• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.314-319
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• 2008

Penicillin G amidase(PGA, benzylpenicillinamidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.11)는 penicillin G를 phenylacetic acid(PAA)와 6-aminopenicillanic acid(6-APA)로 분해하는 효소이다. Escherichia coli(E. coli) ATCC 11105의 PGA는 24 kDa의 small subunit과 65 kDa의 large subunit으로 구성되어 있고, precursor polypeptide에서 signal peptide와 spacer peptide가 절단되어 활성을 가진 heterodimer가 형성된다. 본 연구에서는 E. coli ATCC 11105에서 PCR(polymerase chain reaction)을 통해 증폭한 pga gene을 expression vector에 넣어 pET-pga plasmid를 제작하였고, 이것을 E. coli BL21 (DE3) 균주에 형질 전환하여 PGA를 발현하고 그 활성을 분석하였다. E. coli BL21(DE3)/pET-pga 균주의 고밀도 배양액을 SDS-PAGE로 분석 했을 때, PGA의 precursor, large subunit, 그리고 small subunit으로 보이는 protein band가 나타났으며, PGA가 soluble form의 precursor로 발현되어 processing을 거쳐서 large subunit과 small subunit으로 절단되기도 하고, 일부는 insoluble form의 precursor로 발현되기도 하는 것으로 생각된다. 유가배양시 온도변화 전략을 사용하여 고농도 배양에서 발현을 유도하였다. 온도변화 전략은 $37^{\circ}C$에서 $28^{\circ}C$를 거쳐 $22^{\circ}C$로 3단계로 변화시켰다. 이러한 전략으로 PGA활성은 19.6 U/mL이며 균체량은 600 nm에서 흡광도가 62까지 도달하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1260-1268
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• 2014

Screening of a gene library from Paenibacillus sp. PBS-2 generated in Escherichia coli led to the identification of a clone with lipolytic activity. Sequence analysis showed an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 378 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 42 kDa. The esterase displayed 69% and 42% identity with the putative ${\beta}$-lactamases from Paenibacillus sp. JDR-2 and Clostridium sp. BNL1100, respectively. The esterase contained a Ser-x-x-Lys motif that is conserved among all ${\beta}$-lactamases found to date. The protein PBS-2 was produced in both soluble and insoluble forms when E. coli cells harboring the gene were cultured at $18^{\circ}C$. The enzyme is a serine protein and was active against p-nitrophenyl esters of $C_2$, $C_4$, $C_8$, and $C_{10}$. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were pH 9.0 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. Relative activity of 55% remained at up to $5^{\circ}C$ with an activation energy of 5.84 kcal/mol, which indicates that the enzyme is cold-adapted. Enzyme activity was inhibited by $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Hg^{2+}$ ions. As expected for a serine esterase, activity was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The enzyme was remarkably active and stable in the presence of commercial detergents and organic solvents. This cold-adapted esterase has potential as a biocatalyst and detergent additive for use at low temperatures.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 1990

Alachlor를 귀리(Avena sativa L.)의 뿌리에 처리시(處理時) peroxidase의 변화(變化)에 대해서 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. Alachlor 처리구(處理區)는 무처리구(無處理區)에 비해서 $10^{-6}M$에서 0.20 unit, $10^{-3}M$은 0.27 unit로, 농도(濃度)가 높을수록 peroxidase의 합성량(合成量)이 증가(增加)되었다. 2. Peroxide를 직접 귀리의 뿌리에 12시간(時間) 처리시(處理時), 65mM에서 16%, 130mM에서 59%의 뿌리 생장(生長) 억제(抑制)되었다. 3. 귀리의 근단(根端) 분열(分裂) 조직(組織)은 4개의 동위(同位) peroxidase로 분리(分離)되는데, alachlor 처리시에는 특히 $P_1$, $P_6$와 $P_7$의 isoperoxidaserk 생성(生成)되었으며, SDS-PAGE에서 귀리의 근단(根端) 조직(組織)은 100kD 이하의 단백질(蛋白質)로 구성(構成)되어 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.759-765
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• 2013

The gene encoding squalene synthase (SQS) of the lipid-producing heterotrophic microalga Aurantiochytrium sp. KRS101 was cloned and characterized. The krsSQS gene is 1,551 bp in length and has two exons and one intron. The open reading frame of the gene is 1,164 bp in length, yielding a polypeptide of 387 predicted amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 42.7 kDa. The deduced krsSQS sequence shares at least four conserved regions known to be required for SQS enzymatic activity in other species. The protein, tagged with $His_6$, was expressed into soluble form in Escherichia coli. The purified protein catalyzed the conversion of farnesyl diphosphate to squalene in the presence of NADPH and $Mg^{2+}$. This is the first report on the characterization of an SQS from a Thraustochytrid microalga.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2007

