• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.161-164
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• 2003

Several polyhydroxylated alkaloids were isolated from the extracts of freeze-dried silkworm powder, and purified by ion exchange chromatographic analysis. Through the HPLC analysis, we could identify 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) and a kind of calystegin $B_2$ (HS-58) as well as a noble compound (HS-74) from the purified polyhydroxylated alkaloids. In order to know the characteristics of these isolated alkaloids as enzyme inhibitors, glycosidase inhibition activities of these identified alkaloids including other two non-purified alkaloids (SWP 3-1 and SWP 3-2) were investigated.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1166-1173
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• 2011

Meju is a traditional Korean fermented soy product used as a key element for soy sauce and doenjang. Bacilli with antimicrobial activity were isolated from meju prepared by traditional methods at Sunchang county, Jeollabukdo, Korea. Six isolates were identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by recA gene sequencing and RAPD-PCR. One isolate, B. amyloliquefaciens MJ5-41, showed the strongest fibrinolytic activity. A 27 kDa active fibrinolytic enzyme, AprE5-41, was purified from the culture supernatant of MJ5-41 grown on LB by chromatographic methods. The optimum pH and temperature for purified AprE5-41 were 7.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. AprE5-41 quickly degraded $A{\alpha}$ and $B{\beta}$ chains but not the ${\gamma}$-chain of fibrinogen. AprE5-41 exhibited the highest specificity for N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe p-nitroanilide, a known substrate for ${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin, cathepsin G, and subtilisin BPN'. The structural gene, aprE5-41, was cloned by PCR and successfully expressed in B. subtilis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1381-1387
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• 2012

We applied enzymatic hydrolysis and tangential flow filtration (TFF) to purify a novel anticancer peptide from Mytilus coruscus (M. coruscus) and investigated its anticancer properties. To prepare the peptide, eight proteases were employed for enzymatic hydrolysis. Pepsin hydrolysates, which showed clearly superior cytotoxic activity on prostate cancer cells, were further purified using a flow filtration system using a TFF and consecutive chromatographic methods. Finally, a novel anticancer peptide was obtained, and the sequence was identified as Ala-Phe-Asn-Ile-His-Asn-Arg-Asn-Leu-Leu. The peptide from M. coruscus effectively induced cell death on prostate, breast and lung cancer cells but not on normal liver cells. This is the first report of an anticancer peptide derived from the hydrolysates of M. coruscus.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.685-688
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• 2001

A gas chromatography/mass spectrometric assay method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of benzidine (BZ), N-acetyl benzidine (ABZ) and N,N-diacetyl benzidine (DABZ) in rat urine. BZ, ABZ and DABZ were extracted from urine at pH 8 with ethyl ether. Conjugated urinary metabolites were extracted at pH 8 after hydrolysis with 1 M HCl for 30 min at 100 $^{\circ}C.$ The dried extract was dissolved in 100 ${\mu}{\ell}$ of ethylacetate and then injected in gas chromatography-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) system without further purification or modification. BZ, ABZ and DABZ have good chromatographic properties and offer very sensitive response for the EI-MS (SIM) without any derivatization. The recoveries for BZ, ABZ and DABZ were about 98.0, 81.8 and 71.4%, respectively, at pH 8.0 and the concentration of 5.0 ng/mL. The coefficients of variation of BZ and ABZ were less than 9.5% from 0.1 to 100 ng/mL and that of DABZ was less than 13% in the same concentration range. The detection limits of the assay were 0.01 ng/mL for both BZ and ABZ, and 0.05 ng/mL for DABZ in urine or plasma 1.0 mL.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.808-817
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• 2011

Because of its elevated cellulolytic activity, the filamentous fungus Trichoderma harzianum has a considerable potential in biomass hydrolysis applications. Trichoderma harzianum cellobiohydrolase I (ThCBHI), an exoglucanase, is an important enzyme in the process of cellulose degradation. Here, we report an easy single-step ion-exchange chromatographic method for purification of ThCBHI and its initial biophysical and biochemical characterization. The ThCBHI produced by induction with microcrystalline cellulose under submerged fermentation was purified on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 media and its identity was confirmed by mass spectrometry. The ThCBHI biochemical characterization showed that the protein has a molecular mass of 66 kDa and pI of 5.23. As confirmed by smallangle X-ray scattering (SAXS), both full-length ThCBHI and its catalytic core domain (CCD) obtained by digestion with papain are monomeric in solution. Secondary structure analysis of ThCBHI by circular dichroism revealed ${\alpha}$- helices and ${\beta}$-strands contents in the 28% and 38% range, respectively. The intrinsic fluorescence emission maximum of 337 nm was accounted for as different degrees of exposure of ThCBHI tryptophan residues to water. Moreover, ThCBHI displayed maximum activity at pH 5.0 and temperature of $50^{\circ}C$ with specific activities against Avicel and p-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-cellobioside of 1.25 U/mg and 1.53 U/mg, respectively.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 1996

