Abstract

The objective intended for this study is that of providing a fairly practical guide to the use of natural pigment in the food industry. Streptomyces isolated from soil were carried out test for the excretion of their bluish purple pigment. One strain of Streptomyces, strain KS-89 showed a high production of bluish purple pigment on the glycerol starch-glutamate medium. The morphological and physiological characteristics of the strain KS-89 were studied according to the methods of Bergey's manual, Nonomura's classification, and Ridham and Lyons classification. Based on the results obtained in these experiments, strain KS-89 was identified as Streptomyces californicus.

식품산업에 많이 이용되고 있는 인공색소를 천연색소로 대치할 방안의 하나로 청자색 색소를 분비하는 균주를 분리 동정하였다. 토양에서 분리한 Streptomyces 중 청자색 색소를 분비하는 균주인 strain KS-89를 분리하여 그 형태학적, 생물학적 특성을 Bergey's manual, Nonomura's classification, Pridhan 및 Lyons classification으로 비교한결과 수용성 청자색 색소를 분비하는 Streptomyces californicus KS-89로 확인 동정되었다.

Keywords

• Bluish purple pigment;
• Streptomyces californicus KS-89