• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2003

다양한 미생물들로부터 유래한 cellulase 중에서, 특히 장내 단백질 가수분해효소에 안정한 Clostridium thermocellum 균주 유래의 endoglucanase를 선별하였다. 그 후 그 유전자의 자체 프로모터에 의해 발현되는 재조합 Lactobacillus용 발현벡터를 구축하였고, 그 발현벡터를 pSD1이라 명명하였다. 이 발현벡터를 L. bulgaricus와 L. plantarum 균주에 각각 전기천공법을 이용하여 형질전환시키는데 성공하였으며 그 재조합 균주들로부터 endoglucanase 효소역가를 조사한 결과 각각 배지 상층액에서 0.12, 0.144 U/ml로 조사되었다. 한편 이들 균주들의 생균제로 갖추어야할 특성인 내산성, 내담즙성 및 항생제내성 여부를 조사한 결과, 이들 균주들은 모두 pH3과 같은 산성 조건하에서도 안정하였으며, 내담즙성에 있어서는 특히 L. plantarum 균주의 경우 0.3, 1% 의 oxgall에서도 안정하였다. 또한 항생제 내성을 조사한 결과 두 균주 모두 amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, colistin에 저항성이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2005

효과적이고 강력한 효모 생균제를 개발하기 위해, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 균주들 에서 섬유소 분해효소를 유전공학적 방법으로 생산하였다. Thermomonospora fusca 유래의 exoglucanase유전자(E3)를 구성적 ADHl promoter 하류에 subcloning하여 구성적 발현계인 plasmid pVT-TE태(8.8 kb)를 제작하였고, 이를 S. cerevisiae 숙주세포 SEY2102에 형질전환 시켜, YPD에서 배양한 결과, 총 생산된 exoglucanase의 avicelase 활성은 190 unit/l에 도달하였고, 분비효율은 $50\%$, plasmid 안정성은 $91\%$로 나타났다. 재조합 exoglucanase의 양은 Clostridium endoglucanase(CelA)와 Trichoderma endoglucanase(C4) 보다 더 높은 avicel 결합능을 나타냈다. 각 혼합비에 대한 avicel분해에 대한 상승효과와 당 생성은, E3와 CelA의 흔합비가 4:1일 때 가장 좋은 포도당 생성이 관찰되었으며 , endoglucanase(CelA)와 exoglucanase(E3)의 혼합물은, 단독으로 처리했을 때보다, 포도당의 생산은 2.5배 향상되었고, avicelase활성은 결과적으로 3.2배 증가하였다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2019

Agarum clathratum, a brown macroalgae species, has recently become a serious environmental problem on the coasts of Korea. In an effort to solve this problem, fungal diversity associated with decaying A. clathratum was investigated and related ${\beta}$-glucosidase and endoglucanase activities were described. A total of 233 fungal strains were isolated from A. clathratum at 15 sites and identified 89 species based on morphology and a multigene analysis using the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and protein-coding genes including actin (act), ${\beta}$-tubulin (benA), calmodulin (CaM), and translation elongation factor (tef1). Acremonium, Corollospora, and Penicillium were the dominant genera, and Acremonium fuci and Corollospora gracilis were the dominant species. Fifty-one species exhibited cellulase activity, with A. fuci, Alfaria terrestris, Hypoxylon perforatum, P. madriti, and Pleosporales sp. Five showing the highest enzyme activities. Further enzyme quantification confirmed that these species had higher cellulase activity than P. crysogenum, a fungal species described in previous studies. This study lays the groundwork for bioremediation using fungi to remove decaying seaweed from populated areas and provides important background for potential industrial applications of environmentally friendly processes.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.257-263
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• 2017

A cellulolytic strain Y2 was isolated from soil obtained in the Canadian Alpine region. The isolate was identified as Paenibacillus sp. Y2 by 16S rRNA sequencing. When grown in LB medium supplemented with carboxymethyl-cellulose (CMC), CMCase production increased to 122.0% of that observed in LB without CMC. Culture supernatant was concentrated by ultrafiltration and 80% ammonium sulfate precipitates were separated by Hi-Trap Q and CHT-II chromatography. The purified enzyme (EG-PY2) showed a homogeneous single band and the molecular mass was estimated to be 38 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Optimum pH and temperature of the enzyme were 4.5 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The half-life of enzyme activity at 50 was 140.7 min, but the enzyme was drastically inactivated within 5 min at $55^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was highly activated to 135.7 and 126.7% by 5.0 mM of $Cu^{2+}$ or $Mg^{2+}$ ions, respectively, and moderately activated by $Ba^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$ ions, whereas it was inhibited to 76.8% by $Fe^{2+}$, and to ${\leq}50%$ by $Mn^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, and EDTA. The enzyme was activated to 211.5% in the presence of 0.5 M of NaCl and greatly tolerant to 3.15M of NaCl. The enzyme showed 2.98 times higher ${\beta}$-glucanase activity than CMCase activity. Based on these results, it can be concluded that EG-PY2 is an acidophilic, cold-active, and halotolerant endoglucanase. The authors suggest it is considered to be useful for various industrial applications, such as, fruit juice clarification, acidic deinking processes, high-salt food processing, textile and pulp industries, and for biofuel production from seaweeds.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.607-615
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• 2018

