• ALGAE
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.295-298
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• 2005

The growth of subaerial microalgae on historic buildings or various cultural properties causes discoloration and physico-chemical deterioration of the surfaces. We collected a subaerial chlorophyte, Chlorella sp., from the stone Standing Buddha statue at Jungwon Miruksazi, which is a national treasure of Korea, and found dormant, thickwalled spores with regular pentagonal ornamentation along with the vegetative Chlorella cells. The morphology of Chlorella resting spores was compared to that of the other green algal resting cells. The ornamented spores and smooth-walled vegetative cells revived in 2 weeks in a liquid freshwater medium and started reproduction by autospores. To our knowledge, the ability of Chlorella to form ornamented dormant spores in drought condition was not previously recorded. The ornamentation of spores would supplement taxonomic characteristics of this genus.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.409-411
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• 1998

The effects of iron and EDTA on the growth of Chlorella sp. KR-1, a highly$CO_2$tolerant fresh water micro alga, have been determined. The algal growth was significantly affected not only by iron concentrations in the medium but by the ratio of iron to EDTA. The linear growth rate and the final cell concentration are increased with the supplementation of EDTA. Enhanced growth of Chlorella sp. KR-1 by the supplementation of EDTA was mainly due to the fact that the supply of iron to the algal culture had been possible for a longer time. When Chlorella sp. KR-1 is cultured in the medium of iron-15H-EDTA, the linear growth rate and the final cell concentration are at their maximum, 0.88 g/l${\cdot}$day and 9.1 g/l, respectively. The results show that Chlorella sp. KR-1 may be used for mass cultivation to fix$CO_2$from stack gases.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.453-459
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• 1996

Cellulase was purified from marine rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, to homogeneity by using chromatographic methods. Purified enzyme is an endo-${\beta}$-1,4 glucanase and shows a strong hydrolytic activity against carboxymethyl (CM) -cellulose. The physicochemical parameters of enzyme activity were determined. The molecular weight of the purified protein was approximately 62 kDa as determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzymatic capability to digest cellulose of Chlorella cell wall was compared with that of other well known cellulases from Thermomonospora fusca. Experiments involving Chlorella digestion indicated that CM-cellulase from marine rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, could digest Chlorella very efficiently while cellulase purified from Thermomonospora fusca did not. From the result here, we propose that the cellulolytic system from marine rotifer is responsible for the hydrolysis of cellulosic wall of Chlorella, probing that rotifer digests Chlorella as a major live food.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.343-352
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• 1996

The biosynthesis of phospholipid and the composition of fatty acid were analyzed in mitochondria isolated from Chlorella ellipsoidea treated with carbon sources (glucose, sucrose, raffinose) during the culture. The growth of Chlorella and total lipid contents in mitochondria treated with various carbon sources was increased to compare with the control. When Chlorella mitochondria was treated with various carbon sources, four kinds of phospholipid were increased predominantly. The major fatty acids utilized for the biosynthesis of the phospholipid were analyzed linoleic acid (average 25.18%) and stearic acid (average 10.52%) in the control. But, it was shown that the major fatty acids in Chlorella mitochondria treated with glucose were stearic acid (average 30.93%), palmitic acid (average 17.47%) and stearic acid (average 20.31%), linoleic acid (average 16.68%) in sucrose treatment and oleic acid (average 17.17%), palmitic acid (average 15.64%) in raffinose treatment.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제9권1_2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1966

Using the Chlorella cells which had been uniformly labeled with $^{32}P$, the distribution of phosphorus in various fractions of cell material was investigated. Uniformly $^{32}P$-labeled Chlorella cells were further grown in a P-free medium, and some protions of the cells were taken out at intervals during the culture, and subjected to analyze the contents of $^{32}P$ in various fractins of the cell constituents. 2. Analysis of the $^{32}P$-labeled Chlorella cells showed that the highest in P-content was the fraction of RNA followed by those of lipid, RNA-polyphosphate complex, acid-insoluble polyphosphate, acid-soluble polyphosphate, DNA and protein. 3. During the culture of $^{32}P$-labeled Chlorella cells in a P-free medium, amounts of phosphate in DNA, protein and lipid fractions increased, while the P-contents in the fraction of RNA-polyphosphate complex decreased as well as those of acid-insoluble polyphosphate and acid-soluble polyphosphate fractions. 4. It was inferred that phosphorus used in the syntheses of DNA and protein was taken from polyphosphates of the cells, and RNA-polyphosphate complex would play an important role as a phosphate pool.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.181-190
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• 1990

The growth and biochemical activities of Chlorella fusca were studied in the presence of different concentrations of either filtrates or mycelial mats of Saprolegnia ferax and Pythium graminicola. Low concentrations of both fungal filtrates exerted increase in total count, dry weight and in the biosynthesis of photosynthetic pigments, carbohydrates and nitrogen content. High concentrations showed inhibitory effect on both growth and biochemical activities of Chlorella fusca. Supplementation with different concentrations of dry mycelial mats of either fungi the culture of Chlorella showed elevation in biomass, dry weight, and biosynthesis of carbohydrates and nitrogen content especially at low concentrations. The contents of photosynthetic pigment were inhibited only at low concentrations. Neither the culture filtrate of Pythium nor Saprolegnia had cellulolytic activity, although polygalacturonase enzymes were detected, whereas chloroform-extract of both fungal filtrates showed blue spots under long wave light (366 nm).

