• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 1994

Some ammonium oxalate soluble pectic fragments prepared from cultured cell wall of Ephycla distrahya elicited the accumulation of p-coumarocylamino acids (p-CAA) in E. distachya cultures while water soluble and alkali soluble fractions had no activity. Partial purification of the pectic fragments fraction using DEAE-cellulose chromatography afforded two active fractions (PS-I and PS-II) which were composed of mainly uronic acids (98-99 w/w %). They elicited the accumulation of p-CAA in an amount of 52-60 nmol per gram fresh weight of cultures. The acidic sugar compositions of PS-I and PS-II were found to be galacturonic acid and glucuronic acid by TLC analysis. They were supposed to act as endogenous elicitors of p-CAA accumulation. In order to investigate the effect of ethylene on p-CAA accumulation, Ethrel, which is known as ethylene generator, and ACC(1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid), a direct precusor of ethylene biosynthesis, were added to the culture. However, they did not glycopeptide elicitor [(Con A-II)], either. Consequently, no relationships between ethylene and p-CAA accumulation were recognized. Several tentative elicitors were teted for their activity. Commercial yeast glucan, $CuCl_2$, laminarin and laminariheptaose had slight activity whereas ${\alpha}$-methylmannopyranoside and commercial yeast mannan had no elicitor activity. ${\alpha}$-methylmannopyranoside which has been known as a tentative inhibitor of glucan elicitor in Glycine max did not affect on the elicitor activity of Con A-II.

• 셀메드
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.27.1-27.6
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• 2020

Cancer is one of the leading cause of mortality in India as well as worldwide. The management of cancer by conventional therapy has shown life threatening adverse effects. The researchers are now exploring the natural way of treatment. Unani system of medicine have rich literature for cancer and many compound formulations have been described in this system. Unani system of medicine is based on holistic approach and treat human being as a unit with natural herbs, mineral and animal origin drugs. An important compound Unani formulation (CUF) from the literature has been chosen to explore the Unani claim of its anticancer activity. The phytochemical constituents were assessed using standard phytochemical screening method. Antioxidant property of this formulation was assessed by DPPH assay. The DPPH free radical scavenging assay was carried out by colorimetric method and ascorbic acid was taken as a positive control. Three different extracts of CUF on different concentrations were used to screening on human breast cancer (BCC) MCF-7 cell line. For the estimation of in-vitro cytotoxic potency of the investigated extracts was assessed on MTT assay by using trypan blue method and paclitaxel was used as the standard. Hydro-ethanolic (HE) extract showed highest free radical scavenging activity among all extracts. DPPH Assay showed substantial antioxidant activity of these extracts in hydro-ethanol extract at 1㎍ concentration of CUF. The CUF showed antioxidant and anticancer activity. The claim made by Unani physician has been proved.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.41-53
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• 1968

Studies on the carbohydrate metabolism of yeast as influenced by gamma-irradiation from cobalt-60 have been carried, then the mechanisms of radiation effect on respiration and fermentation were discussed under considerations of permeable changes of irradiated cell membrane. The cells of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) which had been gamma-irradiated of 240 k.r. doses for an hour, then were put into aerobic oxidation and anaerobic fermentation without substrate. Total and fractionated carbohydrates of irradiated yeast cells were determined by calorimetric method with anthrone and orcinol reagents, the amounts of total carbohydrate, trehalose, RNA-ribose, PCA-soluble glycogen, alkali-soluble glycogen, acetic acid-soluble glycogen, mannan and glucan were determined according to the course of aerobic oxidation and anaerobic fermentation. It is found that the carbohydrates of irradiated cells leak out and amount of the losses teaches eleven times more than that of control, the volume of losses are seems to be replaced by water, it can be suggested the damage of gamma-irradiation occurs in the site of passive transport of cell membrane. The endogeneous aerobic respiration of irradiated cells are increased much more than control, the synthesis of reserve glycogen, glucan and RNA-ribose promoted much more than control. The anaerobic fermentation of irradiated cells are also increased than that of control, but the breakdown of carbohydrate is less than endogeneous respiration of irradiated cells. The synthetic rate is also less than that of aerobic oxidation. In irradiated yeast cells, trehalose is revealed to be primary substrate for endogeneous carbohydrate metabolism, so it is proved that the enzymic patterns are not changed but the activities of enzymes relating endogeneous respiration and autofermentation is activated. It is to be considerable to distiguish endogeneous respiration and autofermentation from exogeneous respiration and fermentation on irradiation, for membrane permeability changes and loses out carbohydrate by ionizing radiation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.1269-1274
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• 1997

