• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2018

A novel ${\beta}$-agarase, AgaJ5, was identified from an agar-degrading marine bacterium, Gayadomonas joobiniege G7. It belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family 86 and is composed of 805 amino acids with a 30-amino-acid signal peptide. Zymogram analysis showed that purified AgaJ5 has agarase activity. The optimum temperature and pH for AgaJ5 activity were determined to be $30^{\circ}C$ and 4.5, respectively. AgaJ5 was an acidic ${\beta}$-agarase that had strong activity at a narrow pH range of 4.5-5.5, and was a cold-adapted enzyme, retaining 40% of enzymatic activity at $10^{\circ}C$. AgaJ5 required monovalent ions such as $Na^+$ and $K^+$ for its maximum activity, but its activity was severely inhibited by several metal ions. The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ of AgaJ5 for agarose were 8.9 mg/ml and 188.6 U/mg, respectively. Notably, thin-layer chromatography, mass spectrometry, and agarose-liquefication analyses revealed that AgaJ5 was an endo-type ${\beta}$-agarase producing neoagarohexaose as the final main product of agarose hydrolysis. Therefore, these results suggest that AgaJ5 from G. joobiniege G7 is a novel endo-type neoagarohexaose-producing ${\beta}$-agarase having specific biochemical features that may be useful for industrial applications.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.208-212
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• 1998

항진균제를 개발하기 위하여 토양으로부터 700주의 세균, 방선균, 곰팡이를 분리하였으며, 이들 배양액을 조사한 결과 Candida albicans의 성장을 억제시킬 수 있는 LAM 97-44 균주를 항진균성 항생물질 생산균으로 선발하였다. 분리균주를 동정하기 위해 생산균 LAM 97-44 균주의 형태학적 특성, 배양학적 특성, 생리학적 특성, 균체성분 등을 조사하였다. LAM 97-44 균주는 $2{\sim}3{\times}1{\sim}1.5\;{\mu}m$ 크기의 포자를 형성하는 간균이며, 포자의 형태는 ellipsoid 형 이었다. LAM 97-44 균주는 arabinose, cellulose, xylose를 이용하지 못하였으나 fructose, glucose, glycerol, maltose, raffinose 등은 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 지방산 분석결과는 iso-와 anteiso-인 성분으로 구성되어 있었으며, menaquinone은 Bacillus속 세균의 전형적인 isoprenoid 사슬이 7개인 menaquinone(MK-7)이었다. 이러한 결과를 종합하면 LAM 97-44 균주는 Bacillus subtilis와 유사한 균으로 동정되었다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 1992

In order to investigate the chemical components of acid precipitation at Kangwha near the Yellow Sea and Seoul in Korea, the precipitation samples were collected by wetonly precipitation sampler from February 1991 to January 1992, and pH, electric conductivity(E. C.) and major water-soluble ionic components were analyzed. Strong negative linear correlations were observed between the rainfall amount and the sum of major ionic components in $\mu eq/\ell$ at two sites. The sum of major ionic components also correlated negatively with rain intensity. The analytical results of precipitation samples at two sites were compared each other. Average values of volume-weighted pH were found to be 5.21 at Kangwha and 5.09 at Seoul. The cationic abundance($\mu eq/\ell$) in rainwater showed the general trend $NH_4^+ > Na^+ > Ca^{2+} > Mg^{2-+} > H^+ > K^+$ at Kangwah and $NH_4^+ > Ca^{2+} > Na^+ > H^+ > Mg^{2+} > K^+$ at Seoul. The anionic abundance showed the general trend $SO_4^{2-} > Cl^- > NO_3^-$ at Kangwha and $SO_4^{2-} > NO_3^- > Cl^-$ at Seoul. The concentrations of seasalt such as $Na^+ and Cl^-$ were higher at Kangwha than Seoul. The concentrations of $nss-SO_4^{2-}, nss-Cl^- and NO_3^-$ which are acid composition were higher at Seoul(96.3 $\mu eq/\ell$) than Kangwha(69.0 $\mu eq/\ell$). The contribution of seasalt to the composition of precipitation were higher at Kangwha(34.1%) than Seoul(15.7%). Ammonia and calcium species in rainwater at Kangwha and Seoul are interpreted to have 91% of neutralizing capacity of the original sulfuric and nitric acids. Provided that the precipitation acidity originates primarily from sulfate and nitrate, sulfate was found to contribute about 73-75% of the free precipitation acidity.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.512-521
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• 2015

