Demeclocycline 생산균주를 세포 융합하여 얻은 변이주를 이용하여 demethyltetracycline을 생산하기 위한 발효조건에 대해 연구한 결과, 발효 최적온도는 $25^{circ}C$였고, 초기pH는 6.7였으며 발효기간 중 pH를 일정하게 조절하면 생산성이 저하되었다. 또한 식균량이 많을 수록 초기 당 소모와 점도가 높았는데, 이는 식균량이 증가함에 따라 발효가 급격히 진행됨을 나타냈다. 식균량은 5(v/v)일 때 생산성이 가장 높았으며 전배양 시간과 전배양 pH가 중요한 요인임을 밝혔다.
Conditions of fermentation for the production of demethyltetracycline were examined using the mutant, which was obtained through the cell fusion of demeclocycline producing strains, The optimum temperature and the initial pH of broth for demethyltetracycline fermentation were $25^{circ}C$ and 6.7, respectively. Unlike any other cases, the control of pH with alkali solution during the fermentation process affected the productivity. As a general rule, the larger the inoculum size the higher the early consumption of sugar and the viscosity of broth, which means that fermentation proceeds more rapidly as the inoculum size is increased. The highest productivity was shown when the inoculum size was 5% (v/v), and the phase of seed also influenced the fermentation. Among the parameters of pre-culture thus examined, pH was the most important factor.
