• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.738-744
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• 2003

The gene ADH encoding NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Bacillus stearothennophilus was cloned and overexpressed as a GST fusion protein at a high level in Escherichia coli. The expressed fusion protein was purified simply by glutathione affinity chromatography. GST fusion protein was then cleaved by thrombin, while soluble enzyme was further purified by glutathione affinity chromatography. The recombinant enzyme had the same elctrophoretic mobility as the native enzyme from Bacillus stearothennophilus. The recombinant enzyme catalyzed the oxidation of a number of alcohols and exhibited high activities towards secondary alcohols. The $K_m\;and\;V_{max}$ values of the recombinant enzyme for ethanol were 5.11 mM and 61.35 U/mg, respectively. Pyridine and imidazole notably inhibited the enzymatic activity. The activity of the recombinant enzyme optimally proceeded at pH 9.0 and $70^{\circ}C$. The midpoint of the temperature-stability curve for the recombinant enzyme was approximately $68^{\circ}C$, and the enzyme was not completely inactivated even at $85^{\circ}C$. The recombinant enzyme showed a high resistance towards denaturing agents (0.05% SDS, 0.1 M urea). Therefore, due to its stability and relatively broad substrate specificity, the recombinant enzyme could be utilized in bio-industrial processes and biosensors.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.1087-1097
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• 2016

An intracellular lipase from Anoxybacillus flavithermus HBB 134 was purified to 7.4-fold. The molecular mass of the enzyme was found to be about 64 kDa. The maximum activity of the enzyme was at pH 9.0 and 50℃. The enzyme was stable between pH 6.0 and 11.0 at 25℃, 40℃, and 50℃ for 24 h. The K_m and V_max of the enzyme for pNPL substrate were determined as 0.084 mM and 500 U/mg, respectively. Glycerol, sorbitol, and mannitol enhanced the enzyme thermostability. The enzyme was found to be highly stable against acetone, ethyl acetate, and diethyl ether. The presence of PMSF, NBS, DTT and β-mercaptoethanol inhibited the enzyme activity. Hg²⁺, Fe³⁺, Pb²⁺, Al³⁺, and Zn²⁺ strongly inhibited the enzyme whereas Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and NH₄⁺ slightly activated it. At least 60% of the enzyme activity and stability were retained against sodium deoxycholate, sodium taurocholate, n-octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside, and CHAPS. The presence of 1% Triton X-100 caused about 34% increase in the enzyme activity. The enzyme is thought to be a true lipase since it has preferred the long-chain triacylglycerols. The lipase of HBB 134 cleaved triolein at the 1- or 3-position.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.766-771
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• 2008

The proteolytic enzyme from Saccharomyces sp. B101 was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ultrafiltration, diethyl aminoethyl (DEAE)-Sephadex A-50 ion-exchange chromatography, and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography from the culture supernatant of Saccharomyces sp. B101. The specific activity and the purification fold of the purified enzyme were 4,688.9 unit/mg and 18, respectively. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 33 kDa by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were pH 8.5 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme activity was relatively stable in the pH range of 6.5-8.5 at below $35^{\circ}C$. The salt-tolerance and stability for the enzyme activity were relatively stable even at NaCl concentrations of 10 and 15%. The activity of enzyme was inhibited by $Ag^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$, and activated by $Mn^{2+}$. In addition, the enzyme activity was potently inhibited by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and phenylmethyl sulfonylfluoride (PMSF). Based on these findings we concluded that the purified enzyme was a serine protease. Km and Vmax values for hammastein milk casein were 1.02 mg/mL and 278.38 unit/mL, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.6 no.6
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• pp.402-406
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• 1996

Inulin fructotransferase (depolymerizing) (EC 2.4.1.93) was purified 34-fold from the culture broth of Arthrobacter sp. A-6 by using a combination of ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B chromatography and Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration. The purified enzyme converts inulin into di-D-fructofuranose dianhydride III(DFA III) and small quantities of fructo-oligosaccharides. The temperature and pH optima of the enzyme were $70^{\circ}C$ and 6.0, respectively. Molecular weight of the enzyme was determined to be 49 kDa by 12$%$ SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and 145 kDa by Sephacryl S-200gel filtration. This indicates that the functional inulin fructotransferase of Arthrobacter sp. A-6 has a homomeric trimer structure. The enzyme had an isoelectric point of pH 4.6. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified enzyme subunit was Ala-Asp-Asn-Pro-Asp-Gly(\ulcorner)-Ser-Asn-Met(or Glu)-Tyr-Asp-Val.

