• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2014

An extracellular agarase was purified from Bacillus sp. BI-3, a thermophilic agar-degrading bacterium isolated from a hot spring in Indonesia. The purified agarase revealed a single band on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, with an apparent molecular mass of 58 kDa. The optimum pH and temperature of the agarase were 6.4 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. The activity of the agarase was stable at high temperatures, and more than 50% activity was retained at $80^{\circ}C$ for 15 min. Furthermore, the enzyme was stable in the pH range of 5.8-8.0, and more than 60% of the residual activity was retained. Significant activation of the agarase was observed in the presence of $K^+$, $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $Sr^{2+}$; on the other hand, $Ba^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, and EDTA inhibited or inactivated the enzyme activity. The components of the hydrolytic product analyzed by thin-layer chromatography showed that the agarase mainly produced neoagarobiose. This study is the first to present evidence of agarolytic activity in aerobic thermophilic bacteria.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2004

본 연구는 양돈 분뇨를 고온호기산화장치(TAO)를 이용하여 처리하였을 때, 고온 미생물 의 첨가에 의한 온도 상승과 시스템의 내부 미생물 변화 그리고 유해 미생물의 불활성화에 대하여 연구하였다. 실험은 총 용량 $18 m^3(3.0\times2.5\times2.4 m)$의 반응기에 양돈 분뇨 $6 m^3$을 투입하고 5$\~$7일간 운전하였다. 대조구는 양돈 분뇨만을 투입하였고 처리구는 6 $\iota$의 고온 미생물(Bacillus. sp)을 투입하였다. 반응기의 내부 미생물의 변화를 검토하기 위해서 호기성 중온균, 고온균 그리고 일반 세균을 분석하였다. 또한, 유해 미생물의 불활성화를 검토하기 위하여 E. coil, Salmonella. sp, Crytosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia를 분석하였다. 대조구와 처리구의 운전기간 동안 반응기 내부의 온도 범위는 $18\~66^{\circ}C$로 $55^{\circ}C$ 이상의 높은 온도를 유지하였다. 미생물 변화에 있어서 대조구의 중온균과 고온균은 $3.1\times10^6\~1.2\times10^2$ CFU/ml, $1.0\times10^4\~8.0\times10^1$ CFU/ml로 감소하였으나 처리구의 경우, 중온균은 $3.0\times10^8\~8.6\times10^5$ CFU/ml로 감소하였으나 고온균은 $2.0\times10^6\~1.2\times10^8$ CFU/ml로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. Salmonella와 Giardia는 처리 전$\cdot$후에 검출되지 않았으며 E. coil와 Crytosporidium은 처리전 양성반응을 나타내었으나 처리 후 불활성화 되었다. 이상의 결과를 통해서, 우리는 TAO system에 고온 미생물을 첨가함으로써 유해한 미생물이 사멸된 액상비료를 생산할 수 있었고 분뇨로부터 기인하는 2차 오염을 방지할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.270-276
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• 1998

Extracellular ${\alpha}$-glucosidase was purified to homogeneity from moderately thermophilic Bacillus sp. DG0303. The thermostable ${\alpha}$-glucosidase was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion-exchange chromatography, preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), and electroelution. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 60 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum temperature for the action of the enzyme was at $60^{\circ}C$. It had a half-life of 35 min at $60^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was stable at the pH range of 4.5~7.0 and had an optimum pH at 5.0. The enzyme preparation did not require any metal ion for activity. The thermostable ${\alpha}$-glucosidase hydrolyzed the ${\alpha}$-1,6-linkages in isomaltose, isomaltotriose, and panose, and had little or no activity with maltooligosaccharides and other polysaccharides. The $K_m$ (mM) for p-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG), panose, isomaltose, and isomaltotriose were 4.6, 4.7, 40.8, and 3.7 and the $V_{max}$(${\mu}mol{\cdot}min^-1$$mg^-1$) for those substrates were 5629, 1669, 3410, and 1827, respectively. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme was MERVWWKKAV. Based on its substrate specificity and catalytic properties, the enzyme has been assigned to be an oligo-1,6-glucosidase.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2010

