• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.190-194
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• 2012

The effects of methanol extract of the leaves of Brassica juncea and its major component, isorhamnetin 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside on hepatic alcohol metabolizing enzymes were investigated. The methanol extract and isorhamnetin 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside supplementations increased the activities of microsomal ethanol oxidizing system and aldehyde dehydrogenase in a dose-dependent manner, and had mild effects on the activities of alcohol dehydrogenase and catalase. Isorhamnetin 3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside alleviated the adverse effect of ethanol ingestion by enhancing the activities of alcohol oxidizing emzymes, microsomal ethanol oxidizing system and aldehyde dehydrogenase.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2015

Recently, methane has attracted much attention as an alternative carbon feedstock since it is the major component of abundant shale and natural gas. In this work, we produced methanol from methane using whole cells of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b as the biocatalyst. M. trichosporium OB3b was cultured on NMS medium with a supply of 7:3 air/methane ratio at 30℃. The optimal concentrations of various methanol dehydrogenase inhibitors such as potassium phosphate and EDTA were determined to be 100 and 0.5 mM, respectively, for an efficient production of methanol. Sodium formate (40 mM) as a reducing power source was added to enhance the conversion efficiency. A productivity of 49.0 mg/l·h, titer of 0.393 g methanol/l, and conversion of 73.8% (mol methanol/mol methane) were obtained under the optimized batch condition.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2008년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.163-163
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• 2008

Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans $MP^T$, a restricted facultative marine methylotrophic bacterium, was able to utilize methanol as a sole carbon and energy source, and possessed a methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) that is a key enzyme in the process of methanol oxidation. During purification of MDH, three types of MDH (MDH I, II, and III) were obtained in the cell free extracts from $MP^T$ cells grown on methanol. When analyzed by SDS-PAGE and ESI-FT ICR MS, MDH I was confirmed to consist of two subunits and with molecular masses of ~66 and ~10 kDa, respectively, in a form of ${\alpha}_2{\beta}_2$. While MDH II and MDH III contained an additional ~30 kDa protein, designated ${\gamma}$, in a form of ${\alpha}_2{\beta}_2{\gamma}$ and ${\alpha}_2{\beta}_2{\gamma}_2$, respectively. MDH III showed 1.5.2.0 times higher activity than MDH II, while MDH I remained the lowest activity. Based on these observations and experimental data, it seems that the original MDH conformation is ${\alpha}_2{\beta}_2{\gamma}2$ within $MP^T$ growing on methanol, and subunit ${\gamma}$ keeps MDH in an active form, and/or makes MDH easily bind to the substrate, methanol.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.204-209
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 식용 가능한 오디를 용매별로 추출하여 항산화 효과 및 숙취 해소 활성능을 알아보고자 하였다. 오디Fig. 1. Contents of ADH ability of each solvent fraction of mulberry fruit extract. 추출물에 들어있는 총 페놀 함량을 정량하였으며, 오디 추출물의 전자공여능, SOD 유사 활성, TBARS 아질산염 소거능 등을 통하여 오디의 항산화 활성을 측정하였고, 알코올 분해능은 alcohol dehydrogenase activity assay 방법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 오디 추출물의 총 페놀 화합물은 60% methanol 추출물에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 전자공여능(EDA)은 오디의 40% ethanol 추출물에서 BHT와 유사한 활성을 나타났고, SOD 유사 활성은 BHT보다 오디 추출물이 낮은 활성을 나타내었다. 아질산염 소거능은 오디의 60% ethanol과 40% methanol 추출물이 각각 98%, 97%로 ascorbic acid와 상응하는 결과를 보였다. 알코올 분해능에서는 오디의 60% ethanol 추출물이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.216-220
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• 2006

본 균의 생육 및 효소생산에 유용한 탄소원으로서 자연계의 식물에 풍부한 펙틴을 탄소원으로 할 경우, 그 생육도는 전분보다 뛰어났으며, alcohol oxidase와 catalase의 생산량도 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 alcohol oxidase의 경우는 전분의 15배 이상의 생산량을 보여 본 균과 펙틴 이용성과의 관계를 시사하였고, 세포외 pectin esterase, pectinase등의 높은 활성이 검출되어 이를 증명하였다. 또한 alcohol oxidase 반응에서 생성되는 물질인 formaldehyde를 산화하는 formaldehyde dehydrogenase와, formate를 산화하여 $CO_2$를 생성하는 formate dehydrogenase의 반응을 발견하여, 본 균의 pectin 이용성과 관련한 일련의 에너지 대사계의 존재를 추정할 수 있었다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2009

