• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
• /
• 제20권4호
• /
• pp.205-213
• /
• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to confirm the compliance of the application of a ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and understand its effects on the decrease in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study with history control group design. Subjects were selected from January to June 2014, prior to the intervention using the ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle. Subjects were also selected from October 2014 to March 2015, 3 months after the intervention. The number of subjects was 112 before the intervention, and 107 after the intervention. Results: The number of nurses who followed the bundles increased from 8 out of 29 (27.6%) before the intervention to 19 out of 29 (65.5%) after the intervention (odd ratio= 4.99, confidence interval= 1.63-15.25, p= .004). There were 3 cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia before the intervention and 1 case after the intervention. The ventilator days were 2,143 days before the intervention and 2,232 days after the intervention. The ventilator-associated pneumonia rate of the 1,000 ventilator days was 1.40 before the intervention and decreased to 0.45 after the intervention. Conclusion: This study is meaningful, as there has been little research conducted regarding the application of the ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle in South Korea.

• 한국물환경학회지
• /
• 제35권6호
• /
• pp.539-549
• /
• 2019

In 2016, Benthic Macroinvertebrates Streambed Index (BMSI) was proposed as an index to evaluate streams as benthic macroinvertebrate depending on the substrate type of streambed. However, orignal BMSI were selected without consideration of water quality. Analyzes without water quality do not constitute biological indices based solely on the substrate type of streambed. Therefore, in this study, the indicator value was improvement in consideration of water quality, and the distribution characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates according to the substrate type of streambed were analyzed under relatively equal water quality conditions. We surveyed 20,155 sampling units in Korea from 2008 to 2018, and we re-estimated each lithophility of 191 taxa. As a result of estimating the streambed of each newly lithophilic value classification group considering the water quality, it was different from the original lithophilic value. Representative integer lithophilic values were newly calculated from 126 taxa among the 191 index taxa used in the analysis. The correlation between new constructed BMSI and community structure was compared and analyzed. It showed extreamely significance (p<0.001) in the dominance index, diversity index, abundance index, and evenness index of the community structure. Diversity index, abundance index, and evenness index showed positive correlation, and dominance index showed negative correlation. The correlation coefficient (r) was the highest in the richness index of about 0.664.

• 한국물환경학회지
• /
• 제39권4호
• /
• pp.261-268
• /
• 2023

The benthic macroinvertebrates index (BMI) was developed based on the 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅), which is the amount of biodegradable organic matter in stream water. However, benthic macroinvertebrates mainly live in the streambed substrate and are affected by the interaction of water quality and substrate. This study was conducted to examine the interactive relationship between water quality items (BOD₅, total phosphorus (TP), total suspended solids (TSS)) and substrate with BMI by performing statistical analyses (four-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation analysis, partial correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis). The data used in the analyses were collected from 19,915 sampling units at 1,937 sites in South Korea from 2010 to 2020. The interaction effect between BOD₅ and substrate types was confirmed through a four-way analysis of variance. Partial correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis estimated the degree of influence on the change in BMI value in the order of mean grain size of the substrate as (𝜱_m) > BOD₅ > TP > TSS. BMI can be regarded as an index that evaluates the comprehensive effects of water quality and streambed status, although it is an index that was developed based on the amount of biodegradable organic matter in a water column.

• 미생물학회지
• /
• 제44권1호
• /
• pp.74-79
• /
• 2008

L-ascorbic acid (AA)의 2번 위치의 수산기에 부위 특이적 활성을 갖는 Paenibacillus sp. JB-13 유래의 cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase, EC 2.4.1.19) 유전자(cgt gene)를 pEXP7 발현 vector에 클로닝하여 재조합 균주를 구축하였다. 재조합 균주의 CGTase생산 최적 조건을 검토하여 본 결과 LB 배지에 0.5% glucose, 3.0% polypeptone, 0.3% $K_2HPO_4$, 0.5% NaCl이 되도록 추가하고, 초기 pH 7.0, 접종량 2%, 통기량 0.1 vvm, 배양 온도 $37^{\circ}C$, 배양 시간 14시간의 조건에서 최대 활성을 나타내었다. 재조합 균주와 기존 균주의 CGTase 활성을 비교한 결과 재조합 균주는 배양 14시간째 640 units/ml의 활성을 가져 기존 균주에 비해 70%의 활성을 나타내지만 배양 시간을 1/4로 단축시킬 수 있다는 이점이 있음을 확인하였다. 재조합 균주가 생산한 CGTase를AA-2G합성에 적용하여 AA-2G를 합성하고 HPLC로 분석한 결과 단일 peak를 확인할 수 있었고 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase를 처리하여 확인한 결과 AA와 glucose로 분리됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• ALGAE
• /
• 제32권1호
• /
• pp.75-86
• /
• 2017

