• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2000

Two typess of copolyesters, poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-4-hydroxy-butyric acid)[P(3HB-co-4HB] and poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid)[P(3HB-co-3HV)], with various monomer ratios and different degree of microstructural heterogeneity were synthesized from Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava by using ${\gamma}$-butyrolactone and ${\gamma}$-valerolactone, respectively. The two bacteria showed a large difference in the utilization of ${\gamma}$-butyrolactone for cell growth and PHA synthesis. H. pseudoflava synthesized P(3HB-co-4HB) copolyesters with a wide range of 4HB content from 13 to 96 mol% depending on culture conditions, whiel R. eutropha H16 was able to synthesize the copolyesters containing less than 20 mol% of 4HB. An increase in the 4HB content in the P(3HB-co-4HB) copolyesters synthesized by H. pseud-oflava induced an lowering of their melting temperatures as well as their enthalpies of fusion. The increase in the 4HB content, however, increased the rate of degradation by an extracellular P(3HB) depolymerase. NMR spectros-copy and differential scanning calorimetry showed that the P(3HB-co-4HB) copolyesters from H. pseudoflava were generally microstructurally heterogeneous. The P(3HB-co-4HB) copolyesters) synthesized by R. eutropha H16 were rather random copolymers showing less microstructural heterogeneity than those synthesized by H. pseudoflava. The NMR D value analysis suggested that the monomer distribution of the P(3HB-co-3HV) copolymers from the two bacteria were relatively random.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.369-374
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• 1997

키토산으로부터 고중합도 키토산올리고당을 얻기 위해서, 해안가 갯벌토양 중에서 chitosan 분해활성이 강한 균주를 선발하였다. 선발된 균주를 Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology을 토대로 형태적, 생화학적 특성을 동정한 결과, 그람 양상, 간상 $(0.4-0.6{\times}1.6-2.2{\mu}m)$, catalase 양상, 운동성 양성이었으며 pH 4.5-11.0과 2% NaCl을 함유한 배지에서 성자하였고, $42^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 성장하였다. 이들 균주의 DNA를 PAPD PCR 분석하여 동정하였다. 이 결과를 종합하여, 가장 강한 내부가수분해를 보인 균주 P16을 Bacillus sp.로 잠정 분류하고 이를 최종적으로 Bacillus sp. P16으로 명명하였다. 이 균주의 배양 상등액은 키토산에 대해 강한 액화능을 보였으며, 키토산 용액의 점성을 신속히 감소시켰다. 이 균주가 생산하는 키토산분효소는 TLC, HPLC, viscometry 등의 분석결과를 보건대 중합도 2-7의 올리고당을 생산하는 endo-splitting type의 endochitosansane인 것으로 보였다.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.136.2-137
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• 2003

In order to diagnose and differentiate jujube witches' broom (JWB) phytoplasma rapidly, oligonucleotide primer pair, 16Sr(V) F/R, for polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) was designed on the basis of 165 rRNA sequences of JWB phytoplasma. The PCR employing phytoplasma universal primer pair P1/P7 consistently amplified DNA in all tested phytoplasma isolates. But no phytoplasma DNA was detected in healthy jujube seedlings. The nested PCR, the primer pair 16S(V) F/R, about 460 bp fragment, amplified DNA in all tested JWB and related phytoplasmas including LiWB phytoplasma of the 165 rRNA group V, but no DNA amplification was detected from other phytoplasma strains such as group 16SrI (Aster yellows) and group 16SrⅩII (Stolbur group) phytoplasmas in which mulberry dwarf phytoplasma and chrysanthemum witches broom phytoplasma are belonged to, respectively The same results were obtained from both Korean- and Chinese-isolates of JWB. Nested-PCR using phytoplasma universal primer pair P1/P7 and 16S rRNA group V specific primer pair 16S(V) F/R could detect group V phytoplasma rapidly and easily, in particular JWB phytoplasma.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.491-499
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• 2005

DNA-based molecular markers for differentiation of five penaeid shrimps (Penaeus monodon, P. semisulcatus, Feneropenaeus merguiensis, Litopenaeus vannamei and Marsupenaeus japonicus) were developed based on polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) of 16S ribosomal (r) DNA. Differentiation of P. monodon, P. semisulcatus and L. vannamei can be unambiguously carried out by PCR-RFLP of 16S $rDNA_{560}$ whereas P. semisulcatus and M. japonicus shared a BABB mitotype. These shrimps were successfully discriminated by SSCP analysis of 16S $rDNA_{560}$. Nevertheless, the amplification success for L. vannamei and F. merguiensis was not consistent when tested against larger sample sizes. As a result, 16S $rDNA_{560}$ of an individual representing the most common mitotype of each species was cloned and sequenced. The new primer pair was designed and tested against the large sample sizes (312 bp product, N = 185). The amplification success was consistent across all species. PCR-RFLP of 16S $rDNA_{312}$ was as effective as that of 16S $rDNA_{560}$. Differentiation of all shrimp species were successfully carried out by SSCP analysis.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2000

