The in vitro effects of trisodium phosphate and cetylpyridinium chloride on E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes were investigated. The trisodium phosphate and cetylpyridinium chloride was bactericidal toward E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes. The killing effects of the 1 × 10^(-2) M trisodium phosphate on E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes were 30-40%, 40-50%, respectively. The killing effects of the 5 × 10^(-7) M cetylpyridinium chloride on E. coli 0157:H7 and L. monocytogenes were 90-95%, 95-99%, respectively. The killing effects of the trisodium phosphate was 105 times that of the cetylpyridinium chloride. Factors effecting the bactericidal action of trisodium phosphate and cetylpyridinium chloride were investigated and the action depended on temperature and pH.

최근 산업의 발달로 인한 식품의 안전성에 대한 국민의 우려가 증가되고 있으며 특히 식품을 미생물의 증식으로부터 안전하게 보존하기 위한 천연식품보존제의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 지구상에 풍부한 천연자원인 키토산과 합성화학보존제인 소르빈산을 사용하여 그람음성 병원성 식중독 원인균인 E. coli O157:H7과 대표적 그람양성 식중독 원인균인 Staph. aureus에 대해 실험한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 5. coli O157:H7에 대한 키토산의 최소발육억제농도는 pH 5.0에서 500 ppm, pH 5.5에서 250 ppm, pH 6.0에서 500 ppm, 그리고 pH 6.5에서 2000 ppm이었으며, Staph. aureus에 대한 키토산의 최소발육억제농도는 pH 5.0에서 31.3 ppm이었으며 , pH 5.5 이상에서는 62.5 ppm이었다. 소르빈산의 최소발육억제농도는 pH 5.0에서 500 ppm, pH 5.5에서 1500 ppm, 그리고 PH 6.0 이상에서는 2000ppm이상이었다. Staph. aureus에 대한 소르빈산의 최소발육억제농도는 pH 5.0에서 1500ppm이었으며, pH 5.5 이상에서는 2000 ppm 이상이었다. E. coli O157:H7에 대한 키토산과 소르빈산의 병 용처리효과는 pH에 크게 영향을 받아 pH 6.5에서는 키토산농도 500 ppm과 소르빈산 500 ppm농도에 발육이 억제되었으나 pH 5.0에서는 키토산농도 250 ppm과 소르빈산 31.3 ppm에 억제되었다. 한편, Staph. aureus에서는 pH에 대한 영향이 별로 없었으며, 키토산의 영향을 크게 받으나 소르빈산의 영향은 거의 없었다. pH 6.5, 37℃의 조건하에서 E. coli O137:H7은 키토산 500 ppm 및 소르빈산 500 ppm 처리와 키토산 250 ppm 및 소르빈산 250 ppm 병용처리군에서 모두 증식이 억제되었으나 키토산과 소르빈산 단독처리군에서는 배양시간이 증가함에 따라 균의 증식이 계속되었다. Staph. aureus는 소르빈산에 영향을 받지않았으며 병용효과보다는 키토산에 대한 영향이 컸다. pH 5.5, 37℃의 조건하에서 E. coli O157:H7은 키토산 500 ppm, 250 ppm 단독첨가시와 병용처리시 모두 3시간 이내에 균증식이 억제되었다. Staph. aureus의 경우는 키토산 50 ppm 단독처리군과 키토산 25 ppm과 소르빈산 2000 ppm 병용처리군에서 균증식이 사면되었다. E. coli O157:H7에 대한 키토산과 소르빈산병용처리시 MIC와의 상관관계는 pH 6.5에서 R=0.95(p<0.01), pH 6.0에서 R=0.99(p<0.01), pH 5.5에서 R=0.97(p<0.01), 그리고 pH 5.0에서 R=0.99(p.0.01)로 높은 상관관계를 나타내었다. Staph. aureus에 대해서는 소르빈산의 병용처리에 의한 효과는 거의 없었다. 이상의 결과로 종합하면 pH변화에 따른 키토산과 소르빈산 단독 및 병용처리로 인한 상승효과를 확인할 수 있었으며 이 결과 천연식품인 키토산을 병용함으로써 인체에 영향이 있는 합성화학보존제인 소르빈산의 양을 감소시킬 수 있었으며, 또한 식품의 보존성을 더 증가 또는 유지시킬수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

A study was conducted to determine contamination status of fish sold at wholesale market in Seoul. A total of 79 samples (35 different kindry fish) were collected from the wholesale market. E. coli and coliform group bacteria were cultured and tested for sensitivity against antibiotics. The results are summarized as follows; 1. E. coli was isolated from 23 out of 79 samples (29.1%), and coliform groups from 53 out of 79 (67.1%). 2. Of coliform group, Citrobacter freundii was the most common and Enterobacter cloacae was the next. 3. 23 E. coli strains isolated from fishes were resistant to Oxacillin, Erythromycin and Lincomycin, meanwhile 23 E. coli strains were sensitive to Cefoperazone, Ceftazidime, Imipenem, and Ciprofloxacin.

