• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.169-175
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• 1991

Pediococcus acidilactici strain M produced a bacteriocin which was proteinaceous, heat stable, and exhibited antimicrobial activity against lactic acid bacteria, variety of food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. The antimicrobial activity was not caused by $H_2$$O_2$ and organic acid, and was remained between pHs of 4.0 to 9. Molecular weight of crude bacteriocin was approximately 2, 500. Phenotypic assignment after plasmid cruing experiment demonstrated that a 53.7 kilobase (kb) plasmid, designated as pSUC53, was responsible for the sucrose fermentation phenotype ($Suc^+$) and a 11.1 kb plasmid, designated as pBAC11, was associated with bacteriocin production phenotype ($Bac^+$). Neither of the two plasmids were linked to antibiotic resistance.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.428-434
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• 2001

A viscous substance producer strain BS62, which was isolated from conventional Chungkookjang, was examined for its productivity of levansucrase and levan during soybean fermentation at $37{\circ}C$. After one day of cultivation, the enzyme activity reached the highest level, 8 units $ml^{-1}$. Extracts of fermented soybeans were precipitated by ethanol and hydrolyzed by either 0.1 N HCl or invertase, and the hydrolyzates were analyzed using thin layer and ion chromatographies. Fructose was the only sugar detected. This suggest that fructose was derived from the levan produced by the strain BS62 during soybean fermentation. The aerobic, endospore-forming bacterium BS62 was identified as a Bacillus subtilis sp., based on the composition of its cellular fatty acids and phylogeny, which was determined by its 16S rDNA sequence.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1047-1053
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• 2022

When ptsG, a glucose-specific phosphotransferase system (PTS) component, is deleted in Escherichia coli, growth can be severely poor because of the lack of efficient glucose transport. We discovered a new PTS transport system that could transport glucose through the growth-coupled experimental evolution of ptsG-deficient E. coli C strain under anaerobic conditions. Genome sequencing revealed mutations in agaR, which encodes a repressor of N-acetylgalactosamine (Aga) PTS expression in evolved progeny strains. RT-qPCR analysis showed that the expression of Aga PTS gene increased because of the loss-of-function of agaR. We confirmed the efficient Aga PTS-mediated glucose uptake by genetic complementation and anaerobic fermentation. We discussed the discovery of new glucose transporter in terms of different genetic backgrounds of E. coli strains, and the relationship between the pattern of mixed-acids fermentation and glucose transport rate.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.88-98
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• 2016

인삼의 열매인 진생베리는 항암, 항염증, 혈당저하 등의 효능이 있는 것으로 보고되어 오고 있다. 진생베리와 같은 약리활성의 물질들은 생체이용률이 높을 때 높은 효능을 보이는 것으로 알려졌다. 발효는 세포내 조직에 결합되어 있던 생리활성 물질들을 유리시키기 때문에 생체이용율(bioavailability)이 높이는 것으로 알려졌다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 김치로부터 적합한 생체친화성 균주를 선발하여 최적의 발효공정을 확립하고, 발효생성물의 영양성분 및 진세노사이드의 변화와 항산화 활성을 연구하였다. 김치로부터 분리된 발효 균주는 16S rDNA 염기서열을 비교하여 Lactobacillus sp. strain KYH로 동정되었다. 최적 발효 공정을 수행한 결과, 최적 발효조건은 온도 $30^{\circ}C$와 pH 7로 결정되었다. 발효는 회분식 및 유 가식 공정으로 수행을 하였다. 회분식 발효에서는 고농도의 진생베리 추출물의 증식속도가 낮아 유가식 배양을 수행하였다. 발효 후 영양성분 및 진세노사이드의 변화와 항산화 특성을 분석한 결과, 유기산은 발효 전 진생베리 추출물의 경우에는 lactic acid 와 acetic acid 등이 주종을 이루고 있는 반면에, 발효 후 진생베리 추출물에는 citric acid 및 oxalic acid 등이 주종을 이루었다. 발효 후에 당의 함량이 감소되었고, 구성 당은 glucose와 fructose가 주종을 이루었다. 진생베리 발효 추출물에는 glutamic acid, glycine, leucine, histidine, arginine과 같은 아미노산들의 함량이 높아졌다. 진세노사이드 Re는 발효에 상관없이 가장 많은 함량을 보였으나, 발효 전 진생베리 추출물에는 발효 후 진생베리 추출물에서 보다 진세노사이드 Rb1, Rc, Rd의 함량이 많았다. 반면에 진생베리 발효 후 추출물에는 진생베리 발효 전 추출물에서 확인되지 않았던 진세노사이드 Rh1와 Rh2가 확인되었다. 총 페놀, 플라보노이드 함량의 변화는 발효 전 후에 변화가 있었는데, 총 페놀량은 43.8% 증가하였고, 플라보노이드 함량은 19.8% 감소 하였다. DPPH 소거능 및 총 항산화 능력은 발효 후에 각 각 27.2%와 19.4% 증가하였다. 따라서 Lactobacillus sp. strain KYH를 이용하여 최적의 조건 하에 발효된 진생베리 추출물의 진세노사이드 등 생리활성 성분 변화와 증대된 항산화 활성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2011

