본 연구에서는 경안천 유역에 있는 주유소 오염토양으로부터 대표적인 아조계 염료 congo-red분해능이 우수한 토양 방선균, SMA-2를 분리 선별하고, SMA-2의 배양조건을 최적화하여 2,4-dichlorophenol의 산화에 관여하는 actinomycetes lignin peroxidase(ALiP)의 활성도에 대한 특성을 규명하였다. 기존에 보고된 방선균 유래 ALiP와는 달리, SMA-2유래 ALiP효소는 pH6에서 최고의 활성을 보였으며, 2,4-DCP와 $H_2$$O_2$에 대한 Km값이 각각 0.21mM과 8.5mM로 측정되었다. 또한 최적화된 배지에서 성장한 SMA-2의 배양액은 2,4-dichlorophenol 뿐만 아니라 2-chlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol, phenol, 4-chloropheno떼 대해서도 산화능을 보임으로써, 토양 방선균을 이용한 염화 페놀계 화합물이 포함된 오염 토양의 생복원 가능성을 제시하였다.
Lignin-peroxidase (LiP) has been considered as one of the most important industrial enzymes for biodegradation of various recalcitrant toxic compounds such as chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and azo-dyes. Recently, several soil actinomycetes have been reported to secrete a functionally-similar lignin-peroxidase called actinomycetes lig-nin-peroxidase (ALiP). In this manuscript, we isolated over 100 morphologically distinct actinomycetes from the contaminated soils around 10 different gas stations located nearby the Kyung-An river. Among these actinomycetes screened based on the congo-red dye-decolorization activities, one newly-isolated actinomycetes named SMA-2 showed the most significant dye-decoloring activity on the congo-red plate as well as a significant ALiP activity in a yeast-extract-malt-extract liquid media supplemented with starch. The optimum SMA-2 culture condition fur ALiP production was determined and the kinetic parameters fur the SMA-2 AkIP activity were characterized. The optimally-cultured SMA-2 also exhibited the oxidation activities toward various recalcitrant aromatic compounds including phenol, 2- chlorophenol, 4- chlorophenol, 2,4- dichlorophenol ,2,6- dichlorophenol, and 2,4, f-trichlorophe - not, suggesting a potential application of SMA-2 for contaminated soil bioremediation.
