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  • Publication
    Evaluation of the effects of temperature, light, and UV-C radiation on HSP70A expression in chlamydomonas reinhardtii
    (Tübitak Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, 2021-01-01) Sevgi, Tuba; Demirkan, Elif; SEVGİ, TUBA; DEMİRKAN, ELİF; Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi; Biyoloji Bölümü; 0000-0002-5292-9482; 0000-0002-7528-9529; AAG-7112-2021; ABI-4472-2020
    In this study, various physical parameters (temperature, light intensity and UV-C radiation) which could be effective in heat shock response on C.reinhardtii by using molecular tools were investigated. In total, 256 transformants were obtained, among them, 160 transformants had continuous expression while 96 of them had heat-inducible expression. In these transformants, arylsulfatase activities were detected qualitatively and quantitatively. The best two transformants were selected and used in studies. To determine the effect of temperature, the cells were shifted from 23 degrees C to 35 degrees C, 37 degrees C, 40 degrees C and 42 degrees C. The heat shock response was induced at all temperatures. In investigating the effect of light intensity, 0, 14, 28, 70, 140 mu mol E.m(-2)s(-1) were used. It was found that the light intensity of 28 mu mol E.m(-2)s(-1) and above increased ARS activity. On the other hand, ultraviolet C radiation application was carried out for periods of 2, 6 and 12 h, and no significant change in ARS activity was observed. In order to compare the selected arylsulfatase activity results in the study, real-time polymerase chain reaction trials were conducted at the transcript level, and parallel results were obtained. As a result of the study, it was determined that the heat shock response was triggered by temperature and light intensity. These might be also important for plant stress and ecological studies.
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    In vitro evaluations of antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer potential of phytolacca americana l. (pokeweed) seed extract
    (Trakya Univ Balkan Yerlesesi Enstituler Binasi, 2022-10-01) Çetinkaya, Aynur Aybey; DEMİRKAN, ELİF; YILDIZ, GAMZE; ERTÜRK, ELİF; SEVGİ, TUBA; Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi; Biyoloji Bölümü; 0000-0002-5292-9482; 0000-0003-2743-9745; AAG-7112-2021; JQI-3400-2023
    In this study, different parts of Phytolacca americana L. (Pokeweed) fruit from Turkiye were investigated for their antioxidant, antibacterial, antibiofilm and anticancer potentials. The radical scavenging activities, reducing power and total phenolic content were determined to appraise of the antioxidant potentials. The antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the extracts against Enterococcus faecalis, Yersinia enterocolitica, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhimurium were evaluated by using agar-well diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and biofilm inhibitory concentration (BIC) assays. In addition of latening the onset of apoptosis depending on dose, the potential of the anti-proliferative effects was investigated on MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. The highest free radical scavenging activity and phenolic content were found in the seed extract. Seed extract showed the highest inhibition zones and significant antibacterial activity at 2.5-5 mg/mL MIC concentrations against tested bacterial strains. More significantly, seed extract was found effective on inhibition of early phase biofilm formation at 2.5-10 mg/mL. BIC concentrations against tested bacterial strains. Next, the main mechanisms of cell death of the seed extract in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells were investigated. Accordingly, when apoptosis was evaluated morphologically, late apoptosis was observed in cells that showed both Hoechst 33342 and Propidium Iodide (PI) positivity in a dose-dependent manner. This study showed that P. americana seed extract can contribute to alternative medicine studies and have potential power in pharmaceutical industry.
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    Investigation of effects of protease enzyme produced by Bacillus subtilis 168 E6-5 and commercial enzyme on physical properties of woolen fabric
    (Taylor, 2019-06-04) Demirkan, Elif; Kut, Dilek; Sevgi, Tuba; Doğan, Meral; Baygın, Eren; DEMİRKAN, ELİF; KUT, YAŞAR DİLEK; SEVGİ, TUBA; Doğan, Meral; Baygın, Eren; Mühendislik Fakültesi; Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü; 0000-0002-5292-9482; 0000-0002-9059-0838; 0000-0002-7528-9529; AAG-7112-2021; AAH-4335-2021; ABI-4472-2020; CMN-9718-2022; CFF-0023-2022
    Wool is one of the most important fibers in textile industry, and has been commonly used for producing value added products due to its properties of lightness, warmth, softness, and smoothness. However, the special scale structure in wool cuticle can cause felting shrinkage of wool fabrics. Proteases have been widely used to modify the surface of wool to prevent wool felting, due to their ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in wool scales. Although the treatment of wool with proteases was considered as an environmentally friendly technique to provide wool fabrics with shrink resistance properties, proteases exhibited low efficacy in removing the cuticle scales because of the highly cross-linked barriers. In this study, wool fabric was treated with protease enzyme obtained from novel isolated bacteria and commercial protease enzyme, and the results were compared. The tear strength, pilling changes in Delta E values, whiteness and yellowness values of wool were controlled. Results showed that treatment with Bacillus subtilis 168 E6-5 protease enzyme yielded improvements in the physical properties of wool fabric compared with commercial enzyme.
