• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

SI thermochemical hydrogen production process achieves water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen through three chemical reactions. The process is comprised of three sections and one of them is HI decomposition into $H_2$ and $I_2$ called as Section III. The production of $H_2$ included processes involving EED for concentrating a product stream from Section I. Additionally an $I_2$ crystallization would be considered to reduce burden on EED by removing certain amount of $I_2$ out of a process stream prior to EED. In this study, the current thermodynamic model of SI process was briefly described and the calculation results of the applied Electrolytes NRTL model for phase equilibrium calculations was illustrated for ternary systems of Section III. We calculated temperature and heat duty of an $I_2$ crystallizer and heat duty of heaters using UVa model and heat balance equation of simulation tool. The results were expected to be used as operation information in optimizing HI decomposition process and setting up material balance throughout SI process.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.44-47
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• 1998

Maximum cellulase production was sought by comparing the activities of the cellulases produced by different Trichoderma reesei strains and Aspergillus niger. Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 showed higher cellulase activity than other Trichoderma reesei stains and Aspergillus niger that was isolated from soil. By optimizing the cultivation conditions during shake flask culture, higher cellulase production could be achieved. The FP(filter paper) activity of 3.7U/ml and CMCase (Carboxymethylcellulase) activity of 60U/ml were obtained from shake flask culture. When it was grown in 2.5L fermentor, where pH and DO levels are controlled, the enzyme activities were 133.35U/ml (CMCase) and 11.67U/ml(FP), respectively. Ammonium sulfate precipitation method was used to recover enzymes from fermentation broth. The dried cellulase powder showed 3074.9U/g of CMCase activity and 166.7U/g of FP activity with 83.5% CMCase recovery.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 1996

토양으로부터 inulin을 기질로 하여 중합도가 큰 oligo당으로 가수분해하는 새로운 endo형 Inulinase 생산균주로, Arthrobacter sp. S37를 분리, 선발하였다. 본 효소의 생산은 inulin과 돼지감자 추출물에 의해 유도되었으며, 탄소원으로 1.5% 돼지감자 추출물, 유기질소원으로 1.0% yeast extract, 무기 질소원으로 0.5% $NaNO_3$를 사용하였을 때 효소 생산이 가장 많았다. 또한 최적 배양 pH와 온도는 각각 pH 8.0과 $30^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 최적 배지와 최적 배양 조건하에서 배양한 결과 배양 24시간에 10.8 units/ml로 최대효소생산을 보였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 1994

유동층 생물반응기에서의 anthocyanin 생산을 위하여 당근의 모상근배양을 검토하여 보았다. 이 생물반응기에서의 모상근의 성장은 2.5배 증가되었지만 anthocyanin 생산은 낮았다. 그러나 유동층 생물반응기에서의 anthocyanin 생산은 fungal elicitor의 처리에 의해 2.3배 향상되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.494-498
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• 2008

MTT (3-(4, 5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) reduction assay is a method that validates the viability of an active cell. Dehydrogenase in mitochondria converts yellow colored insoluble tetrazolium salt to purple colored water-soluble formazan. Sperm also have mitochondria in the midpiece, therefore sperm viability could be evaluated by MTT reduction assay. Several studies have already demonstrated the capability of application of the MTT reduction assay to sperm of several species in Hepes-BSA buffer. Because most liquid semen was diluted in extender like BTS (Beltsville Thawing Solution), Modena or Androhep when it is used or transferred, semen needed another dilution in Hepes-BSA buffer to assess sperm viability. In this study, we evaluated boar sperm viability especially in BTS extended semen and compared the efficiency of this test with eosin-nigrosin staining. We used the fresh BTS extended semen from a local A.I center. Semen sample was diluted to $3.0{\times}10^7$ sperms/ml in BTS. The rates of formazan production were measured in 96-well microtiter plates immediately and 1h after incubation at $17^{\circ}C$ using a spectrophotometer at wave length 560 nm. Simultaneously, split samples of the same semen were tested, using eosin-nigrosin staining to compare the efficiency of the MTT assay of sperm viability in BTS. The correlation between the results of these tests was calculated using Student-t test and ANOVA. The results revealed a strong correlation between the results of MTT reduction rate and the results that were simultaneously determined by eosin-nigrosin staining at 1 h. In conclusion, the MTT reduction test was an effective and simple method to validate sperm viability and it could be used as a simple tool to evaluate sperm viability in the local A.I center and laboratory.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.815-820
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• 2008

