• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XII)
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• pp.240-244
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• 2003

A novel integrated method for increasing dissolved oxygen concentration in culture media has been developed. It involves adding hydrogen peroxide to the medium, which is then decomposed to oxygen and water by catalase and adding vegetable oil to the medium as antifoam agent and oxygen vector. A new apparatus for automated addition of hydrogen peroxide to the bioreactor to keep the dissolved oxygen concentration constant over the range $10-100%\;{\pm}\;5%$ was tested. A significant increase (over threefold) of cultivation time was obtained while the dissolved oxygen concentration remained stable ($30%\;{\pm}\;5%$). Therefore, use of corn oil mixed with Ca-stearate as oxygen vector and antifoam and hydrogen peroxide as oxygen source to control excessive foam that was generated by microorganism biosurfactant, GB16-BS produced at Bacillus sp. GB16 cultivation was appropriate for stable cultivation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.596-603
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• 2009

This study aimed to examine the influence of adding an oxygen vector, n-dodecane, on hyaluronic acid (HA) production by batch culture of Streptococcus zooepidemicus. Owing to the high viscosity of culture broth, microbial HA production during 8-16 h was limited by the oxygen transfer coefficient $K_La$, which could be enhanced by adding n-dodecane. With the addition of n-dodecane to the culture medium to a final concentration of 5% (v/v), the average value of $K_La$ during 8-16 h was increased to $36{\pm}2h^{-1}$, which was 3.6 times that of the control without n-dodecane addition. With the increased $K_La$ and dissolved oxygen (DO) by adding 5% (v/v) of n-dodecane, a 30% increase of HA production was observed compared with the control. Furthermore, the comparison of the oxygen mass transfer in the absence and presence of n-dodecane was conducted with two proposed mathematical models. The use of n-dodecane as an oxygen vector, as described in this paper, provides an efficient alternative for the optimization of other aerobic biopolymer productions, where $K_La$ is usually a limiting factor.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2006

Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), a component of the redox control system involving thioredoxin (Trx), is implicated in defense against oxidative stress, control of cell growth and proliferation, and regulation of apoptosis. In the present study a stable transfectant was made by introducing the vector pcDNA3.0 harboring the fission yeast TrxR gene into COS-7 African green monkey kidney fibroblast cells. The exogenous TrxR gene led to an increase in TrxR activity of up to 3.2-fold but did not affect glutathione (GSH) content, or glutaredoxin and caspase-3 activities. Levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), but not those of nitric oxide (NO), were reduced. Conversely, 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobezene (CDNB), an irreversible inhibitor of mammalian TrxR, enhanced ROS levels in the COS-7 cells. After treatment with hydrogen peroxide, the level of intracellular ROS was lower in the transfectants than in the vector control cells. These results confirm that TrxR is a crucial determinant of the level of cellular ROS during oxidative stress as well as in the normal state.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.813-821
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• 2018

The basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking process in the steel industry is highly complicated, and subject to variations in raw material composition. During the BOF steelmaking process, it is essential to maintain the carbon content and the endpoint temperature at their set points in the liquid steel. This paper presents intelligent models used to estimate the endpoint temperature in the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking process. An artificial neural network (ANN) model and a least-squares support vector machine (LSSVM) model are proposed and their estimation performance compared. The classical partial least-squares (PLS) method was also compared with the others. Results of the estimations using the ANN, LSSVM and PLS models were compared with the operation data, and the root-mean square error (RMSE) for each model was calculated to evaluate estimation performance. The RMSE of the LSSVM model 15.91, which turned out to be the best estimation. RMSE values for the ANN and PLS models were 17.24 and 21.31, respectively, indicating their relative estimation performance. The essential input parameters used in the models can be selected by sensitivity analysis. The RMSE for each model was calculated again after a sequential input selection process was used to remove insignificant input parameters. The RMSE of the LSSVM was then 13.21, which is better than the previous RMSE with all 16 parameters. The results show that LSSVM model using 13 input parameters can be utilized to calculate the required values for oxygen volume and coolant needed to optimally adjust the steel target temperature.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.338-346
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• 2015

본 연구는 Schizosaccharomyces pombe의 단백질2황화물이성질화효소 2 (Pdi2)가 수은 독성에 대한 저항성에 관여하는지를 입증하기 위하여, Pdi2 과잉 발현 재조합 플라즈미드 pYPDI2와 대응되는 벡터플라즈미드인 pRS316을 사용하여 수행되었다. 염화제2수은($25{\mu}M$, $50{\mu}M$, $200{\mu}M$)에 노출되었을 때, pYPDI2 포함 S. pombe 세포는 벡터 포함 대조 세포보다 훨씬 더 잘 성장하였다. pYPDI2 포함 S. pombe 세포는, 6시간 동안 염화제2수은과 같이 배양하였을 때, 벡터 포함 대조 세포보다 낮은 세포 내 활성산소종과 일산화질소 수준을 나타내었다. 반면, 같은 배양 조건에서, pYPDI2 포함 S. pombe 세포는 벡터 포함 대조 세포보다 높은 수준의 총 글루타치온 및 수퍼옥시드 디스뮤타아제을 나타내었다. 그러나, pYPDI2 포함 S. pombe 세포는 벡터 포함 대조 세포와 비슷한 수준의 글루타치온과산화효소 활성을 보여 주었다. 종합하면, S. pombe Pdi2는 총 글루타치온과 수퍼옥시드 디스뮤타아제 활성을 증가시켜, 그에 따라 활성산소종과 일산화질소의 상승을 억제함으로써 수은 독성에 대한 저항성에 관여한다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.319-328
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• 2015

