• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 1976

The etiologic role of renin-angiotensin system and sodium-volume status in the pathophysiology of various forms of hypertension was investigated. Plasma renin activity (PRA) was measured by radioimmunoassay, while sodium-volume status was evaluated by the determination of total exchangeable sodium(NaE) using isotope dilution method. The subjects consisted of 25 controls, 24 patients with essential hypertension, with chronic renal failure (13 with hypertension, 9 without hypertension) and with malignant hypertension. The results were as follows: 1. An inverse correlation between NaE and PRA was noted in control subjects (r=-0.598, p<0.001) and normal renin essential hypertension(r=-0.551, p<0.05) and the chronic renal failure with hypertension. (r=-0.790, p<0.001) 2. NaE increased markedly the in chronic renal failure with hypertension ($66.9{\pm}8.69mEq/kg$ of LBM, p<0.001) and the chronic renal failure without hypertension ($54.9{\pm}9.28mEq/kg$ of LBM, p<0.05), while mild increase was noted in malignant hypertension ($51.7{\pm}6.24mEq/kg$ of LBM, 0.05$50.1{\pm}7.24mEq$) as well as in its renin subgroups.(p>0.1) 3. Absolute value of PRA was not deviated significantly from control group ($2.53{\pm}1.416ng/ml/hr$) except in malignant hypertension ($6.09{\pm}2.042$, p<0.001). But PRA was inappropriately high in relation to prevailing NaE in the chronic renal failure with hypertension (eleven of thirteen patients) and malignant hypertension (ten of fourteen patients), while PRA variatiation was within physiologic range in the chronic renal failure without hypertension. 4. The NaE-PRA product was markedly increased in the chronic renal failure with hypertension ($514.4{\pm}42.10$, p<0.001) and in malignant hypertension ($442.7{\pm}55.03$, p<0.001), while moderately increased NaE-PRA product was noted in the chronic renal failure without hypertension ($402.6{\pm}59.67$, p<0.001). No significant difference in NaE-PRA product was noted in essential hypertension ($354.4{\pm}62.38$, p>0.1). It is suggested that renin-angiotensin system plays a predominant role in the pathogenesis of malignant hypertension and in hypertension of chronic renal failure, though sodium retention is also contributing factor. PRA variation in essential hypertension does not appear to be associated with any consistent change in Na-volume status, suggesting the existence of another mechanism in the genesis of hypertension and PRA variation.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1998

글루타치온 생산에 필요한 ${\gamma}$-glutamylcysteine synthetase와 glutathione synthetase 효소의 활성을 위한 ATP 재생산계에 대하여 연구하였다. 글루타치온 합성용 효소를 생산하는 E. coli TG1/pDR7${\alpha}$의 최적 배양하였으며 이때 글루타치온의 생산농도는31 mg/g wet cell이었다. 빵효모를 이용한 글루타치온의 생산수율은 acetate kinase보다 낮았으나, 경제성의 면에서는 더 우수할 것으로 판단된다. ATP 재생산계로 빵효모가 Saccharomyces cerevrsiae ATCC24858보다 더 우수함을 보였다. ATP농도 5mM에서 cysteine에 대한 글루타치온의 생산 수율은 36%이었다. Cysteine의 소모에 의한 글루타치온 생산 제약을 피하기 위하여 cysteine을 반응 2시간에 추가 공급함으로써 글루타치온 생산수율을 1.91배 증가시켰다. 다양한 기질 추가 실험 결과에 의해 빵효모에 의한 ATP재생산계가 유효하고, 14mM이상의 글루타치온 농도에서는 산물저해 현상이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 1991년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.237-242
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• 1991

In order to increase the production of glutathione by maximizing the expression of recombinant gsh plasmids, two genes responsible for the biosynthesis of glutathione were cloned. A gshI gene was cloned onto pBR322 plasmid as 3.6Kb PstI DNA fragment from E. coli K-12 chromosomal DNA. Also gshII gene was cloned onto pUC13 plasmid as 2.2Kb PstI-BamHI DNA fragment. In order to improve the glutathione producing activity more efficiently, various recombinant plasmids containing tandem repeated gshI genes or both genes in various copy number onto the same vector were constructed. E. coli cells harboring pGH501 plasmid (pUC8-gshI$\cdot$I$\cdot$II) showed the highest glutathione synthesizing activity. The conditions for glutathione production with an ATP-generating system such as acetate kinase reaction of E. coli cells or glycolytic pathway of yeast cells were examined using the E. coli cells harboring the pGH501 plasmid. When the acetate kinase reaction of E. coli cells was used as an ATP generating system, 20mM of L-csteine was converted into glutathione with a yield of $100\%$.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 1998

