• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1036-1042
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• 2011

The exopolysaccharide botryosphaeran ($EPS_{GLC}$; a ($1{\rightarrow}3$)($1{\rightarrow}6$)-${\beta}$-D-glucan from Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05) was sulfonated to produce a water-soluble fraction ($EPS_{GLC}$-S) using pyridine and chlorosulfonic acid in formamid. This procedure was then repeated twice to produce another fraction ($EPS_{GLC}$-RS) with a higher degree of substitution (DS, 1.64). The purity of each botryosphaeran sample (unsulfonated and sulfonated) was assessed by gel filtration chromatography (Sepharose CL-4B), where each polysaccharide was eluted as a single symmetrical peak. The structures of the sulfonated and re-sulfonated botryosphaerans were investigated using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), and $^{13}C$ nuclear magnetic resonance ($^{13}C$ NMR) spectroscopies. $EPS_{GLC}$ and $EPS_{GLC}$-RS were also assayed for anticoagulation activity, and $EPS_{GLC}$-RS was identified as an anticoagulant.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1174-1178
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• 2011

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are microbial polysaccharides that are released outside of the bacterial cell wall. There have been few studies on EPS-producing lactic acid bacteria that can enhance macrophage activity and the underlying signaling mechanism for cytokine expression. In the current study, EPS-overproducing Lactobacillus (L.) paracasei KB28 was isolated from kimchi and cultivated in conditioned media containing glucose, sucrose, and lactose. The whole bacterial cells were obtained with their EPS being attached, and the cytokine-inducing activities of these cells were investigated. Gas chromatography analysis showed the presence of glucose, galactose, mannose, xylose, arabinose, and rhamnose in EPS composition. EPS-producing L. paracasei KB28 induced the expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-12 in mouse macrophages. This strain also caused the degradation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ and phosphorylation of the major MAPKs: Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), p38, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2. The use of pharmacological inhibitors showed that different signaling pathways were involved in the induction of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and IL-12 by L. paracasei KB28. Our results provide information for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the immunomodulatory effect of food-derived EPS-producing lactic acid bacteria.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2016

Bioconversion of aglycone-formed isoflavones from glycoside-formed isoflavones by commercial lactic acid bacteria in fermented soybean paste was evaluated. Enterococcus faecium KCTC 13410 showed the most resistant capacity and Lactobacillus acidophilus KCTC 3925 had a sensitive susceptibility at a high NaCl concentration (13.2%) in fermented soybean paste. Among the 5 strains tested, Lac. acidophilus KCTC 3925 showed the highest relative ratio of aglycone-formed isoflavones to total isoflavones in fermented soybean paste. Production of exopolysaccarides (EPS) by lactic acid bacteria was compared using de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe medium containing 1% sucrose at $37^{\circ}C$ for 48 h. Among the 5 lactic acid bacteria, Lac. acidophilus KCTC 3925 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus KCTC 3929 were investigated to produce EPS. Based on the results concerning growing susceptibility and conversion of aglycone-formed isoflavones/EPS production, it is anticipated that Lac. acidophilus KCTC 3925 may be used for preparation of Cheonggukjang, which contains relative low NaCl content.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.902-910
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• 2024

The anti-cancer effects of heat-killed Enterococcus faecium KU22001 (KU22001), KU22002, and KU22005 isolated from human infant feces were investigated. The anti-proliferative activity of these strains against various cancer cell lines was evaluated using the MTT assay. To determine the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) with potential anti-cancer effect, ethanol precipitation and phenol-sulfuric acid method was used with the cell free supernatant of strains grown at 25℃ or 37℃. The EPS yield of E. faecium strains was higher at 25℃ than at 37℃. Among these E. faecium strains, KU22001 grown at 25℃ was associated with the highest bax/bcl-2 ratio, effective apoptosis rate, cell cycle arrest in the G₀/G₁ phase, and condensation of the nucleus in the cervical cancer HeLa cell line. In conclusion, these results suggest that KU22001 can be beneficial owing to the anti-cancer effects and production of functional materials, such as EPS.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2007

탄닌 분해균 선발배지를 이용하여 탄닌 분해활성 보유 유산균을 발효 침채류로부터 분리하는 과정에서 오이소박이, 파김치, 총각김치로부터 다당류로 추정되는 점질물질을 생산하는 균주 4종을 선발하였다. 이들 균주의 165 rDNA 염기서열에 의한 계통유전학적 동정 결과, CK31은 Enterobacter cowanii, CK32는 Escherichia senegalensis, YK5는 Enterobacter asburiae, GK23은 Enterobacter ludwigii와 99% 이상의 매우 높은 상동성을 나타내었다. 가장 많은 양의 점질 물질을 세포 외로 생성하는 CK3l 균주는 rhamnose, fucose, arabinose, mannose, galactose, glucose의 중성당 조성을 가지고 있는 분자량 약 420 kDa heteropolysaccharide를 생산하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1240-1247
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• 2006

