Bacillus cereus에 의한 pullulanase 생산의 최적 배양온도 및 배양시간은 각각 $15^{circ}C$, 72시간이고, 기본배지에 casein, nutrient broth, egg albumin의 첨가는 효소의 생산을 크게 증가시켰다. 황산암모늄분획, CM-cellulose와 DEAE-cellulose column chromatography에 의하여 효소를 정제하였고 정제효소의 specific activity는 29.09U/mg protein, 수율은 17.1이었다. 정제효소는 polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis에 의하여 single band를 나타내었고, SDS-polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis에 의하여 추정된 분자량은 61,000, 등전점은 pH7.0, 최적온도는 $40^{circ}C$, 최적 pH는 6.5, $35^{circ}C$ 이하에서 안정하였고, pH 안정 범위는 6.5-11.0, $Ag^{+}$, $Hg^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$에 의하여 크게 저해되었고, $Ca^{2+}$은 효소의 내열성을 증가시켰다. 정제효소는 공시기질중 pullulan을 잘 분해시켰으며 pullulan에 대한 분해산물은 maltoriose이었다.
The optimum cultural temperature and time for the pullulanase production by Bacillus cereus were $15^{circ}C$ and 72 hrs, respectively. The addition of casein, nutrient broth and egg albumin to the basal medium, respectively, increased greatly the enzyme production. The enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, CM-cellulose and DEAE-cellulose column chromatographies. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 29.09 U/mg protein and the yield of enzyme activity was 17.1% The purified enzyme showed a single band on polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis and its molecular weight was estimated to be 61,000 by SDSpolyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point for the purified enzyme was pH 7.0. The optimum temperature and pH were $40^{circ}C$ and 6.5. The purified enzyme was stable below $35^{circ}C$ and in the pH range of 6.5-11.0. It was greatly inhibited by $Ag^{+}$, $Hg^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$, and its thermal stability was increased by the addition of $Ca^{2+}$ Among various substrates, pullulan was favorably hydrolyzed by the purified enzyme and the hydrolysis product 011 pulluIan was maltotriose.
