• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2019

Neuropathic pain is a complex chronic pain state caused by the dysfunction of somatosensory nervous system, and it affects the millions of people worldwide. At present, there are very few medical treatments available for neuropathic pain management and the intolerable side effects of medications may further worsen the symptoms. Despite the presence of profound knowledge that delineates the pathophysiology and mechanisms leading to neuropathic pain, the unmet clinical needs demand more research in this field that would ultimately assist to ameliorate the pain conditions. Efforts are being made globally to explore and understand the basic molecular mechanisms responsible for somatosensory dysfunction in preclinical pain models. The present review highlights some of the novel molecular targets like D-amino acid oxidase, endoplasmic reticulum stress receptors, sigma receptors, hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channels, histone deacetylase, $Wnt/{\beta}-catenin$ and Wnt/Ryk, ephrins and Eph receptor tyrosine kinase, Cdh-1 and mitochondrial ATPase that are implicated in the induction of neuropathic pain. Studies conducted on the different animal models and observed results have been summarized with an aim to facilitate the efforts made in the drug discovery. The diligent analysis and exploitation of these targets may help in the identification of some promising therapies that can better manage neuropathic pain and improve the health of patients.

• BMB Reports
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2024

Amyloid-β (Aβ) is one of the amyloidogenic intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that self-assemble to protein aggregates, incurring cell malfunction and cytotoxicity. While Aβ has been known to regulate multiple physiological functions, such as enhancing synaptic functions, aiding in the recovery of the blood-brain barrier/brain injury, and exhibiting tumor suppression/antimicrobial activities, the hydrophobicity of the primary structure promotes pathological aggregations that are closely associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ proteins consist of multiple isoforms with 37-43 amino acid residues that are produced by the cleavage of amyloid-β precursor protein (APP). The hydrolytic products of APP are secreted to the extracellular regions of neuronal cells. Aβ 1-42 (Aβ42) and Aβ 1-40 (Aβ40) are dominant isoforms whose significance in AD pathogenesis has been highlighted in numerous studies to understand the molecular mechanism and develop AD diagnosis and therapeutic strategies. In this review, we focus on the differences between Aβ42 and Aβ40 in the molecular mechanism of amyloid aggregations mediated by the two additional residues (Ile41 and Ala42) of Aβ42. The current comprehension of Aβ42 and Aβ40 in AD progression is outlined, together with the structural features of Aβ42/Aβ40 amyloid fibrils, and the aggregation mechanisms of Aβ42/Aβ40. Furthermore, the impact of the heterogeneous distribution of Aβ isoforms during amyloid aggregations is discussed in the system mimicking the coexistence of Aβ42 and Aβ40 in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2023

In this study, the nutritional compounds present in various parts of Hovenia dulcis Thunbergii (H. dulcis) were compared. Regarding the free sugar content, fruits exhibited the highest fructose concentration (9.42 g/100 g), whereas branches (2.46 g/100 g) and leaves (5.82 g/100 g) contained the highest glucose levels. The most common types of organic acids were citric and tartaric acids in the fruits, citric and malic acids in the branches, and malic and succinic acids in the leaves. The leaves exhibited the highest total amino acid content of 12,102.91 mg/100 g, whereas vitamin C is predominantly found in branches and leaves at 367.85 mg/100 g and 336.21 mg/100 g, respectively. In H. dulcis, β-carotene was present in high concentration in leaves (2.41 mg/100 g), whereas the branches (0.15 mg/100 g) and fruits (0.09 mg/100 g) contain smaller amounts of it. Vitamin E, α-tocopherol, was present in high concentrations in the fruit (11.01 mg/100 g), branches (6.61 mg/100 g), and leaves (11.01 mg/100 g).

