2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)을 분해할 수 있는 Stenotrophomonas sp. OK-5에서 분리한 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase의 특성을 조사하였다. 먼저 ammonium sulfate precipitation, DEAE-sepharose, 그리고 Q-sepharose 등의 일련의 정제 과정을 통하여 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase을 분리정제하였다. 분취기로부터 얻어진 시료로부터 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase의 효소활성을 가지는 3개의 다른 fractions (I, II 및 III)이 탐침되었다. NAD(P)H-nitroreductase의 fractions I, II, 그리고 III의 비활성(specific activity)은 각각 5.06 unit/mg, 4.95 unit/mg, and 4.86 unit/mg이었으며, crude extract와 비교하여 각각 10.5배, 9.8배, 8.9배 이상 농축되었다. 이 실험에서 이들 3개의 fractions 가운데, fraction I이 가장 높은 비활성을 나타내었다. NAD(P)H-nitroreductase (fractions I, II 및 III)의 효소활성에 영향을 미치는 몇 가지 요인을 조사하였다. 모든 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase (fractions I, II 및 III)의 최적 온도는 30$^{circ}C$이었으며, 최적 pH는 약 7.5이었다. 4Ag^+, Cu_2^+, Hg_2^+$ 등의 금속이온은 약 80%의 효소활성을 저해하였으나, $Mn_2^+ 이나 Ca_2^+$의 첨가 시에는 약 30~40% 정도의 활성이 감소되었다. 그러나 $Fe_3^+$은 이들 효소의 활성을 증진시켰다. SDS-PAGE에 의해 측정된 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase의 fractions I, II 및 III의 분자량은 모두 약 27 kDa임이 확인되었다.
The purpose of this work was to perform the characterization of NAD(P)H-nitroreductase isolated from Stenotrophomonas sp. OK-5 capable of degrading 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). Initially, NADP(H)-nitroreductase by a series of purification processes including ammonium sulfate precipitation, DEAE-sepharose, andQ-sepharose was prepared. From samples harvested from fraction collector, three different fractions (I, II & III)having the enzyme activity of NAD(P)H-itroreductase were detected. Specific activities of three fractions I, II,and III of NAD(P)H-nitroreductase were determined to approximately 5.06 unit/mg, 4.95 unit/mg and 4.86 unit/mg, and concentrated to 10.5, 9.8, and 8.9-fold compared to crude extract, respectively. Among these three fractions,the fraction I of NAD(P)H-nitroreductase demonstrated the highest specific activity in this experiment. Several factors affecting on the enzyme activity of NAD(P)H-nitroreductase (fractions I, II & III) were investigated.The optimum temperature of all NAD(P)H-nitroreductase (fractions I, II & III) was 30oC, and the optimal pH was approximately 7.5. Metal ions such as Ag+, Cu2+, Hg2+ inhibited approximately 80% enzyme activity of all NAD(P)H-nitroreductase, and the enzyme activities were decreased about 30-40% inhibition in the presence of Mn2+ or Ca2+. However, Fe3+ showed stimulatory effect on the enzyme activity. The molecular weights of NAD(P)H-nitroreductase (fractions I, II & III) were measured about 27 kDa on the SDS-PAGE.
