Mannanolytic Enzyme Activity of Paenibacillus woosongensis

The activities of mannanase, ${\beta}$-mannosidase, and ${\alpha}$-galactosidase were detected in culture filtrate of Paenibacillus woosongensis showing mannanolytic activity for locust bean gum. Optimal conditions occurred at pH 5.5 and $60^{\circ}C$ for mannanase toward locust bean gum, pH 6.5 and $50^{\circ}C$ for ${\beta}$-mannosidase toward para-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-mannopyranoside, and pH 6.0-6.5 and $50^{\circ}C$ for ${\alpha}$-galactosidase toward para-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside in the culture filtrate, respectively. The mannanolytic enzyme of culture filtrate hydrolyzed mannobiose as well as manno-oligosaccharides including mannotriose, mannotetraose, mannopentaose and mannohexaose. It could also hydrolyze ${\alpha}$-1,6 linked galacto-oligosaccharides such as melibiose, raffinose and stachyose to liberate galactose residue. From these results, it is assumed that P. woosongensis produces three enzymes required for the complete decomposition of galactomannan.

Paenibacillus woosongensis의 만난분해 효소활성

만난의 분해활성을 갖는 Paenibacillus woosongensis의 배양 상등액으로부터 mannanase, ${\beta}$-mannosidase와 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase 활성이 관찰되었다. 배양상등액 내의 locust bean gum를 분해하는 mannanase는 pH 5.5와 $60^{\circ}C$, para-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-mannopyranoside를 분해하는 ${\beta}$-mannosidase는 pH 6.5, $50^{\circ}C$, para-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside를 분해하는 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase는 pH 6.0-6.5와 $50^{\circ}C$에서 각각 최대활성을 보였다. 배양상등액의 만난 분해효소는 mannotriose, mannotetraose, mannopentaose, mannohexaose와 같은 만노올리고당을 분해할 뿐 아니라 mannobiose도 분해하였다. 또한 melibiose, raffinose, stachyose 등의 ${\alpha}$-1,6 결합형 galacto-oligosaccharides를 분해하여 galactose를 생성하였다. 이러한 결과로 보아 P.woosongensis는 galactomannan을 완전히 분해하는데 필요한 3종류 효소를 모두 생산하는 것으로 판단된다.