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Characterization of the Lectin Purified from Canavalia ensiformis Shoots

  • Roh, Kwang-Soo;Park, Na-Young
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.334-340
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    • 2005
  • Lectin is a cell-agglutinating and carbohydrate-binding protein present in many plants. The lectin of Canavalia ensiformis shoot with specific affinity for D-glucose was purified by affinity chromatography using Sephadex G-100, and some of its biochemical characterizations were studied. Lectin was purified 8.87-fold and exhibited final specific activity of 225.74 units/mg protein with a $2.3\%$ yield. SDS-PAGE analysis demonstrated that the purified shoot lectin exists as a tetramer of 102 kD, composed of two subunits with molecular weight of 29 and 22 kD. The purified lectin was observed to agglutinate rabbit blood cell. The optimal temperature for the activity of this lectin was $40^{\circ}C$, and this lectin was relatively stable to heat with the highest activity at $50{\~}60^{\circ}C$. The maximal activity was observed at pH 7.2.

작두콩(Canavalia ensiformis) 발효액이 항산화, 항염증 및 항균 활성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of sword bean (Canavalia ensiformis) fermentation filtrate on the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities)

  • 장혜림
    • 한국식품저장유통학회지
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    • 제30권6호
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    • pp.1072-1081
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구는 발효에 의한 생리기능성을 조사하여 기능성 식품 소재 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 Lactobacillus 속을 이용한 작두콩 발효액을 제조하여 항산화, 항염증, 항균 활성을 평가하였다. 총폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량은 균주의 종류에 상관없이 발효 후 유의적으로 낮은 결과를 보였으며(p<0.05), 항산화 활성을 측정한 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성 또한 발효에 따른 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 NO 소거 활성으로 항염증 활성을 측정한 결과, 발효 후 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것을 확인하였으며, L. plantarum로 발효한 발효액보다 L. brevis로 발효한 발효액의 항염증 활성이 더 높았음을 확인하였다. 작두콩 발효액의 항균 활성을 측정한 결과, 녹농균인 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 포도상구균인 Staphylococcus sp., 대장균인 Escherichia coli에 대한 억제 효과가 우수하였으며, 세포 독성 측정 결과, 모든 실험군에서 대식세포인 RAW 264.7에 대한 독성을 보이지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과는 발효에 따른 항염증 및 항균 활성이 증가하였음을 보여주었으며, 이를 토대로 다양한 바이오 및 식품산업 분야에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. 다만 추후에는 발효 조건의 확립과 항염증 및 항균 활성에 대한 정확한 메커니즘 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

Influence of Cadmium on Rubisco Activation in Canavalia ensiformis L. Leaves

  • Lee, Kyong-Ro;Roh, Kwang-Soo
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.94-100
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    • 2003
  • We studied the effect of cadmium on chlorophylls and rubisco activation in Canavalia ensiformis L. leaves. Chlorophyll levels were reduced by 5.0 ${\mu}$M Cd. Rubisco activity at 5.0 ${\mu}$M Cd was significantly smaller than that at no treatment. Rubisco Content showed patterns of change similar to rubisco activity. These data suggest that rubisco activity was associated with an amount of rubisco protein, and that the activation and induction of rubisco is inhibited by Cd. The degree of intensity of 50 and 14.5 kD polypeptides identified as the large and small subunit of rubisco by SDS-PAGE analysis at 5.0 ${\mu}$M Cd was significantly lower than that at control, indicating Cd had a e f-fect on both subunits. Under the assumption that effects of Cd on rubisco may be r elated to rubisco activase, in addition to, its activity and content we re determined . The rubisco activase activity at 5.0 ${\mu}$M Cd was more decreased than the control. A similar change pattern was also observed in content of rubisco activase. Remarkable differences in the intensitiy of both the 45 kD and 41 kD band were found between at control and Cd-treatment. These results suggest that the change in the levels of rubisco activase leads to a subsequent alter action of rubisco levels.

요소분해효소 기반 식물추출액을 이용한 광산폐기물 내 중금속 오염 저감 (Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Mine Wastes using Urease Based Plant Extract)

  • 노승범;박민정;전철민;김재곤;송호철;윤민호;남인현
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.56-64
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    • 2015
  • Acid mine drainage occurrence is a serious environmental problem by mining industry, it usually contains high levels of metal ions, such as iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, and manganese, as well as metalloids of which arsenic is generally of the greatest concern. An indigenous plant extract was used to produce calcium carbonate from Canavalia ensiformis as effective biomaterial, and its ability to form the calcium carbonate under stable conditions was compared to that of purified urease. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were employed to elucidate the mechanism of calcium carbonate formation from the crude plant extracts. The results revealed that urease in the plant extracts catalyzed the hydrolysis of urea in liquid state cultures and decreased heavy metal amounts in the contaminated soil. The heavy metal amounts were decreased in the leachate from the treated mine soil; 31.7% of As, 65.8% of Mn, 50.6% of Zn, 51.6% of Pb, 45.1% of Cr, and 49.7% of Cu, respectively. The procedure described herein is a simple and beneficial method of calcium carbonate biomineralization without cultivation of microorganisms or further purification of crude extracts. This study suggests that crude plant extracts of Canavalia ensiformis have the potential to be used in place of purified forms of the enzyme during remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil.

