• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1478-1484
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• 2003

CRAMP was identified from a cDNA clone derived from a mouse femoral marrow cells as a member of cathelicidin-derived antimicrobial peptide. Tertiary structure of CRAMP in TFE/$H_2O$ (1 : 1, v/v) solution has been determined by NMR spectroscopy previously and consists of two amphipathic $\alpha-helices$ from Leu4 to Lys10 and from Gly16 to Leu33. These two helices are connected by a flexible region from Gly11 to Gly16. Analysis of series of fragments composed of various portion of CRAMP revealed that an 18-residue fragment with the sequence from Gly16 to Leu33 (CRAMP-18) was found to retain antibacterial activity without cytotoxicity. The effects of two Phe residues at positions 14 and 15 of CRAMP-18 on structure, antibacterial activity, and interaction with lipid membranes were investigated by $Phe^{14,15}$ ${\rightarrow}$ Ala substitution (CRAMP-18-A) in the present study. Substitution of Phe with Ala in CRAMP-18 caused a significant reduction on antibacterial and membrane-disrupting activities. Tertiary structures of CRAMP-18 in 50% TFE/$H_2O$ (1 : 1, v : v) solution shows amphipathic ${\alpha}$-helix, from $Glu^2{\;}to{\;}Leu^{18}$, while CRAMP-18-A has relatively short amphipathic ${\alpha}$-helix from $Leu^4{\;}to{\;}Ala^{15}$. These results suggest that the hydrophobic property of $Phe^{14}{\;}and{\;}Phe^15$ in CRAMP-18 is essential for its antibacterial activity, ${\alpha}$-helical structure, and interactions with phospholipid membranes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.560-566
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• 2001

약용식물로 이용되는 한약재 21 종에서 깍두기의 보존성을 증가시킬수 있는 약재를 선별하고 효과가 우수한 한약재를 용매분획하여 김치 유산균 및 효모에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 그 중 포공영을 최종 선정하였으며, 클로로포름 분획추출물은 5 균주 중 Leu. mesenteroides와 S. faecalis에서 항균효과가 나타났으며, 농도별 항균활성은 E. faecalis는 80 mg/mL의 농도에서 배양 24시간까지 균증식이 억제되었으며, Leu. mesenteroides는 배양 24시간, L. plantarum는 배양 12시간까지 억제되었다. L. brevis는 포공영 클로로포름 분획 추출물을 함유한 배지에서는 별 영향을 받지 않았다. 효모인 S. cerevisiae는 20 mg/mL 이하의 저농도에서는 오히려 촉진되어 세균에 비해 저해활성이 약하게 나타났다. 포공영 클로로포름 분획추출물로 처리한 Leu. mesenteroides와 E. faecalis 두 균주를 전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 두 균주 모두 형태학적인 변화가 있음이 관찰되었다.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2017

국내 재래시장에서 수집한 발효식품 등에서 우수한 glucansucrase 활성을 나타내는 유산균주를 분리한 후 이 균주를 이용한 올리고당 생성의 최적 조건을 조사하였다. 배추김치로부터 분리된 유산균주 CCK940은 glucansucrase 활성이 918.2 mU/mL로 가장 높아 본 올리고당 생산을 위한 균주로 선정하였고, Leu. lactis CCK940로 동정 및 명명되었다. 선정된 Leu. lactis CCK940는 배지의 pH를 6.0으로 조정하고 공여체인 sucrose와 수용체인 maltose의 초기 농도를 각각 5% (w/v)와 10% (w/v)로 첨가한 후 배양 4시간과 8시간째에 sucrose를 5% (w/v) 첨가하는 것이 최적인 것으로 확인되었다. 최적 조건에 12시간 배양 시 Leu. lactis CCK940는 중합도가 2-4인 올리고당을 최소 4종류 생성하였다. 본 균주는 수용체 분자로서 fructose와 melibiose를 사용할 수 없었다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.85-98
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• 1995

말포민 B로부터 신규의 $B_3$, $B_4$ 및 $B_5$를 포함한 6종의 B동족체들이 단리 구조결정되었다. 본 연구에 의해 말포민 B동족체의 화학구조는, $B_{1a}$(1)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-Val-D-Leu-L-allo-Ile, $B_{1b}$(2)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-Val-D-Leu-L-Leu, $B_2$(3)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-V al-D-Val-L-Leu, $B_3$(4)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-Val-D-Ile-L-Leu, $B_4$(5)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-Val-D-Ile-L-Ile, $B_5$(6)가 cyclo-D-Cys-D-Cys-L-Val-D-Val-L-Ile으로서 확정되었다. B's, $B_{1b}$ C 이들 중, 말포민 $B_{1b}$(2)의 화학구조는 말포민 $A_3$ 및 말포민 C와 동일한 것으로 판명되었다. 단리된 말포민 B동족체에 대해서 옥수수 근부굴곡활성과 녹두 상배축산장활성을 지표로 하여 생물검정을 실시한 결과, 모든 B동족체가 활성을 나타내었다. 옥수수 근부굴곡활성의 검정으로부터, 분자량 529의 동족체가 분자량 515의 동족체보다 높은 활성을 보여주었으며, 이는 HPLC상의 retention time에서 확인된 바와 같이, 전체 말포민분자의 극성 이 옥수수 근부굴곡활성에 대해서 영향을 마친다는 사실을 시사한다. 또한, 말포민의 구조를 유지시켜주는 -S-S-가교구조와 제4-제5 아미노산 잔기에 측쇄구조가 상이한 leucine과 isoleucine의 조합이 말포민 수용부위와의 결합에 있어서 최적의 형상을 취할 수 있다는 점에서 말포민류의 활성 발현에 중요한 구조적 요소들일 것으로 추정되어진다. 말포민 $B_{1a}$는 $0.25{\mu}m$에서 90%의 옥수수 근부굴곡활성을 나타내었다. 그러나, 녹두 상배축산장활성의 경우 분자량에 따른 활성의 차이는 인정되지 않았으며, 말포민 $B_5$의 처리시 $0.1{\mu}m$에서 대조구에 비해 1.54%의 신장촉진을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.91-94
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• 1993

