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Recent Trends of Using Alternative Nutrient Sources for Microalgae Cultivation as a Feedstock of Biodiesel Production (바이오디젤 생산원료로써 미세조류의 배양을 위한 대체 영양원 사용 기술)

  • Dang, Nhat Minh;Lee, Kisay
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2018
  • Microalgae is considered as one of environmentally sustainable and potential feedstocks to produce biodiesels. However, recent studies on life cycle assessments (LCA) of microalgal buidiesels have shown that energy requirement is not small to produce biodiesel from microalgae, especially during cultivation stage. The costs for carbon sources, nutrients like nitrogen or phosphorous, and water for cultivation can contribute up to 80% of the total medium costs. In the present article, recent trends on the utilization of several promising nutrient sources such as municipal wastewaters, organic fertilizers, combustion exhaust emissions and organic solid wastes were reviewed, and the potential strategies to be used as substitutes of artificial culture media, especially for the biodiesel production, were discussed.

Involvement of ${\beta}$-Lactamase Inhibitory Protein, BLIP-II, in Morphological Differentiation of Streptomyces exfoliatus SMF19

  • Kim, Eun-Sook;Song, Ju-Yeon;Kim, Dae-Wi;Ko, Eun-Ji;Jensen, Susan E.;Lee, Kye-Joon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.1884-1889
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    • 2008
  • The ${\beta}$-lactamase inhibitory protein, BLIP-II, found in the culture supernatant of Streptomyces exfoliatus SMF19, shows no discernible sequence identity with other ${\beta}$-lactamase inhibitory proteins identified in Streptomyces spp. A null mutant of the gene encoding BLIP-II (bliB::$hyg^r$) showed a bald appearance on solid media. Although BLIP-II was initially isolated from the supernatant of submerged cultures, sites of BLIP-II accumulation were seen in the cell envelope. Mutation of bliB was also associated with changes in the formation of septa and condensation of the chromosomal DNA associated with sporulation. The bliB mutant exhibited infrequent septa, showing dispersed chromosomal DNA throughout the mycelium, whereas the condensed chromosomes of the wild-type were separated by regularly spaced septa giving the appearance of a string of beads. Therefore, on the basis of these results, it is suggested that BLIP-II is a regulator of morphological differentiation in S. exfoliatus SMF19.

Studies on the Tryptophanase of Thermophilic Bacteria -Part I. Screening of Indole-Forming Thermophile (고온균(高溫菌)의 tryptophanase에 관한 연구 -indole 생성균(生成菌)의 분리(分離))

  • O, Man Jin;Kim, Chan Jo
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 1980
  • The population of indole-forming thermophile was obtained for the first time several samples of soil and compost manure. The population was highly enriched by successive transfer in the tryptophan liquid medium treated with antibiotics and dilution subculture cloning. Both indole-forming thermophile might be a Gram-negative bacterium hitherto unknown, but its pure culture has not yet been established due to the inability to grow on the solid media.

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A Study on the Happening and the Culture of Hippies (Happening 과 Hippies 문화에 관한 연구)

  • 이효진
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.387-410
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study was to approach to the internal meanings included in the Happening and the culture of hippies, by analysing the basic mental conditions in the process of the Happening. And this study was composed of the concept and the development of Happening, the characteristics of the hippies that related in the midst of the happening's background, and the formativeness between these factors and hippies'fashion. Since the happening a genre of fine arts expression attended the New School for social research in New York in 1954, Allan Kaprow direct-influenced by John Cage used the word 'Hapening'first, practicing '18 Happenings in 6 parts'at the Rueben gallery in 1959. Kaprow's 18 Happenings was one of the earliest opportunities for a wider public to attend the live events that several artists had performed more privately for various friends. Despite the very different sensibilities and structures of artist's works, artists were all thrown together by the press under the general heading of 'Happening', following Kaprow's 18 Happenings. Being considered as the root of the Happening 'Expression of Sound'of John Cage was the discovery of the exisiting thing- the Happening. Most artists were to be deeply influenced by Cage's theories and attitudes-that is, his sympathy for Zen Buddihism and oriental philosophy-and by reports of the Black Mountain events. These events would directly reflect contemporary painting and stemmed from the Futurists, Dadaists and Surrealists. And Happening's development background was based on the culture of hippies. Swinging London had been under the sway of psychedelic drugs and utopian visions of 'hippie'wave sweeping in from Califonia. This wave, which affected solid middle-class youth first and formost, began in Haight Ashbury in San Francisco. Without dwelling on the hippie movement here, it is worth nothing that it resulted from the convergence of several undercurrents : consciousness-expending drugs, the anti-Vietnam war developments, the impact of English pop groups on American music and the rise of protest songs, and finally the beatnik tradition of non-conformism. Hippie culture and its pursuit of love, peace and psychedelia was the antitheses of 1960s main street fashion. The media gave everyone with long hair the label of 'hippie', but it was always a very loose collage of attitudes and styles. The rejection of sexual taboos was conveyed by the hippie's refusal to wear. Although the bold exposure of body raised controversies because it went against the existing moral values, it has a significant implications. Psychedelics brought mind-expansion and the possibillity that modern technology (light show, synthesized electronic sounds), new fabrics or colors, and LSD could be utilized to provide an escape route from the dreariness of modern life. During the 1960s, traditional costumes, many of which had never been seen outside their native regions, became sought after and adopted in the West, initially by the young, who wanted to demonstrate their solidarity with cultures uncontaminated by mass industry. The most ardent proponents of such folk costumes were the hippies. Hippies dress was sometimes decribed as 'anti-fashion', produced by a patchwork of ragged cast-offs and flamboyant accessories, of outmoded Western dress and time-honored ethnic garments all combined, modified and permutated into variety of personal statements. 'Flower Power'became a reality. From the results of this study, we can see the expanding trend of the influence and the concept of the sew art genre 'Happening'in the formativeness as well as the fine arts field.

