• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2000

The effect of ionic osmotic potential (Ψ$\pi$), and matric potential (Ψm) in the range of -0.2 to -4.0 Mpa on mycelial growth of three species of Pleurotus (P.florida, P.ostrenatus and P.safor-caju) were determined over a range of temperature (15-3$0^{\circ}C$) on a 2% malt extract agar medium and compared with the Ψ$\pi$ effect on growth of two strains of Trichoderma green mould. With the ionic solute KCl, optimun Ψ$\pi$for growth was -0.2 MPa for P.floreda and in the range of -0.2 to -0.5 MPa, with slight growth at -3.0 MPa and with nogrowth at -4.0 MPa. Of the species of Pleurotus, P.florida grew signigicantly slower than the other two species. Growt of the species of Pleurocus was significantly slower when water potential (Ψ$\omega$) was modified matrically with polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 then osmotically with KCl. They were also more sensitive to changes in Ψm than Ψ$\pi$The optimum Ψm of the Pleurotus was -0.5 Ψm, with no growth below -3.0 MPa. Of the species of Pleurotus, P.florida was most sensitive and P.sajor-caju was more tolerent to lowered Ψ$\pi$,but P.sajor-caju was most sensitive to lowered Ψm. The growth rate of the Trichoderma green mould strains was much faster than that observed for the Pleurotus spp. Optimum growth for bot strains of Trichoderma was in the range of -0.2 to -0.5 MPa. Strain CNU 503 was more tolerant to water stress than strain CNU 501. Both strains were able to grow up to 30% of optimum growth at -4.0 MPa at 25-3$0^{\circ}C$.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.265-270
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• 1986

L. casei세포의 유전연구를 위한 도구로서 세포융합 기술을 연구하였으며 융합세포(recombinant)를 선발하고 확인하기 위한 유전자 선발표지 인자로서 항생제 저항성이 이용되었고, 항생제 저항성 돌연변이 균주는 nitrosoguanidine을 처리하여 분리하였다. 선발 배지에서 항생제의 적절한 최종 농도는 streptomycin 25 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m{\ell}$, hostacillin 0.5 I. U./$m{\ell}$, lincomycin 0.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m{\ell}$ 그리고 methicillin 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m{\ell}$로 확인되었다. L. casei균주에서 높은 세포융합은 PEG 분자량 4,000에서 40%농도, 중성 부근의 pH, 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 약 1분간 처리하였을 때 얻어 졌다. 항생제 저항성의 자연돌연변이주의 출현빈도는 세포융합 출현빈도 보다 $10^2$-$10^3$ 정도 낮은 수준으로 나타났다. 세포융합 빈도는 모균에 대해 약 $10^{-4}$ 비율로 나타났다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.134-140
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• 1992

당근종자의 발아율의 낮음과 발아지정의 문제점을 해결하기 위해서 Danver 126품종을 공시하여 여러가지 prime처리와 density separation 방법을 이용한 결과 다음과 같은 효과를 얻었다. 1. 여러가지 prime처리중 SMP처리(수분함량 90%, 6일간처리)에서 배의 생장이 아주 양호하였고 발아속도 및 발아율이 가장 좋았으며 종자에 피해도 없었다. 2. 무기염처리(0.2M KNO$_3$＋0.1M $K_2$HPO$_4$)에 서는 배의 생장은 좋았으나 염에 의해 종자가 피해를 입었다. 3. SMP처리(수분함량 90%, 6일간)된 종자를 density separation한 결과 종자의 비중이 낮을수록 배의 생장이 컸으며 발아율 및 발아속도가 빨랐다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.370-377
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• 1997

