• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 1980

In the previous experiment, authors have shown that during the latter half of estrous cycle there was an increase in plasma testosterone level in the rats stimulated with hCG. To determine the physiologic significance of elevated plasma testosterone, changes of the plasma concentrations of TeBG and testosterone following hCG stimulation were analyzed in the rats having a regular 5 day cycle. The rats were divided into three groups; the control, the rats stimulated with single hCG on the day of proestrus and stimulated with hCG throughout the entire cycle. Blood samples were obtained once a day for an estrous cycle and analyzed for the binding capacity of TeBG using ammonium sulphate precipitation method and testosterone concentration by means of radioimmunoassay. Followings were the results; 1) There was no significant variation in the binding capacity of TeBG in peripheral blood during the estrous cycle of the control rats. 2) No cyclic variation in the binding capacity of TeBG was observed in the rats stimulated with single hCG on proestrus. although the levels tended to be higher in the rats with stimulation than in the control rats. 3) Continual stimulation of hCG produced a marked increase in the binding capacity of TeBG especially on the day of metaestrus. 4) The changes in the plasma level of testosterone followed the same basic pattern seen in the TeBG binding capacity. 5) From above results, the followings were suggested. a. hCG related increase of the binding capacity of TeBG is probably secondary to a modest increase in estrogen as well. b. hCG related increase of plasma testosterone in female rats is not entirely due to excess production rather in part due to decreased metabolism induced by the rise in TeBG. c. It seems likely that most of elevated testosterone shown in the rat stimulated with hCG is bound to TeBG and only small portion is unbound form which influence cellular activity. It is rather possible that an increase in TeBG could augment estrogen activity.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.137-143
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• 1998

수계에서 전분 가수분해 효소의 transglycosylation 반응을 이용하여 배당체(glycoside)를 합성하였다. Glycosyl donor인 가용성전분과 glycosyl acceptor인 benzylalcohol을 기질로 하여 ${\alpha}$-amylase에 의해 합성되는 배당체는 glucose의 1번 OH기에 benzylalcohol이 ${\alpha}$형태로 결합한 benzylalcohol-${\alpha}$-glucoside(BG)와 benzylalcohol-${\alpha}$-maltoside(BM)이었다. pH 5.0의 반응에서는 주로 BG가, pH 8.0의 반응에서는 BM만이 합성되는 특이한 반응양상을 보였다. Transglycosylation 반응의 최적조건은 가용성전분 50 mg/ml, benzylalcohol 50 mg/ml, 온도 $30-35^{\circ}C$, 효소량 10 unit/ml이었으며, 합성된 BG는 ${\alpha}$-glucodisase에 의해 glucose와 benzylalcohol로 가수분해되었으며 BM의 경우는 pH 5.0에서는 glucose와 BG로 가수분해되었으나 pH 8.0이상에서는 전혀 분해되지 않았다. BM과 구조적으로 유사한 maltotriose는 pH 5.0에서 glucose와 maltose로 가수분해 되었으나 transglycosylation반응은 거의 일어나지 않았으며 pH 8.0에서는 가수분해도 transglycosylation반응도 일어나지 않았다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2016

Objectives : The purpose of this report is to introduce a rare case of a patient with Chorea Hyperglycemia Basal Ganglia syndrome (C-H-BG) whose initial medical interventions were started 2 weeks after the onset, and to suggest the possibility of treatment using a combined Western-Korean medicine approach. Methods : A 75-year-old female C-H-BG patient complaining of persistent right-sided hemichorea was treated with a therapy that combined Korean and Western medicine from April 4, 2015 to April 29, 2015. Improvements of symptoms were measured by a motor assessment of Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the number of involuntary movements. Results : Motor assessment of UHDRS, VAS and the number of involuntary movements all showed a gradually improving tendency during 26 days of admission treatment. However, the patient's hemichorea persisted. Conclusion : Rapid blood sugar control is the most important treatment for C-H-BG, because pathologic changes of basal ganglia seem to become irreversible as time goes by. A combined Western-Korean medicine approach to treating C-H-BG seems effective not only in reducing hemichorea, but also in the management of accompanying symptoms such as muscle pain and general weakness.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2016

