본 실험에서는 Aspergillus niger NRRL 567의 고체배양을 이용한 구연산 생산 시, 물리/화학적 발효 조건인 배양 온도, 배지 pH, 접종 농도 및 수분 함량이 구연산 생산에 미치는 영향을 단일변수(one-factor-at-a-time)와 반응표면 분석법(surface response methodology)을 이용하여 순차적 최적화를 수행하였다. 단일변수 최적화의 경우, A. niger에 의한 구연산 생산은 물리/화학적 발효 조건에 의해 영향을 받으며, 발효 온도 30 ℃, 영양 배지 pH 7.1, 수분 함량 75%와 접종 농도 4.0×106 spores/ml에서 최대 구연산 생산인 98.2 g/kg DPM (dry peat moss)을 보였다. 단일변수 최적화에 근거하여 반응표면 분석법을 도입하여 2차 최적화를 수행했을 경우, 배지 pH와 수분 함량이 구연산 생산에 유의한 영향_x000D_ 을 주었으며 온도 26.5 ℃, 영양 배지 pH 9.9, 수분 함량 75.1%와 접종 농도 6.0×106 spores/ml에서 최대 구연산 생산인 118.8 g/kg DPM가 얻어졌다. 이는 최적화 이전의 대조군에 비해 구연산 생산이 1.6배 증가한 결과이다.

In this present study, Aspergillus niger NRRL 567 was cultivated on an inert support material and the effects of various fermentation parameters including temperature, nutrient solution pH, inoculation level, and moisture content were observed and optimized by one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) and response surface methodology (RSM), sequentially. It was found that the incubation temperature of 30 ℃ with 75% moisture content, nutrient solution pH of 7.1 and inoculation level of 4.0×106 spores/ml were the most favorable. Again, fermentation parameters were optimized using RSM. The determined optimum condition is 26.5 ℃, pH 9.9, 75.1%, and 6.0×106 spores/ml. Under this optimized condition, A. niger NRRL 567 produced 118.8 g citric acid/kg dry peat moss at 72 hr. Maximum citric acid production of optimized condition by RSM represented a 1.6-fold increase compared to that obtained from control experiment.

Response Surface Optimization Critic Acid Aspergillus niger Solid Substrate Fermentation

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