• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.239-245
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• 1992

한국 재래식 간장의 독특한 맛을 생성하는 B. licheniformis SSA3-2M1 의 배양액으로부터 proteinase 를 정제한 결과 2 종의 proteinase 의 역가를 확인할 수 있었다. Proteinase I 의 역가는 II 보다 두배가량 되며 최적 pH 가 7-11.5 이었다. Proteinase I 의 역가는 II 보다 두배가량 되며 최적 pH 가 7-11.5 이었다. Proteinase II 의 최적 pH 는7-9 이며 proteinase II 는 I 보다 pH3-5 부근의 상성에서 더 안정하고 활성이 강하였다. Proteinase I 과 II 의 최적온도는 각각 50.deg.C 였으며, proteinase II 의 온도안정성은 30-45 .deg.C 온도범위에서 proteinase I 보다 더 안정하였다. Proteinase I 은 45.deg.C 에서 60% 가 실현되었으며 protein II 는 45.deg.C 에서 5% 가량 실활되었다. 염에 대한 영향은 proteinase I 이 염의 농도 25-35% 범위에서 proteinase I 보다 효소활성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. Proteinase 치는 casein 을 기질로 사용하였을 경우, proteinase I 은 6.89 mg/ml, proteinase II 는 9 mg/ml 의 $K_{m}$ 치를 나타내었다. 이결과는 proteinase I 이 II 보다 기질에 대한 친화력이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 각종 금속이온의 농도 1 mM 에서는 Pb($CH_{3}$CCO)$_{2}$ 는 효소 활성을 증가시켰고 $ZnSO_{4}$, $7H_{2}$O, $K_{2}$$SO_{4}$, $HgSO_{4}$ 등은 저하시켰으며, 5 mM 이상에서는 $HgSO_{4}$ 와 $ZnSO_{4}$ 가 다른 염에 비해서 특히 효소활성을 많이 저히하였다. Proteinase I 과 II 는 대두 단백을 가수분해하여 peptide 와 아미노산을 생성하였으머 peptide 를 다시 아미노산으로 분해하였다. Proteinase I 과 II 는 한국재래식 간장의 중요 맛성분인 아미노산을 생성하는 주효소로 밝혀졌다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.509-526
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• 2000

It is known that injuries to the dentin have a corresponding inflammatory effect on the pulp and these inflammatory effects frequently result in pulpal pathoses due to progressive degradation of pulpal connective tissue. It was supposed that the tissue degradation in different inflammatory process was controlled by proteinase activity and antiproteinase activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the pulp and periapical pathoses in terms of the activities of proteinase and proteinase inhibitor, 37 pulpal tissues were divided by clinical diagnostic criteria into normal pulp, acute inflamed pulp, and chronic inflamed pulp, and then those groups were subdivided by histopathological findings into 5 pulpal pathoses groups, i.e. normal pulp (P1, n=8), chronic pulpitis with fibrotic change (P2, n=2), chronic pulpitis with dystrophic calcification (P3, n=11), chronic pulpitis with pulp abscess (P4, n=7), acute pulpitis with necrotic change (P5, n=4), 26 periapical tissues were also divided by ordinary histopathological findings into 3 periapical pathoses group, i.e., granuloma (A1, n=17), cyst (A2, n=2) and abscess (A3, n=7). The activities of proteinases (cathepsin G, MMP-3) and proteinase inhibitors (${\alpha}1$-AT, TIMP-1 and, SLPI) were evaluated by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical methods. The results were as follows. 1. Generally, the intensity of immunohistochemical staining of proteinases and proteinase inhibitors increased in P2 and P5 groups compared to P1 group. 2. The immunohistochemical stain of proteinases and proteinase inhibitors was intensely detected in P2 group, showing low inflammatory reaction and low tissue degradation, but it was reduced in P3 and P4 groups, showing severe tissue degradation. 3. The distribution of proteinases and proteinase inhibitors in pulpal pathoses was consistently presented by immunohistochemical staining, while the expression of proteinase and/or proteinase inhibitors mRNAs in pulpal pathoses was occasionally detected by RT-PCR methods. 4. RT-PCR of proteinase and proteinase inhibitors was usually positive in P2, showing rare tissue degradation, but it was almost negative in P3 and P4, showing severe tissue degradation. 5. We presume that the reason why the level of proteinase and proteinase inhibitors was so sparse in RT-PCR method is due to the abrupt decrease of mRNA synthesis or degradation of synthesized mRNA of proteinase and/or proteinase inhibitors depend on the inflammatory reaction and/or on the degradation of pulp tissues(P3, P4). 6. Pulpal pathoses groups showed significant lower RT-PCR detection of proteinases and proteinase inhibitors than the periapical pathoses group(p<0.05), and there is no significant difference among the periapical pathoses groups(p>0.05).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.887-889
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• 2001

