• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2006

The IscA gene, encoding a levansucrase of 424 amino acids (aa) residues, was cloned from the genomic DNA of Pseudomonas aurantiaca S-4380, and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant levansucrase overexpressed in E. coli was then used to produce levan from sucrose. Levan crystals with 98% purity could be obtained from the reaction mixture with $62\%$ yield using an alcohol precipitation method. The molecular weight of the levan was $7\times10^5$ daltons. Methylation studies showed that the levan was branched: main linkage C-2,6; branched linkage C-2,1; and degree of branching $6\%$. Three bacterial levans from different strains were incubated with levan fructotransferase (LFTase) from Arthrobacter ureafaciens K2032, which produced $di-\beta-D-fructofuranose$ dianhydride IV (DFA IV); final conversion yields from the levans to DFA IV were $39\%$ in Zymomonas mobilis, $53\%$ in Serratia levanicum, and $59\%$ in P. aurantiaca S-4380 levansucrase. The levan from P. aurantiaca S-4380 levansucrase gave the highest conversion yield of levan to DFAIV so far reported.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2001

Vibrio metschnikovii strain RH530 is a non-pathogenic, industrially-important alkaline protease producer which has been isolated from wastewater. In this paper, we report on the transformation of this strain by using the method of electroporation. A field strength of $7.5\;kVcm^{-1}$ and $25\;{\mu}F$, and using a 0.2-cm cuvette, appeared to be the optimal conditions for electroporation of the cells with the recombinant pSBCm plasmid carrying the vapK alkaline protease gene and the ColE1 replicon. Cells were subjected to osmotic shock in order to remove extracelluar DNase, and adding 200 mM of sucrose to electroporation buffer cells showed an increased transformation efficiency. Maximum efficiency of transformation was obtained at an early exponential growth phase. Using all of the conditions mentioned above, we routinely obtained a transformation efficiency of more than $10^4{({\mu}g\;plasmid\;DNA)}^{-1}$. The stability of the plasmid pSBCm in V. metschnikovii RH530 was 25% after 18h of growth (27 generations) in the medium without antibiotic selection. The insertion of the par locus to the pSBCm increased the stability of the plasmid up to 42% without selective pressure. The increase in plasmid stability was accompanied by the increase in the productivity of alkaline protease in the recombinant V. metschnikovii strain RH530. Determining optimal conditions for the transformation of the industrially-important, nonpathogenic Vibrio strain, and the improvement of plasmid stability by introducing the par locus into the high copy number plasmid vector, will allow the development of procedures involved in the genetic manipulation of this strain, particularly for its use in the production of industrial enzymes such as alkaline protease.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2003

우리나라 연안해역의 해수나 어패류에서 V. cholerae non-O1의 분포를 밝힘과 동시에 1996년 4월부터 동년 11월까지 분리된 환경분리주와 1984년부터 1996년까지 서울 및 부산소재 각 대학병원에서 환자로부터 분리된 총 55균주를 대상으로 생화학적 특성과 혈청형을 분석하였다. V. cholerae non-O1은 한국의 연안에서 206거체중 21검체(10%)에서 분리되었으나 V. cholerae O1 및 O139는 검출되지 않았다. 지역별로는 군산에서 16%로 검출률이 제일 높았다. 환경이나 환자에서 분리된 V. cholerae non-O1 55 균주에 대한 혈청형 분석결과 15종류의 혈청형이 검출되었는데 환경분리주 12종류, 환자분리주에서는 6종류이였다. 그런데 환경분리주에서는 O14가 68.3%(28/41)이였고, 환자분리주에서는 O8이 약 36%(5/14)로 많았고 그다음으로 O2와 O10등의 순이었다. 그리고 O2, O10와 O39는 환경 및 환자분리주에서 동시에 검출되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.277-285
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• 2006