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A Study on the Electric Guitar -focusing on Fender Stratocaster- (일렉트릭 기타 특징에 관한 연구 -Fender Stratocaster를 중심으로-)

  • Jeong, Sae-Eung;Cho, Tae-seon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.426-432
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    • 2020
  • Music with the development of the media since the 20th century marks a change into an era where the live performance and music of the masses, which were hard to imagine in previous times, are shared. Based on this cultural trend, teenage music, which has been completely alienated from existing culture, is in line with the birth of Rock 'n' Roll, an event that has entered the mainstream, and the emergence of the guitar, especially the solid body electric guitar. The Fender Stratocaster, which is referred to as the epitome of this electric guitar, has joined the history of popular music for rock 'n' roll. To this day, the immense influence, which still encompasses many followers and generations, has served as a bridge that continues to be reproduced, even in the historical trend of popular music and the status of electric guitars. In addition, even in the rapid development of popular music and media, we will always be able to give true meaning and value to the vitality with the times. This paper examines the features and marks of these Fender Stratocasters.

Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Embryogenic cell Suspension Cultures of Schisandra chinensis Baill

  • Li, Cheng Hao;Niu, YudA;Zhao, Bo;Ghimire, Bimal Kumar;Kil, Hyun-Young;Heo, Kwon;Kim, Myong-Jo;Eom, Seok-Hyun;Cho, Dong-Ha;Yu, Chang-Yeon
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.346-351
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    • 2007
  • An efficient somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration protocol was developed for Schisandra chinensis Baill, using embryogenic cell suspensions and optimized media conditions. Friable embryogenic callus was induced from cotyledonary leaf and hypocotyl explants of 7 days old seedlings on MS agar medium supplemented with 1.0 to $4.0\;mg\;l^{-1}$ of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Fast growing and well dispersed embryogenic cell suspensions were developed within two months when embryogenic calli were transferred to MS liquid medium containing $1.0\;mg\;l^{-1}\;2,4-D$. One third strength of MS medium was the best for both overall growth and development of somatic embryos in liquid culture. Over 3400 viable somatic embryos were produced from each 150 ml flask with an initial cell density of 30 mg in 30 ml medium. Germinated somatic embryos developed in liquid medium converted into plantlets after transferred to half-strength MS semi-solid medium. Approximately 90% of the converted plantlets were successfully transplanted to soil and grew into fertile plants.

Effects of in vitro culture types on regeneration and acclimatization of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) from somatic embryos

