• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.466-471
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• 1996

키틴을 효소적인 방법으로 분해하여 키틴 올리고머를 생산할 수 있는 값싸고 안정적인 효소원을 확보하기 위하여 벼, 콩, 참다래, 아몬드, 조(粗)파파인 등의 식물체로부터 키틴분해효소를 탐색하였다. 왕겨, 콩껍질, 참다래의 외피 등에서 키틴분해효소의 활성이 나타났으며 껍질을 제거한 콩, 쌀기울, 백미, 탈지 대두분 등에서는 활성이 없었다. 이들 키틴분해효소는 exochitinase와 endochitinase 형태의 두종류 활성을 갖는 것이 관찰되었으며, 참다래와 조(粗)파파인에서 endochitinase의 활성이 높았다. pH의 영향은 exochitinase의 경우 효소원에 따라 $pH\;5{\sim}7$ 사이에서 최대활성을 나타내었고 endochitinase는 모두 pH 3과 $pH\;5{\sim}6$의 두 곳에서 최대활성을 나타내었다. 온도변화에 의한 exochitinase의 활성은 $50^{\circ}C$에서도 비교적 안정했다. 반면에 endochitinase는 종류에 따라 다양한 최적 온도를 갖는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한 이들 조효소는 키토산분해 활성을 갖고 있었으며 왕겨가 가장 높고 콩껍질, 참다래의 순서였다. 키틴을 이용한 키틴올리고머의 생산을 위한 가장 적합한 효소원으로는 exochitinase의 활성이 가장 적으며 endochitinase의 활성이 높은 조(粗)파파인이 가장 적합한 것으로 사료되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 1997

키틴을 효소적인 방법으로 분해하여 키틴올리고머를 생산할 수 있는 값싸고 안정적인 효소원을 확보하기 위하여 농어, 방어, 대구, 닭 등의 동물체로 부터 키틴분해효소를 탐색하였다. 각 효소원의 장기와 소화액 및 달팽이 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$로 부터 키틴분해활성을 측정한 결과, 대구와 닭은 키틴을 주로 중합도 $3{\sim}5$의 크기로 분해하며 endochitinase의 활성도가 exochitinase활성보다 $7{\sim}10$배 높았다. 달팽이 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$는 키틴을 모두 N-acetylglucosamine으로 분해하였고 닭의 경우 소화기조직과 내용물에서 모두 endochitinase활성이 높았다. 어류중에서 농어는 키틴분해활성을 보이지 않았으며 방어와 대구는 비슷한 수준의 키틴분해활성을 보였다. 이들 효소의 최적pH는 $4{\sim}5$, 최적온도는 $50{\sim}60^{\circ}C$였다. 한편 키토산분해능력은 닭의 소화기내용물과 조직, 대구의 위조직에서 관찰되었으며, 닭 소화기내용물이 가장 높았으나 키틴분해능의 15%에 지나지 않았으며 그 다음은 달팽이의 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$로 닭 소화기내용물의 키토산분해능력의 약 30% 활성을 보였다. 키틴올리고머의 생산을 위한 가장 적합한 효소원으로 exochitinase활성이 적고, endochitinase활성이 높으며 값이 저렴하고 안정적인 공급이 가능한 닭의 소화기가 적합한 것으로 사료되었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2003

A chitinase cDNA named CHT1 was cloned from the hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, and the enzymatic properties of its recombinant proteins were characterized. The CHT1 cDNA encodes 930 amino-acid (aa) residues including a 22 aa putative signal peptide, with the calculated molecular mass of the putative mature protein 104 kDa. The E coli-expressed rCHT1 exhibited weak chitinolytic activity against $4MU-(GlcNAc)_3$. The rCHT1 protein with higher activity was obtained using recombinant Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV), which expresses rCHT1 under polyhedrin promoter. These findings suggest that the rCHT1 expressed in baculovirus-mediated Sf 9 cells has a high activity than E coli-expressed rCHT1.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2005

