• BMB Reports
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2020

As an intracellular degradation system, autophagy is an essential and defensive cellular program required for cell survival and cellular metabolic homeostasis in response to various stresses, such as nutrient deprivation and the accumulation of damaged organelles. In general, autophagy flux consists of four steps: (1) initiation (formation of phagophore), (2) maturation and completion of autophagosome, (3) fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes (formation of autolysosome), and (4) degradation of intravesicular components within autolysosomes. The number of genes and reagents that modulate autophagy is increasing. Investigation of their effect on autophagy flux is critical to understanding the roles of autophagy in many physiological and pathological processes. In this review, we summarize and discuss ways to analyze autophagy flux quantitatively and qualitatively with the use of imaging tools. The suggested imaging method can help estimate whether each modulator is an inhibitor or a promoter of autophagy and elucidate the mode of action of specific genes and reagents on autophagy processes.

• 약학회지
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• 제12권3_4호
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• pp.76-84
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• 1968

When 19-hydroxycholesterol acetate was added into CSD-10 in Nutrient Broth or in a mineral salts medium consisting of KH$_{2}$PO$_{4}$(0.1%), $K_{2}$HPO$_{4}$(0.1%), NH$_{4}$NO$_{3}$(0.1%), MgSO$_{4}$(0.02%), CaCl$_{2}$(0.002%), and FeCl$_{3}$(0.005%), a substantial amount of 19-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione was accumulated prior to accumulation of estrone. From this result and all of previous works, a tentative degradation pathway of 19-hydroxycholesterol acetate to estrone by CSD-10 was derived. 19-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione seems to be an attractive intermediate for the synthesis of 19-norsteroids.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.509-513
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• 1991

콩과 옥수수가루의 발효에 관여하는 미생물중 phytase 생산성이 강한 두 균주인 Enterobacter cloacae와 Bacillus licheniformis를 단독 균주로 사용하여 콩과 옥수수가루를 기질로 발효시켰을때 각 기질의 phytic acid 분해와 그에 따른 영양성분의 변화를 검토한 결과, 콩 가루를 기질로 E.cloacae에 의한 발효과정에서는 pH가 발효 2일 동안에 급격히 낮아졌으나, B.licheniformis의 경우는 옥수수가루중에 함유된 당으로부터 산을 생성하지 않기 때문에 pH가 발효 5일째까지 약간 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2007

B3(Bio Best Bacillus)와 RABC(Rotating Activated Bacillus Contactor) 공법은 Bacillus를 이용하여 유기물뿐만 아니라 질소와 인도 효율적으로 제거하는 공법이다. 그러나 현 단계에서 폐수처리 시설에 이용되고 있는 Bacillus의 유기물 제거에 대한 미생물학적인 특성을 과학적으로 입증하지 못하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 활성슬러지에서 보고되는 균주 Burkholderia cepacia(KCTC 2966)를 대조균으로 하고 Bacillus megaterium(KCTC 3007), Paenibacillus polymyxa(KCTC 3627) 균주와 B3 공법의 분뇨처리장으로부터 분리한 Bacillus속 4개 균주 Bacillus sp.(A12, C21, F12, L1)를 선정하여 0.2% Nutrient Broth, $30^{\circ}C$에서 배양하면서 Burkholderia의 Bacillus의 유기물 제거능력을 비교하였다. 접종량에 따른 개체군 차이로 유기물 제거능력이 영향 받을 수 있지만, Bacillus의 유기물 제거능력이 Burkholderia보다 $2\sim5$배 뛰어남을 알 수 있었다. 또한, Bacillus megaterium과 Bacillus sp.(C21, F12, N12)의 영양세포와 내생포자의 유기물 제거능력의 차이를 알아본 결과 내생포자의 제거능력이 영양세포보다 더욱 뛰어남을 알 수 있었다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2005

