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Fermentation of Antler and its Biological Activity (녹용발효와 생리활성)

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Han, Sang-Bum;Park, Ju-Suk;Han, Myung-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.233-237
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    • 1994
  • Bacillus P-92 which fermented antler was isolated from intestinal bacteria. The biological activites, carbon clearance and growth activity of lactic acid bacteria, of fermented antler was better than those of untreated antler. The enyzmes activities, ${\beta}-glucosidase,\;{\beta}-glucuronidase$ and tryptophanase, of intestinal bacteria of mice treated with fermented antler were lower than those of mice treated with untreated antler, although those of mice treated with fermented antler or untreated antler were higher than those of control. Biological activity of the antler seems to be increased by fermentation.

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Synthesis and Biological Activites of Wogonin

  • Jinhyun-Jeong;Kim, Dongmyung-
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.80-80
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    • 2001
  • The roots of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi have been used in the chinese medicine for the treatment of inflammation, fever and headache. Recent studies had shown that baicalin and baicalein showed a detoxifying effect and could inhibit peripheral capillary permeability, and Wogonin was found to inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells. Wogonin has been synthesized as shown in schem. Compound 2 was prepared from 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone(1) followed by acylation to give compound 3. The base treatment of 3 gave cyclized product which was carried by deprotection of methyl group chemoselectively. Overall step included relatively simple ten steps.

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Neuropsychological Evaluation of Visual Perception and Construction (시지각 및 구성능력의 신경심리학적 평가)

  • Lee, Chang Uk;Oh, Byung Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 1997
  • Visual perception is a complex process engaging many different aspects of brain functioning. Like other cognitive functions, the extensive cortical distribution and complexity of visual perceptional activites make them hihgly vulnerable to brain injury. Dectection and characterization of perceptual disorders require a careful clinical assessment as well as the application of selected neuropsychological tests. In this article we reviewed neuropsychological assessment of visual perception and constructional abilities. And the principal visuospatial disorders are discussed, the associated neuropsychiatric disorders are presented.

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Growth-Inhibiting Effects of Herb Plants on Human Intestinal Bacteria

  • Kim, Moo-Key;Park, Byeoung-Soo;Kim, Byung-Su;Lee, Hoi-Seon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.185-189
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    • 2001
  • Essential oils of 21 herb plant samples, using spectrophotometric and paper disc agar diffusion methods under anaerobic conditions, were tested in vitro for their growth-inhibiting activities against Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. longum, Lactobacillus casei, Clostridium perfringens, and Escherichia coli. The responses varied with bacterial strains and plant oils. At 10 mg/disk, all essential oils did not inhibit beneficial intestinal bacteria, except for the oil of Alpinia officinarum and Melaleuca alternifolia against L. casei. Due to their strong growth-inhibitory activities against C. perfringens, E. coli, and L. casei, the activites of nine oils were evaluated at low concentrations. In test with C. perfringens at 1 mg/disk, the oils of Amyris balsamifera, Curcuma longa, M. alternifolia, and Trachyspermum ammi showed moderate activities. Moderate activities against E. coli were observed with the oils of M. alternifolia and T. ammi. These results may be indications of at least one of the pharmacological actions of the four herb plants.

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$Na^+$ Requirement of NADH dehydrogenase from an Extreme halophile, Halobacterium sp. EH10 Isolated from a Saltern in Korea (Halobacterium sp. EH10 NADH dehydrogenase의 $Na^+$ 요구성)

  • Bae, Moo;Lee, Jeong-Im
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.153-157
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    • 1991
  • Intracellular enzymes of an extreme halophilic bacterium, Halobacterium sp. HE10, isolated from a saltern in Korea was investigated. The membrane-bound enzyme, NADH dehydrogenase, involved in electron transport system was stimulated by the addition of 2.0 M NaCl. The respiratory enzyme activities such as NADH oxidase and NADH dehydrogenase was decreased on removal of $Na^+$ ion and restored when replaced with cations like $K^+$, $Li^+$and $NH_{4}^{+}$ ions. Furthermore, their activities were affected by the anions such like carbonate, acetate, sulfate, chloride and nitrate at the presence of $Na^+$ion. Lactate dehydrogenase activity was highest at the asturated solution of NaCl and isocitrate dehydrogenase activity was a maximum level at 1.0 M NaCl. These results suggested that the enzyme activites of the respiratory chain in Halobacterium sp. EH10 was stimulated by the presence of $Na^+$ ion.

