• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.926-933
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• 2023

Aspergillus oryzae KCCM 11372 was used to enhance the production of β-glucan using humidity control strategies. Under conditions of 60% humidity, solid-state fermentation (SSF) increased the yields of enzymes (amylase and protease), fungal biomass (ergosterol), and β-glucan. The maximum concentrations obtained were 14800.58 U/g at 72 h, 1068.14 U/g at 120 h, 1.42 mg/g at 72 h, and 12.0% (w/w) at 72 h, respectively. Moreover, the β-glucan containing fermented brown rice (β-glucan-FBR) extracts at concentrations of 25-300 ㎍/ml was considered noncytotoxic to 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. We then studied the inhibitory effects of the extracts on fat droplet formation in 3T3-L1 cells. As a result, 300 ㎍/ml of β-glucan-FBR extracts showed a high inhibition of 38.88% in lipid accumulation. Further, these extracts inhibited adipogenesis in the 3T3-L1 adipocytes by decreasing the expression of C/EBPα, PPARγ, aP2, and GLUT4 genes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.616-621
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• 2013

진범은 열독을 제거하고 발한을 유도하여 몸의 수분을 조절하는 효과를 가져 한방에서 사용되어 왔으며, 항염증 활성과 장기의 면연체계를 조절하는 효과가 있는 것으로 알려졌다. 본 연구에서는 진범 추출물의 항노화와 항당뇨 활성을 조사하였다. 물과 에탄올을 이용하여 진범을 추출하고 그 추출물이 가지는 DPPH, ABTS 라디칼 소거활성, PF 및 TBARs와 같은 항산화 활성과 ${\alpha}$-amylase와 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성을 측정하였다. 진범 물과 에탄올 추출물의 농도 $100{\mu}g/ml$, $50{\mu}g/ml$ 처리군부터 50% 이상의 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성이 나타났고, ABTS 라디칼 소거활성은 에탄올 추출물의 농도 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 처리군에서 $99.8{\pm}0.1$%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 베타카로텐리놀레이트 모델 시스템을 이용한 항산화 활성 측정결과 $500{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 농도로 첨가하였을 때 물 추출물에서 1.27 PF, 1.33 PF값을, 에탄올 추출물에서는 1.40 PF, 1.49 PF로 나타났으며, 에탄올 추출물의 농도 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 처리군에서 $0.16{\pm}0.03{\mu}M$로 가장 낮은 TBARs값을 나타내었다. 물 추출물의 농도 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 처리군와 에탄올 추출물의 100~$1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 처리군에서 90% 이상의 ${\alpha}$-amylase 저해 활성과 60% 이상의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 진범의 생리활성을 이용하여 항노화 화장품 원료와 항산화 및 항당뇨 예방물질 소재로의 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.551-558
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• 1992

Streptomyces sp. S56으로부터 endoinulase를 생산하고 정제하여 물화학적으로 성질을 조사하였다. 조효소는 DEAE-cellulose column chromatography 및 Sephadex G-200 gel filtration에 의하여 정제하였으며, 정제된 효소는 polyacrylamide gel 전기영동결과 단일 band로 나타나서 전기영동상 순수하게 분리되었다. 정제효소의 최적 pH는 5.5-6.0, 최적온도는 $50^{\circ}C$였으며, 최적 온도에서의 열안정성은 1시간 처리후 42%의 잔류활성을 보였다. 정제효소는 금속이온 중 $Mn^{2+}$에 의해서는 활성이 증가되었으나, $Ag^{+}$, $Hg^{+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Fe^{3+}$, $Mo^{6+}$ 에 의해서는 활성이 50% 이상 감소하였다. EH한 EDTA, 8-hydroxyquinoline에 의하여 활성이 저해되는 것으로 보아 metalloenzyme인 것으로 추정되었다. 본 효소는 inulin 내부의 $\beta$-2,1 결합을 가수분해하여 fructose oligomer를 생산하는 inulase 활성만을 가지고 있었으며 invertase 및 $\alpha$-glucosidase 활성은 나타내지 않았다. Inulin에 대한 Km값은 0.287mM, $V_{max}$ $0.109{\mu}mol/min$이었다. 효소의 촉매작용에 관하여는 amino acid residue는 tryptophan로 추정되었으며 그 외에 arginine, tyrosine, lysine, methionine, histidine, cysteine 및 cystine의 chemical modification 실험결과 효소활성저해가 나타나지 않아 이들 amino acid residue는 효소작용에 직접적으로 관여하지 않는 것으로 추정되며 carboxyl기도 효소활성에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.714-724
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• 2017

