• Mycobiology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.128-130
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• 2006

The solid waste of sago industry using cassava was fermented by Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus and Rhizopus stolonifer in solid state fermentation. Cassava waste contained 52 per cent starch and 2.9 per cent protein by dry weight. The amylase activity was maintained at a high level and the highest amylase activity was observed on the $8^{th}$ day in R. stolonifer mediated fermentation. R. stolonifer was more efficient than Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus terreus in bioconverting cassava waste into fungal protein (90.24 mg/g) by saccharifying 70% starch and releasing 44.5% reducing sugars in eight days of solid state fermentation.

• 치과방사선
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 1990

This experiment was performed to clarify the effects of /sup 60/Co gamma irradiation on secretory function, amylase activity and contents of nucleic acids of parotid gland in rat. Experimental animals were divided into 6th hours, 3rd, 7th, 14th and 28th days after irradiation and control. The experimental animals are singly irradiated with 20Gy (2,000rad) through protective lead block. Secretory function of parotid gland was evaluted by uptake and clearance of /sup 99m/TcO₄. /sup 99m/TcO₄. 0.2μ ci/gm, was injected into peritonium in uptake groups. Rats were sacrified with cervical dislocation after 30 minutes and gland was excised. In the clearance group. pilocarpine nitrate (8㎎/㎏) was intraperitoneally injected at 30 minutes after /sup 99m/TcO₄ injection and rats were sacrified 30 minutes after pilocarpine injection. Radioactivity of excised parotid gland was measured by using of gamma counter and stimulation-secretion coefficients, uptake radioactivity divided by clearance radioactivity, was calculated. Amylase activity and contents of DNA and RNA were determined by spectrophotometry. The results obtained were as follows: 1. In the uptake test, the radioactivity of /sup 99m/TcO₄ per unit weight increase in experimental group except 6th hours group, compared with control groups and showed a peak at 3rd days after irradiation. 2. In the clearance test, the radioactivity of /sup 99m/cO₄per unit weight rose to a peak at 3rd days after irradiation and gradually recovered thereafter. 3. Stimulation-secretion coefficient of parotid gland decreased at 6th hours, 3rd and 7th days after irradiation, and gradually increased. 4. Amylase activity of parotid gland decreased in 3rd and 7th days group, and especially lowest in 3rd days after irradiation. 5. The contents of DNA showed no definite difference in all the experimental groups, but RNA was seemed to decrease with time after irradiation.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2006

본 실험은 볼락 종묘를 안정적으로 대량 생산하는 데 필 수적인 자치어기의 성장과 소화효소인 trypsin, pepsin-like enzyme, amylase 그리고 lipase의 activity를 측정하여 소화생리에 대한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 수행하였다. 산출 직후 자어의 체장은 $5.01{\pm}0.22 mm$이었던 것이 산출 후 100일에는 $36.01{\pm}1.22 mm$ 까지 성장하였고, 습중량은 산출 후 70일 전후로 급격히 증가하였다. trysin 활성은 산출후 2일째 처음으로 확인되어 $7.00{\pm}1.48$ unit을 나타내고 산출후 66일 $1425{\pm}230$ unit으로 peak를 나타내었다. pepsin-like enzyme 활성은 산출 후 11일째 처음으로 확인되었고 산출후 66일째 $902{\pm}160$ unit까지 급격히 증가하였다. Lipase 활성은 산출후 2일째 $4.5{\pm}1.4$ unit으로 확인되었고 산출후 47일계에는 $38.3{\pm}0.4$unit로 peak를 나타내었다. Amylase 활성은 산출후 11일째 $0.18{\pm}0.11$ unit으로 처음 확인되었고 산출후 50일째 $23.48{\pm}5.11$ unit까지 급격히 증가하였다. specific activity는 trypsin이 산출후 14일째, pepsin-like enzyme이 61일째 peak를 나타냈다. 볼락의 체중이 현저하게 증가하는 시기에 맞춰서 각 효소와 전활성이 급격히 상승하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이것은 이시기가 위선이 기능적으로 역할을 하는 시기와 일치하므로 단백질 소화능력의 비약적인 증가가 체중 증가에 크게 관여하였음을 나타낸다. 그러므로 본 실험에서 확인 된 체중이 급격히 증가하는 시기는 볼락 양식에 있어서 사료 전환기 즉, 생물사료에서 배합사료로 전환하기에 적당하다고 할 수 있겠다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.988-998
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• 2015

