The Production and Purification of Chitinase from Aeromonas salmonicida YA7-625

Aeromonas salmonicida YA7-625에 의한 Chitinase의 생산 및 정제

A chitinase-producing bacterium, Aeromonas salmonicida YA7-625, was isolated from domestic seashore muds. The preferable medium composition for the production of chitinase was as follows: colloidal chitin 1.26% (w/v), tryptone 2.95% (w/v), $MgSO_4-7H_20$ 0.15% (w/v) and $K_2HP0_4$, 0.15% (w/v) (pH 8.5). The highest enzyme production was observed after cultivation of 48 hours at 27OC. The chitinase of Aeromonas salmonicida YA7-625 was purified successively by ammonium sulfate precipitation, affinity adsorption, hydroxylapatite column chromatography and gel filtration. The optimal temperature and pH for the activity of purified chitinase were $50^{\circ}C$ and 7.0, respectively. The molecular weight of purified chitinase was ca. 200,000 daltons and apparent Km value of it was 1.276 mglml on colloidal chitin.

근해 연안 토양으로부터 Chitinase 활성이 우수한 균주를 분리하여 Aeromonas salmonicida로 동정하였으며, 분리균주의 효소생산 최적조건은 colloidal chitin 1.26, tryptone 2.95, $MgSO_4-7H_20$0.15, $K_2HP0_4$, 0.15, pH8.5, 27'C에서 48시간 진탕배양하였을 때였다. 효소의 정제는 배양액으로부터 ammonium sulfate 침전, affinity adsorption, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel filtration을 통해 수율 29.7, 정제도 18.5배의 정제효소를 얻었다. 정제된 chitinase의 최적온도와 pH는 $50^{\circ}C$와 7.0이었고 pH 안정성은 pH5.0-9.0 사이였고 $50^{\circ}C$까지 안정하였으며 Km값은 1.276mg/ml, 분자량은 200,000 daltons으로 확인되었다.