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1997

수산가공 부산물인 껍질을 효율적으로 이용하기 위하여 식용 젤라틴의 원료로 빨강오징어 껍질, 각시가자미 껍질, 홍대구 껍질, 대구 껍질 및 명태 껍질 등과 같은 껍질을 검색하였다. 콜라겐함량은 홍대구껍질이 $28.4\%$로 가장 높았고, 빨강오징어 껍질이 $11.1\%$로 가장 낮았으며, 기타 어류껍질의 경우 $23.5\~24.5\%$로 거의 차이가 없었다. 가용성 콜라겐조성은 어류껍질의 경우 $68.9\~84.8\%$, 빨강오징어 껍질의 경우 $44.3\%$이었다. 수산물껍질로부터 추출한 콜라겐의 아미노산조성은 가용성 및 불용성 획분간의 차이는 없었다. 수산물껍질 콜라겐은 모두 단량체인 $\alpha\;chain$과 이량체인 $\beta\;chain$으로 구성되어 있었고, 화살 오징어 껍질 콜라겐 및 홍대구 껍질 콜라겐을 제외한 나머지 3종의 껍질 콜라겐의 단량체는 hetero분자로 구성되어 있었다. 열변성 온도는 각시가자미 껌질 콜라겐이 기타 수산물 껍질 콜라겐보다 높았고, 또한 이들 수산물 껍질로부터 추출한 젤라틴의 물리적 특성도 콜라겐의 열 변성온도의 경향과 유사하였다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2002

야콘(Polynmia sonchilolia)의 식품가공에의 적용 확대를 위해 그것들의 신선한 잎, 줄기, 괴근과 건조 잎과 줄기 및 후숙 후의 괴근의 화학적 성분들을 조사하였다. 수분함량은 신선한 잎의 경우 83.38%에서 건조 후 18.08%이었고, 줄기의 경우 92.30%에서 건조 후 27.97%로 크게 감소하였으며, 괴근의 경우 신선한 것은 89.52%이었으나 후숙 후 86.99%로 수분감소가 적게 나타났다. 잎의 지방, 단백질, 가용분, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll과 tannin의 함량은 줄기보다 더 많았다. 생괴근과 후숙괴근에서 단백질은 모두 0.04%, 지방은 각각 0.31%, 0.43%, 회분은 각각 0.40%, 0.42%, ascorbic acid는 각각 2.77 mg/100 g와 2.87 mg/100 9로서 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 주요한 무기성분은 잎, 줄기, 괴근에서 모두 P, K, Mg이었다. 유리당은 잎, 줄기, 괴근 모두 glucose와 fructose가 주요한 성분을 이루고 있었으며, 괴근에서는 모든 당이 후숙 후 크게 증가하였다. 유리아미노산은 모든 시료에서 isoleucine의 함량이 가장 많았다. $\beta$-carotene의 함량은 신선한 잎에서 9.01 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100 g, 건조잎에서 107.87 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100 g이었고, 생괴근에서 0.40 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100 g와 후숙괴근에서 0.55 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100 g로 나타났다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2016

팽이버섯 포장필름의 국산화 및 동남아시아 지역을 대상으로 한 수출용 필름을 개발하기 위하여, 개발된 포장필름을 현재 시중에 유통 중인 포장필름 및 수입산 포장필름과 함께 저장 중 팽이버섯의 저장 온도별 품질변화에 이어 유리당, 유리아미노산, 구성아미노산 등에 대한 영양학적 특성변화를 검토하였다. 유리당 함량을 분석한 결과, 저장 온도가 높아질수록 유리당 함량이 약간씩 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 포장 필름의 종류에 따라서는 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 유리아미노산의 경우 저장온도가 올라감에 따라 methionine은 증가하는 반면, tyrosine은 감소하였다. Polyphenol oxidase의 활성 확인결과 본 과제로 인해 개발된 포장지가 우수함을 확인하였다. 베타글루칸 함량은 건강 기능성 식품의 표준 지표로 사용되는 성분이나 버섯 저장성을 판단하는 지표로 사용하기에는 적당하지 않을 것으로 여겨진다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.266-280
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• 2012

한천은 거대 홍조류의 세포벽 성분으로 agarase에 의해 가수분해된다. Agarase는 분해 양상에 따라 ${\alpha}$-agarase (E.C. 3.2.1.158)와 ${\beta}$-agarase (E.C. 3.2.1.81)로 나눌 수 있으며 아미노산 서열 유사성에 따라 GH (glycoside hydrolase) -16, -58, -86, -96, -118 로 나눌 수 있다. 많은 agarase들이나 그들의 유전자가 바다나 육지 환경의 세균 혹은 메타게놈에서 검출, 분리, 재조합 발현되었다. Agarase의 산물인 한천올리고당(agarooligosaccharides)과 네오한 천올리고당(neoagarooligosaccharides)은 항암, 면역활성, 항산화, 장내유용세균활성화, 간보호, 항균, 미백, 보습의 효과 등 다양한 기능성이 보고되어 식품, 화장품, 의학 영역에서 광범위하게 이용될 수 있다. 또한 agarase는 연구영역에서 이용될 수 있다. 이 논문은 agarase의 검출원, 정제법, 검출법 그리고 응용영역에 대해 검토하였고, 한천대사에서 agarase의 역할, 대사산물의 기능 등도 고찰하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.370-378
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• 1999

