• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1638-1644
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• 2007

The effect of carbon sources on tacrolimus production by a mutant strain of Streptomyces clavuligerus CKD 1119, an isolate from soil, was examined. Among the carbohydrates and oils tested in this work, a mixed carbon source of soluble starch and com oil was the best. An analysis of the culture kinetics also showed that, in contrast to the carbohydrates, the com oil was consumed later in the antibiotic production phase, implying that the oil substrate was the principal carbon source for the biosynthesis of tacrolimus, and this was directly proven by experiments using $^{14}C$-glucose and $^{14}C$-oleate substrates. Furthermore, com oil induced the formation of lipase by the mutant strain, whereas the addition of glucose significantly repressed lipase activity. The lipase activity exhibited by the FK-506-overproducing mutants was also observed to be directly proportional to their tacrolimus yield, indicating that a high lipase activity is itself a crucial factor for tacrolimus production. A feasibility study with a 200-1 pilot-scale fermentor and the best strain (Tc-XII-15322) identified in this work revealed a high volumetric and specific productivity of about 495 mg/l and 0.34 mg/mg dry mycelium, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.477-482
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• 2016

A uridine diphosphate-glucose:sterol glycosyltransferase-encoding gene was isolated and cloned from the established fosmid library of Micromonospora rhodorangea ATCC 27932 that usually produces the aminoglycoside antibiotic geneticin. The gene consists of 1,185 base pairs and encodes a 41.4 kDa protein, which was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). In silico analyses of the deduced gene product suggested that it is a member of the family 1 glycosyltransferases. The recombinant protein MrSGT was able to catalyze the transfer of a glucosyl moiety onto the C-3 hydroxy function in sterols (β-sitosterol, campesterol, and cholesterol), resulting in the corresponding steryl glucosides (β-sitosterol-3-O-β-ᴅ-glucoside, campesterol-3-O-β-ᴅ-glucoside, and cholesterol-3-O-β-ᴅ-glucoside). This enzyme prefers phytosterols to cholesterol, and also shows substrate flexibility to some extent, in that it could recognize a number of acceptor substrates.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2009

Sequencing analysis of a 5-kb DNA fragment from Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 15439 revealed the presence of one 3.1-kb open reading frame(ORF), designated as afsR-sv. The deduced product of afsR-sv(1,056 aa) was found to have high homology with the global regulatory protein AfsR. Homology-based analysis showed that aftR-sv represents a transcriptional activator belonging to the Streptomyces antibiotic regulatory protein(SARP) family that includes an N-terminal SARP domain containing a bacterial transcriptional activation domain(BTAD), an NB-ARC domain, and a C-terminal tetratricopeptide repeat domain. Gene expression analysis by reverse transcriptase PCR(RT-PCR) demonstrated the activation of transcription of genes belonging to pikromycin production, when aftR-sv was overexpressed in S. venezuelae. Heterologous expression of the aftR-sv in different Streptomyces strains resulted in increased production of the respective antibiotics, suggesting that afsR-sv is a positive regulator of antibiotics biosynthesis.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2002

During the screening of material which has the antimicrobial activity against aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria, A new material $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide from a culture medium of Streptomyces sp.(DWGS2) was isolated, and the structure and the physicochemical properties of the new material were elucidated. The new material was separated by column chromatography of the culture medium using Dowex1$\times$2, Silica gel, and Sephadex LH20 etc. The chemical structure and molecular weight were determined with the data of various NMR experiments, MALDI mass, and ESI mass experiments. The antimicrobial activity of $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide is not only better than equal to the activity of known aminoglycoside type of antibiotics(MIC=3.125 - 6.25ug/mL) but also effective against aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria and fungi. If the mechanism of antimicrobial activity against aminoglycoside- resistant bacteria is figured out, the $\varepsilon$-(L-$\beta$-Iysine) polypeptide can be utilized for the treatment of diseases caused by aminoglycoside-resistant bacteria.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.804-811
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• 2001

