Poly-γ-glutamic Acid Production by Bacillus subtilis (natto) under High Salt Conditions

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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Bacillus subtilis is widely used to produce a variety of fermented soybean foods in Asian countries. These foods are classified into two types: salted (e.g., tuong of Vietnam) and unsalted (e.g., natto of Japan). To explore the effect of salt on the fermentation process, cell growth and the extracellular production of poly-γ-glutamic acid (γPGA), which confers the sticky texture to natto, were examined under high salt conditions (0.5-1.5 M NaCl). The expression of the γPGA synthetic gene was monitored using the lacZ-fusion reporter method, and the production of γPGA was detected by immunoelectrophoresis. Although B. subtilis (natto) does not usually produce γPGA in carbon source-limiting media such as LB broth, it was found to synthesize γPGA when excess salt was added to the medium. The need for genes such as degU, degQ, comP and sigB for this salt-induced γPGA production suggests that both the general stress response induced by sigma B and activation of DegU protein through phosphorylation are involved in this process.

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作成者 Sy Le Thanh NGUYEN Takashi INAOKA Keitarou KIMURA
著者キーワード soybean fermented foods tuong stress response
公開者 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
52
3
開始ページ 249
終了ページ 253
DOI 10.6090/jarq.52.249
言語 eng

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