• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.854-860
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• 1999

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) was purified to homogeneity from fruiting bodies of edible mushroom, Lentinus edodes, by ammonium sulfate precipitation, diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-Sepharose FF ion-exchange chromatography, Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration chromatography, and preparative PAGE. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be approximately 54 kDa by gel filtration chromatography, and the enzyme was shown to be consisted of two identical subunits of molecular weight 27 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was 4.9 as determined by isoelectric focusing. The enzyme had optimal pH and temperature of pH 8.0 and $20^{\circ}C$, respectively. The activity of the enzyme was inhibited by hydrogen peroxide, but inhibited less by cyanide and azide. The native enzyme was found to contain 0.89g-atom of iron, 0.75g-atom of zinc, and 0.46g-atom of copper per mol of enzyme. Analysis of amino acids composition revealed that the SOD from L. edodes contained a relatively large amount of glutamic acid/glutamine, proline, cysteine, isoleucine, and leucine, but only a small amount of aspartic acid/asparagine, tyrosine, and tryptophan when compared to the other iron-containing SODs.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.134-139
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• 2021

A diverse group of plant-growth promoting bacteria were isolated in button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) media to investigate the plant-growth promoting traits of compounds including indole acetic acid (IAA), ammonia, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase, siderophore, and hydrogen cyanide. Twenty-one bacterial strains showing positive effects for all the test traits were selected and classified to confirm bacterial diversity in the media habitat. Plant-growth promoting traits of the isolates were also assessed. All strains produced IAA ranging from 20 ㎍/mL to 250 ㎍/mL. Most of the isolates produced more than 80% siderophore. Four strains (Pantoea sp., PSB-08, Bacillus sp., PSB-13, Pseudomonas sp., PSB-17, and Enterobacter sp., PSB-21) showed outstanding performances for all the tested traits. In a bioassay of these four strains using mung bean plant, the best growth performances (23.16 cm, 22.98 cm, 2.27 g/plant, and 1.83 g/plant for shoot length, root length, shoot dry weight, and root dry weight, respectively) were obtained from the plants co-inoculated with Bacillus sp., PSB-13. The resultant data indicate that button mushroom media have got a diverse group of bacteria with plant growth promoting abilities. Thus, the media could be a good recycling resource for using to an effective bio-fertilizer.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.346-357
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to suggest improvement plans for prevention regulations by reflecting the toxicity, fire and explosion effects of hazardous materials factories and surrounding areas using an off-site consequence assessment program. Regarding the effects of the hydrogen cyanide leak accident, which is the 1st petroleum of the 4th class flammable liquid, Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) program was used to compare and analyze the extent of damage effects for toxicity, overpressure, and radiation. As a result, the toxicity was analyzed to exceed 5km in the area with Acute exposure guideline level (AEGL)-2 concentration or higher, the overpressure was 103m in the range of 1 psi or more, and the radiant heat was analyzed to be 724m in the range of 2kw/m² or more. Toxicity and radiation affected the area outside the hazardous material storage area, but the overpressure was limited to the inside of the hazardous material storage area. Therefore, we propose to improve the safety management of hazardous materials by conducting a risk assessment for hazardous materials and reflecting the results in internal and external emergency response plans to prepare prevention regulations.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.759-771
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• 2023

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring bacteria that intensively colonize plant roots and are crucial in promoting the crop growth. These beneficial microorganisms have garnered considerable attention as potential bio-inoculants for sustainable agriculture. PGPR directly interacts with plants by providing essential nutrients through nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilization and accelerating the accessibility of other trace elements such as Cu, Zn, and Fe. Additionally, they produce plant growth-promoting phytohormones, such as indole acetic acids (IAA), indole butyric acids (IBA), gibberellins, and cytokinins.PGPR interacts with plants indirectly by protecting them from diseases and infections by producing antibiotics, siderophores, hydrogen cyanide, and fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes such as glucanases, chitinases, and proteases. Furthermore, PGPR protects plants against abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity by producing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase and modulating plant stress markers. Bacteria belonging to genera such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Pantoa, and Enterobacter exhibit multiple plant growth-promoting traits, that can enhance plant growth directly, indirectly, or through synergetic effects. This comprehensive review emphasizes how PGPR influences plant growth promotion and presents promising prospects for its application in sustainable agriculture.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.327-337
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• 2017

