• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.143-148
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• 2008

Variations of the seventeen amino acids(aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, proline, glycine, alanine, cystein, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, histidine, lysine, arginine) were analyzed in human hair sample by amino acid auto analyzer(AAA). The effect of bleaching and permanent wave manipulation on the amino acid composition of hair were investigated. Hair samples were collected from 10 males in their thirties. Hair samples were treated with 10 mL of 6 N hydrochloric acid at $110^{\circ}C$ for 24 h and analysed by AAA. The results showed that the amino acid content of normal hair(73.9%) decreased to 71.5% and 69.3% after bleaching and permanent wave treatment, respectively. Furthermore, mean contents of lysine and tyrosine in amino acids showed obviously decreased about 25% by permanent wave and bleaching treatment. On the other hand, serine, cystein, leucine and histidine were not changed.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.252-255
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• 1999

The quality characteristics of the Korean traditional salt-fermented fish sauces, the traditional anchovy sauce (TAS) and the sandlance sauce(TKS) were evaluated comparing to the commercial anchovy sauce (CAS) and sandlance sauce (CKS). The acidity was higher in TKS than in TAS, whereas the contents of VBN, total-N and amino-N were higher levels in TAS. In color values, L and b values in TAS were generally higher than those in TKS, whereas a and ${\Delta}E$ values were higher in TKS. The contents of total free amino acids in TAS and TKS were $12.40\;g\%$ (w/v) and $9.549 g\%$ (w/v), respectively. The contents or six amino acids, alanine, glutamic acid, leucine, isoleucine, valine and Iysine were higher in TAS, whereas the contents of arginine, glutamic acid, leucine, alanine and valine were higher in TKS. Nucleotides such as IMP and hypoxanthine were principal components in both TAS and TKS. The nitrogen related compounds, TMAO, TMA and total creatinine were determined to be $108.8\;mg\%$ (w/v), $60.5\;mg\%$ (w/v), $62.4\;mg\%$ (w/v) in TAS, and those in TKS were $60.1\;mg\%$ (w/v), $24.1\;mg\%$ (w/v), $67.6\;mg\%$ (w/v), respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.403-408
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• 2004

We studied active substances like crude cell wall components, crude protein, composing amino acids and free amino acids including orinithine cycle-related amino acids such as asparagine, ornithine and citrullin in fully ripe fruits of Korean native squash, Cucurbita moschata Poir. Crude protein content of 'Jeju 2' was the highest with $2,830\;{\mu}g/g$, while 'Sangju' was the lowest with $1,319\;{\mu}g/g$. Regarding the contents of crude cell wall components, fruit 'Kanghaw' was the highest with 2,961 mg% while 'Namhea' was the lowest with 1,582 mg%. Pectin contents of crude cell wall components were the highest in 'Kanghaw' (2,198 mg%) followed by 'Jeju 2' (2,178 mg%) and 'Jeju l' (1,461 mg%). The main contents of amino acids in squash were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, lysine, leucine and valine, which comprised to be more than 50% of total amino acid contents. Especially, in 'Jeju 2' aspartic acid and threonine were not detected. In fully ripe fruits, a total of 34 kinds of free amino acids were detected including 8 kinds of essential amino acids (histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, methionine, threonine and valine). More than 50% of the total free amino acids were aspartic acid and asparagine, and also all varieties were detected in ornithine, citrullin, and arginine, which are related to Ornithine cycle. There was a big difference in the contents of arginine in all varieties whereas the contents of ornithine and citrullin were very similar. 'Teaan' 29.34% was 7 times higher than 'Namhea' 4.30% in regards to arginine contents.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.238-244
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• 1996

$\gamma$-Glutamyl transpeptidase ($\gamma$-GTP; EC 2.3.2.2) present in the culture filtrate of Bacillus sp. KUN-17 was purified 400-fold through a consecutive procedure including organic precipitation and column chromatography. The enzyme has an estimated molecular weight of 70, 000 and consists of hetero-subunits with molecular weights of 42, 000 and 22, 000. In vitro optimal conditions for those transfer and hydrolysis reactions appeared to be pH 7.0 at $50^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.4 at $40^{\circ}C$, respectively. The denatured enzyme recovered most of its $\gamma$-GTP activity by removing detergents such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or urea with dialysis. The enzyme showed higher affinities against a number of amino acids as $\gamma$-glutamyl acceptors than glycylglycine in the following order: L-valine, L-methionine, L-glutamic acid or L-as-paragine, L-alanine. Also, it was shown that L-glutamine was the most suitable $\gamma$-glutamyl donor for the transfer reaction among those tested. Amino acids generally inhibited the enzyme activity for the transfer reaction, but not for the hydrolysis reaction.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.1086-1091
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• 2010

