• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2022

Glycosylation of aesculetin was performed using amylosucrase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Deinococcus geothermalis DSM 11300 to improve the solubility and biological activity of aesculetin. A newly synthesized aesculetin glycoside was identified as α-cichoriin (aesculetin 7-α-D-glucoside) by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. The solubility of α-cichoriin was 11 times higher than that of aesculetin because of the attached glucose moiety. Aesculetin and α-cichoriin had no significant effect on the proliferation of normal cells, such as RAW 264.7, but they showed a cell proliferation inhibitory effect on B16F10 melanoma cells. Unlike treatment with aesculetin and α-cichoriin, aesculin (aesculetin 6-β-D-glucoside) showed no antiproliferative activity in B16F10 cells. Based on the molecular structures of aesculin and α-cichoriin, the position where glucose binds to aesculetin and the anomeric configuration between glucose and aesculetin are thought to be important for exerting an antiproliferative effect on the B16F10 cell line. Based on these results, we propose that α-cichoriin, the α-glycosylated form of aesculetin, may serve as a model for developing phytochemical analogs with therapeutic potential for the treatment of diseases associated with tumor cell proliferation without cytotoxicity to normal cells.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.776-781
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• 2009

A putative cyclomaltodextrinase (BHCD) gene was found from the genome of Bacillus halodurans C-125, which encodes 578 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 67,279 Da. It shares 42-59% of amino acid sequence identity with common cyclomaltodextrinase (CDase)-family enzymes. The corresponding gene was cloned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the dimeric enzyme with C-terminal 6-histidines was successfully overproduced and purified from recombinant Escherichia coli. BHCD showed the highest activity against ${\beta}-CD$ at pH 7.0 and $50^{\circ}C$. Due to its versatile hydrolysis and transglycosylation activities, BHCD has been confirmed as a member of CDases. However, BHCD can be distinguished from other typical CDases on the basis of its novel multisubstrate specificity. While typical CDases have over 10 times higher activity on ${\beta}-CD$ than starch or pullulan, the CD-hydrolyzing activity of BHCD is only 2.3 times higher than pullulan. In particular, it showed significantly higher activity ratio of maltotriose to acarbose than other common CDase-family enzymes.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1547-1556
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• 2009

A novel thermostable $\alpha$-glucosidase (TtGluA) from Thermoanaerobacter tengcongensis MB4 was successfully expressed in E. coli and characterized. The TtgluA gene contained 2,253 bp, which encodes 750 amino acids. The native TtGluA was a trimer with monomer molecular mass of 89 kDa shown by SDS-PAGE. The purified recombinant enzyme showed hydrolytic activity on maltooligosaccharides, p-nitrophenyl-$\alpha$-D-glucopyranide, and dextrin with an exotype cleavage manner. TtGluA showed preference for short-chain maltooligosaccharides and the highest specific activity for maltose of 3.26 units/mg. Maximal activity was observed at $60^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.5. The half-life was 2 h at $60^{\circ}C$. The enzyme showed good tolerance to urea and SDS but was inhibited by Tris. When maltose with the concentration over 50 mM was used as substrate, TtGluA was also capable of catalyzing transglycosylation to produce $\alpha$-1,4-linked maltotriose and $\alpha$-1,6-linked isomaltooligosaccharides. More importantly, TtGluA showed exclusive regiospecificity with high yield to produce $\alpha$-1,6-linked isomaltooligosaccharides when the reaction time extended to more than 10 h.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.609-617
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• 1998

A microorganism capable of producing high level of extracellular cyclodextrin glucanotransferase(EC 2.4.1.19 ; CGTase) was isolated from Kimchi. 2-O-$\alpha$-D-glucopyranosyl L-ascorbic acid(AA-2G) was synthesized by transglycosylation reaction of CGTase using starch as a donor and L-ascorbic acid as an acceptor. The isolated strain S-6 was identified as Bacillus sp. S-6. The maximal CGTase production was observed in a medium containing 0.5% soluble starch, 1% yeast extract, 1% NaCO3, 0.1% K2HPO4, and 0.02% MgSO4 with initial pH 8.0. The strain was cultured at 37$^{\circ}C$ for 40 hr with reciprocal shaking. Using the culture supernatant as crude enzyme, the optimal pH and temperature of the CGTase activity of this strain were 7.0 and 4$0^{\circ}C$. In the effects of pH and temperature on the stability of the enzyme, the enzyme was stable in the range of pH 6.0~10.0 and up to 45$^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.829-835
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• 2009

A dextransucrase (LcDS) gene from Leuconostoc citreum HJ-P4 has been amplified and cloned in E. coli. The LcDS gene consists of 4,431 nucleotides encoding 1,477 amino acid residues sharing 63-98% of amino acid sequence identities with other known dextransucrases from Leuc. mesenteroides. Interestingly, 0.1 mM of IPTG induction at $15^{\circ}C$ remarkably increased the LcDS productivity to 19,187 U/I culture broth, which was over 330-fold higher than that induced at $37^{\circ}C$. Optimal reaction temperature and pH of LcDS were determined as $35^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.5 in 20 mM sodium acetate buffer, respectively. Meanwhile, 0.1 mM $CaCl_2$ increased its activity to the maximum of 686 U/mg, which was 2.1-fold higher than that in the absence of calcium ion. Similar to the native Leuconostoc dextransucrase, recombinant LcDS could successfully produce a series of isomaltooligosaccharides from sucrose and maltose, on the basis of its transglycosylation activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1916-1924
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• 2017

