• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2018

A novel ${\beta}$-agarase, AgaJ5, was identified from an agar-degrading marine bacterium, Gayadomonas joobiniege G7. It belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family 86 and is composed of 805 amino acids with a 30-amino-acid signal peptide. Zymogram analysis showed that purified AgaJ5 has agarase activity. The optimum temperature and pH for AgaJ5 activity were determined to be $30^{\circ}C$ and 4.5, respectively. AgaJ5 was an acidic ${\beta}$-agarase that had strong activity at a narrow pH range of 4.5-5.5, and was a cold-adapted enzyme, retaining 40% of enzymatic activity at $10^{\circ}C$. AgaJ5 required monovalent ions such as $Na^+$ and $K^+$ for its maximum activity, but its activity was severely inhibited by several metal ions. The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ of AgaJ5 for agarose were 8.9 mg/ml and 188.6 U/mg, respectively. Notably, thin-layer chromatography, mass spectrometry, and agarose-liquefication analyses revealed that AgaJ5 was an endo-type ${\beta}$-agarase producing neoagarohexaose as the final main product of agarose hydrolysis. Therefore, these results suggest that AgaJ5 from G. joobiniege G7 is a novel endo-type neoagarohexaose-producing ${\beta}$-agarase having specific biochemical features that may be useful for industrial applications.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2016

A novel agar-degrading marine bacterium, SH-1 strain, was isolated from seashore of Namhae at Gyeongnam province, Korea. The SH-1 strain exhibited 98% similarity with Alteromonas species based on 16S rDNA sequencing and named as Alteromonas sp. SH-1. Alteromonas sp. SH-1 showed agarase activity of 348.3 U/L (1.67 U/mg protein). The molecular masses of the enzymes were predicted as about 85 kDa and 110 kDa by SDS-PAGE and zymogram. The enzymatic activity was optimal at $30^{\circ}C$ and the relative agarase activity was decreased as temperature increase from $30^{\circ}C$ and thus about 90% and 70% activities were shown at $40^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The optimum pH was 6.0 for agarase activity in 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer and activities were less than 70% and 85% activity at pH 5.0 and pH 7.0, respectively, compared with that at pH 6. Agarase activity has remained over 90% at $20^{\circ}C$ after 1.5 hour exposure at this temperature. However, its activity was less than 60% at $30^{\circ}C$ after 0.5 h exposure at this temperature. The enzymes produced agarooligosaccharides such as agaropentaose and agarotriose from agarose, indicating that the agarases are ${\alpha}$-agarases. Thus, Alteromonas sp. SH-1 and its agarases would be useful for the industrial production of agarooligosaccharides which are known as having anticancer and antioxidation activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.913-922
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• 2013

An agar-degrading bacterium was isolated from red seaweed (Gelidium amansii) on a natural seawater agar plate, and identified as Saccharophagus sp. AG21. The ${\beta}$-agarase gene from Saccharophagus sp. AG21 (agy1) was screened by long and accurate (LA)-PCR. The predicted sequence has a 1,908 bp open reading frame encoding 636 amino acids (aa), and includes a glycosyl hydrolase family 16 (GH16) ${\beta}$-agarase module and two carbohydrate binding modules of family 6 (CBM6). The deduced aa sequence showed 93.7% and 84.9% similarity to ${\beta}$-agarase of Saccharophagus degradans and Microbulbifer agarilyticus, respectively. The mature agy1 was cloned and overexpressed as a His-tagged recombinant ${\beta}$-agarase (rAgy1) in Escherichia coli, and had a predicted molecular mass of 69 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.5. rAgy1 showed optimum activity at $55^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.6, and had a specific activity of 85 U/mg. The rAgy1 activity was enhanced by $FeSO_4$ (40%), KCl (34%), and NaCl (34%), compared with the control. The newly identified rAgy1 is a ${\beta}$-agarase, which acts to degrade agarose to neoagarotetraose (NA4) and neoagarohexaose (NA6) and may be useful for applications in the cosmetics, food, bioethanol, and reagent industries.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2009

