• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.646-651
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• 2005

The growth responses of Ruta chalepensis leaf-derived materials toward human intestinal bacteria were examined. The biologically active constituent of the R. chalepensis extract was characterized as quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde($C_{10}H_{7}NO$). The growth responses varied depending on the bacterial strain, chemicals, and dose tested. At 0.25 and 0.1 mg/disk, quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde strongly inhibited the growth of Clostridium perfringens and weakly inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli without any adverse effects on the growth of three lactic acid bacteria. Furthermore, at 0.05 and 0.025 mg/disk, this isolate showed moderate activity against C. perfringens. In comparison, chloramphenicol at as low as 0.01 mg/disk significantly inhibited the growth of all bacteria tested, and cinnamaldehyde at 0.25 mg/disk did not inhibit Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. longum, E. coli, and Lactobacillus acidophilus, with the exception of C. perfringens. The structure-activity relationship revealed that quinoline-3-carboxaldehyde had strong growth inhibition against C. perfringens, but quinoline, quinoline-3-carboxylic acid, and quinoline-4-carboxylic acid did not inhibit the growth of B. bifidum, B. longum, C. perfringens, E. coli, and L. acidophilus. These results indicate that the carboxyl aldehyde functional group of quinolines seems to be required for growth-inhibiting activity against C. perfringens, thus indicating at least one of the pharmacological actions of R. chalepensis leaf.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1438-1445
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• 2016

본 연구는 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus가 요구르트에 오염된 효모의 증식을 억제해서 품질을 향상시키기 위하여 진행하였다. 효모 투입 후 저장기간 동안 효모의 증식 속도는 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus가 포함된 실험구가 대조구에 비해 최소 1일에서 최대 4일까지 지연시켰다. 스웰링 현상은 대조구에 비해 실험구가 효모의 증식 속도를 일정 기간 지연시켜 주는 효과가 있었다. 따라서 요구르트 제조 시 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus를 사용한다면, 저장기간 동안의 품질 안정성이 향상되어 유통기한을 연장할 수 있고, 이로 인해 발효유 제조업체의 생산성과 소비자의 식품 안전성이 향상되는 것으로 사료된다. 또한 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus가 요구르트의 품질 기준인 후산 발효와 관능에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사하였다. 요구르트 제조 후 $10^{\circ}C$에서 저장할 경우 대조구에 비해 실험구의 산도 변화 폭은 미미하여 후산 발효가 거의 일어나지 않았다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 제조일로부터 유통기한 만료일까지 일정하게 관능적 풍미를 유지시켜 줄 수 있다는 것을 의미하며, 이로 인해 소비자에 대한 관능적 품질향상을 꾀할 수 있다. 그리고 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus가 추가된 실험구는 대조구에 비해 조직감이 상대적으로 좋았으며, 풍미나 맛 또한 우수하였다. 즉, 요구르트에 Lactobacillus paracasei와 Lactobacillus rhamnosus의 사용은 효모의 증식 억제를 통해 제품 품질의 안전성 향상, 후산 발효 억제로 인한 품질의 균일성 증대, 조직감 및 풍미 향상으로 인한 관능적 품질 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 끼칠 것으로 판단된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2010

Allelopathic activity of rotation crop residues to common weeds and selectivity of crops were studied for developing an alternative weed control strategy in upland organic farming. All rotation crop residues with various ratios suppressed weed growth, but the growth of crop species stimulated a little when those were grown with the mixture of rotation crop residues except a few crop species. Among the rotation crop residues used in this study hairy vetch was the most effective, followed by Chinese milkvetch, barley and rye in suppression of weed growth. The 90:10 (crop:soil, v/v) treatments incorporation rate of crop residues such as hairy vetch and Chinese milkvetch suppressed completely the growth of all weed species tested in this study. The effect of crop residues on suppression of weed growth reduced to 90% when the incorporation rates decreased to 60% [60:40 (crop:soil, v/v). It was noticed that broadleaf weed species were more susceptible to rotation crop residues than grass weed species. In the influence of crop residues on the crop growth, no growth inhibition was found in red pepper, lettuce and perllia at any incorporation rates, but tomato, cucumber and corn were slightly inhibited in a few cases at their highest incorporation levels. This study demonstrated that rotation crop residues especially hairy vetch and Chinese milkvetch have high herbicidal effects against weeds without inhibiting the growth of crop species.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.74-94
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• 2016

