• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1673-1680
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• 2012

In this study, DEAE-corncobs [delignified corncob grits derivatized with 2-(diethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride ($DEAE{\cdot}HCl$)] were prepared as a carrier to immobilize yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) for ethanol production. The immobilized yeast cell reactor produced ethanol under optimized $DEAE{\cdot}HCl$ derivatization and adsorption conditions between yeast cells and the DEAE-corncobs. When delignified corncob grit (3.0 g) was derivatized with 0.5M $DEAE{\cdot}HCl$, the yeast cell suspension ($OD_{600}$ = 3.0) was adsorbed at >90% of the initial cell $OD_{600}$. This amount of adsorbed yeast cells was estimated to be 5.36 mg-dry cells/g-DEAE corncobs. The $Q_{max}$ (the maximum cell adsorption by the carrier) of the DEAE-corncobs was estimated to be 25.1 (mg/g), based on a Languir model biosorption isotherm experiment. When we conducted a batch culture with medium recycling using the immobilized yeast cells, the yeast cells on DEAE-corncobs produced ethanol gradually, according to glucose consumption, without cells detaching from the DEAE-corncobs. We observed under electron microscopy that the yeast cells grew on the surface and in the holes of the DEAE-corncobs. In a future study, DEAE-corncobs and the immobilized yeast cell reactor system will contribute to bioethanol production from biomass hydrolysates.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.252-255
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• 1996

As an index of freeze-injury of yeast, the leakage of intracellular substances from yeast cells after freeze-thawing was investigated. It was found that much more ultraviolet-absorbing substances leaked out from non-freeze tolerant yeast (NETY) than from freeze-tolerant yeast. Furthermore, the rate of leakage of cellular substances form NFTY during incubation exceeded that of FTY, indicating that NFTY is more susceptible to freeze-injury than FTY during frozen-storage. An apparent degradation of phospholipid was observed during incubation of perfermented frozen-cells of NFTY, while little change of phospholipid occurred in FTY, These results suggested that the difference in the sensitivity of yeast might be due to the strength of cell membrane in terms of the degradation of phospholipid by enzymes, phospholipases, attached to cell membranes.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.558-563
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• 2008

To prevent weakly flocculating characters of bottom brewing yeast during first fermentation, various technical investigations were carried out using strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It appeared that the propagation at $10^{\circ}C$ promoted the molecular structure and biochemical composition of cell wall in favor of flocculation. The yeast grown at $20^{\circ}C$ by addition of zinc ion also had a stimulating effect on flocculation behavior during first fermentation cycle. The zinc ion did not influence directly on the changes of cell wall in favor of stronger flocculence. The increased fermentation activity of yeast due to addition zinc ion was rather responsible for the intensified flocculation capacity. It was concluded that the weakly flocculating characters of bottom brewing yeast during first fermentation can be solved by using yeast propagated at $10^{\circ}C$ or by means of yeast by addition of zinc ion during propagation.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1997

In order to investigate the effect of feeding live yeast (Sacckaromyces cerevisiae) on the growth performance and changes of intestinal microorganism (E. coli), a growth assay was conducted with 144 broiler chicks. Treatments were consisted of corn-soybean meal control, 0.05% live yeast, and 0.05% dead yeast. Most of the chick protein of the live yeast was in the pure protein form, and had a high amino acid composition with 47% of essential amino acids and 53% of non-essential amino acids. No differences in growth performance were shown among dietany treatments. Total number of E. coli in the small intestine of chicks fed either live or dead yeast was significantly reduced compared to chicks fed the control diet. Although the changes of E. coli in the cecum were not identical to differences in the small intestine, the changes of E. coli in the cecurn had a similar trend.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.547-550
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• 2000

The yeast Williopsis californica was shown to secrete a unique broad-spectrum killer toxin (Wicaltin) with antifungal activity against 14 yeast genera, including yeast-like and mycelial forms of the human pathogens Candida albicans and Sporothrix schenkii. Agar diffusion bioassays indicated that its activity was more pronounced than the antifungal potential of frequently used antimycotics; 0.07 pmol Wicaltin showed the same toxicity as 0.2 pmol miconazole and 29 pmol clotrimazole. Since the toxin's primary target would appear to be the yeast cell wall, Wicaltin may be attractive in combatting clinically relevant yeast and fungal infections.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 1997

Glucocorticoid에 의한 항염증 작용의 second messenger로 생각되어지는 annexin superfamily중 하나인 37 kDa의 단백질, lipocortin-1의 작용기작을 이해할 목적으로 in vivo에서 protein-protein interaction을 인식하는 yeast-based genetic assay인 yeast two assay를 통하여 lipocortin-1과 결합하는 단백질 유전자를 분리하여 조사하였다. 이 방법으로 실험을 수행한 결과 분리된 유전자가 human serine proteinase 유전자와 homology가 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.27-30
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• 2002