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    Immobilization of bacillus subtilis e6-5 protease and commercial protease in nanofibrils containing different amino acids
    (Trakya Univ Balkan Yerlesesi Enstituler Binasi, 2020-04-01) Güler, Baran Enes; Demirkan, Elif; DEMİRKAN, ELİF; Sevgi, Tuba; SEVGİ, TUBA; Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi; Biyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı; 0000-0001-7967-9041; 0000-0002-5292-9482; GWU-7780-2022; AAG-7112-2021; ABI-4472-2020
    In this study, polyamide 6 polymer surfaces that have a high surface area were produced by electrospinning method with the participation of Glycine, Tyrosine and Glutamic acid amino acids, and lyophilized Bacillus subtilis E6-5 protease and commercial protease enzymes were immobilized on nanofibrils. Enzyme reusability were investigated. The immobilization efficiencies of the enzymes were approximately between 50-55 %. In studies with lyophilized Bacillus protease, glutaraldehyde activated PA6 nanofibrils and glutaraldehyde unactivated PA6 nanofibrils were found to be more immobilized in the presence of Glutamic acid. Although the lyophilized protease enzyme immobilized on non-glutaraldehyde activated and activated surfaces has been used 4 times, the best functional stability has been achieved with 2 times use. In pure PA6/Glutamic acid nanofibrils, the immobilization yield of the two times used enzymes was found to be 38 %. In glutaraldehyde-activated PA6 nanofibrils, the PA6/Glutamic acid nanofibril surfaces were found to have 65 % immobilization yield of the two repetitive used enzymes. The enzyme immobilization efficiency has been doubled by glutaraldehyde activation of the nanofibrils. In studies with commercial protease, the most functional stability was obtained for 3 repeated uses, although the enzyme was used 6 times on the non-glutaraldehyde activated nanofibril surfaces. The most successful immobilization was found in 58 % of PA6 nanofibrils. In glutaraldehyde-activated PA6 nanofibrils, the enzyme was found to be used 6 times, but the functional stability was maintained as much as 4 times of repeated use.
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    Optimization of culture medium for the production and partial purification and characterization of an antibacterial activity from brevibacillus laterosporus strain EA62
    (Ars Docendi, 2019-07-01) Usta, Alev A. K.; Demirkan, Elif; Cengiz, Murat; Sevgi, Tuba; Zeren, Behice; Abdou, Maoulida; Usta, Alev A. K.; DEMİRKAN, ELİF; CENGİZ, MURAT; SEVGİ, TUBA; Zeren, Behice; Abdou, Maoulida; Veteriner Fakültesi; Biyoloji Bölümü; 0000-0002-5292-9482; ABI-4472-2020; ABE-5935-2020; IPA-7484-2023; ISY-3462-2023; EID-6407-2022; CAU-1487-2022
    The present study was performed to report the bacterial identification, optimization of culture conditions and characterization of a novel antibiotic substance from a Bacillus sp. EA62 strain isolated from soil. The EA62 strain was identified based on 16S rRNA analysis. The new isolate EBD 9-1 showed 100% sequence identity with Brevibacillus laterosporus. The antibacterial activity of the new substance was examined against five pathogenic bacteria and was observed to be the most effective against Escherichia coli. An agar diffusion assay was performed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the substance. The effects of some nutritional (amino acid, carbon, nitrogen and metal sources) and physical factors (pH and temperature) and incubation time on the antibiotic activity were studied. Antibiotic activity in basal medium reached the maximum levels after 72 h of incubation. The best antibiotic activity was obtained in the presence of glucose as a carbon source, yeast extract as a nitrogen source, glutamic acid as an amino acid source and MgSO4+CaCO3 as metal ion sources. For physical parameters, the best results were obtained at 37 degrees C, pH 7.0. The antibiotic substance was partially purified, and the estimated molecular weight was 6.3 kDa. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values determined against five pathogen bacteria were >256 mu g/ml. The substance was identified by thin-layer chromatography, and its Rf value was measured as 0.04 cm.