재래누룩에서 분리한 효모인 N4와 N9에 대해 쌀 증류식 소주제조 특성을 살펴보았다. 원료 쌀(한아름 품종)의 일반성분은 수분 14.7, 조단백질 6.8, 조지방 0.9, 조회분 0.4, 탄수화물 76.5 g/100 g이었다. 제조된 입국의 총산 함량은 2.92%(citric acid, dry base)였으며 효소활성에 있어 당화력은 926.72, ${\alpha}$-amylase 52.40, gluco-amylase 887.71, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 0.14, acidic carboxypeptidase 17,335.73, ${\beta}$-glucosidase 174.46 U/g dry base로 나타났다. 술덧의 알코올 함량은 재래누룩 분리 효모가 15.37-16.58%로 상업용 효모 12.33-13.19%보다 16.7-36.0% 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 환원당 함량은 각각 2.04-3.92, 7.92-8.78 g/100 mL로 상업용 효모의 당 이용률이 누룩분리 효모보다 낮았다. 이러한 결과로 증류 후 원주의 획득량이 누룩분리 효모에서 25.2-52.7% 높았다. 쌀 증류식 소주(알코올 25%)에서 41개의 휘발성 성분이 검출되었으며, 주성분 분석 결과 누룩분리 효모와 상업용 효모는 i-BuOH, isobutanal diethyl acetal, ethyl caprate, tetradecanoic acid 성분의 함량 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.631-641
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• 2021

Background: Main bioactive constituents and pharmacological functions of ripened red ginseng berry (Panax ginseng Meyer) have been frequently reported. Yet, the research gap targeting the beneficial activities of transformed green ginseng berries has not reported elsewhere. Methods: Ginsenosides of new green berry cultivar K-1 (GK-1) were identified by HPLC-QTOF/MS. Ginsenosides bioconversion in GK-1 by bgp1 enzyme was confirmed with HPLC and TLC. Then, mechanisms of GK-1 and β-glucosidase (bgp1) biotransformed GK-1 (BGK-1) were determined by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Western blot. Results: GK-1 possesses highest ginsenosides especially ginsenoside-Re amongst seven ginseng cultivars including (Chunpoong, Huangsuk, Kumpoong, K-1, Honkaejong, Gopoong, and Yunpoong). Ginseng root's biomass is not affected with the harvest of GK-1 at 3 weeks after flowering period. Then, Re is bioconverted into a promising pharmaceutical effect of Rg2 via bgp1. According to the results of cell assays, BGK-1 shows decrease of tyrosinase and melanin content in α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone challenged-murine melanoma B16 cells. BGK-1 which is comparatively more effective than GK-1 extract shows significant suppression of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation and inflammatory target genes, in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Conclusion: These results reported effective whitening and anti-inflammatory of BGK-1 as compared to GK-1.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 1992

Pentachlorophenol(PCP)가 대두(大豆) 및 벼 현탁배양(縣濁培養)과 과 수도체 중에서 수용성성분(水溶性成分)으로 전환(轉換)되는 것을 경시적으로 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 현탁배양에서 처리한 PCP의 50%가 수용성 대사물로의 전환되는 시간은 대두의 경우 4시간, 벼는 48시간 이내였다. 수용성 대사물의 생성속도와 양은 PCP의 cell 생육 저해 정도와 밀접한 관계가 있었다. 2. 식물 cell에서 PCP의 주(主) 대사과정(代謝過程)은 생육시기(生育時期) 및 약제(藥劑) 처리시간(處理時間)을 달리한 전환시험에서 얻은 수용성 대사물 및 glucose cunjugates 함량변화 조사와 conjugates가 가수분해 되는 성질로부터 glucose conjugates(${\beta}$-anomers)형성 반응(反應)임을 알 수 있었다. 3. Cell에서 glucose conjugates는 약제처리(藥劑處理) 초기 및 대수성장기 이전에 생성 속도가 매우 빨라 전체 수용성 대사물의 70% 이상이었으며, 점차 비가수분해성 극성성분(極性成分)으로 전환되었고, 일부는 배양액(培養液)으로 분필(分泌)되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2017