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae is a well-known expression host used to express homologous and heterologous proteins in a number of industrial applications. To facilitate higher yields of proteins of interest, we constructed the pAsOP vector to express heterologous proteins in A. oryzae. pAsOP carries a selectable marker, pyrG, derived from Aspergillus nidulans, and a strong promoter and a terminator of the amyB gene derived from A. oryzae. pAsOP transformed A. oryzae efficiently via the PEG-CaCl₂-mediated transformation method. As proof of concept, green fluorescent protein (GFP) was successfully expressed in A. oryzae transformed by pAsOP-GFP. Additionally, we identified a novel fungal α-amylase (PcAmy) gene from Penicillium sp. and cloned the gene into the vector. After transformation by pAsOPPcAmy, the α-amylase PcAmy from Penicillium sp. was successfully expressed in a heterologous host system for the first time. The α-amylase activity in the A. oryzae transformant was increased by 62.3% compared with the untransformed A. oryzae control. The PcAmy protein produced in the system had an optimum pH of 5.0 and optimum temperature of 30^oC. As a cold-adapted enzyme, PcAmy shows potential value in industrial applications because of its high catalytic activity at low temperature. Furthermore, the expression vector reported in this study provides promising utility for further scientific research and biotechnological applications.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.226-230
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• 2001

좁쌀탁주를 초고압으로 처리하여 미생물 살균 및 효소불활성화의 효과를 측정하였다. 무처리 좁쌀탁주의 세균은 $6.8{\times}10^7\;CFU/mL$, 젖산균은 $1.3{\times}10^8\;CFU/mL$, 효모는 $8.4{\times}10^7\;CFU/mL$이었다. 좁쌀탁주를 상압에서 열처리($65^{\circ}C$/30분)하였을 때 젖산균과 효모는 완전히 사멸되었으나 세균은 $2.2{\times}10^5\;CFU/mL$ 잔존하였다. 좁쌀탁주를 초고압으로 처리한 결과 젖산균과 효모는 압력의 증가에 따라 급격히 감소하였으며, 400 MPa에서는 완전히 사멸되었다. 세균은 상온에서 압력을 600 MPa로 높여도 멸균되지 않았으며, 400 MPa/10분에서 처리온도의 증가에 따라 급격히 감소하는 경향을 보였으나, $66^{\circ}C$에서도 완전히 사멸되지 않았으며, $66^{\circ}C/400$ MPa에서 60분, 600 MPa에서 10분 처리로 완전히 사멸되었다. ${\alpha}-amylase$의 활성은 처리압력의 증가에 따라 감소하였으며, 상온/600 MPa/10분에서 73.2% 잔존한 반면, glucoamylase의 활성은 압력의 증가에 따라 상승하는 경향을 보였다. 400 MPa에서 처리온도의 증가에 따라 ${\alpha}-amylase$와 glucoamylase 모두 활성이 감소하였는데, $66^{\circ}C$에서 ${\alpha}-amylase$는 59.7%, glucoamylase는 20.5% 불활성화되었다. 가열처리($65^{\circ}C$, 30 분)에 의한 ${\alpha}-amylase$의 잔존활성은 14.1%이었는데 반하여, $66^{\circ}C/600\;MPa$에서 30분 처리로 잔존활성이 1.2% 이하가 되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.2222-2226
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• 2011

Amylase is a digestive enzyme that catalyses the starch into sugar. It has been reported that the green tea flavonoid (or polyphenols) (-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) inhibits human salivary ${\alpha}$-amylase (HSA) and induced anti-nutritional effects. In this study, we performed docking study for seven EGCG-like flavonoids and HSA to understand the interaction mechanism of HSA and EGCG and suggest new possible flavonoid inhibitors of HSA. As a result, EGCG and (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) bind to HSA with complex hydrogen bonding interactions. These hydrogen bonding interactions are important for inhibitory activity of EGCG against HSA. We suggested that ECG can be a potent inhibitor of HSA. This study will be helpful to understand the mechanism of inhibition of HSA by EGCG and give insights to develop therapeutic strategies against diabetes.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.655-658
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• 2007

