• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.614-627
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• 2020

During the course of this trial, our team assessed the influence of protease upon the growth performance, the nutrient digestibility, and the expression of growth-related genes and amino acid transporters within the liver, muscle, and small intestines of broilers. During the first step, our team allocated 600 broilers into four dietary treatments for a period of 35 days in order to measure the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of the broilers selected. The separate treatments contained 10 replicates (15 birds per replicate). The treatments were composed of: 1) CON, basal diet; 2) T1, basal diet + 0.03% protease; 3) T2, basal diet + 0.06% protease; and 4) T3, basal diet + 0.09% protease. Next, the broiler chick sample tissue was harvested from the CON and T3 groups in order to conduct gene expression analysis following the feeding trials the broilers underwent. Our team discovered that the broilers fed protease diets possessed increased body weight and an average daily gain, but conversely, had lower feed conversion ratios when their dietary protease levels increased from 0% to 0.09% (p < 0.05). Additionally, significant linear improvements were identified among the nutrient digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, energy, and amino acids within broilers supplied with protease diets when contrasted and compared with broilers supplied with the basal diet (p < 0.05). In addition, the gene expression of the genes IGF1, IGF2, GH, and LEP in the liver, and the genes MYOD1 and MYOG in the breast muscles, was significantly increased after broilers were fed with a protease diet as compared to broilers that subsisted on a basal diet (p < 0.05). Protease supplementation also raised the expression levels within these amino acid transporters: SCL6A19, SLC7A1, SLC7A7, SLC7A2, SLC7A6, SLC7A9, and SLC15A1, located in the small intestine, when compared to the basal diet (p < 0.05). Our results suggest that protease supplementation in their diet improved the growth performance of broilers via an increase in the expression growth-related genes within broiler liver and muscle tissue. In addition, protease supplementation enhanced broiler digestibility via the upregulation of amino acid transporter expression within the small intestine.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2005

The effects of different concentrations of three amino acids as carbon and or nitrogen sources on mycelial dry weights, changes in pH values of synthetic medium, ammonia secretion and extracellular protease activity by three zoosporic fungi, pathogens of fish and shellfish, were studied. As compared with the control, the addition of isoleucine and aspartic acid as nitrogen sources were generally stimulative for mycelial dry weight production whereas phenylalanine was inhibitory irrespective to the tested fungal species. When amino acids served as carbon and nitrogen sources, the mycelial dry weights of the three fungi were increased (mostly non-significantly) relative to untreated control but weights were decreased as the concentrations of the three amino acids raised. The addition of individual amino acids as carbon and nitrogen sources to the medium significantly increased pH values of the medium comparable to the control. The addition of each of the three amino acids as carbon and nitrogen sources to the medium significantly induced ammonia secretion by the three species of zoosporic fungi. Ammonia secretion in synthetic medium amended with amino acids as nitrogen source raised by the three zoosporic fungi relative to untreated control except in case of Achlya racemosa treated with isoleucine. Extracellular protease activity was almost promoted in case of Achlya proliferoides and Saprolegnia furcata cultures treated with isoleucine and aspartic acid individually in presence of glucose and vice versa in case of phenylalanine. However, extracellular protease activity of A. racemosa decreased compared with the control at various concentrations of isoleucine and both phenylalanine and aspartic acid assumed inconsistent effects. Extracellular protease activity of the three zoosporic fungi in the medium devoid of glucose varied depending upon zoosporic fungal species, the tested amino acid and the applied concentrations. The values of protease activity were approximately less two folds than that obtained in presence of glucose.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 1995

Streptomyces fradiae protease inhibitor (SFI) was purified effectively by preparative isoelectric focusing and hydroxyapatite chromatography. The molecular weight of SFI was estimated to be 1.7 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 1.8 kDa by molecular sieving HPLC. One hundred and sixty amino acid residues were determined from which molecular weight of SFI was calculated to be 17.054 Da and carbohydrate residue was not detected. SFI was calculated to be 17,064 Da and carbohydrate residue was not detected. SFI was a monomeric protein with two reactive sits, of which isoelectric point was pH 4.1. N-terminal amino acid sequence of SFI had homology with SSI (Streptomyces subsilisin inhibitor) and other protease inhibitors produced by Streptomyces.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.325-329
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• 1990

