• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.707-714
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• 2023

Plant-derived insecticide-neonicotinoid insecticides (NIs) played a crucial role in the development of agriculture and food industry in recent years. Nevertheless, synthesis of these nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds with an effective and greener routing remains challenging especially to the notion raise of "green chemistry" and "atom economy". While bio-catalyzed methods mediated by nicotinate dehydrogenase (NDHase) then provide an alternative. The current review mainly focuses on the introduction of sources, components, structure, catalytic mechanism and applications of NDHase. Specifically, NDHase is known as nicotinic acid hydroxylase and the sources principally derived from phylum Proteobacteria. In addition, NDHase requires the participation of the electron respiratory chain system on the cell membrane. And the most important components of the electron respiratory chain are hydrogen carrier, which is mainly composed of iron-sulfur proteins (Fe-S), flavin dehydrogenase (FAD), molybdenum binding protein and cytochromes. Heterologous expression studies were hampered by the plasmid and host with high efficiency and currently only Pseudomonas entomophila L48 as well as Comamonas testosterone was successfully utilized for the expression of NDHase. Furthermore, it is speculated that the conjugate and inductive effects of the substituent group at position 3 of the substrate pyridine ring exerts a critical role in the hydroxylation reactions at position 6 concerning about the substrate molecular recognition mechanism. Finally, applications of NDHase are addressed in terms of pesticide industry and wastewater treatment. On conclusion, this critical review would not only deepen our understanding of the theory about NDHase, but also provides the guideline for future investigation of NDHase.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.158-170
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• 2016

국내 연안에서 하계에 출현하는 Alexandrium 속 와편모류의 종 다양성 연구를 위해, 2013년 7월부터 10월까지 19개 정점에서 해수 시료를 채취하였고, 이 가운데 4개 지역에서 Alexandrium 속의 와편모류가 확인되었다. 해당 4개 해수 시료에 단세포/단세포사 분리법을 적용하여, 총 22 종류의 Alexandrium 단종배양체를 확립하였다. 이 가운데 4종류의 Alexandrium 단종배양체에 대한 형태학 및 유전학적 특성을 분석한 결과, 각각 A. catenella, A. affine, A. fraterculus 및 Alexandrium sp.(strain WEB-Alex-01)인 것으로 확인되었다. 우리나라 연안에서 일반적으로 Alexandrium이 춘계 또는 추계의 중수온기에 주로 출현하는 것으로 알려진 바와는 대조적으로, 다양한 Alexandrium 종들이 하계에도 출현함을 확인하였다. 미동정 Alexandrium sp.(strain WEB-Alex-01) 종주는 국내 최초 보고 종으로서, 이 단종배양체에 대한 분류, 생리, 생태, 독성 등에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.