• KSBB Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2017

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), a member of the Asteraceae family, is a well-known for medicinal plant and can be found in India and Europe. Chamomile is an effective sedative and various medical effects. But, the effects of acne treatment by chamomile were not investigated. Therefore, we assessed the anti-oxidant effects, anti-microbial activity and anti-inflammatory effects by chamomile extracts in HaCaT keratinocyte cells. Anti-oxidant effects of chamomile extracts were investigated by DPPH assay. Also, results of MTT assay was demonstrated that chamomile extracts did not have a cytotoxic effect in HaCaT cells. To assess the antimicrobial activity, we determined formation of inhibition zone of Propionibacterium acnes by extracts from chamomile. Tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) induces production of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL-$1{\beta}$), IL-6 and IL-8 and expression of COX-2. Chamomile extracts could inhibit TNF-${\alpha}$-induced mRNA expression levels of IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-8 and COX-2 gene. These results demonstrated the possibility of chamomile for prevention and treatment of skin inflammatory diseases such as acne.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2000

The growth characteristics and the cellular protein patterns of the Lactobacillus plantarum isolated and identified from oat silage were examined in order to confirm whether it will be used practically as probiotics or not. L plantarum was identified by morphological and biochemical tests including of final conforming by API 50CHL kit. The cultivation in MRS broth of the strain under the condition of different temperature, proved that they grew into $2.0{\times}10^{9}$ in $25^{\circ}C$, into $1.4{\times}10^{9}$ in $35^{\circ}C$ but they decreased into $4.5{\times}10^{5}$ growth in $45^{\circ}C$. The comparison of the growth by measurement of O.D600nm value after 24 hour cultivation between L plantarum and commercial probiotics, showed that the strain had a higher growth than commercial as 1.841 : 1.623. The measurement of it under bile acid's existence, indicated that this isolation was not influenced by bile acid and the tolerance was $3.2{\times}10^{9}$, $3.9{\times}10^{9}$ and $3.2{\times}10^{9}$, respectively, when each of 0%, 1%, and 2% oxigall existed. The examination of their antibiotics susceptibility by disk diffusion test, proved that L plantarum showed resistance against danofloxacin(5mcg), gentamycin(10mcg), kanamycin(30mcg), neomycin(30mcg) and streptomycin(10mcg). Based upon the test of the bacteriocin formation of this L plantarum, it was found out that the inhibition zone was not formed. In growth of L plantarum and E coli in nutrient broth, all E coli died out within 6 hours after cultures.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2010

청목노상 잎 시료로부터 spot 배양 후 bioreactor에서 배양된 청목노상 뽕잎callus 추출물을 이용하여 H. pylori 균에 대한 항균활성을 측정한 결과, 높은 항균활성을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다. 배양된 청목노상 뽕잎 callus 추출물의 H. pylori 균에 대한 항균활성 물질을 정제하여 $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, IR 및 FAB-MS spectrum 등을 활용하여 구조분석 한 결과 protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid 및 rosemarinic acid로 동정하였으며, 단일물질 보다 혼합물질에 의한 synergy 효과에 의해 H. pylori 균에 대한 항균활성이 나타나는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2017

Purpose: Essential oils are secondary metabolites of herbs and have antibacterial activities against foodborne pathogens. However, their applications for food protection are limited due to the hydrophobic and volatile natures of essential oils. Methods: In this study, essential oil nanoemulsions of rosemary and lavender were formulated with non-ionic surfactant Tween 80 and water using ultrasonic emulsification, and their antibacterial effects were determined. Results: The antibacterial activities of nanoemulsions were evaluated against 12 strains of 10 bacterial species, and significant antibacterial effects were observed against four Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria but not against Streptococcus mutans and Shigella sonnei. In the disc diffusion test, the diameter of the inhibition zone proportionally increased with the concentration of nanoemulsions. Using cell turbidity measurement, minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the nanoemulsions, which is the lowest concentration reducing viability of the initial bacterial inoculum by ${\geq}99.9%$, was significantly higher than the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the nanoemulsions. The largest bactericidal effects of lavender and rosemary essential oil nanoemulsions were observed against S. enterica and S. aureus, respectively. Conclusion: Nanoemulsion technique could improve antibacterial activity of essential oil nanoemulsions by increasing the solubility and stability of essential oils. Our findings shed light on the potential use of essential oil nanoemulsions as an alternative to chemical sanitizers in food protection.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 1989

