• Mycobiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2017

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder which affects millions of population worldwide. Global estimates published in 2010 reported the world diabetic prevalence as 6.4%, affecting 285 million adults. Foot ulceration and wound infection are major forms of disabilities arising from diabetic diseases. This study was aimed to develop a natural antimicrobial finishing on medical grade textile that meets American Association of Textiles Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) standard. The textile samples were finished with the ethanolic extract of Penicillium amestolkiae elv609, an endophytic fungus isolated from Orthosiphon stamineus Benth (common name: cat's whiskers). Endophyte is defined as microorganism that reside in the living plant tissue, without causing apparent disease symptom to the host. The antimicrobial efficacy of the ethanolic extract of P. minioluteum was tested on clinical pathogens isolated from diabetic wound. The extract exhibited significant inhibitory activity against 4 bacteria and 1 yeast with the minimal inhibitory concentration ranged from 6.25 to 12.5 mg/mL. The results indicate different susceptibility levels of the test microorganism to the ethanolic extract. However, the killing activity of the extract was concentration-dependent. The finished medical textile showed excellent antimicrobial efficacy on AATCC test assays. All the microbial cultures treated with the textile sample displayed a growth reduction of 99.9% on Hoheinstein Challenge Test. The wash durability of the finished textile was found good even after 50 washes with commercial detergent. Besides, the gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis showed that 6-octadecenoic acid and diethyl phthalate were the main bioactive constituents of the extract. In conclusion, the developed medical textile showed good antimicrobial efficacy on laboratory tests. This work can be extended to in vivo trials for developing healthcare textile products for antimicrobial applications.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.447-452
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• 1999

The role of bacteria in root canals and periapical infections is well known and established. In these bacteria, black-pigmented bacteria(BPH) play important role in endodontic infection. BPB are Gram negative anaerobic rods which are closely related 50 clinical symptoms such as pain, percussion, tenderness, foul odor, etc. In America and Europe, many studies on BPB have been done and are continued. But, relatively few studies have been done in Korea, especially its prevalence in Korean population is not yet studied. The purpose of this study is to establish prevalence of BPB in infected root canals and periapical abscesses in Korean people. Microbial samples were collected from the root canals of 34 intact tooth with periapical rarefactions of endodontic origin and 3 periapical abscesses. All samples were incubated in an anaerobic chamber(Coy, Model No. 77. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.). Identification of In microorganism was based on its growth in the anaerobic chamber, colonial pigmentation, colonial morphology, Gram stain, and Rapid ID32A(BioMericux SA/69280 Marcy-l'Etoile/France) results. In addition, the polyme ase chain reaction using specific primers for 16S rRNA genes were used differentiate Prevotella nigrescens for Prevotella intermedia. The results were as follows : 1. In this study, thirteen (35%) of thirty seven samples were positive for the growth of BPB. In thirteen samples, sixteen strains of BPR were found. 2. The most frequently identified BPB in root canals and abscesses in Korean were P. nigrescens 5/37(14%) and P. intermedia 5/37(14%). Porphyromonas gingivalis 3/37(8%), Porphyromonas endodontalis 2/37(5%) and Prevotella loecheii 1/37(3%) were also found. 3. In this study, no significant differences were found between the prevalence of BPB in Korean and that of American and European.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.711-716
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• 2004

북어의 미생물학적 품질개선 및 저장안정성을 평가하기 위하여 감마선을 적용하였으며, 방사선 조사 북어의 유통 및 교역관리에 필요한 열발광 검지방법을 검토하였다. 포장된 북어포의 초기 미생물 농도는 $10^4\;CFU/g$ 수준이었으나 $15^{\circ}C$ 내외의 조건에서 3개월 저장 후에는 $10^7\;CFU/g$ 수준으로 크게 증가하였다. 그러나 3kGy 감마선 조사구에서는 저장 초기기 및 저장 6개월까지도 검출한계 이하로 나타났다. 북어의 선도 관련 인자로써 갈변도, TBA가, VBN, TMA 및 관능적 특성을 조사 직후와 저장 중 평가해 본 결과, 조사선량에 따라 다소 변화가 확인되었으나 적정선량으로 조사된 시료는 저장 중 대조구나 5 kGy 이상 조사구에 비해 안정된 품질특성을 보여주었다. 북어의 방사선 조사여부 확인을 위한 열발광 분석 결과 비 조사구의 glow curve는 $280^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 매우 낮은 peak를 나타내었고 1 kGy 이상 조사구에서는 $200^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 선량 의존적인 높은 peak를 나타내어 감마선 조사 북어의 판별이 가능하였으며, 재조사 방법에 의한 TL ratio는 조사여부 판별의 신뢰도를 높여주었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2007

