• Mycobiology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2009

The process of biodegradation in lingo-cellulosic materials is critically relevant to biospheric carbon. The study of this natural process has largely involved laboratory investigations, focused primarily on the biodegradation and recycling of agricultural by-products, generally using basidiomycetes species. In order to collect super white rot fungi and evaluate its ability to degrade lingo-cellulosic material, 35 fungal strains, collected from forests, humus soil, livestock manure, and dead trees, were screened for enzyme activities and their potential to decolorize the commercially used Poly-R 478 dye. In the laccase enzymatic analysis chemical test, 33 white rot fungi and 2 brown rot fungi were identified. The degradation ability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) according to the utilized environmental conditions was higher in the mushrooms grown in dead trees and fallen leaves than in the mushrooms grown in humus soil and livestock manure. Using Poly-R 478 dye to assess the PAH-degradation activity of the identified strains, four strains, including Agrocybe pediades, were selected. The activities of laccase, MnP, and Lip of the four strains with PAH-degrading ability were highest in Pleurotus incarnates. 87 fungal strains, collected from forests, humus soil, livestock manure, and dead trees, were screened for enzyme activities and their potential to decolorize the commercially used Poly-R 478 dye on solid media. Using Poly-R 478 dye to assess the PAHdegrading activity of the identified strains, it was determined that MKACC 51632 and 52492 strains evidenced superior activity in static and shaken liquid cultures. Subsequent screening on plates containing the polymeric dye poly R-478, the decolorization of which is correlated with lignin degradation, resulted in the selection of a strain of Coriolus versicolor, MKACC52492, for further study, primarily due to its rapid growth rate and profound ability to decolorize poly R-478 on solid media. Considering our findings using Poly-R 478 dye to evaluate the PAH-degrading activity of the identified strains, Coriolus versicolor, MKACC 52492 was selected as a favorable strain. Coriolus versicolor, which was collected from Mt. Yeogi in Suwon, was studied for the production of the lignin-modifying enzymes laccase, manganese-dependent peroxidase (MnP), and lignin peroxidase (LiP).

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2002

대파 뿌리로부터 근권미생물 146종을 분리하여 대파 흑색썩음균핵병균인 Sclerotium cepivorum에 길항하는 AL-1 균주를 최종선별하였다. 분리주 AL-1은 the procaryotes와 Bergey's mannual of systematic bacteriology의 방법과 16S rDNA의 부분염기서열을 결정하여 ribosomal database 에서 상동성 검색 등의 방법으로 Serratia plymuthica로 동정되었다. S. plymuthica AL-1은 흑색썩음균핵병균(Sclerotium cepivorum)에 대해서는 생육저지환의 크기가 15mm로 나타났으며, 고추 검은무늬병(Alternaria altrata)은 9 mm, 고추 탄저병균(Colletotrichum gleosporioids)은 13 ㎜, 도라지 줄기마름병균(Phoma sp.)은 10 ㎜, 고추 잘록병균 (Rhizoctonia solani)은 8 ㎜, 고추 흰별무의병균(Stemphylium solani)은 8 ㎜, 오이 균핵병균(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)은 7 mm, 수박 덩굴쪼김병(Fusarium oxysporium niveum)은 7 ㎜로 길항력을 나타내었으나 참외 만고병균(Didymella bryoniae)에서는 길항력이 없었다. S. plymuthica AL-1는 1％ colloidal chitin을 첨가한 TSB 배지에서 분자량 10 kDa 이상의 분획에서는 chitinase(3.2 units/ml)가 유도 생산되었고 80℃에서 30분간 열처리할 경우 chitinase의 활성은 없어 졌으나 길항력(6.4 ㎜)은 남아있었다. 또한 분자량 10kDa 이하의 분획에서는 chitinase 활성은 없으나 길항력(5.2㎜)은 나타내었고, 80℃에서 열처리하여도 길항력(5.0mm)이 남아있어 효소 이외 다른 생리활성물질이 존재함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.253-263
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• 2016

Fungi, such as the wood-rotting Polyporus brumalis, are excellent sources of pharmaceutically interesting natural products such as sesquiterpenoids. In this study, we investigated the biosynthesis of P. brumalis sesquiterpenoids on modified medium. Ten additional species of white rot fungi were inoculated in medium containing nutrients such as $C_6H_{12}O_6$, $C_4H_{12}N_2O_6$, $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4$, and $CaCl_2$ at $28^{\circ}C$ for 25 days. After 10 days of incubation, eudesmane-type sesquiterpenes, ${\beta}$-eudesmane and ${\beta}$-eudesmol, were only synthesized during the growth phase of P. brumalis. Experiments excluding one nutrient at a time were conducted to determine the effects of inorganic nutrients on sesquiterpene biosynthesis. In conclusion, GC-MS analysis showed that biosynthesis of sesquiterpenes was differentially regulated by inorganic nutrients such as $MgSO_4$, $C_4H_{12}N_2O_6$, and $KH_2PO_4$. We found $MgSO_4$ supplementation to be vital for eudesmane-type sesquiterpene biosynthesis in P. brumalis; nitrogen ($C_4H_{12}N_2O_6$) and phosphate ($KH_2PO_4$) inhibited the synthesis of P. brumalis metabolites. Magnesium is a known cofactor of sesquiterpene synthase, which promotes ${\beta}$-eudesmol synthesis. To mechanistically understand eudesmane-type sesquiterpene biosynthesis in P. brumalis, further research into the genes regulating the dynamics of such biosynthesis is warranted.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2020

