\beta-Galactosidase를 생산하는 Streptomyces sp. YB-10의 분리 및 효소 특성

토양으로부터 세포외로 $\beta$-galactosidase를 분비 생산하는 방선균 YB-10이 분리되었으며, 분리균의 배양ㆍ형태ㆍ생리적 특성을 조사한 결과 Streptomyces속 균주로 확인되었다. 분리균의 배양상등액을 30%~70% ammonium sulfate로 처리하고 투석하여 얻은 $\beta$-galactosidase를 조효소액으로 사용하였을 때 para-nitrophenyl-$\beta$-D-galactopyranoside (pUP$\beta$Gal)는 pH 6.0과 6$0^{\circ}C$의 반응조건에서 가장 잘 분해되었으며, lactose는 galactose와 glucose로 가수분해되는 것으로 확인되었다. 분리균이 생산하는 $\beta$-galactosidase는 galactose에 의해 lactose와 pNP-$\beta$Gal의 가수분해 활성이 모두 저해되었으나, glucose에 의해서는 lactos의 가수분해 활성만 저해되었다. 특히 pUP-$\beta$Gal의 가수분해 활성은 glucose에 의해 약 1.8배 증진되었다.

A strain YB-10 was isolated from soil as a producer of the extracellular $\beta$-D-galactosidase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of lactose. The strain YB-10 was identified as Streptomyces sp. on the basis of its cultural, morphological and physiological properties. After treating culture supernatant of the isolate with ammonium sulfate, the precipitated protein was used as a crude $\beta$-galactosidase for analyzing its reaction properties with para-nitrophenyl-$\beta$-D-galactosidase(pNP-$\beta$Gal) as a substrate. The $\beta$-galactosidase showed its maximal activity at pH 6.0 and 6$0^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was also active on lactose. The hydrolyzing activity of $\beta$-galactosldase for pNP-$\beta$Gal and lactose was decreased by galactose. Its hydrolyzing activity far lactose was also decreased by glucose, but the activity for pNP-$\beta$Gal was increased to 1.8-folds by glucose.