Plasmids are covalently closed circular molecules of DNA that are stably inherited and replicate somewhat independently of the bacterial chromosome. Genes carried on plasmids can mediate a wide variety of important functions, including antibiotics (R plasmids) and heavy metals resistance, toxins production, cell penetration, iron chelation, complement resistance, and metabolic characteristics such as sucrose and lactose fermentation. Fifty strains of lactobacilli were isolated from 26 staters and 29 fermented milk products. They were classified 27 strains as Lactobacillus paracasei subsp paracasei, 11 stains as Lactococcus lactis subsp cremoris, 6 strains as L delbrueckii subsp lactis, 4 strains as L acidophius, and 2 strains as L delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus. All of these strains were examined for drug resistance and transferability of R plasmids. All of the isolates were sensitive to Am, C, CF, E, NB, P, T, and Te. But resistant to SXT 94% (47 strains), K 66% (33 strains), S 56% (28 strains), ENR 50% (25 strains), NOR 38% (19 strains) CIP 38% (19 strains), GM 16% (8 strains), and N 14% (7 strains), in order. And 32 different resistant patterns were found. The most frequently encountered patterns were CIP-ENR-K-NOR-S-SXT (5 strains). In vitro R plasmids transfer experiment, 57 antibiotic resistant strains which were not transfer to the recipient 2 Escherichia coli strains by conjugation, These results indicate that Lactobacillus in internal trade market' stater recognize R factor but transmissible R plasmid is not existed.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2017

In this study, we investigated and compared some chemical properties of Korean natural honeys and sugar-fed honeys for their quality characteristics. The natural honey samples were monofloral from chestnut and acacia flowers, and the sugar-fed honey samples were collected from honeybees feeding on sugar cane and sugar beet. The chemical properties of the honey samples, such as moisture, total protein, total lipids, ash, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, and free amino acids were determined. The moisture content was $18.5{\pm}0.9%$ in natural acacia honey, $17.2{\pm}0.9%$ in natural chestnut honey, $19.6{\pm}0.9%$ in sugar cane-fed honey, and $24.8{\pm}%$ in sugar beet-fed honey. The total protein and ash contents were the highest in natural chestnut honey. Maltose and sucrose were not detected in natural honeys but were detected at 2~7% in sugar-fed honeys. The vitamin, mineral, and free amino acids contents of natural honeys were higher than sugar-fed honeys. The natural chestnut honey is the highest in honeys. These results confirmed that the quality of natural honey was better than that of sugar-fed honey. Also, the vitamin, mineral, and free amino acids contents are potential characteristics for distinguishing between natural and sugar-fed honeys.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.298-301
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• 2005

Potato (Solamum tuberosum 'Dejima') plantlets were investigated on culture type and initial quantity of inoculation in bioreactor and survival rate by hydroponics for mass production. rode stems (1 to 1.5cm in length) of potato plantlets multiplied in vitro were grown for 3 weeks in liquid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with sucrose $30 g\; L^{-1}$. When plantlets (80-node inoculation) were raised in 10L balloon type bubble (BB) bioreactor, the healthiest growth of plantlets was obtained from explants cultured in ebb & flow culture with medium supplied periodically 12 times per day. The suitable inoculation quantity of 20L BB bioreactor was 120 pieces of stem segments (mean 2.2g fresh weight) in ebb & flow culture. Number of nodal shoot was eight on the average. In controlled culture room, survival rate of plantlets at 7 days after stem cutting was above $70\%$ when they were acclimatized by hydroponics grown in deep flow and solid medium culture. The highest survival rate of the stem cutting plantlets was in nutrient solution adjusted to EC $1.4dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$. Stem cutting plantlets through one culture could be obtained $670\~900$, when plantlets were grown in ebb & flow culture during 3 weeks using a 20L bioreactor with initial 120 pieces of nodal segments. 11 is possible In do mass production of seedlings cultured in bioreactor and hydroponics.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2012

