• 미생물과산업
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.18-30
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• 2000

질소 고정능이 있는 Nostoc pruniforme를 재료로, 3종의 유기물, glucose, oxalic, 및 ethanol을 N-free medium과 NO$^{[-993]}$ riched medium에 처리해 주었을 때 다음과 같은 효과를 얻었다. 1)N-free medium과 NO$^{[-993]}$ riched medium에서 위의 유기물 모두가 질소 고정과정의 energy원으로서 또는 substrate로서의 유효한 결과를 얻었다. 3)oxalic acid를 처리한 실험에서는NO$^{[-993]}$ richedmedium의 경우 고농도 처리구에서 질소고정량이 많았고 N-free medium은 그 반대의 결과였다. 4)비교구인 control의 질소 고정량은 일예를 제회하고는 전반적으로 고농도 처리구와 저농도 처리구의 중간에 위치했다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.179-189
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperature and solid retention time (SRT) on membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactors (MBRs). For this purpose, a lab-scale submerged MBR system was used. This system operated at two SRTs of 15 and 5 days, three various temperatures (20, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 8 h. The results indicated that decreased the cake layer resistance and increased particles size of foulant due to increasing temperature and SRT. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis show that the cake layer formed on the membrane surface, contained high levels of proteins and especially polysaccharides in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) but absorbance intensity of EPS functional groups decreased with temperature and SRT. EEM analysis showed that the peak on the range of Ex/Em=220-240/350-400 in SRT of 15 and temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ indicates the presence of fulvic acid in the cake. In addition, as the temperature rise from 20 to $30^{\circ}C$, concentration of soluble microbial products (SMP) increased and COD removal reached 89%. Furthermore, the rate of membrane fouling was found to increase with decreasing temperature and SRT.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.1835-1842
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 가장 대중적인 한국의 전통주 막걸리의 제조과정이 기능성 분획에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 하였다. Saccharomyces cerevisae 균주별, 발효온도별, 발효기간별로 다르게 만든 막걸리로부터 ethanol 침전법을 이용해 crude polysaccharides(CP-M)를 분리하여 peritoneal macrophage 활성화 효과와 세포 배양액 중의 interleukin(IL)-6와 -12 농도에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. S. cerevisae 89-1-1, 98-2, 268-3, 113-4의 4가지 효모 중 S. cerevisae 113-4로 발효한 CP-M을 peritoneal macrophage에 $10{\mu}g/mL$ 처리했을 때 세포 배양액 중 nitric oxide(NO) 농도 $33.3{\mu}M$로 가장 높았으며, IL-6와 -12의 농도 역시 116.3 pg/mL와 59.8 pg/mL로 가장 높게 나타났다. S. cerevisae 113-4를 접종하여 온도별로 발효한 발효물에서 분리한 CP-M 중 $25^{\circ}C$에서 발효 후 얻은 CP-M을 peritoneal macrophage 세포에 처리했을 때, NO 농도가 Control 대비 2.7~3.3배, IL-6 농도는 5.7배까지 증가하였다. 그러나 15, 20, $30^{\circ}C$에서 발효하여 얻은 CP-M의 경우 peritoneal macrophage의 NO와 IL-6 생성량에는 Control(무처리구)과 비교하여 영향이 없었다. 발효기간별 영향을 관찰한 결과 5일째 술덧에서 분리한 CP-M에 의한 NO 생성량이 가장 높아 0일째 MCP에 비해 2.2배 증가하였다. 그러나 급격하게 IL-6와 -12의 농도가 감소한 10일째 MCP를 제외하고는 발효기간에 따른 IL-6와 -12의 유의적인 농도 차이는 없었다. 이상의 결과에서 가장 활성이 좋은 발효 조건은 S. cerevisae 113-4를 접종하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 발효시킨 술덧의 CP-M이었다. 이때 CP-M의 조성은 neutral sugar 함량 78.6%, acidic polysaccharide 11.6%, 단백질 9.8%였다. 특히 neutral sugar의 구성당 비율은 mannose 47.8 mole%, glucose 29.6 mole%, galactose 12.7 mole%였다. 이상의 결과에서 면역증강 활성이 있는 기능성 조다당 CP-M은 mannose 함량이 높은 yeast 유래의 extracellular polysaccharide로 추정하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2014

