• 공업화학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.369-374
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• 2006

Ethyl pyruvate의 비대칭 수소화 반응에 $Rh-Pt/Al_{2}O_{3}$ 이원금속 촉매를 처음으로 적용하고 그 반응특성을 조사하였다. $Rh-Pt/Al_{2}O_{3}$ 촉매는 상용 $Pt/Al_{2}O_{3}$에 Rh을 담지하거나 $Al_{2}O_{3}$에 Pt와 Rh을 연속적으로 함침시켜 제조하여, 촉매제법, Rh 함량 및 환원온도에 따라 반응속도, 광학선택도(ee%)가 변화하는 경향을 비교하였으며, XRD, TEM을 통하여 촉매의 물리적 특성을 분석하였다. $Rh-Pt/Al_{2}O_{3}$ 이원금속 촉매는 환원온도가 증가함에 따라 반응속도와 광학순도가 향상되었다(63.6 ee%). 또한 Rh의 함량에 따라서도 촉매 반응속도의 큰 변화를 보여주었는데, 그 변화 경향은 촉매 제조과정에 따라 달랐으나 광학선택도는 모든 이원촉매가 단일촉매에 비해 떨어지는 결과(56~60 ee%)를 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1974

1. L-cysteine을 pyruvate, sulfide 및 ammonia로 분해하는 반응을 촉매하는 효소인 cysteinedesulfhydrase의 촉매기능에 대해 연구해온 바 Aerobacter aerogenes로부터 유도생산한 cysteinedesulfhydrase를 사용하여 분해반응의 역반응에 의해 pyruvate, ammonia 및 sulfide로부터 cysteine의 유도체인 S-methyl-L-cysteine 및 S-ethyl-L-cysteine을 합성하였다. 2. 합성반응에 있어서 S-methyl-L-cysteine 및 S-ethyl-L-cysteine의 생성량은 반응시간과 효소량에 비예적인 관계를 나타내었고 반응의 최적 pH는 10.0이었다. 3. 효소적 합성법에 의해 생산된 S-methyl-L-cysteine 및 S-ethyl-L-cysteine을 반응액으로 부터 단리, 결정화해서 이들 합성산물에 대한 Ion exchange chromatogram, NMR spectrum, element analysis, molecular weight 및 melting point 측정 등의 분석시험을 행한 바 이들 화합물에 대한 이론치와 잘 일치되는 결과를 얻었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.1221-1227
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• 2011

Ethyl pyruvate (EP) is known as a scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body through its role in the donation of diketone groups to metals to form an EP-metal complex. In order to develop a method for the quantification of EP in biological media, a sensitive and specific, high-performance liquid chromatographyelectrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI/MS) method is used to determine the EP-alkali metal ion binding species. The analyte was separated on a ZORBOX SB-C8 ($3.5{\mu}m$, $30mm{\times}2.1mm$ I.D.) column and analyzed in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode with a positive ESI interface using the m/z 255 $[2M + Na]^+$ ion. The method was validated over the concentration range of $0.5-60.0\;{\mu}g$/mL under 1/9 (v/v) of acetonitrile/methanol solvent system with flow rate 0.05 mL/min. The limit of quantification (LOQ) was $0.5{\mu}g$/mL.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2012

Background: It has been demonstrated that the expression of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) and apoptotic cell death in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) following spinal nerve constriction injury play a role in the initiation and continuation of hyperalgesia and allodynia. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of ethyl pyruvate (EP) on mechanical and cold allodynia, TNF-${\alpha}$ expression, and apoptosis in DRG after spinal nerve ligation injury. Methods: Rats were divided into 3 groups: control, pre-EP, and post-EP. EP (50 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected 30 minutes before (pre-EP) or after (post-EP) surgery. Behavioral tests to determine mechanical and cold allodynia were conducted before surgery and 4 and 7 days after surgery. Seven days after surgery, TNF-${\alpha}$ protein levels in DRG were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and DRG apoptosis was determined by immunohistochemical detection of activated caspase-3. Results: Treatment with EP significantly reduced mechanical and cold allodynia following spinal nerve ligation injury. TNF-${\alpha}$ protein levels in the pre-EP ($4.7{\pm}1.2$ pg/200 ${\mu}g$; P < 0.001) and post-EP ($6.4{\pm}1.8$ pg/200 ${\mu}g$; P < 0.001) groups were 2-3 times lower than the control group ($14.4{\pm}1.2$ pg/200 ${\mu}g$). The percentages of neurons and satellite cells that co-localized with caspase-3 were also significantly lower in the pre-EP and post-EP groups than the control group. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that EP has a strong anti-allodynic effect that acts through the inhibition of TNF-${\alpha}$ expression and apoptosis in DRG after spinal nerve ligation injury.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2013

