• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.70-74
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• 2001

To examine the production of steroids with potential oocyte maturation-inducing activity in the spotted flounder, Verasper variegatus, we have incubated post-vitellogenic oocytes (0.82­0.95mm in diameters) with radiolabeled pregnenolone and $17\alpha-hydroxyprogesterone$. The resulting metabolites were analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The two main metabolites (progestogens) found in both incubations co-migrated with $17\alpha-hydroxy$, $20\alpha-dihydroprogesterone$ $(17\alpha, 20\alpha OHP)$ and $17\alpha-hydroxy,\;$20\beta-dihydroprogesterone$ (17 a20{30HP). Additional chromatography by HPLC and TLC confirmed the presence of radioactive $17\alpha, 20\alpha OHP$ and a large amount of unknown metabolite. The present study did not reveal in vitro formation of $l7\alpha 20\beta OHP$. Although 1$l7\alpha 20\beta OHP$ was found in a small amount, the synthesis of this steroid suggests that it may play a role in regulating the oocyte maturation process in the spotted flounder.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.273-276
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• 1999

Some metabolites and embryo growth of primed tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. ‘KFI09’) seeds were observed during priming. The seeds were primed at 15 and $25^{\circ}C$ for 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 15 days in a -0.8 MPa polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG) solution. The time to 50% seed germination (T$_{50}$) was greatly reduced when the seeds were primed at $25^{\circ}C$ when compared with 15$^{\circ}C$. The $\alpha$-amylase activity and sugars and amino acid contents in the seeds primed at $25^{\circ}C$ greatly increased, while $\alpha$-amylase activity was similar, and sugar and amino acid contents increased slightly in the seeds primed at 15$^{\circ}C$. When the seeds were primed at $25^{\circ}C$, growth of the embryo which was enclosed by endosperm was detected, while the endosperm became thinner as the priming duration was extended.d.

• 약학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 1989

To predict the influence of carbon monoxide poisonining on cerebral energy metabolism, rats were exposed to 5000 ppm environment for 30 minutes. Carboxyhemoglobin (HBCO) saturation rate in this condition was 72% equally in male and female rats. Cerebral cortex in the rats showed lower level of ATP, glucose, creatine phosphate and higher level of lactate, pyruvate by anaerobic glycolysis. As for the levels of ATP, creatine phsphate and glucose, the cerebral cortex contents of them were larger in female rats of estrus than in male rats, whereas there was no difference between sexes in the levels of pyruvate and lactate. According to time passage from CO intoxication, the mode of changes in cerebral energy metabolite contents was similar in both sexes.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2021

Tubulysins are a group of secondary metabolites produced by myxobacteria that inhibit the function of the eukayotic cytoskeleton. We developed a pair of PCR primers that specifically amplified tubulysin biosynthetic genes. Using these primers, eight out of the eighty-one strains of myxobacteria belonging to the Cystobacteraceae family that harbored putative tubulysin biosynthetic genes were screened through PCR analysis. The selected strains included two Archangium gephyra, two Stigmatella sp., two Vitiosangium cumulatum, and two unidentified myxobacteria. LC-MS analysis of the culture extracts from the selected strains revealed that A. gephyra KYC4066 produced putative tubulysin A and B.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.398-406
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 B. bassiana Bb08가 생산하는 진딧물 살충 대사산물의 최대 생산을 위하여 박스벤켄(Box-Behnken) 디자인과 표면반응분석을 이용한 통계적 방법을 사용하였다. 균배양을 위한 배지는 옥수수분말, 미강, 옥수수침지액분말로 구성되었다. 균배양액은 원심분리 후 상등액을 $0.45{\mu}m$ 막여과지로 여과한 후 3령의 목화진딧물에 살포하였고, 6일 동안 매일 죽은 진딧물 수를 계수하여 살충율을 계산하였다. 통계분석한 결과 최적의 배양조건은 온도 $26.2^{\circ}C$, 배지 초기 pH 5.9, 플라스크 진탕 속도 209.0 rpm, 그리고 균배양 시간은 5.9일로 나타났다. 여과액 살포 후 4, 5, 그리고 6일째 기대 살충율은 각각 76.8, 84.9, 그리고 89.4%이었다, 배양조건 4가지 모두 살충성 대사산물 생산에 유의한 영향을 미쳤고, 영향이 큰 요인 순서는 온도, pH, 배양시간, 진탕속도의 순서로 분석되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1971-1981
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• 2018

In this study, we investigated the altered enzymatic activities and metabolite profiles of koji fermented using varying permutations of Aspergillus oryzae and/or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Notably, the protease and ${\beta}$-glucosidase activities were manifold increased in co-inoculated (CO) koji samples (co-inoculation of A. oryzae and B. amyloliquefaciens). Furthermore, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolite profiling indicates that levels of amino acids, organic acids, sugars, sugar alcohols, fatty acids, nucleosides, and vitamins were distinctly higher in CO, SA (sequential inoculation of A. oryzae, followed by B. amyloliquefaciens), and SB (sequential inoculation of B. amyloliquefaciens, followed by A. oryzae). The multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) plot based on GC-MS datasets indicated a clustered pattern for MA and MB (koji samples inoculated either with A. oryzae or B. amyloliquefaciens) across PC2 (20.0%). In contrast, the CO, SA, and SB metabolite profiles displayed segregated patterns across PLS1 (22.2%) and PLS2 (21.1%) in the partial least-square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model. Intriguingly, the observed disparity in the levels of primary metabolites was engendered largely by higher relative levels of sugars and sugar alcohols in MA, SA, and CO koji samples, which was commensurate with the relative amylase activities in respective samples. Collectively, the present study emphasizes the utility of integrated biochemical and metabolomic approaches for achieving the optimal permutation of fermentative inocula for industrial koji preparation.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.951-963
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• 2018

