• BMB Reports
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.443-450
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• 1995

Cloned staphylococcal peptidoglycan hydrolase was used in determining the physiological characteristics of peptidoglycan hydrolase. This enzyme hydrolyzed the bacterial cell walls and released the N-terminal alanine, but not the reducing groups. This cloned gene product was localized in the cytoplasm of transformed Escherichia coli. Activity gels indicated the enzyme had an Mr of about 54,000, which was consistent with the deduced Mr from sequencing of the cloned gene. The activity bound to CM-cellulose but not DEAE-cellulose resin, indicating it as a basic protein. Enhanced enzyme activity in a low concentration of cations, and inhibited enzyme activity in a solution with dissolved phospholipids, suggested that the activity and the availability of this basic protein may be regulated between negatively charged and positively charged cellular molecules. The activity against boiled crude cell wall was much greater than against purifed cell wall, suggesting protein associated with crude cell wall may aid in the binding of the peptidoglycan hydrolase The cloned peptidoglycan hydrolase showed positive activity on whole cells of some lysostaphin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci. The cloned enzyme may be an alternative for lysostaphin for lysis of staphylococci.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.515-519
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• 1999

The biologically active peptidoglycan was purified form the alkali fraction of the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum and the composition of the peptidoglycan was investigated by conventional analyses. The alkali-extracted peptidoglycan showed differences in chemical compositions from the water-extracted. The alkali-extracted peptidoglycan contained 6.9% protein and 75.9% carbohydrates composed mainly of $\beta$-glucose, mannose, and $\alpha$-glucose. The molecular weight range of the peptidoglycan was determined as 2,000 kDa-17 kDa. The peptidoglycan is considered to be a hybrid molecule of polysaccaride chains covalently bound as a side chain to the polypeptide core.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2005

Streptomyces griseus trypsin(SGT)을 코드하는 sprT 유전자를 포함하여 약 6.7 kb의 DNA 단편을 Streptomyces griseus ATCC 10137의 염색체 DNA로부터 클로닝 하여 염기서열을 결정하였다. 염기서열 분석 결과, 염색체 DNA를 EcoRI-HindIII 제한효소로 완전 분해하여 클로닝한 약6.7 kb의 단편에는 sprT유전자를 포함하여 총6개의 완전한 ORF (open reading frame)와 1개의 불완전한 ORF가 존재하는 것으로 밝혀졌으며, 순서대로 ORF1, SGT, ORF2, ORF3, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6로 명명하였다. 예상 단백질의 아미노산 서열 분석 결과, ORF1은 oxidoreductase, ORF3는 ArsR family의 transcription regulator, ORF4는 Listeria monocytogenes의 LPXTG motif를 갖는 peptidoglycan bound protein, ORF5는 transmembrane helix를 갖는 막단백질, ORF6는 Streptomyces avermitilis에서 보고된 lipoprotein과 높은 상동성을 보였으며, ORF2는 기능을 예측 할 수 없었다. 이와 같은 분석결과, sprT 유전자 주위에는 세포막이나 세포벽 구성성분을 코드하는 유전자가 존재하고 있으며, 따라서 SGT Pretense는 이러한 세포막 또는 세포벽 합성이나 분해과정에서 어떤 기능을 담당할 가능성 이 있는 것으로 추측되었다.