호열성 미생물을 검토하기 위하여 전국 각지로부터 토양과 두엄을 채취하여 그로부터 호열성 미생물을 분리하였다. 토양과 두엄으로부터 분리된 호열성 미생물 1250여 균주를 선별하였고, 이들을 대상으로 미생물이 생산하는 효소 활성을 검토하여 호열성 전분 분해 효소를 생산하는 1주의 미생물을 확인하였다. 확인된 1주의 미생물을 strain 2719라 명명하였다. Strain 2719 균주는 형태학적으로 gram 양성 간균의 특징을 나타냈고, 균주의 표면은 매끄럽지 않았으며, 비교적 다양한 길이를 가지고 있었다. 또한 다른 gram 양성 간균들에 비해서 많은 수의 균사들이 각 균주들 사이에 복잡하게 얽혀있었다. 생화학적 특성을 확인한 결과 catalase 양성, glucose 발효, arabinose 발효, mannitol 발효, casein gelatin starch 가수분해의 특징을 가지고 있었으며, 이는 Bacillus sp.로 추정되었다. 생육 pH의 범위는 pH 6-pH 8범위에서 생육이 가능했으며, 생육 온도의 범위는 50-70${^{\circ}C}$였다. 16S rDNA sequence 분석결과 Bacillus thermoglucosidasius의 16S rDNA와 99.52%가 일치하였으나, sequence의 일부분이 다른 부분이 있고, 생육 특성에서 약간의 차이를 보였다. 또한 gene bank에 등록되어 있는 균주들의 16S rDNA sequence들과 비교하여도 일치하는 균주는 확인되지 않았다. 이와 같은 실험결과에 따라 2719 균주는 기존에 발표되지는 않았으나, Bacillus thermoglucosidasius와 매우 유사한 균주로 판단되어 Bacillus thermoglucosidasius 2719로 명명하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2004

전국 각지에서 채집한 토양과 두엄에서 분리한 25종의 내열성 균주 중 내열성 단백질 가수분해효소 활성을 갖는 균주 DF 218을 선별하였다. 본 균주는 Gram 양성 간균의 특징을 나타냈으며 Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology와 Biochemical tests for identification of medical bacteria에 준하여 생화학적 특성을 검토한 결과 catalase 양성, 포자형성, motility 양성, glucose 발효, hemolysis ${\beta}$균임을 나타내어 Bacillus sp.으로 추정되었다. 165 rDNA sequence 분석 결과 DF 218 균주는 Bacillus flexus과 sequence가 95% 일치하는 유사성을 보였으나 gene bank data base 상에서 165 rDNA sequence가 일치하는 균주는 검색되지 않았다. 이 같은 실험 결과에 따라 strain DF 218은 기존에 발표되지 않은 새로운 균주로 판단되어 Bacillus sp. DF 218로 명명하였다. Bacillus sp. DF 218은 1% trypton, 1% NaCl, 1% glucose의 배지조성과 배양은도 $60^{\circ}C$에서 32시간동안 배양하였을 때 최대의 단백질 분해효소를 생산하였다. Bacillus sp. DF 218로부터 단백질 분해효소를 acetone으로 침전시키고 DEAE-sepharose column chromatography를 통하여 효소를 정제하고 정제된 단백질을 SDS-PAGE를 통해 분석한 결과 61kDa 크기의 단일 band를 확인할 수 있었다. 이 효소의 최적 반응온도는 $60^{\circ}C$이었으며 최적 pH는 7.5로 측정되었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.671-678
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• 2023

Objective: Previous studies isolated the thermophilic ammonium-tolerant (TAT) bacterium Bacillus sp. TAT105 that grew in composting swine manure with the assimilation of ammonium nitrogen and reduced ammonia emissions during composting. Those studies also investigated the potential for applications of TAT105 to composting. It was observed that the concentration of TAT bacteria, phylogenetically close to TAT105, increased during composting. The objectives of this study were to identify the phylogenetic placement of these TAT bacteria and investigate their distribution in various composts. Methods: The phylogenetic placement of TAT105 was examined based on the sequence of 16S ribosomal RNA gene. The genomic DNA homology between TAT105 and the type strains of bacterial species that were phylogenetically close to TAT105 were examined by DNA-DNA hybridization. Moreover, the tolerances of these strains to NH₄Cl and NaCl were analyzed using a cultivation method. Concentrations of TAT bacteria in various composts were evaluated using an agar medium specific to TAT bacteria and polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Results: TAT105 was most closely related to Bacillus thermolactis and Bacillus kokeshiiformis. Many variants of these species have been detected in various environments, including composts. The type strains of these species displayed TAT characteristics that were similar to those of TAT105. Among the composts examined in this study, TAT bacteria were detected at high concentrations (10⁵ to 10⁹ colony forming units per gram of dry matter) in most of the composts made from cattle manure, swine manure, bark, and excess sludge. Conclusion: TAT bacteria comprised B. thermolactis, B. kokeshiiformis, and their phylogenetically close relatives. They were considered to be adaptable to composting of some certain materials, and a favorable target for searching for strains with some useful function that could be applied to composting of these materials.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.662-671
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• 2015

