• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2007

Myelin basic protein (MBP), a major structural protein of the myelin, is thought to be important for the maintenance of myelin in the central nervous system (CNS). We investigated the effect of maternal folic acid nutritional status on the folate level and the synthesis of MBP in the offspring. In order to test this hypothesis, female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either folic acid sufficient (8 mg/kg diet) or deficient (0 mg/kg diet) diet from 2 wks prior to the mating throughout the entire pregnancy, lactation and weaning period. We examined plasma folate level by the radioimmunoassay and homocysteine level by HPLC, respectively. The MBP expression was measured by the western blot analysis. The maternal folic acid deficiency decreased plasma folate level with a concomitant increase in plasma homocysteine level in their offspring. The maternal folic acid deficiency decreased hepatic levels of SAM and SAM/SAH ratio with a concomitant increase in hepatic levels of SAH and the MBP expression of spinal cord in their offspring at 7 wks of age. These results suggest that maternal folic acid nutritional status affect plasma folate and homocysteine level in their offspring. Moreover, the maternal folic acid deficiency mi호t inhibit the MBP expression of the spinal cord and disrupt many other vital CNS reactions in their offspring.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.327-333
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Complications of diabetes, such as cardiovascular disease, are associated with increased mortality among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Homocysteine has been recently identified as a predictor of cardiovascular disease-related complications in diabetes. We investigated whether or not supplementation with folic acid tablets can lower homocysteine levels and improve parameters related with vascular complications. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We conducted a non-randomized 8-week trial involving postmenopausal diabetic women (n = 25) supplemented with $800{\mu}g$ of folic acid ($400{\mu}g$ twice a day) daily. Subjects' serum levels of folate, homocysteine, and vitamin $B_{12}$ were measured, along with vascular function and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. RESULTS: Folic acid supplementation significantly increased serum folate levels (P < 0.0001), reduced homocysteine levels (P < 0.0001), and increased vitamin $B_{12}$ levels (P = 0.0063). There were significant decreases in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels as well as the ratios of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocities were not altered by supplementation. Changes in serum vitamin $B_{12}$ after folic acid supplementation were negatively correlated with changes in brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. CONCLUSIONS: In this study on postmenopausal Korean women with type 2 diabetes mellitus, folic acid supplementation reduced serum homocysteine levels, increased serum folate and vitamin $B_{12}$ levels, and lowered lipid parameters.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.890-896
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• 2023

본 연구는 혈중 엽산농도와 대사증후군의 관련성을 살펴보고자 한다. 분석에 사용한 자료는 국민건강영양조사 2018년도 자료(제7기 3차)를 사용하였으며 본 연구는 만 19세 이상인 성인을 대상으로 혈중 엽산농도를 측정한 대상자 중 남자 495명, 여자 706명, 총 1,201명을 최종 분석하였다. 자료의 분석은 일반적 특성에 따른 혈중 엽산 차이는 Chi-square와 t- test로, 대사증후군 하부요인들간의 관계는 Pearson 상관관계, 혈중엽산농도와 대사증후군 지표는 로지스틱 회귀분석을 사용하였다. 본 연구 결과에 의하면 혈중 엽산농도와 대사증후군의 하부요인인 허리둘레(r=-0.113, p<0.05), 중성지방(r=-0.086, p<0.05)과 유의미한 음의 상관관계, HDL-cholesterol(r=0.086, p<0.05)은 유의미한 양의 상관관계를 보였으며 회귀분석결과 HDL-cholesterol의 경우 혈중엽산농도가 정상인 군이 낮은 군에 비하여 유의미하게 높았다(p<0.05). 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 대사증후군 예방을 위한 적절한 식습관 및 건강 교육프로그램 개발을 제안한다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.106-114
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• 2014

Folic acid, one of the B group of vitamins, is an essential substance for maintaining the functions of the nervous system, and is also known to decrease the level of homocysteine in plasma. Homocysteine influences the lowering of the cognitive function in humans, and especially in elderly people. In order to determine the strains with a strong capacity to produce folic acid, 190 bacteria were isolated from various kinds of jeotgal and chungkuk-jang. In our test experiment, JA71 was found to contain $9.03{\mu}g/mL$ of folic acid after 24 h of incubation in an MRS broth. This showed that JA71 has the highest folic acid production ability compared to the other lactic acid bacteria that were isolated. JA71 was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum by the result of API carbohydrate fermentation pattern and 16s rDNA sequence. JA71 was investigated for its physiological characteristics. The optimum growth temperature of JA71 was $37^{\circ}C$, and the cultures took 12 h to reach pH 4.4. JA71 proved more sensitive to bacitracin when compared with fifteen different antibiotics, and showed most resistance to neomycin and vancomycin. Moreover, it was comparatively tolerant of bile juice and acid, and displayed resistance to Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus with restraint rates of 60.4%, 96.7%, and 76.2%, respectively. These results demonstrate that JA71 could be an excellent strain for application to functional products.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.485-489
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• 1995

