• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권10호
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• pp.1439-1449
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• 2015

우리나라에서는 전통적으로 복숭아꽃을 차로 마셔왔으며 피부 부스럼 등의 치료에 이용하였다는 기록이 있어 복숭아꽃 추출물이 산화적 스트레스와 염증반응을 억제시키는 효과가 있는지를 본 연구에서 확인하고자 하였다. 복숭아꽃을 건조시킨 다음 에탄올 추출 농축액(EtOH)을 얻었고, 이로부터 다시 hexane(Hx), dichloromethane(DM), ethyl acetate(EA), n-butanol(BtOH) 및 water(DW) 순으로 순차적 용매 분획을 시행하여 획득한 각 농축액에서 총 페놀화합물 함량, 플라보노이드 함량, DPPH 라디칼과 ABTS 라디칼 소거능을 측정하였고, LPS를 처리한 RAW 264.7 대식세포에서 이들 추출물들이 NO, PGE2, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성에 미치는 영향을 측정하였다. 그 결과 총 페놀화합물 함량과 플라보노이드 함량은 EA 분획(394.6 mg TA/g, 253.7 mg RT/g)이 가장 높았고, 그다음이 BtOH 분획(128.3 mg TA/g, 93.1 mg RT/g), DM 분획(79.5 mg TA/g, 52.9 mg RT/g), EtOH 추출물(78.1 mg TA/g, 55.3 mg RT/g) 순이었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 EA> BtOH${\geq}$ EtOH> DM=DW> Hx 순이었으며, ABTS 라디칼 소거능은 EA> BtOH> EtOH=DM> Hx=DW 분획 순으로 항산화 효과는 EA, BtOH 분획이 가장 우수하였다. 총 페놀화합물의 함량은 DPPH 라디칼 소거능($IC_{50}$)(r=-0.6081, P<0.01), ABTS 라디칼 소거능(r=0.9683, P<0.001)과 유의적인 상관관계를 나타내었으며, DPPH 라디칼 소거능($IC_{50}$)과 ABTS 라디칼 소거능은 서로 유의한 상관관계(r=-0.7172, P<0.001)를 나타내었다. LPS를 처리한 대식세포에 각 추출시료를 세포독성이 없는 농도로 처리한 결과 EtOH 추출물과 Hx, DM, EA 분획이 NO 생성을 유의하게 감소시켰으며(P<0.05), EtOH 추출물과 DM, EA 분획이 PGE2 생성을 유의하게 감소시켰다(P<0.05). 염증성 사이토카인인 IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성은 EtOH 추출물과 Hx, DM, EA, BtOH 분획 모두 유의하게 감소시켰다(P<0.05). 더 나아가 LPS를 처리한 대식세포에서 복숭아꽃 EtOH 추출물을 처리하였을 때 농도의존적으로 iNOS와 COX-2의 합성을 효과적으로 억제시킴으로써 주요한 염증 매개물질인 NO와 PGE2의 생성이 억제되는 기전을 제시하였다. 한편 대식세포에서 분비된 아질산염의 농도는 TNF-${\alpha}$ 농도(r=0.6477, P<0.05) 및 PGE2 농도(r=0.6377, P<0.05)와 유의한 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 아질산염, PGE2, IL-6 농도는 총 페놀화합물 함량이나 항산화 효과 지표들과 유의한 상관성을 보이지 않았다. 다만 TNF-${\alpha}$ 농도만 총 페놀화합물 함량(r=0.6524, P<0.05), 플라보노이드 함량(r=0.6914, P<0.05), DPPH 라디칼 소거능($IC_{50}$)(r=-0.6839, P<0.05), ABTS 라디칼 소거능(r=0.7921, P<0.01)과 각각 유의한 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 염증반응의 매개물질인 PGE2 및 IL-6 농도와는 유의한 상관성이 없었다. 본 실험 결과를 종합하면 복숭아꽃 에탄올 추출물은 항산화 효과와 항염증 효과가 우수하였으며, 그로부터 얻은 분획물 중에서 특히 EA와 BtOH 분획은 항산화 효과가 매우 우수하였고, DM과 EA 분획은 항염증 효과가 우수하였다. 따라서 복숭아꽃 에탄올 추출물을 비롯한 이들 분획물들은 산화적 스트레스 및 염증반응의 상승과 관련되어 있는 만성질환을 예방하는 건강기능성 식품의 개발을 위한 천연소재로 이용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2011