국내에서 재배된 Aloe vera에서 생리활성 물질인 acetylmannan을 분리 하고 그 제반의 특성을 규명하고 ACE저해효과 및 동력학적분석을 행한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 알로에 베라 3.5 Kg으로 부터 에탄올에 불용성 다당체를 수득, 백색의 분말형태인 0.9 g의 acetylmannan을 얻었다. 분리한 acetylmannan은 탄수화물 67%를 함유하고 있으며 만노오즈는 60% 소량의 글루코오즈와 갈락토오즈로 이루어져 있고 아세틸기는 23%를 함유하고 있으며 acetyl group은 IR 스펙트럼에서 $1746\;cm^{-1}$, $1244\;cm^{-1}$ peak으로서 확인하였다. 과요오드 산화법에서 과요오드 음이온 소비량이 포름산 생성량에 비해 많고, 1, 4 글리코사이드 결합으로 이루어져 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 ACE에 대한 $IC_{-50}$ 값은 0.58 mM 이였으며, competitive 저해형식을 나타내었고. Ki 값은 0.068 mM 이였다.

• 기술사
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.12-19
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• 1995

한국산 구약 감자(elephant-foot=Amorphoph-alus Konjak K.Koch)의 이화학적 성분 조성을 조사하기 위하여 국산 생감자와 분말을 시료로 하여 외국산 정분과 같이 분석한 결과 생감자는 수분이 80.64%였고 고형분의 대부분은 당류, 단백질, 희분이고 섬유나 지방은 미량 존재하였다. 건조 분말 정제품인 정분은 당류 74.42-80.41%, 수분은 10% 전후였고 만난 함량은 한국산이 일본, 중국산보다 상당히 적었고 역시 가용성 유리당도 일본산이 높고 한국산이 낮았는데 구성당은 한국산은 Sucrose가 많은 대신 외국산은 Fructose, Glu-cose 함량이 높았다. 한국산 정분의 단백질 함량은 외국산보다 2배 많았고 이의 amino acid 조성은 Glutamic acid, Aspartic acid, Arginine 등이 총아미노산의 45%를 차지하고 Valine, Serine, Leucines, Glycine의 순서로 많았다. 정분의 무기물은 K가 많고 P>Na>Ca순으로 많게 함유하였고 chip의 정분 수율은 한국산이 61%, 중국산은 57.6%였으며 정분의 백도는 색도 측정치는 중국산이 약간 높았으나 육안으로는 별 차이가 없이 비슷하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2014

가정에서 제조된 된장을 산성조건에서 계대 배양한 후 균체외 mannanase 를 생산하는 Bacillus sp. YB-1401를 분리하였다. 분리균의 당이용능을 비롯한 생화학적 특성은 Brevibacillus laterosporus와 유사도(61.1%)가 가장 높은 반면에 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열은 B. amyloliquefaciens와 유사도가 가장 높았다. 분리균 YB-1401의 mannanase 생산성은 mannans에 의해 급격하게 증가하였으며, 특히 곤약(4%)이 첨가된 배지에서 약 265 U/ml로 최대 생산성을 보였다. 분리균의 mannanase는 $55^{\circ}C$와 pH 5.5 반응조건에서 최대활성을 보였으며 pH 3.5-11.0의 범위에서 1시간 방치하였을 때 실활이 거의 일어나지 않았다. 또한 LBG와 guar gum 및 mannooligosaccharides를 mannanase로 분해하였을 때 주된 반응산물로 mannobiose와 mannotriose가 생성되었으며 mannose도 소량 생성되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.452-457
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• 1999

적조 현상이 나타난 남해안 연안의 뻘로부터 Cochlodinium polykrikoides에 대한 살조능을 가지는 살조 세균 KY1을 분리하였다. 분리된 살조 세균 KY1이 살조능을 나타내는 최적 조건은 $30^{\circ}C$, 염농도 $3\%$, pH 5 이상의 중성으로 확인되었으며, 약 8 시간의 배양에서 대수 증식의 최대 성장률을 보였으며, 이후 사멸기 까지 배양 시간 24 시간 경과 후부터 높은 살조능을 나타내었다. 살조능은 대수증식기에서 정지기로 넘어갈 때, 큰 폭으로 증가하였다. 그리고, 사멸기에서는 최대 $100\%$에 달하는 살조능을 나타내었다. 이는 살조 세균이 분해되면서 균체내에 존재하는 살조물질을 분비하는 것으로 간주된다. 또한 배양 상등액의 양을 증가시켰을 때, 1 시간 이내에 $40{\mu}{\ell}$/ml의 농도에서 $100\%$의 살조능을 볼 수 있었다. $Zn^{2+}$의 첨가로 살조능의 현저한 증가를 확인 할 수 있었으며, 이로부터 살조물질은 C. polykrikoides의 세포벽 성분인 mannan을 분해하는 $\alpha$-mannosidase일 가능성을 보였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2023

