• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.141-148
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• 1998

This study describes the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25(OH)2D3, calcitriol] analog, 1,25(OH)2-16ene-23yne-D3 on proliferatin and differentiatin of the human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937. This paper also describes the effects of 1,25(OH)2-16ene-23yne-D3 on ${\gamma}$-interferon(IFN-${\gamma}$) synthesis by phytohemagglutinin-activated peripheral blood lymphocytes(PBLs). In the present investigation, 1,25(OH2)-16ene-23yne-D3 was compared to the natural metablite of vitamin D3, 1,25(OH)2D3. 1,25(OH)2-16ene-23yne-D3 was more potent than 1,25(OH)2D3 for inhibition of proliferation and induction of differentiation of U937 cells, Its effects on inhibition of proliferation was about 30-fold more potent than 1,25(OH)2D3. On induction of differentiation as measured by nonspecific esterase (NSE) activity and morphologic change, this analog morphologically and functionally differentiated U937 cells to monocyte-macrophage phenotype showing a decrease of N/C ration in Giemsa staining and the increase of adherence ability of surface. After 3 days in culture, a more significant supression of IFN-${\gamma}$ synthesis analog on supression of IFN-${\gamma}$ synthesis was a dose-dependent manner, with peak activity at 10-7M. The strong direct effects of 1,25(OH)2-16ene-23yne-D3 on cell proliferation and cell differentiation, make this compound an interesting candidate for clinical studies for several types of malignancies, and the effects on supression of IFN-${\gamma}$ synthesis provide the further evidence for a role of 1,25(OH)2-16ene-23yne-D3 in immunoregulation.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2006

본 연구는 강원도 고랭지 배추경작지에서 채집한 chlorpyrifos 포장저항성 계통의 배추좀나방에서 추출한 무독화 효소 esterases와 glutathione-S-tranferase(GST)의 활성과 단백질의 sequestration 비율 및 acetylcholinesterase(AChE) insensitivity를 측정하여 저항성 발달기작을 구명하고자 수행되었다. Esterases의 경우 저항성과 감수성 배추좀나방간의 활성 차이는 없었으나, 전기영동상에서는 특정 isozyme의 차이가 확인되었으며, GST 활성은 포장저항성 계통이 감수성 계통보다 약 1.5배 높았다. 두 계통 간 단백질의 sequestration 차이는 없었으며, chlorpyrifos에 대한 AChE의 sensitivity는 포장저항성 계통의 AChE가 감수성계통보다 약 460배 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 실내에서 저항성을 유도하여 파악한 배추좀나방의 저항성 특성결과와 동일한 것으로 강원도 고랭지 chlorpyrifos 포장저항성 배추좀나방의 저항성 발달은 AChE의 insensitivity가 주요 요인이며, 부가적으로 GST의 활성 변화도 작용하는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.258-267
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• 2013

각 돈피추출물의 수율과 단백질함량은 고분자 PS 처리구에서 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 특히 단백질 함량은 저분자 LPS 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높았고, 약 10배 정도의 높은 단백질 함량을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 항산화활성 측정결과 처리 농도가 증가할수록 높은 항산화 활성을 나타내었으며(p<0.05), 특히 고분자 PS 처리구에 비해 저분자 LPS 처리구에서 유의적으로 높은 효과를 나타내었다. ORAC 활성은 LPS 농도 1 mg/mL일 때, $141.39{\mu}M$ TE/g의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 각 돈피추출물을 신경모세포종 SH-SY5Y 세포에 고농도로 처리한 결과 세포에 독성을 나타내지 않았다. 신경세포에 과산화수소를 처리하여 유발시킨 산화적 스트레스에 대한 PS와 LPS의 신경세포 보호효과를 확인한 결과, 모든 처리구에서 농도 의존적으로 세포 보호효과를 나타내었다. 특히 저분자인 LPS 처리구 농도 $100{\mu}g/mL$일 때, 86.45%의 세포생존율을 보였으며 $H_2O_2$ 대비 29.98%의 신경세포보호효과를 나타내었다. 독성 단백질인 $A{\beta}_{1-42}$를 처리하여 신경세포 보호효과를 확인한 결과, 고분자 PS 처리구보다는 저분자인 LPS 처리구 농도 $100{\mu}g/mL$일 때, 82.01%의 생존율을 보였으며 $A{\beta}_{1-42}$ 대비 14.38%의 신경세포보호효과를 나타내었다(p<0.05). AChE 저해효과를 확인해 본 결과, 고분자 PS 처리구에서는 거의 효과가 나타나지 않았으나, 저분자인 LPS 처리구에서는 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 농도 100 mg/mL일 때 33.62%의 높은 저해 효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구결과 돈피에서 분리한 3 kDa 이하의 저분자 효소분해물인 LPS는 높은 항산화 활성을 나타내었고, $H_2O_2$와 $A{\beta}_{1-42}$로 유발시킨 산화스트레스에 대한 신경세포 보호효과 및 AChE 저해 효과를 나타내어 향후 항산화 활성 및 신경세포보호를 위한 축산식품 소재로 이용 가능성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.644-651
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• 2013

