• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.317-326
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• 2021

Vanillyl alcohol (VA), which is abundant in Vanilla bean, has strong antioxidant activity. However, the use of VA in the food and cosmetics industries is limited, due to its low solubility in emulsion or organic solvents. Meanwhile, medium chain fatty acids and medium chain monoglycerides have antibacterial activity. We synthesized butyric acid vanillyl ester (BAVE) or caprylic acid vanillyl ester (CAVE) from VA with tributyrin or tricaprylin through transesterification reaction using immobilized lipases. BAVE and CAVE scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals in organic solvents. In addition, BAVE and CAVE decreased the production rate of conjugated diene and triene in the menhaden oil-in-water emulsion system. While BAVE showed no antibacterial activity, CAVE showed antibacterial activity against food spoilage bacteria, including Bacillus coagulans. In this study, the antibacterial activity of vanillyl ester with medium chain fatty acid was first revealed. Zeta potential measurements confirmed that BAVE and CAVE were inserted into B. coagulans membrane. In addition, the propidium iodide uptake assay and fluorescent microscopy showed that CAVE increased B. coagulans membrane permeability. Therefore, CAVE is expected to play an important role in the food and cosmetics industries as a bi-functional material with both antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.2809-2812
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• 2014

The 43-residue defensin-like peptide coprisin, which is isolated from dung bettle, Copris tripartitus, is a potent antimicrobial peptide. In our previous work, we determined the tertiary structure of coprisin and found that alpha helical region of coprisin from residue 19 to residue 30 is important for its antimicrobial activities. Here, we designed cop12mer and cop9mer analogs of coprisin based on the tertiary structure of coprisin. To investigate the relationship between hydrophobicity and antimicrobial activities and develop the potent peptide antibiotics, we designed cop9mer-1 with substitution of $His^2$ with Trp in cop9mer. The results showed that cop9mer-1 has higher toxicities as well as improved antimicrobial activities compared to cop9mer. In order to reduce the toxicity of cop9mer-1, we designed cop9mer-2 and cop9mer-3 with substitution of $Cys^3$ with Lys or Ser. Substitution of $Cys^3$ with these hydrophilic amino acids results in lower cytotoxicities compared to cop9mer-1. Cop9mer-2 with substitution of $Cys^3$ with Lys in Cop9mer-1 showed high antibacterial activities against drug resistant bacteria without cytotoxicity. Antibiotic action of cop9mer-1 analog appears to involve permeabilization of the bacterial cell membrane while cop9mer-2 and cop9mer-3 may have different mechanism of action. These results imply that that optimum balance in hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity in these 9-meric peptides plays key roles in their antimicrobial activities as well as cytotoxicities.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.18-22
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• 2017

Objectives: The current investigation was carried out to determine the cytotoxic and the antimicrobial activities of methanolic extracts of Plumbago zeylanica. Methods: The stems, leaves, and whole plants were air dried and extracted with methanol by using a Soxhlet extractor for 72 hours at $55-60^{\circ}C$. The antimicrobial activities were determined from the zones of inhibition, which were measured by using the agar well diffusion method, and the cytotoxicity assays were performed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay method. Results: The methanolic extracts of the stem and the leaves of Plumbago zeylanica were tested against six bacterial species and nine fungal species, and both extracts showed antimicrobial activity in a dose-dependent manner. The leaf extract of Plumbago zeylanica showed maximum antimicrobial activity against both Staphylococcus aureus sub sp aureus and Fusarium oxysporum. The stem extract was found to be more antimicrobial against the Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Penicillium expansum species. MTT assays were used to test the cytotoxicity of the whole plant extract in the HCT-116 and the K-562 cell lines, and that extract was shown to have weak cytotoxicity in both cell lines. Conclusion: In the present study, the methanolic stem extracts of Plumbago zeylanica were found to possess remarkable antibacterial activities against many human and agricultural pathogens. The extracts were also found to possess significant antifungal activities, but the antifungal activities were less than the antibacterial activities. Finally, the extracts were found to have weak cytotoxicities in the HCT-116 and the K-562 cell lines.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2012

In this study, new antibacterial materials were developed to manufacture a functional corrugated board. Sulfur solution, a new antibacterial solution made from inorganic sulfur in the laboratory, and other antibacterial mat erials were adopted to treat the surface of a linerboard. We measured the antibacteriocidal and bacteriostatic activities, as well as the fungal resistance of the surface-treated linerboards, to identify the antibacterial properties. The mechanical properties of the surface-treated linerboard were also determined in order to identify the effects of the antibacterial materials on linerboard properties. Linerboard treated with sulfur solution, PVOH, and sodium metasulfite showed the highest antibacterial activity, while linerboard treated with sulfur solution and nano sulfur showed the highest fungal resistance. It was identified that sulfur solution has effective antibacterial properties. The antibacterial materials did not affect the mechanical properties of the surface-treated linerboard, but the binder showed significant effects in terms of the burst strength, the compressive strength, and the stiffness of the linerboard.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.406-412
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• 2012