Bacillus cereus 28-9 is a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from lily plant in Taiwan. This bacterium exhibited biocontrol potential on Botrytis leaf blight of lily as demonstrated by a detached leaf assay and dual culture assay. At least two chitinases (ChiCW and ChiCH) were excreted by B. cereus 28-9. The ChiCW-encoding gene was cloned and moderately expressed in Escherichia coli DH5$\alpha$. Near homogenous ChiCW was obtained from the periplasmic fraction of E. coli cells harboring chiCW by a purification procedure. An in vitro assay showed that the purified ChiCW had inhibitory activity on conidial germination of Botrytis elliptica, a major fungal pathogen of lily leaf blight.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2006

The white cottony stem rot pathogen Sclerotinia scierotiorum was subjected to 70 different isolates of actinomycetes indigenous to Jordan as biological control agents. Forty of them demonstrated chitinase activity on crab shell chitin agay (CCA) media and they were segregated into three groups: 14 highly active, 12 moderately active, and 14 with low activity, with average clearing zones of (4.7-8.3), (3.7-4.3), and (2.3-3.3) mm surrounding colonies on CCA, respectively. Further, these isolates were able to inhibit radial mycelium growth of the pathogen and were categorized into three antagonistic groups: 13 strong, 13 moderate, and 14 weak antagonists, with antibiosis inhibition Bones of (32.0-45.7), (22.7-31.3), and (3.7-22.3) mm, respectively. High levels of chitinase activity of the isolates Ma3 (8.3 mm), Jul (7.7 mm), and Sa8 (7.7 mm) with their antagonistic activity against mycelium growth of 45.7, 44.3, and 40.7 mm were observed, respectively. These isolates exhibited fungicidal activity against sclevotia of S. sclerotiorum. On the other hand, isolates Na5, Aj3, and Aj2 that produced no chitinase showed fungistatic effect only.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권11호
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• pp.1519-1528
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• 2013

Bacillus pumilus SG2, a halotolerant strain, expresses two major chitinases designated ChiS and ChiL that were induced by chitin and secreted into the supernatant. The present work aimed to obtain a mutant with higher chitinolytic activity through mutagenesis of Bacillus pumilus SG2 using a combination of UV irradiation and nitrous acid treatment. Following mutagenesis and screening on chitin agar and subsequent formation of halos, the mutated strains were examined for degradation of chitin under different conditions. A mutant designated AV2-9 was selected owing to its higher chitinase activity. To search for possible mutations in the whole operon including ChiS and ChiL, the entire chitinase operon, including the intergenic region, promoter, and two areas corresponding to the ChiS and ChiL ORF, was suquenced. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the complete chitinase operon from the SG2 and AV2-9 strains showed the presence of a mutation in the catalytic domain (GH18) of chitinase (ChiL). The results demonstrated that a single base change had occurred in the ChiL sequence in AV2-9. The wild-type chitinase, ChiL, and the mutant (designated ChiLm) were cloned, expressed, and purified in E. coli. Both enzymes showed similar profiles of activity at different ranges of pH, NaCl concentration, and temperature, but the mutant enzyme showed approximately 30% higher catalytic activity under all the conditions tested. The results obtained in this study showed that the thermal stability of chitinase increased in the mutant strain. Bioinformatics analysis was performed to predict changes in the stability of proteins caused by mutation.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.246-249
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• 2000

We investigated the production of chitin oligosaccharides using food grade papain. A solution of commercial food grade papain (FGP) was dialyzed for 12 h before measuring its chitinolytic activity. The effects of enzyme concentration, reaction temperature, and pH on the endochitinase and $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase activities and the thermostability of these enzymes were investigated. In adddition, the reaction products were analyzed with gel filtration on a Bio-Gel P2. The endochitinase activity was twentyfold higher than that of $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase. The optimal endochitinase activity was at pH 3.0, while the maximal $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity was at pH 6.0. The reaction product consisted mainly of the dimer of N -acetylglucosamine, with a small amount of its trimer. Under the experimental conditions, $120{\mu}g$ of chitin oligomers were obtained with 1 mg of FGP protein after an incubation of 2 h.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1312-1321
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• 2011

