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석류에서 항진균성 활성의 탐색 (Detection of Antifungal Activities from Pomegranate)

  • 이금영;박태희;이다인;박정로;최상기
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.287-290
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 석류에서 단세포성 곰팡이의 성장을 저해하는 항진균 물질을 탐색하고 새로운 천연 항생물질을 찾기 위한 목적으로 석류를 과피, 씨, 전체로 각각 분리하고 추출하여 항진균 활성을 조사하였다. 고흥에서 생산된 석류를 전체, 과피, 씨로 나누어 70% EtOH로 추출한 후 Candida albicans에 대한 항진균 활성을 측정한 결과, 항진균 활성이 액체배지에서 각각 비슷하게 나왔으며 고체배지에서는 석류 전체 추출물을 사용하였을 때 가장 잘 나타났다. 고체배지에서와 액체배지에서 공통적으로 석류 전체 및 과피 추출물의 chloroform, ethyl acetate 용매 추출물의 C. albicans의 항진균 활성도를 측정한 결과 ethyl acetate 추출물에서 모두 높은 활성도를 나타냈다. C. albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Candida lusitaniae에 대한 항진균 활성은 석류 전체 및 석류 과피의 ethyl acetate 용매 추출물에서 각각 36%, 25% 이상의 저해율을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 석류 내 존재하는 항진균 활성 물질은 ethyl acetate에 잘 녹는 지용성 물질인 것으로 추정된다.

A Case of Infantile Fungal Urinary Tract Infection

  • Cho, Wonhee;Jo, Young Min;Oh, Yun Kyo;Rim, Ji Woo;Lee, Won Uk;Choi, Kyongeun;Ko, Jeong Hee;Jeon, Yeon Jin;Choi, Yumi
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.121-123
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    • 2019
  • Urinary tract infection is common in the pediatric population. The most common causative agents are bacteria, among which Escherichia coli is the most frequent uropathogen. Although fungal urinary tract infection is rare in the healthy pediatric population, it is relatively common among hospitalized patients. Fungus may be isolated from the urine of immunocompromised patients or that of patients with indwelling catheters. The most common cause of funguria is Candida albicans. Although more than 50% of Candida isolates belong to non-albicans Candida, the prevalence of non-albicans candiduria is increasing. Herein, we report a case of community-acquired candiduria in a 4-month-old immunocompetent male infant who had bilateral vesicoureteral reflux and was administered antibiotic prophylaxis. He was diagnosed with urinary tract infection caused by Candida lusitaniae and was managed with fluconazole.

Identification of Uncommon Candida Species Using Commercial Identification Systems

  • Kim, Tae-Hyoung;Kweon, Oh Joo;Kim, Hye Ryoun;Lee, Mi-Kyung
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권12호
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    • pp.2206-2213
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    • 2016
  • Recently, several studies have revealed that commercial microbial identification systems do not accurately identify the uncommon causative species of candidiasis, including Candida famata, Meyerozyma guilliermondii, and C. auris. We investigated the accuracy of species-level identification in a collection of clinical isolates previously identified as C. famata (N = 38), C. lusitaniae (N = 1 2), and M. guilliermondii (N = 5) by the Vitek 2 system. All 55 isolates were re-analyzed by the Phoenix system (Becton Dickinson Diagnostics), two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry analyzers (a Vitek MS and a Bruker Biotyper), and by sequencing of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions or 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domains. Among 38 isolates previously identified as C. famata by the Vitek 2 system, the majority (27/38 isolates, 71.1%) were identified as C. tropicalis (20 isolates) or C. albicans (7 isolates) by ITS sequencing, and none was identified as C. famata. Among 20 isolates that were identified as C. tropicalis, 17 (85%) were isolated from urine. The two isolates that were identified as C. auris by ITS sequencing originated from ear discharge. The Phoenix system did not accurately identify C. lusitaniae, C. krusei, or C. auris. The correct identification rate for 55 isolates was 92.7% (51/55 isolates) for the Vitek MS and 94.6% (52/55 isolates) for the Bruker Biotyper, as compared with results from ITS sequencing. These results suggest that C. famata is very rare in Korea, and that the possibility of misidentification should be noted when an uncommon Candida species is identified.

Comparison of Ethanol Yield Coefficients Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida lusitaniae, and Kluyveromyces marxianus Adapted to High Concentrations of Galactose with Gracilaria verrucosa as Substrate

  • Park, Yurim;Sunwoo, In Yung;Yang, Jiwon;Jeong, Gwi-Teak;Kim, Sung-Koo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제30권6호
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    • pp.930-936
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    • 2020
  • The red seaweed Gracilaria verrucosa has been used for the production of bioethanol. Pretreatment for monosaccharide production was carried out with 12% (w/v) G. verrucosa slurry and 500 mM HNO3 at 121℃ for 90 min. Enzymatic hydrolysis was performed with a mixture of commercial enzymes (Cellic C-Tec 2 and Celluclast 1.5 L; 16 U/ml) at 50℃ and 150 rpm for 48 h. G. verrucosa was composed of 66.9% carbohydrates. In this study, 61.0 g/L monosaccharides were obtained from 120.0 g dw/l G. verrucosa. The fermentation inhibitors such as hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), levulinic acid, and formic acid were produced during pretreatment. Activated carbon was used to remove HMF. Wild-type and adaptively evolved Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida lusitaniae, and Kluyveromyces marxianus were used for fermentation to evaluate ethanol production.

Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Candida Species Isolated from Blood Cultures from 2016 to 2023 years

  • Seung Bok Hong
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.73-80
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    • 2024
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution and antifungal susceptibilities of Candida spp. from blood culture to provide useful information on empirical treatment of Candidemia. We investigated distribution and antifungal susceptibilities of Candida spp. isolated from blood culture during an 8-years (2016-2023) in a C-University hospital. Over 8 years, 1,182 Candida strains from blood culture were isolated, which was fourth most common cause of bloodstream infection. Among nonduplicated 350 Candida strains, C. albicans was the most common with 45.43%, followed by C. glabrata (17.43%), C. tropicalis (17.43%), C. parapsilosis (14.86%), C. guilliermondii (1.71%), C. krusei (0.86%), C. lusitaniae (0.86%), C. ciferrii (0.57%). In the antifungal susceptibility testing on 323 Candida strains, the non-susceptibility rate was 2.48% for amphotericin B, 1,71% for flucytosine, 3.09% for fluconazole, 4.66% for voriconazole, 5.57% for caspofungin, and 0.62% for micafungin. In particular, C. albicans showed non-susceptibility of 8.23% to voriconazole, and C. glabrata showed 14.81% and 24.59% to fluconazole and caspofungin, respectively. These data showed that the prevalence of candidemia is very common, and antifungal resistance in Candida spp., especially C. glabrata, is increasing. Therefore, periodic surveillance of prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of blood culture is very important for clinical laboratory.

Evaluation of Galactose Adapted Yeasts for Bioethanol Fermentation from Kappaphycus alvarezii Hydrolyzates

  • Nguyen, Trung Hau;Ra, Chae Hun;Sunwoo, In Yung;Jeong, Gwi-Taek;Kim, Sung-Koo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권7호
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    • pp.1259-1266
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    • 2016
  • Bioethanol was produced from Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed biomass using separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF). Pretreatment was evaluated for 60 min at 121℃ using 12% (w/v) biomass slurry with 364 mM H2SO4. Enzymatic saccharification was then carried out at 45℃ for 48 h using Celluclast 1.5 L. Ethanol fermentation with 12% (w/v) K. alvarezii hydrolyzate was performed using the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCTC1126, Kluyveromyces marxianus KCTC7150, and Candida lusitaniae ATCC42720 with or without prior adaptation to high concentrations of galactose. When non-adapted S. cerevisiae, K. marxianus, and C. lusitaniae were used, 11.5 g/l, 6.7 g/l, and 6.0 g/l of ethanol were produced, respectively. When adapted S. cerevisiae, K. marxianus, and C. lusitaniae were used, 15.8 g/l, 11.6 g/l, and 13.4 g/l of ethanol were obtained, respectively. The highest ethanol concentration was 15.8 g/l, with YEtOH = 0.43 and YT% = 84.3%, which was obtained using adapted S. cerevisiae.

미나리아재비과 한약재의 항진균성 검증 및 비교 연구 (A Study on the Antifungal Properties of Ranunculaceae Herbal Medicines)

  • 임재엽;최상기
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제34권6호
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    • pp.393-398
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구는 항진균성 천연물 의약품을 개발하기 위한 생물자원의 연구로서 미나리아재비과에 속한 여러 한약재의 항진균활성을 새롭게 검증하고 비교하는 것을 목표로 한다. 한약재에서 진균류 생장을 저해하는 물질을 효과적으로 추출하는 방법을 찾고 추출물들에 포함된 항진균성 유용 물질을 탐색하였다. 위령선, 황련, 백두옹 한약재의 열수 추출 및 유기용매 추출을 진행하여 액체배지에서 항진균활성을 측정하였을 때 클로로포름 분획물에서 효과적인 결과를 얻었다. 또한 단세포성 진균인 Candida albicans, Candida tropi- calis, Candida lusitaniae 그리고 사상성 곰팡이인 Pythium ultimum KACC 40705, Aspergillus fumigatus, Fusarium oxysporum을 대상으로 고체배지에서 disc diffusion 실험으로 진균 성장 저해 실험을 수행하였다. 백두옹 추출물은 Candida spp.에 대해서, 위령선은 사상성 곰팡에 대해서 우수한 항진균활성을 가지고 있다는 것으로 확인했다. 마지막으로 추출물에 존재하는 항진균성 유용물질을 탐색하기 위해 GC-MS 분석을 진행하였다. 연구 결과 미나리아재비과의 한약재에서 항진균활성을 확인할 수 있었으며 위령선에서 thur- berogenone, 황련에서 16-HCDO를 항진균성 후보물질로서 확인하였다. 결론적으로 백두옹, 위령선 및 황련은 다양한 진균류에 대하여 항진균활성을 가지고 있음을 확인하였으며, GC-MS 분석에서 세 한약재 모두 서로 다른 항진균성 후보물질을 가지고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 미나리아재비과 생물자원이 진균류 저항성에 대해 여러 방향으로 진화되었음을 나타낸다.

