Abstract:[Objective]A polar marine actinobacterium (XE-1) was selected and used to produce a protease with special characteristics.[Methods]The XE-1 was identified as Streptomyces based on morphological,biochemical and molecular characterizations (16S rRNA gene sequence analysis).The protease was purified by 3 purification steps,including ethanol precipitation,ion exchange and gel chromatography.Its apparent molecular mass was estimated by SDS-PAGE.[Results]A solvent,detergent and oxidizing agent stable alkaline serine protease (with a low weight molecular,14 kDa by SDS-PAGE),secreted by strain XE-1,was purified and characterized.The protease was stable in the pH range between 5 and 10,with optimal pH 8.2 and optimal temperature 55℃ .Km and Vmax towards casein activity were 1.9 mg/mL and 973 U/mL,respectively.The protease was more active and stable in various hydrophilic organic solvents (such as dimethylformamid and toluene).Moreover,it was also active and stable in bleaching agents (such as hydrogen peroxide); and stable in denaturant agents (such as urea and guanidine hydrochloride) at the concentration from 0.2 mol/L to 4 mol/L,which were the new characteristics. [Conclusion]These biochemical characteristics suggest this enzyme has the potential value in numerous industrial applications.