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Activites of Molds and Insects during Rice Storage -Part II. Activities of rice weevil(Sitophilus oryzae L.) and Aspergillus species- (쌀 저장중의 곰팡이와 저곡해충 -제2보. 쌀 바구미(Sitophilus oryzae L.)와 Aspergillus species의 생육-)

  • Kim, Young-Bae;Ryoo, Mun-Il
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.257-260
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    • 1982
  • During the rice storage at $28^{\cir}{\pm}1^{\cir}C$ and $60{\sim}70%$ R.H., the moisture content of rice, was increased max. 1. 6% by the activity of rice weevil. The growth of Asp. repens was not affected, while Asp. niger was inhibited after the appearance of its second generation adults. The development of rice weevil was generally accelerated by both of Asp. repens and Asp. niger, but decelerated at higher density of Asp. niger($1.6{\times}10^4$ propagules/g). The total number of rice weevil showed no significant difference during six weeks.

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Comparison of Biological Activites in Sikhae, Traditional Fermented Sea Products (전통 수산발효식품인 식해류의 생리적 기능성 효과 비교)

  • CHA Yong-Jun;CHO Doo-Hee;SEO Jeong-Hwa;CHO Woo-Jin;JEONG Jeong-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2005
  • This study investigated and compared chemical properties and biological activities of four commercial sikhae products (three flat-fish, Pleuronectes herzensteini, Sikhae: product A, B, C; one Alaska pollack, Theragra chalcogramma, Sikhae: product D) and Alaska pollack Sikhae (product E). Total acidity, amino nitrogen, salinity and pH in all products were in ranges of $0.47-1.93\;g\%$, $145.94-204.81\;mg\%$, $3.40-4.00\%$ and 4.38-5.55, respectively. All products showed antimicrobial activities against Bacillus ceraus subtilis, B. cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, except for Salmonella typhimurium. Particularly the activities were more effective with gram positive bacteria than gram negative bacteria. Antioxidative $(EDA_{50};\;14.20\;mg/mL)$ and Fibrinolytic (0.95 plasmin unit/mL) activities of product E were much stronger than commercial Sikhae products (EDA50; 18.87-34.60 mg/mL and 0.69-0.85 plasmin unit/mL).

Antagonism and Structural Identification of Antifungal Compound from Chaetomium cochliodes against Phytopathogenic Fungi

  • Kang, Jae Gon;Kim, Keun Ki;Kang, Kyu Young
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.146-150
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    • 1999
  • As a part of the integrated disease system in greenhouse, an antifungal fungus(AF1) was isolated from greenhouse soil. It exhibited strong inhibitory activites against Pythium ultimum, Phytophtora capsici, Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea, and Fusarium oxysporum based on dual culture on 1/5 strength of potato dextrose agar between antagonistic fungus and several plant pathogens. The antagonistic fungus was identified as Chaetomium cochliodes, based on morphological characteristics; the body of the perithecium bears straight or slightly wavy, unbranched hairs, whilst the apex bears a group of spirally coiled hairs. To investigate antagonistic principles, antifungal compound was extracted and fractionated by different solvent systems. An antifungal compound was isolated as pure crystal from is culture filtrate using organic solvent extraction and column chromatography, followed by preparative thin layer chromatography. The chemical structure of the purified antifungal compound was identified as chaetoglobosin A based on the data obtained form $^1H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR$, DEPT 90, 135, $^1H-^1H$ COSY, $^1H-^{13}C$ COSY and EI/MS. $ED_{50}$ values of the chaetoglobosin A against P. ultimum, P. capsici, R. solani, B. cinerea and F. oxysporum were 1.98, 4.01, 4.16, 2.67 and 35.14 ppm, respectively.

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