Production of a Ras farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor from Bacillus licheniformis using Plackett-Burman design

Compound CBR004 which inhibits Ras farnesyl protein transferase, was produced by Bacillus licheniformis KCTC0372BP. Potassium phosphate and Tryptone were selected as media components for the production of CBR004 among 6 culture-variables using Plackett-Burman design. The yield of CBR004 was 0.99 g/l in a stirred fermenter at the C/N ratio of 1.87.