• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2008

Objectives : Obesity is a metabolic disease resulted from various causes including nutritional disproportion, hormonal imbalance, and hypothalamic nuclei disorder. Samhwang-tang(Sanhuang-tang, SHT) is composed of 5 herbs (Ephedrae Herba, Scutellariae Radix, Typhae pollen, Acori Rhizoma and Ansu Semen) and is frequently used for obese patients. This study investigated anti-obesity effects of SHT on the rats. Methods : Obesity was induced by high fat diet (HFD), monosodium L-glutamate injection (MSG) and ovariectomy (OVX) in the Sprague-Dawley rats. Water extract of SHT was treated for 2 weeks, then changes of body weight gain and epididymal fat cell size were measured. In OVX animals, c-Fos and neuropeptide Y (NPY) expressions in hypothalamic nuclei were observed with immunohistochemistry. Results : SHT treatment demonstrated significant decrease of body weight gain in obesity induced by HFD and OVX, but not in obesity induced by MSG. SHT treatment demonstrated significant decrease of fat cell size in obesity induced by HFD, but not in obesity induced by MSG. On c-Fos and NPY expressions in hypothalamic nuclei, SHT treatment resulted significant decrease of immuno-reactivity of c-Fos and NPY in obesity induced by OVX. Conclusions : These results suggest that SHT has a weight loss effect against obesity induced by nutritional disproportion of diet intake and hormonal imbalance, especially without central nervous system disorder.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2004

김치의 숙성 시 무첨가(C-I, C-II) 및 MSG 첨가(M-I, M-II)와 숙성 방법으로 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 2일간 숙성시킨 후 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 숙성한 경우(C-I, M-I)와 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 7일간 숙성한 경우(C-II, M-II)로 구분하여 pH, 산도 총균수와 젖산균수 유리아미노산 함량의 측정과 관능검사를 행하였다. pH와 산도로 평가한 김치의 숙성은 MSG첨가가 무첨가보다, 1$0^{\circ}C$숙성김치가 온도변화구보다 숙성이 지연되었다. 총균수는 C-I 보다 M-I에서, C-II보다 M-II에서 낮았으나 젖산균수는 C-I 보다 M-I에서, C-II보다 M-II에서 높아 MSG첨가에 의하여 젖산균의 생육이 촉진되었다 C-I김치의 주요 유리아미노산은 alanine, asparagine, homocystine, valine 및 serine으로 전체 유리아미노산의 33%를 차지하였다. C-II 김치에서는 이들 아미노산의 함량이 C-I에서보다 높음과 동시에 특히 g1utamic acid와 ornithine의 함량이 크게 증가되었다. M-I김치에서는 homocystine, alanine, asparagine, valine 및 proline이 주 아미노산으로 total의 50%를 차지하였으며, M-II 김치에서는 glutamic acid, alanine, hydroxyproline, asparagine, homocystine, ornithine, valine 및 proline으로 total의 36%를 차지하였고, M-I 비하여 특히 glutamic acid, hydroxyproline 및 ornithine의 함량이 높았다. 관능검사 결과 신맛은 MSG 첨가구가 무첨가구보다 낮았으며 2$0^{\circ}C$ 숙성 후 1$0^{\circ}C$로 옮긴 경우는 계속 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 숙성시킨 경우보다 숙성지연 효과가 낮았다. 아삭아삭한 맛은 산미의 결과와 반대로 온도변화구보다 저온구에서 MSG첨 가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 높았다. 맛난 맛과 종합적인 맛은 M-I이 C-1보다. M-II보다 C-II에서 높은 값을 유지하였다. 이상의 결과 김치의 숙성 시 상온에서 일정시간 숙성시킨 후 저온으로 옮겨 숙성 시키는 방법은 저온에서의 숙성지연 효과가 낮은 것으로 나타났으며 MSG첨가는 유리 아미노산의 함량을 높여 맛을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라 보존성 증진에도 효과가 있는 것으로 평가된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.1216-1222
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• 2017