Background: Although paclitaxel is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of solid cancers, side effects such as neuropathic pain lead to poor compliance and discontinuation of the therapy. Ethyl pyruvate (EP) is known to have analgesic effects in several pain models and may inhibit apoptosis. The present study was designed to investigate the analgesic effects of EP on mechanical allodynia and apoptosis in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells after paclitaxel administration. Methods: Rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: 1) a control group, which received only vehicle; 2) a paclitaxel group, which received paclitaxel; and 3) an EP group, which received EP after paclitaxel administration. Mechanical allodynia was tested before and at 7 and 14 days after final paclitaxel administration. Fourteen days after paclitaxel treatment, DRG apoptosis was determined by activated caspase-3 immunoreactivity (IR). Results: Post-treatment with EP did not significantly affect paclitaxel-induced allodynia, although it tended to slightly reduce sensitivities to mechanical stimuli after paclitaxel administration. After paclitaxel administration, an increase in caspase-3 IR in DRG cells was observed, which was co-localized with NF200-positive myelinated neurons. Post-treatment with EP decreased the paclitaxel-induced caspase-3 IR. Paclitaxel administration or post-treatment with EP did not alter the glial fibrillary acidic protein IRs in DRG cells. Conclusions: Inhibition of apoptosis in DRG neurons by EP may not be critical in paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.374-383
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• 2006

연구배경: 급성폐손상에서 활성산소종에 의한 산화 손상은 주요한 역할을 한다. Ethyl pyruvate (EP) 는 체내에서 생성되는 pyruvate의 유도체로 항산화 및 항염증 효과가 있음이 알려졌다. 저자들은 리포다당질에 의한 급성폐손상 모델에서 EP가 염증반응에 미치는 영향을 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법: 5주 령의 BALB/c 생쥐를 이용하여 리포다당질을 기관 내로 투여하여 급성폐손상을 유도하였다. 대조군, LPS군, EP+LPS군, LPS+EP군으로 나누어 기관지폐포세척액에서 TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6 및 myeloperoxidase (MPO)의 활성을, 폐조직에서 급성폐손상 지수와 NF-$\kappa$B의 농도를 측정하였다. 결 과: EP+LPS군에서 TNF-$\alpha$ 및 IL-6의 농도는 LPS군과 비교하여 감소하였고 (p<0.05) 이들 염증성 시토카인의 농도의 변화는 NF-$\kappa$B의 농도의 변화와 상관 관계를 보였다 (p<0.01). 급성폐손상 지수는 EP+LPS군 및 LPS+EP군에서 LPS군과 비교하여 낮았고 (p<0.05) MPO활성은 EP+LPS군에서 LPS군에 비해 낮았다 (p<0.05). 결 론: EP는 LPS로 인한 급성폐손상에 있어서 예방 및 치료 효과가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1380-1384
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• 2001

The chemoselective reactions of 1,n-dicarbonyl compounds with allyl halides using indium metal were investigated. $\alpha-Ketoesters$ such as ethyl pyruvate, ethyl 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate and ethyl benzoylformate reacted with a variety of allyl halides i n the presence of indium to afford hydroxy unsaturated carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields in MeOH/HCl at $25^{\circ}C.$ For the allyl bromide, the presence of various substituents at the $\alpha$ or $\gamma$ position exhibited little effects on both the reaction rates and yields. Ethyl acetoacetate or ethyl levulinate was treated with allylindium reagent to give hydroxy unsaturated carbonyl compounds in good yield. These results mean that both reactivity and selectivity are independent of the distance between carbonyl groups. 2,3-Butanedione or 1-phenyl-1,2-propanedione reacted with allylindium to produce monoallylation product as major compound.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2006

3-(2-thenoyl) 3-(p-NO2-phenylhydrazone) ethyl pyruvate(I), p-Br(II) 및 p-CH3(III)의 에탄올 용액의 전자흡수 스펙트럼을 조사하여 스펙트럼이 전자 전이에 해당하는 4개의 흡수띠로 구성되어 있음을 알았다. 이들 화합물의 pK 값을 분광광도법 및 pH 측정법으로 조사한 결과, 화합물(I)의 변색 범위는 페놀프탈레인과 유사한 8~10으로, 산-염기 지시약으로 사용될 수 있음을 알았다. 몇 가지 전이원소 (Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), UO2(II), La(III) 및 Zr(IV))와 이들 화합물과의 연속안정도상수를 pH 법으로 조사하여 본 결과, 모든 금속과 몰 비 1:1 및 1:2 (M: L)의 화학양론적 착물을 형성하며, 세 가지 유도체의 pK 값과 착물의 안정도 상수(log K)의 순서는 III > II > I 임을 알았다. 또한 전도도법 적정을 수행하여 이 적정이 금속이온과 리간드를 정량하는데 사용할 수 있음을 알았다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2003

