• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 갈색부후균 Fomitopsis palustris가 볏짚을 분해하는 과정 중에 생산하는 xylanase를 확인하여 분리 정제하고, 아미노산 서열분석을 통해 동정하였다. 그리고 동정된 단백질의 효소특성을 조사하였다. 분리 정제된 단백질은 SDS-PAGE분석에서 43kDa의 분자량을 나타내었고, 아미노산 서열분석에서는 Glycoside Hydrolase family 10에 속하는 xylanase와 높은 상동성을 나타내었다. 정제효소의 기질에 대한 $K_m$치는 $31 mg/m{\ell}$, $V_{max}$는 252.3 U/mg, $K_{cat}$은 $2.3{\times}10^4/min$이고, 최적 pH 범위는 pH 4.0~5.0 최대 활성 온도는 $70^{\circ}C$로 밝혀졌다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1064-1071
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• 2022

Arabinogalactans have diverse biological properties and can be used as pharmaceutical agents. Most arabinogalactans are composed of β-(1→3)-galactan, so it is particularly important to identify β-1,3-galactanases that can selectively degrade them. In this study, a novel exo-β-1,3-galactanase, named PoGal3, was screened from Penicillium oxalicum sp. 68, and hetero-expressed in P. pastoris GS115 as a soluble protein. PoGal3 belongs to glycoside hydrolase family 43 (GH43) and has a 1,356-bp gene length that encodes 451 amino acids residues. To study the enzymatic properties and substrate selectivity of PoGal3, β-1,3-galactan (AG-P-I) from larch wood arabinogalactan (LWAG) was prepared and characterized by HPLC and NMR. Using AG-P-I as substrate, purified PoGal3 exhibited an optimal pH of 5.0 and temperature of 40℃. We also discovered that Zn²⁺ had the strongest promoting effect on enzyme activity, increasing it by 28.6%. Substrate specificity suggests that PoGal3 functions as an exo-β-1,3-galactanase, with its greatest catalytic activity observed on AG-P-I. Hydrolytic products of AG-P-I are mainly composed of galactose and β-1,6-galactobiose. In addition, PoGal3 can catalyze hydrolysis of LWAG to produce galacto-oligomers. PoGal3 is the first enzyme identified as an exo-β-1,3-galactanase that can be used in building glycan blocks of crucial glycoconjugates to assess their biological functions.