천연염색폐수시설 폐수의 세균 군집분석을 위해 배양 가능한 세균을 분리하는 방법과 비배양 방법인 denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis 방법을 이용하였다. 3개의 폐수 공정단계로부터 분리된 104개(폐수유입수, 48균주; 접촉포기조, 25균주; 침전조, 31균주) 균주들의 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열을 분석하였다. 104개의 분리균들은 Proteobacteria 문이 가장 많은 비율을 차지 하였으며, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes 와 Bacteriodetes 등 4개 문에 속했다. DGGE profile중 각 시료의 우점 군집을 대표하는17개의 band를 선택하여 부분 염기서열 분석 결과 분리균과 동일한 4개의 문에 속했다. 배양기법을 이용한 결과와 배양하지 않고 분석하는 방법인 DGGE결과 모두 Proteobacteria 문이 우점하였으며 Alphaproteabacteria강이 높은 비율을 차지하였다. 천연염색 폐수처리시설의 세균 군집들은 인간을 비롯한 동식물의 기생균, 다당류와 난분해성 화합물을 분해하는 세균 그리고 세포외 다당을 형성하는 세균들이 우점하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sargassum horneri is an edible brown alga that grows in the subtidal zone as an annual species along the coasts of South Korea, China, and Japan. Recently, an extreme amount of S. horneri moved into the coasts of Jeju Island from the east coast of China, which made huge economic and environmental loss to the Jeju Island. Thus, utilization of this biomass becomes a big issue with the local authorities. Therefore, the present study was performed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential of crude polysaccharides (CPs) extracted from S. horneri China strain in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: CPs were precipitated from S. horneri digests prepared by enzyme assistant extraction using four food-grade enzymes (AMG, Celluclast, Viscozyme, and Alcalase). The production levels of nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ and interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ were measured by Griess assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. The levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), nuclear factor (NF)-${\kappa}B$, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) were measured by using western blot. The IR spectrums of the CPs were recorded using a fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrometer. RESULTS: The polysaccharides from the Celluclast enzyme digest (CCP) showed the highest inhibition of NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells ($IC_{50}$ value: $95.7{\mu}g/mL$). Also, CCP dose-dependently down-regulated the protein expression levels of iNOS and COX-2 as well as the production of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$, compared to the only LPS-treated cells. In addition, CCP inhibited the activation of NF-${\kappa}B$ p50 and p65 and the phosphorylation of MAPKs, including p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase, in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, FT-IR analysis showed that the FT-IR spectrum of CCP is similar to that of commercial fucoidan. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that CCP has anti-inflammatory activities and is a potential candidate for the formulation of a functional food ingredient or/and drug to treat inflammatory diseases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.171-177
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• 1998

The strain A49, which produces a new type of extracellular polysaccharide was isolated from soil samples. From morphological, physiological and biochemical tests, the strain A49 was identified as a Bacillus polymyxa and named Bacillus polymyxa A49. Bacillus polymyxa A49 was found to produce a highly viscous extracellular polysaccharide when grown aerobically in a medium containing glucose as the sole source of carbon. The polysaccharide (A49 POL) showed a homogeneous pattern on gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and its molecular weight was estimated to be about 1.6 mega dalton (mDa). The FT-IR spectrum of A49-POL revealed typical characteristics of polysaccharides. As a result of investigations with HPLC and carbozole assay, A49-POL was found to consist of L-fucose, D-galactose, D-glucose, D-mannose, and D-glucuronic acid, with the molar ratio of these sugars being approximately 1:2:7:50:12. Rheological analysis of A49 POL revealed that it is pseudoplastic and has a higher apparent viscosity at dilute concentrations than does xanthan gum. The consistancy factor of A49 POL was found to be higher, and the flow index of A49 POL lower, than xanthan gum. Its apparent viscosity was comparatively unstable at various temperatures. the A49 POL showed the highest apparent viscosity at pH 3. When salts were added to A49 POL solution, the solution was compatible with up to 10% KCl, 35% NaCl, 55% $CaCl_2$, 55% $MgCl_2$, 55% $K_2HPO_4$, and 110% $Ca({NO_3})_2$, respectively.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2009

