• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.66-75
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• 2021

Microalgae are unicellular microorganisms inhabiting various ecosystems of the world, including marine and freshwater systems and extreme environments. Only a few species have been actively used as food. Microalgae are attracting attention as a means of biological CO2 reduction because they play an important role in absorbing atmospheric CO2 through their rapid growth by photosynthesis in water. Besides, microalgae are considered to be an eco-friendly energy source because they can rapidly produce biomass containing a large quantum of lipids that can be converted into biodiesel. Several microalgae, such as Chlorella spp., Spirulina spp. and Haematococcus spp. have already been commercialized as functional health supplements because they contain diverse nutrients including proteins, vitamins, minerals, and functional substances such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), β-glucan, phycocyanin, astaxanthin, etc. Moreover, they have the potential to be used as food materials that can address the protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) which may occur in the future due to population growth. They can be added to various foods in the form of powder or liquid extract for enhancing the quality characteristics of the foods. In this review, we analyzed several microalgae which can be used as food additives and summarized their characteristics and functions that suggest the possibility of a role for microalgae as future food.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.136-149
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• 2023

우리나라 여러 해양환경 지역으로부터 확보한 370주의 해양세균, 균류, 미세조류로부터 기초생리활성(항산화, 항염, 항균, 항암, 항바이러스)을 조사하여 채집지, 분리원, 종(種) 수준에서의 활성결과를 비교하였다. 해양세균의 경우, 일반적으로 유용성이 많이 알려진 Streptomyces 속과 Bacillus 속에 속하는 균주들이 두드러진 강한 효능이 관찰되었고, 주로 해양퇴적물로부터 유용한 자원을 분리할 수 있었다. 해양균류와 미세조류의 경우에도 종 특이적으로 활성이 강하게 나타나는 결과를 확인할 수 있었고, 효능 특이적으로 활성을 보이는 결과도 얻을 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 추후 특정질병에 선택적으로 효능을 보이는 화학물질 연구 또는 자원 기반 연구 수행 시 유용성을 전제로 한 자원 확보 전략 수립과 산업 활성화를 위한 전략소재로 우선적 접근이 용이할 수 있는 연구결과라 생각된다. 또한, 이들 결과를 해양바이오 뱅크를 통한 분양소재로 활용함으로써 학계, 산업계에서 활용하여 해양바이오산업 활성화에 좀 더 빠른 접근을 도울 수 있다고 생각한다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.173-180
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• 1998

미세 조류의 항균성 탐색을 위해 베를린 공대 생물공학 연구실에서 좀 균주을 분양받아 독일 현지 연구실에서 연구를 행하였다. 6종의 미세 조류로부터 항균성 시험 시료응 획득하기위해 먼저 배양데 따른 미세 죠류 배양액의 변화를 pH와 균제량으로 관찰하였고, 이를 토대로 시험 시료를 대주중식기와 정기기 두 구간으로 나누어 채취하였다. 얻어진 시료를 균체와 균체 상층액으로 분리하여 각족 용매를 이용하여 분획을 행하여 4-7종의 획분들 얻었거 이들이 가지는 항균 활성을 시험하였다. BGA(blue green algae) 4종류 중에서 Lsp(lyngbya sp.)와 Tsp(Tetraselmis sp.)에서 항균활성이 관측되었는데, 특히 균체외 상층액의 dthyl acetate 추출 획분이 서균과 특히 곰팡이에 대해 강력한 항균 활성이 있는 것으로 확인되었고, 그뢰 2종의 BGA 와 2종의 규조류(diatoms)에서는 항균 활성 획분이 확인되지 않았다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2001