Enzyme extracts of cellulase [filter paper cellulase (FPase) and carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase)], chitinase, and chitosanase produced by Aspergillus niger NRRL-567 were evaluated. The interactive effects of initial moisture and different inducers for FP cellulase and CMCase production were optimized using response surface methodology. Higher enzyme activities [FPase $79.24{\pm}4.22$ IU/gram fermented substrate (gfs) and CMCase $124.04{\pm}7.78$ IU/gfs] were achieved after 48 h fermentation in solid-state medium containing apple pomace supplemented with rice husk [1% (w/w)] under optimized conditions [pH 4.5, moisture 55% (v/w), and inducers veratryl alcohol (2 mM/kg), copper sulfate (1.5 mM/kg), and lactose 2% (w/w)] (p<0.05). Koji fermentation in trays was carried out and higher enzyme activities (FPase $96.67{\pm}4.18$ IU/gfs and CMCase $146.50{\pm}11.92$ IU/gfs) were achieved. The nonspecific chitinase and chitosanase activities of cellulase enzyme extract were analyzed using chitin and chitosan substrates with different physicochemical characteristics, such as degree of deacetylation, molecular weight, and viscosity. Higher chitinase and chitosanase activities of $70.28{\pm}3.34$ IU/gfs and $60.18{\pm}3.82$ to $64.20{\pm}4.12$ IU/gfs, respectively, were achieved. Moreover, the enzyme was stable and retained 92-94% activity even after one month. Cellulase enzyme extract obtained from A. niger with chitinolytic and chitosanolytic activities could be potentially used for making low-molecular-weight chitin and chitosan oligomers, having promising applications in biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, food, and agricultural industries, and in biocontrol formulations.

• 식물병연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.222-226
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• 2015

The chitinase-producing bacterial strain C-1 is one of the key chitinase-producing biocontrol agents used for effective bioformulations for biological control. These bioformulations are mixed cultures of various chitinolytic bacteria. However, the precise identification, biocontrol activity, and the underlying mechanisms of the strain C-1 have not been investigated so far. Therefore, we evaluated in planta biocontrol efficacies of C-1 and determined the draft genome sequence of the strain in this study. The bacterial C-1 strain was identified as a novel Serratia sp. by a phylogenic analysis of its 16S rRNA sequence. The Serratia sp. C-1 bacterial cultures showed strong in planta biocontrol efficacies against some major phytopathogenic fungal diseases. The draft genome sequence of Serratia sp. C-1 indicated that the C-1 strain is a novel strain harboring a subset of genes that may be involved in its biocontrol activities.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2011

The chitinase-producing strain SC081 was isolated from Korean traditional soy sauce and identified as Bacillus atrophaeus based on a phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence and a phenotypic analysis. A gene encoding chitinase from B. atrophaeus SC081 was cloned in Escherichia coli and was named SCChi-1 (GQ360078). The SCChi-1 nucleotide sequences were composed of 1788 base pairs and 596 amino acids, which were 92.6, 89.6, 89.3, and 78.9% identical to those of Bacillus subtilis (ABG57262), Bacillus pumilus (ABI15082), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (ABO15008), and Bacillus licheniformis (ACF40833), respectively. A recombinant SCChi-1 containing a hexahistidine tag at the amino-terminus was constructed, overexpressed, and purified in E. coli to characterize SCChi-1. $H_6SCChi$-1 revealed a hydrolytic band on zymograms containing 0.1% glycol chitin and showed the highest lytic activity on colloidal chitin and acidic chitosan. The optimal temperature and pH for chitinolytic activity were $50^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively.