• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.573-581
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• 2016

Bacterial decarboxylation of amino acids in food leads to the production of biogenic amines, which can cause reactions in human that include headaches, nausea, palpitations, chills, and severe respiratory distress. The amine putrescine is an especially effective inhibitor of metabolizing enzymes and amplifies histamine intoxication and tyramine poisoning. Using an L-ornithine decarboxylating medium, we isolated 14 putrescine-producing bacteria from sand lance, Ammodytes personatus, sauces. The isolates were identified, using an API kit and 16S rRNA analysis, as Lysinibacillus fusiformis (1 strain), Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus (6 strains), Lysinibacillus macroides (1 strain), Lysinibacillus sphaericus (3 strains), Bacillus fusiformis (1 strain), Paenibacillus favisporus (1 strain), and Staphylococcus caprae (1 strain). These strains produced between 1.66 to 236.97 μg/mL of putrescine after 48 h incubation. Lysinibacillus spp. were the dominant putrescine-producing bacteria in sand lance sauces, which produced 236.97 μg/mL of putrescine from a culture broth containing 0.5% L-ornithine. This is the first report on the isolation and identification of putrescine-producing bacteria from sand lance sauces.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.481-489
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• 2007

[ $\alpha$ ]-L-Arabinofuranosidases (AFases; EC 3.2.1.55) are exo-type enzymes, which hydrolyze terminal nonreducing arabinose residues from various polysaccharides such as arabinan and arabinoxylan. Genome-wide BLAST search showed that various bacterial strains possess the putative AFase genes with well-conserved motif sequences at the nucleotide and amino acid sequence levels. In this study, two sets of degenerate PCR primers were designed and tested to detect putative AFase genes, based on their three highly conserved amino acid blocks (PGGNFV, GNEMDG; and DEWNVW). Among 20 Bacillus-associated species, 13 species were revealed to have putative AFase genes in their genome and they share over 67% of amino acid identities with each other. Based on the partial sequence obtained from an isolate, an AFase from Geobacillus sp. was cloned and expressed in E. coli. Enzymatic characterization has verified that the resulting enzyme corresponds to a typical AFase. Accordingly, degenerate PCR primers developed in this work can be used for fast, easy, and specific detection and isolation of putative AFase genes from bacterial cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2036-2045
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• 2018

An endo-${\beta}$-1,4-glucanase gene, cel5L, was cloned using the shot-gun method from Bacillus sp.. The gene, which contained a predicted signal peptide, encoded a protein of 496 amino acid residues, and the molecular mass of the mature Cel5L was estimated to be 51.8 kDa. Cel5L contained a catalytic domain of glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 5 and a carbohydrate-binding module family 3 (CBM_3). Chromatography using HiTrap Q and CHT-II resulted in the isolation of two truncated forms corresponding to 50 (Cel5L-p50) and 35 kDa (Cel5L-p35, CBM_3-deleted form). Both enzymes were optimally active at pH 4.5 and $55^{\circ}C$, but had different half-lives of 4.0 and 22.8 min, respectively, at $70^{\circ}C$. The relative activities of Cel5L-p50 and Cel5L-p35 for barley ${\beta}$-glucan were 377.0 and 246.7%, respectively, compared to those for carboxymethyl-cellulose. The affinity and hydrolysis rate of pNPC by Cel5L-p35 were 1.7 and 3.3 times higher, respectively, than those by Cel5L-p50. Additions of each to a commercial enzyme set increased saccharification of pretreated rice straw powder by 17.5 and 21.0%, respectively. These results suggest CBM_3 is significantly contributing to thermostability, and to affinity and substrate specificity for small substrates, and that these two enzymes could be used as additives to enhance enzymatic saccharification.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1203-1210
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• 2011

Function-driven metagenomic analysis is a powerful approach to screening for novel biocatalysts. In this study, we investigated lipolytic enzymes selected from an alluvial soil metagenomic library, and identified two novel esterases, EstDL26 and EstDL136. EstDL26 and EstDL136 reactivated chloramphenicol from its acetyl derivates by counteracting the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) activity in Escherichia coli. These two enzymes showed only 27% identity in amino acid sequence to each other; however both preferentially hydrolyzed short-chain p-nitrophenyl esters (${\leq}C_5$) and showed mesophilic properties. In vitro, EstDL136 catalyzed the deacetylation of 1- and 3-acetyl and 1,3-diacetyl derivates; in contrast, EstDL26 was not capable of the deacetylation at $C_1$, indicating a potential regioselectivity. EstDL26 and EstDL136 were similar to microbial hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), and since chloramphenicol acetate esterase (CAE) activity was detected from two other soil esterases in the HSL family, this suggests a distribution of CAE among the soil microorganisms. The isolation and characterization of EstDL26 and EstDL136 in this study may be helpful in understanding the diversity of CAE enzymes and their potential role in releasing active chloramphenicol in the producing bacteria.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.214-220
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• 2001