A 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (3-IPMD) gene was cloned from Kluyveromyces fragilis. pJK104 could complement Escherichia coli leuB and Saccharomyces cerevisiae leu2 auxotrophs. The coding region was subcloned and the nucleotide sequence was determined. A 1.8 Kb EcoRI/SphI fragment of pJK104 subcloned in pUC18 could still complement the leuB mutation. An open reading frame of 1164 bp that corresponds to a polypeptide of 387 amino acids was found in the cloned fragment. The homology between the 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase of S. cerevisiae and that of K. fragilis was 68.13％ in nucleotides.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.452-457
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• 2016

Lactoferrin is a glycoprotein with various biological effects, with antibacterial activity being one of the first effects reported. This glycoprotein suppresses bacterial growth through bacteriostatic or bactericidal action. It also stimulates the growth of certain kinds of bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria. In this study, Asn-Leu-Asn-Arg was selected and chemically synthesized based on the partial sequences of bovine lactoferrin tryptic fragments. Synthetic Asn-Leu-Asn-Arg suppressed the growth of Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. syringae and Escherichia coli. P. fluorescens is a major psychrotrophic bacteria found in raw and pasteurized milk, which decreases milk quality. P. syringae is a harmful infectious bacterium that damages plants. However, synthetic Asn-Leu-Asn-Arg did not inhibit the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus. It is expected that this synthetic peptide would be the first peptide sequence from the bovine lactoferrin C-lobe that shows antibacterial activity.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2019

This study demonstrated the sensitivity of electron capture dissociation mass spectrometry (ECD-MS) to probe subtle conformational changes in gaseous melittin ions induced by the substitution of an amino acid. ECD-MS was performed for triply and quadruply-protonated melittin and its variants obtained by a single amino acid substitution, namely, D-Pro14, Pro14Ala, and Leu13Ala. Although native triply-protonted melittin showed only a few peptide backbone cleavage products, the D-Pro14 and Pro14Ala variants exhibited extensive backbone fragments, suggesting the occurrence of a significant structural or conformational change induced by a single amino acid substitution at Pro14. On the contrary, the substitution at Leu13, namely Leu13Ala (+3), did not cause significant changes in the ECD backbone fragmentation pattern. Thus, the sensitivity of ECD-MS is demonstrated to be good enough to probe the aforementioned conformational change in melittin.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1480-1483
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• 2009

The KNR wayside and onboard subsystem has completed commissioning tests applicable to the Pilot Line section by BOMBARDIER. Andreas Hardt/Assessor and Rod Muttram/VP, Quality & safety approved the Automatic Train Protection(ATP) System. However additional evidences are necessary to come to a Specific Application, which is mandatory to approve the Generic Applications included for commercial running on the overall main line railway with ATP. According to Factory Acceptance Test plan, CBC, CBF, LEU(Line Electronic Unit) made by domestic factory is tested by official recognition test Standards-Setting Agency. It is important to verify quality which form checklist during Factory Acceptance Test. In this paper, review the process, test item, norm and checklist for the CBC, CBF, LEU.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-38
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• 1997

We investigated the effects of ginseng protopanaxadiol (PD) and protopanaxatriol (PT) saponins on the spontaneous contractility of intestine. Treatment with PD saponins showed a slight inhibition of spontaneous contraction of rabbit jejunum. In contrast, PT saponins showed much larger inhibition with dose-dependent manner in a range of 25~250 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml. The inhibitory effect by PT saponins was not desensitized with continuous presence of PT saponins for several minutes. In addition, leu-enkephalin (1 PM) also inhibited the spontaneous contraction of rabbit jejunum but the in- hibition by leu-enkephalin was desensitized rapidly. The presence of PT saponins prevented the desenstization induced by leu-enkephalin. In conclusion, we found that PT saponins exert inhibition of spontaneous contractility of rabbit jejunum and the pattern of inhibition is different from that of opioid.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.50-56
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• 1997

The mode of action of mastoparan B, an antimicrobial cationic tetradecapeptide amide isolated from the hornet Vespa basalis, toward phospholipid bilayers was studied with synthetic mastoparan B and its analogs with individual Ala instead of hydrophobic amino acids (1-Ile, 3-Leu, 6-Leu, 7-Val, 9-Trp, 13-Val, 14-Leu) in mastoparan B. Mastoparan B and its analogs were synthesized by the solid-phase method. Circular dichroism spectra showed that mastoparan B and its analogs adopted an unordered structure in buffer solution. In the presence of neutral and acidic liposomes, most of the peptides took an α-helical structure. The calcein leakage experiment indicated that mastoparan B interacted strongly with neutral and acidic lipid bilayers than its analogs. Mastoparan B also showed a more or less highly antimicrobial activity and hemolytic activity for human erythrocytes than its analogs. These results indicate that the hydrophobic face in the amphipathic α-helix of mastoparan B critically affect biological activity and helical contents.