• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.127-133
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• 1972

This study was designed to observe the effect of ethanol extracts from fish flour on the nucleic acid metabolism in rats. Young rats, weighing 75-85g were used as the experimental animals and diet used were 8 kinds; diet supplemented with 10% fish flour, diets which were supplemented with the extracts and or remainders of fish flour after extracting by either 76% or 96% ethanol to the rice diet, respectively, and diet supplemented with 6% casein. After feeding corresponding diet for 40 days, RNA and DNA contents, and DNase activities in the liver, kidney and braid were determined. The results obtaioed from this study are summarized as follows: 1. The RNA contents of the ethanol-treatment groups are, in the liver and kidney, similar to, and in the brain, generally higher than, that of the control group. 2. The DNA contents of each organ show no difference between ethanol-treatment groups and control group, but in the liver, of ethanol extrat groups are lower than casein group. 3. the DNase activity of each organ in the ethanol-treatmeut groups, is generally lower than the control group. The above results indicate that ethanol extracts from fish flour have influence on the nucleic acid metabolism.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1993

수계에 분포하고 있는 Plesiomonas shigelloides 균을 분리, 동정하고 임상유래균과의 세균학적 특성을 비교검토하였다. 부산근교인 구포에서 채수된 사료중 1개의 시료, 물금에서의 2개의 시료에서 P. shigelloides 가 분리, 동정되었으나 해운대, 수영, 다대포, 낙동강하구언, 강동 등에서 채수된 시료에서는 분리되지 않았다. 분리균의 최적 증식조건은 peptone water 에 $25~35^{\circ}C$ pH 7.5-8.0, NaCl 농도는 1%이하였고, 선택성 중균배지로서는 alkaline peptone water 에 insitol 을 첨가한 것이 증식이 가장 우수하였다. 생화학적 특성에 있어서는 DNase 가 다른 연구결과와는 달리 느리게 생성되었고, 지방산 조성은 $C_{12}~C_{18}$ 3-hydroxylate 지방산이 3%, cyclopropane ($C_{17:0}$ 이 0~10%, hexadecanoic acid ($C_{16:0}$) 가 25-30%, hexadecenoic acid ($C_{16:1}$) 가 32-43%, octadecanoic acid ($C_{18:0}$) 가 1-2%, octadecenoic acid( $C_{18:1}$)가 9~14% 등으로 나타났다. 임상유래균주와 수계에서 분리한 균주의 생화학적 특성 및 항생제 감수성, 지방산 조성은 비슷하였다. 환자에서 분리된 균주가 수계에서 분리한 균주보다 lactose 분해속도가 빨랐고, chloramphenicol 에 대한 내성을 나타내는 균주가 있었지만 수계에서 분리된 균주는 내성을 나타내지 않았다. 지방산 조성에서 임상유래 균주는 $C_{17:0cyclo}$ 0~2%, $C_{18:0}$ 0~2% 였으나, 수계의 균주에서는 각각 2~10%, 1-2%로 양적인 차이를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1996

The nucleic acid of Synechococcus sp. cyanophage was identified as double-stranded DNA by the result of digestion with enzymes such as exonucleases, DNase, and S1 nuclease, and by acridine orange staining. The cyanophage DNA was cleaved with several restriciton ehdonucleases such as ApaI, BamHI, Bg/II, HaeIII, Eco RI, HindIII, PstI, AND aPAI gave the clearest sets of bands on agarose gels and the fragment numbers for each were 12, 20, 29, 20, and 7, respectively. The sums of the size from Bam HI and PstI digestions were estimated approximately 227$\pm$4 kb, which are in agreement with the result of the pulsed field gel electrphoresis. This virus is thought to have the largest genosome among those of known cyanophages, which corresponds to the largest haed ot 90 nm when compared with the head sizes of cyanophages discovered since 1963.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2005

Pseudolaric acid B is a major compound found in the bark of Pseudolarix kaempferi Gordon. In our study, pseudolaric acid B inhibited growth of human melanoma cells, A375-S2 in a time and dose-dependent manner. A375-S2 cells treated with pseudolaric acid B showed typical characteristics of apoptosis including morphologic changes, DNA fragmentation, sub-diploid peak in flow cytometry, cleavage of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) and degradation of inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase (ICAD). P53 protein expression was upregulated while cells were arrested at the $G_2/M$ phase of the cell cycle. There was a decrease in the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL proteins, whereas pro-apoptotic Bax was increased. The two classical caspase substrates, PARP and ICAD, were both decreased in a time-dependent manner, indicating the activation of downstream caspases.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.269-277
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• 1996

Bacteriocins are proteins produced by a heterogeneous group of bacteria that have a bactericidal effect on closely related organisms. Recently, bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria and other food-related organisms have been the subject of much research because of their potential as food biopreservatives. Various modifications of agar plate diffusion assays are the most widely used methods even though the limitations of such assays are generally recognized. The ability to obtain a concentrated crude preparation on bacteriocin by optimizing production parameters greatly simplifies recovery of bacteriocin on subsequent purification steps. Some studies performed to optimize bacteriocins have been purified to homogeneity, and the amino acid sequences of many of these purified bacteriocins have been determined. Obtaining characterization data on purified bacteriocin will minimize the risk of overlapping of research and confusion on identification of these compounds. Several me-chanisms leading to cell death have been hypothesized. These include depletion of the proton motive force(PMF) across the cell membrane: RNase and/or DNase activity within the sensitive cell; and pore formation and lysis of sensitive cells at the cell membrane.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 1997

