• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.104-114
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• 2021

Petroleum-contaminated soil is considered among the most important potential anthropogenic atmospheric methane sources. Additionally, various rhizoremediation factors can affect methane emissions by altering soil ecosystem carbon cycles. Nonetheless, greenhouse gas emissions from soil have not been given due importance as a potentially relevant parameter in rhizoremediation techniques. Therefore, in this study we sought to investigate the effects of different plant and soil amendments on both remediation efficiencies and methane emission characteristics in diesel-contaminated soil. An indoor pot experiment consisting of three plant treatments (control, maize, tall fescue) and two soil amendments (chemical nutrient, compost) was performed for 95 days. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal efficiency, dehydrogenase activity, and alkB (i.e., an alkane compound-degrading enzyme) gene abundance were the highest in the tall fescue and maize soil system amended with compost. Compost addition enhanced both the overall remediation efficiencies, as well as pmoA (i.e., a methane-oxidizing enzyme) gene abundance in soils. Moreover, the potential methane emission of diesel-contaminated soil was relatively low when maize was introduced to the soil system. After microbial community analysis, various TPH-degrading microorganisms (Nocardioides, Marinobacter, Immitisolibacter, Acinetobacter, Kocuria, Mycobacterium, Pseudomonas, Alcanivorax) and methane-oxidizing microorganisms (Methylocapsa, Methylosarcina) were observed in the rhizosphere soil. The effects of major rhizoremediation factors on soil remediation efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions discussed herein are expected to contribute to the development of sustainable biological remediation technologies in response to global climate change.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.159-167
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• 2010

To provide a basis for studying the pharmacological actions of tetracaine HCl, we analyzed the membrane activities of this local anesthetic. The n-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic and palmitic acid (n-AS) probes (n = 2, 6, 9, 12 and 16) have been used previously to examine fluorescence polarization gradients. These probes can report the environment at a graded series of depths from the surface to the center of the membrane bilayer structure. In a dosedependent manner, tetracaine HCl decreased the anisotropies of 6-AS, 9-AS, 12-AS and 16-AP in the hydrocarbon interior of synaptosomal plasma membrane vesicles isolated from bovine cerebral cortex (SPMV), and liposomes derived from total lipids (SPMVTL) and phospholipids (SPMVPL) extracted from the SPMV. However, this compound increased the anisotropy of 2-AS at the membrane interface. The magnitude of the membrane rotational mobility reflects the carbon atom numbers of the phospholipids comprising SPMV, SPMVTL and SPMVPL and was in the order of the 16, 12, 9, 6, and 2 positions of the aliphatic chains. The sensitivity of the effects of tetracaine HCl on the rotational mobility of the hydrocarbon interior or surface region was dependent on the carbon atom numbers in the descending order 16-AP, 12-AS, 9-AS, 6-AS and 2-AS and on whether neuronal or model membranes were involved in the descending order SPMV, SPMVPL and SPMVTL.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 유전자 재조합 발광균주, Pseudomonas putida mt-2 KG1206,의 발광 촉진조건을 석유계 탄화수소 오염 지하수에 적용 가능성에 대해 조사하였다. 일반적으로 순수 유도제 오염원에 대한 발광 강도는 m-methyl benzyl alchohol > m-toluate > toluene > m-xylene > benzoate > p-xylene > o-xylene의 순으로 나타났다. 일반적으로 지하수에 오염된 유도제 오염원의 농도에 따라 발광 정도가 관찰되었다. 그러나 일부 지하수 시료의 경우에는 낮은 농도에 높은 발광과 같은 현상을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이러한 현상은 환경시료의 수질 복잡성에 따른 영향일 것이다. 선행연구에서 발광촉진제로 알려진 SL (sodium lactate)와 KNO$_3$에 의한 발광영향을 비교하였다. 모두 발광을 촉진하였지만, KNO$_3$가 조금 더 촉진력이 강한 것으로 조사되었다. 질소화합물(20 g KNO$_3$/L) 첨가군 시료의 발광균주는 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비해 뚜렷하게 발광이 높게 나타났다. 따라서 일반적으로 낮은 유도제 오염원 함유 시료에 대해서는 발광촉진 조건이 지하수 오염원 검출 및 모니터링을 용이하게 할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 비슷한 특성을 가진 다양한 발광균주를 더욱 효율적으로 오염지역의 기초평가에 이용할 수 있는 조건이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.720-727
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• 2017

