• BMB Reports
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.385-392
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• 1999

The $NAD^+$-specific activity of a dual coenzyme-specific isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH; EC 1.1.1.41) from the primitive fungus Pythium ultimum was investigated to elucidate the regulatory factors that may influence the intracellular distribution of carbon and the availability of intermediates, e.g. citrate, for fatty acid synthesis. Inhibition of $NAD^+$-IDH activity by diphospho- and triphosphonucleotides (ATP, ADP, and GTP) reflected the sensitivity of this enzyme to cellular energy charge even though monophosphonucleotides (AMP and GMP) had little effect on activity. NADPH, but not NADH, substantially inhibited $NAD^+$-IDH activity, showing noncompetitive inhibition with isocitrate. Oxalacetate and ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate showed competitive inhibition with isocitrate, while citrate and cis-aconitate showed mixed-noncompetitive inhibition with isocitrate. Inhibition by these substances ranged from 29 to 46% at 10 mM. The inhibitory effect of oxalacetate was increased synergistically by glyoxylate, which alone caused 31% uncompetitive inhibition at 10 mM, and a mixture of the two substances at 1 mM each showed 98% inhibition of $NAD^+$-IDH activity. The regulation of $NAD^+$-IDH in Pythium ultimum seems to be a complex process involving mitochondrial metabolites. The addition of glyoxylate (3 mM) and oxalacetate (3 mM) to the culture medium resulted in the production of 49% more lipid by P. ultimum.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.309-319
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• 2019

Phytochemicals which exist in various plants and fungi are non-nutritive compounds that exert numerous beneficial bioactive actions for animals. In recent years following the restriction of antibiotics, phytochemicals have been regarded as a primal selection when dealing with the challenges during the producing process in the poultry industry. The selected fast-growing broiler breed was more fragile when confronting the stressors in their growing environments. The disruption of oxidative balance that impairs the production performance in birds may somehow be linked to the immune system since oxidative stress and inflammatory damage are multi-stage processes. This review firstly discusses the individual influence of oxidative stress and inflammation on the poultry industry. Next, studies related to the application of phytochemicals or botanical compounds with the significance of their antioxidant and immunomodulatory abilities are reviewed. Furthermore, we bring up nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and nuclear factor kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) for they are respectively the key transcription factors involved in oxidative stress and inflammation for elucidating the underlying signal transduction pathways. Finally, by the discussion about several reports using phytochemicals to regulate these transcription factors leading to the improvement of oxidative status, heme oxygenase-1 gene is found crucial for Nrf2-mediated $NF-{\kappa}B$ inhibition.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.403-423
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• 2024

The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract houses a diverse microbial community, known as the gut microbiome comprising bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining the body's equilibrium and has recently been discovered to influence the functioning of the central nervous system (CNS). The communication between the nervous system and the GI tract occurs through a two-way network called the gut-brain axis. The nervous system and the GI tract can modulate each other through activated neuronal cells, the immune system, and metabolites produced by the gut microbiome. Extensive research both in preclinical and clinical realms, has highlighted the complex relationship between the gut and diseases associated with the CNS, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This review aims to delineate receptor and target enzymes linked with gut microbiota metabolites and explore their specific roles within the brain, particularly their impact on CNS-related diseases.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.207-211
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• 1972

1. 고온성 사상균인 Myriococcum albomyces의 밀기울 액체배양액에는 xylanase 와 laminaranase활성이 있었다. 2. Xylanase와 laminaranase의 최적 pH는 각각 5.0과 6.0이었다. 그리고 xylanase의 pH안 전범위는 $pH\;4.0{\sim}pH\;7.0$ 이었다. 3. Xylanase의 최적온도는 $55^{\cicr}C$이고 laminaranase의 척적온도는 $65^{\cicr}C$ 였다. 4. Xylanase의 열안전성은 $65^{\cicr}C$65에서 55분간, laminaranase 는 70 분간 안전하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2002

