• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2000

Heterokaryotic nuclear hybrids overcoming the natural barriers of incompatibility have been studied in basidiomycetes. To produce these nuclear hybrids between incompatible mushrooms, which have several potent pharmacological effects, nuclear transfer was performed between Lentinula edodes and Coriolus versicolor. Nuclei from serine auxotrophs of Lentinula edodes, $LE207(Ser^{-})$ were transferred into the protoplasts of arginine auxotrophs of Coriolus versicolor, $CV17(Ser^{-})$using 30% polyethylene glycol 4000 in 10 mM $Cacl_{2}$-glycine solution (pH 8.0). Nulcear transfer progenies were selected by nutritional complementation on minimal media supplemented with 0.6 M sucrose. The progenies were classified based on colony morphology to L. edodes-like, C, versicolor-like and non-parental type. Most of the progenies grew slower than either parent. The number of nuclei per cell was similar but the DNA content varied between progenies. The isozyme patterns of nuclear hybrids resembled either of the parent porfiles or showed a mixed profile.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.169-178
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• 2002

Orchids are evolutionally known to be the most advanced plants in the order Liliales, and comprise approximately 1,000 genera and 35,000 species world-wide. In Korea, more than 110 species of Orchidaceae have been reported to be cultivated or to be collected in the wild. Orchids aye mostly dependant on orchid mycorrhizae(OM) throughout or in part of their life cycle. The OM endomycorrhizae belonging to basidiomycetes or rarley ascomycetes are needed for orchid seed germination. Various fungi, including plant pathogenic, antagonistic and symbiotic fungi, were isolated from the roots of orchid native to Korea. The OM fungi collected from the roots of Cymbidium goeringii were three species of Rhizoctonia namely, R. repens (anamorph state of Tulsanella repens), R. endophytica (Ceratobasidium cornigerum), and an unidentified species (possibly an anamorph of T. calospora). These symbiotic fungi induced peloton in the cortical cells of orchid roots, and differed biologically and in 18s rDNA sequences from plant pathogenic Rhizoctonia species. Also, the mycorrhyzal fungi enhanced the orchid root absorption of nitrogen sources and minerals from the soil. The activity of mycorrhizal fungal hyphae in the roots caused prevention from pathogenic fungi. In nature, the peloton is observed in the cortical cells of Cymbidium goeriingii roots, indicating mycorrhizal colonization in the native orchid roots. On the other hand, pathogenic fungi such as Fusarium and/or Rhizoctonia species are mostly isolated from commercial orchid plants. These suggest that application of symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi should be needed for orchid cultivation in nurseries and at the time of transplanting.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.670-675
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• 2008

A laccase was isolated from the culture filtrate of the basidiomycete Fomitella fraxinea. The enzyme was purified to electrophoretical homogeneity using ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion-exchange chromatography, and gel-filtration chromatography. The enzyme was identified as a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 47 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and gel-filtration chromatography, and had an isoelectric point of 3.8. The N-terminal amino acid sequence for the enzyme was ATXSNXKTLAAD, which had a very low similarity to the sequences previously reported for laccases from other basidiomycetes. The optimum pH and temperature for 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) were 3.0 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme also showed a much higher level of specific activity for ABTS and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (DMP), where the $K_m$ values of the enzyme for ABTS and 2,6-DMP were 270 and $426{\mu}M$, respectively, and the $V_{max}$ values were 876 and $433.3{\mu}M/min$, respectively. The laccase activity was completely inhibited by L-cysteine, dithiothreitol (DTT), and sodium azide, significantly inhibited by $Ni^+,\;Mn^{2+}$, and $Ba^{2+}$, and slightly stimulated by $K^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$.

• Mycobiology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2002

Two types of mycorrhizae, orchid(OM) and arbuscular mycorrhizae(AM), were observed in the cortical cells of Botrychium ternatum roots. The vesicles or arbuscules of AM fungi were examined and the fresh or digestive pelotons by other species of basidiomycetes were also observed in the roots under light microscope. These symbioses were, as the genomic DNAs extracted from roots of B. ternatum reacted with the specific primers, confirmed with PCR technique, being added to more strong evidences. These discoveries were rarely happened in the roots, especially a fern in nature. OM was observed in the roots of B. ternatum collected from the nationwide areas, whereas AM was only in the roots of B. ternatum collected from Chung-Buk areas. It is speculated that OM are associated with the nitrogen cycle in Islands and the growth of B. ternatum in the inland of Central Korea is related to both the phosphate and nitrogen cycle in the nature. The results suggest that B. ternatum is a typical species with two types of mycorrhizae under various growing conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2008