• BMB Reports
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.91-95
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• 2012

Glutamate dehydrogenase from axenic bacterial cultures of a new microorganism, called GWE1, isolated from the interior of a sterilization drying oven, was purified by anion-exchange and molecular-exclusion liquid chromatography. The apparent molecular mass of the native enzyme was 250.5 kDa and was shown to be an hexamer with similar subunits of molecular mass 40.5 kDa. For glutamate oxidation, the enzyme showed an optimal pH and temperature of 8.0 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. In contrast to other glutamate dehydrogenases isolated from bacteria, the enzyme isolated in this study can use both $NAD^+$ and $NADP^+$ as electron acceptors, displaying more affinity for $NADP^+$ than for $NAD^+$. No activity was detected with NADH or NADPH, 2-oxoglutarate and ammonia. The enzyme was exceptionally thermostable, maintaining more than 70% of activity after incubating at $100^{\circ}C$ for more than five hours suggesting being one of the most thermoestable enzymes reported in the family of dehydrogenases.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.627-635
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• 1994

The $\beta$-xylosidase from Penicillium sp. FX-102 was purified by 40~80% ammonium sulfate saturation, CM-Cellulose column chromatography, Sephadex G-200 gel filtration, and isoelec- tric focusing. The optimum pH and temperature for the activity of the $\beta$-xylosidase was pH 4.5 and 50$\circ$C, respectively. The enzyme was stable at the pH range of 4.5~5.5, and at 55$\circ$C for 10 min. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about 300,000 daltons by Sephadex G-200 gel filtration and 310,000 daltons of monomer by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Isoelectric point of the enzyme was determined to be pH 4.4. The enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by Hg$^{2+}$, Ag$^{2+}$, n-bromosuccinimide and p-chloromercuribenzoate. Xylobiose (10 mM) was completely decomposed to xylose after 8 hrs enzyme reaction with 2 units of the $\beta$-xylosidase.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2002

The fast-migrating cationic peroxidase isozyme, named RC3, was purified from rice (Oryza sativa cv. Nak-Dong) callus. Purification of the enzyme was accomplished by ammonium sulfate fractionation, CM-cellulose ionexchange chromatography, and Sephacryl S-100 gel filtration. The molecular mass of the enzyme was about 34 KDa as determined by SDS-PACE and 38 KDa by Sephacryl-100 gel filtration. The pI value of the enzyme was 8.9. Antiserum against RC3 was raised in rabbits, and anti RC3 antiserum reacted with RC3 isozyme by Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion. The optimum pHs and Km values of the enzyme for various substrates were determined. Kinetic studies with various substrates showed that RC3 had very low Km value of 0.01 mM for ferulic acid and ascorbic acid. However, the enzyme did not use esculetin as a substrate.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.388-394
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• 1991

Alkaline protease producing bacteria were isolated from soil and identified as Bacillus sp. CW-1121. It was found that the production of alkaline protease reached to maximum in 5 day of fermentation at 4$0^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration on Sephadex G-150 and DEAE-cellulose ion-exchange chromatography. The homogeneity of the purified enzyme was verified by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme was purified 5.72 fold and yield of the enzyme purification was 16.71%. When the purified enzyme was applied to sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the molecular weight was estimated to be 55, 000.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.251-257
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• 1998

Cycloinulooligosaccharide fructanotransferase (CFTase) which produces cyclofructan from inulin was purified 332-fold from a culture broth of Bacillus macerans CFCl. The molecular mass of the CFTase was estimated to be 110 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration, indicating that the enzyme has a monomer structure. The maximal level of enzyme activity was observed at pH 7.5 and $45^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was stable in the pH range 6.0 to 9.5, and at temperatures up to $45^{\circ}C$ for 1 h. The enzyme activity was completely inhibited in the presence of 0.5 mM $Ag^+\;or\;Cu^2+$ ion. None of sucrose (GF), l-kestose (GF2), or nystose (GF3) were found to be substrates for the CFTase, but inulooligosaccharides larger than nystose were attacked by the enzyme. The CFTase catalyzes not only the cyclization as the major reaction, but also disproportionation and coupling reactions involving intermolecular transfructosylation in the same manner as cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) (EC 2.4.1.19).

• BMB Reports
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.222-228
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• 1997

Protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) is one of the four major serine/threonine phosphatases which is dependent on $Mg^{2+}$ for its activity. PP2C was purified from rat liver cytosol and its characteristics were investigated. The substrate employed for routine assay was $[^{32}P]casein$ phosphorylated by PKA. The purification process involved DEAE chromatography, ammonium sulfate fractionation, phenyl sepharose chromatography, sephacryl 5-200 gel filtration, and histone agarose chromatography. The SDS-PAGE of PP2C showed one major single protein band at a position corresponding to a molecular mass of 43 kd and the purification fold was 637. The enzyme showed a pH optimum of 8 and $K_M$ value was $1.9\;{\mu}M$. However, when the substrate was changed to $[^{32}P]histone$, the pH optimum was shifted to 7 and $K_M$ value was $2.3\;{\mu}M.\;Mg^{2+}$ was essential to the enzyme activity and okadaic acid did not exert any inhibitory effect on the enzyme. To examine residue in the active site of PP2C effects of some protein-modifying reagents were tested.