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A Study on the Syntheses of 2-Aminobenzothiazoles and Their Antimicrobial Activities (2-Aminobenzothiazole 유도체의 합성 및 항균작용에 관한 연구)

  • 정상헌;정원근;정필근;이남복
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 1976
  • Sixteen compounds of 2-aminobenzothiazole derivatives were synthesized from alkyl ($C_{1-5}$) p-aminosalicylate by thiocyanation reaction. The NMR spectra of synthesized compounds showed that they were actually mixture of 5-hydroxy-6-alk-oxycarbonyl-2-aminobenzothiazole [alkoxy=methoxy(Ia), ethoxy (IIa), n-propoxy (IIIa), iso-propoxy (IVa), n-butoxy (Va), iso-butoxy (VIa), n-amoxy (VIIa), iso-amoxy(VIIIa)] and 7-(1b), ethoxy(IIb), n-propoxy(IIIb), iso-propoxy(IVb), n-butoxy(Vb), iso-butpxy (VIb), n-amoxy (VIIb), iso-amoxy (VIIIb)]. The mixtures of two isomeric benzothiazole were separated by two isomers varied with the kind of alkyl chain in alkyl p-aminosalicylate. These compounds were subjected to the test for antimicrobial activities using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by tube dilutioin method. The seven compounds, Ia, IIa, IIIa, VIa, IIIb, IVb and Vb showed inhibition of the growth of S. aureus at the concentration of 10${\mu}$g/ml. As to the growth of E. coli, IVb, VIb, VIIb, and VIIIb were observed inhibition at the concentration of 1${\mu}$g/ml. Ia, IIa, IIIa, VIIa, Va, VIIIa, and IIb exhibited potential antimicrobial activities against showed inhibition of the growth of E.coli at the concentration of 100${\mu}$/ml.

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Enhanced 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) Production in Raoultella ornithinolytica BF60 by Manipulation of the Key Genes in FDCA Biosynthesis Pathway

  • Yuan, Haibo;Liu, Yanfeng;Lv, Xueqin;Li, Jianghua;Du, Guocheng;Shi, Zhongping;Liu, Long
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.1999-2008
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    • 2018
  • The compound 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), an important bio-based monomer for the production of various polymers, can be obtained from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). However, efficient production of FDCA from HMF via biocatalysis has not been well studied. In this study, we report the identification of key genes that are involved in FDCA synthesis and then the engineering of Raoultella ornithinolytica BF60 for biocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA using its resting cells. Specifically, previously unknown candidate genes, adhP3 and alkR, which were responsible for the reduction of HMF to the undesired product 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan (HMF alcohol), were identified by transcriptomic analysis. Combinatorial deletion of these two genes resulted in 85.7% reduction in HMF alcohol formation and 23.7% improvement in FDCA production (242.0 mM). Subsequently, an aldehyde dehydrogenase, AldH, which was responsible for the oxidation of the intermediate 5-formyl-2-furoic acid (FFA) to FDCA, was identified and characterized. Finally, FDCA production was further improved by overexpressing AldH, resulting in a 96.2% yield of 264.7 mM FDCA. Importantly, the identification of these key genes not only contributes to our understanding of the FDCA synthesis pathway in R. ornithinolytica BF60 but also allows for improved FDCA production efficiency. Moreover, this work is likely to provide a valuable reference for producing other furanic chemicals.

EFFECT OF MOLDY AND NONMOLDY WHEAT STRAW TREATED WITH OR WITHOUT AMMONIA ON PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD SERUM CONSTITUENTS IN STEERS

  • Khan, M.F.;Smith, G.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.413-419
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    • 1994
  • Mold growth decreased nutritive value of wheat straw (WS). Mold increased DM (94 vs 98%) and ADF (51 vs 56%) contents and had no effect on natural detergent fiber (NDF). Crude protein and N values were decreased in moldy wheat straw, Mold increased insoluble N content of wheat straw (WS) from 21 to 27%. Ammoniation increased the CP of nonmoldy straw from 3.8 to 8.3% and moldy straw from (3.3 to 6.2%). Aspergillus and zygomycetes fungal species were most prevalent and total numbers were higher on moldy straw. Ammoniation decreased total numbers of fungal spores on nonmoldy and moldy WS. Ammoniation of moldy WS increased (p < 0.10) feed in take (1.8%) as compared with nonmoldy, ammoniated, nonmoldy and moldy WS. Steers fed moldy WS had lowest (p < 0.10) feed intake (1.3% of BW daily) compared with other diet. There was little difference (p < 0.10) in intake of nonammoniated vs. ammoniated WS. Steers fed moldy straw lost 6 kg BW. Ammoniated, nonmoldy straw elevated Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) (10.5 mg/dl). Alkaline Phosphatase (ALK) was greater in steers fed moldy VS nonmoldy straw (148 VS 95 U/liter. p < 0.10).