In many Gram-negative bacteria, autoinducers, such as N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone(acyl-HSL) and its derivative molecules, mediate the cell-density-dependnet expression of certain operons. The current study identified the autoinducers produced by Burkholderia cepacia G4, a trichloroethylene-degrading lagoon isolate, using TLC bioassays with Agrobacterium tumefaciens NT1(pDCI141E33) and Chromobacterium violaceum CVO26, and a GC-MS analysis. The ${R_f}\;and\;{R_t}$ values and mass spectra were compared with those of synthetic compounds. Based on the analyses, it was confirmed that G4 produces N-hexanoyl (C6)-, N-octanoyl (C8)-, N-decanoyl (C10)-, N-dodecanoyl (C12)-HSL, and an unknown active species. The integration of the GC peak areas exhibited a ratio of C8-HSL:C10-HSL:C12-HSL at 3:17:1 with C6-HSL and C10-HSL production at trace and micromolar levels, respectively, in the culture supernatants. Nutants partially defective in producing acyl-HSLs were also partially defective in the biosynthesis of an antibiotic substance. These results indicate that the autoinducer-dependent gene regulation in G4 is dissimilar to the clinical B. cepacia strains isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2005

The biosynthetic gene cluster for the aminoglycoside antibiotic kasugamycin was isolated and characterized from the kasugamycin producing strain, Streptomyces kasugaensis KACC 20262. By screening a fosmid library using kasA, the gene encoding aminotransferase, we isolated a 22 kb DNA fragment. The fragment contained seventeen complete open reading frames (ORFs); one of these ORFs, kasD, was identified as the gene for dNDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase, which catalyzes the conversion of dNDP-glucose to 4-keto-6-deoxy-dNDP-glucose. The enzyme showed a broad spectrum of substrate specificity. In addition, ksR was overexpressed in E. coli BL21 and proved to be a self-resistance gene against kasugamycin. These findings suggest that the isolated gene cluster is highly likely responsible for the biosynthesis of kasugamycin.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.40-46
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• 1997

The pWHM220 cosmid with a 24-kb insert cloned from Streptomyces albus ATCC 21838 induces the biosynthesis of a polysther antibiotic similar to salinomycin in Streptomyces invidans. We have analyzed this region by DNA sequencing as well as Southern blot hybridization with type I and type II polyketide synthase (PKS) probes. Surprisingly, we found another set of type II SKS genes only 10-kb from the original PKS genes, salABCDE. The DNA sequence revealed two complete open reading frames (ORFs) named salB2 and salC2, and one partial ORF that does not resemble any known DNA or deduced protein sequence. The salC2 should code for chain length determining factor while the deduced amino acid sequence encoded by salB2 exhibits high similarity to .betha.-ketoacyl synthase from different PKS gene clusters. The highest identity was found for .betha.-keetoacyl synthases from S. argillaceus (MtmP. 59.1% identity), the mithramycin producer and from S. venezuelae ISP5230 (JadA, 52.3% identity), the jadomycin producer. The SalC2 protein clearly resembles its counterparts in order aromatic PKS gene clusters that are believed to influence the length of the polyketide chain. The highest identities observed were to that of S. argillaceus (MtmK, 62.3%) and S. venezuelae ISP 5230 (JadB, 55.1%) proteins, Moreover, the deduced amino acid sequences of the salB2 and salC2 products were 29.0% identical.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.410-418
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• 2023

Bacilysin is a dipeptide antibiotic composed of L-alanine and L-anticapsin produced by certain strains of Bacillus subtilis. Bacilysin is gaining increasing attention in industrial agriculture and pharmaceutical industries due to its potent antagonistic effects on various bacterial, fungal, and algal pathogens. However, its use in industrial applications is hindered by its low production in the native producer. The biosynthesis of bacilysin is mainly based on the bacABCDEF operon. Examination of the sequence surrounding the upstream of the bac operon did not reveal a clear, strong ribosome binding site (RBS). Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of RBS as a potential route to improve bacilysin production. For this, the 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) of the bac operon was edited using the CRISPR/Cas9 approach by introducing a strong ribosome binding sequence carrying the canonical Shine-Dalgarno sequence (TAAGGAGG) with an 8 nt spacing from the AUG start codon. Strong RBS substitution resulted in a 2.87-fold increase in bacilysin production without affecting growth. Strong RBS substitution also improved the mRNA stability of the bac operon. All these data revealed that extensive RBS engineering is a promising key option for enhancing bacilysin production in its native producers.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.842-850
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• 2023