Cop protein has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli using a T7 RNA polymerase system. Purification to apparent homogeneity was achieved by the sequential chromatography on ion exchange, affinity chromatography, and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography system. The molecular weight of the purified Cop was estimated as 6.1 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). But the molecular mass of the native state Cop was shown to be 19 kDa by an analytical high performance size exclusion chromatography, suggesting a trimer-like structure in 50 mM Tris-HCI buffer (pH 7.5) containing 100 mM NaCl. Cop protein Was calculated to contain $39.1% {\alpha}-helix, 16.8% {\beta}-sheet$, 17.4% turn, and 26.8% random structure. The DNA binding property of Cop protein expressed in E. coli Was preserved during the expression and purification process. The isoelectric point of Cop was determined to be 9.0. The results of amino acid composition analysis and N-terminal amino acid sequencing of Cop showed that it has the same amino acid composition and N-terminal amino acid sequence as those deduced from its DNA sequence analysis, except for the partial removal of N-terminal methionine residue by methionyl-aminopeptidase in E. coli.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.474-478
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• 2008

효율적인 UDP-glucose regeneration system을 구축하기 위해서 재순환 시스템에 관여하는 4가지 효소 (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, UDP-Kinase gene, UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, and $\beta$-1, 4-galactasyltrasnsferase)들을 E. coli AD202에서 발현 시켜 Disaccharide 합성 정도를 보았다. Disaccharide는 0.5 mM IPTG 농도에서 가장 높은 농도를 나타내었다. 대조구와 비교한 결과 LacNAc 농도는 1.34 mM로 10배 정도 정가하였고, lactose 농도는 0.39 mM로 대조구보다 2.6배 증가하였다. 총 disaccharide 농도는 1.73 mM 이며, 대조구 보다 6.5배 높은 생산성을 보였다. 본 논문은 결과는 metabolic flux regeneration으로 disaccharides 합성을 증가시킬 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.471-482
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• 2009

Nutrient availability may control muscle growth directly and indirectly through its influence on regulatory factors. We analyzed the effects of nutrient availability on the breast muscle insulin-like growth factor system. Real time RT-PCR was used to quantify the level of transcription in breast muscle from Langshan (LS) layer and Arbor Acres (AA) broiler chickens subjected to different feeding regimens during embryonic and postnatal development. The AA chickens were fed AA diet (AA, control group) while the LS chickens were either fed LS diet (LL) or AA diet (LA). According to our results, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II (embryonic day 16 (E16) - postnatal day 42 (P42)), IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR, E18-P42), and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-2 (E18-P42), -5 (E16-P14), -7 (E12-P0), and -3 (E12-P0) were positively correlated with IGF-I, while IGFBP-3 (P0-P28) was negatively correlated with IGF-I. In comparison, IGF-IR (E18-P42), IGFBP-2 (E18-P42), IGFBP-5 (E14-P0), and IGFBP-3 (E16-P0) were positively correlated with IGF-II, while IGF-IR (E10-E16) and IGFBP-3 (P0-P28) were negatively correlated with IGF-II. Moreover, IGFBP-2 (E16-P42), -7 (E10-E16), and -3 (E10-E16) were positively correlated with IGF-IR, while IGFBP-3 (P0-P28) was negatively correlated with IGF-IR. Finally, IGFBP-7 (E12-P0) was positively correlated with IGFBP-3, while IGFBP-2 (P0-P28) and -7 (P0-P42) were negatively correlated with IGFBP-3. Overall, the AA chickens exhibited higher levels of IGF-I, IGF-IR, and IGFBP-2 mRNA expression than the LL chickens, while the opposite was true for IGFBP-7. No strain differences in IGF-I, IGF-IR, and IGFBP-7 mRNA expression were detected between LA and AA chickens; however, a strain difference was observed for IGFBP-2. LA chickens exhibited higher levels of IGFBP-2 than LL chickens, while the opposite was true for IGFBP-7. Our data show the first evidence that certain genes may be correlated during specific developmental periods and that strain differences in the expression of those genes in LS and AA chickens are due to differential responses to the same diet.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.65-70
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• 1987

