• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.734-738
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• 2005

Xylanase를 생산하는 알칼리 내성 Bacillus alcalophilus AX2000의 chromosomal DNA로부터 xylanase 유전자를 cloning하여 그 염기배열 순서를 결정한 다음 이로부터 유전자 발현에 관련된 구조를 분석하였다. Xylanase 유전자의 cloning을 위해 제한효소 PstI으로 절단한 B. alcalophilus AX2000의 chromosomal DNA와 pUC19을 ligation 시켜 E. coli $DH5\alpha$에 형질전환시킨 후 형질전환체 중에서 xylanase 활성을 나타내는 재조합 plasmid pXTY99를 분리하였다. 재조합 plasmid pXTY99은 pUC19의 PstI 부위 내에 7kb의 외래 DNA가 삽입 되 었다. Cloning된 xylanase 유전자(xynT)의 염기배열을 분석한 결과 유전자의 크기는 1,020 bp이었고 이는 340개의 아미노산으로 구성된 분자량 40 kDa의 poly-peptide를 coding하고 있었다. 이 염기배열은 AUG 개시 codon으로부터 각각 259와 282 base상류에 TACAAT의 -10 box와 GTTCACA인 -35 box로 추정되는 염기배열이 존재하였으며 ribosome 결합부위가 존재하였다. B. alcalophilus AX2000의 xylanase와 아미노산배열의 유사성이 가장 높은 xylanase는 Bacillus sp. N137과 B. stearothemophilus 21 유래의 xylanase로 각각 $61\%$와 $59\%$의 유사성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1267-1277
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• 2016

Currently, enzymatic synthesis of lactulose, a synthetic prebiotic disaccharide, is commonly performed with glycosyl hydrolases. In this work, a new type of lactulose-producing biocatalyst was developed by displaying β-galactosidase from Bacillus stearothermophilus IAM11001 (Bs-β-Gal) on the surface of Bacillus subtilis 168 spores. Localization of β-Gal on the spore surface as a fusion to CotX was verified by western blot analysis, immunofluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry. The optimum pH and temperature for the resulting spore-displayed β-Gal was 6.0 and 75℃, respectively. Under optimal conditions, it showed maximum activity of 0.42 U/mg spores (dry weight). Moreover, the spore-displayed CotX-β-Gal was employed as a whole cell biocatalyst to produce lactulose, yielding 8.8 g/l from 200 g/l lactose and 100 g/l fructose. Reusability tests showed that the spore-displayed CotX-β-Gal retained around 30.3% of its initial activity after eight successive conversion cycles. These results suggest that the CotX-mediated spore-displayed β-Gal may provide a promising strategy for lactulose production.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.563-568
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• 2010

The Val289 residue in the $\alpha$-amylase of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, which is equivalent to the Ala289 and Val286 residues in the $\alpha$-amylases of B. stearothermophilus and B. licheniformis, respectively, was studied by site-directed mutagenesis. This residue was substituted with 10 different amino acids by random substitution of the Val codon. In these mutant $\alpha$-amylases, Val289 was substituted with Ile, Tyr, Phe, Leu, Gly, Pro, Ser, Arg, Glu, and Asp. Compared with the wild-type $\alpha$-amylase, the mutant $\alpha$-amylase Val289Ile showed 20% more hydrolytic activity, whereas Val289Phe and Val289Leu showed 50% lesser activity. On the other hand, the mutant $\alpha$-amylases Val289Gly, Val289Tyr, Val289Ser, and Val289Pro showed less than 15% activity. The substitution of Val289 with Arg, Asp, or Glu resulted in complete loss of the $\alpha$-amylase activity. Interestingly, the mutant $\alpha$-amylase Val289Tyr had acquired a transglycosylation activity, which resulted in the change of product profile of the reaction, giving a longer oligosaccharide.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.574-582
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• 1992

