• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.363-367
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• 2006

Food wastes were decomposed into the Mugri (Isung Engineering, Korea), a food waste reduction machine, with adding sawdust of cryptomeria. Degradation effects were better when the machine worked at over 45$^{\circ}C$ than those at the lower temperature. Thermophilic bacteria were isolated from cryptomeria sawdust and the food waste products degraded by the machine. The isolates from cryptomeria sawdust were classified into 3 genera (Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter sp. and Erwinia cypripedii) and almost all the isolates from the degraded products were partially identified as Bacillus sp. by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The isolated thermophilic bacteria showed degradative enzyme activities. In the case of addition of the 30 thermophilic bacteria into the machine, degradation rate of food wastes was almost twice as high with increasing process temperature up to 6$^{\circ}C$.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2004

To investigate bacteria with algalytic activities against Anabaena cylindrica when water blooming occurs and to study enzyme profiles associated with alga-lytic activity, various bacterial strains were isolated from surface waters and sediments in eutrophic lakes or reservoirs in Korea. Among 178 isolates, only nine isolates exhibited lytic abilities against A cylindrica on the agar plates, and then the isolate AK-13 was selected as the strongest in lysing the cyanobacterium A. cytindrica. The strain AK-13 was characterized and identified as Sinorhizobium sp. based on fatty acid methyl ether profiles and 16S rDNA sequence. According to the results of the enzyme assays, in the strain An-13 of Sinorhizobium sp., alginase, amylase, proteinase (caseinase and gelatinase), carboxymethyl-cellulase (CMCase), laminarinase, and lipase was produced, namely CMCase, laminarinase and protease were highly active. None of glycosidase was produced. Therefore, enzyme systems of Sinorhizobium sp. AK-13 were very complex to degrade cell walls of A. cylindrica. The peptidoglycans of A. cylindrica mat be hydrolyzed and metabolized to a range of easily utilizable monosaccharides or other low molecular weight organic substances by Sinorhizobium sp. AK-13.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.737-742
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is restoration for tearing strength of the durable press (DP) finished 100% cotton fabric by enzymatic treatment. Dimethylol Dihydroxy Ethylene Urea (DMDHEU) was used as a DP finish chemical. Enzymes (cellulase, pectinase, protease, lipolase) were selected based on their specific reaction activities. Ideal application of the enzymes for this work was to remove cross-links created by DMDHEU on the surface of the fibers to offer migration property between microstructures of cellulose, yet cross-links that exist inside of the fibers are still remained to impart effect of wrinkle resistance. Physical characteristics (tearing strength, wrinkle recovery, FT-IR) of enzyme treated samples were measured and compared. It was found out that, in case of enzyme treatment, most of enzymes didn't have a great effect on tearing strength, but, in case of Protease, tearing strength increased at DMDHEU 2% treatment. As a result of an experiment on wrinkle recovery of the textiles treated with enzyme making density of DMDHEU different whenever respective experiment was made, it was discovered that density of DMDHEU increased as wrinkle recovery increased and, in the relation to enzyme treatment especially in Lipase enzyme treatment, the lesser density of DMDHEU, the more wrinkle recovery increased.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.74-76
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• 2008

To obtain basic information on the biochemical property of basidiospores of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes), the ability of producing extracellular enzyme was assessed using a chromogenic plate-based assay. For the aim, amylase, avicelase, $\beta$-glucosidase, CM-cellulase, pectinase, proteinase, and xylanase were tested against monokaryotic strains generated from forty basidiospores of two different parental dikaryotic strains of shiitake mushroom, Sanjo-101Ho and Sanjo-108Ho. These two parental strains showed different degree of extracellular enzyme activity. No identical patterns of the degree of enzyme activity were observed between monokaryotic strains and parental strains of the two shiitake cultivars. The degree of extracellular enzyme activity also varied among monokaryotic strains of the two shiitake cultivars. Our results showed that dikaryotic parental strains of shiitake mushroom produce monokaryotic basidiospores having very diverse biochemical properties.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.251-258
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• 2016

A rhizobacterium LPN-2, which showed strong antifungal activity and auxin producing ability, was isolated from a farmland in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Based on analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence, strain LPN-2 was identified as a novel strain of Burkholderia and was designated as Burkholderia sp. LPN-2. In vitro experiments showed that the isolated stain LPN-2 significantly produced auxin within 48 hr incubation. In order to check for PGPR function we performed in vivo growth promoting test in different crops, including mung bean, pea and cabbage. Application of Burkholderia sp. LPN-2 showed dramatic growth promoting effect on all the tested plants. We also confirmed siderophore and cellulase productions by Burkholderia sp. LPN-2 using CAS blue agar and CMC plate test. Further treatment with LPN-2 and the crude culture broth was effective in suppressing anthracnose in vitro test and also reduced incidence and severity of anthracnose in apple and pepper. Taken together, we conclude that Burkholderia sp. LPN-2 might be used as organic fertilizer for effective crop production in organic farming.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.800-805
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• 2007

