A Study on the Alkaline Protease Produced from Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus subtilis가 생산하는 Alkaline Protease에 관한 연구

The alkaline protease producing bacteria isolated from soil and identified as Bacillus subtilis. The optimum medium for alkaline protease production from the microorganism was as follows; soluble starch, 1.5% ; proteose peptone, 0.5% ; $K_2HPO_4$, 0.1% ; $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$, 0.02% and sodium carbonate, 1.0%. The optimum temperature for alkaline protease production was $35^{\circ}C$, and the initial pH of medium was pH 10.5. The alkaline protease activity was about 2,300 U per ml of culture broth by Casein-Folin Method. A 9.2 fold purification of alkaline protease was obtained from culture broth. The recovery was 14% and purified enzyme was identified as single band, and its molecular weight was about 19,000. The optimum temperature for enzyme reaction was $70^{\circ}C$, and optimum pH was 12. The activity of purified enzyme was inhibited by metal ion ($Fe^{++}$), and Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride, a serine protease inhibitor.

토양에서 분리된 Alkaline Protease생산균주는 Bacills subtilis로 동정되었다. 본 균주의 최적배양온도는 최적 배지조건에서 $35^{\circ}C$이며, 초기 배지 pH는 10.5였다. 효소역가는 Casein-Folin법으로 약 2,300 Unit/ml로 나타났다. 배양액에 일련의 정제과정을 실시한 결과 정제배수 9.2, 회수율 14%의 정제효소를 얻었으며, 분자량은 19,000이었다. 정제효소의 반응최적온도는 $70^{\circ}C$, 최적 PH는 12였다. $Fe^{++}$에 의해 활성이 저하되었으며, 또한 serine protease inhibitor인 PMSF에 의해 활성이 저해되었다. 이것으로 부터 본 효소는 활성부위에 serine을 갖는 serine protease의 일종임을 알 수 있었다.