Partial purification and Properties of Alkaline Cellulase from Pseudomonas sp. AC-711

Pseudomonas sp. AC-711이 생산하는 알칼리성 Cellulase의 부분정제 및 효소적 성질

The cellulase components were partially purified from the culture filtrate of the alkalophilic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. AC-711 and its enzymatic properties were characterized. The specific activity of the purified major enzyme component was 3.5 units/mg protein as carboxymethyl cellulase and the yield was 23% of the total activity of the culture broth. The molecular weight of the component was 46,000 and the Km and Vmax on CMC were determined as $15.4mg\;mL^{-1}$ and $4.17{\mu}moles\;mL^{-1}\;min^{-1}$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at the temperatures below $60^{\circ}C$ and at the pH range of 4.0~11.0, and the optimal temperature and pH were $60^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively. The enzyme activity was not significantly affected by the common surfactants (concentration: 0.05%) such as ${\alpha}$-olefin sulfonate, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium dodecyl sulfonate, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and Tween 80. The enzyme was activated by the metal ions such as $Ca^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, whereas inhibited by $Hg^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$. The enzyme exhibited relatively high activity toward amorphous CMC as compared with crystalline substrates such as filter paper and avicel.

토양으로부터 분리한 호알칼리성 세균 Pseudomonas sp. AC-711 균주의 배양여액으로 부터 황산암모늄 침전, DEAE-Sephadex A50 이온교환 크로마토그래피 및 Sephadex G-150 겔 여과의 과정을 거쳐 비활성이 9.4배 향상된 정제효소를 얻었다. 정제효소를 전기이동법으로 확인한 결과 미량의 타효소 성분이 혼재되어 있는 부분정제 효소임을 확인하였으며, 주성분의 분자량은 46,000이었다. 정제효소의 CMC에 대한 Km값은 $15.4mg\;mL^{-1}$ 이었으며, Vmax 값은 $4.17{\mu}moles\;mL^{-1}\;min^{-1}$이었다. 정제 효소의 열 및 안정성의 범위는 $60^{\circ}C$ 이하, pH 4.0~11.0 이었으며 작용최적 온도는 $60^{\circ}C$, 최적 pH는 8.0이었다. 정제효소의 CMCase 활성도는 0.05%의 ${\alpha}$-Olefin sulfonate, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, Sodium doecylsulfate, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide 및 Tween 80등의 계면활성제에 영향을 받지 않았으며, $Ca^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$등에 의하여 부활되는 반면에 $Hg^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$등은 효소활성을 저해하였다. 또한 정제효소는 결정형 섬유소보다 CMC에 대한 활성이 높았고, 낮은 수준의 xylan및 pNPG에 대한 분해력을 가지고 있으며, pectin과 inulin에는 작용하지 못하였다.