• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.756-762
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• 2014

This study evaluated the quality characteristics of soybean fermented with several Bacillus sp., which were selected based on their high enzymatic and antimicrobial activities. Total aerobic bacterial counts of fermented soybeans with HJ5-2 ($3.00{\times}10^9CFU/mL$) were the highest among all strains. Lactic acid bacteria numbered $2.50{\times}10^2{\sim}7.30{\times}10^4CFU/mL$ in soybeans fermented with isolates. Amylase and protease activities of the RD7-7 sample were the highest among all strains. Reducing sugar and amino-type nitrogen contents of fermented soybeans with HJ18-4 (2.35%) and RD7-7 (227.96 mg%) were the highest. Total amino acid contents of the samples were 16.62~18.38%, and glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, lysine, arginine were major amino acids. Oxalic acid (36.51~63.57 mg/100 g) and succinic acid (429.49~600.15 mg/100 g) were the predominant organic acid. These results provide useful information for development starter (single and complex) as well as for the production of high quality fermented soybean foods.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.408-412
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Influence of oil concentration and inoculum size on petroleum biodegradation in soil by Nocardia sp. H17-1, isolated from oil-contaminated soil. To investigate the effect of initial oil concentration on total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation, the soil was artificially contaminated with 10, 50 or 100 g of Arabian light oil per kg of soil, respectively. After 50 days, Nocardia sp. H17-1 degraded 78,94 and 53% of the each initial TPH concentration, respectively. Also, it produced 1.35, 4.21, and 5.91 mmol of $CO_2$ per g of soil, respectively. The degradation rate constant (k) of TPH was decreased in proportion to the initial oil concentrations while $CO_2$ production was increased with the concentration. The growth of Nocardia sp. H17-1 was remarkably inhibited when it was inoculated into soil containing 100 g of oil per kg of soil. To evaluate the effect of the inoculum size, the soil was artificially contaminated with 50 g of Arabian light oil per kg of soil, and inoculated with $3${\times}$10^{6}$ , $5${\times}$10^{7}$ , $2${\times}$10^{8}$ cells per g of soil, respectively. After 50 days, the degradation of TPH was remained with similar in all treatment but degradation rate constant (k) and evolved $CO_2$ was increased with increasing the inoculum size.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.43-49
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• 2012

A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary carotenoid source and level on growth and skin color of red- and white-colored fancy carp Cyprinus carpio var. koi. Nine experimental diets (designated as CON, SP5, SP10, AS50, AS100, CA50, CA100, PA5 and PA10) were formulated to contain 5-10% Spirulina powder, 5-10% paprika powder, 50-100 ppm astaxanthin and 50-100 ppm canthaxanthin. The CON diet without supplementation of carotenoid source was considered as the control diet. Each experimental diet was fed to three replicate groups of fish (3.6 g/fish) to visual satiation three times a day for 8 weeks. Survival, growth and feed efficiency of fish were not significantly affected by dietary inclusion of carotenoid source and level (P>0.05). After 8 weeks feeding period, the values of $a^*$, $L^*$and $b^*$ of fish skin were significantly changed by dietary carotenoid source (P<0.05), but not carotenoid level. The $a^*$ value of fish fed the diets containing CA and PA was higher than control and SP diets (P<0.05). Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that dietary inclusion of 50 ppm canthaxanthin or 5% paprika powder could increase the redness of red-and white-colored fancy carp fingerling.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.3741-3745
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• 2015

