• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.246-249
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• 2000

We investigated the production of chitin oligosaccharides using food grade papain. A solution of commercial food grade papain (FGP) was dialyzed for 12 h before measuring its chitinolytic activity. The effects of enzyme concentration, reaction temperature, and pH on the endochitinase and $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase activities and the thermostability of these enzymes were investigated. In adddition, the reaction products were analyzed with gel filtration on a Bio-Gel P2. The endochitinase activity was twentyfold higher than that of $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase. The optimal endochitinase activity was at pH 3.0, while the maximal $\beta$-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity was at pH 6.0. The reaction product consisted mainly of the dimer of N -acetylglucosamine, with a small amount of its trimer. Under the experimental conditions, $120{\mu}g$ of chitin oligomers were obtained with 1 mg of FGP protein after an incubation of 2 h.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.759-766
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• 2008

Among more than a hundred colonies of fungi isolated from soil samples, DY-52 has been screened as an extracellular chitin deacetylase (CDA) producer. The isolate was further identified as Mortierella sp., based on the morphological properties and the nucleotide sequence of its 18S rRNA gene. The fungus exhibited maximal growth in yeast peptone glucose (YPD) liquid medium containing 2% of glucose at pH 5.0 and $28^{\circ}C$ with 150 rpm. The CDA activity of DY-52 was maximal (20 U/mg) on the 3rd day of culture in the same medium. The CDA was inducible by addition of glucose and chitin. The enzyme contained two isoforms of molecular mass 50 kDa and 59 kDa. This enzyme showed a maximal activity at pH 5.5 and $60^{\circ}C$. In addition, it had a pH stability range of 4.5-8.0 and a temperature stability range of $4-40^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was enhanced in the presence of $Co^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$. Among various substrates tested, WSCT-50 (water-soluble chitin, degree of deacetylation 50%), glycol chitin, and crab chitosan (DD 71-88%) were deacetylated. Moreover, the CDA can handle N-acetylglucosamine oligomers $(GlcNAc)_{2-7}$.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2005

Chitin deacetylase(CDA; EC 3.5.1.41)는 키틴의 N-acetamide bonds를 가수분해하여 이를 키토산으로 전환시키는 효소다. 한편, 키토산은 의약, 화장품, 식품, 농업 등의 분야에서 다양하게 응용되는 고분자 다당류이다. 본 논문에서는 미생물 유래 CDA의 분포, 분석법, 효소적 특성, 기질 특이성, 작용기작, 유전자의 구조, 생물학적 역할, 응용 등의 최신 지견을 기술하고자 하였다. 미생물 CDA가 세포벽 형성과 식물-미생물 상호작용에 관여한다는 연구결과들을 제시하였으며, CDA의 유전자 구조를 다양한 acetylated poly/oligo-saccharides를 탈아세틸화하는 family 4 carbohydrate esterase의 유전자 구조와 비교하였다. 키틴의 탈아세틸화로 키토산을 제조하는 과정에 CDA의 활용 가능성과, CDA를 포함한 고활성의 키틴 대사효소들을 분비하는 곤충 병원균의 활용 가능성도 살펴보았다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.726-731
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• 2010

We report the tissue-specific distribution of chitinolytic activity in Korean ginseng root and characterize two 31-kDa chitinolytic enzymes. These two enzymes (SBF1 and SBF2) were purified 70- and 81-fold with yields of 0.75 and 1.25%, respectively, and exhibited optimal pH and temperature ranges of 5.0-5.5 and 40-$50^{\circ}C$. With [$^3H$]-chitin as a substrate, $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values of SBF1 were 4.6 mM and 220 mmol/mg-protein/h, respectively, while those of SBF2 were 7.14 mM and 287 mmol/mg-protein/h. The purified enzymes showed markedly less activity with p-nitrophenyl-N-acetylglucosaminide and fluorescent 4-methylumbelliferyl glycosides of D-N-acetylglucosamine oligomers than with [$^3H$]-chitin. End-product inhibition of both enzymes demonstrated that both are endochitinases with different N-acetylglucosaminidase activity. Furthermore, the $NH_2$-terminal sequence of SBF1 showed a high degree of homology with other plant chitinases whereas the $NH_2$-terminal amino acid of SBF2 was blocked.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 1998