김치 및 젓갈 등의 150여 전통 발효 식품을 시료로 하여 protease 활성을 갖는 유산균을 분리한 결과, 24 U/mgcrude protein의 높은 활성을 갖는 젖산균 BV-26 균주을 분리하였다. API 50CHL kit를 이용하여 BV-26 균주의 당 이용성을 분석하고 16S rRNA 염기서열(99.9% 상동성)을 비교한 결과, 분리된 균주를 L. plantarum BV-26으로 표기 하였다. L. plantarum BV-26의 생장과 protease 활성 변화를 MRS 배지를 이용하여 측정한 결과, L. plantarum BV-26의 생장은 배양 6시간 이후 활발하게 진행되어 18시간에 최고의 균체 농도를 보였으며, protease 활성은 배양 후 12시간부터 생성되기 시작하여 16시간에서 최고의 활성을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 분리된 L. plantarum BV-26을 동물사료의 발효용 스타터로 이용할 경우 유산균이 갖는 유익한 장점 및 안전성을 확보할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 특히 대두박의 발효시 사료의 영양적 가치를 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.515-520
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• 2012

High expression of osmotically responsive genes1 (HOS1), a key regulator of low temperature response and flowering time, encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase in Arabidopsis. Here, we report characterization of a newly identified splice variant (HOS1-L) of HOS1. Comparative analyses revealed that HOS1-L has a longer 5' nucleotide sequence than that of the previously identified HOS1 (HOS1-S) and that its protein sequence was more conserved than that of HOS1-S in plants. HOS1-L transcripts were spatio-temporally more abundant than those of HOS1-S. The recovery rate of HOS1-S expression was faster than that of HOS1-L after cold treatment. Diurnal oscillation patterns of HOS1-L revealed that HOS1-L expression was affected by photoperiod. An in vitro pull-down assay revealed that the HOS1-L protein interacted with the ICE1 protein. HOS1-L overexpression caused delayed flowering in wild-type plants. Collectively, these results suggest regulation of HOS1 expression at the post-transcriptional level.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1047-1051
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• 2008

Overexpression of HER2 in breast cancer cells is considered to induce the expression of acetyl-CoA carboxylase $\alpha$ (ACACA) and fatty acid synthase (FASN) through activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. Resveratrol, a red wine polyphenol, has been shown to induce apoptosis in several cancers by interfering in several signaling pathways. Present study elucidated the mechanism by which resveratrol downregulates ACACA and FASN in breast cancer cells. Resveratrol activated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and downregulated mTOR in BT-474 cells. These effects of resveratrol were mimicked by AICAR, an AMPK activator, and exogenously expressed constitutively active AMPK, while they were abolished by a dominant-negative mutant of AMPK. The downregulation of mTOR was not accompanied with changes in Akt, the upstream regulator of mTOR. These findings indicate that the downregulation of ACACA and FASN by resveratrol is mediated by the downregulation of mTOR signaling pathway via activation of AMPK.

• 한국잠사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국잠사학회 2003년도 International Symposium of Silkworm/Insect Biotechnology and Annual Meeting of Korea Society of Sericultural Science
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• pp.114-115
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• 2003

A Bacillus thuringiensis isolate, Bt 2385-1, which showed toxicity to lepidopteran, was isolated from Korean soil sample and characterized. PCR-RFLP showed that this isolate contains two novel cryl-type crystal protein genes. In this study, we designed cryl-type specific primer set (ATG1-F and N400-R) to clone the toxic domain of the all cryl-type genes. The two novel rlyl-type toxin genes in addition to crylJal gene were cloned and sequenced. (omitted)

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2003

This paper considers the potential impact of biological approaches such as bio-copying (biomimetics) and biomanipulating (e.g. genetic engineering) on future developments in the field of textiles and, in particular, fibres. If analytical tools for studying biological systems combined with those of materials science are further developed, and higher efficiency and reproducibility of genetic engineering technology can be achieved, the potential for the copying and manipulation of nature for textile innovations will be immense. The present state for both fields is described with examples such as touch and close fastener, structurally coloured fibres, the Lotus of lect (for bio-copying), as well as herbicide tolerant cotton, insecticide resistant cotton (Bt cotton), cotton polyester bicomponent fibres, genetically engineered silkworm and silk protein, and spider fibres. (for genetic engineering).

