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Microbial Amelioration of Acid Mine Drainage Impaired Soil using the Bacterial Consortia of Klebsiella sp. and Raoultella sp.

  • Park, Seon Yeong;Lee, Gi Won;Kim, Chang Gyun
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.34-44
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    • 2021
  • Acid mine drainage (AMD) resulting from pyrite oxidation in mining areas, subsequently leads to soil acidification accompanied by lowering pH and high concentration of metals and metalloids in its surrounding environment. Regarding to this, the microbial amelioration has been considered as a promising option for a more cost-effective and eco-friendlier countermeasure, compared to the use of alkaline chemicals. This study was aimed to evaluate influencing factors in microbially-mediated amelioration of acidic soil spiked by simulated AMD. For this, microcosm experiments were conducted by acid-neutralizing bacterial consortium (dominated by Klebsiella sp. and Raoultella sp.) under the various conditions of AMD spikes (0-2,500 mg SO42-/L), together with acidic mine soil (0-100 g) or sphagnum peat (0-5 g) in the 200 mL of nutrient medium. The employed bacterial consortium, capable of resisting to high level of sulfate concentration (up to 1,500 mg SO42-/L) in low pH, generated the ammonium while concomitantly reduced the sulfate, subsequently contributing to the effective soil stabilization with an evolution of soil pH up to neutral. Furthermore, it demonstrates that suitable condition has to be tuned for successful microbial metabolism to facilitate with neutralization during practical application.

Investigation of microbial contamination in meal kit products purchased via online shopping (온라인에서 구매한 밀키트 제품의 미생물 오염도 조사)

  • Lee, Seung Hun;Nam, Su Jin;Kim, Dong Woo;Kim, Gi Ryeon;Park, Seon Jeong;Lee, Eun Ji;Je, Hyeon Ji;Koo, Ok Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the delivery conditions and microbial contamination in Mille-feuille Nabe and fresh spring roll meal kits purchased online were assessed. The average surface temperature on the product arrival was 14.4℃. The average number of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms in Mille-feuille Nabe was 3.27 log CFU/g and 1.27 log CFU/g, respectively, in meat, and 6.66 log CFU/g and 2.94 log CFU/g, respectively, in vegetables. The average number of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms in fresh spring rolls was 3.82 log CFU/g and 1.93 log CFU/g in meat, and 5.62 log CFU/g and 3.31 log CFU/g in vegetables, respectively. Escherichia coli was detected in bok choy and perilla leaves, with an average of 0.86 log CFU/g. Salmonella spp. and E. coli O157:H7 were not detected in any of the samples; however, Listeria monocytogenes was detected in all three beef samples. Therefore, before consuming meal kits, sufficient washing and heating are recommended to prevent occurrences of food poisoning.

Effect of Heat Treatments on Physical Properties and in vitro Glucose, Bile Acid, and Cadmium Transport Retardation of Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) (동아의 물리적 특성 및 in vitro 포도당, 담즙산, 카드뮴 투과억제 효과에 대한 열처리 영향)

  • Ju, In-Ok;Jung, Gi-Tai;Ryu, Jeong;Kim, Young-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.1117-1123
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    • 2003
  • The effects of heat treatment on the physical and physical and physiological properties of wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) were examined. The applied heat treatments were autoclaved at $121^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr, boiled for 30 min, and microwaved at 680 W for 5 min. The water retention capacity (WRC) of the wax gourds was 9.43 g/g for the microwaved samples, 5.12 g/g for the boiled samples, 4.63 g/g for the raw samples, and 2.61 g/g for the autoclaved samples. Heat treatment caused to increase swelling by up to $4.4{\sim}7.8\;mL/g$. Calcium binding capacity of heat-treated wax gourd increased in the order of microwaved, boiled, raw, autoclaved samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SME) showed that autoclaving caused the most severe structural modifications, while microwave treatment produced the least modifications. The retarding effect on glucose and bile acid transport depended on the heat treatment. Only boiling showed the glucose retardation effect. Bile acid retardation effect increased in order of boiling (22.9%), autoclaving (17.1%), microwave treatment (14.3%), and raw wax gourd (8.6%). The cadmium retardation effect was significantly high in all samples.

