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A B-fructofuranosidase of garlic (Allium sativum L. ; Seosan) was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation and gel filtration chromatography with a recovery of 8.3%. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 79kDa by SDS-PAGE, which revealed two subunits of 41kDa and 38kDa. Maximum enzyme activity was observed at pH 5.0 and 40℃ and the enzyme was stable over the pH range of 4.0-6.0 and below 50℃. The Km value for sucrose was 15.5mM and the enzyme activity was significantly inhibited by bivalent metal ions(Hg2+, Cu2+, Cd2+) and EDTA.

In order to produce xylitol from hemicellulose hydrolysate which is widely used as a substrate, the development of strain such as catabolite derepressed mutant is required. After treatment of Candida sp. with EMS, GM-17 and PM-34 as catabolite derepressed mutant were isolated from Candida guilliermondii and Candida parapsilosis, respectively. Mutant GM-17 and PM-34 simultaneously assimilated xylose and glucose during the fermentation. The specific xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase activities of mutant strains were also higher than those of wild strains in glucose medium and mixed medium of glucose and xylose. The xylitol productivity and yield of mutant GM-17 and PM-34 were improved as compared to the wild types in the mixed medium. The xylitol productivity and yield of mutant GM-17 were 0.09 g/L·hr and 0.56 g-xylitol/g-xylose, and those of mutant PM-34 were 0.21 g/L·hr and 0.52 g-xylitol/g-xylose in the mixed medium, respectively.

Biopolymer membrane was prepared using two oppositely charged natural biopolymers. The biopolymer membrane was used for the encapsulation of two hybridoma cell lines(ATCC CRL-1606, ATCC HB-8852) to produce monoclonal antibodies. In order to reduce the down stream steps, the pre size of the membrane was controlled to retain the monoclonal antibodies in the capsules based on the diffusion experiments with standard proteins. T-flask culture showed cell densities of 8107 cells/mL and 3107 cells/mL, and MAb concentrations of 506g/mL and 109g/mL for encapsulated ATCC CRL-1606 and HB-8852, respectively. Two liter perfusion cultures with encapsulated ATCC HB-8852 were performed to enhance the MAb production. The MAb production of the encapsulated hybridoma increased considerably comparing to the culture using silicon tubing for oxygen transfer.

Optimum conditions of the cellulose-hydrolysis reaction with mixed enzymes(cellulase extracted from Penicellium funiculosum mixed with B-glucosidase extracted from Almod) were investigated to increase the production of glucose from cellulose. Experimental result showed that optimum conditions fro pH, activity ratio of B-glucosidase to cellulase, concentration of mixed enzymes, concentration of cellulose as a substrate, and temperature range were 4.2, 0.4, 0.8, U/mL, 40 g/L, and 37±3℃, respectively. In these conditions, quantities of glucose productions by using mixed enzymes were larger than those by using cellulase at optimum conditions.

The suspension cultures of Mentha piperita produce menthol which has very low solubility in water due to its hydrophobicity. This can be considered as a factor for its low production in the suspension suspension cultures. Cyclodextrin has the hydrophobic cavity inside the molecule in which menthol can be captured and allow to form a stable complex. The suspension culture of Mentha piperita showed 70% higher production enhancement in the medium containing 1.5%(w/v) B-cyclodextrin than the control. B-cyclodextrin had no adverse effect on the cell growth and showed the best result among a-, B- and r-cyclodextrins tested in terms of menthol production. We demonstrated that B-cyclodextrin can be used to enhance the production of menthol in the suspension cultures by capturing hydrophobic menthol into the cavity of cyclodextrin molecules.

