• 제목/요약/키워드: anaerobiosis

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Escherichia coli K12의 막단백질 형성과 페니실린 민감성에 대한 산소의 능동적 역할 (Active role of oxygen on penicillin sensitivity and fromation of membrane protein in escherichia coli K12)

  • 박현근;한홍의
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.263-269
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    • 1986
  • Membrane proteins of facultatively anaerobic Escherichia coli K12 which was logarithmically grown in aerobiosis and anaerobiosis were compared on 5 to 10% liner gradient gel electrophoresis (Na Dod $SO_4 -PAGE$). Membrane proteins were formed as different patterns between aerobiosis and anaerobiosis. Among them, 91Kdal protein (pbp1a) was not synthesized in aerobiosis and 60Kdal protein (fts cluster), in anaerobiosis. Thereby cells cultured aerobically were differenciated as diversiform cell shape, comparing cells cultured anaerobically and the latter were resistant to penicillin G. Thus it is believed that in facultative anaerobes atmospheric oxygen regulated the synthesis of membrane proteins and even the expression of equivalent genes, and moreover alleviated the resistance to an antibiotic penicillin.

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Isolation and characterization of Bradh1 gene encoding alcohol dehydrogenase from Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa)

  • Abdula, Sailila E.;Lee, Hye-Jung;Melgar, Reneeliza J.;Sun, Mingmao;Kang, Kwon-Kyoo;Cho, Yong-Gu
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제38권1호
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2011
  • Alcohol dehydrogenase (E.C.1.1.1.1) is an enzyme present in higher plants involved in the anaerobic fermentation pathway that catalyzes the reduction of pyruvate to ethanol, resulting in continuous $NAD^+$ regeneration. It also plays an important role in many plant developments including tolerance to anoxia condition. Here, a cDNA clone encoding alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) was isolated from Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) seedlings. The gene named Bradh1 had a total length of 1,326 bp that contains a single open reading frame of 1,140 bp. The predicted protein consists of 379 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 41.17 kDa. Expression pattern analysis revealed a tissue-specific expressing gene in different tissues and strongly expressed in the shoot, roots and seeds of Chinese cabbage. Agrobacterium transformation of full-length cDNA Bradh1 into rice Gopumbyeo showed high efficiency. Furthermore, induction of ADH in transgenic rice enhanced tolerance to anaerobiosis stresses and elevated mRNA transcripts. The overexpression of Bradh1 in rice increases germination under anaerobiosis stresses, implying the possibility of developing new varieties suited for direct seeding or flood-prone rice field.

Symmetry Region at Beginning of Transcript Inhibits Expression of Escherichia coli aeg-46.5 Operon

  • Lee, Seung-Hwa;Lee, Sang-Ho;Sung, Ha-Chin;Kim, Joon;Choe, Mu-Hyeon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.436-442
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    • 1999
  • The aeg-46.5 operon of Escherichia coli is induced by nitrate and anaerobic conditions. Positive regulators Fnr and NarP, and a negative regulator NarL control the expression of the aeg-46.5. It has two symmetry regions [6], one of which is located between +37 and +56 bp from the 5'end of the anaerobic transcription initiation site. In this study, mutagenized symmetry regions were transferred from plasmid to chromosome by homologous recombination to evaluate the mutation as a single copy in the fnr, narL, narP, and narL-narP double mutant background. The expressions of the aeg-46.5 operon with these mutations indicated that the control was not through the possible stem-loop structure. Whether there is a protein that mediates this control remains to be seen. The results from the narL-narP double mutant indicated that the anaerobic Fill induction was independent of NarL repression.

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POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF Fe-S CENTERS AS MAJOR ENDOGENOUS PHOTOSENSITIZERS IN HIGH LIGHT-CAUSED LOSS OF MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MITOCHONDRIA

  • Kim, Chang-Sook;Jung, Jin
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 1994
  • Exposure of isolated intact mitochondria to near UV to visible light resulted in not only loss of respiration, the most well-documented phenomenon regarding phototoxic effects in the respiring organelles, but also lipid peroxidation of membranes and mitochondrial swelling; these turned out to be O$_2$-dependent and thus prevented by anaerobiosis, enhanced by a partial deuteration of the suspension medium, and suppressed by the presence of a singlet oxygen ($^1O_2$) scavenger. Measurements of the spectral dependence of such detrimental effects of light on mitochondrial structure and function revealed that all the resulting spectra bear a significant resemblance to the action spectrum for photogeneration of $^1O_2$ from mitochondrial membranes, which in turn carries the spectral characteristics of light absorption by mitochondrial Fe-S centers. Futhermore, destructing the Fe-S centers by a mercurial treatment of mitochondria brought about a striking reduction of the light-induced membrane peroxidation and swelling of mitochondria. These results are consistent with the suggestion that the impairment of functional, structural integrity of mitochondria caused by strong irradiation is directly related to the production of $^1O_2$ in mitochondria, photosensitized by the Fe-S centers. This paper also presents kinetic data which indicate that, among various membrane-bound protein systems associated with mitochondrial energy metabolism, the respiratory chain is the primary target for photodamage.

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광합성을 이용한 바이오수소 생산 (Biohydrogen production using photosynthesis)

  • 심상준;김준표
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.478-481
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    • 2006
  • Energy is vital to global prosperity, yet dependence on fossil fuels as our primary energy source contributes to global climate change environmental degradation, and health problems. Hydrogen $(H_2)$ offers tremendous potential as a clean renewable energy currency. Hydrogen has the highest gravimetric energy density of any known fuel and is compatible with electrochemical and combustion processes for energy conversion without producing carbon-based emission that contribute to environmental pollution and climate change. Numerous methodologies have been developed for effective hydrogen production. Among them, the biological hydrogen production has gained attention, because hydrogen can be produced by cellular metabolismunder the presence of water and sunlight. The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is capable of sustained $H_2$ photoproduction when grown under sulfur deprived condition. Under sulfur deprived conditions, PSII and photosynthetic $O_2$ evolution are inactivated, resulting in shift from aerobic to anaerobic condition in the culture. After anaerobiosis, sulfur deprived algal cells induce a reversible hydrogenase and start to evolve $H_2$ gas in the light. According to above principle, we investigated the effect of induction parameters such as cell age, cell density. light intensity, and sulfate concentration under sulfur deprived condition We also developed continuous hydrogen production system by sulfate re-addition under sulfur deprived condition.

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심층토에 있어서 탈질화에 의한 $N_2 O$ 방출의 평가 (Review of Nitrous Oxide Emission by Denitrification in Subsurface Soil Environment)

  • 정덕영;진현오;이창환
    • 한국농림기상학회지
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    • 제1권2호
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    • pp.160-164
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    • 1999
  • 현재 지구상에서 농업에 기인하여 배출되는 $N_2$O의 80% 정도가 지구의 온난화 뿐만 아니라 오존층 파괴에까지 영향을 미친다. 토양에서 수분함량 등과 관련한 유기태 탄소는 지하수면의 계절적 변화에 따라 탈질화를 결정하는 주요 요인이 되기도 하며 심층토의 탈질화 활동은 토양내 유기물을 분해하여 유기태 질소를 일시적으로 토양에 축적시키기도 한다. 그리고 토양의 관리방법, 폐기물의 토양처리, 질소질 비료의 시용 등이 $N_2$O 증가에 결정적 요인이 되기도 한다. 그러나 이러한 효과의 정도는 거의 알려져 있지 않을 뿐만 아니라 질산화나 탈질화와 같은 상반되는 과정과 제한 요소와 관련하여 범용적으로 적용할 수 있는 $N_2$O 방출을 예측하는 측정 계수와 같은 연구는 매우 미미한 상태이다. 그러므로 농업토양에서 비료와 유기물 시용 둥에 의해 발생하는 토양의 $N_2$O배출을 효율적으로 관리하기 위하여 심층토에서의 동적 역학적 $N_2$O 배출 측정과 관리 방법을 개발하여야 한다.

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