Characterization of the Strong Proteolytic Bacteria Isolated from Low Salt Fermented Anchovy and of Protease Produced by that Strain

저식염멸치젓에서 분리한 단백질분해력이 강한 세균 및 생산된 단백분해효소의 특성

For the purpose of producing low salt fermented anchovy by accelerated method with a strong proteolytic bacteria, in this study, a strong proteolytic bacterium was isolated from low salt fermented anchovy and its bacteriological characteristics and properties of protease were experimented. The results obtained were as fellows : three proteolytic bacteria, Aeromonas anaerogenes Barillus subtilis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus were isolated from low salt fermented anchovy($4\%\;of\;salt,\;4\%\;of\;KCl,\;0.5\%\;of\;lactic\;acid,\;6\%$of sorbitol and $4\%$ of alcohol extract of red pepper) after 40 days fermentation. Among these strains, which grow best at $30^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0, B. subtilis was found the best proteolytic strain and benefit for industrial use as shown $0.95\;hr^{-1}$ of specific growth rate, $89{\mu}g-Tyr/hr.ml$ of maximum activity after 12 hrs culture in TPY broth. The protease produced by by B. subtilis showed maximum activity at $35^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0, and molecular weight was estimated to be 23,000 by Sephadex G-100 filtration, and it was supposed to be a kind of metal chelator sensitive neutral protease from the results of strong sensitivity against EDTA, o-phenanthroline and metal ions such as $Cu^{2+},\;Ni^{2+},\;Fe^{2+}.Km$ value of that by method of Lineweaver-Burk was determinded to be $0.73\%$ for casein as a substrate.

미생물에 의해 속성 저식염젓갈을 제조할 목적으로 저식염멸치젓(식염 $4\%$, KCl $4\%$, lactic acid $0.5\%$, 솔비톨 $6\%$ 및 고추가루 알코올추출물 $4\%$)에서 단백질분해력이 강한 미생물을 분리하여 그 특성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 숙성 40일경의 시료를 취하여 skim milk배지상에서 HC ratio 2.5이상인 단백질 분해력이 강한 균주를 선별하여 동정한 결과 A. anaeregenes, B. subtilis, S. saprophyticus 3균주이었으며 모두 pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$에서 균증식 및 효소활성이 양호하였다. 이들 균 중 B. subtilisrbs이 비증식속도는 $0.95hr^{-1}$, 12시간 배양후 $89\mu{g}-Tyr/hr.ml$의 효소환성을 나타내어 분리된 균주 중 활성이 가장 좋았으며 산업적 응용성이 기대되었다. 그리고 gel여과법으로 정제한 B. subtilis 프로테아제의 특성은 pH 7.0, $35^{\circ}C$에서 활성이 가장 우수하였으며 분자량은 23,000으로 추정되었다. 또 카제인을 기질로 하여 효소반응 속도를 측정한 결과 Km값이 $0.73\%$이었다. 효소저해제의 효과에서는 EDTA, o-phenanthroline에 의하여 거의 실활되었으며, 금속 이온으로는 $Fe^{2+},\;Ni^{2+},\;Cu^{2+}$ 이온등에 의해 강하게 저해되는 것으로 보아 metal chelator sensitive neutral protease로 추정되었다.