• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.753-761
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• 2020

To determine the role of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) in Klebsiella pneumoniae, the growth and metabolism of PDHC-deficient mutant in glycerol-based medium were analyzed and compared with those of other strains. Under aerobic conditions, the PDHC activity was fourfold higher than that of pyruvate formate lyase (PFL), and blocking of PDHC caused severe growth defect and pyruvate accumulation, indicating that the carbon flux through pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A mainly depended on PDHC. Under anaerobic conditions, although the PDHC activity was only 50% of that of PFL, blocking of PDHC resulted in more growth defect than blocking of PFL. Subsequently, combined with the requirement of CO₂ and intracellular redox status, it was presumed that the critical role of PDHC was to provide NADH for the anaerobic growth of K. pneumoniae. This presumption was confirmed in the PDHC-deficient mutant by further blocking one of the formate dehydrogenases, FdnGHI. Besides, based on our data, it can also be suggested that an improvement in the carbon flux in the PFL-deficient mutant could be an effective strategy to construct high-yielding 1,3-propanediol-producing K. pneumoniae strain.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.13-30
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• 1985

This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of lead on organisms. Mice received 15mg or 30mg of lead acetate per kg body weight every day for 1, 2 or 3 weeks, and the livers and kidneys were removed 24h after repeated injections. The livers and kidneys were used as sources for measurement of enzyme activities and for observation of alterations in ultrastructure. It was observed that body weights of mice treated with lead acetate were decreased when compared with those before treatment. This decrease in body weight was proportional to dose. The enzyme activities of succinate and malate dehydrogenases of experimental group that was treated with lead acetate for 1 week were nearly unchanged when compared with controls, but the enzyme activities of experimental group that was treated with lead acetate for 2 or 3 weeks were lower than those of controls. Changes in the enzyme activities were dependent on, but were not proportional to dose. Histologic examination of livers and kidneys after lead treatment showed that lead compound was accumulated and damaged in nucleus and mitochondria mainly. It was also observed that intranuclear inclusion bodies were formed only in epithelial cell of kidney proximal tubule after lead treatment. The overall changes in the ultrastructure were much greater in the livers than in the kidneys. From the above results, it nay be possible to conclude that the lead results in the decrease in body weight, reduction in the succinate dehydrogenate and malate dehydrogenase activities, and damages in the ultrastructure of kidney and liver in mouse. The presence of intranuclear inclusion bodies only in the kidney implies that these bodies protect the kidney from lead toxicity to some extent.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2012

BA은 치즈, 와인, 젓갈, 소시지, 된장 등 미생물에 의한 발효과정을 거치는 식품뿐만 아니라 채소류, 과일, 육류와 같은 비발효 식품군에서도 발견된다. 식품 내 BA 오염에 대한 관리를 목적으로 제조공정 및 유통과정에서 신속하게 다량의 시료를 분석하고 제품에 대한 항시 모니터링 기술이 요구된다. 이를 위해 BA 특이항체 및 BA 분해효소를 이용하는 BA 검출 및 센싱 기술이 개발되고 있다. HisN 특이 항체를 이용한 ELISA 키트는 상용화 되었으며 다양한 식품에 적용되고 있다. 산화적 탈아미노반응을 촉매하는 아민산화효소는 항체기반의 ELISA 방식에 비해 다양한 BA 분석에 사용되고 있으며, 효소반응에 의해 생성되는 $H_2O_2$의 산화환원반응에 의해 발생하는 전류를 측정함으로써 BA의 함량을 정량할 수 있는 전류측정식 바이오센서 개발에 적용되고 있다. BA 신속검출을 위한 바이오센서의 개발 연구 동향에 발맞추어 국내 전통발효식품에 적합한 기술개발이 요구되며, 산업현장 적용 연구를 거쳐 국내 전통발효식품의 안전성을 확보해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1996