한천분해세균 SC-22균을 대전 대청댐부근의 담수에서 분리하였다. 생화학적 분석 및 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통한 계통학적 분류를 통해 SC-22는 Cellvibrio mixtus로 동정되었다. 분리균의 생육 및 agarase 효소 생성능을 검토한 결과, SC-22는 탄소원으로 0.2% agar를 첨가한 배지에서 배양 36시간에 최대 생육을, 배양 48시간에 58.5 units/mL의 최대 효소활성을 나타내었다. 분리균은 세포외 및 세포내 agarase를 생성하였으며, zymogram 실험에 의해 P1, P2 및 P3의 isoenzyme을 분비하는 것으로 확인 되었다. 배양여액으로부터 겔여과법과 이온교환수지법을 단계적으로 이용하여 SC-22 균주로부터 SDS-PAGE에 의해 25 kDa의 효소를 정제하였으며, 정제효소는 zymogram에서 확인된 주 단백질인 P2(29 kDa)과 동일한 단백질임이 확인되었다. 또한 정제한 agarase의 효소학적 성질을 검토한 결과, 효소의 최적 pH와 최적온도는 pH 7.0과 $50^{\circ}C$이었으며, 금속이온 효과의 경우 1 mM 농도의 수준에서도 $Fe^{2+}$, $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$ 이온 등은 정제효소의 활성을 10-20% 증가시킨 반면 $Hg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$ 및 $Cu^{2+}$ 이온들은 효소 활성을 크게 저해하였다. 또한 TLC 분석을 통해 정제효소는 한천 분해 올리고당으로 주로 단당류와 이당류를 생성하므로 $\beta$-agarase의 작용특성을 보였다. 기질특이성 실험에서는 정제효소는 agar와 agarose만을 이용 하였고 유사 해조 다당류인 alginate는 물론 다른 다당류를 분해하지 못하였다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.411-416
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• 2011

본 연구는 표준균주 S. mutans KCTC3065를 이용하여 자일리톨에 내성을 가지는 자일리톨 내성균주 (XR)를 형성하고, 이들을 자일리톨이 존재하는 상태에서 배양하며 성장과 산생성, 세포외 다당류 합성관련 유전자 gtfB와 gtfD의 mRNA 발현 변화를 확인하고자 하였으며 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 장기간 자일리톨에 반복 지속 배양한 XR의 경우 1%의 자일리톨을 첨가된 TYE에 배양하여도 성장과 산생성이 억제되지 않았으므로, 형성된 XR은 자일리톨에 대한 내성을 잘 유지하는 것을 확인하였다. 2. XR과 XS를 각각 0%, 0.1%, 1%의 자일리톨을 첨가하여 성장과 산생성의 변화를 관찰한 결과 XS는 자일리톨에 농도 의존적으로 성장과 산생성이 농도 의존적으로 억제되었으나, XR은 XS와 다르게 첨가된 자일리톨의 농도와 상관없이 성장과 산생성 모두 비슷한 패턴을 보였다. 3. 첨가된 자일리톨의 농도에 따른 XS와 XR의 세포외 다당류 합성관련 유전자 gtfB와 gtfD의 mRNA 발현은 XR의 경우에는 성장이나 산생성과 마찬가지로 유전자의 발현의 차이가 거의 없는데 비해, XS의 경우에는 첨가된 자일리톨에 농도 의존적으로 gtfB와 gtfD의 mRNA 발현이 감소하는 것이 확인되었다. 이상의 실험 결과를 종합하면 XR의 일반적인 특징은 자일리톨에 의해 성장과 산생성이 억제되는 XS와 많이 다른 것으로 확인되었으며 자일리톨 농도에 따라 세포외 다당류 합성관련 유전자 gtfB와 gtfD의 mRNA 발현의 차이가 나타나지 않았으며 추후 세포외 다당류 합성을 실증할 수 있는 보충실험을 통해 보다 자세한 메커니즘을 분석하도록 하겠다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.124-134
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• 2006

