• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2009

In the present work, the metabolic network of primary metabolism of the slow-growing myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum was reconstructed from the annotated genome sequence of the type strain So ce56. During growth on glucose as the carbon source and asparagine as the nitrogen source, So ce56 showed a very low growth rate of $0.23\;d^{-1}$, equivalent to a doubling time of 3 days. Based on a complete stoichiometric and isotopomer model of the central metabolism, $^{13}C$ metabolic flux analysis was carried out for growth with glucose as carbon and asparagine as nitrogen sources. Normalized to the uptake flux for glucose (100%), cells recruited glycolysis (51%) and the pentose phosphate pathway (48%) as major catabolic pathways. The Entner-Doudoroff pathway and glyoxylate shunt were not active. A high flux through the TCA cycle (118%) enabled a strong formation of ATP, but cells revealed a rather low yield for biomass. Inspection of fluxes linked to energy metabolism revealed that S. cellulosum utilized only 10% of the ATP formed for growth, whereas 90% is required for maintenance. This explains the apparent discrepancy between the relatively low biomass yield and the high flux through the energy-delivering TCA cycle. The total flux of NADPH supply (216%) was higher than the demand for anabolism (156%), indicating additional reactions for balancing of NADPH. The cells further exhibited a highly active metabolic cycle, interconverting $C_3$ and $C_4$ metabolites of glycolysis and the TCA cycle. The present work provides the first insight into fluxes of the primary metabolism of myxobacteria, especially for future investigation on the supply of cofactors, building blocks, and energy in myxobacteria, producing natural compounds of biotechnological interest.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.302-309
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• 2017

Background: Large-scale land-use change is being caused by various socioeconomic problems. Land-use change is necessarily accompanied by changes in the regional carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems and affects climate change. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the correlation between environmental factors altered by land-use change and the carbon balance. To address this issue, we studied the characteristics of soil carbon flux and soil moisture content related to rainfall events in mountain pastures converted from deciduous forest in Korea. Results: The average soil moisture contents (SMC) during the study period were 23.1% in the soil respiration (SR) plot and 25.2% in the heterotrophic respiration (HR) plot. The average SMC was increased to 2.1 and 1.1% in the SR and HR plots after rainfall events, respectively. In addition, saturated water content was 29.36% in this grassland. The soil water content was saturated under the consistent rainfall of more than $5mm\;h^{-1}$ rather than short-term heavy rainfall event. The average SR was increased to 28.4% after a rainfall event, but the average HR was decreased to 70. 1%. The correlation between soil carbon flux rates and rainfall was lower than other environmental factors. The correlation between SMC and soil carbon flux rates was low. However, HR exhibited a tendency to be decreased when SMC was 24.5%. In addition, the correlation between soil temperature and respiration rate was significant. Conclusions: In a mountain pasture ecosystem, rainfall induced the important change of soil moisture content related to respiration in soil. SR and HR were very sensitive to change of SMC in soil surface layer about 0-10-cm depth. SR was increased by elevation of SMC due to a rainfall event, and the result was assumed from maintaining moderate soil moisture content for respiration in microorganism and plant root. However, HR was decreased in long-time saturated condition of soil moisture content. Root has obviously contributed to high respiration in heavy rainfall, but it was affected to quick depression in respiration under low rainfall. The difference of SMC due to rainfall event was causative of a highly fluctuated soil respiration rate in the same soil temperature condition. Therefore, rainfall factor or SMC are to be considered in predicting the soil carbon flux of grassland ecosystems for future climate change.

• 생태와환경
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• 제39권4호통권118호
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• pp.424-434
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• 2006