Objectives : YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) is a hair care extracts which is composed of fourteen plant extracts used in oriental medicine. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) on the alopecia and hair growth.Methods & Results : The herbal extracts from YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) was tested using in vivo and in vitro test models. 1. The YHEG extracts showed effect on the DNA proliferation of the hair dermal papilla cells measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation. 2. YHEG showed promoting on the expression of growth factors such as IGF-1, KGF-1 and inhibiting on the expression of inhibitory hair growth factor such as TGF-β1, BMP-2 estimated by qPCR. 3. The YHEG extracts showed effect on the activation of β-catenin in the dermal papilla cells. 4. YHEG showed inhibitory effects of NO synthesis at 0.2% concentrations. 5. YHEG showed effects in the expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2 and iNOS gene in the LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. 6. The hair growth index of the YHEG extracts ranked at over 2 when compared to control group which was ranked at 0. 7. The hair follicle number, length and size of the experimental group were remarkably higher than the control group in the histological observation.Conclusions : These results suggest that YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) has hair growth promoting activity and it can be used as a potent treatment agent for preventing hair loss and stimulating hair growth for treatment of alopecia.

• 생태와환경
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• 제33권2호통권90호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2000

수화의 소멸과정에서 수계에 분포하는 세균의 역할을 확인하기 위하여 대청호의 주요 정점에서 환경요인과 종속영양세균 군집, Anabaena cylindrica 생장억제세균의 수층별 연중 변화를 조사하였다. 평균수심은 정점 1에서 25.5m, 정점 2에서 15.0m, 정점 3에서는 12.3m였다. 모든 정점에서 수층별 온도는 하절기를 중심으로 하는 온대지방 수계에서의 전형적인 변화를 나타내었다. 용존산소량은 하절기에 불규칙하게 변화하긴 했지만 수온과 비교적 반비례적인 양상으로 변화하였다. 대체적으로 모든 정점에서 5월 초순까지 점차 감소하던 용존산소량은 이후에는 급격한 변화를 나타내다가 9월 중순 이후에는 점차 증가하는 양상을 보였으며, 특히 이러한 변화양상은 표층에서 더욱 뚜렷하였다. 용존산소량이 불규칙적으로 큰 변화를 보이는 하절기에는 다른 수층에 비하여 표층에서 용존산소량이 매우 높았다. 표층에서의 클로로필 a농도는 하절기에 변동폭이 크게 나타났으며, 용존산소량이 높은 시기에 비교적 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 종속영양세균의 분포도는 모든 수층에서 봄부터 가을까지는 대체로 높게 유지되다가 수온이 급격히 하락하는 9월 이후에는 매우 낮은 개체군 크기를 보였다. 특히 모든 표층에서 이러한 변화는 두르러졌다. Anabaena cylindrica 생장억제세균은 6월 이전에는 거의 분포하지 않다가 7월에 분포도가 큰 폭으로 증가하였고, 이후부터는 정점별로 상이한 분포 변화를 보였다. 모든 정점에서 A. cylindrica생장억제세균의 분포값이 높았던 7월과 10월에는 표층보다는 중층과 하층에서 더 많은 생장억제세균이 검출되었는데, 이러한 결과는 숙주인 A. cylindrica의 활력이 상대적으로 떨어질 때 억제세균의 활성이 높아지는 것을 암시한다. 이상의 결과로부터 자연수계에서 세균은 남조세균 분포에 대한 조절자로서의 역할을 하며, 특히 남조세균의 활력이 떨어질 때 그 역할이 더욱 두드러진다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.207-211
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 식물생장억제미생물 B. subtilis IJ-31이 생산하는 HCA의 최적생산조건을 검토하였다. HCA생산 최적조건으로 탄소원은 1%의 미강, 질소원은 0.5% tryptone, 무기염은 0.1% $ZnCl_2$, 배양 온도는 $37^{\circ}C$, 배양시간은 60시간, pH는 7.0에서 $90.5\;{\mu}g/ml$의 HCA를 생산하였으므로 이를 최적생산조건으로 확립하였다. 이를 바탕으로 통계프로그램(SAS) 중 반응표면 분석법(RSM)을 이용한 jar fermentor 배양에서의 HCA 최적생산 조건을 확립하였다. 즉 토양추출물 2.24% 첨가, 교반속도 290 ppm, tryptone 0.83% 첨가, 배양온도 $37^{\circ}C$, 배양시간 60시간, pH 7.0에서 $102.99\;{\mu}g/ml$의 HCA를 생산하는 최적생산 조건으로 예측되었다. 따라서 실제 상기 RSM 최적 조건에서 실험한 결과 HCA는 $102.5\;{\mu}g/ml$를 생산하였다. 이러한 결과는 플라스크에서 HCA는 $90.5\;{\mu}g/ml$로 생산되었으나 jar fermenter 배양에서는 플라스크 배양에 비하여 12%가량 HCA 생산량이 증가된 결과를 보여주는 것이다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2011

