• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.73-86
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• 1988

The sensitivity and specificity of crude and affinity-purified antigens of Clcnorchis sinensis obtained from the infected rabbits were studied. Stage-specific antigenic proteins from the eggs, metacercariae and adult worms were characterized by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent astray (ELISA). The results were as follows: 1. The antibody.binding antigen (ABA) purified from whole worm crude antigen (IVWA) by CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography made :l specific bands against rabbit antisera on Ouchterlony gel diffusion plate, while WWA made 7 bands. Major WWA protein bands by SDS-PAGE were found at 16, 300~18, 500 and 28, 000~29, 000 daltons, while major ABA protein bands were at 18, 000~21, 000 and 29, 000~31, 000 daltons. The reactivity of ABA with rabbit anti-sera in ELISA was remarkably less sensitive than that of WWA. 2. Molecular weights of egg antigen (EGA), metacercarial antigen (MEA) and adult worm antigen (WWA) of C. sinensis ranged from 15, 000-200, 000 daltons, 15, 000-100, 000 daltons and 11, 000~80, 000 daltons, respectively. Major WWA proteins consisted mainly of polypeptide bands of low molecular weight, less than 31, 000 daltons, while those of EGA and MEA consisted of higher molecular T.eights than 30, 000 daltons. 3. The ELISA reactivities of WWA to rabbit anti.sera were remarkably greater than those of MEA. EGA showed negative reaction throughout the experiments. WWA showed higher optical density (O.D.) than 1.0, when reacted with rabbit anti-sera obtained at 4~6 weeks after the infection. In the rabbit anti-sera later than 12 weeks after the infection, the O.D. reacting witll WWA showed a plateau without variation. MEA shoT.ed relatively low O.D. values (<0.6), when reacted with anti-sera from lightly in(ected groups throughout the experiments, althougll there were some wealth positive cases (O.D.>0.6) ill heavily infected groups. MEA reacted with rabbit anti-sera showed negative results on Ouchterlony gel diffusion plates. Summarizing the above results, it is suggested that the whole worm antigen prepared from the adult worms of C. sinensis is most highly antigenic. However, this antigen might reveal cross reactions with other trematodes such as Paragonimus westermani, therefore, purification of antigenic proteins from the crude antigen is essential 18 increase the sensitivity and specificity for the immuncdiagnosis of clonorchiasis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.39-45
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• 2002

Activity staining on the native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) of a cell-free extract of Rhodococcus sp. TK6, grown in media containing alcohols as the carbon source, revealed at least seven isozyme bands, which were identified as alcohol dehydrogenases that oxidize cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone. Among the alcohol dehydrogenases, cyclohexanol dehydrogenase II (CDH II), which is the major enzyme involved in the oxidation of cyclohexanol, was purified to homogeneity. The molecular mass of the CDH II was determined to be 60 kDa by gel filtration, while the molecular mass of each subunit was estimated to be 28 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The CDH II was unstable in acidic and basic pHs, and rapidly inactivated at temperatures above $40^{\circ}C$ . The CDH II activity was enhanced by the addition of divalent metal ions, like $Ba^2+\;and\;Mg^{2+}$. The purified enzyme catalyzed the oxidation of a broad range of alcohols, including cyclohexanol, trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diol, trans-cyclopentane-l,2-diol, cyclopentanol, and hexane-1,2-diol. The $K_m$ values of the CDH II for cyclohexanol, trans-cyclohexane-l,2-diol, cyclopentanol, trans-cyclopentane-l,2-diol, and hexane-l,2-diol were 1.7, 2.8, 14.2, 13.7, and 13.5 mM, respectively. The CDH II would appear to be a major alcohol dehydrogenase for the oxidation of cyclohexanol. The N-terminal sequence of the CDH II was determined to be TVAHVTGAARGIGRA. Furthermore, based on a comparison of the determined sequence with other short chain alcohol dehydrogenases, the purified CDH II was suggested to be a new enzyme.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.74-77
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• 2010

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is beginning to pose a social issue. Thus, there is an urgent need for the development of effective anti-staphylococcal agents to eradicate antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in food systems and to treat the pathogen in clinical areas. To address this need, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from kimchi were screened for the production of anti-staphylococcal bacteriocin. From this screening, a bacteriocin generated by the MK3 strain, which was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis as Enterococcus faecium, demonstrated antimicrobial activity against an S. aureus strain, and was designated enterocin MK3. Enterocin MK3 also demonstrated activity against other gram-positive bacteria, including several LAB and Listeria monocytogenes, but not gram-negative Escherichia coli. The molecular mass of enterocin MK3 was estimated as approximately 6.5 kDa on an SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) gel.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.217.3-218
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• 2003

A novel lectin has been purified from the fruiting bodies of the mushroom, Fomitella fraxinea, which belongs to bracket fungi by a combination of ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration chromatography on Sephacryl S-200 HR. The lectin, designated as FFrL, was a homotetrametric protein with a molecular weight of 50 kDa as demonstrated by SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) and MALDI-TOF-MS(matrix assisted UV laser desorption/ionization time-of flight mass spectrometry). (omitted)

