L-Methionine Production by Protoplast Fusion of Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067 and Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032

Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067과 Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032의 원형질체 융합에 의한 L-Methionine의 생산

This study was designed to investigate the productivity of L-methionine by the method of protoplast fusion between Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067 and Corynebacterium glutamicm ATCC 13032, and then L-methionine production was performed to continuous fermentation using the immobilized fusant cells. Mutants B. flavum K 104($thr\;met\;Km^{r}\;Et^{r}\;Sm^{r}\;Tm^{r}\;as\;genetic\;marker$) and C. glutamicum B 70($thr\;Hos\;Km^{r}\;Et^{r}\;Sm^{r}\;Tm^{r}as\;genetic\;marker$) were isolated by MNNG treatment. On the other hand, protoplast of mutants were formed to treat with lysis solution containing $500{\mu}g/ml$ of lysozyme. The ratios of protoplast formation and regeneration were 99% and $64{\sim}66%$ respectively. Fusion frequency between B. flavum K 104 and C. glutamicum B 70 showed the $3.5{\times}10^{5}$ in the 35% polyethylene glycol(PEG6000) containing 3% PVP solution. The productivity of L-methionine by fusant BFCG 37 immobilized with sodium alginate was 0.89 g/l the batch fermentation and was $18.75mg/^{1}hr\;^{1}$ on the continuous fermentation at $30^{\circ}C$ for 72 hr.

본 연구는 Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 14067 및 Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032간의 protoplast fusion을 행하여 L-methionine의 생산성을 검토하고 발효조건을 개선하기 위하여 연속배양을 행하였다. N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine(MNNG) $500{\mu}g/ml$로 처리하였으며 B. flavum K-104($Thr\;Met\;Km^{r}\;Et^{r}\;Sm^{r}\;Tm^{r}$)와 C. glutamicum B-70($Thr\;Hos\;Km^{r}\;Et^{r}\;Sm^{r}\;Tm^{r}$)의 변이주를 분리하였다. 이들 변이주에 $500{\mu}g/ml$의 lysozyme을 처리하였을 때 원형질체 형성을 및 재생율은 각각 99% 및 $64{\sim}66%$를 나타내었으며 융합 빈도는 3% PVP를 함유한 35% PEG 용액에서 $3.5{\times}10^{5}$을 나타내었다. Sodium alginate로 고정화시킨 융합주 BFCG 37은 72시간 회분배양에서 0.89g/l의 methionine을 생산하였고 연속배양에서는 $18.75mg/^{1}hr\;^{1}$의 L-methionine를 안정적으로 생산할 수 있었다.