한천분해세균 SC-22균을 대전 대청댐부근의 담수에서 분리하였다. 생화학적 분석 및 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통한 계통학적 분류를 통해 SC-22는 Cellvibrio mixtus로 동정되었다. 분리균의 생육 및 agarase 효소 생성능을 검토한 결과, SC-22는 탄소원으로 0.2% agar를 첨가한 배지에서 배양 36시간에 최대 생육을, 배양 48시간에 58.5 units/mL의 최대 효소활성을 나타내었다. 분리균은 세포외 및 세포내 agarase를 생성하였으며, zymogram 실험에 의해 P1, P2 및 P3의 isoenzyme을 분비하는 것으로 확인 되었다. 배양여액으로부터 겔여과법과 이온교환수지법을 단계적으로 이용하여 SC-22 균주로부터 SDS-PAGE에 의해 25 kDa의 효소를 정제하였으며, 정제효소는 zymogram에서 확인된 주 단백질인 P2(29 kDa)과 동일한 단백질임이 확인되었다. 또한 정제한 agarase의 효소학적 성질을 검토한 결과, 효소의 최적 pH와 최적온도는 pH 7.0과 $50^{\circ}C$이었으며, 금속이온 효과의 경우 1 mM 농도의 수준에서도 $Fe^{2+}$, $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$ 이온 등은 정제효소의 활성을 10-20% 증가시킨 반면 $Hg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$ 및 $Cu^{2+}$ 이온들은 효소 활성을 크게 저해하였다. 또한 TLC 분석을 통해 정제효소는 한천 분해 올리고당으로 주로 단당류와 이당류를 생성하므로 $\beta$-agarase의 작용특성을 보였다. 기질특이성 실험에서는 정제효소는 agar와 agarose만을 이용 하였고 유사 해조 다당류인 alginate는 물론 다른 다당류를 분해하지 못하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1545-1551
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• 2012

이전 연구에서 저자들이 Glycoside hydrolase family 50 (GH-50)과 GH-118 ${\beta}$-agarase들의 발현과 특성을 보고한 Agarivorans sp. JA-1 균주로부터 신규의 GH-16 ${\beta}$-agarase를 보고하고자 한다. 본 유전자는 1,362 염기쌍으로 구성되어 있으며, 453 아미노산 잔기로 구성된 49,830 Da의 단백질을 암호화한다. 본 효소는 Pseudoalteromonas sp. CY24 유래의 GH-16 ${\beta}$-agarase와 98%의 염기서열 상동성과 99%의 아미노산서열 상동성을 나타냈다. 신호서열을 제외한 429 아미노산으로 구성된 성숙단백질에 해당하는 유전자를 E. coli BL21 (DE3) 세포에서 재조합 발현시킨 후, 친화성 크로마토그래피로 효소를 정제하였다. 정제된 효소는 $40^{\circ}C$와 pH 5.0에서 67.6 U/mg의 최적 활성을 보였다. 아가로스를 기질로 한 효소분해산물의 박막크로마토그래피 분석결과, neoagarohexaose와 neoagarotetraose가 주산물로 생산되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 효소는 기능성 한천올리고당의 산업적 생산에 활용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.552-556
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• 2011

A novel agar-degrading bacterium mbrc-1 was isolated from seashore of Kyungpo at Gangwon province and cultured in marine broth 2216 medium. Isolated bacterium mbrc-1 was named as Flammeovirga sp. mbrc-1 based on the 16S rDNA sequence. Its agarase showed maximum activity of 923 units/L at pH 7.0 and $45^{\circ}C$ and sustained 90% remaining activity after exposed to $45^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours. The enzyme hydrolyzed agarose to yield neoagarohexaose (18.5%), neoagarotetraose (38%) and neoagarobiose (43.5%), indicating that the enzyme is ${\beta}$-agarase. Thus, isolated bacterium and its ${\beta}$-agarase would be useful for the industrial production of neoagarotetraose and neoagarobiose.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1692-1697
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• 2012

