Bacillus thuringiensis, 19 serovars가 $alpha$-amylase를 생산하는지를 검색했다. 각 균주를 soluble starch가 포함된 배지에서 배양하여 iodine 용액으로 확인한 결과 B. thuringiensis serovar thuringiensis alesti, kurstaki, sotto, kenya, entomocidus, morrisoni, tolworthi, toumanoffi, thompsoni, pakistani, israelensis와 indiana는 아밀라제를 생산하였으며, 이중에서 serovar. thuringiensis가 생산을 제일 많이 했고, serovar. alesti와 tollworthi는 제일 낮았다. B. thuringiensis var, israelensis가 생산하는 $alpha$-아밀라제의 활성은 pH6.7~7.2와 55~$65^{circ}C$에서 제일 높았고, 효소생산은 LB배지보다 기본배지 (1.0% bacto-peptone, 0. 3% beef-extract, 0.3% yeast-extract, 0.5% NaCl, 0.3% $K_2$HPO$_4$와 0.1% KH$_2$PO$_4$, 0.2% Soluble Starch에 금속이온인 0.012% CaCl$_2$.2$H_2O$$_2$, 0.005% MnCl$_2$, 0.03% MgCl$_2$.7$H_2O$을 첨가한 배지에서 제일 높았다. 배양후 4시간 됐을 때에 $alpha$-amylase 생산이 제일 높았다. Starch 배지에서는 0.6units/$mell$, glucose 배지에서는 0.43units/$mell$씩 생산되었다.
The production of extracellular $alpha$-amylase by Bacillus thuringiensis 19 serotypes was examined by the hydrolysis test of starch. Thirteen serotypes produced the amylase. B. thuringiensis serovar thuringiensis alesti, kurstaki, sotto, kenya, israelensis, morrisoni, entomocidus, tolworthi, thompsoni, toumanoffi, pakistani, and indiana produced tee enzyme. The amylase produced by B. thuringiensis serovar israelensis showed highest activity around pH 6.7 to 7.2 and 55$^{circ}C$ to $65^{circ}C$. The high production medium of the amylase was composed of 1% bactopeptone, 0.3% beef-extract, 0.3% yeast ex-tract, 0.5% NaCl, 0.3% $K_2$HPO$_4$, 0.1% KH$_2$PO$_4$, 0.2% Soluble Starch, 0.012% CaCl$_2$.2$H_2O$$_2$, 0.005% MnCl$_2$, and 0.03% MgCl$_2$.7$H_2O$. The highest production of the enzyme was observed at 4 hours culture in the soluble starch (0.6 units/$mell$) or glucose (0.43 units/$mell$) substrate.
