Study on the Process to Decrease the molecular Weight of $\beta$-[1,6]-branched $\beta$-[1,3]-D-Glucans

분지 베타 글루칸의 저분자화 기술 연구

  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

${\beta}$-(1,6)-Branched ${\beta}$-(1,3)-D-glucans are known to enhance the immune system in human body, and in most cases have higher molecular weights over 1 MDa. In order to enhance the efficacy of glucans by decreasing their molecular weights, sonication, acid treatment, and enzymatic hydrolysis were tested and compared in this work. Treatment of sonication was effective to decrease the molecular weight to the extent of several dozens of kilo-daltons, but have a risk to disorder the triple helical structure of the glucans. Acid treatment was also an effective method to degrade polysaccharides, but ${\beta}$-(1,6)-branched of the glucan molecules was found to be also hydrolyzed. Treatment of ${\beta}$-(1,3)-glucanase was an effective method to decrease the molecular weight in mild conditions, but could not hydrolyse the highly ${\beta}$-(1,6)-branched ${\beta}$-(1,3)-glucans efficiently.

분자량이 1 MDa 이상인 $\beta$-(1,6)-branched $\beta$-(1,3)-glucan의 효과적인 저분자화 방법을 물리적인 방법, 화학적인 방법, 효소적인 방법으로 나누어 고찰하였다. 물리적인 방법인 초음파처리의 경우엔, 저분자화가 진행됨에 따라 감소하는 저분자화의 효율로 인하여 산업적으로 일정 수준이하의 BBG을 수득하기에 난점이 있으며, 또한 3차 구조의 변성 문제도 주목해야 할 것이다. 화학적인 산 처리법의 경우, 분자량 100,000 Da 이하의 BBG을 산업적으로 수득하기에는 유리할 수 있으나, 약리적 효능에 결정적인 $\beta$-(1,6)-branch의 파괴가 단점이라 할 수 있다. 효소적인 방법이야말로 triple helix 3차 구조의 변성 문제나 $\beta$-(1,6)-branch의 감소 문제를 피하며, 효과적으로 분자량을 감소시킬 수 있음이 확인되었으나, 아직 분지도가 높은 $\beta$-(1,6)-branched $\beta$-(1,3)-glucan까지 효과적으로 가수분해 할 수 있는 효소를 screening 하지는 못하였다.

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