• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.662-671
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• 2015

To enrich the genetic resource of microbial xylanases with high activity and stability under alkaline conditions, a xylanase gene (xynSL4) was cloned from Planococcus sp. SL4, an alkaline xylanase-producing strain isolated from the sediment of soda lake Dabusu. Deduced XynSL4 consists of a putative signal peptide of 29 residues and a catalytic domain (30-380 residues) of glycosyl hydrolase family 10, and shares the highest identity of 77% with a hypothetical protein from Planomicrobium glaciei CHR43. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that deduced XynSL4 is closely related with thermophilic and alkaline xylanases from Geobacillus and Bacillus species. The gene xynSL4 was expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli and the recombinant enzyme showed some superior properties. Purified recombinant XynSL4 (rXynSL4) was highly active and stable over the neutral and alkaline pH range from 6 to 11, with maximum activity at pH 7 and more than 60% activity at pH 11. It had an apparent temperature optimum of 70℃ and retained stable at this temperature in the presence of substrate. rXynSL4 was highly halotolerant, retaining more than 55% activity with 0.25-3.0 M NaCl and was stable at the concentration of NaCl up to 4M. The enzyme activity was significantly enhanced by β-mercaptoethanol and Ca²⁺ but strongly inhibited by heavy-metal ions and SDS. This thermophilic and alkaline- and salt-tolerant enzyme has great potential for basic research and industrial applications.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제12권
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• pp.69-82
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• 1994

6개(個) 품종(品種)의 대두(大豆)로 부터 분리(分離)된 대두(大豆) 근류균(根瘤菌)의 생리적(生理的) 특성(特性) 및 plasmid DNA의 분리(分離)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. YEM 배지(培地)에서 S117, S118, 011, DY-1균주(菌株)는 생육속도(生育速度)가 느리고 alkaline 반응(反應)을 나타내었으며, S110, S111, S114, S115, S116, S120, 010균주(菌株)들은 생육속도(生育速度)가 빠르고 산반응(酸反應)을 나타내었다. fast-growing형(型)과 slow-growing형(型) R. japonicum은 모두 극모성 또는 주모성 편모(鞭毛)를 가진 그람 음성(陰性) 간균(桿菌)이며, 한천 평판에서 점액성(粘液性)이 있는 유백색(乳白色) colony를 형성(形成) 하였다. 접종(接種) 7일후(後), fast-growing형(型)의 colony는 직경(直徑)이 2.0-4.0mm였고, slow-growing 형(型)의 colony는 대체로 0.5-1.5였다. fast-growing형(型)은 pH4.5에서 한결같이 감수성(感受性)이 있고, pH9.5에 내성(耐性)이 있는 반면 slow-growing형(型)은 정반대로 나타났다. 조사(調査)된 균주(菌株)들은 모두 생육(生育)을 위한 탄소원(炭素源)으로써 glucose를 이용(利用)하였으며, 010과 321을 제외하고 모든 균주는 starch는 전혀 이용(利用)하지 못하였으며 fast-growing형(型) 만이 sucrose를 이용(利用)하였다. 조사(調査)된 slow-growing R. japonicum은 일반적으로 15-250kb 정도(程度)의 1-3개(個)의 plasmid DNA를 함유하는 반면, fast-growing R. japonicum은 20-250kb정도(程度)의 1-3개(個)의 plamid DNA를 함유(含有)하고 있었다.