Han-Seok Choi 1*, Hyo-Suk Park 2, Soo-Hwan Yeo 1, Seok-Tae Jeong 1, Ji-Ho Choi 1 and Myung-Kon Kim 3
1Fermentation and Food Processing Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon 441-853
2Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749
3Department of Bio Food Technology, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 570-752
Correspondence to coldstone@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 31, 2010, 38(2):152-159.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2010.38.2.152
(Received November 4, 2010. Accepted December 13, 2010)
Published: December 31, 2010.
© The Korean Society of Mycology
The influence of urushiol, as an allergen on laccase property of Fomitella fraxinea was investigated. The enzyme production was reached to the highest level after 10 days, cultivation and the activity and mycelial biomass were increased by 2.5 and 1.5 folds, respectively, by adding urushiol in the culture medium. In liquid cultures using a Cu·Mn-free medium, laccase lactivity was decreased by 3.8-9.2 folds, with similar dry cell weight. Two isoenzymes, were purified using anion exchange, hydrophobic interaction and size-exclusion chromatographies. Both isoenzymes are monomeric proteins, with MW around 67 kDa(Lac1) and 66 kDa(Lac2), and isoelectric points of 3.67 and 3.81. The optimal conditions for purified isoenzymes were found to be pH 4.5-5.0 and 30-35 oC. Activity decreased by the addition of Fe 2+, Mg 2+, Na +, and strongly inhibited by EDTA and sodium azide.
Basidiomycetes, Fomitella fraxinea, Laccase, Purification, Urushiol