Abstract

An alkaline protease producing microorganism was isolated from soil and identified as Streptomyces griseus HC-1141. The optimum pH and temperature for the purified enzyme activity were 8.0 and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was relatively stable in the pH range of 7.0-9.0 and at the temperature below $60^{\circ}C$. The activity of purified enzyme was inhibited by $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Ba^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$, whereas activated by $Mn^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$. $\varepsilon$-Amino caproic acid, 2,4-dinitrophenol and iodine did not show inhibitory effect on the activity of alkaline protease, but p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid showed inhibitory effect on the enzyme activity. These result suggested that the protease was metalloenzyme, and require a reactive SH group for the activity. The reaction of this enzyme follows typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics with the $K_m$ value of $2.229{\times}10^{-4}$M and the $V_{max}$ of $46.08 {\mu}$g/min for casein. The activation energy for the alkaline protease calculated by Arrhenius equation was 3.643 kcal/mol. This enzyme hydrolyzed casein more rapidly than the hemoglobin and egg albumin.

토양으로부터 alkaline protease 생성능이 강한 Streptomyces griseus HC-1141을 분리하였으며, 정제 효소의 최적작용 pH 와 온도는 8.0, 60'C 였으며, pH 7.0-9.0의 범위와 $60^{\circ}C$이하에서 안정하였다. 금속 이온중 $Mn^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, 등에 의해 활성이 증대되었으나 $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Ba^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$ 등에 의해 효소 활성이 저해되었고, 효소활성 저해제 중 Epsilon-aminocaproic acid, 2,4-dinitrophenol, iodine 등에 의해서는 현전한 효소활성저해가 관찰되지 않았으나 ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid와 p-chloromercuribenzoic acid에 의해 활성저해가 관찰되어 효소분자 중 SH기가 활성에 어느정도 관여하는 metallo enzyme으로 추정되었다. 정제효소의 $K_m$, $V_{max}$ 및 활성화에너지는 $2.229{\times}10^{-4}$M, $46.08 {\mu}$g/min, 3.643 kcal/mol 이었으며 hemoglobin과 egg albumin보다 casein을 더 잘 가수분해하였다. 또한 여러 가지 detergent에 대하여 강한 저항성을 가지고 있었다.

Keywords

• Streptomyces griseus HC-1141;
• alkaline protease