• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.86-92
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• 1993

무에서 DEAE Bio-Gel, Con-A 및 Superose-6 칼럼을 이용하여 myrosinase를 정제하고 그 효소학적 특성을 검토한 결과 myrosinase(II)는 2개의 subunits를 가졌으며, 이들의 분자량은 SDS-GAGE상에서 각각 53 및 39 KD였다. 정제된 무효소의 비활성도는 37,500 units/mg이었으며, 정제도는 44배였다. 최적 활성 pH는 phosphate 및 Tris-HCl 완충액에서 $6.5{\sim}7.0$이었으며, pH7.0에서 그 효소활성이 가장 안정하였다. 활성 최적온도는 $37{\sim}38^{\circ}C$였고, 열안정성은 $30^{\circ}C$ 이하였다. 무 myrosinase에 대한 무기염의 영향은 구리 및 수은 이온은 효소 활성을 매우 저해하며, ascorbic acid의 농도별 영향은 1 mM일 때 최대활성을 나타내었다. Ascorbic acid analogue에 대한 활성은 dehydroascorbic acid에 대해서는 거의 없었으며, 나머지 analogue들도 ascorbic acid보다 상당히 활성이 낮았다. 무 myrosinase에 대한 환원제의 영향은 2-mercaptoethanol과 dithiothreitol에 의해서는 활성을 나타내지 않았으나, 이들을 ascorbic acid 등 2-mercaptoethanol과 함께 첨가하면 활성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify clinical nurses' knowledge of pharmacology, their need on pharmacology education contents, and perceived connectivity between knowledge and clinical practice. Methods: Subjects consisted of 114 clinical nurses. They responded to self-administered questionnaires about knowledge of pharmacology and need in pharmacology, and perceived connectivity between the knowledge and clinical practice. Results: The mean score of knowledge of pharmacology was $5.2{\pm}1.7$. The mean score of need on pharmacology in clinical practice was $7.9{\pm}1.9$, and those of satisfaction, application, and confidence with clinical performance by applying the knowledge to clinical practice were $7.4{\pm}1.9$, $6.8{\pm}2.0$, and $7.5{\pm}2.1$ respectively. Knowledge of pharmacology was positively correlated with perceived connectivity between knowledge and clinical practice. Scores of need of dose calculations was the highest among 14 units of pharmacology education contents in undergraduate courses while that of development of new drugs was the lowest. Scores of need of coagulation modifier drugs and thrombolytic agents were the highest among 16 units of pharmacology education contents by system specific drug while those of dermatologic and ophthalmic drugs were the lowest. Conclusion: The results indicate that knowledge of pharmacology is important in promoting perceived connectivity with clinical practice by applying knowledge to clinical practice.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2007

Purpose: To examine knowledge and attitudes of nurses on post-operative pain, and to find the factors that hinder pain management by the nurses. Method: Data was collected using a questionnaire from all the nurses working in the surgical units and intensive care units in a hospital in Seoul between March 12 and 22, 2007. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, $x^2$ test, and Pearson Coefficient Correlation. Result: The average knowledge score on pain was $9.33{\pm}1.55$, and that for analgesics was $6.89{\pm}2.00$. There was a significant difference in knowledge of analgesics in terms of career(p=0.012), present work place(p=0.024) and education(p=0.042). The knowledge on pain etiology was significantly different in career. Around 61.1% of respondents answered that they would administer analgesics immediately if patients complaint pain, and 94.1% re-administer analgesics if the VAS score is over 5.69.3% thought that their knowledge was adequate for pain management. The attitudes of pain management were significantly different in career. Conclusion: We found that a further improvement on nurses' knowledge on pain management and analgesics is necessary. This study also suggests a need for professional education for nurses on post-operative pain management.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1293-1298
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• 2018

Phosphomannomutase (ManB) converts mannose-6-phosphate (M-6-P) to mannose-1-phosphate (M-1-P), which is a key metabolic precursor for the production of GDP-D-mannose used for production of glycoconjugates and post-translational modification of proteins. The aim of this study was to express the manB gene from Escherichia coli in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris NZ9000 and to characterize the encoded enzyme. The manB gene from E. coli K12, of 1,371 bp and encoding 457 amino acids (52 kDa), was cloned and overexpressed in L. lactis NZ9000 using the nisin-controlled expression system. The enzyme was purified by Ni-NTA column chromatography and exhibited a specific activity of 5.34 units/mg, significantly higher than that of other previously reported ManB enzymes. The pH and temperature optima were 8.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. Interestingly, the ManB used in this study had two substrate specificity for both mannose-1-phosphate and glucose-1-phosphate, and the specific activity for glucose-1-phosphate was 3.76 units/mg showing 70% relative activity to that of mannose-1-phosphate. This is the first study on heterologous expression and characterization of ManB in lactic acid bacteria. The ManB expression system constructed in this study canbe used to synthesize rare sugars or glycoconjugates.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2021