본 연구는 동절기(1월 중순)에 벌채된 후 목재집하장으로 운반되어 야적장에 저목 중인 소나무와 잣나무 원목을 대상으로 변재변색의 발생시기와 변색 특성을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 벌채 후 3, 4, 5, 6, 8개월 경과시 변색 평가를 실시하였는데, 매 평가시 원목 3개를 임의로 선정하여 원목당 수축방향에 대해 일정 간격으로 7~9개의 두께 3 cm 원판을 채취하여 변색 원인균을 분리한 후 변재변색의 방사방향 최대 침투깊이와 % 변색율을 측정하였다. 변재변색은 전적으로 충형변색이었으며, 주요 변색원인균인 Ophiostomatoid 균을 매개하는 수피천공충은 소나무좀으로 확인되었다. 소나무와 잣나무 원목은 5월 이전까지는 변재변색의 위험없이 저목할 수 있으나 5월 이후부터는 원목의 변재변색이 급속하게 증가하였다. 변색의 정도는 소나무보다 잣나무에서 심하였으며, 장마철 저목 중에 소나무 원목에서 개떡버섯과 치마버섯의 자실체를 다수 관찰할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 밝혀진 결과들은 앞으로 동절기에 벌채되어 저목 중인 소나무와 잣나무 원목에 발생하는 변재변색을 예방하기 위한 제반 조치를 취하는데 매우 중요한 자료로 사용될 것이다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2001

기질 물질로서 일련의3-phenyl-2,5-dihyoisoxazol-5-one(A) 및3-phenylisoxazole(B)유도체는 친핵성 첨가-제거반응($Ad_{N-E}$)으로 (A)가 (B)보다 높은 수율로 합성되었으며 정량적인 구조와 저항성(PRC) 및 감수성(SPC) 고추역병균(Phytophthora capsici)에 대한 살균 활성과의 관계(QSAR)를 검토하였다. 두 균주에 대한 살균활성은 공통적으로 benzoyl고리에 결합된 치환기의 폭인 $B_2$ 상수의 적정값(약$4.0{\AA}$)에 의존적(RPC: $(B_2)_{opt.}=3.74{\AA}$ 및 SPC: $(B_2)_{opt.}=3.99{\AA}$)이었으며 치환기가 RPC에는 전자끌게로 작용한 반면에 SPC에는 전자 끌게로 작용하지 않았다. Free-Wilson 분석결과, RPC 및 SPC, 두 균주에 대한 살균활성은 (A)가 (B)보다 컸으며 할로겐과 acetyl-치환체가 기여하였고, RPC에는 cyano, methoxy 및 methyl-치환체 등이 선택적으로 기여하였다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.631-642
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• 2017

작물의 재배 과정 중에 발생하는 해충을 효과적으로 방제하기 위하여 친환경 유기농자재, 미생물 살충제, 화학 살충제와 같은 다양한 방제제가 사용되고 있다. 이들은 다양한 해충과 병을 방제하기 위해 동일한 포장에서 동시에 또는 순차적으로 이용된다. 이 방제제들은 서로 영향을 미쳐 방제 효과도 달라질 수 있다. 따라서 미생물 살충제와 동시에 또는 동일 포장에 처리될 수 있는 다른 농자재의 혼용가능 여부를 조사할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 시설하우스에서 가루이류 방제를 위해 등록된 친환경 유기농자재의 전처리가 담배가루이 방제를 위해 개발된 Isaria javanica 균주의 포자 발아, 균사 성장 그리고 방제효율에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 담배가루이 방제용으로 국내에서 개발된 I. javanica 균주는 4종(A, 파라핀오일+계피오일; B, 대두유; C, 님추출물+참깨오일; D, 채종유)의 가루이류 방제용 친환경 살충제 중 A 살충제에 의해 포자 발아($8.9{\pm}1.3%{\sim}24.5{\pm}0.9%$) 및 균사 성장($0.81{\pm}0.01cm{\sim}0cm$)이 감소되었다. 담배가루이 방제에서 친환경 유기농자재와 I. javanica 사이의 처리 간격이 미치는 효과 조사를 위해, 친환경 유기농자재 4종을 I. javanica 균주 처리 0, 1, 4, 7일 전 처리하고 방제 효과를 조사하였다. 친환경 유기농자재 전처리는 4종 모두 I. javanica의 담배가루이 방제효과를 감소시켰다. 따라서 국내에 등록된 가루이류 방제용 친환경 유기농자재 4종과 개발된 곰팡이 살충제 I. javanica를 동시에 또는 순차적으로 이용할 경우, 상호영향을 고려하여 7일 이상의 간격을 두고 살포하는 것이 효과적으로 담배가루이를 방제 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2015

