• 미생물학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 1991

The yeast gene THR1 encodes the homoserine kinase (EC 2.7.1.39: HKase) which catalyses the first step of the threonine specific arm at the end of the common pathway for methionine and threonine biosynthesis. A recombinant plasmid pMC3 (12.6 kilobase pairs, vector YCp50) has been cloned into E. coli HB101 from a yeast genomic library through its complementing activity of a thr1 mutation in a yeast recipient strain M39-1D. When subcloned into pMC32 (8.6kbp, vector YRp7) and pMC35 (8.3 kbp, vector YIp5), the HindIII fragment (2.7 kbp) of pMC3 insery was positive in the thrI complementing activity in both yeast and E. coli auxotrophic strains. The linearized pMC35 was introduced into the original recipient yeast strain and the mitotically stable chromosomal integrant was identified among the transformants. Through the tetrad analysis, the integration site of the pMC35 was localized to the region of THR1 structural gene at an expected genetic distance of approximately 11.1 cM from the ARG4 locus on the right arm of the yeast chromosome VIII. When episomically introduced into the auxotrophic cells and cultured in Thr omission liquid medium, the cloned gene overexpressed the HKase in the order of thirteen to fifteenfold, as compared with a wildtype. HKase levels are repressed by addition of threonine at the amount of 300 mg/l and 1, 190 mg/l for pMC32 and pMC3, respectively. Data from genetic analysis and HKase response thus support that the cloned HindIII yeast DNA fragment contains the yeast thr1 structural gene, along with necessary regulatory components for control of its proper expression.

• 한국식품영양과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품영양과학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Food,Nutrition and Health for 21st Century
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• pp.22-37
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• 2001

Melatonin is secreted during the hours of darkness and is thought to influence the circadian and seasonal timing of a variety of physiological processes. Serotonin N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) which is found to be expressed in pineal gland, retina, and various tissues, catalyses the conversion of serotonin to N-acetylserotonin and is known as the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of melatonin. The compounds that modulate the activity of AA-NAT can be used to treat serotonin-and melatonin-related diseases such as insomnia, depression and seasonal affective disorders (SAD). Several assay methods have been developed by which to measure AA-NAT activity. We have also developed a simple, rapid and sensitive AA-NAT assay method that takes advantage of differences in the organic solubilities between acetyl CoA and N-acetyltryptamine. We screened modulators of AA-NAT activity from the water extracts of the medicinal plants. We found MNP1005 which strongly inhibited the activity of AA-NAT ($IC_{50}$=2.2$\mu$M). Enzyme inhibitory kinetic studies revealed that MNP1005 exhibited a noncompetitive inhibition toward tryptamine. The antidepressant effect of MNP1005 was investigated on behavioral despair test so called forced swimming test (FST). MNP1005 significantly increased swimming behavior by reducing immobility with treatment of 10 mg/kg when compared to the vehicle-treated control group (P < 0.05). This suggests that MNP1005 possesses antidepressant activity. The influence of chronic MNP1005 treatment on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was examined by in situ hybridization and Northern blot. Chronic treatment of MNP1005 blocked the downregulation of BDNF mRNA in the frontal cortex and other cortex regions in response to restraint stress.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2010

The present study aims to evaluate Cordyceps militaris water extract (CMWE) with a view to develop melanogenesis inhibitors. Inhibitory activities of CMWE against tyrosinase, L-DOPA(L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) oxidation, and melanin biosynthesis in B16 mouse melanoma cells were investigated. CMWE, at $5000\;{\mu}g/ml$, inhibited tyrosinase activity of 71% and DOPA oxidation of 40% as reacting with L-DOPA. Furthermore, B16 mouse melanoma cell survived over 50% from low to high dose on MTT assay, and CMWE markedly inhibited (> 50%) melanin synthesis at $5000\;{\mu}g/ml$. The inhibitory effect of CMWE on melanogenesis was attributed to enhancement of tyrosinase degradation. Key enzyme of melanin biosynthesis is tyrosinase which catalyses a beginning step from tyrosine to DOPA quinine and melanin formation step, respectively. These results indicated that CMWE may be a potential source of novel whitening agents for cosmetic or therapeutic application.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.505-514
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• 2022