Macrophage is the important cell for the immune system. Many of herbal drugs were searched about their immune-modulating activity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the biological effect of water extract from ARTEMISIAE ARGI FOLIUM (WAAF) on mouse macrophage Raw 264.7 cells. ARTEMISIAE ARGI FOLIUM was known to have the antibacterial, immune-enhancing, and anticoagulative properties. Cytotoxicity of WAAF was verified by MTT assay. The intracellular production of hydro peroxide ($H_2O_2$) by WAAF was examined. The productions of nitric oxide (NO) and $TNF-{\alpha}$ from Raw 264.7 cell by WAAF were also examined. WAAF showed no cytotoxicity on RAW 264.7 cells for 3 hours. WAAF increased the production of $H_2O_2$ in Raw 264.7 cells. WAAF decrease the production of NO from the cells at low concentrations but increased at high concentrations. WAAF increased the production of $TNF-{\alpha}$ from the cells. Therefore, It could be suggested that WAAF has the immune-modulating effect.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2007

Our heterologous expression system of the human ferritin H-chain gene (hfH) allowed us to characterize the cellular effects of ferritin in yeasts. The recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae (YGH2) evidenced impaired growth as compared to the control, which was correlated with ferritin expression and with the formation of core minerals. Growth was recovered via the administration of iron supplements. The modification of cellular iron metabolism, which involved the increased expression of high-affinity iron transport genes (FET3 and FTR1), was detected via Northern blot analysis. The findings may provide some evidence of cytosolic iron deficiency, as the genes were expressed transcriptionally under iron-deficient conditions. According to our results examining reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation via the fluorescence method, the ROS levels in YGH2 were decreased compared to the control. It suggests that the expression of active H-ferritins reduced the content of free iron in yeast. Therefore, present results may provide new insights into the regulatory network and pathways inherent to iron depletion conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.208-213
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• 1998

The effect of the addition of wheat bran to the growth medium on the production of cellulolytic enzymes of Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 was studied in batch culture using shake flasks. The activity of cellulase was enhanced by the addition of wheat bran to the cellulase production medium. $KH_2PO_4$-$K_2HPO_4$ buffer was used for pH control during cellulase production. As a result, high cellulase activities were obtained in shake flask culture; a CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) activity of 125.78 U/ml was obtained from 2% Avicel- and 3% wheat bran-containing medium and an FP (filter paper) activity of 12.85U/ml was obtained from 1% Avicel- and 5% wheat bran-containing medium after 6 days of cultivation.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2013

Lignocellulosic materials are commonly used in bio-$H_2$ production for the sustainable energy resource development as they are abundant, cheap, renewable and highly biodegradable. In the process of the bio-$H_2$ production, the pretreated lignocellulosic materials are firstly converted to monosaccharides by enzymolysis and then to $H_2$ by fermentation. Since the structures of lignocellulosic materials are rather complex, the hydrolysates vary with the used materials. Even using the same lignocellulosic materials, the hydrolysates also change with different pretreatment methods. It has been shown that the appropriate hydrolysate compositions can dramatically improve the biological activities and bio-$H_2$ production performances. Over the past decades, hydrolysis with respect to different lignocellulosic materials and pretreatments has been widely investigated. Besides, effects of the hydrolysates on the biohydrogen yields have also been examined. In this review, recent studies on hydrolysis as well as their effects on the biohydrogen production performance are summarized.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제10권
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• pp.23-31
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• 1968

Chaetomium globosum의 Cellulase 생산(生産)과 조효소(粗酵素)의 성질(性質)은 시험(試驗)한바 다음의 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 효소생성배양(酵素生成培養)은 맥피고체배양(麥皮古體培養)이 다른 어떤 액체(液體) 혹(或)은 진탕배양보다 좋은 결과(結果)를 나타낸다. 2. 효소생산(酵素生産)은 $8{\sim}10$일(日)이 최고(最高)이며 그 후(後)는 감소(減少)된다. 3. 환원당(還元糖) 측정(測定)에 의(依)한 Cellulase 활성(活性) 측정법(測定法)으로 최적(最適) pH, 최적(最適) 온도(溫度), pH 안전(安全) 및 열안전(熱安全)은 다음 같다. (1) 조효소(粗酵素)의 최적(最適) pH는 $4.0{\sim}4.5$이다. (2) 조효소(粗酵素)의 최적(最適) 온도(溫度)는 $40^{\circ}C$이다. (3) 조효소(粗酵素)의 안전(安全) pH는 $.3.5{\sim}6.5$이다. (4) 조효소(粗酵素)의 열안전(熱安全)은 $50^{\circ}C$ 이하(以下)이다. 4. 투석조효소(透析粗酵素)는 $Mn^{2+},\;Mg^{2+},\;Fe^{2+},o^{2+}$에 상당(相當)히 부활(賦活)되며 $Hg^{2+}$은 현저히 저해(沮害)된다.