Nine newly isolated mushroom strains were tested to assess both their zinc tolerance and potential for zinc removal from an aqueous solution. Four strains of ectomycorrhizal fungi, namely Clavariadelphus truncatus (T 192), Rhizopogon roseolus (T 21), Lepista nuda (T 373), and Tricholoma equestre (T 174), along with five strains of white rot fungi, Lenzites betulina (S 2), Trametes hirsuta (T 587), Ganoderma spp. (T 99), Polyporus arcularius (T 438), and Ganoderma carnosum (M 88), were investigated using zinc-amended solid and liquid media. Their biosorption properties were also determined. The colony diameter and dry weight were used as tolerance indices for fungal growth. C. truncatus and T. equestre were not strongly inhibited at the highest concentrations of (225 mg/l) zinc in solid media. The most tolerant four strains with solid media, C. truncatus, G carnosum, T. hirsuta, and T. equestre, were then chosen for tolerance tests in liquid media. An ectomycorrhizal strain, C. truncatus, was also detected as the most tolerant strain in liquid media. However, the metal-tolerant strains demonstrated weak activity in the biosorption studies. In contrast, the highest biosorption activity was presented by a more sensitive strain, G. carnosum. In addition, seven different biosorbent types from G. carnosum (M 88) were compared for their Zn (II) biosorption in batch experiments.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.287-291
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• 2013

흰목이는 고등 담자균류로서 효모와 유사한 분생포자(yeast-like conidia: YLC)가 출아법에 의하여 번식하는 특징을 지닌다. 본 연구에서는 hph 유전자를 지니는 pCambia 1300 plasmid를 Agrobacterium 이용 YLC 형질전환을 수행하였다. 그 결과 NaOH 처리가 이루어진 YLC 세포를 이용하는 경우에서만 형질전환이 가능하였으며 평균 $1.0{\times}10^6$ YLC 세포들로부터 40-50 형질전환체를 생산할 수 있었다. T-DNA 삽입은 PCR에 의하여 확인되었다. 형질전환체의 메탄올추출액은 암세포주인 SKOV-3에 대한 다양한 수준의 독성이 측정되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.558-561
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• 1998

식용버섯인 버들송이(Agrocybe cylindracea)로부터 새로운 생리활성물질을 탐색하던 중 버들송이 자실체의 methanol 추출물로부터 Diaion HP-20 column chromatography, ethyl acetate extraction 및 silica gel column chromatography를 행하여 AG 8을 분리하였다. 분리된 AG 8의 구조해석을 위하여 Mass, $^1$H 및 $^{13}$C NMR, irradiation실험 및 HMBC를 실시한 결과 분자량이 297, 분자식이 $C_{11}$ $H_{15}$$N_{5}$$O_3$S인 nucleoside계 화합물 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine(MTA)으로 동정하였다. AG 8의 지질과산화 저해활성은 $IC_{50}$/ 값이 3.2 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 이었으며 양성 대조구인 vitamin E보다 3배 정도 낮은 활성을 보여주었다. 본 화합물은 고등동물의 대사과정에 관여하는 효소 대사 조절물질로 고등동물을 비롯한 각종 생물체에 존재하는 것이 보고되었으나 담자균류로부터는 본 연구에 의하여 처음 분리되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.851-857
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• 2000

The activities of phase II and antioxidant enzymes in the liver, lung, kidney, stomach, and colon of mice were examined following intragastric application of polysaccharides extracted from soybeans fermented with either Agrocybe Cylindracea (AC) or Phellinus ignarius (PI). The intragastric application of the extracts to mice for 14 days significantly increased the activities of quinone reductase (QP) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the liver and kidney, glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the liver, kidney, lung, and stomach, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the liver, lung, and kidney. In general, the elevation of the phase II and antioxidant enzymes activities was more pronounced in the liver and kidney as compared to the lung, stomach, and colon. Accordingly, these finding suggest that polysaccharides extracted from soybeans fermented with A. cylindracea or P. igniarius have a cancer chemopreventive potential in various target organs.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 1981

To investigate antitumor components of Korean higher fungi, the carpophores of Schizophyllum commune and Auricularia auricula-judae collected in Kyeong Buk Province were extracted with hot water or 0.1N-NaOH solution. The concentrated extracts were precipitated by addition of ethanol, and the precipitates were purified by dialyzing through visking tube and polysaccharide fractions were obtained. They were found to show antitumor activity against sarcoma 180 implanted in mice. Especially, the inhibition ratio of the extract of Auricularia adicula-judae was 90.8% in the doses of 100mg/kg/day for the period of ten days. The tumor in five of the eight mice was completely regressed. The components of these aqueous extracts were found to be polysaccharide and protein. The hydrolysis of the respective polysaccharide yielded four monosaccharides. After hydrolysis of the protein fraction, 15 amino acids were identified in the respective fraction of S. commune and A. auricula-judae.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.185-188
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• 1986

노랑 느타리버섯의 유전 연구 및 다른 느타리종과의 융합을 위해서 노랑 느타리의 담자포자에 자외선을 조사하여 영양요구성 균주를 선발하였다. 노랑 느타리 포자에 UV를 조사한 결과 UV조사시간이 $40{\sim}70$초이고 생존율 $0.4{\sim}1.4%$ 일때 많은 mutants를 얻을 수 있었고, 선발된 14 auxotrophic mutants의 유전 marker는 amino acid-requiring strain 3균주, nucleic acid base-requiring strain 1 균주, vitamin-requiring strain 3 균주, amino acid/nucleic acid base-requiring strain 2 균주, amino acid/vitamin-requiring strain 5 균주로 되었다.