• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.187-198
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• 2006

The aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs), which include benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and dioxin, are important chemical and environmental contaminants in industry that usually cause various diseases. Over the years, numerous studies have described and evaluated the adverse health effects induced by AHs. Currently, "Omics" technologies, transcriptomics and proteomics, have been applied in AH toxicity studies. Proteomics has been used to identify molecular mechanisms and biomarkers associated with global chemical toxicity. It could enhance our ability to characterize chemical-induced toxicities and to identify noninvasive biomarkers. The proteomic approach (e.g. 2-dimensional electrophoresis [2-DE]), can be used to observe changes in protein expression during chemical exposure with high sensitivity and specificity. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and electrospray ionization-quadrupole (ESI-Q)-TOF MS/MS are recognized as the most important protein identification tools. This review describes proteomic technologies and their application in the proteomic analysis of AH toxicity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1005-1012
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• 2005

식물 내생균 Bacillus sp. CY22는 식물병원균 Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum 및 Phythium ultimum에 대해 강한 항균력을 나타내었다. 일반적으로 많은 Bacillus속 균주들은 iturin, fengycin, mycosubtulin과 같은 항균 물질을 분비한다. 본 연구에서는 식물내생균 Bacillus sp. CY22의 배양액으로부터 항균물질을 분리, 정제하였으며 MALDI-TOF mass로 분자량을 확인하였다. MALDI-TOF mass spectrum분석 결과 분리된 항균물질은 Bacillus 속 균주가 생성하는 항균물질로서 잘 알려져 있는 iturin의 분자량과 거의 일치하였으며, m/z 1043.4, 1057.4, 1071.4에서 molecular ion peak를 나타내었다. 이들은 각각 m/z 14차이를 가진 iturin의 isoform으로 추정되며 이 것은 iturin을 구성하고 있는 지방산의 탄소수 차이로 생각되며 m/z 1065.4, 1079.4 peak는 sodium adduct로서 추정된다. 또한 항균물질 iturin을 생성하는데 관여하는 transacylase 유전자를 크로닝하여 ita22 유전자로 명명하고, 그 특성으로 ita22 유전자는 400 개의 아미노산을 인지하는 1,200 bp의 open reading frame (ORF)을 가지며, 아미노산의 상동성을 조사한 결과 Bacillus subtilis 168의 FenF (BAB69697)와 가장 유사하였다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2001

Structural analyses of oligosaccharide-malononitrile derivatives were conducted by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization post-source decay (MALDI-PSD) analysis in positive ion mode. The malononitrile derivatives of oligosaccharides, which were developed for highly sensitive detection of multi-component oligosaccharides by negative ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI MS), were detected by positive-ion MALDI with the detection limit of 2 pmol level from the crude derivatization sample. The used matrix affected drastically the analytical results of oligosaccharide-malononitrile derivative by matrix-assisted laser desoprtion/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). The malononitrile derivatization of oligosaccharide also affect the patterns of MALDI-PSD spectra and give much more structural information than the free oligosaccharide.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2000년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.168.3-169
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• 2000

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• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.712-716
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• 2008

Salmonella로부터 식품 안전성을 높이기 위한 보존법의 병용처리에 의한 효과를 평가하고자 S. Typhimurium을 열과 산, 산화제 등으로 연속 처리한 후 생균수를 측정하여 효과를 분석하였다. 그리고 열충격에 의하여 S. Typhimurium 내에 발현되거나 억제되는 단백질을 이차원 전기영동과 MALDI-TOF 질량분석기로 분석하였다. 열처리된 S. Typhimurium은 초산과 염산의 pH 4에서의 생균수가 1.3-1.8 log CFU/mL가 줄었고 비열처리 S. Typhimurium은 생균수가 약 5 log CFU/mL가 감소하였다. 열처리 S. Typhimurium은 butyl hydrogen peroxide와 과산화수소에서 생균수가 1.1-1.7 log CFU/mL가 줄었으나 비열처리 S. Typhimurium은 5.4-5.6 log CFU/mL 감소하였다. 충분하지 않은 사멸 열처리는 S. Typhimurium의 생존력을 증가시키고 산과 산화제 등의 보존제에서 저항성이 커지는 것을 알 수가 있었다. 이차원 전기영동과 MALDI-TOF 질량분석에 의한 발현 단백질 분석 결과 비열처리 S. Typhimurium은 17개의 단백질이 검출되었고 열처리 S. Typhimurium에는 13개의 단백질만 검출되었다. 이들 중에 열충격 단백질로 알려진 DnaK, small heat shock protein 등이 검출되었고 이들이 산과 산화제에서의 생존 저항성 증가와 관련이 있을 것으로 보인다. 그러므로 열처리를 포함하는 hurdle technology를 적용하여 식품을 보존처리할 때 다른 보존제에 대한 교차보호성이 증가되는 사실을 고려하여 적절한 열처리가 고려되어야 된다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.286-291
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• 2015