Most of the ethyl alcohol consumed by humans is oxidized to acetaldehyde in the liver by the cytoplasmic alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) system. For this ADH-catalyzed oxidation of alcohol, $NAD^+$ is required as the coenzyme and $NAD^+$becomes reduced to NADH. As the $NAD^+$becomes depleted and NADH accumulates, alcohol oxidation is reduced. For continued alcohol oxidation, the accumulated NADH must be quickly reoxidized to $NAD^+$, and it is this reoxidation of NADH to $NAD^+$that is known to be the rate-limiting step in the overall oxidation rate of alcohol The reoxidation of NADH to $NAD^+$is catalyzed by lactate dehydrogenase in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, with pyruvate being utilized as the substrate. The pyruvate may be supplied from alanine as a result of amino acid metabolism via the urea cycle. Also, glutamine is thought to help with the supply of pyruvate indirectly, and to activate the urea cycle by producing $NH_3$. Thus, in the present study, we have examined the effects of alanine and glutamine on the alcohol oxidation rate. We utilized isolated perfused liver tissue in a system where media containing alanine and glutamine was circulated. Our results showed that when alanine (5.0mM) was added to the glucose-free infusion media, the alcohol oxidation rate was increased by 130%. Furthermore, when both glutamine and alanine were added together to the infusion media, the alcohol oxidation rate increased by as much as 190%, and the rate of urea nitrogen production increased by up to 200%. The addition of glutamine (5.0mM) alone to the infusion media did not accelerate the alcohol oxidation rate. The increases in the rates of alcohol oxidation and urea nitrogen production through the addition of alanine and glutamine indicate that these amino acids have contributed to the enhanced supply of pyruvate through the urea cycle. Based on these results, it is concluded that the dietary supplementation of alanine and glutamine could contribute to increased alcohol detoxification through the urea cycle, by enhancing the supply of pyruvate and $NAD^+$to ensure accelerated rates of alcohol oxidation.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 수분투과도가 높은 PA 필름과 낮은 LDPE 필름을 이용한 MAP의 감모율 및 곰팡이 발생률 차이, EP훈증 처리구와 미처리구의 곰팡이 발생률 차이를 분석하고자 하였고, MAP의 경우 active와 passive 기체조성을 하여 그 효과 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. PA 필름과 LDPE 필름 포장시 감모율의 차이는 통계적으로 차이가 없는 수준으로 LDPE가 낮았으나, LDPE 필름 내부에서 결로가 발생하여 수출 포장에서는 박스 젖음을 최소화 할 수 있는 PA 필름이 적정함을 확인하였다. 감모율이 높을 경우 당도와 산도가 높게 나타나기 때문에 MAP 대비 대조구에서 당도와 산도가 약간 높게 측정되었다. 초기 $CO_2$ 농도를 20%이상으로 active MAP 처리시 경도가 높게 유지되는 효과가 있으므로, passive MAP보다 유통에 유리할 것이라 판단된다. 딸기의 저장 중 발생한 곰팡이는 대부분 잿빛곰팡이병원균인 B. cinerea임을 배양을 통한 포자의 형상으로 확인하였으며, MAP에서는 기체조성이 호기성인 곰팡이의 성장을 방해하여 딸기 내부로만 균사가 자라는 것을 확인하였다. EP 처리도 딸기 외부의 균사 성장을 억제할 뿐 내부의 성장을 막지는 못하기 때문에, EP처리 없이 MA 포장만 사용할 경우와 차이가 없음을 확인하였다. 대조구 및 MA 저장 딸기의 곰팡이 균사는 손자국에서 시작되는 것을 확인하였으며, 수확과 선별시 수확하는 딸기가 B. cinerea 포자에 오염되지 않도록 주의한다면, 곰팡이 발생을 더욱 억제할 수 있으리라 예상된다. 이러한 결과에 비추어볼 때 감모율을 낮추고, 경도를 높게 유지하며, 결로와 곰팡이 발생도 억제할 수 있는 PA 필름을 이용한 active MA가 딸기의 유통에서 최적의 포장방법이라 판단된다.