Purification and Characterization of Acid-stable ${\alpha}-Amylase$ of Aspergillus niger K-25

Aspergillus niger 균주가 생산하는 내산성 아밀라제의 특성

An acid-stable ${\alpha}-amylase$ produced by Aspergillus niger K-25 strain was purified by fractional precipitation with ammonium sulfate, ethacridine and acetone. The final preparation was homogeneous in cellulose acetate electrophoresis. The enzyme retained 91 % of its oringinal activity at pH 3.0, 8.7% at pH 2.4. The optimum pH of the enzyme was around pH 4. The purified-enzyme with optimum temperature of $40^{\circ}C$ was more heat-stable than the commercial product. The enzyme retained 80% of its original activity when heated to $60^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes while the commercial amylase lost its acitivity completely within 30 minutes at $50^{\circ}C$.

Aspergillus niger K-25가 생산하는 내산성 ${\alpha}-amylase$를 정제하여 특성을 조사하였다. 분자량은 전기영동상에서 약 58,000달톤으로 나타났고, 최적 pH는 4였고, pH3에서 활성을 잃어 버리는 시판효소와 달리 본 효소는 91%의 활성을 유지했다. 최적 온도는 $40^{\circ}C$였으며, $60^{\circ}C$에서도 80%의 활성을 유지하여 열에 대한 안정성도 높은 것으로 나타났다.