• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.427-434
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• 2013

2R,3R-Butanediol, a volatile compound produced by certain rhizobacteria, is involved in induced drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana through mechanisms involving stomatal closure. In this study, we examined the involvement of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide in induced drought tolerance, because these are signaling agents in drought stress responses mediated by abscisic acid (ABA). Fluorescence-based assays showed that systemic nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide production was induced by 2R,3R-butanediol and correlated with expression of genes encoding nitrate reductase and nitric oxide synthase. Co-treatment of 2R,3R-butanediol with an inhibitor of nitrate reductase or an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase lowered nitric oxide production and lessened induced drought tolerance. Increases in hydrogen peroxide were negated by co-treatment of 2R,3R-butanediol with inhibitors of NADPH oxidase, or peroxidase. These findings support the volatile 2R,3R-butanediol synthesized by certain rhizobacteria is an active player in induction of drought tolerance through mechanisms involving nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide production.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.581-587
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 기존의 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) 탈수 반응시스템의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 새로운 반응 시스템이 제안되었다. 대기압 근처에서 2,3-BDO 반응물을 반응온도 360 ℃ 까지 올리기 위해서, 상용공정에서 일반적으로 사용되는 용광로를 사용하게 되면 반응 시스템이 적절히 작동할 수 없다는 것이 확인되었다. 그것은 2,3-BDO 올리고머로 고려되는 물질 때문이다. 그것은 용광로 튜브 안의 막힘, 폭발과 같은 안전 문제 뿐 아니라 반응 시스템의 유지보수의 어려운 문제점을 일으킬 수 있다. 그러한 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방법은 용광로를 대신해 감압운전 하에서 고압스팀을 사용하는 열교환기를 사용해서 반응물의 온도를 낮추고 반응 온도를 낮추는 것이다. 반응 속도론을 사용하여, 반응기의 성능이 감압운전과 더 낮은 온도, 330 ℃에서 크게 다르지 않다는 것을 보였다. 이 결과는 왜 새로운 반응 시스템이 제안되었는지를 설명한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.237-241
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• 2017

아세토인(acetoin)은 식품과 화학산업에서 플랫폼 물질로 이용되며 산업적으로 다양한 응용이 가능한 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 대사공학(metabolic engineering)을 이용하여 아세토인의 생산량이 증가한 재조합 Klebsiella pneumoniae를 구축하였다. 우선 2,3-부탄디올(2,3-butanediol)생산을 위해 제작되었던 재조합 K. pneumoniae (KMK-05)에서 두 가지 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (budC, dhaD)를 유전체에서 제거하여 아세토인 생산량을 늘리고, 전사인자 중 하나인 AcoK를 제거하여 아세토인을 분해하는 효소의 발현량을 줄였다. 그리고 NADH oxidase를 발현시켜 세포 내 산화 환원 균형(redox balance)을 맞춰 대사흐름을 개선하였다. 이렇게 대사공학을 통해 구축된 재조합 Klebsiella pneumoniae(KJW-03-nox)로 아세토인 생산량과 수율을 높였고, 36시간 동안의 유가식 배양을 진행하여 51 g/L의 아세토인 농도와 최대 생산성 2.6 g/L/h을 달성하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.642-648
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 TiCl$_4$를 가수분해 시켜 제조한 비정질의 titanium hydrous gel과 Ba(OH)$_2$.8$H_2O$를 출발물질로 사용하였으며, 반응용매로써 1,4-butanediol과 distilled water를 이용하여 나노 사이즈 BaTiO$_3$분말을 제조하였다. 용매로써 사용된 1,4-butanediol과 distilled water의 부피비에 따라 입자의 크기를 조절할 수 있으며, 습식화학법의 단점이었던 분말의 응집을 최소화 시킬 수 있다. 그리고 22$0^{\circ}C$의 비교적 낮은 반응온도에서 분산성이 우수하고, 입도분포가 좁은 약 50~200nm의 barium titanate 나노 분말을 제조하였다.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.2348-2354
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• 2018

We designed a conceptual model of the 2.3-BDO dehydration process using a hydroxyapatite-alumina catalyst and estimated its economic feasibility to predict the appropriate range of the purchase price of 2,3-BDO on commercial scale. The conceptual design and economic analysis can offer valuable information for the industrial application of 2,3-BDO because the most relevant studies have limitation in laboratory scale. Furthermore, the adequate range of 2,3-BDO price, in which the process has profitability, was investigated with the current market prices of 1,3-BD. The investigated price in terms of 2,3-BDO dehydration can pertain to estimation of the economic feasibility in 2,3-BDO production process.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2012

