Identification and influence of the cultural conditions upon extracellular protein production by Bacillus brevis P176-2 isolated from soil were investigated.
The morphological, physiological and cultural characteristics of strain P176-2 were studied...
Identification and influence of the cultural conditions upon extracellular protein production by Bacillus brevis P176-2 isolated from soil were investigated.
The morphological, physiological and cultural characteristics of strain P176-2 were studied according to the methods of Bergey's manual. Based on the results obtained in thses experiments, strain P176-2 was identified as Bacillus brevis. The extracellular protein ws efficiently produced when added to 1.0% peptone as nitrogen source. Optimum initial pH and temperature for extracellular protein production were 7.5 and 40℃ respectively. Higher concentration of magnesium ion stimulated growth, but prevented extracellular protein production. Optimum concentration of potassium phosphate was found to be 0.2%. This strain produced 5.38mg/ml of extracellular protein when cultured for 48 hours under optimum conditions. The extracellular protein produced under optimum conditions contained relatively large amounts of aspartic acid, lysine and arginine, but cystine and methionine were very low.