T-flask와 air-lift 생물반응기를 이용하여 Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV)의 Tn5B1-4 세포에의 감염시 fatty acid 및 lipid, mannose, folic acid, $CaCl_2$등의 배지 첨가물이 재조합 ${\beta}-galactosidase\;({\beta}-gal)$ 생산에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Cholesterol, tocopherol, tricaprylin 또는 mannose를 첨가하거나 folic acid를 보강첨가 했을 때 AcNPV의 재조합 ${\beta}-gal$ 생산은 향상되었으나 $CaCl_2$의 보강 첨가는 ${\beta}-gal$ 생산을 높이는데 효과적이지 못했다. Air-lift 생물반응기에서 0.34 mM cholesterol, 2.2 mM mannose 및 0.045 M folic acid를 보강 첨가한 배지를 이용하였을 때 재조합 ${\beta}-gal$ 생산은 basal medium에 비해 약 2배 정도의 증진 효과가 있었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2001

The 3-Deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate 7-phosphate (DAHP) synthase is the first enzyme of aromatic amino acid-, folic acid-, and phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthetic pathways. DAHP synthase of Bacillus sp. B-6 that produces phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was feedback inhibited by two intermediary metabolites of aromatic amino acid biosynthetic pathways, prephenate and chorismate, but not by other metabolites, such as anthranilic acid, shikimic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid, and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid. DAHP synthase of Bacillus sp. B-6 was not inhibited by end products, such as aromatic amino acids, folic acid, and phenazine-1-carboxylic acid. The inhibition of DAHP synthase by prephenate and chorismate was non-competitive with respect to erythrose 4-phosphate and phosphoenolpyruvate. Prephenate and chorismate inhibited 50% of the DAHP synthase activity at concentrations of $2{\times}10^{-5}\;M$ and $1.2{\times}10^{-4}\;M$, respectively The synthesis of DAHP synthase of Bacillus sp. B-6 was not repressed by exogenous aromatic amino acids, folic acid, and phenazine 1-carboxylic acid, single or in combinations.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 1999

The pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine(100 mg/kg, oral) in the folic acid-induced renal failure rabbits was studied. Renal failure was induced by the i.v. injection of folic acid (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg). At folic acid dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg, the serum creatinine concentration (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) increased significantly compared with control rabbits. Plasma concentrations and area under the plasma level-time curve (AUC) of carbamazepine increased significantly at folic acid dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg. The elimination rate constant (Kel) of carbamazepine decreased significantly, and half-life $(t_{1/2})$ of carbamazepine increased significantly at folic acid dose of 100 and 200 mg/kg. The serum creatinine concentration (Scr) correlated well with AUC and elimination rate constant (Kel) of carbamazepine, as well as BUN with AUC and elimination rate constant (Kel) of carbamazepine. These results suggest that adjustment of the dosage regimen of carbamazepine is desirable, and serum creatinine concentration (Scr) as well as BUN can be used for adjusting the dosage regimen of carbamazepine in renal failure.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2021

In this study, we assessed the effect of vitamin components (such as biotin, thiamine-HCl, and folic acid) on microorganism microbial growth and ethanol production was examined to enhance increase the ethanol concentration in the Clostridium autoethanogenum culture process using syngas as a sole carbon source. Biotin and folic acid concentrations of 0.2, 2, 20, and 100 ㎍/L were used in the culture experiments at 0.2, 2, 20, and 100 ㎍/L concentrations. The maximum ethanol concentrations of 2.81 g/L and 3.12 g/L were obtained by adding at 0.2 ㎍/L biotin and folic acid, respectively. Moreover, Thiaminethiamine--HCl at concentrations of 0.5, 5, 50, and 250 ㎍/L were was examined evaluated to in the culture experiments. The maximum ethanol concentration of 2.84 g/L was observed at 0.5 ㎍/L of thiamine--HCl. As a resultThus, the optimized concentrations of biotin, thiamine--HCl, and folic acid were determined at 0.2, 0.5, and 0.2 ㎍/L, respectively, for enhancing increasing the ethanol production. In conclusion, the maximum ethanol production was obtained by adding the minimal concentration of vitamins in C. autoethanogenum culture.

• 약학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.80-84
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• 1964

The purpose of this investigation is to observe tha variation of vitamin $B_{12}$, nicotinic acid and folic acid contents in relation to the growing years of Panax Ginseng roots. The contents of the vitamins were estiamted microbiologically with Lactobacillus leichmannii, Lactobacillus arabinosus and Streptococcus faecalis, respectively. It is found that the content of vitamin $B_{12}$ in Panax Ginseng roots somewhat increases according to their growing years except 3-year-old roots. It is probable that the lower content in these roots should be due to the cultivating soil. The content of nicotinic acid in all the roots is not significantly different. The result of paper chromatography using the concentrated extract of the roots suggests that there exists some other substance besides nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, of which Rf value is 0.5 in comparison with the Rf 0.75 of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. It is thought that this substance stimulate the growth of L. arabinosus. The content of folic acid is significantly different. The content level is the highest in the 4-year-old roots and the lowest in the 6-year-old roots.

• 대한지역사회영양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한지역사회영양학회 2000년도 추계학술대회:통일한국을 대비한 영양감시체계 개발
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• pp.56-56
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• 2000