This study explored the use of gellan gum as an immobilization matrix for the production of cyclosporin A (CyA) by immobilized spores and mycelia of Tolypocladium inflatum MTCC 557. Different carriers, such as gellan gum, sodium alginate, celite beads, and silica, were tested as immobilization carriers, along with the role of the carrier concentration, biomass weight, number of spore-inoculated beads, and repeated utilization of the immobilized fungus. The maximum CyA production was 274 mg/l when using gellan gum [1% (w/v)], and a mycelial weight of 7.5% (w/v) supported the maximum production of CyA. Additionally, the addition of a combination of $_L$-valine (6 g/l) and $_L$-leucine (5 g/l) after 48 h of fermentation produced 1,338 mg/l of CyA when using gellan gum. The immobilized mycelia beads were found to remain stable for four repetitive cycles, indicating their potential for semicontinuous CyA production.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.302-307
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• 2002

To investigate difference of components changes in salt-fermented anchovy, Engaulis japonicus sauce during 18 months fermentation by tank size, various chemical properties were examined at 2$\~$3 months intervals. The contents of total and amino nitrogen, total ATP related compounds increased gradually during 18 months of fermentation, and showed higher content in salt-fermented anchor sauce produced by large tank scale (LTS) product than those of small tank scale (STS) product during fermentation. Hypoxanthine and uric acid were the most abundant in ATP related compounds, ranging from $81.1\%$ to $90.4\%$, The cross point of inosine (HxR) + hypoxanthine (Hx) and uric acid was faster in LTS with 10.3 months fermentation than in STS with 12.6 months fermentation. After 18month of fermentation, the LTS was rich in free amino acids, such as glutamic acid, alanine, aspartic acid, valine, Iysine in that order. On the other hand, the STS was rich in free amino acids, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, alanine, vsine, valine in that order. Absorbance at 453 nm were higher in STS than in STS, but was no difference the rate of increase during fermentation.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.184-189
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• 2001

Comparative effects of gamma irradiation and methyl bromide (MeBr) fumigation on water-soluble components of small red bean and mung bean were investigated. The levels of soluble solid and reducing sugar of soaked water at $20^{\circ}C$ for 16 h definitely increased as irradiation dose increased, which was more apparent in small red bean than in mung bean. But, their levels of MeBr-fumigated sample showed a similar result to those of the control, except for soluble solid of small red bean. The pH of soaked water was insignificantly different among treatments. The decrease in lightness (L value) and the increases of redness (a value) and yellowness (b value) were remarkable as irradiation dose increased, which was more significant in fumigated samples. The ${\Delta}E$ values of fumigated sample showed almost equaled to those of 10 kGy in red bean and 30 kGy in mung bean, respectively. Gamma irradiation caused the increase in free amino acids of soaked water, that mainly consisted of asparagine, glutamic acid, and valine, while fumigation reduced their contents. The extractables in soaked water, such as soluble solid and reducing sugar, showed a highly positive correlation with irradiation dose applied.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.78-83
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• 2005

The optimum conditions of Cordyceps militaris mycelial growth, purification and characteristics of branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase [BCAT(EC 2.6.1.42)] in this mycelium were studied. Optimum pH, temperature and medium of culture of mycelia were 5.5, $22.5^{\circ}C$ and Hamada medium (HM), respectively. BCAT in homogenate of this mycelia was precipitated by 20-40% saturated solution of ammonium sulfate and then purified by DEAE (diethylaminoethyl)-Sephadex A-50 column chromatography with linear concentration gradient and Sephadex G-200 gel filtration. A single band of purified enzyme was detected on SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). Optimum pH and temperature of BCAT were found to be 7.8 and $29^{\circ}C$, respectively. It showed activity toward L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine as a substrate. The Km values of this enzyme for L-leucine were determined to be 5.88 mM for L-leucine.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.422-427
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant effect and properties of unfermented tea and fermented tea made with Rhodotorula yeast. The levels of crude fat and crude protein in the fermented tea were higher than those in the unfermented tea. The water-soluble phenol levels of unfermented tea and fermented tea were 912.5 and 2,445.24 ppm, respectively. The total amino acid content of fermented tea was greater than that of unfermented tea;,- the amino acid concentrations of alanine, valine, leucine, and lysine were 25.58, 24.38, 27.96, and 14.14 ${\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The DPPH radical scavenging activities of the unfermented and fermented teas were 32.14 and 41.57%, respectively; this is in contrast to 29.73% for L-ascorbic acid(150 ppm). The reducing power activity of fermented tea was 41.57%, and that of unfermented tea was 32.14%.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.171-175
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• 1983

This paper reports new phosphonamide derivatives which contain diethyl aminomethylphosphonate, diethyl DL-1-aminobenzylphosphonate and 6-aminopenicillanic acid; N-(ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)-L-methionine methyl ester, N-(ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)-L-valine ethyl ester, N-[ethyl N-(methoxycarbonylmethyl)benzylphosphonamido]-2-phthalimidoacetamide, N-[ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)methylphthalamido] phthalimide, N-[ethyl {ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)aminomethylphosphonamido} phosphonylmethyl] phthalimide, N-[ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)methylphosphonamido]-2-phthalimidoacetamide, N, N'-bis (ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)ethylene diamine, 6-(ethyl DL-1-aminobenzylphosphonamido) penicillanic acid, ethyl N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-1-aminobenzylphosphonamide, ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)aminomethylphosphonamide and N,N'-bis (ethyl aminomethylphosphonyl) ethylene diamine.