Objective: The aim of this work was to determine the relationship between objective sensory descriptors and volatile flavour compound composition of Polish traditional dry-cured loin. Methods: The volatile compounds were investigated by using solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). For sensory assessment, the quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) method was used. Results: A total of 50 volatile compounds were found and assigned to 17 chemical families. Most of the detected volatile compounds derived from smoking, lipid oxidative reactions and seasoning (46.8%, 21.7%, and 18.9%, respectively). The dominant compounds were: aromatic hydrocarbon (toluene); alkanes (hexane, heptane, and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane); aldehyde (hexanal); alcohol (2-furanmethanol); ketone (3-hydroxy-2-butanone); phenol (guaiacol); and terpenes (eucalyptol, cymene, ${\gamma}-terpinen$, and limonene). Correlation analysis showed that some compounds derived from smoking were positively correlated with the intensity of cured meat odour and flavour and negatively with the intensity of dried meat odour and flavour, while terpenes were strongly correlated with odour and flavour of added spices. Conclusion: The analysed dry-cured loins were characterized by specific and unique sensory profile. Odour and flavour of studied loins was mainly determined by volatile compounds originating from smoking, seasoning and lipid oxidation. Obtained results suggest that smoking process is a crucial stage during Polish traditional dry-cured loins production.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2007

The number of vehicles employing diesel engines is rapidly rising. Accompanying this trend, application of an after-treatment system is strictly required as a result of reinforced exhaust regulations. The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system is considered as the most efficient method to reduce particulate matter (PM), but the improvement of a regeneration performance at any engine operation point presents a considerable challenge by itself. Therefore, the present study evaluates the effect of fuel injection characteristics on regeneration performance in a DOC and a catalyzed CR-DPF system. The temperature distribution on the rear surface of the DOC and the exhaust gas emission were analyzed in accordance with fuel injection strategies and engine operating conditions. A temperature increase more than BPT of DPF system was obtained with a small amount fuel injection although the exhaust gas temperature was low and flow rate was high. This increase of temperature at the DPF inlet cause PM to oxidize completely by oxygen. In the case of multi-step injection, the abrupt temperature changes of DOC inlet didn't occur and THC slip also could not be observed. However, in the case of pulse type injection, the abrupt injection of much fuel results in the decrease of DOC inlet temperatures and the instantaneous slip of THC was observed.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.89-91
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• 2000

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds are highly carcinogenic chemicals and common groundwater contaminants that are observed to persist in soils. The adherence and slow release of PAHs in soil is an obstacle to remediation and complicates the assessment of cleanup standards and risks. Biological degradation of PAHs in soil has been an area of active research because biological treatment may be less costly than conventional pumping technologies or excavation and thermal treatment. Biological degradation also offers the advantage to transform PAHs into non-toxic products such as biomass and carbon dioxide. Ample evidence exists for aerobic biodegradation of PAHs and many bacteria capable of degrading PAHs have been isolated and characterized. However, the microbial degradation of PAHs in sediments is impaired due to the anaerobic conditions that result from the typically high oxygen demand of the organic material present in the soil, the low solubility of oxygen in water, and the slow mass transfer of oxygen from overlying water to the soil environment. For these reasons, anaerobic microbial degradation technologies could help alleviate sediment PAH contamination and offer significant advantages for cost-efficient in-situ treatment. But very little is known about the potential for anaerobic degradation of PAHs in field soils. The objectives of this research were to assess: (1) the potential for biodegradation of PAH in field aged soils under denitrification conditions, (2) to assess the potential for biodegradation of naphthalene in soil microcosms under denitrifying conditions, and (3) to assess for the existence of microorganisms in field sediments capable of degrading naphthalene via denitrification. Two kinds of soils were used in this research: Harbor Point sediment (HPS-2) and Milwaukee Harbor sediment (MHS). Results presented in this seminar indicate possible degradation of PAHs in soil under denitrifying conditions. During the two months of anaerobic degradation, total PAH removal was modest probably due to both the low availability of the PAHs and competition with other more easily degradable sources of carbon in the sediments. For both Harbor Point sediment (HPS-2) and Milwaukee Harbor sediment (MHS), PAH reduction was confined to 3- and 4-ring PAHs. Comparing PAH reductions during two months of aerobic and anaerobic biotreatment of MHS, it was found that extent of PAHreduction for anaerobic treatment was compatible with that for aerobic treatment. Interestingly, removal of PAHs from sediment particle classes (by size and density) followed similar trends for aerobic and anaerobic treatment of MHS. The majority of the PAHs removed during biotreatment came from the clay/silt fraction. In an earlier study it was shown that PAHs associated with the clay/silt fraction in MHS were more available than PAHs associated with coal-derived fraction. Therefore, although total PAH reductions were small, the removal of PAHs from the more easily available sediment fraction (clay/silt) may result in a significant environmental benefit owing to a reduction in total PAH bioavailability. By using naphthalene as a model PAH compound, biodegradation of naphthalene under denitrifying condition was assessed in microcosms containing MHS. Naphthalene spiked into MHS was degraded below detection limit within 20 days with the accompanying reduction of nitrate. With repeated addition of naphthalene and nitrate, naphthalene degradation under nitrate reducing conditions was stable over one month. Nitrite, one of the intermediates of denitrification was detected during the incubation. Also the denitrification activity of the enrichment culture from MHS slurries was verified by monitoring the production of nitrogen gas in solid fluorescence denitrification medium. Microorganisms capable of degrading naphthalene via denitrification were isolated from this enrichment culture.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.242-250
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• 2016

