• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1597-1606
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• 2020

Transcription factor engineering to regulate multiple genes has shown promise in the field of microalgae genetic engineering. Here, we report the first use of transcription factor engineering in Chlorella sp. HS2, thought to have potential for producing biofuels and bioproducts. We identified seven endogenous bZIP transcription factors in Chlorella sp. HS2 and named them HSbZIP1 through HSbZIP7. We overexpressed HSbZIP1, a C-type bZIP transcription factor, in Chlorella sp. HS2 with the goal of enhancing lipid production. Phenotype screening under heterotrophic conditions showed that all transformants exhibited increased fatty acid production. In particular, HSbZIP1 37 and 58 showed fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yields of 859 and 1,052 mg/l, respectively, at day 10 of growth under heterotrophic conditions, and these yields were 74% and 113% higher, respectively, than that of WT. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the improved phenotypes, we identified candidate HSbZIP1-regulated genes via transcription factor binding site analysis. We then selected three genes involved in fatty acid synthesis and investigated mRNA expression levels of the genes by qRT-PCR. The result revealed that the possible HSbZIP1-regulated genes involved in fatty acid synthesis were upregulated in the HSbZIP1 transformants. Taken together, our results demonstrate that HSbZIP1 can be utilized to improve lipid production in Chlorella sp. HS2 under heterotrophic conditions.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

The adventitious root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer is regarded as an efficient alternative to cell culture or hairy root culture for biomass production due to its fast growth and stable metabolite production. To determine optimal culture conditions for the bioreactor culture of ginseng roots, experiments have been conducted on physical and chemical factors such as bioreactor type, dissolved oxygen, gas supply, aeration, medium type, macro- and micro-elements, medium supplement during culture period, sucrose concentration, osmotic agents, medium pH and light. Elicitation is a key step to increase ginsenoside accumulation in the adventitious roots but biomass growth is severely inhibited by elicitor treatment. To obtain high ginsenoside content with avoiding biomass decrease, we applied two-stage bioreactor culture system. Ginseng adventitious roots were cultured for 40 days to maximize biomass increase followed by elicitation for 7 days to enhance ginsenoside accumulation. We also experimented on types and concentrations of jasmonate to determine optimal elicitation methods. In this paper, we discussed several factors affecting the root propagation and ginsenoside accumulation. Based on the results obtained from previous experiments we have established large-scale bioreactor system (1 ton-10 ton) for the efficient production of ginseng adventitious roots and bioactive compounds including ginsenoside. Still, experiments are on going in our laboratory to determine other bioactive compounds having effects on diet, high blood pressure, DPPH elimination and increasing memories.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.434-439
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• 1995

단세포 단백질 자원으로 이용 가능한 균주로 알려진 Candida utilis ATCC 42416 균체를 생산하기 위하여 무를 파쇄하여 얻은 무즙을 배지로 균체배양 실험을 하였다. 무즙의 수용성 고형물과 총 당량은 각각 5.0~8.8 Brix와 3.5~6.5%였다. C. utilis ATCC 42416 균주를 무즙에 접종하여 $30^{\circ}C$에서 200rpm으로 진탕 배양하였을 때 24시간 이내에 증식이 끝났으며, 단위 소모당에 대한 최대 균체 생산량은 당농도 1% 회석 무즙에서 L당($5\;\times\;DCRI$) 21.5g의 건조균체를 생산하였다. 5배 회석무즙에 약간의 영양소 glucose(2.0%), yeast extract(0.2%), peptone(0.2%), ammonium sulfate(0.2%) 및 $KH_2PO_4(0.2%)$ 등을 각각 보강하여도 증식 속도, 균체생산 및 세포 단백질 함량 등에 차이가 거의 없어서 무즙자체가 C. utilis ATCC 42416 균체 생산에 좋은 기질이었음을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.939-950
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• 2023