원부재료에 부착된 미생물을 김치제조 전에 오존 및 방사선 조사를 실시하여 미생물을 감균시키고 위생화된 재료로 김치를 제조하였을 때의 미생물학적, 화학적 및 관능적 변화를 측정하였다. 대조군 맛김치의 미생물 변화는 총균수의 경우, 저장기간이 증가할수록 빠른 속도로 증가한 후 저장 10일 이후부터는 서서히 감소하였다. 그러나 오존 및 방사선 처리군의 경우에서는 대조군에 비하여 서서히 증가하는 경향이었다. 젖산균수의 경우에는 대조군은 오존 및 방사선 처리군에 비하여 다소 낮은 변화를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 효모 및 곰팡이수의 변화는 대조군이 가장 높은 균수를 저장기간 내내 유지하였으나 오존 및 방사선 처리군은 대조군보다 낮은 균수를 보였으며 그 변화는 3 kGy와 5 kGy가 가장 적은 것으로 나타났다. pH 및 산도의 변화에서도 대조군은 빠른 속도로 변화되었으나 오존 및 방사선 처리군의 경우는 서서히 변화되었으며 오존 및 방사선 처리군 중에서는 3 kGy와 5 kGy 처리군이 가장 변화가 적었다. 저장기간에 따른 관능검사 결과는 발효가 진행됨에 따라 대조군은 빠른 품질변화를 보였지만 오존 및 방사선 처리군은 발효의 진행이 서서히 일어나 품질 유지기간을 연장시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.8-8
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• 2018

Muscle atrophy, known as a sarcopenia, is defined as a loss of muscle mass resulting from a reduction in muscle fiber area or density due to a decrease in muscle protein synthesis and an increase in protein breakdown. Many conditions are associated with muscle atrophy, such as aging, denervation, disuse, starvation, severe injury and inflammation, prolonged bed rest, glucocorticoid treatment, sepsis, cancer, and other cachectic diseases. On the other hand, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease and is wide spread in the elderly population and is characterized by erosion of articular cartilage, osteophyte formation, and subchondral bone sclerosis. The cytokine network plays an important role in the development and progression of OA with the inflammatory cytokine. Schisandrae Fructus (SF) derived from the ripe fruit of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (Magnoliaceae) has been extensively used in traditional herbal medicines in Asia. It was originally used as a tonic and has been traditionally used for the treatment of many uncomfortable symptoms, such as cough, dyspnea, dysentery, insomnia, and amnesia for a long time. Previous reports have shown that SF and its related compounds possess various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-microbial, antiseptic, anti-aging, hepatoprotective and immunostimulating effects. However, the therapeutic effects of SF on muscle atrophy and OA has not yet been evaluated. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether extracts of SF, the dried fruit of S. chinensis, mitigates the development of muscle atrophy and OA.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.143-152
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• 2013

No-till farming system has been extensively studied all over the world as the effective method for maintaining the soil fertility. The general advantages of this system have been well known for reducing the labor, fuel, machinery, and irrigation cost as well as for increasing the soil quality through soil aggregation, water infiltration, microbial population and etc. Recently, it becomes more popular with the increase of interest on sustainable agriculture, especially because of its higher carbon sequestration potential compared to conventional tillage. Crop residue management should be essentially included to look forward to achieving the positive effect on reduction of greenhouse gas. Nonetheless, there are also negative opinions on effect of no-till farming system. For example, some researchers reported that soil physical properties were not improved by no-till under certain soil and climatic conditions. This means no-till farming systems were strongly affected by the soil characters and climatic conditions. Therefore, the researches to meet the specific-regional characters are greatly needed in order for no-till farming system to successfully settle in Korea. The objective of the review article is to present the future direction and perspective on no-till farming system in Korea. For this purpose, we summarized the results of domestic and foreign researches about no-till farming system until now. Specifically, the chapter on foreign research consisted of four parts: positive and negative effects, the effect in paddy soil, and latest research direction (2012-2013) of no-till farming systems. Whereas, review for domestic researches was divided into two main parts: paddy and upland soils. In the final chapter, the priorities for the optimum conservation tillage in Korea were discussed and proposed through the previous researches.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.405-421
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• 1997