The fermented manure derivative known as Preparation 500 is traditionally used as a field spray in biodynamic agriculture for maintaining and increasing soil fertility. This work aimed at characterizing the product from a microbiological standpoint and at assaying its bioactive properties. The approach involved molecular taxonomical characterization of the culturable microbial community; ARISA fingerprints of the total bacteria and fungal communities; chemical elemental macronutrient analysis via a combustion analyzer; activity assays for six key enzymes; bioassays for bacterial quorum sensing and chitolipooligosaccharide production; and plant hormone-like activity. The material was found to harbor a bacterial community of $2.38{\times}10^8$ CFU/g dw dominated by Gram-positives with minor instances of Actinobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria. ARISA showed a coherence of bacterial assemblages in different preparation lots of the same year in spite of geographic origin. Enzymatic activities showed elevated values of ${\beta}$-glucosidase, alkaline phosphatase, chitinase, and esterase. The preparation had no quorum sensing-detectable signal, and no rhizobial nod gene-inducing properties, but displayed a strong auxin-like effect on plants. Enzymatic analyses indicated a bioactive potential in the fertility and nutrient cycling contexts. The IAA activity and microbial degradation products qualify for a possible activity as soil biostimulants. Quantitative details and possible modes of action are discussed.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.561-571
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• 2023

Background: Escalating evidence shows that ginseng possesses an antiaging potential with cognitive enhancing activity. As mountain cultivated ginseng (MCG) is cultivated without agricultural chemicals, MCG has emerged as a popular herb medicine. However, little is known about the MCG-mediated pharmacological mechanism on brain aging. Methods: As we demonstrated that glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is important for enhancing memory function in the animal model of aging, we investigated the role of MCG as a GPx inducer using GPx-1 (a major type of GPx) knockout (KO) mice. We assessed whether MCG modulates redox and cholinergic parameters, and memory function in aged GPx-1 knockout KOmice. Results: Redox burden of aged GPx-1 KO mice was more evident than that of aged wild-type (WT) mice. Alteration of Nrf2 DNA binding activity appeared to be more evident than that of NFκB DNA binding activity in aged GPx-1 KO mice. Alteration in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity was more evident than that in acetylcholine esterase activity. MCG significantly attenuated reductions in Nrf2 system and ChAT level. MCG significantly enhanced the co-localization of Nrf2-immunoreactivity and ChAT-immunoreactivity in the same cell population. Nrf2 inhibitor brusatol significantly counteracted MCG-mediated up-regulation in ChAT level and ChAT inhibition (by k252a) significantly reduced ERK phosphorylation by MCG, suggesting that MCG might require signal cascade of Nrf2/ChAT/ERK to enhance cognition. Conclusion: GPx-1 depletion might be a prerequisite for cognitive impairment in aged animals. MCG-mediated cognition enhancement might be associated with the activations of Nrf2, ChAT, and ERK signaling cascade.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.51-60
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• 1985