A novel assay method is described for rapid quantitation of reaction rate of sterol ${\Delta}^7$-reductase (${\Delta}^7$-SR) which catalyzes reduction of the ${\Delta}^7$-double bond of sterols. Of six different organ tissues-liver, small intestine, brain, lung, kidney, and testis-. ${\Delta}^7$-SR activity was detected only in liver (2.30 nmol/min/mg protein) and testis (0.11 nmol/min/mg protein). Using a newly developed method which employs diet-induced enzyme proteins and ergosterol as substrate, we assessed both kinetics ($K_m=210\;{\mu}M$, $V_{max}=1.93\;nmol/min/mg$) and inhibition of the rat hepatic ${\Delta}^7$-SR against well-studied cholesterol lowering agents such as triparanol ($IC_{50}=16\;{\mu}M$). 3-$\beta$-[2-(diethylamino)ethoxy]androst-5-en-17-one (U18666A) ($IC_{50}=5.2\;{\mu}M$), and trans-1.4-bis(2-chlorobenzylaminomethyl)cyclohexane dihydrochloride (AY-9944) ($IC_{50}=0.25\;{\mu}M$). Of the three well-known AY-9944-sensitive cholesterogenic enzymes (i.e., ${\Delta}^7$-SR, sterol ${\Delta}^8$-isomerase, and sterol ${\Delta}^14$-reductase). ${\Delta}^7$-SR was found to be the most sensitive enzyme with a noncompetitive inhibition of this compound ($K_i=0.109\;{\mu}M$). Substrate specificity studies of the microsomal ${\Delta}^7$-SR indicate that the relative reaction rate for 7-dehydrocholesterol and ergosterol are 5.6-fold and 1.6-fold higher than that for lathosterol. ${\Delta}^7$-SR activity was also modulated by feeding rats a diet supplemented with 0.5% ergosterol (>2.6-fold) in addition to 5.0% cholestyramine plus 0.1% lovastatin ($\simeq$5.0-fold). Finally, microsomal ${\Delta}^7$-SR was solubilized by 1.5% 3-[3-(cholamidopropyl)-dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPS) and enriched on PEG (0~10%) precipitation, which should be suitable for further purification of the enzyme.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.3835-3838
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• 2016

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most frequent cancer types within female populations. Silibinin is a chemotherapeutic agent ative against cancer. Niosomes are biodegradable, biocompatible, safe and effective carriers for drug delivery. Objective:To prepare nanoniosomal silibinin and evaluate its cytotoxicity inthe T-47D breast cancer cell line. Materials and Methods: Niosomes were prepared by reverse phase evaporation of a mixture of span 20, silibinin, PEG-2000 and cholesterol in chloroform and methanol solvent (1:2 v/v). The solvent phase was evaporated using a rotary evaporator and the remaining gel phase was hydrated in phosphate buffer saline. Mean size, size distribution and zeta potential of niosomes were measured with a Zetasizer instrument and then nanoparticles underwent scanning electron microscopy. The drug releasing pattern was evaluated by dialysis and the cytotoxicity of nanoniosomes in T-47D cells was assessed by MTT assay. Results: Particle size, size variation and zeta potential of the niosomal nanoparticles were measured as $178.4{\pm}5.4nm$, $0.38{\pm}0.09$ and $-15.3{\pm}1.3mV$, respectively. The amount of encapsulated drug and the level of drug loading were determined $98.6{\pm}2.7%$ and $22.3{\pm}1.8%$, respectively; released drug was estimated about $18.6{\pm}2.5%$ after 37 hours. The cytotoxic effects of nanoniosome were significantly increased when compared with the free drug. Conclusions: This study finding suggests that silibinin nanoniosomes could serve as a new drug formulation for breast cancer therapy.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2006

For thermal adaptable fabrics, the polyurethane-urea microcapsules containing phase-change materials (PCMs: hexadecane, octadecane and eicosane) were successfully synthesized by interfacial polycondensation using 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG400)/ethylene diamine (EDA) as shell monomers and nonionic surfactant NP-12 in an emulsion system under stirring rates of $3,000{\sim}13,000$ rpm. The mean particle size of microcapsule decreased significantly with increasing the stirring rate up to 11,000 rpm, and then leveled off. The mean particle size increased with increasing the content and molecular weight (eicosane > octadecane > hexadecane) of PCMs at the same stirring rate. The mean particle sizes of microcapsules were found to decrease with increasing the NP-12 content up to 1.5 wt%, and thereafter increased a little. It was found that the melting temperature ($T_m$) and crystallization temperature ($T_c$) of three kinds of encapsulated PCMs and their enthalpy changes (${\Delta}H_m,{\Delta}H_c$) increased with increasing PCM contents. The encapsulation efficiencies (Ee) of hexadecane microcapsule linearly increased with increasing the content of hexadecane. It was found that the stable microcapsule containing 50 wt% of hexadecane could be obtained in this study. However, Ee of octadecane and eicosane microcapsules increased with increasing PCM's contents up to 40 wt%, and then decreased a little. By considering the encapsulation efficiency, it was found that the maximum/optimum contents of octadecane and eicosane microcapsules were about 40 wt%. By the dynamic thermal performance test, it was found that the maximum buffering levels of Nylon fabrics coated with hexadecane, octadecane, and eicosane microcapsules were about $-2.4/+2.9^{\circ}C,\;-3.6/+3.6^{\circ}C\;and\;-4.0/+4.7^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2008

