• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1661-1669
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• 2007

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid. It is well known for its role as an inhibitory neurotransmitter of developing and operating nervous systems in brains. In this study, a novel function of GABA in the healing process of cutaneous wounds was presented regarding anti-inflammation and fibroblast cell proliferation. The cell proliferation activity of GABA was verified through an MTT assay using murine fibroblast NIH3T3 cells. It was observed that GABA significantly inhibited the mRNA expression of iNOS, IL-$1{\beta}$, and TNF-${\alpha}$ in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. To evaluate in vivo activity of GABA in wound healing, excisional open wounds were made on the dorsal sides of Sprague-Dawley rats under anesthesia, and the healing of the wounds was apparently assessed. The molecular aspects of the healing process were also investigated by hematoxylineosin staining of the healed skin, displaying the degrees of re-epithelialization and linear alignment of the granulation tissue, and immunostaining and RT-PCR analyses of fibroblast growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor, implying extracellular matrix synthesis and remodeling of the skin. The GABA treatment was effective to accelerate the healing process by suppressing inflammation and stimulating re-epithelialization, compared with the epidermal growth factor treatment. The healing effect of GABA was remarkable at the early stage of wound healing, which resulted in significant reduction of the whole healing period.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2016

To determine the nutritional value of domestic tomatoes, the levels of amino acids, amino acid metabolites, and the bioactive compound ${\gamma}-aminobutyric-acid$ (GABA) were analyzed in three domestic tomato varieties (Rafito, Momotaro, and Medison). Eighteen free amino acids were found, and total free amino acid content was 3,810.21~4,594.56 mg/100 g (dry weight). L-glutamic acid (L-Glu) was the most abundant amino acid, ranging from 1,866.60 mg/100 g for Momotaro to 2,417.45 mg/100 g for Medison. The next most abundant amino acids were L-glutamine (L-Gln) and L-aspartic acid (L-Asp). The three tomato varieties had a good balance of all the essential amino acids except tryptophan. Total essential amino acid content was 274.26~472.71 mg/100 g (dry weight). The following amino acid metabolites were found: L-carnitine (L-Car), hydroxylysine (Hyl), o-phosphoethanolamine (o-Pea), phosphoserine (p-Ser), ${\beta}-alanine$ (${\beta}-Ala$), N-methyl-histidine (Me-His), ethanolamine (EtNH2),and L-citrulline(L-Cit). Large quantities of GABA were found in all three varieties: 666.95-868.48 mg/100g (dry weight). These results support the use of these tomato varieties as nutritious food materials.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensory characteristics and investigate the nutrients composition of sauce made with rock lobster shells or heads. Rock lobster head sauce(LHS) turned out to have better appearance, color, taste, flavor, texture and viscosity than rock lobster shell sauce(LSS). The crude protein content was 1.95% in LHS and 1.56% in LSS, and the crude lipid content was 1.60% in LHS and 2.27% in LSS. The major free amino acids of LHS were urea, a-aminoadipic acid, L-alanine, taurine, and those of LSS were urea, $\alpha$-aminoadipic acid, $nu$- and DL-$\beta$-aminobutyric acid. The major free fatty acids of both samples were palmitoleic acid and oleic acid, with a high quanitity of palmitoleic acid in LHS, and a significant amount of linoleic acid in LSS. The major minerals in rock lobster sauce were potassium and sodium.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2017

It has been known that RA, one of major constituents of Perilla frutescens which has been used as a traditional folk remedy for sedation in oriental countries, shows the anxiolytic-like and sedative effects. This study was performed to know whether RA may enhance pentobarbital-induced sleep through ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid $(GABA)_A-ergic$ systems in rodents. RA (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg, p.o.) reduced the locomotor activity in mice. RA decreased sleep latency and increased the total sleep time in pentobarbital (42 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced sleeping mice. RA also increased sleeping time and number of falling sleep mice after treatment with sub-hypnotic pentobarbital (28 mg/kg, i.p.). In electroencephalogram (EEG) recording, RA (2.0 mg/kg) not only decreased the counts of sleep/wake cycles and REM sleep, but also increased the total and NREM sleep in rats. The power density of NREM sleep showed the increase in ${\delta}-waves$ and the decrease in ${\alpha}-waves$. On the other hand, RA (0.1, 1.0 and $10{\mu}g/ml$) increased intracellular $Cl^-$ influx in the primary cultured hypothalamic cells of rats. RA (p.o.) increased the protein expression of glutamic acid decarboxylase ($GAD_{65/67}$) and $GABA_A$ receptors subunits except ${\beta}1$ subunit. In conclusion, RA augmented pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors through $GABA_A-ergic$ transmission. Thus, it is suggested that RA may be useful for the treatment of insomnia.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2013