Polysaccharides of marine algae exhibit different structural characteristics and interesting biological functions. In this study, crude polysaccharides (CP) of eleven Sri Lankan marine algae obtained through hot water extraction and ethanol precipitation were investigated for DPPH, alkyl, and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities using electron spin resonance spectrometry and for intracellular reactive oxygen species scavenging activity in the Chang liver cell line. Characterization of CPs was done by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and by analysis of the monosaccharide composition. Time-dependent density functional theory quantum-chemical calculations at the RB3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level for constructed dimeric units of the corresponding polysaccharides were used to resolve the FTIR spectra. CPs from Chnoospora minima showed the highest DPPH and alkyl radical scavenging activities and higher intracellular reactive oxygen species scavenging effects for both AAPH and $H_2O_2$ induced ROS production in "Chang" cells. The major polysaccharide constituent in C. minima CP was identified as fucoidan and it displayed a higher sulfate content. The degree of sulfation of these polysaccharides suggests a positive correlation with the observed antioxidant properties.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제26권6호
• /
• pp.1115-1123
• /
• 2016

_L-Asparaginase (E.C. 3.5.1.1) is an enzyme involved in asparagine hydrolysis and has the potential to effect leukemic cells and various other cancer cells. We identified the _L-asparaginase gene (_L-ASPG86) in the genus Mesoflavibacter, which consists of a 1,035 bp open reading frame encoding 344 amino acids. Following phylogenetic analysis, the deduced amino acid sequence of _L-ASPG86 (_L-ASPG86) was grouped as a type I asparaginase with respective homologs in Escherichia coli and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. The _L-ASPG86 gene was cloned into the pET-16b vector to express the respective protein in E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells. Recombinant _L-asparaginase (r-_L-ASPG86) showed optimum conditions at 37-40℃, pH 9. Moreover, r-_L-ASPG86 did not exhibit glutaminase activity. In the metal ions test, its enzymatic activity was highly improved upon addition of 5 mM manganese (3.97-fold) and magnesium (3.35-fold) compared with the untreated control. The specific activity of r-_L-ASPG86 was 687.1 units/mg under optimum conditions (37℃, pH 9, and 5 mM MnSO₄).

• 한국수산과학회지
• /
• 제12권3호
• /
• pp.167-173
• /
• 1979

생물학적 고정막(biological fixed-film)을 이용한 REMSMAS공법이 개발되었다. REMSMAS 공법에서 유기물질 제거속도에 관한 수학적 model는 CMAS공법과는 많은 차이점이 있었으며, 유기물질 제거속도에 대한 동력학적 해석은 screen media에 부착된 활성미생물과 부유상태의 미생물에 근거를 두어 해석하였다. 단일폭기 CMAS공법은 steady-strate에 도달된 후 연속적으로 공칭체류시간이 4.5, 6, 9.5 및 12시간으로 운전되었고 REMSMAS 공법은 공칭체류시간이 6시간 및 12시간으로 운전되었으며 운전초기는 nonsteady-state상태였다. 또한 시수는 원액을 약 18배 희석하여 COD값이 950mg/l, BOD값이 450mg/l 되도록 하였다. 부유상태의 미생물에 근거를 둔 설계인자들은 단일폭기 CMAS공법 의하여 구하여 졌으며 이 값들은 REMSMAS공법의 유기물 제거속도에 대한 동력학적 상수를 구하는 이용되었다. 단일폭기 CMAS공법에서 얻어진 $Y_2,\;K_d,(\mu_{max})_s\;and\;K_s$ 및 $K_s$값은 각각 0.78, 0.27/hr, 1.1/hr, 95mg/l였다. REMSMAS공법에서 단위표면적당 유기물 부하량상수 값은 $9.1mg/cm^2-day$였고 포화상수(Kg)값은 평균 53.5mg/l였다. REMSMAS공법은 steady-state 운전될 때는 유기물 제거율은 단일폭기 CMAS법 보다 높게 나타났으나 한계운전 기일에 도달됨에 따라 감소 한다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
• /
• 제41권1호
• /
• pp.33-43
• /
• 2013

