잔나비불로초 배양에 적합한 생물반응기를 선발하기 위하여 4종류의 생물반응기 형태별 균사체 생장특성과 다당체 생산량을 비교하였다. 균사체 생산량은 기포통기형 생물반응기($7;g/{ell}$) > 풍선형 생물반응기($6.2;g/{ell}$) > 교반형 생물반응기($6;g/{ell}$) > 컬럼형 생물반응기($5;g/{ell}$) 순으로 나타났으며, 기포통기형 생물반응기에서 가장 높은 세포외 다당체($1;g/{ell}$)와 세포 내다당체(2.7%)를 생산하여 기포통기형 생물반응기가 잔나비불로초 균사체 배양에 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 세포외 다당체의 분자량도 생물반응기의 형태별에 따라 다르게 나타났으며, 기포통기형 생물반응기에서 가장 높은 분자량을 나타냈다. 기포통기형 생물반응기에서의 적정한 공기공급율은 0.05부터 0.1 vvm 사이로 나타났다. 특히 잔나비불로초 균사체는 배양하면서 배지의 점도가 높아져 점차 공기 공급량을 높여 주는 것이 좋은 것으로 판단된다.
In order to select a suitable bioreactor type for the submerged cultivation of Ganoderma applanatum, both growth characteristics and polysaccharides production were compared among four different types of bioreactor. These include an external-loop type air-lift bioreactor (ETAB), a balloon type air bubble bioreactor (BTBB), a column type air bubble bioreactor (CTBB) and a stirrer type bioreactor (STB). The mycelial biomass produced from the reactors were in decreasing order: ETAB ($7;g/{ell}$) > BTBB ($6.2;g/{ell}$) > STB ($6;g/{ell}$) > CTBB ($5;g/{ell}$). Maximal soluble exopolysaccharides ($1;g/{ell}$) and endopolysaccharides (2.7%) were also obtained from ETAB. Thus, the ETAB was most suitable for submerged culture of G applanatum mycelium. Based on the results, ETAB was chosen for further detailed study. The most effective aeration rate for the mycelial growth in ETAB ranged from 0.05 to 0.1 vvm. For the maximal production, the mycelium at the initial growth stage needed low aeration rate to reduce cell damages by fluid flow. However, as the mycelia grew, the culture became viscous and thus needed higher aeration. The molecular weight of exopolysaccharides obtained from the culture grown in ETAB was higher than that from the culture grown in other bioreactors.
