• KSBB Journal
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 1992

투과성이 증가된 Z. mobilis를 K-carrageenan으로 고정화한 건조beads를 이용하여 sorbitol연속생성공정의 향상에 관한 실험을 하였다. 투과성을 증가시킨 균체를 K-carrageenan으로 고정화 하여서 연속공정을 실시한 결과 효소의 안정성이 30일 이상 지속되었다. K-carrageenan으로 고정화한 균체를 건조시 bead의 견고성과 저장성이 향상되었다. 건조 bead를 이용한 72시간의 반회분식 공정에서 효소 활성도의 감소는 8%였으며, 건조 bead에서의 Vmax값은 $39^{\circ}C$와 pH6.2에서 free cell의 거의 절반값을 나타내었다. 연속공정에서 희석속도 $0.1h^{-1}$일 때 wet bead와 건조bead에서의 sorbitol생산성은 각각 3.4, 2.88g/l-h를 나타내었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.482-484
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• 2007

To investigate production and hydrolysis of levan, the levansucrase enzymes from Zymomonas mobilis ATCC 10988 and Rahnella aquatilis ATCC 33071 were used. The optimum temperature of R. aquatilis levansucrase for levan formation was $37^{\circ}C$, whereas that of Z. mobilis was $4^{\circ}C$, under the experimental conditions. Both levansucrases also catalyzed the reverse levan hydrolysis reaction. Levan hydrolysis reactions from both levansucrases were temperature dependent; high temperature ($20^{\circ}C$) was more favorable than low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$) by 4 times. Fructose was the only product from hydrolysis reaction by both levansucrases, showing that both levansucrases mediated the hydrolysis reaction of exo-enzyme acting. In both enzymes, initial levan hydrolysis activity was almost accounted to 1% of initial levan formation activity. The results allow the estimation of the fructose release rate in enzyme processing conditions.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.335-339
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• 1990

전분으로 부터 에탄올을 생산하기 위한 경제적인 공정을 개발하기 위하여 Zymomonas mobilis와 당화효소(AMG)를 사용한 반 회분식 동시 당화 발효공정올 연구 하였다. 응집성 에탄올 균주인 Z. mobilis ZM40l과 침전조를 사용한 균체 재순환 방식에 의한 반회분식 동시 당화발효 공정에서는 에탄올 생산성이 제2차 및 제3차 발효에서 각각 4.1g / I / h 및 4.3 g / I / h이었다. 이에 비해 미세여과막(microfiltration) 장치에 의한 Z. mobilis ZM4의 재순환 방식을 사용하는 공정에서는 에탄올 생산성이 제2차 및 제3차 발효에서 모두 5.4 g / l / h로 더 높았다. 에탄올 생산 시설이 large-seale임을 고려할 때 미세여과막을 사용하는 반회분식 공정이 에탄올 생산성과 seale-up의 용이성 및 운전의 간편성등의 관점에서 가장 개발 가능성이 높은 공정인 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국유전체학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유전체학회 2006년도 The 15th Korean Genome Organization Conference KOGO 2006 Annual Meeting
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• pp.56-56
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• 2006

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2005년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.206.4-206
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• 2005

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1153-1160
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• 2009

Lactosucrose ($4^G-\beta$-D-galactosylsucrose) is an oligosaccharide consisting of galactose, glucose, and fructose. In this study, we prepared lactosucrose from lactose and sucrose using a levansucrase derived from Zymomonas mobilis. Optimum conditions for lactosucrose formation were $23^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0, 18.0% (w/v) lactose monohydrate, and 18% (w/v) sucrose as substrates, and 1 unit of enzyme/ml of reaction mixture. Under these conditions, the lactosucrose conversion efficiency was 28.5%. The product was purified and confirmed to be O-$\beta$-D-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-$\beta$)-D-glucopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}2$)-$\beta$-D-fructofuranoside, or lactosucrose. A mixed-enzyme system containing a levansucrase and a glucose oxidase was applied in order to increase the efficiency of lactose and sucrose conversion to lactosucrose, which rose to 43.2% as a result.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 1999

Pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to acetaldehyde as the penultimate step in alcohol fermentation. The enzyme requires two cofactors, thiamin diphosphate (ThDP) and $Mg^{2+}$, for activity. Zymomonas mobilis PDC shows a strong preference for pyruvate although it will use the higher homologues 2-ketobutyrate and 2-ketovalerate to some extent. We have investigated the effect of mutagenesis of valine 111 and leucine 112 on the substrate specificity. V111 was replaced by glycine, alanine, leucine, and isoleucine while L112 was replaced by alanine, valine, and isoleucine. With the exception of L112I, all mutants retain activity towards pyruvate with $k_{cat}$ values ranging from 40% to 139% of wild-type. All mutants show changes from wild-type in the affinity for ThDP, and several (V111A, L112A, and L112V) show decreases in the affinity for $Mg^{2+}$. Two of the mutants, V111G and V111A, show an increase in the $K_m$ for pyruvate. The activity of each mutant towards 2-ketobutyrate and 2-ketovalerate was investigated and some changes from wild-type were found. For the V111 mutants, the most notable of these is a 3.7-fold increase in the ability to use 2-ketovalerate. However, the largest effect is observed for the L112V mutation which increases the ability to use both 2-ketobutyrate (4.3-fold) and 2-ketovalerate (5.7-fold). The results suggest that L112 and, to a lesser extent, V111 are close to the active site and may interact with the alkyl side-chain of the substrate.

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book I
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• pp.700-718
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• 2003

Fructan, a polysaccharide existing in plants or produced by microorganisms, is a sugar polymer of fructose with $\beta$-2,6 linkages. In this study, we investigated some cosmeceutical properties of Fructan such as moisturizing effect, cell proliferation effect, anti-inflammation effect and cell cytotoxicity. Zymomonas mobilis, a microorganism producing Fructan, was cultured in a medium containing 10％ sucrose and 2％ yeast extract as main components for 24 hours at 37$^{\circ}C$ and pH 7. Fructan was obtained by precipitation from the cultured medium by adding alcohol (alcohol ratio of 1:3) after removing the enzyme by centrifuging. Fructan exhibited almost same moisturizing effect as hyaluronic acid and cell proliferation effect on human fibroblast and keratinocyte as well. Moreover, on cell proliferation test on bio-artificial skin constructed by 3-dimensional(3-D) culture after inducing primary skin inflammation with 0.5％ sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), the 3-D artificial skin treated with 0.01 mg/ml, 0.05mg/ml of Fructan exhibited higher cell proliferation than the 3-D artificial skin treated with SLS only. On anti-inflammation test on 3-D artificial skin evaluated by measuring secreted quantity of interleukin-1$\alpha$ (IL-1$\alpha$) which is a pre-inflammatory mediator induced by SLS, the quantity of IL-1$\alpha$on the 3-D artificial skin treated with 0.01 mg/ml, 0.05mg/ml of Fructan was less than the one on the 3-D artificial skin treated with SLS only. As a result of these studies, Fructan has anti-inflammation effect against inflammatory reaction by a skin irritant as well as cell proliferation effect in bio-artificial skin. Fructan was also evaluated as a safe material without any toxicity in safety tests using fibroblasts and animals.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.812-816
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• 1990

쏠비톨 생산을 위해서 Zymomonas mobilis의 Cell wall 투과성을 높인 후 alginate에 고정화 하였다. 투과성을 높이는데 toluene이 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났으나, 3회의 회분공정을 행한 바 glucose-fructose oxidoreductase의 유출, 손실로 인하며 쏠비톨 생산이 급격히 저하되었다. 효소의 활성도를 장시간 유지하기 위하여 투과성을 높인 cell을 상온에서 1시간 동안 0.25%(v/v)의 glutaraldehyde로 처리한 후 alginate에 고정화 하여 연속공정을 행하였을 때 210시간 동안 높은 전환효율(82%)을 보였으며, 희석비율 $0.18\;h^{-1}$에서 $7.2{\sim}7.5\;g/l-h$의 쏠비톨 productivity를 얻었다. 이는 glutaraldehyde로 처리하지 않고 alginate에 cell을 고정화하였을 때에 비해서 효소의 안정성이 아주 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2005

Sphingomonas chungbukensis DJ77의 유전체 서열분식 과정에서 969개의 nucleotide로 구성된 sphingosine kinase 유전자를 동정하였다. 이 sphingosine kinase 단백질의 아미노산 서열은 Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis ZM4의 sphingosine kinase 아미노산 서열과 $55\%$의 상동성을 보였다. 또한 다중서열정렬을 통해 각각 진핵세포의 sphingosine kinase의 C2, C3, C5 domain에 속하는 3개의 conserved sequence를 발견하였다. 그 중 하나는 sphingosine kinase에서 ATP-binding site일 것으로 예상되어지는nucleotide-binding motif(GGDG)였고 나머지 둘은 아직 기능이 알려지지 않은 conserved sequences 였다. 이러한 다중서열정렬을 바탕으로 계통수를 그려본 결과, S. chungbukensis DJ77의 sphingosine kinase (SPK)는 COG1597 그룹과 유사했으며, COG1597 내에서 동일종의 diacylglycerol kinase와는 서로 다른 그룹에 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 재조합 SPK는 이종(異種)세포인 Escherichia coli내에서 성공적으로 과발현 되었으나, 세포 내에서 불용성 복합체(inclusion body)를 형성하였다.