매립은 폐기물의 최종처분방법으로 광범위하게 이용되며, 매립된 폐기물은 미생물의 활동에 의해 분해된다. 미생물에 의한 생분해는 수분함량, 산화환원전위, pH, Alkalinity, 황산염, 영양물질과 미량원소, 방해인자, 미량이온, 온도와 같은 여러 인자에 의해 영향을 받는다. 특히, 수분은 미생물의 활성에 주요한 인자이다. 본 연구에서는 수분이 고형폐기물(MSW)의 분해에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 분석하였다. 이를 위해 총 8기의 모의매립조에 고형폐기물을 충전하였고, 수분함량을 20, 30, 40, 50% 4개로 하여 운전하였다. 그 결과 수분함량이 높을수록 $CO_2$의 농도가 높았고, 매립가스 또한 많이 발생 하였다. 이는 수분함량이 높을수록 미생물 분해가 효과적임을 의미한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1390-1401
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• 2023

In this study, a 12-week feeding experiment was conducted to characterize the effects of exogenous α-amylase on the growth, feed utilization, digestibility, plasma α-amylase activity, feed degradation rate, and fecal particle size of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Diet was supplemented with 0 (AA₀; control), 100 (AA₁₀₀), 200 (AA₂₀₀), or 400 (AA₄₀₀) mg/kg of α-amylase, respectively. Fish (273.1 ± 2.3 g) were stocked into 12 tanks (25 fish/1,000-L tank) and 3 tanks were randomly selected for each diet group. As a result, α-amylase was found to have no significant effects (p ≥ 0.05) on the growth, feed utilization parameters, and whole-body proximate compositions. α-Amylase-treated fish exhibited only a significant increase in the apparent digestibility coefficient of carbohydrates compared to the controls. In addition, in vitro analyses revealed that α-amylase dose-dependently increased (p < 0.05) the feed degradation rate, while photographs of the intestinal content after 2, 4, and 8 h of feeding demonstrated an improved degradation rate in the α-amylase-treated groups. Plasma α-amylase content was higher in the AA₂₀₀ and AA₄₀₀ groups, whereas the control group produced significantly larger-sized fecal particles (90% size class) than these two groups. In the intestine, no changes were observed in the expression levels of the immune-related TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2, immunoglobulin-M, HSP-70, lysozyme, and amylase alpha-2A. However, growth-related genes IGF-1, IGF-2, TGF-β3, and growth hormone genes were upregulated in muscle tissues. Collectively, exogenous α-amylase has positive roles in the modulation of the digestibility coefficient, blood α-amylase concentration, growth-related gene expression, and diet degradation for improved digestion in olive flounder.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.437-443
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• 2003

Bioremediation technologies were applied to experimental microcosms, simulating an oil spill in a lower intertidal area. Three treatments (oil only, oil plus nutrients, and oil plus nutrients and microbial inocula) were applied, and each microcosm was repeatedly filled and eluted with seawater every 12 h to simulate tidal cycles. To minimize washing-out of the inoculum by the tidal cycles, microbial cells were primarily immobilized on diatomaceous earth before they were applied to the oiled sand. Oil degradation was monitored by gravimetric measurements, thin layer chromatography/flame ionization detector (TLC/FID) analysis, and gas chromatography (GC) analysis, and the loss of oil content was normalized to sand mass or nor-hopane. When the data were normalized to sand mass, no consistent differences were detected between nutrient-amended and nutrient/inoculum-amended microcosms, although both differed from the oil-only microcosm in respect of oil removal rate by a factor of 4 to 14. However, the data relative to nor-hopane showed a significant treatment difference between the nutrient-amended and nutrient/inoculum-treated microcosms, especially in the early phase of the treatment. The accelerating effect of inoculum treatment has hardly been reported in studies of oil bioremediation in the Tower intertidal area. The inoculum immobilized on diatomaceous earth seemed to be a very effective formulation for retaining microbial cells in association with the sand. Results of this study also suggest that interpretation of the effectiveness of bioremediation could be dependent on the selection of monitoring methods, and consequently the application of various analytical methods in combination could be a solution to overcome the limitations of oil bioremediation monitoring.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.1044-1058
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to characterize physiochemical and nutrient profiles of feedstock and co-products from canola bio-oil processing that were impacted by source origin. The feedstocks and co-products (mash, pellet) were randomly collected from five different bio-oil processing plants with five different batches of samples in each bio-processing plant in Canada (CA) and China (CH). Methods: The detailed chemical composition, energy profile, total digestible nutrient (TDN), protein and carbohydrate subfractions, and their degradation and digestion (CNCPS6.5) were determined. Results: The results showed that TDN_1x was similar in meals between CA and CH. CH meals and feedstock had higher, truly digestible crude protein (tdCP) and neutral detergent fiber (tdNDF) than CA while CA had higher truly digestible non-fiber carbohydrate (tdNFC). The metabolizable energy (ME_3x), net energy (NE_Lp3x, NE_m3x, and NE_g3x) were similar in meals between CA and CH. No differences were observed in energy profile of seeds between CA and CH. The protein and carbohydrate subfractions of seeds within CH were similar. The results also showed that pelleting of meals affected protein sub-fractionation of CA meals, except rapidly degradable fractions (PB1), rumen degradable (RDPB1) and undegrdable PB1 (RUPB1), and intestinal digestible PB1 (DIGPB1). Canola meals were different in the soluble (PA2) and slowly degradable fractions (PB2) between CA and CH. The carbohydrate fractions of intermediately degradable fraction (CB2), slowly degradable fraction (CB3), and undegradable fraction (CC) were different among CH meals. CH presented higher soluble carbohydrate (CA4) and lower CB2, and CC than CA meals. Conclusion: The results indicated that although the seeds were similar within and between CA and CH, either oil-extraction process or meal pelleting seemed to have generated significantly different aspects in physiochemical and nutrient profiles in the meals. Nutritionists and producers need to regularly check nutritional value of meal mash and pellets for precision feeding.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.1367-1378
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• 2022