Adverse Reproductive Effects on Plasma Vitellogenin and Sex Steroid Levels, and Gonadosomatic Index in Juvenile Common Carps (Cyprinus carpio) Exposed to 17$\beta$-Estradiol and D-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate

  • Seo, Jinwon;Park, Kyung-Seo;Moon, Woon-Gi;Lee, Sung-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.141-144
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    • 2002
  • Environmental estrogens are natural or synthetic substances present in the aquatic environment, especially in effluent from sewage treatment. However, the adverse effects of these estrogenic substances on fish reproduction are unknown. Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is the most common phthalate, which Ps used as a plasticizer in polyvinylchloride (PVC), and it is widespread in the environment and has been found in aquatic organisms and sediments. Therefore, juvenile common carps (Cyprinus carpio) were exposed to nominal concentrations of 17$\beta$-estradiol (E2) (0.5, 5, 50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L) and DEHP (10, 100, 500 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L) for 21 days, to determine the adverse reproductive effects of these compounds on plasma vitellogenin (VTG) induction, sex steroid level, and gonad weight. Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed that much of VTG was induced in fish exposed to 5 and 50 E$_2$ $\mu\textrm{g}$/L, but none of DEHP exposure showed induction. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed that VTG was significantly induced in fish exposed to 5 and 50 E$_2$ $\mu\textrm{g}$/L, and combination of 50 E$_2$ $\mu\textrm{g}$/L with 10 and 500 DEHP $\mu\textrm{g}$/L, but none of DEHP exposure showed induction. Analysis of sex steroid levels in some fish revealed that testosterone (T) was detected in both male and female fish of the control and DEHP exposures, but none of fish exposed to 22 concentrations had detectable testosterone level. On the other hand, E$_2$ exposure induced 17$\beta$-estradiol in plasma of male fish, but there was no induction of 17$\beta$-estradiol in plasma of male fish exposed to DEHP. Comparison of gonadosomatic index (GSI) revealed that maximal E$_2$ exposure inhibited ovarian growth, but maximal DEHP exposure stimulated testicular growth. The results indicated that those comparisons can be a useful bio-indicator for determining adverse reproductive effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).

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Studies on the Constituents of Higher Fungi of Korea (XXXII) - A Sterol from Cryptoporus volatus (Pk.) Hubb. - (한국산(韓國産) 고등(高等) 균류(菌類)의 성분(成分) 연구(硏究)(제(第)32보(報)) - 한입버섯의 스테롤 성분(成分) -)

  • Lee, Chong-Ock;Chung, Jin-Woo;Kim, Byong-Kak
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.153-155
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    • 1981
  • Attempts were made to investigate on sterols of Cryptoporus volatus (Pk.) Hubb.. Its carpophores were collected in Gyeong Gi Province and extracted with a mixture of chloroform and methanol. From the extract eight spots were detected by T.L.C.. One of the spots was identified as ergosterol by T.L.C., G.L.C. and chemical tests.

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Studies on the Constituents of the Higher Fungi of Korea(Ⅷ) -Sterols of Coriolus versicolor(Fr.) $Qu{\acute{e}l$ (한국산(韓國産) 고등(高等) 균류(菌類)의 성분(成分) 연구(硏究)(Ⅷ) -구름버섯의 스태롤 성분(成分)-)

  • Kim, Byong-Kak;Jang, Seung-Yup;Shim, Mi-Ja
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 1978
  • Attempts were made to investigate the sterol components of Coriolus versicolor (Fr.) Quel, which is one of medicinal fungi and which grows wildly in Korea.Its carpophores were collected in the Gyeong Gi Province and extracted with chloroform and methanol. Four Compounds were isolated and one of these compounds was identified as ergosterol by T.L.C., G.L.C. and chemical tests. ${\beta}-Sitosterol$ appears to exist also in the carpophore.

