• BMB Reports
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2011

The chitinase-producing strain SC081 was isolated from Korean traditional soy sauce and identified as Bacillus atrophaeus based on a phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence and a phenotypic analysis. A gene encoding chitinase from B. atrophaeus SC081 was cloned in Escherichia coli and was named SCChi-1 (GQ360078). The SCChi-1 nucleotide sequences were composed of 1788 base pairs and 596 amino acids, which were 92.6, 89.6, 89.3, and 78.9% identical to those of Bacillus subtilis (ABG57262), Bacillus pumilus (ABI15082), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (ABO15008), and Bacillus licheniformis (ACF40833), respectively. A recombinant SCChi-1 containing a hexahistidine tag at the amino-terminus was constructed, overexpressed, and purified in E. coli to characterize SCChi-1. $H_6SCChi$-1 revealed a hydrolytic band on zymograms containing 0.1% glycol chitin and showed the highest lytic activity on colloidal chitin and acidic chitosan. The optimal temperature and pH for chitinolytic activity were $50^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively.

• 대한한방종양학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2001

By applying in vitro invasion assay model, we examined the anti-metatstastic effect of ChunghjagamTang(CLJGT). In 3H-thymidine incorporation assay, CLJGT treated groups showed the decreased DNA synthesis rate compared with control group. Gelatin zymogram assay showed that CLJGT decreases the gelatinolytic activity of MMP-9 from A-549, at the concentration of $800{\mu}g/ml$. We examined whether CLJGT inhibits the invasion of A-549 cells through the matrigel precoated transwell chamber. The results showed that CLJGT effectively inhibited the invasion of A-549 as compared with the control (+PMA) groups. From our research, part of mechanism underlying anti-metastastic effect of CLJGT was proven in vitro.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.607-613
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• 1994

The Bacillus stearothermophilus arfI gene encoding a-arabinofuranosidase was isolated from the genomic library, cloned into pBR322, and subsequently transferred into the Escherichia coli HB101. The recombinant E. coli was selected from approximately 10,000 transformants screened by making use of its ability to produce a yellow pigment around the colony on the selective medium supplemented with p-nitrophenyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside (pNPAf), a chromogenic substrate. The functional clone was found to harbor a recombinant plasmid, pKMG11 with an insertion of about 5 kb derived from the B. stearothermophilus chromosomal DNA. Identity of the arfI gene on the insert DNA was confirmed by a zymogram with 4-methylumbelliferyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside as the enzyme substrate. The $\alpha$-arabinofuranosidase from the recombinant E. coli strain showed very high substrate specificity; the enzyme displayed high activity only with pNPAf among many other p- or $o$-nitrophenyl derivatives of several sugars, and acted only on arabinoxylan among various natural arabinose containing polysaccharides tested.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.647-652
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• 2004

Thermophilic microorganisms capable of producing chitinase enzymes were screened from samples collected from several crater and geothermal areas. The chitinolytic microorganisms were grown in a selective medium containing colloidal chitin. The Bacillus K29-14 isolate was found to exhibit the highest chitinase and chitin deacetylase activities. When grown in a chitin-containing medium, the isolate produced extracellular chitinase after 24 h of incubation. The optimum temperature and pH for the chitinase were $55^\circ{C}$ and pH 7, respectively, while those for the chitin deacetylase were $55^\circ{C}$ and pH 8, respectively. The thermostable chitinase and chitin deacetylase also retained 80- 90% of their activity after incubation for 5 h at $70^\circ{C}$. The divalent cations $CoCl_2\;and\;NiCl_2$, increased the chitinase activity, while $ZnCl_2$, inhibited the enzyme. The chitin deacetylase was also activated by the presence of $MgCl_2$ and inhibited by $MnCl_2,\;NiCl_2,\;and\;CaCl_2$. A zymogram analysis revealed several forms of chitinase, with a 67 kDa form being the major enzyme.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.387-394
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• 1998

A thermophilic bacterium (strain DG0303) producing a thermostable $\alpha$-glucosidase was isolated from manure and identified as Bacillus sp. Strain DG0303 produced high level of $\alpha$-glucosidase compared with other thermophilic Bacillus strains. The cellular protein patterns were also compared with other Bacillus strains by sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE). On the basis of 16S rDNA analysis the Bacillus sp. DG0303 was found to be a member of Bacillus rDNA group 5. The optimum temperature for growth was 65$\circ$C and no growth was obtained at 40$\circ$C or 75$\circ$C. The optimum pH for growth was 5.5 to 8.5. $\alpha$-glucosidase activity was produced during growth and most activity was detected in the culture supernatant. The $\alpha$-glucosidase production was constitutive in the absence of carbohydrates. High level of enzyme activity was detected when the culture was grown on medium containing starch. Addition of glucose resulted in the repression of the $\alpha$-glucosidase production. The optimum pH and tempoerature for enzyme activity were pH 5.0 and 65$\circ$C, respectively. When analyzed by zymogram, the culture supernatant showed a single $\alpha$-glucosidase band with a molecular weight of approximately 60,000.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2000