This study is to investigate biochemical compositions of two species of marine microalgae, Chlorella ellipsoidea of Chlorophyta and Tetraselmis suecica of Prasinophyta, and to assess their potential antimicrobial activities. Crude protein, lipid and carbohydrate for C. ellipsoidea were $43.15\%$, $12.63\%$ and $13.09\%$, respectively, and those for T. suecica were $44.95\%$, $4.80\%$ and $24.05\%$, respectively. The major amino acids of the two micro algae were aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, lysine and proline, and no significant difference between the amino acid compositions of both micro algae was observed. The major sugars for both microalgae were glucose, galactose and mannose, and glucose contents showed the highest level, $58.70\%$ for C. ellipsoidea and$57.86\%$ for T. suecica. The major mineral contents of both micro algae for 100g were Ca (3,114mg in C. ellipoidea and 3,389mg in T. suecica) and followed by Na (2,881mg), K (548mg) and Mg (545mg) for C. ellipsoidea and Na (1,832 mg), Mg (1,510mg) and K (548mg) for T. suecica. In the content of ATP-related compound, hypoxanthine in C. ellipsoidea and IMP in T. suecica were absolutely dominant compounds. The highest content of fatty acid in C. ellipsoidea was 20:4, $27.15\%$ and that in T. suecica was 18:3 (w-6), $18.10\%$. In case of physiologically important polyunsaturated fatty acids like eicosapentaenoic acid (20: 5) and docosahexaenoic acid (22: 6), both microalgae possessed just trace amounts but was rich in arachidonic acid (20: 4). Vitamin content in both microalgae was significantly high in choline and inositol. In antimicrobial activity by water- and fat-soluble fraction of the micro algae, hexane extract in the fat-soluble fraction of C. elliposidea inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis by $96\%$ bactericidal activity and tetrachlorocarbon extract of T. suecica indicated relatively excellent antimicrobial activity $(81\%\;bactericidal\;activity)$ against Escherichia coli. Hot water extract among water-soluble fraction of both micro algae almost suppressed the growth of Staphylococcus aureus by $96\%$ bactericidal activity.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2013

In this study, novel peptides (NIPP-1, NIPP-2) derived from Navicula incerta (microalgae) protein hydrolysate were explored for their inhibitory effects on collagen release in hepatic fibrosis with the investigation of its underlying mechanism of action. TGF-${\beta}1$ activated fibrosis in LX-2 cells was examined in the presence or absence of purified peptides NIPP-1 and NIPP-2. Besides the mechanisms of liver cell injury, protective effects of NIPP-1 and NIPP-2 were studied to show the protective mechanism against TGF-${\beta}1$ stimulated fibrogenesis. Our results showed that the core protein of NIPP-1 peptide prevented fibril formation of type I collagen, elevated the MMP level and inhibited TIMP production in a dose-dependent manner. The treatment of NIPP-1 and NIPP-2 on TGF-${\beta}1$ induced LX-2 cells alleviated hepatic fibrosis. Moreover, ${\alpha}$-SMA, TIMPs, collagen and PDGF in the NIPP-1 treated groups were significantly decreased. Therefore, it could be suggested that NIPP-1 has potential to be used in anti-fibrosis treatment.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.86-88
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• 2005

식물과 해양미세조류 추출물의 Magnaporthe grisea에 대한 항진균 활성을 조사하였다. 석류껍질, 부추 씨, 옥수수껍질의 아세톤 추출물은 M. grisea에 대하여 살진균제양상의 높은 항 진균 활성을 나타내었다. 석류껍질, 부추 씨, 옥수수껍질 아세톤 추출물들의 M. grisea에 대한 최소 억제 농도는 각각 100 ng/ml, $50\;{\mu}g/ml,\;and\;100\;{\mu}g/ml$이었다. Amphiprora gigantea의 에탄올 추출물은 $100\;{\mu}g/ml$의 최소억제 농도로 M. grisea에 대한 항진균 활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2018