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, i.e. statins, are effective in reducing cardiovascular disease events but also in cardiac-related and overall mortality. Statins are in general well-tolerated, but currently the concerns are raised if statins may increase the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NOD). In this review, the possible effects of statins on organs/tissues being involved in glucose metabolism, i.e. liver, pancreas, adipose tissue, and muscles, had been discussed. The net outcome seems to be inconsistent and often contradictory, which may be largely affected by in vitro experimental settings or/and in vivo animal conditions. The majority of studies point out statin-induced changes of regulations of isoprenoid metabolites and cellassociated cholesterol contents as predisposing factors related to the statin-induced NOD. On the other hand, it should be considered that dysfunctions of isoprenoid pathway and mitochondrial ATP production and the cholesterol homeostasis are already developed under (pre)diabetic and hypercholesterolemic conditions. In order to connect the basic findings with the clinical manifestation more clearly, further research efforts are needed.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.3-3
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• 2021

The ongoing global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has not only influenced over 1.26 billion people but also caused 2.77 million deaths worldwide (as of March 28, 2021). The vaccination could be the most efficient strategy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, the continuous emergence of novel variants such as VUI-202012/01 (United Kingdom) and 501.V2 (South Africa) raises huge concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine designed to target the original virus strain. Since ancient times regardless of the East and West, the plants which refered in this presentation have been consumed not only as food but also as a natural medicine to treat diverse diseases including infectious diseases. Importantly, these plants contain secondary metabolites that display antiviral activity involved in the inhibition of viral adsorption, penetration, and replication. Also, plant-derived natural medicines are expected to have a wider range of efficacy and fewer side effects than synthetic medicine, discovering novel plant-based viral agents would be a promising strategy to fight against SARS-CoV-2.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.76-91
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• 2020

최근에 한국 고유종인 미선나무 (Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai; Oleaceae) 품종 옥황1호의 유전체가 성공적으로 해독되었다. Acteoside는 다양한 활성을 가지는 물질이며, 여러개의 생화학합성과정이 제시되어왔고, 이들을 통합 검토하여 정확한 생화학합성과정을 완성하였다. 유전체 데이터로부터 2차대사산물을 예측할 수 있는 MetaPre-AI^TM와 정확한 acteoside 생화학합성과정, InfoBoss Pathway Database를 활용하여, acteoside에 관여하는 모든 효소의 유전자를 옥황1호 유전체로부터 성공적으로 확인하였다. 이는 옥황1호는 acteoside 물질을 생산할 수 있는 가능성이 있음을 의미한다. 이에 고성능액체크로마토그래피를 사용하여 옥황1호의 캘러스 세포를 분석하여 acteoside과 이의 유도체인 isoacteoside를 확인하였다. 본 연구는 MetaPre-AI^TM은 유전체로부터 2차대사산물을 성공적으로 예측하였다. 이 방법은 화학물질보다 안정적인 DNA를 분석하여 2차 대사산물을 예측하는 효율적인 방법이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.324-331
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• 2013

Channels formed by the co-assembly of the KCNQ1 subunit and the mink (KCNE1) subunit underline the slowly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ channels ($I_{Ks}$) in the heart. This $K^+$ channel is one of the main pharmacological targets for the development of drugs against cardiovascular disease. Panax ginseng has been shown to exhibit beneficial cardiovascular effects. In a previous study, we showed that ginsenoside Rg3 activates human KCNQ1 $K^+$ channel currents through interactions with the K318 and V319 residues. However, little is known about the effects of ginsenoside metabolites on KCNQ1 $K^+$ alone or the KCNQ1 + KCNE1 $K^+$ ($I_{Ks}$) channels. In the present study, we examined the effect of protopanaxatriol (PPT) and compound K (CK) on KCNQ1 $K^+$ and $I_{Ks}$ channel activity expressed in Xenopus oocytes. PPT more strongly inhibited the $I_{Ks}$ channel currents than the currents of KCNQ1 $K^+$ alone in concentration- and voltage-dependent manners. The $IC_{50}$ values on $I_{Ks}$ and KCNQ1 alone currents for PPT were $5.18{\pm}0.13$ and $10.04{\pm}0.17{\mu}M$, respectively. PPT caused a leftward shift in the activation curve of $I_{Ks}$ channel activity, but minimally affected KCNQ1 alone. CK exhibited slight inhibition on $I_{Ks}$ and KCNQ1 alone $K^+$ channel currents. These results indicate that ginsenoside metabolites show limited effects on $I_{Ks}$ channel activity, depending on the structure of the ginsenoside metabolites.