• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2016

형상기억합금은 가열되거나 냉각될 때 모양과 강도가 변화하면서 큰 힘을 발생한다. 와이어 형태의 형상기억합금은 열을 가하면 길이가 축소되면서 상당히 큰 힘을 발휘하며, 소음없는 운동을 발생시킬 수 있으므로 모터를 대체할 수 있는 구동기로 활용가능하다. 이런 형상기억합금 구동기는 전기로 직접 가열할 수 있으며, 큰 범위의 운동을 만들어내는데 사용될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 형상기억합금 구동기를 이용하여 3 개의 손가락을 가진 6 자유도의 로봇 손을 개발하고 제어하는 것에 대해 기술한다. 각 손가락은 2 개의 관절을 가지고 있으며, 각 관절은 길항(拮抗) 운동을 위해 서로 반대로 동작하는 두 개의 힘줄에 의해 구동된다. 부드러운 운동을 위한 충분한 힘을 만들어 내기 위해 각 힘줄은 2 개의 형상기억합금 구동기가 병렬로 구성된다. 형상기억합금 구동기를 가열하기 위한 전류를 제어하기 위해 PWM 드라이버를 채용하였으며, 실험을 통해 손가락의 길항 작용을 평가한다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2004

경작지 근권토양에서 식물생장촉진물질인 auxin라 항진균물질을 동시에 생산하는 농업용 미생물제제로 사용할 PGPR 균주를 선발하고 동정하였다. 경북 경산 일대의 다수확 밭토양의 근권토양에서 균주를 선발하고 그 중 auxin 생산성이 높은 2균주 K36, N21를 분리하였다. 이들 균주를 동정한 결과 K36은 Pantoea agglomerans이고 N21은 Pseudomonans fulva로 동정되었다. 선발된 균주의 식물생장촉진능을 in vivo 녹두발아촉진검사법으로 확인하였으며, 식물병원진균에 대한 길항력을 확인하였다. 배양조건에 따른 auxin 생산성을 조사한 결과 K36 균주는 $pH\;7.5,\;35^{\circ}C$, 37시간에서 최대로 나타났고, N21균주는 $pH\;7.5,\;35^{\circ}C$, 20시간에서 최대값을 나타내었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.591-598
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• 2018

Epigenetic silencing is considered to be a major mechanism for loss of activity in tumor suppressors. Reversal of epigenetic silencing by using inhibitors of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) or histone deacetylases (HDACs) such as 5-Aza-CdR and FK228 has shown to enhance cytotoxic activities of several anticancer agents. This study aims to assess the combinatorial effects of genesilencing reversal agents (5-Aza-CdR and FK228) and oxaliplatin in gastric cancer cells, i.e., Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-negative SNU-638 and EBV-positive SNU-719 cells. The doublet combinatorial treatment of 5-Aza-CdR and FK228 exhibited synergistic effects in both cell lines, and this was further corroborated by Zta expression induction in SNU-719 cells. Three drug combinations as 5-Aza-CdR/FK228 followed by oxaliplatin, however, resulted in antagonistic effects in both cell lines. Simultaneous treatment with FK228 and oxaliplatin induced synergistic and additive effects in SNU-638 and SNU-719 cells, respectively. Three drug combinations as 5-Aza-CdR prior to FK228/oxaliplatin, however, again resulted in antagonistic effects in both cell lines. This work demonstrated that efficacy of doublet synergistic combination using DNMT or HDACs inhibitors can be compromised by adding the third drug in pre- or post-treatment approach in gastric cancer cells. This implies that the development of clinical trial protocols for triplet combinations using gene-silencing reversal agents should be carefully evaluated in light of their potential antagonistic effects.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.286-291
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• 2013

한국인의 저염 섭취 필요성에 부응하기 위해 14% (w/w) 염도의 된장 대신 8% (w/w) 저염 된장을 제조하였다. 숙성 후 8% 저염 된장 시료들은 14% 염 된장과 달리 모두 산막을 형성하였고, 이 산막 형성균들을 동정한 결과 8종 모두 효모인 Pichia kudriavzevii에 속하였다. 장류 고유한 풍미를 유지하기 위해 발효 특성이 우수한 11종의 Bacillus 균들을 전통 장류에서 분리했고, 이들의 생화학적 특성 및 16S rRNA 염기 서열 분석 결과 B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. methylotrophicus로 동정되었다. 이 균주들은 8종의 산막 효모에 대해 증식 억제 능력을 보였으며, 항균 계면활성제인 lichenysin 또는 surfactin 유전자들을 함유하고 있었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2020

