• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.379-383
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• 1996

Cryptosporidium parvum causes a life-threatening diarrhea in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. THe sporozoite stage of C. parvum has been known to be a target in treating cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients as it is an extracellular stage. A sporozoite was ultrastructurally observed. It has a creascent shape with a rounded posterior end and a tapering body. The compact nucleus was located at the posterior end. A monoclonal antibody was produced, which recognized a 43 kDa of sporozoite antigens in a western blot analysis and showed the surface labeling in immunofluorescence.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2019

Over a million tons of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) are generated as by-products of mushroom cultivation every year in Korea. Disposal of SMS by mushroom farmers is difficult, therefore, recycling solutions that do not harm the environment are necessary. SMS consists of mushroom mycelia and residues of fruiting bodies, containing a variety of bioactive substances, such as extracellular enzymes, antimicrobial compounds, and secondary metabolites. This paper reviews utility of SMS for bioremediation, controlling plant disease, and production of lignocellulytic enzymes, organic fertilizer, and animal feed.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.254.2-254.2
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• 2002

Mast cells play an important role in inflammation by functioning as a source of histamine, tryptase, and proinflammatory cytokines. Lonicera Japonica (Caprifoliaceae. Lc) has been used to treat inflammation. We investigated whether the water extract of Lonicera Japonica(Lc) inhibit production of inflammatory mediators such as tryptase and tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK) in trypsin-stimulated HMC-1. (omitted)

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.744-750
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• 2009

토양에서 분리한 세포외 다당류 생산균주 PS-12는 형태학적, 생리학적, 화학적 분석에 의하여 Bacillus sp.에 속하는 균주로 동정되었으며, 분리균주 PS-12는 Bacillus sp. PS-12로 명명하였다. Bacillus sp. PS-127가 생산하는 세포외 다당류는 에탄올 침전, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) 침전과 gel permeation chromatography를 이용하여 정제하였으며, 정제된 다당류 PS-12의 당조성은 glucose, mannose, galactose와 fucose가 7:3.2:2:1의 몰비로 구성되어있었다. Bacillus sp. PS-12로부터 분리된 다당류 PS-12를 이용하여 면역증강효과를 확인하였다. TNF-${\alpha}$ 및 lL-6 측정은 RAW264.7 대식세포주를 사용하였으며 cytokine 정량을 위하여 ELISA kit를 이용하였다. RAW264.7 세포주에 대한 PS-12의 세포독성을 확인하기 위하여 세포독성이 10% 미만을 나타내는 농도인 2 ${\mu}g$/ml을 PS-12의 최대농도로 측정하였다. PS-12는 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 TNF-${\alpha}$를 정상세포보다 50배 이상 높은 수치로 생산하였다. 또한 lL-6의 생산을 농도 의존적으로 증가시켰다. 이러한 결과로부터 PS-127가 면역세포에 대해 세포독성을 거의 나타내지 않는 농도에서 대식세포로부터 TNF-${\alpha}$와 11-6의 cytokine 생산을 함으로써 면역증강효과를 나타낸다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2001

경기도 일대의 가금류 공장부근 토양로부터 단백질 분해활성이 높은 균주를 분리한 후 이것들 가운데 Keratinolytic protease 생산성이 우수한 균주는 KP-364를 선별하여 효소생산을 위한 최적 배양조건을 검토하였다. 선별된 KP-364 는 형태학적 생화학적 특성을 종합한 결과 Pseudomonas sp 로 동정되었으며 편의상 Pseudomonas sp. KP-364로 명명하였다. 효소생산을 위한 최적 배지조성은 Keratin 0.1% glucose 2.0% soybeam meal 0.5% NaNO3 0.5% KCI 0.2%이었고 초기 pH 6.5 배양온도 $37^{\circ}C$, 48시간진탕 배양할때 효소생산이 가장 우수하였으며 이때의 효소의 역가는 1,270 U/ml/hr이었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2004

