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신재생 대안 에너지로서의 셀룰로스 에탄올 (Cellulosic Ethanol as Renewable Alternative Fuel)

  • 조우석;정유희;김보경;서수정;고완수;최성화
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 2007
  • 가속도가 붙은 지구온난화 문제와 수 십년 이내로 예상되는 화석연료의 고갈은 지속가능하면서도 환경친화적인 새로운 형태의 에너지 출현을 필요로 하고 있다. 이러한 추세에 맞추어 태양광, 조력, 지열, 풍력, 수소 에너지와 더불어 바이오에너지가 대체에너지로서 주목받고 있다. 바이오에너지는 태양에너지를 유기물로 변환하는 식물을 재료로 하여 바이오 에탄올이나 바이오디젤 등을 생산하여 사용하는 것으로 대체 에너지가 갖춰야 할 조건을 두루 갖춘 최적의 신재생에너지로 고려되고 있다. 하지만 바이오에너지가 진정한 의미에서의 환경친화적이면서 지속가능성을 갖추기 위해서는 아직 기술적으로 해결해야할 문제점들이 많다. 최근 미국에서 바이오에탄올 생산을 위한 옥수수 소비량이 늘어 곡물 및 사료 가격의 급등 현상으로 이어지고 있다. 또한 이러한 현상은 개발도상국 식량자원의 선진국 유입 등으로 빈곤의 심화 등이 새로운 문제점으로 지적되고 있다. 따라서 곡물이 아닌 비식용 부위를 이용한 에탄올 생산이 대안으로 여겨지고 있는 바 셀룰로스 에탄올은 이러한 문제점을 극복할 수 있는 대체에너지로서 자리매김하고 있다. 셀룰로스 바이오에탄올은 사람 등의 동물이 소화하지 못하는 바이오매스의 대부분을 차지하는 식물 세포벽을 곰팡이 등에서 분리한 효소로 분해한 후 여기서 생성되는 당을 발효과정을 통해 생산되는 에탄올로서 전술한 바와 같은 문제점을 해결할 수 있는 유망한 대안 에너지로 고려되고 있다.

길항세균 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia BW-13의 대량배양을 위한 최적 배양조건 (Cultivation Conditions for Mass Production of an Antagonistic Bacterium Stenotrophomonas maltophilia BW-13)

  • 박종영;김한우;김현주;전옥주;정순재;최우봉;이선우;문병주
    • 식물병연구
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.158-161
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    • 2005
  • 결구상추 밑둥썩음병원균인 Rhizoctonia. solani에 대한 길항세균으로 보고된 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia BW-l3 균주의 배양적 특성과 항균물질의 생산능을 조사하고 대량배지를 선발하였다. BW-13 균주의 초기 pH와 배양적온을 조사한 결과, pH는 $6.0\~8.0$에서 , 온도는 $35^{\circ}C$에서 세균의 생육이 가장 높았다. 대량배양을 위한 효율적인 탄소원을 선발하기 위하여 glucose, sucrose, lactose, maltose, manose 등의 저분자 탄소원과 개량제, 미강, 옥수수전분, 고구마전분 등의 고분자 탄소원을 사용하여 BW-13균주의 생장과 항균활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 기초배지에 $3\%$개량제를 첨가했을 때 BW-13 균주의 세균 증식과 항균활성에 가장 효과적이었다. 따라서 기초배지($1.25\%\;K_{2}HPO_4,\;0.38\%\;KH_{2}PO_4,\;0.01\%\;MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_{2}O,\;0.5\%\;Yeast extract$)에 개량제 $3\%$ 첨가한 배지(dough conditioner media)를 BW-13 균주의 대량배양용 배지로 선발하였다.

Seed Quality, Germinability and Initial Growth of Pterocarpus erinaceus (African Rosewood). How Important are Mother Tree Size, Source and Timing of Fruit Harvest?

