Abstract
When the cattail pollen was identified by using fibrinolytic agents, we found that the fibrinolytic activity was controlled by an enzyme. Therefore, for determining the fibrinolytic activity of cattail pollen, the fibrinolytic enzyme in cattail pollen was purified by gel filtration using DEAE-cellulose, Sephadex G-150 and HPLC. Also, its purity was certified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and its physico-chemical properties, such as pH and temperature stabilities and effects of metal, inhibitors and substrates, were examined. The specific activity, purification fold, and molecular weight of the enzyme were 38U/mg, 86.4,and 75kDa, respectively. The optimum pH for the purified enzyme was at 4.0 and it was stable at pH 4.0-6.0. The optimum temperature was $55^{\circ}C$ and it was stable at $30-60^{\circ}C$. But the enzyme began to be inactivated at $70^{\circ}C$ and its activity was totally lost at temperatures above $80^{\circ}C$. As for substrate specificity, the enzyme was most effective in dissolving fibrin, followed by whole casein, ${\kappa}$-casein, ${\alpha}$-casein, ${\beta}$-casein, and BSA. With casein as the substrate, Km value was found to be 0.44mM and the enzyme showed a high affinity for casein. As for the metal ions affecting enzyme activity, $K^+$, $Na^+$, and $Mg^{2+}$ had no effect on enzyme reaction while $Zn^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$ showed potent inhibitory activity. Judging from the fact that the purified enzyme was also strongly inhibited by PMSF, iodoacetic acid, and SDA, it assumed to be a serine protease.
부들 화분(포항(蒲黃))의 혈전 용해능을 검토하기 위하여 부들 화분을 물 추출하여 혈전 분해능이 있음을 확인하였다. 부들 화분의 혈전용해효소를 DEAE-cellulose, Sephadex G-150을 이용한 gel filteration, HPLC로 정제하여 acrylamide gel electrophoresi로 정제를 하였다. 정제효소는 HPLC와 전기영동에 의하여 순수하게 정제되었음을 확인하였고 비활성은 38U/mg로서 정제도는 86.4배이었고 분자량은 75kDa이었다. 정제효소의 최적 pH는 4.0이었고 pH 4.0-6.0에서 안정하였으며 정제효소의 최적온도는 $55^{\circ}C$이었고 $30-60^{\circ}C$에서는 안정하였으나 $70^{\circ}C$ 부터 활성이 현저히 저하하여 $80^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 완전히 실활하였다. 기질특이성은 fibrin을 가장 잘 분해하였고 fibrin, whole casein, ${\kappa}$-casein, ${\alpha}$-casein, ${\beta}$-casein, BSA순으로 나타났다. Casein을 기질로 하였을 때 Km value는 0.44 mM 이었으며 casein에 대한 친화력이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 효소활성에 미치는 금속이온의 영향은 $K^+$, $Na^+$, $Mg^{2+}$ 등은 효소반응에 영향을 미치지 않았으나 $Zn^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$는 심하게 저해작용을 나타내었고 정제효소는 PMSF, iodoacetic acid 및 SDS에 의하여 심하게 저해되는 것으로 보아 serine protease로 추정되었다.
