• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2011

Vitamin K, which is a nutritional factor, play a role in the regulation of bone metabolism. Vitamin K exists naturally in 2 forms, namely, vitamin $K_1$ (phylloquinone) in green plants and vitamin $K_2$ (menaquinone) in animals and bacteria. Vitamin $K_1$ has an effect on bone metabolism. Vitamin $K_2$ is essential for the ${\gamma}$-carboxylation of osteocalcin, a bone matrix protein containing ${\gamma}$-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) which is synthesized in osteoblast of bone tissues. This paper is to provide the basic information of vitamin K by supplying function and biological activity of vitamin K together with vitamin K producing lactic acid bacteria and it's utilization for the dairy products production.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.561-567
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• 1991

Identification of the Actinomycetes isolate strain No. 497 producing an actinomycin antibiotic MT-497 was performed by ISP and chemotaxonomic methods. The strain Nu. 497 formed various shapes of sclerotia and smooth surface spore. Menaquinone MK-9 ($H_6, H_8$) and iso-, anteiso-branched $C_{15}C_{17}$ fatty acids were detected from whole cell extract. The wall chemotype of stram No. 497 was decided as wall chemotype I from the analysis of DAP isomer, peptidoglycan type and sugar pattern. From these morphological, chemotaxonomic characteristics and analysis of various physiological characteristics. the strain No. 497 was identified as Streptomyces nigrifaciens.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.655-660
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• 1999

Sphingomyelinase (SMase EC:3.l.4.l2) has been suggested to play important roles in the cell cycle, differentiation, apoptosis, inflammation, and the regulation of eukaryotic stress responses. SMase inhibitors may be a powerful tool to elucidate and regulate these cellular responses in which SMase involves. We first isolated an SMase inhibitor, named sphinin, from a strain of soil actinomycetes, F50970. Sphinin inhibited Mg/sup 2+/ -dependent neutral SMase from chicken embryo at 1.2 ㎍/㎖ of IC/sub 50/ Sphinin also inhibited acidic SMase, but it had no inhibitory activity on PI-PLC and PC-PLC, suggesting that sphinin is a specific inhibitor of SMase. The strain F50970 was identified as a Streptomyces sp. by its spiral spore chain, LL-diaminopimelic acid, menaquinone patterns of MK-9 (H'6) and MK-9 (H'8), FA-2c type of fatty acid pattern, and other morphological, physiological, and cultural characteristics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 1997

An adenosine deaminase inhibitor-producing bacterium was isolated from soil. An isolate exhibiting high adenosine deaminase inhibitory activity, was designated J-89, and classified as a strain of Bacillus subtilis on the basis of its morphological, phenotypic characteristics, the menaquinone content and cellular fatty acid composition. To confirm the taxonomic position of the strain we need more information such as DNA-DNA homology and other chemotaxonomic characteristics. In this paper we provisionally named strain J-89 as Bacillus sp. J-89 pending further chemotaxonomic study and analysis of adenosine deaminase inhibitor.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 1996

The cellular fatty acids and quinones of streptomycetes isolated from volcanic soils were analysed. The strains contained fatty acids of 14 to 17 carbon chains, and 12-methyltetradecanoic acid and 14 methylpentadecanoic acid were dominant in most strains. The total profiles consisted of 74% branched fatty acid family, 16.8% linear family and 8.2% unsaturated family. The largest cluster of grey spore meases defined by numerical classification was separated from the remainders in the principal component analysis, but the other clusters were overlapped with one another. In the analysis of respiratory quinones, all of the strains contained either the menaquinone of 9 isoprene units with 6 hydrogenations of 8 hydrogenations as the major species. The distribution of menaquinones among the clusters could provide an important key in the chemotaxonomy of streptomycetes.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2003

The taxonomic position of actinomycete strain SCNU5$\^$T/, isolated from extensive foam in the aeration basin of an activated sludge process, was clarified by phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses. The strain possesses wall chemotype IV, MK-9(H$\^$0/), as the major menaquinone, and contains saturated, monounsaturated and 10-methyl branched fatty acids. The G+C content of its DNA is 68.1 mol%. Phenotypic data and DNA relatedness to known species indicate that the strain SCNU5$\^$T/ represents a new species within the genus Tsukamurella, for which we propose the name Tsukamurella sunchonensis SP. NOV. The type Strain Of T. sunchonensis is SCNU5$\^$T/ (=KCTC 9827$\^$T/).