PCB 제조에서 photoresist와 Copper Clad Laminate(CCL)의 구리표면과의 부착력을 항상시키기 위하여 사용되는 soft etching제를 제조하기 위하여 과산화수소 사용을 배제하고, 유기산과 유기과산화물을 이용하여 산의 종류, 농도, 에칭시간 등에 따른 구리표면의 에칭속도, 표면 조도, 및 오염도 등을 조사하였다. 또한 에칭 후의 표면의 얼룩을 제거하기 위한 안정제의 최적 배합 및 농도도 확립하였다. 본 연구 결과 유기산의 종류 중에서는 아세트산이 초기 구리 에칭속도가 가장 빨랐으며, 농도가 0.04 M이었을 때 $0.4{\mu}m/min$이였다. 유기과산화물인 APS의 농도는 높을수록 에칭속도가 가장 빨랐으나, 표면 오염이 심각하였다. 안정제 용액의 조성도 표면 오염도에 큰 영향을 주었다. 결과적 0.04 M 아세트산, 0.1M APS에 4 g/L의 안정제(ST-1)를 첨가한 에칭액의 경우 $0.37{\mu}m/min$의 에칭속도와 표면오염이 전혀 없으며, 표면 조도도 가장 우수하였다. 즉, CCL과 photoresist와 접착력을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2003

The present study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of common Korean legumes as a high-fiber supplement in therapeutic diets for diabetic patients. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were used as animal models and four kinds of legumes, black soybean (BS), yellow soybean (YS), green pea (GP) and soybean curd residue (SCR) were tested as high-fiber supplements. Seven groups of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were fed isocaloric experimental diets containing 8％ dietary fiber from one of four legumes or purified cellulose and pectin for 6 weeks. The effects of the legumes on the glucose and lipid metabolism of diabetic rats was examined and compared with the effects of cellulose and pectin. The legume supplementation did not show any beneficial effect on glucose tolerance, however, it exhibited a plasma cholesterol-lowering effect in diabetic rats. The cholesterol-lowering action was especially strong in BS and the degree of the effect was comparable to that of pectin. The levels of total lipids, cholesterol, and triglyceride in the hepatic tissues of rats fed legume diets were similar to those of the pectin group. All legume supplements induced an increase in fecal steroid excretion. The fecal cholesterol contents were significantly high following the supplementations of YS and SCR (p < 0.05). The excretion of fecal bile acids in the BS and YS groups was significantly higher than it was in the pectin group (p < 0.05). Concentration of lipid peroxidation products in the blood and urine of diabetic animals was lower in the legume groups than in the cellulose group. The levels of hepatic lipid peroxidation products were significantly lower in the BS and YS groups than in the pectin group (p < 0.05). From the results of this study, the plasma cholesterol-lowering effect of BS is possibly due to the significant (p < 0.05) in-crease in fecal steroid excretion, which suggests that BS could be beneficial in improving abnormal lipid metabolism in diabetic rats. (Korean J Nutrition 36(5): 425∼436, 2003)

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2010

다양한 원료유로부터 바이오디젤을 효율적으로 생산할 수 있는 고체촉매 개발을 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 다양한 고체촉매 중 금속산화물계 촉매와 이온교환수지 촉매가 특히 유망한 것으로 평가되고 있다. 금속 산화물계 촉매의 경우 고체 촉매의 활성을 높이기 위해 반응 활성이 높은 촉매성분과 지지체의 탐색 및 촉매 성분을 지지체에 안정적으로 담지할 수 있는 기술이 주로 연구되고 있다. 특히 금속 산화물 촉매는 열적 안정성이 우수하여 고온이 요구되는 폐유지의 전이에스테르화- 에스테르화 동시 반응 시스템에서 활용성이 높을 것으로 평가된다. 이온교환수지 촉매는 반응 온도가 제한되므로 유리지방산의 에스테르화 반응 연구에 주로 적용되고 있다. 두 가지 고체촉매 모두 상용화 공정에 적용을 위해서는 보다 많은 연구가 진행되어야 한다. 특히 고체 촉매의 재사용에 따른 활성 저하 문제 해결이 주 과제가 될 것으로 보인다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.971-980
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• 2019