Schizosaccharomyces pombe $sdu1^+$ 유전자는 PPPDE superfamily member에 속하는 탈유비퀴틴화 효소인 Sdu1을 엔코딩한다. 이전 연구에서, $sdu1^+$ 유전자 포함 재조합 플라스미드 pYSTP를 사용하여 Sdu1이 카르복시 말단 유비퀴틴 가수분해 활성을 보유한다는 사실이 입증된 바 있다. 본 연구에서는, 높은 배양 온도에 대한 Sdu1의 열내성적 역할이 검토되었다. 온도 천이 실험에서, pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 37도나 42도로 천이한 후에 벡터 대조 세포들보다 훨씬 더 잘 성장하였다. 37도나 42도로 천이 한 후 6시간 배양한 pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 낮은 활성산소종 수준을 나타내었다. pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 온도 천이와 관계없이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 다소 낮은 일산화질소 수준을 나타내었다. pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 훨씬 높은 총 글루타치온 수준을 나타내었다. 온도천이 후의 총 수퍼옥시드 디스무타아제 및 글루타치온 과산화효소 활성들이 pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들에서 더 높은 것으로 측정되었다. 요약하면, S. pombe Sdu1은 활성산소종과 일산화질소 수준은 낮추고, 총 글루타치온, 총 수퍼옥시드 디스무타아제 및 글루타치온 과산화효소 수준들은 증가시킴으로써 높은 배양 온도에 대한 열내성적 역할을 나타낸다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.398-405
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• 2016

이전의 연구에서, bacterioferritin comigratory protein (BCP)을 인코딩하는 Schizosaccharomyces pombe의 구조유전자를 shuttle vector인 pRS316에 클로닝하여 BCP 과잉발현 플라즈미드인 pBCP10을 제조한 바 있다. 본 연구에서는, 플라즈미드 pBCP10을 사용하여 고온 스트레스에 대한 BCP의 열저항적 성질을 평가하였다. 대수기의 초기까지 성장시킨 S. pombe 세포의 배양 온도를 $30^{\circ}C$에서 $37^{\circ}C$나 $42^{\circ}C$로 전이시키는 경우, pBCP10 함유 S. pombe 세포가 벡터 대조 세포보다 $37^{\circ}C$와 $42^{\circ}C$ 모두에서 유의하기 더 잘 성장하였다. 높은 배양 온도로 전이한 뒤 6시간에서, pBCP10 함유 S. pombe 세포가 벡터 대조 세포보다 낮은 활성산소종(ROS)과 일산화질소(NO)의 지표로 측정된 아질산염(nitrite) 함량을 갖고 있음이 확인되었다. 온도 전이 뒤에, 총 글루타치온(total glutathione) 함량과 총 수퍼옥사이드 디스뮤타제(superoxide dismutase) 활성은 대응되는 벡터 대조 세포보다 pBCP10 함유 S. pombe 세포에서 현저하게 높다는 사실도 확인되었다. 종합하면, S. pombe BCP는 열저항적 역할을 보유하는 데, 활성산소종과 일산화질소에 대한 하강시키는 활성과 총 글루타치온과 수퍼옥사이드 디스뮤타제 등의 항산화 성분들을 상승시키는 활성, 즉 종합적으로 열안정성을 유지하는 활성에 근거하는 것으로 추정되었다

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.263-267
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• 2008

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment utilizing the generation of singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species (ROS), which selectively accumulate in target cells. Peroxiredoxin (prx) plays an important role in eliminating peroxides generated during metabolism. Prx exert protective antioxidant role in cells though peroxidase activity. The aim of present work is to investigate the cytotoxicity of photofrin-mediated PDT in prx IV-transfectant AMC-HN3 cell lines. We confirmed that PDT has an effect on ROS generation in prx IV-induced cell lines. Treatment of PDT in prx IV-HN3 cell lines inhibits cytotoxic effects. Prx IV-induced HN3 cell lines resists in cell death during PDT. Also, prx IV-HN3 cell lines treated PDT inhibited ROS generation in contrast with vector control. We indicated that prx IV-induced AMC-HN3 cell lines have a function as inhibitors during PDT.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2007

The new pinane derivative containing unique multifused ring system was synthesized. The crystal, molecular and electronic structure of the title compound has been determined. Both pinane ring systems have the same conformation. The five-membered oxazolidine ring exists in twisted chair conformation. The structure is expanded through O-H…O hydrogen bond to semiinfinite hydrogen-bonded chain. The bond lengths and angles in the optimised structure are similar to the experimental ones. The CH3 and CH2 groups (except this of oxazolidine ring) are negatively charged whereas the CH groups are positively charged. The largest negative potential is on the oxygen atoms. The C-N natural bond orbitals are polarised towards the nitrogen atom (ca. 61% at N) whereas the C-O bond orbitals are polarised towards the oxygen atom (ca. 67% at O). It is consistent with the charges on the nitrogen and oxygen atom of oxazolidine ring and the direction of the dipole moment vector (3.08 Debye).

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.616-620
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• 2008

Maintaining redox balance is one of the crucial requirements for a cell to endure stress from the outside. Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR; EC 1.8.5.1) plays an important role in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle; one of the major ROS scavenging systems in most known biological systems. A cDNA clone of the DHAR gene from Oryza sativa (OsDHAR) was isolated and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) strain from the pET-28a(+) expression vector. The OsDHAR transformed E. coli cells showed significantly higher DHAR activity and a lower level of ROS than the E. coli cells transformed by an empty pET-28a(+) vector. Also, the DHAR-overexpressing E. coli strain was more tolerant to oxidant- and heavy metal-mediated stress conditions than the control E. coli strain. The results suggest that the overexpressed rice DHAR gene effectively functions in a prokaryotic system and provide protection to various oxidative stresses.