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the acid resistance and antimicrobial effect of fluoride-laser combined application. Recently extracted third molars were used. $5{\times}3mm$ of the buccal and lingual specimens were exposed and incipient artificial carious lesions were formed by keeping them in the artificial cariogenic solution for 5 days. They were divided into five groups and treated with fluoride and laser according to the predetermined regimen. The acid resistance was compared between groups by chemical quantitative analysis of the calcium and phosphorous released into the test solution after single or combined application of fluoride and laser. The antimicrobial effect of each group was analyzed by counting the number of colony forming units after microbial incubation. The results from the present study can be summarized as follows; 1. Experimental groups showed lower values in calcium and phosphorous contents as well as in $CFU/m{\ell}$(colony forming units) than control group. Combined application groups showed lower values than single application groups. 2. Acid resistance and antimicrobial effect by fluoride and laser treatment were confirmed in this study. 3. Based upon the above-mentioned results of this study, it can be assumed that the use of laser-fluoride combined application may provide the child and adolescent patient population with antimicrobial effect as well as acid resistance. Further studies using various materials and experimental conditions are being encouraged.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2020

Background: Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) powder is in rising demand because powder forms of foods are convenient to handle and are highly preservable. However, ginseng powder (GP) manufactured using the conventional process of air drying and dry milling suffers nutrient destruction and a lack of microbiological safety. The objective of this study was to prepare GP using a novel process comprised of UV-TiO₂ photocatalysis (UVTP) as a prewashing step, wet grinding, high hydrostatic pressure (HHP), and freeze-drying treatments. Methods: The effects of UVTP and HHP treatments on the microbial population, ginsenoside concentration, and physiological characteristics of GP were evaluated. Results: When UVTP for 10 min and HHP at 600 MPa for 5 min were combined, initial 4.95 log CFU/g-fw counts of total aerobes in fresh ginseng were reduced to lower than the detection limit. The levels of 7 major ginsenosides in UVTP-HHP-treated GP were significantly higher than in untreated control samples. Stronger inhibitory effects against inflammatory mediator production and antioxidant activity were observed in UVTP-HHP-treated GP than in untreated samples. There were also no significant differences in CIELAB color values of UVTP-HHP-treated GP compared with untreated control samples. Conclusion: Combined processing of UVTP and HHP increased ginsenoside levels and enhanced the microbiological safety and physiological activity of GP.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 1997

미생물에 의한 6가이온 크롬의 3가이온으로의 환원은 세균에게 크롬내성을 제공할 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 가설을 확인하기 위하여 크롬오염 토양과 오염되지 않은 토양으로부터 형태적으로 다른 20종의 세균을 순수분리하고 각각의 균주에서 크롬내성과 크롬환원능을 상호 비교하였다. 전자의 공여체로 glucose를 사용했을 때 세포현탁액에 의한 크롬의 환원은 시간당 0.014-0.305mM Cr(VI)의 범위로 관찰되었으며, 액체배지에서 2mM의 크롬에 대한 내성은 크롬을 첨가하지 않은 배지에서 배양한 경우와 혼탁도를 비교한 결과 전혀 저해를 받지 않는 경우부터 93.4%의 성장저해를 받는 경우까지 다양하게 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 상관관계를 분석한 결과 크롬내성과 크롬환원은 전혀 상관이 없는 것으로 계산되었다. 한편 군집수준에서의 크롬내성비교는 크롬오염 토양과 오염되지 않은 토양에서 각각 19.1%와 0.4%로 나타나 크롬의 존재는 내성균주의 선택적 성장을 유도하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 그러나 이때 획득된 크롬에 대한 내성은 크롬의 환원에 의해서 제공되는 것이 아님을 상관관계 분석으로부터 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.452-457
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• 2009

친환경 기능성 채소로서 시장수요가 증가하고 있는 고품질 새싹채소의 수확 후 미생물 안전관리와 품질유지 유통기술을 개발하고자 메밀 새싹의 내재미생물을 검지하고 살균소독제로서 차아염소산나트륨의 적용 농도별 미생물 억제효과를 살펴보았다. 그 결과, 메밀 새싹의 주요 내재미생물 균총은 Enterobacter, Sphingomonas, Klebsiella 등이 대부분으로 $10^5-10^7$ CFU/g 수준이었으며, 그 종류는 종자 자체의 내재미생물과 유사하였고, E. coli O157:H7, Sal. Typhimurium, L. monocytogenes 등의 병원균은 검출되지 않았다. 50-150 ppm의 차아염소산염 용액으로 처리한 메밀 새싹의 생균수는 무처리구에 비해 약 1 log cycle 이상 감소하였으나 적용농도에 따른 차이는 유의적이지 않았다. 저온저장 7일 후 관능평가에서 100 ppm 이상의 염소수처리 새싹이 상대적으로 우수하게 평가되어 적정 농도의 염소수처리가 메밀 새싹채소의 미생물 억제 및 외관품질 유지에 긍정적인 효과를 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다.