A serious leaf disease caused by Colletotrichum dematium was found during the cultivation of Sarcandra glabra in Jingxi, Rong'an, and Donglan Counties in Guangxi Province, which inflicted huge losses to plant productivity. Biological control gradually became an effective control method for plant pathogens. Many studies showed that the application of actinomycetes in biological control has been effective. Therefore, it may be of great significance to study the application of actinomycetes on controlling the diseases caused by S. glabra. Strains of antifungal actinomycetes capable of inhibiting C. dematium were identified, isolated and screened from healthy plants tissues and the rhizospheres in soils containing S. glabra. In this study, 15 actinomycetes strains were isolated and among these, strains JT-2F, DT-3F, and JJ-3F, appeared to show antagonistic effects against anthracnose of S. glabra. The strains JT-2F and DT-3F were isolated from soil, while JJ-3F was isolated from plant stems. The antagonism rate of strain JT-2F was 86.75%, which was the highest value among the three strains. Additionally, the JT-2F strain also had the strongest antagonistic activity when the antagonistic activities were tested against seven plant pathogens. Strain JT-2F is able to produce proteases and cellulase to degrade the protein and cellulose components of cell walls of C. dematium, respectively. This results in mycelia damage which leads to inhibition of the growth of C. dematium. Strain JT-2F was identified as Streptomyces tsukiyonensis based on morphological traits and 16S rDNA sequence analysis.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.147-151
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• 2002

Trichoderma속 균주는 느타리버섯 재배 시 발생되는 버섯 푸른곰팡이병의 주요 원인균이다. 후발효된 버섯 배지로부터 버섯 푸른곰팡이병균에 항균활성을 나타내는 길항세균(KATB 99121, KATB 99122 및 KATB 99123)을 분리하였다. 분리세균 중 KATB 99121은 T. harzianum(4균주). T. viride 및 T. hamatum과 동물병원성 곰팡이 Candida albicans에 대하여 우수한 억제 활성이 관찰되었고, 특히 세균의 배양상등액 접종실험에서 강한 항균활성을 보였다. 또한, KATB 99121은 전분, 단백질 및 섬유소를 분해하는 효소를 세포외로 분비하는 것으로 관찰되었고, KATB 99122와 KATB 99123은 전분, 단백질, 섬유소 분해효소는 물론 지질 분해효소도 분비하고 있었으며 ${\beta}$-glucosidase활성도 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 앞으로 이들 길항세균들을 이용하여 느타리버섯 푸른곰팡이병 방제를 위한 미생물 살균제의 개발에 대한 연구를 수행할 예정이다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2015

Endophytes provide multifarious benefits such as promotion of plant growth and yield, suppression of phyto-pathogens, phosphate solubilising and fixation nitrogen. A study has been carried out to explore growth promotion and antifungal activities of endophytes of mulberry (Morus spp.). Endophytic bacteria were isolated from mulberry plants and studied their cultural, morphological characters, growth promotion as well as their antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia bataticola and Fusarium oxysporum , two mulberry root rot associated pathogens. Except two isolates, all bacteria were colourless and the colony size of eight isolates was small. The margin of five isolates was irregular and the consistency of three isolates was creamy, six isolates was slimy and one was mucoid. Texture of seven isolates was convex and others were flat. Eight isolates were gram positive and the rest Gram negative, five were cocci and others were bacilli (rod shaped). Four isolates were motile and all were catalase positive and only three isolates were oxidase positive. Spore staining was positive only for two isolates. The growth promotion study showed that there was significant difference in root length and seedling length. The antagonistic effect of the bacterial isolates was tested against R. bataticola showed significant (p <0.05) influence of the bacteria, days after inoculation and their interaction on the inhibition of fungal growth. The isolate En-7 completely inhibited the fungus followed by En-5 (66.67%). The bacterial isolates significantly (p <0.05) inhibited growth of F. oxysporum in PDA. The mean inhibition was higher (70.45%) in case of En-7 followed by En-8 (68.65%) and En-10 (66.44%). The study reveals that some endophytic bacteria associated with mulberry have growth promotion and antifungal activity and could be explored for promotion of mulberry growth and managing root rot disease.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2003