반 건조 소화 하수슬러지와 폐플라스틱을 혼합하여 파일롯 규모(85.3kg/hr)의 연속식 저온($510^{\circ}C{\sim}530^{\circ}C$) 열분해 실험을 하였다. 실험결과 열분해가스 발생량은 투입물 건량의 최대 68.3%, 발열량은 $40.9MJ/Nm^3$이었으며, 연속식 열분해에 따른 외기 유입율이 19.6%이었다. 오일은 투입물 건량의 4.2%가 발생하였고, 저위발열량은 32.5 MJ/kg이었으며 시설부식 등을 일으킬 수 있는 황과 염소의 함량이 각각 0.2% 이상이었다. 투입물 건량의 27.5%가 발생한 탄화물의 저위 발열량은 10.2 MJ/kg이었고, 용출시험 결과 지정폐기물에 해당하지 않았다. 열분해가스의 연소 배가스는 일산화탄소, 황산화물, 시안화수소 등의 배출농도가 특히 높았고, 다이옥신 (PCDDs/DFs)은 $0.034ng-TEQ/Sm^3$로서 법적 기준치 이내였다. 건조 배가스 응축으로 발생한 폐수는 수질오염물질 47개 항목 중 총질소, n-H 추출물질, 시안 등의 고농도 항목이 많아 전처리 후 하수처리장 등에서의 병합처리 방식을 고려할 필요가 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.214-220
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• 1993

최근 과잉생산단계에 이르고 생식이외의 소비방법이 없는 우렁쉥이는 봄부터 여름 사이에 집중적으로 대량출하되므로서 선도의 보존과 소비에 한계가 들어나고 있다. 또한 젓갈 등의 제품가공시에는 처리중에 일어나는 변색 즉 갈변으로 인한 품질의 저하가 문제가 되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 (1)갈변의 원인을 밝히고, (2)그에 관여하는 여러가지 반응요인, 그리고 (3)갈변을 방지하기 위한 처리방법 등에 관해서 검토하였다. 1. 우렁쉥이 육과 내장에서 추출한 조효소액을 L-tyrosine과 catechol을 기질로 하여 polyphenol oxidase 활성을 측정한 결과 L-tyrosine의 경우 육과 내장에서 20.6 및 63.5 unig/mg의 비활성도를 각각 나타냈으며 특히 내장의 경우가 육보다도 3배정도 높았다. 이 결과 보아 갈변의 주된 원인이 tyrosinase의 작용이 아닌가 추정된다. 2. 우렁쉥이 조효소액의 tyrosinase활성 최적 pH는 6.0, 최적온도는 $30^{\circ}C{\sim}35^{\circ}C$였으며, 열안정성은 $70^{\circ}C$에서 9분, $80^{\circ}C$에서 3분 그리고 $90^{\circ}C$와 $100^{\circ}C$에서 1분 처리로 완전히 실활하였다. 3. 효소활성 저해효과에 있어서 육의 경우 0.5mM의 농도에서는 ascorbic acid, sodium bisulfite, cystein, citric acid, cyanide 등이 효과가 있었고, 0.1mM의 농도에서 ascorbic acid, sodium bisulfite, cystein만이 유효하였다. 그러나 내장의 경우와 같이 효소활성이 클 때는 sodium bisulfite만이 tyrosinase활성을 저해했다. 4. 갈변방지를 위하여 산, buffer, sulfite, 기타 갈변억제처리 효과를 검토한 결과 0.2M citric acid에 5분, 또는 $0.2\%\;NaHSO_3$에 1분 침지한 것이 갈변방지에 좋은 효과를 나타내어 젓갈 등의 가공제품의 개발에 있어서도 유용한 전처리 방법이라 생각되었다. 또 $0.2\%\;NaHSO_3$에 1분 침지한 경우의 잔존 $SO_2$양은 100 ppm 이하였으며 $NaHSO_3$에 침지후 상온숙성의 경우는 약 30일 정도, 저온숙성의 경우는 50일까지 갈변발생을 억제할 수 있었다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2000

쿠션제조용; 마네킹 제조용 및 건축내장재용 폴리우레탄 봄의 열적특성을 조사하기 위하여 시차주사열량계(DSC, Differential Scanning Calorimeter) 및 열중량 분석기(TGA, Thermogravimetric Analysis)를 이용하여 온도에 따른 발열개시온도, 무게감량 등을 조사하였으며, 발화온도 측정방법 중 정온법을 이용하여 각 폴리우레탄 폼의 발화온도를 조사하였다. 이로부터 각 폴리우레탄 폼의 연소 조건에 따라 발생할 수 있는 유독성 가스를 가스분석기와 가스텍을 이용하여 조사하였다. 연구결과 시제품인 건축내장재용 폴리우레탄 폼의 분해개시온도가 다소 낮으며, 분해열이 매우 크게 나타났다. 발화온도는 $420^{\circ}$였다. 연소 시험시 $420^{\circ}$까지 무염연소의 형태를 가졌으며, $500^{\circ}$에서 유임연소가 발생하였다. 연소형태에 관계없이 연소온도의 증가에 따라 일산화탄소, 이산화탄소의 농도는 증가하였고, 유염연소를 나타내는 $500^{\circ}$에서 질소산화물이 10 ppm 이상 관찰되었다. 한편 유독성이 매우 강한 HCN의 경우 온도의 증가에 따라 크게 증가하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2012

