Studies on the Production of Acid Digestive Enzyme -Isolation and Characterization of a Fungal Strain Which Produces Acid Enzymes-

내산성(耐酸性) 소화효소제(消化酵素劑)의 생산(生産)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) -내산성(耐酸性) 효소생산균(酵素生産菌)의 분리(分離)와 효소(酵素) 생산조건(生産條件)에 관(關)하여-

A fungal strain which produced high levels of acid protease and amylase was isolated from the atmosphere for application to the manufacture of digestive enzme preparation. This study was carried out to elucidate its microbiological characteristics, environmental conditions for production of the enzymes, and relationships between the enzyme activity and acidity. 1. The isolate was identified as a fungal strain which belonged to Aspergillus niger by the manual of Rafer and Fennel, and was found to be a strain producing high levels of acid protease and amylase. 2. The optimal pH of tile enzymes produced by the strain were: protease, 2.0;, ${\alpha}-amylase$, 4 to 5; and glucoamylase, 3 to 5. 3. The optimal culture conditions for production of the enzymes were: protease (at pH 2.5), 2 to 3 days incubation on wheat bran at $30^{\circ}C$; ${\alpha}-amylase$ and glucoamylase(at pH 3.0), 3 days incubation at $30^{\circ}C$. 4. The production of acid protease and glucoamylase was increased approximately by 20 percent when 2 percent of corn starch was added to the wheat bran medium. 5. The addition of 0.3 percent ammonium sulfate to the wheat bran medium resulted in enhancing the enzyme production, especially of acid prctease.

소화효소제(消化酵素劑) 생산(生産)에 이용(利用)하기 위하여 공기(空器)중(中)에서 내산성(耐酸性) protease 및 amylase 생산능(生産能)이 강(强)한 균주(菌株)를 분리(分離), 선정(選定)하고 선정균(選定菌)의 균학적(菌學的) 성질(性質)을 검토(檢討)하였다. 아울러 생성효소(生成酵素)의 내산성(耐酸性)(반응(反應) pH와 효소활성(酵素活性)과의 관계(關係)과 효소(酵素) 생산조건(生産條件)을 검토(檢討)하였다. 1. 선정균주(選定菌株)는 내산성(耐酸性) protease 및 amylase를 강(强)하게 생산(生産)하는 균주(菌株)로서 Raper와 Fennel의 manual에 의(依)하여 Aspergillus niger로 동정(同定)되었다. 2. 선정균(選定菌)의 protease는 pH 2.0에서 최대활성(最大活性)을 나타냈으며, ${\alpha}-amylase$는 $pH4{\sim}5$, glucoamylase는 $pH3{\sim}5$에서 최대활성(最大活性)을 나타냈다. 3. 밀기울 배지(培地)에 배양시(培養時) protease(pH 2.5에서의 활성)생산(生産)의 최적조건(最適條件)은 $30^{\circ}C$, $2{\sim}3$일간(日間)이며 , ${\alpha}-amylase$ 및 glucoamylase(pH3.0 에서의 활성(活性))의 경우는 $30^{\circ}C$, 3일간(日間)이었다. 4. 밀기을배지(培地)에 옥수수전분을 2% 첨가(添加)한 경우 내산성(耐酸性) protease 및 glucoamylase의 생성(生成)이 약(約) 20%씩 증가(增加)되었다. 5. 밀기울배지(培地)에 황산암모늄 0.3%를 첨가(添加)한 경우 내산성(耐酸性) protease 및 glucoamylase의 생성(生成)이 증가(增加)되었으며, 특(特)히 내산성(耐酸性) protease의 생성(生成)에 효과적(效果的)이었다.