• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2002

Zoogloea ramigera l15SLR로부터 zooglan다당류의 생산을 위한 최적조건에 관한 연구를 수행하였다 탄소원으로 2.5%의 glucose와 lactose를 이용하였을 때 각각 10.7, 10.5 g/L의 다당류를 생산하였으며 , galactose, white sugar, brown sugar의 경우는 각각 6.4, 6.7, 8.7 g/L의 다당류 생산 을 보였다. 2.5% glucose가 첨가된 제한배지에서 종균 배양액(TSB 배지)을 7ml 이상 접종함으로서 종균 1 ml를 접종 하석 생산된 다당류(2.37 gt) 보다 약 4배의 높은 다당류 생산(10.28 g/L)을 보였다. 종균 배양액을 5 ml이상 접종시에 배양 36시간 이후부터 다당류를 생산하였으며 48시간 배양시에 10g/L이상의 다당류 생산이 가능하였다. 탄소원으로서 또한, 종균 배양액의 흡광도가 1.0~l.7일 경우에 10g/L 이상의 다당류를 생산하였으며, 이 범위를 벗어나는 경우에는 다당류 생산이 저해되었다. 배양액에 rifampicin첨가는 12 g/L이상의 다당류 생산을 보였으며, 다당류 분자량은 1.367$\times$106(g/mol)로서 rifampicin을 가하지 경우 1.711$\times$106(g/mol)와 약간의 차이를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2008

The potential of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) from a Serratia sp. strain Gsm01 as an antiviral agent against a yellow strain of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV-Y) was evaluated in tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi-nc). The spray treatment of plants using an EPS preparation, 72h before CMV-Y inoculation, protected them against symptom appearance. Fifteen days after challenge inoculation with CMV-Y, 33.33% of plants showed mosaic symptoms in EPS-treated plants compared with 100% in the control plants. The EPS-treated plants, which showed mosaic symptoms, appeared three days later than the controls. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses of the leaves of the protected plants revealed that the EPS treatment affected virus accumulation in those plants. Analysis of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase, and phenols in protected plants revealed enhanced accumulation of these substances. The pathogenesis-related (PR) genes expression represented by PR-lb was increased in EPS-treated plants. This is the first report of a systemic induction of protection triggered by EPS produced by Serratia sp. against CMV-Y.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2015

EPS 샌드위치 패널은 난연제의 첨가로 화재 시 발화를 늦춰주며 발열을 적게 발생시켜 연소의 확대를 막는다. 하지만 난연성능 기준에 미달하는 샌드위치 패널을 사용할 경우, 재산 및 인명 피해가 확대되는 사례가 발생할 수 있다. 마감재료의 난연성능은 육안으로는 확인이 어려워 간편하면서도 빠른 평가방법의 개발이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 X-선 분석법(XRF, XRD)을 이용하여 EPS 샌드위치 패널의 화재안전평가 방법에 대해 분석하였다. X-선 분석법을 적용한 결과 화재시험을 통한 난연 성능에 따라 특정 성분이 검출되는 것을 확인하였다. X-선 형광분석(XRF)을 통해 알루미늄성분이 부적합제품에 비해 적합제품에 훨씬 많이 함유되어있는 것을 알 수 있었다. X-선 회절분석(XRD)을 통해 난연 EPS의 주된 결정성 물질로 확인된 깁사이트(gibbsite)는 적합제품과 부적합제품에 공통으로 함유되어 있었지만 결정성에 있어 차이가 나는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 X-선 분석을 통한 원소분석과 결정분석으로 난연성능 평가 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1282-1292
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• 2018

The exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GSBa-1 was isolated and purified by ethanol precipitation, and DEAE-cellulose and Sepharose CL-6B chromatographies. The molecular mass of the purified EPS was determined to be 54 kDa. Monosaccharide analysis showed that the EPS was composed of predominantly glucose, and it was further confirmed by NMR spectroscopy to be ${\alpha}-glucan$ that consisted of a trisaccharide repeating unit with possible presence of two ${\alpha}-(1{\rightarrow}3)$ and one ${\alpha}-(1{\rightarrow}6)$ glucosidic linkages. Microstructural analysis showed that the EPS appeared as ellipsoid or globose with a smooth surface. The EPS had a degradation temperature at $240^{\circ}C$. Furthermore, the EPS had strong DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities, and moderate superoxidant anion scavenging and metal ion-chelating activities. This is the first characterization of a glucan produced by B. amyloliquefaciens with strong antioxidant activity. The results of this study suggest the potential of the EPS from B. amyloliquefaciens GSBa-1 to serve as a natural antioxidant for application in functional products.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2012