Objective: The present study was conducted to examine the gas production, fermentation characteristics, nutrient degradation, and methanogenic community composition of a rumen fluid culture with Broussonetia papyrifera (B. papyrifera) subjected to ensiling or steam explosion (SE) pretreatment. Methods: Fresh B. papyrifera was collected and pretreated by ensiling or SE, which was then fermented with ruminal fluids as ensiled B. papyrifera group, steam-exploded B. papyrifera group, and untreated B. papyrifera group. The gas and methane production, fermentation characteristics, nutrient degradation, and methanogenic community were determined during the fermentation. Results: Cumulative methane production was significantly improved with SE pretreatment compared with ensiled or untreated biomass accompanied with more volatile fatty acids production. After 72 h incubation, SE and ensiling pretreatments decreased the acid detergent fiber contents by 39.4% and 22.9%, and neutral detergent fiber contents by 10.6% and 47.2%, respectively. Changes of methanogenic diversity and abundance of methanogenic archaea corresponded to the variations in fermentation pattern and methane production. Conclusion: Compared with ensiling pretreatment, SE can be a promising technique for the efficient utilization of B. papyrifera, which would contribute to sustainable livestock production systems.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.66-69
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• 2002

In this work, cost effective venting is considered by comparing flow rates of 5$m\ell$/min, 10$m\ell$/min, and 20$m\ell$/min. Studies were performed on a soil artificially contaminated with diesel oil (the initial TPH(Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon) concentration of 7098mg/kg), and nutrient condition was C:N:P rate of 100:10:1. The soil has a sandy texture with pH of 6.8, 2.16 ~2.38% organic matter, a total porosity of 47~52% and field capacity 16.2~ 17.2%. The column experiments was made of glass column of 60cm length and 10cm I.D. at controlled temperature of 2$0^{\circ}C$($\pm$2.5$^{\circ}C$). The efficiency of continuous flow rate of 5, 10 and 20$m\ell$/min resulted in separately 61.3%, 58.1%, and 55% reduction of initial TPH concentration(7098mg/kg). Hydrocarbon utilizing microbial count and dehydrogenase activity in air flow of 5$m\ell$/min were higher than those of the others. The first order degradation rate of n-alkanes ranging from C10 to C28 was higher than that of pristane and phytane as isoprenoids. The $C_{17}$/pristane and $C_{18}$phytane ratios for monitoring the degree of biodegradation were useful only during the early stages of oil degradation. Degradation contributed from about 89% to 93% of TPH removal. Volatilization loss of diesel oil in contaminated soil was about 7% to 11%, which was significantly small compared to degradation.n.