• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.11-17
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• 1983

The soil-transmitted helminthes, such as ascaris, whipworm, hookworm and trichostrongylus, have been considered as the most prevalent parasitic diseases in a matter of several decades ago in Korea. In facts, the attached eggs and/or larvae to the vegetables have been played a great role on the transmission to human because of raw eating the vegetables without the proper recipe. The aims of this study is to outline the attached helminthes egg in vegetables and to define whether the detection rates on them show a decreasing pattern or not in present. The subjected vegetables were collected from the three markets which are located at Goo-Pa Bal, Soo-Yoo Dong, Cheon-Ho Dong in suburban area, Seoul from April to May 1983. A total of 180 samples including such as 60 Korean cabbages, 60 young radishes and 60 Korean onions were examined. For the detection of helminthes eggs, the both methods of formalin-ether sedimentation and zinc-sulfate floatation were applied. The results were summarized as follows: 1) The detected eggs of ascaris, whipworm, hookworm, trichostrongylus and either filariform larvae or rhabditoidform larvae of hookworm, as well as unknown ones were found in vegetables subjected. 2) Out of 180 subjects, the overall detection rate showed 48 (26.7%). And in case of Korean onion, the rate revealed 22 heads (36.7%) among 60, 17 heads (28.3%) out of 60 Korean cabbages, 9 roots (15.0%) out of 60 young radishes respectively. 3) The ascaris eggs were detected 6 heads (10%) out of 60 Korean cabbages, while the filariform larvae of hookworm appeared in 7 heads (11.7%) among 60 Korean onions. 4) In the results of present study, the detection rates in vegetables were appeared to be the marked decreasing tendency as like 28.3%, 36.7%, 15% compared with 96%, 100%, 88% of previous investigators (Choi et al. 1967)each on Korean cabbage, Korean onion, young radish.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.217-225
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• 2003

Samples of size-fractionated PM10 (airborne particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than $10\mu\textrm{m}$) were collected at an urban site in Jeju city from May to September 2002. The mass concentration and chemical composition of the samples were measured. The data sets were then applied to the CMB receptor model to estimate the source contribution of PM10 in Jeju area. The average PM10 mass concentration was 28.80$\mu\textrm{g}/m^3$ ($24.6~33.49\mu\textrm{g}/m^3$), and the FP (fine particle with aerodynamic diameter less than $2.l\mu\textrm{m}$ fraction in PM10 was approximately 8% higher than the CP (coarse particle with aerodynamic diameter greater than $2.l\mu\textrm{m}$ and less than $10\mu\textrm{m}$ fraction in PM10. The CP composition was obviously different from the FP composition, that is, the most abundant water soluble species was nitrate ion in the FP, but sulfate ion in the CP. Also sulfur was the most dominant element in the FP, however, sodium was that in the CP. From CMB receptor model results, it was found that road dust was the largest contributor to the CP mass concentration (45% of the CP) and ammonium nitrate, domestic boiler, and marine aerosol were major sources to the CP mass. However, the secondary aerosol was the most significant contributor to the FP mass concentration (45% of the FP). In this study, it was suggested that the contributions of soil dust and gasoline vehicle became very low due to collinearity with road dust and diesel vehicle, respectively.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.376-382
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• 1990

An extracellular cellulase producing bacterium YE-5 was isolated from soil, and identified as a Cellulomonas sp. by its taxonomical characteristics. The maximal activities of avicelase (0.35 units/ml), CMCase (3.18 units/ml), FPase (0.315 units/ml) and $\beta$-glucosidase (0.882 units/ml) were obtained when this strain was cultured for 48 hrs at $30^{\circ}C$ in a medium containing 0.8% (w/v) Solka floc, 0.06010 (wlv) urea, 0.1% (w/v) $K_2HP0_4$, 0.1% (w/v) $MgS0_4.7H2_0$, 0.2% (w/v) bacto peptone, 0.2% (w/v) yeast extract and pH 6.5. The cellulase was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sepharose column chromatography and Sephadex 6-100 column chromatography from culture filtrate of Cellulomonus sp. YE-5. The molecular weights of purified avieelase, CMCase I, and CMCase II were estimated to be about 95,000 ~ 105,000, 46,000 ~ 47,000 and 120,000 ~ 125,000, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.434-442
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• 1990

Aspergillus sp. CC-29 ws selected for its strong protease activity among various stains of molds found in soil. It was found that the production of alkaline protease reached to maximum when the wheat bran medium containing glucose as carbon source had been cultured for 4 days. Alkaline proteased was purified 36.10 fold from Aspergillus sp. CC-29 The purification procedures included ammonium sulfate fractunation gel filteration on Sepha-dex G-75 G-150 and DEAE-cellulose ion-exchange chromatography, The yield of the purified enzyme was 22.40% The purified enzyme was confirmed as a single band by the polyacryla-mide. When the purified enzyme was applied to SDS-PAGE the molecular weight was estima-ted 24000. The optimum pH for the enzyme activity was 9.0 and the optimum temperature was 4$0^{\circ}C$ The reaction of this enzyme followed typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics with the Km value of 2.10$\times$10-4M with the Vmax of 29.41 $\mu$g/min. The enzyme was reactively stable in alkalic condition and unstable by heat treatment. The activity of alkaline protease was increased by the addition of Ca2+ whereas it was inhibited by Hg2+ Zn2+ at concentration of 1$\times$10-3M.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.79-85
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• 2001