A simple method for the in vivo production of third-stage infective juveniles(IJs) of Steinernema glaseri was developed. Using Galleria mellonella larvae, only IJs can be rapidly generated inadequate quantities for field application. The nematode inoculation concentration and incubation temperature were critically important. The most effective temperature for infectivity of Steinernema glaseri IJs to Galleria mellonella larvae was 33℃. However, the total number of menatodes harvested at 25℃ about 66,000 IJs per larva was significantly greater than those at other temperatures. The optimal inoculation number of nematodes was 60 to 80 nematodes per host larva. The higher nematode inoculation concentration of 100 IJs per larva caused a rapid decrease in the total number of IJs harvested. As the inoculation medium pH increased, the number of IJs harvested increased and reached about 110,000 IJs per larva at pH 9.0. The pathogenicity of IJs decreased y increasing the salt concentration in the medium.

Application of pervaporative extraction of ethanol to simultaneous saccharification and fermentation(SSF) of cellulose was investigated. From batch experiments, optimum cellulose substrate and enzyme loadings were found to be 10% and 15 IFPU/g cellulose, respectively. The cellulose conversion was lowered in fed-batch system due to the ethanol accumulation. The activity of the yeast Saccharomyces uvarum used in this study was significantly reduced at ethanol concentrations above around 40 g/L. From pervaporation experiments using PDMS membrane, ethanol was efficiently separated at 38℃ and 10 mmHg of a down stream pressure. The pervaporation unit with 240 cm2 of surface area was combined into the SSF reactor. The continuous removal of ethanol by pervaporation during SSF resulted in an improved cellulose conversion. Within the scope of this experiment, ethanol yields in the pervaporative SSF and simple SSF were 68.3% and 56.6%, respectively. The permeate flux for SSF broth pervaporation was about one-half that for the pervaporation of aqueous ethanol solution. Accordingly, the development of a membrane with higher ethanol selectivity and flux will increase the feasibility of this technology.

Hydrolysis and adsorption reversibility experiments were run for initial enzyme activity of 4.48, 9.65, 11.19 and 17.14U/mL at a temperature 30℃. The chitin particle size corresponded to a mean particle diameter of 0.127mm, and the initial concentration of chitin was 10mg/mL. After approximately 2hrs, the enzyme activity remained constant in a speudo-steady state. The amounts in the bulk [E] and the amounts of enzyme adsorbed on the chitin surface [E] are plotted on Lineweaver-Burk plot to yield a linear relationship with a correlation coefficient of 0.99, a slope of 2.79cm and an intercept of 0.08cm2/U. From this parameters, the values of [ET] and KE were calculated to be 12.5U/cm2 and 34.88U/mL. respectively, Adsorption isotherm of the enzyme on the particles showed a well developed plateau of 1.3510, 4.7210, 4.4210, 8.5810U/cm2 at 30℃. To determine the specificity of chitinase for crystalline chitin, the free energy of adsorption was measured, and its was determined as about -14.62~-18.8kJ/mol.

The present work proposes a simple electrochemical method applicable to any immobilization processes of oxidase using a Clark type oxygen electrode as a base transducer. The present work suggests an optimal immobilization technique among three different methods of glucose oxidase(GOD) onto one side of $37[u$]mthick blend membranes, composed o 80% of cellulose triacetate and 20% of polycaprolactone, on the basis of the maximum Michaelis-Menten parameter(Vm) determined by either steady state or transient analyses. The electrode system was made of disk type gold cathode(4mm diameter) and Ag/AgCl anode. One side of the blend membrane was in contact with the cathode surface while the other side was immobilized with GOD either in covalent-bond or cross-linked forms, the latter being covered by 25um thick dialysis membrane of cellulose acetate. The resultant current density was on-line monitored by a potentiostat while glucose level was varied from 1 to 20 mM. The present study shows that direct cross-linking of GOD with glutaraldehyde was mostly preferred for fabrication of glucose sensor, on the basis of resultant kinetic parameters from either steady state or transient analyses.

