• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.108-113
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• 2003

Diesel oil-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from diesel oil contaminated soil and called HS series (HS1, HS2 and HS3). These strains were identified as Acinetobacter sp. (HS1) and Pseudomonas sp. (HS2 and HS3) based on Biolog test, cellular fatty acid composition, and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. These strains were coltivated in liquid minimal media containing 2% diesel oil, and diesel oil-degrading activity was measured. As result, all strains degraded over 70% of total diesel oil. But PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)- and pris- tane-degrading rate of these strain was below 20％ of total PAH and pristane. The HS 1 strain showed highest hydrophobicity and low emulsifying activity among the experimental strains and high diesel oil-degrading activity. From the above-mentioned result, microcosm experiment was performed with the HS1 strain. The HS1 strain showed a degrading activity of over 80% of total diesel oil in microcosm test. And microbial activity was correlated to diesel oil-degrading activity. Therefore, it is suggested that the HS1 strains could be effectively used for the bioremediation for diesel oil.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.169-176
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• 1974

In order to investigate the producibility of aflatoxins by seven Aspergillus flavus strains isolated from deteriolated rice in Korea, polished rice was artificially inoculated and subjected to isolation and quantitation of the mycotoxin. It was proved that all strains were capable of producing aflatoxins, preferentially $B_1$ but no $G_1$ at all and their producibility was closely related to the color of culture media and chloroform extracts. The strain producing the most aflatoxin was A. flavus var. columnaris, excreting 1 ppm on rice. Aflatoxin $B_1$ was isolated and identified by thin-layer chromatography, ultraviolet absorption spectra and derivative formation of water and acetate adducts.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2015

The synergistic solvent extraction of rare earth elements such as europium and yttrium has been investigated by the extractant with crown ether as an additive. Macrocyclic ligand as host-guest compounds form more stable complexes with metal ions which have the similar size of the cavity of crown ether. In our previous study[14] founded that the extraction used fatty acid of the various alkyl chain length. Based on the results of the previous experiment, the synergistic separation effect of two metals investigated that the hexanoic acid had was the worst extraction effect which added a crown ether such as 18-crown-6 ether, 15-crown-5 ether, and 12-crown-4 ether. In this study, the concentrations of hexanoic acid have showed the separation effect, and then the concentrations and kind of crown ether are performed for synergistic extraction at the hexanoic acid concentration of the highest separation effect. As a results, the separation rate is the highest value of 1.72 at 0.05 M hexanoic acid, and 0.002M 15-crown-5 ether is the best value in other concentrations and kind of crown ether, it is about twice of using only hexanoic acid. Moreover, the extraction species of two metals has been founded $MLR_3{\cdot}3RH$ form when added the crown ether.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.377-382
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to isolate and characterize lactic acid bacteria (LAB) exhibiting cholesterol-lowering activity from the Korean traditional fermented food, kimchi. The previously isolated LAB strains were assessed for cholesterol-lowering efficacy in the presence of 0.1% cholesterol. All LAB strains tested in this study were able to assimilate cholesterol at varying levels, ranging from 35.0 to 99.4%. Among them, the Lactobacillus plantarum FMB 31 strain exhibited the highest cholesterol-lowering effect with 99.4% cholesterol removal efficiency. The strain was stable in the presence of acid, bile, and salt stress, and showed high adherence on HT-29 cells, a human colon line. In addition, the LAB strain showed no pathogenic properties such as the production of hemolysin and biogenic amines. Thus, this study suggests that the L. plantarum FMB 31 strain isolated from kimchi can be a potential source of probiotic products with strong cholesterol-lowering effect.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.58-58
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• 1993