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) aminotransferase (gabT) and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (gabD) genes from Pseudomonas fluorescens KCCM 12537 were cloned into a single pETDuet-1 vector and co-expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) simultaneously. The mixture of both enzymes, called GABase, is the key enzyme for the enzymatic analysis of GABA. The molecular mass of the GABA aminotransferase and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase were determined to be 52.8 and 46.7 kDa following computations performed with the pI/Mw program, respectively. The GABase activity between pH 6.0 and 9.0 for 24 h at $4^{\circ}C$ remained over 75%, but under pH 6.0 decreased rapidly. The GABase activity between 25 and $35^{\circ}C$ by the treatment at pH 8.6 for 30 min remained over 80%, but over $35^{\circ}C$ decreased rapidly. When the activity against GABA was defined as 100%, the purified GABase activity against 5-aminovaleric acid having a similar structure to GABA showed 47.7% and GABase activity against ${\beta}$-alanine, ${\varepsilon}$-amino-n-caproic acid, $_L$-ornithine, $_L$-lysine, and $_L$-aspartic acid showed between 0.3 to 2.3%. The GABA content was analyzed with this co-expressed GABase, compared with the other GABase which was available commercially. As a result, the content of GABA extracted from brown rice, dark brown rice, and black rice were $26.4{\pm}3.5$, $40.5{\pm}4.7$ and $94.7{\pm}9.3{\mu}g/g$, which were similar data of other GABase in the error ranges.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.9-15
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• 1988

In order to investigate the amino acid and fatty acid content in Thuja biotae water extract treated with alkaline, it was performed. There are 16 kinds of different amino acid and 20 kinds of different fatty acid in Thuja biotae water extract. An aspartic acid was contained 52％ and proline was contained 10％, particulary, r-aminobutyric acid was analysed. Essential fatty acids; linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid were cotained a lot amount. There are 11 different unknown materials which were identified by GC-MS spectrum, such as N-[($4{\alpha},5{\alpha}$)-cholestan-4-yl]-acetamide; 22,26-Epithio-furost-5-en-3-ol; 2-Methyl-6-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-4-heptanone; 3,12,14-Tris(acetyloxy)-pregnane-15,20-dione;22-Methyl-26-thio-furost-5-en-3-ol; 7-Ethenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,7,9,10,10a-dodecahydro-1,4a,7-trimethyl-1-phenanthrene carboxyaldehyde; Methoxyiminopro-panedioic acid; 13-Methyl-13-${\beta}$-Methyl-13-vinyl-dodecaarp-7-en-3-3-ol; 22-Methyl-26-thio-furost-6-methyl-3-ol; $5{\alpha}-Androstane-2$,11-dione; 9-Methyl-heptadecanoic acid.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.42-49
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• 2017

This study was conducted to determine the nutritional value of domestic cherry tomato varieties (Summerking, Qutiquti, and Minichal). The levels of amino acids, amino acid derivatives, and ${\gamma}-aminobutyric-acid$ (GABA) were analyzed using ion chromatography. In domestic cherry tomatoes, eighteen free amino acids were found including L-glutamic acid (L-Glu), L-glutamine (L-Gln), and L-aspartic acid (L-Asp). L-Glu was the most abundant amino acid, ranging from 1,533.17 mg/100 g to 1,920.65 mg/100 g (dry weight). The next abundant amino acids were L-Gln, ranging from 784.68 mg/100 g to 1,164.36 mg/100 g and L-Asp, ranging from 320.73 mg/100 g to 387.22 mg/100 g. Domestic cherry tomatoes contained eight essential amino acids except tryptophan and the total essential amino acid content was 297.30~432.43 mg/100 g (dry weight), which was 8.92~10.61% of total free amino acid. Several amino acid derivatives were found: L-carnitine (L-Car), hydroxylysine (Hyl), o-phosphoethanolamine (o-Pea), phosphoserine (p-Ser), ${\beta}-alanine$ (${\beta}-Ala$), N-methyl-histidine (Me-His), ethanolamine ($EtNH_2$), and L-citrulline (L-Cit). L-Car, transporting long-chain fatty acid into mitocondrial matrix, was the most abundant amino acid derivative in all domestic cherry tomatoes. A high level of GABA (313.18~638.57 mg/100 g), known as a neurotransmitter, was also found in all three domestic cherry tomatoes. These results revealed that domestic cherry tomatoes have a good balance of nutrient and bioactive compounds. Therefore, cherry tomatoes can be used as a functional food material.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.191.1-191.1
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• 2014

