Antimicrobial activity of protein hydrolysate by protease

효소 단백 가수분해물의 항균 활성

This study was carried out to investigate whether peptide produced from wheat protein by enzyme hydrolysis can be used as a natural antimicrobial agent. Antimicrobial peptide was obtained from wheat protein by protease of 7 species. The produced antimicrobial peptide was purified through ultrafiltration, membrane filtration and HPLC, and molecular weight and amino acid sequence of the purified antimicrobial peptide were determined. Among hydrolysate produced from wheat protein by protease of 7 species, antimicrobial activity was observed for the peptide obtained from Asp. saito protease. The Asp. saito protease did production antimicrobial hydrolysate showing the highest antimicrobial activity at reaction condition of $37^{\circ}C$ and pH 6.0, but not at reaction condition above $50^{\circ}C$. Wheat protein hydrolysate was fractionated by membrane filtration and showed antimicrobial activity between molecular weight 1,000 - 3,000. The antimicrobial activity fraction obtained by membrane filtration was separated through HPLC and showed antimicrobial activity in the peak of retention time 31.1 - 31.8 min. Since after wheat protein protease hydrolysate was heated during 15 min at $121^{\circ}C$, antimicrobial activity was maintained, we could be conviction as heat-stable peptide. Molecular weight of antimicrobial peptide identified by MALDI-mass was 1,633. Amino acid sequence of antimicrobial peptide was cysteine, glycine, prolin, prolin, prolin, valine, valine, alanine, alanine and arginine.

밀 단백질에 효소가수분해 할 때 생산되는 peptide의 항균활성과 천연항균제로서의 이용가능성을 검토하기 위하여 실험을 행하였다. 밀 단백질에 7종의 단백질가수분해효소를 작용시켜 생성된 가수분해물의 항균활성을 측정하고 한외여과, membrane filtration, HPLC를 이용하여 항균성 peptide를 분리 정제한 후 분자량과 아미노산 결합순서를 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 밀 단백질에 7종의 단백질 분해효소를 적용시켜 제조한 가수분해물중 Asp. saito protease를 적용시켜 얻어진 peptide 만이 항균활성을 나타내었다. Asp. saito protease는 $37^{\circ}C$, pH 6.0에서 작용시킨 경우에 항균활성이 가장 높았으며, $50^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 밀단백 효소가수분해물은 membrane filtration에 의하여 분자량 1,000~3,000 에서 항균활성이 나타났다. Membrane filtration으로 얻어진 항균활성분획을 HPLC로 분리한 결과 retention time 31.1~31.8 min에서 항균활성을 나타내었다. 밀단백 효소가수분해물은 $121^{\circ}C$에서 15분간 가열하여도 효소활성이 유지되는 매우 안정한 화합물이었다. 항균활성분획을 MALDI-mass로 질량을 분석한 결과 1,633이었다. 항균성 peptide의 아미노산 결합순서는 cysteine, glycine, prolin, prolin, prolin, valine, valine, alanine, alanine, arginine 의 순서였다.