• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1998

For mass production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), high cell density cultures of Alcaligenes eutrophus by fed-batch culture under phosphate-limitation condition has been investigated. PHA accumulation by the regulation by the regulation of initial phosphate concentration could be automatically induced, and high density cell culture above 200 g/L also could be successfully produced. The production of Poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and dry cell weight increased with increasing the initial phosphate concentration. When the initial concentrations of phosphate were in the ranges of 1.5~4.5 g-PO$_4$/L, PHB and dry cell weight obtained were 83~266 g/L and 61~216 g/L, respectively, and PHB productivity was in the ranges of 1.35~3.10 g/L.h. When a mixture of glucose and propionic acid is used as carbon sources, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-poly-3-hydroxyvalerate), P(3HB-co-3HV), could be also successfully produced under phosphate limitation condition. When the mole ratio of propionic acid to glucose in the feeding solution is 0.22, a final dry cell weight of 150 g/L and a P(3-HB-co-3HV) of 90 g/L were produced. Morphological changes and size distribution of PHB granules synthesized in A. eutrophus under phosphate-limitation condition are determined by TEM during the course of fed-batch. Mean granule diameters of PHB produced are in the range of 0.36~0.39 $\mu$m, and mean cell size was elongated from 0.54~0.59 $\mu$m$\times$ 1.3~1.5 $\mu$m to 0.83~0.89 $\mu$m $\times$2.0~2.3 $\mu$m. Phosphate concentration in media did not affect size distribution of PHB granule and cell.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.751-756
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• 1999

For mass production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), high cell density cultures of Ralstonia eutropha were carried out in 2.5-1 and 60-1 fermentors by two fed-batch culture techniques of nitrogen and phosphate limitation. When the nitrogen limitation technique was employed using both an on-line glucose monitoring and control system, a high concentration level of PHB (121g/l) was obtained in the small-scale fermentor of 2.5 1. However, the PHB concentration obtained in a large-scale fermentor of 60 1 only turned out to be 60g/l. In contrast, when another fed-batch culture technique of the phosphate-limitation employing dissolved oxygen (DO) stat glucose feeding was used, a large amount of PHB was successfully produced in both 60-1 and 2.5-1 fermentors. In a 2.5-1 fermentor, concentrations of PHB and cells obtained in 58 h were 175 and 210 g/l, respectively, which corresponded to the PHB productivity level of 3.02 g/l/h. In a 60-1 fermentor, a final cell concentration of 221 g/l and a PHB concentration of 180 g/l with PHB productivity level of 3.75 g/l/h were obtained in 48h. PHB content and yield from glucose were 81% and 0.38g PHB/g glucose, respectively. These data suggest that the phosphate limitation technique is more effective compared to nitrogen limitation in the mass production of PHB by R. eutropha of a large scale.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.708-714
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• 2007

The two-component signal transduction, which typically consists of a histidine kinase and a response regulator, is used by bacterial cells to sense changes in their environment. Previously, the SphS-SphR histidine kinase and response regulator pair of phosphate sensing signal transduction has been identified in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. In addition, some response regulators in bacteria have been shown to be cross regulated by low molecular weight phosphorylated compounds in the absence of the cognate histidine kinase. The ability of an endogenous acetyl phosphate to phosphorylate the response regulator, SphR in the absence of the cognate histidine kinase, SphS was therefore tested in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. The mutant lacking functional SphS and acetate kinase showed no detectable alkaline phosphatase activity under phosphate-limiting growth conditions. The results suggested that the endogenous acetyl phosphate accumulated inside the mutants could not activate the SphR via phosphorylation. On the other hand, exogenous acetyl phosphate could allow the mutant lacking functional acetate kinase and phosphotransacetylase to grow under phosphate-limiting conditions suggesting the role of acetyl phosphate as an energy source. Reverse transcription PCR demonstrated that the transcripts of acetate kinase and phospho-transacetylase genes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is up-regulated in response to phosphate limitation suggesting the importance of these two enzymes for energy metabolism in Synechocystis cells

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.318-321
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• 2002

