Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Production of Anti-dementia Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors from the Wild Yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae WJSL0113 and Wickerhamomyces anomalus JSF0128

Department of Biomedicinal Science and Biotechnology, Paichai University, Daejeon 35345, Korea

Correspondence to biotech8@pcu.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2018, 46(4):447-457.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20180049
Accepted: November 27, 2018; Revised: November 27, 2018; Received: October 30, 2018
Published: December, 2018.
© 2018 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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ABSTRACT

In this paper, the screening of potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor – producing yeasts from wild yeasts and the condition for the production of anti-dementia AChE inhibitors are described. Among one hundred and seven non-pathogenic wild yeast strains from the waters and soils of three main rivers in Daejeon metropolitan city and midstream of Yeongsangang river in Sangju, sporogenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae WJSL0113 and asporogenous Wickerhamomyces anomalus JSF0128 were selected as useful strains for the production of potent AChE inhibitors. The AChE inhibitors of S. cerevisiae WJSL0113 and W. anomalus JSF0128 had a maximum yield when they were incubated in yeast extract-peptone-dextrose media (pH 6.0 in S. cerevisiae WJSL0113 and pH 5.0 in W. anomalus JSF0128) for 18 hr at 30℃, respectively.

Keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, Anti-dementia, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Wild yeasts

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