표면적과 다공성이 큰 Amberlite XAD-16 수지와 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-p-cresol(TAC) 및 4-(2-thiazolylazo)-orcinol(TAO)를 작용기로 하여 합성한 두가지 킬레이트수지인 XAD-16-TAC 및 XAD-16-TAO를 이용하여 Th(IV), U(VI) 및 Zr(IV)의 흡착특성을 뱃치법으로 조사하였다. 혼합 금속 이온 용액의 pH를 2-6으로 조절하고 24시간 진탕시킨 결과 최적 흡착 pH가 5-6범위이었으며, 가리움제로 NTA, CDTA 및 $NH_4F$를 택하여 혼합 금속 이온의 가리움효과를 조사한 결과 XAD-16-TAC 킬레이트 수지에서 혼합 금속 중 Zr(IV) 이온을, 그리고 XAD-16-TAO 수지로 Th(IV)이온을 분리하는데 $NH_4F$의 효과가 가장 우수한것으로 나타났다. 한편, $HNO_3$를 탈착제로 사용하여 농도를 0.1-2M로 변화시켜 금속이온의 탈착율을 조사한 결과 두가지 킬레이트 수지는 비슷한 경향을 나타내어 2 M에서는 Zr(IV)이온을 제외한 금속이온이 100% 탈착되었다. 그리고 Zr(IV), Th(IV) 및 U(VI)의 혼합금속용액에서 XAD-16-TAC 수지는 Zr(IV)을, XAD-16-TAO 수지는 Th(IV)을 선택적으로 분리할 수 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 혐기조 및 무산소조, 호기조로 구성된 상향류식 고정상 담체 반응장치와 호기조로 고정상 담체 대신에 유동상 담체를 사용한 Loop Reactor로 이루어진 장치에서 생활하수를 이용하여 성능실험을 수행한 후 HRT에 따른 유기물 및 T-N, T-P 등 오염물질의 제거 특성을 비교 분석하였다. 두 반응기 모두 평균 BOD 제거율과 SS 제거율은 HRT가 증가함에 따라 증가하다가 HRT 16 h 이상에서는 일정한 수치를 나타내고 있으며 HRT 16 h에서 고정상 담체 반응기와 Loop Reactor의 평균 BOD 제거율은 각각 86.6%, 90.9%이었으며 평균 SS 제거율은 각각 78.0%, 88.2%로 Loop Reactor의 경우가 각각 4.3%, 10.2%의 더 높은 BOD와 SS 제거율을 나타내었다. 또한 평균 $COD_{Cr}$, 제거율 및 평균 $COD_{Mn}$ 제거율은 BOD와 SS 제거율과 마찬가지로 HRT가 증가함에 따라 증가하다가 HRT 16 h에서 일정한 수치를 나타내고 있으며 고정상 담체 반응기와 Loop Reactor의 평균 $COD_{Cr}$, 제거율은 각각 63.5%, 75.2%이었으며 평균 $COD_{Mn}$ 제거율은 각각 60.7%, 73.6%로 Loop Reactor의 경우가 11.7%, 12.9% 더 높은 제거율을 나타내었다. 반면에 평균 T-N 제거율 및 T-P 제거율은 두 반응기 모두 HRT가 증가함에 따라 제거율은 계속 증가하는 양상을 보여주고 있으며 HRT 16 h에서 Loop Reactor의 경우 평균 T-N 제거율 및 평균 T-P 제거율은 각각 33.6%, 54.5%로 고정상 담체 반응기보다 14.1%, 10.8%의 더 높은 제거율을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과에서 Loop Reactor가 성능이 훨씬 더 우수하였으며 최적 HRT는 16 h임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2001