  • An, Chan Hoon;Kim, Yong Wook;Moon, Heung Kyu;Yi, Jae Seon
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.110-118
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    • 2016
  • We compared germination efficiency for somatic embryos (SE) of Liriodendron tulipifera using semi-solid (SS), temporary immersion bioreactors (TIB), and continuous immersion bioreactors (CIB) to produce vigorous plants. The bioreactors were designed to be immersed in liquid media with plantlets with an adjustable immersion time. TIB and CIB improved germination rates up to 80.86% and 95.21%, respectively, however, CIB produced more hyperhydric plantlets than TIB. The height of plantlets in TIB was significantly higher than for those in CIB. Fresh weights of plantlets grown in CIB of were significantly lower than for those grown in TIB. The lowest chlorophyll concentration was found in in vitro plantlets from CIB. We examined abnormally developed leaves, stems, and apical zones of in vitro plantlets that were produced in CIB. Among the three types, SS showed the highest stomatal density and the shortest stomatal length in in vitro plantlets. After acclimatization, plants from CIB exhibited the lowest values in biomass, such as height, root collar diameter, leaf fresh weight, leaf length, leaf width, petiole length, petiole diameter, and leaf area. Photosynthesis and transpiration rates of ex vitro plants were not significantly different among the three culture types, but stomatal conductance was higher in TIB than in the SS and CIB. Therefore, the results suggest that TIB is the preferable bioreactor to improve in vitro plantlet regeneration of L. tulipifera. TIB-originated plants showed higher growth rate than SS and CIB after transferring to soil.

Identification and Characterization of Myxobacteria from Korean Soil (국내토양에서 분리한 점액세균의 동정및 특성)

  • 김재헌;손승렬
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.239-244
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    • 2001
  • We isolated a Myxobacteria strain from a soil sample obtained from Mt. Daedoon located in Choongnam, Korea. This strain, ARJ, secreted slime while swarmed on the surface of CT medium. It produced greenish yellow pigment in liquid or solid media, and the swarming edge showed green florescence under U. V. at 366 nm. It formed fruiting bodies when nutrient was exhausted, which is one of the most imkportant characteristics of Myxobacteria. The fruiting bodies did not have a stalk and consisted of naked myxospores when examined under the scanning electron microscope. These traits lead us to believe that this strain is very close to Myxococcus virescens. It showed antimicrobial activity, especially against Gram positive bacteria. Culture filtrate showed the activity but this was not due to protein. The culture filtrate also had proteolytic activity in which at least two enzymes are involved.

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Optimization of Mycelial Growth of Entomogenous fungi of the Genus Cordyceps (동충하초속균의 균사생장최적화)

  • Hong, In-Pyo;Nam, Sung-Hee;Jung, I-Yeon;Sung, Gyoo-Byung;Nam, Hack-Woo;Kang, Seok-Woo;Hur, Hyeon;Lee, Min-Woong;Guo, Shun-Xing
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.149-156
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    • 2004
  • This study was carried out to obtain basic data on physiological characteristics for an artificial cultivation of fruiting body of Cordyceps. Specimens such as Cordyceps longissima, C. militaris and C. pruinosa were collected at Mt. Halla of Cheju island in July, 2003. Among four different culture media which have been used for culture of mushrooms, MCM medium was selected for the favorable culture medium of the Cordyceps tested. The initial pH of solid medium for mycelial growth of Cordyceps was good in the range of pH 5.0~7.0 lower than 8.0. The mycelial growth of C. longissima was most favorable on culture media supplemented with glucose, one of monosaccharides. In C. militaris, nine carbon sources were favorable to the mycelial growth as compared with control among 11 carbon sources. Six nitrogen sources were favorable to the mycelial growth of C. longissima as compared with control among 9 carbon sources; namely, the mycelial growth of C. longissima was most favorable on culture media contained potassium nitrate, and followed in order by ammonium citrate and sodium nitrate in 4 weeks incubation.

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Production of Somatic Embryos in Oenanthe javanica (BL.) DC. (미나리의 體細胞 胚 생산 硏究)

  • KOH, Gab Cheon;AHN, Chang Soon
    • Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 1997
  • This study was carried out to establish a mass production of normal somatic embryos of Oenanthe iavanica (BL.) DC. including examination of nitrogen and sucrose sources, and ABA concentration. Embryogenic cell clumps and embryos were formed on the MS medium devoid of growth regulators. Proliferation of embryogenic cells and clumps was enhanced by 2, 4-D. Meanwhile embryo growth and development occurred on the media containing NAA and IBA. Growth of embryos was generally good in the media containing both 20 mM $KNO_3$ and 20 mM $NH_4NO_3$. The rate of shoot forming embryos was higher on the media containing on1y 20mM $NH_4NO_3$ than on the former. Addition of sucrose at 3-6% enhanced the embryo development, and normal embryos with short hypocotyl was observed on the medium containing $10\mu\textrm{M}$ ABA. Embryogenic cell clumps or globular embryos, when transferred to MS solid media devoid of growth regulators, developed into mature embryos and then into plantlets which had entire primary leaves like zygotic seedlings.

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