본시험(本試驗)은 우리나라에서 수도(水稻)에 큰 피해(被害)를 주는 벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens $ST{\AA}L$)에 대(對)한 수도품종(水稻品種)의 저항성반응(抵抗性反應), 항충성(抗蟲性), 화학적성분(化學的成分), 효소(酵素)의 작용(作用)및 벼멸구의 선호성등(選好性等)을 분석(分析)하여 벼멸구에 대(對)한 수도품종(水稻品種)의 저항성기작(抵抗性機作)을 밝히고자 실시(實施)하였으며 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1 유묘(幼苗)의 저항성반응(抵抗性反應)에서 청청(靑靑)벼, 가야(伽倻)벼, 한강(漢江)찰벼, 삼강(三剛)벼, IR-36는 저항성(抵抗性), 남풍(南豊)벼, 영풍(永豊)벼는 중도저항성(中度抵抗性), 진흥(振興), 상풍(常豊)벼, 추청(秋晴)벼는 감수성(感受性)이었다. 2 선호성중(選好性中) 식이선호성(食餌選好性)은 감수성품종(感受性品種)에서 높았고, 저항성(抵抗性)과 중도저항성품종(中度抵抗性品種)에서 낮았다. 이상(以上)과같은 식이선호성(食餌選好性)은 충접종(蟲接種) 72시간이내(時間以內)에 검정(檢定)하여야 한다. 산란선호성(産卵選好性)은 감수성품종(感受性品種)에서 높았고, 저항성(抵抗性)과 중도저항성(中度抵抗性)에서는 낮았으나 이와같은 산란선호성(産卵選好性)은 감수성대조품종(感受性對照品種)과 공시품종(供試品種)을 각(各) 1본(本)씩 짝지어 충(蟲)을 접종(接種)하고 조사(調査)해야 진정(眞正)한 구별(區別)이 된다. 3. 항충성(抗蟲性)에서 감로배설량(甘露排泄量)은 저항성품종(抵抗性品種)에서보다 감수성품종(感受性品種)에서 현저(顯著)히 많았다. 벼멸구의 Amylase 활성(活性)은 저항성(抵抗性)에서보다 감수성품종(感受性品種)에서 높았으며 접종시간(接種時間)의 경과(經過)에 따라 감수성품종(感受性品種)에서 그 변화(變化)가 컸다. 암컷성충(成蟲)의 체중(體重)은 수컷보다 무거웠으며 감수성(感受性)에서 사육(飼育)된 성충(成蟲)의 자웅평균체중(雌雄平均體重)은 저항성품종(抵抗性品種)에서 사육(飼育)된 것보다 무거웠다. 차세대(次世代)의 밀도증식(密度增植)은 감수성(感受性)에서보다 저항성품종(抵抗性品種)에서 현저(顯著)히 낮았다. 4. 수도품종(水稻品種)의 화학적조성성분중(化學的組成成分中) $P_2O_5$, CaO, MgO, Hemicellulose, 엽록소(葉綠素)는 감수성(感受性)에서보다 저항성(抵抗性)에서 함량(含量)이 높았고, Acid detergent fiber, Lignin, Cellulose 는 감수성(感受性)에서 높았다. Esterase isozyme의 영동대(泳動帶)에 있어서 Est ${\beta}-2$는 IR-36을 제외(除外)한 저하성(抵抗性)과 중도저항성품종(中度抵抗性品種)에서, Est ${\beta}-3$는 IR-36에서만 검출(檢出)되었다. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)로보아 벼멸구의 Amylase 활성정도(活性程度)와 수도(水稻)의 Estrase isozyme의 전기영동(電氣泳動)은 품종저항성(品種抵抗성)을 판정(判定)하는 새로운 방법(方法)으로 이용(利用)할 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.331-338
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• 1999

Ethanol catabolism is thought to produce metabolic disorders resulting in alcoholic liver disease. To investigate the mutual effects of ethanol catabolism and cholestasis induced by common bile duct ligation on the activities of carboxylesterase, we have determined the enzyme activities in rat hepatic (cytosolic, mitochondrial, and microsomal) preparations as well as in rat serum using ten animal models: normal rats (group 1), sham-operated rats (group 2), common bile duct-ligated rats (group 3), ethanol-intoxicated rats (group 4), sham-operation plus chronic ethanol-intoxicated rats (group 5), common bile duct-ligated plus chronic ethanol-intoxicated rats at 1.5h and 24h (groups 7A and 7B), and duct-ligated and acute ethanol intoxicated rats at 1.5 h and 24 h (groups 8A and 8B). The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values of carboxylesterase from these hepatic preparations of cholestatic rat liver combined with chronic ethanol intoxication were also measured by using ethyl valerate as the substrate from the 14th day post-ligation. Carboxylesterase activities of all hepatic preparations and rat serum (group 3) showed significant decreases compared to the activities from the sham-operated control (group 2). Enzyme kinetic parameters indicated that $V_{max}$ of carboxylesterase from all the hepatic preparations in cholestatic rats (group 3) decreased significantly, although the $K_m$ values were about the same as in the sham-operated control (group 2). When cholestasis was combined with chronic ethanol intoxication (group 6), carboxylesterase activities showed further decrease in all the hepatic preparations and serum compared to the control activity (group 5). The $V_{max}$ also decreased significantly, although $K_m$ values did not change. When common bile duct ligation was combined with acute ethanol intoxication (group 8), the enzyme activities in the rat liver and serum showed significant decrease compared to the activity from acute ethanol-intoxicated rats (group 7). However, quite contrary to this, the activities of serum from acute ethanol intoxication 1.5 h (group 7A) increased significantly compared to the activities in the normal control (group 1). These results, therefore, suggest that the biosynthesis of hepatic carboxyl-esterase seems to decrease when cholestasis is combined with chronic and acute ethanol intoxication, and the decrease in activity is more significant than from cholestasis alone.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1255-1261
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• 2006