새로운 식품 소재의 개발을 목적으로 향미벼 신품종을 이용하여 발아현미를 제조하고 발아 전 후 종실에 함유된 향기성분과 생리활성 물질, 그리고 지방산 조성의 변화를 관찰한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 향기성분은 발아 전 52개, 발아 후 51개 등 총 56개 성분이 동정되었으며 이들은 hydrocarbon(29%)과 alcohol(23%) 및 aldehyde(21%)류로 분류되었으며, 주요 향기성분으로는 nonanal, benzene, 1-octanol, 1-hexanol, furan, decanal 등이 동정되었다. 2. 발아로 인하여 heptane,3,3,5-trimethyl, 1-pentadecene, 2-heptanone 등 13개 성분은 함량이 증가한 반면, 향미벼 특유의 팝콘향을 나타내는 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline을 비롯하여 1-nonanol, 1-heptanol, 1-hexanol 등 39개 성분은 발아로 인하여 함량이 감소하였다. 3. 향기 성분의 함량을 이용한 PLS-DA 분석 시 뚜렷하게 향기 특성에 따라 발아 전과 발아 후의 구별이 가능하였으며, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, 2-octanone 등은 발아 전의, 그리고 benzaldehyde, tridecene 등은 발아 후의 특징적인 향기성분으로 나타났다. 4. 발아된 향미벼의 campesterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol 등 phytosterol류와 squalene, 그리고 5종의 tocols 등 생리활성물질 함량은 모두 발아 전에 비해 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 5. 향미벼의 주요 지방산은 linoleic, oleic 및 palmitic acid였으며 발아로 인하여 linoleic acid와 oleic acid는 각각 1.3%, 2.7%의 증가하고 palmitic acid는 3.7%의 조성 비율이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.354-361
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• 2009

본 연구의 목표는 생물담체(biocarrier)에 의한 생물접종기술(bioaugmentation)을 개발하여 원유로 오염된 해양저질의 정화에 활용하고자 하는 것이다. 몇 군데의 원유로 오염된 해안으로부터 수 가지의 분해미생물군집을 농화배양하여 평가한 결과 기능적으로 상이한 2가지의 미생물군집을 분리하였다. 이들 미생물군집을 혼합 배양한 경우 Alcanivorax sp.가 우점종을 이루는 것으로 나타났으며, 이 군집과 대나무활성탄 등을 이용하여 미생물제제(MA-2)를 제조하여 사질의 원유오염 해안토양에 처리할 경우 5주 후 산소발생제의 존재하에 90% 이상의 TPH 분해력을 나타내었다. 또한 점질의 토양도 미생물제제(MA-1)를 처리할 경우 5주 후 71% 정도의 분해율을 나타냈다. 이는 분리된 토착미생물군집을 활용하여 오염토양의 처리에 효과적으로 활용할 수 있음을 의미한다. 한편 계면활성제의 고농도의 처리는 분해미생물의 작용을 억제하므로 적절한 농도의 확인이 필요하며 점토질의 토양의 정화를 위해서는 적절한 통기를 시키는 방법(산소발생제 투여, 기계적 aeration 등)의 활용이 요구된다.