CLINICAL STUDY OF CYSTS IN THE JAWS (악골에 발생한 낭종의 임상적 연구)

  • Kim, Kyung-Wook;Kim, Kyung-Wook;Lee, Jae-Hoon
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.166-173
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    • 1999
  • A clinical study of selected patients with cyst which were managed in the Department of oral and maxillofacial sugery from March 1994 to February 1998 was done. An following results were obtained 1. Male were involved more than females by cyst in a ratio of 1.95:1 and most of the cases occurred in the secondary decades 2. The primary site of radicular cysts were the anterior incisor area, dentigerous cysts were anterior incisor area and canine area, incisive canal cysts were maxillary anterior area, odontogenic keratocyst were the mandibular ramus area. 3. The common symptoms were swelling(65 cases), pain(12 cases) and the mean duration of syptomatic period was 10 days. 4. The rates of histopathologic classification were radicular cyst(58%), dentigerous cyst(22%), incisive canal cyst(9%), odontogenic keratocyst(11%). 5. Average of Alk. phosphatase was 235(IU/L) at pre-twenty age and 102(IU/L) at post-twenty age. 6. In treatment modalities, enucleation was most common, odontogenic keratocyst was treated by enucleation and curettage for prevention of recurrence.

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Promoting Effects of Sanguinarine on Apoptotic Gene Expression in Human Neuroblastoma Cells

  • Cecen, Emre;Altun, Zekiye;Ercetin, Pinar;Aktas, Safiye;Olgun, Nur
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.21
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    • pp.9445-9451
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    • 2014
  • Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Approximately half of the affected patients are diagnosed with high-risk poor prognosis disease, and novel therapies are needed. Sanguinarine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid which has anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study is whether sanguinarine has in vitro apoptotic effects and which apoptotic genes might be affected in the human neuroblastoma cell lines SH-SY5Y (N-myc negative), Kelly (N-myc positive, ALK positive), and SK-N-BE(2). Cell viability was analysed with WST-1 and apoptotic cell death rates were determined using TUNEL. After RNA isolation and cDNA conversion, expression of 84 custom array genes of apoptosis was determined. Sanguinarine caused cell death in a dose dependent manner in all neuroblastoma cell lines except SK-N-BE(2) with rates of 18% in SH-SY5Y and 21% in Kelly human neuroblastoma cells. Cisplatin caused similar apoptotic cell death rates of 16% in SH-SY5Y and 23% in Kelly cells and sanguinarine-cisplatin combinations caused the same rates (18% and 20%). Sanguinarine treatment did not affect apoptototic gene expression but decreased levels of anti-apoptotic genes NOL3 and BCL2L2 in SH-SY5Y cells. Caspase and TNF related gene expression was affected by the sanguinarine-cisplatin combination in SH-SY5Y cells. The expression of regulation of apoptotic genes were increased with sanguinarine treatment in Kelly cells. From these results, we conclude that sanguinarine is a candidate agent against neuroblastoma.

The Effects of Vitamin C on the Activity of Liver Enzymes and Hepatic Damage in Rats Treated with Radiation and Aflatoxin $B_1$ (Vitamin C가 방사선과 Aflatoxin $B_1$을 투여한 흰쥐의 간 기능 효소 활성 및 간 손상에 미치는 효과)