박테리아-동물플랑크톤의 영양적 관계와 이에 미치는 요인들을 파악하기 위하여 2005년 4월부터 12월까지 팔당호 생태계의 영양상태가 다른 팔당댐앞과 경안천 두 지점을 선정하여 동물플랑크톤의 여과율과 박테리아의 C-flux를 분석하였다. 동물플랑크톤은 소형 (Microzooplankton, MICZ: 60-200 ${\mu}m$)과 대형동물플랑크톤(Macrozooplankton, MACZ: >200 ${\mu}m$)으로 구분하여 각 그룹에 대하여 별도로 섭식률을 조사하였다. 두 지점에서 박테리아 밀도와 계절적 변화양상은 유사하게 나타났다. 동물플랑크톤은 두 지점 모두 윤충류(Brachionus, Keratella, Polyathra)가 수적으로 크게 우점하였으나, 탄소생물량은 지각류(Daphnia)가 가장 높았다. 동물플랑크톤은 봄에 높은 밀도와 탄소생물량을 보였고 여름철 집중강우 시기를 기점으로 크게 감소하였다. 지점별로는 경안천에서 상대적으로 높은 탄소생물량이 나타났다. 박테리아에 대한 동물플랑크톤 여과율은 팔당댐앞에서 봄, 가을철에 높고 여름철에 낮게 나타나는 계절에 따른 변화가 명확하게 나타난 반면, 경안천에서는 팔당댐앞과는 달리 여름철에 높게 나타났다. C-flux는 두 지점 모두 봄철과 가을철에 높게 나타났다. 군집여과율과 박테리아 C-flux는 MACZ가 MICZ보다 높았고, 그 정도는 경안천에서 더 높게 나타났다. 여름철의 집중강우로 인한 짧은 체류시간과 수체의 교란이 동물플랑크톤의 섭식에 영향을 미치는 것으로 파악되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.532-538
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• 2008

For the newly isolated $H_2$-producing chemoheterotrophic bacterium Citrobacter amalonaticus Y19, anaerobic glucose metabolism was studied in batch cultivation at varying initial glucose concentrations (3.5-9.5 g/l). The carbon-mass and energy balances were determined and utilized to analyze the carbon metabolic-pathways network. The analyses revealed (a) variable production of major metabolites ($H_2$, ethanol, acetate, lactate, $CO_2$, and cell mass) depending on initial glucose levels; (b) influence of NADH regeneration on the production of acetate, lactate, and ethanol; and (c) influence of the molar production of ATP on the production of biomass. The results reported in this paper suggest how the carbon metabolic pathway(s) should be designed for optimal Hz production, especially at high glucose concentrations, such as by blocking the carbon flux via lactate dehydrogenase from the pyruvate node.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2002

A bench-scale anoxic membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, consisting of a bioreactor coupled to a ceramic crossflow ultrafiltration module, was evaluated to treat a synthetic wastewater containing alkaline hydrolysis byproducts (hydrolysates) of RDX, The wastewater was formulated the same as RDX hydrolysates, and consisted of acetate, formate, formaldehyde as carbon sources and nitrite, nitrate as electron accepters. The MBR system removed 80 to 90% of these carbon sources, and approximately 90% of the stoichiometric amount of nitrate, 60% of nitrite. The reactor was also operated over a range of transmembrane pressures, temperatures, suspended solids concentration, and organic loading rate in order to maximize treatment efficiency and permeate flux. Increasing transmembrane pressure and temperature did not improve membrane flux significantly. Increasing biomass concentration in the bioreactor decreased the permeate flux significantly. The maximum volumetric organic loading rate was $0.72kg\;COD/m^3/day$, and the maximum F/M ratio was 0.50 kg N/kg MLSS/day and 1.82 kg COD/kg MLSS/day. Membrane permeate was clear and essentially free of bacteria, as indicated by heterotrophic plate count. Permeate flux ranged between 0.15 and $2.0m^3/m^2/day$ and was maintained by routine backwashing every 3 to 4 day. Backwashing with 2% NaOCl solution every fourth or fifth backwashing cycle was able to restore membrane flux to its original value.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2023

생태계는 탄소순환에 있어 매우 중요한 탄소 저장고이다. 기후변화가 점점 심화됨에 따라, 생태계의 이러한 기능을 활용하여 기후변화를 완화하려는 노력들이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 생태계를 대상으로 생태계 유형(산림, 농경지, 습지, 초지, 정주지) 및 탄소저장고별(지상부·지하부 생체량, 고사목, 낙엽, 토양유기탄소 및 생태계 전체) 탄소 저장 및 거동과 관련된 연구를 목록화 하고 분석하였다. 또한, 선행연구 결과를 모아 각 생태계 유형과 탄소저장고를 대상으로 탄소 저장 및 거동량의 평균값을 산정하였다. 그 결과, 대부분의(66%) 국내 탄소 저장·거동 관련 연구가 산림에서 수행된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 산림에서 수행된 연구 결과를 토대로 탄소저장고별 저장량을 분석한 결과, 식생의 지상부(4,166.66gC m^-2)와 지하부(3,880.95gC m^-2)와 토양(4,203.16gC m^-2)에 많은 양의 탄소가 저장되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 특히 산림 지하부에 많은 탄소가 저장되어 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 다른 생태계 유형의 경우, 데이터의 제한으로 탄소저장고별 저장·거동량은 확인이 불가능하였다. 다만, 토양유기탄소 저장의 경우 산림과 초지의 데이터가 비교 가능하였는데, 두 생태계가 상대적으로 비슷한 탄소의 양을 저장하고 있는 것으로 나타났다(각각 4,203.16 gC m^-2, 4,023.23 gC m^-2). 본 연구를 통하여, 상대적으로 다양한 생태계 유형에서의 탄소 연구가 필요함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• ALGAE
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.121-137
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• 2015