세포외지질을 생합성하는 균주 Rhodotorula glutinis K-501을 토양으로부터 분리하였는데 이들에 의해 생산된 지질은 우수 하고 안정적인 유화특성을 나타내었다 세포외지질의 생합성을 극대화하기 위하여 지질의 생산에 영향을 주는 인자들을 검토하여 배양 조건을 최적화하였다. Sucrose와 ammonium sulfate를 각각 탄소원과 질소원으로 사용하였을 때 세포외지질의 생합성 농도가 높았으므로 최적의 성분으로 결정되었으며, 최적의 C/N비는 50이었다. KH2PO4, Na2HPO4, MgSO4, CaCI2 는 각각 3.5, 1.0, 0.75, O.1g/L일 때가 최적의 농도이었으며 최적의 온도와 pH는 22℃,7.0이었다. 최적의 조건하에서 sucrose 60g/L을 사용하여 교반식 발효조에서 회분배양을 한 결과 세포외지질이 8.1g/L의 농도로 생합성되어 단위세포 질량당 51.9%의 높은 수율을 얻을 수 있었다

An extracellular lipid-producing strain, Rhodotorula glutinis K-501, was isolated from soil. The extracellular lipid produced by the cell was found to have good and stable emulsifying activity. Factors affecting the extracellular lipid production were studied to optimize culture conditions for maximum production. Sucrose and ammonium sulfate were selected as best carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively because they gave the highest concentration of product. The optimum C/N ratio was 50. Optimum concentrations of KH2PO4, Na2HPO4, and CaCI2 were 3.5, 1.0, 0.75, and 0.1g/L, respectively. The optimum temperature and initial pH were determined as 22℃ and 7.0, respectively. When the batch culture was conducted with a sucrose concentration of 60g/L under the optimized conditions, extracellular lipid was produced to a concentration of 8.1g/L with a high production yield of 51.9% based on dry cell weight.

지질 생산 효모인 Rhodotorula glutinis K -501이 생산하는 세포외지질(extracellular lipid)의 물리화학적 성질을 조사하여 생체 계면활성제로서의 응용 가능성을 검토하였다. 분석실험 결과 생산된 세포외지질은 당지질계 물질임을 알 수 있었다. 세포외지질의 임계미셀농도와 표면장력은 각각 89mg/L와 31dyne/cm로서 계면활성제로서 매우 우수한 표면활성을 가지고 있었으며 넓은 범위의 pH에서 표면장력의 값은 일정하였다. 상용 계면활성제인 Tween 80과 Triton X-100에 비하여 세포외지질은 각각2-3배 높은 유화도와 1.3배 높은 분산력을 가지고 있었다

The physiochemical properties of extracellular lipid produced by an oleaginous yeast, Rhodotorula glutinis K-501 were examined. From the analytical experiments, it was suggested that the extracellular lipid produced is glycolipidic compound. Critical micelle concentration and minimum surface tension of the extracellular lipid in aqueous solution were 89mg/L and 31dyne/cm, respectively. Surface tension was also constant throughout wide range of pH. The emulsifying abilities and dispersing power of the extracellular lipid were much greater than those of commercial surfactants such as Tween 80 and Triton X-100 by factors of 2-3 and 1.3, respectively.

Na+ 전극도 개구리 방광막으로 만들어진 조직센서를 이용하여 복어독 (TTX), 조개독 (STX), 마비성조개독 (PSP) 등의 챈널 차단물질을 측정하였다 본 연구는 연속적으로 Na+ 챈널 차단물질을 측정할 수 있는 조직 센서를 이용하여 한국산 한방약의 재료와 건조 및 생김 (Porphyra yezoensis)의 Na+ 챈널 차단물질의 존재여부를 측정하였다. 본 센서는 한방약 재료 및 해조류 (김 등)와 같이 현재 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 마우스법으로 측정이 불가능한 fg 단위의 매우 적은 양의 Na+ 챈널 차단물질까지 측정이 가능하였다. 본 바이오센서는 Na+ 챈널 차단물질의 모니터링 및 해양환경감시에 응용 가능하리라 기대된다.

