• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2000

Effects of hesperetin and naringenin on the concentration of triacylglycerol in the serum and liver were studied in male golden hamster fed with the semipurified diet containing at 1% level of them for 3 weeks. The concentration of triacylglycerol in serum of the naringenin group decreased by 31%, whereas that in liver increased by 37% compared to the control group. The concentration of triacylglycerol in the serum and liver of the hesperetin group was slightly lower than the control group. The activity of microsomal phosphatidate phosphohydrolase in the liver, which is a key enzyme for biosynthesis of triacylglycerol, was significantly inhibited in the hesperetin group, whereas it was not affected in the naringenin group. The effect of hesperetin on phosphatidate phosphohydrolase was also measured in vitro. Hesperetin decreased the activity of phosphatidate phosphohydrolase with a dose-dependent manner. Both naringenin and hesperetin did not statistically affect the daily food consumption, body weight, liver weight, and total cholesterol in the serum. The observation accounts for the hypotriglyceridemic effect of hesperetin in the hyperlipidemic hamster.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.397-401
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• 2009

Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compounds that have been recognized as important due to their physiological and pharmacological roles and their health benefits. Glycosylation of flavonoids has a wide range of effects on flavonoid solubility, stability, and bioavailability. We previously generated the E. coli BL21 (DE3) ${\Delta}pgi$ host by deleting the glucose-phosphate isomerase (Pgi) gene in E. coli BL21 (DE3). This host was further engineered for whole-cell biotransformation by integration of galU from E. coli K12, and expression of calS8 (UDP-glucose dehydrogenase) and calS9 (UDP-glucuronic acid decarboxylase) from Micromonospora echinospora spp. calichensis and arGt-4 (7-O-glycosyltransferase) from Arabidopsis thaliana to form E. coli (US89Gt-4), which is expected to produce glycosylated flavonoids. To test the designed system, the engineered host was fed with naringenin as a substrate, and naringenin 7-O-xyloside, a glycosylated naringenin product, was detected. Product was verified by HPLC-LC/MS and ESI-MS/MS analyses. The reconstructed host can be applied for the production of various classes of glycosylated flavonoids.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 1999

To search for less toxic antiherpetic agents, the inhibitory effects of natural naringenin on the plaque formation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) in Vero cells were examined by the plaque reduction assay in vitro. Naringenin inhibited plaque formations of HSV-l and HSV-2 in a dose dependent manner. It also exhibited more potent antiherpetic activity on HSV-l with selectivity index (SI) of 19.1 than on HSV-2 with SI of 5.7 The combined antiherpetic effects of naringenin with nucleoside antiherpetic agents, acyclovir and vidarabine, were examined on the multiplication of these two strains of herpesviruses in Vero cells by the combination assay. The results of combination assay were evaluated by the combination index (CI) that was calculated by the multiple drug effect analysis. The combinations of naringenin with acyclovir on HSV-l and HSV-2 showed more potent synergism with CI values of 0.28∼0.81 for 50%, 70%, 90% effective levels than those with vidarabine with CI values of 0.86-3.28.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 1988

시판 감귤의 과피에서 naringin을 분리하고 가수분해하여 얻은 naringenin의 항균시험을 실시한 바 세균에서 naringin은 gram 양성균보다 gram 음성균이 비교적 강한 항균력을 나타내었으나 naringenin은 그 반대 현상을 나타내었다. 또 naringin과 naringenin의 항균력을 비교하면 전체적으로 naringenin이 매우 강한 항균작용이 있다. 안전성 시험에서 $LD_{50}$은 1650 mg/ kg이고 헐액임상화학적 검사에서 대조군과 비교하여 아무런 이상을 발견할 수 없었으며 병리조직학적 검사에서의 현미경 관찰에서도 대조군과 같았으며 투여군에 대해 조직학적 병변이 나타나지 않았으므로 안전성이 없다고 사료된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.413-419
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• 2011

The antimicrobial effects of the natural flavonoids kaempferol, quercetin, apigenin, and naringenin as well as a novel flavonoid 7-O-butyl naringenin against the growth of four meat-born Staphylococcus aureus strains were evaluated. First, the flavonoids were screened for inhibitory effects against the growth of each strain using the paper disc diffusion method. Second, the growth inhibitory effects of flavonoids that showed antimicrobial activity were measured using the microplate method. Third, the bactericidal effects of flavonoids were evaluated in a 0.8% (w/v) NaCl solution. All flavonoids showed bacteriostatic effects at >20 mM. Among the flavonoids studied, quercetin was more effective than the others tested. However, the inhibitory effect of 7-O-butyl naringenin on growth of S. aureus KCCM 32395 was greater than that of quercetin at the same concentration. Additionally, 7-O-butyl naringenin exhibited significant bactericidal effects at >25 ${\mu}M$. When bacterial cells were examined using scanning electron microscopy, it appeared that the S. aureus membranes were damaged or morphologically changed when treated with quercetin and 7-O-butyl naringenin at 200 ${\mu}M$.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.659-667
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• 2017

