• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2000

Cephalosporin-C deacetylase (CAH) catalyzes the deacetylation of cephalosporin derivatives. A novel gene encoding the CAH from Bacillus sp. KCCM10143 was cloned and sepuenced. The uncleotide sequence contained an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide consisting of 217 amino acids and a molecular weight of 24 kDa which was in good agreement with the value obtained by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. An expression plasmid was constructed by inserting the CAH gene into the region of the pTrc99A expression vector. An active from of the CAH protein was expressed in the soluble fraction obtained after cell disruption. in fermentation using a 5-1 jar fementer, the transformant E. coli JM109 (pDST654) produced 4.12 U of CAH per ml of culture during 16 h of incubation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.406-411
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• 2008

본 연구는 청국장의 품질을 향상시키고 최적화시키기 위해 경기도 이천에서 높은 효소가를 가진 균주를 분리 동정하며 선택된 균주들을 이용하여 최적배합비를 산출하고자 하였다. 16S rDNA와 PCR을 이용하여 균주를 동정한 결과, 39개의 균주 대부분이 B. subtilis와 B. licheniformis이었으며 곰팡이는 검출되지 않았고 그 중 5개의 균주가 높은 역가를 나타내었다. 고품질의 장류생산 및 최적화 공정을 확립하기 위해 분리 동정한 균주중에서 amylase, protease, lipase와 cellulase의 활성이 높은 균주를 3개 선택하여 최적화 공정작업에 이용하였고 실험법에 의해 청국장을 제조하였다. 암모니아태질소, 선호도, 아미노태질소 및 항산화가에 근거를 두어 contour map과 numerical 최적화를 한 결과, 50%의 Bacillus sp. SC-l과 50% SC-3을 섞었을 때 최적의 청국장이 만들어졌다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.327-333
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• 2014

산성 배지에서 성장하며 mannanase를 생산하는 균으로 분리된 Bacillus sp. YB-1401과 B. amyloliquefaciens YB-1402로부터 mannanase 유전자를 각각 클로닝하고 그 염기서열을 분석한 결과 2개 유전자는 동일하게 360 아미노산으로 구성된 단백질을 코드하며 1,080 뉴클레오티드로 구성되어 있다. 아미노산 잔기 배열의 유사성을 분석한 결과 이들 mannanases는 서로 4개의 잔기가 다르며 glycosyl hydrolase family 26에 속하는 mannanase와 상동성이 높았다. 재조합 대장균이 생산하는 YB-1402 유래의 His-tagged mannanase (HtMAN1402)가 YB-1401 유래의 His-tagged mannanase (HtMAN1401)에 비해 열안정성과 산성 pH에서 안정성이 높았다. 특히 HtMAN1402는 pH 3.0에서 4시간 방치 후에도 약 50% 이상의 잔존활성을 보여 사료첨가용 효소로 사용되기에 적합한 특성을 보였다. 또한 이들 효소는 $Ca^{2+}$ 이온에 의해 열안정성이 증가하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.445-450
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• 2007

강황 추출물을 식품 첨가물로서 가능성을 구명하고자 쌀밥 부패에 관계하는 Bacillus sp. 대한 항균활성과 쌀밥의 저장성에 미치는 효과를 검토하였다. 강황 에탄을 추출물은 쌀밥부패 미생물인 Bacillus sp.에 대하여 뚜렷한 항균활성을 나타내었다. B. cereus와 B. subtilis의 경우 추출물 0.10% 이상에서, B. megaterium는 0.05% 이상에서 뚜렷하게 성장이 억제되었다. 최소성장억제농도(MIC)는 B. cereus의 경우 0.15%, B. megaterium와 B. subtilis는 0.20%였다. 강황 에탄을 추출물을 $80^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$에서 30분, $121^{\circ}C$에서 15분 동안 열처리한 후 Bacillus sp.에 대한 항균활성을 조사 할 결과 뚜렷한 감소 없이 높은 활성을 유지하였다. 쌀밥 제조시 강황 에탄을 추출물을 0.05%첨가한 경우 대조구에 비해 $1{\sim}2$일 정도 쌀밥의 저장성이 증진되는 경향을 나타내었다. 강황 추출물 첨가 쌀밥의 기호성은 0.05% 첨가구의 경우 대조구와 맛과 종합적 기호도에서 유사하였으며, 조직감과 풍미는 증가하는 현상을 나타내었다. 강황 추출물 0.1% 첨가구의 경우 기호성은 뚜렷이 감소하였다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2004