We assessed the toxicity of cryoprotectant agents (CPAs) to gametophytic thalli of red alga Porphyra yezoensis at room temperature. The CPAs used were: dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), ethylene glycol (EG), glycerol (GC), 1,2-butanediol (1,2-BD), 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BD), 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) and propylene glycol (PG). CPA concentrations of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50% were employed with 30 or 60 s immersion. The toxicity of the eight CPAs to gametophytic thalli of P. yezoensis was in the order: 1,3-BD < DMSO ${\approx}$ 2,3-BD ${\approx}$ PG ${\approx}$ EG < GC < 1,3-PD ${\approx}$ 1,2-BD. All thalli were more sensitive to high CPA concentrations, and most (>75%) thalli survived exposure to 10-25% CPA for 60 s. These data will facilitate selection of the optimal cryoprotectant concentration for cryopreservation of P. yezoensis thalli.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제67권
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• pp.231-235
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• 2018

In this study, we demonstrate the conversion of starch to (R,R)-2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) in a hybrid cell-free synthesis system containing a mixture of lysates derived from Escherichia coli (E. coli) and cyanobacteria. A sufficient pool of pyruvate required for the synthesis of 2,3-BD was generated by combining metabolic pathways of cyanobacteria and E. coli. Successful synthesis of 2,3-BD was achieved by additional modifications of the hybrid cell-free system with the enzymes required to convert pyruvate to 2,3-BD. The results demonstrate a new approach to harness biological pathways to expand the scope of cell-free metabolic engineering by cross-species combinations of cell lysates.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2017

Acetoin (AC) is a volatile platform compound with various potential industrial applications. AC contains two stereoisomeric forms: (3S)-AC and (3R)-AC. Optically pure AC is an important potential intermediate and widely used as a precursor to synthesize novel optically active materials. In this study, chiral (3R)-AC production from meso-2,3-butanediol (meso-2,3-BD) was obtained using recombinant Escherichia coli cells co-expressing meso-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (meso-2,3-BDH), NADH oxidase (NOX), and hemoglobin protein (VHB) from Serratia sp. T241, Lactobacillus brevis, and Vitreoscilla, respectively. The new biocatalyst of E. coli/pET-mbdh-nox-vgb was developed and the bioconversion conditions were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, 86.74 g/l of (3R)-AC with the productivity of 3.61 g/l/h and the stereoisomeric purity of 97.89% was achieved from 93.73 g/l meso-2,3-BD using the whole-cell biocatalyst. The yield and productivity were new records for (3R)-AC production. The results exhibit the industrial potential for (3R)-AC production via whole-cell biocatalysis.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2009

Esterification reaction between succinic acid and 1,4-butanediol was kinetically investigated in the presence of monobutyl tinoxide catalysts at $150{\sim}190^{\circ}C$. The reaction rates measured by the amount of distilled water from the reaction vessel. The esterification reaction was carried out under the first order conditions with respect to the concentration of reactants, respectively. The overall reaction order was 2nd. The linear relationship was shown between apparent reaction rate constant and reciprocal absolute temperature. By the Arrhenius plot the activation energy have been calculated as 87.567 kJ/mol under monobutyl tinoxide catalyst and also apparent reaction rate constant, k' was found to obey first kinetics with respect to the concentration of catalyst.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.885-896
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• 2013

2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) has immense industrial applications. Recently, microbial fermentation has emerged as an alternative way to produce this industrially important chemical. Although 2,3-BDO is produced by several microorganisms, the Klebsiella genera has an excellent production compared with other 2,3-BDO-producing microorganisms. In order to produce 2,3-BDO on a large scale, the challenges of removing pathogenic factors from Klebsiella pneumoniae need to be addressed. K. pneumoniae produces a number of virulence factors that contribute to its pathogenesis, including lipopolysaccharides, capsules, fimbrial adhesins, etc. Removal of these pathogenic factors from 2,3-BDO-producing Klebsiella strains will result in avirulent strains for the safe, economic, and efficient production of 2,3-BDO. In this review, we summarize the current trends in 2,3-BDO production using K. pneumoniae and insights into the removal of its virulence factors for industrial applications.