• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.352-355
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• 2003

분자량이 1 MDa 이상인 $\beta$-(1,6)-branched $\beta$-(1,3)-glucan의 효과적인 저분자화 방법을 물리적인 방법, 화학적인 방법, 효소적인 방법으로 나누어 고찰하였다. 물리적인 방법인 초음파처리의 경우엔, 저분자화가 진행됨에 따라 감소하는 저분자화의 효율로 인하여 산업적으로 일정 수준이하의 BBG을 수득하기에 난점이 있으며, 또한 3차 구조의 변성 문제도 주목해야 할 것이다. 화학적인 산 처리법의 경우, 분자량 100,000 Da 이하의 BBG을 산업적으로 수득하기에는 유리할 수 있으나, 약리적 효능에 결정적인 $\beta$-(1,6)-branch의 파괴가 단점이라 할 수 있다. 효소적인 방법이야말로 triple helix 3차 구조의 변성 문제나 $\beta$-(1,6)-branch의 감소 문제를 피하며, 효과적으로 분자량을 감소시킬 수 있음이 확인되었으나, 아직 분지도가 높은 $\beta$-(1,6)-branched $\beta$-(1,3)-glucan까지 효과적으로 가수분해 할 수 있는 효소를 screening 하지는 못하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2018

Treatment towards wound healing, a complex and dynamic process, has been given a great deal of efforts in the last few decades. Focus has been imposed on developing wound dressings that meet the requirements for proper wound healing. In this study, hydrogel made from blends of poly (vinyl alcohol) and ${\beta}$-1,6-branched-${\beta}$-1,3-glucan (beta-glucan) were synthesized by modified solvent casting method for wound dressing application. Optimization of hydrogel composition and analysis of wound dressing parameters such as stability and fluid uptake capacity (in the presence of water, saline and different pH solutions) has been studied. The result indicated that the PVA/beta-glucan hydrogel hold its structural integrity even at alkaline pH (pH~9) and upholds fluids four times of its original weight. Thus, the developed hydrogel is expected to be a promising candidate as wound dressing.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2009

The $\beta$-glucans derived from yeast cell walls have been reported for having many immunomodulatory activities in vivo and in vitro. In this study, Aureobasidium-derived soluble branched (1,3-1,6) $\beta$-glucan (Sophy $\beta$-glucan) was checked for natural killer (NK) activity and for the production of IFN-$\gamma$ and IL-4 in Leishmania amazonensis infection. The main experiment was performed with a group of female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, orally supplemented with 5% of Sophy $\beta$-glucan and infected with promastogotes of L. amazonensis ($1\;{\times}\;10^7$) into the footpad. Increase in the footpad thickness with time was observed in BALB/c mice in spite of the oral Sophy $\beta$-glucan supplement, but it was less in C57BL/6 mice. The difference in overall mean footpad thickness between 'infection only' versus 'infection + glucan' groups was statistically significant (P < 0.001). High NK activity in C57BL/6 than BALB/c mice was observed in 'glucan only' group compared to the control group and also in 'infection + glucan' group compared to 'infection only' group. The difference in the NK activity among these groups was significant (P < 0.05). The IFN-$\gamma$ level increased at weeks 7 and 8 post-infection in C57BL/6 mice and was significantly high in 'infection + glucan' group compared to the 'infection only' group (P < 0.05). IL-4 levels did not increase up to detectable levels throughout the study. The results led a conclusion that Sophy $\beta$-glucan enhances NK activity and cellular immunity in L. amazonensis-infected mice.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2009

