• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.436-438
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• 2002

Since solar radiation contains wavelength essential for photosynthesis accompanying with near-UV light, UV-B effects on biological parameters and acclimation mechanisms are influenced by photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Therefore, to elucidate near-UV shielding mechanism in higher plants, we cultivated cauliflower under usual solar radiation and increased UV-B from fluorescent lamps, two- or three-fold excess over continuously estimated UV-B dose in PAR during daytime, using computer regulated systems. Increased UV-B radiation had little effect on growth expressed as fresh weigh and leaf area. Water soluble low molecular weight compounds showing absorption in near UV region were enhanced according to the irradiated UV-B dose. One of compounds in cauliflower leaves was identified as chlorogenic acid. This was found to have no near-UV photosenSitizerable activity and is known to have an ability to scavenge a wide species of active oxygen. Another pro-oxidant compound that generates superoxide anion radical under near-UV irradiation was not induced by increased UV-B during cultivation, and identified as lumazine, a degradation product from folic acid.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.447-452
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• 2016

It is imperative to develop an effective pathway to depolymerize lignin into liquid fuel that can be used as a bioheavy oil. Lignin can be converted into liquid products either by a solvent-free thermal cracking in the absence air, or thermo-chemical degradation in the presence of suitable solvents and chemicals. Here we show that the solvent-assisted liquefaction has produced promising results in the presence of metal-based catalysts. The supercritical ethanol is an efficient liquefaction solvent, which not only provides better solubility to lignin, but also scavenges the intermediate species. The concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis lignin (CSAHL) was completely liquefied in the presence of solid catalysts (Ni, Pd and Ru) with no char formation. The effective deoxy-liquefaction nature associated with scEtOH with aid hydrodeoxygenation catalysts, resulted in significant reduction in oxygen-to-carbon (O/C) molar ratio up to 61%. The decrease in oxygen content and increase in carbon and hydrogen contents increased the calorific value bio-oil, with higher heating value (HHV) of $34.6MJ{\cdot}Kg^{-1}$. The overall process is energetically efficient with 129.8% energy recovery (ER) and 70.8% energy efficiency (EE). The GC-TOF/MS analysis of bio-oil shows that the bio-oil mainly consists of monomeric species such as phenols, esters, furans, alcohols, and traces of aliphatic hydrocarbons. The bio-oil produced has better flow properties, low molecular weight, and high aromaticity.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.30-33
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• 2015

Enzymatic modification of proteins is often used to increase the biological activity of materials. Silkworm powder has been investigated as a functional food resource, but no study has been performed on its modification by commercial food enzyme. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the feasibility of such modification of silkworm powder by alkaline protease. The activity of the enzyme was confirmed using an azocasein assay. Subsequently the silkworm powder was hydrolyzed by enzymatic treatment. UV visible spectrometry showed that the supernatant of silkworm powder subjected to enzymatic treatment had a stronger absorption band than the untreated powder. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis showed that the molecular weight of silkworm powder decreased on enzymatic treatment. Thus the results indicate that commercial enzymes might be used to modify the characteristics of silkworm powder.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.248-252
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• 2001

메탄올 자화효모 Hansenula polymorpha 가 생산하는 재조합 인체 알부민 (human albumin)을 heat treatment ultrafiltration phenyl Sepharose CL-4B Mono Q 컬럼 크로마토그래피를 수행하여 수율 60%로 정제하였다. 정제된 재보합 알부민 SDS-PAGE를 수행한 결과 분자량이 65,000 Da으로 나타났고, 본 재조합 알부민의 N-말단 아미노산 서열은 Asp- Ala- His- Lys- Ser- Glu- Ala 으로 혈청유래 알부민 및 다른 효모 유래의 재조합 인체 알부민 과 동일함을 보였다. 정제한 재조합 인체 알부민의 아미노산 조성은 총 18종 의 아미노산이 검출되었고 아미노산 잔기 중 cysteine, arginine lysine 등이 이론치와 일치하였으며, 혈청 알부민과 동일하게 약 pI 4.8 정도 값을 나타내어 H. polymorpha 유래의 재조합 단백질의 전반적인 아미노산 구성이 혈청 알부민과 동일함을 확인하였다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.97-108
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• 2012

Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons is found to be an attractive process for remediation of contaminated habitats. However the poor bioavailability of hydrocarbons results in low biodegradation rates. Cyclodextrins are known to increase the bioavailability of variety of hydrophobic compounds. In the present work we purified the Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase (CGTase) enzyme which is responsible for converting starch into cyclodextrins and studied its role on biodegradation of diesel oil contaminated soil. Purification of CGTase from Enterobacter cloacae was done which resulted in 6 fold increase in enzyme activity. The enzyme showed maximum activity at pH 7, temperature $60^{\circ}C$ with a molecular weight of 66 kDa. Addition of purified CGTase to the treatment setup with Pseudomonas mendocina showed enhanced biodegradation of diesel oil ($57{\pm}1.37%$) which was similar to the treatment setup when added with Pseudomonas mendocina and Enterobacter cloacae ($52.7{\pm}6.51%$). The residual diesel oil found in treatment setup added with Pseudomonas mendocina at end of the study was found to be $73{\pm}0.21%$. Immobilization of Pseudomonas mendocina on alginate containing starch also led to enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbons in diesel oil at 336 hours.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.62-67
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• 1998

