• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2016

This study was performed to investigate the antifungal substances and the antifungal activity against fungi of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from kimchi. LAB from kimchi in Imsil showed antifungal activity against Penicillium brevicompactum strain FI02. LAB LI031 was identified as Lactobacillus sakei subsp. Antifungal substances contained in L. sakei subsp. ALI033 culture media were unstable at high pH levels. Both, the control and proteinase K and protease treated samples showed clear zones, suggesting that the antifungal substances produced by ALI033 were non-protein substances unaffected by protesases. Both, the control and catalase showed clear zones, suggesting that the antifungal metabolite was not $H_2O_2$. The molecular weights of the antifungal substances were ${\leq}3,000Da$. The organic acid content of crude antifungal substances produced by L. sakei subsp. ALI033 showed high concentrations of lactic acid (502.47 mg/100 g). Therefore, these results suggest that antifungal substance produced by L. sakei subsp. ALI033 is most likely due to its ability in producing organic acid.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.498-506
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• 2021

An endophytic fungus strain DYSJ3 was isolated from a stem of Aphanamixis grandifolia Blume, which was identified as Aspergillus versicolor based on the morphological characteristics, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and calmodulin gene sequences analyses. A. versicolor DYSJ3 exhibited strong antagonistic activity against Colletotrichum musae, C. gloeosporioides and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense with the inhibition rates of 61.9, 51.2 and 55.3% respectively. The antifungal metabolites mainly existed in the mycelium of A. versicolor DYSJ3, and its mycelial crude extract (CE) had broad-spectrum antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi. The CE had a good thermal stability, and the inhibition rate of 100 mg/mL CE against C. musae was above 70.0% after disposing at 120 ℃ for 1 h. Five secondary metabolites were isolated from the CE and identified as averufanin, ergosterol peroxide, versicolorin B, averythrin and sterigmatocystin. Activity evaluation showed versicolorin B exhibited inhibitory effects on the mycelial growth and conidial germination of C. musae, and sterigmatocystin had a weak inhibitory effect on the mycelial growth of C. musae.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2000

Selection of high producer strain, optimization of production medium and cultivation in bioreactor system were carried out in order to produce an antifungal substance, PAFS in large amounts which sources and 41 kinds of nitrogen sources, a synthetic medium consisting of fructose(70 g/1) and ammonium sulfate (10g/l) and a complex medium including galactose(30g/l), fructose(20g/l) and cottonseed flour(35g/l) were determined as opti-mized media for PAFS production. In bioreactor studies examining physiological characteristics of the pro- ducer microorganism with the complex medium, typical pattern of diauxic growth was observed as demonstrated by the result that fructose was not used before almost exhaustion on readily utilizable carbon source, galactose. When galactose was supplemented additionally during the fermentation period. PAFS pro-ductivity did no increases any more, indicating that large portion of the added galactose was used for cell growth instead of biosynthesis of the secondary metabolite. It was deduced that PAFS production could be enhananced by employing fed-batch operation in order to overcome the apparent phenomenon of catabolite repression and /or inhibition.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.770-774
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• 2020

Background: Fermentation has been shown to improve the biological properties of plants and herbs. Specifically, fermentation causes decomposition and/or biotransformation of active metabolites into high-value products. Polyacetylenes are a class of polyketides with a pleiotropic profile of bioactivity. Methods: Column chromatography was used to isolate compounds, and extensive NMR experiments were used to determine their structures. The transformation of polyacetylene in red ginseng (RG) and the production of cazaldehyde B induced by the extract of RG were identified by TLC and HPLC analyses. Results: A new metabolite was isolated from RG fermented by Chaetomium globosum, and this new metabolite can be obtained by the biotransformation of polyacetylene in RG. Panaxytriol was found to exhibit the highest antifungal activity against C. globosum compared with other major ingredients in RG. The fungus C. globosum cultured in RG extract can metabolize panaxytriol to Metabolite A to survive, with no antifungal activity against itself. Metabolites A and B showed obvious inhibition against NO production, with ratios of 42.75 ± 1.60 and 63.95 ± 1.45% at 50 µM, respectively. A higher inhibitory rate on NO production was observed for Metabolite B than for a positive drug. Conclusion: Metabolite A is a rare example of natural polyacetylene biotransformation by microbial fermentation. This biotransformation only occurred in fermented RG. The extract of RG also stimulated the production of a new natural product, cazaldehyde B, from C. globosum. The lactone in Metabolite A can decrease the cytotoxicity, which was deemed to be the intrinsic activity of polyacetylene in ginseng.

• 식물병연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2010

벤질리덴아세톤은 모노테르펜 화합물로 곤충병원세균인 Xenorhabdus nematophilla K1의 대사물질이다. 본 연구는 벤질리덴아세톤을 이용하여 고추의 두 가지 주요 병해에 대한 방제 가능성이 조사되었다. 벤질리덴아세톤은 역병균 Phytophthora capsici와 탄저병균 Colletotrichum acutatum에 대해 강력한 억제능력을 가지고 있었다. 이러한 벤질리덴아세톤의 항균력은 태양이 비치는 자연조건에서 60일 이상 유지되었으며, 토양수 내에서도 상실되지 않았다. 벤질리덴아세톤을 혼합한 토양에 심겨진 고추 근권토양에 Phytophthora capsici 현탁액을 관주하였을 때, 역병 발생이 크게 감소되었다. 또한 Colletotrichum acutatum에 오염된 고추 열매 표면에 벤질리덴아세톤 용액을 살포하여 탄저병 발생을 억제할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 벤질리덴아세톤을 고추 역병과 탄저병 방제용 농약으로 개발할 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.179-182
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• 2003