From July to November 1999, air samples were collected from Ansung, Korea, to identify the seasonal variation in organochlorine pesticides(OCPs). OCPs maximum(mean) concentrations were as follows: heptachlor, $14.0\;pg/m^3(3.6\;pg/m^3)$; heptachlor epoxide, $28.7\;pg/m^3(11.7\;pg/m^3)$; DDE, $40.6\;pg/m^3(20.6\;pg/m^3)$; endosulfan sulfate, $98.9\;pg/m^3(36.6\;pg/m^3)$. The higher concentration of the locally and seasonally used pesticide endosulfan[1759.2 $pg/m^3(453.4\;pg/m^3)$] was found. The concentrations of all OCPs were higher in summer than those in fall. This pattern suggests that the concentrations may be increased by evaporation from surfaces(soil, water, vegetation, etc) with increasing the temperature and by much usage in growing season, particularly in summer, for endosulfan.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.150-155
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• 1992

- Some properties of an extracellular cytosine deaminase excreted from an isolate from soil samples were examined after 20~80%' ammonium sulfate fractionation. The enzyme catalyzed the conversion of cytosine and 5-fluorocytosine into uracil and 5-fluorouracil by substrate specificity, respectively. The optimum temperature and storage time on the stability of the enzvme preparation were below $50^{\circ}C$ keeping above 90% of the residual activity and near 4 days keeping above 80% of the residual one in Tris-HCI buffer. The maximum activity was also obtained at 8.0 in pH and 37'C in temperature. The pHs and temperatures for enzyme activity ranged from 8.0~8.5 and from 37~$45^{\circ}C$. respectively. The presence of $Ag^-,Hg^{2-}, Zn^{2-}, Cu^{2-}, Sn^{2-}, \; or\; Pb^{2-}$ in the reaction mixture resulted in the marked inhibition in enzyme activity, but 1 mM of $K^+, Fe^[3+}, Mg^{2+}, \; or \; Na^+$. slightly increased the activity. The enzyme preparation was heavily affected by most of inhibitors tested such as 1 mM of EIITA, NaCN and pentachlorophenol, and completely inactivated by p-CMB and TCA of 1 mM, or 10 mM.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.154-160
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• 1990

A bacterial strain which was capable of producing extracellular soymilk-clotting enzyme was isolated from soil samples during the course of screening test. The characteristics of the isolated strain K-324-7, indicated that the strain belonged to species of Bacillus cereus. The crude purification of this enzyme was precipitated by salting out with ammonium sulfate of 0.8 saturation. The optimal pH for the enzyme activity was at $6.1{\sim}7.0$ and below $50^{\circ}C$. The optimal culture medium for the production of soymilk-clotting enzyme were consisted of 0.2% glucose, 0.2% peptone, and 0.5% $KH_2PO_4$ with initial pH value of 6.5. The activity of enzyme was maximum when the microbe was cultured for 3 days at $35^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 1996

A bacterial strain NS70 producing an alkaline protease was isolated from soil samples taken near a hot spring and identified as Bacillus licheniformis by its morphological and physiological properties and cellular fatty acid analysis. The isolated alkaline protease was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-, CM-, and Phenyl-Sepharose column chromatography. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 32, 000 Da by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Its optimal pH and temperature for proteolytic activity against Hammarsten casein were 12 and $65^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at alkaline pH range from 6.0 to 12.0, and fairly stable up to $65^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride but not by EDTA and N-ethylmaleimide indicating that the enzyme is serine protease. Enzyme activity was markedly inhibited by $Hg^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$. Autolytic phenomena were observed on purified protease NS70 but autolysis was reduced by the addtion of $Ca^{2+}$ ion or bovine serum albumin.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.47-54
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• 1995

Water pollution, which is caused by surfactants, is increased by insolubility and excessive uses of detergents. The detergency properties of nine kinds of amphoteric surfactants derived from imidazoline were investigated and compared with sodium lauryl sulfats(SLS) of petrochemical surfactant by using detergent formulations. Several physico-chemical properties were measured to investigate the effective factors on detergency. From the comparision of these compounds with SLS, it was found that 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1- (3-sulfonatedpropyl)-2-undecyl-2-imidazolinum [IV] has the most outstnading characteristics of detergency and various fundamental properties. Therefore, this result is expected to do its environmental stability as a nonpolluting detergent. Detergency process of surfactants were discussed in relation to physico-chemical treatments. Performance improvement on detergency is made work of adhesion to soil as small as possible. Therefore these results show that contamination is easily removed and industrial applications may be respected.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.129-135
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• 1993

Serratia sp. Y-4 was isolated from soil. Many characteristics of the strain and optimum cultivation condition for protease production were investigated.,The protease from Serratia sp. Y-4 was purified and studied for the properties of the enzyme. The isolated strain was identified to the genus Serratia. The strain was cultivated in 1%-casein, 0.5%-Na$_{3}$PO$_{4}$.7H$_{2}$O, 0.1%-NaCl, 0.05%-KCI, 0.02%-MgSO$_{4}$.7H$_{2}$O, 0.02%-CaCl$_{2}$.2H$_{2}$O, 0.02%-ZnSO$_{4}$.7H$_{2}$O, 0.02%-MnCl$_{2}$.4H$_{2}$O and 0.5%-soy bean oil at pH 7.0 for 35 hrs. The enzyme was purified about 5.89 fold from the culture broth with 31.1% recovery and 19,613 u/mg through ultrafiltration, ammonium sulfate, DEAE-sephacel and Superose-12 chromatography. The purified enzyme was identified as one band by isoelectric focusing, SDS- and native-PAGE. It has maxium activity at $37^{\circ}C$ and pH 9.0. Molecular weight of it is approx. 50 kD and pl is about 6.70. Its Km value for casein was 20 mg/ml. 5 mM-EDTA, 5mM-SDS, Ag$^{+1}$, Cu$^{+2}$, Hg$^{+2}$ and Pb$^{+2}$ inhibited the enzyme.