As a part of search for new biologically active constituents from aloe, we have isolated a glycopeptide, called G1G1M1DI2, from the gel(G1) of Aloe vera. Chemical and spectroscopic evidence indicated that G1G1M1DI2 is a glycopeptide. The molecular weight of G1G1M1DI2 was about 5,500 daltons, and the carbohydrate and protein contents were 20.9% and 32.6%, respectively. Periodate oxidation and enzymic degradation gave peptide moiety and carbohydrate moiety, respectively. Carbohydrate moiety is composed of fucose, galactose, glucose and mannose in a molar ratio of 0.5:2.4;48.8:48.3. Peptide moiety is composed of fifteen amino acids, and glutamic acid and glycine were the major componants. The glycopeptide, G1G1M1DI2, stimulated thymidine uptake of SCC 13 cells about 6.5 times the control. This result suggests that this glycopeptide has a skin cell proliferating activity.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2000

The kinetic analysis was carried out for commercial rubbers such as NR, IR, BR, SBR 1500, and SBR 1700. Kinetic analysis for the commercial rubbers was performed using the thermogravimetric method, with which the activation energies of NR obtained by Kissinger, Friedman, and Ozawa's method were 195.0, 198.3 and 186.3kJ/mol, whereas that of SBR 1500 were 246.4, 247.5 and 254.8kJ/mol, respectively. It was shown that the yield of pyrolytic oil was generally increased with final temperature increasing, yet slightly decreased or increased over $700^{\circ}C$. Considering the effect of heating rate, it was found that the yield of pyrolytic oil was not consistent for each sample. The number average molecular weight of SBR 1500 was in the range of 740~2486. The calorific value of SBR 1500 was 39~40kJ/g, which were made comparative study of the conventional fuel such as kerosene, diesel, light fuel, and heavy fuel. Therefore it was essential that the selection of the suitable kinetic model and the mathematical solution because of the difference in parameters obtained from each method. It was proposed that the range of $600~700^{\circ}C$ in final temperature and high heating rate due to short run time. It was suggested that the pyrolytic oil be available to use to the fuel.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.360-367
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• 1990

토양으로부터 rutin을 유일한 탄소원으로 생육하는 세균을 분리하여 그 중 rutin 가수분해활성이 높은 MT-57균을 Arthrobacter sp.로 동정하였다. Arthrobacter sp.MT-57에서 수 종류의 rutin 가수분해효소가 확인되었으며 이들 중 rutinosidase를 전기영동상 단일한 효소 단백질까지 정제하였다. Rutinosidase으 분자량은 SDS page와 gel filtration으로 부터 42,000의 단량체로 추정 되었다. 효소반응의 최적 pH와 온도는 pH 7.5와 $45^{\circ}C$였으며, 20분간 열처리하였을 때 $50^{\circ}C$까지 안정하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.454-462
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• 1975

금속의 착물을 첨가제로 사용하여 햇빛에 의한 고분자 물질의 분해를 빠르게 하고자 하였다. 첨가제는 햇빛의 자외선에 의해 들뜬상태가 되어 공기중의 산소를 들뜬 단일상태로 만들어 준다. 들뜬 산소는 고분자의 골격에 카르보닐기나 히드록실기와 같은 작용기를 만들어 주며 동시에 골격을 끊어준다. 이러한 작용기는 미생물에 의해 공격받기 쉬우므로 고분자물질은 점점 저분자 물질로 되어 분해된다 적외선 스펙트럼으로 이러한 작용기들의 생성을 측정하였으며, 점성도의 측정과 비교하여 이러한 기들의 생성이 분자량의 감소와 비례함을 알았다. 첨가제의 종류를 바꾸어 가며 그 효과를 비교함으로써 350${\sim}$400nm의 자외선에서 센 charge-transfer band를 가지는 금속착물이 효과가 좋으며 특히 철의 디티오카르밤산 착물과 그와 유사한 구조의 착물이 좋은 효과를 보여줌을 알았다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권12호
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• pp.575-581
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• 2013

Lipid droplet (LD) is a cellular organelle that stores neutral lipids as a source of energy and carbon. However, recent research has emerged that the organelle is involved in lipid synthesis, transportation, and metabolism, as well as mediating cellular protein storage and degradation. With the exception of multi-cellular organisms, some unicellular microorganisms have been observed to contain LDs. The organelle has been isolated and characterized from numerous organisms. Triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in LDs can be in excess of 50% of the dry weight in some microorganisms, and a maximum of 87% in some instances. These microorganisms include eukaryotes such as yeast and green algae as well as prokaryotes such as bacteria. Some organisms obtain carbon from $CO_2$ via photosynthesis, while the majority utilizes carbon from various types of biomass. Therefore, high TAG content generated by utilizing waste or cheap biomass, coupled with an efficient conversion rate, present these organisms as bio-tech 'factories' to produce biodiesel. This review summarizes LD research in these organisms and provides useful information for further LD biological research and microorganism biodiesel development.