The growth inhibition effect of orally administrated yogurt ACE and Metchnikoff upon E. coli O157:H7 and S. typhimurium inoculated into gastric lumen of rabbits was investigated. The rabbits challenged with each 1 ml of suspension containing 10^8 CFU/ml of the pathogens were divided into 4 groups by the interval of yogurt administration: A group; preadministrated 7 days before inoculation of the pathogens and fed daily; B group; administrated daily after inoculation of the pathogens, C group; administrated every 3 days after inoculation of the pathogens; Control group, not fed after inoculation of the pathogens. Each 3 ml of yogurt containing 10^9 CFU/ml was orally administrated into rabbits. All yogurt administrated groups (A, B, C) showed growth inhibition effect on E. coli O157:H7 in one day after inoculation of the pathogen by the level of 0.8-1.0 log CFU/g, compared with the result differences between the control group and the yogurt administrated groups. In the control group after 5 days of inoculation, the number of colonized pathogens was 10^5-10^6 CFU/g, whereas 10³-10⁴ CFU/g was detected in the yogurt administrated groups. After 10 days of inoculation, the viable pathogen number per gram (g) of the rabbit feces was 10³ CFU/g in the control group, whereas the number below 10¹ CFU/g was detected in the group A, and 10² CFU/g in the group B and C. The growth inhibition effect of yogurt administration on E. coli O157:H7 was highly increased in the order of A, B, and C group. The same effect on S. typhimurium was observed at the level of 2 log CFU/g in the Metchnikoff yogurt administrated groups, compared with the control group result in one day after inoculation of the pathogen. In 7 days after inoculation of the pathogen, the viable number was increasingly decreased, and finally after 15 days no viable cell of S. typhimurium was discharged into the fecal samples in the group A, and the mean level of 10¹ CFU/g was detected in the group B, but there was no growth inhibition effect in the group C. The growth inhibition effect on S. typhimurium was observed at the same level of viable cell number between the yogurt ACE administrated groups and the control group in 5 days after inoculation. But, after 10 days of inoculation the viable cell number was started to decrease, and the viable cell of S. typhimurium was not discharged from rabbit intestinal contents after 15 days of inoculation in the yogurt ACE administrated groups. In such a case that yogurt was administrated in order to prevent the pathogens, pre-administration on a daily basis one week before inoculation of the pathogens exerted considerable effect in growth inhibition. In comparison with two kinds of yogurt tested in this study, the growth inhibition effect on two kinds of pathogens was observed more highly in the Metchnikoff administrated group than the ACE administrated group.

Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018, Bifidobacterium longum 8001, and Bifadobacterium longum 8025 at the level of 10^6 cfu/ml were cultured with 10⁴ cfu/ml of Escherichia colt O157:H7 KSC 109 or Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, in order to verify the effects of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria on the growth of the pathogens. In the mixed culture of lactic acid bacteria with E. colt O157:H7 KSC 109, growth inhibition and atypical microcolonies of E. colt O157:H7 KSC 109 were observed. The pathogens inoculated grew for 5 hours (pH 5.3), by the time L. acidophilus NCFM reached the exponential growth phase, and then the surviving pathogens were decreased to 10¹ cfu/ml after 35 hours. When L. casei YIT 9018 was grown with the pathogens, they grew for 10 hours (pH 4.6), by the time L. casei YIT 9018 reached the end of exponential growth phase, and then the surviving pathogens were decreased drastically. Up to the stationary growth phase of lactic acid bacteria, L. acidophilus NCFM exhibited stronger inhibition against the pathogens than L. casei YIT 9018 did, which might be attributed to its faster growth. Likewise bifidobacteria inhibited the growth of the pathogens. tested, bifidobaceria was weaker in the inhibitory activity than lactic acid bacteria. When Bifidobacterium longum 8001 was cultured with the pathogens, E. colt O157:H7 KSC 109 was gradually inhibited at the stationary growth phase of bifidobacteria, atypical microcolonies were formed on Levine EMB medium after 48 hours, and Salmonella grew up to 10^6 cfu/ml, then was drastically inhibited at the exponential growth phage of Bifxdobacterium longum 8001. But when Bifidobacteriuam longum 8025 was cultured with the pathogens, the pathogens grew to the same level of Bifidobacteriuam longum 8025 after 10 hours, then the surviving pathogens were decreased drastically.

