• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2002

The reaction center Dl protein of photosystem II is the target of photodamage by excess illumination. The Dl protein is damaged by reactive oxygen species generated by photochemical reactions and then degraded by specific proteolytic enzymes. We found that the Dl protein also cross-links with the surrounding polypeptides, such as D2 and CP43 in isolated thylakoids or photosystem II-enriched membranes from spinach under the illumination with strong visible light. The cross-linking was observed in spinach leaf discs as well when they were illuminated at higher temperature (40°C). It was also shown that the cross-linked products are digested efficiently by a protease(s) in the stroma. Thus the cross-linking/digestion processes of the Dl protein seem to comprise a new pathway in the turnover of the photodamaged Dl protein. It should be noted, however, that the cross-linked products of the Dl protein and CP43 induced by endogenous cationic radicals in the donor-side photoinhibition are resistant to proteolytic digestion. Accumulation of these cross-linked products in the thylakoids may lead to the decay of the function of chloroplasts and finally to the death of plant cells. Thus, we suggest that the quality control of photosystem II, especially removal of the cross-linked products of the Dl protein, is crucial for the survival of chloroplasts under the light stress.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 제39회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1466-1467
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• 2008

We describe here a novel micro total analysis system for the purification and identification of the affinity-captured proteins. Also we demonstrated the mass analysis of the Carcinoembrionic antigen (CEA) and Alpha femtoprotein which were chosen as the target cancer marker. For MALDI-TOF analyses, the proteins should to be separated from a protein mixture and be concentrated when needed. This procedure usually takes a long time even before protease-digested samples are to be obtained from them. Here, we describe integrated and efficient micro chip for protein purification and digestion for MALDI-TOF analyses. At first, disease protein is purified by passing the micro chamber from a protein mixture or human whole serum and released from the micro affinity beads by thermal heating. Purified protein is then transfer to the hole for trypsin digestion. The final sample is analyzed by MALDI-TOF. All the processes could be finished successfully within one hour, which renders MALDI-TOF analyses of a target protein quite simple.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제12권
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• pp.7-11
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• 1969

Mucor-rennin, the crystalline milk-clotting enzyme, isolated from Mucor pusillus var. Lindt, has an acid protease activity. The optimum pH for the digestion of k-casein is 4.5, while that for hemoglobin digestion is 4.0. The skim milk solution was easily clotted acidic solution than alkalin solution, and the milk clotting activated by Ca ion. The enzyme was heat stable against heat from pH 4.0 to 6.0 but was more stable at pH 5.0. The activity of the enzyme at pH 5.0 did not decrease at 30 C for 15 days and the activity was not effected by sodium propionate and salicilic acid. Therefore, the enzyme of liguid type could store for a long time and could be transported from Erzyme production Co. to Manufacture of cheese Co. by adding the antiesptic and by adjusting pH to 5.0.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2009

Total folate content was determined by microbiological assay using Lactobacillus casei spp. rhamnosis (ATCC 7469) with a 96-well microplate technique. Using roasted peanut and red kidney beans as representative legume samples, response surface methodology (RSM) was supplied to optimize the trienzyme procedures for the determination of folate in legumes. After response surface regression (RSREG), the second-order polynomial equation was fitted to the experimental data. Ridge analysis showed that the optimal digestion times were <2 hr for $Pronase^{(R)}$ and $\alpha$-amylase, and <5 hr for conjugase to obtain maximal folate values for legume samples. This study confirms that established digestion times for cereal products (AOAC Method 2004.05) of 3 for protease and 2 hr for $\alpha$-amylase are applicable to legumes. Conjugase treatment can be reduced to 5 from 16 hr and the conjugase level to 5 from 20 mg per sample, providing significant cost saving.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.475-481
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• 1999