발아 후 8일된 해녀콩 자엽에서 성질이 서로 다른 두 개의 homoserine dehydrogenase를 분리하였다. 자엽에서 얻은 조효소액을 열처리, 황산 암모늄 침전, DEAE-Sephacel 및 Sephacryl S-300 겔 크로마토그래피와 Procion red dye, Cibacron blue dye 및 Resource Q 컬럼 크로마토그래피로 정제하였다. 겔 크로마토그래피에서 얻은 2개의 활성분획 중 T-형(트레오닌 감수성)과 K-형(트레오닌 비감수성)의 분자량은 각각 230 kD과 135 kD이었다. 10mM 트레오닌 첨가로 T-형 효소는 70% 이상의 활성저해를 받았으나 K-형 효소는 전혀 억제를 받지 않았다. Homoserine에 대한 Km은 T-형이 1.6mM, K-형이 0.3mM이었고, NAD에 대한 Km은 T-형이 2.34mM, K-형이 0.03mM이었으며 NADP에 대한 Km은 두 효소에서 동일하게 0.01mM로 산출되었다. 400mM KCl에서 T-형은 4.9배, K-형은 2.8배의 활성증가를 보였다. 부분정체(Sephacryl S-300 겔 크로마토그래피)된 상태의 T-형과 K-형은 조건에 따라 쉽게 상호전환되었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.237-241
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• 2017

아세토인(acetoin)은 식품과 화학산업에서 플랫폼 물질로 이용되며 산업적으로 다양한 응용이 가능한 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 대사공학(metabolic engineering)을 이용하여 아세토인의 생산량이 증가한 재조합 Klebsiella pneumoniae를 구축하였다. 우선 2,3-부탄디올(2,3-butanediol)생산을 위해 제작되었던 재조합 K. pneumoniae (KMK-05)에서 두 가지 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (budC, dhaD)를 유전체에서 제거하여 아세토인 생산량을 늘리고, 전사인자 중 하나인 AcoK를 제거하여 아세토인을 분해하는 효소의 발현량을 줄였다. 그리고 NADH oxidase를 발현시켜 세포 내 산화 환원 균형(redox balance)을 맞춰 대사흐름을 개선하였다. 이렇게 대사공학을 통해 구축된 재조합 Klebsiella pneumoniae(KJW-03-nox)로 아세토인 생산량과 수율을 높였고, 36시간 동안의 유가식 배양을 진행하여 51 g/L의 아세토인 농도와 최대 생산성 2.6 g/L/h을 달성하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.1077-1086
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• 2016

Glycerol dehydrogenases (GlyDHs) are essential for glycerol metabolism in vivo, catalyzing its reversible reduction to 1,3-dihydroxypropranone (DHA). The gldA gene encoding a putative GlyDH was cloned from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum DSM 571 (TtGlyDH) and expressed in Escherichia coli. The presence of Mn²⁺ enhanced its enzymatic activity by 79.5%. Three highly conserved residues (Asp¹⁷¹, His²⁵⁴, and His²⁷¹) in TtGlyDH were associated with metal ion binding. Based on an investigation of glycerol oxidation and DHA reduction, TtGlyDH showed maximum activity towards glycerol at 60℃ and pH 8.0 and towards DHA at 60℃ and pH 6.0. DHA reduction was the dominant reaction, with a lower K_m(DHA) of 1.08 ± 0.13 mM and V_max of 0.0053 ± 0.0001 mM/s, compared with glycerol oxidation, with a K_m(glycerol) of 30.29 ± 3.42 mM and V_max of 0.042 ± 0.002 mM/s. TtGlyDH had an apparent activation energy of 312.94 kJ/mol. The recombinant TtGlyDH was thermostable, maintaining 65% of its activity after a 2-h incubation at 60℃. Molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis analyses demonstrated that TtGlyDH had an atypical dinucleotide binding motif (GGG motif) and a basic residue Arg⁴³, both related to dinucleotide binding.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.207-211
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• 1998

메탄올을 이용하여 성장하는 Methylovorus sp. strain SS1은 formaldehyde의 산화를 위한 linear route의 주효소인 $NAD^+$-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase 및 $NAD^+$-linked formate dehydrogenas와 cyclic route의 주효소인 hexulose-6-phosphate synthase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerae, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase 등의 활성을 나타내었는데, cyclic route에 관여하는 효소의 활성이 상대적으로 더 높았다. 이 세균은 formaldehyde의 동화와 관련된 ribulose monophosphate 경로의 주효소와 Entner-Doudoroff 경로의 주효소 및 transaldolase 활성과 함께 세포외 다당류 합성과 관련된 phosphoglucomutase, UDP-glucose pyrophyosphorylase, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase의 활성도 나타내었다. 2.3 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균은 7.6 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균보다 더 많은 세포외 다당류를 생산하였지만 균체 수율은 낮았고, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase와 phosphoglucomutase 및 UDP-glucose pyrophoshorylase의 활성은 높게 나타내었으나 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase/2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase의 활성은 낮았다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.305-313
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• 2019

