• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.834-841
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• 1997

A lactic acid bacteria which showed antimicrobial activity was isolated from dairy products and identified as Lactobacillus sp. according to the morphological, physiological and biochemical properties, which was named Lactobacillus sp. SH 7311. The bacteriocin of Lactobacillus sp. GM 7311 showed a broad range of inhibitory spectrum against some gram positive and negative bacteria. Especially, Proteus mirabilis was highly sensitive to bacteriocin and used as indicator strain for further investigation. The optimal condition for the production of bacteriocin was showed on MRS broth at $37^{\circ}C$ and pM 6.0. Bacteriocin production of this strain cultured under optimal condition was increased late logarithmic phase to early stationary phase. This bacteriocin was fully active at the pH range $2.0\~5.0$, also was stable at $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 min. at pH 5.0, But about $40\%$ of bacteriocin activity was diminished by the treatment of acetone, ethanol, iso-butanol and ethyl ether during 2 hours at $4^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.561-570
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• 2020

This study was designed to synthesize triglycerol monolaurate (TGML) with Lipozyme 435 as the catalyst, and explore its effects on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus (A. parasiticus) and Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) and the secretion of aflatoxin b1. The highest content of TGML (49.76%) was obtained at a molar ratio of triglycerol to lauric acid of 1.08, a reaction temperature of 84.93℃, a reaction time of 6 h and an enzyme dosage of 1.32%. After purification by molecular distillation combined with the washes with ethyl acetate and water, the purity of TGML reached 98.3%. Through characterization by electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry, infrared spectrum and nuclear magnetic resonance, the structure of TGML was identified as a linear triglycerol combined with lauroyl at the end. Finally, the inhibitory effects of TGML on the growths of A. parasiticus and A. flavus and the secretion of aflatoxin b1 were evaluated by measuring the colony diameter, the inhibition rate of mycelial growth and the content of mycotoxin in the media. The results indicated that TGML had a stronger inhibitory effects on colony growth and mycelial development of both toxic molds compared to sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, and the secretions of toxins from A. parasiticus and A. flavus were completely suppressed when adding TGML at 10 and 5 mM, respectively. Based on the above results, TGML may be used as a substitute for traditional antifungal agents in the food industry.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.211-215
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• 1982

Streptomyces griseorubiginosus var. soyoensis previously identified, produced two kinds of antifungal antibiotics, trans-cinnamamide and another new substance. The latter was identified to be a new substance of tetraene family by establishment of UV, IR, NMR, mass spectra and chemical reactions and rotatively named as Tetraene KM-A. Through an antimicrobial activity test using serial agar dilution method, Tetraene KM-A showed strong growth inhibitory activity against fungi and yeasts, but not against procaryotes tested. The inhibitory action of Tetraene KM-A on fungi was remarkably ineffective when some of sterols were added to the cultural media. $LD_{50}$ of the Tetrene KM-A to mice and rats by intravenous injection were 84.3 and 90.4 mg/kg respectively. $LD_{50}$ to mice by oral feeding was 1503mg/kg.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.327-332
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• 2012

Sertraline is a commonly used antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) class. In these experiments, we have used the whole cell patch clamp technique to examine the effects of sertraline on the major cardiac ion channels expressed in HEK293 cells and the native voltage-gated $Ca^{2+}$ channels in rat ventricular myocytes. According to the results, sertraline is a potent blocker of cardiac $K^+$ channels, such as hERG, $I_{Ks}$ and $I_{K1}$. The rank order of inhibitory potency was hERG > $I_{K1}$ > $I_{Ks}$ with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.7, 10.5, and 15.2 ${\mu}M$, respectively. In addition to $K^+$ channels, sertraline also inhibited $I_{Na}$ and $I_{Ca}$, and the $IC_{50}$ values are 6.1 and 2.6 ${\mu}M$, respectively. Modification of these ion channels by sertraline could induce changes of the cardiac action potential duration and QT interval, and might result in cardiac arrhythmia.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.123-129
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• 2010

An endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from forest soil samples collected at the Taebaek mountain of Gangwon province, Korea, and taxonomically characterized by physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic methods. Its 16S rRNA sequences showed the maximum similarity of 97% with B. amyloliquefaciens. In addition, the isolate BCNU 2002 was determined to have the ability to produce enzymes such as amylase, protease, gelatinase and catalase. The in vitro antifungal activity of Bacillus sp. BCNU 2002 was also examined against human pathogenic fungi such as Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Epidermophyton floccosum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum. A maximum production level of antifungal substances of Bacillus sp. BCNU 2002 was achieved under aerobic incubation at $28^{\circ}C$ for 7 days in LB broth. BCNU 2002 showed strong antifungal activities against T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum with the range of percentage inhibition from 56.25 to 63.23%. It was also confirmed that ethylacetate extract of cultured broth showed a strong antifungal activity against A. niger, C. albicans, S. cerevisiae and T. rubrum by agar diffusion method. The peptide fraction also exhibited broad antifungal spectrum against various pathogenic fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration values for active extracts ranged between 125 ${\mu}g$/mL and 1000 ${\mu}g$/mL.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.59-63
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• 2020

This study focused on investigation of the immunosuppressive inhibitory effect through determination of IL-2 production of nine compounds (1 - 9) isolated from Chlamydomonas sp. KSF108. Among them, compounds 1, 5, and 6 displayed moderately inhibitory effects on IL-2 production at a concentration of 100 µM. In addition, the related ones including cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant activities were also elucidated. 6 further displayed cytotoxic activity against the MCF-7 cell line, with an IC₅₀ value of 17.2 µM and 4, 6 - 7, and 9 possessed significant DPPH radical scavenging activity, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 3.1 to 4.4 µM. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the bioactivity of isolated chemical constituents from the genus Chlamydomonas. Compounds 1 and 5 investigated for the first time in the activity of immunosuppressivity and 6 may come to serve as the most important marker in broad-spectrum activities of the secondary metabolites identified from C. sp. KSF108.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.81-86
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• 2002

A bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria was isolated from ground beef and the strain was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum ssp. by use of API carbohydrate fermentation pattern and physiological tests. The bacteriocin produced by L. plantarum KU107 exhibited a good spectrum of activity against foodborne pathogens including Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Listeria ivanovii, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius, Salmonella typhimurium and Yersinia enterocolitica. The bacteriocin was active over a wide pH range and stable of heat treatment, and inactivated by treatment with proteases. A bacteriocin from L. plantarum KU107 was effetive in reducing S. aureus in tryptic soy broth. On the ground beef containing S. aureus was added with the crude bacteriocin, S. aureus was inhibited during storage period at 4$\^{C}$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.889-895
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• 2006

To investigate the antibiotic-resistant patterns and the gene types of extended-spectrum $\beta$-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, we collected 226 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from three general hospitals with more than 500 beds in Busan, Korea from September 2004 to October 2005, The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibiotics was measured using the Gram-negative susceptibility (GNS) cards of Vitek (Vitek system, Hazelwood Inc., MO, U.S.A.). Of the 226 K, pneumoniae isolates, 65 ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae strains were detected by the Vitek system and confirmed by the double-disk synergy test. TEM (Temoniera) type, SHV (sulfhydryl variable) type, and CTX-M (cefotaxime) type genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction. All 65 K. pneumoniae strains were resistant to ampicillin, cefazolin, cefepime, ceftriaxone, and aztreonam, and 83.0% of the organisms were resistant to ampicillin/sulbactam, 66.1% to tobramycin, 67.6% to piperacillin/tazobactam, 61.5% to ciprofloxacin, and 47.6% to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and 43.0% to gentamicin. TEM-type ESBLs (TEM-1 type, -52 type) were found in 64.6% (42 of 65) of the isolates, SHV-type ESBLs (SHV-2a type, -12 type, -28 type) in 70.7% (46 of 65) of isolates, and CTX-M-type ESBLS (CTX-M-15 type) in 45% (29 of 65) of isolates. Of the 65 ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae strains, two strains were found to harbor blaSHV-28, which were detected in Korea for the first time. Therefore, more investigation and research on SHV-28 are needed in order to prevent the ESBL type-producing K. pneumoniae from spreading resistance to oxyimino cephalosporin antibiotics.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.177-187
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• 2008