Bacillus circulans KCT3004 유래의 호산성 $\alpha$-amylase 유전자가 pUC19을 vector로 하여 대장균 내에서 클로닝 되었다. 클로닝된 5.8kb Pst I DNA절편은 pUC19내에서의 삽입방향과는 무관하게 $\alpha$-amylans보다 약40배 정도의 높은 효소활성을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 클로닝 및 발현된 효소의 최적 pH와 온도는 각각 pH 3.6 $45^{\circ}C$였으며, $40^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 동안의 사전 열처리에도 활성의 감소를 일으키지 않았다. 이 효소는 SDS-PAG와 zymogram을 통해 분석해 본 결과 분자량은 약 55,000으로 추정되었으며 기질로 starch만을 가수분해하여 maltoriose 이상의 올리고당 분자들을 주로 생산할수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1525-1535
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• 2014

The xynC gene, which encodes high molecular weight xylanase from Paenibacillus sp. DG-22, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The xynC gene comprised a 4,419bp open reading frame encoding 1,472 amino acid residues, including a 27 amino acid signal sequence. Sequence analysis indicated that XynC is a multidomain enzyme composed of two family 4_9 carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), a catalytic domain of family 10 glycosyl hydrolases, a family 9 CBM, and three S-layer homologous domains. Recombinant XynC was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment, followed by Avicel affinity chromatography. SDS-PAGE and zymogram analysis of the purified enzyme identified three active truncated xylanase species. Protein sequencing of these truncated proteins showed that all had identical N-terminal sequences. In the protein characterization, recombinant XynC exhibited optimal activity at pH 6.5 and $65^{\circ}C$ and remained stable at neutral to alkaline pH (pH 6.0-10.0). The xylanase activity of recombinant XynC was strongly inhibited by 1 mM $Cu^{2+}$ and $Hg^{2+}$, whereas it was noticeably enhanced by 10 mM dithiothreitol. The enzyme exhibited strong activity towards xylans, including beechwood xylan and arabinoxylan, whereas it showed no cellulase activity. The hydrolyzed product patterns of birchwood xylan and xylooligosaccharides by thin-layer chromatography confirmed XynC as an endoxylanase.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.331-335
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• 1996

The second $\beta$-Xylosidase gene (xylB) from Bacillus stearothermophilus was isolated from the genomic library, cloned into pBR322, and subsequently transferred into Escherichia coli HB101. Six out of 10, 000 transformants were selected from the selective LB medium supplemented with p-nitrophenyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside (pNPAf) and ampicillin ($50\mu g$/ml) based on their ability to form a yellow ring around the colony. One of the clones was found to harbor the recombinant plasmid with 5.0 kb foreign DNA, which was identical to the $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase gene (arfI) previously cloned in this lab, while the other five had 3.5 kb of the foreign DNA. Southern blotting experiments confirmed that the 3.5 kb insert DNA was from B. stearothermophilus chromosomal DNA. A zymogram with 4-methylumbelliferyl-$\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside as the enzyme substrate revealed that the cloned gene product was one of the mutiple $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidases produced by B. stearothermophilus. Unlike the arfI gene product, the product of the gene on the insert DNA (xylB) showed an activity not only on pNPAf but also on oNPX suggesting that the cloned gene product could be a bifunctional enzyme having both $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase and $\beta$-xylosidase activities.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.74-80
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• 1994

바퀴에 대한 dichlorvos(DDVP) 약제로 11세대 누대 도태한 계통에 대한 저항성 유발정도, 교차저항성 및 효소활성을 조사한 결과는 반수치사농도 비교시 감수성에 비하여 8.58배 증가하였고 교차정항성은 chlorpyrifos, propowur, fenvalerate 와 permethrin 약제에서 각각 3.35, 4.09, 2.83 및 2.00배의 저항성을 보였으며 효소활성은 filter paper testdptjrka수성 대비 33%가 증가하였고 전기영동시험에서는 4개의 band인 esterase-1,2,4 및 7 band 가 확인되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.158-163
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• 2014

된장으로부터 mannanase 생산균으로 산성 배지에서 분리된 YB-1402는 그람양성 간균으로 포자를 형성하며, 16S rDNA 염기서열과 생화학적 성질이 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens와 가장 높은 유사도를 보였다. 분리균 YB-1402는 konjac을 3% 첨가한 LB 액체배지에서 약 150 U/ml의 최대 mannanase 생산성을 보였다. 분리균의 배양상등액을 사용하여 SDS-PAGE 활성염색을 실시한 결과 분자량이 약 38 kDa로 추정되는 한 종류의 mannanase만이 관찰되었으며, $55^{\circ}C$와 pH 5.5 반응조건에서 mannanase의 최대활성을 보였다. 특히 mannanase는 pH 3.0-10의 범위에서 1시간 방치하였을 때 실활되지 않은 특성을 지니고 있었다. Locust bean gum과 mannooligosaccharides를 mannanase로 분해하였을 때 mannose, mannobiose와 mannotriose가 최종 분해산물로 관찰되었으며 mannotriose 이상의 중합도를 갖는 mannooligosaccharides를 분해하는 것으로 확인되었다.