This study was conducted to assess the impact of growing condition variables on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) productivity. A total of 197 alfalfa yield results were acquired from the alfalfa field trials conducted by the South Korean National Agricultural Cooperative Federation or Rural Development Administration between 1983 and 2008. The corresponding climate and soil data were collected from the database of the Korean Meteorological Administration. Twenty-three growing condition variables were developed as explaining variables for alfalfa forage biomass production. Among them, twelve variables were chosen based on the significance of the partial-correlation coefficients or potential agricultural values. The selected partial correlation coefficients between the variables and alfalfa forage biomass ranged from -0.021 to 0.696. The influence of the selected twelve variables on yearly alfalfa production was summarized into three dominant factors through factor analysis. Along with the accumulated temperature variables, the loading scores of the daily mean temperature higher than 25℃ were over 0.88 in factor 1. The sunshine duration at temperature between 0℃-25℃ was 0.939 in factor 2. Precipitation days were 0.82, which was the greatest in factor 3. Stepwise regression applied with the three dominant factors resulted in the coefficients of factors 1, 2, and 3 for 0.633, 0.485, and 0.115, respectively, and the R-square of the model was 0.602. The environmental conditions limiting alfalfa growth, such as daily temperature higher than 25℃ or daily mean temperature affected annual alfalfa production most substantially among the growing condition variables. Therefore, future cultivar selection should consider the capability of alfalfa to be tolerant to extreme summer weather along with biomass production potential.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.12-21
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• 2023

Governments and global companies are working towards using renewable sources of energy, such as solar, wind, and biomass, to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. In the defense sector, the new strategy seeks to increase the sustainable use of renewable energy sources to improve energy security and reduce military transportation. Renewable energy technologies are affected by factors such as climate, resources, and policy environments. Therefore, governments and global companies need to carefully select the optimal renewable energy sources and deployment strategies. Biomass is a promising energy source owing to its high energy density and ease of collection and harvesting. Many techniques have been developed to convert the biomass into electrical energy. Recently, diverse types of fuel cells have been suggested that can directly convert the chemical energy of biomass into electrical energy. The recently developed biomass flow fuel cell has significantly enhanced the power density several hundred times, reaching to ~100 mW/cm². In this review, we explore various strategies for producing electrical energy from biomass using modern methods, and discuss the challenges and potential prospects of this method.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2013

Photobiological hydrogen production by nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacteria has long been considered to be an environmentally sound and very promising method for the future supply of renewable clean energy. Using six Korean nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacterial strains and the Synechococcus sp. strain Miami BG043511 we performed cultivation experiments to find out the strain-specific optimal temperature for population growth and $H_2$ production. Under $20^{\circ}C$ the population growth of all the tested strains was significantly retarded in contrasts to the faster and higher growth under 25, 30 or $35^{\circ}C$. The highest growth rates in all the 7 strains were measured under $30^{\circ}C$ while the maximal biomass yields were under $30^{\circ}C$ (strains CB-MAL 026, 054, and 055) or $35^{\circ}C$ (strains 002, 031, 058, and Miami BG043511). The difference between the maximal biomass yields at $30^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$ was not greater than 10%. The quantity of photobiologically produced $H_2$ was only slight larger under $35^{\circ}C$ than that under $20^{\circ}C$. Our result may suggest a two-step process of $H_2$ production which includes rapid and sizable production of biomass at $30^{\circ}C$ and the following high $H_2$ production at $20^{\circ}C$ by the test strains of marine nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacteria.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2023

Glabridin is a well-known active isoflavone found in the root of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) that possess a wide range of biological activity. Plant cells, hairy roots, and fungal endophytes cultures are the most important alternative methods for plant resources conservation and sustainable production of natural compounds, which has received much attention in recent decades. In the present study, an efficient culture condition was optimized for the biomass accumulation and glabridin production from fungal endophyte Aspergillus eucalypticola SBU-11AE isolated from licorice root. Type of culture medium, range of pH, and licorice root extract (as an elicitor) were tested. The results showed that the highest and lowest biomass production was observed on PCB medium (6.43 ± 0.32 g/l) and peptone malt (5.85 + 0.11 g/l), respectively. The medium culture PCB was produced the highest level of glabridin (7.26 ± 0.44 mg/l), while the lowest level (4.47 ± 0.02 mg/l) was obtained from the medium peptone malt. The highest biomass (8.51 ± 0.43 g/l) and glabridin (8.30 ± 0.51 mg/l) production were observed from the PCB medium adjusted with pH = 6, while the lowest value of both traits was obtained from the same medium with pH = 7. The highest production of total glabridin (10.85 ± 0.84 mg/l) was also obtained from the culture medium treated with 100 mg/l of the plant root extract. This information can be interestingly used for the commercialization of glabridin production for further industrial applications.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제85권3호
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• pp.453-461
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• 1996