The present study investigated the influence of the aeration rate and agitation intensity on the production of the mycelial biomass and antioxidative exopolysaccharide (EPS) in Ganoderma resinaceum. In submerged cultures with varying agitation speeds and aeration rates in a stirred-tank reactor, the maximum mycelial biomass and maximum EPS concentration were achieved at 50 rpm and 300 rpm, respectively. Under varying aeration rates, the highest amount of mycelial biomass (18.1 g/l) was accumulated at the lowest aeration rate (0.5 vvm) and the maximum EPS production (3.0 g/l) obtained at 1.0 vvm. A compositional analysis revealed that the five different EPSs were protein-bound heteropolysaccharides, consisting of 87.17-89.22% carbohydrates and 10.78-12.83% proteins. The culture conditions had a striking affect on the carbohydrate composition of the EPS, resulting in different antioxidative activities. All the EPSs showed strong scavenging activities against superoxide and 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals, whereas no clear trend in antioxidative activity was observed against hydroxyl radicals and lipid peroxides. Although the precise reason for this difference is still unclear, the high glucose moiety of EPS is probably linked to its broad spectrum of antioxidative activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.979-984
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• 2007

The physicochemical properties of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by marine bacterium Zoogloea sp. KCCM10036 were investigated. Two types of isolated EPSs were shown to have average relative molecular masses $(M_r)\;of\;4.07{\times}10^6$ of CBP (cell-bound polysaccharide) and $3.43{\times}10^6$ of WSP (water-soluble polysaccharide), respectively. When the CBP was utilized as an emulsifier, it stabilized the emulsifier, for up to 148 h. Compared with other commercially available hydrocolloids such as xanthan gum, the Tween series, and Triton, the CBP showed much better emulsifying capability on a water-in-oil system. Phase separation occurred in the Tween series after 24 h, whereas the emulsion was better stabilized by the CBP. The CBP thus has potential as an emulsifying agent in commercial emulsions. The flocculating activity was also greatest at 0.01% (w/v) and decreased at higher concentrations than the optimized concentration of the WSP and CBP. The results also showed that both types of expolysaccharides from Zoogloea sp. had excellent flocculating activity.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2005

In order to investigate central metabolic changes in Beijerinckia indica, cells were grown on different carbon sources and intracellular flux distributions were studied under varying concentrations of nitrogen. Metabolic fluxes were estimated by combining material balances with extracellular substrate uptake rate, biomass formation rate, and exopolysaccharide (EPS) accumulation rate. Thirty-one metabolic reactions and 30 intracellular metabolites were considered for the flux analysis. The results revealed that most of the carbon source was directed into the Entner-Doudoroff pathway, followed by the recycling of triose-3-phosphate back to Hexose­6-phosphate. The pentose phosphate pathway was operated at a minimal level to supply the precursors for biomass formation. The different metabolic behaviors under varying nitrogen concentrations were observed with flux analysis.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.749-755
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• 2014

전통 장류에서 유산균 성상을 보이는 균주를 분리하여, TLC와 PCR을 통하여 HoPS를 우수하게 생성하는 균주 HSB15, JSA22, JSA57, JSB22, JSB66 및 JSB89를 선발하였다. 선발된 6균주의 16S rDNA의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 HSB15는 L. alimentarius, JSA22는 L. plantarum, JSA57은 L. pentosus, JSB22는 L. brevis, JSB66는 L. alimentarius, JSB89는 L. parabrevis로 동정되었다. 항균 활성은 6균주 중에서 JSA22가 4개의 병원성균에 대한 항균을 나타내어 항균 활성이 가장 우수하게 나타났고, 인공위액 저항성은 HSB15, JSA22와 JSA57 균주가 70% 이상의 높은 인공위액 저항성으로 가장 우수했으며, 인공담즙 저항성은 HSB15를 제외한 5균주에서 80% 이상의 생존율을 나타내며 담즙액 저항성이 우수하게 나타났다. 또한 probiotic 특성을 지닌 분리 균주의 prebiotics로써 AOS를 이용한 성장율을 관찰한 결과, 모든 분리 균주가 AOS를 선택적으로 이용하며 성장하는 것을 관찰하였고 특히 JSB22가 AOS 이용 성장율이 가장 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 장류유래 probiotics를 선발하였고 AOS의 새로운 prebiotics로 활용을 검토한 바, synbiotics로 이용할 수 있는 가치가 있다고 판단되었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2000

Zoogloea ramigera 115SLR로부터 다당류 생합성에 관여하는 유전자를 분리하기 위해서 균주의 genomic DNA로부터 제조된 gene bank로부터 plasmid pLEX3이 얻어졌다. 이로부터 재조합된 5.0 kb DNA fragment를 포함하는 plasmid pLEX10은 다당류의 형태를 변환시키는 유전자를 포함하고 있으며, 이중에서 upstream 영역에 해당하는 1.7 kb DNA fragment가 분리되었다. 1.7 kb DNA 염기서열의 결과로부터 단백질을 인지 할 수 있는 2개의 ORF가 존재하였으며, 50 kDa 단백질을 인지 할 수 있는 ORF3은 X. campestris의 다당류 생합성 유전자들인 gumC와 R. meliloti의 exoP와 아미노산의 동질성을 나타내었다. ORF4는 N-terminal 영역이 결여된 단백질을 인지하며, Thermotoga maritime의 다당류 export에 관여하는 단백질과 동질성을 보였다. Z. ramigera 115SLR and Z. ramigera 115SLR/pLEX10은 각각 slime또는 capsule 형태의 다당류를 생합성하며 이들로부터 생합성된 다당류양은 각각 0.26% (w/v) and 0.16% (w/v)였다.