식품으로서 안전하게 섭취하여 혈전증을 사전에 예방하거나 개선할 수 있도록 하기 위하여, 전통적 방법으로 제조한 청국장으로부터 미생물을 분리하여 혈전분해 효소활성이 우수한 미생물을 선발 동정한 결과, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens HC188이라 명명하였다. 선발미생물이 생산하는 혈전분해효소를 분리 및 정제한 결과, 50.7배의 정제도와 5.5%의 수율을 나타내었고, 혈전분해 효소단백질의 분자량은 22.3 kDa이었으며, N-terminal 아미노산 서열은 Ala-Gln-Ser-Val-Pro-Tyr-Gly-Val-Ser-Gln-Ile-Lys-Ala-Pro-Ala로 분석되었다. 효소의 최적반응 pH와 온도는 pH 8.0과 $40^{\circ}C$로 나타났으며, pH 6.0-8.0과 $20-40^{\circ}C$ 사이에서 효소가 비교적 안정하였다. 금속이온에 대한 영향은 2 mM과 5 mM 농도의 $CoCl_2$와 $CaCl_2$의 금속이온이 존재할 때 효소활성이 증가하였으며, inhibitor로서 EDTA와 PMSF에 의해 효소활성이 저해되므로 청국장에서 분리한 B. amyloliquefaciens HC188가 생성한 혈전분해 효소는 metallo-serine protease로 사료되었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
• /
• 제14권4호
• /
• pp.249-255
• /
• 2008

In this study we investigated the biological activities of Crataegi Fructus, including antioxidative, fibrinolytic, $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory, and thrombin inhibitory activities. Crataegi Fructus, hot water extract was fractionated into hexane, $CHCLl_3$, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water fractions, and each of these was assayed individually. The water fraction showed the highest extraction yield at 4.08% (w/w). The antioxidative activities of the water, ethyl acetate, and butanol fractions were 31.07%, 45.87%, 50.28%, and 91.74%, respectively. Assays for fibrinolytic activity indicated that only the butanol fraction has significant efficacy at 1.93 plasmin units/ml. Thrombin inhibitory assays indicated that the 10-fold dilutions of the $CHCLl_3$, ethyl acetate, and butanol fractions had inhibitory activities of 34.97%, 41.43%, and 58.10%, respectively. The 10-fold dilutions of the only ethyl acetate fraction demonstrated $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory activities of 75.07%. From the above results, we propose that extracts of Crataegi Fructus can be used as a material for the development of biofunctional foods.

• 대한의생명과학회지
• /
• 제16권3호
• /
• pp.161-167
• /
• 2010

In this study, the biological activities of Glycyrrhiza uralensis were investigated, including antioxidative, fibrinolytic, thrombin inhibitory, and a-glucosidase inhibitory activity. The hot water extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis was fractionated into hexane, $CHCl_3$, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water fractions, and each of these fractions were assayed individually. The water fraction showed the highest extraction yield of 19.45% (w/w). Using the DPPH method, the free radical scavenging activity was to be the strongest in the $CHCl_3$ fraction at 89.3%. Using the fibrin plate method, only the butanol fraction showed a substantial plasmin activity of 0.62 units/ml. In thrombin inhibitory activity tests, a 100-fold dilution of the ethyl acetate fraction showed the strongest activity of 46.9%. In the a-glucosidase inhibitory activity assay, a 100-fold dilution of the $CHCl_3$ fraction showed the strongest activity of 80.6%. In conclusion, the combined results of this study demonstrate that the extracts of Glycyrrhiza uralensis can be used as a material for the development of biofunctional foods for diabetics.