Optimization of Culture Conditions for Production of a High Viscosity Polysaccharide, Methylan, by Methylobacterium organophilum from Methanol.

Methylobacterium organophilum에 의한 메탄올로부터 고점도 다당류, 메틸란 생산을 위한 배양조건 최적화

An extracellular polysaccharide, methylan, was produced under the specific conditions by Methylobacterium organophilum from methanol. The specific growth rate of cells was approximately constant regardless of C/N ratio and the specific product yield was maximum at a C/N ratio of 30. Methylan production was suppressed by the deficiency of mineral ions such as Mn$^{++}$ or Fe$^{++}$ ion. The optimal pH for cell growth and methylan production was 7. Whereas the optimal temperature for cell growth was found to be 37$^{\circ}C$, that for methylan production was 3$0^{\circ}C$. The methanol concentration above 4% completely inhibited the cell growth. The initial methanol concentration for the maximal production of methylan was 0.5% (v/v) and above this concentration, methylan production was markedly inhibited. To overcome the substrate toxicity and inhibition for both cell growth and methylan production, a fed-bach culture of intermittent feeding within 5 g/l methanol was conducted under the optimal culture condition. Methylan production of was stimulated by nitrogen limitation and methylan was accumulated up to 8.7 g/1 and cell mass also increased up to 12.4 g/l.

Methylobacterium organophilum을 사용하여 메탄올로부터 세포외 고점도 다당류, 메틸란의 생산을 특정 배양조건에서 수행하였다. C/N 비율이 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과 균체의 비성장속도는 C/N 비율에 대하여 큰 차이가 없었고, 단위 균체당 메틸란 생산수율은 C/N 비율 약 30부근에서 최적이었다. 여러 가지 금속염 중에서 Mn$^{++}$과 Fe$^{++}$ 이온이 결핍하면 메틸란의 생산이 현저히 저해됨을 보였다. 균체 농도와 메틸란 생산은 pH는 7근처에서 최적을 나타내었다. 균체 성장의 최적온도는 37$^{\circ}C$이었으나 메틸란 생산의 최적 온도는 3$0^{\circ}C$이었다. 메탄을 농도가 증가할수록 비성장속도가 감소하였고, 4% 이상의 농도에서는 균체 성장이 완전히 저해되었다. 메틸란 생산을 위한 최적 메탄올 농도는 초기농도로 0.5%(v/v)이었고 그 이상의 농도에서는 메틸란 생산이 급격히 감소하였다. 메탄올의 독성과저해를 극복하기 위하여 최적 배양조건에서 메탄올의 유가식 배양을 수행하여 최종 균체 농도와 최종 메틸란 농도가 각각 12.4 g/l 및 8.7 g/l이었다.