Enzymatic Properties of a Cellulase from Ganoderma lucidum

불로초(不老草)가 생산(生産)하는 Cellulase의 효소학적(酵素學的) 성질(性質)

A cellulose-degrading enzyme from Ganoderma lucidum was partially purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and its enzymatic properties were studied. The enzyme had an optimum pH for activity at 4.0, and its stability range was pH $4.0{\sim}7.0$. The optimum temperature was $55^{circ}C$ and the enzyme retained 80% original activity after heated at $50^{\circ}C$ for 60 min. The activation energy of the enzyme for CMC degradation was caculated and found to be 6.2 Kcal/mole. The enzyme was activited by the addition of $Co^{++},\;Mn^{++}$, but slightly inactivated by $Hg^{++}$. Various enzyme inhibitors and chemical reagents did not affect the enzyme activity. The enzyme acted on native celluose as well as CMC. The Michaelis constant for CMC was calculated to be 2.4 mg glucose ep/ml.

Ganoderma lucidum의 개체배양물(個體培養物)로 부터 얻은 cellulase를 ammonium sulfate fractionation으로 조정제(組精製)한 후(後) 이 효소(酵素)의 기본적(基本的)인 특성(特性)을 조사(調査)하였다. 이 효소(酵素)의 최적작용(最摘作用) pH와 온도(溫度)는 각각 pH $4.0{\sim}7.0$사이와 $50^{\circ}C$ 이하(以下)의 온도(溫度)에서는 비교적(比較的) 안정(安定)하였다. CMC-2Na분해(分解)에 대한 activation energy는 6.2 Kcal/mole이었다. $Mg^{++},\;Co^{++}$에 의해서 효소활성(酵素活性)이 증가(增加)되었으나 $Hg^{++}$에 의해서는 저해(沮害)되었다. 한편 본(本) 효소활성(酵素活性)은 SDS에 의해서 약 27%저해(沮害)된 것을 제외(除外)하고는 여러가지 chemical reagents에 의해서는 아무런 영향(影響)을 받지 않았다. 본(本) 효소(酵素)의 CMC-2Na에 대한 Km치(値)는 2.4 mg/ml였으며 CMC-2Na 이외(以外)에 천연(天然) cellulose에도 작용(作用)을 하였다.