Bacillus strains capable of producing fibrinolytic enzyme were isolated from traditional fermented Korean soybean paste and Japanese fermented soybean (Natto). Among the 16 strains, a selected Bacillus sp. was identified as bacillus firmus, with 80.7％ homology, by API kit analysis. Seed starter or B. firmus NA-1 was prepared with 5％ soymilk prepared from micronized soybean powder. To produce fibrinolytic enzyme by B. firmus NA-1 the liquid culture was performed with NB broth (pH 7.0) fortified with 1％ galactose, 0.1% tryptone, and 0.5% $K_2$HPO$_4$, by shaking with 180 rpm at 37$^{\circ}C$. Fibrinolytic enzyme activity reached the highest value at 7.8 unit/mL (plasmin unit) after fermentation for 72 hr. The crude fibrinolytic enzyme showed higher relative activity in the range of pH 7.0∼9.0. The activity of crude fibrinolytic enzyme was well maintained even after concentration by the vacuum evaporation at 5$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the International Welding/Joining Conference-Korea
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• pp.260-265
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• 2002

Microbiologically influenced Corrosion (MIC) is one of the most deleterious effects of metal microbe interactions. When a fresh metal surface comes in contact with a non-sterile fluid, biofilm formation is ensued. This might result in the initiation of corrosion. The sites and materials where MIC is implicated are versatile. Industries such as shipping, power generation, chemical etc are reported to be affected. The rapid and unexpected failure of AISI type 304 stainless steel was investigated in the laboratory by simulation studies for a period of 4 months. Slime and water samples from the failure site were screened for corrosion causing bacteria. Both aerobic and anaerobic nora were enumerated and identified using PCR techniques. Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. were the most common aerobic bacteria isolated from the water and slime samples, whilst sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) were the major anaerobic bacteria. The aerobic bacteria were used for the corrosion experiments in the laboratory. Coupon exposure studies were conducted using a very dilute (0.1%V/V) nutrient broth medium. The coupons after retrieval were observed under a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for the presence of MIC pits. Compared to sterile controls, metal coupons exposed to Pseudomonas sp and Bacillus sp. showed the initiation of severe pitting corrosion. However, amongst these two strains, Psudomonas sp. caused pits in a very short span of 14 days. Towards the end of the experiment, severe pitting was observed in both the cases. The detailed observation of pits showed they vary both in number and shapes. Whilst the coupons exposed to Bacillus sp. showed widely spread scales like pits, those exposed to Pseudomonas sp. showed smaller and circular pits, which had grown in number and size by the end of the experiment. From these results it is inferred that the rapid and unexpected failure of 304 SS might be due to MIC. Pseudonwnas sp. could be considered as the major responsible bacteria that could initiate pits in the metallic structures. As the appearance of pits was different in both the tested strains, it was thought that the mechanisms of pit formation are different. Experiments on these lines are being continued.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.631-636
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• 1999

The thermostable endo-chitosanase gene from the isolated strain Bacillus sp. KFB-C108 was identified on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, and was cloned into plasmid pUCl8 using E. coli $DH5\alpha$ as the host strain. Positive clones carrying recombinant plasmids (pKCHO I and pKCHO II) containing chitosanase activity were selected using the direct activity staining method. Detailed physical maps showed the two plasmid inserts were identical except that the KCHO II insert (2.6 kb) was 1.8 kb smaller than that of the KCHO I. The recombinant plasmids were analyzed to determine the essential region for chitosanase activity, and a 1.3-kb fragment (KCHO-6) was subcloned into pTrc99A using the EcoRI and BamHI sites to construct pTrc99A/KCHO-6(pTrEB13). The resulting plasmid exerted high chitosanase activity upon transformation of E. coli $DH5{\alpha}cells$, overproducing about 20 times more in the cloned cells than in the wild-type cells. The cloned chitosanase protein exhibited the same molecular weight and catalytic activity similar to those of Bacillus sp. KFB-C108. The cloned enzyme was an endo-type that produced a chitosan tetramer as the major reaction product; however, it produced no monomers or dimers.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.385-391
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• 1983