Background: The roots of Panax ginseng contain two types of tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins, namely, protopanaxadiol (PPD)-type saponins and protopanaxatiol (PPT)-type saponins. In P. ginseng, the protopanaxadiol 6-hydroxylase (PPT synthase) enzyme catalyses protopanaxatriol (PPT) production from protopanaxadiol (PPD). In this study, we constructed homozygous mutant lines of ginseng by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the PPT synthase gene and obtained the mutant ginseng root lines having complete depletion of the PPT-type ginsenosides. Methods: Two sgRNAs (single guide RNAs) were designed for target mutations in the exon sequences of the two PPT synthase genes (both PPTa and PPTg sequences) with the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Transgenic ginseng roots were generated through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The mutant lines were screened by ginsenoside analysis and DNA sequencing. Result: Ginsenoside analysis revealed the complete depletion of PPT-type ginsenosides in three putative mutant lines (Cr4, Cr7, and Cr14). The reduction of PPT-type ginsenosides in mutant lines led to increased accumulation of PPD-type ginsenosides. The gene editing in the selected mutant lines was confirmed by targeted deep sequencing. Conclusion: We have established the genome editing protocol by CRISPR/Cas9 system in P. ginseng and demonstrated the mutated roots producing only PPD-type ginsenosides by depleting PPT-type ginsenosides. Because the pharmacological activity of PPD-group ginsenosides is significantly different from that of PPT-group ginsenosides, the new type of ginseng mutant producing only PPD-group ginsenosides may have new pharmacological characteristics compared to wild-type ginseng. This is the first report to generate target-induced mutations for the modification of saponin biosynthesis in Panax species using CRISPR-Cas9 system.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 1989

CTABr 미셀용액 속에서의 2-alkylbenzimidazole(R-BI) 및 sodium 2-alkylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonate(R-BISO$_3$Na)에 의해 추진되는 p-nitrophenyl carboxylic esters(p-NPCE)들의 가수분해반응에 대한 미셀효과를 다루었다. 이들 반응은 각각 BI 및 BISO$_3$Na에 의해 추진되는 반응의 속도보다 현저히 감소하고, 알킬기가 methyl에서 heptyl로 길어질수록 감소의 정도가 더욱 크다. 이것은 CTABr을 포함하지 않는 수용액속에서의 BISO$_3$Na와 R-BISO$_3$Na에 의한 가수분해 반응속도가 별차이가 없음을 감안 할 때, 미셀의사층(micellar pseudophase) 내에서 이들 친핵체의 알킬기가 입체장해(steric hindrance)로 작용하기 때문이다. 이것은 수용액과 미셀용액 속에서의 반응의 측정된 홀성화에너지(${\Delta}H{\neq},\;{\Delta}G{\neq}$ 및 ${\Delta}S{\neq}$)의 값과도 정성적으로 일치하고 있다. 한편, nonyl기에서 pentadecyl기까지의 긴 알킬기를 갖고 있는 R-BISO$_3$Na는 그것의 imidazole 부분(BI moiety)이 친핵체로 작용할 뿐 아니라, 이들은 CTABr을 포함하지 않는 수용액속에서 미셀을 형성하고, 그 결과 기질인 p-NPCE를 쉽게 수용하여 반응속도를 촉진시키는 것으로 판단된다. R-BISO$_3$Na에 의한 이들 p-NPCE들의 가수분해반응의 mechanism을 알기위하여 중수소 동위원소효과(kinetic isotope effect)를 측정하였다. $k'_{H_2O}/K'_{D_2O}$값이 약 2.5∼3.2의 범위로서, 이 값은 R-BISO$_3$Na가 친핵체로만 작용한다고 보기에는 너무 높고, 일반염기로 작용한다고 보기에는 너무 낮다. 따라서 CTABr 미셀용액 속에서의 이 반응은 이 두 mechanism에 의해 동시적으로 진행된다고 생각된다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2014