The effects of carnosine and related compounds (CRC) including anserine, homocarnosine, histidine, and ${\beta}$-alanine, found in most mammalian tissues, were investigated on in vitro glucose oxidation and glycation of human serum albumin (HSA). Carnosin and anserine were more reactive with D-glucose than with L-lysine. In the presence of $10\;{\mu}M$ Cu (II), although carnosine and anserine at low concentrations effectively inhibited formation of ${\alpha}$-ketoaldehyde from D-glucose, they increased generation of $H_2O_2$ in a dose-dependent manner. Carnosine, homocarnosine, anserine, and histidine effectively inhibited hydroxylation of salicylate and deoxyribose degradation in the presence of glucose and $10\;{\mu}M$ Cu (II). In the presence of 25 mM D-glucose, copper and ascorbic acid stimulated carbonyl formation from HSA. Except for ${\beta}$-alanine, CRC effectively inhibited the copper-catalyzed carbonyl formation from HSA. The addition of 25 mM D-glucose and/or $10\;{\mu}M$ Cu (II) to low density lipoprotein (LDL) increased formation of conjugated dienes. CRC effectively inhibited the glucose and/or copper-catalyzed LDL oxidation. CRC also inhibited glycation of HSA as determined by hydroxymethyl furfural and lysine with free ${\varepsilon}$-amino group. These results suggest that CRC may play an important role in protecting against diabetic complications by reacting with sugars, chelating copper, and scavenging free radicals.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.326-331
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• 2003

The fission yeast cells that contained the cloned glutathione synthetase (GS) gene showed 1.4-fold higher glutathione (GSB) content and 1.9-fold higher GS activity than the cells without the cloned GS gene. Interestingly, $\gamma$-glutamylcysteine synthetase activity increased 2.1-fold in the S. pombe cells that contained the cloned GS gene. The S. pombe cells that harbored the multi copy-number plasmid pRGS49 (containing the cloned GS gene) showed a higher level of survival on solid media with cadmium chloride (1 mM) or mercuric chloride ($10\;{\mu}M$) than the cells that harbored the YEp357R vector. The 506 bp upstream sequence from the translational initiation point and N-terminal8 amino acid-coding region were fused into the promoteriess $\beta$-galactosidase gene of the shuttle vector YEp367R to generate the fusion plasmid pUGS39. Synthesis of $\beta$-galactosidase from the fusion plasmid pUGS39 was significantly enhanced by cadmium chloride and NO-generating S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and sodium nitroprusside (SN). It was also induced by L-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine, a specific inhibitor of $\gamma$-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS). We also found that the expression of the S. pombe GS gene is regulated by the Atf1-Spc1-Wis1 signal pathway.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

Thirty-six isolates of Colletotrichum spp. were obtained from infected grapes in two different locations of Korea; 18 isolates from Cheonahn, where carbendazim (MBC) and the mixture of MBC and diethofencarb (NPC) had been applied to control grape ripe rot, and 18 isolates from Cheongju, where no fungicides had been used. Sequences analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the $\beta$-tubulin gene identified 34 of the 36 isolates as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The remaining two isolates from Cheongju were identified as C. acutatum. Of the 18 isolates from Cheonahn, 12 were resistant to both MBC and the mixture (MBC+NPC), and six were sensitive to them. All C. gloeosporioides isolates from Cheongju, but not the two C. acutatum isolates, were sensitive to these fungicides. Sequence analysis of the $\beta$-tubulin gene in all isolates revealed that C. gloeosporioides resistant to MBC and MBC+NPC had a tyrosine instead of phenylalanine at the amino acid position 200. The appearance of resistance to MBC and the mixture in C. gloeosporioides correlated with the history of fungicide application in Korea.