토양에서 분리된 Alkaline Protease생산균주는 Bacills subtilis로 동정되었다. 본 균주의 최적배양온도는 최적 배지조건에서 $35^{circ}C$이며, 초기 배지 pH는 10.5였다. 효소역가는 Casein-Folin법으로 약 2,300 Unit/ml로 나타났다. 배양액에 일련의 정제과정을 실시한 결과 정제배수 9.2, 회수율 14%의 정제효소를 얻었으며, 분자량은 19,000이었다. 정제효소의 반응최적온도는 $70^{circ}C$, 최적 PH는 12였다. $Fe^{++}$에 의해 활성이 저하되었으며, 또한 serine protease inhibitor인 PMSF에 의해 활성이 저해되었다. 이것으로 부터 본 효소는 활성부위에 serine을 갖는 serine protease의 일종임을 알 수 있었다.
The alkaline protease producing bacteria isolated from soil and identified as Bacillus subtilis. The optimum medium for alkaline protease production from the microorganism was as follows; soluble starch, 1.5% ; proteose peptone, 0.5% ; $K_2HPO_4$, 0.1% ; $MgSO_4{cdot}7H_2O$, 0.02% and sodium carbonate, 1.0%. The optimum temperature for alkaline protease production was $35^{circ}C$, and the initial pH of medium was pH 10.5. The alkaline protease activity was about 2,300 U per ml of culture broth by Casein-Folin Method. A 9.2 fold purification of alkaline protease was obtained from culture broth. The recovery was 14% and purified enzyme was identified as single band, and its molecular weight was about 19,000. The optimum temperature for enzyme reaction was $70^{circ}C$, and optimum pH was 12. The activity of purified enzyme was inhibited by metal ion ($Fe^{++}$), and Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride, a serine protease inhibitor.