  • Tiika, Richard J.;Issifu, Hamza;Baatuuwie, Bernard Nuoleyeng;Nasare, Latif Iddrisu;Husseini, Rikiatu
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2019
  • Pterocarpus erinaceus is a multipurpose tree species indigenous to semi-arid and Guinean-savanna woodlands of Africa. Natural regeneration on the savanna is being hampered by higher fire frequencies and other land use changes. Simultaneously, demand for timber from the species on the international market is on the rise, raising conservation concerns. To ensure sustainability, good quality seeds, sources of which have not received much research focus, are needed for afforestation. This study investigated how seed quality, germinability and initial seedling growth of P. erinaceus might be influenced by land-use type, mother tree size as well as source and timing of fruit harvest, using both correlational and experimental approaches. The results showed that up to 94.6% of all harvested fruits contained seeds, with no differences found between fruits harvested from cultivated and non-cultivated lands. Percentage of (sound) unblemished seeds was found to be higher for fruits harvested early March (47.3%) than fruits from late April (39.5%). Percentage sound seeds was 41.4% for dispersed fruits (i.e. detached fruits picked from under mother trees) which was not found to differ from undispersed fruits (i.e. fruits harvested while still attached to mother trees) at 45.5%. Also, the influence of fruit harvest time was not found to be different for dispersed and undispersed fruits. Correlations between seed set (proportion of fruits containing seeds) and mother tree size (both tree height and DBH) were found to be very low and non-significant for both dispersed and undispersed fruits. Across mother trees, mean emergence percent was 79.7%, and mean seedling height at three weeks following emergence was 5.32 cm. Both emergence percentage and seedling height were not found to differ among mother trees, but seeds from dispersed fruits had a higher emergence percent (85%) than seeds from undispersed fruits (74%). Implications of findings are discussed.

Synthesis of Organic Carbonates with Alkyl/aryl 4,5-dichloro-6-oxopyridazine-1(6H)-carboxylates and ROH/AlCl3 under Ambient Condition

  • Sung, Gi Hyeon;Kim, Bo Ram;Ryu, Ki Eun;Kim, Jeum-Jong;Yoon, Yong-Jin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제35권9호
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    • pp.2758-2764
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    • 2014
  • We demonstrated the synthesis of organic carbonates using alkyl/aryl 4,5-dichloro-6-oxopyridazine-1(6H)-carboxylates and alcohol in the presence of aluminum chloride. Alkyl/aryl 4,5-dichloro-6-oxopyridazine-1(6H)-carboxylates were reacted with alcohol in the presence of $AlCl_3$ in toluene at room temperature to afford the corresponding unsymmetric and symmetric organic carbonates in good to excellent yields. These are efficient and convenient processes. Alkyl/aryl 4,5-dichloro-6-oxopyridazine-1(6H)-carboxylates are solid, stable and non-toxic $CO_2/CO_2R$(Ar) source. It is noteworthy that the reaction is carry out under an ambient and acidic conditions, the easy-to prepare and readily available starting materials and the quantitative isolation of reusable 4,5-dichloropyridazin-3(2H)-one.

2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid 분해균주의 분리 및 특성 (Isolation and Characterization of 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Degrading Bacteria)

  • 박영순;이건;이상준;이종근
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.197-207
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    • 1994
  • Microorganisms capable of utilizing 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid(2,4,5-T) as sole carbon source were isolated from soil by enrichment culture. Among these strains, EL-O7IP had the highest biodegradability of 2,4,5-7, and according to its morphological and physiological characteristics, it was identified as Pseudomonas sp. This strain was resistant to rifampicin, streptomycin, ampicillin, kanamycin and such metal ions as $Zn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$ Various compounds of chlorinated phenol and substrate analogs were more easily utilized than 2,4,5-7, but biodegradation rate for each compound was different. The strain easily utilized the compounds of chlorinated substituents on phenol in the order of ortho-, para-, and meta- position. The biodegradability of this strain was very stable. Key words : 2,4,5- trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Pseudomonas sp .

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Determination of Alisol B 23-acetate and Alisol C 23-acetate in Alismatis Rhizoma by HPLC-ESI-MS

  • Ahn, Mi-Jeong;Lee, Cheol-Ho;Shin, Yong-Wook;Chun, Man-Seog;Kim, Chul-Young;Kim, Jin-Woong
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.152-155
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    • 2008
  • An HPLC-ESI-MS method has been developed to identify and quantify two main tetracyclic triterpenes, alisol B 23-acetate and alisol C 23-acetate in the Alismatis Rhizoma (Taeg-Sa). The relative distribution of the two triterpenes in the methanolic extract of commercially available Alismatis Rhizoma was established by selective ion monitoring (SIM) mode via electrospray ionization (ESI) source. Regression equations revealed good linear relationship, and the correlation coefficients were 0.999 and 0.998 for alisol B 23-acetate and alisol C 23-acetate, respectively, between the peak areas of the components and their concentration in a range of $0.06-2.0{\mu}g/mL$. It was found that there were significant differences in the amount of alisol B 23-acetate and alisol C 23-acetate between Korean and Chinese origins. The results showed that this method could be used to identify the two components in Alismatis Rhizoma with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Cloning and Expression of Serratia marcescens Coenzyme A(CoA) Transferase Gene in E. coli