The C-terminal 393 bp region of the human interleukin-16 (IL-16) gene was cloned and expressed in E. coli along with mammalian cell lines. Recombinant IL-16 expressed from E. coli was 22 kDa on SDS-PAGE and showed 260% of chemoattractant activity at a concentration of $0.1\;{\mu}g/ml$. HeLa, COS, and Neuro-2a cells were transduced by recombinant retrovirus vector pLNC/IL-16/IRES/TK and the intracellular and secreted amounts of IL-16 produced by HeLa/IL-16/TK, COS/IL-16/TK, and Neuro-2a/IL-16/TK cells were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). HeLa/IL-16/TK $(1{\times}10^5)$ and COS/IL-16/TK $(1{\times}10^5)$ cells secreted 36.1 and 13.3 ng of IL-16 for 48 h, respectively. Forty-nine ng and 86.4 ng of IL-16 remained in the cell lysates of HeLa/IL-16/TK and COS/IL-16/TK. Intracellular and secreted amounts of IL-16 from Neuro-2a/IL-16/TK $(5{\times}10^5)$ cells during 24 h cultivation were 50 ng and 3.3 ng, respectively. Also, HeLa and COS cells wee stably transfected with mammalian expression vector pCRIII/IL-16. Both culture media and cell lysates prepared from HeLa/IL-16 cells and COS/IL-16 cells showed chemoattractant activity ranging from 190% to 460% as compared to the control experiment. Expression of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV0tk) gene in pLNC/IL-16/ IRES/TK bicistronic retroviral expression vector was verified by performing a genciclovir (GCV) sensitivity assay. Finally, IL-16 repressed Tat-transactivated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat (HIV-1 LTR) promoter activity.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2018

Background: Chronic pain reportedly exerts complex effects on immune function. Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes that play a critical role in cellular and innate immunity. This study examined changes in the subset populations and cytotoxic activity of peripheral blood NK cells in patients with chronic pain. Methods: Thirty patients with chronic moderate-to-severe pain (group P) and age-matched pain-free subjects (group NoP) were enrolled. Peripheral whole blood was analyzed for the percentage and expression of NK cell surface markers (CD56 and CD16) by flow cytometry. Cytotoxic activity was assayed by evaluating CD69 expression on $CD3^-/CD56^+NK$ cells. Results: The percentage of NK cells among total lymphocytes was not significantly different between groups P and NoP ($16.3{\pm}9.3$ vs. $20.2{\pm}10.5%$). Likewise, the percentages of two major NK cell subsets, $CD56^{bright}$ and $CD56^{dim}$, were also not significantly different between the two groups. However, the percentage of $CD56^{bright}/CD16^+$ subset, was slightly but significantly increased in group P ($1.0{\pm}0.9%$; P< 0.01) compared with group NoP ($0.5{\pm}0.6%$). The cytotoxicity of NK cells was not different between the two groups, showing similar CD69 expression (P vs. $NoP=29.2{\pm}15.2$ vs. $32.0{\pm}15.0%$). These findings were not influenced by pain intensity, opioid use, or disease causing pain in group P. Conclusions: NK cell cytotoxic activity and major subset populations, with the exception of an increased percentage of the $CD56^{bright}/CD16^+$ subset, are not significantly altered in patients with chronic severe pain.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.4135-4141
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• 2014

Background: Human papillomaviruses (HPV) may play an important role as one of the possible etiologies of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present study aimed to investigate the association between HPV and OSCC in young Japanese patients by examining the presence of HPV DNA and surrogate markers in OSCC tissues. Materials and Methods: Forty young patients with OSCC whose surgical specimens were available were analyzed and compared with 40 patients randomly recruited from a pool of patients aged >40 years. HPV DNA was detected using the polymerase chain reaction-based AMPLICOR$^{(R)}$ HPV test, and surrogate markers of HPV infection were analyzed using immunohistochemical techniques to detect $p16^{INK4a}$ and p53. Results: Only two (5%) young patients and one (2.5%) older patient were positive for HPV DNA. $p16^{INK4a}$ overexpression was identified in six (15%) young patients. p53 staining levels were not high in tissues of most young patients (27 patients, 67.5%). HPV DNA status did not significantly correlate with $p16^{INK4a}$ expression levels. Profiles of increased levels of $p16^{INK4a}$ expression with diminished levels of p53 staining were not associated with the presence of HPV DNA. The combined p53 with $p16^{INK4a}$ profiles were significantly correlated with alcohol consumption in younger patients (p=0.006). Conclusions: Results of the present study indicate that HPV is less likely to cause OSCC in young Japanese patients, and the $p16^{INK4a}$ expression level is not an appropriate surrogate marker for HPV infection in OSCC.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.279-282
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• 2008

Plasmids were isolated from 15 tetracycline (Tc) resistant S. aureus. Two small tetracycline resistance plasmids, pKH16 and pKH17, have been isolated from Staphylococcus aureus JY10 and Staphylococcus aureus JY22, respectively and the complete nucleotide sequences of those plasmids have been determined. pKH16 consisted of 4,442 bp and showed high identity to pKH6 (99% matching percentage) isolated in 1989 from S. aureus SA2. pKH17 consisted of 4,441 bp and showed less identity to pKH6 (95% matching percentage) than pKH16. PCR analysis showed that tetK and tetM did not exist in ten large plasmids isolated from ten Tc resistant S. aureus. Twelve Tc resistant S. aureus showed reistance both to Tc and Mn and we might analogize that twelve Tc resistant S. aureus had tetM in their chromosome.