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The Effect of Pulse Electric Field on Accumulation of Selenium in Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Pankiewicz, Urszula;Jamroz, Jerzy
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.17 no.7
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    • pp.1139-1146
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    • 2007
  • Cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were subjected to the effect of PEF (pulse electric field) and a source of selenium. The culture period after which yeast cells were subjected to PEF treatment was optimized, as was the duration of the exposure. Optimization of the nutrient medium composition in S. cerevisiae cultures resulted in an over 1.8-fold increase in selenium accumulation with relation to cultures on the initial substrate. Optimization of the pH value and of culture duration resulted in selenium accumulation increase by approximately 78%. A significant correlation was found between the accumulation of selenium in yeast cells and its concentration in the culture substrate. The highest accumulation of selenium in the biomass of yeast, approx. $240\;{\mu}g/g$ d.m., was obtained after 15-min exposure to PEF on a 20-h culture. An approx. 50% higher content of selenium in cells was recorded, as compared with the control culture without the application of PEF.

Disturbance and Its Role in Forest Ecosystems (삼림생태계에서의 교란과 그 역할)

  • 조도순
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.147-150
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    • 1990
  • Different species with similar niches can coexist in the same community if disturbances prevent compeptitive exclusion of competitively inferior species. Disturbances which open up gaps are common in all kind of community. Even in virgin forests without any artificial disturbance, there exist a significant proportion of trees of early successional shade-in-tolerant species in addition to the dominant late successional shade-tolerant species. In forest ecosystems, most canopy tree species including shade-tolerant ones require one or more gaps in their life-time to reach the canopy. Because of these frequent disturbances, forests can be considered of dynamic mosaics of patches of different ages and with different species composition which are in certain stages of recovery from disturbances. Disturbances temporarily increase the availability of resources such as light, water and soil nutrient for other in dividuals through the death of one or more canopy trees.

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Comparison of Quality of Natural Pollen and Processed Pollen (시판 천연화분 및 가공화분의 품질에 관한 비교 연구)

  • 김성준;이영근;빈재훈;배기철
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 1991
  • Dissolution rate , periduium state, nutrient component and fatty acid composition of 5 species of natural pollen and 3 species of processed pollen were carried out for evaluation of quality. Natural pollens had average 11.5% of moistures, and had native peridium may be responsible for allergy. The average dissolution rate of natural pollens were low as 66.3%. One among 3 species of processed pollen was observed to have not peridium, resulted in higher dissolution rate. Major fatty acid of pollen was palmitic acid but content of oleic acid was lower than that of other plant seeds.

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Effect of Food Waste Compost on the Antler-Type Fruiting Body Yield of Ganoderma lucidum

  • Jo, Eun-Young;Cheon, Jae-Lyoung;Ahn, Johng-Hwa
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.42-46
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    • 2013
  • The effects of the composition of a mixture containing food waste compost (FWC), rice bran (RB), and oak sawdust (SD) on the antler-type fruiting body (FB) yield of Ganoderma lucidum were studied. Experiments were performed using 0 (control), 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40% (w/w) FWC added to a basal growth medium consisting of 20% (w/w) RB and 80% (w/w) SD. The content of 15% FWC gave the highest FB yield ($27.0{\pm}1.3$ g/bottle), which was 44% higher than the yield ($18.6{\pm}2.8$ g/bottle) of the control treatment. However, FWC contents of 20~40% showed reduced yield (2.4~23.0 g/bottle), partly because FWC had a high Na concentration (0.6%). These results demonstrate the potential for use of FWC as a component of a growth medium for production of G. lucidum FBs.

Nutrient Composition of some Korean Feedstuffs (국산 사료의 성분 분석)

  • 한인규
    • KOREAN POULTRY JOURNAL
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    • s.17
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    • pp.16-29
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    • 1971
  • 국내에서 널리 쓰이고 있는 각종 농후사료에 대한 일반성분 및 Ca, P함량을 분석했고 또 비타민, 광물질, 아미노산 함량을 분석하기 위하여 46종의 사료에 대한 대표 시료를 분석했던 바 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 옥수수, 밀, 소맥쇄, 미강(抽), 밀기울, 대두박(抽), 아마박(抽), 옥수수글루텐밀, 임박(抽), 채종박(抽), 호마박(抽), 골분, 어분(국산 및 외산), 패분등이 가장 수집빈도가 높았으며 대개의 경우 일반성분 분석치에 있어서는 미국 또는 일본의 그것과 큰 차이는 없었으나 분석시료 내용이 다른 경우에는 같은 사료라도 변이가 심하였다. 2. 분석치에 있어서 같은 사료라 할지라도 함량변이가 큰 것이 많았는데(말분, 소맥쇄, 맥강미강, 박류, 골분, 어분, 패분등) 이것은 수집된 샘플이 동일하지 않았고, 같은 사료라도 물리적 성상이 다르거나(말분등), 이 물의 혼입등<골분, 어분, 박류등>이 있었기 때문인 듯하다. 3. 선발된 46종 사료의 대표 샘플에 대하여 비타민, 광물질, 아미노산함량을 분석했던 결과를 보고하였으나 이것이 단 1회의 분석이었다는 점, 또는 어떤 성분은 분석이 안되었다는 점을 고려하여 장차의 보완 작업에 기대는 거는 바이다.