젓갈에서 분리한 B. subtilis p-4와 B. licheniformis p-5 프로테아제의 기질(카제인)에 대한 친화도를 측정한 결과 각각 0.38mM, 0.18mM이었고 열변성에 의한 특성을 반응속도론적으로 검토한 결과, p-4 프로테아제는 $50^{\circ}C$에서 80분 열처리할 때 20%의 잔존 활성을 보였고, p-5 프로테아제는 거의 실활되었는데 일차반응식을 따랐다. 그리고 p4, p-5 프로테아제의 변성 속도 상수는 각각 $40^{\circ}C$에서 $12.2{\times}10^{-5}/sec,\;19.0{\times}10^{-5}/sec,\;50^{\circ}C$에서는 $35.7{\times}10^{-5}/sec,\;46.3{\times}10^{-5}/sec$였다. 또 활성화 에너지는 p-4프로테아제가 19.6Kca1/mole, p-5 프로테아제는 15.2Kcal/mole로 p-5 프로테아제가 열변성에 민감한 것을 알 수 있었다. 활성화 자유에너지는 p-4, p-5 프로테아제 모두 온도가 상승함에 따라 약간 증가하였는데 $40^{\circ}C$에서 각각 23.21, 22.93Kcal/mole, $50^{\circ}C$에서는 23.28, 23.11Kcal/mole이었다. 아미노산 조성은 p-4 프로테아제의 경우 151개의 아미노산 잔기를 가졌으며, 이중 glycine, glutamic acid, proline이 많았고, p-5 프로테아제는 247개의 잔기에 glycine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid가 많았다.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.197-208
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• 2021

The deer antler has been used as a major drug in oriental medicine for a long time. Recently, the demand for easy-to-take health functional foods is increasing due to economic development and changes in diet. As part of research on the development of functional materials for antlers, lactic acid fermentation of antler extract was performed. It was intended to develop a functional material with enhanced total polyphenol and flavonoid content and enhanced antioxidant activity. Lactic acid bacteria fermentation was performed by adding 4 types of lactic acid bacteria starter products, B. longum, Lb. Plantarum, Lb. acidophilus and mixture of 8 types of lactic acid bacteria to the antler water extract substrate, respectively. During the fermentation of lactic acid bacteria, the number of proliferation, total polyphenol and total flavonoid content, DPPH radical scavenging and antioxidant activity were quantified and evaluated. As a result of adding these four types of lactic acid bacteria to the antler water extract substrate, the number of lactic acid bacteria measured was 2.04~5.00×107. Meanwhile, a protease (Baciullus amyloliquefaciens culture: Maxazyme NNP DS) was added to the antler extract to decompose the peptide bonds of the contained proteins. Then, these four types of lactic acid bacteria were added and the number of lactic acid bacteria increased to 2.84×107 ~ 2.21×108 as the result of culture. The total polyphenol contents were 4.82~6.26 ㎍/mL in the lactic acid bacteria fermentation extracts, and after the reaction of protease enzyme and lactic fermentation, increased to 14.27~20.58 ㎍/mL. The total flavonoid contents were 1.52~2.21 ㎍/ml in the lactic acid bacteria fermentation extracts, and after the protease reaction and fermentation, increased to 5.59 ~ 8.11 mg/mL. DPPH radical scavenging activities of lactic acid bacteria fermentation extracts was 17.03~22.75%, but after the protease reaction and fermentation, remarkably increased to 32.82~42.90%.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.27-33
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• 1994

Wool fabrics were treated with low temperature oxygen plasma and/or protease, and examined for their mechanical and dyeing properties. By plasma-treatment the strength of wool fabric increased and higher rate of weight loss for protease treatment was obtained. When dyed by levelling type acid dye equilibrium dye uptake appeared same, but rate of dyeing increased by the plasma treatment, while, with milling type acid dye, both of them increased greatly in the order of untreatedplasma/protease-treated. It was assumed from the above results that plasma affects the surface of fiber, and enzyme attacks mainly the inner part of fiber. This was confirmed again by scanning electron microscope.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.998-1005
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• 1993

