• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2090-2099
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• 2015

Recently, the cardiovascular disease has been widely problematic in humans probably due to fibrin formation via the unbalanced Western style diet. Although direct (human plasmin) and indirect methods (plasminogen activators) have been available, bacterial enzyme methods have been studied because of their cheap and mass production. To detect a novel bacterial fibrinolytic enzyme, 111 bacterial strains with fibrinolytic activity were selected from kimchi. Among them, 14 strains were selected because of their stronger activity than 0.02 U of plasmin. Their 16S rRNA sequence analysis revealed that they belong to Bacillus, Leuconostoc, Propionibacterium, Weissella, Staphylococcus, and Bifidobacterium. The strain B. subtilis ZA400, with the highest fibrinolytic activity, was selected and the gene encoding fibrinolytic enzyme (bsfA) was cloned and expressed in the E. coli overexpression system. The purified enzyme was analyzed with SDS-PAGE, western blot, and MALDI-TOF analyses, showing to be 28.4 kDa. Subsequently, the BsfA was characterized to be stable under various stress conditions such as temperature (4-40oC), metal ions (Mn²⁺, Ca²⁺, K²⁺, and Mg²⁺), and inhibitors (EDTA and SDS), suggesting that BsfA could be a good candidate for development of a novel fibrinolytic enzyme for thrombosis treatment and may even be useful as a new bacterial starter for manufacturing functional fermented foods.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2011

Biochemical and enzymatic characterization for extracellular protease isolated from Cordyceps militaris cultivated on rice bran medium was investigated. C militaris produced proteolytic enzymes from 10 days after inoculation, maximum enzyme production was found at 25 days. The optimum temperature and pH of proteases production was at $25^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0, respectively. The protease activity was observed in the four peaks (Pro-I, Pro-II, Pro-III, and Pro-IV) separated through Sephadex G-100 column chromatography. The separated protease was optimally active at $25^{\circ}C$. Optimum pH of the protease was between 7 and 8. Enzyme was also stable over at $30-80^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was highly stable in a pH range of 4-9. Protease activity was found to be slightly decreased by the addition of $Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$, whereas inhibited by the addition of $Ca^{2+}$ and $Co^{2+}$ Protease activity was inhibited by protease inhibitor PMSF. On the other hand, the partially purified protease was investigated on proteolytic protease activity by zymogram gel electrophoresis using three substances (casein, gelatin and fibrin). Four active bands (F-I, FII, F-III, and F-IV) of fibrin degradation were revealed on fibrin zymogram gels. Both of F-II and FIII showed caseinolytic, fibrinolytic and gelatinolytic activities in three gels. Thermostability, pH stability, and pH-thermostability of the enzyme determined the residual fibrinolytic activity also displayed on fibrin zymogram gel. The only one enzyme (F-II) displayed over a broad range of temperature at $30-90^{\circ}C$. The FII displayed fibrinolytic activity in the pH range 3-5, but was inactivated in the range of pH 6-11. The F-I and F-III showed enzyme activity in the pH range of 6-11. In the pH-thermostability, the F-II only kept fibrinolytic activity after heating at $100^{\circ}C$ for 10, 20 and 30 min at pH 3 and pH 7, respectively. On the other hand, the F-II was retained activity until heating for 10 min under pH 11 condition. By using fibrin zymogram gel electrophoresis, extracellular fibrinolytic enzyme F-II from C. militaris showed unusual thermostable under acid and neutral conditions.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2013

Objective: This study was undertaken to isolate a fibrin(ogen)olytic enzyme from the snake venom of Gloydius blomhoffii siniticus and to investigate the enzymatic characteristics and hemorrhagic activity of the isolated enzyme as a potential pharmacopuncture agent. Methods: The fibrinolytic enzyme was isolated by using chromatography, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and fibrin plate assay. The characteristics of the enzyme were determined by using fibrin plate assay, protein hydrolysis analysis, and hemorrhage assay. Its amino acid composition was determined. Results: The fibrin(ogen)olytic enzyme with the molecular weight of 27 kDa (FE-27kDa) isolated from G. b. siniticus venom consisted of two heterogenous disulfide bond-linked polypeptides with the molecular weights of 15 kDa and 18 kDa. When more than $20{\mu}g$ of FE-27kDa was applied on the fibrin plate, fibrinolysis zone was formed as indicating its fibrinolytic activity. The fibrinolytic activity was inhibited completely by phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride (PMSF) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and partially by thiothreitol and cysteine. Metal ions such as $Hg^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$ inhibited the fibrinolytic activity completely, but $Mn^{2+}$ did not. FE-27kDa preferentially hydrolyzed ${\alpha}$-chain of fibrinogen and slowly hydrolyzed ${\beta}$-chain, but did not hydrolyze ${\gamma}$-chain. High-molecular-weight polypeptides of gelatin were hydrolyzed partially into polypeptides with molecular weights of more than 45 kDa. A dosage of more than $10{\mu}g$ of FE-27kDa per mouse was required to induce hemorrhage beneath the skin. Conclusion: FE-27kDa was a serine proteinase consisting of two heterogeneous polypeptides, hydrolyzed fibrin, fibrinogen, and gelatin, and caused hemorrhage beneath the skin of mouse. This study suggests that the potential of FE-27kDa as pharmacopuncture agent should be limited due to low fibrinolytic activity and a possible side effect of hemorrhage.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.284-291
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• 2003