Objectives : This study was performed to analyze the effective components of essential oil obtained from Yongdamsagantang, which has been efficacious against leukorrhea in gynecologic diseases. Methods : I obtained the essential oils of Yongdamsagan-tang by hydrodistillation extraction method and supercritical fluid extraction(SFE) method, and then I analyzed those by GC/MS(Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrum). Results : 1. The optimum SFE(Supercritical Fluid Extraction) condition was obtained in the following experiment conditions: pressure 200atm, temperature $45^{\circ}C$, duration of extraction 25minutes. 2. With GC(Gas Chromatography) and GC/MS(Gas Chromato- graphy/Mass Spectrum) analysis, I identified 37 compounds in the Yongdamsagan-tang's essential oil obtained through the SFE method. The main compounds were as follows : 3-Methyl-but-2-enoic acid,2,2-dimethyl-8-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H -pyrano[3,2-g]chromen-3-yl ester(49.81%), (Z)-6-Pentadecen-1 -ol(3.19%), (-)-Spathulenol(2.40%). 3. I identified 4 compounds in the Yongdamsagan-tang's essential oil obtained through the hydrodistillation method. The main compounds were as follows : 3-Methyl-but-2-enoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-8-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrano [3,2-g]chromen-3-yl ester(2.61%). 4. 3-Methy I-but-2-enoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-8-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrano[3,2-g] chromen-3-yl ester, all were identified in both the SFE method and the hydrodistillation method, but the others were not identified in common. 5. I also conducted an additional test in order to examine the essential oil's antimicrobial action against bacteria. Both MIC(Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations) and MBC(Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations) were $0.125mg/m{\ell}$ against N. meningitidis, however MIC and MBC were $1.0mg/m{\ell}$ in antimicrobial action against 12 different genera of bacteria.

• The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.225-237
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• 2000

Vibrio vulnificus, a halophilic vibrio is an estuarine gram-negative bacteria that is associated with severe and frequently fatal wound infections and life-threatening septicemia. Bacteriocins are defined as antibacterial substance produced by various species of bacteria which are usually active against closely related organisms. Bacteriocins have found widespread application in epidemiological studies as specific markers of bacteria. It was proposed by Ha et al. (1990. J. Korean. Soc. Microbiol. 25: 586.) to give the bacteriocins produced by V. vulnificus the name "vulnificins". In the present study, a total of 72 strains of V. vulnificus isolated from patients and oysters were subjected to screen potential producers and indicators of vulnificin, applying ultraviolet induction method. Sensitivity of several strains of Serratia marcesans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhi and Yersinia enterocolitica to vulnificins were also examined out. All the tested strains of V. vulnificus produced vulnificins active against indicator strains with various different inhibitory patterns. The spectrum of vulnificin activity and sensitive spectrum of indicator strains were considerably broad. Interestingly, almost all strains of S. marcescens, P. aeruginosa, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp. and Y. enterocolitica tested were sensitive to 1-7 vulnificin(s). Taken together, the present study demonstrated that all of the isolates of V. vulnificus produced vulnificins and that 8 good vulnificin producers and 10 good indicators were detected. These strains can be employed efficiently for establishing vulnificin typing scheme of V. vulnificus and for the detection of bacteriocinogeny and sensitivity in V. vulnificus. Biological role of vulnificin remains to be further elucidated.