Chun-Pyo Jeon

Biodegradation of Endosulfan by Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 Immobilized on Activated Carbon

-1 per day. Moreover, the endosulfan degradation activity could be demonstrated at 4℃ for one month without significant decrease in activity. Results of this study suggest that immobilized cells of Klebsiella oxytoca KE-8 might be applicable to endosulfan contaminated site.

Biological Activities of Ethanol Extracts from Monascus-Fermented Chinese Yam

This study was conducted to investigate antioxidative and physiological activities of ethanol extracts concentration from Monascus-Fermented Chinese Yam (MFCY). The ethanol extracts from MFCY were measured to examine pigment, monacolin K content, total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging activity and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory effects. In this study, the results show that Monascus sp. MK2, with Dioscorea batatas Dence. as the substrate, can produce pigments (red, orange, and yellow), monacolin K content, total polyphenol content and DPPH radical scavenging activity at 13.48 (red), 11.66 (orange), 12.77 (yellow), 462.78 (mg/kg), 658.8 (mg/kg) and 92.8% in EtOH extract, respectively. In addition, ACE inhibitory activity was shown to be 74.55% in EtOH extract. Therefore, it can be concluded that Dioscorea batatas Dence is the best fermentative substrate for Monascus species to produce secondary metabolites as biomedicinal substances.

Characteristics of Monascus Natural Pigments Produced by Monascus sp. MK2-2

For the production of natural pigments with microbe, the strains which produced monascus pigment were isolated, and then culture condition and extraction condition were investigated. These results are summarized as follows; The strain which ran produce monascus natural pigment was isolated from natural microbial sources and we made mutant of this strain with UV(, 30 second) irradiation. The mutant was identified as Monascus sp. MK2-2. The optimal culture conditions were investigated optimal medium containing 0.3% rice powder, 0.2% yeast extract, 0.3% and in a rotary shaker (120 rpm) for 5 days (initial pH 5.0), while the pigment production was determined at 24 hr intervals. The effective carbon sources were wheat flour > rice powder > fructose, and effective nitrogen sources were sodium nitrate > for production of the monascus natural pigment. The pigment capacity is good from 17 to 22 in C/N ratio. The production amount of monascus natural pigment was 0.38 g per 1 kg of rice. Also, extract of red yeast rice had anti-thrombosis activity like a degree of aspirin.

Stability of Monascus Pigment Produced by Monascus sp. MK2

The stability of monascus pigment produced by Monascus sp. MK2 was investigated according to light, pH, temperature, organic acid, synthetic antioxidant, and natural substance. The light stability was increased (sun light

Biodegradation of Organochlorine Insecticide Endosulfan by the Fungus Eutypella sp. KEF-1

Abstract BACKGROUD : α- and β- Endosulfan isomers of endo-sulfan, an endocrine disrupting chemical, are widely used cyclodiene organochlorine pesticide in worldwide, and it has widespread application in agriculture and can conta-minate river-system as runoff from soil or aerial depos ition METHOD AND RESULTS : In this study, an attempt was made to isolate an endosulfan degrading fungus from endosulfan-polluted agricultural soil. Through repetitive enrichment and successive subculture in media containing endosulfan and its metabolites as the sole car bon source, a fungus designated KEF-1 was isolated. Based on phylo-genetic analysis, strain KEF-1 was assigned to the genus Eutypella. Also, the ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences of KEF-1 were submitted to GenBank under accession number EF581006. In potato dextrose broth containing 8 µg/mL endosulfan, strain KEF-1 completely degraded the endosulfanin 12 days. CONCLUSION : These results suggested that Eutypella sp. KEF-1 has potential as a biocatalyst for endosulfan bioremediation