Chitin 분해 활성이 높은 Streptomyces 균주들을 인삼재배 토양에서 분리하고, 그 균주들이 인상뿌리 썩음 병균인 Fµsarium solani 에 미치는 길항효과와 그 작용을 조사하였다. 분리된 Streptomyces 중 몇 균주는 F. solani 의 포자발아와 발 아판의 생장을 억제하였고 균사를 분해하였으며, 동시에 세포벽 분해효소로 알려친 Chitinase를 생산하였다. 그중에서도 S alboniger ST 59 와 S. roseolilacinus ST 129 는 길항효과가 아주 좋았는데, 병원균의 분생포자를 두 Streptomyces 의 농축배 양여액에 14일간 처리하였을 때 포지숫자가 처음 정종 정도의 20%로 줄어을였다. 특히 S. alboniger ST 59는 뱅균인 F solani의 분생포자, 균사 뿐만 아니라 분해되기 어려운 후막포자까지도 분해하였다. 이것으로 비푸어 보건데, F. solani의 이 Streptomycetes에 의한 억제작용은 항생물질에 영향을 받은 병균이 Chitinase에 의해 분해된 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 1980

Phytolaccae Radix (PR), Brunella Herba (BH), Akebiae Lignum (AL) and Atractylis Rhizoma (AR) are some of the diuretic agents used in Chinese medicine and folk remedy. Water or methanol extracts of them (100mg/kg) were intravenously injected to rabbits in order to re-evaluate the effects on renal function. PR water extract elicited moderate diuresis while water extracts of BH, AL and methanol extract of AR had antidiuretic effects. Influence of PR on renal hemodynamics and $Na^+-K^+$-ATPase activity in rabbit kidney were observed in vivo and in vitro. The results were as follows: 1) Clearances of inulin and p-aminohippuric acid increased significantly after 15 minutes following the administration of PR water extract, but Na+ reabsorption rate was not changed. 2) The increase of $Na^+-K^+$-ATPase activity in renal cortex, outer and inner medulla was observed at 15 minutes after PR water fraction was given intravenously, and the change was most prominent in cortical area. 3) More than 50% of decrease in $Na^+-K^+$-ATPase activity in renal tissues was observed with PR water fraction $(10^{-2}g/ml)$ in vitro experiments. However, the inhibition of $Na^+-K^+$-ATPase activity was reversed with lower concentrations $(10^{-4}g/ml,\;10^{-6}g/ml)$ of PR water fraction in outer and inner medullary zone. These results suggest the diuretic effect of PR is due to improved renal hemodynamics, and contradictory reults concerning $Na^+-K^+$-ATPase activity require further investigation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.905-913
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• 2014

Lj-RGD3, an RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) toxin protein from the salivary gland of Lampetra japonica, exhibits antifungal activity against Candida albicans. Lj-RGD3 has three RGD motifs and shows homology to histidine-rich glycoprotein. We synthesised two mutant derivatives of Lj-RGD3: Lj-26, which lacks all three RGD motifs and contains no His residues; and Lj-112, which lacks only the three RGD motifs. We investigated the effects of the wild-type and mutated toxins on a gram-positive bacterium (Escherichia coli), a gram-negative bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus), and a fungus (C. albicans). rLj-RGD3 and its mutants exhibited antifungal but not antibacterial activity, as measured by a radial diffusion assay. The C. albicans inhibition zone induced by rLj-112 was larger than that induced by the other proteins, and its inhibitory effect on C. albicans was dose-dependent. In viable-count assays, the rLj-112 MIC was $7.7{\mu}M$, whereas the MIC of the positive control (ketoconazole) was $15{\mu}M$. Time-kill kinetics demonstrated that rLj-112 effectively killed C. albicans at $1{\times}$ and $2{\times}$ MIC within 12 and 6 h, respectively. Electron microscopy analysis showed that rLj-RGD3 and rLj-112 induced C. albicans lysis. Our results demonstrate a novel anticandidal activity for rLj-RGD3 and its mutant derivatives.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2014

