• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.119-125
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• 1994

Steroid $\Delta^1$-dehydrogenase purified from hydrocortisone-induced cells of Arthrobacter simplex converted various 3-ketosteroids into their corresponding $\Delta^1$-dehydrogenated products. The transformation efficiencies depend upon the chemical structure of the steroids, especially length of the side chain at 17 position and hydroxyl groups at 11 and 17 positions. The Km values for androstenedione, the most favorable substrate examined, and hydrocortisone were 74 ${\mu}M$ and 294 ${\mu}M$, respectively. The optimum temperature and pH of the enzyme reaction were 35$^{\circ}C$ and pH 9, respectively, and the enzyme was relatively stable at the range from 20 to 35$^{\circ}C$ and from pH 5 to 10 after one hour of incubation. The enzyme activity was markedly inhibited in the presence of $Cu^{2+},\;Fe^{3+},\;Hg^{2+},\;Mo^{6+}$ ions, and somewhat inhibited by $Zn^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$. $\alpha,\alpha'$-Dipyridyl that inhibits 9$\alpha$-hydroxylase and accumulates 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione from sterols revealed no inhibitory effect on this enzyme. EGTA showed inhibitory effect. $\beta$-Estradiol competitively inhibited the enzyme activity. Chemical modifications of the enzyme were attempted with several reagents. p-Hydroxymer-curibenzoate showed inhibition of the enzyme activity and protection of the substrate. This suggests that cysteine residue may be involved in the active site of the enzyme.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.386-390
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• 1996

The ${\beta}$-galactosidase gene from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ATCC 7962 was cloned and its enzymatic properties were characterized, with a view to assessing its potential use as a selection marker in the food-grade cloning vector. Chromosomal DNA from L. lactis subsp. lactis 7962 was cleaved with PstI and ligated into pBR322 for transformation into Escherichia coli TGl. Transformants showing ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity possessed the pBR322 plasmid containing a 10 kilobase (kb) PstI fragment and this plasmid was named pCKL11. The cloned ${\beta}$-galactosidase gene came from the chromosomal DNA of L. lactis subsp. lactis 7962 was confirmed by Southern hybridization. A restriction map of pCKL11 was constructed from the cleavage of both pCKL11 and the purified 10kb insert fraqment. The. optimum pH of the ${\beta}$-galactosidase determined with the E. coli harboring the pCKL11 was 7.0. The optimum temperature was $50^{\circ}C$, while the pI of the enzyme was 7.4. These values were the same as those of the enzyme from the parent strain.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2014

Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 possesses several monooxygenases (CphC-I, CphC-II, and CphB) that can catalyze the transformation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) to hydroxylated intermediates in the initial steps of substrate metabolism. The corresponding genes of the monooxygenases were cloned, and the competent cells were transformed with these recombinant plasmids. Although CphC-II and CphB were expressed as insoluble forms, CphC-I was successfully expressed as a soluble form and isolated by purification. The specific activity of the purified CphC-I was analyzed by using 4-CP, 4-chlorocatechol (4-CC), and catechol (CAT) as substrates. The specific activities for 4-CP, 4-CC, and CAT were determined to be 0.312 U/mg, 0.462 U/mg, 0.246 U/mg, respectively. The results of this study indicated that CphC-I is able to catalyze the degradation of 4-CC and CAT in addition to 4-CP, which is a primary substrate. This research is expected to provide the fundamental information for the development of an eco-friendly biochemical degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 바이오 에탄올 생산을 위한 보릿짚의 전처리에 ethanosolv 방법을 적용하여 그 타당성을 조사하였다. 리그닌제거율은 처리 온도와 시간에 따라 증가 하였으며 $180^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$에서 거의 38%정도의 비슷한 제거율을 보였는데 비용절감 등의 부분을 감안할 때 $180^{\circ}C$, 120 min가 적정조건이라는 결론을 얻었다. ethanosolv 전처리 효과를 증대시키기 위하여 2단계의 전처리 방법을 적용하였다. 볶은 후 ethanosolv 한 보릿짚의 경우 리그닌 제거율은 35%정도로 그렇지 않은 경우와 거의 유사하여 볶음이 리그닌제거율에 큰 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인 할 수 있었다. XRD분석을 통하여 전처리 시간과 온도가 증가할수록 결정성은 감소하였다. 볶은 후 ethanosolv 한 것과 ethanosolv 단독 처리한 보릿짚 사이의 결정성은 미소하지만 물리적 변형을 한 단계 더 겪은 볶은 보릿짚이 전체적으로 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.1385-1390
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• 2016