Studies on carbon flux in the oceans have been highlighted in recent years due to increasing awareness about climate change, but the coastal ecosystem remains one of the unexplored fields in this regard. In this study, the dynamics of carbon flux in a vegetative coastal ecosystem were examined by an evaluation of net and gross ecosystem production (NEP and GEP) and $CO_2$ exchange rates (net ecosystem exchange, NEE). To estimate NEP and GEP, community production and respiration were measured along different habitat types (eelgrass and macroalgal beds, shallow and deep sedimentary, and deep rocky shore) at Gwangyang Bay, Korea from 20 June to 20 July 2007. Vegetative areas showed significantly higher ecosystem production than the other habitat types. Specifically, eelgrass beds had the highest daily GEP ($6.97{\pm}0.02g\;C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$), with a large amount of biomass and high productivity of eelgrass, whereas the outer macroalgal vegetation had the lowest GEP ($0.97{\pm}0.04g\;C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$). In addition, macroalgal vegetation showed the highest daily NEP ($3.31{\pm}0.45g\;C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$) due to its highest P : R ratio (2.33). Furthermore, the eelgrass beds acted as a $CO_2$ sink through the air-seawater interface according to NEE data, with a carbon sink rate of $0.63mg\;C\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$. Overall, ecosystem production was found to be extremely high in the vegetated systems (eelgrass and macroalgal beds), which occupy a relatively small area compared to the unvegetated systems according to our conceptual diagram of a carbon-flux box model. These results indicate that the vegetative ecosystems showed significantly high capturing efficiency of inorganic carbon through coastal primary production.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.81-84
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• 2004

KSR-III 축소형 연소기를 원형으로 하는 8채널 형태의 물냉각 칼로리미터를 설계/제작하였다. 설계는 1차원 경험식을 이용하였으며 시험전에 3차원 전산유동해석을 수행하여 연소시험을 위한 냉각 조건의 안전성을 확인하였다. 탄소침착물의 단열효과를 고려할 경우 노즐목 부근에서 예측한 열유속이 정확성을 가지는 것으로 확인되었으며 연소실 부근에서는 상대적으로 큰 오차를 보였다.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2006

The characteristics of heat transfer and pressure drop have been investigated experimentally during gas-cooling process of carbon dioxide. The results of this study are useful information in the design of a heat exchanger of $CO_2$ refrigerator. The test section consists of 6 series of copper tube, 4.15 and 2.18mm ID, respectively. The inlet temperature, the operating pressure, and the mass flux are varied in the range of $80{\sim}120^{\circ}C,\;{7\sim}10MPa,\;and\;400{\sim}1,900kg/m^2s$, respectively. The heat transfer coefficient of $CO_2$ is affected by temperature, inlet pressure, and mass flux of $CO_2$. At the maximum HTC, the temperature of $CO_2$ nearly accords with the psuedocritical temperature. It is found that the pressure drop is substantially affected by mass flux and inlet pressure of $CO_2$ . The results have been compared with those of previous work. The heat transfer correlation at the gas-cooling process has been also suggested which predicts within the error of 20%.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2018

Lipids in microalgae are energy-rich compounds and considered as an attractive feedstock for biodiesel production. To redirect carbon flux from competing pathways to the fatty acid synthesis pathway of Tetraselmis sp., we used three types of chemical inhibitors that can block the starch synthesis pathway or photorespiration, under nitrogen-sufficient and nitrogen-deficient conditions. The starch synthesis pathway in chloroplasts and the cytosol can be inhibited by 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea and 1,2-cyclohexane diamine tetraacetic acid (CDTA), respectively. Degradation of glycine into ammonia during photorespiration was blocked by aminooxyacetate (AOA) to maintain biomass concentration. Inhibition of starch synthesis pathways in the cytosol by CDTA increased fatty acid productivity by 27% under nitrogen deficiency, whereas the blocking of photorespiration in mitochondria by AOA was increased by 35% under nitrogen-sufficient conditions. The results of this study indicate that blocking starch or photorespiration pathways may redirect the carbon flux to fatty acid synthesis.