The antifertility activity of methanol extract of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. stem (MECR) and Corchorus olitorius Linn. seed (MECO) were studied on male Swiss albino mice. The extracts were found to decrease sperm count, percentage of motile sperm and testosterone level in treated mice when compared with vehicle control after 17 days of treatment. The weight of gonads, epididymis were decreased whereas no significant changes of the body weight of mice were observed after methanol extract treatments. The fertility test showed 100% negative result in MECR and MECO treated mice at medium and high dose level of treatment. MECR and MECO in low (25 mg/kg and 15 mg/kg, respectively), medium (50 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg, respectively) and high (75 mg/kg and 25 mg/kg, respectively) dose level caused a simultaneous fall in testicular ${\Delta}5$-$3{\beta}$-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activities which are involved in testicular steroidogenesis. Total cholesterol and ascorbic acid content in testis were increased significantly in gonads. The activities of lactate dehydrogenase, malic dehydrogenase and ascorbic acid oxidase were reduced whereas that of carbonic anhydrase was increased significantly in the testis of MECR and MECO treated mice. All these observations indicate that the methanol extract of C. reflexa stem and C. olitorius seed produced antifertility activity in sexually matured male mice, which may be due to inhibition of gonadal steroidogenesis. This activity may be attributed due to the presence of flavonoids and steroids, respectively.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.303-306
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• 2009

The defatted methanol extract of Raphanus sativus Linn. (Cruciferae) seed (MERS) was evaluated for its antisteroidogenic potential in mature female Swiss albino mice. The methanol extract at the doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight significantly elevated the levels of cholesterol and ascorbic acid contents which serve as a precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormones in ovaries. The extract also significantly inhibited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and ${\Delta}^5-3{\beta}$-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase, the two key enzymes involved in ovarian steroidogenesis. Hence the extract (MERS) exhibited significant antisteroidogenic activity.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.499-502
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• 2005

Methylophaga sp. strain SK1 is a new restricted facultative methanol-oxidizing bacterium that was isolated from seawater. The aim of this study was to characterize the electron carriers involved in the methanol oxidation process in Methylophaga sp. strain SK1. The gene encoding cytochrome $c_L$ (mxaG) was cloned and the recombinant gene was expressed in Escherichia coli $DH5\alpha$ under strict anaerobic conditions. The recombinant cytochrome $c_L$ had the same molecular weight and absorption spectra as the wild-type cytochrome $c_L$ both in the reduced and oxidized forms. The electron flow rate from methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) to the recombinant cytochrome $c_L$ was similar to that from MDH to the wild-type cytochrome $c_L$. These results suggest that recombinant cytochrome $c_L$ acts as a physiological primary electron acceptor for MDH.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.207-211
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• 1998

메탄올을 이용하여 성장하는 Methylovorus sp. strain SS1은 formaldehyde의 산화를 위한 linear route의 주효소인 $NAD^+$-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase 및 $NAD^+$-linked formate dehydrogenas와 cyclic route의 주효소인 hexulose-6-phosphate synthase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerae, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase 등의 활성을 나타내었는데, cyclic route에 관여하는 효소의 활성이 상대적으로 더 높았다. 이 세균은 formaldehyde의 동화와 관련된 ribulose monophosphate 경로의 주효소와 Entner-Doudoroff 경로의 주효소 및 transaldolase 활성과 함께 세포외 다당류 합성과 관련된 phosphoglucomutase, UDP-glucose pyrophyosphorylase, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase의 활성도 나타내었다. 2.3 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균은 7.6 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균보다 더 많은 세포외 다당류를 생산하였지만 균체 수율은 낮았고, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase와 phosphoglucomutase 및 UDP-glucose pyrophoshorylase의 활성은 높게 나타내었으나 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase/2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase의 활성은 낮았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.261-266
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• 1993

유일한 탄소 및 에어지원으로 메탄올만을 이용하여 성장하는 새로운 절대 메탄올 자화세균을 토양으로 부터 분리하였다. 분리균주는 그람음성의 운동성이 없고 포자를 형성하지 않는 간균으로 정대호기성 세균이었다. 이 균주는 catalase 활성과 oxidase 활성을 가지고 있으며, nitrate를 nitrite로 환원시킬 수 있고 성장시 vitamin이나 특이한 생육인자를 요구하지 않았다. 세대시간은 1.6시간으로 메탄올 동화경로로는 ribulose monophosphate pathway(Entner-Doudoroff 변형경로)를 이용하나 α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase 활성은 없었다. Ammonium ion은 glutamate dehydrogenase를 이용하여 동화하였다. DNA의 guanine plus cytosine 함량은 61.0 mol%이고 세포내 지방산으로는 누고 straight-chain saturated C$^{16:0}$ acids(palmitie acids)와 unsaturated C$^{16:1}$ acids(palmitoleic acids)를 가지고 있으나 이외에도 두 종류의 unidentified C$_{17}$ branched fatty acid도 포함하고 있었다. Major ubiquinone은 Q-8이나 Q-6와 Q-7을 특이하게 소량 가지고 있었다. Phospatidylethanolamine과 Phosphatidylglycerol이 주요한 phospholip의 구성물질이나 diphosphatidylgycerol도 소량 포함하고 있었다. 위와같은 생리적, 생화학적 자료로 부터 분리균주를 새로은 종 즉, Methylohacillus methanolovorus sp. nov.로 명명하였다.