Purpose: To determine the extent of environmental contamination and the effect of disinfection around patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) using adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements and microbial culture tests. Methods: The subjects of this study were 10 patients hospitalized in a single room due to CRE from April 13 to 21, 2021. One hundred and sixty samples were collected using cotton swabs from the patients' environment including the surface and drain of sinks and toilet seats before and after disinfection of the room after discharge. Twenty-one samples were collected from the nurses' personal digital assistants (PDAs), keyboards, and computer mice before disinfection. The relative light units (RLUs) and CRE colony-forming units (CFU) of 181 samples were measured using ATP test equipment and chrome agar plates, respectively. Results: The highest RLUs were measured at the sink drains before and after disinfection. Four CRE samples from the sink drains (2), sink surface (1), and toilet bowl (1) before disinfection were cultured. Based on the failure criteria (≥ 250 RLU/cm² and ≥ 1 CFU/100 cm²), 90 % and 50 % of the samples from the drain exceeded the failure criteria before and after disinfection, respectively. In the culture tests, CRE was not detected after disinfection. Conclusion: According to the RLU and CFU measurements of drain samples, disinfection was not effective. Thus, improvements in the disinfection methods of drains, as well as more efficient and systematic environmental decontamination and disinfection evaluation tools, are needed to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of disinfection in various places.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2007

Lipases are industrially useful versatile enzymes that catalyze numerous different reactions. Among lipases functioning under extreme conditions, alkaline lipase is useful in detergent industry. Lipase from yeast strain Yarrowia lipolytica NRRL Y-2178 was most active under alkaline condition, and initial medium pH for most lipase production was also alkaline [Lee et al., 2007, J Microbiol Biotechnol, 17(6)]. High lipase production was achieved using Y. lipolytica NRRL Y-2178. Optimal incubation time for lipase production at $25^{\circ}C$ was 72 h. Optimal temperature, when incubated for 72 h, was $27.5^{\circ}C$. Lipase production but not cell growth was very sensitive to concentrations of glucose and glycerol as efficient carbon sources, showing optimal concentrations of 1.0 and 1.5% (w/v), respectively. Lipase production was highly stimulated by $Ca^{2+},\;K^+,\;and\;Na^+$, but was inhibited by $Co^{2+},\;Cu^{2+},\;Mn^{2+},\;Na^+,\;and\;Fe^{2+}$. Maximum lipase production at 0.1 mM $Ca^{2+}$ for 72 h incubation at $27.5^{\circ}C$ was 649 units/mL.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2015

Recently, the production of taste and odor (T&O) compounds is a common problem in water industry. Geosmin is one of the T&O components in drinking water. However, geosmin is hardly eliminated through the conventional water treatment systems. Among various advanced processes capable of removing geosmin, adsorption process using granular activated carbon (GAC) is the most commonly used process. As time passes, however GAC process changes into biological activated carbon (BAC) process. There is little information on the BAC process in the literature. In this study, we isolated and identified microorganisms existing within various BAC processes. The microbial concentrations of BAC processes examined were $3.5{\times}10^5$ colony forming units (CFU/g), $2.2{\times}10^6CFU/g$ and $7.0{\times}10^5CFU/g$ in the Seongnam plant, Goyang plant and Goryeong pilot plant, respectively. The dominant bacterial species were found to be Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Novosphingobium rosa and Afipia broomeae in each plants. Removal efficiencies of $3{\mu}g/L$ geosmin by the dominant species were 36.1%, 36.5% and 34.3% in mineral salts medium(MSM) where geosmin was a sole carbon source.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.520-524
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• 2009