The gene encoding yeast pro-carboxypeptidase Y (pro-CPY) has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Most of the expressed pro-CPY was accumulated as cytoplasmic insoluble aggregates. In our previous study, active CPY was obtained by renaturation of entirely denatured pro-CPY followed by in vitro proteolytic processing with proteinase K along with the activation process. The same refolding process was performed to produce an active CPY from pro-CPY inclusion bodies with renaturation buffers containing proteinase K at different concentrations. The refolding efficiency decreased from $25\%\;to\;2\%$ in the renaturation buffers containing proteinase K at concentrations of $60{\mu}g/ml\;and\;0.6{\mu}g/mi$, respectively. In an attempt to increase the refolding efficiency with a lesser amount of proteinase K, a novel fed-batch refolding process was developed. In a fed-batch refolding, 99 ml of the renaturation buffer containing pro-CPY was gradually added into 1 ml of the renaturation buffer containing $60{\mu}g/ml$ of proteinase K to give a final proteinase K concentration of $0.6{\mu}g/ml$. The fed-batch refolding process resulted in a refolding efficiency of $18\%$, which corresponded to a 9-fold increase over that ($2\%$) in the batch process.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.261-268
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• 1998

질편모충의 시스테인 단백분해효소가 숙주-기생충 관계에서 어떤 역할을 하는지 알아보기 위해 질편모충을 대량배양하여 초음파분쇄한 후 초원심분리하여 조추출물을 얻었고, activated Thiol-Sepharose 4B, Bacitracin Sepharose affinity chromatography, Sephacryl S-200 HR gel filtration 등을 이용하여 단백분해효소를 정제하였다. SDS-PAGE로 정제도를 확인하여 이들 효소의 생화학적 특성, 그리고 인체 면역글로불린 및 헤모글로빈 분해능을 관찰하였다. 정제된 단백분해효소는 0.1 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.0)에서 최적 활성을 나타내었으며, SDS-PAGE에서 분자량은 60 kDa이었고 gel filtration에서 native 분자량은 62 kDa이었다. 정제된 단백분해효소는 시스테인 계열 억제제인 E-64, IAA, NEM에 의해서 활성이 억제되었으며, 메탈로, 세린, 아스파틱 계열 억제제에 의해서는 활성이 억제되지 않았다. $Hg^{2+}$ 이온에 의해 활성이 억제되었고 시스테인 계열 활성제인 DTT에 의해서는 2배 이상의 활성을 보여 정제된 단백분해효소가 시스테인 계열임을 알 수 있었다. 정제된 단백분해효소와 serum IgG, serum IgA, secretory IgA를 반응시켰을 때 면역글로불린이 분해되었고 헤모글로빈과 반응시켰을 때도 헤모글로빈을 분해하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 질편모충에서 정제한 60 kDa acidic 시스테인 단백분해효소는 인체의 IgG, IgA 및 헤모글로빈 등을 분해하여 숙주의 면역기작을 회피하며 영양대사에 이용할 것으로 생각된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.321-330
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• 2006

The pathogenic mechanism of granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) and amebic keratitis (AK) by Acanthamoeba has yet to be clarified. Pretense has been recognized to play an important role in the pathogenesis of GAE and AK. In the present study, we have compared specific activity and cytopathic effects (CPE) of purified 33 kDa serine proteinases from Acanthamoeba strains with different degree of virulence (A. healyi OC-3A, A. lugdunensis KA/E2, and A. castelianii Neff). Trophozoites of the 3 strains revealed different degrees of CPE on human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. The effect was remarkably reduced by adding phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride (PMSF), a serine proteinase inhibitor. This result indicated that PMSF-susceptible proteinase is the main component causing cytopathy to HCE cells by Acanthamoeba. The purified 33 kDa serine proteinase showed strong activity toward HCE cells and extracellular matrix proteins. The purified proteinase from OC-3A, the most virulent strain, demonstrated the highest enzyme activity compared to KA/E2, an ocular isolate, and Neff, a soil isolate. Polyclonal antibodies against the purified 33 kDa serine proteinase inhibit almost completely the proteolytic activity of culture supernatant of Acanthamoeba. In line with these results, the 33 kDa serine proteinase is suggested to play an important role in pathogenesis and to be the main component of virulence factor of Acanthamoeba.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2000

The present study intended to verify activities of cysteine proteinase of Pneumocystis carinii from rats and to purify the enzyme. In order to exclude the contamination of host-derived enzymes, concentrates of P. carinii was primarily treated with a mixture of proteinase inhibitors before Iysis of P carinii. A 68-kDa cysteine proteinase was finally purified from the crude extract of P. carinii by 4 sequential chromatographic methods. The enzyme showed an optimal activity at pH 5.5 in 0.1 M sodium acetate, and its activity was specifically inhibited by L-trans-epoxy-succinylleucylamido (4-guanidino) butane (E-64) and iodoacetic acid, suggesting that the enzyme is a cysteine proteinase. The 68-kDa proteinase weakly digested rnacrornolecules such as collagen, hemoglobin and fibronectin. The present study demonstrated the activity of cysteine proteinase at the 68-kDa band of P. carinii, and purified and characterized the molecule.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1996