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.389-392
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• 2004

In order to produce a harmful protein more efficiently, this expression cassette, dubbed pCol-MICT, is directed by the colicin promoter, and was constructed by the insertion of a $rrnBT_1T_2$ fragment of pEXP7, and a MxelnteinCBD fragment of pTXB3, into pSH375. To test whether harmful proteins, including proteolytic enzymes, could be effectively produced by this cassette, the carboxypeptidase (CPase) Taq gene was inserted into the pCol-MICT cassette to yield pCol-CPase Taq-MICT. E coli W3l 10 tells harboring pCol-CPase Taq-MICT produced a large quantity of this enzyme, as much as 47.2 mg of purified from per liter of culture, when cultured in the presence of mitomycin C ($0.4{\mu}g/mL$). This indicates that the colicin promoter-controlled E, coli expression cassette was able to produce almost 8 times of protein than the conventional tar promoter-based system, and that this cassette may be useful in the Synthesis of other harmful proteins.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.773-782
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• 2007

Different isolates of the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produce multiple crystal (Cry) proteins toxic to a variety of insects, nematodes and protozoans. These insecticidal Cry toxins are known to be active against specific insect orders, being harmless to mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. Due to these characteristics, genes encoding several Cry toxins have been engineered in order to be expressed by a variety of crop plants to control insectpests. The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, are the major economically devastating pests of cotton crop in Brazil, causing severe losses, mainly due to their endophytic habit, which results in damages to the cotton boll and floral bud structures. A cry1Ia-type gene, designated cry1Ia12, was isolated and cloned from the Bt S811 strain. Nucleotide sequencing of the cry1Ia12 gene revealed an open reading frame of 2160 bp, encoding a protein of 719 amino acid residues in length, with a predicted molecular mass of 81 kDa. The amino acid sequence of Cry1Ia12 is 99% identical to the known Cry1Ia proteins and differs from them only in one or two amino acid residues positioned along the three domains involved in the insecticidal activity of the toxin. The recombinant Cry1Ia12 protein, corresponding to the cry1Ia12 gene expressed in Escherichia coli cells, showed moderate toxicity towards first instar larvae of both cotton boll weevil and fall armyworm. The highest concentration of the recombinant Cry1Ia12 tested to achieve the maximum toxicities against cotton boll weevil larvae and fall armyworm larvae were 230 ${\mu}g/mL$ and 5 ${\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The herein demonstrated insecticidal activity of the recombinant Cry1Ia12 toxin against cotton boll weevil and fall armyworm larvae opens promising perspectives for the genetic engineering of cotton crop resistant to both these devastating pests in Brazil.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.565-571
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• 1998

The expression of the endogenous human apolipoprotein(apo)E gene was significantly induced when HepG2 cells were treated with exogenous 25-hydroxy-cholesterol. This sterol-mediated apoE gene upregulation appears to require the participation of a positive element for the apoE gene transcription (PET) ( -169/ -140), a core sequence of upstream regulatory element (URE)1 enhancer of the human apoE gene. This PET was renamed as sterol regulatory element (SRE)4 based on its new role as a sensor for the level of intracellular sterol. Furthermore, a gel mobility shift analysis showed that binding activity of the SRE4 binding protein (BP) obtained from HepG2 cells was induced by sterol treatment, while that from either MCF7 or BT20 cells remained unchanged. Binding activity of SRE4BP was also induced in mouse macrophage cells, J774A.1, by sterol treatment, but it was drastically reduced when cells were subjected to treatment of AY-9944, a potent inhibitor for sterol synthesis. However, binding activity of Spl, which is a co-binding protein to the SRE4 region, remained the same in either condition, suggesting that SRE4BP (formally known as PETBP) may be mainly responsible for the sterol-mediated regulation of the apoE gene expression. Deletion analysis of the core binding site of SRE4BP by gel mobility shift assays showed that the minimal sequence of the SRE4BP binding appears to reside between -157 and -140, confirming the identity of SRE4 with the previously determined core sequence of URE1.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.661-666
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• 2003

The study was designed to compare the anti-carcinogenic effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers on colon carcinogenesis in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-treated rats by determining the levels of apoptosis, cell proliferation, eicosanoids and 1,2-diacylglycerol (DAG) in colonic mucosa. Sixty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups depending on the types of CLA isomers, i.e. BT group (no CLA contained), CLA-C group (cis-9, trans11 isomer contained), and CLA- T group (trans-10, cis-12 isomer contained). The experimental diet was composed of protein at 20%, carbohydrate at 56.2%, and fat at 14.5% including 0.8% CLA isomers by weight. The experimental diet was fed for 14 weeks with the initiation of intramuscular injection of DMH, which was injected twice a week for 6 weeks to give total dose of l80mg per kg body weight. Two CLA isomers (c9t11 and t10c12) significantly increased the relative percentage of apoptosis but reduced cell proliferation in mucosal cell and also the levels of PGE$_2$, TXB$_2$, and DAG in colonic mucosa. However, there was no significant differences in anti-carcinogenic effect between c9t11 isomer and t10c12 isomer. Overall, colon carcinogenesis could be significantly inhibited by CLA isomers by increasing apoptosis and reducing cell proliferation, the levels of eicosanoids and DAG in colonic mucosa.