Two endoglucanases with processive cellulase activities, produced from Fomitopsis palustris grown on 2% microcrystalline cellulose(Avicel), were purified to homogeneity by anion-exchange and gel filtration column chromatography systems. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the molecular masses of the purified enzymes were 47 kDa and 35 kDa, respectively. The amino acid sequence analysis of the 47-kDa protein(EG47) showed a sequence similarity with fungal glycoside hydrolase family 5 endoglucanase from the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. N-terminal and internal amino acid sequences of the 35-kDa protein(EG35), however, had no homology with any other glycosylhydrolases, although the enzyme had high specific activity against carboxymethyl cellulose, which is a typical substrate for endoglucanases. The initial rate of Avicel hydrolysis by EG35 was relatively fast for 48 h, and the amount of soluble reducing sugar released after 96 h was $100{\mu}g/ml$. Although EG47 also hydrolyzed Avicel, the hydrolysis rate was lower than that of EG35. Thin layer chromatography analysis of the hydrolysis products released from Avicel indicated that the main product was cellobiose, suggesting that the brown-rot fungus possesses processive EGs capable of degrading crystalline cellulose.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2022

L-asparaginase (ASNase) is a therapeutic enzyme used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Currently, the most widely used ASNases are originated from bacteria. However, owing to the adverse effects of bacterial ASNases, new resources for ASNase production should be explored. Fungal enzymes are considered efficient and compatible resources of natural products for diverse applications. In particular, fungal species belonging to the genus Trichoderma are well-known producers of several commercial enzymes including cellulase, chitinase, and xylanase. However, enzyme production by marine-derived Trichoderma spp. remains to be elucidated. While screening for extracellular ASNase-producing fungi from marine environments, we found four strains showing extracellular ASNase activity. Based on the morphological and phylogenetic analyses using sequences of translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1α), the Trichoderma isolates were identified as T. afroharzianum, T. asperellem, T. citrinoviride, and Trichoderma sp. 1. All four strains showed different ASNase activities depending on the carbon sources. T. asperellem MABIK FU00000795 showed the highest ASNase value with lactose as a carbon source. Based on our findings, we propose that marine-derived Trichoderma spp. are potential candidates for novel ASNase production.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.354-359
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• 2023

Tricholoma matsutake has been the most valuable ectomycorrhizal fungi in Asia because of its unique flavor and taste. However, due to the difficulty of artificial cultivation, the cultivation of T. matsutake has relied on natural growth in forests. To cultivate the T. matsutake artificially, microorganisms in fairy rings were introduced. In this study, we isolated 30 fungal species of microfungi from the soil of fairy rings. Among them, one single fungal strain showed a promoting effect on the growth of T. matsutake. The growth effect was confirmed by measuring the growth area of T. matsutake and enzyme activities including a-amylase, cellulase, and b-glucosidase. In comparison with control, microfungal metabolite increased the growth area of T. matsutake by 213% and the enzyme activity of T. matsutake by 110-200%. The isolated fungal strain was identified as Penicillium citreonigrum by BLAST on the NCBI database. The Discovery of this microfungal strain is expected to contribute to artificial cultivation of T. matsutake.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2007

소나무, 낙엽송, 리기다소나무, 잣나무 등 국내산 침엽수 목분을 기질로 진탕배양했을 때 갈색부후균인 Fomitopsis palustris로부터 분비된 당 분해성 균체 외 효소는 Endoglucanase (EG), $\beta$-glucosidase (BGL) 및 $\beta$-1,4-xylosidase (BXL)와 함께 결정형 셀룰로오스를 분해하는 Cellobiohydrolase (CBH)도 활성을 갖은 것으로 나타났다. 4주간 배양에서 변재는 심재에 비해 큰 효소활성을 나타냈으나, 배양기간을 증가시킴으로써 효소활성이 커지는 것으로 밝혀져 효소에 의한 목질바이오매스 분해의 경우 심변재 혼합처리도 가능할 수 있음이 시사되었다. 그리고, 균체 의 단백질을 SDS-PAGE로 분석한 결과, 대부분의 수종에서 나타나는 효소의 단백질 패턴은 거의 유사한 것으로 나타나 효소를 이용한 목질계 바이오매스 분해의 경구 수종별 혼합처리도 가능함이 시사되었다. F. palustris에 의해 분해된 목분(60 mesh 통과) 셀룰로오스의 결정화도 감소율은 4주 배양에서 약 4.2~20.4%, 8주 배양에서 약 12.9~28.9% 수준으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1043-1055
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 항산화와 항균 활성 등이 우수한 녹차 잎을 대상으로 관련 물질 회수에 적합한 추출 용매의 농도 설정과 세포벽 분해 효소 처리 및 효모 발효가 활성을 높이는데 도움을 줄 수 있는지 살펴보았다. 입도 약 4-10 ㎛의 녹차 분말을 사용하여 추출물을 제조할 때, 다양한 에탄올 농도 가운데 50% 에탄올을 추출 용매로 하고 가열 처리 (121℃, 15 min)를 진행할 경우 높은 수율과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능 및 항균 활성을 나타내었다. 이 추출물은 B. cereus, B. licheniformis, S. aureus subsp. aureus 및 A. hydrophila subsp. hydrophila 에서 항균 활성을 나타내었다. 녹차 잎 분말에 효소 처리 및 효모 발효 진행 시 최종 녹차 잎 추출물의 항산화와 항균 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해, 효소 처리에는 cellulase와 pectinase를 혼합(2.5% + 2.5%)하여 사용하였고, 효모 발효에는 S. cerevisiae 가 사용되었다. 녹차 잎을 효소 처리할 경우 추출물의 수율은 증가되었으나, 50% 에탄올 추출물(대조구)에 비해 항산화와 항균 활성은 유의적으로 감소되었다(p<0.05). 그에 반해 효모 발효를 단독으로 진행할 경우 최종 추출물의 수율 증가는 없었지만, 총페놀화합물과 플라보노이드 함량을 높여 항산화와 항균 활성을 높이는데 긍정적으로 작용하였다.