Statement of problem: Streptococcus produces energy and forms extracellular polysaccharides by metabolizing sucrose. Insoluble glucan, a kind of extracellular polysaccharide, is the important material of dental plaque. Fructose affects the metabolism of sucrose. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of fructose on the metabolism of sucrose in Streptococcus mutans. Materials and methods: To determine the effect of fructose on the formation of artificial plaque by Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt, S. mutans and fructose were placed in beakers containing M17 broth and sucrose. The wires were hung on frameworks inserted into cork stoppers, and then immersed in each of the beakers. After the incubation with gentle shaking, each wire was weighed. To analyze the effect of fructose on the sucrose metabolism by S. mutans or glucosyltransferase, S. mutans and fructose were placed in M17 broth containing sucrose. After the incubation. the remaining sucrose and polymers were analysed by thin layer chromatography. Results: The following results were obtained; 1. When Streptococcus mutans was cultured in the media containing 3% sucrose for 8 hours, the mean weight of formed artificial plaque on the wires was $124.3{\pm}3.0mg$, whereas being reduced to $20.7{\pm}10.2mg$ in the media added with 3% sucrose and 4% fructose(p<0.05) 2. When the control containing glucose was added with sucrose, the optical density of Streptococcus mutans solution cultured for 24 hours was not increased compared with the control, while being increased by adding with fructose. 3. When Streptococcus mutans was incubated in the media added with sucrose and fructose for 8 hours, the number of viable cells was increased compared with the media added with sucrose. 4. The amount of remained sucrose was increased in Streptococcus mutans culture supernatant of media added with sucrose and fructose than with sucrose only. but the amount of produced insoluble glucan was decreased. 5. The amounts of remained sucrose and produced soluble glucan were increased in the culture of glucosyltransferase-contained media added with sucrose and fructose than with sucrose only, but the amount of produced insoluble glucan was decreased . Conclusion: These results indicated that the sucrose metabolism and the production of insoluble glucan were inhibited in Streptococcus mutans by adding fructose in the media containing sucrose.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1621-1629
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• 2008

Harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called red tides, are caused by some toxic phytoplanktons, and have made massive economic losses as well as marine environmental disturbances. As an effective and environment-friendly strategy to control HAB outbreaks, biological methods using marine bacteria capable of killing the harmful algae or algicidal extracellular compounds from them have been given attention. A new member of the $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, Hahella chejuensis KCTC 2396, was originally isolated from the Korean seashore for its ability to secrete industrially useful polysaccharides, and was characterized to produce a red pigment. This pigment later was identified as an alkaloid compound, prodigiosin. During the past several decades, prodigiosin has been extensively studied for its medical potential as immunosuppressants and antitumor agents, owing to its antibiotic and cytotoxic activities. The lytic activity of this marvelous molecule against Cochlodinium polykrikoides cells at very low concentrations ($\sim$l ppb) was serendipitously detected, making H. chejuensis a strong candidate among the biological agents for HAB control. This review provides a brief overview of algicidal marine bacteria and their products, and describes in detail the algicidal characteristics, biosynthetic process, and genetic regulation of prodigiosin as a model among the compounds active against red-tide organisms from the biochemical and genetic viewpoints.