• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1386-1388
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• 2012

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 1979

배양된 색소액으로부터 조색소의 생산, 물리적 성질, 생리적 성질을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1) 유기용매를 이용하여 Petroleum ether에서 황색계 조색소, 60％ ethanol에서 적색계 조색소를 얻었으며 배양액 100ml당 적색조색소 400mg, 황색조색소가 80 mg 정 도 생산되었다. 2) 배양된 색소액의 흡광도곡선은 495∼500nm에서 최대 흡광도를 나타내었고 균사체를 파괴하여 추출한 균체내 색소의 최대 흡광도는 394∼403nm이었다. 3) Thin layer Chromatography에 의한 적색계 색소는 5가지 색소물질로 구성되어 있었고 황색계 색소는 1가지였으며 pH 안정성은 pH 3에서 pH 9까지 비교적 안정하였다. 4) 추출한 색소액의 용혈반응시험은 음성이었고 적색조색소의 항균력시험은 감수성이 없었으며 급성 시험의 결과에서는 독성이 없었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권9호
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• pp.525-530
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• 2015

Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays a pathogenic role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and is thus a potential target for the development of therapeutics for this disease. Here, we demonstrated that Wnt5a antagonized β-catenin response transcription (CRT) induced with Wnt3a by promoting β-catenin phosphorylation at Ser33/Ser37/Thr41 and its subsequent degradation in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Wnt5a decreased the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), which was up-regulated by Wnt3a. Furthermore, Wnt5a increased E-cadherin expression and decreased cell migration by down-regulating Snail expression, thereby abrogating the Wnt3a-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human RPE cells. Our findings suggest that Wnt5a suppresses the pathogenic effects of canonical Wnt signaling in human RPE cells by promoting β-catenin phosphorylation and degradation. Therefore, Wnt5a has significant therapeutic potential for the treatment of AMD. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(9): 525-530]

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2013

Early ontogenic development in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii was documented and the effects of different temperatures on embryonic and prelarval development were examined. Photograph-assisted data on morphogenesis in Siberian sturgeon prolarvae agreed well with published descriptions of their ontogeny and ecological behaviors, although certain aspects of differentiation, such as gill covering and scute development, could be rearing condition-sensitive. The present study provides the first characterization of the transient development of teeth during early larval stages; the pattern was congruent with the transition of prolarvae to exogenous feeding. From examinations of embryonic and prelarval development under different temperature conditions ($12-24^{\circ}C$), developmental speed was inversely related with temperature. Overall, hatchability was higher and hatching events were more synchronized at $20^{\circ}C$ than at lower temperatures. After hatching, similar patterns of temperature-dependency were observed in yolk sac absorption and the evacuation of the pigment plug. Our results suggest that the incubation of Siberian sturgeon embryos and prolarvae at temperatures close to $20^{\circ}C$ would be advantageous in hatcheries, based on reductions in the duration and uniformity of egg and prolarval developmental stages.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.885-891
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• 2009

퉁퉁마디의 적자색 색소의 안정성에 대한 pH, 당, 유기산, ascorbic acid, 아미노산, 식염 및 온도의 영향을 조사하였다. 퉁퉁마디 적자색 색소는 pH $4{\sim}6$ 범위에서 가장 안정하였으며, 저장기간에 따른 퉁퉁마디 적자색 색소의 잔존율은 다양한 당 첨가에 의해 대조구에 비해 높았다. 특히, 저장기간 10일 경과 후 0.5 M sucrose를 첨가한 시료구는 대조구에 비해 약 11.1% 가량 색소 잔존율이 높았으며 다음으로 fructose, maltose, glucose, galactose 순이었다. 또한, 유기산의 첨가로 종류와 농도에 관계없이 모두 대조구에 비해 저장기간 중 퉁퉁마디 적자색 색소의 잔존율을 감소시켰으며 특히, 유기산의 농도를 0.5 M로 가장 높게 처리한 시료구의 색소잔존율이 저장 10일 후 $13.1{\sim}15.9%$로 크게 감소하였다. 저장기간 10일 경과 후 ascorbic acid와 thio urea를 동시에 1,000 ppm씩 첨가한 경우 저장 10일 경과 색소의 잔존율이 48.4%로 대조구에 비해 약 23.1% 가량 높았다. 또한 아미노산 중에서는 aspartic acid를 50 mM 처리 시 색소 잔존율이 41.5%로 가장 높았으며 식염의 농도를 2.0 M 처리 시 색소의 잔존율이 31.6%로 대조구에 비해 높았다. $5^{\circ}C$와 $25^{\circ}C$ 등 저온저장의 경우 색소의 안정성이 유지된 반면 저장온도가 상승함에 따라 색소의 안정성은 급격히 감소하였다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2003년도 추계 학술발표회 요지
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• pp.226-227
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• 2003