Objective: This study was conducted to isolate the cellulolytic microorganism from the rumen of Holstein steers and characterize endoglucanase gene (Cel5A) from the isolated microorganism. Methods: To isolate anaerobic microbes having endoglucanase, rumen fluid was obtained from Holstein steers fed roughage diet. The isolated anaerobic bacteria had 98% similarity with Eubacterium cellulosolvens (E. cellulosolvens) Ce2 (Accession number: AB163733). The Cel5A from isolated E. cellulolsovens sp. was cloned using the published genome sequence and expressed through the Escherichia coli BL21. Results: The maximum activity of recombinant Cel5A (rCel5A) was observed at $50^{\circ}C$ and pH 4.0. The enzyme was constant at the temperature range of $20^{\circ}C$ to $40^{\circ}C$ but also, at the pH range of 3 to 9. The metal ions including $Ca^{2+}$, $K^+$, $Ni^{2+}$,$Mg^{2+}$, and $Fe^{2+}$ increased the endoglucanase activity but the addition of $Mn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Zn^{2+}$ decreased. The Km and Vmax value of rCel5A were 14.05 mg/mL and $45.66{\mu}mol/min/mg$. Turnover number, Kcat and catalytic efficiency, Kcat/Km values of rCel5A was $96.69(s^{-1})$ and 6.88 (mL/mg/s), respectively. Conclusion: Our results indicated that rCel5A of E. cellulosolvens isolated from Holstein steers had a broad pH range with high stability under various conditions, which might be one of the beneficial characteristics of this enzyme for possible industrial application.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1073-1080
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• 2014

A total of 10 cellulase-producing bacteria were isolated from soil samples irrigated with paper and pulp mill effluents. The sequencing of 16S rRNA gene revealed that all isolates belonged to different species of genus Bacillus. Among the different isolates, B. subtilis IARI-SP-1 exhibited a high degree of ${\beta}$-1,4-endoglucanase (2.5 IU/ml), ${\beta}$-1,4-exoglucanase (0.8 IU/ml), and ${\beta}$-glucosidase (0.084 IU/ml) activity, followed by B. amyloliquefaciens IARI-SP-2. CMC was found to be the best carbon source for production of endo/exoglucanase and ${\beta}$-glucosidase. The ${\beta}$-1,4-endoglucanase gene was amplified from all isolates and their deduced amino acid sequences belonged to glycosyl hydrolase family 5. Among the domains of different isolates, the catalytic domains exhibited the highest homology of 93.7%, whereas the regions of signal, leader, linker, and carbohydrate-binding domain indicated low homology (73-74%). These variations in sequence homology are significant and could contribute to the structure and function of the enzyme.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2005년도 2005 Annual Meeting & International Symposium
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• pp.245-247
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• 2005

A cellulolytic fungus isolated from Agave plantation in northeastern Thailand was identified as Acrophialophora nainiana. The fungus was capable of growing at pH between 3 - 7 and 25 - 45 $^{\circ}C$, with the optimum conditions at pH 5.0 and 40 $^{\circ}C$. The wild isolate produced cellulases, comprising of exoglucanase (0.019 U/mg protein), endoglucanase (0.366 U/mg protein), and ${\beta}$-glucosidase (0.001 U/mg protein). Mutations with UV and NTG produced the UV 10-2 mutant with cellulases activities including exoglucanase (0.093 U/mg protein), endoglucanase (0.585 U/mg protein), and ${\beta}$-glucosidase (0.013 U/mg protein). Purification of the enzymes with ultrafiltration, ammonium sulfate precipitation, and ion-exchange chromatography yielded the maximal cellulase specific activities of 2.736 U/mg protein (exoglucanase), 0.235 U/mg protein (endoglucanase), and 0.008 U/mg protein (${\beta}$-glucosidase). The mutant's cellulases were the most active at pH 5.0 and 60 $^{\circ}C$. Ion-exchange chromatography revealed that A. nainiana UV 10-2 cellulases were comprised of two peaks with one peak showing the single endoglucanase activity while the other peak showed a mixture of the three enzyme activities. Production of A. nainiana UV 10-2 cellulases using banana leaf stalk as the sole carbon source gave comparable yields to that of the pure ${\alpha}$-cellulose. The enzymes were used in the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of plant residue (Coix aquatica) along with Kluveromyces marxianus to produce ethanol. Moreover, when the enzymes were used in the bioscouring process of fabric, the desiravle traits of textile processing including immediate water absorbency, increased in whiteness and reduction of yellowness of the treated fabric were observed.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 1989