  • Kang, Jin-Soon
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to determine the effects of vitamin C on the activity of liver function enzymes and electromicrographic changes in white rats treated with aflatoxin $B_1(AFB_1)$ or X-ray and $AFB_1$. Six week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: a control group, $AFB_1$ treated group, $AFB_1$ treated group with vitamin C, X-ray and $AFB_1$ co-treated group, X-ray and $AFB_1$ co-treated group with vitamin C. On the first day of the experiment, only one dose of X-rays was exposed to the entire liver at 1,500 cGy. Next, vitamin C was injected at 10 mg/kg body weight by intraperitoneal injection, followed 1 hr later by the administration of 0.4 mg/kg of $AFB_1$ by intraperitoneal injection. These treatments were then administered every three days over a period of 15 days. On the 16th day of treatments, the animals were sacrificed. Analysis of the activity of the liver function enzymes, GOT, ALK phatase and LDH, in the sera of rats revealed that they were somewhat increased by $AFB_1$ treatment, X-ray and $AFB_1$ co-treatment when compared to the control group. Furthermore, the activity of these enzymes decreased in response to administration of vitamin C. Especially, the levels of GOT were remarkably decreased in the $AFB_1$ treated group treated with vitamin C when compared to the group treated with $AFB_1$ alone(p<0.001). Electromicrographic analysis revealed cloudy swelling, necrosis, vesicular degeneration and fat accumulation of hepatocytes in response to treatment with $AFB_1$ or co-treatment with X-ray and $AFB_1$. However, the destruction of hepatic cells was considerably lower in the vitamin C-treated group. These results indicate that vitamin C had ameliorating effects on the hepatic cell damage.

Evaluation of the Frequency of the IL-28 Polymorphism (rs8099917) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Using Zip Nucleic Acid Probes, Kerman, Southeast of Iran

  • Iranmanesh, Zahra;Mollaie, Hamid Reza;Arabzadeh, Seyed Alimohammad;Zahedi, Mohammad Javad;Fazlalipour, Mehdi;Ebrahimi, Saeede
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.1919-1924
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    • 2015
  • Polymorphisms in the region of the interleukin IL-28 gene on chromosome 19 have been related with clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major human pathogen responsible for chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. About 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV. The long-term response to therapy is influenced by many host and viral factors, and recent evidence has indicated that some host genetic polymorphisms related to IL-28 are the most powerful predictors of virological response in patients with HCV. This study assessed frequency of the IL-28 polymorphism (rs8099917) in 50 patients (39 men and 11 women) with chronic hepatitis C using ZNA probe real time PCR new method. All patients were tested for genotype of HCV and the HCV viral load. In parallel, the levels of SGOT, SGPT and ALK enzymes were assessed. Treatment using Peg-interferon alpha with ribavirin was conducted for patients and subsequently samples were collected to detect any change in viral load or liver enzyme rates. The overall frequency of the TT allele is 74%, TG allele 20% and GG allele 6% and the percent of patients who had T allele was 84%. Clear reduction in viral load and liver enzymes was reported in patients with the T allele. Especially for genotype 1 which is relatively resistant to treatment, these alleles may have a role in this decline. In conclusion, we showed that IL-28 polymorphism rs8099917 strongly predicts virological response in HCV infection and that real-time PCR with Zip nucleic acid probes is a sensitive, specific and rapid detection method for detection of SNPs which will be essential for monitoring patients undergoing antiviral therapy.

An Analytical Study on Health Characteristics of Obesity of Adulthood (성인 비만의 건강특성에 관한 분석적 연구)

  • 탁기천;류규수
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.115-128
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    • 2001
  • This study was carried out to offer the basic data for more qualitative lives of the adulthood with obesity through their health maintenance and control. So, the researcher reviewed and analyzed the health problems of the subjects according to sex, age, and positive rate on the screening tests. The subjects were 91 obese persons in K university hospital in Seoul from December 1, 2000 to January 31, 2001. A Questionnaire developed by researcher to obtain subject's general characteristics, main symptoms, medical examination, diagnosed disease was used as the tool for the study. The results of this study are as follows: 1. For the distribution of diagnosis in subjects, liver disease was most frequent and hypertension was second. 2 The most common complaints were indigestion in the digestive system, throat pain in the respiratory system, dyspnea in cardiovascular system, thirsty in endocrine system, frequent urine in the urinary system, vertigo in the hematologic system. 3. The main symptoms according to sex were for females, a statistically significant higher rate of complaints in the digestive system, musculoskeletal system as compared to males. 4. The main symptoms according to age were that in the fourth decade there were higher rate of complaints in the musculoskeletal system. 5. In screening tests according to sex, males showed a higher positive rate for Alk-Phosphatase and females, in FBS, urine-micro, VDRL. 6. In screening tests according to age, higher positive rates of BP, Chest X-ray, mammography, ESR, CRP were seen in the fourth decades. 7. Obesity was positively related to cardiovascular system, endocrine system, urinary system, musculoskeletal system, mental and nervous system in main symptoms. 8. Obesity was positively related to BP, Sonography, FBS, SGOT, SGPT in screening tests.

