Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the characteristics of the soluble sericins after degumming and after hydrolysis of insoluble sericin with various enzymes. Especially, the hydrolysis characteristics were examined in terms of molecular weight of the soluble sericin. Amino acid composition and molecular weight characteristics of the soluble sericins were also studied. When the insoluble sericin was hydrolyzed with kojizyme and flavourzyme, the solubility was highest at pH 7 and 50$^{\circ}C$. On the other hand, in the cases of protamex and alcalase, the highest solubility was obtained at 60$^{\circ}C$. In these cases, solubility increased with pH. In enzymatic hydrolysis, the solubility was increased with concentration of enzymes until 4 hours. After then, a slight difference was found along with treatment times. In enzymatic hydrolysis, the absorbance of the soluble sericin was increased with concentration of enzymes and treatment times. Average degree of polymerization was decreased with treatment time and concentration. The amino acid compositions were similar in low(low molecular weight by degumming) and high (high molecular weight by degumming). Those of PK (soluble sericin hydrolyzed with kojizyme), PP (soluble sericin hydrolyzed with protamex), and PA(soluble sericin hydrolyzed with alcalase) were similar to each other. Serine and tyrosine compositions were higher in low and high than those of PK, PP, and PA. However proline was absent in low and high. Molecular weights of the various sericins became higher as KP>high>PP>low>PA and those of KP and PA were 9,800 and 905 respectively.
정련 액에서 수용성 세리신을 얻고, 남은 난용성 세리신을 여러가지 효소로 가수분해하여, 효소 가수분해 특성을 알아보고. 아미노산 조성과 분자량을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 효소 가수분해 시 kojizyme과 flavourzyme의 최적조건은 pH 7, 온도 5$0^{\circ}C$이었고, protamex와 alcalase는 처리 pH의 증가에 따라 활성이 높았고 최적온도는 6$0^{\circ}C$이었다. 2 효소 가수분해 시 용해도 측정에서는 효소 처리농도 증가에 따라 용해도도 높았으며, 4시간 이상의 처리에서는 아주 소폭으로 용해도가 증가하였다. 3. 효소 가수분해 시 흡광도를 이용한 용해도 측정에서는 효소 처리농도 증가에 따라 흡광도도 높았으며. 4시간 이상의 처리에서도 계속하여 흡광도가 증가하였다. 4. 효소 가수분해 시 말단기 정량에 의한 평균중합도 측정에서는 처리시간과 농도의 증가에 따라 중합도가 감소하였다. 5. 아미노산 분석 결과 정련 후 채취한 low와 high의 아미노산 조성이 비슷하고, PK와 PP및 PA의 아미노산 조성이 비슷하였으며, low와 high는 PK, PP, PA보다 세린과 타이로신의 함량이 많았고, 프롤린은 검출되지 않았다. 6. GPC에 의한 분자량 측정결과 중량평균분자량(Mw) 크기는 PK＞high＞PP＞low＞PA 순서이었으며, PK와 PA의 Mw는 각각 9,800, 905이었다