Strain gauge로 식품(食品)의 감압건조과정중(減壓乾燥過程中) 압력(壓力)과 수분감소량(水分減少量)을 계측(計測)할 수 있는 감응소자를 제작(製作)하고 이를 Apple II마이크로 컴퓨터에 접속(接續)하여 마이크로컴퓨터 감압건조(減壓乾燥)시스템을 제작(製作)하였다. 부르돈관 표면에 strain gauge를 접착하여 제작한 감압계측(減壓計測)단자의 출력(出力)값은 디지탈화시킨 후 MC 6821 접속 I.C. chip을 통하여 마이크로컴퓨터에 입력(入力)시켰다. 컴퓨터 입력값(D)과 감압실(減壓室)의 압력(壓力)(P,mmHg)과의 관계는 P=-146.136+3.620D(r=0.994)이었다. 감압건조실(減壓乾燥室)의 압력은 컴퓨터 프로그램에 의하여 $400{\sim}600mmHg$의 범위에서 30mmHg의 오차(誤差)로 제어(制御)할 수 있었다. 건조시료(乾燥試料)의 무게(W, g)와 load cell을 통한 컴퓨터 디지 털출력값(D)과의 관계는 W=-14.000十0.585D (r=0.9998)이었다. $64^{\circ}C,\;400{\sim}600mmHg$하에서 풋고추의 건조곡선(乾燥曲線)은 완숙고추의 상압건조곡선(常壓乾燥曲線)과 비슷하였으며 형태(形態)에 따른 건조속도(乾燥速度)의 변화(變化)는 상이하였고 진공도(眞空度)에도 영향을 받았다. 풋고추의 감압건조중(減壓乾燥中) 수분이동(水分移動)은 Page model을 따랐으며 그 관계식(關係式)은 원형(原型) 풋고추의 경우 $M-M_e/M_o-M_e={\exp}(-0.0673{\theta}^{1.177})$이었고 반절(半切)풋고추의 경우 $M-M_e/M_o-M_e={\exp}(-0.0655{\theta}^{1.477})$이었다.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.15-36
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• 1989

마이크로 컴퓨터의 급속한 성장에 따라 그 이용 범위 또한 넓어지게 되었다. 본고에 서는 이러한 마이크로 컴퓨터를 이용해 원자력 정책 자료 검색 시스템을 설계하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.23-39
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• 2013

In this article, a smart multifunctional optical system-on-a-chip (SOC) sensor platform is presented and its application for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor interrogation in optical sensor networks is investigated. The smart SOC sensor platform consists of a superluminescent diode as a broadband source, a tunable microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based Fabry-P$\acute{e}$rot filter, photodetectors, and an integrated microcontroller for data acquisition, processing, and communication. Integrated with a wireless sensor network (WSN) module in a compact package, a smart optical sensor node is developed. The smart multifunctional sensor platform has the capability of interrogating different types of optical fiber sensors, including Fabry-P$\acute{e}$rot sensors and Bragg grating sensors. As a case study, the smart optical sensor platform is demonstrated to interrogate multiplexed FBG strain sensors. A time domain signal processing method is used to obtain the Bragg wavelength shift of two FBG strain sensors through sweeping the MEMS tunable Fabry-P$\acute{e}$rot filter. A tuning range of 46 nm and a tuning speed of 10 Hz are achieved. The smart optical sensor platform will open doors to many applications that require high performance optical WSNs.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1022-1026
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• 2010

The different cleavage patterns of pYBamy59 plasmid isolated from E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ and B. longum MG1 by the cell extract of B. longum MG1 suggested that the main reason for its low transformation efficiency was related to the restriction modification (R-M) system. To confirm the correlation between the R-M system and transformation efficiency, in vitro methylation and site-directed mutagenesis were performed in pYBamy59. Sequence analysis of pYBamy59 fragments digested by the cell extract of B. longum MG1 revealed that all fragments were generated by restriction of the sequence recognized by SacII endonuclease. When pYBamy59 from E. coli was methylated in vitro by CpG or GpC methyltransferase, it was protected from SacII digestion. Site-directed mutagenesis, which removed SacII sites from pYBamy59, or in vitro methylation of pYBamy59 showed 8- to 15-fold increases in the transformation efficiency over intact pYBamy59. Modification of the SacII-related R-M system in B. longum MG1 and in vitro methylation in pYBamy 59 can improve the transformation efficiency in this strain. The results showed that the R-M system is a factor to limit introduction of exogenous DNA, and in vitro modification is a convenient method to overcome the barrier of the R-M system for transformation.