Crystallization has become the most popular technique for the separation of enantiomers since the Pasteur's discovery. To investigate mechanism of crystallization of chiral molecules, it is necessary to study self-assembled structures on two-dimensional surface. Here, we have studied two-dimensional self-assembled structures of an unnatural amino acid, (S)-${\beta}$-methyl naphthalen-1-${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (${\gamma}^2$-1-naphthylalanine) on Au(111) surface at 150 K using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). At initial stage, we found two chiral honeycomb structures which are counter-clockwise and clockwise configurations in one domain. The molecules are arranged around molecular vacancies, dark hole. By further increasing the amounts of adsorbed ${\gamma}^2$-1-naphthylalanine, a well-ordered square packed structure was observed. In addition, we found the other structure that molecules were trapped in the pore of the hexagonal molecular assembly.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.108-112
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• 1996

Flavonol glycoside의 일종인 Rutin과 free amino acid의 일종인 GABA(${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid)가 누에 성장에 어떤 영향을 미치는가를 알기 위해 뽕잎에 각각 0.1%의 수용액을 분무하여 3령 기잠부터 상족까지 누에를 사육한 결과 다음과 같았다. 1. rutin과 GABA(0.1%를 분무한 뽕잎의 rutin과 GABA 함량은 대조구 86mg/100g FW, 16mg/100g FW에 비해 2, 2.8배 높았다. 2. rutin 및 GABA를 첨식한 뽕잎으로 사육한 누에의 잠체중은 대조구에 비해 최구 25%까지 감소하였으며 5령 5일에 대조구 대비 각각 7%, 15%의 감소를 보여 rutin보다는 GABA가 잠체중 증가에 더 큰 악영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 처리간에 식하량, 배분량, 소화량 등은 거의 차를 보이지 않았으나 rutin 처리구에서 소화량이 대조구 대비 6% 정도 높은 것으로 나타났다. 4. rutin 및 GABA 처리는 유충의 경과일수를 연장시켜 상족의 개시가 대조구에 비해 3일 정도 늦었으며, 상족기간도 대조구에 비해 1일이 길었으며, 상족마리수도 대조구 대비 각각 15.4%, 9.1% 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.438-445
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• 2015

L. plantarum K154 고정화와 C. lacerata 균사체 배양물을 이용한 혼합발효를 통해서 다당류, ${\beta}$-glucan과 같은 생리활성물질과 기능성 GABA 생산을 최적화 하고자 하였다. C. lacerata 균사체의 최적 배양 조건으로 glucose 3%, soybean flour 3%, $MgSO_4$ 0.15%를 혼합하여 배지로 사용하였고, 5 L jar fermentor를 이용하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 7일간 진탕 배양하였다. 배양물은 균사체 함량 29.7 g/L, 다당류 함량 3.1 g/L, ${\beta}$-glucan 2% (w/w), protease 활성 68.96 unit/mL, ${\alpha}$-amylase 활성 10.37 unit/mL로 매우 높게 나타났다. C. lacerata 균사체 배양물을 이용하여 젖산세균 고정화에 의한 혼합발효물의 생균수를 측정한 결과, 배양 1일 째 비드 내에서 젖산세균의 수는 $3.13{\time}10^9CFU/mL$로 높게 나타났고, 배지에 유리된 젖산세균의 수는 배양기간 동안 $1.48{\time}10^8CFU/mL$로 유지하였다. 알지네이트 1.5%를 사용하여 비드를 제조하였을 때, GABA 함량을 측정한 결과 배양 7일 째 비드 내에서 6.30 mg/mL, 배지에서 9.96 mg/mL로 높게 나타났다. 젖산세균 고정화의 재사용 가능성을 확인하기 위해 고정화 비드를 5회간 재사용하여 $30^{\circ}C$에서 15일간 혼합발효한 결과, GABA 생산이 급격히 증가하여 배양 기간 동안 유지하였다. 결론적으로 C. lacerata 균사체 배양물로부터 고정화된 젖산세균을 이용한 혼합발효는 고농도 GABA를 포함된 기능성 소재를 생산할 수 있었으며, 이는 식품 및 생물 산업의 원료로 활용이 기대된다.