Characterization of a Glutamyl Aminopeptidase from Bacillus licheniformis NS115.

Bacillus licheniformis NS115가 생산하는 Glutamyl Aminopeptidase의 특성

An extracellular glutamyl aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.7) producing bacterium was isolated from soil and identified as Bacillus licheniformis based on its morphological and physiological characteristics. The aminopeptidase was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, Phenyl Sepharose, Resource Q, and Superose 12 column chromatographies. The specific activity of the purified aminopeptidase was 9.2 unit/mg for glutamyl p-nitroanilide with 17.6 purification folds. The purified aminopeptidase had an estimated molecular mass of 64 kDa consists of two different subunits (42 kDa and 22 kDa), and its isoeletric point was 5.2 measured by isoelectric focusing. The optimum pH and temperature of the aminopeptidase were 8.0 and 55$^{\circ}C$, respectively. The aminopeptidase was inhibited by EDTA and 1,10-phenanthroline, suggesting it be a metalloenzyme. Comparing with other aminopeptidase, the enzyme showed relatively high activity against peptide having glutamic acid as N-terminal.

Glutamic acid의 분해능이 뛰어난 aminopeptidase를 생산하는 세균을 토양으로부터 분리하였다. 이 균은 형태적 생리적 특성으로부터 Bacillus licheniformis로 동정되었다. 이 균을 최적 배지에 접종하고 37$^{\circ}C$에서 진탕배양한 후 균이 생산한 aminopeptidase를 ammonium sulfate 침전, Phenyl Sepharose CL-4B, Resource Q, Superose 12HR column을 통해 분리하여서 20.6%의 수율로 17.6배 정제된 glutamyl p-nitroanilide을 기질로 했을 때 9.2unit/mg의 순수효소를 얻었다. SDS-PAGE와 Native-PAGE로 부터 이 효소의 분자량이 42,000Da와 22,000Da으로 구성된 헤테로다이커로 약 64,000Da임이 밝혀졌고 효소의 등전점은 5.2로 나타났다. 이 효소의 반응 최적 온도는 55$^{\circ}C$, 반응최적 pH는 8.0이었고, EDTA와 1,10-phenanthroline에 의해서 효소활성이 저해되는 metalloenzyme으로 판명되었다.