We evaluated the effects of prebiotic (mannan oligosaccharides, Mos) and probiotic diet supplements on growth performance, innate immunity, antioxidant activity, and intestinal changes in the microbial flora of red seabream Pagrus major. A basal diet (Con) was formulated to meet the nutrient requirement of red seabream. The dietary starch in Con was replaced with 0.6% Mos, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis, B. licheniformis and probiotic mixture (labeled as Mos, Pro-LP, Pro-BS, Pro-BL and Pro-Mix, respectively). We stocked 450 fish in 18 polypropylene tanks (400 L) in triplicate groups per dietary treatment. The fish were fed one of the diets twice (08:30, 18:30 h) a day for 63 days. Lysozyme activity was significantly higher in all the supplemented groups than that of the Con group. The immunoglobulin level of Pro-Mix, anti-protease activity of Pro-BL, and glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activity of Pro-BS, Pro-BL and Pro-Mix groups were significantly higher than those of the Con group. The ratio of total Vibrio/heterotrophic marine bacteria counts was significantly lower in Pro-LP, Pro-BL and Pro-Mix groups than that of the Con group. Therefore, dietary supplementation of Mos and probiotics to improves immune response and antioxidant enzyme activity and inhibits Vibrio bacteria in the intestine.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.891-898
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of crude oligosaccharide extract from coconut milk meal (CMM) and spent tea leaves (ST) on the performance and gut development of broiler chickens. Methods: A total of 240 one-day-old unsexed broiler chicks (ROSS 308) were raised on litter-floored pens and had ad libitum access to water for 42 days. The experiment was conducted on chicks fed with basal diet (CON), commercial mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), crude oligosaccharide extract from CMM, and crude oligosaccharide extract from ST. The experimental diets were supplemented with 2 and 1 g/kg oligosaccharides during the starter and grower periods, respectively. Results: The body weight gain (BWG) of birds in the MOS group was higher than that of birds in the other groups (p<0.05) in the starter period. However, during the grower period, ST significantly improved the BWG compared to the MOS (p<0.05). MOS, CMM, and ST showed no influence on the carcass and visceral organ weight and the weight and length of intestine (p>0.05). The digestibility of gross energy was greater (p<0.05) in the CMM group than in the CON group during the grower period. Morphological changes were absent in the dietary treatments (p>0.05). Conclusion: The improvements in the growth performance were partly driven by nutrient digestibility of such oligosaccharides having prebiotic properties. This result can indicate that supplementing broiler diets with crude oligosaccharides from CMM and ST had no negative effect on the growth performance and gut development of broilers.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.211-219
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• 2023

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is an active component of propolis obtained from honeybee hives. CAPE possesses anti-mitogenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities in diverse systems, which know as displays antioxidant activity and inhibits lipoxygenase activities, protein tyrosine kinase, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation. This study aimed to investigate the effect of CAPE on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced human neutrophil phagocytosis. Human neutrophils were cultured with various concentrations of CAPE (1, 10, and 100 µM) with or without LPS. The pro-inflammatory proteins (tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-α], interleukin [IL]-6 and IL-8) levels were measured after 4 h incubation. To investigate the intracellular signaling pathway, we measured the levels of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), including phosphorylation of p38, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Next, to evaluate the potential phagocytosis, neutrophils were labeled with iron particles of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs, 40 nm) for 1 h in culture medium containing 5 mg/mL of iron. The labeling efficiency was determined by Prussian blue staining for intracellular iron and 3T-wighted magnetic resonance imaging. CAPE decreased the activation of intracellular signaling pathways, including ERK1/2 and c-Jun, and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α and IL-6, but had no effect on the signaling pathways of p38 and cytokine IL-8. Furthermore, images obtained after mannan-coated SPION treatment suggested that CAPE induced significantly higher signal intensities than the control or LPS group. Together, these results suggest that CAPE regulates LPS-mediated activation of human neutrophils to reduce phagocytosis.