Rhodotorula glutinis IFO 0559에 의한 transcinnamic acid와 암모니아로부터 L-Phenylalanine 생산의 최적 조건을 검토하였다. L-phenylalanine 생산은 반응액으로 200mM transcinnamic acid, 4M $NH_4OH$, 250mM$(NH_4)_2SO_4$, 0.005% cetylpyridiniurn chloride (pH 10.5), 50mg/m1건조균체를 사용하였을 때 최대 생산량을 나타내었다. 비수용성 유기용매중에서 petroleum ether가 가장 효과적인 유기용매이였으며 반응액에 50% 첨가시 가장 효과가 좋았다. 최적 반응조건하에서 12시간 반응후 L-phenylalanine이 21.19생성되었으며, 이때의 trans-cinnamic acid의 전환율은 63.9%이었다.
The optimal reaction conditions were investigated to produce L-phenylalanine from transcinnamic acid and ammonia by Rhodotorula glutinis IFO 0559. The highest amount of L-phenylalanine was produced when the reaction mixture containing 200mM of traps-cinnamic acid, 4M of $NH_4OH$, 250mM of $(NH_4)_2SO_4$, 0.005% of cetylpyridinium chloride (pH 10.5) and 50mg/ml of dry cell was used. Among the nonaqueous organic solvents, petroleum ether was the most effective on the production of L-phenylalanine. The optimal concentration of petroleum ether in the reaction mixture was 50%. Under the optimal conditions, 21.1g/l of L-phenylalanine was produced in 12hr, and the yield was 63.9% based on transcinnamic acid.
