• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2015

Biohydrogen production from food waste via dark fermentation was conducted by using mixed culture under various environmental conditions (initial pH, initial F/M ratio, initial ferrous iron ($Fe^{2+}$), and temperature condition) in batch reactor. The results revealed that the maximum hydrogen yield of $46.19mL\;H_2/g\;COD_{add}$ was achieved at the optimal conditions (initial pH 8.0, initial F/M ratio 4.0, initial iron concentration 100 mg $FeSO_4/L$ and thermophilic condition ($55{\pm}1^{\circ}C$)). Furthermore, major volatile fatty acid (VFA) productions of butyrate (765.66 mg/L) and acetate (324.69 mg/L) were detected and COD removal efficiency was detected at 66.00%. Therefore, these optimal conditions could be recommended to operate a system.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.216-219
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• 2005

Wogonin (5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone) has been reported to exhibit a variety of biological properties including anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective functions. In this study, biological activities of diverse synthetic wogonin derivatives have been evaluated in two experimental cell culture models. Inhibitory activities of wogonin derivatives on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in BV2 microglial cells and on hydrogen peroxide ($H_{2}O_2$)-induced neuronal cell death in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma were examined. Wogonin derivatives such as WS2 and WS3 showed more potent suppressive activities on LPS-induced NO production and $H_{2}O_2$-induced cytotoxicity than wogonin itself. In addition, thiol substitution played a minor role in enhancing the activities of the derivatives. These findings may contribute to the development of novel anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective agents derived from wogonin.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.447-451
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• 2022

Phytoestrogenic S-equol production in human gut exclusively depends on the biotransformation of daidzein to dihydrodaidzein (DHD). With a growing demand for the DHD enriched biomaterials, the commercial soybean hypocotyl extract (SHE) was chosen as a substrate for the microbial DHD production by human gut bacterium MRG-1, anaerobic DHD producer. To optimize the production of DHD, anaerobic fermentation conditions, including sterilization time, growth stage of inoculum, and growth media, were investigated. Maximum DHD production (1.2 g/L) was achieved after 48 h incubation when 1% (w/v) of SHE in the 20-min-sterilized Gifu Anaeboic Medium media was inoculated with OD₆₀₀ 0.3-0.4 of MRG-1. This is the first report that crude soy biomaterial, instead of pure compounds, such as daidzin and daidzein, is utilized for the production of the DHD enriched biomaterial.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제9권
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• pp.91-96
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• 1968

내산성(耐酸性) Amylase를 강력(强力)히 생산(生産)하는 2개(個)의 균주(菌株)를 분리(分離)하고 정치배양(靜置培養)에 있어서의 배양(培養) pH의 영향에 관(關)하여 실험(實驗)했다. 1. 두 균주(菌株)는 모두 Asp. usamii의 tan type mutant와 유사(類似)했다. 2. $u^{-1}$ 균(菌)은 초발(初發)에 pH를 4로, $u^{-2}$ 균(菌)은 초발(初發)에 pH를 2로 할때 효소생성(酵素生成)이 가장 좋았는데 이것은 저(低) pH의 일시적(一時的)인 영향에 의(依)하는 것이 아니며 초발(初發) pH를 비교적(比較的) 낮게 할 때 배양기간중(培養基間中)의 pH 경과(經過)가 적합(適合)했기 때문이다. 3. $u^{-2}$ 균(菌)보다 $u^{-1}$ 균효소(菌酵素)의 내산성(耐酸性)이 컸으며 $u^{-2}$ 균(菌)은 초발(初發)에 pH를 낮게 하여(pH 2) 배양(培養)할 때 생성효소(生成酵素)의 내산성(耐酸性)이 컸다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2004

Callus and cell suspension cultures of Eurycoma longifolia Jack could be an alternative supply of 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one and 9-methoxycanthin-6-one. The callus tissues were initiated from leaves of different trees. The friable calli were used for the preparation of the cell suspension cultures of E. longifolia. The leaf explant of tree Eu-9 produced the most callus and also induced high cell biomass in the cell suspension culture, but it produced low quantity of 9-methoxycanthin- 6-one and 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one. The leaf explant from tree Eu-8 produced low quantity of callus and cell biomass, but produced the highest quantity of 9-methoxycanthin- 6-one and 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one. Optimum production of cell biomass was obtained on cell culture medium with pH 5.75 prior to autoclaving, but high alkaloids content could be induced in culture medium in acidic condition with pH 4.75 and 5.25 prior to autoclaving.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2009