키토산 올리고당을 효율적으로 생산하기 위하여 고정화 효소 를 이용한 키토산의 효소적 가수분해를 시도하였다. Chitosanase는 Chitopearl계 고정화 담체에 대해서 높은 흡착율로 결합되었다. 키틴에 고정화된 효소는 비록 흡착율은 낮았지 만 그 활성은 가장 높게 나타났다. 키틴 고정화 효소는 유리 효소에 비해 약 90% 이상의 활성을 유지하였다. 고정화 효소의 최적 온도는 60°C로서 유리 효소보다 $15^{\circ}C$ 더 높았으며, 열에 대한 안정성도 유리 효소보다 넓은 온도범위에서 우수하였다 그러나 고정화 효소는 pH에 대해서는 어떠한 뚜렷한 효과도 보이지 않았다. 고정화 효소의 저장 안정성은 유리 효소보다 더 높은 저장온도인 60t에서도 더 안정한 것으로 나타났다. 키틴 고정화 효소에 의한 키토산의 가수분해반응은 반응 3시간까지 급격한 증가를 보이다 그 이후의 반응시간 경과에서도 더 이상 증가를 보이지 않았다. 고정화 효소에 의해 생성된 올리고당의 조성은 효소의 반응시간에 따라 크게 의존하였으며, 2시간의 반 응에서 비교적 고차 올라고당인 COS-4-6의 함량은 약 90% 이상이었다 두 효소에 대한 반용속도상수에서, 고정화 효소는 유리 효소에 비해 낮은 기질친화성과 낮은 반웅속도를 보였지 만, 높은 기질농도에서도 전혀 기질저해반응은 일어나지 않았다. 따라서 키틴 고정화 효소는 유리 효소에 비해 활성의 감소없이 효율적으로 키토산을 가수분해할 수 있었으며, 고차 올리고당의 생성 량도 매우 높았다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.255-260
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• 1991

Chitinase was partially purified from Allium fistulosum L (green onion_. Protein fraction precipitated from ammonium sulfate was passed through CM-Sepharose and Sephacryl HR-200. The specific activity of the chitinase was 6.4 units/mg and total recovery was 6.3%. The analysis of the products from the digestion of N-acetychitohexaose indicated that chitinase was endo in action, with oligerms from N-acetylchitobiose to chitotetraose. N-Acetylglucosaminidase from the same species hydrolyzed oligomers obtained from chitinase reaction to lower oligosaccharides. These data demonstrated that chitinolytic system exists in green onion.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1312-1321
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• 2011

Enzyme extracts of cellulase [filter paper cellulase (FPase) and carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase)], chitinase, and chitosanase produced by Aspergillus niger NRRL-567 were evaluated. The interactive effects of initial moisture and different inducers for FP cellulase and CMCase production were optimized using response surface methodology. Higher enzyme activities [FPase $79.24{\pm}4.22$ IU/gram fermented substrate (gfs) and CMCase $124.04{\pm}7.78$ IU/gfs] were achieved after 48 h fermentation in solid-state medium containing apple pomace supplemented with rice husk [1% (w/w)] under optimized conditions [pH 4.5, moisture 55% (v/w), and inducers veratryl alcohol (2 mM/kg), copper sulfate (1.5 mM/kg), and lactose 2% (w/w)] (p<0.05). Koji fermentation in trays was carried out and higher enzyme activities (FPase $96.67{\pm}4.18$ IU/gfs and CMCase $146.50{\pm}11.92$ IU/gfs) were achieved. The nonspecific chitinase and chitosanase activities of cellulase enzyme extract were analyzed using chitin and chitosan substrates with different physicochemical characteristics, such as degree of deacetylation, molecular weight, and viscosity. Higher chitinase and chitosanase activities of $70.28{\pm}3.34$ IU/gfs and $60.18{\pm}3.82$ to $64.20{\pm}4.12$ IU/gfs, respectively, were achieved. Moreover, the enzyme was stable and retained 92-94% activity even after one month. Cellulase enzyme extract obtained from A. niger with chitinolytic and chitosanolytic activities could be potentially used for making low-molecular-weight chitin and chitosan oligomers, having promising applications in biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, food, and agricultural industries, and in biocontrol formulations.