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Quantitative Analysis of Phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase in Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant Pepper by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

  • Shim, Youn-Young;Shin, Weon-Sun;Moon, Gi-Seong;Kim, Kyung-Hwan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.681-684
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    • 2007
  • An immunoassay method was developed to quantitatively detect phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase (PAT) encoded by the Bialaphos resistance (bar) gene in genetically modified (GM) pepper. The histidine-tagged PAT was overexpressed in Escherichia coli M15 (pQE3l-bar) and efficiently purified by $Ni^{2+}$ affinity chromatography. A developed sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (S-ELISA) method (detection limit: $0.01{\mu}g/ml$) was 100-fold more sensitive than a competitive indirect ELISA (CI-ELISA) method or Western blot analysis in detecting the recombinant PAT. In real sample tests, PAT in genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) peppers was successfully quantified [$4.9{\pm}0.4{\mu}g/g$ of sample (n=6)] by the S-ELISA method. The S-ELISA method developed here could be applied to other GMHT crops and vegetables producing PAT.

Antioxidant Components and Antioxidant Activities of 70% Ethanol Extracts on Suweon-511 and Ilpum Rice (수원 511호와 일품쌀의 항산화성분 및 70% 에탄올 추출물의 항산화활성)

  • Woo, Koan-Sik;Jeong, Eung-Gi;Suh, Sae-Jung;Yang, Chang-Ihn;Jeong, Heon-Sang;Kim, Kee-Jong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.37 no.10
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    • pp.1223-1230
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    • 2008
  • To evaluate the potential of a new breed, Suweon-511, antioxidant components and antioxidant activities of the 70% ethanol extracts of Suweon-511 (SWE) and Ilpum (IPE) were measured. Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were 318.17 and 167.21 $\mu$g/g for SWE, which were higher than that of IPE (222.16 and 100.89 $\mu$g/g). Both $\alpha$- and $\gamma$-tocopherol contents were higher in SWE as well. The total tocopherol contents of SWE (1.31 mg/100 g) was higher than that of IPE (0.86 mg/100 g). The $\alpha$-, $\gamma$- and $\delta$-tocotrienol contents of SWE (0.10, 0.43, and 0.02 mg/100 g) that of IPE (0.09, 0.43, and 0.03 mg/100 g) showed little difference. For $\gamma$-oryzanol, Suweon-511, which contained 76.58 $\mu$g/g, contained ten times as much as I lpum (7.77 $\mu$g/g). The total antioxidant activity of SWE and IPE were 16.00 and 9.73 mg AA eq/g, respectively. For reducing power, at 5 mg/mL, both extracts were 0.18, but at 20 mg/mL, SWE showed 0.61 and that of IPE was 0.58. The DPPH radical, hydroxyl radical, superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of SWE were 42.00, 21.59, 23.27, and 17.13% at 5 mg/mL, and for IPE, they were 30.10, 22.37, 25.18, and 18.08%, respectively. These data, as well, did not show big difference between the two breeds. As indicated in the data above, the newly-bred Suweon-511 had higher content of antioxidant components compared to Ilpum, but similar or a little higher antioxidant activity.

Continuous high cell density culture of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens with membrane filtration for the production of succinic acid

  • Lee, Pyeong-Cheon;Lee, U-Gi;Lee, Sang-Yeop;Jang, Ho-Nam
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.338-341
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    • 2000
  • An internal membrane bioreactor system was employed for continuous succinic ac id production from glucose in order to prove its performance and practicality. Succinic acid-producing Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens required more $CO_2$ for the proper growth and succinic acid production in cell recycled continuous culture than in batch culture. The maximum productivity obtained in cell recycled continuous culture was about 3.3 g/L-h which was ca. 3.3 times higher than that obtained in batch culture.

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