기능성이 우수한 마늘을 이용하여 건강 기능성 식품을 개발할 목적으로, 통마늘을 설탕과 시럽에 절인 후 36개월간 실온에서 발효 숙성시킨 마늘 발효액의 발효기간에 따른 항균, 항산화 및 혈전용해능과 폴리페놀 함량 변화를 조사하였다. 마늘 발효액의 총 폴리페놀함량은 발효기간이 경과할수록 증가하여 12~36개월간 발효했을때 870~885 mg/100 mL로서 1~6개월간 발효한 경우에 비하여 유의적으로 높은 함량을 나타내었다(p<0.001). 발효기간에 따른 마늘 발효액의 전자공여능과 SOD 유사활성능은 발효기간이 길수록 증가하여 24~36개월에 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 마늘발효액의 식중독세균에 대한 항균활성은 발효 1개월부터 시험한 4종류의 식중독 세균에 대하여 항균활성을 나타내었으며 특히 S. aureus에 대하여 가장 활성이 컸다. 발효기간에 따른 마늘 발효액의 혈전용해능은 24개월 이상 발효시킨 발효액에서 plasmin보다 2배 이상 높은 혈전용해능을 나타내었다. 마늘발효액은 높은 총 폴리페놀 함량과 더불어 우수한 항균, 항산화 및 혈전용해능을 보였으며 발효기간이 길수록 기능성이 증가하는 경향이었다. 마늘 발효액은 항균작용, 항산화작용 및 혈전용해능 등의 우수한 기능성으로 인하여 세포의 산화적 손상을 방지하는 항산화제로서 이용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.1219-1222
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• 2010

A simple and efficient method has been developed for conversion of arenecarbaldehyde-3-methylquinoxalin-2-ylhydrazones to 3-(2-methylquinoxalin-3-yl)-2-(substitutedphenyl)thiazolidin-4-ones in good yields using microwave irradiation technique on silica as solid support under solvent free conditions. The synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental microanalysis, infrared spectroscopy, $^1H$ NMR, and mass spectroscopy. All the synthesized thiazolidinones were investigated for their antimicrobial and antifungal activities. The results of the biological activities revealed that the compounds 3b, 3d, 3f and 3h exhibited excellent antibacterial activities while 3d and 3h exhibited good antifungal activity.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.229-233
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• 1997

Indolicidin has been known to have a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities against Gram negative and positive bacteria. Its eight analogues were chemically synthesized. The analogue design was based on the analysis of sequence to elucidate the role of some residues in the antibacterial mechanism of indolicidin. Bactericidal activities were assayed against Escherichia coli and Proteus vulgaris, and the membrane perturbing abilities of the peptides were assayed using a dye containing liposome. Among the eight analogues, $[Gly^4, Gly^6]-Indo,\;[Ile^6,Ile^8]-Indo,\;[Lys^{12}]-Indo$ and $[Thr^2,Tyr^9]-Indo$ showed enhanced antibacterial activities. These results suggest that proline and cationic residues are important in the bactericidal activity of indolicidin. We tried to describe the antimicrobial mechanism of indolicidin with these results.

• 생약학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.293-304
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• 1994

In order to estimate accurate originality of the important crude drugs, Gastrodia, Dendrobium, Bletilla and Cremastra spp. were investigated comparing their morphological, anatomical and physicochemical characteristics and antibacterial, antifungal activities. The results of the studies as follows: 1. In morphological and anatomical studies, Korean Gastrodia contained more mucilage duct and symbiotic fungi than imported Gastrodia. Korean Dendrobium contained starch grains but without starch grains in the imported Dendrobium from China enclosed with thicken silicified wall. The corm of Cremasta appendiculata contained raphides of bundles with mucilage while the bulbs of Tulipa edulis contained several various starch grains form. 2. In physiological and TLC analysis, crude drugs in Orchidaceae contained common constituents with fluorescence and much mucilage. 3. The EtOH extracts of Gastrodia, Dendrobium, Bletilla, Cremastra showed antibacterial activities against B. subtilis and E. coli (Dendrobium>Gastrodia>Bletilla>Cremastra). But, no antifungal activities against C. albicans, A. niger were observed.

• 생약학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 1983

'Sochungryoung-Tang' has been known to be used in acute edema, bronchitis, pneumonia, nephrosis, and arthritis etc. in traditional chinese medicine. In this study, it was examined on the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. The following results were obtained; 1) In the antibacterial activities, the ethanol extract of 'Sochungryoung-Tang' showed to be more active than water extract aginst ten bacterials (Table I). Especially, antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus sp. showed the highest among the strains tested. But in the fungi, ethanol extract and water extract showed slightly significant effects (Table II). 2) The water extract showed significant anti-inflammatory effects against the rat hind paw edema induced by 1% carrageenin in the scab and carbuncle in the mice in fected by Staphylococcus aureus CUCC 74371.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.1102-1105
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• 2001

In order to find therapeutic agents for porcine pneumonia, we screened far antibacterial activities of methanol extracts of 81 higher plants against four pathogenic microorganisms of Heamophilus parasuis, Pasteurella multocida, Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia, and Bordetella bronchiseptica, and found the bark of Cinnamomi cortex showed potent activities. Since this was inexpensive, we purified active compounds from it. The structures of the final active fractions were obtained through an activity-guided fractionation and their antibacterial activities are reported here.