This study was attempted to investigate the effects of enzymatic modification of milk protein with Meju protease on its acid clotting and digestibility. The proteases used in this study were isolated from Meju(fermented soybeans) and had specific acticity of 250 units/mg protein at pH 7.0. These proteases were found to be at least 3 different isoenzymes of different pH optima(pH 4.0, 6.0, 10.0). The optimum temperature was 5$0^{\circ}C$. Hydrolyzed skim milk showed 30.5% degree of hydrolysis for 1 hr. and 36.4% degree of hydrolysis for 3.5 hrs. of protease treatment at pH 7.0. Upon acidification to pH 4.0, skim milk produced large and dense coagulum, but the coagulum was getting smaller by protease treatment. Generally, digestability of skim milk at pH 4.0 was lower than pH 2.0. At pH 4.0, native skim milk and control group had problem with hydrolysis of skim milk protein. Among protease treated groups, 1 hour treated skim milk was most effectively hyrolyzed at pH 4.0.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.496-501
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• 2006

본 연구는 대한민국 서해안 갯벌로부터 알칼리성 단백질 분해 효소를 생산하는 세균을 분리하고 분리된 세균으로부터 생산되는 단백질 분해 효소의 생화학적 특징을 조사하는 것이다. 분리 균주는 16S rRNA의 염기 서열, 그람 염색과 전자 현미경사진을 통해 Celidibacter sp. HK-1으로 명명하였다. 분리 균주의 증식과 pretense 생산을 위한 최적 온도는 $25^{\circ}C$이었다. 분리 균주의 증식은 접종 10시간후에 stationary phase에 도달하였다. 효소 생산은 14시간 후 최대 값을 보였다. 효소 활성의 최적 온도와 pH는 각각 $45^{\circ}C$와 pH 9이었다. Pretense의 분자량은 약 50KD이었고 pretense의 부분적인 아미노산 서열은 Ala-Try-Ala-Leu-Asn-Thr-Ser-Val-Thr-Glu-Thr-Phe-Ala-Lys이었다. Protease의 부분적인 아미노산 서열은 Streptomyces avemitilis의 pretense와 높은 상동성을 보였다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.199-212
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• 1984

대장균의 세포질내에 존재하는 단백질 분해효소(protease Ci)를 추출하여 그 성질을 조사하였다. 이 효소는 insulin, glucagon 및 bovine growth hormone을 분해시키나, bovine serum albumin, casein 및 globin 등은 분해시키지 않는다. 이 효소의 native 한 상태에서의 분자량은 120,000이며, 54,000 dalton의 동일한 2개의 subunit로 구성되어 있다. Protease Ci의 최적 pH는 7.5이며 등전점은 5.5이다. 이 효소는 o-phenanthroline에 의해 저해되며, $Mn^++나 Co^++$와 같은 metal 이온들에 의하여 활성화되므로 metalloprotease임을 알 수 있다. 이 효소는 p-hydroxymercuribenzoate에 의해서 크게 저해되나 sulfhydryl protease의 specific한 저해제인 Ep475와 leupeptin에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않는다. 대장균 세포내에서는 또 다른 insulin 분해효소 (protease Pi)가 존재하는데, 이 효소는 periplasm에 존재하므로 protease Ci와는 다르다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.49-49
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• 1976

Enzyme activities, such as glucoamylase dextrinogenic amylase, cellulase, acid protase and neutral protease, of Rhizopus isolated from various substrates collected throughout South Korea are measured, and their enzyme activities are surveyed from taxonomical, ecological and physiological viewpoint. Effect of carbon sources and phytohormones on the amylalse production of Rhizopus are also measured. Among the 735 strains of Phizopus isolated, strain number 587 exhibiting most prominent dextrinogenic amylase and netral protease activity is selected as the best strain, and the strain number 673, 108, 329, 165 and 728 are seleted for their predominant cellulase, acid protease, glucoamylase, dextrinogenic amylase and neutral protease activities, respectively. R.acidus and R.nigricans which exhibited relatively higher callulalse activity, showed lower activities for both amylase. R.tritici exhibited higher protease activity. The relations between activities and various substrates of wild strains are not outstnading difference, although the strains isolated from inland region exhibited more or less higher amylase and cellulase activities, than those of coast region, generally. Lactose and dextrin are most effective carbon sources for glucoamylase and dextrinogenic amylase production of the Rhizopus niveus, respectively. Although all phytohormones tested are effective for production of amylase by the Rhizopus strains, except nicotinamide for glucoamylase production, biotin and ascorbate are most effective for dextrinogenic amylase and glucoamylase production, respectively.