• Title/Summary/Keyword: Cu,Zn-Superoxide Dismutase

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Effect of Metals on Anti-Oxidase Activity and Isozyme patterns in Brassica juncea

  • Jeong, Hyung-Jin;Lee, In-Jung;Sung, Mi-Hyang
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 1997

  • To study the effects of metal ions on the activity of anti-oxidase enzymes, the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) and isozyme patterns of Brassica juncea have been studied after treating with CD, Cu, Zn, and Al. The activity of SOD after treating with metal ions was higher than that of untreated control. SOD activity in leaves increased by treatment of 50 ppm of Zn and 500 ppm of Al. POD in stems gave highest activity after treating with 500 ppm of Cu. When the activity was compared by plant parts, lowest POD activity was observed in leaves in which protein content was higher than other tissues. When the activity was expressed as percentage of control, SOD activity was increased after treating with metal ions. SOD activity in leaves and roots of metal treated plant was significantly increased under the metal ions stress conditions. In the roots of 50 ppm of Zn treated plant, SOD activity was extremly high. POD activity was inhibited with Cd and Zn treatment in all parts of the plant. However, in leaves and stems, there was marked increase in activity after treating with Cu. The patterns of SOD isozyme after metal treatment show that two bands were stained in all metal ion treated and that no new band appeared. POD isozyme band intensity resulting from the treatment of metal ions was in order of roots > stems > leaves, but there was no significant difference.

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A Study on SOD Activity and Serum Antioxidant Mineral Concentrations in Obese Adolescents (비만 청소년의 SOD 활성도 및 혈청 항산화무기질 농도에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Da-Hong
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2007

  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between obesity and, erythrocyte SOD (superoxide dismutase) activity and serum antioxidant mineral (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and Se) concentrations of adolescents. Subjects were assigned to one of two groups such as obese ($BMI{\geq}25$, 32 boys, 24 girls) and normal group (18.5 < BMI < 23, 27 boys, 30 girls) Subjects were evaluated based on anthropometric measurements, 24-hr dietary recalls and blood analysis. The mean age of the total subjects was 13.8 years. The mean weight (p < 0.001), BMI (p < 0.001) and body fat (p < 0.001) of obese were higher than those of normal group. There was no significant difference in nutrient intake between obese and normal groups. SOD activity of obese group was not significantly different from normal groups, in both males and females. However, in the males, serum Cu concentration of obese were significantly lower than those of normal group. In the females, Serum Mn concentration of obese were significantly lower then those of normal group. In the correlation analysis, BMI of the subjects had significantly negative correlations with serum Cu, Zn and Mn. To summarize the results, increase of obesity may lead to decrease of serum antioxidant minerals such as Cu, Zn and Mn.

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PROTEIN-CROSS-LINKING BY METHYLGLYOXAL

  • Lee, Cheolju;Kang, Sa-Ouk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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    • 1996.07a
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    • pp.46-46
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    • 1996

  • To elucidate the mechanism for the cross-linking reaction in the glycation or Maillard reaction, we studied the reaction between proteins, and a three-carbon ${\alpha}$-ketoaldehyde, methylglyoxal. When Cu, Zn-SOD was incubated with 200 mM of methylglyoxal, the peroxidase activity as well as the superoxide dismutase activity was reduced. This reduction is accompanied by the decrease of the anion binding affinity of the enzyme. (omitted)

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