• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2011

A 20.9-kDa metalloprotease was isolated from dried fruiting bodies of the wild basidiomycete mushroom Lepista nuda. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the protease was seen to be ATFVLTAATNTLFTA, thus displaying no similarity with the sequences of previously reported metalloproteases. The protease was purified using a procedure that entailed ion-exchange chromatography on CM-Cellulose, Q-Sepharose, and Mono S, and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protease functioned at an optimum pH of 7.0 and an optimum temperature of $50^{\circ}C$. It was also noted that the protease demonstrated a proteolytic activity of 1,756 U/mg toward casein. The $K_m$ of the purified protease toward casein was 6.36 mg/ml at a pH of 7.0 and with a temperature of $37^{\circ}C$, whereas the $V_{max}$ was 9.11 ${\mu}g\;ml^{-1}\;min^{-1}$. The activity of the protease was adversely affected by EDTA-2Na, suggesting that it is a metalloprotease. PMSF, EGTA, aprotinin, and leupeptin exerted no striking inhibitory effect. The activity of the protease was enhanced by $Fe^{2+}$, but was curtailed by $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Hg^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, and $Fe^{2+}$ ions. The protease also exhibited inhibitory activity against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with an $IC_{50}$ value of 4.00 ${\mu}M$. The $IC_{50}$ values toward hepatoma Hep G2 and leukemia L1210 cells in vitro were 4.99 ${\mu}M$ and 3.67 ${\mu}M$, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1388-1394
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• 2012

A xylanase-producing thermophilic strain, Geobacillus sp. TC-W7, was isolated from a hot spring in Yongtai (Fuzhou, China). Subsequently, the xylanase gene that encoded 407 amino acids was cloned and expressed. The recombinant xylanase was purified by GST affinity chromatography and exhibited maximum activity at $75^{\circ}C$ and a pH of 8.2. The enzyme was active up to $95^{\circ}C$ and showed activity over a wide pH range of 5.2 to 10.2. Additionally, the recombinant xylanase showed high thermostability and pH stability. More than 85% of the enzyme's activity was retained after incubation at $70^{\circ}C$ for 90 min at a pH of 8.2. The activity of the recombinant xylanase was enhanced by treatment with 10 mM enzyme inhibitors (DDT, Tween-20, 2-Me, or TritonX-100) and was inhibited by EDTA or PMSF. Its functionality was stable in the presence of $Li^+$, $Na^+$, and $K^+$, but inhibited by $Hg^{2+}$, $Ni^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$, $Fe^{3+}$, and $Al^{3+}$. The functionality of the crude xylanase had similar properties to the recombinant xylanase except for when it was treated with $Al^{2+}$ or $Fe^{2+}$. The enzyme might be a promising candidate for various industrial applications such as the biofuel, food, and paper and pulp industries.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.310-315
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• 1992

수용액으로부터 $Pb^{2+}$ 의 흡수와 분리를 Staphylococcus epidermidis 를 이용하여 조사하였다. 흡수된 $Pb^{2+}$의 양을 초기 $Pb^{2+}$ 의 양에 대한 비율로 나타낸 것을 흡수율이라고 정의할 경우, 세균체의 농도가 높을수록 흡수율은 증가하였으며 세균체 단위 중량당 흡수율은 감소하였다. $Pb^{2+}$ 의 흡수율은 수용액의 pH 가 상승함에 따라 점차 증가하다가 최고치를 나타낸 후 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 $Pb^{2+}$ 의 농도가 증가할수록 흡수율의 최고치는 더 낮은 pH 에서 나타났다. HCI 과 EDTA 는 효과적인 탈락체로 작용하였으며 흡수와 탈착 cycle 의 횟수에 따른 세균체의 $Pb^{2+}$에 대한 흡수 능력에는 거의 변화가 없었다.$Pb^{2+}$ 이 다른 중금속 이온과 함께 혼재할 경우 세균내의 결합위치에 대한 경쟁적인 흡수로 인하여 $Pb^{2+}$ 의 흡수율이 변화하였으며, 공존하는 중금속 이온의 이온 반경이 작을수록$Pb^{2+}$ 의 흡수율이 더 크게 감소하였다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2008