Tissue biosensor for mearsuring sodium channel blockers, such tetrodotoxin(TTX), saxitoxin (STX) and paralytic shellfish poisoning(PSP) consisted of frog bladder membrane, and Na+ electrode. The proposed biosensor was applied to determine Chinese drug and dry or wet Porphyra yezonesis Na+ channel blockers below the detection limit of the standard mouse bio-assay while the observed detection limit didn't cause human poisoning. The proposed biosensor system may be used for future Na+ channel blockers monitoring within the marine environment.

미생물 효소에 의해 생산된 생산모액 내의 글루타치온(L-r-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, GSH)을 액체크로마토그래피를 이용하여 분리하였다. GSH와 결합하는 수지를 선택하기 위해 여러 수지와 GSH 수용액을 사용하여 회분식 흡착실험을 한 결과, pH 8.0에서 음이온 교환수지인 Q-sepharose와 QAE- sephadex에 GSH가 결합하였으나, QAE-sephadex는 수지와 결합된 GSH를 이탈시키기 위해 사용된 salt에 의해 부피가 줄어들어 부적합하였다. GSH 분리를 위한 기초실험을 위하여 GSH, cysteine, glutamate, glycine, r-glutamylcysteine, ATP, glucose의 혼합액에서 GSH와 r-glutamylcysteine를 다른 물질로부터 1차 분리할 수 있었다. NaCl의 농도를 조절하여 두 물질이 중첩되는 현상을 제거하여 분리하고자 하였으며, GSH의 tailing현상을 줄이도록 노력하였다. NaCl(35mM)을 용해시킨 Tris buffer를 사용함으로써 두 물질의 분리가 가능하였고, 생산모액을 사용하여 실험한 결과, 혼합 시료와 유사한 분리결과를 얻을 수 있었다. Standard solution에서의 GSH 분리결과 72.6%의 회수율을 보였으며, 생산 모액에서는 84.4%의 회수율을 각각 보였다.

Glutathione(L- r-glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine, GSH) produced by microbial enzymes was separated by a liquid chromatography. In order to select a resin which would bind GSH efficiently, a batch adsorption experiment was carried out with GSH solution and various resins at pH 8.0 GSH bound to Q-sepharose and QAE-sephadex among anion exchange resins, but the latter was found not to be suitable because of the reduction of resin volume at high salt concentration. Preliminary experiments using a standard solution were carried out to separate GSH. GSH and r-glutamylcysteine were separated from the other constituents by applying step gradient of salt(NaCl) concentration. GSH was successfully separated from r-glutamylcysteine by applying Tris buffer containing 35mM NaCl. Chromatographic separation behaviors for the enzymatic product was similar to that for the standard solution. Separation yields of GSH from the standard solution and enzymatic product solution were 72.6% and 84.4%, respectively.

Cellulose로 만들어진 다공성 미립담체를 이용하여 HeLa cell을 working volume 100mL의 spinner flask에서 배양하였으며, 세포가 완전히 자란 미립담제를 계대배양하기 위하여 담체간 세포 전이 배양 방법을 시도하였다. 부유세포의 농도는 다공성 미립담체-HeLa 시스템의 경우에 담체간 세포 전이 배양에 영향을 미치는 중요한 인자로 작용하였으며, 낮은 칼슘농도의 배지인 RPMI-1640과 빠른 교반 속도를 이용하여 활성을 유지한 많은 세포가 떨어지도록 유도하였으며, 담체간 세포 전이 배양을 효과적으로 3회 이상 실시할 수 있었다. 이렇게 배양한 세포에 재 조합 Vaccinia virus를 감염하여 그 수율을 비교한 결과 T-flask에서 떼어낸 세포로 접종한 미립담체 배양과 거의 비슷한 재조합 단백질(B-galactosidase) 수율을 나타내었다. Trypsin 처리 방법에 의한 미립담체 계대 배양도 경우에 따라서는 유용한 미립담체 계대 배양 방법이 될 수 있지만 실제 생산 규모에의 적용에는 공정이 복잡해지고 정확한 제어가 필요하다는 등의 문제가 있다. 따라서, 추가적인 비용이나 공정이 필요 없는 간편한 방법인 담체간 세포 전이 배양은 동물세포 배양을 이용한 유용 단백질 및 바이러스 생산 공정의 규모 증대에 매우 유용한 수단이다.