Background: A moderate dose of radiation is the recommended treatment for solitary plasmacytoma (SP), but there is controversy over the role of surgery. Our study aimed at comparing different treatment modalities in the management of SP. Materials and Methods: Data from 38 consecutive patients with solitary plasmacytoma, including 16 with bone plasmacytoma and 22 with extramedullary plasmacytoma, were retrospectively reviewed. 15 patients received radiotherapy alone; 11 received surgery alone, and 12 received both. The median radiation dose was 50Gy. All operations were performed as radical resections. Local progression-free survival (LPFS), multiple myeloma-free survival (MMFS), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated and outcomes of different therapies were compared. Results: The median follow-up time was 55 months. 5-year LPFS, MMFS, PFS and OS were 87.0%, 80.9%, 69.8% and 87.4%, respectively. Univariate analysis revealed, compared with surgery alone, radiotherapy alone was associated with significantly higher 5-year LPFS (100% vs 69.3%, p=0.016), MMFS (100% vs 51.4%, p=0.006), PFS (100% vs 33.7%, p=0.0004) and OS (100% vs 70%, p=0.041). Conclusions: Radiotherapy alone can be considered as a more effective treatment for SP over surgery. Whether a combination of radiotherapy and surgery improves outcomes requires further study.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.490-495
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• 1990

The extracellular inulinase from Bacillus spp. was purified to a single protein through a sequence of operations including ammonium sulfate fractionation, heat treatment, DEAE Sepharose C1-6B ion exchange chromatography, Sephadex 6-100 and Sephadex 6-150 gel filtration. The purified enzyme was confirmed to be a $\beta$ -D-fructofuranosidase(EC 3.2.1.26) which was much more active on sucrose than on inulin(I/S = 0.2). The maximal inulinase activity was observed at pH 6.0 and at the temperature of $50^{\circ}C$. The mo1ecular weight of the enzyme was about 56, 000. Tryptophan and histidine residues of the enzyme molecule were found to be essential for its catalytic activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1164-1169
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• 2005

Characteristics of sophorolipid and rhamnolipid were evaluated as antifungal agents against plant pathogenic fungi. Eight percent of mycelial growth of plant pathogen (Phytophthora sp. and Pythium sp.) was inhibited by 200 mg/l of rhamnolipid or 500 mg/l of sophorolipid, and zoospore motility of Phytophthora sp. decreased by $90\%$ at 50 mg/l of rhamnolipid and $80\%$ at 100 mg/l of sophorolipid. The effective concentrations for zoospore lysis were two times higher than those of zoospore motility inhibition. The highest zoospore lysis was observed with Phytophthora capsici; $80\%$ lysis at 100 mg/I of di-rhamnolipid or lactonic sophorolipid, showing the dependency of structure on the lysis. In the pot test, the damping-off disease incidence ratio decreased to $42\%\;and\;33\%$ of control value at 2,000 mg/l sophorolipid and rhamnolipid, respectively. These results showed the potential of microbial glycolipid biosurfactants as an effective antifungal agent against damping-off plant pathogens.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.585-595
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• 2019

Analysis of bacterial communities based on their 16S rDNA sequences revealed the predominance of Proteobacteria (Aeromonas sp., Acinetobacter sp. and Thaueraamino aromatica sp.) and uncultured bacterium in activated sludge from the effluent treatment plant (ETP) of Mother Dairy, Calcutta (India). Each isolate was used for bioremediation of dairy wastewater with simultaneous conversion of nitrogenous pollutants into ammonia. A consortium developed using seven of these isolates and three Bacillus strains from different environmental origins could reduce 93% nitrate with simultaneous production of ammonia (626 ㎍/100 ml) within 20 h in non-aerated, immobilized conditions as compared to 82% nitrate reduction producing 2.4 ㎍/100 ml ammonia in 96 h with extensive aeration in a conventional ETP. The treated ammonia-rich effluent could be used instead of freshwater and fertilizer during cultivation of mung bean with 1.6-fold increase in grain yield. The ETP with the surrounding agricultural land makes this process a zero liquid discharge technology for using the biofertilizer generated. In addition, the process requires minimal energy supporting sustained environmental health. This method is thus proposed as an alternative approach for small-scale dairy ETPs.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.145-157
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• 1998

