• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 1991

벼멸구의 살충제 저항성 기구를 구명하고자 fenobucarb, carbofuran 및 diazinon으로 벼멸구를 14~18세대 누대 도태하여 얻어진 벼멸구를 대상으로 저항성 기구를 조사하였으며, 얻어진 결과중 acetylcholinesterase(AChE)와 esterase의 활성 변화에 대하여 보고하고자 한다. AChE활성은 fenobucarb선발 계통에서 1.6배 증가하였으나 타 계통에서는 차이가 없었고, 세포내 분포도 mitochondrial fraction에서 70% 이상으로 계통간 차이가 없었다. 반면, AChE감수성은 fenobucarb와 carbofuran선발 계통에서 각각의 공시 살충제에 대하여 12.2배, 5.6배 감소하였으나 diazinon선발 계통에서는 diazoxon에 대하여 1.7배 감소에 그쳤다. Esterase활성은 fenobucarb선발계통에서 5.6~6.8배, carbofuran선발계통에서 6.4~7.8배, diazinon선발계통에서 4.0~4.4배 증가하였다. 벼멸구의 저항성 증가에 다른 요인이 관련됨을 배제할 수 없으나, 본 실험 결과 esterase 활성증가와 AChE감수성 저하라는 두 요인이 상승적으로 작용하여 벼멸구 저항성을 유발하였음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2008

The gene encoding a putative esterase of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae was cloned using PCR technique. The gene was expressed with His6 tag in E. coli. One-step purification of the recombinant esterase with Ni-NTA resin resulted in one band by SDS-PAGE analysis. The purified enzyme showed a molecular weight of 30 kDa, as expected, therefore the enzyme was a mononer. The enzyme was the most active toward p-nitrophenyl (p-NP) acetate and p-NP-butyrate to a lesser extent. However, the enzyme could not hydrolyze p-NP-myristate, palmitate, and stearate. Therefore, the enzyme is considered as an esterase, very different from lipase. The purified esterase had optimal pH at around 8.0 and was stable in a broad range of pH values. The optimal temperature ranged from 30 to $40^{\circ}C$, and the residual activity observed after heat treatment at $55^{\circ}C$ for 20 min was 72 % of the initial activity. The activity was inhibited by the presence of copper and cobalt ions.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.179-182
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• 2001

Porcine liver esterase was immobilized in polyacrylamide gel for the enantioselective production of levofloxacin from ofloxacin butyl ester. The initial activity of immobilized esterase was found to be significantly affected by the polyacrylamide gel composition. The optimum concentrations of monomer and crosslinker were determined to be 20% and 8.3%, respectively. The activity of immobilized esterase was 55.4% compared to a free enzyme. Enantiomeric excess was maintained at 60%, almost the same level as that of free enzyme. In addition, the immobilized esterase could be used repeatedly up to 10 times without experiencing any severe loss of activity and enantioselectivity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2006

A new functional lipolytic enzyme (AT4) has recently been found from Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 Cereon using a genome-wide approach. The enzyme has some sequence similarity to E. coli acetyl hydrolase, Emericella nidulans lipase, Moraxella sp. lipase, Acinetobacter lwoffii esterase, and Streptomyces hygroscopicus acetyl hydrolase. However, the sequence similarities are very low (less than $25\%$), suggesting that it is a new lipase/esterase enzyme. ill the present study, intact cell of the A. tumefaciens strain was shown to have lipolytic activity on a tributyrin-LB plate. The AT4 gene was then expressed at a high level in E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells and the enzyme was purified simply by Ni-NTA column chromatography. The purified enzyme showed hydrolytic activity toward p-nitrophenyl caproate, but not toward olive oil, suggesting that the AT4 enzyme was a typical esterase rather than lipase. AT4 esterase had a maximum hydrolytic activity at $45^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, when p-nitrophenyl caproate was used as a substrate. It was relatively stable up to $40^{\circ}C$ and at pH 5.0-9.0. Calcium ion and EDT A did not affect the activity and thermal stability of the enzyme. As for substrate specificity, AT4 enzyme could rapidly hydrolyze acetyl and butyl groups from p-nitrophenyl esters and 1-naphthyl esters. In addition, it also released acetyl residues from acetylated glucose and xylose substrates. Therefore, this new esterase enzyme might be used as a biocatalyst in acetylation and deacetylation reactions performed in the fine chemical industry.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.265-270
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• 1993

바퀴(Blattella germanica L.)의 살충제 저항성 기구를 구명하고자 chlorpyrifos와 permethrin 살충제로 누대선ㅂㄹ하여 얻어진 저항성 바퀴를 대상으로 저항성 기작에 관여하는 esterase 활성변화에 관하여 실험한 결과는 다음과 같다. Filter paper test 방법을 통한 esterase-$\alpha$의 활성은 chlorpyrifos와 permethrin 도태계통에서 각각 2.65배, 1.82배로 감수성계통보다 증가하였다. Spectrophotometer 방법을 통한 esterase의 활성은 감수성계통보다 chlorpyrifos 도태계통에서 $\alpha$- 및 $\beta$-Naphthyl acetate에 대하여 각각 2.34배, 5.28배, permethrin 도태계통에서는 1.48배, 2.2배 증가하였다. 전기영동 실험을 통한 esterase isozyme pattern은 모두 5개의 band가 분리 검출되었다. Rc와 Rp계통에서는 감수성계통에서 뚜렷하게 검출되지 않은 Est-2와 Est-3 band가 검출되었으며, Rp계통에서는 감수성과 Rc계통에서 검출된 Est-5 band가 검출되지 않았다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2004