3단계를 거처 식용 가능한 다발구멍장이버섯으로부터 분리한 혈전용해효소의 비활성은 30.49 U/mg이었으며, MALDI-TOF/MS로부터 분자량이 30086.41 Da이었다. 일차 아미노산 구조는 Glu-Thr-Val-Thr-Glu-Thr-Thr-Ala-Pro-Trp-Gly-Leu-Ser-Arg-Ile으로 밝혀졌으며, pH 8.0에서 pH 10.0의 넓은 범위에서 큰 활성을 나타내는 alkaline protease로, 최적온도는 $50^{\circ}C$이며, $30^{\circ}C$까지는 대체로 열에 안정한 효소였다. 이 효소는 합성 기질 N-Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe pNA을 강하게 분해하였으며, $Hg^{2+}$ 금속이온의 첨가로 효소 활성이 완전히 사라졌다. 효소저해제인 PMSF의 첨가로 혈전용해활성이 사라지는 결과로부터 serine 분해효소임을 알 수 있었다.

• 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.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.20-32
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 VRFB용 고순도 오산화바나듐을 제조하기 위한 불순물 분리 정제 공정에서 킬레이트제(EDTA)의 영향을 조사하였다. 저순도 바나듐 원료를 이용하여 제조된 바나듐 용액으로부터 NH₄VO₃ 을 침전 회수하여 제조된 최종 V₂O₅ 분말의 순도는 99.7%로 분석되었지만 NH₄VO₃ 침전 회수 공정에서 킬레이트제를 첨가한 경우 최종 V₂O₅ 분말 순도가 99.9% 이상으로 향상되었다. 이러한 결과는 첨가된 킬레이트제가 불순물 이온과 반응하여 complex를 형성하고 불순물 이온이 안정화되기 때문에 침전 회수 공정에서 바나듐에 대한 선택성이 향상된 것으로 판단된다. 하지만 제조된 V₂O₅ 분말내에는 불순물 규격 대비 K, Mn, Fe, Na 및 Al 함유량이 높아 추가적인 불순물 정제 연구가 필요하였다. 고순도 V₂O₅ 분말을 새롭게 개발된 직접 전해공정에 적용하여 바나듐 전해액을 제조하였고 이의 특성을 상용 전해액과 비교 분석하였다. 제조된 바나듐 전해액의 순도는 불순물 K, Ca, Na, Al, Mg 및 Si 성분의 높은 함량으로 인하여 상용 전해액의 순도 99.98%보다 낮은 99.97%로 분석되었다. 따라서 고순도 V₂O₅ 분말 및 전해액 제조 공정의 불순물 분리 정제에 대한 추가적인 최적화 연구가 수행된다면 상용화가 가능한 공정이 개발될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.580-586
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• 1989

Penicillium sp. CB-20 이 생성하는 polygalacturonase의 최대 효소활성을 위한 pH는 5.0, 최적온도는 4$0^{\circ}C$였으며, 이 효소는 약산성의 pH에서 안정성을 보였고, 온도에 의한 안정성은 3$0^{\circ}C$였으며 4$0^{\circ}C$이상에서는 급격한 효소단백질의 불활성화가 진행되었다. 금속이온 중 $Mg^{++}$, $Zn^{++}$, $Ba^{++}$ 등이 활성을 촉진시켰고, Ag$^{+}$, Cu$^{++}$, Pb$^{++}$, Fe$^{+++}$, $Ca^{++}$, $Na^{++}$, Mnc 등은 효소활성을 저해하였으며, 본 균주가 생성하는 호소의 $K_m$값과 V$_{max}$값, 활성화에너지는 2.13$\times$$10^{-2}$mol/$\ell$, 104.17 $\mu$mol/min, 2,499 Kcal/mol 이었으며, pectin보다 polygalacturonic acid를 특이 적으로 분해하였다. 효소저해제 중 EDTA, DNP, $H_2O$$_2$ 등에 의해 효소활성이 제해되어 효소분자 중의 금속이 활성에 관여하며, 말단 아미노기와 histidine의 imidazole기가 효소활성에 관여함이 입증되었던 반면에 효소분자 중 SH기는 활성에 관여하지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 이 효소의 기질분해 양상을 종이 크로마토그라피로 확인한 결과 반응초기에는 monomer, dimer oligomer 등이 생성되었고 시간이 경과할수록 oligomer는 사라지고 monomer dimer 만이 생성되는 것으로 보아 endo 형인 것으로 판단되었으며, 효소의 과즙청징도 측정에서는 약 8 unit 에서 거의 청징화되었다.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.64-70
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• 1976