축산 분뇨의 퇴비화에 관련되는 세균들을 분리하고 이들이 생산하는 효소들 중 퇴비화에 관련되는 것으로 사료되는 amylase, cellulase, protease 및 lipase의 특성을 연구하였다. 발효 중에 있는 축산 분뇨로부터 24주의 균주를 분리하여 이중 protease, cellulase, amylase, 그리고 lipase의 활성을 모두 가진 6개의 균주들을 선별하였다. 분리한 6개의 균주들을 동정해본 결과 Corynebacterium varibilis, Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas spinosa, Acetobacter calcoaceticus 및 Athrobacter cumminsii 등으로 밝혀졌다. 이들이 분비하는 효소들의 특징은 중성에서 알칼리성에 이르는 광범위한 pH에서 효소들이 높은 활성을 보였으며, cellulase를 제외한 대부분의 효소들의 최대 활성 온도가 $60^{\circ}C$ 정도 였으나, cellulase의 경우 $37^{\circ}C$가 최적 활성 온도였다. 이는 발효가 진행되어 축산 분뇨에 고온의 열이 발생할 때, 이 환경하에서 유기물을 분해함으로써 발효과정을 원활히 진행시키는 것으로 생각된다. 다만 cellulase 생산 세균의 경우 축산 분뇨의 초기 발효시에 관여하여 균주의 성장 및 유기물의 분해에 관여하는 것으로 사료된다. 이와같은 결과는 축산분뇨 발효초기와 발효후기의 온도가 상승된 환경에서 작용하는 세균의 균총이 다름을 암시하고 있다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.21-24
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• 2010

현재 시판되고 있는 세포벽 분해 효소 중 cellulase onozuka R-10(Yakult Honsha, Japan), yatalase(Takara), $Glucanex^R$ 200G(Novo Industry, Denmark)를 조합하여 Flammulina velutipes를 대상으로 가장 효율적인 방법을 선발하고, 선발된 방법을 Pleurotus ostreatus, P. eryngii, Hypsizygus marmoreus에 적용하였다. F. velutipes의 포자, 셀로판지에 배양한 균사, homogenizer로 마쇄한 균사체를 대상으로 공시한 세포벽 분해효소를 단독 혹은 조합하여 처리하였다. 그 결과, 포자현탁액이나 셀로판지에 배양한 균사를 사용하는 것에 비해 homogenizer로 마쇄한 균사체를 사용하는 것이 높은 수율로 원형질체를 분리할 수 있었다. 또한 시험에 사용한 효소 중선발된 $Glucanex^R$ 200G와 cellulase onozuka R-10 효소의 혼합 처리에서 고효율의 원형질체가 분리되었다. 분리된 원형질체를 대상으로 재생률을 조사한 결과, 0.39~0.51% 범위의 재생률을 나타내었다

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1716-1720
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• 2011

섬유소를 비롯한 단백질, 지질, 녹말을 분해할 수 있는 세균을 된장으로부터 분리하여 동정한 결과 Bacillus subtilis로 분류되었으며, Bacillus subtilis CK-2로 명명하였다. 분리균주는 $40\sim45^{\circ}C$의 비교적 넓은 온도 범위와 pH 6~9의 넓은 pH 범위, 그리고 NaCl 0~3% 범위에서 잘 자랐으며, 높은 자가분해효소 활성을 갖는 것을 알 수 있었다. B. subtilis CK-2가 분비하는 가수분해효소들은 대부분 세균의 생장과 거의 비례적으로 세포외 활성을 나타내는 1차 대사산물로 확인되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 B. subtilis CK-2는 농수임산물 폐기물이나 음식물 폐기물의 퇴비화, 사료 생산 등에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2012

The potential for ochratoxin A (OTA) degradation by swine intestinal microbiota was assessed in the current study. Intestinal content that was collected aseptically from swine was spiked with 100 ppb OTA and incubated for 6 and 12 h at $39^{\circ}C$. An OTA assay was conducted using the incubated samples, and it was found that 20% of the OTA toxin was detoxified, indicating the presence of microbes capable of OTA degradation. Twenty-eight bacterial species were isolated anaerobically in M 98-5 media and 45 bacterial species were isolated using nutrient broth aerobically. Screening results showed that one anaerobic bacterial isolate, named MM11, detoxified more than 75% of OTA in liquid media. Furthermore, 1.0 ppm OTA was degraded completely after 24 h incubation on a solid 'corn' substrate. The bacterium was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as having 97% sequence similarity with Eubacterium biforme. The isolation of an OTA-degrading bacterium from the swine natural flora is of great importance for OTA biodegradation and may be a valuable potential source for OTA-degradation enzymes in industrial applications.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.163-169
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• 1999

We investigated the culture condition and effects of various growth factors on the culture of salivary gland acinar cells. Male, Sprague-Dawley rats (about 6 weeks old) were sacrificed and their submandibular, sublingual, and parotid glands were used as specimens. High oxygen level more than 90% and coating of Matrigel on culture dish were important factors to help increase the survival time of acinar cells, Proper concentration of enzymes such as collagenase and hyaluronidase during isolation steps was also important. Addition of various growth factors such as dexamethasone, insulin, transferrin, selenous acid, reduced glutathione, epidermal growth factor, isoproterenol, and putrescine in culture medium helped to increase lifetime of cultured salivary acinar cells.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.502-505
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• 1999

cDNA fragments of ovine liver pyridoxal kinase were amplified by PCR using degenerate oligonucleotide primers derived from partial amino acids sequences of the enzyme. Using PCR products as probes, several overlapping cDNA clones were isolated independently from an ovine liver and a human brain cDNA library. The largest cDNA clone for each was selected for sequence analysis. The ovine liver cDNA encodes a polypeptide of 297 amino acid residues with Mr of 32,925, whereas the human clone is comprised of an open reading frame encoding 312 amino acid residues with Mr of 35,102. The deduced sequence of the human brain enzyme is completely identical to that of human testes cDNA recently reported (Hanna et al., 1997). The ovine enzymes have approximately 77% sequence identity with the human enzyme although the two sequences are completely different in the N-terminus comprising 32 residues. This result suggests that pyridoxal kinase is highly homologous in mammalian species.