We profiled the health-promoting bioactive components in nine types of soybean seeds with different seed coat colors (yellow, green, brown, and black) and investigated the effects of different extraction solvents (methanol, ethanol, and water) on their antioxidant activities. The carotenoid and anthocyanin compositions varied greatly by seed color, and the phenolic acids, total phenol, and total flavonoid contents differed by genotype. The carotenoid content was relatively higher in soybean seeds with green and black seed coats than in those with a yellow seed coat while lutein was the most plentiful. The anthocyanin content was considerably higher in the soybean seed with the black seed coat. The results of the DPPH assay showed strong antioxidative activities in the methanol- and water-extracts compared to the ethanol-extract, irrespective of the seed coat colors. Moreover, the soybean seeds with the black seed coat exhibited the highest antioxidant activity among the samples, regardless of the extraction solvent used. Eighteen bioactive compounds were subjected to data-mining processes including principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis. Multivariate analyses showed that brown and black seeds were distinct from the yellow and green seeds in terms of the levels of carotenoids and anthocyanins, respectively. These results help our understanding of the compositional differences in the bioactive components among soybean seeds of various colors, providing valuable information for future breeding programs that seek to enhance the levels of compounds with health benefits.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.441-446
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• 1987

가다랑어통조림 제조시 부산물로 얻어지는 가다랑어 자숙엑스분의 천연항산화성물질로서 효능을 검토하기 위하여 이의 지질산화억제효과 및 항산화성인자에 대하여 실험하였다. 가다랑어 자수엑스분의 아미노질소량은 15.3mg/100g 이었으며, methyl linoleate에 대해 뚜렷한 산화억제 작용을 나타내었고 가수분해 정도가 클수록 항산화력은 약간씩 저하하였다. 가다랑어엑스분을 증류수 중에서 투석시켰을때 투석내액은 상당한 항산화효과를 나타낸 반면, 투석내액은 거의 효과가 없었다. 가다랑어엑스분의 항산화성인자로서 anserine, carnosine, histidine 및 alanine 등가 같은 아미노산의 역할이 컸으며, AMP, hypoxanthine 등의 핵산관련물질도 항상화성에 보조적 역할을 하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2010

The Malassezia fungi are responsible for various human skin disorders including dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis. Of the Malassezia fungi, Malassezia globosa (M. globosa) is one of the most common in human scalp. The completed genome sequence of M. globosa contains four putative cytochrome P450 genes. To determine the roles of Malassezia P450 enzymes in the biosynthesis of ergosterol, we isolated MGL3996 gene from M. globosa chromosomal DNA by PCR. The MGL3996 gene encodes an enzyme of 616 amino acids, which shows strong similarity with known CYP52s of other species. MGL3996 gene was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris) heterologous yeast expression system. Using the yeast microsomes expressing MGL3996 protein, a typical P450 CO-difference spectrum was shown with absorption maximum at 448 nm. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed a protein band of apparent molecular weight 69 kDa and Western blot with anti-histidine tag antibody showed that MGL3996 was successfully expressed in P. pastoris. Cloning and expression of a new P450 gene is an important step to study the P450 monooxygenase system of M. globosa and to understand the role of P450 enzymes in pathophysiology of dandruff.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2006

유기농 제풍이 아기에게 더 안전하다는 인식은 유기농 제품에 특별히 영양소가 더 많이 들어 있다는 의미는 아니다. 일부 미네랄 함량은 토양 질에 따라 달라지기 때문에 화학 비료를 많이 사용해서 토양이 오염된 경우, 미네랄 함량이 영향을 받을 수 있다. 그러나 비타민, 당질, 단백질, 지질 등 기본적인 영양소는 크게 달라지지 않는다. 그보다 아기의 건강을 위협하는 화학 농약의 피해로부터 벗어날 수 있다는 것이 유기농 제품의 가장 큰 장점일 것이다. 이와 같이 소비자들이 바라는 유기농 식품은 안전하고, 믿을 수 있고, 품질이 좋고 건강에 도움이 되며 나아가 환경과 생태계에 도움이 되는 식품일 것이다.