Bacillus natto 및 Bacillus subtilis 균(菌)을 이용(利用)한 청국장메주 발효과정중(醱酵過程中)의 아미노산(酸) 함량(含量)과 질소성분(窒素成分)의 변화(變化)는 다음과 같았다. (1) 발효과정(醱酵過程)중에 pH는 시험구(試驗區) 모두 증가(增加)되어 발효초기(醱酵初期)에 6.37에서 72시간(時間) 후(後)에는 8.2로 나타났으며 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 함량(含量)은 16.82%에서 18%로서 불규칙적(不規則的)인 증감현상을 보였고 총당(總糖)은 시험구(試驗區) 모두 감소한 반면에 Reducing sugar는 발효(醱酵) 24시간(時問)에 최대치(最大値)를 나타내다가 다소(多小)감소 하였으며 protease활성(活性)은 발효시간(醱酵時間)이 경과함에 따라 증가(增加)하여 $48{\sim}60$시간(時間)에서 최대활성(最大活性)을 보였으며 Bac. subtilis보다 Bac. natto구(區)가 높은 활성(活性)을 보였다. (2) Amino nitrogen과 수용성질소도 서서히 증가(增價)하였으며 Bac. natto구(區)가 더 높았다. 단백분해율(蛋白分解率)에 있어 Bac. natto시험구(試驗區)가 Bac. subtilis 보다 발효(醱酵) 72시간(時間)후에 4.4%가 더높은 것으로 나타났다. (3) 유리(遊離)아미노산(酸) 함량(含量)에 있어 두 시험구(試驗區) 모두 glutamic acid가 가장 높았고 그 다음이 leucine, phenylala nine, histidine, alanine, arginine순(順) 이었으며 Bac. natto구(區)가 Bac. subtilis구(區)에 비(比)하여 다소(多小) 높았다. 이상의 결과(結果)로 보아 청국장 제조(製造) 균주(菌株)로서 Bac. subtilis보다 Bac. natto가 더욱 우수 하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1554-1560
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• 2006

A Gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic, non motile, endospore-forming bacterial strain, designated Gsoil $114^T$, was isolated from a soil sample of a ginseng field in Pocheon Province (South Korea), and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. It grew well on nutrient agar medium and utilized a limited number of organic substrates as sole carbon sources, including D-xylose and some other carbohydrates, but did not utilize L-amino acids and organic acids. The isolate was positive for oxidase test but negative for catalase, and negative for degradation of macromolecules such as starch, cellulose, xylan, casein, chitin, and DNA. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 41.8 mol%. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The major fatty acids were $anteiso-C_{15:0}$ (32.1%), $iso-C_{15:0}$ (30.5%), and $anteiso-C_{17:0}$ (30.2%). Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain Gsoil $114^T$ fell within the radiation of the cluster comprising Bacillus species and joined Bacillus shackletonii LMG $18435^T$ with a bootstrap value of 95%. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities were found with Bacillus shackletonii LMG $18435^T$ (97.6%), Bacillus acidicola DSM $14745^T$ (96.9%), Bacillus sporothermodurans DSM $10599^T$ (96.5%), and Bacillus oleronius DSM $9356^T$ (96.5%). The phylogenetic distance from any other validly described species within the genus Bacillus was less than 96%. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments showed that the DNA-similarities between strain Gsoil $114^T$ and closest phylogenetic neighbors were less than 39%. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Gsoil $114^T$ (=KCTC $13944^T$=DSMZ $18134^T$) was classified in the genus Bacillus as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Bacillus ginsengihumi sp. nov. is proposed.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1054-1059
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• 2005

An extracellular protease was identified from Bacillus subtilis KCCM 10257 by N-terminal sequencing and mass spectral analysis. The molecular mass of the extracellular protease was estimated to be 28 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Sequencing of the N-terminal of the protease revealed the sequence of A(G,S,R)QXVPYG(A)V(P,L)SQ. The N-terminal sequence exhibited close similarity to the sequence of other proteases from Bacillus sp. A mass list of the monoisotopic peaks in the MALDI-TOF spectrum was searched after peptide fragmentation of the protease. Six peptide sequences exhibiting monoisotopic masses of 1,276.61, 1,513.67, 1,652.81, 1,661.83, 1,252.61, and 1,033.46 were observed from the fragmented protease. These monisotopic masses corresponded to the lytic enzyme L27 from Bacillus subtilis 168, and the Mowse score was found to be 75. A doubly charged Top product (MS) at a m/z of 517.3 exhibiting a molecular mass of 1034.6 was further analyzed by de novo sequencing using a PE Sciex QSTAR Hybrid Quadropole-TOF (MS/MS) mass spectrometer. MS/MS spectra of the Top product (MS) at a m/z of 517.3 obtained from the fragmented peptide mixture of protease with Q-star contained the b-ion series of 114.2, 171.2, 286.2, 357.2, 504.2, 667.4, 830.1, and 887.1 and y-ion series of 147.5, 204.2, 367.2, 530.3, 677.4, 748.4, 863.4, and 920.5. The sequence of analyzed peptide ion was identified as LGDAFYYG from the b- and y-ion series by de novo sequencing and corresponded to the results from the MALDI-TOF spectrum. From these results the extracellular protease from Bacillus subtilis KCCM 10257 was successfully identified with the lytic enzyme L27 from Bacillus subtilis 168.