By using PAGE, a study was made on the nonspecific esterase spectra of female genital organs and eggs in Bombyx mori L. The expression of 11 esterase bands was detected during ontogenesis of races and inter-races hybrids kept in Bulgaria. The gene activity of 9 esterase loci was assumed. Esterases specific for the spectrum of diapausing eggs were observed. In two esterase zones, intra- and inter-breed polymorphism was found. Based on the same breed specific expression, the existence of correspondence between esterase bands from spectra of different silkworm tissues and organs was suggested. Stage-specific expression of esterases in female genital glands, indicative of differentiated gene activity during ontogenesis, was established.

• 한국인쇄학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2008

The wood-pulp is treated with the three enzymes; Endo-xylanase, exo-xylanase and acetyl-esterase. The maximum value of relative activity appeared 0.95 in acetyl-esterase at $40^{\circ}C$, 0.9 in exo-xylanase at $40^{\circ}C$, and 0.8 in endo-xylanase at $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. And it has measured 0.8 in endo-xylanase, 0.95 in acetyl-esterase at pH 6 and 0.9 in exo-xylanase at pH 5, while the maximum value of relative activity does not rely on reaction time for three enzymes treatment, and the value was about 0.9, respectively. We have watched that decreased Kappa number and increased brightness. And it turned out that the three enzyme produced a lot of reducing sugar with wood-pulp treatment.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.216-225
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• 2020

An esterase gene, estA1, was cloned from Alteromonas sp. 39-G1 isolated from the Beaufort Sea. The gene is composed of 1,140 nucleotides and codes for a 41,190 Da protein containing 379 amino acids. As a result of a BLAST search, the protein sequence of esterase EstA1 was found to be identical to Alteromonas sp. esterase (GenBank: PHS53692). As far as we know, no research on this enzyme has yet been conducted. Phylogenetic analysis showed that esterase EstA1 was a member of the bacterial lipolytic enzyme family IV (hormone sensitive lipases). Two deletion mutants (Δ20 and Δ54) of the esterase EstA1 were produced in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells with part of the N-terminal of the protein removed and His-tag attached to the C-terminal. These enzymes exhibited the highest activity toward p-nitrophenyl (pNP) acetate (C₂) and had little or no activity towards pNP-esters with acyl chains longer than C₆. Their optimum temperature and pH of the catalytic activity were 45℃ and pH 8.0, respectively. As the NaCl concentration increased, their enzyme activities continued to increase and the highest enzyme activities were measured in 5 M NaCl. These enzymes were found to be stable for up to 8 h in the concentration of 3-5 M NaCl. Moreover, they have been found to be stable for various metal ions, detergents and organic solvents. These salt-tolerant and chemical-resistant properties suggest that the enzyme esterase EstA1 is both academically and industrially useful.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.507-514
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• 1994

Acetyl xylan esterase was produced by E. coli HB101 harboring a recombinant plasmid pKMG6 which contained the estI gene of Bacillus stearothermophilus. The maximum production was observed when the E. coli strain was grown at 37$\circC for 12 hours in the medium containing 0.5% acetyl xylan, 1.0% tryptons, 1.0% sodium chloride, and 0.5% yeast extract. The esterase produced was purified to homogeneity using a combination of ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE Sepharose CL-6B ion exchange chromatography and Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration. The native enzyme had an apparent molecular mass of 60 kd and was composed of two identical subunits of 29 kd. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the polypeptide was Ala-X-Leu-Gln- Ile-Gln-Phe-X-X-Gln. The acetyl esterase displayed a pH optimum of 6.5 and a temperature opti- mum of 45$\circC. The heavy metal ions such as Ag$^{++}$, Hg$^{++}$ and Cu$^{++}$ inhibited nearly completely the activity of the esterase, and no specific metal ion was found to be required for the enzyme activity. The enzyme readily cleaved MAS, $\beta$-D-glucose pentaacetate, $\alpha$-naphthyl acetate, $\rho$-nitrophenyl acetate as well as acetyl xylan, but had no activity on $\rho$-nitrophenyl propionate, $\beta$-nitrophenyl butyrate or $\beta$-nitrophenyl valerate. The Km and Vmax values for MAS were 2.87 mM and 11.55 $\mu$mole/min, respectively. Synergistic behavior was demonstrated with a combination of xylanase and esterase from B. stearothermophilus in hydrolyzing acetyl xylan.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2004

본 연구는 6종 나방류(멸강나방, 배추좀나방, 목화바둑명나방, 파밤나방, 담배나방, 담배거세미나방) 대한 유충영기별 thiodicarb의 살충활성을 조사하였으며, 살충효과 구명을 위하여 효소활성(esterase, acetylcholinesterase, glutathione S-transferase)등을 검토하였다. 이 약제는 6종의 나방류 어린유충에 대해서 높은 살충효과를 나타내었으나, 노숙유충에 대한 살충효과는 상대적으로 낮았고, 발현속도는 느렸다. 담배거세미나방을 대상으로 한 효소활성저해 실험에서 acetylcholinesterase와 glutathione S-transferase 활성을 저해하였으나, esterase 활성을 저해하지는 않았다.