Studies on Esterase of Pieris rapae L. I. Changes of Esterase Activity and Zymogram Pattern During Development and Purification

배추흰나비(Pieris rapae L.)의 esterase에 관한 연구 I. 변태에 따른 esterase의 활성변화 및 zymogram pattern의 변화와 정제

Changes in esterase activity and zymogram pattern during development in Pieirs rapae L. were investigated and three esterases (E2, E6 and E11) from the late 5th instar larvae were purified. Esterase activity in whole body increased rapidly during 5th instar larval stages and reached a peak at the late 5th instar larval stage. The number and intensity of esterase band from whole body and midgut also showed a peak at the late 5th instar larval stage. Purification of esterase was performed using gel filtration on Sephadex G-lOO, ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-trisacryl and preparative electrophoresis. The final purities of these enzymes were about 30 to 60-fold.

배추흰나비의 변태에 따른 esterase의 활성변화 및 zymogram pattern의 변화를 조사하였으며 5령말 유충으로부터 3개의 esterase를 순수 분리하였다. Esterase의 활성은 5령초에서 5령말에 이르는 동안 급격히 증가하여 5령말에서 최대의 활성이 나타났으며 전기영동의 결과 whole body와 중장내 esterase band의 수나 강도는 5령말에서 최대로 나타났다. Gel filtration과 ion-exchange chromatography 및 preparative electorphoresis를 통해 정제된 각 esterase의 최종순도는 약 30-60배였다.