이 연구에서는 질편모충의 단백질 분해효소를 부분정제하고 그 특성을 관찰하였다. 질염환 자에서 얻은 질편모충 분리주 KT-9을 sonicator로 분쇄 원심분리하여 상청액을 얻어 bacitracin-sepharose affinity chromatography로 부분정제하였고 합성기질 인 Bz-Pro-Phe-Arg-Nan로 효소의 활성을 측정하였다. 정제한 효소는 pH 7에서 최적 활성을 보였고 Dn를 넣었을 때에는 pH 6 및 pH 9이었다. 최적 온도는 $37^{\circ}C$이었지만 높은 온도에서도 활성이 나타났다. 정제한 효소는 cysteine계열의 저해제인 E-64, antipain, leupeptin에 의해, 그리고 $Hg^{2+},{\;}Zn^{2+}$ 이온에 의해 활성이 저해되었고. DTF와 cysteine에 의해서는 효소의 활성띠 2~3배 증가하였다. 등전점(pl)은 7.2이었고, gelatin SDS-PAGE에서 정제한 효소는 gelatin을 분해하였으나 cysteine계열 저해제인 I-64. iodoacetic acid(IAA), leupeptin, antipain과 반응한 후에는 gelatin을 분해하지 못하였고, PMSF나 EUfA는 영향을 미치지 못했다. 정제한 효소는 SDS-PAGE에서 분자량이 60 kDa이었고 면역이적법에서 면역 혈청과 반응하여 항원성을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 60 kDa의 정제한 단백질 분해효소는 항원성을 갖는 cysteine계열 분해효소로 숙주-기생충 상호 관계에서 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.82-86
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• 1998

Yarrowia lipolytica 504D가 생산하는 alkaline proteinase를 정제한 결과, 분자량은 32,000으로 나타났고, pH 9.5와 $42^{\circ}C$에서 최적활성을 보였으며, pH 4-10의 범위와 $45^{\circ}C$까지 비교적 안정한 것으로 나타났다. PMSF를 비롯하여 EDTA, EGTA, phenanthrolin도 효소활성을 저해하여 정제효소가 serine proteinase인지 metal proteinase인지 불확실하였다. 그러나 28% 활성증가를 보인 $Cu^{2+}$ 외에 $Zn^{2+}$를 비롯한 대부분의 무기염들이 효소활성을 증가시키지 못하였고, 또한 EDTA의 첨가로 불활성화된 효소도 Ca 염의 첨가로 활성이 복원되었다. 따라서 정제효소는 serine proteinase(E.C. 3.4.21.14)로 추정되었다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.403-411
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• 1987

This study investigated whether a correlation exists between proteinase activity, phospholipase activity and adherence of Candida albicans to buccal epithelial cells by using of various strains isolated from oral cavity. The proteinase activity of 30 strains was tested by culture on agar media that contained bovine serum albumin as a nitrogen source. Using the serum-protein-agar method to test proterolysis of serum albumin in 20 strains of Candida albicans. Twenty-six strains of Candida albicans were phospholipase producers and the degree of phopholipase activity of experimental strains were $0.51{\sim}0.89$ measured by Pz-value. Twenty-eight strains of Candida albicans were adhersive to buccal epithelial cells and 15 strains were foung significantly active adherence. Fifteen strains of Candida albicans were correlated with proteinase activity and adherence to epithelial cells and concomitantly 20 strains of Candida albicans were also correlated with phospholipase activity and adherence. In conclusion our investigation provides evidence of a correlation between quantitative proteinase, phospholipase and adherence. An association of these parameters may be an important contributory factor for pathogenicity.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.303-306
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• 1998

Serine proteinase cDNA fragment from protozoan parasite Acanthamoeba culbertsoni was amplified by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) using degenerate oligonucleotide primers derived from conserved serine proteinase sequences. The amplified DNA fragment was subcloned and sequenced. The sequence analysis and alignment showed significant sequence similarity to other eukaryotic serine proteinases and conservation of the His, Asp, and Ser residues that form the catalytic triad. The cDNA fragment was cloned into the pGEMEX-1 expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli. A resulting fusion protein of 56 kDa had proteolytic activity. The fusion protein reacted with sera of mice immunized with purified serine proteinase of A. culbertsoni in Western blot. Immune recognition of the fusion protein by mouse antisera suggested that the fusion protein may be valuable as a diagnostic reagent.