Chitinase was purified from an antagonistic bacterium Bacillus sp. 7079 by ammonium sulfate precipitation, QAE-Sephadex anion exchange chromatography, Sephadex G-100 gel filtration, and SP-Sephadex cation exchange chromatography. The molecula. weight of purified chitinase (PC-1) was approximately 66.5 kDa on SDS-PACE. PC-1 exhibited optimum pH and temperature of pH 7.5 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. More than $80\%$ of PC-1 was stable at pH 5.0 to 9.0, and more than $90\%$ at $40^{\circ}C$. $Fe^2+\;and\;Ca^2+$ inhibited the chitinase activity about $20\%$, and EDTA and p-CMB by about $30\%$, whereas $Ag^+$ inhibited the activity up to $65\%$. The $K_m$ value of PC-1 was 1.215 mg/ml with colloidal chitin as a substrate. We also investigated the effect of PC-1 treated chitin (PCTC) on the pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. The expression of IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA gene was investigated using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA were induced by the treatment of PCTC and chitin only in RAW 264.7 cells. These expressions were induced as early as 2 h and sustained up to 24 h in RAW 264.7 cells. IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA were more strongly expressed by the treatment of PCTC than chitin treatment alone in RAW 264.7 cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.415-421
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• 2003

A bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens 2112, that is antagonistic against a red-pepper blight-causing fungus, Phytophthora capsici, was isolated from the local soil of Gyongju, Korea. This strain formed an orange-colored clear halo zone on chrome azurol S (CAS) blue agar, suggesting the production of a siderophore in addition to an antifungal antibiotic. The optimal culture conditions for siderophore production by P. fluorescens 2112 were 30-h cultivation at $25^{\circ}C$ and pH 6.5 in King's B medium. The presence of $20{\mu}g/ml\;of\;Fe^3+$ ion or EDDHA promoted the production of siderophore in King's B medium. The siderophore was purified from culture broth by CM-Sephadex C-25 and Sephadex G-25 column chromatographies. The UV spectra of the purified siderophore was the same as that of pyoverdins or pseudobactins. The molecular mass was 1,958 Da determined by FAB-rlass spectrometer, and the amino acid composition analysis showed that the purified siderophore consisted of glycine/threonine/serine/glutamic acid/alanine/lysine with the molar ratio of 3:2:1:1:1:1, DL-Threo-${\beta}$-hydroxyaspartic acid and $N^{\delta}$-hydroxyornithine, two of the essential constituents of pyoverdin, were also found. The purified siderophore pyoverdin showed strong in vitro and in vivo antagonistic activities against phytophthora blight-causing P. capsici. Especially in an in vivo pot test, the siderophore protected red-pepper Capsicum annum L. very well from the attack of P. capsici. These results indicated that the purified siderophore of P. fluorescens 2112 played a critical role in the biocontrol of the red-pepper blight disease, equivalent to treatment by P.fluorescens 2112 cells.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 1997

The effect of total saponin fraction of Ginseng injected intrathecally (i.1.) or in- tracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) on the antinociception induced by D-$Pen^{2,5}$- enkephalin (DPDPE) ad ministered i.c.v. was studied in ICR mice in the present study. The antinociception was assessed by the tail-flick test. Total saponin fraction at doses 0.1 to 1.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$, which administered i.t. Alone did not affect the latencies of tail-flick threshold, attenuated dose-dependently the inhibition of the tail-flick response induced by i.c.v. administered DPDPE (10 $\mu\textrm{g}$). However, total saponin fraction at doses 1 to 20 $\mu\textrm{g}$, which administered i.c.v. Alone did not affect the latencies of the tail-flick response, did not affect i.c.v. administered DPDPE (10 $\mu\textrm{g}$)-induced antinociception. The duration of antagonistic action of total saponin fraction against DPDPE-induced antlnociception was lasted at least for 6 hrs. Various doses of ginsenosides Rd, but not $\Rb_2$, Rc, Rg1, and $\Rb_1$ and Re, injected i.t. Dose-dependently attenuated antinociception induced by DPDPE administered i.c.v. Our results indicate that total saponin fraction injected spinally appears to have antagonistic action against the antinociception induced by supraspinally applied DPDPE. Ginsenoside Rd appears to be responsible for blocking j.c.v. administered DPDPE-induced antinociception. On the other hand, total ginseng fraction, at supraspinal sites, may not have an antagonistic action against the antinociception induced by DPDPE.