Ganoderma lucidum이 생산하는 polygalacturonase의 유용활용 방안을 위한 효소의 특성을 연구하기 위하여 버섯배양물로부터 효소를 생산하고 정제하여 그 특성을 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. Endo-polygalacturonase는 배양여액으로부터 ammonium sulfate 침전, Biogel P-100, DEAE-cellulose, Sehpadex G-150 column chromatography에 의하여 순차적으로 정제되었고, Sehpadex G-150 column chromatography에서 re-gel filtration까지 실시한 결과 specific activity가 892unit/mg protein로 배양여액보다도 약 56배의 정제도를 나타냈으며, exo-polygalacturonase는 ammonium sulfate침전, Biogel P-100, DEAE-cellulose column chromatography까지 부분정제한 결과 9.2배의 정제도를 나타냈다. SDS polyacrylamide gel에서 전기영동을 실시한 결과 단일 band를 나타냈으며, 분자량은 54,000 dalton이었다. Endo-polygalacturonase와 exo-polygalacturonase는 citrus pectin이나 pectic acid보다 apple pectin에 친화도가 높았으며, Lineweaver-Burk plot로부터 계산된 apple pectin에 대한 Km 치는 각각 1.44와 10.6 mg/ml이었다. 이 두 효소의 작용 최적 pH는 4.0이었으나 pH 안정성에서는 endo-polygalacturonase는 $pH;4.0{sim}6.0$에서, exo-polygalacturonase는 $pH;3.5{sim}5.5$ 범위에서 안정하였다. 효소반응 최적 온도는 endo-polygalacturonase는 $40^{circ}C$ 이었으나 exo-polygalacturonase는 $60^{circ}C$에서 최대의 활성을 나타냈고 열안정성도 exo-polygalacturonase가 endo-polygalacturonase보다 더 높은 온도에서도 안정하였다. 또한 endo-polygalacturonase는 $Ca^{++}$ 과 $Mn^{++};ion$에, exo-polygalacturonase에는 $Ca^{++};ion$에 의해 효소반응이 촉진되었다.
The properties of polygalacturonase by Ganoderma lucidum in liquid culture were investigated. The enzyme was composed of an endo- and an exo-polygalacturonase. The endo- and exo-polygalacturonase were purified approximately 56 and 9.2-fold, respectively, through ammonium sulfate fractionation, gel filtration on Biogel P-100, anion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, gel chromatography on Sephadex G-150 and re-gel chromatography on Sephadex G-150. The endo- and exo-polygalacturonase had higher affinity for apple pectin than for citrus pectin or pectic acid. The Km values of the endo- and exo-polygalacturonase for apple pectin, determined on the Lineweaver-Burk plot, were 1.44 and 10.6 mg $ml^{-1}$ for apple pectin, respectively. Purified endo-polygalacturonase was found to be homogeneous electrophoretically and had a molecular weight of 54,000 estimated on SDS polyacrylamide gel. The optimal pH for the activity of the enzymes was 4.0. The endo- and exo-polygalacturonase were stable in the pH range of 4.0 to 6.0 and 3.5 to 5.5, respectively. The optimal temperatures of the endo- and exo-polygalacturonase were 40 and $60^{circ}C$, respectively. The exo-polygalacturonase was more resistant to heat than the endo-polygalacturonase, requiring heating for 40 min at $80^{circ}C$ for complete inactivation. The activity of the endo-polygalacturonase was increased by $Ca^{++}$ and $Mn^{++};ions$, while that of the exo-polygalacturonase was increased by $Ca^{++};ion$ only, and was not affected by $Mn^{++};ion$.