Two-hundred two yeast strains were isolated from rhizosphere(87 strains) and nonrhizosphere(115 strains) areas of potato, maize, vegetable marrow, and cabbage plants. On the basis of 26 morphological and physiological properties, the isolated yeast strains were assigned to 9 genera and 15 species. Trichosporon beigelii, Kluyveromyces marxianus and Torulaspora delbrueckii were the dominant species. Cryptococcus humicolus and Candida tropicalis were represented by considerable numbers of strains. Of low occurrence were Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida blankii. Other yeast species were represented by single or two strains. Total counts of yeast cells per gram dry soil ranged from $1.1{\times}10^3$ to $6.6{\times}10^3$ in soil samples of rhizosphere areas and from $6.5{\times}10^2$ to $5.6{\times}10^3$ in soil samples of nonrhizosphere areas. Types of the tested plants affected not only the total counts of yeast cells but also spectra of yeast species. Relationships of age of potato plant, moisture contests of soil samples, and its pH values and total counts of yeast cells were discussed.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.445-451
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• 1996

The strain YCH-37, which produces yeast cell wall lytlc enzyme, was isolated from soil. From the microscopic observation, morphological and cultural characteristics, this strain was identified to fungus, Dicyma sp. So, we named this strain as Dicyma sp. YCH-37. The lytic enzyme effectively lysed Salmonella typhimurium among intact living bacteria and Torulopsis, Hansenula, Zygosaccharomyces among intact living yeast, as well as autoclaved yeast strains. The yeast cell wall lytic enzyme was succesively purified to 204 folds with 13% yields through yeast glucan affinity adsorption and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. The enzyme was identified to monomeric protein with molecular weight of 25,000 daltons from the results of SDS-PAGE and gel filtration. The optimum pH and temperature for the yeast lytic activity were 8.0 and 50$\circ$C, respectively. The enzyme was stable up to 40$\circ$C, and between pH 4.0-pH 10.0.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.186-190
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• 1998

In order to investigate the possible application of immobilized yeast cells in sparkling wine production instead of riddling puns by the traditional method, fermentation characteristics were tested during the sparkling wine fermentation in the bottle using immobilized yeast cells with alginate. The rates of sugar consumption and alcohol production were faster with free cells than those with immobilized cells during the fermentation. The higher concentration of yeast cells and the lower concentration of alginate in the cell immobilization resulted in the faster sugar consumption and alcohol production. It also resulted in the increase of yeast cell concentration released from immobilized beads during the fermentation. However, no differences were shown in the contents of alcohol, residual sugar and CO2 pressure after fermentation. In case concentration of yeast cells released from immobilized beads during bottle fermentation, the higher concentration of alginate had and the lower had.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2004

본 연구는 육계사료 내 rPST-yeast culture의 첨가 급여가 육계의 성장성적, 도체 특성 및 골격발달 등에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 수행하였다. 2일령의 Ross 육용종 수평아리 460수를 공시하여 항생제, rPST-yeast culture 및 yeast culture가 첨가되지 않은 대조구 사료와 대조구 사료에 항생제(chlorotetracycline)만을 $0.1\%$ 수준으로 첨가한 실험사료(T1), rPST-yeast culture를 각각 $0.1\%$ 및 $0.2\%$ 수준으로 첨가한 실험사료(T2 및 T3) 및 yeast culture만을 $0.2\%$수준으로 첨가한 실험사료(T4)를 각각 6주간 급여하였다. 사료섭취량과 증체량은 주 단위로 조사하였다. 실험 5주차 종료 시에 각 처리구별로 10수씩 선발하여 도살하였고, 간, 비장, 복강지방 및 가슴근육의 상대적 중량과 가슴근육의 화학적 조성을 측정하였다. 혈액 내 GOT와 GPT 수치, 총 콜레스테롤, Ca 및 P을 측정하였으며, 경골의 중량, 파쇄 강도, 회분 함량, Ca및 P 함량을 측정하였다. 증체량은 대조구에 비하여 rPST-yeast culture를 $0.1\%$ 첨가한 실험구에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 사료섭취 량 및 사료요구율은 처리구간 큰 차이가 없었다. 비장 및 복강 지방의 상대적 중량은 실험구간 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았으나, 간과 가슴근육의 상대적 중량은 처리간에 유의한 차이가 관찰되었는데,특히 T2처리구에서 가슴근육의 상대적 중량이 대조구에 비해 유의하게 증가하는 결과가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 가슴 근육 내 조단백질 및 조지방 함량에 처리구간에 큰 차이는 없었으나, 수분 함량은 대조구에 비해 rPST-yeast culture와 SC yeast culture 첨가 급여구에서 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.05). 혈청 내 GOT 수치는 변화가 없었으나, GPT수치는 rPST-yeast culture 첨가 급여 후에 유의하게 감소하는 결과가 얻어졌다(P<0.05). 혈중 총 콜레스테롤, Ca 및 P 농도는 처리간에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 경골중량, 파쇄강도 및 화학적 성분 조성에서도 처리간에 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 사료 내 rPST-yeast culture의 첨가급여에 의해 육계에서 성장성적이 향상될 가능성이 제시되었고, 특히 가슴근육이 증가와 같은 긍정적인 효과를 기대할 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.