핵산 함량이 높은 변이주 Saccharomyces cerevisiae B24를 산업적으로 활용하기 위해 배양 후 자기소화 혹은 효소 분해법으로 효모 추출물을 제조하였다. 배양액의 균체 농도를 10% (w/w)로 하고 pH 5.0, $50^{\circ}C$에서 서서히 교반하면서 48시간 자기소화시켰을 때 세포 내용물이 효모 추출물로 이전되는 수율은 65% 정도였으나 리보핵산은 정미력이 없는 다른 성분으로 분해되어 정미성 핵산성분인 5'-IMP나 5'-GMP가 거의 검출되지 않았다. 반면 $90^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도로 B24 배양액 1 L를 열처리하여 핵산 분해 효소를 불활성화시키고 세포벽을 변성시킨 다음 ${\beta}-1,3-glucanase$, phosphodiesterase, adenylic deaminase, protease 등을 순차적으로 작용시켜 정미성 5'-IMP와 5'-GMP가 총 3.2% 함유된 효모 추출물(고형분 함량 70%) 84 g을 얻을 수 있었고 이 때 추출물 수득율은 고형분 기준으로 85% 이었다. 반면 모균주인 S. cerevisiae ATCC 7754를 효소적으로 분해할 때 정미성 5'-IMP와 5'-GMP가 총 2.2% 함유된 효모 추출물(고형분 함량 70%)을 77 g밖에 얻지 못하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1734-1744
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• 2019

Objective: In this study, two glycosidases (XMosidases), ${\beta}$-xylosidase and ${\beta}$-mannosidase, were investigated on their in vitro hydrolysis activities of feed and on the improvement of growth performance in vivo in weanling pigs. Methods: Enzyme activities of XMosidases in vitro were evaluated in test tubes and simulation of gastric and small intestinal digestion, respectively, in the presence of NSPase. In vivo study was performed in 108 weaned piglets in a 28-d treatment. Pigs were allotted to one of three dietary treatments with six replicate pens in each treatment. The three treatment groups were as follows: i) Control (basal diet); ii) CE (basal diets+CE); iii) CE-Xmosidases (basal diets+ CE+${\beta}$-xylosidase at 800 U/kg and ${\beta}$-mannosidase at 40 U/kg). CE was complex enzymes (amylase, protease, xylanase, and mannanase). Results: In vitro XMosidases displayed significant activities on hydrolysis of corn and soybean meal in the presence of non-starch polysaccharide degrading enzymes (xylanase and ${\beta}$-mannanase). In vitro simulation of gastric and small intestinal digestion by XMosidases showed XMosidases achieved $67.89%{\pm}0.22%$ of dry matter digestibility and $63.12%{\pm}0.21%$ of energy digestibility at $40^{\circ}C$ for 5 hrs. In weanling pigs, additional XMosidases to CE in feed improved average daily gain, feed conversion rate (p<0.05), and apparent total tract digestibility of crude protein (p = 0.01) and dry matter (p = 0.02). XMosidases also altered the gut bacterial diversity and composition by increasing the proportion of beneficial bacteria. Conclusion: Addition of a complex enzyme supplementation (contained xylanase, ${\beta}$-mannanase, protease and amylase), XMosidases (${\beta}$-xylosidase and ${\beta}$-mannosidase) can further improve the growth performance and nutrient digestion of young pigs.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 1970

우수한 영양가를 가진 대두를 이용하여 이유식을 제조하기 위하여 가압증자한 대두에 Protease및 Cellulase 역가가 비교적 높은 Asp. niger 및 Asp. sojae균의 피국 추출조효소액을 작용시켜 대두 단백질을 아미노산 내지 Peptide 태로 분해시키는 최적조건을 결정하고 여기서 얻은 분해물을 탈색 농축시키는 효과에 관하여 실험하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 대두의 가압증자는 15Ib에서 10분간 처리함이 가장 높은 단백응해율 및 단백분해율을 나타냈다. 2. Asp. sojae enzyme은 pH 6.0, Asp. niger enzyme은 pH 4.4에서 가장 높은 단백용해율과 단백분해율을 나타냈다. Asp. sojae enzyme을 처리한 다음 Asp. niger emzyme을 작용 분해시킨 것이 각 효소 단독으로처리했을때 보다 높은 단백응해율(62.3%) 및 단백분해율을 (56.4%) 나타냈다. 3. 기질에 대한 효소액 첨가량은 원료 대두에 10배의 물을 가한 마쇄기질액에 피국에 대하여 10배의 물로 추출한 효소액 1/2에 해당하는 양 (Asp. sojae enzyme와 Asp. niger emzyme 총량)을 가하는것이 가장 실용적이었다. 4. 분해시간이 길 수록 단백응해율 및 단백분해율이 높아지나 부패 등을 고려할 때 실용분해 시간은 8시간 정도가 적당하다. 5. 탈색 효과는 활성탄으로 처리한 후 음이온교환수지 (Dowex 2-x-8)을 처리한 것이 가장 좋고 단독처리로는 음이온교환수지, 활성탄, 양이온교환 수지(Amberite)의 순으로 효과가 적었다. 6. 이상의 최적 조건으로 대두단백질을 분해하고 $60^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 감압농축하여 얻은 제품은 수분 12.51%, 단백질 66.31%, 지방 4.25%, 탄수화물 12.75%,인 건조분말을 얻었다. 이 연구는 1969년도 문교부 학술연구 조성비로 이루워진 것이며 본 연구에 헌신적인 보조를 아끼지 않았던 박 관화 군에게 감사하는 바이다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.474-484
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• 1992