본 연구는 우리나라의 전통발효식품인 재래간장에서도 혈전용해효소 생산 미생물이 존재할 가능성이 있다고 판단하여, 지역의 재래간장으로부터 혈전용해효소 생산능이 우수한 균주 K42를 최종 선발하였다. 선발된 균주는 B. amyloliquefaciens로 동정되었으며, l2% NaCl 함유된 배지에서도 균생육이 양호하였으며 10% NaCl 농도까지 효소생산이 유지되는 내염성 세균임을 알 수 있었다. 혈전용해효소의 정제는 40% ammonium sulfate로 분별 염석 후 DEAE-Sephadex A-50, Sephadex G-100, Sephadex G-75를 이용하여 단일단백의 효소로 정제하였다. 효소의 활성도는 배양여액에 비해 17.1배 증가하였고, 회수율은 1.1%로 나타났다. Disc-electrophoresis와 SDS-PAGE를 실시하여 분자량 45,000 Dalton의 단일 단백질로 확인하였다. 혈전용해효소의 특성조사에 있어서는 최적 pH는 8.0의 약알칼리성을 나타내었고 안정성에 있어서는 pH 4.0에서 pH 10.0 범위에서 80% 이상의 잔존활성을 나타내었으며, 최적반응 온도는 $50^{\circ}C$로 조사되었고 열 안정성에 있어서는 3$0^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 50분간 열처리시 80%이상 잔존 활성을 보였다. 금속이온of B. amyloliquefaciens K42가 생산하는 fibrinolytic enzyme의 활성에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과 $Mg^{2+}$ $Cu^{ 2+}$에 대해서는 효소 활성이 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 또한 B. amyioliquefaciens K42가 생산하는 fibrinolytic enzyme은 metallo enzyme의 활성저해제인 EDTA등에 대해서는 15%이하로 효소 활성이 감소되었는데 이러한 효소 활성 저해로 보아 metallo enzyme이거나 활성에 금속이온이 필요한 것으로 추정된다. 그리고 기질인 fibrin과의 친화성을 알아보기 위해 Km값을 측정하였는데 Km값은 2.03 mg/ml 나타났다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.737-740
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• 1998

멸치액젓으로부터 분리한 혈전용해효소를 rat에 경구투여하여 혈액내에서 효소활성을 확인 하였다. 경구투여 후 0, 1, 2, 3, 4시간 후에 혈액을 채취하여 fibrin분해활성을 본 결과 1시간부터 활성이 나타나기시작하여 3시간째에 가장 높았다. Euglobulin Iysis time(ELT)도 경구투여 2, 3시간후에 활성을 보였다. 또한, euglobulin에 의한 amidolysis acti-vity도 1시간부터 활성이 보이기 시작하여 3시간후에 최고활성에 달했다. 이상의 결과로 동물실험을 통한 혈전용해효소의 경구투여에 의한 활성을 혈액내에서 확인할 수 있었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2003

한국재래간장으로부터 혈전용해효소를 강하게 생산하는 균주를 선발하고 이를 Bacillus subtilis K7로 동정하였다. B. subtilis K7이 생산하는 혈전용해성 protease를 정제하여 분자량을 확인한 결과 21,500 Da이었다. 정제된 효소의 최적반응조건은 $40^{\circ}C$와 pH 9.0이었으며 pH 5.0라서 12.0까지 안정하고 $50^{\circ}C$에서 20분간 열처리한 후에도 50%이상의 효소활성을 가지며 EDTA, CDTA 및 iodoacetat에 실활하는 효소이었다. 이 효소의 fibrin에 대한 Km 값은 $1.8{\times}10^{-2}$ M이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.622-631
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• 2006