폴리페놀 화합물은 천연에 광범위하게 존재하는 천연 화합물로 과일, 주스, 야채 등에 존재하여 일상생활에서 쉽게 섭취할 수 있으며, 이들 화합물의 건강증진 및 질병 예방 효과로 오랫동안 주목을 받고 있다. 천연물 유래의 항산화 및 항당뇨 개발과 관련하여 많은 연구가 효소 저해, 세포 및 동물실험을 통하여 다양하게 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구는 배유래의 polyphenol oxidase를 이용하여 천연에 존재하는 단순 페놀성 화합물인 gallic acid의 산화 축합반응을 실온에서 1, 3, 5, 7, 10시간 동안 유도하여 얻어진 결과물에 대하여 DPPH 및 $ABTS^+$ 라디칼을 활용한 항산화 활성 및 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해능을 통해 항당뇨 활성을 평가하였다. 먼저 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성은 gallic acid의 5시간 반응물의 경우, $100{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 84.9%의 활성을 나타내어, 양성대조군인 (+)-catechin보다 우수한 활성을 나타내었으며 7시간 및 10시간 반응물의 경우 라디칼 소거 활성이 점차 감소하는 경향을 확인하였다. 또한, $ABTS^+$ 라디칼 소거 활성은 반응 1, 3, 5시간 반응물에서 양성대조군인 (+)-catechin보다 강한 라디칼 소거능을 확인하였으며 7시간 반응물부터는 라디칼 소거 활성이 감소함을 확인하였다. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase 저해능은 5시간 반응물의 $250{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 87.4%의 가장 강한 저해 활성을 나타내었으며, 이 활성은 같은 농도에서 양성대조군인 acarbose의 81.8%보다 강한 활성이었다. 향후 이들 반응을 통하여 생성된 화합물의 대량생산을 통한 물질 분리 및 구조 동정을 통하여 항산화 및 항당뇨 활성과 추가적인 메커니즘 검증을 수행할 필요성이 있다고 생각한다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 1998

꽃양배추 '은배' 종자를 무균 파종한 후 6일째된 하배축 조직을 BA 1㎎/L, sucrose 30㎎/L한천 8 g/L가 첨가된 MS 재분화배지에 1일간 전처리한 다음, PI promoter-GUS 융합 유전자가 도입된 Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA 4404와 2일간 동일조성의 MS 액체배지에서 공동배양하여 carbenicillin 500 ㎎/L와 kanamycin 20 ㎎/L가 첨가된 MS 재분화배지로 옮겨 주었을 때 가장 많은 형질전환체를 얻을 수 있었다. PCR 분석결과, PI promoter-GUS 융합 유전자가 형질전환체의 게놈상에 삽입되어 있음을 확인하였다. Southern 분석결과, ECL-labelling된 PI promoter-GUS 융합 유전자 probe의 coding sequence와 동일한 것으로 판단되는 약 366bp 위치에서 밴드를 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 형질 전환되지 않은 식물체에서는 이들 밴드를 확인할 수 없었다. 조직내 GUS 유전자의 활성은 잎부위에서부터 시작하여 엽병과 줄기의 관다발을 중심으로 나타났으며 상처의 정도가 심할수록 높은 편이었고 그 범위도 넓었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2011

