Methanol 자화성 세균 Pseudomonas sp. ILS-003 균주를 이용하여 methanol로부터 PHB생산의 최적조건을 검토하였다. PHB 생산에 있어서 초기 pH 6.4, 온도 $30^{circ}C$ 및 methanol 농도가 1.0(v/v)일 때 최적이었으며, 질소원으로는 $(NH_4)_2SO_4$가 최적이었으며 농도는 0.8g/l로서 C/N비가 17.4이었다. 또한 2가 금속이온의 결핍은 PHB축적효과를 나타내었다. Fed-batch culture에서 methanol 첨가의 효과는 0.25%(v/v)씩 첨가했을 때 가장 좋았다. 상기의 최적조건하에서 96시간 배양시 균체량은 2.78g/l였고 PHB의 양은 1.94g/l로서 건조균체량의 69.8%이었다.
Methanol assimilating bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. ILS-003 was used to investigate the optimum conditions for the production of $poly-{eta}-hydroxybutyric$ acid from methanol. For PHB production, the optimum initial pH was 6.4 and the optimum temperature was $30^{circ}C$. Also the optimum methanol concentration was found to be 1.0%(v/v). In the PHB production, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ was the most effective nitrogen source and the optimum concentration was 0.8 g/l, which was eqivalent to 17.4 in C/N ratio. Also, deficiency of the 2 valence metal ions in the medium had stimulating effect on PHB accumulation. Under the optimum substrate concentration, successive feeding of 0.25%(v/v) methanol was the most effective on PHB production. Under the optimum conditions, 1.94 g/l of PHB and 2.78 g/l of dry biomass were produced in 96 hours, and the yield was 69.8%(w/w).
