본 연구에서는 CGTase 생산성이 높은 균주인 Bacillus sp.를 자연계에서 분리하였고 이 균주의 특성, 분비효소의 특성, 효의 생산조건 및 효소이용 가능성에 대한 기초연구를 실시하였다. 분리균주는 운동성이 있는 내성포자형성 간균이었고 분비효소의 최적작용조건은 pH 6.0, 45$^{circ}C$이며 pH 6-10 범위에서 안정하였다. 효소생산조건은 탄소원으로 corn starch 1%, 질소원으로서 corn steep liquor 5%, urea 0.1%, ammonium sulfate 0.25%를 동시에 첨가하는 것이 가장 양호하였으며 본 생산균을 30$ell$ jar fermentor로 3$0^{circ}C$, 200rpm, 0.6vvm에서 60시간 정도 배양하였을 때 최대의 효소 생산력을 나타내었다. 또한 본 효소를 이용하여 stevioside를 acceptor로 하고 전분가수분해물을 donor로 하여 당전이반응을 실시한 결과 상당한 전이효과가 나타났으므로 기타 전이제품 및 cyclodextrin 생산에 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.
A highly cyclodextrin glucanotransferase producing strain of Bacillus sp. was isolated from soil, and basic studies on the characteristics of the strain and its enzyme, conditions for the enzyme production, and the enzyme utilization were carried out. The isolated strain was aerobic, motile, endospore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium. Optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme action were 6.0 and 45$^{circ}C$, and the enzyme was stable within 5$0^{circ}C$, and between pH 6.0 and 10.0. The highest yield of the enzyme was obtained using the medium containing 2% corn starch as a carbon source, and 5% corn steep liquor, 0.1% urea and 0.25% ammonium sulfate as nitrogen sources. The fermentation conditions for the enzyme production in a jar fermentor were cetermined to be 3$0^{circ}C$, 200rpm, 0.6vvm and 60hr cultural period. Stevioside transglycosylation catalyzed by this enzyme was identified by high performance liquid chromatography.
