• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2014

Recently, various biochip environments have been presented. In this study, a novel transparent film with porous membrane windows, which is an essential component in a co-cultured biochip environment, is fabricated using spin-coating, 3D printing, and electrospinning processes. In detail, a transparent polystyrene film was fabricated by means of the spin-coating process followed bywindow cutting, after which apolycaprolactone-chloroform solution was deposited along the window edge to introduce an adhesion layer between the PS film and the PCL nanofibers. Nanofibers were electrospun into the window region using a direct-write electrospinning method. Consequently, it was demonstrated that the fabricated window film could be used in a co-culture biochip environment.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.333-339
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• 1994

In order to screen microorganisms producing phospholipase D (PLD) [EC 3.1.4.4], culture broths of about 900 strains of soil bacteria were subjected to examine for the PLD activity. When the hydrolytic activity of PLD (H-activity) in the supernatant was determined, 64 strains produced PLD more than 0.3 unit/ml and all of them were actinomycetes. Among 26 culture broths tested, 6 ones had transphosphatidylation activity (T-activity) of 30~68%. When the strains except one were cultivated on 3 different media at 30$\circ$C for 3 days under aerobic condition, strain # 1090 on medium B (yeast extract 1%, peptone 1%, glucose 1.5%, glycerol 1%, CaCO$_{3}$ 0.4%, and pH 7.2) produced PLD with much higher H- and T-activity, which were 8.3 units/ml and 76.3%, respectively. Subsequently, time course of PLD production of the strain # 1090 during cultivation with aeration of 1 v/v/m and agitation of 400 rpm at 30$\circ$C for 5 days on medium B in jar fermentor was investigated. H-activty of PLD reached almost maximum (about 9 units/ml) after 32 hours and maximal T-activity was found to be about 80%.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.265-269
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• 1989

Korean traditional fermented foods have been diversely developed to enhance taste and flavor while preserving them on a long term basis. For those furthur utilization and development, more efforts to commercialize these products focusing to the consumer's needs should be proceded. In that sence, the fermented foods might be classified into the bioproduct (biofood) and the sterilized. The former defines the non-sterilized such as Kimchi, Jeotkal (fermented fishes), and Jang (fermented soybean products) so as to include various kinds of microorganisms, enzymes and the unknown bioproducts, while the latter defines the sterilized such as soysauce and vinegars proper to the commercialization. In this paper, present R & D status has been reviewed laying stress on Kimchi, Jeotkal and Jang and the mixed fermentation system by the microflora was suggested as a Korean style model for the future R & D direction in these fields.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.203-207
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• 1998

Fed-batch fermentations with different feeding media were carried out in order to increase the productivity of invertase expression using a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing plasmid pRB58. Two batch cultures showed the expression of the SUC2 gene at a low concentration of glucose, suggesting that glucose concentration could be used as a control variable in a fed-batch operation mode. In the fed-batch culture by feeding the basal medium, cell mass and specific invertase activity did not increase much as compared with the simple batch culture. A series of fed-batch cultures revealed that the sucrose-supplemented medium increased cell mass whereas the enriched medium did specific invertase activity. To capitalize on the synergism of the sucrose-supplemented medium and the enriched medium, the sucrose-supplemented enriched medium was used as a feeding medium. The fed-batch culture using this medium resulted in a 2.4-fold increase in cell mass and a 1.9-fold enhancement in specific invertase activity compared with those of the batch culture. The increase in cell mass and specific invertase activity led to a marked increase in total invertase activity, 250U/ml, which was 6.3 times higher than that of the batch culture.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.555-566
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• 2018

Human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) are used in tissue repair and regeneration; however, the mechanisms involved are not well understood. We investigated the hair growth-promoting effects of hUCB-MSCs treatment to determine whether hUCB-MSCs enhance the promotion of hair growth. Furthermore, we attempted to identify the factors responsible for hair growth. The effects of hUCB-MSCs on hair growth were investigated in vivo, and hUCB-MSCs advanced anagen onset and hair follicle neogeneration. We found that hUCB-MSCs co-culture increased the viability and up-regulated hair induction-related proteins of human dermal papilla cells (hDPCs) in vitro. A growth factor antibody array revealed that secretory factors from hUCB-MSCs are related to hair growth. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were increased in co-culture medium. Finally, we found that IGFBP-1, through the co-localization of an IGF-1 and IGFBP-1, had positive effects on cell viability; VEGF secretion; expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), CD133, and ${\beta}-catenin$; and formation of hDPCs 3D spheroids. Taken together, these data suggest that hUCB-MSCs promote hair growth via a paracrine mechanism.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.192-196
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• 2013

