• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2014

곤충병원성세균 Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn)의 일부 대사물질은 대상 곤충의 phospholipase $A_2$ ($PLA_2$)를 억제하여 아이코사노이드 생합성 활성을 저해시킨다. 그러나 이들 세균 대사물질이 억제하는 곤충의 $PLA_2$에 대해서는 알려져 있지 않다. Xn의 배양액에서 화학구조가 동정된 8 가지 대사물질들은 두 종의 나비목 배추좀나방(Plutella xylostella)과 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)의 유충에 대하여 살충 활성을 보유했다. 특별히 이들 물질은 모두 Bacillus thuringiensis (비티)의 살충력을 크게 향상시켰다. 파밤나방의 세포성 인지질 분해효소($SecPLA_2$)를 클로닝하고 대장균에서 과발현시켰다. 분리된 $SecPLA_2$를 지방체에서 얻은 인지질과 반응시켰을 때 여러 다가불포화지방산을 해리시켰다. 이 효소활성이 Xn 유래 대사물질들에 의해 뚜렷이 억제되었다. 또한 $SecPLA_2$에 대한 억제효과와 비티 살충력 상승효과 사이에 정의 상관관계를 보였다. 본 연구는 $SecPLA_2$가 Xn 대사물질의 억제 대상 분자 종말점 가운데 하나라고 제시하고 있다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.212-227
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• 2017

Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6, isolated from the roots of dryland, field-grown commercial wheat in the USA, enhances plant health and therefore it is used in agriculture as a biofertilizer and biocontrol agent. The metabolites produced by this pseudomonad stimulate plant growth through direct antagonism of pathogens and by inducing systemic resistance in the plant. Studies upon P. chlororaphis O6 identify the pathways through which defined bacterial metabolites generate protection against pathogenic microbes, insects, and nematodes. P. chlororaphis O6 also triggers plant resistance to drought and salinity stresses. The beneficial determinants are produced from bacterial cells as they form biofilms during root colonization. Molecular control these processes in P. chlororaphis O6 involves the global regulatory Gac/Rsm signaling cascade with cross-talk between other global regulatory pathways. The Gac/Rsm regulon allows for coordinate phasing of expression of the genes that encode these beneficial traits among a community of cells. This review provides insights on the Gac/Rsm regulon in expression of beneficial traits of the P. chlororaphis O6 which can contribute to help yield enhancement and quality in agricultural production.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.152-167
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• 2004

Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) have attracted great interest in recent researchers as alternative medicines for incurable diseases. This review focuses on qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches for bioactive metabolites of components flavonoids and saponins of traditional Chinese medicines by TLC system, although various methods have been introduced. Emphasis will be put on the processes of metabolite extraction from intestinal bacterial cultures or urines, separation (mobile phase) and detection. The identified metabolites by selection of extraction solvent and detection methods are also discussed. In addition, metabolite determinations of flavonoids (baicalin, apiin, rutin, quercetin, quercitrin, kaempferol, diosmin, hesperidin, poncirin, naringin, puerarin, daidzin, daidzein, tectoridin) and saponins (ginsenosides, kalopanaxsaponins, glycyrrhizin, chiisanoside, saikosaponins, soyasaponins) in culture fluid, in urine and in some herbal formula extracts are summarized. These bioactive metabolites of these components by intestinal microflora should be connected to pharmacological actions.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2022

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious threat to the global healthcare system. Ineffective and resistance to antibiotic treatments have increased morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. New and effective antibiotics are needed to combat against bacterial resistance. Endophytic fungi are crucial reservoirs of novel bioactive metabolites. In particular, the secondary metabolites show promising therapeutic potential, notably, antibacterial. This review discussed the emerging potential of endophytic fungi as anti-MRSA agents. The ecological sources of endophytic fungi were discussed with the synthesis of bioactive metabolites. The mode of antibacterial actions was elucidated to give a better understanding of the mechanisms involved. This review may serve as an important reference for future discovery and developments of anti-MRSA agents from endophytic fungi.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.175-180
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• 1973

This study was attempted to see more clear relationships among the enterobacteria, especially between the intestinal normal flora and pathogenic bacteria. It has been known that some intestinal normal flora produce the bactrial metabolites that are harmful to other enteric bacteria. One of the metabolites is known as colicin, the protein fraction, which possesses certain degree of inhibitory effect against other bacterial growth fraction, whih possesses certain degree of inhibitory effect against other bacterial growth. As a preliminary study for a colicin purification, the antagonistic effect of E, coli to groups of Salmonella and Shigella has been studied by means of in vitro quantitative culture method. 1. E.coli showed definite inhibitory effects aganist both Salmonella and Shigella groups in the mixture of two organisms. 2. The inhibitory effects of E.coli in the E.coli-Salmonella and the E.coli-Shigella mixture occurred from 4 hours incubation following the inoculation. 3. Even the complete inhibition of pathogenic enteric bacterial growth was noticed in the E.coli-Salmonella mixture at overnight incubation. 4. Among the diluted mixtures, 1:100, 1:1,000, and 1:10,000, survival rate of pathogenic enteric bacteria in the mixtures with E.coli showed least affected at the 1:1,000 dilution. 5. It was found that the antagonistic effect aganist groups of Salmonella-shigella was depending upon the groups of the genera.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.396-403
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• 2021

