• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2001

The key targets of endocrine disruptors are nuclear hormone receptors, which bind to steroid hormones and regulate their gene transcription. A yeast-based steroid hormone receptor gene trascription assay was previously developed for the evaluation of chemicals with endocrine modulating activity. The yeast transformants used in this assay contain the human estrogen receptor along with the appropriate steroid response elements upstream of the $\beta$-galactosidase reporter gene. We tried to evaluate several natural and synthetic steroids of their potential to interact directly with the steroid receptor. Some putative endocrine disruptors, including nonylphenol, are weakly estrogenic. But the combined treatment oj these chemicals with di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) significantly increased the $\beta$-galactosidase activity in the yeast transformant. These results suggest that we also have to consider the synergistic effects of endocrine disruptors. In this study, we showed that yeast-based bioassay is a valuable tool for screening potential endocrine disruptors and quantitative determination of estrogenicity. And the possibility that the estrogen receptor binds multiple environmental chemicals adds another level of complexity to the interaction between the endocrine disruptors and the human hormone system.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.400-406
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• 2000

Since the 1950s, the numbers of species and chemicals produced have significantly increased. Despite the fact that industrial chemicals have given us numerous benefits, there is no doubt that they have damaged the environment. The chemicals being dispersed on the earth should be carefully controlled to prevent adverse effects. Bioassay is one of the methods to assess chemical safety. In bioassay systems, chemical safety is estimated by monitoring biological responses to environmental pollutants and newly synthesized chemicals. This report introduces multiple-point bioassay systems that are based on chemical sensitivities of microorganisms, responses of one kind of organism, and micro-array technology. Multiple-end-point bioassays enable the prediction of chemicals in the environment and the understanding of toxicities of newly synthesized chemicals.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.24-34
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• 1981

For bioassay of the various extracts of ginseng, the growth determination method using Saccharomyces cerevisiae which was cultured with various doses of the extracts, was studied The water extract, Powder. and ethanol extract were more effective (about 45∼ 110% increase) than saponins or its fractions (about 20∼35% increase). The cold methanol residue showed a increase effect but it was not significant. The bioassay curves for the water extract, ethanol extract, the butanol extracted saponins and the cold methanol- residue were made from the experimental data. From these curves it is possible to find the relation between dose and effectiveness and the optimal doses of various ginseng extracts, and the amount of extract in a sample can be estimated The .angers of sample amount were 0.01% (100ppm) ∼0.32% (3200ppm) fo. the water extract, 0.025% (150ppm)∼0.1% (1000ppm) for the ethanol extract, and 0.008% (80ppm)∼0.016% (160ppm) for the saponins. It was impossible to determine the range for the cold methanol- residue, The acceleration effects on the cell proliferation by a only 0.0008% (8ppm) of the diol- and triol-saponin were measurable in earlier Period (24 hour treatment).

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2004

Two methods, a Ceriodaphnia algal uptake suppression test (CAUST) and a new toxicity test based on temperature control (TTBTC) which are based on feeding behaviour and temperature control, respectively, were developed and compared for the adoption as the better methodology for short-term toxicity screening. As previously published by Lee et aI., (1997), the CAUST method is based on the feeding behaviour of C. dubia and requires as little as 1 hour of contact time between C. dubia neonates and toxicant. However, even though CAUST requires only 1 hour of contact time, this method still take many hours for the preparation and measurement. Before the test starts, neonate digestive tracts were cleared by feeding yeast to the daphnids, Neonates were then exposed to toxicant, followed by addition of Scenedesmus subspiatus into the bioassay vessels. Daphnids were examined under the bright-field microscope with the presence of algae (indicated by a green colored digestive tract) or the absence of algae. Uptake indicated no toxic effect, whereas, absence of uptake indicated toxic inhibition. Unlike CAUST, the newly developed method (TTBTC) is based on just temperature control for the toxicity test of C. dubia. Initially, neonates are exposed to toxicants while the temperature of water bath containing media increased to $35.5^{\circ}C$. After 1.25 hour of contact time, the number of the daphnids, either live (no toxic effect) or dead (toxic effect), is counted without the aid of any instrument. In both methods, median effective concentrations ($EC_{50}$ values) were computed based on the results over a range of dosed toxicant concentrations. It showed that TTBTC was as sensitive as the standard 48-hour acute bioassay and CAUST. TTBTC and CAUST were much more sensitive than the I-hour I.Q. test and 30-minute Microtox. This study indicates that TTBTC is an easier and more rapid toxicity test than the standard 48-hour acute bioassay and even CAUST.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.447-455
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• 2008

Recombinant yeast estrogenicity (YES) assay was used as a bioanalytical tool in order to screen $17{\beta}$-estradiol in the soil samples collected from different sites of South Korea. Solvent extraction and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) methods were compared for the extraction of the estradiol from the soils. Most high detection of the estradiol based on YES assay was observed in the soils extracted with methanol. Different types of estrogenic hormones including $17{\beta}$-estradiol were suggested to be possibly exiting in the soils, since the methanol extracts of the soils showed an estrogenic activity that was not observed in the hexane extracts of the soil. SFE extracts showed estrogenic activity in some of the samples but methanol extract showed best activity.