피롤니트린, 피롤로마이신, 피오루테오린 등은 미생물 유래의 다양한 항균활성을 갖는 기능성 할로겐화 페닐피롤 유도체들이다. 그 중에서 피롤니트린은 Pseudomonas fluorescens, Burkholderia cepacia, Serratia plymuthica 등에서 L-트립토판으로부터 4단계 반응을 거쳐 만들어내는 이차대사산물이다. 현재 표재성 피부 사상진균 감염의 치료용으로 사용되며, 토양유래 및 엽면 진균감염에 높은 길항작용을 하며, 인체에 무해하여 산업적 응용가치가 높다. 한편 피롤니트린은 빛에 의해 잘 분해되기 때문에 야외에서 광범위하게 사용하는데 어려움이 있다. 그 대안으로 구조적으로 유사하고 광 안정성이 우수한 합성으로 생산되는 비침습성 표면 살균제인 플루디옥소닐이 개발되어, 주로 식물의 종자 및 엽면 처리용으로 광범위하게 사용되고 있다. 그러나, 수생생물에 높은 독성을 야기하며, 인간 세포주에서 잠재적인 내분비 교란물질로 작용할 수 있는 위험요인이 있어 각국에서 잔류허용 기준량을 설정하여 관리하고 있다. 한편, 천연 피롤로마이신, 피오루테오린과 같은 화합물이 미생물에서 분리, 확인되었으며, 각각. 그람양성균에 대한 항생/항생물막 활성, 식물 병원 난균류 Pythium ultimum에 높은 항균활성을 갖는다. 본 총설은 여러 기능성 할로겐화 페닐피롤 유도체 중 세균 유래의 피롤니트린의 생합성에 관한 특징과 생산, 합성 플루디옥소닐의 특징, 그 외 천연 페닐피롤 유도체들의 특징등을 요약하였다. 우리는 다양한 천연 HPD의 미생물에 의한 생산과 화학합성법에 의한 다양한 합성 HPD의 개발을 통해 인간과 환경에서 높은 치료 효능과 안전성을 제공하는 새로운 HPD의 개발을 기대한다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2006

본 연구는 넙치 치어에 있어서 수용성 비타민인 myo-inositol의 사료 내 적정 요구량을 평가하고, 결핍 시 어류에 미치게 되는 생리적 영향을 조사하고자 수행 되었다. 실험에 사용된 어류는 평균무게가 1.22 g인 넙치 초기치어를 사용하였으며, 총 15개의 35 L 원형수조에 각 수조당 48 마리씩(3반복구) 무작위 배치하였다. 반 정제 사료원을 기초로한 총 5개의 실험사료는 52%의 조단백질과 18.3 MJ/kg diet의 에너지함량을 갖도록 조성되었고 myo-inositol 함량을 각각 0, 0, 400, 800, 1600 mg/kg diet으로 기초사료에 첨가하였다(M0, M0+, M400, M800, M1600). 실험사료 중 M0+ 사료는 항생제인 tetracycline hydrochloride 및 (SIGMA, USA)를 실험사료에 0.4%로 첨가함으로써, myo-inositol이 넙치의 장내 미생물들에 의하여 합성되는지를 알아보기 위해 설계되었다. 26주간의 사료공급 실험결과, 사료 내 myo-inositol 첨가에 의한 어류의 성장률 결과들에서 유의적인 차이가 나타났으며, myo-inositol 결핍사료를 섭취한 실험어류에서 성장지연과 같은 결핍증상을 보였다. Hematocrit과 Hemoglobin을 측정한 혈액분석과 간 지방함량 분석에서는 실험구 사이에서 차이가 나타나지 않았으나, 전어체 지방분석 결과에서는 단지 M0와 M400 사이에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 초기 넙치 치어의 myo-inositol 요구량은 성장률을 기초로 한 broken-line regression model (Robbins, 1986)에서 반 정제사료를 기초로 하였을 때 800 mg/kg로 결정되었다.