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Purification and characterization of Protease from Kyenegum (계내금(鷄內金) 단백질 분해 효소의 정제와 특성)

  • Kim, Do-Wan;Jo, Hye-Sim;Jeong, Yong-Jin;Kim, Kwang-Soo
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2007
  • Objectives : Kyenegum has been popularly used long as the digestive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the purification and characteristics of protease obtained from Kyenegum crude enzyme. Methods : Kyenegum protease was purified by precipitation with ammonium sulfate followed by SP-Spharose ion exchange chromatography. The molecular weight of Kyenegum protease was estimated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Results : Kyenegum protease was 3,087 units/mg protein specific activity, 14.5 purification fold and 9.8 % recovery. The molecular weight of protease was estimated to be 18 kDa. The isoelectric point was pI 8.97 and values of Km and Vmax of its were 48 mg/mL and 2 units/min, respectively. Conclusion : The result suggests that the protease obtained from Kyenegum has excellent stability of temperature, acid and collagen substrate specificity.

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Purification and Characterization of Manganese-Dependent Alkaline Serine Protease from Bacillus pumilus TMS55

  • Ibrahim, Kalibulla Syed;Muniyandi, Jeyaraj;Pandian, Shunmugiah Karutha
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.20-27
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    • 2011
  • The purification and characterization of a $Mn^{2+}$-dependent alkaline serine protease produced by Bacillus pumilus TMS55 were investigated. The enzyme was purified in three steps: concentrating the crude enzyme using ammonium sulfate precipitation, followed by gel filtration and cation-exchange chromatography. The purified protease had a molecular mass of approximately 35 kDa, was highly active over a broad pH range of 7.0 to 12.0, and remained stable over a pH range of 7.5 to 11.5. The optimum temperature for the enzyme activity was found to be $60^{\circ}C$. PMSF and AEBSF (1 mM) significantly inhibited the protease activity, indicating that the protease is a serine protease. $Mn^{2+}$ ions enhanced the activity and stability of the enzyme. In addition, the purified protease remained stable with oxidants ($H_2O_2$, 2%) and organic solvents (25%), such as benzene, hexane, and toluene. Therefore, these characteristics of the protease and its dehairing ability indicate its potential for a wide range of commercial applications.

Purification and Characterization of Intracellular Cellulase from Aspergillus oryzae ITCC-4857.01

  • Begum, Ferdousi;Absar, Nurul
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 2009
  • Purification and characterization of intracellular cellulase produced by A. oryzae ITCC-4857.01 are reported. The enzyme was purified by ion-exchange chromatography using DEAE-cellulose followed by Gel filtration. The purification achieved was 41 fold from the crude extract with yield of 27%. The purified enzyme showed single band on poly acrylamide gel. The molecular weight as determined by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration was 38 KDa and 38.6 KDa respectively and contained only one subunit. The enzyme is glycoprotien as nature and contained 0.67% neutral sugar. The apparent Km value of the enzyme against cellulose was 0.83%. The enzyme showed the highest relative ativities on CMC followed by avicel, salicin and filter paper. The optimum pH of activity was 5.5 and very slight activity was observed at or above pH 7.5 as well as bellow pH 3.5. The optimum tempreture of the activity was $45^{\circ}C$ and the highest activity was exhibited in 35 to $45^{\circ}C$. The enzyme lost their activities almost completely (95${\sim}$100%) at $80^{\circ}C$ or above and as well as bellow $25^{\circ}C$.