E. coli P90C 배양액중의 phosphatase는 ATPase로 대표될 수 있고 phosphatase 활성을 측정하기 위해서는 반응액과 30분이상 반응시켜야 안정된 발색도를 나타내었다. β-galactosidase의 생산을 위해 전배양에서 본배양으로 접종하는 시기는 phosphatase의 활성이 급증하기 직전(3hr)이 가장 좋았으며, 본배양에서 phosphatase 활성은 대수증식기에서 최고였으며, β-galactosidase가 생성되기 시작하면 phosphatase의 활성이 떨어지기 시작하는 것으로 나타났다.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of sea urchin shell powder, used in broiler diet, on Esherichia coli and Salmonella in litter produced by the broilers. A total of 120 broiler chickens were fed 1 of 3 treatment diets (10 chickens per pen) in a randomized block design treatments with 4 replications. Sea urchin shell powder was used in the concentrations of 0.5% and 1% in the basal diets; the control diet was constituted of basal diet. During the 3-week feeding trials, none of the treatments significantly affected the E. coli populations in poultry litter at weeks 0 and 1, nor did they affect the and S. enterica populations at weeks 1 and 3. However, dietary sea urchin shell powder addition affected the population of E. coli at weeks 2 and 3, and that of S. entericaat weeks 0 and 2 (P<0.05). It is therefore concluded that the use of dietary sea urchin shell powder (0.5% and 1%) will be beneficial enough to reduce E. coli, rather than S. enterica in poultry litter over short-term periods.

In this study, we produced the recombinant lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris, and evaluated biological activity of the recombinant lunasin peptide. Lunasin peptide was produced from E. coli transfected with pPGEX-lunasin expression vector and P. pastoris GS115 transfected with pPIC-lunasin expression vector. These recombinant lunasin peptides were similar to the synthetic lunasin peptide in the identification by LC-ESI-MS. In addition, the recombinant lunasin peptide from E. coli and P. pastoris was bound in the chromatin, and inhibited histone acetylation and the activity of histone acetyltransferase. These findings suggest that the production of the lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris will be useful for industrial utilization of lunasin peptide.

In this study, we produced the recombinant lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris, and evaluated biological activity of the recombinant lunasin peptide. Lunasin peptide was produced from E. coli transfected with pPGEX-lunasin expression vector and P. pastoris GS115 transfected with pPIC-lunasin expression vector. These recombinant lunasin peptides were similar to the synthetic lunasin peptide in the identification by LC-ESI-MS. In addition, the recombinant lunasin peptide from E. coli and P. pastoris was bound in the chromatin, and inhibited histone acetylation and the activity of histone acetyltransferase. These findings suggest that the production of the lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris will be useful for industrial utilization of lunasin peptide.

The desmutagenic activity of the water extract of Areca catechu L. on the mutagenicity induced by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), N-methyl-N-nitro-N'-nitrosoguani-dine (MNNG), mitomycin C (MMC) and 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO) was studied by using the SOS Chromotest with Escherichia coli PQ37. The inhibition rates of water extract of Areca catechu L. at concentration of 100μg/assay were 41.0%, 47%, 46%, and 32% against AFB1, MNNG, MMC and 4-NQO, respectively. The water extract of Areca catechu L. was separated into methanol soluble and methanol insoluble parts. The methanol insoluble part exhibited higher inhibition effect than the methanol soluble part against the mutagenic activities of MNNG. Step-wise fractionation of methanol insoluble part was done to obtain methanol, ethyl acetate and water fractions. Among these fractions, water fraction had the strongest inhibitory effect of 45.0% against mutagenicities of MNNG. The inhibition rates of aqueous fraction of methanol-insoluble from water extracted Areca catechu L. at concentrations of 1.61, 16.13, 161.29 and 322.58μg/mL were 12.0%, 24.0%, 47.5% and 62.0%, respectively. The water fraction showed the inhibitory effects with dose response against the mutagenic activity induced by MNNG.

There is an increasing incidence in health problems related to environmental issues that originate from inadequate treatment of sewage. This has compelled scientists to engage in innovative technologies to achieve a effective disinfection process. Electrolysis has emerged as one of the more feasible alternatives to conventional disinfection process. The objectives of the present paper were to investigate the effect of chemical characteristics on oxidant formation and Escherichia coli (E. coli) disinfection in synthetic sewage effluents. The influence of parameters such as COD, SS, T-N and T-P were investigated using laboratory scale batch reactor. The results showed that the higher COD, T-N and T-P concentration, the lower N, N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline (RNO, indicator of the generation of OH radical) degradation and E. coli disinfection was observed. The order of effect of RNO degradation and E. coli disinfection was T-P > COD > T-N > SS. When 4 parameter of water quality were worked simultaneously, oxidants formation and disinfection was decreased with increase of the concentration of sewage. To increase of the disinfection performance, the increase of disinfection time or electric power was need.