Fire blight disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, could damage rosaceous plants such as apples, pears, and raspberries. In this study, we designed to understand how E. amylovora affected other bacterial communities on apple rhizosphere; twig and fruit endosphere; and leaf, and fruit episphere. Limited studies on the understanding of the microbial community of apples and changes the community structure by occurrence of the fire blight disease were conducted. As result of these experiments, the infected trees had low species richness and operational taxonomic unit diversity when compared to healthy trees. Rhizospheric bacterial communities were stable regardless of infection. But the communities in endosphere and episphere were significanlty affected by E. amylovora infection. We also found that several metabolic pathways differ significantly between infected and healthy trees. In particular, we observed differences in sugar metabolites. The finding provides that sucrose metabolites are important for colonization of E. amylovora in host tissue. Our results provide fundamental information on the microbial community structures between E. amylovora infected and uninfected trees, which will contribute to developing novel control strategies for the fire blight disease.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1314-1321
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• 2024

Branched-chain hydroxy acids (BCHAs), produced by lactic acid bacteria, have recently been suggested as bioactive compounds contributing to the systemic metabolism and modulation of the gut microbiome. However, the relationship between BCHAs and gut microbiome remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of BCHAs on the growth of seven different families in the gut microbiota. Based on in vitro screening, both 2-hydroxyisovaleric acid (HIVA) and 2-hydroxyisocaproic acid (HICA) stimulated the growth of Lactobacillaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae, with HIVA showing a significant growth promotion. Additionally, we observed not only the growth promotion of probiotic Lactobacillaceae strains but also growth inhibition of pathogenic B. fragilis in a dose-dependent manner. The production of HIVA and HICA varied depending on the family of the gut microbiota and was relatively high in case of Lactobacillaceae and Lachnosporaceae. Furthermore, HIVA and HICA production by each strain positively correlated with their growth variation. These results demonstrated gut microbiota-derived BCHAs as active metabolites that have bacterial growth modulatory effects. We suggest that BCHAs can be utilized as active metabolites, potentially contributing to the treatment of diseases associated with gut dysbiosis.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2011

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)는 나비목의 해충방제에 주로 사용되는 미생물농약이다. 그러나 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)과 배추좀나방(Plutella xylostella)에서 보듯 종령기에 접어들면 Bt 감수성이 현격하게 낮아져 방제효율이 낮아진다. 본 연구는 Bt의 병원력을 제고시키기는 데 목적을 두고, 이를 위해 곤충의 면역반응을 억제시키는 곤충병원세균의 대사물질을 이용하여 Bt의 혼합제를 개발하려 했다. 곤충병원세균(Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn) 또는 Photorhabdus temperata ssp. temperata (Ptt))의 배양액을 다양한 농도로 Bt에 혼합하여 파밤나방과 배추좀나방 종령 유충에 처리하였을 때 Bt 병원력을 현격하게 증가시켰다. 세균 배양액으로부터 동정한 다섯 가지의 화합물을 Bt와 혼합하여 처리하면 Bt 병원력을 또한 증가시켰다. 최적의 방제 효과를 나타낼 수 있는 Bt와 세균배양액 또는 대사물질의 혼합비율과 살포량을 결정한 후 배추 포장에 발생한 배추좀나방과 파밤나방 종령 유충에 대해 처리하였다. Bt와 Xn 배양액을 2 회 이상 살포하면 배추좀나방과 파밤나방에 대해 100%의 방제효과를 나타냈으나, Bt 단독으로 처리하면 각각 약 80%와 60% 이하의 방제효과를 나타내었다. Ptt 배양액 및 세균 대사물질을 포함한 다른 Bt 혼합제들 또한 뚜렷한 병원력 증가를 간이포장실험에서 보여주었다. 이러한 Bt 혼합제를 통틀어 "비티플러스"라 명명하였으며, 이는 Bt 약효의 단점을 극복한 효과적 미생물 살충제로 개발 가능성을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1523-1531
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• 2012

The metabolite profile of meju during fermentation was analyzed using mass spectrometry techniques, including GC-MS and LC-MS, and the bacterial diversity was characterized. The relative proportions of bacterial strains indicated that lactic acid bacteria, such as Enterococcus faecium and Leuconostoc lactis, were the dominant species. In partial least-squares discriminate analysis (PLS-DA), the componential changes, which depended on fermentation, proceeded gradually in both the GC-MS and LC-MS data sets. During fermentation, lactic acid, amino acids, monosaccharides, sugar alcohols, and isoflavonoid aglycones (daidzein and genistein) increased, whereas citric acid, glucosides, and disaccharides decreased. MS-based metabolite profiling and bacterial diversity characterization of meju demonstrated the changes in metabolites according to the fermentation period and provided a better understanding of the correlation between metabolites and bacterial diversity.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2015

비티 포자와 Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn)의 배양액을 혼합하여 비티플러스가 개발되었다. 높은 살충력에도 불구하고 비티플러스는 다양한 해충에 대한 넓은 살충범위를 보이지 않는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 Xn 대사물질 첨가를 통한 파밤나방과 같은 비감수성 해충에 대한 비티플러스의 살충력 향상에 초점을 맞추었다. Xn의 주요 대사물질인 oxindole (OI)과 benzylideneacetone (BZA)는 비티의 살충력을 향상시킨다고 보고되었다. 본 연구에서 OI 또는 BZA의 첨가는 비티플러스의 살충력을 향상시켰다. 그러나 동결건조된 Xn 배양액의 첨가는 보다 낮은 농도의 OI 또는 BZA로도 충분히 비피플러스의 살충력을 상승시켰다. HPLC 분석에서 Xn 배양액에 최소 12개의 대사물질이 포함되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 OI와 BZA 외에도 Xn 대사물질에 생리활성물질이 존재하는 것을 제시한다.