기수호인 화진포에 대한 생태학적인 연구가 여러 차례에 걸쳐 실시된 바 있으나( 홍사오외 1969; 엄규백, 1971, 1973; 전승관 외 1969; 변충규 외 1975) 현생퇴적물에 대한 퇴적환경적 연구는 실시된 바 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 화진포의 퇴적물에 대한 조직표준치와 분포 특성 및 호수퇴적물중에 포함된 점토광물의 종류와 호수퇴적물의 화학성분을 퇴적과정의 퇴적요인으로 하여 본 역의 현생퇴적환경특성을 밝히고자 한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.627-636
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• 2011

A commercially important alkaline protease, produced by Bacillus sp. RRM1 isolated from the red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex Silva, was first recognized and characterized in the present study. Identification of the isolated bacterium was done using both biochemical characterization as well as 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The bacterial strain, Bacillus sp. RRM1, produced a high level of protease using easily available, inexpensive agricultural residues solid-state fermentation (SSF). Among them, wheat bran was found to be the best substrate. Influences of process parameters such as moistening agents, moisture level, temperature, inoculum concentration, and co-carbon and co-nitrogen sources on the fermentation were also evaluated. Under optimized conditions, maximum protease production (i.e., 2081 U/g) was obtained from wheat bran, which is about 2-fold greater than the initial conditions. The protease enzyme was stable over a temperature range of 30-$60^{\circ}C$ and pH 6-12, with maximum activity at $50^{\circ}C$ and pH 9.0. Whereas the metal ions $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, and $K^+$ enhanced the activity of the enzyme, others such as $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, and $Zn^{2+}$ had rendered negative effects. The activity of the enzyme was inhibited by EDTA and enhanced by $Cu^{2+}$ ions, thus indicating the nature of the enzyme as a metalloprotease. The enzyme showed extreme stability and activity even in the presence of detergents, surfactants, and organic solvents. Moreover, the present findings opened new vistas in the utilization of wheat bran, a cheap, abundantly available, and effective waste as a substrate for SSF.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.639-644
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• 1998

Extracellular serine proteases were isolated from a soil bacterium, alkalophilic coryneform bacterium TU-19, which have been grown in a liquid medium optimized at 3$0^{\circ}C$ and pH 10.0. Three different sizes, 120 kDa (protease I), 80 kDa (protease II), and 45 kDa (protease III), of serine pro teases were purified using Sephadex G-150 and QAE-Sephadex chromatography (Kang et al. 1995. Agric. Chem Biotech. 38: 534-540). SDS-PAGE showed that the 120 kDa protease was degraded into the 80 kDa protease in 20 mM Tris-HCI (pH 8.0) buffer solution. This degradation was enhanced in the presence of 0.5 M NaCl and 5 mM EDTA, but was inhibited in the presence of 5 mM $CaCl_2$. These results indicated that the $Ca^{2＋}$ ion seems to stabilize the 120 kDa protease like other proteases derived from Bacillus species. The $NH_2$-terminal amino acid sequences of the 10 residues of both proteases were completely identical: Met-Asn-Thr-Gln-Asn-Ser-Phe-Leu-Ile-Lys. In contrast to this, the 80 kDa protease has 1.5 times higher specific activity than the 120 kDa protease does (Kang et al. 1995. Agric. Chern. Biotech. 38: 534-540). Therefore the C-terminal of the 120 kDa protease seems to be autolyzed to the 80 kDa protease but this autolysis did not decrease the protease activity. Optimum pH and temperature of both 80 kDa and 120 kDa proteases were pH 10.5 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively, and pH and thermal stability were almost identical. Several divalent ions except the $Fe^{2＋}$ ion showed similar effects on activities of both proteases, which are similarly resistant to three different detergents.