왕대속 대나무림의 물질생산 및 무기영양물 분배를 파악하가 위하여 전라남도 순천시에 위치하고 있는 죽순대, 왕대, 솜대 등 왕대속 3개 종의 임분을 대상으로 임분별 $10m{\times}10m$ 조사구 5개씩을 설치한 후 임분구조 및 죽간(竹稈), 가지, 잎, 지하경(地下莖), 뿌리 등 지하부를 포함한 대나무 전체의 부위별 현존량, 순생산량, 생산능률, 무기영양물 분배 등을 조사분석하였다. 죽간(竹稈)의 평균흉고직경, 죽고(竹高), 흉고단 면적은 죽순대, 솜대, 왕대 임분의 순으로 컸다. 흉고직경 또는 흉고직경과 죽고를 독립변수로 하는 3개 유형의 현존량 대수회귀식을 임분별, 부위별로 유도 검정한 결과 적합도와 실용성을 고려할 때 흉고직경을 독립변수로 하는 대수회귀식(logWt=A+BlogD)이 효과적이었다. 직선 대수회귀식이 되는 흉고직경 또는 흉고직경과 수고($D^2H$)를 독립변수로 하는 2개 유형의 3개 종별 현존량 대수회귀식의 기울기와 절편간의 차이 유무를 검정한 결과 2개 유형 모두 절편간에 유의적인 차이를 보임으로써 왕대속 3개 종의 일괄추정식은 오차가 클 것으로 판단되었다. 지하부를 포함한 임분 전체의 현존량(現存量)은 죽순대 103.621t/ha, 솜대 86.447t/ha, 왕대 36.767t/ha의 순으로 많았으며 비교적 큰 차이를 보였다. 동화기관인 잎의 현존량 구성비는 6.3-7.8%이었으며, 지상부와 지하부의 현존량 비는 1.87-2.26이었다. 지하부를 포함한 임분 전체의 순생산량(純生産量)은 죽순대 6.115t/ha/yr, 솜대 5.609t/ha/yr, 왕대 3252t/ha/yr의 순으로 많았다. 순동화율(純同化率)은 죽순대 임분 2.979, 솜대 임분 2.752, 왕대 임분 2.187의 순으로 높았으며, 현존량축적율(現存量蓄積率)은 2.679-5.358의 범위를 보였다. 부위별 무기영양물 농도는 3개 종 모 두 N, P, Mg는 잎, 지하부, 죽간(竹稈)과 가지의 순으로 높았으며, Ca는 잎, 죽간과 가지, 지하부의 순이었다. 지하부를 포함한 대나무 전체의 무기영양물 함량은 N, K, Ca와 Mg, P의 순으로 많았다. 3개 종의 임분 현존량에 있어서 차이를 보이는 것은 죽간밀도(竹稈密度)는 큰 차이가 없었으나 죽간(죽稈)의 크기가 다르며, 동화기관인 잎의 현존량, 순동화율 비교적 장기간의 축적기관인 죽간 생산능률 등에서 차이가 있기 때문이었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2015

The growth of the algae strains Neochloris oleabundans, Botryococcus Braunii and Dunaliella sp. under mixotrophic conditions in the presence of different concentrations of crude glycerol was evaluated with the objective of increasing the biomass growth and algal oil content. A high biomass concentration was characteristic of these strains when grown on crude glycerol compared to autotrophic growth, and 5 g/L glycerol yielded the highest biomass concentration for these strains. Mixotrophic conditions improved both the growth of the microalgae and the accumulation of triacylglycerols (TAGs). The maximum amount of TAGs in the algal strains was obtained in the 5 g/L glycerol growth medium. The fatty acid profiles of the oil for the cultures met the necessary requirements and are promising resources for biofuel production.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.321-329
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• 2002

Clostridium butyricum, Lactobacillus amylophillus, Lactobacillus amylovorus, Lactobacillus acidophillus, AI-9 produced hydrogen and /or organic acids using glucose, lactose and starch at the anaerobic culture conditions. Cl. butyricum NCIB 9576 evolved 1,700 ml H2/L-culture broth and accumulated butyric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid and ethanol in its culture broth when lactose was used as a carbon source during 24 hrs of fermentation. L. amylovorus ATCC 33620 accumulated lactic and acetic acids and some reducing sugars when starch was used as a carbon source without hydrogen production. Instead of starch as a carbon source, L. amylovorus ATCC 33620 produced lactic acid from algal biomass during fermentation and the acid-heat or freeze-thaw pretreatment of algal biomass accelerate the lactic acid fermentation.