Using a cellulose macroporous microcarrier, HeLa cells were cultivated in 100mL spinner flask(Bellco Co., USA) and confluent cell laden microcarriers were subcultured by bead-to-bead cell transfer method. In macroporous mcirocarrier-HeLa system viable suspended cells played an important role in bead-to-bead cell transfer and that could be increased by use of RPMI-1640, a calcium-ion-reduced-media and high speed agitation. Successful bead-to-bead cell transfers were performed continuously three time in spinner flask. We applied this technique to produce recombinant Vaccinia virus which express B-galactosidase. Recombinant protein yield of bead-to-bead transferred culture was comparable to conventional microcarrier cultures that were inoculated by cells detached from T-flask. Although trypsinization is a useful method for subculturing microcarriers in some cases, that process adds quality control problem and handling steps to large scale cell production. There fore, bead-to-bead cell transfer technique offers another convenient and efficient scale-up method for continuous microcarrier cultures.

Candida cylindracea유래의 리파제인 lipase-OF 360,000를 이용한 다중불포화지방산의 농축공정개발에 관한 연구를 수행하 였다. Lipase-OF 360,000은 5가지 종류에 대한 유지의 가수분해에서 다중불포화지방산인 n-3족 아실기를 다량 함유하는 물고기기름에 대해서만 낮은 활성을 보였다. 이 리파제에 의한 물고기기름의 가수분해에서 반응이 진행됨에 따라 DHA는 계속 농축되는 양상을 보이지만 EPA의 경우는 가수분해반응이 0-30% 진행시까지는 완만하게 농축이 진행되다가 30-50% 진행되는 동안은 더 이상의 농축이 진행되지 않았고 약 50% 이상부터는 감소하기 시작하여 반응 완료시에는 반응전 물고기기름에 있어서 EPA의 함량과 거의 비슷한 약 18% 정도로 감소되었다. 이러한 양상은 기질에 대한 Lipase-OF 360,000의 농도에 상관없이 거의 유사하게 일어났다. 본 연구결과로서 Lipase-OF 360,000의 아실 체인 특이성을 두 가지로 요약할 수 있는데 첫 번째는 가수분해에 있어서 물고기기름내의 n-3족 다중불포화지방산과 그 외의 다른 지방산들의 차별성이다. Lipase-OF 360,000은 n-3족 다중불포화지방산에 대해서만 현저히 낮은 활성을 보였다. 두 번째는 n-3족 다중불포화지방산이 가지는 구조적 차이가 Lipase-OF 360,000의 특이적 활성에 미치는 영향이다. 이 경우는 n-3족 다중불포화지방산내의 탄소수와 불포화도가 높을수록 Lipase-OF 360,000의 활성이 좋지 않았다.

Experiments on the process development for the concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFAs) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from fish oil by using acyl chain specificity of Candida cylindracea lipase were performed. Five kinds of oils were hydrolyzed with Candida cylindracea lipase. Among then, Candida cylindracea lipase just had low activity on the PUFAs-rich fish oil. After the hydrolysis of fish oil, free fatty acid was removed and fatty acid components of glyceride mixtures were analyzed. When the hydrolysis was about 70%, the DHA content in the glyceride mixture was about three times more than that in the original fish oil. The EPA and stearidonic acid contents in the glyceride mixtures, however, were similar to that of the original fish oil. In this work, these results showed that the concentration process of PUFAs by using the acyl chain specificity of Candida cylindreacea lipase was effective in producing glycerides that contained a high concentration of PUFAs in good yield.

