• Advances in nano research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.129-143
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• 2016

The present work reports a facile, rapid and an eco-friendly method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Luffa acutangula (L. acutangula) leaves extract and their antibacterial and cytotoxic effects. The synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were characterized by UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). Additionally the topography, morphology and the elemental composition of the particles were determined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy dispersive spectrophotometric (EDS) technique and the measured particle sizes from SEM micrographs are in the range of 12.5 to 24.5nm. The in-vitro antimicrobial activity of the synthesized nanoparticles was high against gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and moderate against gram negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Further, the cytotoxic effects of synthesized AgNPs were evaluated against Human Breast Cancer (MCF 7) cell line.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.373-392
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• 2017

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesized through a simple green route using the Nelumbo nucifera leaf, stem and flower extracts. These nanoparticles showed characteristic UV-Vis absorption peaks between 410-450 nm which arises due to the plasmon resonance of silver nanoparticles. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) confirmed the presence of amides and which acted as the stabilizing agent. X-ray diffraction spectrum of the nanoparticles confirmed the Face centered cubic (FCC) structure of the formed AgNPs. Dynamic light scattering technique was used to measure hydrodynamic diameter (68.6 nm to 88.1 nm) and zeta potential (-55.4 mV, -57.9 mV and 98.9 mV) of prepared AgNPs. The scanning electron micrographs of dislodged nanoparticles in aqueous solution showed the production of reasonably monodispersed silver nanoparticles (1-100 nm). The antimicrobial activity of prepared AgNPs was evaluated against fungi, Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using disc diffusion method. Anti-corrosion studies were carried out using coupon method (mild steel and iron) and dye degradation studies were carried out by assessing photo-catalytic activity of Nelumbo nucifera extracts mediated AgNPs.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2002

대두유, 난황, 설탕, 소금, 식초로서 마요네즈를 제조한 직후에 녹차분말을 0~0.5% 첨가하여 녹차분말이 마요네즈내에서 식중독세균에 미치는 항균 작용을 조사하였다. Ercherichia coli O157:H7과 Salmonella typhimurium 배양액을 희석하여 각 농도의 마요네즈 1g당 약 $10^{6}$ CFU되게 접종한 후 5$^{\circ}C$, 15$^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$에 3~9일 동안 저장하면서 생균수를 측정하였다. 녹차 첨가에 의한 항균활성은 평판배양법으로 E. coli는 violet red bile agar(VRBA), S. typhimurium 은 xylose lysine desoxycholate agar(XLDA) 배지를 사용하여 각 세균의 생균수 변화를 조사하였다. E. coli 대조구의 D-value는 5, 15와 $25^{\circ}C$에서 각각 2.89, 2.73, 2.13일이었으며 S. typhimurium 대조구는 5, 15, $25^{\circ}C$에서 각각 0.58, 0.53 및 0.52일 이었다.마요네즈내에서 녹차의 식중독세균에 대한 항균활성은 첨가한 녹차의 농도가 높을수록, 마요네즈의 저장온도가 높을수록 증가하였다. 녹차 첨가시의 가장 큰 항균효과는 $25^{\circ}C$에 저장한 E. coli에서 대조구에 비하여 가장 높은 비율(34-61%)의 항균활성을 나타내었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권
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• pp.271-280
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• 2001

We report on the applicability oj a method recently developed in our laboratory for measuring the antioxidant potential of isolated chemicals and extracts derived from natural products. Peroxyl radicals generated by thermal homolysis of 2,2'-azobis-amidinopropane (ABAP) oxidize $\alpha$-keto-${\gamma}$-methiolbutyric acid (KMBA) to ethylene, which is monitored by gas chromatography. Inhibition of ethylene formation in the presence of antioxidants that compete with KMBA for peroxyl radicals is the basis of the Total Oxyradical Scavenging Capacity Assay (TOSCA; Winston et al., 1998). Antioxidative activities of water-soluble extracts of American green tea, the anti-hepatotoxic flavonolignan from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) silybin, Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761, and a series of naturally occuring sesquiterpene lactones (all ger-macranolides found in in fungi, liverworts, and plants) were studied. The specific TOSC value per $\mu$M silybin was 5.2, which is essentially comparable to that of Trolo $x^{ⓡ}$, a water-soluble vitamine E analog. Tea and Ginkgo extracts exhibited potent peroxyl radical scavenging capacity with values, respectively of =1700 and 1000 $\mu$mols Trolo $x^{ⓡ}$ equivalent per gram dry matter. The known anti-inflammatory activity of some germacranolides prompted study of their antioxidant capacity. None of the lactones exhibited antioxidant capacity toward peroxyl radicals comparable to Trolo $x^{ⓡ}$; costunilide, the most lipophilic, had a TOSC value = to glutathione. The potential role of peroxyl radicals in lipidperoxidation, other cellular damage, and var-ious disease states suggest a possible preventive role for silybin, green tea and Ginkgo biloba in oxidative stress caused by these free radical species.ecies.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2016

The main constituent of tea catechins, EGCG [(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate], could inhibit the growth of various microorganisms and differently affect gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrobial activity of EGCG, a compound from green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract, against Cronobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. was studied to evaluate the possibility of using EGCG as a natural food additive in various dairy products. In pure TSB culture, the growth of Cronobacter spp. was suppressed below the detection limit (1 log CFU/mL) depending on EGCG concentration ($600{\sim}800{\mu}g/mL$), after 5~16 days at $4^{\circ}C$. Similarly, the growth of Salmonella spp. was suppressed below the detection limit (1 log CFU/mL) depending on EGCG concentration ($400{\sim}800{\mu}g/mL$), after 5~16 days at $4^{\circ}C$. Therefore, these results suggest that EGCG could be used as an effective additive to inhibit the growth of Cronobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. in various dairy products, such as yoghurt, cheese, dried infant powder, and so on.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2008

Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), one of the major catechins of tea, was isolated from the decaffeinated, crude methanolic extract of Indian green tea (Camellia sinensis L. O. Kuntze) using chromatographic techniques. EGCG was then screened for antidiarrhoeal activity against 30 strains (clinical isolates) of V. cholerae, which is a well known Gram negative bacillus functioning as the pathogen of cholera. V. cholerae strains like V. cholerae 69, 71, 83, 214, 978, 1021, 1315, 1347, 1348, 569B and ATCC 14033 were inhibited by EGCG at a concentration of $25\;{\mu}g/ml$ whereas V. cholerae 10, 522, 976 were even more sensitive, being inhibited at $10\;{\mu}g/ml$ level. However, V. cholerae DN 16, DN 26, 30, 42, 56, 58, 113, 117, 564, 593, 972 and ATCC 14035 were inhibited at $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ level of EGCG. Only four strains were inhibited at $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. In this study the isolated compound was found to be bacteriostatic in its mechanism of action. In the in vivo experiment using the rabbit ileal loop model two different dosages of EGCG ($500\;{\mu}g/ml$ and $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$) were able to protect the animals when they were challenged with V. cholerae 569B in the ileum.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.463-468
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• 2003

Polychlorinated biphenyl are toxic pollutants and their degradation is quite slow in the environment. Recently, interest if bioremediation using PCB-degrading bacteria has increaset,. In a previous report, plant terpenes (p-cymene, (S)-(-)-limonene, ${\alpha}-pynene$, and ${\alpha}-terpinene$) have been found to be utilized by a PCB degrader and to induce the biphenyl dioxygenase gene in pure culture. In this study, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707, a PCB-degrading Gram-negative soil bacterium, was used to determine whether the terpene stimulation of PCB degrader occurred in the natural environment. First, P. pseudoalcaligenes KF707 was genetically tagged using a transposon with gfp (green fluorescent protein) as a reporter gone. The population dynamics of P. pseudoalcaligenes KF707 harboring gfp gene in a PCB-contaminated environment was examined with or without terpenoids added to the microcosm. About 10-100-fold increase was found in the population of PCB degraders when terpene was added, compared with control (non-terpenes samples and biphenyl added samples). It was proposed that the gfp-monitoring system is very useful and terpenes enhance the survivability of PCB degraders in PCB-contaminated environments.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2015

In this study, a novel phosphorus removal filter made of brass scrubber with higher porosity of over 96% was fabricated and evaluated. The brass scrubber was surface-modified to form copper hydroxide on the surface of the brass, which could be a phosphate removal filter for advanced wastewater treatment because the phosphates could be removed by the ion exchange with hydroxyl ions of copper hydroxide. The evaluation of phosphate removal was performed under the conditions of the batch type in wastewater and continuous type through filters. Filter recycling was also evaluated with retreatment of the surface modification process. The phosphate was rapidly removed within a very shorter contact time by the surface-modified brass scrubber filter, and the phosphate mass of 1.57 mg was removed per gram of the filter. The possibility of this surface-modified brass scrubber filter for phosphorus removal was shown without undesirable sludge production of existing chemical phosphorus removal techniques, and we feel that it would be very meaningful as a new wastewater treatment.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.987-994
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• 2010

바실러스와 그람음성균은 녹비시용구에서 높았지만, 미생물량은 비료+돈분퇴비 시용구에서 높았다. 인산효소와 유기물분해효소는 무처리구에 비해 유기물 시용구에서 모두 높은 값을 보였다. 영년 밭토양의 PLFA에 의한 군집분석은 볏짚퇴비 및 돈분퇴비시용구가 다른 처리와 상이한 특성을 보였다. 영년 밭 토양의 우점균은 Bacillus flexus, Bacillus subtilis 및 Bacillus megaterium 등이었으며, 토양에서 분리된 세균은 대부분 amylase, protease 및 lipase의 활성을 가지고 있었다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.158-167
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• 2016

육묘장과 재배포장의 애호박에서 새롭게 발생한 병원균의 특성을 분석하여 동정하였다. 병징은 잎에 수침상의 병반과 강한 노란색의 둘레무리를 가진 점무늬, 꽃에서 갈색 병반, 열매에 노란색의 점무늬였다. 잎의 점무늬로부터 분리된 세균은 박과작물 8개의 식물체, 흑종호박, 애호박, 쥬키니호박, 풋호박, 참박, 참외, 멜론, 오이에 병원성이 있었지만 수박과 밤호박에서는 병을 일으키지 못했다. 분리세균은 다발모를 가진 막대형으로 그람음성이며 King's B 배지에서 형광성이었으며, LOPAT 1a 그룹에 속했다. 그들의 Biolog 기질이용성은 Biolog database의 P. syringae pv. syringae 이용성과 유사하였다. 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 이용한 계통수와 4개의 항존유전자(gapA, gltA, gyrB, rpoD)의 염기서열과 PAMDB에 있는 P. syringae균주들의 염기서열을 이용한 MLST는 애호박 분리균주들이 P. syringae pv. syringae 균주들과 동일한 그룹(clade)으로 그룹화되었고, MLST 계통수에서 애호박 분리균주들의 그룹(clade)은 genomospecies 1에 속하였다. 표현형적, 유전적 특성은 애호박 분리균이 P. syringae pv. syringae임을 제시하였다.