Induction of Bactericidal Substance from the Immunized Larval Haemolymph of L. illustris

면역유충 체액으로 부터 항균물질의 유도

It was known that normal-haemolymph from the 3rd instar larvae of Lucillia illustris contain a lysozyme (or lysozyme-like substance) with bactericidal activity to fram positive bacteria, and the bactericidal activity of injured-haemolymph was increased significantly after injuring the body wall. To elucidate the defence mechanism of insect against the nonpathogenic bacteria, the immune-haemolymph against Escherichia coli K-12 was prepared after immunization. The bactericidal activity between injured and immune-haemolymph was compared, and it was revealed that the immune-haemolymph showed higher titer of bactericidal activity to fram positive bacteria as well as to Escherichia coli. The bactericidal substance from the immune-haemolymph was purified through a successive chromatographies on Sephacryl S-300 and CM-Sepharose CL-6B, and it was characterized as a basic protein in nature with heat stable property at acidic conditions.

정상 상태의 연두금 파리 (Lucilia illustris) 제 3령충의 체액 (normal-haemolymph)으로 부터 그람양성 세균에 대하여 항균력이 있는 lysozymec (or lysozyme-like substance)을 확인하였으며 체벽을 손상시킨 체액 (injured-haemolymph)의 경우 그 항균력이 증가되었다. 특히 비병원성 세균인 Escherichia coli K-12로 면역하여 얻은 체액 (immune-haemolymph)의 경우 injured-haemolymph보다 그람양성 세율에 대하여 더 높은 항균력을 보였을 뿐만 아니라 그람음성 세균인 E. coli에 대하여 도 항균력을 나타내었다. Immune-haemolymph로 부터 유효 분획을 얻고 이에 대한 성상을 분석하기 위하여 Sephacryl S-300 및 CM-Sepharose CL-6B로 분리시킨 결과 상기 항균울질은 엽기성 만백질로서 산성하에서 내열성의 성질을 나타냈다.