In recent years, immobilization agents were introduced into organic contaminated soil remediation and more and more materials were screened and used as the immobilizing carrier. However, effect of the decomposition of the immobilizing carrier on the bioremediation was rarely concerned. Therefore, the decomposition experiment of immobilizing carrier -corncob was carried out in the lab with the efficient degradation fungi - Mucor mucedo (MU) existing, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues E4/E6 of the dissolved organic matter and microbial diversity during the decomposition process were studied. The results showed that: a) during the decomposition, the degradation of pyrene (Pyr) was mainly in the first 28 d in which the content of extractable Pyr decreased rapidly and the highest decrease was in the treatment with only MU added. b) Anslysis of E4/E6 changes showed that rich microorganisms could promote aromatization and condensation of humus. c) From the diversity index analysis it can also be seen that there is no significant difference in effects of PAHs on the uniformity of microorganisms. These results will not only be useful to have a better understanding of the bioavailability of contaminants adsorbed to biodegradable carriers in PAHs contaminated soil remediation, but also be helpful to perfect the principle of immobilized microbial technique.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1347-1356
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• 2013

Tricholoma matsutake, an ectomycorrhiza that has mutual relationships with the rootlet of Pinus denisflora, forms a fruiting body that serves as a valuable food in Asia. However, the artificial culture of this fungus has not been successful. Soil fungi, including T. matsutake, coexist with many other microorganisms and plants; therefore, complex microbial communities have an influence on the fruiting body formation of T. matsutake. Here, we report on the structures of fungal communities associated with the fairy ring of T. matsutake through the pyrosequencing method. Soil samples were collected inside the fairy ring zone, in the fairy ring zone, and outside the fairy ring zone. A total of 37,125 sequencing reads were obtained and 728 to 1,962 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were observed in the sampling zones. The fairy ring zone had the lowest OTUs and the lowest fungal diversity of all sampling zones. The number of OTUs and fungal taxa inside and outside the fairy ring zone was, respectively, about 2 times and 1.5 times higher than the fairy ring. Taxonomic analysis showed that each sampling zone has different fungal communities. In particular, out of 209 genera total, 6 genera in the fairy ring zone, such as Hemimycena, were uniquely present and 31 genera, such as Mycena, Boletopsis, and Repetophragma, were specifically absent. The results of metagenomic analysis based on the pyrosequencing indicate a decrease of fungal communities in the fairy ring zone and changes of fungal communities depending on the fairy ring growth of T. matsutake.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1142-1148
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• 2020

Mitochondria play a vital role in iron uptake and metabolism in pathogenic fungi, and also influence virulence and drug tolerance. However, the regulation of iron transport within the mitochondria of Cryptococcus neoformans, a causative agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised individuals, remains largely uncharacterized. In this study, we identified and functionally characterized Mrs3/4, a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial iron transporter, in C. neoformans var. grubii. A strain expressing an Mrs3/4-GFP fusion protein was generated, and the mitochondrial localization of the fusion protein was confirmed. Moreover, a mutant lacking the MRS3/4 gene was constructed; this mutant displayed significantly reduced mitochondrial iron and cellular heme accumulation. In addition, impaired mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster metabolism and altered expression of genes required for iron uptake at the plasma membrane were observed in the mrs3/4 mutant, suggesting that Mrs3/4 is involved in iron import and metabolism in the mitochondria of C. neoformans. Using a murine model of cryptococcosis, we demonstrated that an mrs3/4 mutant is defective in survival and virulence. Taken together, our study suggests that Mrs3/4 is responsible for iron import in mitochondria and reveals a link between mitochondrial iron metabolism and the virulence of C. neoformans.