Bacillus sp.가 세포외로 생산하는 Inulinase의 정제 및 특성

Purification and Characterization of Extracellular Inulinase from Bacillus sp.

토양 분리균인 Bacillus spp.가 생산하는 inulinase를 ammonium sulfate 분획, 열처리, DEAE Sephadex Cl-6B ion exchange chromatography, Sephadex G-100 및 Sephadex G-150 gel 여과 등의 과정을 거쳐 단일 단백질로 분리 정제하였다. 정제 inulinase는 분자량이 약 56,000인 효소로서 pH6.0,$50^{\circ}C$에서 최대 활성을 나타내었으며 $Co^{2+}$와 $Mn^{2+}$에 의해서 현저한 활성화 효과를 보였다. 또한 본 효소는 sucrose와 raffinose에 대해서도 높은 활성을 나타내므로 $\beta$-D-fructofuranosidase(EC 3.2.1.26)로 분류되는 exo-inulinase인 것으로 확인되었다. 한편 효소활성에 필수적인 아미노산 잔기는 tryptophan과 histidine인 것으로 분석되었으며 inulin과 sucrose에 대한 $K_m$값은 각각 $2.0 \times 1.0^[-3}M, 1.0 \times 10^[-2}M$로 산출되었다.

The extracellular inulinase from Bacillus spp. was purified to a single protein through a sequence of operations including ammonium sulfate fractionation, heat treatment, DEAE Sepharose C1-6B ion exchange chromatography, Sephadex 6-100 and Sephadex 6-150 gel filtration. The purified enzyme was confirmed to be a $\beta$ -D-fructofuranosidase(EC 3.2.1.26) which was much more active on sucrose than on inulin(I/S = 0.2). The maximal inulinase activity was observed at pH 6.0 and at the temperature of $50^{\circ}C$. The mo1ecular weight of the enzyme was about 56, 000. Tryptophan and histidine residues of the enzyme molecule were found to be essential for its catalytic activity.