Glutamic acid independent production of poly(gamma-glutamic acid) by Bacillus subtilis TAM-4

被引:75
作者
Ito, Y [1 ]
Tanaka, T [1 ]
Ohmachi, T [1 ]
Asada, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] HIROSAKI UNIV, FAC AGR, DEPT BIORESOURCE SCI, HIROSAKI, AOMORI 036, JAPAN
关键词
Bacillus subtilis; poly(gamma-glutamic acid);
D O I
10.1271/bbb.60.1239
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A bacterium that produced a large amount of poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (PGA) when it was grown aerobically in a culture medium containing ammonium salt and sugar as sources of nitrogen and carbon, respectively, was isolated from soil. The bacterium, strain TAM-4, was classified as Bacillus subtilis. The maximum PGA production (22.1 mg/ml) was obtained when it was grown in a medium containing 1.8% ammonium chloride and 7.5% fructose at 30 degrees C for 96 h with shaking. Some properties of the PGA obtained at different times of cultivation were investigated by gel permeation chromatography, SDS-PAGE, and measurement of viscosity, and calculation of the D/L ratio of glutamic acid constituting PGA. The results suggested that PGA was elongated with no changes in the diastereoisomer ratio in the molecule.
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页码:1239 / 1242
页数:4
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