An electrochemical bioreactor (ECB) composed of a cathode compartment and an air anode was used in this study to characterize the ethanol fermentation of Zymomonas mobilis. The cathode and air anode were constructed of modified graphite felt with neutral red (NR) and a modified porous carbon plate with cellulose acetate and porous ceramic membrane, respectively. The air anode operates as a catalyst to generate protons and electrons from water. The growth and ethanol production of Z. mobilis were 50% higher in the ECB than were observed under anoxic nitrogen conditions. Ethanol production by growing cells and the crude enzyme of Z. mobilis were significantly lower under aerobic conditions than under other conditions. The growing cells and crude enzyme of Z. mobilis did not catalyze ethanol production from pyruvate and acetaldehyde. The membrane fraction of crude enzyme catalyzed ethanol production from glucose, but the soluble fraction did not. NADH was oxidized to $NAD^+$in association with $H_2O_2$reduction, via the catalysis of crude enzyme. Our results suggested that NADH/$NAD^+$balance may be a critical factor for ethanol production from glucose in the metabolism of Z. mobilis, and that the metabolic activity of both growing cells and crude enzyme for ethanol fermentation may be induced in the presence of glucose.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2005

Secretion of the expressed heterologous proteins can reduce the stress to the host cells and is beneficial to their recovery and purification. In this study, fed-batch cultures of Escherichia coli YK537 (pAET-8) were conducted in a 5-L fermentor for the secretory production of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) whose expression was under the control of alkaline phosphatase promoter. The effects of feeding of glucose and complex nitrogen sources on hEGF production were investigated. When the fed-batch culture was conducted in a chemically de-fined medium, the cell density was 9.68 g/L and the secreted hEGF was 44.7 mg/L in a period of 60 h. When a complex medium was used and glucose was added in pH-stat mode, the secreted hEGF was improved to 345 mg/L. When the culture was fed with glucose at a constant specific rate of $0.25\;gg^{-1}h^{-1}$, hEGF reached 514 mg/L. The effects of adding a solution containing yeast extract and tryptone were further studied. Different rate of the nitrogen source feeding resulted in different levels of phosphate and acetic acid formation, thus affected hEGF expression. At the optimal feeding rate, hEGF production achieved 686 mg/L.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.159-162
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• 2001

Plant stress incurred by flooding was studied in terms of oxidative stress, using greened rice seedlings subjected to a complete submergence followed by re-exposure to air under illumination ($30W/m^2$). It appeared that shoot tissues of the seedlings suffered oxygen deficiency during the flooding treatment, pertinent to the general concept. Interestingly enough, however, membrane peroxidation in shoots was enhanced by the submergence, as assessed by the content of 2-thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), and the re-aeration resulted in a rapid reduction of TBARS content. Such pattern of response was also seen in the change in the steady state level of $H_2O_2$. In contrast, superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase that are involved in the detoxifying processes of superoxide in plant cells were significantly activated only during the re-aeration. These results allowed us to suggest the followings as a working hypothesis. Photorespiration-linked production of $H_2O_2$ may largely contribute to the increase in $H_2O_2$ level as well as TBARS production in shoots during the submergence. An abrupt re-supply of $CO_2$ by the re-aeration brings the photosynthetic apparatus back to full operation, suppressing photorespiration and probably causing a momentary, excess formation of superoxide and its dismutation product through side reaction, which gives rise to activating substrate-inducible antioxidative enzymes.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2000

김치 시료로부터 자동산화되지 않으며 열 및 중성 pH에서 안정한 AA 유도체인 AA-2G를 생산할 수 있는 당전이활성을 가진 CGTase 생산균주를 분리하였고, 분리균주의 형태학적, 배양학적, 생리학적 성질 및 16s-rDNA sequences를 조사한 결과 그람 양서의 간균으로 호기성이며 내생포자를 형성하는 전형적인 중온성 Bacillus sp. JK-43으로 동정되었다. Bacillus sp. JK-43의 CGTase는 AA-2G 뿐만 아니라 AA-6G로 추정되는 물질을 함께 생산하였으며, 효소 최적생산조건은 1.0% soluble starch, 1.0% yeast extract, 1.0% $Na_2CO_3\;0.1%\;K_2HPO_4,\;그리고\;0.02%\;MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$가 함유된 배지에서 pH 7.0, $37^{\circ}C$에서 26시간 동안 진탕배양하였을 때였다. 각종 당공여채에 따른 Bacillus sp. JK-43의 AA-2G 생산성을 조사한 결과 ${\beta}-CD$에서 가장 높은 AA-2G 생산성을 보였으며, 식혜제도페액인 엿기름 및 밥당화액에서도 비교적 높은 AA-2G 생산성을 보였다. 또한 여러 가지 당수용체에 대한 JK-43의 CGTase의 당전이 반응을 검토한 결과 sucrose, mannitol 및 inositol에서 높은 당전이 수율인 70~90%를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1374-1378
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• 2009

Response surface methodology (RSM) examining the effects of five-level-three-factors and their mutual interactions was utilized to optimize the fermentation conditions to enhance capsular polysaccharide (CPS) production of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3. Twenty experiments conducted in an 8-l lab-scale fermentor were designed to assess fermentation pH, supplemented glucose concentration, and stirring rate. The predicted highest CPS production by the obtained optimization model equation was 256.14 mg/l at optimal conditions [pH 7.5, stirring rate 180 rpm, and supplemented glucose concentration 1% (w/v)]. The validity of the response model was confirmed by the good agreement between the predicted and experimental results. The maximum amount of CPS obtained was $255.03\pm2.23$ mg/l.