• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.838-845
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• 2011

The present work describes the identification, purification, and characterization of bile salt hydrolase (BSH) from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis. The enzyme was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by hydrophobic chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography and ultrafiltration. SDS-PAGE analysis of putative BSH and gel filtration revealed that the analyzed protein is presumably a tetramer composed of four monomers each of about 35 kDa. The purified enzyme was analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to LTQ FT ICR mass spectrometry and unambiguously identified as a bile salt hydrolase from B. animalis. The isoelectric point of the studied protein was estimated to be around pH 4.9. The pH optimum of the purified BSH is between 4.7 to 6.5, and the temperature optimum is around 50oC. The BSH of B. animalis could deconjugate all tested bile salts, with clear preference for glycine-conjugated bile salts over taurine-conjugated forms. Genetic analysis of the bsh showed high similarity to the previously sequenced bsh gene from B. animalis and confirmed the usefulness of bile salt hydrolase as a genetic marker for B. animalis identification.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1505-1512
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• 2005

Bile salt deconjugation is the most biologically significant reaction among the bacterial alterations of bile acids in the gastrointestinal tract of human and animal. The responsible enzyme, bile salt hydrolase (BSH), catalyzes the hydrolysis of glycineand/or taurine-conjugated bile salts into amino acid residues and deconjugated bile acids. Herein we review current knowledge on the distribution of BSH activity among various microorganisms with respect to their biochemical and molecular characteristics. The proposed physiological impact of BSH activity on the host animal as well as on the BSH-producing bacterial cells is discussed. BSH activity of the probiotic strains is examined on the basis of BSH hypothesis, which was proposed to explain cholesterol-lowering effects of probiotics. Finally, the potential applications of BSH research are briefly discussed.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2011

담즙산 분해효소(Bile salt hydrolase, EC 3.5.1.24) 활성은 담즙산의 카르복실기와 결합되어 있는 아미노기(glycine or taurine)와의 amide 결합을 끊는 작용을 하며, 이 효소 활성은 사람이나 동물의 장내 미생물들에서 널리 분포하고 있다. 노인 분변으로부터 분리한 여러 균주의 Enterococcus faecalis중에서 BSH activity가 가장 높은 CU30-2를 선발하였다. BSH 유전자를 pET22b expression vector에 클로닝하여 Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) Gold를 이용하여 단백질을 발현하였다. 6x His-tag이 있는 BSH 효소를 $Ni^+$-NTA agarose column을 이용하여 분리 정제하였고, 6가지의 다른 담즙산염을 이용하여 기질 특이성을 비교하였다. E. faecalis CU30-2의 BSH 효소는 glycine이 결합된 담즙산염에 대한 효소활성이 taurine이 결합된 것에 대한 활성보다 약 50배 정도 높게 나타났다. 이 효소의 최적 pH와 온도는 각각 7.0과 40$^{\circ}C$로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2100-2105
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• 2015

Probiotic bacteria must have not only tolerance against bile salt but also no genes for antibiotic resistance. Leuconostoc citreum is a dominant lactic acid bacterium in various fermented foods, but it is not regarded as a probiotic because it lacks bile salt resistance. Therefore, we aimed to construct a bile salt-resistant L. citreum strain by transforming it with a bile salt hydrolase gene (bsh). We obtained the 1,001 bp bsh gene from the chromosomal DNA of Lactobacillus plantarum and subcloned it into the pCB4170 vector under a constitutive P710 promoter. The resulting vector, pCB4170BSH was transformed into L. citreum CB2567 by electroporation, and bile salt-resistant transformants were selected. Upon incubation with glycodeoxycholic acid sodium salt (GDCA), the L. citreum transformants grew and formed colonies, successfully transcribed the bsh gene, and expressed the BSH enzyme. The recombinant strain grew in up to 0.3% (w/v) GDCA, conditions unsuitable for the host strain. In in vitro digestion conditions of 10 mM bile salt, the transformant was over 67.6% viable, whereas only 0.8% of the host strain survived.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1047-1052
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• 2006

A bile salt hydrolase (BSH) was purified from Lactobacillus plantarum CK 102 and its enzymatic properties were characterized. This enzyme was successfully purified using ion-exchange chromatography with Q-Excellose and hydrophobic interaction chromatography with Butyl-Excellose. The purified enzyme showed a single protein band of 37 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, which was similar to the molecular weight of known BSHs. The amino acid sequence of GLGLPGDLSSMSR, determined by MALDI-TOF, was identical to that of BSH of L. plantarum WCFS1. Although this BSH hydrolyzed all of the six major human bile salts, glycine-conjugated bile acid was the best substrate, based on its specificity and $K_{m}$ value. Among the various substrates, the purified enzyme maximally hydrolyzed glycocholate with apparent $K_{m}$ and $V_{max}$ values of 0.5 mM and 94 nmol/min/mg, respectively. The optimal pH of the enzyme ranged from 5.8 to 6.3. This enzyme was strongly inhibited by thiol enzyme inhibitors such as iodoacetate and periodic acid.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.222-226
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• 2010

This study was carried out to isolate and characterize the Lactobacillus plantarum with bile salt deconjugation activity that was isolated from Kimchi. Some isolates were selected and identified as L. plantarum by 16S rRNA gene sequence and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis of whole cell protein patterns. They were assayed to determine their capacities to express bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity. Among the identified strains, L. plantarum CIB 001 showed the highest level of BSH activity. Then, resistance to gastric acidity and bile condition were analyzed for further characterization. This strain was able to maintain viability for 1h at pH 2.0 and to survive in a MRS (deMan, Rogosa, and Sharpe) broth with 1.0% of bile acids. L. plantarum CIB 001 would potentially be useful in the food industry as probiotics.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2006