남성의 클라이맥스 증후군, 남성갱년기, 또는 테스토스테론 결핍 증후군은 고령화시대 남성노인들의 건강에 새로운 문제 중 하나이다. 이 현상은 나이가 들수록 남성에게서 나타나는 자연현상으로 혈중 테스토스테론 수치의 감소와 신체적 및 정신적 활동의 현저한 감소를 특징으로 한다. 이 연구의 목적은 해면체내 일산화질소(NO)와 혈액 내 남성호르몬의 수준을 비교하여 포공영(Taraxacum coreanum) 열수 추출물의 효과를 조사하였다. 포공영 추출물은 생체외 및 생체내에서 NO 생산량을 용량 의존적으로 증가시켰다. 포고영 추출물을 4 주간 섭취 한 나이든 쥐(22주)에서 다이하이드로 테스토스테론과 17-하이드록시 스테로이드 탈수소효소의 수준과 신경 인산화 질소 합성효소와 cGMP의 양은 유의하게 증가했다. 그러나 프로스타글란딘$E_2$, 테스토스테론 및 성 호르몬 결합 글로불린 수치는 모든 군에서 차이가 없었다. 또한, 총 정자 수 및 운동성 정자 수 또한 유의한 차이가 없었다. 전반적으로, 이러한 결과는 NO, cGMP 및 유리 테스토스테론을 향상시키기 위한 안전하고 효과적인 천연물질로서 Taraxacum coreanum 추출물의 가능성을 시사한다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.557-565
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• 2021

Interest in research on various medicinal plants has increased globally over the last few decades, possibly due to their possible antibacterial and antioxidant activities. The present study was conducted to verify the antioxidant effects, antibacterial activity, and collagen synthesis and cell viability outcomes of adipocytes upon exposure to Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai (AdN). Antibacterial activity was measured through the Disc diffusion method to compare the growth ability of pathogenic microorganisms (E.coli, Salmonella). The absorbance was measured at 560 nm to calculate the active oxygen scavenging ability. Fibroblasts were dispensed in a 96-well plate at a density of 1 × 10⁵ cells·well^-1. The amount of procollagen was measured in each case using a procollagen type 1 C-peptide EIA KIT. The cytotoxicity of the Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai extract against animal adipocytes (Hanwoo backfat cells) was determined using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) assay, a method that measures the conversion of MTS to Formazan by means of mitochondrial dehydrogenases. The concentrations of the samples were made to be 0.0125, 0025, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.5% and all were -completely absorbed into the disc in an incubator at 37℃ for 24 to 36 hours. For the 0.125 mg·disc^-1, effects of Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai on the antioxidant effect, antibacterial activity, and cell viability of adipocytes were found. However, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai had no effect on collagen synthesis, thus suggesting that AdN extracts may be useful for the prevention and/or treatment of obesity.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.36-46
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• 2021

Acidovorax citrulli (Ac) is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) in watermelon, a disease that poses a serious threat to watermelon production. Because of the lack of resistant cultivars against BFB, virulence factors or mechanisms need to be elucidated to control the disease. Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is the enzyme involved in glycerol production from glucose during glycolysis. In this study, we report the functions of a putative glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Ac (GlpdAc) using comparative proteomic analysis and phenotypic observation. A glpdAc knockout mutant, AcΔglpdAc(EV), lost virulence against watermelon in two pathogenicity tests. The putative 3D structure and amino acid sequence of GlpdAc showed high similarity with glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenases from other bacteria. Comparative proteomic analysis revealed that many proteins related to various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate metabolism, were affected by GlpdAc. Although AcΔglpdAc(EV) could not use glucose as a sole carbon source, it showed growth in the presence of glycerol, indicating that GlpdAc is involved in glycolysis. AcΔglpdAc(EV) also displayed higher cell-to-cell aggregation than the wild-type bacteria, and tolerance to osmotic stress and ciprofloxacin was reduced and enhanced in the mutant, respectively. These results indicate that GlpdAc is involved in glycerol metabolism and other mechanisms, including virulence, demonstrating that the protein has pleiotropic effects. Our study expands the understanding of the functions of proteins associated with virulence in Ac.