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for operating an emergency power system(EPS) that can secure a sufficient power supply used in case of a fire by analyzing the status of power supplies for emergency and firefighting operations. Investigations on the one of the causes of the operational failure of firefighting systems show evidence of EPS. Generally, when power to a building is interrupted, EPS supplies the emergency load(excepted firefighting load) first. When a power outage and a fire occur simultaneously, the EPS must be able to supply both the emergency load and the firefighting load, especially the firefighting load to the end. However, in order to save construction costs, emergency power generators in apartment, commercial, and business buildings can satisfy only one of the required loads. In cases like this, when a power outage and a fire occur simultaneously, there is a danger of firefighting equipment not operating due to insufficient power supply from the emergency generator. Therefore, an EPS must have a reserved firefighting power that can supply both the firefighting and the emergency load. Such EPS, when faced with a danger of an overload, will shut down the supply to all or part of the emergency load, thus securing a continuous power supply to the firefighting equipment. The generator power system with reserved firefighting power (RFP) will also have an indicator to show that the selective control is being used. General power generation systems for emergency load and firefighting load were found to have a demand factor of 50-60% with a lump. However, when installing an EPS, the builders must choose the higher demand factor suggested according to the official approval demand factor of the building.

• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 심층 학습 모델 방법을 이용하여 EPS(Electronic Potential Sensor) 기반의 손동작 신호를 인식하는 시스템을 제안한다. 전기장 기반 센서인 EPS로부터 추출된 신호는 다량의 잡음이 포함되어 있어 이를 제거하는 전처리과정을 거쳐야 한다. 주파수 대역 특징 필터를 이용한 잡음 제거한 후, 신호는 시간에 따른 전압(Voltage) 값만 가지는 1차원적 특징을 지닌다. 2차원 데이터를 입력으로 하여 컨볼루션 연산을 하는 알고리즘에 적합한 형태를 갖추기 위해 신호는 차원 변형을 통해 재구성된다. 재구성된 신호데이터는 여러 계층의 학습 층(layer)을 가지는 심층 학습 기반의 모델을 통해 분류되어 최종 인식된다. 기존 확률 기반 통계적 모델링 알고리즘은 훈련 후 모델을 생성하는 과정에서 초기 파라미터에 결과가 좌우되는 어려움이 있었다. 심층 학습 기반 모델은 학습 층을 쌓아 훈련을 반복하므로 이를 극복할 수 있다. 실험에서, 제안된 심층 학습 기반의 서로 다른 구조를 가지는 컨볼루션 신경망(Convolutional Neural Networks), DBN(Deep Belief Network) 알고리즘과 통계적 모델링 기반의 방법을 이용한 인식 결과의 성능을 비교하였고, 컨볼루션 신경망 알고리즘이 다른 알고리즘에 비해 EPS 동작신호 인식에서 보다 우수한 성능을 나타냄을 보였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2011

