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Isolation from Chungkookjang and Characterization of a Bacterium Producing an Extracellular Protease of High Specific Activity

청국장으로부터 고 비활성 세포외 Protease 생산 세균의 분리 및 동정

  • 박희진 (경북대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 박희동 (경북대학교 식품공학과)
  • Received : 2009.12.16
  • Accepted : 2010.05.28
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Several extracellular protease-producing bacteria were isolated from Chungkookjang, a traditional Korean food of fermented soybeans, on skim milk agar plates. Among these bacteria, strain D14 exhibited the highest production (15.2 U/mL) and specific activity (40.0 U/mg protein) of extracellular protease activity as assessed on growth in a protease induction medium composed of 1% (w/v) soluble starch, 1.5% (w/v) skim milk, 0.5% (w/v) yeast extract, and 2% (w/v) NaCl. The bacterium was identified as Bacillus subtilis based on morphological and physiological characteristics and 16S rDNA sequence. A BLAST search of 16S rDNA sequences revealed that the isolate was most closely related to Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis strain NCIB 3610. The 16S rDNA sequence homology was 99.9%. Our isolate produced the highest level of protease when grown in a protease induction medium containing 1% (w/v) sorbitol and 0.5% (w/v) yeast extract. Fructose and glucose reduced enzyme production to 12.7% and 35.9%, respectively, of the level seen when the strain was grown in medium containing soluble starch. Soytone also reduced enzyme production to 61.4% of the level noted when the strain was grown in medium containing yeast extract.

우리나라 전통발효식품의 하나인 청국장으로부터 고 비활성 세포외 protease 생산능이 우수한 균주를 분리하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 분리된 균주 중 D14 균주 배양 상징액의 protease 활성이 15.2 U/mL로서 가장 강하였으며 비활성 또한 40.0 U/mg protein으로서 가장 강하게 나타났다. 이 균주의 특성을 조사한 후 Berge's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology에 준하여 Bacillus subtilis로 동정하였다. 균주 D14의 16S rDNA 염기서열을 분석하여 B. subtilis subsp. subtilis NCIB 3610 균주와 99.9%의 상동성을 가짐을 확인 하였다. 또한 16S rDNA의 염기서열을 토대로 계통분석을 통하여 다른 Bacillus sp.의 균주들보다 NCIB 3610 균주와 유전적으로 매우 가까운 관계에 있음을 확인하였다. Soluble starch는 사용한 탄소원 중 가장 높은 수준의 protease 생산능을 보였으나 단당류, 이당류 등은 모두 효소 생산능에 대하여 저해효과를 나타내었다. 특히 fructose를 첨가한 경우에는 12.7%, glucose를 첨가한 경우에는 35.9% 수준의 효소 생산능을 나타내었다. 질소원의 경우는 soytone의 첨가구에서 대조구에 비하여 약 61.4% 수준의 효소활성을 나타내어 저해효과가 가장 높았으며 다른 질소원은 효소 생산에 크게 영향을 미치지 않았다.

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