국내 토양시료로부터 점액성 고분자물질을 생산하는 효모 균주를 분리 및 동정하여 Aureobasidium pullulans IMS-822라 명명하였다. A. pullulans IMS-822가 생산하는 외분비성 폴리머를 정제 및 동결 건조하여 구조분석을 수행하였다. HPLC를 이용한 구성당 성분분석에서 포도당 단일성분으로 구성되어 있음을 확인하였다. FT-IR을 이용한 구조분석에서는 890 $cm^{-1}$ 부근에서의 ${\beta}-configuration$을 확인하였으며, 3300 $cm^{-1}$ 부근으로 shift 된 완만한 -OH stretching은 폴리머를 구성하고 있는 분자 사이에 강한 수소결합이 작용하고 있는 것으로 추측되었다. $^{13}C-NMR$ 분석결과는 A. pullulans IMS-822가 생산하는 외분비형 다당류인 (1,3)-linked ${\beta}-D-glucosyl$ unit의 6개의 탄소, ${\delta}$ 105.05 ppm (C1), 75.82 ppm (C2), 86.62 ppm (C3), 70.61 ppm (C4), 78.13 ppm (C5), 63.22 ppm (C6) 및 ${\beta}-(1,3)D-glucosyl$ 잔기에 분기사슬 되어 있는 ${\delta}$ 72.11 ppm의 C-6의 signal을 확인할 수 있었다. A. pullulans IMS-822가 생산하는 ${\beta}-(1{\to}3)(1{\to}6)-glucan$의 알칼리 수용액(0.5%, w/v)에 24.0 ${\mu}M$의 Congo red 첨가하여 30분간 반응시킨 후 $400{\sim}700$ nm의 범위에서 최대흡수파장의 변화를 조사한 결과 NaOH의 농도가 증가함에 따라 최대흡수파장은 장파장으로 이동하여 498 nm에서 515 nm까지 이동하였다. 최대흡수파장은 0.4 M NaOH 농도에서 점차로 감소하여 506 nm 부근에서 안정화되는 것으로 나타남으로써 순차적 구조를 가지는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.267-271
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• 2000

Abstract Two glucans (PONGa and PONGb) differing in their anomeric and glycosidic linkage structures were isolated from the water-insoluble materials (PON) of Pleurotus ostreatus basidiocarps, which activated the complement system and were almost soley composed of D-glucose. The isolatIon was achieved by repeated precipitations with ethanol and adsorption on concanavalin A (Con A) of paN suspension in thymol/NaCL Based on methylation analysis. IR, GLC-MS, $^1H,{\;}and{\;}^{13}C-NMR$ spectroscopies, PONGa was found to be a branched a-glucan composed of ${\alpha}-linked$ D-glucopyranose residues and ${\alpha}-linked$ units with 6-branching points, whereas PONGb was a linear ${\beta}-1,3-glucan$ composed mainly of ${\beta}-1,3-linked$ D-glucopyranose residues. The PONGb particles reacted more potently than the PONGa particles as C3 activator in alternative complement hemolysis and crossed-immunoelectrophoresis using anti-human C3, thereby suggesting that the complement activating components of PON were ${\beta}-(13)-glucans rather$ than ${\alpha}-glucan$ components.onents.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.951-959
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• 2009

Most, if not all, Basidiomycetes mushrooms have biologically active polysaccharides showing potent antitumor activity with immunomodulating properties. These polysaccharides have various chemical compositions and belong primarily to the $\beta$-glucan group. In this study, the crude water-soluble polysaccharide HEF-P, which was obtained from the fruiting body of Hericium erinaceus by hot water extraction and ethanol precipitation, was fractionated by DEAE-cellulose and Sepharose CL-6B column chromatographies. This process resulted in four polysaccharide fractions, named HEF-NP Fr I, HEF-NP Fr II, HEF-AP Fr I, and HEF-AP Fr II. Of these fractions, HEF-AP Fr II was able to upregulate the functional events mediated by activated macrophages, such as production of nitric oxide and expression ofcytokines (IL-1${\beta}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$). The molecular mass of HEF-AP Fr II was estimated by gel filtration to be 13 kDa. Its structural characteristics were investigated by a combination of chemical and instrumental analyses, including methylation, reductive cleavage, acetylation, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Results indicate that HEF-AP Fr II is a low-molecular-mass polysaccharide with a laminarin-like triple helix conformation of a ${\beta}$-1,3-branched-${\beta}$-1,6-glucan.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.213-218
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• 1996

Hot-water extract, Fr. 1, of Phellinus linteus mycelium was fractionated into Fr. 2, 3, 4, and 5 by the difference of solubility in ethanol. The polysaccharide fractions were studied for their immunostimulating activity on in vitro T-independent polyc1onal antibody response to trinitrophenyl-haptened SRBC (sheep red blood cell). The Fr. 4 with the highest immunostimulating activity was subjected to DEAE-cellulose ion exchange chromatography and gave five fractions, 4-I, II, III, IV, and V. The in vitro immunostimulating assay of the five fractions showed that 4-I and 4-III had a similar activity to that of LPS but the other fractions had low activity. By analyses of chemical composition and HPLC, all fractions obtained were found to be heteropolysaccharide-protein complex. The molecular weights ranged from 9, 000 to 15, 000. Sugar analyses showed that glucose, galactose, mannose, arabinose, and xylose were main component. Uronic acid and amino sugar were also detected in the fractions. It should be noted that the molecular weight (15, 000) of 4-III was very small and the structure of 4-III may be different from the known immunostimulating branched $\beta$-(1longrightarrow3)-glucan.