• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.550-555
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• 1995

A strain of Pseudomonas sp. isolated from soil was shown to produce a high level of extracellular endo-inulinase. In this work, the endo-inulinase gene (inu1) of the bacterial strain was cloned into the plasmid pBR322 by using EcoRI restriction endonuclease and E. coli HB101 as a host strain. One out of 7, 000 transformants obtained from the above cloning experiment formed a clear zone around its colony on the selective medium supplemented with 2.0% inulin after a prolonged incubation at 37$\circ$C and subsequent cold shock treatment. The functional clone was found to carry a recombinant plasmid (pKMG50) with a 3.7 kb genomic insert containing the genetic information for the inulinase activity. The inulinase from E. coli HB101/pKMG50 was proved to be an endo-acting enzyme and produced constitutively in the recombinant E. coli cells. Zymogram of the enzyme from the recombinant cells with inulin substrate indicated that the molecular mass of the active protein was 190 Kd, while that of the endo-inulinase from the Pseudomonas strain was 170 Kd. This size discrepancy suggested that the inulinase from the recombinant E. coli HB101 cells might be the initial product of translation, not the mature form produced in the strain of Pseudomonas sp..

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.642-647
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• 2004

The lysine residues of Bacillus licheniformis $\alpha$-amylase (BLA) were chemically modified using citraconic anhydride or succinic anhydride. Modification caused fundamental changes in the enzymes specificity, as indicated by a dramatic increase in maltosidase and a reduction in amylase activity. These changes in substrate specificity were found to coincide with a change in the cleavage pattern of the substrates and with a conversion of the native endo- form of the enzyme to a modified exo- form. Progressive increases in the productions of $\rho$-nitrophenol or glucose, when para nitrophenyl-maltoheptaoside or soluble starch, respectively, was used as substrate, were observed upon modification. The described changes were affected by the size of incorporated modified reagent: citraconic anhydride was more effective than succinic anhydride. Reasons for the observed changes are discussed and reasons for the effectivenesses of chemical modifications for tailoring enzyme specificities are suggested.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.989-998
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• 2016

Acidic endo-polygalacturonases are the major part of pectinase preparations and extensively applied in the clarification of fruits juice, vegetables extracts, and wines. However, most of the reported fungal endo-polygalacturonases are active and stable under narrow pH range and low temperatures. In this study, an acidic endo-polygalacturonase (EPG4) was purified and characterized from a mutant strain of Penicillium oxalicum. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of EPG4 (ATTCTFSGSNGAASASKSQT) was different from those of reported endo-polygalacturonases. EPG4 displayed optimal pH and temperature at 5.0 and 60-70℃ towards polygalacturonic acid (PGA), respectively, and was notably stable at pH 2.2-7.0. When tested against pectins, EPG4 showed enzyme activity over a broad acidic pH range (>15.0% activity at pH 2.2-6.0 towards citrus pectin; and >26.6% activity at pH 2.2-7.0 towards apple pectin). The K_m and V_max values were determined as 1.27 mg/ml and 5,504.6 U/mg, respectively. The enzyme hydrolyzed PGA in endo-manner, releasing oligo-galacturonates from PGA, as determined by TLC. Addition of EPG4 (3.6 U/ml) significantly reduced the viscosity (by 42.4%) and increased the light transmittance (by 29.5%) of the papaya pulp, and increased the recovery (by 24.4%) of the papaya extraction. All of these properties make the enzyme a potential application in the beverage industry.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2015

In this study, we evaluated optimum condition of enzyme with pH and temperature for preparation of microfibillated cellulose(MFC). Well-known endo-glucanase, three enzymes were used and CMC was used for substrate. Enzyme activity was evaluated using DNS method and absorbance with UV/VIS spectrophotometer. The enzyme shown the greatest activity was reacted with pulps at optimum condition for 1 hour and treated pulps beated until 100 mL CSF. Enzyme B and Enzyme L was the higher enzyme activity below 0.1% concentration and Enzyme N was the lowest enzyme activity. At various pH and temperature conditions, enzyme activity of Enzyme B was higher than the others at the same concentration. Especially enzyme activity at $50^{\circ}C$ of Enzyme B was almost not changed over pH 6.0. Optimum condition of three enzyme was pH 6 or pH 7 and $50^{\circ}C$ or $60^{\circ}C$. Also beating efficiency of enzyme treated pulps with Enzyme B is 55.6%.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.64-69
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• 1988