Objectives: Chorea Hyperglycemia Basal Ganglia Syndrome(C-H-BG) is a syndrome with chorea-ballismus induced by hyperglycemia. This case study reports the clinical effect of Korean medicine treatment on C-H-BG. Methods: A 73-year-old male patient with left side chorea-ballismus visited Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital. He had no diabetes mellitus(DM) history but the laboratory test result suggested nonketotic DM. We diagnosed him as C-H-BG and treated with herbal medicine, acupuncture and hyperglycemic medication. To evaluate chorea-ballismus, we checked Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale(AIMS) score everyday. Results: After 14 days of treatment, the chorea-ballismus improved and AIMS score decreased from 38 to 4. Gait disturbance caused by the symptom disappeared. Conclusions: We suggest that Korean medicine treatment can improve the symptom of C-G-BG.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

$\alpha$-Amylase 의 당전이반응에 의해 가용성전분으로부터 benzylalcohol-$\alpha$-glucoside(BG)를 합성하였다. 이 때 glycosyl 기의 공여체인 가용성전분 1%, glycosyl 기의 수용체인 benzylalcohol 90%, pH 5.0의 0.1M citrate 완충액 10%, Aspergillus oryzae 유래의 $\alpha$-amylase 10 unit를 함유하는 이상계(water-organic two phase )에서 당전이반응이 가장 효율적으로 일어났으며, $40^{\circ}C$, 80시간 정도의 반응에서 전문 10mg 으로부터 약 4mg 의 BG가 합성되었다. 합성초기에는 benzylalcohol-$\alpha$-maltoside(BM) 가 주로 생산되었다가 반응시간이 경과함에 따라 이는 가수분해되고 최종적으로는 BG 만이 생성되었다. 합성물질은 모두 환원력이 없고 $\alpha$-glucosidase 에 의해 가수분해되었드며 ESI-Mass 에 의해 분자량이 각각 270, 432로 측정되어 그 구조가 BG, BM 임을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.504-511
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• 2018

Background: The biological activities of ginseng saponins (ginsenosides) are associated with type, number, and position of sugar moieties linked to aglycone skeletons. Deglycosylated minor ginsenosides are known to be more biologically active than major ginsenosides. Accordingly, the deglycosylation of major ginsenosides can provide the multibioactive effects of ginsenosides. The purpose of this study was to transform ginsenoside Rb2, one of the protopanaxadiol-type major ginsenosides, into minor ginsenosides using ${\beta}$-glycosidase (BG-1) purified from Armillaria mellea mycelium. Methods: Ginsenoside Rb2 was hydrolyzed by using BG-1; the hydrolytic properties of Rb2 by BG-1 were also characterized. In addition, the influence of reaction conditions such as reaction time, pH, and temperature, and transformation pathways of Rb2, Rd, F2, compound O (C-O), and C-Y by treatment with BG-1 were investigated. Results: BG-1 first hydrolyzes 3-O-outer ${\beta}$-$\text\tiny{D}$-glucoside of Rb2, then 3-O-${\beta}$-$\text\tiny{D}$-glucoside of C-O into C-Y. C-Y was gradually converted into C-K with a prolonged reaction time, but the pathway of Rb2 ${\rightarrow}$ Rd ${\rightarrow}$ F2 ${\rightarrow}$ C-K was not observed. The optimum reaction conditions for C-Y and C-K formation from Rb2 by BG-1 were pH 4.0-4.5, temperature $45-60^{\circ}C$, and reaction time 72-96 h. Conclusion: ${\beta}$-Glycosidase purified from A. mellea mycelium can be efficiently used to transform Rb2 into C-Y and C-K. To our best knowledge, this is the first result of transformation from Rb2 into C-Y and C-K by basidiomycete mushroom enzyme.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2013

Photobiological hydrogen production by nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacteria has long been considered to be an environmentally sound and very promising method for the future supply of renewable clean energy. Using six Korean nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacterial strains and the Synechococcus sp. strain Miami BG043511 we performed cultivation experiments to find out the strain-specific optimal temperature for population growth and $H_2$ production. Under $20^{\circ}C$ the population growth of all the tested strains was significantly retarded in contrasts to the faster and higher growth under 25, 30 or $35^{\circ}C$. The highest growth rates in all the 7 strains were measured under $30^{\circ}C$ while the maximal biomass yields were under $30^{\circ}C$ (strains CB-MAL 026, 054, and 055) or $35^{\circ}C$ (strains 002, 031, 058, and Miami BG043511). The difference between the maximal biomass yields at $30^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$ was not greater than 10%. The quantity of photobiologically produced $H_2$ was only slight larger under $35^{\circ}C$ than that under $20^{\circ}C$. Our result may suggest a two-step process of $H_2$ production which includes rapid and sizable production of biomass at $30^{\circ}C$ and the following high $H_2$ production at $20^{\circ}C$ by the test strains of marine nitrogen-fixing unicellular cyanobacteria.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1998

