Abstract
For screening thermostable $\alpha$-amylase from thermophiles, various samples from extreme environments such as hot spring and sewage near them, and compoat, wereexamined microbial growth in enrichment culture medium at 55$\circ$C on the assumption that enzymes from thermophiles are inevitable thermostable. One strain showing higher $\alpha$-amylase activity was pure cultured and designated as Bacillus sp. TR-25 from the results of morphological, cultural and physiological characteristics. The most important carbon sourses for the enzyme production were soluble starch, dextrin, potato starch and corn starch. Glucose and fructose had a catabolite repression on the enzyme production. The good nitrogen sources for the enzyme production were yeat extract, nutrient broth, tryptone, corn steep liquor and ammonium sulfate. The enzyme production was accelerated by addition of CaCl$_{2}$. $\cdot $ H$_{2}$O. The optimal medium composition for the enzyme production was soluble starch 2.0%, yeast extract 0.55, CaCl$_{2}$ $\cdot $ 2H$_{2}$O 0.015, Tween 80 0.001%, pH8.0, respectively. In jar fermenter culture, this strain shows a rapid growth and required cheaper carbon and nitrogen source. These properties are very useful to fermentation industry. The $\alpha$-amylase of this strain demonstrated a maximum activity at 80$\circ$C, pH 5.0, respectively. And calcium ion did not improve thermostability of the enzyme. At 10$0^{\circ}C$, this enzyme has 235 of relative activity. Transformation was carried out by thermophilic Bacillus sp. TR-25 genomic DNA. As a result, the transformant has increased thermostable $\alpha$-amylase activity.
내열성 {\alpha}$-amulase를 생산하는 미생물을 분리하기 위하여 각종 분리원으로 시료를 채취하여 55$^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 생육하고 가장 내열성 {\alpha}$-amulase 생산능이 우수한 균주를 분리, 동정한 결과 thermophilic Bacilus 속으로 추정되었다. 균체생육과 효소생산의 최적온도는 60~$65^{\circ}C$였고, 초발 pH8.0에서 가장 높은 효소생산능을 보였다. {\alpha}$-amulase 생산에 가장 양호한 탄소원은 soluble starch, dextrin, prtato starch, corn starch 등의 다당류이었으며 glucose, fructose 등의 단당류에서는 효소생산이 미약하거나 억제를 받았다. {\alpha}$-amulase 생산에 가장 중요한 질소원은 yeast extract이었따. 0.1% $CaCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$, 0.001%의 Tween-80의 첨가는 {\alpha}$-amulase 생산성을 증가시켰다. 본 공사균이 생산한 조효소액의 특성을 검토해 본 결과, 8$0^{\circ}C$에서 최적 효소활성을 보였으며, 10$0^{\circ}C$에서도 23%의 잔존활성을 나타내었다. 최적 pH는 5.0이었다. $Ca^{2+}$은 효소활성 증진에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 공시균으로부터 분리한 genomic DNA를 중온성 BAcillus subtilis KCTC 1024에 형질전환시킨 결과, transformant는 wild type에 비하여 약 2배의 효소활성이 증가되었다.