• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2004

When ginseng water extract was incubated at $60^{\circ}C$ in acidic conditions, its protopanaxadiol ginsenosides were transformed to ginsenoside $Rg_3$ and ${\Delta}^{20}$-ginsenoside $Rg_3$. However, protopanaxadiol glycoside ginsenosides $Rb_1, Rb_2$ and Rc isolated from ginseng were mostly not transformed to ginsenoside $Rg_3$ by the incubation in neutral condition. The transformation of these ginsenosides to ginsenoside $Rg_3$ and ${\Delta}^{20}$-ginsenoside $Rg_3$ was increased by increasing incubation temperature and time in acidic condition: the optimal incubation time and temperature for this transformation was 5 h and $60^{\circ}C$ resepectively. The transformed ginsenoside $Rg_3$ and ${\Delta}^{20}$-ginsenoside $Rg_3$ were metabolized to ginsenoside $Rh_2$ and $\Delta^{20}$--ginsenoside $Rh_2$, respectively, by human fecal microflora. Among the bacteria isolated from human fecal microflora, Bacteroides sp., and Bifidobacterium sp. and Fusobacterium sp. potently transformed ginsenoside $Rg_3$ to ginsenoside $Rh_2$. Acid-treated ginseng (AG) extract, fermented AG extract, ginsenoside $Rh_2$ and protopanaxadiol showed potent cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines. AG extract, fermented AG extract and protopanaxadiol potently inhibited the growth of Helicobacter pylori.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1330-1335
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• 2012

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is one of the acute infectious diseases in hoofed and even-toed mammals, including pigs, and it occurs via acute infection by Aphthovirus. When FMD is suspected, animals around the location of origin are typically slaughtered and buried. Other methods such as rendering, composting, and incineration have not been verified in practice in Korea. After the FMD incident, the regular monitoring of the microbial community is required, as microorganisms greatly modify the characteristics of the ecosystem in which they live. This is the result of their metabolic activities causing chemical changes to take place in the surrounding environment. In this study, we investigated changes in the microbial community during a 24 week period with DNA extracts from leachate, formed by the decomposition of buried pigs at a laboratory test site, using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) with a genomic DNA. Our results revealed that Bacteroides coprosuis, which is common in pig excreta, and Sporanaerobacter acetigenes, which is a sulfur-reduced microbe, were continuously observed. During the early stages (0~2 weeks) of tissue decomposition, Clostridium cochlearium, Fusobacterium ulcerans, and Fusobacterium sp., which are involved in skin decomposition, were also observed. In addition, various microbes such as Turicibacter sanguinis, Clostridium haemolyticum, Bacteroides propionicifaciens, and Comamonas sp. were seen during the later stages (16~24 weeks). In particular, the number of existing microbial species gradually increased during the early stages, including the exponential phase, decreased during the middle stages, and then increased again during the later stages. Therefore, these results indicate that the decomposition of pigs continues for a long period of time and leachate is created continuously during this process. It is known that leachate can easily flow into the neighboring environment, so a long-term management plan is needed in burial locations for FMD-infected animals.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.853-861
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• 2010

High substrate costs decrease the profitability of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production, and thus low-cost carbon substrates coming from agricultural and industrial residuals are tested for the production of these biopolymers. Among them, crude glycerol, formed as a by-product during biodiesel production, seems to be the most promising source of carbon. The object of this study was to characterize the mixed population responsible for the conversion of crude glycerol into PHAs by cultivation-dependent and -independent methods. Enrichment of the microbial community was monitored by applying the Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA), and the identification of community members was based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing of cultivable species. Molecular analysis revealed that mixed populations consisted of microorganisms affiliated with four bacterial lineages: ${\alpha}$, ${\gamma}$-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroides. Among these, three Pseudomonas strains and Rhodobacter sp. possessed genes coding for polyhydroxyalkanoates synthase. Comparative analysis revealed that most of the microorganisms detected by direct molecular analysis were obtained by the traditional culturing method.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.17-32
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• 1984

자궁내장치 사용군에 있어서 비사용군에 대한 골반장기염의 상대위험도는 많은 논란의 대상이 되고있으며 정확한 골반장기염의 진단을 위하여는 복강경을 통한 골반장기의 관찰 및 그 원인균을 규명하기 위한 병소인 난관으로부터의 균주 채취가 필요하다고 하였다. 이에 저자는 1982년 11월 1일부터 1985년 5월 31일까지 만 6개월간 연세대학교 의과대학 부속 세브란스병원 수태조절실 및 서울시내 성가병원에 복강경을 통한 영구불임술을 시술받기 위하여 내원한 여성중 내원 1개월이내에 항생제나 질정의 사용이 전혀 없는 자궁내장치 사용군 30명과 자궁내장치 비사용군 35명을 대상으로 복강경을 통한 골반장기의 관찰 및 난관에서의 가검물 채취와 동시에 자궁경관에서도 세균검사를 병행하여 균주배양을 시행하므로써 골반장기염의 상대위험도를 연구하고 그 관련 균주를 규명하여 아래와 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 자궁내장치 사용군과 비사용군의 평균 연령은 각각 31.8세, 30.7세이었고 평균 임신의 횟수는 양군이 3.4회이며 경제적 상태도 양군의 모든 예에서 중류이하로 양군의 차이가 없었다. 2. 복강경을 통한 골반장기염의 소견을 보인 예는 자궁내장치 사용군에서 2예로 6.6%였으며 비사용군에서는 골반장기염의 소견을 볼 수 없었으나 이들사이의 통계학적인 차이는 없었으며(p>0.005) 자궁내장치 사용군의 적혈구 침강속 는 30%에서 16mm/hr 이상으로 증가를 보였으나 백혈구수의 증가는 3.3%에서 있었다. 3. 복강경을 통한 난관에서의 가검물채취로 균주를 배양한 결과 자궁내장치 사용군 30예와 비사용군 35예의 전예에서 배양된 균주는 없었다. 4. 자궁경관의 균주 배양결과는 자궁내장치 사용군과 비사용군에 있어 골반장기염의 원인균이ㅍ될 수 있는 Hemophilus sp. 가 각각 3예, 1예, alpha-Streptococcus 2예, 1예, Corynebacteria 1예, 0예, Bacteroides 는 4예, 1예로 사용군에서 더욱 자주 배양되는 통계학적 차이는 없었다.(p>0.005).