We report a glycoside hydrolase (GH)-118 ${\beta}$-agarase from a strain of Agarivorans, in which we previously reported recombinant expression and characterization of the GH-50 ${\beta}$-agarase. The GH comprised an open reading frame of 1,437 base pairs, which encoded a protein of 52,580 daltons consisting of 478 amino acid residues. Assessment of the entire sequence showed that the enzyme had 97% nucleotide and 99% amino acid sequence similarities to those of GH-118 ${\beta}$-agarase from Pseudoalteromonas sp. CY24, which belongs to a different order within the same class. The gene corresponding to a mature protein of 440 amino acids was inserted, recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified to homogeneity with affinity chromatography. It had maximal activity at $35^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0 and had 208.1 units/mg in the presence of 300 mM NaCl and 1 mM $CaCl_2$. More than 80% activity was maintained after 2 h exposure to $35^{\circ}C$; however, < 40% activity remained at $45^{\circ}C$. The enzyme hydrolyzed agarose to yield neoagarooctaose as the main product. This enzyme could be useful for industrial production of functional neoagarooligosaccharides.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1056-1061
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 해양 한천분해세균 Agarivorans sp. KC-1과 해당균주의 agarase 특성을 조사하였다. 한천분해균인 KC-1은 경상남도 사천시 남일대 해수욕장에서 채취한 바닷물을 이용하여 Marine broth 2216 한천 배지에서 분리하였다. 분리된 균은 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열분석을 통하여 Agarivorans 속 세균과 99% 일치하여 Agarivorans sp. KC-1으로 명명하였다. 세포외로 분비되는 agarase는 Agarivorans sp. KC-1 균주 배양액에서 획득하였으며, 이를 이용하여 특성 조사를 하였다. Agarivorans sp. KC-1 균주의 한천분해효소는 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 및 $70^{\circ}C$에서 각각 65, 91, 96, 100, 77, 35%의 상대활성을 나타냈으며, pH 5, 6, 7, 8에서는 93, 100, 87, 82%의 활성을 나타내었다. 세포외 agarase는 $50^{\circ}C$에서 pH 6.0인 20 mM Tris-HCl 완충용액을 사용하였을 때 최대(254 U/l)의 활성을 보였다. 이 agarase는 20, 30, $40^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 열처리 하여도 90% 이상의 잔존활성을 보였다. 또한, $50^{\circ}C$에 2시간 노출된 후에도 67%의 잔존활성을 보였다. Zymogram 분석을 통하여 Agarivorans sp. KC-1 균주가 생산하는 한천분해효소의 크기는 약 130 kDa, 80 kDa, 69 kDa의 3개로 확인할 수 있었다. TLC 분석 결과, Agarivorans sp. KC-1 균주의 한천분해효소는 네오한천올리고당인 neoagarohexaose (21.6%), neoagarotetraose (32.2%) 및 neoagarobiose (46.2%)를 생성하는 것으로 보아 ${\beta}$-agarase로 확인되었다. 따라서 Agarivorans sp. KC-1가 생산하는 ${\beta}$-agarase는 전분노화 방지, 미백효과, 보습효과 및 세균생장 억제 등의 기능을 가지는 한천올리고당의 생산에 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2020

We improved on a unified saccharification and fermentation (USF) system for the direct production of ethanol from agarose by increasing total agarase activity. The pGMFα-NGH plasmid harboring the NABH558 gene encoding neoagarobiose hydrolase and the AGAG1 and AGAH71 genes encoding β-agarase was constructed and used to transform Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2805. NABH558 gene transcription level was increased and total agarase activity was increased by 25 to 40% by placing the NABH558 gene expression cassette upstream of the other gene expression cassettes. In the 2805/pGMFα-NGH transformant, three secretory agarases were produced that efficiently degraded agarose to galactose, 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose (AHG), neoagarobiose, and neoagarohexaose. During the united cultivation process, a maximum of 2.36 g/l ethanol from 10 g/l agarose was produced over 120 h.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2001

The marine bacterium isolated from Porphyra dentata showing green spot rot disease was identified as Pseudomonas sp. the strain have CNCase activity, xylanase activity and protease activity as well as agarase activity. But the strain has no pectate lyase activity. Porphyra dentata tissue inoculated this isolate was macerated after 1 week incubation. The characteristics of extracellular crude agarase of this isolate were examined, the optimal pH and temperature were pH7 and 3$0^{\circ}C$, respectively.