Bacillus stearothermophilus exo-xylanase 유전자 DNA가 삽입된 재조합 plasmid pMG1을 가지고 있는 E.coli JM109 exo-xylanase 생산 최적 배양 조건, 생산 효소의 정제 및 정제 효소의 특성 등을 조사 연구하였다. 상기 재조합 E.coli 균주는 0.5 fructose, 0.5 yeast extract, 1.0 tryptone 및 1.0 sodium chloride가 함유된 배지에서 약 10시간 배양했을 때 최대량의 효소를 생산하였으며 생산효소의 94는 세포내에 존재하는 것으로 분석되었다. 생산 효소는 ammonium sulfate 분획, ion exchange chromatography 및 gel filtration 등의 과정을 거쳐 단일 단백질로 정제하였으며 정제 효소는 pH 6.0과 $45^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 효소 활성을 나타내었다.또한 1mM $Ca^{2+}$과 $Co^{2+}$ 이온의 첨가는 각각 약 25% 정도의 활성화 효과를 나타내는 반면, 본 효소의 pNPX에 대한 $K_{m}$은 2.75mM, pl값을 4.7, 그리고 분자량은 gel-filtration 법으로는 약 200,000dal., SDS-polyacrylamide gel 전기영동법으로는 약 66,000dal 으로 측정되어 세 개의 동일한 subunit로 구성된 효소 단백질인 것으로 추정되었다. 본 정제 효소는 xylobiose, xylotrioxe 및 xylotetraose 등의 xylo-oligosaccharide를 효과적으로 분해함은 물론이고, 분해율은 낮으나 birchwood xylan, larchwood xylan 및 oatspelt xylan 등의 xyland에도 작용, xylose 생산을 확인함으로써 본 효소는 그 예가 극히 드문 bacterial exo-xylanase인 것으로 분류되었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1266-1270
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• 2000

우리 고유의 장맛을 상업적으로 대량 제조하기 위하여 기존에 사용되었던 Asp. oryzae와 전통장류에서 분리한 Bacillus 5균종을 이용하여 제조한 된장의 품질특성을 조사하였다. 숙성기간동안 미생물은 15일 후 1 log cycle 정도 감소하였으나 그 이후는 거의 일정하였고, pH는 초기 $6.0{\sim}7.0$에서 $5.95{\sim}6.28$로 감소하였다. 아미노태 질소는 점차적으로 증가하여 초기의 $1.4{\sim}1.6$배로 증가하였다. 수분과 조단백은 시료간의 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 환원당, 유기산, isoflavone함량에는 시료간에 큰 차이를 나타냈다. 환원당은 B. licheniformis F2138, B. stearothermophilus F2342가 다른 시료에 비해 함량이 있고, isoflavones은 B. licheniformis F2358, B. subtilis F2362시료가 함량이 높았다. 유기산은 B. licheniformis F2382 시료가 가장 많았고, 유기산 종류별로는 citrate함량이 다른 유기산에 비해 현저히 높았으며 fumarate는 미량으로 검출되었다. 관능검사에서 전체적인 맛과 선호도는 B. licheniformis F2382가 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 위와 같은 결과를 산업적 된장제조에 적용하여 공정과정을 개선한다면 전통 장맛과 기능성에 보다 근접하는 개량식 된장 제조가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2005

B. stearothermophilus 유래의 CGTase 유전자(cgtS)를 보유하고 있는 재조합 plasmid pCGTS (4.8 kb)을 효모 표면 발현용 vector인 pYDl (GAL1 promoter)에 subcloning 하였다. 구축된 재조합 plasmid, pYDCGT (7.2 kb)는 S. cerevisiae EBY100에 형질전환하였고, tryptophan이 결여된 SD 배지에서 1차 선별된 형질전환체들을 YPGS배지에서 배양 후 활성 염색을 통하여 CD가 생 성 됨을 확인하였다. 배양시간과 효소반응시간에 따른 반응 산물을 TLC로 분석 한 결과, 배양 12시간째부터 효소활성이 나타났고, 반응 10분 이후부터 CD가 생성되어 시간이 지남에 따라 CD 생성양이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 회분 배양한 결과 $25^{\circ}C$와 $30^{\circ}C$에서 CGTase의 최대 활성이 각각 21.3 unit/1 와 16.5 unit/1로 나타났고, plasmid 안정성은 각각 $86\%$와 $82\%$로 나타나 배양온도에 상관없이 plasmid는 비교적 안정하게 유지되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.584-590
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• 2003