In this study, we synthesized a glycosylated derivative of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) using the amylosucrase from Deinococcus geothermalis with sucrose as a substrate and examined its solubility, chemical stability, and anti-inflammatory activity. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that the resulting glycosylated CAPE (G-CAPE) was the new compound caffeic acid phenethyl ester-4-O-${\alpha}-{\small{D}}$-glucopyranoside. G-CAPE was 770 times more soluble than CAPE and highly stable in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium and buffered solutions, as estimated by its half-life. The glycosylation of CAPE did not significantly affect its anti-inflammatory activity, which was assessed by examining lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production and using a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 reporter assay. Furthermore, a cellular uptake experiment using high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of the cell-free extracts of RAW 264.7 cells demonstrated that G-CAPE was gradually converted to CAPE within the cells. These results demonstrate that the glycosylation of CAPE increases its bioavailability by helping to protect this vital molecule from chemical or enzymatic oxidation, indicating that G-CAPE is a promising candidate for prodrug therapy.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2017

Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 700294 유전체로부터 cyclomaltodextrinase (SPCD)로 예상되는 유전자를 발견하였다. SPCD는 총 567개의 아미노산으로 이루어진 66.8 kDa의 효소이며, 기존에 알려진 CDase 계열 효소들과 37% 미만의 아미노산 서열 상동성을 가진다. 본 연구에서는 SPCD 유전자를 클로닝하였으며, 대장균 내에서 카복시 말단에 6개의 histidine 잔기가 결합된 dimer 형태로 발현 및 정제되었다. SPCD는 pH 7.5, $45^{\circ}C$의 반응조건에서 최대의 활성을 나타내었으며, ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin, starch, maltotriose를 기질로 반응하여 maltose를 주산물로 생성하였다. 또한 pullulan을 panose 단위로 분해하며, acarbose를 glucose와 acarviosine-glucose로 가수분해하는 CDase 계열의 효소로 확인되었다. 그러나, SPCD는 다른 효소에 비해 저분자 소당류인 ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin에 대한 활성이 매우 높고, starch 및 pullulan과 같은 고분자 기질에 대해 매우 낮은 활성을 보였다. 또한 maltotriose 분해 활성이 매우 낮은 반면 acarbose에 대해 상대적으로 높은 가수분해 활성을 가지나, 당전이 활성은 매우 낮아 다른 CDase 계열 효소들과 구별된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.442-449
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• 1998

CGTase를 이용한 당전이 xylitol의 합성과 당전이 xylitol의 비피더스균 생육증식 효과에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 수종의 세균류가 분비하는 CGTase의 xylitol에 대한 당전이능을 비교하였으며, Thermoanaerobacter sp. 유래의 CGTase가 가장 우수한 당전이능을 보였다. 각종 당공여체를 검토한 결과 압출전분이 가장 우수한 결과를 보였으며, 당전이 효소반응의 최적 조건을 검토하였다. 생성된 당전이 xylitol을 활성탄-셀라이트 칼럼 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 분리하여 두 개의 fraction인 F-I, F-II를 얻었다. 이들의 당쇄결합 양상을 FAB mass spectrometer와 $^{13}$C-NMR spectrometer, 그리고 glucoamylase을 이용한 효소소화법을 이용하여 분석한 결과 xylitol에 glucose와 maltose 분자가 $\alpha$-1,4 결합되어 있는 것으로 유추되었다. 얻어진 당전이 xylitol은 xylitol과는 달리 Bifidobacterium breve에 대한 생육촉진효과를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1809-1813
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• 2006

A gene corresponding to 4-${\alpha}$-glucanotransferase (${\alpha}GTase$) was cloned from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus brockianus. The nucleotide sequence analysis showed that the ${\alpha}GTase$ gene is composed of 1,503 nucleotides and encodes a polypeptide that is 500 amino acids long with a calculated molecular mass of 57,221 Da. The deduced amino acid sequences of Thermus brockianus ${\alpha}GTase$ (TBGT) exhibited a high level of similarity to the amino acid sequence of ${\alpha}GTase$ of Thermus thermophilus (86%), but low level of homology to that of E. coli (26%). The TBGT gene was overexpressed in E. coli BL21, and the corresponding recombinant enzyme was efficiently purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. The enzymatic characteristics revealed that optimal pH and temperature were pH 6 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. Most interestingly, TBGT reacted with small oligosaccharides, especially maltotriose, to form various maltooligosaccharides by using its disproportionation activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1698-1704
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• 2012

Resveratrol, or its glycoside form piceid, is a dietary antioxidant polyphenolic compound, found in grapes and red wine that has been shown to have protective effects against cardiovascular disease. However, very low water solubility of the compound may limit its application in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The amylosucrase (AMAS) of Alteromonas macleodii Deep ecotype was expressed in Escherichia coli and showed high glycosyltransferase activity to produce the glucosyl piceid when piceid was used as an acceptor. The conversion yield of piceid glucoside was 35.2%. Biotransformation using culture of the E. coli harboring the amas gene increased the yield up to 70.8%. The transfer product was purified by reverse phase chromatography and recycling preparative HPLC, and the molecular structure of the piceid glucoside was determined using NMR spectroscopy. The piceid glucoside was identified as glucosyl-${\alpha}$-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-piceid. The solubility of glucosyl piceid was 5.26 and 1.14 times higher than those of resveratrol and piceid, respectively. It is anticipated that dietary intake of this compound is more effective by enhancing the bioavailability of resveratrol in the human body because of its hydrophilic properties in the intestinal fluid.