• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2008

TREK (TWIK-RElated $K^+$ channels) and TRAAK (TWIK-Related Arachidonic acid Activated $K^+$ channels) were expressed in COS-7 cells, and the channel activities were recorded from inside-out membrane patches using holding potential of - 40 mV in symmetrical 150 mM $K^+$ solution. Intracellular application of an oxidizing agent, 5,5'-dithio-bis (2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), markedly decreased the activity of the TREK2, and the activity was partially reversed by the reducing agent, dithiothreitol (DTT). In order to examine the possibility that the target sites for the oxidizing agents might be located in the C-terminus of TREK2, two chimeras were constructed: TREK2 (1-383)/TASK3C and TREK2 (1-353)/TASK3C. The channel activity in the TREK2 (1-383)/TASK3C chimera was still inhibited by DTNB, but not in the TREK2 (1-353)/TASK3C chimera. These results indicate that TREK2 is inhibited by oxidation, and that the target site for oxidation is located between the amino acid residues 353 and 383 in the C-terminus of the TREK2 protein.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.271-276
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• 1997

An ascorbic acid phosphorylating enzyme, which catalyzes the formation of ascorbic acid-2-phosphate from ascorbic acid and pyrophosphate, was purified 32.7-folds to homogeneity from a cell-free extract of Cellulomonas sp. AP-7. The combination of DEAE- Sephacel ion exchange chromatography and Sephacryl S-200 get filtration was used for their purification. The molecular weight of the native protein was estimated to be 96.lkDa on high performance gel filtration chromatography. The SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the protein consisted of four identical subunits of 24.6 kDa. The purified enzyme showed the optimal tempeature of 40$\circ$C and optimal pH of 4.5. The Km for ascorbic acid and pyrophosphate were 119 mM and 11.9 mM, respectively. The addition of 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) into the reaction mixture resulted in the reduction of the enzyme activity at 51%. The enzyme also had a phosphatase activity at weakly acidic pH and the Km for ascorbic acid-2-phosphate in phosphatase activity was 7.9 mM.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2014

Purpose: Many substances in saliva or oral health care products interact with each other. The aim of this study was to investigate interactions between hyaluronic acid (HA), lysozyme, peroxidase, and glucose oxidase (GO) in enzymatic activities at low pH levels. Methods: HA (0.5 mg/mL), hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL, $30{\mu}g/mL$), bovine lactoperoxidase (bLPO, $25{\mu}g/mL$), and GO ($50{\mu}g/mL$) were used. The influences of HA, bLPO, and GO on HEWL activity were determined by measuring the turbidity of a Micrococcus lysodeikticus suspension. The influences of HA and HEWL on bLPO activity were determined by the NbsSCN assay, measuring the rate of oxidation of 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (Nbs) to 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) $(Nbs)_2$. The influences of HA and HEWL on GO activity were determined by measuring oxidized o-dianisidine production. All experiments were performed at pH 4, 5, and 6. Results: HA and GO did not affect the enzymatic activity of HEWL at pH 4, 5, and 6. bLPO enhanced the enzymatic activity of HEWL at pH 5 (p<0.05) and pH 6 (p<0.05) significantly. The enzymatic activity of bLPO was not affected by HA and HEWL at pH 4, 5, and 6. HA and HEWL did not affect the enzymatic activity of the GO at pH 4, 5, and 6. Conclusions: Peroxidase enhances lysozyme activity at low pH, otherwise there were no significant interactions in enzymatic activities between HA, lysozyme, peroxidase, and GO at low pH levels.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.483-489
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• 1998

