Purification and Characterization of Protease Produced by Aspergillus wentti Isolated from Korean Traditional Meju

한국 전통 메주 유래의 Aspergillus wentti가 생성하는 Protease 의 정제 및 특성

  • Lim, Seong-Il (Division of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Korea Food Research Institute)
  • 임성일 (한국식품개발연구원, 생물공학연구본부)
  • Published : 2000.02.28

Abstract

The protease produced by a newly isolated Aspergillus wentti from Korean traditional Meju was purified and characterized. The optimal medium composition and culture conditions for maximum protease production were ; bran :1% glucose solution =1 : 1, pH 9.0, $30^{\circ}C$, and 4 days of fermentation. Protease was purified by QAE-Sephadex, SP-Sephadex ion exchange chromatography and Sephadex G-100 chromatography. The specific activity and the purification fold of the purified enzyme were 213 unit/mg protein and 27.3, respectively. The molecular weight of purified protease was found to be 32 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Km and Vmax value's for hammastein milk casein were $3.049{\times}10^{-4}\;M\;and\;151.1\;{\mu}g/min$, respectively. Kinetic parameters showed that the enzyme has higher affinity to casein than isolated soybean protein, hemoglobin and bovine serum albumin. Optimal pH and temperature for reaction of the purified enzyme were 9.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at pH 4.0-11.0, below $40^{\circ}C$, and the activity was not stimulated by metal ions. 1mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride inhibited the enzyme activity by 98.5%. It means that the enzyme is one of serine protease.

한국의 재래식메주로부터 분리 동정한 Aspergillus wentti가 생산하는 protease를 정제하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 기본배지[밀기울 :1% glucose 함유$H_2O=1:1\;(w/v)]$에서의 효소생산 최적조건은 pH 9.0, $30^{\circ}C$, 4일 이었다. 효소의 정제는 먼저 배양 밀기울로부터 20mM phosphate(pH 8.0)로 효소를 추출하고 QAE-Sephadex와 SP-Sephadex의 ion exchange chromatography로 비흡착성 활성단백질을 분리한 후 두차례의 Sephadex G-100 gel filtration로서 분자량 약 32,000(SDS-PAGE분석 : 단일밴드)의 비활성도 213unit/mg, 정제배수 27.3배로 효소를 정제하였다. 본 효소의 $K_m$값은 $3.049{\times}10^{(-4)}M,\;V_(max)$값은 $151.1\;{\mu}g/min$이었으며 ISP, hemoglobin, bovine albumin 보다 casein에 대해 가수분해력이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 정제효소의 최적작용 pH와 온도는 pH 9.0, $50^{\circ}C$였으며 pH $4.0{\sim}11.0$의 범위와 $40^{\circ}C$이하에서 안정하였으며 효소활성은 금속이온에 의해 영향을 받지 않았고 2mM의 phenylmetanesulfonyl fluoride에 의해 86% 실활되었다. 이 결과로부터 본 효소는 효소 활성부위가 serine의 OH기인 serine protease인 것으로 밝혀졌다.

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