• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.339-343
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• 1991

Heterotrophic activity, total bacteria and salinity were determined seasonally in the estuary of Naktong River over half tidal cycle. Heterotrophic activity was determined by the uptake of [U- $^{14}$ C]glucose. Heterotrophic activity fluctuated with the tides and was decreased as salinity increased. Teh great activity occurred near low ebb tide at all seasons except summer. The main environmental factor affecting hetreotrophic activity was the salinity rather than water temperature in the estuary of Naktong River. In order to estimate the effect of salt, salt was added to estuarine water. Vmax for glucose of salt-added water was 17% and 77% of original estuarine water at station 1 and 2 respectively and slight increase was observed at station 3. Respiration rate and Kt+Sn for glucose of salt-added sample increased at all 3 stations. The increase of the Kt value implies the reduced affinity of bacterial population for glucose. The effects of salinity on the heterotrophic activity were more extensive in the upper region of estuary than at the mouth.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.208-213
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• 1993

The structural and functional roles of IGS element of T4 td intron in thymidylate synthase activity in vivo were investigated Site-directed mutagenesis was employed to crete mutations of IGS element of T4 td intron, When a U-G pari was changed to a U-C pari in the 5' splice site of P1 stem of td intron, the activity of thymidylate synthase was completely abolished whereas the wild type retained the normal activity of enzyme. When U at 12 position within IGS element was changed to C, the activity of thymidylate synthase was approximately 32% of that of the wild type. Comparison of enzyme activities suggests that IGS element within P1 structure is an essential requirement for splicing of td gene in vivo.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.267-272
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• 1995

Phosphatase activity was measured with other environmental factors in Cheonho reservoir in 1994. It ranged form 95 to 1,685 nM/1/h and was correlated significantly with chlorophyll-a. Such a close relation well matched the fact that over 90% of phosphatase activity was detected in > 3 $\mu\textrm{m}$ fraction. The phosphatase activity also correlated negatively with dissolved inorganic phosphate concentration, which implies derepression of phosphatase production by phosphate limitation. Significant correlation was analyzed between phosphatase activity and BOD, which also appeared to be closely correlated with chlorophyll-a. A great percentage of organic materials seems to be generated autochthonously by algae and extracellular enzyme even though allochthonous influence was thought to be stronger in Cheonho reservoir.

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.6-14
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• 1990

PRDI DNA polymerase is the smallest member of the family B DNA polymerase (Jung et al., 1987). This DNA polyerase is specified by bacteriophage PRDI which infects a wide variety of gram-negative bacteria(Mindich and Bamford, 1988). Because PRDI is highly amenable to genetic and biochemical manipulation, it is a convenient model system with which to study structure-function relationships of DNA polymerase molecules. To determine the functional roles of the highly conserved regions of the family B DNA polymerases, we have initiated site-directed mutagenesis with PRD1 DNA polymerase, and our results show that mutations at the conserved regions within PRD1 DNA polymerase inactivate polymerase complementing activity and catalytic activity.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.283-289
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• 1990

The competence time of Streptomyces viridochromogenes for aerial mycelium formation was determined. Within 10 hrs after spore inoculation the submerged mycelium was programed to form aerial mycelium, when the former was laid on agar plate. The white aerial mycelium was formed 17-22 hrs after the transfer. Ascorbic acid oxidizing enzyme band on native gel showed chracteristic mobility change during aerial mycelium formation. Total activity of this enzyme did not show any correlation with the differentiation. The asay condition for the crude enzyme was determined. EDTA and $FeCl_{2}$ showed stimulatory effect. Approximate ratio of oxygen consumed to ascorbic acid oxidized was 1:1.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.6-12
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• 1988

Cellobiase ($\beta$-glucosidase) is an enzyme of the cellulase system in cellulolytic microor-ganisms. The chromosomal DNA fragment which include cellobiase gene of Cellulomonas biazotea was cloned in Eschericia coli via plasmid pBR 322 vector. Restriction enzyme Sal I was used to obtain adequate size of fragments from C. biazotea. chromosomal DNA. The transformant of E. coli HB101 with recombinant plasmid pBG101 showed cellobiase activity, which is not ordinary in E. coli HB101. The enzyme activity of the transformant was as of 20% lower than that of C. biazotea.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 1987

A restriction endonuclease, Kpn I has been isolated from Klebsiella pneumonia. Cells were broken by sonication. After ultracentrifugation the supernatant containing Kpn I activity was further purified by Sepharose-6B gel filtration, DEAD-Cellulose, Heparin-Agarose, and Aminohexyl-Agarose column chromatography. Final enzyme preparation was essentially free of contamination exonuclease and phosphatase, as judged by ligation-recut test. Total activity of the enzyme recovered from 10 grams of cells was $4.7\times 10^5$ units.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.4 s.71
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• pp.513-521
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• 2005

A bacterium producing five fibrinolytic isozymes was isolated from black bean chung kuk. The bacterium was identified as Bacillus subtilis BB-1 by 16s rDNA sequence homology search. A gene out of five fibrinolytic genes in the Bacillus subtilis BB-1 was cloned by shot-gun method. A Cla I DNA fragment of B. subtilis BB-1 chromosome was cloned in to pBluescript II SK(-) and showed the fibrinolytic activity to bacterial cells. The Cla I DNA fragment was sequenced and the sequences did not show homology with gene for protease or fibrinolytic enzyme genes in other organisms. The Cla I DNA fragment was reduced to 2,142 bp by activity-guided PCR cloning method. The optimum pH and temperature of the enzyme were 5.0 and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively. Substrate specificity of the fibrinolytic enzyme was detected in skim milk, casein, gelatin and blood agar plates. The activity of the enzyme was not detected with these substrates. Taken together, this enzyme is a new fibrinolytic enzyme and may be used to prevent thrombosis and arteriosclerosis.

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.10-13
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• 1990

Fungal Virus에 대한 연구는 60년대말 double-stranded RNA(dsRNA)가 interferon의 생성을 촉진시킨다는 보고가 나온 이후 dsRNA를 많이 얻을수 있는 재료로써 이 virus에 대한 연구가 본격적으로 진행되었다. 현재까지 60여종 이상의 genus와 200가지 이상의 species에서 virus의 존재가 분리 또는 확인되어 있다. 여기서는 Ustilago maydis의 killer activity를 유발하는 virus에 대한 일반적인 특징과 이 virus의 transcription 과정에 대해 설명하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.96.2-96.2
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• 2007

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