7-Oxostaurosporine Selectively Inhibits the Mycelial Form of Candida albicans

  • Hwang, Eui-Il;Yun, Bong-Sik;Lee, Sang-Han;Kim, Soo-Kie;Lim, Se-Jin;Kim, Sung-Uk
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.1067-1070
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    • 2004
  • In the course of screening for specific inhibitors against the mycelial form of Candida albicans from natural resources, we have isolated and identified A6792-1 from Streptomyces sp. A6792 by using several chromatographies. By spectral analyses, this compound was determined as 7-oxostaurosporine, having a structure of staurosporine aglycon noiety. 7-Oxostaurosporine exhibited a selective growth inhibitory activity against the mycelial form of Candida spp. up to $100\mu\textrm{g}/disc$ in bioassay. It also exhibited a specific antifungal activity against the mycelial form of Candida spp. including C. krusei, C. albicans, C. tropicalis, and C. lusitaniae with MICs ranging from 3.1 to $25\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ 7-Oxostaurosporine demonstrated no in vivo toxicity in SPF ICR mice. Therefore, this compound may have a considerable potential as an antifungal agent based on the preferential inhibition against growth of the mycelial form of Candida spp., dimorphic fungi.

꼬시래기 홍조류로부터 열산가수분해, 효소당화 및 에탄올 발효 (Thermal Acid Hydrolysis Pretreatment, Enzymatic Saccharification and Ethanol Fermentation from Red Seaweed, Gracilaria verrucosa)

  • 라채훈;최진규;강창한;선우인영;정귀택;김성구
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구는 해조류, 꼬시래기를 발효하여 에탄올을 생산하였다. 최적 전처리 조건은 12% (w/v) 해조류 슬러리, 270 mM 황산, 121도 60분동안 실시하였다. 열산가수분해 후에, 꼬시래기 가수분해산물에 16 U/ml의 혼합효소 Viscozyme L과 Celluclast 1.5 L를 이용하여 효소당화를 수행하였다. 50.4 g/l의총단당류의농도는, 120 g dw/l 꼬시래기 슬러리로부터 열산가수분해와효소당화에 의해 총 탄수화물 60 g/l의 전환율 84.2%를 나타내었다. 꼬시래기 가수분해산물은 분리당화발효(SHF)로 에탄올 생산을 위한 기질로 사용하였다. 고농도 galactose로 순치한 Candida lusitaniae ATCC42720에 의한 에탄올 생산은 0.43의 에탄올 수율(YEtOH)인 22.0 g/l를 생산하였다. 특정 당에 순치한 효모는 혼합당의 흡수에 유용하며, 그 결과 해조류가수분해산물배지로부터 높은 에탄올 수율을 나타내었다.

프로폴리스의 단백질합성저해활성 및 항진균활성 (Translation Inhibition Activity and Antifungal Activity of Korean Propolis)

  • 고아라;최갑성;최상기
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제38권1호
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    • pp.64-69
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    • 2010
  • 본 실험은 Propolis ethanol 추출물과, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol 등 4가지 용매로 더 추출한 분획틀을 이용하여 DPPH radical 소거능 실험과 항진균활성을 알아보았고, 고체배지 및 액체배지에서 항진균활성을 측정하였다. 또한 luciferase mRNA를 이용한 in vitro translation으로 이들 추출물에 의한 단백질합성에의 영향을 검토하였다. 첫 번째로, 액체배지에서의 항진균 활성을 실험한 결과 Candida glabrata, Candida lusitaniae 그리고 Cryptococcos neoformans 등의 성장저해율이 chloroform 분획 존재하에서 각각 39%, 41%, 48% 이었으며 ethyl acetate 분획 존재하에서 각각 25%, 24%, 13%로 측정되었다. 이 결과는 ethyl acetate 분획에 비해 chloroform 분획에 진균 성장 저해물질이 가장 많이 존재함을 나타낸다. 두 번째로, 동일한 비율로 희석한 프로폴리스 분획물들과 합성 항산화제인 BHT의 수소공여능을 비교하였을 때 Ethanol 추출물의 수소공여능은 합성항산화제인 0.1% BHT의 수소공여능보다 높았으며, 분획들 중에서 chloroform 분획이 가장 수소공여능이 높았다. 세 번째로, luciferase mRNA를 이용한 in vitro, translation 실험에서는 Propoliis ethanol 추출물이 단백질합성을 저해하는 것으로 관찰되었다. Propolis 분획물들 중에서 chloroform 분획이 단백질 합성을 가장 많이 저해하였다. 이와 같은 결과는 chloroform 분획물이 다른 분획에 비해 수소공여능, 진균성장 저해율 및 단백질합성 저해활성이 가장 큰 것으로 보여지므로 이 분획물에 대한 생화학적인 연구가 요구된다.