To develop starters for the production of functional foods or materials, lactic acid bacteria producing ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid (GABA) were screened from jeotgals, Korean fermented seafoods. One isolate producing a high amount of GABA from monosodium $\text\tiny{L}$-glutamate (MSG) was identified as Enterococcus avium by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. E. avium M5 produced $18.47{\pm}1.26mg/ml$ GABA when incubated for 48 h at $37^{\circ}C$ in MRS broth with MSG (3% (w/v)). A gadB gene encoding glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) was cloned and overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) using the pET26b (+) expression vector. Recombinant GAD was purified through a Ni-NTA column and the size was estimated to be 53 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Maximum GAD activity was observed at pH 4.5 and $55^{\circ}C$and the activity was dependent on pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. The $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values of GAD were $3.26{\pm}0.21mM$ and $0.0120{\pm}0.0001mM/min$, respectively, when MSG was used as a substrate. Enterococcus avium M5 secretes a lot of GABA when grown on MRS with MSG, and the strain is useful for the production of fermented foods containing a high amount of GABA.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2013

${\gamma}$-Aminobutyric acid(GABA) is a four carbon non-protein amino acid that has several well-known physiological functions, such as a postsynaptic inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and induction of hypotensive and tranquilizer effects. A lactic acid bacterium was isolated from button mushroom bed, which is showing high GABA productivity by TLC or HPLC analysis. The strain was identified as Lactobacillus hilgardii by analysis of 16S rDNA gene sequence. When the maximum production of GABA by L. hilgardii was investigated with various concentration of monosodium glutamate, the yield of GABA reached to be 53.65 mM at 1% mono sodium glutamate (MSG) in flask cultivation. A Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) enzyme, which was known to convert MSG to GABA, was purified from a cell-free extract of L. hilgardii and the molecular weights of purified GAD was estimated to 60,000 by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature of GAD were at pH4.6 and at $37^{\circ}C$, respectively. The GAD activity was increased by the addition of sulfate ions such as ammonium sulfate, sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate, indicating that the increase of hydrophobic interaction causes the increase of GAD activity.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2007

In order to characterize the role of sympathetic activity in obesity, we repeatedly assessed sympathetic activity via power spectral analyses of heart rate variability in the same subjects at 7, 11, 25, and 60 weeks, using monosodium glutamate (MSG)-induced obese and control rats. The effects of lower sympathetic activity on obesity were also evaluated. Fat mass in MSG rats was already higher at 7 weeks, but the sympathetic activity did not differ between 7 and 25 weeks. Between 25 and 60 weeks, the increase in fat mass, food efficiency, and body weight gain was higher in MSG rats. The increase in sympathetic activity between 25 and 60 weeks and sympathetic activity at 60 weeks were lower in MSG rats. Fat mass at 60 weeks was inversely correlated with changes in sympathetic activity between 25 and 60 weeks. Reduced plasma epinephrine levels by bilateral adrenal demedullation induced increase of fat mass. In, an attenuated increase of sympathetic activity with age may partly be responsible for aggravated obesity in MSG rats. Additionally, reduced sympathetic activity per se induced obesity in rats. These results suggest that lower sympathetic activity contributes to obesity in rats.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2017

monosodium L-glutamate (MSG), composed of 88% L-glutamic acid (GLU) and 12% Na, is considered as Generally Recognized as Safe. GLU is accounting for 15% of the total amino acid content in our body. Daily GLU intake is large 3.5-10.6 g from food and 1.3 g from food additive. The daily formed GLU in the body, via degradation of the total protein, is 48-50 g (70 kg of male) and the maintained GLU in the body is total bound GLU (1.4-2.0 kg) and free GLU (10 g). About 88% GLU are consumed at digestive tract, and only 12% GLU enter the blood stream. GLU is generally known to precursors of N-acetyl glutamate and glutamine, substrates for protein synthesis, a neurotransmitter (GABA), and the active site of the enzyme. In addition to protein synthesis, GLU has these key functions within the body, thus this amino acid is critical for healthy body maintenance and function.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.450-459
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• 2017