Alanine racemase, a bacterial enzyme belonging to the fold-type III group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes, has been shown to catalyze the interconversion between L- and D-alanine. The alanine racemase from the pathogenic bacterium Enterococcus faecalis v583 has been overexpressed in E. coli and was shown to crystallize an enzyme at 295 K, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 as a precipitant. X-ray diffraction data to $2.5{\AA}$ has been collected using synchrotron radiation. The crystal is a member of the orthorhombic space group, $C222_1$ with unit cell parameter of a=94.634, b=156.516, $c=147.878{\AA},\;and\;{\alpha}={\beta}={\gamma}=90{\AA}$. Two or three monomers are likely to be present in the asymmetric unit, with a corresponding $V_m\; of\;3.38{\AA}^3\;Da^{-1}\;and\;2.26{\AA}^3\;Da^{-1}$ and a solvent content of 63.7% and 45.5%, respectively.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.296-300
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• 1990

자외선 조사와 NTG를 처리하여 Brevibacterium flavum 10AHR(arg his $Rif^r$)과 Corynebacterium glutamicum 11TS(trp $Sm^r$의 돌연변이주를 분리하였다. B.flavum 10AHR과 C.glutamicum 11TS를 300$\mu g$/ml의 lysozyme으로 18시간 처리하여 원형질체를 형성하고, 융합시 30의 PEG 6,000으로 처리하였을 때 가장 높은$3.7\times 10^{-6}$의 융합빈도를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2012

Glycosyltransferases are enzymes (EC 2.4) that catalyze the transfer of monosaccharide moieties from activated nucleotide sugar to a glycosyl acceptor molecule which can be a carbohydrate, glycoside, oligosaccharide, or a polysaccharide. In this study, a UDP-glucosyltransferase cDNA was isolated from Brassica rapa using a rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and subsequently named BrUGT. It has a full-length cDNA of 1,236 bp with 119 bp 5'-untranslated region (UTR), a complete ORF of 834 bp encoding a polypeptide of 277 amino acids (31.19 kDa) and a 3'-UTR of 283 bp. BLASTX analysis hits a catalytic domain of Glycos_transf_1 super family (cl12012) that belongs to the Glycosyltransferases group 1 with tetratricopeptide (TPR) regions located between 165 to 350 bp. Expression analysis showed high mRNA transcripts in pistil, followed by petal, seed and calyx of flower. Moreover, expression analysis of BrUGT in Chinese cabbage seedlings under stresses of cold, salt, PEG, $H_2O_2$, drought and ABA showed elevated mRNA transcript. Furthermore, when BrUGT gene was transformed into rice using pUbi-1 promoter, overexpression was evident among the $T_1$ plants. This study provides insights into the function of BrUGT in plants.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.460-465
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• 1990

Asp.wentii와 Asp.nidulans의 원형질체 재생은 2-DG가 30$\mu g$/ml 첨가된 포자현탁액을 4시간 전배양 할 때 적당하였고 ergosterol, myoniositol, casamino acid, BSA가 함유된 CBE 재생용 배지에서 효과적이었으며, 30 이상 재생률을 나타내었다. 원형질체 융합은 10mM $CaCl_2$가 함유된 pH7.5의 30PEG 4000으로$37^{\circ}C$ 에서 10분간 처리했을 때 가장 양호하였으며, 융합빈도는 $8.2\times 10^{-4}$을 나타내었다. 가장 우수한 융합주인 FWN-56은 CMCase, avicelase, $\beta$-glucosidase 및 xylanase를 동시에 분비하였으며 친주에 비하여 활성이 2.3배, 1.5배, 1.8배, 2.5배 각각 증가하였고, 또한 MM에 4중 이상 보관 후의 segregant율이 1 이내였으므로 유전적 안정성은 높았으며, 분생포자 DNA함량은 1.4-1.6배였다. 또한 핵의 크기도 친주에 비하여 큰 것으로 보아 융합주임을 확인하였다.