사과반점낙엽병균(班點落葉病菌) Alternaria mali의 iprodione 저항성균주중(抵抗性菌株中) 병원성(病原性)이 변화(變化)된 균주( 菌株)를 구하여 pectin질(質) 분해효소(分解酵素)의 활성(活性)과 병원성(病原性)간의 관계를 알아보았다. 인공배지(人工培地)에서는 병원성(病原性)이 큰 $S_1$과 $R_3$균주(菌株)가 병원성(病原性)이 작은 $R_8$균주(菌株)보다 효소활성(酵素活性)이 높았으며 endo-polymethylgalacturonase와 endo-polygal-acturonase의 활성(活性)은 3배 이상이었다. 그러나 pectinmethylesterase와 pectin Iyase의 활성(活性)은 $S_1$균주(菌株)가 $R_3$와 $R_8$보다 높게 나타났다. 증류수(蒸溜水)로 투석(透析)시킨 사과배지(培地)에서 각 균주(菌株)는 높아진 효소활성(酵素活性)을 보였으나 균의(菌) 생장(生長)은 감소(減少)하였다. 또한 iprodione을 첨가(添加)하므로써 감수성(感受性) 균주(菌株)인 $S_1$의 효소활성(酵素活性)과 균사생장(菌絲生長)은 감소(減少)되었으나, 저항성균수(抵抗性菌洙)중 병원성(病原性)이 큰 $R_3$균주(菌株)는 투석(透析)시킨 사과배지(培地)에서 exo-polygalacturonase를 제외(除外)한 효소(酵素)의 활성(活性)이 증가(增加)되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2012

A novel gene coding for an endo-${\beta}$-1,4-mannanase (manA) from Bacillus subtilis strain G1 was cloned and overexpressed in P. pastoris GS115, and the enzyme was purified and characterized. The manA gene consisted of an open reading frame of 1,092 nucleotides, encoding a 364-aa protein, with a predicted molecular mass of 41 kDa. The ${\beta}$-mannanase showed an identity of 90.2-92.9% ${\leq}95%$) with the corresponding amino acid sequences from B. subtilis strains deposited in GenBank. The purified ${\beta}$-mannanase was a monomeric protein on SDS-PAGE with a specific activity of 2,718 U/mg and identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The recombinant ${\beta}$-mannanase had an optimum temperature of $45^{\circ}C$ and optimum pH of 6.5. The enzyme was stable at temperatures up to $50^{\circ}C$ (for 8 h) and in the pH range of 5-9. EDTA and most tested metal ions showed a slightly to an obviously inhibitory effect on enzyme activity, whereas metal ions ($Hg^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$, and $Co^{2+}$) substantially inhibited the recombinant ${\beta}$-mannanase. The chemical additives including detergents (Triton X-100, Tween 20, and SDS) and organic solvents (methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, and acetone) decreased the enzyme activity, and especially no enzyme activity was observed by addition of SDS at the concentrations of 0.25-1.0% (w/v) or n-butanol at the concentrations of 20-30% (v/v). These results suggested that the ${\beta}$-mannanase expressed in P. pastoris could potentially be used as an additive in the feed for monogastric animals.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.549-554
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• 2002