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Calcifying Fibrous Tumor Mimicking a Foreign Body of the Stomach: A Case Report (위 내 이물로 오인한 석회화 섬유 종양 1예)

  • Jeong, Ji-Eun;Lee, Kyung-Hun;Sung, Hyun-Jung;Cho, Chang-Ho
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2009
  • Calcifying fibrous tumors (CFTs) are unusual benign tumors of childhood, located primarily in soft tissues, pleura, and peritoneum. The cause and pathogenesis are unclear. We report a rare case of a CFT in a 2-year-old boy who presented with vomiting and abdominal distension. An abdominal X-ray showed an elliptical, calcific shadow in the LUQ area mimicking a foreign body. An internally protruding mass along the lesser curvature of the gastric body was an incidental finding during upper endoscopy, biopsies of which were negative. Abdominal CT showed a 4.5${\times}$3.2 cm soft tissue mass of the gastric wall with calcifications. A diagnosis of gastric submucosal mass was suspected and a wedge resection of the stomach was performed. On microscopic examination, the tumor was composed of whorls of dense hyalinized collagen bundles with a few fibroblasts. There were also amorphous dystrophic calcifications and nodular aggregates of mononuclear inflammatory cells. Immunohistochemically, spindle cells did not stain for anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 (ALK-1), CK, smooth muscle actin (SMA), or desmin. Taken together, the mass was compatible with a CFT of the gastric wall. This is the first reported case of CFT in a Korean child.

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Affection of Blood Calcium, Ino-Phosphorus and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity Inject with Paraquat on Rats

  • Lee, Wha-Jae
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.71-75
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    • 2002
  • Paraquat (N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyrrimidinium-dichlorides (PQ): MW 186.6) has been used to killing verierty of hubside plants. For this study were use Sprague-dawely rats (190$\pm$10 gm) and injection 40 mg/kg BW of paraquat (LD$_{50}$) to 24 hrs PQ and 4 days PQ group excepte normal control. For the measurement of blood calcium Ino-phosphorus and activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) by HITTACH 746. In serum phosphoruse of normal control were 8.0$\pm$1.2 mg/dl and 24 hrs PQ group were 8.9$\pm$1.0 mg/dl (P<0.05) and 4 days PQ group were 8.8$\pm$0.42 gmm/dl (P<0.05). In serum phosphorus were very sensitive uptaked to 10% within only 24 hours, but 4 days of PQ were similar uptake level than 24 hrs PQ. So this 8.9 mg/dl of sem phosphorus may be thought threshold level becouse does not more encrease. In blood calcium normal of rats were measured 9.51$\pm$0.3 mg/dl and 24 hrs of PQ group were 9.9$\pm$0.51 mg/dl (uptaked 4.5%, p>0.05). This uptake cannot fined meaning mathmatic statistics but 4 days PQ groups of calcium were 10.43$\pm$0.37 gm/dl (uptaked 10%, p<0.05). That 24 hrs PQ groups of caclium dose not reacted sensitive to irritated by PQ. So, when use oxidants of PQ, the blood calcium and Ino-phosphorus were linear correlated uptake that reasone thought may be move out form hardness bone tissue to in blood it does not take feeding to hunger for 4 days. In ALP normal of rats were measured 991$\pm$106 unit/L. In 24 hrs irritated PQ rats were fall down by 629$\pm$91 unit/L (P<0.001) but in 4 days of PQ rats were 792$\pm$85 unit/L (P<0.0011) that the activity of level were mild recovered activity from 629 unit (63%) to 792 unit (80%). So, that the reasone of ALP were very sensitive activity and reverse correlated to blood calcium or phosphorus irritated by PQ.

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