• 농업과학연구
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.1039-1048
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• 2020

Food waste causes various economic losses and environmental pollution problems such as soil pollution and groundwater pollution. Food waste has been used as a resource in various forms and has been used mostly for feed and composting. This study compared microalgal nutrient medium (BG-11) with food waste compost to determine the possibility of using it as a culture medium. Scenedesmus quadricauda was isolated and cultured in an eutrophic reservoir and incubated for 3 days in distilled water before laboratory use. Food waste compost was produced in two food waste processing facilities, and hot water was extracted in the laboratory to be used for microalgae cultivation. The growth curve of the microalgae was analyzed based on the Chl-a concentration measured during the experiment, and the growth rate of the microalgae grown in the food waste compost was compared with the growth rate of those grown in the nutrient medium. Food waste compost showed a similar growth rate to that of the nutrient medium, and there was a difference depending on the manufacturing facility. The growth of microalgae in such food waste was further amplified when trace elements were added and showed better growth than that of the nutrient media. Particularly, when trace elements were added, the growth rate increased, and the growth period was further extended. Therefore, food waste compost can be sufficiently utilized as a microalgal culture medium, and if trace elements are added, it is considered that microalgae can be more effectively cultured compared to the existing nutrient medium.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2011

연구는 양질의 피조개 수정란 확보와 안정적 종묘생산을 위하여 피조개 모패의 먹이생물로 미세조류 3종 (Isochrysis galbana, Tetraselmis tetrathele, Phaeodactylum tricornutum) 을 단독 또는 혼합 공급하여 먹이생물에 따른 피조개 모패의 비만도, 생식소발달, 성숙유도율 및 생존율을 조사하였다. 사육 45일 경과 후 피조개 모패의 완숙기 출현율, 성숙유도율 및 생존율은 3종의 미세조류를 혼합 공급하거나 T. tetrathele를 단독공급한 실험구에서 가장 높았다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2020

This article emphasized the physiological characteristics of the selected marine microalgal strains obtained from the culture collection of the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK). Therefore, in this study, 13 different marine microalgal strains belonging to the phylum Chlorophyta were analyzed for the composition of fatty acids, elements, photosynthetic pigments, and monosaccharides, as well as the lipid and protein contents. The results presented that the primary fatty acids were palmitic (C_16:0), palmitoleic (C_16:1 n-7), stearic (C_18:0), oleic (C_18:1 n-9), linoleic (C_18:2 n-6), and α-linolenic (ALA, C_18:3 n-3) acid in the evaluated microalgae. The lipid contents of heterotrophically grown strains ranged from 15.1% to 20.4%. The calorific values of the strains were between 17.4 MJ kg^-1 and 21.3 MJ kg^-1. The major monosaccharides were galactose, glucose, and mannose, while the primary photosynthetic pigments were chlorophyll-a (Chla), chlorophyll-b (Chlb), and lutein, respectively. Based on the results, the microalgal strains showed high potentials in the use of microalgae-based technologies to produce biochemicals, food, and renewable fuels as they are rich in sustainable sources of high-value bio-compounds, such as antioxidants, carbohydrates, and fatty acids.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2021

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) disrupt the cellular redox balance, exert cytotoxic effects, and consequently promote the development of various diseases in humans. Previous studies have reported that antioxidants counteract the adverse effects of ROS. Several studies examine the whitening effects of various agents based on their ability to inhibit tyrosinase activity. Tyrosinase is a critical enzyme involved in the synthesis of melanin, which protects the skin against radiation. Various agents exhibiting antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities have been synthesized. However, these synthetic drugs are associated with toxicity, decreased safety, and poor skin penetration in vivo, which has limited the clinical application of synthetic drugs. This study examined the antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of some microalgae. The methanol, dichloromethane, and ethyl acetate extracts of four microalgal species (Tetraselmis tetrathele, Dunaliella tertiolecta, Platymonas sp., and Chaetoceros simplex) were prepared. The physiological and whitening effects of microalgal extracts were investigated by measuring the antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities. The ethyl acetate extract of D. tertiolecta exhibited the highest antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities. Future studies must focus on examining the whitening effects of microalgae on cell lines to facilitate the development of microalga-based therapeutics for skin diseases, functional health foods, and whitening agents. Thus, microalgae have potential applications in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.365-384
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• 2012

Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms that are highly productive in the presence of basic renewable natural sources (light, $CO_2$, water and nutrients). They can synthesize lipids, carbohydrates and proteins in a small number of days. Subsequently, these carbon-captured products can be processed into both biofuels and valuable co-products. Additionally, microalgae would be an ideal feedstock for replacing land-based food crops with cellular products as high energy density transportation fuels. These microscopic organisms could contribute a significant amount of renewable energy on a global scale. In Korea, microalgae biofuel research was common in the early 1990s. The research activities were unfortunately stopped due to limited governmental funds and low petroleum prices. Interest in algal biofuels in Korea has been growing recently due to an increased concern over oil prices, energy security, greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential for other biofuel feedstock to compete for limited agricultural resources. The high productivity of microalgae suggests that much of the Korean transportation fuel requirements can be met by biofuels at a production cost competitive with the increasing cost of petroleum seen in early 2008. At this time, the development of microlalgal biomass production technology remains in its infancy. This study reviewed microalgae culture systems and biomass production, harvesting, oil extraction, conversion, and technoeconomical bottlenecks. Many technical and economic barriers to using microalgal biofuels need to be overcome before mass production of microalgal-derived fuel substitutes is possible. However, serious efforts to overcome these barriers could become a large-scale commercial reality. Overall, this study provides a brief overview of the past few decades of global microalgal research.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2003

미세포류는 다양한 서식환경, 분류군, 종조성 등의 특징을 갖는 미생물군이며 , 이들은 각종 유용물질을 생산하는 것으로 알려지고 있다. 따라서 지금까지 유용물질 생산을 위하여 집중적으로 연구되었던 세균, 곰팡이 등과 함께 미래의 유용한 물질생산의 보고로 간주되고 있다. 미세조류 배양의 가장 큰 장점은 대부분의 작물생산에 적합하지 않는 높은 염도, 강한 알카리 등의 극한 환경에서도 성장하는 조류가 있다는 점이다. 최근 유용 미생물 탐색, 미생물 배양, 유용물질 탐색기술 등의 기반 기술이 크게 발달하면서 미세조류 배양 및 물질생산 비용은 점차 저렴해지고 있다. 또한 최근 급격히 발달된 생명공학기술을 이용한 유전공학적 조류주 개량 등으로 유용물질 생산 효율도 크게 증가시킬 수 있게 되었다. 한편 전 세계적으로 지구환경문제가 중요 쟁점으로 등장하였으며, 동시에 생물다양성협약 등 생물자원의 보존 및 확보가 무엇보다도 중요한 시점이라 할 수 있다. 미세조류의 대량배양 시 배지로서 축산폐수를 이용한다면 유용물질의 생산과 동시에 폐수의 고차처리, 대기 중 이산화탄소의 고정화 등 당면한 환경문제를 해결할 수 있는 환경친화적 기술로 평가되고 있다. 따라서 미세조류의 대량배양을 통하여 biomass로부터 건강보조식품, 천연색소, 의약용 물질 등의 고부가 유용물질을 생산하여 경제적 가치를 창출할 수 있다. 또한 미세조류의 대량배양은 부수적으로 생물학적 이산화탄소 고정화를 통한 대기 중 농도감소 등의 지구환경문제의 해결에도 기여할 수 있다. 즉, microalgal biotechnolog는 생물산업의 활성화와 함께 횐경산업의 발전을 도모할 수 있는 유망한 미래 산업으로서 앞으로 큰 발전이 기대된다. 수 있음을 보인다.옥천비변성대의 고생대 지층에서도 보고된 바 있기 때문에 옥천대에 광역적으로 일어난 것으로 생각된다.didn′t have purchase intention of apparel on Internet shopping malls were summarized and labeled as: difficulty of decision making due to virtual shopping environment, insufficiency of diverse apparels, users′ unease handling, risk of incredible apparel quality, unfamiliarity of Internet shopping and risks of unsecurity. Difficulty of decision making due to virtual shopping environment was determined as the most important factor of reasons that respondents didn′t have purchase intention of apparels in website.previous experience" in both cases. The rural housewives bought clothes when they had any "event" and urban housewives bought them when they had "extra money or sale".ng about the real environmental damage of the vehicles. In the paper we describe "how should the