Streptococcus mutans has been implicated as primary causative agents of dental caries by insoluble glucan (IG) in human and experimental animals. An attempt was made to search for the ${\alpha}$-1,3 glucanase that degrades IG produced by S. mutans. ${\alpha}$-1,3 glucanase was detected in the culture supernatant of microorganisms, which are isolated from soils on agar medium containing IG as a sole carbon source. This Streptomyces sp. hydrolysed IG produced by immobilized S. mutans and was named as Y9373. This enzyme required ${\alpha}$-1,3 glucan (IG) as an inducer. The optimum conditions for enzyme production were studied. The enzyme was purified by 30~70% $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ precipitation, anion exchange chroma tography on DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration on Sepadex G-75. The purified enzyme has a specific activity of 7840.0 U/mg protein giving 32.1-fold purification and final yield of 0.53%. The molecular weight was estimated to be about 22.5 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme reaction were 6.5 and 37$^{\circ}C$, respectively and the enzyme was relatively stable at the temperature below 60$^{\circ}C$. The activity of purified enzyme was enhanced by adding $Co^{2+},\;Mn^{2+}\;and\;Mg^{2+}$ into the medium, whereas inhibited by adding $Hg^{2+},\;Zn^{2+}$ and SDS. The $K_m\;and\;V_{max}$ value of ${\alpha}$-1,3 glucanase for IG were estimated to be 2.50 mM and 0.0431 mM/min, respectively. The thin layer chromatographic analysis of hydrolysates from IG with ${\alpha}$-1,3 glucanase showed that glucose was the main product of reaction. This enzyme activity was about 14 times higher than marketing dextranase as preventive agent against artificial dental caries by S. mutans in TH medium including 5% sucrose after 30 minutes.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제24권4호통권79호
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• pp.293-304
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• 1996

인삼포 토양으로부터 강력한 항진균력을 보이는 KS1 균주를 분리하고 Bacillus subtilis로 동정하였다. 온상시험에서 B. subtilis KS1의 배양액은 오이잿빛곰팡이병, 밀붉은녹병 등의 진균성 농작물병에 대하여 탁월한 방제효과를 나타내었다. 또한, B. subtilis KS1 배양액의 butanol 분획은 Botrytis maydis, Chytridium lagenarium, Candida albicans 등 식물 또는 사람의 병원성 진균을 비롯한 몇몇 진균류에 대하여 억제효과를 나타내었다. 이 균주가 생성하는 항진균물질을 pep-RPC reverse phase column과 ${\mu}$ Bondapak $C_{18}$ reverse phase column을 이용하여 분리 정제하였다. 정제된 항진균물질의 열안정성 및 pH 안정성을 조사한 결과, $-20-121^{\circ}C$와 pH 4.0-10.0의 범위에서 안정하였다. 이 물질의 조성 및 구조적 특징을 HPLC와 $^1H-,\;^1H-^1H-$, COSY, NOESY, COSY-NOESY 및 HOHAHA NMR spectroscopy를 통하여 각각 분석한 결과, B. subtilis가 생산하는 고리형 peptide 중 iturin A에 속하는 물질로 확인되었다. 그러나, 지금까지 알려진 iturin A계 물질들의 ${\beta}$-아미노산에 붙어 있는 탄화수소 사슬이 곁가지가 없거나 terminus 또는 subterminus에 1개의 $CH_3$ 곁가지를 갖는 것과는 달리, SW1의 ${\beta}$-아미노산은 2개의 $-CH_3$ 곁가지가 붙어 있는 탄화수소 사슬을 가짐이 확인되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.335-342
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• 1988

