[Lysine production by Brevibacterium divaricatum NTU-2 and its recovery from the fermentation broth]

An accumulation of L-lysine of about 42 g/l (as L-lysine-HCl) was obtained by cultivating Brevibacterium divaricatum NTU-2 in a medium containing 10.0% glucose, 4.0% (NH4)2 SO4, 0.1% KH2 PO4, 0.04% Mg SO4.7H2 O, 30 ml/l soybean meal hydrolysate, 50 mg/l DL-methionine, 100 micrograms/l d-biotin, 100 micrograms/l thiamine-HCl and 5% CaCO3 at pH 7.0. The yield was about 48.8% based on consumed glucose. The L-lysine accumulated in the broth was recovered and purified by simply using a strong cation-exchange resin, Diaion SK1B. The absorbed L-lysine was eluted with 4% ammonia water, and the average adsorption and desorption rates estimated (by 10 repeated experiments) were found to be 96.1% and 97.5%, respectively. The eluate was concentrated to about 50% by volume and adjusted to pH 4.0 with 8 N HCl. The solution was concentrated again to one half volume and followed by adding three volumes of 95% ethanol. The crude crystals of L-lysine-HCl in purity of 89.5% were obtained by filtration. The recovery was 93.5%. The resulting crude crystals were then dissolved in water, and subjected to decolorization with 0.5% active carbon. The decolorized solution thus obtained was recrystalized by concentration and 95% ethanol addition. After filtration and drying at 80 degrees C for 3 hr, white crystalline L-lysine with purity of 99.2% was finally obtained. The overall recovery of L-lysine was up to 86.7%.