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2015

실험에 사용된 미세조류는 이매패류 종묘생산시 유생과 치패의 먹이생물로 주로 이용되고 있는 Isochrysis galbana, Pavlova lutheri, Chaetoceros simplex, Tetraselmis tetrathele 등 4종을 선정하였으며, 배양환경으로 수온 (20, 25, 30, $35^{\circ}C$), 염분 (20, 25, 30, 33 psu) 그리고 조도 (60, 100, $140{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$) 를 서로 달리하여 4종의 미세조류에 대한 성장을 조사하였다. I. galbana의 성장은 수온 $20^{\circ}C$ 보다 $25^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 성장을 나타내었으며, 수온 $25^{\circ}C$일 때 일간 성장률은 염분 33 psu에서 0.413으로 가장 높았고, 20 psu에서 0.368로 가장 낮게 나타났다 (P < 0.05). 25 psu에서 일간 성장률은 0.383으로 30 psu 보다 낮게 나타났고, 20 psu 보다 높은 경향을 보였다 (P < 0.05). 이와 같은 수온과 염분에 따른 미세조류의 성장률은 종별로 다소 차이는 있으나 P. lutheri, T. tetrathele에서도 I. galbana의 성장과 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 한편, C. simplex의 성장은 수온 $25^{\circ}C$ 보다 $30^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 성장을 나타내었으며, 수온 $30^{\circ}C$에서 일간 성장률은 배양 10일째 염분 33 psu에서 0.428로 가장 높았고, 20 psu에서 0.389로 가장 낮게 나타났다 (P < 0.05). 그리고 서로 다른 조도에서 배양한 미세조류 4종의 성장은 $100{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$ 보다 $140{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$의 조도에서 가장 빠른 성장을 나타내었다 (P < 0.05).

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2021

Photosynthetic conversion through cyanobacteria and microalgae is an increasingly serious concern in the global warming crisis. Many value-added substances are produced through strain improvement, and much research and development is being conducted to determine its potential as an actual industrial strain. Economic barriers throughout processing production can be overcome to produce value-added chemicals by microalgal strains. In this study, we engineered cyanobacteria strains for the photosynthetic production of squalene and confirmed the continuous cultivation of CO₂ and light conditions. The free-inducer system of gene expression was developed at the cyanobacterial strains. Then, the squalene production level and growth of the recombinant cyanobacteria were analyzed and discussed. For bio solar-cell factories, the ability to regulate genes based on the free-inducer gene expression system promotes metabolic engineering research and construction to produce value-added chemicals.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2004

최근, 미세조류에 대한 생물공학적 관심이 급격히 증가하고 있으며 이의 응용범위는 식품이나 제약, 화장품 등 다양한 구도로 확장되어지고 있다. 고농도의 미세조류 배양을 위해서는 빛이 핵심적 제한요소로 작용되어지며 빛의 투과 깊이나 강도에 따라 균체의 성장속도가 결정되어지게 된다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 빛의 투과경로와 빛을 받는 면적/배양액의 부피 비율, 조도 그리고 단계적 조사에 따른 Chlorella sp.의 성장률을 조사하여 빛이 미세조류에 미치는 영향을 알아보았으며, 본 연구에 적용된 값들 중 4 cm의 직경, 57.6%의 면적/부피 비율, 62 $\mu$mo1/$m^2$/s의 조도에서 Chlorella sp. 성장에 필요한 빛 에너지를 가장 효율적으로 이용함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1357-1372
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• 2022

Heavy reliance on fossil fuels has been associated with increased climate disasters. As an alternative, microalgae have been proposed as an effective agent for biomass production. Several advantages of microalgae include faster growth, usage of non-arable land, recovery of nutrients from wastewater, efficient CO₂ capture, and high amount of biomolecules that are valuable for humans. Microalgae Chlorella spp. are a large group of eukaryotic, photosynthetic, unicellular microorganisms with high adaptability to environmental variations. Over the past decades, Chlorella has been used for the large-scale production of biomass. In addition, Chlorella has been actively used in various food industries for improving human health because of its antioxidant, antidiabetic, and immunomodulatory functions. However, the major restrictions in microalgal biofuel technology are the cost-consuming cultivation, processing, and lipid extraction processes. Therefore, various trials have been performed to enhance the biomass productivity and the lipid contents of Chlorella cells. This study provides a comprehensive review of lipid enhancement strategies mainly published in the last five years and aimed at regulating carbon sources, nutrients, stresses, and expression of exogenous genes to improve biomass production and lipid synthesis.