• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2015

Objectives : Due to the morphological similarity of the pericarp and description of multi-species in National Pharmacopoeia of Korea and China, the Zanthoxylum Pericarpium is difficult to authenticate adulterant in species levels. Therefore, we introduced the sequence analysis of DNA barcode and identification of single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP) to establish a reliable tool for the distinction of Zanthoxylum Pericarpium from its adulterants. Methods : To analyze DNA barcode region, genomic DNA was extracted from twenty-four specimens of authentic Zanthoxylum species and inauthentic adulterant and the individual internal transcribed spacer regions (rDNA-ITS and ITS2) of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene were amplified using ITS1, ITS2-S2F, and ITS4 primer. For identification of species-specific sequences, a comparative analysis was performed using entire DNA barcode sequences. Results : In comparison of four Zanthoxylum ITS2 sequences, we identified 16, 4, 6, and 4 distinct species-specific nucleotides enough to distinguish Z. schinifolium, Z. bungeanum, Z. piperitum, and Z. simulans, respectively. The sequence differences were available genetic marker to discriminate four species. Futhermore, phylogenetic relationship revealed a clear classification between different Zanthoxylum species showing 4 different clusters. These results indicated that comparative analysis of ITS2 DNA barcode was an useful genetic marker to authenticate Zanthoxylum Pericarpium in species levels. Conclusions : The marker nucleotides, enough to distinguish Z. schinifolium, Z. piperitum, Z. bungeanum, and Z. simulans, were obtained at 30 SNP marker nucleotides from ITS2 sequences. These differences could be used to authenticate official Zanthoxylum Pericarpium from its adulterants as well as discriminating each four species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2014

Very few plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known to produce gibberellins (GAs). The current study aimed to isolate a phytohormone-producing PGP rhizobacterium from soil and assess its potential to enhance plant growth. The newly isolated bacterium was identified as Leifsonia soli sp. SE134 on the basis of partial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence. Application of L. soli culture filtrate significantly increased the biomass, hypocotyl, and root lengths of cucumber seeds as compared with non-inoculated sole medium and distilled water treated controls. Furthermore, the PGPR culture was applied to the GA-deficient mutant rice cultivar Waito-C. Treatment with L. soli SE134 significantly increased the growth of Waito-C rice seedlings as compared with controls. Upon chromatographic analysis of L. soli culture, we isolated, detected and quantified different GAs; namely, $GA_1$ ($0.61{\pm}0.15$), $GA_4$ ($1.58{\pm}0.26$), $GA_7$ ($0.54{\pm}0.18$), $GA_8$ ($0.98{\pm}0.15$), $GA_9$ ($0.45{\pm}0.17$), $GA_{12}$ ($0.64{\pm}0.21$), $GA_{19}$ ($0.18{\pm}0.09$), $GA_{20}$ ($0.78{\pm}0.15$), $GA_{24}$ ($0.38{\pm}0.09$), $GA_{34}$ ($0.35{\pm}0.10$), and $GA_{53}$ ($0.17{\pm}0.05$). Plant growth promotion in cucumber, tomato, and young radish plants further evidenced the potential of this strain as a PGP bacterium. The results suggest that GA secretion by L. soli SE134 might prove advantageous for its ameliorative role in crop growth. These findings can be extended for improving the productivity of different crops under diverse environmental conditions.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2014

부산 송정 연안에서 분해중인 해조류를 채집하여 cellulose 분해 미생물을 분리 동정하고 미생물의 생육조건 및 미생물이 생성한 조효소의 cellulose 분해 특성을 확인하였다. Grateloupia elliptica로부터 분리한 cellulose 분해균을 동정한 결과, Cellulophaga lytica strain로 확인되었으며, Cellulophaga lytica PKA 1005 명명하였다. C. lytica PKA 1005의 최적생육 조건을 확인한 결과, pH 7, 2% NaCl, $30^{\circ}C$ 및 배양 36시간에서 최적생육활성을 확인하였다. 또한 C. lytica PKA 1005가 생성하는 cellulose 분해 조효소는 pH 8, $35^{\circ}C$, 8% CMC 및 반응 60시간에서 최적분해활성을 보이는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.727-734
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 새로운 프로바이오틱스를 선발하고자 protease를 생산하는 GRAS균주를 된장 및 청국장으로부터 분리하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 분리한 균주를 분리 동정한 결과 각각 B. amyloliquefaciens CDD5, B. amyloliquefaciens CPD4 및 B. amyloliquefaciens CGD3로 명명하였다. 분리균주의 생육은 12시간 배양 시, 7.13~7.32 log CFU/mL로 최대 생육도를 보였으며 24시간까지 유지되다가 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 그 중 B. amyloliquefaciens CGD3의 protease 활성이 9.21 U/mL로서 가장 높게 나타났다. B. amyloliquefaciens이 생산하는 protease 활성은 pH 7.0~10.0, 온도는 $50^{\circ}C$에서 최적활성을 나타내었으며, casein에서 protease활성이 가장 우수하게 나타났다. pH, NaCl, glucose 농도를 달리한 배양조건에 따른 B. amyloliquefaciens의 생육특성으로는 pH 5.0~10.0의 넓은 범위에서 생육하였고, NaCl은 12% 농도까지 증식하였으며 glucose 5%까지는 생육하나 10% 농도부터는 현저하게 생육이 낮아짐을 확인하였다. 또한 혈당저하를 유도하는 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase의 저해활성을 측정한 결과, B. amyloliquefaciens CPD4 및 B. amyloliquefaciens CGD3에서는 각각 96.65% 및 97.85%의 저해율을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 특히 protease활성이 가장 우수하고 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 또한 높은 저해활성을 가진 B. amyloliquefaciens CGD3 균주의 생육특성을 고려하여 단백질 분해 분야의 프로바이오틱 적용 및 당뇨예방용 기능성식품 소재로의 가능성이 기대된다.