산화/환원 매개체는 혈당 센서의 구성에서 전극과 효소 반응의 전자 전달 매개체로서 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 산화/환원 매개체보다 전자 전달 반응이 용이하며, 높은 민감도를 위해 페레이트에 아닐린을 결합시켜, 1차 아민기를 갖는 $Fe(CN)_5$-aminopyridine를 합성하였다. 합성된 $Fe(CN)_5$-aminopyridine 는 순환 전압 전류 법과 분광학적 방법을 이용하여 합성 결과를 확인하였다. 합성된 물질과 포도당을 측정하기 위한 당 탈 수소 효소를 ITO 전극위에 고정시켜 효소전극을 제작하였고, 또한 신호 증폭을 위하여 금 나노 입자를 함께 고정시켰다. 금 나노 입자가 고정된 효소 전극은 그렇지 않은 전극에 비해 약 2배 가량의 전류 밀도가 증가함을 확인하였다. 만들어진 효소 전극에서 포도당의 농도 별 산화 촉매 전류를 순환 전압 전류 법으로 측정한 결과 0.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl)에서 전기적 신호가 발생되었으며, 포도당 0~10 mM의 농도 범위에서 전기적 신호가 선형 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.15-24
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• 1980

[${\alpha}$]-Amylase catalyses the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related poly- and oligosac-charide by random cleavage of ${\alpha}$-D-(l-4) glucan linkage. In man large amounts of amylase are secreted into the digestive tract by the salivary and exocrine pancreatic gland, minimal amount being produced also in other tissues. It has been known that ${\alpha}$-amylase exists in multiple molecular forms, isoenzyme which can be separated from each other because of difference in their physicochemical properties. By using various methods, several groups of investigator have separated the many isoenzyme in serum, saliva and pancreatic juice. Furthermore, changes of the normal serum isoenzyme pattern is diagnostically useful even when the total serum enzyme activity is noninformative, such as the clinical use of isoenzyme of serum lactate dehydrogenase. Procarboxypeptidase-A which is one of the pancreatic enzymes is also present as isoenzymes. Four forms of procarboxypeptidase-A haye been found in the bovine enzyme and three forms of the porcine enzyme. In human pancreatic juice four forms of procarboxypeptidase-A isoenzyme were found by isoelectric focusing method. Recently, the so-called isoamylase analysis was developed for the diagnostic use of amylase in pancreatic diseases. In alcohotic patients, the serum concentration of pancreatic isoamylase is subnormal and this lowered activity provides strong evidence for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the variations of the isoenzyme of amylase and procarboxypeptidase-A in serum, saliva and pancreatic juice of the experimental animals. The results are as follow. 1) Three main forms of isoenzyme of amylase by isoelectric focusing were found in pancreatic juice of normal rabbit. However, many new bands were appeared in the pancreatic juice of cholic acid administered animal intravenously while the infusion of cholic acid or elastase into pancreatic duct produced the decrease of number of the fractions on the isoelectric focusing. In the case of serum isoenzyme from normal animal, two major and a few minor isoamylases were observed. By injecting alcohol intravenousely the fractions of serum isoamylase were significantly decreased and in contrary to the pattern in the pancreatic juice the infusion of cholic acid or elastase into pancreatic duct exhitited a significant decrease of the isoenzyme of amylase fractions. In saliva from normal animal three main isoamylase were produced of the administration of alcohol. 2) In the case of procarboxypeptidase-A isoenzyme, two major fractions which have isoelectric point at 6.2 and 6.4 and other two minor bands were observed in the pancreatic juice of normal rabbit. By the treatment of the juice with trypsin, only one band was produced on the isoelectric focusing. No procarboxypeptidase was appeared on the electrofocusing by the infusion of cholic acid or phospholipase A into the pancreatic duct of rabbit. However, a single major fraction of procarboxypeptidase-A was appeared at 3 hr after simple ligation of the pancreatic duct. No significant changes were observed in the juice of the alcohol or cholic acid administered group.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2007

