• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 1999

Two fractions with unusual antifungal activity that suppress asexual sporulation of several fungi were obtained from culture filtrate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and were partially purified through the repeated silicagel flash column chromatographies. The sporulation-suppressive actions of these fractions in Aspergillus nidulans, Rhizopus stolonifer, and Coprinus cinereus, were analyzed by light and electron microscopes. The germination ability of the spores produced in the presence of these fractions were also checked to determine the persistent effects of these antifungal substances on the next generation. Light microscopic observation of developing sporangia of R. stolonifer grown in the presence of both fractions revealed that the significant number of sporangia failed to reach maturity, and frequently, uncontrolled growths of hyphae and rhizoids from the sporangiophores were found. In A. nidulans addition of these fractions appeared to cause different classes of morphological abnormality in conidia development, which included aborted formation of conidiogenous cells from the apex of conidiophores and enhanced hyphal growths either at the tip or middle of the conidiophores. Germination abilities of spores obtained from the cultures grown in the presence of antifungal fractions were 40∼60% in Aspergillus, 50∼80% in Coprinus (thallic spores), and 30∼40% in Rhizopus compared to those of normal spores.

• Mycobiology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.196-204
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• 2007

The growth and bioconversion potential of selected strains growing on cassava waste substrate during solid state fermentation were assessed. Rhizopus stolonifer showed the highest and the fastest utilization of starch and cellulose in the cassava waste substrate. It showed 70% starch utilization and 81% cellulose utilization within eight days. The release of reducing sugars indicating the substrate saccharification or degradation potential of the organisms reached the highest value of 406.5 mg/g by R. stolonifer on cassava waste during the eighth day of fermentation. The protein content was gradually increased (89.4 mg/g) on the eighth day of fermentation in cassava waste by R. stolonifer. The cellulase and amylase activity is higher in R. stolonifer than A. niger and P. chrysosporium. The molecular mass of purified amylase and cellulase seemed to be 75 KDal, 85 KDal respectively.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.176-182
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• 1999

콩알메주 발효의 pilot system에 M. circinlloides, M. hiemalis, R. oryzae, R. stolonifer를 각각 접종하여 45시간 발효시킨 후 메주의 효소활성, 영양성분, 향기 성분 등을 분석하고 발효된 메주로 한식간장을 제조하여 제품의 관능을 평가하였다. 메주의 pH는 $7.16{\sim}8.38$, 환원당은 $0.54{\sim}2.64%$, 아미노태질소는 $93{\sim}312\;mg%$, 유리지방산은 $0.06{\sim}2.00%$의 수준이었으며 아미노산, 유리당, 지방산, 유기산의 분석 결과, 각 균주에 따라 특징적인 구성비를 보여주었다. Amylase 활성과 당류의 분해도는 R. oryzae가, protease 활성은 R. stolonifer가 가장 높았으며 lipase 활성과 지질의 분해도는 각 균주별로 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 메주의 향기 성분 분석 결과 Mucor속 균주들은 Aspergillus와 비슷한 향기성분을 생산하는 것으로 조사되었고 Rhizopus속 균주들은 Bacillus의 특징적인 향기성분으로 알려진 benzaldehyde, pyrazine류 화합물과 함께 Aspergillus에서만 특징적으로 검출된 dl-limonene, 2,3-butanediol 등도 검출되어 Aspergillus와 Bacillus의 특성을 공유하는 것으로 조사되었다. 각 메주로 간장을 제조한 결과, M. hiemalis와 R. stolonifer 실험구가 좋은 관능평가를 보여 이 두 균주를 이용한 콩알메주로 한식간장을 제조할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.2345-2350
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• 2009

As part of an effort to discover bioactive natural products from marine sources, we investigated the bioactive secondary metabolites from two marine isolates of the fungi, Trichoderma viride and Rhizopus stolonifer. Three cyclopentenones, myrothenones A (1) and B (2) and trichodenone A (3), were isolated from T. viride and two cyclopentenones, 2-bromomyrothenone B (4) and botrytinone (5), were isolated from R. stolonifer. The molecular structures and absolute stereochemistries of the cyclopentenones were determined from chemical and physicochemical evidence, including quantum chemistry calculations, X-ray analysis, and the circular dichroism (CD) exciton chirality method. Myrothenone A (1) displays tyrosinase inhibitory activity, with an I$C_{50}$ value of 6.6 ${\mu}M$, and is therefore more active than the positive control, kojic acid.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1980

Five species of food decay fungl, Aspergillus flavus, Asp. uiger, Penicillum sp., Botrytis cinerea, and Rhizopus stolonifer, were examined for their radio sensitivity in several suspension media. Asp. flavus, Asp. niger and Penicillum sp. have almost the same sensitivity toward gamma rays. with D value in the range of 30 to 35 K rad, whereas Botrytis cinerea has a D value of approximately 55K rad and Rhizopus stolonifer, the most re4sistant fungus studied, has a crease in their radioresistnace when compared with spores irradiated in water. Asp. flavus and penicillium sp. spores irradiated in citrate buffer at pH3-7 showed almost no change in their radisensitiity with pH, but Botryis cinerea spores showed a distinct decrease in their radioresistnace at pH 6 and 7. Penicillum sp. spores irradiated in sucrose solutions showed no sinificant change in their radioresistance. Botrytis cinerea spores displayed a higher radioresistance when they were irradiated in sucrose solution than in water.

• Mycobiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2006

One of the most economically viable processes for the bioconversion of many lignocellulosic waste is represented by white rot fungi. Phanerochaete chrysosporium is one of the important commercially cultivated fungi which exhibit varying abilities to utilize different lignocellulosic as growth substrate. Examination of the lignocellulolytic enzyme profiles of the two organisms Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Rhizopus stolonifer show this diversity to be reflected in qualitative variation in the major enzymatic determinants (ie cellulase, xylanase, ligninase and etc) required for substrate bioconversion. For example P. chrysosporium which is cultivated on highly lignified substrates such as wood (or) sawdust, produces two extracellular enzymes which have associated with lignin deploymerization. (Mn peroxidase and lignin peroxidase). Conversely Rhizopus stolonifer which prefers high cellulose and low lignin containg substrates produce a family of cellulolytic enzymes including at least cellobiohydrolases and ${\beta}-glucosidases$, but very low level of recognized lignin degrading enzymes.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.157-160
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• 2003

To estimate genetic relationships within the genus Rhizopus, genetic variations in 20 strains were investigated by DGGE and PCR-RFLP of rDNA ITS region (ITSI, ITS2,5.8S). The size of the amplified products showed the interspecific polymorphisms, 650 bp,700 bp, and 900 bp. The DGGE approach allowed the separation of PCR amplicons of the same length according to their sequence variations. When the rDNA ITS region was digested with six restriction enzymes, 20 strains were classified into five RFLP haplotypes. The range of similarity between the 20 strains by PCR-RFLP was 42.3-100%. Based on the results of DGGE aud PCR-RFLP, the 20 strains were divided into four groups, R. oryzae, R. stolonifer, R. microsporus and R. homothallicus. Further study of R. homothallicus is required.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.172-187
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• 1993

전국 각지에서 수거한 메주로부터 29 종의 곰팡이를 분리하였다 . 그 중 접합균은 9 종이였다. 동정된 접합균으로는 M. hiemalis, M. circinelloides f. griseo-cyanus, M. circinelloides, M. jansseni M. racemosus f. racemosus, M. isabellina, R. stolonifer, R. oryzae, 및 A. corymbifera으로 4 속 9 종이었다. 분리된 접합균종 중에서M. circinelloides f. griseo-cyanus, R. stolonifer, R. oryzae은 이미 우리의 재래식 메주에 서식하는 균으로 간장, 된장 등의 장류분야에서 연구 보고도 되었으나, 나머지 6 종은 새로이 기재되는 균들이다. 분리된 9개의 균 각각으로 메주와 간장 된장을 만든 결과 접합균 중, M. hiemalis f. hiemalis. 와 M. circinelloides f. griseo-cyanus는 단독으로 메주가 되고, 우리 구미에 맞는 간장 된장이 되는 것을 관찰하였다. 따라서 이 균은 메주에서 어떤 역할을 하는 것으로 고려된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.113-115
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• 2007

A kind of naphthoquinone, plumbagin was purified and identified from the leaves of Nepenthes $ventricosa\;{\times}\;maxima$ through solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography, and recrystallization. The yield (0.51%) was higher than that of the root of Plumbago scandens (0.26%), P. capensis (0.15%), and N. thorelii (0.092%). It exhibited antifungal activity against all plant pathogenic fungi tested, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Bipolaris oryzae, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora capsici, Rhizoctonia solani, Rhizopus stolonifer var. stolonifer and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The minimum inhibitory concentration values ranged from about 4.8 to $56.6\;{\mu}g/ml$ against the above eight fungi and R. solani was the most sensitive.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2008

Beef luncheon meat is one of the most popular meals in several countries in the world including Egypt. Thirty one fungal species and 3 species varieties were recovered from 30 samples of beef luncheon meat collected from different supermarkets in Qena. Alternaria, Aspergillus, Emericella, Mucor, Mycosphaerella, Penicillium and Rhizopus were the most common genera on the two types of media. From the above genera, the most prevalent species were Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. terreus, Emericella nidulans, Mucor racemosus, Mycosphaerella tassiana, Penicillium chrysogenum and Rhizopus stolonifer. Screening of fungi for their abilities to produce lipase enzyme showed that, ten isolates represented 32.26% of total isolates appeared high lipase production, while sixteen isolates (51.61%) were moderate and 5 isolates (16.13%) were low producers. Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum and Nectria haematococca produced the highest amount of lipase enzyme, so these fungi were used in further studies. The incorporation of five food preservatives (Disodium phosphate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, potassium sorbate and sodium citrate) individually in the culture medium of lipase production exhibited an inhibitive effect on the mycelial growth and enzyme production by Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum and Nectria haematococca.