In this study we purified a fibrinolytic enzyme from Cordyceps militaris using a combination of ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE Sephadex A-50 column, gel filtration chromatography on a Sephadex G-75 column, and FPLC on a HiLoad 16/60 Superdex 75 column. This purification protocol resulted in a 191.8-fold purification of the enzyme and a final yield of 12.9 %. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 52 kDa by SDS-PAGE, fibrin-zymography, and gel filtration chromatography. The first 19 amino acid residues of the N-terminal sequence were ALTTQSNV THGLATISLRQ, which is similar to the subtilisin-like serine protease PR1J from Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliase. This enzyme is a neutral protease with an optimal reaction pH and temperature of 7.4 and $37^{\circ}C$, respectively. Results for the fibrinolysis pattern showed that the enzyme rapidly hydrolyzed the fibrin $\alpha$-chain followed by the $\gamma$-$\gamma$ chains. It also hydrolyzed the $\beta$-chain, but more slowly. The A$\alpha$, B$\beta$, and $\gamma$ chains of fibrinogen were also cleaved very rapidly. We found that enzyme activity was inhibited by $Cu^{2+}$ and $Co^{2+}$, but enhanced by the additions of $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$ ions. Furthermore, fibrinolytic enzyme activity was potently inhibited by PMSF and APMSF. This enzyme exhibited a high specificity for the chymotrypsin substrate S-2586 indicating it's a chymotrypsin-like serine protease. The data we present suggest that the fibrinolytic enzyme derived from the edible and medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris has fibrin binding activity, which allows for the local activation of the fibrin degradation pathway.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.357-362
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• 2002

전통 콩 발효식품으로부터 혈전용해능이 뛰어난 균주를 분리하였다. 이 균주의 형태학적, 생화학적 특성을 조사한 결과 Bacillus subtilis로 동정되었다. 분리된 균주를 이용하여 혈전용해활성이 높은 청국장 제조를 위한 최적발효조건은 37$^{\circ}C$에서 24시간이었다. 증자대두는 초기 pH 6.3에서 12, 24 및 48시간동안 발효시킨 각각의 pH는 6.31, 7.24, 7.81로 약 알칼리화 되었다. 본 혈전용해효소는 열안정성이 높아 6$0^{\circ}C$ 와 8$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분 처리하였을 때 혈전용해활성을 각각 75%와 와 40% 유지하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.439-442
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• 2004

재래식 된장으로부터 혈전용해능과 $\beta$-glucosidase효소를 생산하는 미생물을 분리하였으며, 분리한 균의 형태학적, 생화학적인 분류를 수행하여 Bacillus속으로 동정하였으며, Bacillus sp. KHI-15로 명명하였다 그리고 분리한 균주의 효소생산을 위한 배지조건과 배양조건을 측정하였다. 선발균주는 2% glucose, 0.5% yeast extract, 0.1% calcium chloride의 최적 배지에서 최대의 효소생산을보였다. 초기 pH7∼8과 4$0^{\circ}C$에서는 혈전용해능이 최대를 보였으며, 초기 pH6∼8과 30∼4$0^{\circ}C$에서는 $\beta$-glucosidase 효소활성의 생산이 가장 높았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1449-1459
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• 2015

A novel proteolytic enzyme with fibrinolytic activity, FSP3, was purified from the recently isolated Streptomyces sp. P3, which is a novel bacterial strain isolated from soil. FSP3 was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion exchange, and gel filtration. FSP3 is considered to be a single peptide chain with a molecular mass of 44 kDa. The maximum activity of the enzyme was observed at 50℃ and pH 6.5, and the enzyme was stable between pH 6 and 8 and below 40℃. In a fibrin plate assay, FSP3 showed more potent fibrinolytic activity than urokinase, which is a clinical thrombolytic agent acting as a plasminogen activitor. The activity was strongly inhibited by the serine protease inhibitor PMSF, indicating that it is a serine protease. Additionally, metal ions showed different effects on the activity. It was significantly suppressed by Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ and completely inhibited by Cu²⁺, but slightly enhanced by Fe²⁺. According to LC-MS/MS results, its partial amino acid sequences are significantly dissimilar from those of previously reported fibrinolytic enzymes. The sequence of a DNA fragment encoding FSP3 contained an open reading frame of 1287 base pairs encoding 428 amino acids. FSP3 is a bifunctional enzyme in nature. It hydrolyzes the fibrin directly and activates plasminogen, which may reduce the occurrence of side effects. These results suggest that FSP3 is a novel serine protease with potential applications in thrombolytic therapy.