에쿠올은 인간의 건강에 유익한 효과를 나타낸다. 발효된 콩 식품들은 에쿠올을 함유하고 있으며, 많은 미생물들이 에쿠올 생산과정에 참여하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구에서는 한국의 전통 발효 식품인 된장에 대해 조사하였다. 먼저 서로 다른 제조자로부터 수집 된 37개의 된장 샘플들을 대상으로 에쿠올의 농도를 측정하기 위해 LC-MS/MS를 시행하였다. 측정 결과 3개의 된장 샘플에서 에쿠올이 검출되었고, 507 ng/100 g의 농도가 가장 높게 나타났다. 에쿠올을 함유한 된장에서 15개의 미생물 종들이 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis와 2개의 MALDI-TOF MS분석법에 의해 분리, 동정되었으며 Bacillus spp, Paenibacillus spp, Tetragenococcus spp, Stapylococcus spp, and Clostridium species들이 가장 우세한 미생물들이었다. 이 연구결과로 한국의 전통 발효식품인 된장에서도 에쿠올이 검출되었음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2018

Samples of Laru (a fermentation starter) obtained from the upper part of Borneo Island were analyzed for their lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and fungal diversity using both a culture-independent method (PCR-DGGE) and culture-dependent methods (SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF MS). Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus brevis, Saccharomycopsis fibuligera, Hyphopichia burtonii, and Kodamaea ohmeri were detected by all three methods. In addition, Weissella cibaria, Weissella paramesenteroides, Leuconostoc citreum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactococcus lactis, Rhizopus oryzae/Amylomyces rouxii, Mucor indicus, and Candida intermedia were detected by PCR-DGGE. In contrast, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Pichia anomala, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida orthopsilosis were detected only by the culture-dependent methods. Our results indicate that the culture-independent method can be used to determine whether multiple laru samples originated from the same manufacturing region; however, using the culture-independent and the two culture-dependent approaches in combination provides a more comprehensive overview of the laru microbiota.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.263-266
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• 2003

This research investigated the process of removing cadmium and tested the detoxification mechanism of the cadmium-binding peptide (Cd-BP) from Rumex crispus. Phytochelatin-like cadmium-binding peptide (PC-Cd-BP) of Rumex crispus was purified and identified. Rumex crispus was exposed to 4.3 mg Cd/L for seven days. Heat-treated supernatant fraction taken by root tissues showed traces of PC-Cd-BP An analysis of the material through Gel-filteration chromatography on the Sephadex G-75 column showed two symmetrical Cd-BP peaks. The major peak with the smaller molecular weight was further purified by $C_{18}$ reverse-phase HPLC to produce apparent homogeneity. The amino acid composition of Cd-BP from Rumex crispus included cysteine (22.6%), glutamate and glutamate acid (20%), and glycine (12%). It was similar the amino acid composition of most PC. The molecular weight of the purified peptide was determined at 568-706 Da by MALDI-TOF MS. Therefore, the Cd-BP of Rumex crispus was PC-Cd-BP consisting of isopeptides.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1383-1388
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• 2008

Because of high growth rate and large deposition of fat in the abdomen, the chicken has been used as a model organism for understanding lipid metabolism, fattening and growing. In this study, differentially expression of proteins in chicken liver, one of the important organs for lipid metabolism, has been investigated at four different growing stages. After separation of proteins using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), more than 700 protein spots were detected. Among them, 13 growing stage specific proteins in chicken liver were selected and further investigated by matrix-assisted laser adsorptions ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Of these, 12 proteins were matched to existing proteins based on a database search. The identified fat-related proteins in this study were fatty acid synthase (FASN) and malic enzyme (ME1). These proteins were more highly expressed at week 32 than at other weeks. In order to confirm the differential expression, one of the proteins, FASN, was confirmed by western blotting. The identified proteins will give valuable information on biochemical roles in chicken liver, especially for lipid metabolism.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2004

A bacterial strain concurrently producing extracellular chitosanase and chitinase was isolated from soil and identified as a member of the $\beta$-subgroup of Proteobacteria through its 16S rRNA analysis and some biochemical analyses. The newly discovered strain, named as KNU3, had 99% homology of its 16S rRNA sequence with chitinolytic $\beta$-Proteobacterium CTE108. Strain KNU3 produced 34 kDa of chitosanase in addition to two chitinases of 68 kDa and 30 kDa, respectively. The purified chitosanase protein (ChoK) showed activity toward soluble, colloidal, and glycol chitosan, but did not exhibit any activity toward colloidal chitin. The optimum pH and temperature of ChoK were 6.0 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. The chitosanase was stable in the pH 4.0 to 8.0 range at $70^{\circ}C$, while enzyme activity was relatively stable at below $45^{\circ}C$. MALDI-TOF MS and N-terminal amino acid sequence analyses indicated that ChoK protein is related to chitosanases from Matsuebacter sp. and Sphingobacterium multivorum. HPLC analysis of chitosan lysates revealed that glucosamine tetramers and hexamers were the major products of hydrolysis.