면역 조절능이 우수하고 독성이 적은 신물질의 개발을 목표로 하여 초유에 들어있는 면역물질을 검색한 결과 초유로부터 자연 살해 세포의 기능을 활성화시키는 물질을 순수분리 하였다. 이 물질은 초유의 유청으로부터 ammonium sulfate에 의한 침전, DEAE-cellulose ion exchange, Sephadex G-200 gel filtration 등의 방법에 의하여 분리되었으며, 초유의 유청 100ml로부터 최종 수득량은 1.2 mg이었다. 이 물질은 SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis에서도 분자량의 변화가 없는 것으로부터 interchain disulfide bond가 없음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 물질은 실온에 방치하거나 또는 37$^{\circ}C$로 가온하면 침전을 형성하고, 생성된 침전물을 4$^{\circ}C$로 냉각시키면 다시 용해되는 특이한 특성을 갖고 있으며, 침전이 형성되는 정도는 농도, 온도 및 이온 강도에 비례하여 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 침전에 최적 pH는 중성인 것으로 나타났다. 이 물질을 사람의 말초혈액으로부터 분리한 림파구의 배양액에 가하고 18 시간동안 배양한 결과 림파구의 적 백혈병 암세포인 K-562 세포에 대한 자연 살해능이 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 자연살해 세포의 활성화는 1.0 - 0.01$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml의 농도 범위에서 확인되었다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.641-653
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to confirm the antifungal activity, plant growth-promoting activity, and mineral solubilizing activity of 18 types of bacteria isolated purely from rhizosphere soil. The potential of isolates of the genus Bacillus and Pseudomonas as biocontrol agents was confirmed through the antifungal activity of these isolates. This activity has been determined to be due to various hydrolytic enzymes on the cell wall of plant pathogenic fungi and the production of siderophores in isolates. In addition, most of the isolates have been found to have aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase production activity, indole-3-acetic acid production activity, and nitrogen fixation activity. These characteristics are believed to have a positive effect on root development, growth, and the productivity of crops via a reduction in the concentration of ethylene under conditions of environmental stress, to which plants are commonly exposed. In addition, on testing for the solubilizing activity of the isolates for phosphoric acid, silicon, calcium carbonate, and zinc, some isolates were found to have mineral solubilizing activities. Inoculation of these isolates during plant growth is expected to assist plant growth by converting nutrients necessary for growth into usable forms that can be absorbed by plants. The 18 isolated strains can be used as biocontrol agents due to their antifungal activity, plant growthpromoting activity, and mineral solubilizing activity.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.529-534
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• 2006

The protein separation with molecular weight using SDS-PAGE(sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) is the one of the most conventional and simple techniques. In, this study, two dimensional SDS-PAGE using same separation principle consecutively was investigated and compared with one dimensional SDS-PAGE. The enhanced separation from duplex SDS-PAGE was observed and separated proteins in the gel were identified by MALDI TOF MS. Identified proteins from different gel spots were found to have different gi numbers. Therefore, duplex SDS-PAGE separation method will be used for economic separation method in the future because only tiny amount of inexpensive reagents are used to perform duplex SDS-PAGE.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.255-260
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• 2005

To make Chungkuk-jang with enhanced fibrinolytic and immunostimulating activities, 220 strains isolated from Chungkuk-jangs were tested, and 13 Bacillus strains with excellent proteolytic and polysaccharide-producing activities were selected and tested for their fibrinolytic and immunostimulating activities using fibrin plate method and RAW 264.7 cell line, respectively. To assess macrophage activation, contents of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor ($TNF-{\alpha}$) and $interleukin-1{\alpha}$ and nitric oxide were measured. Three strains showing highest fibrinolytic and immunostimulating activities were identified as Bacillus licheniformis (CHKJ 1249, 1326) and Bacillus subtilis (CHKJ 1339).

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.143-143
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• 2000

MEIS를 이용하여 Cu3Au(100)에서 단원자층 분해능을 얻기 위한 연구를 하였다. 우선 수소이온을 이용한 첫째층과 셋째 Au층의 분리 시도는 extremely glancing exit angle 등 극한의 산란조건에서도 성공하지 못하였다. 깊이 분해능을 정해주는 electronic 에너지 손실을 극대화기 위해 수소이온 대신 질소 이온을 사용하여 에너지 스펙트럼을 측정해 본 결과, 표면 Au 층과 표면 셋째 Au 층을 구분할 수 있었다, <110>으로 정렬된 조건에서는 셋째 층의 Au 원자들이 완전히 shadow cone 내부에 존재하여 관측되지 않지만 9.75$^{\circ}$tilt한 경우 셋째 층의 Au 원자들이 shadow cone 바깥으로 나오게 되어 첫째 층과 셋째 층이 확실히 분리되어 측정되었다. 이 연구에서 MEIS로 단원자층의 분해능을 얻는데 성공하였다. 이러한 단원자층 분해능으로 시료의 온도변화에 따른 표면 첫째 층의 Au 의 조성변화를 관찰하였고 이를 전산 모사 하였다. 이 결과 벌크 전이 온도인 39$0^{\circ}C$이하에서 표면 첫째 층 Au의 조성이 감소하는 것을 관찰하였고 이러한 감소는 45$0^{\circ}C$근처까지 계속되었으며, 다시 온도를 실온으로 낮추면 본래의 질서화된 상태로 되돌아감을 확인하였다. 그리고 이를 전산 모사 한 결과, 표면 첫째 층의 Au가 표면 둘째 층으로 이동해 감을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.103-110
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• 2000

The immunostimulatory effects of quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs) were investigated in leucocytes of eel(Anguilla japonica) in vitro. Proliferation of peripheral blood lymphocytes(PBLs) was no significantly affected by QACs, regardless of mitogen(PHA, ConA and LPS) and the concentration of QACs added. QACs heightened the leucocytes function such as respiratory burst activity, phagocytosis and pinocytosis, resulting in significantly increased the bactericidal activity of macrophages. These results suggested that QAC might modulate the immune responses by activation of leucocytes function but not by increment of immunocompetent cell numbers.