저온에서 높은 활성을 나타내는 알칼리성 protease를 생산하기 위하여 여러가지 시료로부터 집적배양에 의해 저온성 세균을 분리하였다. 분리된 세균은 저온.알칼리성 Pseudomonas sp.인 것으로 판명되었으며, 효소생산을 위한 균생육의 최적 pH는 10.0, 온도 $20^{circ}C$에서 4일간 배양하였을 때였다. 이 효소 활성의 최적 pH 및 온도는 각각 pH 10.5 및 $40^{circ}C$였으며, pH 및 열안정성은 각각 pH 7.0~13.0, 온도 $50^{circ}C$이하의 범위에서 비교적 안정하였다.
In order to produce alkaline protease, psychrotrophic bacterium which have high enzyme activity at low temperature, was isolated by using enrichment culture from various samples and identified as genus alkalopsychrotropic Pseudomonas sp. RP-222. The optimal culture conditions for enzyme production were pH- 10.0, temperature-$20^{circ}C$ and culture time-4 days. The optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were pH 10.5 and $40^{circ}C$, respectively and the enzyme was relatively stable at pH 7.0~13.0 and below $50^{circ}C$. The enzyme was inhibited by ethylenediaminetetraacetate and phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, indicating that the enzyme was a serine metalloenzyme, but considerably stable in the presence of surface active agents. Activity of the enzyme was increased by the addition of 0.05% Na-$alpha$-olefin sulfonate.