토양 등의 인 제한환경에서 특이적으로 발현하는 벡터를 구축하기 위해서 Enterobacter areogenes의 phoA 유전자의 promoter가 든 pEAAP를 구축하였다. pEAAP는 pET-22b(+)을 BglII와 XbaI으로 절단하여 T7 promoter와 lac operator를 제거하고pho box가 포함된 phoA promoter를 삽입하여 구축하였다. pEAAP가 인 제한 환경에서 특이적으로 발현되는지 조사하고자 Bacillus subtillis var. amyloliquefaciens (KCTC 8913P)의 Phytase유전자인 Bsa-phy1을 도입한 pEAPHY1을 구축하였다. CK-PHY1 (pEAPHY1을 도입한Escherichia coli JM109)는 인 제한 환경에서 41 kD)의 Bsa-Phy1을 발현하였다. 또한, CK-PHY1은 phytate를 유일한 인산원으로 첨가된 고체배지에서 phytate를 분해하여 투명대를 형성하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 1990

Clostridium acetobutyloicum KCTC 1037의 용매 생성조건을 알기 위하여 pH변화와 인산제한의 조건 하에서 회분 배양과 연속 배양을 실시하였다. C. acetobut-ylicum KCTC 1037은 pH5.5나 6.5에서 보다 pH 4.5에서 잘 자라는 호산성이었으며, pH4.5의 진리되지 않은 부티르산이 약 20mM인 조건에서 용매 발효로 전환되었으나, pH5.5의 전리되지 않은 부티트산이 17mM인 조건에서는 용매 발효가 일어나지 않았다. 인산 제한 조건에서 배지에 인산이 KH$_2PO_4$나 $K_2HPO_4$0.1g/l이하인 경우 용매 생성량이 증가하였으나, 생육 속도에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 인산제한 이단 연속배양에서 pH5.5인 stage1에서는 산생성기가 유지 되었고 한편 pH4.5인 stage2에서는 초기에는 용매가 생성 되었으나 150시간 이후에는 용매의 양이 감소되었으며 산생성기로 전환되는 등 불규칙한 발효 양상을 보였다. 또 pH5.0, 희석율 $0.05h^{-1}$인 stage2에서 전리되지 않은 유기산이 36mM인 조건에서도 용매 발효가 일어나지 않았다. 이러한 결과로서 C.acelobutylicumd의 용매 생성 조건은 산성 pH나 인산 제한 조건외에 균의 최대 에너지 생성을 유지하려는 대사와 관련 되었을 것으로 추측하였다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.346-349
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• 2000

In order to investigate the characteristics for RNA accumulation, continuous cultures of S. cerevisiae MTY62 under the carbon-limitation or carbon-phosphate-limitation were performed. In the carbon-limited chemostat, the highest RNA content of 144 mg-RNA/g-dry cell was observed at the dilution rate of $0.30\;hr^{-1}$. In the carbon and phosphate-limited chemostat, the culture condition with the dilution rate of $0.25\;hr^{-1}$ gave the maximal RNA content of 209 mg-RNA/g-dry cell. The accumulation rate of RNA $(mg-RNA/L\;{\cdot}\;hr)$ was decreased at higher dilution rate in the carbon and phosphate-limited chemostat.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2008

인은 자연계에서 부영양화 현상을 일으키는 주요한 인자로서 하수중의 인은 주로 인축적 미생물의 과잉섭취에 의해 제거된다. 이 연구의 목적은 인을 처리하는 하수처리공정을 제어하는 것이다. 이를 위해서 본 연구에서는 두가지의 제어방법을 응용하였으며 이 방법은 최적제어(Optimal control)와 적응제어(Adaptive control)이다. 우선 최적제어는 유입수중의 인농도를 측정한 이후에 간략화된 ASM No. 2 모델을 이용하여 유출수중의 인농도가 1.0 mg/L가 되는 포기시간을 산정하고 이 산정된 포기시간에 따라 반응조를 제어함으로써 이루어진다. 그런데 실제 반응조를 최적제어로 한 경우에도 실제 유출수중의 인농도는 1.0 mg/L가 되지 않는 경우가 발생한다. 이 때에는 적응제어로서 목표로 한 1.0 mg/L를 벗어난 만큼 목표농도를 변화시켜 주며 제어를 실시하였다. 약 한달간의 제어결과 유출수중의 인농도는 0.2$\sim$3.2 mg/L이었으며 평균은 1.0 mg/L로서 만족스러웠다. 연구수행중 하수처리공정에서 두 번에 걸쳐 인섭취가 제한되는 현상이 발생하였다. 이에 대한 원인을 규명한 결과 원인은 암모니아의 부족과 과다한 포기가 원인인 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 1986년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.509.2-509
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• 1986