A total of 187 endophytic fungi were isolated from 11 plant species, which were collected from 11 locations in Korea. Their antifungal activities were screened in vivo by antifungal bioassays after they were cultured in potato dextrose broth and rice solid media. Antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi such as Magnaporthe grisea(rice blast), Corticium sasaki(rice sheath blight), Botrytis cinerea(tomato gray mold), Phytophthora infestans(tomato late blight), Puccinia recondita(wheat leaf rust), and Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei(barley powdery mildew) was determined in vivo by observing the inhibition of plant disease development. Twenty(11.7%) endophytic fungi fermentation broths were able to control, by more than 90%, at least one of the six plant diseases tested. Among 187 liquid broths, the F0010 strain isolated from Abies holophylla had the most potent disease control activity; it showed control values of more than 90% against five plant diseases, except for tomato late blight. On the other hand, fourteen(7.5%) solid culture extracts exhibited potent disease control values of more than 90% against one of six plant diseases. The screening results of this study strongly suggested that metabolites of plant endophytic fungi could be good potential sources for screening programs of bioactive natural products.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.568-571
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• 2000

Cepacidine A was previously isolated as a novel antifungal antibiotic from the culture broth of Pseudomonas cepacia AF2001. It exhibits a potent in vitro antifungal activity against various plant pathogenic fungi, such as Plasmopora veticola on grapes, Septoria nodorum and Fusarium culmorum on wheat, as well as Colletotrichum lagenarium on cucumbers. Accordingly, this study was conducted to evaluate the potential crop protection activity of strain P. cepacia AF2001. The strain was tested in semi-greenhouse biocontrol assays, and showed an excellent biological activity against Pythium ultimum in cotton and cucumbers; however, only a minor activity against Rhizoctonia aolani in cotton was observed. Furthermore, the nematodes Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus only exhibited a moderated activity in the in vitro larval development assay with no activity in the in vivo animal model.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1408-1414
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• 2015

화학농약의 오남용은 환경오염을 유발하고, 사람의 건강에 악영향을 미치므로 그 대안으로 미생물을 이용한 생물학적 방제에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 환경에서 안정성을 유지할 수 있는 생물방제균을 확보하기 위하여 잿빛곰팡이병균인 Botrytis cinerea의 생육을 억제할 수 있는 Bacillus 속 균주를 탐색한 후, 선정된 균주의 항진균 물질 생산을 위한 조건, 항진균 기작 및 물리화학적 안정성에 대하여 조사하였다. 가장 높은 항진균 활성을 가진 균주는 고추의 근권 토양에서 분리된 AF4 균주였으며, 표현형적 특성 및 16S rRNA 유전자 염기 서열에 근거하여 동정한 결과, Bacillus subtilis로 확인되었다. AF4 균주는 최적 탄소원으로 glycerol을, 최적 질소원으로 casein을 요구하였으며, 25-40℃ 및 pH 7-10에서 항진균 활성을 나타내었다. 최적조건에서 항진균 활성은 140±3 AU/ml로, 기본배지보다 활성이 증가했음을 알 수 있었다. AF4 균주는 B. cinereas 균사를 형태적으로 변화시킴으로써 항진균 효과를 나타내는 것으로 추정되었으며, 다양한 식물병원성 곰팡이의 생육을 억제할 수 있었다. 또한 AF4 균주가 생성하는 항진균 물질은 열, pH, 유기용매 및 단백질 분해효소 처리에도 항진균 활성을 유지하였으므로 대단히 안정한 물질인 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 Bacillus subtilis AF4는 다양한 곰팡이유래 식물질병방제에 적용가능성이 높은 균주임을 알 수 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.389-395
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• 2021

Soil is the major source of plant-associated microbes. Several fungal and bacterial species live within plant tissues. Actinomycetes are well known for producing a variety of antibiotics, and they contribute to improving plant health. In our previous report, Streptomyces globisporus SP6C4 colonized plant tissues and was able to move to other tissues from the initially colonized ones. This strain has excellent antifungal and antibacterial activities and provides a suppressive effect upon various plant diseases. Here, we report the genome-wide analysis of antibiotic producing genes in S. globisporus SP6C4. A total of 15 secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters were predicted using antiSMASH. We used the CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis system, and each biosynthetic gene was predicted via protein basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) and rapid annotation using subsystems technology (RAST) server. Three gene clusters were shown to exhibit antifungal or antibacterial activity, viz. cluster 16 (lasso peptide), cluster 17 (thiopeptide-lantipeptide), and cluster 20 (lantipeptide). The results of the current study showed that SP6C4 has a variety of antimicrobial activities, and this strain is beneficial in agriculture.

• 생약학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2022

Vaginal microbiome deeply influences vaginal health via production of messenger molecules. The healthy vaginal pH ranges between 3.5 and 4.5. However, dysbiosis of vaginal microbiome increases the pH level, leading to the incidence of vaginitis. The commensal vaginal bacterium Dermabacter vaginalis-which was isolated from the vaginal fluid of a Korean female-was incubated in acidic and neutral pH to simulate healthy and vaginitis conditions, respectively. The chemical profiles of the two different cultures were compared using HPLC. The compound showing distinctive difference between the two sets of data was presumed to be a chemical messenger, which was identified as cyclo(L-pro-L-met) by analysis of NMR, MS, and specific rotation data. Synthesis was achieved in three steps (overall yield 15%), enabling structure confirmation and antimicrobial evaluation against vaginal pathogens. Cyclo(L-pro-L-met) showed antifungal activity against Candida albicans, a major cause of vulvovaginal candidiasis.