Acetohydroxylacid synthase (E.C.2.2.1.6.,AHAS)는 박테리아, 곰팡이, 식물 등에서 필수 아미노산중 세 가지 아미노산(Val, Leu, Ile)의 생합성에 관여하는 효소중 하나이다. Haemophilus influenzae에 대한 AHAS의 효소특성을 규명하기 위하여 H. influenzae의 AHAS catalytic subunit 유전자(TIGR access code HI2585)를 pET28a 발현 벡터에 삽입시켰고, 대장균 BL21(DE3)에서 C-말단에 일련의 histidine을 갖는 재조합 단백질로 발현시켰고, Histidine-tag affinity chromatography 및 gel filtration chromatography를 이용하여 단일 단백질로 정제하였다. 정제하여 얻은 단백질은 최대 15 mg/ml까지 농축이 가능하였다. 정제된 단백질의 분자량은 SDS-PAGE 전기 영동법을 이용하여 약 63.9 kDa의 분자량을 확인하였다. AHAS 효소 활성은 discontinuous colorimetric assay방법을 이용하여 측정하였다. H. influenzae AHAS catalytic subunit의 specific activity는 3.22 U/mg 이었다. 또한AHAS의 최적 활성 온도와 pH는 각각$37^{\circ}C$와 pH 7.5이었다. AHAS 효소 활성은buffer의 종류에 따라 차이가 있었으며, 유기용매가 증가함에 따라 효소 활성도 감소하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2006

Pyridoxine-5-P oxidase catalyses the terminal step in the biosynthesis of pyridoxal-S-P, the biologically active form of vitamin $B_6$ Which acts as an essential cofactor. Here, a human brain pyridoxine-5-P oxidase gene was fused with a gene fragment encoding the HIV-1 Tat protein transduction domain (RKKRRQRRR) in a bacterial expression vector to produce a genetic in-frame Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase fusion protein. Expressed and purified Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase fusion protein transduced efficiently into PC12 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner when added exogenously to culture media. Once inside the cells, the transduced Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase protein showed catalytic activity and was stable for 48 h. Moreover, the formation of pyridoxal-5-P was increased by adding exogenous Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase to media pre-treated with the vitamin $B_6$ precursor pyridoxine. In addition, the intracellular concentration of pyridoxal-S-P was markedly increased when Tat-pyridoxal kinase was transduced together with Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase into cells. These results suggest that the transduction of Tat-pyridoxine-5-P oxidase fusion protein presents a means of regulating the level of pyridoxal-5-P and of replenishing this enzyme in various neurological disorders related to vitamin $B_6$.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.46-58
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• 1996

세포막 정보전달 과정에 참여하는 효소로 inositol triphosphate($InsP_3$)를 분해하는 $InsP_3$ kinase를 소의 뇌 조직으로 부터 새로운 정제방법을 개발하고 isozyme들의 특성을 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 분쇄한 소의 뇌조직을 PEG로 단백침전하고 DEAE cellulose chromatography 하여 $InsP_3$ kinase I, II의 두 isozyme을 얻었으며, 각각의 isozyme 분획을 Matrix green gel 및 calmodulin-Affigel 15 column으로 chromatography하였다. Phenyl-TSK HPLC하여 정제하였으며 I은 3,103배, II는 2,310 배의 정제를 나타내었다. 정제 단계에서 specific activity를 비교해 볼 때 Matrix green gel chromatography가 DEAE cellulose에서 보다 I이 30배, II가 약 2.3배로 나타났고 정제배수도 I이 17.2%에서 62.1%로 II가 16.6%에서 38%로 나왔으나 calmodulin-Affigel 15과 비교시는 큰 차이가 없었다. 그러므로 Matrix green gel이 정제에서 매우 중요한 단계라 할 수 있다. 효소의 분자량을 알기 위하여 DEAE HPLC로 두 개의 isozyme을 분리하여 전기영동한 결과 I은 환자량 145,000, 85,500 및 69,500이 3개의 단백질을 얻었고 II는 분자량 79,000 및 57,000의 2개의 단백질을 얻었다.