Abstract:Endophytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain LP-5 was an antagonistic bacterium to Alternaria alternata. Antifungal protein which produced by LP-5 was the main antifungal substance. To research the physicochemical characteristics of antifungal proteins isolated from strain LP-5,an antifungal protein was purified by using HCl precipitation and column chromatography on DEAE-52 and Sephadex G-100. The effects of heat, proteinase, ultraviolet (UV) and pH on inhibiting activity of antifungal protein were studied. The results showed that the molecular weight (MW) and isoelectric point (pI) value of the antifungal protein were 20.3kD and 6.33 determined by SDS-PAGE and PAGE-IEF, respectively. This protein was sensitive to high temperature and the antifungal activity only retained 18.4% compared to the control after treatment at 100℃ for 30min. This protein was stable after treatment by proteinase K and trypsin with the activity keep at 92.5% and 88.9%, respectively. The activity retained 92.5% after radiating the protein for 12h by UV suggesting its relatively higher stability against the UV radiation. This protein was stable to acid but sensitive to alkali with the activity decreased to 74.1% after treatment at pH 13. This protein showed inhibition activity on conidia germination and hyphal growth of A.alternata. The spore peak was abnormally swollen, with the cell wall disrupted and the cytoplasm leaked.