  • Choi, Yong-Lark;Kim, Hae-Sun;Yoo, Ju-Soon;Kim, Yong-Gyun;Chung, Chung-Han
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.54-57
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    • 1999
  • We have got several clones from Serratia marcescens which stimulated the cells to use maltose as a carbon source in E. coli TP2139 (${\Delta}$lac, ${\Delta}$crp). One of the cloned genes, pCKB13, was further analyzed. In order to find whether the increased expression of the gene under the direction of maltose metabolism, we constructed several recombinant subclones. We have confirmed that the clone, pCKB13 codes Coenzyme A transferase gene by partial nucleotide sequencing in the terminal region. The enzyme activity of Coenzyme A transferase increased after introduction of the multicopy of the cloned gene in E. coli. The recombinant proteins expressed by multicopy and induction with IPTG, two polypeptide of 26-and 28-kDa, were confirmed by SDS-PAGE. Southern hybridization analysis confirmed that the cloned DNA fragment was originated from S. marcescens chromosomal DNA.

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Isolation and Characterization of Chondroitin Sulfates from the Byproducts of Marine Organisms

  • Im, A-Rang;Sim, Joon-Soo;Park, You-Mie;Hahn, Bum-Soo;Toida, Toshihiko;Kim, Yeong-Shik
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.872-877
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    • 2009
  • By-products of marine organisms including salmon, skate, flatfish, and yellow goosefish were investigated to search for new source of chondroitin sulfate (CS). Agarose gel electrophoresis with chondroitinase depolymerization showed that purified chondroitin sulfate did not contain any other glycosaminoglycans. 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were acquired to confirm the structure and purity. The average molecular weight ranging from 22 to 64 kDa was determined by high performance size exclusion chromatography. Disaccharide compositions and purities were determined by strong anion exchange-high performance liquid chromatography (SAX-HPLC) after chondroitinase ABC depolymerization. SAX-HPLC data exhibited that the purity was from $81.7{\pm}1.3$ to $114.2{\pm}2.5%$ and the yield was from 1.3 to 12.5%. All analytical results indicate that salmon cartilage, skate cartilage, and yellow goosefish bone could be promising sources of CS to substitute shark cartilage CS in commercial neutraceuticals.

Biodegradation of Phenol by a Trichloroethylene-cometabolizing Bacterium

  • Park, Geun-Tae;Son, Hong-Joo;Kim, Jong-Goo;Lee, Sang-Joon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.61-66
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    • 1998
  • A microorganism which degrades phenol and co-metabolizes trichloroethylene (TCE) was isolated from Yangsan stream after enrichment in a medium containing phenol as the sole carbon source. The isolate EL-43P was identified as the genus Rhodococcus by its morphological, cultural and physiological characteristics. Phenol-induced cells of Rhodococcus sp. EL-43P degraded TCE. Toluene and nutrient broth could not replace the phenol requirement. The optimal conditions of initial pH and temperature of media for growth were 7.0~9.0 and $30~50^{\circ}C$, respectively. Rhodococcus sp. EL-43P could grow with phenol up to 1,000 ppm. Growth was inhibited by phenol at a concentration above 1,500 ppm. It was observed that Rhodococcus sp. EL-43P was able to degrade 90% of phenol (1,000 ppm) after 40 h in a culture. Phenol-induced cells of Rhodococcus sp. EL-43P degraded 95% of $5{\mu}M$ TCE in 6 h. Rhodococcus sp. EL-43P hardly degraded TCE above $100{\mu}M$.

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A Prototype Virtual Network Embedding System using OpenStack

  • Fukushima, Yukinobu;Sato, Kohei;Goda, Itsuho;Ryu, Heung-Gyoon;Yokohira, Tokumi
    • IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2017
  • Network virtualization enables us to make efficient use of resources in a physical network by embedding multiple virtual networks in the physical network. In this paper, we develop a prototype of a virtual network embedding system. Our system consists of OpenStack, which is an open source cloud service platform, and shell scripts. Because OpenStack does not provide a quality of service control function, we realize bandwidth reservation for virtual links by making use of the ingress policing function of Open vSwitch, which is a virtual switch used in OpenStack. The shell scripts in our system automatically construct the required virtual network on the physical network using the OpenStack command-line interface, and they reserve bandwidth for virtual links using the Open vSwitch command. Experimental evaluation confirms that our system constructs the requested virtual network and appropriately allocates node and link resources to it.