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of combination of disinfection process (electrolysis, UV process) on Escherichia coli (E. coli) disinfection and oxidants (OH radical, ClO2, HOCl, H2O2 and O3) generation. The effect of electrolyte type (NaCl, KCl and Na2SO4) on the E. coli disinfection and oxidants generation were evaluated. The experimental results showed that performance of E. coli disinfection of electrolysis and UV single process was similar. Combination of electrolysis and UV process enhanced the E. coli disinfection and 4-carboxybenzaldehyde (4-CBA, indicator of the generation of OH radical) degradation. It is clearly showed synergy effect on disinfection and OH radical formation. However chlorine (ClO2, HOCl) and oxygen type (H2O2, O3) oxidants were decreased with the combination of two process. In electrolysis + UV complex process, electro-generated H2O2 and O3 were reacted with UV light of UV-C lamp and increased 4-CBA degradation(increase OH radical). Disinfection of electrolyte of chlorine type was higher than that of the sulfate type electrolyte due to the higher generation of OH radical and oxidants.

Limonoid는 항바이러스 및 항균제로써의 치료적인 목적으로 널리 연구되고 있는 성분으로 감귤에서 풍부하게 존재한다. 그러나 성분 자체의 쓴맛으로 인하여 기호성이 저하되므로 이를 해결하는 노력이 필요하며 제품 개발이 요구되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 쓴맛을 제거할 수 있는 훌륭한 효소로써 LUGT가 주목되고 있으며, 이에 효소의 특성화 연구를 위하여 분리 및 정제를 시도하였다. Plasmid vector인 pET30a(+)을 사용하여 대장균에서

The experimental design and response surface methodology (RSM) have been applied to the investigation of the electro-UV complex process for the disinfection of E. coli in the water. The disinfection reactions of electro-UV process were mathematically described as a function of parameters power (X1), NaCl dosage (X2), initial pH (X3) and disinfection time (X4) being modeled by use of the Box-Behnken technique. The application of RSM using the Box-Behnken technique yielded the following regression equation, which is an empirical relationship between the residual E. coli number and test variables in actual variables: Ln (CFU) = 23.57 - 0.87․power - 1.87․NaCl dosage - 2.13․pH - 2.84․time - 0.09․powe r․time - 0.07․NaCl dosage․pH + 0.14․pH․time + 0.03․power 2 + 0.47․NaCl dosage 2 + 0.20․pH 2 + 0.33․time 2 . The model predictions agreed well with the experimentally observed result (R 2 = 0.9987). Graphical response surface and contour plots were used to locate the optimum point. The estimated ridge of maximum response and optimal conditions for the E. coli disinfection using canonical analysis was Ln 1.06 CFU (power, 15.40 W; NaCl dosage, 1.95 g/L, pH, 5.94 and time, 4.67 min). To confirm this optimum condition, the obtained number of the residual E. coli after three additional experiments were Ln 1.05, 1.10 and Ln 1.12. These values were within range of 0.62 (95% PI low)～1.50 (95% PI high), which indicated that conforming the reproducibility of the model.

세척 당근에 E. coli O157:H7과 L. monocytogenes를 인위적으로 접종한 후 UV-C 조사 처리에 따른 저장 중 미생물수 변화를 조사하였다. 당근에 접종된 E. coli O157:H7과 L. monocytogenes의 초기 균수가 6-7 log CFU/mL가 되게하였고, 사용된 UV-C 조사선량은 1, 3, 5, 이었으며 조사된 시료는 에서 8일 동안 저장하였다. UV-C 조사는 E. coli O157:H7과 L. monocy

We isolated low temperature inducible genes using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method and were able to obtain to cloneMLT107 gene encoding peroxiredoxin and aminotransferase. The full-length cDNA of MLT107 is 1,049 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) consisting of 261 amino acid (aa). Genomic southern blot confirmed that mungbean genome has two copies of MLT107 gene. Northern blot analysis was also carried out for the gene expression during ABA, NaCl, drought, wounding and H2O2 stresses. The expression of MLT107 gene significantly decreased by ABA, NaCl and drought stress, but wounding and H2O2 stress significantly induced MLT107 gene expression. Especially, H2O2 strongly induced the MLT107 gene expression. The expression of MLT107gene during low temperature stress started to increase in 3 h after treatment, and than slightly decreased and again increased at 24 h. Using GFP fusion vector, smGFP-MLT107 was targeted both to mitochondria and chloroplast. However, it was mostly targeted to mitochondria and partially targeted to chloroplast. For the functional analysis of MLT107, MLT107 recombinant protein was heterologously expressed in E.coli. The MLT107 recombinant cells showed enhanced antioxidant activity compared to that of vector control cells.