Plant growth promoting traits like production of indoleacetic acid (IAA), ammonia, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), siderophore, and like the enzyme activities of catalase, ACC deaminase, cellulase, chitinase and protease were assayed in vitro for twenty one phosphorus solubilizing bacteria isolated from soil isolates. Except SPP-5 and SPP-15 strains, all the other isolated strains produced IAA in various amounts of 10 to $23{\mu}g\;ml^{-1}$. All strains showed positive response for ammonia production and ACC deaminase activity implying that they are capable of growing in a N-free basal medium. Catalase activity was found to be superior in SPP-2, SPP-7, SPP-12 and SPP-17 compared to the other strains tested. HCN production was detected by 15 strains and among them SPP-9, SPP-15, SAph-11, and SAph-24 were found to be strong HCN producers. Except the isolates SPP-10, SPP-12, SPP-13 and SPP-14, all the other isolates produced more than 80% siderophore units. None of the strains showed cellulose and chitinase activity. SAph-8, SAPh-11, SAPh-24 and SPP-15 strains showed 35.84, 50.33, 56.64 and 34.78 U/ml protease activities, respectively. SPP-1, SPP-2, SPP-3, SPP-11, SPP-17, SPP-18, SAph-11 and SAph-24 strains showed positive response for all the tested plant growth promotion traits except cell wall degrading enzyme activities. According to the results, all the tested phosphorus solubilizing isolates could exhibit more than three or four plant growth promoting traits, which may promote plant growth directly or indirectly or synergistically. Therefore, these phosphorus solubilizing strains could be employed as bio-inoculants for agriculture soils.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2009

This study was undertaken to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of ATP depletion-induced membrane transport dysfunction and cell death in renal proximal tubular cells. ATP depletion was induced by incubating cells with 2.5 mM potassium cyanide(KCN)/0.1 mM iodoacetic acid(IAA), and membrane transport function and cell viability were evaluated by measuring $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake and trypan blue exclusion, respectively. ATP depletion resulted in a decrease in $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake and cell viability in a time-dependent manner. ATP depletion inhibited $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake in cells, when treated with 2 mM ouabain, a $Na^+$ pump-specific inhibitor, suggesting that ATP depletion impairs membrane transport functional integrity. Alterations in $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake and cell viability induced by ATP depletion were prevented by the hydrogen peroxide scavenger such as catalase and the hydroxyl radical scavengers(dimethylthiourea and thiourea), and amino acids(glycine and alanine). ATP depletion caused arachidonic acid release and increased mRNA levels of cytosolic phospholipase $A_2(cPLA_2)$. The ATP depletion-dependent arachidonic acid release was inhibited by $cPLA_2$ specific inhibitor $AACOCF_3$. ATP depletion-induced alterations in $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake and cell viability were prevented by $AACOCF_3$. Inhibition of $Na^+$-dependent phosphate uptake by ATP depletion was prevented by antipain and leupetin, serine/cysteine protease inhibitors, whereas ATP depletion-induced cell death was not altered by these agents. These results indicate that ATP depletion-induced alterations in membrane transport function and cell viability are due to reactive oxygen species generation and $cPLA_2$ activation in renal proximal tubular cells. In addition, the present data suggest that serine/cysteine proteases play an important role in membrane transport dysfunction, but not cell death, induced by ATP depletion.

• ALGAE
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.147-161
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• 2015

Brown algal extracts have long been used as feed supplements to promote health of farm animals. Here, we show new molecular insights in to the mechanism of action of a fucose containing polymer (FCP) rich fraction from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum using the Caenorhabditis elegans-Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 infection model. FCP enhanced survival of C. elegans against pathogen stress, correlated with up-regulation of key immune response genes such as: lipases, lysozyme (lys-1), saponin-like protein (spp-1), thaumatin-like protein (tlp-1), matridin SK domain protein (msk-1), antibacterial protein (abf-1), and lectin family protein (lfp). Further, FCP caused down regulation of P. aeruginosa quorum sensing genes: (lasI, lasR, rhlI, and rhlR), secreted virulence factors (lipase, proteases, and elastases) and toxic metabolites (pyocyanin, hydrogen cyanide, and siderophore). Biofilm formation and motility of pathogenic bacteria were also greatly attenuated when the culture media were treated with FCP. Interestingly, FCP failed to mitigate the pathogen stress in skn-1, daf-2, and pmk-1 mutants of C. elegans. This indicated that, FCP treatment acted on the regulation of fundamental innate immune pathways, which are conserved across the majority of organisms including humans. This study suggests the possible use of FCP, a seaweed component, as a functional food source for healthy living.