Bacillus polyfermenticus SCD was transformed by the recombinant shuttle vector for Bacillus and Escherichia coli containing 3 antibiotic resistant genes and an ${\alpha}$-amylase gene from Bifidobacterium adolescentis Int57. The ${\alpha}$-amylase gene fused to a secretion sequences was expressed under the control of the promoter of amylase gene from B. subtilis var. natto. The recombinant plasmid was maintained stably in the transformants producing the ${\alpha}$-amylase. The enzyme was secreted to outside of the cell and showed the similar enzyme activity as that of Bacillus subtilis BD170 under the same conditions of pH and growth temperature. Because of the relatively easy transformation and the secretion of the enzyme, the transformants of B. polyfermenticus SCD may give a new strategy in the production of foreign genes.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.636-643
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• 2001

Bacillus sp. AIR-5, a strain from soil, produced an extracellular maltopentaose-forming amylase from amylose and soluble starch. This bacterium produced 8.9 g/l of maltopentaose from 40 g/l of soluble starch in a batch fermentation and the maltopentaose made up 90 % of the maltooligosaccharides produced (from maltose to maltoheptaose). The culture supernatant was concentrated using a 30 K molecular weight cut-off membrane and purified by DEAE-Cellulose and Sephadex G-150 column chromatographies. The purified protein showed one band on a native-PAGE and its molecular mass was estimated as 250 kDa. The 250-kDa protein was composed of tetramers of a 63-kDa protein. the isoelectric point of the purified protein was pH 6.9, and the optimum temperature for the enzyme activity was $45^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was quickly inactivated above $55^{\circ}C$, and showed a maximum activity at pH 8.5 and over 90% stability between a pH of 6 to 10. The putative N-terminal amino acid sequence of AIR-5 amylase, ATINNGTLMQYFEWYVPNDG, showed a 96% sequence similarity with that of BLA, a general liquefying amylase.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2008

The malting process of rice (OM4080 variety from Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute) was studied under pilot condition plan by means of the second-order experimental design. Processing parameters, such as the steeping time (0-60 hrs), steeping temperature ($5-45^{\circ}C$), germination time (0-8 days), germination temperature ($5-45^{\circ}C$) and gibberellin concentration (0-2 mg/kg) were investigated. As a result, all germination conditions, especially germination time, germination temperature, and gibberellin concentration had a significant effect on the malting loss, amylase activity and starch content. The protein content was not clearly affected by any conditions. The optimum conditions for malting process (with highest amylase activity) were as follows: 30 hrs of steeping time, $30-35^{\circ}C$ of steeping temperature, 5-5.5 days of germination time, $25^{\circ}C$ of germination temperature, and 1.5 mg/kg of giberrellin concentration.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2017

본 연구는 김치로부터 비만 억제능력이 있는 젖산균을 분리 및 동정하고, 이 균주의 생리적 특성을 규명하여 상업적으로의 이용가능성을 검토하고자 실시하였다. 이를 위해 Modified MRS 분별배지를 사용하여 노란색 집락을 형성하는 균주를 대상으로 각각 ${\alpha}-amylase$ inhibitory activity, ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity와 lipase inhibitory activity가 우수한 균주를 선발한 결과 K6 균주가 최종 선발되었다. K6 균주는 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 억제활성 $96.78{\pm}3.29%$, ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ 억제활성 $92.55{\pm}9.62%$, lipase 억제활성 $85.17{\pm}0.79%$, 지방분화 억제활성 $27.4{\pm}1.4%$로 나타났으며, 동정결과 Lactobacillus plantarum으로 판명되었고, Lactobacillus plantarum K6으로 명명하였다. L. plantarum K6은 답즙산과 산성의 pH에서 모두 우수한 생존력을 나타내었고, 효소활성은 전반적으로 낮았으나 arylamidase와 ${\beta}-galactosidase$에 대해 비교적 높은 효소 활성을 나타내었다. 항생제 내성 실험 결과 vancomycin, ampicillin, polymyxin B에 내성이 있는 반면 erythromycin에 감수성을 나타냈으며, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes와 Staphyloccous aureus에 대해 각각 51.8%, 42.4%, 61.6%와 54.9%의 억제 효과를 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 아민을 생성하지 않으며, 장부착성은 대조구인 L. rhamnosus GG보다 우수하였다.