Studies on Hemicellulase System in Aspergillus niger ( I ) - Purification and reconstitution of D-xylanase -

Aspergillus niger의 Hemicellulase계 효소에 관한 연구-D-xylanase계 효소의 정제와 재조합

In the present study, two kinds of D-xylanases (1, 4-$\beta$-D-xylan xylanohydrolase (EC 3.2.1.8) were purified and characterized from crude extract of Aspergillus niger KG79. Xylanase I was most active at pH 5.0, whereas xylanse II at pH 4.0 Both enzymes demonstrated their maximum activity at 45$^{\circ}C$. They were relatively stable between pH 4.0 and 6.0 at 3$0^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours. Molecular weight of xylanse I and II were 12, 500 and 11, 500, respectively. Michaelis-Menten constants of xylanse I and II were 0.28% and 0.26% of xylan, respectively. Both enzymes could degrade commercial D-xylan to xylose, xylobiose, and xylotriose to the degree of about 10% of total reducing power. Xylanse I could, however, liberate arabinose from barley straw xylan in addition to xylose and xylooligasaccharides more rapidly than xylanase II. The degree of hydrolysis was about 25%. The reconstituted D-xylanase system with purified xylanases and $\beta$-xylosidase degraded commercial xylan and barley straw xylan to the degree of 28% and 54% respectively. The limit of hydrolysis by the enzymes was suggested to be resulted from the physical structure of the substrate.

본 연구에서는 Aspergillus niger KG79에서 두종류의 D-xylanase를 분리.정제하여 그 특성을 규명하였다. 이 두 종류의 D-xylanase의 물리화학적 및 동력학적 특성은 큰 차이가 없었다. 이들 Xylanase는 D-Xylan으로부터 Xylose, Xylobiose와 Xylotriose를 분해 생성하였다. 그러나 보리짚 Xylan을 기질로 사용했을 경우에는 Xylanase I 은 II보다 측쇄 arabinose를 상당히 빨리 분해하였다. 이들 효소에 의한 Xylan의 분해도는 기질의 종류에 따라 차이가 나서 보리짚 Xylan과 larchwood Xylan의 분해도는 각각 10%와 25%(환원당량) 정도로 나타났다. 순수정제된 Xylanase와 $\beta$-Xylosidase를 사용하여 재조합한 Xylanase계의 기질분해력을 비교한 결과 최적조건에서 보리짚과 larchwood Xylan은 각각 28%와 54%씩 분해 전환되었다. 이러한 결과는 Xylan의 효소분해도의 제한요소는 기질의 물리적 특성의 차이에 기인함을 추정할 수 있었다.