In the present study, a yeast species isolated from CETP, Vellore, Tamilnadu was identified as Cryptococcus sp. VITGBN2 based on molecular techniques and was found to be a potent producer of acidic diacetate sophorolipid in mineral salt media containing vegetable oil as additional carbon source. The chemical structure of the purified biosurfactant was identified as acidic diacetate sophorolipid through GC-MS analysis. This sophorolipid was used as a stabilizer for synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZON). The formation of biofunctionalized ZON was characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activities of naked ZON and sophorolipid functionalized ZON were tested based on the diameter of inhibition zone in agar well diffusion assay, microbial growth rate determination, protein leakage analysis, and lactate dehydrogenase assay. Bacterial pathogen Salmonella enterica and fungal pathogen Candida albicans showed more sensitivity to sophorolipid biofunctionalized ZON compared with naked ZON. Among the two pathogens, S. enterica showed higher sensitivity towards sophorolipid biofunctionalized ZON. SEM analysis showed that cell damage occurred through cell elongation in the case of S. enterica, whereas cell rupture was found to occur predominantly in the case of C. albicans. This is the first report on the dual role of yeast-mediated sophorolipid used as a biostabilizer for ZON synthesis as well as a novel functionalizing agent showing antimicrobial property.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2001

정제된 Aigeok Polysaccharide의 분자량은 $5.5{\times}10^4$ Da였고, 분자량 분포는 단분산도에 가까웠으며, FT-IR 스펙트럼으로부터 메칠에스테르화된 정도는 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. Aigeok polysaccharide의 겔화 속도는 칼슘이온과 온도에 크게 영향을 받으며 4.08mM 칼슘 이온이 첨가될 때까지는 탄성률의 세기가 증가하였다가 그 이상이 되면 저장탄성률과 손실탄성률 모두 감소하였다. Aigeok polysaccharide의 화학적 구조와 junction zone은 적절한 양의 칼슘이온에 의해 안정화됨을 알 수 있었고 과량의 칼슘농도하에서는 그물구조 형성이 방해를 받아 탄성률은 감소하였다. 겔화 속도 상수는 온도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였고 이는 Aigeok 분자간에 수소결합이 주된 역할을 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. Aigeok polysaccharide의 겔화 능력은 4.08mM의 칼슘 첨가와 $5^{\circ}C$에서 가장 안정한 겔을 형성함을 알 수 있었고, 반응식이 겔화를 추정하는데 좋은 표준이 됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.338-342
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• 2002

Monascus anka Y7이 생성하는 황색소의 항균활성 특성을 규명하였다. Y7의 조황색소는 그람 양성균보다 그람 음성균에 대한 항균 활성이 더 크게 나타났으며 Candida 등과 같은 효모에 대해서도 항균활성을 나타냈다. 특히 황색소의 항균성분 중 TLC로 분리한 E2 분획은 E. coli에 대한 항균활성이 크며 373 nm에서 주된 흡광 특성을 보이고 있고 흡수 파장 범위가 장파장 부위로 넓어져 있어 외관상 진한 밝은 황색을 나타내는 형광색소이다. Y7의 조색소 및 각 TLC 분획의 HPLC분석 결과 citrinin이 검출되지 않았다. 이는 Y7의 항균 특성이 최근 Monascus 색소에서 안전성의 논란이 되고 있는 citrinin과는 무관한 것을 의미한다. 한편 E2 분획을 주로하는 조황색소는 식품에 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 천연황색소인 치자황색소, 아나토색소, 홍화색소보다 황색도(b/a)가 매우 높고 이들 색소와 유사한 색조를 나타내므로 항균성을 보유한 대체 황색소로서의 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.