We isolated 100 Vobrio sp. from marine products and sea from July to September, 1997. We attemped on purification of hemolysin produced by Vibrio sp. The growth, hemolysin production patterns by the 100 strains of Vibrio sp. showed identical, in general. V. unlnificus ys-1 produced hemolysis as the higtest titer. The optimal culture conditions for the hemolysin production by the V. vunificus ys-1 are followings; 1. Hemolysin production was optimal dering the late exponetial phage. 2. Maximal growth, hemolysin production were in heart infusion broth. 3. Maximal yields of hemolysin was obtained when the heart infusion broth had an intial pH of 8.0, 3$0^{\circ}C$, 3% NaCL. Hemolysin was purified from culture filtrate of the strain by ammonium sulfate recipitation, ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The results were as follows; 1. Hemogeneity of the purified hemolysin was demonstrated by revealing single band on SDS-PAGE. The molecular weight of purified hemolysin was 45KDa. 2. The absorbance rattern in ultraviolet wsa typical of those seen with most proteinb with 280nm. 3. Purified hemolysin was atable at 5$0^{\circ}C$ but 7$0^{\circ}C$ of the acivity was lost by heating for 30 min at 6$0^{\circ}C$/ Optimal temperature of purified hemolysin was 35$^{\circ}C$. 4. Purified hemolysin was stable at the pH range of 6~9, but in the less the pH5.0. above the pH 9.0, the hemolysin activity was lost completely.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.14-20
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• 1992

Some microorganisms isolated from soil, including some bacteria and fungi, were found to secrete an extracellular soymilk-clotting enzyme. Among them, an isolated fungus showed the highest soymilk-clotting activity and the strain was assigned to genus Penicillium based on its cultural and morphological characteristics, and designated as Penicillium sp. L-151K. Soymilk-clotting enzymes A and B produced by Penicillium sp. L-151K were purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and chromatographies on Sephadex G-25, CM-Sephadex, Sephadex G-100 and phenyl-Toyopearl gel. The two purified enzymes A and B were found to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at pH 9.5. The molecular weights of enzyme A and B were 24, 000 and 40, 000, respectively, by gel filtration on Sephadex G-100. Enzymes A and B coagulated soymilk optimally at $60^\circ{C}$ and were stable up to $50^\circ{C}$. Both enzymes were most active at pH 5.8 for soymilk coagulation, and were stable with approximately 80% of original activity from pH 3.0 to 5.0. Each enzyme was an acidic protease with an optimum pH of 3.0 for casein digestion. The soymilk-clotting efficiency of these enzymes was improved with $CaCl_2\;or\;MgCl_2$ when making soymilk-curd.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.92-96
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• 2005

In order to investigate the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on cell mediated immune reaction in vitro we examined the allogenic mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), splenocytes proliferation (SP) to T cell mitogens and IFN-${\gamma}\;production$. Splenocytes of Balb/c mice ($1.5{\times}10^5$ cells/well) were co-cultured with different numbers of mitomycin C-treated mature dentritic cells (DCs) in presence of BPA (25, 50, 100 ${\mu}M$) and $[^{3}H]$thymidine incorporation (cpm) was measured by scintilation counting. Splenocytes ($2{\times}10^6$ cells/well) were cultured with mitogens, Con A ($2\;{\mu}g/ml$), PHA ($5\;{\mu}g/ml$) and IL-2 ($0.1\;{\mu}g/ml$), or PMA ($5\;{\mu}g/ml$) and INO ($1\;{\mu}g/ml$) in presence of BPA (1, 10, 25, 50, 100 ${\mu}M$) and SP was assessed by MTT assay. $IFN-{\gamma}$ levels in culture supernant were determined by ELISA. At low concentration, BPA slightly increased MLR, SP and $IFN-{\gamma}$ levels, but at higher concentration it showed significant inhibitory effects on these immunological parameters. These results indicate that BPA is able to alternate cell-mediated immune reaction.