효모의 전체 게놈서열에서 확인된 새로운 티오레독신(Trx3)과 이미 효모에서 티오레독신으로서의 기능이 보고된 Trx1, 2 및 TR을 대장균에 발현시켜 정제후 활성을 비교, 조사하였다. Trx1, 2 및 TR은 대부분 수용성 분획에 발현되었으며, 이로부터 정제한 단백질의 분자량은 보고된 분자량과 일치하였다. Trx3는 수용성 분획과 침전 분획 모두에서 발현되었으며, 수용성 분획으로부터 정제한 Trx3의 분자량은 14 kDa이었고, 침전 분획의 Trx3는 18 kDa였다. 수용성 분획으로부터 정제한 Trx3의 아미노말단의 아미노산 서열은 FQSSYTS로 분석되었으며 이는 보고된 Trx3의 20번에서 26번의 아미노산에 해당하였다. NADPH, 티오레독신 환원효소와 함께 Trx3는 인슐린과 DTNB의 disulfide 결합을 환원시켰다. Trx3는 디티오트레이톨을 포함하는 금속촉매산화계에 의한 효소 불활성화를 억제하는 TPx1의 항산화효과를 증가시켰으며, TPx1의 항산화활성을 증가시키는 Trx3의 활성은 Trx1 또는 2의 10% 수준이었다. 또한 Trx3는 TPx1의 disulfide를 thiol로 환원시켜 TPx가 티오레독신 의존성 과산화물 분해활성을 갖도록 하였다. Western blotting실험 결과, Trx3에 대한 항체는 효모 조추출물과 정제된 Trx1 및 Trx2와는 교차반응 하지 않았다. 그러나, 효모 CDNA 유전자 은행을 template로 한 PCR 실험 에서는 Trx3를 암호화하는 유전자가 증폭되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 1990

Glucose의 redox 반응에 의한 새로운 인슐린 방출계를 5, 5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobcnzoic acid)의 disulfide 결합을 이용해 인슐린을 pmma 막과 glucose oxidase에 고정화시켜 합성하였다. glucose와 glucose dehydrogenase 및 glucose oxidise와의 산화반응에 의해 disulfide 결합이 파괴되어 막과 효소로부터 인슐린이 방출된다. enzyme cofact들(nicotinamide adenin dinucleotide와 flavin adenin dinucleotide)을 coimmobilization 시켜 membrane device에 대해 electron mediator로 작용하도록 하여 glucose의 농도 민감성을 향상시켰고 protein device에 대해서는 glucose oxidase에 인슐린을 직접 고정화시켜 민감성을 더욱 향상시켰다. 이 두 가지 계들은 glucose 특이성을 나타내며 방출된 인슐린은 생체인슐린과 구분되지 않았다. 방출인슐린의 생리활성은 생체인슐린의 81%였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.321-326
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• 1996

Spinach glycolate oxidase was subjected to a series of chemical modifications aimed at identifying amino acid residues essential for catalytic activity. The oxidase was reversibly inactivated by treatment with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP). The inactivation by PLP was accompanied by the appearance of an absorption peak of around 430 nm, which was shifted to 325 nm upon reduction with $NaBH_4$. After reduction, the PLP-treated oxidase showed a fluorescence spectrum with a maximum of around 395 nm by exciting at 325 nm. The substrate-competitive inhibitors oxalate and oxaloacetate provided protection against inactivation of the oxidase by PLP. These results suggest that PLP inactivates the enzyme by fonning a Schiff base with lysyl residue(s) at an active site of the oxidase. The enzyme was also inactivated by tryptophan-specific reagent N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). However, competitive inhibitors oxalate and oxaloacetate could not protect the oxidase significantly against inactivation of the enzyme by NBS. The results implicate that the inactivation of the oxidase by NBS is not directly related to modification of the tryptophanyl residue at an active site of the enzyme. Treatments of the oxidase with cysteine-specific reagents iodoacetate, silver nitrate, and 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid did not affect significantly the activity of the enzyme.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권1호통권84호
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• pp.119-126
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• 1998

Mitochondria were isolated from Lentinus edodes and properties of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase were studied. Optimal pH, temperature, and thermal stability of the enzyme were estimated to be 7.6, $33^{\circ}C$, and stable for one hour at $50^{\circ}C$. The apparent $K_m$ for the NADH was 0.33 mM. This enzyme catalyzed to transfer electrons from NADH to ferricyanide, decylubiquinone, and 2,6-dichloro-phenol-indophenol. 0.5 mM antimycin A and 0.01 mM dibromothymoquinone strongly inhibited 87.8% and 76.5% of the enzyme activities. 0.01 mM oligomycin known as an inhibitor of ATPase also strongly inhibited 79.2% of activities. 0.5 mM 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) and 1.0 mM N-ethylmaleimide known as a modifier of SH group inhibited 50.4% and 36.7% of activities. 1 mM ethyl 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl benzoate and 10 mM orcinol, which had been known as an antibiotics isolated from Umbilicaria vellea according to our previous work, stimulated 68.4% and 48.1% of the enzyme activities.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2003