본 연구는 in vitro에서 나린진과 나린제닌의 항산화 활성을 평가하고, in vivo에서 BALB/c 마우스에 나린진과 나린제닌을 7일 동안 경구투여 한 후 6Gy의 감마선을 조사시켜 24시간 뒤 감마선 조사로 인한 세포 손상 및 산화적 스트레스에 대한 방사선 예방효과를 검토하였다. 나린진과 나린제닌의 항산화 활성평가에서 나린제닌이 나린진보다 ABTS 제거 활성 및 FRAP을 유의적으로 증가시켜 아글리콘 형태인 나린제닌이 글리코사이드 형태의 나린진보다 항산화 능력이 뛰어난 것을 확인하였다. 감마선 조사 전 나린제닌을 투여 한 군이 감마선 조사군에 비해 비장 지수, 흉선 지수 및 백혈구 수치가 증가하여 조혈 면역계 손상에 대해 보호효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 나린제닌을 투여 후 감마선을 조사한 군의 ALT와 AST가 감마선 조사군에 비해 유의적으로 감소하여 간세포 손상에 대한 예방효과를 확인하였다. 감마선 조사 전에 나린제닌을 투여한 군의 지방질과산화는 감마선 조사군에 비해 유의적으로 낮게 나타남을 보였으며, XO는 감마선 조사군에 비해 유의적으로 감소하여 방사선에 의한 장해를 감소시킨 것으로 판단할 수 있다. 감마선 조사 전 나린제닌을 투여한 군의 GSH와 항산화 효소의 활성은 감마선 조사군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하여 생체 내에 항산화 활성을 회복시켰다. 이 상의 결과를 통해 방사선 조사 전에 나린제닌의 투여는 방사선에 의한 세포 손상과 산화적 스트레스에 대해 보호 효과가 있어 방사선보호제로 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1612-1616
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• 2009

Isoflavonoids are a class of phytoestrogens. Isoflavonone synthase (IFS) is responsible for the conversion of naringenin to genistein. IFS is a cytochrome P450 (CYP), and requires cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) for its activity. Additionally, the majority of cytochrome P450s harbor a membrane binding domain, making them difficult to express in Escherichia coli. In order to resolve these issues, we constructed an inframe fusion of the IFS from red clover (RCIFS) and CPR from rice (RCPR) after removing the membrane binding domain from RCIFS and RCPR. The resultant fusion gene, RCIFS-RCPR, was expressed in E. coli. The conversion of naringenin into genistein was confirmed using this E. coli transformant. Following the optimization of the medium and cell density for biotransformation, $60\;{\mu}M$ of genistein could be generated from $80\;{\mu}M$ of naringenin. This fusion protein approach may be applicable to the expression of other P450s in E. coli.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.491-494
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• 2009

Within the secondary metabolite class of flavonoids, which consist of more than 10,000 known structures, flavones define one of the largest subgroups. The diverse function of flavones in plants as well as their various roles in the interaction with other organisms offers many potential applications including in human nutrition and pharmacology. We used two genes, flavone synthase (PFNS-l) that converts naringenin into apigenin and flavone 7-O-methyltransferase (POMT-7) that converts apigenin into 7-O-methyl apigenin, to synthesize 7-O-methyl apigenenin from naringenin. The PFNS-l gene was subcloned into the E. coli expression vector pGEX and POMT-7 was subcloned into the pRSF vector. Since both constructs contain different replication origins and selection markers, they were cotransformed into E. coli. Using E. coli transformants harboring both PFNS-l and POMT-7, naringenin could be converted into 7-O-methyl apigenin, genkwanin.

• 약학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.286-292
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• 1994

Poncirin and naringin which are the flavanone rhamnoglucoside showed anti-inflammatory activity as the major component of fruit of Poncirus trifoliata. Poncirin was metabolized by intestinal bacteria of human and rats. Among the human intestinal bacteria, Bacteroides JY-6 converted a poncirin to naringin, ponciretin-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside, naringenin-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside, naringenin and ponciretin and did a naringin to poncirin, ponciretin-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside, naringenin-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside, naringenin and ponciretin.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2009

포플러는 naringenin, kaempferol, myricetin, apigenin, luteolin, rhamnetin, quercetin과 같은 플라보노이드를 가지고 있다. 이러한 플라보노이드들은 여러 가지 효소에 의해 naringenin으로부터 합성된다. 그러나, 포플러에서는 플라보노이드 합성에 관여하는 효소들의 연구가 거의 이루어지지 않았다. 포플러에서 flavone synthase I 유전자를 RT-PCR방법을 이용하여 클로닝하였다. PFNS I-1 유전자의 기질 특성을 알아보기 위하여 대장균에 과발현하여 glutathione S-transferase 친화 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 정제하였다. 정제한 PFNS I-1 재조합 단백질은 flavanone인 2S-naringenin기질을 이용하여 flavone인 apigenin을 생성함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 cofactor인 oxoglutarate, $FeSO_4$, ascorbate, catalase가 PFNS I-1의 반응성에 중대한 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 PFNS I-1 유전자는 flavone synthase I을 암호화하는 유전자임을 확인하였다.