Seventy eight bacterial strains were isolated from several jeotgals using MRS and M 17 agar media. The probiotic properties such as tolerance of extreme growth condition, production of antimicrobial compound, production of hydrogen peroxide, and enzymatic activity of bile salt hydrolase were investigated. DHK 4, 10, 21 and 74 strains showed_a strong tolerance property against extreme conditions such as low pH and 0.5% oxgall-supplemented medium. DHK 10 and 47 strains produced hydrogen peroxide on TMB agar plate. DHK 8 and 10 strains produced antimicrobial compounds onto MRS agar against E. facalis. DHK 4, 6, 21, 29, 33, 63 and 87 strains had high activities of bile salt hydrolase. Especially, DHK 10 displayed a strong probiotic candidate; the abilities to produce the antimicrobial compound, hydrogen peroxide, and bile salt hydrolase. All these strains are assumed to be useful probiotic candidates. Among 78, twenty seven strains which have probiotic properties were tentatively identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. Among them, 7 Lactobacillus spp., 6 Leuconosotoc spp., 2 Weisella spp., 1 Pediococcus sp., 1 Staphylococcus sp., 1 Enterococcus sp. and 2 Streptococcus spp. were tentatively identified.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.449-456
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• 2008

Phenotypic screening for bile salt hydrolase (BSH) activity was performed on Lactobacillus acidophilus PF01 isolated from piglet feces. A gene encoding BSH was identified and cloned from the genomic library of L. acidophilus PF01. The bsh gene and surrounding regions were characterized by nucleotide sequence analysis and were found to contain a single open reading frame (ORF) of 951 nucleotides encoding a 316 amino acid protein. The potential bsh promoter region was located upstream of the start codon. The protein deduced from the complete ORF had high similarity with other BSHs, and four amino acid motifs located around the active site, FGRNXD, AGLNF, VLTNXP, and GXGXGXXGXPGD, were highly conserved. The bsh gene was cloned into the pET21b expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BLR(DE3) by induction with 0.1mM of isopropylthiogalactopyranoside. The BSH enzyme was purified with apparent homogeneity using a $Ni^{2+}$-NTA agarose column and characterized. The overexpressed recombinant BSH enzyme of L. acidophilus PF01 exhibited hydrolase activity against tauroconjugated bile salts, but not glycoconjugated bile salts. It showed the highest activity against taurocholic acid. The maximum BSH activity occurred at approximately $40^{\circ}C$. The enzyme maintained approximately 70% of its maximum activity even at $60^{\circ}C$, whereas its activity rapidly decreased at below $37^{\circ}C$. The optimum pH was 6, and BSH activity was rapidly inactivated below pH 5 and above pH 7.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.385-390
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• 1999

To investigate bile salt hydrolase activities of the bacterial strains isolated from fermented milk products, 21 strains of Lactobacillus were tested for their abilities to produced cholic acid from taurocholic and glycocholic acids. The production of cholic acid was measured by HPLC analysis during the growth in broth media for 24hrs. All strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. plantarum deconjugated both taurocholate and glycocholate, whereas none strains of L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. casei subsp. casei, L. casei subsp. rhamnosus, L, reuteri did. L. acidophilus stains isolated from yogurts had the higher decojugation activities on glycocholate than taurocholate, however, L. acidophilus 1009 isolated from the human intestine showed the similar deconjugation activities on both taurocholate and glycocholate.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2011

숙성된 갓김치에서 분리된 유산균을 pH 2.5에서 2시간 반응시킨 후 0.3% oxgall 존재 하에서 3시간 배양시킨 결과 MLK11, MLK22, MLK27, MLK41 및 MLK67 균주들은 $10^5$ CFU/ml 이상의 균수를 유지하여 높은 저항성을 보인 반면, MLK53 균주는 대부분의 균수가 사멸되어 매우 민감한 것으로 나타났다. 담즙산에 대한 내성이 강한 균주들 대부분은 복합 담즙산의 탈포합능이 있었으며, MLK22와 MLK67 균주는 sodium glycocholate로부터 3.5 mM 이상의 cholic acid을 유리시켜 가장 높은 탈포합능을 보인 반면, MLK13과 MLK41은 각각 1.35와 1.16 mM 정도 낮은 양의 cholic acid를 유리시켰다. 특히, MLK22와 MLK67의 탈포합능은 sodium taurocholate 혹은 포합담즙산 혼합물 보다는 sodium glycoholate 존재 하에서 더 높게 나타났다. 게다가 sodium glycocholate와 sodium taurocholate으로부터 MLK22와 MLK67이 생산하는 bile salt hydrolase (BSH)의 활성은 정지기 초기에 최대를 이르렀고 MLK67 보다는 MLK22의 BSH 활성이 다소 높았다. 한편, 실험 균주들의 콜레스테롤 제거능은 5.22-39.16 ${\mu}g$/ml로 균주별 유의적인 차이가 있었으며(p<0.05), 그 중에서 MLK67 균주는 0.3% oxgall, cholic acid 및 taurocholic acid로부터 가장 높은 콜레스테롤 동화능을 나타내었다. 따라서 실험 균주 중 높은 내산성과 내담즙성을 가지며, 담즙산 탈포합능 및 콜레스테롤 동화능이 유의하게 높은 MLK67 균주는 probiotic 균주로서의 가능성이 있는 것으로 간주되어 이를 생화학적 특성과 당분해능 및 염기서열 분석에 의해 동정한 결과 Pediococcus pentosaceus MLK67로 확인되었다.