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Cloning of a Bacillus subtilis WL-7 Mannanase Gene and Characterization of the Gene Product

  • KWEUN , MIN-A;LEE, MI-SUNG;CHOI, JOON-HO;CHO, KI-HAENG;YOON, KI-HONG
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.1295-1302
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    • 2004
  • A gene encoding the mannanase of Bacillus subtilis WL-7, which had been isolated from Korean soybean paste, was cloned into Escherichia coli, and the gene product was purified from the culture filtrate of the recombinant E. coli. This mannanase gene, designated manA, consisted of 1,086 nucleotides, encoding a polypeptide of 362 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence was highly homologous to those of mannanases belonging to the glycosyl hydrolase family 26. The molecular mass of the purified mannanase was 38 kDa as estimated by SDS-PAGE. The enzyme had a pH optimum at 6.0 and a temperature optimum at $55^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was active on locust bean gum, konjak, guar gum, and lichenan, while it did not exhibit activity towards yeast mannan, laminarin, carboxymethylcellulose, $\beta$­glucan, xylan, and para-nitrophenyl-$\beta$-mannopyranoside.

The Effect of Dietary Nuddle with Glucomannan on the Weight Loss in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats (글루코만난을 첨가하여 제조한 국수가 고지방식이를 급여하여 유도된 비만흰쥐의 체중 감소에 미치는 영향)

  • 박수진;강명화
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.893-898
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    • 2003
  • This study was carried out to investigate the effect of body weight reduction of noddle contained glucomannan in high fat diets-induced obese rats. Male Spraque-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to control and high fat diets groups for 4 weeks. Four weeks later, the control and high fat diet grpups were rearranged into 4 groups by different levels of nuddle containing glucomannan. After 5 weeks of feeding, serum and whole blood was analyzed. Obesity index was significantly lower in the group fed nuddle contained glucomannan than that of high fat diet groups. The status of white blood cells in hematological examination was significantly higher in rats fed high fat diet and was not significantly different by fed nuddle. Serum albumin levels were not significantly different although glucose levels in serum was significantly different among groups. Serum triglyceride and Total cholesterol levels were the highest levels in rats fed high fat diets and showed the lowest levels in rats fed nuddle.