• 생약학회지
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• 제37권1호통권144호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2006

Yeast based estrogenicity assay is the simplest and useful for the assay and the discovery of novel estrogenic substances in natural specimens, The estrogen receptor(ER) modulation activity of 50% EtOH extracts of 101 traditional medicinal herbs was assessed using a recombinant yeast assay system with both a human estrogen receptor expression plasmid and a receptor plasmid. Among them, 14 species proved to be active. Pureariae Flos (flower of Puerraria thunbergiana BENTH.) had the highest estrogenic relative potency$(7.75{\times}10^{-3})$ $(EC_{50}=9.39\;{\mu}g/ml)$. The $EC_{50}$ value of $17{\beta}-estradiol$ used as the positive control was $0.073\;{\mu}g/ml)$ (Relative Potency=1.00). There results demonstrated that some of the traditional medical herb may be useful in the therapy of estrogen replacement.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.919-924
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• 2006

다양한 독성물질 및 이들의 대사산물의 효율적인 생물독성 평가시스템이 지속적으로 개발되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대분비계 교란물질인 endosulfan, bisphenol A, vinclozolin 및 3,5-dichloroaniline을 대상으로 인간 간암세포주, 지렁이, 효모를 이용한 세포독성 및 성장억제 효과를 평가하였다. 인간 간암세포주 독성평가에서는 endosulfan, 3,5-dichloroaniline, bisphenol A의 순으로 독성이 나타났으며, 지렁이 독성평가에서는 endosulfan, bisphenol A, 3,5-dichloroaniline의 순으로 독성이 나타났다. 효모를 이용한 독성평가에서는 3,5-dichloroaniline, endosulfan, bisphenol A의 순으로 독성이 나타나 다른 시스템과는 부분적인 차이가 나타났으며, vinclozolin의 경우 3가지 독성평가 시스템에서 모두 독성이 나타나지 않았다. 이러한 결과는, 동일한 물질을 서로 다른 생물 독성평가 시스템을 사용하여 평가하는 경우, 부분적인 오류가 나타날 수 있음을 암시하고 있으며, 독성 유무 판단은 가능하더라도, 독성 정량평가 및 독성 정도를 비교하는 것은 어렵다는 것을 제시하고 있다. 또한 본 결과는, 다양한 물질 및 이들의 대사산물의 일차적 독성평가에는 지렁이 및 효모시스템이 빠르고 경제적임을 암시하고 있으며, 독성이 인정될 경우 인간세포주 및 동물시험에 의한 검증이 효율적이라고 판단된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2007

작물생육에 유용한 미생물을 선발하여 생물비료로 이용하고자 고추, 토마토, 상추, 오이, 목초, 잔디, 콩의 근권토양 및 뿌리표면에서 세균을 373균주 분리하였다. 각각의 균주를 작물에 접종후 작물생육에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 그 중 작물생육을 촉진시키는 균주를 대상으로 작물생육량과 식물병원성 진균 억제능을 평가한 후 우수한 1균주를 선발하였다. 그리고 선발한 균주의 배양적 특성 및 식물호르몬 생산성을 분석하였다. 선발된 균주는 16S rRNA 염기서열분석, 생화학적특성 등의 분석으로 속 종명을 동정하였다. 식물생육촉진 및 식물병원성 진균을 효과적으로 억제하는 Bacillus subtilis S37-2 균주를 선발하였다. 시험에 사용된 식물병원성 진균은 Fusarium oxysporum (KACC 40037), Rhizoctonia solani (KACC 40140), Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (KACC 40457)의 3 균주였으며, 이들 균주에 대하여 모두 효과적이었다. 토양이 충진된 폿트에 상추를 재배하여 B. subtilis S37-2 균주의 희석현탁액을 $10^5{\sim}10^8cell\;ml^{-1}$ 범위의 접종 농도별로 근권에 처리후 상추의 생육량을 조사하였다. 접종균수가 많을수록 상추 생육량은 증가하였다. $8.7{\times}10^8cell\;ml^{-1}$를 주당 50 ml씩 1~2회 접종시 대조구에 비해 상추의 엽 생체중이 48.7%, 뿌리의 건물중이 42.3% 씩 각각 생육량이 증가하는 효과를 나타내었다. 상추 유묘에 식물병원성 진균인 S. sclerotiorum (KACC 40457)처리후 B. subtilis S37-2 균주를 접종한 구와 접종하지 않은 대조구를 비교한 결과 접종후 9일에 접종구는 16.7%, 대조구는 100% 이병되어 고사되었다. 배지 종류별로 B. subtilis S37-2 균주의 균체증식량을 비교한 결과 TSB배지가 양호하였으며, 질소원을 첨가할 경우 peptone, tryptone보다 yeast extract를 첨가한 구가 균체생성량이 양호하였다. 그리고 배양 온도별로는 $30^{\circ}C$에 비해 $37^{\circ}C$가 약 2~4배이상 균체생성량이 많았다. L-tryptophan을 $20mg\;L^{-1}$ 첨가한 TSB 배지에 B. subtilis S37-2 균주를 접종하여 24시간 배양후 IAA(indole 3-acetic acid) 생성량은 $0.1{\mu}g\;ml^{-1}$ 이 검출되었다.