Earthworm extracts are known for anti-inflammatory, analgesic. antipyretic, and anticancer effects but can also influence blood circulation. It was previously shown that an earthworm, Lumbricus rubelius. contained a water-extractable anticoagulant which was a heat- and acid-stable molecule with hydrophilic property. In order to uncover the biochemical nature of this molecule, the anticoagulant was processed with various hydrolases such as trypsin, DNase, RNase. and lysozome. When the digested samples were analyzed with an in vitro coagulation test measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and agarose gel electrophoresis, the anticoagulant proved to be a relatively homogeneous DNA fragment with relative molecular size around 72 base pairs. Interestingly, the activity was further stimulated with a trypsin digestion. RNA. on the other hand, did not prolong the APTT. It was also demonstrated that the DNA accelerated the antithrombin III (AT-III) inhibition of thrombin from $IC_{50}$ of 0.34 to 0.16 unit determined with S-2238 as a substrate, whereas heparin, a popular anticoagulant. shifted the value to 0.05. Therefore, it is suggested that the DNA could be considered as an alternative antithrombotic agent to heparin, which would exhibits bleeding side effects.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.399-402
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• 1992

국내에서 발생한 토끼 바이러스성 간염 소위 토끼 출혈병의 원인 바이러스를 감염토끼의 간조직으로 부터 분리정제한 후 바이러스의 핵산과 구성 단백질의 특징을 관찰하였던 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 토끼간염바이러스는 분자량이 약 54 kilodalton인 한개의 구조단백을 가진 RNA 바이러스이며 바이러스 핵산의 크기는 약 7.5 kilobases로 나타났고 바이러스의 RNA는 배양세포에서는 감염을 일으키지 않았다. 바이러스 구성단백의 양상과 핵산의 크기 등을 종합해 볼 때 토끼의 간염 바이러스는 Caliciviridae에 속하는 것으로 간주된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.243-248
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• 1992

동결건조법이 Nocardia mediterranei의 세포막 손상에 미치는 영향을 3H-thymidine 표지에 의한 DNA 유출 방법과 전자현미경으로 조사하였으며, 재수화 과정이 생존도에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 그 결과 N.mediterranei의 동결건조시 세포벽과 세포막의 손상이 세포 사멸의 원인으로 판명되었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.149-157
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• 1993

Protein methylase inhibitor which is a modulator of biological methylation has been purified and characterized from porcine liver soluble fraction by cell fractionation, Sephadex G25 chromatography, reverse phase HPLC, size exclusion HPLC. The results are summarized as follows. 1) The purified inhibitor shows apparent homogeneity, as judged by HPLC. 2) A molecular weight of the purified inhibitor which is composed of 18 amino acid residues is about 1,400 daltons. 3) A single absorption peak of ultraviolet spectrum was observed at 260nm. 4) The inhibitor was not inactivated by heating at $100^{\circ}C$ until 60min. and its activity was not influenced by treatment with digestive enzymes, such as trypsin, pepsin, pronase, chymotrypin, lysozyme, DNase, and RNase. 5) The purified inhibitor inhibited protein rnethylase I, II, III and phospholipid methyltransferase activities. 6) The purified inhibitor inhibited noncompetitively protein methylase II from porcine liver, spleen, and testis. 7) The $K_{i}$ values for protein methylase II from porcine liver, spleen, and testis were 300nM, 250nM, 297nM, respectively.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.325-330
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• 2007

대장균의 필수적인 리보핵산 내부분해효소인 RNase E는세포내에서 여러 RNA의 분해와 가공과정에서 중요한 역할을 하며, 이 단백질의 효소활성부위를 포함하는 N-말단부위의 498 아미노산(N-Rne)만의 발현으로도 세포의 생장을 가능하게 한다. 이러한 RNase E의 특성을 활용하여 다양한 표현형을 가지는 N-Rne 돌연변이체들을 분리, 동정할 수 있는 효율적인 유전학적 시스템을 개발하였다. 이 시스템을 이용하여 얻어진 효소활성부위 돌연변이체들을 표현형으로 분류하여 분석한 결과, S1 도메인의 6번째 아미노산의 치환(I6T)을 가진 변이체는 야생형 N-Rne의 기능을 대체하지 못하였고, Small 도메인의 488번째 아미노산의 치환(R488C)을 가진 변이체는 야생형 N-Rne의 발현양보다 현저히 작게 발현시켜도 세포의 생장을 정상적으로 가능하게 하였다. 또한 DNase I 도메 인의 305번째 아미노산의 치환(N305D)을 가진 변이체는 야생형 N-Rne의 발현양보다 과발현시켰을 때만 세포의 생장을 가능하게 하였다. 각각의 아미노산 치환을 포함하는 N-Rne를 한정적으로 과발현시켰을 때의 ColEl-타입 플라스미드의 복제 수에 대한 영향을 측정한 결과, 돌연변이체 N-Rne의 세포생장에 대한 영향은 이 변이체들의 세포 내 효소활성 정도에 기인하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이러한 실험결과는 이 연구에서 개발한 유전학적 시스템을 이용하여 다양한 표현형을 가진 RNase E 변이체를 선별할 수 있으며, 이 변이체들의 특성을 분석함으로써 RNase E가 RNA의 안정성을 조절하는데 있어서 각각의 세부 도메인의 역할을 규명할 수 있으리라는 것을 시사한다.