Abstract
For the removal of raffinose and stachyose related to flatulence in soybean, ${\alpha}-Galactosidase$ activity of six commercial enzyme preparations was compared and their enzymatic characteristics were investigated. Among the tested enzymes, one product from Aspergillus niger was shown to be the most potent in ${\alpha}-Galactosidase$ activity. The enzyme characteristics of the selected preparation were shown to be pH 4.0-4.5 for optimum activity, pH 4-5 for optimum stability and $45^{\circ}C$ for optimum activity. Upon reaction on a synthetic substrate, $p-nitrophenyl-{\alpha}-D-galactoside$, Michaelis constant was 2.08 mM and maximum velocity was 435 micromoles of substrate/minute/g enzyme preparation. The enzyme was proved to be essential for SH group for its activity and capable of hydrolyzing raffinose, sucrose and $p-nitrophenyl-{\alpha}-D-galactoside$ almost completely. Thin-layer chromatographic analysis exhibited that the enzyme treatments of raffinose and stachyose were resulted to produce only monosaccharides in 2 hours of hydrolysis. It was, therefore, assumed that the flatulence factor in soybean foods can be easily removed by the use of enzymes showing ${\alpha}-Galactosidase$ activity.
대두(大豆)중에 존재하는 장내(腸內) 가스발생인자(發生因子)(flatulence factor)인 raffinose와 stachyose의 제거(除去)에 효소제(酵素劑)를 이용하기 위한 기초연구로서, 시판효소제(市販酵素劑)에 대한 ${\alpha}-Galactosidase$의 활성도(活性度)를 비교하고 그의 효소적(酵素的) 특성(特性)을 조사하였다. 시판(市販)되는 6종의 효소제(酵素劑)중 Aspergillus niger에서 얻은 pectinase 제제가 가장 강력하였다. 선정된 효소제(酵素劑)의 특성(特性)을 조사한 결과 작용최적(作用最適) pH는 4.0-4.5, 안정도최적(安定度最適) pH는 4-5, 작용최적(作用最適) 온도는 $45^{\circ}C$였다. 합성기질(合成基質)인 $p{\cdot}nitropheyl-{\alpha}-D{\cdot}galactoside$에 대한 Michaelis constant(Km)는 2.08mM, 최대반응속도(最大反應速度)(Vmax)는 435 ${\mid}{\mu}{\mid}$moles substrate/minute/g enzyme preparation 이었으며 조해제(阻害劑)의 실험 결과 SH기(基)를 필수로 하는 효소(酵素)로 밝혀졌다. 본(本) 효소제(酵素劑)는 3가지 기질(基質)인 raffinose, sucrose, $p-nitrophenyl-{\alpha}-D{\cdot}galactoside$를 거의 완전하게 가수분해(加水分解)하였으며, raffinose와 stachyose의 분해(分解)과정을 thin-layer chromatography로 조사한 결과 단당류의 Spot만이 나타났다. 따라서 대두식품(大豆食品)중의 장내(腸內) 가스발생인자(發生因子)는 ${\alpha}-Galactosidase$ 역가(力價)를 가지는 효소제(酵素劑)의 이용에 의하여 쉽게 제거될 수 있을 것이다.