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• 제4C권4호
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• pp.160-164
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• 2004

In this study, we demonstrate for the first time a bio-inspired Cell-Microsystem to manipulate and detect living cells. Cultured retinal pigment epithelial cell line (ARPE-19) was directed to grow in a pre-defined Cell-Microsystem. The three-dimensional micropillars of 5 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in height and diameter of the Cell-Microsystem were fabricated. Inhibited DNA synthesis and transformed cell morphology were observed throughout the culture period. The demonstration of manipulating and detecting living cells by the surface topography is a new approach, and it will be very useful for the future design of cell-based biosensors and bioactuators.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2015

Two new thiodiketopiperazines (TDKPs), designated graphiumins I (1) and J (2), were isolated from the culture broth of the marine-derived fungus Graphium sp. OPMF00224 by solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography, and HPLC. Their absolute structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses (1D and 2D NMR data, ROESY correlations, and CD data) and chemical methods. They were found to be structurally rare TDKPs with a phenylalanine-derived indolin substructure. Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited yellow pigment production by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with $IC_{50}$ values of 63.5 and $76.5{\mu}g/ml$, respectively, without inhibiting its growth, even at $250{\mu}g/ml$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1621-1629
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• 2008

Harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called red tides, are caused by some toxic phytoplanktons, and have made massive economic losses as well as marine environmental disturbances. As an effective and environment-friendly strategy to control HAB outbreaks, biological methods using marine bacteria capable of killing the harmful algae or algicidal extracellular compounds from them have been given attention. A new member of the $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, Hahella chejuensis KCTC 2396, was originally isolated from the Korean seashore for its ability to secrete industrially useful polysaccharides, and was characterized to produce a red pigment. This pigment later was identified as an alkaloid compound, prodigiosin. During the past several decades, prodigiosin has been extensively studied for its medical potential as immunosuppressants and antitumor agents, owing to its antibiotic and cytotoxic activities. The lytic activity of this marvelous molecule against Cochlodinium polykrikoides cells at very low concentrations ($\sim$l ppb) was serendipitously detected, making H. chejuensis a strong candidate among the biological agents for HAB control. This review provides a brief overview of algicidal marine bacteria and their products, and describes in detail the algicidal characteristics, biosynthetic process, and genetic regulation of prodigiosin as a model among the compounds active against red-tide organisms from the biochemical and genetic viewpoints.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.192-197
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• 2006

Monascus purpureus MMK2를 이용하여 황색색소 생산을 위한 배양 조건의 최적화에 관한 결과는 다음과 같다. 실험 균주가 생산하는 황색색소의 최적 배양 조건은 탄소원으로 wheat flour 3.0% 첨가, 질소원으로 $NaNO_3$ 0.15%, 인산염으로 $Na_2HPO_4\;12H_2O$의 농도가 0.25% 및 $MgSO_4\;7H_2O$의 농도가 0.15%일 때 가장 높은 황색색소 생성을 나타내었다. 배양 온도는 $30^{\circ}C$, 초기 PH가 6.5 및 배양 시간 7일 일 때 황색색소의 생성능이 28.91 unit로 가장 우수하였다.