There are many eutrophic lakes by point and non-point pollution sources such as in dustrial waste water, domestic raw sewage, and mucks. The eutrophic lakes not only cause algal blooms but also destroy the ecosystem in the lakes due to high nutrient concentrations. The purpose of this study was to improve water quality in eutrophic lakes by cultivating microalgae using photobioreactors (PBRs) with selectively permeable mesh (SPM), supplying nutrients in the lake and inhibiting cell leakage by diffusion and water permeability. Chlorella vulgaris, was cultivated using PBRs with SPM installed in Inkyung Lake located in Inha university, Incheon, Korea. When cultivating C. vulgaris, $8.3g/m^2/day$ of average biomass productivity was obtained at 3 days. Furthermore, concentrations of total nitrogen and phosphorus were reduced by 35.7% and 84.2%, respectively, compared to initial condition and water quality in eutrophic lake was improved to oligotrophic environment. These results suggest that microalgal cultivation using PBRs with SPM in the lake could produce microalgal biomass as well as improve water quality by decreasing nutrient concentrations.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.733-739
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• 2015

미세조류는 천연재생자원으로서 단순히 빛, 이산화탄소, 인 및 질소만이 존재하는 환경에서도 빠른 속도로 자라며 동시에 다양한 기본 화학물질(예를 들면 제약 및 식품산업에서 높은 부가가치를 창출 할 수 있는 비타민, 지방산, 카로티노이드 등)들을 생산한다. 본 연구에서는 생리활성물질을 생산하는 미세조류의 무균순수분리방법의 개발 및 미세조류 배양에 필요한 균체 생육도 측정법을 확립하고자 하였다. 미세조류에서 유용성분 추출을 위하여 항생제 혼합물 [ampicillin (100 ${\mu}g/ml$), streptomycin (10 ${\mu}g/ml$), chloramphenicol (10 ${\mu}g/ml$), penicillin (10 ${\mu}g/ml$), neomycin (50 ${\mu}g/ml$), gentamycin (50 ${\mu}g/ml$), kanamycin (10 ${\mu}g/ml$), nystatin (1.5 ${\mu}g/ml$)]을 이용한 결과 1-3%의 혼합 항생제의 농도범위에서 최적의 결과를 얻었으며 분광광도법을 이용한 균체생육도 측정법 또한 확립하였다. Haematococus lacustris 미세조류를 배양하여 astaxanthin을 추출하였으며, H. lacustris 배양액 1 ml로부터 얻은 astaxanthin의 농도는 $1.9{\times}10^{-3}{\mu}g/l$이었다. 따라서 개발된 무균 순수분리법을 이용하여 미세조류로부터 양질의 astaxanthin 및 유용성분들을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권8호
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• pp.433-438
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• 2014

Plant sterols have shown potent anti-proliferative effects and apoptosis induction against breast and prostate cancers. However, the effect of sterols against hepatic cancer has not been investigated. In the present study, we assessed whether the stigmasterol isolated from Navicula incerta possesses apoptosis inductive effect in hepatocarcimona (HepG2) cells. According to the results, Stigmasterol has up-regulated the expression of pro-apoptotic gene expressions (Bax, p53) while down-regulating the anti-apoptotic genes (Bcl-2). Probably via mitochondrial apoptosis signaling pathway. With the induction of apoptosis caspase-8, 9 were activated. The DNA damage and increase in apoptotic cell numbers were observed through Hoechst staining, annexin V staining and cell cycle analysis. According to these results, we can suggest that the stigmasterol shows potent apoptosis inductive effects and has the potential to be tested as an anti-cancer therapeutic against liver cancer.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.122-125
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• 2000

Allenic and epoxy carotenoid, fucoxanthin (1) was isolated from the marine bacillariophycean microalga Hantzschia marina and the structure was assigned on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. Fucoxanthin was detected only from diatom among three families (green algae, diatom and blue-green algae) of the marine microalgae tested. Fucoxanthin showed free radical scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and peroxynitrite $(ONOO^-)$ with $IC_{50}$ values of $32\;{\mu}M\;and\;60\;{\mu}M$, respectively.