두 개의 프로모터 (trc와 Pp)를 Alcaligenes eutrophus에서 유래된 PHA 오페론에 삽입하여 재조합 대장균에서 분자량이 큰 polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)를 얻고자 하였다. 두 개의 프로모터는 hydroxybutyric CoA와 PHA 중합반응의 유전자 발현을 각각 독립적으로 제어하기 위해 설계된 것이다 새로운 합성오페론을 포함한 플라즈미드는 E. coli DH5a 에 transformation 되어 PHB 생산에 이용되었다. 본 실험의 가설로서 PHA 합성오페론의 IPTG에 의한 유도가 없을 경우 낮은 pHA synthase의 활성이 고분자 중합반응의 개시제 농도를 줄여주어 결과적으로 높은 연결수의 고분자를 생성할 것이라는 모델을 세웠다. 실제로 IPTG의 공급이 없는 발효실험을 통해 평균분자량이2.5x107 인 거대 고분자를 얻을 수 있었다. PHA 생합성에 관여는 효소의 활성 분석으로 3-hydroxybutyric CoA의 중합을 촉매하는 효소인 PHA synthase의 활성을 가지고 In vivo에서 분자량이 제어됨을 확인하였다

Two promoters (trc and Pp) were inserted in PHA operon derived from Alcaligenes eutrophus to obtain high chain molecules of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) in recombinant Escherichia coli. Newly designed PHA operon was used to control the gene expressions of hydroxybutyric CoA and PHA polymerization, separately. Plasmids containing new synthetic operon was transformed into E. coli DH5a and analyzed for PHB production. Without induction of the PHA biosynthetic operon, PHA synthase which has low activity might supply low concentration of initiator during the polymerization reaction, resulting very high molecular weight of polymer. An increase of PHB average molecular weight was observed with decreased IPTG (isopropyl B-Dithiogalactosidase) concentration. When no IPTG was added to the culture of E. coli DH5a /p SJS1 which contained two promoters in PHA operon, high chain polymer having an average molecular weight of 2.5x107 was achieved. Analysis of the enzyme activities of PHA biosynthetic enzymes suggests that PHA synthase, the enzyme responsible for polymerizing 3-hydroxybutyric CoA, controls the molecular weight of PHB produced in vivo.

광합성 미생물의 고농도 배양에 의한 이산화탄소 고정능에 대한 기초 연구로써 관형 광생물반응기를 이용하여 이산화탄소 조성 및 초기균체농도에 따른 성장 경향을 보았다 배지의 pH가 지어되고 있는 조건하에서 20% 이산화탄소 혼합공기가 공급되는 조건에서도 성장이 이루어졌다 45.5uK/m2.s의 광강도에서 5% 이산화탄소 혼합공기 조성과 0.45 g/L의 초기균체농도에서 성장속도가 가장 우수하였으며, 비성장속도는 0.0258h-1 를 나타냈고, 단위 시간당 균체생성량은 0.278 g/L . day 이다. 관형 반응기에서 최대균체농도는 2.03 g/L 까지 배양되었다. 배양된 균체의 원소성분분석을 통하여 Synechocystis PCC 6803의 분자식은 로C1.0H2.022N0.194O0.443S0.002 계산되었고, 이산화탄소 고정화속도는 0.482g- . day의 결과를 얻었다

Carbon dioxide is estimated to be responsible for 60% of the global warming effect, and this percentage is tending upward. Studies on removal and fixation of CO2 in the flue gas are recognized as one of the important roles of the future biotechnology. Photobiological systems have considerably higher photosynthetic efficiency than conventional biomass system. The experiment for the photosynthetic fixation of and the biomass production was performed with various initial cell concentration in a tubular photobioreactor and a bubble column contactor with a gas sparger of -enriched air(0.03~20%). Synechocystis PCC 6803 could grow at 10~20% CO2 content under pH control. The highest specific growth rate, 0.0258 h-1 , was obtained at 5% -air mixture. The maximum cell production rate, 0.2784 g/L.day, was obtained when the initial cell concentration was 0.45 g/L at 5% CO2 -air mixture. The maximum cell concentration was 2.03 g/L in the tubular photobioreactor when the light intensity was 45.5u E.m2 . s. This system showed 0.482 g CO2 /L . day of the CO2 fixation.