The structural components of microorganism are quite related to the toxin and environmental conditions. The vegetative and dormant cells are quite affected by the physical and chemical environments to survive and they will be dormant when they are in the extreme environment. The mechanism to activate the microorganisms however, is not well defined yet in the area of activation state and sporulation state through the analysis of EPS. Other than that even the main mechanism of prior to acquisition of analysis values is not well understood. Therefore, what kind of specific environment to affect the activation and sporulation will be discussed through the analysis of the extracellular polymeric substances(EPS). EPS are a high molecular weight mixture of polymers presenting both outside of cells and interior of microbial aggregates. They are a major complex materials in microbial aggregation for sustaining them together in a three dimensional matrix. Three commonly used extraction methods were applied to this study their effectiveness and quantification in extracting EPS from several Bacillus microorganisms and activated sludge. Three extraction methods used for this study are regular centrifugation with formaldehyde (RCF), Steaming, and EDTA extraction. The results of EPS contents such as the quantitative proteins, carbohydrates and the ratio of protein versus carbohydrate from the several species with the several specific methods showed in this research. This study aims to get comparable results of the quantitative production of EPS and the effectiveness of sedimentation for Bacillus microorganisms and activated sludge from several wastewater treatment plans. The results revealed that the protein amount extracted was the highest by the Steaming method of three extraction methods before sporulation and the carbohydrate amount extracted was the highest by the RCA method of three extraction methods after sporulation. The higher amount of protein compared with carbohydrate from Bacillus microorganisms affected higher sedimentation efficiency, however it could not be found the relation between the EPS production and sedimentation efficiency for the activated sludge.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.459-474
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• 2017

To investigate the mechanical properties of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Beads Stabilized Lightweight Soil (EBSLS), Laboratory studies were conducted. Totally 20 sets of specimens according to the complete test design were prepared and tested with unconfined compressive test and consolidated drained triaxial test. Results showed that dry density of EBSLS ($0.67-1.62g/cm^3$) decreases dramatically with the increase of EPS beads volumetric content, while increase slightly with the increase of cement content. Unconfined compressive strength (10-2580 kPa) increases dramatically in parabolic relationship with the increase of cement content, while decreases with the increase of EPS beads volumetric content in hyperbolic relationship. Cohesion (31.1-257.5 kPa) increases with the increase of cement content because it is mainly caused by the bonding function of hydration products of cement. The more EPS beads volumetric content is, the less dramatically the increase is, which is a result of the cohesion between hydration products of cement and EPS beads is less than that between hydration products of cement and sand particles. Friction angle ($14.92-47.42^{\circ}$) decreases with the increase of EPS beads volumetric content, which is caused by the smoother surfaces of EPS beads than sand grains. The stress strain curves of EBSLS tend to be more softening with the increase of EPS beads content or the decrease of cement content. The shear contraction of EBSLS increases with the increase of $c_e$ or the decrease of $c_c$. The results provided quantitative relationships between physico-mechanical properties of EBSLS and material proportion, and design process for engineering application of EBSLS.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.867-874
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• 2021

Epalrestat (EPS) is a brain penetrant aldose reductase inhibitor, an approved drug currently used for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. At near-plasma concentration, EPS induces glutathione biosynthesis, which in turn reduces oxidative stress in the neuronal cells. In this study, we found that EPS reduces neurodegeneration by inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced oxidative injury, mitochondrial membrane damage, apoptosis and tauopathy. EPS treatment up to 50 µM did not show any toxic effect on SH-SY5Y cell line (neuroblastoma cells). However, we observed toxic effect at a concentration of 100 µM and above. At 50 µM concentration, EPS showed better antioxidant activity against H₂O₂ (100 µM)-induced cytotoxicity, ROS formation and mitochondrial membrane damage in retinoic acid-differentiated SH-SY5Y cell line. Furthermore, our study revealed that 50 µM of EPS concentration reduced the glycogen synthase kinase-3 β (GSK3-β) expression and total tau protein level in H₂O₂ (100 µM)-treated cells. Findings from this study confirms the therapeutic efficacy of EPS on regulating Alzheimer's disease (AD) by regulating GSK3-β and total tau proteins phosphorylation, which helped to restore the cellular viability. This process could also reduce toxic fibrillary tangle formation and disease progression of AD. Therefore, it is our view that an optimal concentration of EPS therapy could decrease AD pathology by reducing tau phosphorylation through regulating the expression level of GSK3-β.

• 환경사랑
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• 통권63호
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• pp.12-13
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• 2012

EUMEPS(유럽연합 EPS생산자기구) 뉴스레터에 소개 된 EPS 포장 관련 LCA 자료를 소개한다. 생선포장상자에 관한 전과정평가(LCA)는 경쟁 자재 산업이 EPS 포장 산업을 위협한 것에 대한 대응책이었다. TV 포장에 관한 LCA 연구는 2001년부터의 이전 연구의 업데이트이다.