Studies on the Formation of L-Threonine by auxotrophic mutants of Brevibacterium flavum

Brevibacterium Flavum의 Auxotrophic Mutants에 의한 L-Threonine 생성(生成)에 관한 연구(硏究)

This study was attempted to increase the production of L-Threonine by Brevibacterium Flavum ATCC 14067, To select the strain which produce the highest threonine, mutants ere induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine treatment. The composition of media and cultural condition for its overproduction of threonine were also studied. In a threonine producer, strain B-13(Met-) was the strain producing the highest amount of threonige among methionine, lysine and isoleucine auxotrophs. The following results were obtained. 1. The wild strain and B-13(Met-) produced threonine 1.4mg/ml and 4.86mg/ml , respectively. 2. The optimum composition of medium for producing threonine by Brevibacterium Flavum B-13 was glucose 10%, ammonium sulfate 4%, potassium phosphate monobasic 0.2%, magnesium sulfate 0.05%, biotin $200{\mu}l$, thiamine $300{\mu}l$. Addition of nicotinic acid also led to increase L-threonine production. 3. In addition of organic nutrients to the fermentation medium, peptone n'ere effective and addition of methionine $100{\mu}g/ml$ produced the highest amount of L-Threonine. Aspartic acid and homoserine were also effective when these amino acid were added to the fermentstion medium. 4. Cultural conditon on threonine production by B-16 were investigated. The optimum pH was 7.0-8.0. The highest amount of threnine was produced after 4 days of cultural period.

본(本) 실험(實驗)은 세균(細菌)에 의한 L-threonine의 효율적인 생성(生成)을 검토할 목적(目的)으로 Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067을 사용하여 L-threonine 생성능(生成能)이 우수한 균수(菌株)를 선발(選拔)하기 위해 변이원인 N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (NTG)로 처리하여 돌연변이주(突然變異株)를 유도(誘導)한 후(後), 다시 methionine 영양요구주, lysine 영양요구주, isoleucine 영양요구주, lysine 영양요구주, isoleucine 영양요구주, methionine 및 isoleucine 영양요구주를 선발(選拔)하였다. 또한 선발(選拔)된 영양요구성 변이주들 중에서 L-threonine 생성능(生成能)이 원균(原菌)에 비(比)해 $3{\sim}4$배(倍)정도 우수한 B-13균주(菌株)$(met^-)$를 선발(選拔)하여 L-threonine 생성력(生成力), 배지(培地) 조성(組成) 및 배양(培養)에 따른 몇가지 요인(要因)들에 대하여 실험한 결과 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. L-threonine생성량은 원균주가 1.4mg/ml에 비해 methionine 영양요구성 변이주인 B-13은 4.86mg/ml로서 약 3.5배(倍)의 높은 생성량을 나타내었다. 2. B-13에 의한 L-threonine 생성(生成)에 적당한 배지조성(培地組成)은 glucose 10%, ammonium sulfate 2%, potassium phosphate monobasic 0.2%, magnesium sulfate 0.05%, biotin $200{\mu}g/l$ thiamine $300{\mu}g/l$이였으며 nicotinic acid 0.05% 첨가시 더욱 증가 되었다. 3. B-13에 있어서 유기영양원에 대한 효과는 yeast extract와 Peptone이 양호하였으며 영양요구물질인 metionine은 $100{\mu}g/ml$가 적당하였으며 aspartic acid와 homoserine 첨가시 L-threonine 생성이 증가되었으며 lysine 첨가시에는 감소하는 경향이 나타났다. 4. B-13에 의한 L-threonine 생성에 가장 적절한 pH는 $7.0{\sim}8.0$이였으며 배양일수(培養日數)는 4일(日)이 적당하였다.