Novozym 234에 의한 K. fragilis와 C. pseudotropicalis의 원형질체 형성과 재생에 관한 연구를 하였다. intact cell을 원형질체로 전환시키는데 정지기의 세포보다 대수기에 있는세포가 효과적이었으며 osmotic stabilizer로는 $(NH_4)_{2}SO_4$가 두 종 똑같이 원형질체 형성이나 재생에 있어서 적합했고 최적 효소농도는 K. Fragilis에서는 3mg/ml, C. pseudotropicalis에서는 1~3mg/ml이었다. 반응 후 관찰된 세포 중의 원형질체 형성 수율은 K. fragilis에서 약 95%, C. pseudotropicalis에서 약 100%였으나 원형질체의 재생은 Glusulase와 비교해 볼 때 매우 낮았다. 그러나 세포 이물질이 없는 원형질체를 얻는데는 Novozym 234가 적합한 것 같다.
Formation and regeneration of protoplasts by Novozym 234 from Kluyveromyces fragilis N100 and Candida pseudotropicalis CBS607 were studied. This enzyme was more effective on cells grown at exponential phase than those at stationary one to convert intact cells into protoplasts. As osmotic stabilizer, ammonium sulphate was suitable for not only protoplast formation but also regeneration in K. fragilis as well as in C. pseudotropicalis. Optimal enzyme concentration was 3mg per ml in K. fragilis and 1~3mg per ml in C. pseudotropicalis, respectively. After the exposure of K. fragilis cells to 3mg per ml of enzyme for 3hr at 30$^{circ}C$ , approximately 95% of protoplast formation of all observed cells was obgained, while about 100% from C. pseudotropicalis under the same condition was produced. The regeneration frequency of protoplasts by this enzyme was much lower than that by snail enzyme(Glusulase) although Novozym 234 converted cells from above two species into protoplasts free of cell debris effectively, compared with Glusulase. Novozym 234 appears to be suitable for subcellular fractionation to obtain nuclei or other organelles rather than protoplast regeneration.