하이브리도마를 쥐의 복강이나 in-vitro에서 배양한 뒤 생산된 IgG1 type의 쥐 단일클론 항체를 정제하기 위하여 음이온 교환 크로마토그래피를 이용하였다. 배양이 끝난 배지를 원심분리하여 세포를 제거하고 50-60% ammonium sulfate로 침전물을 만든 다음 0.025M Tris-HCI(pH8.2)용액으로 투석하여 salt가 제거된 sample을 DEAE-Trisacryl M에 부하하였다. Column에 결합된 항체는 30-40mM NaCl 을 포함하는 0.025M Tris-HCI(pH8.2)용액으로 용출하였다. 혈청농도가 높은 배지 (10% FBS)에서는 50% ammonium sulfate 처리로 90% 이상의 항체가 회수되었으나 저혈청 배지 (2% FBS)에서는 60% ammonium sulfate 처리에도 회수율이 84%에 그쳤다. 후자의 경우 한외여과법 (ultrafiltration)을 이용하여 항체 회수율을 91%까지 증가시킬 수 있으나 농축된 항체를 크로마토그래피로 정제하였을 때 그순도가 ammonium sulfate 침전법에 비해 낮아졌다. 하이브리도마 Alps 25-3, HCGK, A4W, KW를 여러가지 배양조건에서 배양한 뒤 생산된 항체를 DEAE-Trisacryl M chromatography를 이용하여 정제해 본 결과 대체로 순도 70-80%의 항체를 얻을 수 있었고 이때 항체 회수율은 65% 선이었다. 항체의 순도를 높이기 위해서는 affinity chromatography 혹은 gel filtration과 같은 2차적인 방법이 필요 할 것으로 보이며 한 예로 affinity chromatography를 이용하여 순도 95%의 항체를 얻었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.637-644
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• 1998

우리나라 근해에 많이 분포하고 있는 말똥성게 (sea urchin, Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus)의 내장으로부터 Triton X-100을 이용하여 $\beta$-galactosidase를 추출하고, $40\~80\%$ (w/v) $(NH_4)_2SO_4$, DEAE-Sephadex A-25 및 CM-Cellulose 이온교환 크로마토그래피, Con A-Sepha-rose 4B 친화성 크로마토그래피를 사용하여 분리, 정제하여 그 생화학적 특성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 정제된 $\beta$-galactosidase는 단일의 단백질로 이루어진 효소로 판명되었고, 효소의 정제도는 조효소에 비해 384.6배 증가하였고, 수율은 $1.26\%$이었다. 정제효소의 최적 pH와 온도는 각각 3.0 및 $50^{\circ}C$ 이었다. 효소의 활성은 $Ba^{2+}$와 같은 금속이온에 의해 촉진되었고, $Hg^{2+},\;Sn^{2+}$ 및 DFP에 의해 현저하게 저하되었으며, 당인 galactose 와 lactose에 의해 저하되어 기질 저해 효과가 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 효소의 분자량은 SDS-PAG 전기이동과 Sephadex G-150 겔여과를 실시한 결과 97 kDa로 나타났다. 합성기질인 PNPG를 사용하여 효소의 속도론적 상수를 측정한 결과 $K_m$은 15.0mM, $V_{max}$는 $\mu$mole/min$\cdot$mg$\cdot$protein으로 나타났다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2006

혈액 내 순환시 안정성 향상과 면역원성의 감소를 위해, rhIFN-${\alpha}$-2a은 N-terminus의 ${\alpha}$-아민기에 mPEG aldehyde를 solid-phase PEGylation 시킨다. CM-Sepharose와 같은 양이온 교환수지가 고체 지지체로 사용되었다. Mono-PEGylate는 양이온 교환 수지에서 unmodified 단백질과 분리되어 용출된다. Site-srecific PEGylation과 mono-PEGylate의 분리가 한 단계의 공정으로 얻어진다는 점은 solid-phase PEGylation의 이점을 뒷받침해준다. 위치 특이성은 peptide digest의 질량 분석과 Edman degradation을 이용한 N-terminal sequencing에 의해 확인하였다. Mono-PEGylate는 항바이러스 활성과 면역원성의 감소를 나타내고, 감소 정도는 결합되는 mPEG의 분자량에 비례한다. Trypsin 저항성과 온도 안정성은 mono-PEGylation에 의해 두드러지게 개선되었다. Solid-phase PEGylation을 통해 종래의 액상 반응에서 나타날 수 있는 재현성 낮은 반응, 부 반응물 생성, 부 반응물 제거 공정 등의 단점을 극복할 수 있었다. 그러나 solid-phase PEGylation의 문제점인 액상 반응에 비교하여 많은 양의 PEG를 사용하여야 한다는 점은 개선되어야 한다.