• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 International Symposium
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• pp.149-153
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• 2001

To investigate the mode of bactericidal action for antimicrobial peptide, pediocin, synthetic and mutant pediocins were prepared by direct chemical synthesis. Native pediocin was purified from Pedio-coccus acidilactici M and its conformational structure and bactericidal functions were analyzed and compared to synthetic pediocin. Schematic mode of pediocin actions, how pediocin binds on the target cell membrane, penetrates and makes tunnel are proposed. For these purposes, primary and secondary structures of pediocin was analyzed and disulfide bond assignment was also done. The pediocin purified from P. acidilactici M had high effective bactericidal ability against gram positive bacteria, especially Listeria monocytogenes and was very stable at extreme pHs and even at high temperatures such as autoclaving temperature (121$^{\circ}C$). Pediocin was consisted of 44 amino acids with four cysteines. Novel synthetic peptides were achieved by solid phase peptide synthesis(SPPS) method. To explain the function of cysteine in C-terminal region, mutant pediocin, Ped[C24A＋C44A], was synthesized and their structural and biological functions were analyzed. Second mutant pediocin, Ped[KllE], was prepared to explain the function of lysine at 11 of N-terminal part of pediocin, especially loop of $\beta$-sheet, and to predict the initial binding site of pediocin. The native and synthetic pediocins was showed random coil conformation by spectropolarimetry in moderate conditions. This conformation was observed in extreme conditions such as high temperature and low and high pHs, also. Circular dichroism(CD) data also showed the existence of $\beta$-turn structure in N-terminal part both native and synthetic pediocins. A structural model for pediocin predicts that 18 amino acids in the N-terminal part of the peptide assume a three-strand $\beta$-sheet conformation. This random coil in C-terminal part of pediocin was converted to folding structure, helix structure, in nonpolar solvents such as alcohol and TFE. The disulfide bond between $^{9}$ Cys and $^{14}$ Cys was concrete and inevitable, however, evidences of disulfide bond between $^{24}$ Cys and $^{44}$ Cys was not. Data of Ped[C24A＋C44A], pediocin mutant showed that $^{44}$ Cys was required during killing the target cells but not inevitable, since Ped[C24A＋C44A] still have bactericidal activity but much less than native pediocin. Another pediocin mutant, Ped[KllE], had still bactericidal activity, was controversial to propose that positive charge like as $^{11}$ Lys in loop or hinge in bacteriocin bound or helped to binding to microorganism with electrostatic interaction between cell membrane especially teichoic acid and positive amino acid nonspecifically. The conformation of pediocin among native, synthetic and mutant pediocins did not show big difference. The conformations between oxidized and reduced pediocin were almost similar regardless of native or synthetic.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.196-202
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 최근 심혈관 순환계의 새로운 위험인자로 등장한 homocysteine을 생체 내에서 전환시키는 효소인 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase의 돌연변이에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 인간의 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase에 돌연변이가 생기면 그 효소활성에 문제가 발생하여 homocysteine이 생체에 축적되어 부작용을 일으키는 homocystinuria라는 유전병이 생기게 되는데 여러 돌연변이 중 G3O7이 serine으로 치환된 돌연변이가 많은 비중을 차지한다. 한편 인간의 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase는 heme을 prosthetic group로 가지고 있어서 여러 스펙트럼 연구에 장애가 있으나, 같은 기능을 갖고 인간의 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase와 높은 상동성를 가지는 효모 유래의 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase는 heme을 포함하고 있지 않아 스펙트럼 연구에 용이한 점을 이용하여 인간의 G3O7에 해당하는 G247의 부위를 serine으로 치환, 정제하여 그 생화학적 특성을 살펴보았다. 효모의 G247S는 C 말단이 잘린 truncated form과 전체단백질이 모두 함유된 full length form의 두 가지를 이용하여 실험하였다. 두 돌연변이 단백질 모두에서 기질로써 L-homocysteine과 L-serine을 이용한 방사선 동위원소 $C^{14}$을 사용하여 활성을 측정한 바 활성이 전혀 검출되지 않았으며 ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol과 L-cysteine을 기질로 이용한 방법에서도 황화수소를 검출할 수 없었다. 또한 UV-visible spectrum과 CD spectrum에서도 PLP의 특이적인 흡수지대인 410 nm에서의 흡수를 전혀 검출 할 수 없었다. 또한 PLP의 검출방법인 KCN과의 incubation실험에서도 PLP를 검출할 수 없었다. 보고된 인간 cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase 결정3차 구조를 분석하여 본 바, G307은 조효소 PLP의 근방에 위치하여 bulky한 R group인 serine으로 치환될 경우 효소와 PLP의 결합을 극도로 저지하여 활성을 저지하는 것으로 생각된다 G247S를 고농도의 PLP와 incubation하여도 활성이 회복되지 않으며 단백질로의 PLP의 incorporation이 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 인간의 G307S환자가 PLP를 투여하여도 병세의 호전이 없는 이유를 설명하고 있다. 결론적으로 G307S 돌연변이에 기인한 homocystinuria 환자는 CBS의 활성이 전무하며 PLP의 투여에도 효과가 없음이 효모를 이용한 본 연구에서 확인되었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.494-503
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• 2000