Possibility of Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis) Cropping System in Southern Regions of Korea

  • Jaehee Jeong;Yeoung-Hoon Lee;Eom-Ji Hwang;Tae-Joung Ha;Youjin Park
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.147-147
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    • 2022
  • Various types of cropping systems have been developed, such as a highly profitable cropping system, and there is a need to develop for each region. Jack bean [Canavalia ensiformis (L.)] is widely consumed for tea in which young seedpods are dried, roasted, and boiled in water. Jack bean is rich in histidine and urease that improve allergic rhinitis and they are effective in alleviating inflammation. Thus, young dried and roasted seedpods are very profitable. However, only 'young pods (soft, pre-swelling)' should be used for tea processing according to the 'Food Code' (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety). Therefore, the pods to be harvested were set based on a length of more than 20 cm and a thickness of less than 2 cm. In the southern region of Korea, onion and garlic are grown as primary crops in winter. Therefore, the possibility of a cropping system linked with Jack bean in summer was studied. Onion and garlic were sown and transplanted on October 25, 2021. Garlic was harvested on May 23,2022, followed by onion on May 31,2022. After that, the jack bean was transplanted on May 31, June 7, June 17, and June 27 to determine the appropriate period for the transplanting. The young seedpods were harvested 100-110 days after the transplant. Compared to the yield of young seedpods, there was no significant difference according to the transplantation period. Given that young seedpods are harvested before planting onion and garlic, 'Onion - Jack bean' and 'Garlic - Jack bean' cropping systems will be advantageous for income improvement.

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Biological and Molecular Characterization of a Korean Isolate of Clover Yellow Vein Virus Infecting Canavalia ensiformis

  • Bong-Geun Oh;Ho-Jong Ju;Jong-Sang Chung;Ju-Yeon Yoon
    • 식물병연구
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2024
  • Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) is one of healthy products for fermented or functional food in Korea and is widely distributed and cultivated worldwide. During August 2022, Jack bean plants showing symptoms of yellow flecks, chlorosis, necrotic spots and mosaic were observed in Jangheung-gun, South Korea. By transmission electron microscopy, flexuous filamentous virus particles of approximately 750×13 nm in size were observed in the symptomatic leaf samples. The infection of a Korean isolate of clover yellow vein virus (ClYVV-Ce-JH) was confirmed using double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked sorbent assay, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and high-throughput sequencing. The complete genome sequence of ClYVV-Ce-JH consists of 9,549 nucleotides (nt) excluding the poly (A) tail and encodes 3,072 amino acids (aa), with an AUG start and UAG stop codon, containing one open reading frame that is typical of a potyvirus polyprotein. The polyprotein of ClYVV-Ce-JH was divided into ten proteins and each protein's cleavage sites were determined. The coat protein (CP) and polyprotein of ClYVV-Ce-JH were compared at the nt and aa levels with those of the previously reported 14 ClYVV isolates. ClYVV-Ce-JH shared 92.62% to 99.63% and 93.39% to 98.05% at the CP and polyprotein homology. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a Korean isolate of ClYVV from Jack bean plants and the complete genome sequence of a ClYVV Jack bean isolate in the world.

Pattern of 'Concanavalin A' Synthesis during Development of Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformia) Pods

  • Sehee Kim;Yeoung-Hoon Lee;Eom-Ji Hwang;Tae-Joung ha;Youjin Park;Jaehee Jeong
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.323-323
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    • 2022
  • Jack bean [Canavalia ensiformis (L.)], belonging to the Leguminosae family has been frequently used in edible and medicinal plants in Asian countries. Jack beans are high in protein which is approximately 30%. Concanavalin A (Con A) is a major protein of Jack bean and belongs to the family of legume lectins. It has inhibitory effect on hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing autophagy. However, Con A negatively affects nutrient utilization by other mechanisms. It binds to the glycoproteins and glycolipids of the digestive tract mucosa, inhibits the activity of the enzymes of the brush border of the enterocytes. In order to use Jack bean young seedpods, they are restricted to 'young pods (soft, pre-swelling)' according to the 'Food Code' (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety). Therefore, in this study, we investigated the quantitative change of Con A across developmental stages of Jack bean pods. Biological samples consisted of Jack bean pods and seeds in 7 stages of development. The expression pattern of Con A mRNA was monitored by quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR). Expression of Con A proteins was analyzed by western blotting. The expression of Con A mRNA and protein in the seeds tended to increase gradually as the seeds expanded. However, in pods, they were much less than in seeds. As the expression of Con A mRNA and protein increases as the pods thicken, it is predicted that Con A synthesis increases when the thickness growth of the pod begins after the length growth of the pod is completed. Since the expression of Con A in the pods and seeds in very low when the pods are about 2 cm, therefore 2 cm pods seem appropriate when using 'young pods'. It is also necessary to study other proteins in Jack bean, such as Urease and Canavalin. These studies will serve as the basis for processing Jack bean.

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