This study evaluated the effects of culture conditions, including carbon and nitrogen sources, L-monosodium glutamate (MSG), and initial pH, on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) production by Lactobacillus brevis HYE1 isolated from kimchi, a Korean traditional fermented food. L. brevis HYE1 was screened by the production analysis of GABA and genetic analysis of the glutamate decarboxylase gene, resulting in 14.64 mM GABA after 48 h of cultivation in MRS medium containing 1% (w/v) MSG. In order to increase GABA production by L. brevis HYE1, the effects of carbon and nitrogen sources on GABA production were preliminarily investigated via one-factor-at-a-time optimization strategy. As the results, 2% maltose and 3% tryptone were determined to produce 17.93 mM GABA in modified MRS medium with 1% (w/v) MSG. In addition, the optimal MSG concentration and initial pH were determined to be 1% and 5.0, respectively, resulting in production of 18.97 mM GABA. Thereafter, response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to determine the optimal conditions of the above four factors. The results indicate that pH was the most significant factor for GABA production. The optimal culture conditions for maximum GABA production were also determined to be 2.14% (w/v) maltose, 4.01% (w/v) tryptone, 2.38% (w/v) MSG, and an initial pH of 4.74. In these conditions, GABA production by L. brevis HYE1 was predicted to be 21.44 mM using the RSM model. The experiment was performed under these optimized conditions, resulting in GABA production of 18.76 mM. These results show that the predicted and experimental values of GABA production are in good agreement.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2016

${\gamma}$-Aminobutyric acid(GABA)를 생산하는 희귀 젖산균을 분리하기 위하여 전통발효식품으로부터 총 147개의 젖산균을 확보한 후 1% 글루탐산 나트륨(L-monosodium glutamate, MSG)를 사용하여 GABA를 생산하는 23개의 균주를 1차 분리하였다. 2차 분리를 위하여 글루탐산 탈탄산효소(glutamate decarboxylase)와 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열 분석을 통해 기본 MRS 배지에서 48시간 배양 후 1.56 mM의 GABA를 생산하는 Enterococcus faecium JK29를 최종 분리하였다. E. faecium JK29에 의한 GABA의 생산을 향상시키기 위하여 배양 조건을 최적화하였으며 그 결과 0.5% 자당(sucrose), 2% 효모 추출물(yeast extract), 0.5% 글루탐산 나트륨이 포함된 최적화 MRS 배지를 개발하였다. 최적화 MRS 배지를 활용하여 $30^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5에서 48시간 배양을 한 결과 E. faecium JK29이 14.86 mM의 GABA를 생산하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2021

A γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producing microorganism was isolated from galchi (hairtail fish, Trichiurus lepturus) jeotgal, a Korean salted and fermented seafood. The G144 isolate produced GABA excessively when incubated in MRS broth containing monosodium glutamate (MSG, 3%, w/v). G144 was identified as Lactobacillus brevis through 16S rRNA and recA gene sequencing. gadB and gadC encoding glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) and glutamate/GABA antiporter, respectively, were cloned and gadB was located downstream of gadC. The operon structure of gadCB was confirmed by reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction. gadB was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and recombinant GAD was purified and its size was 54.4 kDa as evidenced by SDS-PAGE results. Maximum GAD activity was observed at pH 5.0 and 40℃ and the activity was dependent on pyridoxal 5'-phophate. The K_m and V_max of GAD were 8.6 mM and 0.01 mM/min, respectively.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2006

Two lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with high ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producing capacity were isolated from naturally aged cheese. Examination of the biochemical features using an API kit indicated that the two strains belonged to Lactobacillus. They were gram positive, rod-type bacteria, and fermented arabinose, melezitose, melibiose and xylose, but did not utilize cellobiose or trehalose. 16S rDNA sequencing analysis confirmed that they were Lactobacillus buchneri and Lactobacillus sp. They were accordingly named as Lactobacillus buchneri OPM-1 and Lactobacillus sp. OPM-2, and could produce GABA from MRS broth supplemented with 10 g/L of monosodium glutamate (MSG) at a productivity of 91.7 and 116.7 mg/L/hr, respectively. Cell extracts of L. buchneri OPM-1 and Lactobacillus sp. OPM-2 showed glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) activity, for which the optimum pH and temperature were 5.5 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively.