• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1589-1598
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• 2015

In this work, the anti-aging skin effects of bacteriochlorophyll a isolated from Rhodobacter sphaeroides are first reported, with notably low cytotoxicity in the range of 1% to 14% in adding 0.00078 (% (w/w)) of the extracts, compared with the normal growth of both human dermal fibroblast and keratinocyte cells without any treatment as a control. The highest production of procollagen from human fibroblast cells (CCD-986sk) was observed as 221.7 ng/ml with 0.001 (% (w/w)) of bacteriochlorophyll a, whereas 150 and 200 ng/ml of procollagen production resulted from addition of 0.001 (% (w/w)) of the photosynthetic bacteria. The bacteriochlorophyll-a-induced TNF-α production increased to 63.8%, which was lower secretion from HaCaT cells than that from addition of 0.00005 (% (w/w)) of bacteriochlorophyll a. Additionally, bacteriochlorophyll a upregulated the expression of genes related to skin anti-aging (i.e., keratin 10, involucrin, transglutaminase-1, and MMPs), by up to 4-15 times those of the control. However, crude extracts from R. sphaeroides did not enhance the expression level of these genes. Bacteriochlorophyll a showed higher antioxidant activity of 63.8% in DPPH free radical scavenging than those of water, ethanol, and 70% ethanol extracts (14.0%, 57.2%, and 12.6%, respectively). It was also shown that the high antioxidant activity could be attributed to the skin anti-aging effect of bacteriochlorophyll a, although R. sphaeroides itself would not exhibit significant anti-aging activities.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.370-372
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• 2002

In order to investigate effect of the carotenoids (Car) on aggregation of Bacterochlorophyll (BChl) in chlorosome, we studied the spectral difference in aggregates of BChl e formed in the absence and presence of a few kinds of Car in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) -water solution. The absorption spectra of aggregates made of only BChl e and those made of a mixture of BChl e and Car were almost the same. However, the kinetics and circular dichroism (CD) spectra of aggregate of these were markedly different by kind of Car. Specifically, the rate of aggregation for a mixture of BChl e and isorenietene that contains phenyl as end groupe was faster than that for only BChl e. CD spectra of aggregates made of a mixture of BChl e and isorenietene dramatically changed compared to that made of only BChl e. We propose that BChl might form several kinds of rod-like supramolecular structures to in the presence of some kind of Car in chlorosome.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.469-477
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• 2008

The aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, which produces bacterial carotenoids was isolated and identified from coastal marine environments. This bacterium was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing and designated as Erythrobacter longus SY-46. E. longus SY-46 was Gram negative and rod shape, and the optimal culture conditions were $25^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0, and 3.0% NaCl concentration, respectively. The carbon and nitrogen sources required for the optimal growth were lactose and tryptone, respectively. Fatty acid compositions of E. longus SY-46 were $C_{18:1}$(78.32%), v-linolenic acid($C_{18:3n9.12.15c}:3.83%$), margaric acid($C_{17:0}$: 3.38%), palmitic acid($C_{16:0}$: 3.07%), and docosahexaenoic acid($C_{22:6n3}$: 2.21%). In addition, E. longus SY-46 showed the characteristic absorption peaks of bacterial carotenoids(in the region of 450 to 480 nm) and bacteriochlorophyll(770 to 772 nm). Major carotenoids of E. longus SY-46 were polyhydroxylated xanthophylls such as fucoxanthin and zeaxanthin.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 1998

R. sphaereides K7 및 E15-1은 혐기적 광합성조건에서 glucose를 탄소원으로 하여 배양초기 24시간 동안은 수소가스를 계속 생산하였으나, 그 이후에는 배양액에 축적된 acetic acid및 formic acid가 배양액의 pH를 4.2-4.8로 저하시켜 수소를 거의 생산하지 못하였다. 또한 배양 6일 후에도 R. sphaeroides K7 및 E15-1의 glucose의 이용율은 각각 43% 및 74%에 불과하였다. 그러나 배양액의 pH를 6.8-7.0으로 유지하면서 배양한 결과 R. sphaeroides K7및 E15-1 두 균주 모두의 수소생산율과 glucose의 이용율이 증가되어, 수소생산은 배양 10일까지도 계속 증가되었으며, glucose도 두 균주 각각 배양후 2.5일 및 4.5일 후에 완전 소비하였다. 뿐만 아니라 균체 배양액의 pH를 중성으로 유지하면서 R. sphaeroides K7 및 E15-1을 배양할 경우 균체의 표백현상이 제거되어 배양 7일 후에는 각각 균체의 bacteriochlorophyll 함량이 약 44배 및 9배 증가되었으며, 이때 균체의 농도는 각각 약 10배 및 2.4배 증가되었다. R. sphaeroides K7 및 E15-1은 혐기적 광합성조건에서 acetic, lactic, butyric 및 malic acid로 부터도, 비록 그 양이 glucose로 부터보다는 적으나, 수소를 생산하였다. 본 실험 결과로 미루어 혐기적 광합성 조건에서 R. sphaeroides K7 및 E15-1은 glucose로부터 수소를 생성할 때 NADH 산화 및 hydrogenase가 관여한 대사가 우선적으로 일어나고, 2차적으로는 이때 생성된 유기산을 전자 공여체로 광합성 작용에 의해 질소원이 존재하지 않을 때 nirogenase에 의해서 양성자(H$^{+}$)가 환원되어 수소(H$_2$)가 생성되는 것으로 생각된다.