• 한국균학회지
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• 제24권4호통권79호
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• pp.255-264
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• 1996

호알카리성 진균 Cephalosporium sp. RYM-202가 생산하는 alkaline xylanase (CX-III)의 작용에 의해 xylan 기질로부터 생성되는 주요 가수분해 산물은 xylobiose와 중합도가 4이상인 xylooligosaccharides이었다. 이 효소는 xylobiose에 대한 분해능을 가지고 있지 않지만 xylotriose로부터는 xylobiose를, xlyotetraose로부터 xylobiose와 xylotriose를 주산물로 형성하였다. 이러한 결과들은 CX-III가 transglycosidase 활성을 소유하는 전형적인 endo-type xylanase임을 보여준다. N-bromosuccinimide에 의한 CX-III의 화학적 변환 실험결과 효소 1분자 당 2개의 tryptophan 잔기가 활성에 관여하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 iodoacetamide 및 diethylpyrocarbonate에 의한 효소활성의 저해효과는 나타나지 않음으로써 이 효소의 활성부위에 cysteine과 histidine 잔기가 필수적이지 않음이 확인되었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제25권2호통권81호
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• pp.91-100
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• 1997

회분배양과 유가배양을 이용하여 호알칼리성 Cephalosporium sp. RYM-202로부터 alkaline carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase)와 Xylanase의 생산을 위한 배양조건에 대하여 조사하였다. 조사한 탄소기질 중에서 밀기울이 두 효소의 생산에 가장 효율적이었다. 또한 CMCase는 carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)를 탄소기질로 첨가한 배양액에서, 반면에 xylanase의 경우에는 xylan을 기질로 하였을 때 높은 생산량을 나타냄으로서 유도기질 특이성을 보였는 바, 이 결과는 Cephalosporium sp. RYM-202에서의 CMCaee와 xylanase의 생합성이 효소 유도 수준에서 독립적으로 조절됨을 시사해 준다. 조사된 질소원 중에서는 무기질소원인 $NaNO_3$가 효소생산에 효과적이었으며, 이들 효소의 최대 생산을 위한 배양온도와 pH는 각각 $20^{\circ}C$와 9.0인 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 발효조에서의 회분배양을 통한 효소생산의 경우, 밀기울의 농도를 5%까지 증가시킴에 따라 효소생산량은 증가되었으나 catabolite repression에 의해 효소생산의 지연과 생산력의 감소를 초래하였다. 이러한 문제점은 탄소원의 간헐적 공급에 의한 유가배양을 통해서 어느 정도 해결될 수 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 밀기울의 최종농도가 5% 되게 공급된 유가배양 시 CMCase와 xylanase의 최대 효소생산량은 각각 0.39 및 9.2 units/ml 이었으며, 이는 같은 농도의 밀기울을 함유하는 회분배양 시 획득된 효소활성에 비해 각각 1.22배와 1.36배 증가된 것이다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2014

Xylanase (X) derived from Aurreobasidium pullulans and laccase-mediator system (LM) using Trichophyton sp. LKY-7 laccase (TrL) and N-hydroxy-2-pyridone analogue (NHP) as a mediator were applied in hardwood kraft pulp (HwKP) bleaching. The individual and the synergistic effects of X and LM stage were investigated in the enzymatic bleaching of HwKP. Also, the effects of subsequent alkaline extraction (E) and alkaline/hydrogen peroxide treatment (P) were examined. In X or LM treatment alone, an appreciable bleaching effect of HwKP was not observed, whereas subsequent E or P stage enhanced the increase of brightness and the decrease of kappa number. Especially, P stage significantly enhanced the bleaching effect of pulp. Bleaching of HwKP with XLM sequentially gave significantly higher pulp brightness and lower kappa number than that obtained after the treatment of HwKP with X+LM simultaneously. When HwKP was sequentially treated with XLM followed by P stage, the brightness increased by about 11% ISO and the kappa number decreased by about 3.6 in comparison with the initial pulp. Xylanase and laccase were strongly inactivated by NHP both in the absence and the presence of pulp.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.153-156
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• 2002

The characterization of a partially purified, cellulase-free, thermostable alkaline xylanase from thermoalkalophilic Bacillus sp. JB-99 was investigated. The xylanase production was the highest when birchwood xylan was added to a medium containing finely powdered rice bran, showing 4,826 IU$ml^-1$ of activity for 15 h of incubation. The partially purified xylanase exhibited an optimum temperature and pH at $70^C{\circ}$ and 10, respectively. The enzyme was stable at pH 5-11 at $50^C{\circ}$. The xylanase activity was strongly inhibited by $Hg^2+$, while dithiothreitol, cysteine, and ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol enhanced the activity.

• 환경생물
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.191-198
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• 1999

침엽수와 활엽수 펄프내의 리그닌(lignin) 제거 효과를 개선하기 위해 호알칼리성 균류인 Cephalospotium sp. RYM-202의 xylanase를 표백 전처리하고 이에 의한 펄프의 표백 증진 효과를 조사하였다. 두 종류의 펄프 모두 5$0^{\circ}C$에서 효소반응을 수행하였을 때 펄프내 xylan의 가수분해가 가장 높게 나타났다. 펄프내 xylan의 가수분해를 위한 효소의 최적 pH는 8.0이었으며, pH 9.0에서도 최대활성의 90%이상이 유지되었다. 각각의 펄프 재료에 효소를 전처리한 결과 표백(리그닌 제거)과정의 증진 효과를 보였으며, 침엽수와 활엽수의 kappa number는 각각 3.7과 2.0 ISO units 만큼 감소되었다. 아울러 효소처리 혹은 효소 미처리 펄프를 각각 표백한 후 수초지를 제조하여 종이의 물성을 상호 비교한 바, 효소처리는 종이의 섬유 구조에 큰 영향을 끼치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 호알칼리성 Cephalospotium sp. RYM-202의 알칼리내성 xylanase가 알칼리 조건하에서의 펄프 전처리 과정에 매우 적합함을 의미한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.662-671
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• 2015