To enrich the genetic resource of microbial xylanases with high activity and stability under alkaline conditions, a xylanase gene (xynSL4) was cloned from Planococcus sp. SL4, an alkaline xylanase-producing strain isolated from the sediment of soda lake Dabusu. Deduced XynSL4 consists of a putative signal peptide of 29 residues and a catalytic domain (30-380 residues) of glycosyl hydrolase family 10, and shares the highest identity of 77% with a hypothetical protein from Planomicrobium glaciei CHR43. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that deduced XynSL4 is closely related with thermophilic and alkaline xylanases from Geobacillus and Bacillus species. The gene xynSL4 was expressed heterologously in Escherichia coli and the recombinant enzyme showed some superior properties. Purified recombinant XynSL4 (rXynSL4) was highly active and stable over the neutral and alkaline pH range from 6 to 11, with maximum activity at pH 7 and more than 60% activity at pH 11. It had an apparent temperature optimum of 70℃ and retained stable at this temperature in the presence of substrate. rXynSL4 was highly halotolerant, retaining more than 55% activity with 0.25-3.0 M NaCl and was stable at the concentration of NaCl up to 4M. The enzyme activity was significantly enhanced by β-mercaptoethanol and Ca²⁺ but strongly inhibited by heavy-metal ions and SDS. This thermophilic and alkaline- and salt-tolerant enzyme has great potential for basic research and industrial applications.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.480-485
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• 1999

Tyrosine phenol-lyase of thermophilic Symbiobacterium sp. SC-1, which is obligately and symbiotically dependent on thermophilic Bacillus sp. SK-1, was purified and characterized. The enzyme is composed of four identical subunits and contains approximately 1 mol of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) per mol subunit as a cofactor. The enzyme showed absorption maxima at 330 and 420 nm, and lost this absorption profile by treatment with phenylhydrazine. The apparent dissociation constsnt, $K'_D$, for PLP was determined with the apoenzyme to be about $1.2\;{\mu}M$. The isoelectric point was 4.9. The optimal temperature and pH for the $\alpha,\beta$-elimination of L-tyrosine were found to be $80^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively. The substrate specificity of the enzyme was very broad: L-amino acids including L-tyrosine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (L-DOPA), L-cysteine, L-serine, S-methyl-L-cysteine, $\beta$-chloro-L-alanine, and S-(o-nitrophenyl)-L-cysteine all served as substrates. D-Tyrosine and D-serine were also decomposed into pyruvic acid and ammonia at rates of 7% and 31% relative to their corresponding L-enantiomers, respectively. D-Alanine, which was inert as a substrate in a, $\beta$-elimination, was the only D-amino acid racemized by the enzyme. The $K_m$ values for L-tyrosine, L-DOPA, S-(o-nitrophenyl)-L-cysteine, $\beta$-chloro-L-alanine, and S-methyl-L-cysteine were 0.19, 9.9, 0.36, 12, and 5.5 mM, respectively.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2017

본 연구는 양송이 배지의 관행적인 발효기술 개선에 대한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 배지 발효에 중요한 역할을 하는 다양한 미생물에 대한 밀도변화 및 분류학적인 특징을 밝혔고, 이들 미생물이 분비하는 세포벽 분해 관련 효소활성 변화를 조사하였다. 양송이 배지 발효와 밀접한 관련이 있는 미생물의 밀도 변화를 분석한 결과 고온성 세균, 방선균, 형광성 Pseudomonas spp., 사상균 등 다양한 미생물들이 분포하였으며, 고온성 발효가 진행됨에 유해균은 사멸되는 경향을 보였다. 야외발효 과정에서는 Psychrobacter속, Pseudomonas속, Bacillus속, Pseudoxanthomonas속이 가장 많이 분포하였고, 후발효 완료 배지에서는 Bacillus속, Psychrobacillus속이 우점하였다. 이러한 볏짚 발효 과정 중 분리한 미생물의 효소활성은 발효 초기에 cellulose 분해효소가 먼저 배지에 작용하여 탄소원을 분해한 후 hemicellulose 분해효소가 부차적으로 작용하는 양상을 보였고, 이들 효소를 분비하는 미생물들은 2차와 3차 뒤집기에서 많이 분포하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 1981

고온균중에서 amylase의 생산능이 우수한 Bacillus sp. Y-127을 토양에서 분리, 선정하고 다음과 같은 실험결과를 얻었다. 1. Amylase 생산의 최적배양조건은 nutrient broth 0.8% (w/v), soluble starch 2 % (w/v), urea 0.2 % (w/v, N기준), MgSO$_4$.7$H_2O$ 0.02 % (w/v, Mg기준), $K_2$HPO$_4$ 0.02 % (w/v, P기준), yeast extract 0.2 % (w/v), 6$0^{\circ}C$, pH7.0이었다. 2. Amylase를 (NH$_4$)$_2$SO$_4$침전, 투석, Sephadex G-150 column chromatography 및 Sephadex G-150 column rechromatography를 통해 정제한 결과 123배의 비활성 증가를 볼 수 있었다. 3. Amylase의 pH 안정성은 pH 4.0에서 7.0 사이였으며, 온도에 따른 효소의 불활성도는 온도가 증가함에 따라 증대되었다.