Ginsenoside $Rb_1$ is the main component in ginsenosides. It is a protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside that has a dammarane-type triterpenoid as an aglycone. In this study, ginsenoside $Rb_1$ was transformed into gypenoside XVII, ginsenoside Rd, ginsenoside $F_2$ and compound K by glycosidase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides DC102. The optimum time for the conversion was about 72 h at a constant pH of 6.0 to 8.0 and the optimum temperature was about $30^{\circ}C$. Under optimal conditions, ginsenoside $Rb_1$ was decomposed and converted into compound K by 72 h post-reaction (99%). The enzymatic reaction was analyzed by highperformance liquid chromatography, suggesting the transformation pathway: ginsenoside $Rb_1$ ${\rightarrow}$ gypenoside XVII and ginsenoside Rd${\rightarrow}$ginsenoside $F_2{\rightarrow}$compound K.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.269-275
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• 1998

It has been reported that the $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase and the $Ca^{2+}-Na^+$ exchanger play an important role for the regulation of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ in somatic cells, the $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase located in the plasma membrane helps the $Ca^{2+}$ concentration in maintain low $[Ca^{2+}]_i$. Roldan & Fleming reported that the spermatozoan $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase plays an important role in the capacitation and acrosome reaction. We used to assess $Ca^{2+}$ changes by chlortetracycline (CTC) patterns in the capacitation and acrosome reaction of human and hamster spermatozoa. In the present study applying quercetin which has been known as an ATPase antagonist, the enzymatic effect of $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase on capacitation and acrosome reaction was found to be remarkable: a significant increase of the transformation from the original type to the B type and the AR type of spermatozoa. This finding suggests that $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase play an important role in the efflux and the influx of the $Ca^{2+}$ which have been known to be an essential factor for the capacitation and acrosome reaction, and that the inhibitory action of the $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase might be a prerequsit step toward the capacitation and acrosome reaction. In conclusion, this study suggest the considerable evidence as follows: the increment of the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration occurred by controlling the slope of $Ca^{2+}$ concentration through $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase activites in both the intracellular and extracellulr fluid may be important procedures for the capacitation and the acrosome reaction, and finally for fertilization of the sperm and ovum.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 1998

A hydrophobic substrate triolein was hydrolyzed by lipase in a mono-phase reaction system containing cyclodextrin(CD) as emulsifier. The triolein was transformation to an emulsion-like state in the CD containing reaction system in contrast to the oil-droplet like state without CD due to the formation of an inclusion complex between the lipids and CDs. The hydyrolysis reaction increased substantially in the CD containing reaction system, and the optimum reaction conditions including the amount of lipase, ${\beta}$-CD concentration, and mixing ratio of triolein and ${\beta}$-CD, were determined. The performance of the enzyme reaction in a mono-phase reaction system was compared with that of a two-phase reaction system which used water immiscible hexane as the organic solvent. The role of a CD in the mono-phase reaction system was elucidated by comparing the degree of the inclusion complex formation with triolein and oleic acid, Km and Vmax values, and product inhibition by oleic aicd in aqueous and CD containing reaction systems. The resulting enhanced reaction seems to be caused by two phenomena; the increased accessibility of lipase to triolein and reduced product inhibition by oleic acid through the formation of an inclusion complex.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.498-506
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• 2016

A croquette added with heat-treated kimchi at 20% showing higher sensory preferences was analyzed for its physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity using a croquette without kimchi as a control. Compared with the control, kimchi-added croquette had 3.3-fold higher organic acids content (p<0.001), resulting in a significant reduction of pH (p<0.001) and higher metal chelating activity (p<0.001). Upon addition of kimchi, total reducing capacity increased from 109.4 to $139.4{\mu}g/g$ gallic acid equivalents (p<0.01), and DPPH radical scavenging activity also increased 2-fold, which corresponded to 54% of the electron-donating ability of 0.35 mM gallic acid. In addition, contents of free amino acids and ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid (GABA) appreciably increased by 1.6-fold (p<0.01) and 10-fold (p<0.001), respectively. This could be attributed to the ingredients of kimchi and/or enzymatic transformation of precursors by microorganisms during kimchi fermentation. Kimchi-added croquette was determined to be a good source of dietary fiber relative to its calorie content. Texture profile analysis showed no significant differences in hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness between the two croquettes with or without kimchi. Taken together, this study shows that utilization of heat-treated kimchi as a filling for croquette could be a good strategy to improve both the nutritional quality and antioxidant activity of croquette.