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.373-381
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• 1994

An actinomycete strain, HSL-613 was isolated -from soil and identified by International Streptomyces Project (ISP) and chemotaxonomic methods. The spore chain of the strain HSL-613 appears in a spiral shape, and its spores are spherical shape with smooth surface. The cell wall contains LL-diaminopimelic acid (DAP). Menaquinone MK-9 (H$_{6}$, H$_{8}$) and iso- and anteiso-branched fatty acids were detected from whole cell extract. Sugars identified from whole cell extract include galactose, glucose, mannose and ribose, which are distinct from general sugar patterns of Streptomyces. Average G+C content in the chromosome is 59%. 5S rRNA of HSL-613 consists of 120 nucleotides as determined by comparing with that of a type strain Streptomyces griseus subsp. KCTC 9080. Through morphological, physiological, and chemical characterization, HSL-613 was identified and named as Streptomyces sp. HSL-613.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.68-69
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• 1996

The isoprenoid quinone composition of Leclercia adecarboxylata KCTC $1036^T$ was determined by using high-performance liquid chromatography. L. adecarboxylata KCTC $1036^T$ are characterized by their production of both ubiquinone-7, ubiquinone-8 and menaquinone-8 as major quinones. It is clear that the analysis of isoprenoid quinone profiles provides a new criterion of great promise for identifying Leclercia strains.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2017

Strain A28-5는대한민국 제주도 연안의 해수샘플로부터 고체배지내 xylan과 agar를 분해하는 균주로 분리되었다. Strain A28-5는그람 음성균으로 한 개의 polar flagella로 운동성을 갖는 $Na^+$ 이온 요구성 균주로 분석되었다. 또한 ampilcillin과 thiostreptone 등의 항생제에 내성을 보였다. Genome 내 G+C content는 43.96%이고, Menaquinone-7 (MK-7)을 predominant quinone으로 함유하고 있었다. Strain A28-5의 세포벽을 구성하는 주요 지방산은 $C_{16:1}$ ${\omega}7c/iso-C_{15:0}$ 2-OH (23.32%), $C_{16:0}$ (21.83%), $C_{18:1}$ ${\omega}7c$ (17.98%)였다. strain A28-5의 16S rRNA gene sequence는 Catenovulum agarivorans YM01와 가장 높은 상동성(98.94%)을 보였으며, Neighbor-Joining phylogenetic tree 제작을 통해서 Catenovulum agarivorans YM01와 가장 높은 근연관계를 보이는 것을 증명하였다. Catenovulum agarivorans YM01과의 DNA-DNA hybridization 분석을 통하여 A28-5을 Catenovulum 속의 신종으로 분류하여Catenovulum jejuensis A28-5로 명명하였다. 이 균주의 액체배양으로부터 준비된 두 종류의 조효소를 이용한 xylan 또는 agarose와의 효소반응액을 Thin layer chromatography로 분석하여 각각 tetramer와 hexamer의 xylooligosaccharides와 (neo)agarooligosacchardes가 생산되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2009

오징어 젓갈로부터 호염성 균주를 분리하여 형태적, 생리 생화학적 특성 및 분자계통학적 분석을 통하여 동정하였고, 이 균주가 세포외로 생산하는 호염성 protease를 정제하여 그 특성을 분석하였다. 본 균주는 NaCl 0~14%, $20\sim55^{\circ}C$ 및 pH 5~8에서 성장하였으며, $35{\pm}5^{\circ}C$, pH 7 및 5% NaCl에서 최적으로 성장하였다. 주요 지방산 조성은 anteiso-$C_{15:0}$ (44.70%), anteiso-$C_{17:0}$ (15.76%) 및 $C_{16:0}$ (13.91%)이었고, menaquinone은 MK-7이었으며, DNA G+C 함량은 50.58 mol%였다. 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 통한 계통분석 결과 Bacillus이었으며 Bacillus sp. SJ-10으로 명명하였다. SJ-10 균주 배양액으로부터 40% 황산암모늄 침전과 Mono Q 컬럼크로마토그래피 과정을 거쳐 collagen과 gelatin을 특이적으로 분해하는 약 40 kDa의 세포외 protease를 정제하였다. 이 효소는 $35{\pm}5^{\circ}C$, NaCl $5{\pm}1%$ 및 pH 8에서 최적 활성을 나타냈으며, pH 5~10 범위에서 안정하였다.