진균의 분화과정은 다양한 환경요인에 의하여 영향을 받는다. 모델 사상성 진균인 Aspergillus nidulans의 경우 빛이 존재하거나 높은 염 농도, 비 발효성 당에 의하여 무성분화가 촉진되며 반대로 빛이 없거나 발효성 당이 풍부할 때, 그리고 저산소 조건일 경우 유성분화를 촉진하게 된다. 또한 veA나 nsdD와 같은 유성생식 양성조절유전자들도 유성분화를 유도하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 A. nidulans에서 $CO_2$의 농도와 분화패턴의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 정상적인 조건에서 $veA^+$ 야생형 균주는 유성생식과 무성생식이 균형을 이룬 상태의 분화를 진행하게 된다. 그러나 5% 정도의 높은 $CO_2$ 조건에서 배양하였을 경우 무성분화는 일어나지 않고 유성생식으로만 분화과정이 일어나게 된다. 뿐만 아니라 이러한 분화 양상은 veA와 nsdD에 의존적으로 일어나게 된다. 고농도의 $CO_2$ 조건이라 할지라도 $veA^-$ 혹은 $nsdD^-$ 돌연변이 균주에서는 유성분화는 일어나지 않고 무성분화만이 일어나는 것을 관찰할 수 있었는데, 이는 $CO_2$ 농도가 높아져도 유성생식에 있어서 이들 유전자의 기능이 필요하다는 것을 시사한다. 또한 5% $CO_2$ 조건은 인간 병원성 진균에게 있어서 사람의 신체 내에 살아남기 위하여 적응하여야 하는 대기 조건으로, 이러한 A. nidulans의 $CO_2$ 농도에 따른 분화양상의 변화는 A. fumigatus와 같은 인간 병원균의 생리, 분화적 변화에 대한 비교분석에 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.181-188
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• 1978

1년생(年生) 수삼근(水蔘根)과 엽병(葉柄)(petiole)으로 조직배양(組織培養)한 callus 양자간(兩者間)의 유효성분(有效成分)인 saponins 및 sapogenins에 관하여 비교(比較) 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. (1) 인삼(人蔘)과 callus는 Liebermann-Burchard 반응(反應)에서 양성(陽性)으로 확인(確認)되었다. (2) Ginsenoside $Rx[x=o,a,b_1,b_2,c,e,d,g(f)]$의 Rf치(値)는 거의 일치(一致)하였으며 상대함량비(相對含量比)는 인삼(人蔘)에서 Rb,c : Rg(f)=21.1 : 20.5 (1.03 : 1), Rb,c,d : Re,g(f)=22.8 : 26.9(1 : 1.17)이었으며, callus에서 Rb,c : Rg(f)= 18.2 8.4(2.16 : 1) Rb,c,d : Re,g(f)=19.28 : 31.6(1 : 1.63)이었다. (3) 인삼(人蔘)과 callus의 sapogenins에 있어서 diol; triol, oleanolic acid, ${\beta}-sitosterol$의 Rf치(値)는 거의 일치(一致)하였으며 상대함량비(相對含量比)는 인삼(人蔘)에서 diol : triol = 13.8 : 7.4(1.86 : 1)이었고, callus에서 diol : triol = 19.2 : 7.2(2.66 : 1)이었다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.307-311
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• 2014

2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC)는 산화환원지시약으로 미생물의 증식에 의한 산소 소비를 쉽게 확인할 수 있다. 용해 후 무색의 형태를 띠고 있으나 생리활성이 있는 조직에서는 탈수소 효소(dehydrogenases)에 의해 환원되어 빨간색의 불용성 1,3,5,-triphenylformazan (TPF)가 된다. 본 연구에서는 병원성 미생물(Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecium, Candida albicans)에 TTC 지시약을 활용하여 미생물 성장시험에 대해 확인하였다. 시험 균주에 TTC를 첨가하여 확인한 결과, 모두 탈수소효소 반응으로 인한 TPF 형성으로 붉은색 콜로니를 관찰하였다. 이후 TTC 0.04% 이상의 농도 및 12 h 이상 배양조건으로 최적화 실험 후 균주별 CFU 값을 통해 TPF 발현능을 확인하였다. 결국 TTC가 병원성 세균 및 효모균 성장에 큰 영향을 끼치지 않으며 배양 시 세균의 경우 12 h, 효모균의 경우 48 h 이후부터 확인이 가능하였다. 이러한 결과들로부터 TTC를 활용한 미생물 성장 확인 시험법이 더 신속 정확한 방법으로 화장품 연구에 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2023

In this study, Proline pentamer model was used to investigate change in the dihedral angle, intramolecular hydrogen bonding and formation energies during structural optimization. L-Proline (LP, as an imino acid residue) pentamers having four conformation types [β: φ/ψ=t−/t+, α: φ/ψ=g−/g−, PP_II: φ/ψ=g−/t+ and Plike: φ/ψ= g−/g+] were carried out by QCC [B3LYP/6-31G(d,p)]. The optimized structure and formation energy were examined for designated structure. In LP, P-like and PP_II types did not change by optimization, and β types were transformed into PP_II having no H-bond independently of the designated ψ values. PP_II was more stable than P-like by about 2.2 kcal/mol/mu. The hydrogen bond distances of d2(4-6) type H-bonds were 1.94 - 2.00Å. In order to understand the processes of the transformations, the changes of φ/ψ, distances of NH-OC (d_NH/CO) and formation energies (ΔE, kcal/mol/mu) were examined.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2020

Cancer cells secrete angiogenic factors, and nearby vasculatures make new blood vessels essential for cancer development and metastasis in response to these soluble factors. Many efforts have been made to elucidate cancer-endothelial cell interactions in vitro. However, not much is known due to the lack of a suitable co-culture platform. Here, we introduce a 3D printing-based microfluidic system that mimics the in vivo-like cancer-endothelial cell interactions. The tumoroids and endothelial cells are co-cultured, physically separated by porous fibrin gel, allowing communication between two cell types through soluble factors. Using this microfluidic system, we were able to visualize new vessel formation induced by tumoroids of different origins, including liver, breast, and ovary. We confirmed that the ovarian tumoroids most induced angiogenesis while the other two cancer types suppressed it. Utilization of the proposed co-culture platform will help the researchers unveil the underlying mechanisms of the dynamic interplay between tumor and angiogenesis.