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2000

Rotifer의 대량배양에는 해산 chlorella가 가장 적합하나 비용이 높고, 유지효모는 경제적이 긴 하나 먹이효율이 낮은 문제점이 있다. 이와 같은 문제점을 개선하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 광합성세균 (Rhodopseudomonas capsulata)의 첨가 효과를 조사 하였다. Rotifer 한 개체당 1일 먹이량으로 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 300,000세포의 Chlorella ellipsoidea를 공급하고 각 chlorella 수의 10, 20, 30배의 광합성세균을 첨가한 결과 200,000세포에 광합성 세균 20배 ($4{times}10^6 cell$)를 공급한 것이 가장 성장이 높았으나 경제적인 측면에서는 chlorella 100,000세포에 광합성세균 30배를 공급하는 것이 더 효과적이었다. 또, rotifer 1개체당 1일 먹이량으로 유지효모를 100,000, 200,000, 300,000세포를 공급하고 각 유지효모 수의 10, 20, 30배의 광합성세균을 첨가한 결과 200,000세포에 광합성세균 20배를 첨가한 실험구에서 rotifer의 성장이 가장 높았다. Chlorella와 유지효모를 각각 200,000 세포씩 그리고 chlorella와 유지효모에 광합성세균을 20배의 농도로 첨가하여 rotifer를 배양하여 넙치 자어를 사육한 결과 chlorella에 광합성세균을 첨가한 실험구의 생존율이 $96.8{\%}$로 가장 높았으며 성장의 경우도 광합성세균을 첨가한 실험구에서 높은 경향을 보였다. 또 광합성세균을 첨가한 실험구에서의 넙치 자어는 총지질과 EPA와 DHA의 함량이 광합성세균을 첨가하지 쟈은 실험구에서보다 높게 나타났다. Artemia nauplius를 6시간동안 광합성세균으로 영양강화하여 넙치 치어를 20일간 사육한 결과 영양강화한 것은 하지 않은 것보다 생존율과 성장이 높았으며 광할성세균의 최적영양걍화농도는 $ml 당 2{times}10^7 cells$로 나타났다. Chlorella와 유지 효모에 광합성 세균의 첨가는 rotifer의 성장과 자치어의 생존율과 성장에 효과적이었다. 그러나 과다한 양의 광합성세균은 오히려 negative effect가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2004

생리적 활성이 높은 클로렐라 추출물을 효율적으로 활용하기 위한 방안으로 클로렐라 추출물 분말을 0.5％, 1.0％, 1.5％, 2.0％ 수준으로 첨가하여 제조한 생국수의 품질 특성에 관하여 조사하였다. 클로렐라 추출물 분말을 첨가한 국수는 조리시의 중량, 부피, 함수율, 고형분 용출량이 대조구보다 높게 나타났다. 색도는 클로렐라 추출물 분말 첨가량이 증가할수록 L값과 a값은 감소되었고 b값은 증가하였으며 조리하였을 때 L, a, b값이 모두 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 클로렐라 추출물을 첨가한 국수의 조리 후 텍스쳐에서 경도, 응집성, 탄성, 점성, 씹힘성은 대조구에 비해 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 관능 검사 결과 클로렐라 추출물 1.5％ 첨가구에서 맛, 텍스쳐, 후미, 전체적인 기호도가 가장 좋게 평가되었고, 색깔과 향은 대조구와 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 보면 클로렐라 추출물 분말을 1.5％첨가함으로써 품질과 관능성이 향상된 생국수 제조가 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2012

This study was carried out to understand the correlation between phylogenetic relationships based on 18S rDNA sequences and growth by salinity of Chlorella-like species. The 18S rDNA sequences of 71 Chlorella-like species which were mainly collected from Korean waters were analyzed. The 18S rDNA sequences of Chlorella-like species were divided into three groups (group A, B and C) and group B was further divided into three subgroups (subgroup B-1, B-2 and B-3). Thirty-seven Chlorella-like species in group A grew well at high salinity (32 psu) but the other groups grew well in freshwater. The sequence identities of the species in group A and B were 97.2-99.5%, but those of 6 species in group C ("Chlorella" saccharophila), which contained group I intron sequences region were 75.0-75.4%. Two representative species of each group were cultured at different salinities (0, 16 and 32 psu) to examine the correlation between the molecular phylogenetic groups and the phenotypic characteristics on cell growth and size by different salinities. The size of cell cultured at different salinities varied according to the species of each molecular phylogenetic group. The size of "Chlorella" saccharophila in group C was bigger and more obviously elliptical rather than that of the other Chlorella-like species. Considering the results on molecular and phenotypic characteristics, the group A and B belonged to Chlorellaceae, but group C was distinctly different from them.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2003

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of chlorella diet supplementation. Blood accumulation and urine excretion levels were measured after the Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were fed on a chlorella diet supplementation mixed with 40 ppm of CdCl$_2$. Four groups tested for blood accumulation and urine excretion levels. All four groups fed on a basic diet with a cadmium mixture. The diet for the first group contained only basic diet and the cadmium added to the drinking water. The diet for the three other groups contained cadmium to the drinking water, and 1%, 5% and 10% of chlorella added to the basic diet. A concentration of cadmium for the first group showed a 3.2$\pm$0.4 $\mu\textrm{g}$/I blood accumulation level and 41.5$\pm$32.9 $\mu\textrm{g}$/l urinary excretion level, and the second group, which was fed on the basic diet with 1% of chlorella added and cadmium to the drinking water showed a $1.5\pm$0.6 $\mu\textrm{g}$/l blood level and only l4.l$\pm$1.6 $\mu\textrm{g}$/l urinary excretion level. The other two groups, which were fed on 5% and 10% of chlorella concentration and cadmium to the drinking water did not exhibit any notable effects greater than the group fed on 1% concentration of chlorella. The results suggest that the blood accumulation and urinary excretion of Cadmium are influenced by the chlorella diet supplementation from the concentration of 1% of the basic diet.