Owing to the growing interest in the production of fuels and chemicals from biomass the well-know butanol-acetone fermentation as carried out by Clostridium acetobutylicum has been intensely studied again in recent years. Several solvent-yielding fermentation processes were established which are operated by using batch cultures or continuous cultures. 1 could be shown that under conditions of phosphate limitation an asporogenous mutant of C. acetobutylicum establishes itself in a chemostat which produces the solvents continuously. Attempts have been made to change the butanol/acetone ratio in favor of butanol production. A corresponding shift of the product spectrum can be achieved by carbon monoxide addition to the head space of the fermentation (B.H. Kim et al., App. Envioron. Microbiol. 48, 764-770 1984) or by iron limitation. Progress has been made in understanding the mechanism underlying the shift from acid to solvent prodcction. Experimental results are in agreement with the view that intracellular accumulation of acetic and butyric acid results in a shortage of phosphate and coenzyme A. This shortage may serve then as signal for the synthesis of the enzymes involved in the formation of acetone and butanol.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2007

P. pastoris는 대장균에 비해 정확한 접힘, 당화, 효율적인 분비기작등의 장점을 가지고 있어 재조합 단백질의 생산을 위한 균주로서 관심을 받고 있다. 또한 재조합 단백질의 효율적인 생산공정 개발을 위하여 배양공정 중 특정 시간이나 조건에서 발현될 수 있는 효율적인 유도성 프로모터의 개발도 중요 관심 분야이다. 본 연구에서는 연속배양을 이용하여 P. pastoris의 배양 중 특정 기질이 소모되었을 때 발현되는 자동 유도성 프로모터를 개발하기 위하여, 인산이 고갈되었을 때 과발현 되는 유전자들을 탐색하였다. 인산 제한 연속배양의 정상상태에서 얻어진 균체로 부터 total RNA와 mRNA를 분리하였고, 이로부터 cDN를 합성하여 인산제한조건에서 과발현되는 유전자들을 확보하였다. 그 중 빈도수가 높은 8종의 유전자 3-phosphoglycerate kinase, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase(GAPDH), glucokinase, thiol-specific antioxidant protein, triosephosphate isomerase, sodium/phosphate symporter(NPS) 그리고 pyruvate decarboxylase를 선별하였고, Northern blot analysis를 수행한 결과 인산 섭취에 관련된 NPS 유전자가 인산제한조건에서 과발현 됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구실에서는 자동유도성 프로모터로서 NPS유래의 프로모터의 잠재성을 알아보기 위하여, 관련 유전자를 확보하여 외래 유전자를 이용한 발현연구를 진행 중이다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.97-111
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• 2010

Phytoplankton production is affected by various physico-chemical factors of environment. However, one of the most critical factors generally accepted as controlling primary production of phytoplankton is nutrients. It has recently been found that the succession of phytoplankton groups and species are closely related to the chemical properties of ambient water including nutrient limitation and their ratios. In Jangmok Bay, silicate and nitrate are primarily supplied by rainfall, while phosphate and ammonia are supplied by wind stress. Typhoons are associated with rainfall and strong wind stress, and when typhoons pass through the South Sea, such events may induce phytoplankton blooms. When nutrients were supplied by heavy rainfalls during the rainy season and by summer typhoons in Jangmok Bay, the dominant taxa among the phytoplankton groups were found to change successively with time. The dominant taxon was changed from diatoms to flagellates immediately after the episodic seasonal events, but returned to diatoms within 3~10 days. Pseudo-nitzschia spp. were dominant mainly in the presence of low phosphate levels during the first of the survey which included the rainy season, while Skeletonema costatum was dominant when phosphate concentrations were high due to the strong wind stress during the latter half of the survey as a result of the typhoon. The competition between S. costatum and Chaetoceros spp. appeared to be regulated by the silicate concentration. S. costatum preferred high silicate and phosphate concentrations; however, Chaetoceros spp. were able to endure low silicate concentrations. These results implied that, in coastal ecosystems, the input patterns of each nutrient supplied by rainfall and/or wind stress appeared to contribute to the summer succession of phytoplankton groups and species.