Cellulose와 hemicellulose의 단일 유도기질과 그 혼합물을 이용하여 Aspergillus nidulans의 섬유질 분해효소계의 유도 특이성을 조사하였다. 섬유질 분해효소계의 생합성에 있어서 최적의 유도기질이 endoglucanase의 경우엔 carboxymethylcellulose, ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 cellobiose, 그리고 endoxylanase와 ${\beta}-xylosidase$는 xylan으로 알려져 왔으나 이들 단일기질보다 기질들의 혼합물 특히 CMC-xylan과 CMC-xylan-laminarin of cellulase와 xylanase complexes의 생합성을 증가시키는데 매우 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 각각의 유도기질에 따른 endoglucanase와 ${\beta}-glucosidase$ 그리고 endoxylanase의 components 양상 및 비교 활성도 변화에 기인하는 것으로 polyacrylamide gel 전기영동과 활성염색의 결과에서도 나타났다. 섬유소 분해효소계 생합성을 위한 유도물질의 이와 같은 공조효과는 Aspergillus nidulans에서 Cellulose와 xylanase systems의 생합성 조절이 유도물질에 의한 효소의 유도 수준에서 상호 관련되고 있음을 시사한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1012-1020
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• 2011

A gene coding for an endoglucanase (EglA), of the glycosyl hydrolase family 12 and derived from Aspergillus niger VTCC-F021, was cloned and sequenced. The cDNA sequence, 717 bp, and its putative endoglucanase, a 238 aa protein with a predicted molecular mass of 26 kDa and a pI of 4.35, exhibited 98.3-98.7% and 98.3-98.6% identities, respectively, with cDNA sequences and their corresponding endoglucanases from Aspergillus niger strains from the GenBank. The cDNA was overexpressed in Pichia pastoris GS115 under the control of an AOX1 promoter with a level of 1.59 U/ml culture supernatant, after 72 h of growth in a YP medium induced with 1% (v/v) of methanol. The molecular mass of the purified EglA, determined by SDS-PAGE, was 33 kDa, with a specific activity of 100.16 and 19.91 U/mg toward 1% (w/v) of ${\beta}$-glucan and CMC, respectively. Optimal enzymatic activity was noted at a temperature of $55^{\circ}C$ and a pH of 5. The recombinant EglA (rEglA) was stable over a temperature range of $30-37^{\circ}C$ and at pH range of 3.5-4.5. Metal ions, detergents, and solvents tested indicated a slightly inhibitory effect on rEglA activity. Kinetic constants ($K_m$, $V_{max}$, $k_{cat}$, and $k_{cat}/K_m$) determined for rEglA with ${\beta}$-glucan as a substrate were 4.04 mg/ml, 102.04 U/mg, 2,040.82 $min^{-1}$, and 505.05, whereas they were 10.17 mg/ml, 28.99 U/mg, 571.71 $min^{-1}$, and 57.01 with CMC as a substrate, respectively. The results thus indicate that the rEglA obtained in this study is highly specific toward ${\beta}$-glucan. The biochemical properties of rEglA make it highly valuable for downstream biotechnological applications, including potential use as a feed enzyme.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.390-399
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• 2012

Endoglucanase gene egIV was cloned from Trichoderma viride AS 3.3711, an important cellulose-producing fungus, by using an RT-PCR protocol. The egIV cDNA is 1,297 bp in length and contains a 1,035 bp open reading frame encoding a 344 amino acid protein with an estimated molecular mass of 35.5 kDa and isoelectronic point (pI) of 5.29. The expression of gene egIV in T. viride AS 3.3711 could be induced by sucrose, corn straw, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), or microcrystalline cellulose, but especially by CMC. The transcripts of egIV were regulated under these substrates, but the expression level of the egIV gene could be inhibited by glucose and fructose. Three recombinant vectors, pYES2-xegIV, $pYES2M{\alpha}$-egIV, and $pYES2M{\alpha}$-xegIV, were constructed to express the egIV gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae H158. The CMCase activity of yeast transformants $IpYES2M{\alpha}$-xegIV was higher than that of transformant IpYES2-xegIV or $IpYES2M{\alpha}$-egIV, with the highest activity of 0.13 U/ml at induction for 48 h, illustrating that the modified egIV gene could enhance CMCase activity and that $MF{\alpha}$ signal peptide from S. cerevisiae could regulate exogenous gene expression more effectively in S. cerevisiae. The recombinant EGIV enzyme was stable at pH 3.5 to 7.5 and temperature of $35^{\circ}C$ to $65^{\circ}C$. The optimal reaction condition for EGIV enzyme activity was at the temperature of $55^{\circ}C$, pH of 5.0, 0.75 mM $Ba^{2+}$, and using CMC as substrate. Under these conditions, the highest activity of EGIV enzyme in transformant $IpYES2M{\alpha}$-xegIV was 0.18 U/ml. These properties would provide technical parameters for utilizing cellulose in industrial bioethanol production.