Bacillus brevis CD162가 생산하는 cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase)를 ammonium sulfate 침전, DEAE-Sephadex CL-6B 및 Sephadex G-150 컬럼 크로마토그래피를 수행하여 분리정제하였다. 정제된 CGTase는 분자량이 약 74,000, 등전점은 약 6.3인 단백질이었고, 정제된 단백질을 SDS-PAGE한 후 변성된 단백질을 재활성시켜 zymogram을 수행한 결과 cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase임을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 효소의 최적활성 pH와 온도는 각각 8.0과 $55^{circ}C$이었으며, pH $5.5{sim}9.0$과 $50^{circ}C$까지 안정한 활성을 보였다. 또한, CGTase의 $NH_2$-말단 부위의 아미노산서열은 Ser-Val-Thr-Asn-Lys-Val-Asn-Tyr-Ser-Lys-Asp-Val-Ile-Tyr-Gln 이었으며, 전분으로부터 cyclodextrin으로의 전환률을 분석한 결과, ${alpha}$-cyclodextrin은 1.3%, ${eta}$-cyclodextrin은 33.9% ${gamma}$-cyclodextrin은 9.7% 이었다.
The cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase, EC 3.2.1.19) from Bacillus brevis CD162 was purified by precipitating with ammonium sulfate, DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B column chromatography and Sephadex G-150 column chromatography. The molecular mass and pI of the purified enzyme were estimated to be 74,000 and 6.3 by SDS-PAGE and isoelectric focusing, respectively. The purified enzyme was clearly identified as the CGTase by zymogram after SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were 8.0 and $55^{circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at the range of pH $5.5{sim}9.0$, and up to $50^{circ}C$. The amino acid sequence from the $NH_2-terminal$ of the purified CGTase was Ser-Val-Thr-Asn-Lys-Val-Asn-Tyr-Ser-Lys-Asp-Val-Ile-Tyr-Gln. The yields of the products from starch as the substrate were 1.3% for ${alpha}-$, 33.9% for ${eta}-$, and 9.7% for ${gamma}-cyclodextrin$.