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.49-53
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to analyze the electrophoretic patterns of soluble proteins from ginseng roots and to compare the protein patterns from Korean ginseng and American quinquefolium. The size difference was found in the major protein bands of a molecular weight of about 27,000 between Korean ginseng and American quinquefolium. The protein band of a molecular weight of 22,000 showed a quantitative difference in its amount. The major 27 K proteins appeared to form a complex heterodimer of 66,000 and to have internal bisulfide bonds, from band shifting studies under non-denaturing conditions. Three peaks appeared when the protein extract from root homogenates was purified using gel filtration and DEAE ion exchange chromatography. The examination of physiological activity and further purification of these fractions are underway.

• BMB Reports
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.387-393
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• 2004

The L-asparaginase (E. C. 3. 5. 1. 1) enzyme was purified to homogeneity from Pseudomonas aeruginosa 50071 cells that were grown on solid-state fermentation. Different purification steps (including ammonium sulfate fractionation followed by separation on Sephadex G-100 gel filtration and CM-Sephadex C50) were applied to the crude culture filtrate to obtain a pure enzyme preparation. The enzyme was purified 106-fold and showed a final specific activity of 1900 IU/mg with a 43% yield. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of the purified enzyme revealed it was one peptide chain with $M_r$ of 160 kDa. A Lineweaver-Burk analysis showed a $K_m$ value of 0.147 mM and $V_{max}$ of 35.7 IU. The enzyme showed maximum activity at pH 9 when incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. The amino acid composition of the purified enzyme was also determined.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.73-78
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• 1990

Endo-polygalacturonase was purified from tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum L. The purification procedures included gel filtration on Sephadex G-150 and DEAE-cellulose ion exchange chromatography. Yield of the enzyme purification was 12.74 %. Purified enzyme was confirmed as a active single band by the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. When the purified enzyme was applied to SDS-PAGE, the molecular weight was estimated about 50,000. The optimum pH for the enzyme activity was 5.0 and the range of its stability to the pH was 4.0 to 5.0. The optimum temperature was $50^{\circ}C$, while the enzyme was abruptly inactivated above $50^{\circ}C$. From the result of the study on the effects of metals ion, it was found that $Ag^+$, $Zn^{++}$ and $Mg^{++}$ increased on the enzyme activity. In contrast, $Ba^{++}$, $Hg^{++}$, $Pb^{++}$, $Ca^{++}$, $Mn{++}$, $Cu^{++}$, $Fe^{+++}$, $Na^+$ and $K^+$ decreased it. the reaction catalyzed by this enzyme followed typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics with the Km value of $1.43{\times}10^{-1}\;mol/l$.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.241-249
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• 1996

A collagenase was isolated from the culture filtrate of Vibrio mimicus (ATCC 33658). The enzyme was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation and DEAE-Sephadex A-50 chromatography, which an activity recovery of 22%. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 42 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration, indication a monomer structure. The optimum pH and temperature od the enzyme for insoluble collagen (Type I) were around 7.75 and 28$\circ$C, respectively. Some chelating agents and serine protease inhibitor inactivated the enzyme, but L-cysteine and histidine did not affect the activity. The amino acid composition indicated that the collagenase contained high amounts of amino acid residues of glycine and alanine. The K$_{m}$ and R$_{cat}$/K$_{m}$ values for the collagenase, using insoluble collagen (type I) as substrate, were 2.86 mg/ml and 972.28 U/mg-protein, respectively.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.209-214
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• 1991

Purification of the bacteriocin from Lactococcus sp. 1112-1 was achieved by successive column chromatography on CM-Sephadex C-25 and Sephadex G-50, starting from cell disruption broth. 16.2% of the initial activity was recovered after this purification step and it was shown 123-fold increase in purification. Purified bacteriocin was shown a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This substance was rather stable at heat treatment and alkaline pH relatively. The residual antimicrobial activity was 38% when the bacteriocin was treated by heat at $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 min. And 23% of the activity remained at pH 8.0 after standing for 48 hr. The amino acid composition of purified bacteriocin was made up 26 residues.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 1991

Total soluble proteins from three developmental stages of induced root nodules of Canavalia lineata were compared with those of non-nodulated roots by SDS-PAGE and two dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis. Thirteen nodule-specific protein (nodulin) bands were identified by the former and 30 nodule specific protein spots were detected by the latter method respectively. Some of the nodulins were detected differentially depending on the nodule's developmental stages. For example, only three leghemoglobin (Lb)-like protein spots appeared at stage I (d<2 mm), but two additional Lb-like protein spots appeared at stage II (d <4-5 mm). pI value and molecular weight of nomomers of Lb-like protein were narrower and greater than those of soybean, ranging from 4.4 to 5.0 and 15.7 kd respectively. Northern blot hybridization of total RNAs from roots and root nodules using soybean Lb cDNA as a probe made it clear that Lb gene was expressed tissue-specifically only in the root nodules.odules.