The dibucaine number (DN) was determined for serum cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8, SChE) in plasma samples. The ones with a DN of 79-82 were used, because they had the "usual" SChE variant. The enzyme was assayed colorimetrically by the reaction of 5,5'-dithiobis-[2-nitrobenzoic acid] (DTNB) with the free sulfhydryl groups of thiocholine that were produced by the enzyme reaction with butrylthiocholine (BuTch) or acetylthiocholine (AcTch) substrates, and measured at 412 nm. Dibucaine, a quaternary ammonium compound, inhibited SChE to a minimum within 2 min in a reversible manner. The inhibition was very potent. It had an $IC_{50}$ of $5.3\;{\mu}M$ with BuTch or $3.8\;{\mu}M$ with AcTch. The inhibition was competitive with respect to BuTch with a $K_i$ of $1.3\;{\mu}M$ and a linear-mixed type (competitive/noncompetitive) with respect to AcTch with inhibition constants, $K_i$ and $K_I$ of 0.66 and $2.5\;{\mu}M$, respectively. Dibucaine possesses a butoxy side chain that is similar to the butryl group of BuTch and longer by an ethylene group from AcTch. This may account for the difference in inhibition behavior. It may also suggest the existence of an additional binding site, other than the anionic binding site, and of a hydrophobic nature.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.899-902
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• 2005

Peptide assimilation by Helicobacter pylori was investigated using L-phenylalanyl-3-thia-phenylalanine (PSP) as a detector peptide; the release of thiophenol upon enzymatic hydrolysis of PSP was spectrophotometrically detected with the aid of 5,5'-dithiobis[2-nitrobenzoic acid] (DTNB). By adding PSP to whole-cell suspension, thiophenol was produced progressively, resembling that found in Esherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus. Interestingly, the rate of thiophenol production by H pylori in particular was markedly reduced when cells were pretreated with trypsin, indicating surface exhibition of peptidase. According to the competitive spectrophotometry using alanyl-peptides, H pylori did not appear to assimilate PSP through the peptide transport system. No discernible PSP assimilation could be ascertained in H pylori cells, unless provided with some additives necessary for peptidase activity, such as $Ni^{2+}\;or\;Mg^{2+}$ and an appropriate concentration of potassium or ammonium salts. These observations strongly suggest that, regardless of a presumptive peptide transport system, peptide assimilation of H. plori appears to be highly dependent upon milieu conditions, due to unique peptidase exhibition on the cell surface.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 1997

아라비돕시스 탈리아나의 아세토락테이트 합성 효소 (ALS)를 그 유전자를 포함하고 있는 대장균 MF 2000/pTATX로부터 부분 정제하였다. 부분 정제된 이 효소를 가지고 여러 가지 변형 화학물질들 즉, 요오드아세트산, 요오드아세타마이드, N-에틸말레이미드 (NEM), 5,5'-디티오비스(2-니트로벤조산) (DTNB), 파라염화수은벤조산 (PCMB), 그리고 페닐글리옥살 등에 대한 민감성을 조사하였다. PCMB가 가장 민감하게 저해를 했으며, DTNB와 NEM이 그 뒤를 따랐다. 이 효소의 기질인 피루브산이 요오드아세트산에 의한 활성 저해를 보호하지 못하였으므로 기질의 결합에 시스테인의 관련이 없는 것 같이 보인다. 한편, 기질이 페닐글리옥살에 의한 효소의 활성 저해를 부분적으로 보호하는 것으로 보아 기질이 아르기닌기와 상호 작용함을 암시하고 있다. 부분 정제된 효소는 발린과 이소루신에 민감하게 방해를 받았으나 루신은 그렇지 않았다. 그러나, PCMB로 변형시킨 효소는 되먹임 방해를 더 강하게 받았다. 그 외 ALS에 대한 새로운 제초제 후보인 피리미디설퍼 벤조산 유도체의 저해 효과를 검토하였다.