암 억제제인 $p16^{INK4A}$ 단백질의 활성부위 84-104번까지의 21개 아미노산으로 이루어진 펩타이드를 합성하여, 이것의 용액상 구조를 CD, $^1H$ NMR 분광법 그리고, 분자 모델링 방법으로 분석하였다. CDK4 그리고 CDK6와 함께 안정된 complex를 형성하는 p16의 활성 펩타이드(84-104 아미노산)는 in vitro에서 pRb를 인산화하는 CDK4/6의 능력을 차단하고, p16단백질의 기능에서 보여주듯이 G1/S상의 세포 Cycle을 차단한다. NOE를 포함하는 $^3J_{NH{\alpha}}$ 스핀결합 상수, $C_{\alpha}H$ 화학적 이동, 아마이드 화학적 이동의 평균 변화 폭 그리고 온도 계수 등은 p16 펩타이드의 이차구조가 helix-turn-helix의 구조를 구성하는 p16단백질과 유사한 2차 구조를 가지고 있음을 보여주었다. NOE에 근거한 거리 및 이면각을 이용한 3.D 기하구조는 p18이나 p19의 대응하는 부위에 대한 결정구조에서 보여준 바와 같이 아미노산 $Gly^{89}-Leu^{91}$(${\varphi}_{i+1}=-79.8^{\circ}$, ${\varphi}_{i+1}=60.2^{\circ}$)사이에는 ${\gamma}$-회전구조를 형성함을 보여주었다. 이렇게 비교적 단단한 구조를 형성하고 있는 ${\gamma}$-회전구조부위는 p16펩타이드 구조를 안정시키며, CDK를 인식하는 부위로 작용할 수 있다. 이러한 ${\gamma}$-회전구조는 항암제 선도물질을 개발하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.21-22
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• 2019

Melanin is a mixture of pigmented biopolymers synthesized by epidermal melanocytes that determine the skin, eye, and hair colors. Melanocytes produce two different kinds of melanin, eumelanin (dark brown/black insoluble pigments found in dark skin and dark hair and pheomelanin (lighter red/yellow). The biological role of melanin is to prevent skin damage by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. However, the overproduction or deficiency of melanin synthesis could lead to serious dermatological problems, which include melasma, melanoderma, lentigo, and vitiligo. Therefore, regulating melanin production is important to prevent the pigmentation disorders. Myanmar has a rich in natural resources. However, the chemical constituents of these natural resources in Myanmar have not been fully investigated. In the effort to search for compounds with anti-melanin deposition activity from Myanmar natural resources, five plants were collected in Myanmar. Extracts of these collected five plants were tested for anti-melanin deposition activity against a mouse melanoma cell line (B16-F10) induced with ${\alpha}$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH) and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), and their anti-melanin deposition activities were compared with the positive control, arbutin. Among the tested extracts, the CHCl3 extracts of the Premna serratifolia (syn: P. integrifolia) wood showed anti-melanin deposition activities with IC50 values of $81.3{\mu}g/mL$. Hence, this study aims to identify secondary metabolites with anti-melanin deposition activity from P. serratifolia wood of Myanmar. P. serratifolia belongs to the Verbenaceae family and is widely distributed in near western sea coast from South Asia to South East Asia, which include India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. People in Tanintharyi region located in the southern part of Myanmar utilize the P. serratifolia, Sperethusa crenulata, Naringi crenulata, and Limonia acidissima as Thanaka, traditional cosmetics in Myanmar. Thanaka is applied in the form of paste onto skins to make it smooth and clear, as well as to prevent wrinkles, skin aging, excessive facial oil, pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads. However, the chemical constituents responsible for their cosmetic properties are yet to be identified. Moreover, the chemical constituents of P. serratifolia was almost uncharacterized. Investigation of the P. serratifolia chemical constituents is thus an attractive endeavor to discover new anti-melanin deposition active compounds. The investigation of the chemical constituents of the active CHCl3 extract of P. serratifolia led to isolation of four new lignoids, premnan A (1), premnan B (2), taungtangyiol C (3), and 7,9-dihydroxydolichanthin B (4), together with premnan C (5) (assumed to be an artifact), one natural newlignoid,(3R,4S)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylcarbonyl)-3-[(R)-1-(1,3-benzo dioxol-5-yl)-1-hydroxy methyl]tetrahydro-2-furanone (6), and five known compounds (7-11)1,2). The structures of all isolated compounds were determined on the basis of their spectroscopic data and by comparison with the reported literatures. The absolute configurations of 1-3 and 5 were also determined by optical rotation and circular dichroism (CD) data analyses1). The anti-melanin deposition activities of all the isolated compounds were evaluated against B16-F10 cell line. 7,9-Dihydroxydolichanthin B (4) and ($2{\alpha},3{\alpha}$)-olean-12-en-28-oic acid (11) showed strong anti-melanin deposition activities with IC50 values of 18.4 and $11.2{\mu}M$, respectively, without cytotoxicity2). On the other hand, compounds 1-3, 5, and 7 showed melanogenesis enhancing activities1). To better understand their anti-melanin deposition mechanism, the effects of 4 and 11 on tyrosinase activities were investigated. The assay indicated that compounds 4 and 11 did not inhibit tyrosinase. Furthermore, we also examined the mRNA expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase (TYR), tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), and tyrosinase-related protein-2 (TRP-2). Compounds 4 and 11 down-regulated the expression of Tyr and Mitf mRNAs, respectively. Although the P. serratifolia wood has been used as traditional cosmetics in Myanmar for centuries, there are no scientific evidences to support its effectiveness as cosmetics. Investigation of the anti-melanin deposition activity of the chemical constituents of P. serratifolia thus provided insight into the effectiveness of the P. serratifolia wood as a cosmetic agent.