수계에서 전분 가수분해효소의 transglycosylation반응을 이용하여 배당체(glycoside)를 합성하였다. Glycosyl donor인 starch와 glycosyl acceptor인 benzylalcohol을 반응기질로 선택하였다. 시판되는 9종의 당가수분해효소의 transglycosylation활성을 조사한 결과 glucose와 한 종류의 glycoside만을 생산하는 amyloglucosidase(from Rhizopus sp.)를 반응효소로 선정하였다. Amyloglucosidase에 의해 합성된 배당체는 여러 가지 분석을 통해 glucose의 1번 OH기에 benzylalcohol이 ${alpha}$형태로 결합된 benzylalcohol-${alpha}$-glucoside(BG)임을 확인하였다. 수계에서 이 효소에 의한 transglycosylation 반응의 최적조건은 starch 50mg/$m\ell$, benzylalcohol 50 mg/ml, 온도 45$^{\circ}C$, 효소량 10 unit/ml, pH 5.0, 반응시간 32시간이었으며 합성된 BG는 amyloglucosidase에 의해서는 분해되지 않았고 ${alpha}$-glucosidase에 의해 glucose와 benzylalcohol로 가수분해되었다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.16-26
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• 2016

In this study, we aimed to develop functional vinegar with different levels of black garlic through two stages of fermentation. Black garlic vinegars were prepared from black garlic and water (w/w) mixed with 1:2 (BG3), 1:5 (BG6), 1:9 (BG9) and 1:11 (BG12), and adding the sugar by adjusting the soluble solids content to $14^{\circ}Brix$. The alcohol content of black garlic vinegar was 5.2-5.5% after 7 days of alcohol fermentation at $25^{\circ}C$. Acetic acid fermented was at $30^{\circ}C$ for 25 days and samples were taken at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 20 and 25 days. The pH of black garlic vinegar was not significantly different among the samples, but acidity was increased during fermentation. Total polyphenol contents showed irregular changes with the fermentation periods and were higher by black garlic content. At 25 days fermentation, total polyphenol contents were 18.96-56.56 mg/100 mL. Acetic acid content of black garlic vinegars was higher than other organic acids. S-allyl cysteine (SAC) contents of BG3 and BG6 were 13.03-14.54 and 1.69-2.20 mg/L, respectively. However SAC was not detected in BG9 and BG12. In 25 days fermented black garlic vinegar, the major mineral was K with a content ratio of 61-68% of total minerals. The DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity of 25 days fermented black garlic vinegar were stronger at higher black garlic content.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.1080-1090
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• 2022

Objective: This study aimed to characterize the effect of pre-treated black garlic (BG) extracts addition into retorted Korean ginseng chicken soup (Samgyetang) on the fatty acid composition and flavour-related indexes. Methods: Four different treatments; Samgyetang made with a 5% (w/w) addition of garlic (G), fresh BG (FBG), oven-dried BG (DBG), or encapsulated BG (EBG) extracts were developed and compared to negative control (NC) without any extract addition. Prepared samples were cooked via retorting at 121.1℃, 1.5 kgf/cm² for 1 h. Results: The BG treated samples were higher in C18:3n3 and C18:2n6 fatty acids, with thrombogenic index was 18% to 20% lower than the NC. EBG yielded the highest umami-related nucleotides (5'-guanosine monophosphate and 5'-inosine monophosphate) and modified some free amino acid (alyne, phenylalanine and leucine) thus possessed the highest equivalent umami concentration among samples. Some individual aldehydes (pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal) were lower, while furans and volatile sulfur compounds were higher than the NC and G treatment group, indicating a potential suppression of unpleasant flavour alongwith the intensificiation of favourable flavour from the addition of BG extracts into retorted Samgyetang. Conclusion: Taken together, the synergistic results of this study indicate that incorportating suitable pre-treatment of BG extract could be of critical importance for the development of the retorted Samgyetang with improved flavour and functionalities.