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Studies on the Chemical composition of Zostera marina ("거머리 말"의 화학성분에 관한 연구)

  • 박명삼
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 1969
  • General components, free sugars, and free amino acids about Zostera marina which is much distributing and producing along the coastlines of Korea have been separated and identified through Ion exchange resin and Paper chromatography method. So distrigushed are sugars contained that this was quantitated by Bertrand method. 1) The result of the general component analysis of Zostera marina shows that there are much free sugars. 2) According to Bertrand method sugar containment quantitated from terrestrial stem and subterranean stem on Po-hang and Ko-hung areas is much more in terrestrial stem than subterranean stem. 3) Seven kinds of sugars are used in experiments(Table 2) among there glucose, fructose and sucrose which keep the sweetness are very much contained. 4) Shown in Fig. 3 ten kinds of free amino acids inspected from experimental liquid by Paper chromatography are separated, which are known, and one spot which in unknown is additionally separated, and in which four kinds of essential amino acid to nutrient are contained.

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Advances in microalgal biomass/bioenergy production with agricultural by-products: Analysis with various growth rate models

  • Choi, Hee-Jeong;Lee, Seo-Yun
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2019
  • Mass cultivation of microalgae is necessary to achieve economically feasible production of microalgal biodiesel. However, the high cost of nutrients is a major limitation. In this study, corncob extract (CCE) was used as an inorganic and organic nutrient source for the mass cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris). Chemical composition analysis of CCE revealed that it contained sufficient nutrients for mixotrophic cultivation of C. vulgaris. The highest specific grow rate of C. vulgaris was obtained at pH of 7-8, temperature of $25-30^{\circ}C$, and CCE amount of 5 g/L. In the analysis using various growth models, Luong model was found to be the most suitable empirical formula for mass cultivation of C. vulgaris using CCE. Analysis of biomass and production of triacyglycerol showed that microalgae grown in CCE medium produced more than 17.23% and 3% more unsaturated fatty acids than cells cultured in Jaworski's Medium. These results suggest that growing microalgae in CCE-supplemented medium can increase lipid production. Therefore, CCE, agricultural byproduct, has potential use for mass cultivation of microalgae.

Effects of a Self-Care Reinforcement Program for Socially Vulnerable Elderly Women with Metabolic Syndrome in Korea

  • Park, Mikyung;Sung, Kiwol
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.271-280
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study evaluates the efficacy of a Self-Care Reinforcement Program (SCRP) based on the Selection Optimization Compensation (SOC) model, in socially vulnerable elderly women with metabolic syndrome. Methods: This study adopts a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The participants were 64 socially vulnerable elderly Korean women with metabolic syndrome (experimental group: 31, control group: 33). Participants' body composition analysis, nutrient intake, risk factors of metabolic syndrome, depressive symptoms, and social network were measured. Data were analyzed with an independent t-test; statistical significance levels were set at p<.05. The SCRP, including metabolic syndrome education, nutritional education, exercise, and social network, was performed three times a week for 8 weeks. Results: There were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, sodium intake, depressive symptoms, and social networks. Conclusion: The SCRP is effective and can be recommended as a community health nursing intervention for socially vulnerable elderly women with metabolic syndrome.

Host-Microbe Interactions Regulate Intestinal Stem Cells and Tissue Turnover in Drosophila

  • Ji-Hoon Lee
    • International Journal of Stem Cells
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2024
  • With the activity of intestinal stem cells and continuous turnover, the gut epithelium is one of the most dynamic tissues in animals. Due to its simple yet conserved tissue structure and enteric cell composition as well as advanced genetic and histologic techniques, Drosophila serves as a valuable model system for investigating the regulation of intestinal stem cells. The Drosophila gut epithelium is in constant contact with indigenous microbiota and encounters externally introduced "non-self" substances, including foodborne pathogens. Therefore, in addition to its role in digestion and nutrient absorption, another essential function of the gut epithelium is to control the expansion of microbes while maintaining its structural integrity, necessitating a tissue turnover process involving intestinal stem cell activity. As a result, the microbiome and pathogens serve as important factors in regulating intestinal tissue turnover. In this manuscript, I discuss crucial discoveries revealing the interaction between gut microbes and the host's innate immune system, closely associated with the regulation of intestinal stem cell proliferation and differentiation, ultimately contributing to epithelial homeostasis.

Study on $\textrm{NH}_4\textrm{H}_2\textrm{PO}_4$ in Nutrient Solution using Tap Water during Hydroponic raising of Crisp Lettuce (수돗물을 용수로 사용한 결구상추의 수경육묘시 배양액내 $\textrm{NH}_4\textrm{H}_2\textrm{PO}_4$ 에 관한 연구)

  • 김주희;김혜진;김영식
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.181-187
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    • 1995
  • This study was conducted to investigate the effect of NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ on pH of the nutrient solution using municipal tap water during hydroponic culture of crisp lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) seedlings. The composition of starter solution was different from that of supplementary solution. The pH in the nutrient solution was suddenly declined and recovered as the supplementary solution was supplied. The pH of nutrient solution was increased with high temperature and, on the contrary, the EC of nutrient solution was decreased. It shows that plant absorbed nutrients more than water in given solution when the temperature and light was high. After supplying supplementary solution in 1st and End experiment, pH was slowly increased to 7 in NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ 0.25me/$\ell$, but maintained 6.4-6.5 in NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ 3me/$\ell$ and 6me/$\ell$. In 3rd experiment, pH was slowly increased from 6.7 to 7.4 in NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ 0.25me/$\ell$, but decreased from 6-6.5 to 5-5.5 in NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ 3me/$\ell$ and 6me/$\ell$. So it is suggested that the concentration between 0.25 me/$\ell$ and 3 me/$\ell$ by concentration base or the amount of NH$_4$H$_2$PO$_4$ between 1me/6 $\ell$ and 7me/6 $\ell$ by total quantity in solution is appropriate for stabilizing pH in the nutrient solution. Also this experiment suggests that hand operated measurements must be cautious due to the change of pH and EC within a 24-hour cycle.

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