한지로 된 고서적의 가수분해가 Trichoderma viride로부터 분리한 endoglucanase I, exoglucanase II와 endo-exo혼합효소 (I：I, weight ratio)에 의하여 수행되었다. Endoglucanase I, exoglucanase II와 endo-exo혼합효소에 의한 가수분해 최적pH는 각각 4.5, 5.5, 5.0으로 나타났다. 이들 결과들은 지류문화재의 열화가 산성조건에서 셀룰라아제의 활성을 증가시켜 촉진될 수 있음을 보여준다. 또한 이들 효소들에 의한 분해에 있어서 최적 분해온도는 모두 5$0^{\circ}C$를 보여주었다. 고서적의 재생펄프를 이들 효소로 처리했을 때 수율(yield)과 물리적 강도(physical strength)를 살펴보면, 수율은 이들 효소의 농도 증가와 함께 감소함을 보여 주었다. 특히 endo-exo혼합효소로 처리했을 때 가장 낮은 값을 보여 주었다. 이는 endo성분과 exo성분의 협동작용(synergistic action)에 의한 것으로 생각할 수 있다. 물리적 강도는 exo II로 처리했을 경우 농도 증가에 따라 향상됨을 보여 주었으며, exoglucanase II와 endo-exo혼합효소로 처리했을 경우는 농도에 따라 감소함을 보여 주었다. 이들 결과들은 고서적의 분해(열화)가 endoclucanase에 의한 것임을 보여 준다. 즉 지류문화재의 물리적 강도를 저하시키는 주요 성분 효소는 endoglucanase이며 지류문화재의 효과적인 보존을 위해서는 endoglucanase성분의 활성을 억제시킬 필요가 있다.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.80-80
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• 1995

T4 Endonuclease V (Mw 16,000) acts as a repair enzyme for UV induced pyrimidine dimers in DNA. Many researchers have studied the biochemical characteristics of the enzyme. However the precise action mechanism of T4 endo V has not fully elucidated yet. In our laboratory NMR spectroscopy technique is being used for the structural study of T4 endo V. Because of its low temperature stability and high content of ${\alpha}$-helix, the conventional $^1$H NMR technique was inapplicable. Therefore we utilized stable isotope labeling technique and so far prepared about 10 amino acid specific labeled proteins. The HSQC spectra of amino acid specific labeled proteins will help us to interpret the triple resonance 3D, 4D data which are under processing, We also studied the behaviors of specific amino acid residues whose roles might be critical. When the enzyme labeled by $\^$15/N-Thr was mixed with the substrate oligonucleotide (semispecific -TT- sequence), one crosspeak in its HSQC spectrum was completely desappeared, which means that one of seven Thr residues is in the binding site of the enzyme with DNA, This result is well consistent with previous report that implicated the Thr 2 residue in the activity of the enzyme. Similar studies were carried on the behaviors of Arg and Tyr residues.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.593-599
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• 1989

A strain producing extracellular endo-type inulase was selected from Actinomycetes isolated from soil, and identified as Streptomyces sp. The maximum inulase production was obtained with medium containing inulin 1.0%, yeast extract 1.0%, (NH$_4$)$_2$HPO$_4$ 0.4%, NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$0.8%, KCl 0.05%, MgSO$_4$ㆍ7$H_2O$ 0.05%, FeSO$_4$ㆍ7$H_2O$ 0.001% at 96 hours culture in jar fermentor. The endo-type inulase was considered to be an inducible enzyme produced by inulin only.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.467-473
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• 2010

To improve the expression efficiency of recombinant endo-$\beta$-1,4-glucanase in P. pastoris, the endo-$\beta$-1,4-glucanase (egI) gene from Aspergillus niger was synthesized using optimized codons. Fourteen pairs of oligonucleotides with 15 bp overlap were designed and the full-length syn-egI gene was generated by two-step PCR-based DNA synthesis. In the synthesized endo-$\beta$-1,4-glucanase gene syn-egI, 193 nucleotides were changed, and the G+C content was decreased from 54% to 44.2%. The syn-egI gene was inserted into pPIC9K and transformed into P. pastoris GS115 by electroporation. The enzyme activity of recombinant P. pastoris stain 2-7# reached 20.3 U/ml with 1% barley $\beta$-glucan and 3.3 U/ml with 1% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as substrates in shake flasks versus 1,270.3 U/ml and 220.7 U/ml for the same substrates in 50-1 fermentors. The molecular mass of the recombinant protein was approximately 40 kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE analysis, the optimal temperature for recombinant enzyme activity was $70^{\circ}C$, and the optimal pH was 5.0 when CMC was used as the substrate.