of STR was not significant.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제24권1_2호
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• pp.387-397
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• 2007

According to the controllability of pulse times and the amount of jumps in the states at these times in the process of fed-batch culture producing 1,3-propanediol, this paper proposes a terminal optimal control model, whose constraint condition is the nonlinear impulsive delay system. The existence of optimal control is discussed and an optimization algorithm which is applied to each subinternal over one cycle for this optimal control problem is constructed. Finally, the numerical simulations show that the terminal intensity of producing 1,3-propanediol has been increased obviously.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2010

응집성 효모인 S. cerevisiae ATCC 96581를 이용한 최적의 에탄올 생산 공정 전략에 대하여 연구하였다. 효모의 특성을 고려하여, 효모 응집공정이 있는 반복 유가식 공정을 설계하였고, 이때 비멸균 포도당 분말을 매 12시간 마다 첨가하였고, 새로운 feeding medium을 24시간 혹은 36시간마다 세포 응집 후 교체 하였다. 이때 효모 응집이 없는 반복 유가식 공정과 비교 검토하였다. 최종적으로 24시간마다 세포를 응집시키고 상층배지를 제거하고 새로운 배지를 넣으면서 반복 유가식 에탄올 생산을 하는 것이 최적의 조건임을 알 수 있었고, 이때 120시간 동안 825 g의 에탄올을 생산 할 수 있었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.196-200
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• 2004

The supra molecular weight poly(〔R〕-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PH B), having a molecular weight greater than 2 million Da, has recently been found to possess improved mechanical properties compared with the normal molecular weight PHB, which has a molecular weight of less than 1 million Da. However, applications for this PHB have been hampered due to the difficulty of its production. Reported here, is the development of a new metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strain and its fermentation for high level production of supra molecular weight PHB. Recombinant E. coli strains, harboring plasm ids of different copy numbers containing the Alcaligenes latus PHB biosynthesis genes, were cultured and the molecular weights of the accumulated PHB were compared. When the recombinant E. coli XL1-Blue, harboring a medium-copy-number pJC2 containing the A. latus PHB biosynthesis genes, was cultivated by fed-batch culture at pH 6.0, supra molecular weight PHB could be produced at up to 89.8 g/L with a productivity of 2.07 g PHB/L-h. The molecular weight of PHB obtained under these conditions was as high as 22 MDa, exceeding by an order of magnitude the molecular weight of PHB typically produced in Ralstonia eutropha or recombinant E. coli.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.275-287
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• 2000

Fermentation strategies for recombinant protein production in Pichia pastoris have been investigated and are reviewed here. Characteristics of the expression system, such as phenotypes and carbon utilization, are summarized. Recently reported results such as growth model establishment, app58lication of a methanol sensor, optimization of substrate feeding strategy, DOstat controller design, mixed feed technology, and perfusion and continuous culture are discussed in detail.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1183-1190
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• 2007

A metabolic uncoupler, 3,3',4',5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide (TCS), was used to reduce excess sludge production in biological wastewater treatment processes. Batch experiments confirmed that 0.4 mg/l of TCS reduced the aerobic growth yield of activated sludge by over 60%. However, the growth yield remained virtually constant even at the increased concentrations of TCS when cultivations were carried out under the anoxic condition. Reduction of sludge production yield was confirmed in a laboratory-scale anoxic-oxic process operated for 6 months. However, it was found that ammonia oxidation efficiency was reduced by as much as 77% in the presence of 0.8 mg/l of TCS in the batch culture. Similar results were also obtained through batch inhibition tests with activated sludges and by bioluminescence assays using a recombinant Nitrosomonas europaea (pMJ217). Because of this inhibitory effect of TCS on nitrification, the TCS-fed continuous system failed to remove ammonia in the influent. When TCS feeding was stopped, the nitrification yield of the process was resumed. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to assess the nitrogen content of wastewater if TCS is used for reducing sludge generation.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.351-361
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• 2000

알콜 발효 증진을 위해 5L 배양조에서 혐기적으로 회분 배양 시 건지황 착즙액을 농도별로 첨가하며 알콜 발효 및 균체 생육을 측정한 결과 균체 생육 및 알콜 생산 수율 모두 착즙액 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 일반 발효에 비해 증가했으며, 30% (v/v) 첨가 시 11.8 (g/L)의 최대 균체양, 0.092 (%/hr)의 최대 알콜 생산성과 같은 최대치를 나타냈다. 하지만 40% 이상 첨가 시는 균체 생육 및 알콜 생산 두 경우 다 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 50% 에서는 심각한 생육 저해 현상이 나타났다. 또한 알콜 생산성 증진을 위해 30% 착즙액을 첨가해 유가식 배양을 실시 한 결과 회분 배양보다 월등히 높은 균체 생육 및 알콜 생산성을 보였다. 이 같은 생산성은 일반 알콜 발효에서 얻을 수 있는 수율보다 약 30-40% 이상 높은 것으로 건지황 착즙액이 알콜 발효에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것이 입증되었다. 이는 알콜 발효 시 건지황의 유용 성분의 활용과 함께 알콜 생산 수율 증진에도 이용이 가능한 지황의 이중적 활용도가 있음을 입증한 것으로 평가된다.