Background: Soil microorganisms play key roles in nutrient cycling and are distributed throughout the soil profile. Currently, there is little information about the characteristics of the microbial communities along the soil depth because most studies focus on microorganisms inhabiting the soil surface. To better understand the functions and composition of microbial communities and the biogeochemical factors that shape them at different soil depths, we analyzed microbial activities and bacterial and fungal community composition in soils up to a 120 cm depth at a fallow field located in central Korea. To examine the vertical difference of microbial activities and community composition, ${\beta}$-1,4-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase, ${\beta}$-1,4-xylosidase, ${\beta}$-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase, and acid phosphatase activities were analyzed and barcoded pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes (bacteria) and internal transcribed spacer region (fungi) was conducted. Results: The activity of all the soil enzymes analyzed, along with soil C concentration, declined with soil depth. For example, acid phosphatase activity was $125.9({\pm}5.7({\pm}1SE))$, $30.9({\pm}0.9)$, $15.7({\pm}0.6)$, $6.7({\pm}0.9)$, and $3.3({\pm}0.3)nmol\;g^{-1}\;h^{-1}$ at 0-15, 15-30, 30-60, 60-90, and 90-120 cm soil depths, respectively. Among the bacterial groups, the abundance of Proteobacteria (38.5, 23.2, 23.3, 26.1, and 17.5% at 0-15, 15-30, 30-60, 60-90, and 90-120 cm soil depths, respectively) and Firmicutes (12.8, 11.3, 8.6, 4.3, and 0.4% at 0-15, 15-30, 30-60, 60-90, and 90-120 cm soil depths, respectively) decreased with soil depth. On the other hand, the abundance of Ascomycota (51.2, 48.6, 65.7, 46.1, and 45.7% at 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 cm depths, respectively), a dominant fungal group at this site, showed no clear trend along the soil profile. Conclusions: Our results show that soil C availability can determine soil enzyme activity at different soil depths and that bacterial communities have a clear trend along the soil depth at this study site. These metagenomics studies, along with other studies on microbial functions, are expected to enhance our understanding on the complexity of soil microbial communities and their relationship with biogeochemical factors.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the bioconversion of ginsenosides as well as anti-inflammatory activities of fresh ginseng Kkakdugi during fermentation. Fresh ginseng Kkakdugi reached proper ripeness, pH 4.30, and acidity 1.69% at $15^{\circ}C$ after 10 days. Lactic acid bacteria grew until reaching $1.10{\times}10^9CFU/mL$ after 20 days of fermentation, and ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity increased from 1.154 to 1.885 units/g. The bioconversion of ginsenosides was confirmed based on increased content of Rg3, an aglycone, from 0.13 to 0.17 mg/g during fermentation through HPLC. Fresh ginseng Kkakdugi did not display cytotoxicity up to the concentrations of $80{\mu}g/mL$, regardless of ripening period. Nitrite production and expression of inflammation-related proteins, iNOS and COX-2, decreased in a dose-dependent manner regardless of ripening period. From these results, fresh ginseng Kkakdugi showed the bioconversion of ginsenosides to aglycone during the lactic acid fermentation as well as an anti-inflammatory effect through the reduction of NO production and iNOS and COX-2 expression.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.573-578
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• 2008

Lactobacillus paraplantarum KM (Lp), Weissella sp. 33 (Ws), and Enterococcus faecium 35 (Ef) were used in single (Lp, Ws, Ef) or mixed cultures (Lp+Ws, Lp+Ef, Ws+Ef) for soy milk fermentation ($37^{\circ}C$, 12 h). After 12 h, the cell numbers, pH, and TA of soymilk were $7.4{\times}10^8-6.0{\times}10^9CFU/ml$, 3.8-4.5, and 0.59-0.70%, respectively. Changes in the contents of glycitin and genistin in soymilk fermented with Ef were not significant. The contents of isoflavone glucosides in soymilk fermented with the other cultures decreased significantly with an increase of aglycone contents (p<0.05). It corresponded well with a sharp increase in ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity during fermentation. About 92-100% of the daidzin and 98-100% of the genistin in soymilk were converted to corresponding aglycones by Lp, Ws, or Lp+Ef within 12 h.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2016

Indigo (Polygonum tinctorium L.) is a typical blue dye which had been used from ancient times. This study was going to shade the complicated traditional methods extracting indigo dye by the fermentation and producing as adsorbate on calcium hydroxide, which says so called as the 'Indigo lime'. Accordingly we were going to make indigo through the hydrolysis of the hot water extractives of indigo leaves simply. During hot-water extraction, ${\beta}$-glucosidase which required hydrolysis of the linkage between indigo and glucose was not activated. To achieve this goal, indican was acid-hydrolyzed to glucose and indigo. The acetic acid, citric acid, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid were used for the hydrolysis of hot water extractives. The hydrolysis conditions of extractives performed in water bath at $80^{\circ}C$ for 120 minutes and in an autoclave for 120 minutes. In the acid hydrolysis of extracted indican by hot water, the indican yields of acetic acid and hydrochloric acid hydrolysis were higher than sulfuric acid in water bath. Also, the indican yield of hydrochloric acid hydrolysis was better than sulfuric acid in autoclave. The hot water extracted indican was confirmed by HPLC analysis and its structure was confirmed by UV-Vis and FT-IR spectroscopy, compared with isolated indigo and commercial synthesized indigo. This improved extraction and hydrolysis methods can be replace the traditional indigo making method.