황해서식 참조기(Pseudosciaena polyactis)에 대한 계군을 분석하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 우선 황해의 목포 연근해에서 채집된 참조기의 난자와 근육으로부터 mt-DNA와 근육 actin을 추출하였다. 난자의 경우 mt-DNA를 추출한 뒤 제한효소로 처리하여 절편다형현상을 관찰하였으며 근육 actin의 경우 단백질 분해효소(Staphylococcus aureus $V_8$ protease)로 처리하여 N-terminal 절편의 다형현상을 각각 관찰하였다. Mt-DNA의 genome 크기는 약 $\16\pm0.2$ Kb였고 전체 절편수는 37개였으며 사용된 20개의 제한효소 중 8개의 제한효소만이 3개 정도의 절편을 보이므로써 유의성을 관찰할 수 있었다 한편 근육 actin을 Staphylococcus aureus $V_8$단백질 분해효소로 처리하였을 때 N-terminal 부위에서 26 KDa 및 16 KDa의 분자량을 갖는 특이절편을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1575-1581
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• 2004

A total of 96 growing barrows (Duroc${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire) at an average BW of 20.2 kg were used to investigate the effects of montmorillonite (MMT) or copper-bearing montmorillonite (Cu-MMT) on growth performance, intestinal microflora, digestive enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents, and the apparent nutrient digestion. The pigs were allocated to three groups with 32 pigs per treatment for 42 days and the average BW at the end of the experiment was 49.7 kg. The three dietary treatments were basal diet only (control group), basal diet +1.5 g/kg MMT, and basal diet +1.5 g/kg Cu-MMT. The results showed that supplementation with Cu-MMT significantly improved growth performance as compared to control and pigs fed with Cu-MMT had higher average daily gain than those fed with MMT. As compared to control, supplementation with Cu-MMT significantly reduced the total viable counts of Escherichia coli and Clostridium in the small intestine and proximal colon. Supplementation with MMT had no significant influence on intestinal microflora, although there was a tendency for Escherichia coli and Clostridium to be lower than the control. Pigs fed with Cu-MMT had lower viable counts of Escherichia coli in colonic contents than those fed with MMT. Although supplementation with MMT improved the activities of the digestive enzymes in the small intestinal contents, the tendency was not significant. Supplementation with Cu-MMT significantly improved the activities of total protease, amylase and lipase in the small intestinal contents. Supplementation with MMT or Cu-MMT improved the apparent nutrient digestion.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1532-1539
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• 2012

The ${\alpha}$-galactosidase-coding gene agaAJB13 was cloned from Sphingomonas sp. JB13 showing 16S rDNA (1,343 bp) identities of ${\leq}97.2%$ with other identified Sphingomonas strains. agaAJB13 (2,217 bp; 64.9% GC content) encodes a 738-residue polypeptide (AgaAJB13) with a calculated mass of 82.3 kDa. AgaAJB13 showed the highest identity of 61.4% with the putative glycosyl hydrolase family 36 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase from Granulicella mallensis MP5ACTX8 (EFI56085). AgaAJB13 also showed <37% identities with reported protease-resistant or Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidases. A sequence analysis revealed different catalytic motifs between reported Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidases (KXD and RXXXD) and AgaAJB13 (KWD and SDXXDXXXR). Recombinant AgaAJB13 (rAgaAJB13) was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The purified rAgaAJB13 was characterized using p-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside as the substrate and showed an apparent optimum at pH 5.0 and $60^{\circ}C$ and strong resistance to trypsin and proteinase K digestion. Compared with reported proteaseresistant ${\alpha}$-galactosidases showing thermolability at $50^{\circ}C$ or $60^{\circ}C$ and specific activities of <71 U/mg with or without protease treatments, rAgaAJB13 exhibited a better thermal stability (half-life of >60 min at $60^{\circ}C$) and higher specific activities (225.0-256.5 U/mg). These sequence and enzymatic properties suggest AgaAJB13 is the first identified and characterized Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidase, and shows novel protease resistance with a potential value for basic research and industrial applications.