Transforming growth factor ${\beta}$ (TGF-${\beta}$) is involved in cellular processes including growth, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, and homeostasis. Generally, TGF-${\beta}$ is the inhibitor of cell cycle progression and plays a role in enhancing the antagonistic effects of many growth factors. Unlike the antiproliferative effect of TGF-${\beta}$, E2, an endogeneous estrogen, is stimulating cell proliferation in the estrogen-dependent organs, which are mediated via the estrogen receptors, $ER{\alpha}$ and $ER{\beta}$, and may be considered as a critical risk factor in tumorigenesis of hormone-responsive cancers. Previous researches reported the cross-talk between estrogen/$ER{\alpha}$ and TGF-${\beta}$ pathway. Especially, based on the E2-mediated inhibition of TGF-${\beta}$ signaling, we examined the inhibition effect of 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) and 4-nonylphenol (NP), which are well known xenoestrogens in endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), on TGF-${\beta}$ signaling via semi-quantitative reverse-transcription PCR. The treatment of E2, OP, or NP resulted in the downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ receptor2 (TGF-${\beta}$ R2) in TGF-${\beta}$ signaling pathway. However, the expression level of TGF-${\beta}1$ and TGF-${\beta}$ receptor1 (TGF-${\beta}$ R1) genes was not altered. On the other hand, E2, OP, or NP upregulated the expression of a cell-cycle regulating gene, c-myc, which is a oncogene and a downstream target gene of TGF-${\beta}$ signaling pathway. As a result of downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ R2 and the upregulation of c-myc, E2, OP, or NP increased cell proliferation of BG-1 ovarian cancer cells. Taken together, these results suggest that E2 and these two EDCs may mediate cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting TGF-${\beta}$ signaling via the downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ R2 and the upregulation of c-myc oncogene. In addition, it can be inferred that these EDCs have the possibility of tumorigenesis in estrogen-responsive organs by certainly representing estrogenic effect in inhibiting TGF-${\beta}$ signaling.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.532-540
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• 2015

Electrochemical alane ($AlH_3$) production process can be provided as a synthesis route which close a reversible cycle. In this study, growth inhibition of dendrite as key issues in this process was investigated. Main cause of dendrite growth was because Al fine powder separated in consumption process of Al electrode was moved to Pd electrode. In an effort to avoid this, use of glass block with uniform holes was the most effective to inhibit the amount of dendrite to that of $AlH_3$. Furthermore, effects of Al electrode (anode) type and electrolyte concentration were investigated and the optimal condition for inhibiting dendrite formation was proposed.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.390-395
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• 2011

Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum has become a serious problem world-wide and relies heavily on chemical fungicides. We selected Pseudomonas sp. NJ134 to develop an effective biocontrol strategy. This strain shows strong antagonistic activity against F. oxysporum. Biochemical analyses of ethyl-acetate extracts of NJ134 culture filtrates showed that 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) was the major compound inhibiting in vitro growth of F. oxysporum. DAPG production was greatly enhanced in the NJ134 strain by adding mannitol to the growth media, and in vitro antagonistic activity against F. oxysporum increased. Bioformulations developed from growth of NJ134 in sterile bean media with mannitol as the carbon source under plastic bags resulted in effective biocontrol efficacy against Fusarium wilt. The efficacy of the bioformulated product depended on the carbon source and dose. Mannitol amendment in the bean-based formulation showed strong effective biocontrol against tomato Fusarium wilt through increased DAPG levels and a higher cell density compared to that in a glucose-amended formulation. These results suggest that this bioformulated product could be a new effective biocontrol system to control Fusarium wilt in the field.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2020

A bacterial strain inhibiting the growth of Vibrio anguillarum, the causative agent of vibriosis, was isolated from fish intestines. The isolated strain HS36 was identified as Aerococcus urinaeequi based on the characteristics of the genus according to Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology and by 16S rRNA sequencing. The growth rate and antibacterial activity of strain HS36 in shaking culture were higher than those in static culture, while the optimal pH and temperature for antibacterial activity were 7.0 and 30℃, respectively. The active antibacterial substance was purified from a culture broth of A. urinaeequi HS36 by Sephadex G-75 gel chromatography, Sephadex G-25 gel chromatography, and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Its molecular weight, as estimated by Tricine SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, was approximately 1,000 Da. The antibacterial substance produced by strain HS36 was stable after incubation for 1 h at 100℃. Although its antibacterial activity was optimal at pH 6-8, activity was retained at a pH range from 2 to 11. The purified antibacterial substance was inactivated by proteinase K, papain, and β-amylase treatment. The newly purified antibacterial substance, classified as a class II bacteriocin, inhibited the growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella enterica, and Vibrio alginolyticus.