An alkaliphilic bacterium, Bacillus sp. strain BK, was found to produce extracellular cellulase-free xylanolytic enzymes with xylan-binding activity. Since the pellet-bound xylanase is eluted with 2% TEA from the pellet of the culture, they contain a xylan-binding region that is stronger than the xylan-binding xylanase of the extracellular enzyme. The xylanases had a different molecular weight and xylan-binding ability. The enzyme activity of xylanase in the extracellular fraction was 6 times higher than in the pellet-bound enzyme. Among the enzymes, xylanase had the highest enzyme activity. When Bacillus sp. strain BK was grown in pH 10.5 alkaline medium containing xylan as the sole carbon source, the bacterium produced xylanase, arabinofuranosidase, acetyl esterase, and $\beta$-xylosidase with specific activities of 1.23, 0.11, 0.06, and 0.04 unit per mg of protein, respectively. However, there was no cellulase activity detected in the crude enzyme preparation. The hydrolysis of agricultural residues and kraft pulps by the xylanolytic enzymes was examined at 50$^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0. The rate of xylan hydrolysis in com hull was higher than those of sugarcane bagasse, rice straw, com cop, rice husk, and rice bran. In contrast, the rate of xylan hydrolysis in sugarcane pulp was 2.01 and 3.52 times higher than those of eucalyptus and pine pulp, respectively. In conclusion, this enzyme can be used to hydrolyze xylan in agricultural residues and kraft pulps to breach and regenerate paper from recycled environmental resources.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.1701-1708
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• 2014

참취의 활용 및 생리활성을 증가시킬 수 있는 적정 추출방법을 알아보고자 상온교반, 환류냉각, 가압가열, 저온고압 및 초음파 추출법을 이용하여 추출한 두벌 째 수확 참취 추출물의 생리활성을 비교하였다. 추출 수율은 환류냉각추출, 초음파추출, 가압가열추출, 상온추출, 저온고압추출 순으로 높았다. 폴리페놀, 플라보노이드 함량은 저온고압추출에서 유의적으로 높았고, 상압가열, 고온고압, 초음파추출에서는 대등한 함량을 나타내었다. 페놀화합물 정량의 경우 chlorogenic acid 함량은 가압가열추출에서 유의적으로 높았으며 cynarin 함량의 경우 환류냉각, 저온고압 및 초음파 추출에서 유의적으로 높았고, astragalin 함량의 경우 저온고압추출에서 높은 함량이 검출되었다. Xanthine oxidase(XO), angiotensin I-converting enzyme(ACE), HMG-CoA reductase 저해활성의 경우 저온고압추출 및 초음파 추출물에서 우수한 활성을 나타내었으며, 소화효소 저해활성(${\alpha}$-amylase, trypsin, lipase)에서도 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과를 종합해 볼 때 저온고압 및 초음파 추출물에서 소재 활용가치가 높을 것으로 사료되며 천연 항산화제 및 기능성 증진을 위한 소재로 이용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.432-440
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• 2006

A tuber lectin from Arisaema jacquemontii Blume belonging to family Araceae was purified by employing a single step affinity chromatography using column of asialofetuin-linked amino activated silica beads and the bound lectin was eluted with 100 mM glycine-HCl buffer pH 2.5. The purified A. jacquemontii lectin (AJL) showed a single protein band with an apparent molecular mass of 13.4 kDa when submitted to SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing as well as non-reducing conditions. The native molecular mass of AJL determined by gel filtration on a Biogel P-200 column was 52 kDa and its carbohydrate content was estimated to be 3.40%. Thus AJL is a tetrameric glycoprotein. The purified lectin agglutinated erythrocytes from rabbit but not from human. Its activity was not inhibited by any of the mono- and disaccharides tested except N-acetyl-D-lactosamine having minimal inhibitory sugar concentration (MIC) 25 mM. Among the glycoproteins tested only asialofetuin was found to be inhibitory (MIC $125\;{\mu}g/mL$). A single band was obtained in native PAGE at pH 4.5 while PAGE at pH 8.3 showed two bands. Isoelectric focusing of AJL gave multiple bands in the pI range of 4.6-5.5. When incorporated in artificial diet AJL significantly affected the development of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) larvae indicating the possibility of using this lectin in a biotechnological strategy for insect management of cucurbits. Larvae fed on artificial diet containing sub-lethal dose of AJL showed a significant decrease in acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase activity while esterase activity markedly increased as compared to larvae fed on diet without lectin. Out of various human cancer cell lines employed in sulphorhodamine B (SRB) assay, this lectin was found to have appreciable inhibitory effect on the in vitro proliferation of HCT-15, HOP-62, SW-620, HT-29, IMR-32, SKOV-3, Colo-205, PC-3, HEP-2 and A-549 cancer cell lines by 82, 77, 73, 70, 41, 41, 37, 29, 21 and 21% respectively.