Chemical modification of wood is an effective method to enhance the biological durability of wood with no toxic effect on the environment. In this study, wood of Triplochiton scleroxylon was modified using acetylation techniques. A total of one hundred wood blocks, (each 20×20×60 mm) obtained from a 22-year old T. scleroxylon tree were conditioned and acetylated at 120℃ in a bioreactor containing acetic anhydride for 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 minutes. The percentage weight gain of acetylated wood was determined. The untreated (control) and treated blocks were exposed to Pleurotus ostreatus (white rot fungus) and Fibroporia vaillanti (brown rot fungus) after which moisture content (MC) and weight loss (WL) was monitored for 16 weeks. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05 level of significance. The percentage weight gain of acetylated wood samples increased with time from 10.4% (60 minutes) to 22.7% (300 minutes). MC of untreated blocks inoculated with Pleurotus ostreatus was significantly higher than those of Fibroporia vaillantii after 16 weeks exposure. There was no significant difference in the MC of the of the acetylated samples for the two fungi after 300 minutes reaction time. The WL of untreated blocks inoculated with Fibroporia vaillantii was higher than those of Pleurotus ostreatus, however, the two fungi showed no significant difference in the WL for the acetylated samples after 16 weeks exposure. Acetylation prevents moisture absorption and inhibition of fungi growth in acetylated wood compared to untreated wood, thereby enhancing the durability of Triplochiton scleroxylon.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.90-98
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• 2003

대파 흑색썩음균핵병균 (Sclerotium cepivorum)에 길항력을 가진 Serratia plymuthica L-1의 길항 메카니즘을 조사한기 위해 S. plymuthica L-1이 생산하는 세포외 chitinase를 정제하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. Colloidal chitin이 함유된 배지에서 생산된 S. plymuthica L-1 chitinase는 $(NH_4)_2$$_2$$SO_2$ 40~70% precipitation, affinity adsorption, DEAE-sephadex A-50 column chromatography 및 sephadex G-200 column filtration 과정을 통하여 정제하였다. 정제된 chitinase는 7.3% 회수율과 19.8의 정제도를 나타내었으며, 전기영동시 단일밴드를 얻었으며, 분자량은 55kDa로 나타났다. 정제된 chitinase의 최적 pH 및 온도는 5.5, $55^{\circ}C$이었고, 온도안정성 조사에서 정제효소는 $50^{\circ}C$까지 90%의 잔존활성을 유지하였으나 $60^{\circ}C$이상에서는 급격하게 효소활성이 실활되었다. $Ca^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ 등의 이온은 대략 20군 이상의 효소를 활성화시켰으나 $Cu^{2+}$이온은 약 80%의 효소활성을 억제시켰고, SDS, p-CMB, MIA 등도 효소활성을 저해하는 작용을 하였으며, colloidal chitin에 대한 Km값은 3.26 mg/$m\ell$로 나타났다. 정제효소에 의한 각종 병원균에 대한 생육 억제정도는 흑색썩음균핵병균, 고추 검은무의병균, 고추 탄저병균, 도라지 줄기마름병균, 고추 흰별무늬병균, 오이 균핵병균, 수박 덩굴쪼김병균 등에는 길항력을 나타내었으나 고추 역병균과 무 모잘록병균에서는 길항력이 아주 낮게 나타났다. 정제 chitinase에 의해 대파 흑색썩음균핵병 S.. cepivorum의 균사는 팽창과 균사 끝의 용균, 분해 및 변색현상을 관찰할 수 있었고 chitinase 기능과 Iysozyme 기능을 모두 가지고 있을 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2006

본 연구는 Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) 염료의 탈색능을 이용, 리그닌분해능이 강한 백색부후균을 선발하고, 이들 균주들의 리그닌분해효소의 활성에 미치는 inducer, 2,5-xylidine 첨가효과를 검토하였다. 20종의 공시균주 가운데 9종이 RBBR의 탈색, glucose-1 oxidase (GOD), laccase (LAC) 및 Mn-peroxidase (MnP) 등 4가지의 활성을 모두 가지고 있었으며, 비교적 활성이 높은 5종의 균주는 Phlebia radiata, Trametes versicolor, Abortiporus biennis, Gleophyllum odoratum 및 Cerrena unicolor 등으로 확인되었다. 이들 균주 가운데 LAC 활성이 매우 높은 T. versicolor, G. odoratum 및 C. unicolor에 대한 최적 생육온도, 최적 pH 및 LAC 활성에 미치는 inducer 첨가효과를 조사한 결과, T. versicolor가 $28^{\circ}C$에서, G. odoratum 및 C. unicolor는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 가장 좋은 생장을 보였으며, 모든 균주의 배양 최적 pH는 5.5로 나타났다. 공시균주 모두 2,5-xylidine 첨가에 의하여 LAC 활성의 증가를 보였는데, T. versicolor는 $22,700nkat/{\ell}$로 대조구에 대하여 11.3배, G. odoratum은 최대 활성이 $15,400nkat/{\ell}$로 9배, C. unicolor는 $17,330nkat/{\ell}$로 5.5배의 활성증가를 나타냈다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2023