Cotyledons of perilla6 were cultured on MS medium containing 0.5 mg/l NAA and 0.5 mg/l BA for 7 weeks. The activity of perilla peroxidase was observed to increase following culture stages as assessed by peroxidase assay. A peroxidase (POD) was purified from perilla tissue cultured on MS medium for 7 weeks. The peroxidase was purified using ion exchange and gel nitration chromatography. The perilla peroxidase had a molecular mass of 30 kDa by SDS-PAGE. We showed that the N-terminal amino acid sequence of this protein shared 67% identity with the tea peroxidase. As indicated by SDS-PAGE, the banding pattern of the 30 kDa polypeptide present in total soluble protein from perilla tissue was increased following culture stages. Immunoblot analysis indicated that perilla peroxidase protein appeared after 3 weeks of perilla tissue culture, and continued to increase with extended duration of tissue culture for at least 7 weeks.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.822-829
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• 2007

A gene coding for phosphoketolase, a key enzyme of carbohydrate catabolism in heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria(LAB), was cloned from a Lactobacillus paraplantarum C7 and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene is 2,502 bp long and codes for a 788-amino-acids polypeptide with a molecular mass of 88.7 kDa. A Shine-Dalgarno sequence(aaggag) and an inverted-repeat terminator sequence are located upstream and downstream of the phosphoketolase gene, respectively. The gene exhibits an identity of >52% with phosphoketolases of other LAB. The phosphoketolase of Lb. paraplantarum C7(LBPK) contains several highly conserved phosphoketolase signature regions and typical thiamine pyrophosphate(TPP) binding sites, as reported for other TPP-dependent enzymes. The phosphoketolase gene was fused to a glutathione S-transferase(GST::LBPK) gene for purification. The GST::LBPK fusion protein was detected in the soluble fraction of a recombinant Escherichia coli BL21. The GST::LBPK fusion protein was purified with a yield of 4.32mg/400ml by GSTrap HP affinity column chromatography and analyzed by N-terminal sequencing. LBPK was obtained by factor Xa treatment of fusion protein and the final yield was 3.78mg/400ml. LBPK was examined for its N-terminal sequence and phosphoketolase activity. The $K_M\;and\;V_{max}$ values for fructose-6-phosphate were $5.08{\pm}0.057mM(mean{\pm}SD)$ and $499.21{\pm}4.33{\mu}mol/min/mg$, respectively, and the optimum temperature and pH for the production of acetyl phosphate were $45^{\circ}C$ and 7.0, respectively.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.18-18
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• 2022

Barley has been used for the production of malt in the brewing industry. Malting is the process of preparing barley through partial germination. Malt extract is the most important quality parameter for malt quality. The grain and malt quality parameters of ten Korean malting barley varieties were studied. Malts was prepared using Phoeix automated micro malting system(Phoenix Bio, Australia). Quality analysis of Barley and malt was determined according to European brewery convention(EBC, 1998) and American society of brewing chemists(ASBC, 1997) method. And the hordeins of barley and malt were extracted with 50% isopropyl alcohol(IPA, 2-propanol) of 1% dithiothreitol(DTT). The analysis of hordeins was carried out by ultra-performance liquid chromatography(UPLC). The mean values of 1000-grains weight, assortment rate, protein content, starch content, beta-glucan content, husk rate, germination energy, germination capacity and water sensitivity of grain were 45.8g, 86.8%, 11.9%, 58.0%, 3.8%, 14.0%, 96.2%, 97.2%, 10.0%, respectively. The mean values of protein content, friability, diastatic power, extract, soluble protein, Kolbach index, beta-glucan of malt and wort were 11.3%, 87.6%, 201WK(Windish Kolbach), 79.3%, 4.6%, 41%, 85mg/L, respectively. UPLC analysis of grain and malt hordeins revealed that the amount of hordeins significantly degraded during malting. Also, we could successfully be used to compare hordein polypeptide patterns with malt quality.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1.1-1.6
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• 2024

IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) was originally discovered in 1999 while attempting to identify an IL-18 receptor ligand binding chain (also known as IL-18Rα) by subjecting concentrated human urine to an IL-18 ligand affinity column. The IL-18 ligand chromatography purified molecule was analyzed by protein microsequencing. The result revealed a novel 40 amino acid polypeptide. To isolate the complete open reading frame (ORF), various human and mouse cDNA libraries were screened using cDNA probe derived from the novel IL-18 affinity column bound molecule. The identified entire ORF gene was thought to be an IL-18Rα gene. However, IL-18BP has been proven to be a unique soluble antagonist that shares homology with a variety of viral proteins that are distinct from the IL-18Rα and IL-18Rβ chains. The IL-18BP cDNA was used to generate recombinant IL-18BP (rIL-18BP), which was indispensable for characterizing the role of IL-18BP in vitro and in vivo. Mammalian cell lines were used to produce rIL-18BP due to its glycosylation-dependent activity of IL-18BP (approximately 20 kDa). Various forms of rIL-18BP, intact, C-terminal his-tag, and Fc fusion proteins were produced for in vitro and in vivo experiments. Data showed potent neutralization of IL-18 activity, which seems promising for clinical application in immune diseases involving IL-18. However, it was a long journey from discovery to clinical use although there have been various clinical trials since IL-18BP was discovered in 1999. This review primarily covers the discovery of IL-18BP along with how basic research influences the clinical development of IL-18BP.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2003

새롭게 분리된 Bacillus cereus H-1으로부터 크기가 45-kDa인 chitosanase를 정제하여 특성을 파악하였고 1.3-kb의 chitosanase 유전자(choA)를 대장균에 클로닝하여 발현시켰다. H-1의 chitosanase 단백질(ChoA)은 ammonium sulfate 침전과 CM-sephadex칼럼 크로마토그래피에 의해 정제하였다. 최적 pH는 약 7이었고 pH 안정성은 $50^{\circ}C$에서 4-11로 나타났다. 최적 온도는 약 5$0^{\circ}C$였으며 효소 활성은 $45^{\circ}C$ 아래에서 비교적 안정하였다. H-1 chitosanase는 soluble 또는 glycol chitosan뿐만아니라 carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC)에 대한 활성도 나타내었다. 정제된 ChoA의 MALDI-TOF MS분석에 기초하여 이미 알려진 다른 Bacillus chitosanases와의 데이터베이스 검색을 통해 전체 아미노산 서열을 밝혀내었다. Chitosanase gene에 해당하는 1.6 kb의 PCR 산물을 얻었으며 그의 DNA 서열을 결정하였다. choA의 추정 아미노산은 Bacillus sp. No 7-M과 Bacillus sp. KCTC0377BP의 아미노산과 98%의 유사성을 나타내었다. 재조합 ChoA단백질은 E. coli DH5$\alpha$에서 원 균주와 동일한 크기로 발현되었다. N말단의 추정아미노산서열을 다른 chitosanas리 서열과 비교해 볼때 ChoA는 chitosanase-cellulase 활성을 갖는 family 8에 속하는 미생물 endo-chitosanaseT. 추정되었다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 1992

암배양을 통한 노쇠중인 밀 제1엽에서 지질의 과산화반응과 불용성 잎단백질의조성 및 엽록체 틸라코이드 막단백질 조성의 변화에 대한 BA의 효과가 조사되었다. 성숙한 밀 제1엽을 잘라내어 4일간의 암배양을 통한 노쇠유도실험에서 $10^{-5}\;M$ Benzyladenine(BA)은 노쇠중인 밀잎에서 엽록소 함량 및 수용성과 불용성 단백질 함량의 감소를 크게 억제시켰다. 특히, 단배질 함량 감소에 대한 BA의 억제효과는 수용성 보다는 불용성 단백질에 있어서 더욱 현저하였다. 또한, BA로 처리된 잎에서 지질의 과산화물인 MDA 함량의 증가가 억제되었다. 불용성 단백질에 대한 SDS-전기영동 결과 양적으로 현저한 57, 26 및 12 KD 단백질이 다른 소량의 단백질 무리와 함께 분리되었다. 대조구 잎에서의 불용성단백질 조성의 변화는 72시간의 암배양동안 57 KD와 12 KD 단백질이 현저하게 분해 소실되었으나 26 KD 단백질은 비교적 분해가 덜 일어났으며 BA 처리시 이들 단백질의 소실이 크게 억제되었다. 엽록체 틸라코이드막 단백질 조성의 경우, 각각 CF의 $\alpha,\;\beta$ subunits인 59 KD 단백질과 57 KD 단백질 및 LHCP 단백질인 26 KD 단백질을 포함하는 20개 정도의 단백질이 SDS-전기영동상에서 분리되었다. 72시간의 암배양 동안 대조구 엽록체에서 이들 단백질들이 급속히 분해 소실되었으나 BA로 처리된 엽록체의 경우 이들 단백질의 분해가 정량적으로 크게 억제되었다. 위의 결과들은 BA가 노쇠중인 밀잎에서 막지질의 과산화반응 억제를 통해 막단백질의 손실을 지연시키며 그로 인하여 엽록체 틸라코이드막을 포함한 세포막이 유지될 수 있음을 나타내었다.