Citrus unshiu (Rutaceae) has long been known as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic agent. In the present study, the inhibitory effect of CUWE (Citus unshiu water extract) on the production of $TNF-{\alpha}$ and tryptase was examined. In addition, a possible mechanism for the inhibition of trypsin-stimulated human leukemic mast cell-1 (HMC- 1 ) activation was determined. To do so, $TNF-{\alpha}$ production from the HMC-1 cells that were stimulated by trypsin (100 nM) in the presence or absence of CUWE $(10,\;100,\;and\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-PCR. The tryptase production was evaluated by reverse transcription-PCR. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation was analyzed by Western blot. Trypsin activity was measured by using Bz-DL-Arg-p-nitroanilide (BAPNA) as substrate. Results showed that the CUWE inhibited production of both $TNF-{\alpha}$ and tryptase from the trypsin-stimulated HMC-1 in a dose-dependent manner. The CUWE a1so inhibited the ERK phosphorylation and trysin activity. These results indicate that the CUWE had an inhibitory effect on $TNF-{\alpha}$ and the tryptase productions by blocking the ERK phosphorylation and trypsin activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 1994

A fungal strain capable of producing extracellular cellulase was isolated from farmland. It was identified as Aspergillus niger, and named Aspergillus niger KKS. Production of cellulase and xylanase by the A. niger KKS was studied through a shake-flask culture. The effects of culture conditions such as inoculum size, temperature, pH, and medium composition on the cellulase and xylanase production were examined. The optimum temperature and pH for the enzyme production were $30^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0, respectively. The optimized medium was composed of 2.0% (w/v) rice straw, 0.5% (w/v) proteose peptone, 0.5% (w/v) $KH_2 PO_4$, 0.05% (w/v) yeast extract, 0.01% (w/v) $CoSO_4 \cdot 7H_2O$, and 0.05% (w/v) $CuSO$_4$\cdot 5H_2O$. When the strain was incubated with the optimized medium, it gave the activities of endoglucanase, $\beta$-glucosidase, $\beta$-xylosidase, xylanase were 3.80, 4.20, 4.00, 80.0 (IU/mL), respectively. Filter paper and cotton activities were 0.68 and 0.045 (IU/mL), respectively. The results of this study show that A. niger KKS is a potential organism with a wide spectrum of enzyme activities, such as those of $\beta$-glucosidase, $\beta$-xylosidase, and xylanase.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.150-157
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• 2006

스웨덴 스톡홀름의 항구부근 토양시료로부터 분리한 Bacillus sp. SMMJ-2는 단백질 분해활성이 높은 균주로써 특히 keratinolytic protease 생산성이 우수한 균주이다. 효소생산을 위한 최적 배지조성은 0.7% $K_2HPO_4$, 0.2% $KH_2PO_4$, 1.0% fructose, 1.2% soybean meal(roasted), 그리고 0.01% $Na_2CO_3$ 이었으며 배양초기 pH는 7.0, 배양온도는 30$^{\circ}C$에서 200 rpm조건일 때 효소생산이 가장 우수하였으며 이때의 활성은 105 units/ml/min로 조사되었다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.201-204
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• 2002

gellan 생산의 최적 pH 조건을 알아보기 위해 삼각플라스크와 회분식 발효를 이용 하여 실험하였다. 삼각플라스크 내에서 초기 pH 7.0 은 1.66g/ ${\ell}$ 의 gellan 을 생산하였고 , 회분식 발효에서는 pH 5.5-8.5 의 범위에서 pH를 조절하면서 실험한 결과, pH 3.0 에서 균체량 O.48g/ ${\ell}$f) 및 gellan 생산량O.97g/ ${\ell}$) 이 최대값을 나타내었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1233-1237
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• 2004

The effects of four tanshinones isolated from Tanshen (the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Labiatae) were tested for their inhibition of nitric oxide production in macrophage cells, and the underlying molecular mechanisms studied. Of the four tanshinones used, 15, 16-dihydrotanshinone- I, tanshinone-IIA and cryptotanshinone, but not tanshinone I, demonstrated significant inhibition of the LPS-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 cells, with calculated $IC_{50}$ values of 5, 8, and 1.5 ${\mu}M$ , respectively. Tanshinones exerted inhibitory activities on the LPS-induced nitric oxide production only when applied concurrently with LPS, and tanshinone- IIA and cryptotanshinone were found to inhibit LPS-induced NF-$_KB$ mobilization and extracellular- regulated kinase (ERK) activation, respectively. These results suggest that tanshinones inhibit LPS-induced nitric oxide generation by interfering with the initial stage of LPS-induced expression of certain genes. NF-$_KB$ and ERK could be the molecular targets for tanshinones for the inhibition of LPS-induced nitric oxide production in macrophage cells.