본 연구에서는 하이브리도마 세포를 T-flask, spinner flask, 그리고 2L bioreactor에서 batch 배양하여 배양 방법에 따른 세포성장과 대사의 차이점을 살펴보고, 이것의 영양원 분석을 토대로 배지를 강화함으로써 세포성장을 제고하고자 하였다. 배양방법에 따른 세포성장의 차이를 살펴보는 실험에서 Spinner flask와 배양기를 이용한 배양에서는 비슷한 세포성장과 아미노산의 대사를 관찰할 수 있었으나 T-flask 배양에서의 세포성장과 대사는 나머지 두 배양과 현격한 차이를 보였다. 아미노산, 포도당, 그리고 비타민이 강화된 배지를 이용함으로써 원래의 IMDM 배지를 이용한 배양에서보다 70% 정도 높은 세포농도를 얻을 수 있었다. 그러나, 비타민 강화에 따른 에너지 대사의 변화가 관찰되어 이에 대한 연구의 필요성이 제시되었다.

The cell growth and amino acid metabolism of a hybridoma cell line in T-flasks, spinner flasks, and a 2L bioreactor were compared. Similar growth and metabolic behaviour were observed for spinner flask and bioreactor cultivations, while those in T-flasks differed significantly. Through a detailed analysis of nutrients and wastes, 7 amino acids were found to be consumed to a much higher extent than the rest of the amino acids. Supplementing the based medium with selected amino acids, glucose, and vitamines increased the cell density by 70%. The addition of vitamines was found to increase the metabolic rates of glucose and lactate.

실크의 피브로인 단백짐의 가수분해에 의한 실크 펠타이드의 제조를 위하여 설크의 가용화 조건이 분자량 분포에 미치는 영 향을 고찰하였다 염 화칼숨, ethylenediamine 및 황산에 의해 가용화된 실크의 평균 분자량은 각각 41600, 3308과 1268 dalton 으로서 염화칼숨을 제외한 나머지 두 가용화 방법에서 평균 분 자량이 수천 dalton인 실크 용액을 얻을 수 있었으며 분산계수 는 3-4의 범위뜰 보였다. 가용화 및 분말화한 후 6시간 동안 단백질 분해효소 처리에 의하여 600-1200 dalton의 중량평균 분 자량을 갖는 살크 접타이드틀 얻을 수 있었다. 24시간 염산에 의한 산분해 처리에 의해 얻은 실크 웹타이드의 평균 분자량은 145 dalton으로 80%의 높은 유리 아미노산 함량을 나타내었다. 여러가지 가용화 방법 및 가수분해 방법 중 낮은 농도의 황산용 액으로 우선 실크를 가용화한 후 중화 및 효소처리에 의해 웹타 이드로 가수분해하는 방법이 과도한 아미노산의 유리를 억제하 면서 분자량의 조절도 용이할 것으로 판단되었다.

The effects of fibron solubilization conditions on molecular weight distribution of enzymatically-hydrolyzed silk peptides were investigated. The weight-averaged molecular weights of silk proteins prepared by solubilization with calcium chloride, ethylenediamine and sulfuric acid were 41600, 3308, and 1268 dalton, respectively. Silk peptides in the average molecular weight range of 600-1200 dalton were obtained by protease treatment from solubilized silk fibroin. After the acid hydrolysis of silk protein using hydrochloric acid for 24 hr, silk protein was hydrolyzed to peptides whose average molecular weight and free amino acid content were 145 dalton and 80%, respectively. It was possible to control molecular weight distribution of silk peptides by the combination of solubilization and hydrolysis methods. Among the various treatment methods, acid solubilization followed by protease treatment had an advantage of molecular weight control for the peptide production.