This research aimed to evaluate the durability of Samama (Anthocephalus macrophyllus) wood treated with boron preservatives, citric acid (CA), and heating against termites. Wood samples were impregnated firstly with 5% boron solutions, such as boric acid, borax and boric acid + borax combination at 1:1 (w/w). The second impregnation used 5% CA. The impregnations were conducted in a pressure tank at 7 kg/cm² for 4 hours. After impregnation, the samples were heat treated at 80℃ or 160℃. All the treated and control samples were exposed to decay fungi, drywood termites and subterranean termites based on SNI 7207:2014 standard. The results showed that boron preservatives reduced fungal attacks on Samama wood. The combination treatment of boric acid, CA and heat treatment at 160℃ was also effective to increase the resistance of Samama wood against white- and brown rot fungi, and drywood termites. Heat treatment consistently improved the resistance of Samama wood from decay fungi.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.200-204
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• 2018

2016년 4월에 한국 구례지역에서 재배하는 쑥부쟁이 줄기에 균핵병이 발생하였다. 그 병징은 주로 줄기에 발생하여 물러 썩어서 심하면 식물체가 마른다. 흰색 균사가 감염된 식물체 줄기와 땅 표면에 퍼져있으며, 병든 줄기 내와 병 발생 부위에 작은 흑색 균핵을 형성하였다. 균핵병은 쑥부쟁이 재배 포장에서 20~80% 높게 발생하였다. 분리균의 형태적 특성 및 유전자 분석에 의하여 이 균은 Sclerotinia minor로 동정하였다. 한국에서 쑥부쟁이에서 분리한 Sclerotinia minor에 의한 균핵병 발생을 처음으로 보고한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.680-692
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• 2010

This paper gives an overview of the availability, nutritive quality, and possible strategies to improve the utilization of rice straw as a feed ingredient for ruminants. Approximately 80% of the rice in the world is grown by small-scale farmers in developing countries, including South East Asia. The large amount of rice straw as a by-product of the rice production is mainly used as a source of feed for ruminant livestock. Rice straw is rich in polysaccharides and has a high lignin and silica content, limiting voluntary intake and reducing degradability by ruminal microorganisms. Several methods to improve the utilization of rice straw by ruminants have been investigated in the past. However, some physical treatments are not practical because of the requirement for machinery or treatments are not economical feasible for the farmers. Chemical treatments, such as NaOH, $NH_3$ or urea, currently seem to be more practical for onfarm use. Alternative treatments to improve the nutritive value of rice straw are the use of ligninolytic fungi (white-rot fungi), with their extracellular ligninolytic enzymes, or specific enzymes degrading cellulose and/or hemicellulose. The use of fungi or enzyme treatments is expected to be a more practical and environmental-friendly approach for enhancing the nutritive value of rice straw and can be costeffective in the future. Using fungi and enzymes might be combined with the more classical chemical or physical treatments. However, available data on using fungi and enzymes for improving the quality of rice straw are relatively scarce.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2006

The characteristic biodegradation of monomeric styrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium KFRI 20742, Trametes versicolor KFRI 20251 and Daldinia concentrica KFRI 40-1 was carried out to examine the resistance, its degradation efficiency and metabolites analysis. The estrogenic reduction effect of styrene by the fungi was also evaluated. The mycelium growth of fungi differentiated depending on the concentration levels of styrene. Additionally P. chrysosporium KFRI 20742 showed superior mycelium growth at less than 200 mg/l, while D. concentrica KFRI 40-1 was more than 200 mg/l. The degradation efficiency reached 99 % during one day of incubation for all the fungi. Both manganese-dependent peroxidase and laccase activities in liquid medium were the highest at the initial stage of incubation, whereas the lowest was after the addition of styrene. However, both activities were gradually recovered after. The major metabolites of styrene by P. chrysosporium KFRI 20742 were 2-phenyl ethanol, benzoic acid, cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, butanol and succinic acid. From one to seven days of incubating the fungi, the expression of pS2 mRNA widely known as an estrogen response gene was decreased down to the level of baseline after one day. Also, the estrogenic effect of styrene completely disappeared after treatment with supernatant of P. chrysosporium KFRI 20742 from one week of culture down to the levels of vehicle.