Spores of Aspergillus sp. SU14 were treated repeatedly and sequentially with $Co^{60}$ ${\gamma}$-rays, ultraviolet irradiation, and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. One selected mutant strain, Aspergillus sp. SU14-M15, produced cellulase in a yield 2.2-fold exceeding that of the wild type. Optimal conditions for the production of cellulase by the mutant fungal strain using solid-state fermentation were examined. The medium consisted of wheat-bran supplemented with 1% (w/w) urea or $NH_4Cl$, 1% (w/w) rice starch, 2.5 mM $MgCl_2$, and 0.05% (v/w) Tween 80. Optimal moisture content and initial pH was 50% (v/w) and 3.5, respectively, and optimal aeration area was 3/100 (inoculated wheat bran/container). The medium was inoculated with 25% 48 hr seeding culture and fermented at $35^{\circ}C$ for 3 days. The resulting cellulase yield was 8.5-fold more than that of the wild type strain grown on the basal wheat bran medium.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.289-298
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• 2016

FK506 hyper-yielding mutant, called the TCM8594 strain, was made from Streptomyces tsukubaensis NRRL 18488 by mutagenesis using N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, ultraviolet irradiation, and FK506 sequential resistance selection. FK506 production by the TCM8594 strain improved 45.1-fold ($505.4{\mu}g/mL$) compared to that of S. tsukubaensis NRRL 18488 ($11.2{\mu}g/mL$). Among the five substrates, wheat bran was selected as the best solid substrate to produce optimum quantities of FK506 ($382.7{\mu}g/g$ substrate) under solid-state fermentation, and the process parameters affecting FK506 production were optimized. Maximum FK506 yield ($897.4{\mu}g/g$ substrate) was achieved by optimizing process parameters, such as wheat bran with 5 % (w/w) dextrin and yeast extract as additional nutrients, 70 % (v/w) initial solid substrate moisture content, initial medium pH of 7.2, $30^{\circ}C$ incubation temperature, inoculum level that was 10 % (v/w) of the cell mass equivalent, and a 10 day incubation. The results showed an overall 234 % increase in FK506 production after optimizing the process parameters.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2009년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.78-78
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• 2009

$^1H$ NMR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate statistical analysis was used for the first time to investigate metabolic changes in musts during alcoholic fermentation and wines during ageing. Three Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains (RC-212, KIV-1116 and KUBY-501) were also evaluated for their impacts on the metabolic changes in must and wine. Pattern recognition (PR) methods, including PCA, PLS-DA and OPLS-DA scores plots, showed clear differences for metabolites among musts or wines for each fermentation stage up to 6 months. Metabolites responsible for the differentiation were identified to valine, 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD), pyruvate, succinate, proline, citrate, glycerol, malate, tartarate, glucose, N-methylnicotinic acid (NMNA), and polyphenol compounds. PCA scores plots showed continuous movements away from days 1 to 8 in all musts for all yeast strains, indicating continuous and active fermentation. During alcoholic fermentation, highest levels of 2,3-BD, succinate and glycerol were found in musts with the KIV-1116 strain, which showed the fastest fermentation or highest fermentative activity of the 3 strains, whereas the KUBY-501 strain showed the slowest fermentative activity. This study highlights the applicability of NMR-based metabolomics for monitoring wine fermentation and evaluating the fermentative characteristics of yeast strains.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 1994

A yeast strain, BT001, which can directly ferment D-xylose to ethanol was isolated from forest soils, and then identified as Candida sp. Cultural conditions for the optimum ethanol production, along with the effects of aeration on cell growth and ethanol production were investigated. Aeration stimulated the cell growth and the volumetric rate of ethanol production, but decreased the ethanol yield. Optimum temperature and initial pH for the ethanol production were $33{\circ}^C$ and 6.0, respectively. In a shake flask culture, this strain produced 52.3 g ethanol per liter from 12%(w/v) D-xylose after incubation for 96 hours. Ethanol yield was 0.436 g per g D-xylose consumed. This corresponds to 85.8% of theoretical yield. Also, this yeast strain produced ethanol from D-galactose, D-glucose and D-mannose, but not from L-arabinose and L-rhamnose. Among these sugars, D-glucose was the fastest in being converted to ethanol sugars.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 1995

A Streptomyces strain YS-943, which produced amino acid antimetabolite, was isolated from soil. During the course of screening for new amino acid antimetabolites from the culture broth of Actinomycetes, we found that the strain produced a substance active against Gram-positive bacteria and its activity was reversed by L-methionine and L-histidine on the synthetic minimal agar medium in the culture broth.The morphological and cultural characteristics serve to identify the producing organism strain YS-943 as the genus Streptomyces. Fermentation was carried out in the synthetic medium at 28$\CIRC$C for 48 hours. The fermentation yield reached about 12 mg per liter of the broth. The YS-943 substance was obtained as white powder, mp 194$\CIRC$C and has the molecular formular of C$_{4}$H$_{8}$N$_{2}$O$_{4}$. Its structure was determined to be o-carbamyl-D-serine by spectroscopic data. It is active against some Gram-positive bacteria and reversed by L-methionine and L-histidine.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1999

Grown in the secondary broth of production media, the strain Streptomyces albulus has increased more the production of its metabolite ${\varepsilon}$-poly-L-lysine, one of poly(amino acid)s used as disinfecting food additives, than the strain in the primary culture of growth nutrients. Having the strain removed, the large concentrate obtained by ultrafiltrating the secondary culture broth. The concentrated production broth exchanged into followed by detecting in UV flowcell at 220nm the peptide bond of the components eluting the adsorbed proteins and polylysine with NaCl salt of gradient concentration, and has separated into five components. Among them the component in the fourth peak fraction has proved to be the pure ${\varepsilon}$-poly-L-lysine after the portion being hydrolyzed the fraction with HCl into amino acid followed by being the composing amino acid analysis.