Two isolates, Bacillus sp. BS87 and RK1, selected from soil in strawberry fields in Korea, showed high levels of antagonism towards Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae in vitro. The isolates were identified as B. velezensis based on the homology of their gyrA sequences to reference strains. BS87 and RK1 were evaluated for control of Fusarium wilt in strawberries in pot trials and field trials conducted in Nonsan, Korea. In the pot trials, the optimum applied concentration of BS87 and RK1 for pre-plant root-dip application to control Fusarium wilt was $10^5$ and $10^6$ colony-forming units (CFU)/ml, respectively. Meanwhile, in the 2003 and 2005 field trials, the biological control efficacies of formulations of RK1 were similar to that of a conventional fungicide (copper hydroxide) when compared with a non-treated control. The RK1 formulation was also more effective than BS87 in suppressing Fusarium wilt under field conditions. Therefore, the results indicated that formulations of B. velezensis BS87 and RK1 may have potential to control Fusarium wilt in strawberries.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2000

The expression of the mouse $\alpha-amylase$ gene in the methylotrophic yeast, P pastoris was investigated. The mouse $\alpha-amylase$ gene was inserted into the multi-cloning site of a Pichi a expression vector, pPIC9, yielding a new expression vector pME624. The plasmid pME624 was digested with SalI or BglII, and was introduced into P. pastoris strain GSl15 by the PEG1000 method. Fifty-three transformants were obtained by the transplacement of pME624 digested with SaiII or BglII into the HIS4locus $(38\;of\;Mut^+\;clone)$ or into the AOX1 locus $(15\;of\;Mut^s\;clone)$. Southern blot was carried out in 11 transformants, which showed that the mouse $\alpha-amylase$ gene was integrated into the Pichia chromosome. When the second screening was performed in shaker culture, transformant G2 showed the highest $\alpha-amylase$ activity, 290 units/ml after 3-day culture, among 53 transformants. When this expression level of the mouse $\alpha-amylase$ gene is compared with that in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae harboring a plasmid encoding the same mouse $\alpha-amylase$ gene, the specific enzyme activity is eight fold higher than that of the recombinant S. cerevisiae.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.657-663
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• 2005

Collagnase는 천연 collagen의 triple-stranded helix를 분해할 수 있는 protease로서 조직의 수복과 재생 과정에서 collagen의 재형성과 세포의 이동에 아주 중요한 역할을 하고, 숙주 감염시에는 collagen 기질을 빠르게 분해함으로써 감염을 돕는다. 본 연구에서는 일반가정에서 식용하는 김치로부터 collagenase를 생산하는 균주를 분리하여 Bacillus subtilis로 동정하였으며 이를 Bacillus subtilis JS-17이라 명명하였다. Bacillus subtilis JS-17이 생산하는 collagenase의 최적 생산 조건은 $1.5\%$ fructose, $1\%$ yeast extract, $0.5\%\;K_2HPO_4,\;0.4\%\;KH_2PO_4,\;0.01\%\;MgSO_4{\cdot}4H_2O,\;0.1\%\;citrate,\;0.1\%\;CaCl_2(pH\;7.0)$의 배지에서 $30^{\circ}C$, 200 rpm으로 72시간 동안 배양하는 것이다. 최적 조건에서 Bacillus subtilis JS-17이 생산하는 collagenase를 Amberlite IRA-900 column chromatography, Sephacryl S-300 HR column chromatography, DEAE-Sephadex A-30 column chromatography를 거쳐 분리 정제하고, 얻어진 정제 효소의 특성에 대하여 검토하였다. 정제된 collagenase의 비활성은 growth medium에서 192.1 units/mg였고, $1.1\%$의 수율로 얻어졌으며 분자량은 28 kDa이었다. 정제된 collagenase는 $55^{\circ}C$까지는 $100\%$의 활성을 유지하였고 $65^{\circ}C$에서도 $60\%$ 정도의 활성을 유지하였다. 또한 pH $6.0\~9.8$에서 $60\%$ 이상의 활성을 유지하였다. 정제된 collagenase는 metalloprotease inhibitor인 EDTA와 O-phenanthroline에 의해 효소 활성이 감소하였을 뿐만 아니라 Ammoninum persulfate, L-cysteine, N-ethylmaleimide, SDS, $NaN_3$, NaF, $KMnO_4$, PMSF에 대해서도 활성이 감소하였다. 정제된 collagenase를 여러 가지 기질에 대해 효소 활성을 비교한 결과 collagen (type I)에 대해 기질 특이성을 가지고 있었다.