The xylA gene of Bacillus stearothermophilus No. 236 encoding ${\beta}-xylosidase$, a major xylanolytic enzyme, was previously cloned and sequenced by the present authors. Sequence analysis indicated that translation of the xylA gene was initiated from the noncanonical initiation codon UUG, confirmed by analyzing three different amber (UAG) mutants of the xylA gene. In the present study, the UUG initiation codon was mutated into AUG or GUG, and the effects of the mutations on the XylA synthesis were examined. The AUG initiation codon was found to direct the highest level of ${\beta}-xylosidase$ synthesis; three-fold and fourteen-fold more enzyme activity than the UUG codon in E. coli and B. subtilis cells, respectively. Surprisingly, contrary to other systems reported to date, the UUG start codon was found next to AUG in the relative order of translational efficiency in both organisms. In addition, a greater abundance of the xylA mRNA was detected with the AUG start codon in both of these host cells than with GUG or UUG. Northern blot and Toeprint assays revealed that this was due to enhanced stability of mRNA with the AUG initiation codon. As expected, the ${\beta}-xylosidase$ protein level in the bacterial cells containing mRNA with the AUC start codon was also much higher than the levels with the other two different mRNAs.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.51-58
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• 1990

Quality deterioration of barley drink during storage was examined by measuring viable count, titratable acidity (TA), turbidity and pH of barley drinks with or without barley particles stored at temperatures of 20, 25, 30, and 35$^{\circ}C$. Qualitative analysis of organic acids in spoiled barley drink was also performed. TA of barley drink during storage increased to 0.009, 0.0095, 0.0097 and 0.020% at 20, 25, 30 and 35$^{\circ}C$, respectively. TA reached the mixima between 7 and 10 days of storage and reduced from then on. pH values followed the exactly reverse trend of TA. The rate of bacterial spoilage of barley drinks was faster when it was stored at higher temperatures. The numbers of bacteria were in the range between 9.0${\times}10^6-8.0{\times}10^8$ cells/ml depending on the storage temperatures and the different brands. Those samples with higher bacterial growths showed higher optical densities. Volatile organic acids such as acetic, formic, propionic, isobutyric, isovaleric acids were detected in addition to ethyl alcohol. Non-volatile organic acids such as pyruvic, lactic, oxalacetic, succinic, fumaric acids were detected. Among them, acetic acids were most important in their quantities. Five different kinds of spoilage bacteria were isolated and identified as Bacillus Licheniformis, Bacillus coagulans, Badillus cirulans, Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus brevis, all of which were found to form endospores.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 International Symposium
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• pp.163-164
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• 2001

A number of bacterial species produce extracellular lipases. Among them, many lipase genes have been cloned and sequenced. A comparison of primary sequences revealed only very limited sequence homology among them. Based on the sequence homologies and molecular sizes (Mr), bacterial lipases were classified into four discrete groups. From soil samples taken around Taejon, five different lipase-producing bacteria were isolated; Proteus vulgaris K80, Bacillus stearothermophilus Ll, B. pumilus B26, Staphylococcus haemolyticus L62, S. aureus B56. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that Staphylococcus lipase genes (L62 and B56) composed of pre-pro-mature parts, Bacillus lipase genes (Ll and B26) pre-mature parts, and Proteus lipase gene (K80) mature part only. In addition, the molecular sizes of their mature parts were quite different from 19,000 to 45,000. Finally, they had very little homology (less than 20％) in their amino acid sequences. Judging from the above results, lipase K80 belonged to bacterial lipase Group I, lipase L1 and lipase B26 Group III, and lipase L62 and lipase B56 Group IV. This diversity in their primary structures was also reflected in their enzymatic properties; temperature effects, pH effects, substrate specificity, detergent effects, and so on.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2000

A homologous gene to alanine racemase was cloned from a hyperthermophilic bacterium, Aquifex pyrophilus. The cloned gene encodes a protein of 341 amino acids, which has a significant homology to alanine racemase of Bacillus stearothermophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, and E. coli. When the gene was expressed in Escherichia coli, it produced a 40 kDa protein. The purified protein contains one mole pyridoxal 5-phosphate per one mole of protein, which is essential for catalytic activity of alanine racemase. The purified protein catalyzed racemization of L-alanine to D-alanine, or vice versa, indicating that the cloned gene encoded alanine racemase. It also showed significant racemization activity against L-serine and ${\alpha}-aminobutylic$ acid. The A. pyrophilus alanine racemase showed strong thermostability, and it maintained catalytic activity in the presence of organic solvents.