Solution of glycerol, ethylene glycol, sucrose, dextrose (GESD) and cryotop methods were carried out to investigate the survivability on vitrification of embryos. Embryos cultured in vitro were vitrified by GESD of 10 or 8 step and cryotop methods of 6 step, from cryopreservation step to frozen-thawed and culture step. Survival rate and ICM, TE cells of embryos were investigated after frozen-thawed 24 h. As a results, cryotop method was significantly (p<0.05) higher ($85.76{\pm}5.3$ vs. $66.71{\pm}2.4$, $44.80{\pm}2.1%$) than GESD 10 or 8 step methods on survivability. Also, In ICM cell number, cryotop method was significantly (p<0.05) higher to $45.67{\pm}4.7$ cells than GESD 8 step method. TE cell number was significantly (p<0.05) highest to $111.00{\pm}11.0$ cells in cryotop method. On the other hand, survival rate, TE and total cell number were all the significantly (p<0.05) high, except ICM in GESD 10 step method between GESD 10 step method and GESD 8 step method. In conclusion cryotop method was to be most effective, but it is considered necessary to study vitrification method for step-by-step freezing and thawing process.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 효율적으로 표고 액체종균을 생산하기 위하여, 액체배지에 폭기방법으로 산소를 공급하고, 대두박을 첨가하여 표고균사체 생장량과 잔존 배양액의 유리당함량을 조사하였다. 그 결과 폭기방법은 균질화된 표고균사가 생장하면서 서로 뭉치지 않고 균질하게 증식하고, 대두박 첨가는 대수기 이후에도 지효성 질소영양원이 공급되도록 하는 효과가 있었다. 배양 중 침전 균사체의 중량은 13일째에 가장 많았으며, 배양용기의 배출구에서 이산화탄소 농도는 13일째에 가장 높았다. 상층 수용액에서 환원당은 폭기 12일째에 거의 소비되었다. 그리고 배양균사체에서 총질소(T-N)량은 폭기 배양 13일째에 최고 수준이며, 키틴함량과 5종의 유리당 중에서 수크로즈함량은 폭기 배양 18일째에 가장 높았으나, 에르고스테롤 함량은 폭기 배양 22일째에 가장 높았다. 이와 같은 결과를 종합적으로 판단할 경우 표고액체 종균으로서 사용 적기는 균사활력이 가장 왕성하고 균체량이 많은 배양 18일째로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2000

This study compared the permeability of $[^3H]taurine,\;[^3H]phenylalanine,\;and\;[^3H]oxytocin$ through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in mice and rats with common carotid artery perfusion (CCAP) method that modified internal carotid artery perfusion (ICAP) method. External carotid artery (ECA) was cannulated with coagulating pterygopalatine artery (PPA) in ICAP method, while CCA was cannulated without coagulating PPA in CCAP method. Also, for evaluation of BBB permeability of drugs in mice and rats, we used intravenous injection technique. The results of CCAP method in mice at a perfusion flow-rate of 2 ml/min, the brian volume of distribution $(V_D)$ of $[^{14}C]sucrose,\;[^3H]taurine,\;[^3H]phenylalanine,\;and\;[^3H]oxytocin$ were similar to the result of ICAP method in rats at perfusion flow rate of 4 ml/min. The area under the plasma concentration-time curve and brain uptake of $[^3H]taurine$ by intravenous injection technique, were $65.5{\pm}9.7%ID^*min/ml\;and\;0.515{\pm}0.093%ID/g$, respectively, in mice, and the corresponding values were $8.00{\pm}0.03%ID^*min/ml\;and\;0.052{\pm}0.003%ID/g$ in rats. But the BBB permeability surface-area product of $[^3H]taurine$ was similar between mice and rats. In conclusion, the CCAP method in mice was simple, fast and comparable to ICAP method in rats for drug permeability through the BBB.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.189-194
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• 1995

유자의 배배양에 의한 캘러스의 유도는 미숙열매의 배로부터 가장 양호하게 유기되었다. 이들 캘러스는 3% sucrose 와 44.4 $\mu$M BA가 첨가된 1/2 MS배지에 치상하였을 때 가장 잘 유도되었으며 배양조건은 26$^{\circ}C$ 에서 2000 lx로 16 h의 광주기와 8 h의 암주기로 배양하였다. 이들 캘러스는 담황색으로 표면에 크고 작은 많은 돌기들을 가지고 있는 캘러스와 암갈색의 캘러스가 관찰되었다. 또한 캘러스 발달 단계와 기관분화의 정도에 따라서 세포배열 양상에 많은 차이가 있었는데, 배양 6주된 캘러스는 작은 세포들이 조밀하게 나타났으며 8주경부터 신장된 세포들이 분열하는 양상을 보여 주었으며 주된 캘러스 표면의 돌기들은 기관 발생의 초기에 구형의 세포돌기가 융기된 반면 주변의 세포들 은 액포화된 것으로 나타났다. 배양 16주 후에, 재분화된 shoot는 MS 배지에 이식하였을 때 발근이 되어 정상적으로 생장하였다. Shoo떼서는 유관속 형성층과 정유를 함유하고 있는 유낭의 초기 발생과정이 광학현미경으로 관찰되었다. 형성된 shoot를 화분에 이식하였을때 정상적으로 생장이 계속되는 것을 관찰하였다.