To enrich the genetic resource of microbial xylanases with high activity and stability under alkaline conditions, a xylanase gene (xynSL4) was cloned from Planococcus sp. SL4, an alkaline xylanase-producing strain isolated from the sediment of soda lake Dabusu. Deduced XynSL4 consists of a putative signal peptide of 29 residues and a catalytic domain (30-380 residues) of glycosyl hydrolase family 10, and shares the highest identity of 77% with a hypothetical protein from Planomicrobium glaciei CHR43. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that deduced XynSL4 is closely related with thermophilic and alkaline xylanases from Geobacillus and Bacillus species. The gene xynSL4 was expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli and the recombinant enzyme showed some superior properties. Purified recombinant XynSL4 (rXynSL4) was highly active and stable over the neutral and alkaline pH range from 6 to 11, with maximum activity at pH 7 and more than 60% activity at pH 11. It had an apparent temperature optimum of 70℃ and retained stable at this temperature in the presence of substrate. rXynSL4 was highly halotolerant, retaining more than 55% activity with 0.25-3.0 M NaCl and was stable at the concentration of NaCl up to 4M. The enzyme activity was significantly enhanced by β-mercaptoethanol and Ca²⁺ but strongly inhibited by heavy-metal ions and SDS. This thermophilic and alkaline- and salt-tolerant enzyme has great potential for basic research and industrial applications.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.305-313
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• 2018

A microbial consortium, TMC7, was enriched for the degradation of natural lignocellulosic materials under high temperature. TMC7 degraded 79.7% of rice straw during 15 days of incubation at $65^{\circ}C$. Extracellular xylanase was effectively secreted and hemicellulose was mainly degraded in the early stage (first 3 days), whereas primary decomposition of cellulose was observed as of day 3. The optimal temperature and initial pH for extracellular xylanase activity and lignocellulose degradation were $65^{\circ}C$ and between 7.0 and 9.0, respectively. Extracellular xylanase activity was maintained above 80% and 85% over a wide range of temperature ($50-75^{\circ}C$) and pH values (6.0-11.0), respectively. Clostridium likely had the largest contribution to lignocellulose conversion in TMC7 initially, and Geobacillus, Aeribacillus, and Thermoanaerobacterium might have also been involved in the later phase. These results demonstrate the potential practical application of TMC7 for lignocellulosic biomass utilization in the biotechnological industry under hot and alkaline conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2015

In an attempt to shift the optimal pH of the xylanase B (XynB) from Aspergillus niger towards alkalinity, target mutation sites were selected by alignment between Aspergillus niger xylanase B and other xylanases that have alkalophilic pH optima that highlight charged residues in the eight-residues-longer loop in the alkalophilic xylanase. Multiple engineered XynB mutants were created by site-directed mutagenesis with substitutions Q164K and Q164K+D117N. The variant XynB-117 had the highest optimum pH (at 5.5), which corresponded to a basic 0.5 pH unit shift when compared with the wild-type enzyme. However, the optimal pH of the XynB-164 mutation was not changed, similar to the wild type. These results suggest that the residues at positions 164 and 117 in the eight-residues-longer loop and the cleft's edge are important in determining the pH optima of XynB from Aspergillus niger.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.534-538
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• 2001

The xynA gene encoding an alikali-tolerant endo-1,4-${\beta}$-xylanase (XYN) was cloned from the alkalophilic Bacillus pumilus A-30. The nucleotide sequence of a 974-bp DNA fragment containing the xynA was determined. An ORF of 684 nucleotides that encoded a protein of 228 amino aicds was detected. Asparagine-71 of XYN from B. Pumilus A-30 showed to be highly conservative in alkaline xylanases of family G/11, upon comparing the amino acid sequences of 17 family G/11 xylanases. Site-directed mutation of N71D of the xynA gene resulted in a decrease of 12.4% in the specific acitivity and a significant decline in the enzyme activity in the alkaline pH range.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.304-310
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• 1995

A thermophilic bacterium producing the extracellular cellulase-free xylanase was isolated from soil and has been identified as Bacillus sp. The optimal growth temperature was 50$\circ$C and the optimal pH, 7.0. Under the optimal growth condition, maximal xylanase production was 2.2 units/ml in the flask culture. The enzyme production was induced by xylan and xylose, but was repressed by sucrose or trehalose. The partially purified xylanase was most active at 70$\circ$C. It was found that the enzyme was stable at 65$\circ$C for 10 hours with over 75% of the activity. The enzyme was most active at pH 7.0 and retained 90% of its maximum activity between pH 5.0 and pH 9.0 though Bacillus sp. was not grown on alkaline conditions (>pH 8.0). In addition, the activity of xylanase was over 60% at pH 10.0. At the ambient temperature, the enzyme was stable over a pH range of 5.0 to 9.0 for 10 h, indicating that the enzyme is thermostable and alkalotolerant. The activity of xylanase was completely inhibited by metal ions including Hg$^{2+}$ and Fe$^{2+}$, while EDTA, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), $\beta$-mercaptoethanol and SDS didn't affect its activity. The enzyme was also identified to exert no activity on carboxymethylcellulose, laminarin, galactomannan, and soluble starch.