FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (21): 213-216.

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Screening and Mutation Breeding of a High-Yield γ-Aminobuyric Acid(GABA) Mould Strain

Xin BIAN,   

  • Received:2011-10-21 Revised:2012-10-16 Online:2012-11-15 Published:2012-11-09

Abstract: In this study, different species of moulds were analyzed for effectiveness in fermenting cooked soybeans suspended in water (3:5, m/V) to produce γ-aminobuyric acid (GABA). As a result, Aspergillus oryzae 3.800 was found to have the highest GABA producing ability. The strain was mutagenized by UV irradiation for 2 min. For secondary screening, the resulting mutant strains were cultured initially in PDA medium containing 1 g/100 mL L-glutamic acid and then in soybean suspension. A stable high-yield mutant named as 3.800-4 was obtained. The GABA yield of the mutant was 4.491 g/L during culture in PDA medium containing 1 g/100 mL L-glutamic acid and 0.874 g/L during culture in soybean suspension, which was increased by 23.58% and 29.67%, respectively, compared with the original strain.

Key words: γ-aminobuyric acid, mould, screening, UV-induced mutagenesis, high-yield mutant strain

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