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KMID : 0545120030130040560
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2003 Volume.13 No. 4 p.560 ~ p.563
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Nutritional Studies on the Growth of the Rapamycin-Producing Streptomyces hygroscopicus
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KIM, WAN-SEOP
DAVIS, SEAN/WONG, GRACE/DEMAIN, ARNOLD L.
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Abstract
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During our previous studies on the relationship between nutrient requirements of S. hygroscopicus C9 and rapamycin biosynthesis, we developcd chemically-defined media containing among other nutrients, aspartic acid, arginine, histidine, or ammonium sulfate. However, these media ("Cheng et al. medium" and "Lee et nl. medium") showed very slow growth characterized by a very long lag phase of growth. In an attempt to develop a chemically-defined or semi-defined medium to support more rapid growth and increased cell production, we have carried out studies Lo shorten the lag phase. Of the various additives tested, vitamin-free casein acid hydrolysate was the most significant by shortening the lag phase by 2-3 days. Mixtures of amino acids failed to replace casein acid hydrolysate.
The active principle passed through an ultrafilter with a molecular weight cutoff of I.000 and thus may be a peptide. The present work has yielded a semi-defined medium which should be useful for further growth studies on S. hygroscopicus C9.
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