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The Metatolism of Nucleic Acid and Protein in Organs of the Albino Rats (백서장기내(白鼠臟器內) 핵산(核酸)및 단백질대사(蛋白質代謝)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Oh, Seoung-Ho
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 1973
  • Some effects of dietary conditions on the metabolism of nucleic acid and protein in organs of the Albino Rats have been studied. The young rats to be examined were fed on the control diet and the diets deprived of one component among protein, carbohydrate, and lipid, such as protein free diet (PF: 432 kcal/100g) carbohydrate free diet (CF: 432kcal/100g), and lipid free diet (LF: 392kcal/100g) for three, seven, and fifteen days, respectively. The contents of DNA and RNA in the liver and the brain, and also those of protein-nitrogen(PN) and nonprotein-nitrogen (NPN) in the live, the brain, and the serum have been measured. The results are as followe: 1. The contents of DNA per gram of liver were increased by feeding on protein free diet. It is concluded that the critical factor for the result is not the increase in the rates of DNA syntheses, but the decrease in the turnover rates of DNA. 2. The metabolism of DNA in the liver showed the normal status by feeding on carbohydrate free diet. On the other hand, the rates of DNA syntheses were increased by feeding on lipid free diet. 3. The rates of DNA syntheses in the brain were decreased by feeding on the unbalanced diet, such as protein free, carbohydrete free, and lipid free diet. 4. In the liver and the brain, the rates of DNA syntheses were decreased by feeding on protein free diet. But the rates showed the normal status by feeding on the carbohydrate free diet, and also showed the similar metabolism to that in the case of the control group by feeding on lipid free diet. 5. In the liver, the rates of protein syntheses were decreased, whereas the contents of nonprotein-nitrogen were increased by feeding on protein free diet. 6. In the liver and the brain, the protein syntheses showed the more increasing rates than the rates in the case of the control diet by feeding on lipid free diet. 7. In the serum, the contents of protein did not change in a short period, also the insufficient feeling on protein was examined. It is clear that in the liver the rates of protein syntheses are decreased and the rates of protein catabolism are increased, since the rates of nucleic acid syntheses are decreased by feeding on the protein free diet. On the other hand, it is considered that in the brain the turnover rates of protein does not have correlation with the rates of nucleic acid syntheses, also these are decreased by feeding on protein free diet. And also it is believed that the phenomena of homeostasis for carrying the normal metabolism of nucleic acid and protein in the liver and the brain are operated in a short period as possible, by feeding on carbohydrate free and lipid free diets.

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The effect of boiled feed on trace elements of longissimus dorsi muscle in Hanwoo steers

  • Kim, Jaeyoung;Jung, Meyungok;Jin, Sangkeun;Seo, Hyunseok;Ha, Jungheun;Choi, Jungseok
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.63 no.1
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    • pp.160-169
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    • 2021
  • Boiled feed is obtained by mixing and boiling agricultural by-products such as rice straw, rice bran, and bean curd with grains. The study explored the change in fatty acid, free amino acid, nucleotide, mineral, cholesterol, myoglobin and collagen of longissimus dorsi muscle in Hanwoo steers fed with boiled feed. Forty steers, 20 heads per group, were divided into two groups: a control group and a boiled feed group. The steers were raised for 10 months. The boiled feed group was enriched with palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, arachidonic acid and unsaturated fatty acids compared with the control group. There were no significant differences in amino acid and nucleic acid composition between the two groups. The boiled feed group contained higher levels of iron and manganese in the boiled feed group compared with the control group. The total cholesterol level was significantly increased, whereas calorie levels, myoglobin and collagen composition showed no differences. As the supply of boiled feed increases the content of fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids and minerals related to flavor, it should be a feed that leads to the production of high-quality beef.

Submicrosecond dynamics of nucleic acids studied with a long-lifetime metal-ligand complex

  • Kang, Jung-Sook;Son, Woo-Sung;Kostov-Yordan
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.312.2-312.2
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    • 2002
  • The metal-ligand complex, [Ru(phen)$_2$(dppz)]^{2+}$ (phen = 1.10-phenanthroline, dppz = dipyrido[3.2-a:2', 3'-c]phenazine) (RuPD), was used as a spectroscopic probe for studying nucleic acid dynamics. The RuPD complex displays a long lifetime and a molecular light switch property upon DNA binding due to shielding of its dppz ligand from water. (omitted)

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Physiological Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on Chlorella ellipsoidea (Chlorella의 생리에 미치는 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid의 영향)

  • 채인기;정영숙
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 1975
  • Physiological effects of 2,4-D on the growth of Chlorella ellipsoidea were investigated culturing the alage in the MN4 media containing 0. $10^{-4}/M$ and $4<\times}10^{-4}M$ 2,4-D. During 6 days culture were taken to analysis with respect to overall growth, photosynthesis, respiration and chemical composition. Results obtained from the experiment were as follows : 1) The growth of chlorella was increased at $10^{-4}M$ and decreased at $4{\times}10^{-4}M$ of 2,4-D concentrations 2) At $10^{-4}M$ pf 2,4-D cpncentration, the activity of photosynthesis enhanced relative to contro. while at $4{\times}10^{-4}M$ it was not changed. In both concentrations, however, the rate of respiration was down from the control. 3) At $10^{-4}M$ 2,4-D, the concentration of carbondrate metabolites was not changed relative to control, while significant increase in the concentrations of proteins and nucleic acids was observed. On the other hand at $4{\times}10^{-4}M$ of 2,4-D concentrations, all the metabolites including carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids were descreased. 4) It is concluded that 2,4-D at $10^{-4}M$ concentration accelerates the growth of chlorella by promoting the activities of photosynthesis and biosynthesis of proteins and nucleic acids.

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Detection of HBV Resistance to Lamivudine in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Using Zip Nucleic Acid Probes in Kerman, Southeast of Iran

  • Afshar, Reza Malekpour;Mollaie, Hamid Reza
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.8
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    • pp.3657-3661
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    • 2012
  • HBV infection is contagious and may be transmitted vertically or horizontally by blood products and body secretions. Over 50% of Iranian carriers have contracted the infection prenatally, making this the most likely route of transmission of HBV in Iran. This study assesses the resistance to Lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection using a new ZNA probe Real Time PCR method. To evaluate the effectiveness of Lamivudine therapy for chronic hepatitis B infection, a study was conducted on 70 patients (63 men and 7women), who had received the drug first line. All patients were tested for the presence of HBsAg and HBeAg, the serum ALT level and the HBV DNA load before and after treatment. In all samples resistance to Lamivudine was tested with the ZNA Probe. Our results showed that ZNA Probe Real Time PCR method could detect wild type,YMDD, and its mutants, tyrosine-isoleucine-aspartate-aspartate and tyrosine-valine-aspartate-Aspartate. Among an estimated seventy patients with chronic hepatitis B infection, 18 (25.7%) were resistant to lamivudine. Only one patient was negative for presence of HBS-Ag (5.6%) and two patients were negative for HBe-Ag (11.1%). Real-time PCR with Zip nucleic acid probes is a sensitive, specific and rapid detection method for mutations in the YMDD motif, which will be essential for monitoring patients undergoing Lamivudine antiviral therapy.

Taste Compounds of Small Black Bean Chungkugjang Added with Kiwi and Radish (키위와 무를 첨가한 소립 검정콩 청국장의 정미성분)

  • Shon, Mi-Yae;Kwon, Sun-Hwa;Seo, Kwon-Il;Park, Seok-Kyu;Park, Jeong-Ro
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.517-522
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    • 2001
  • To Confirm the repression of off-odor and improvement of food quality in small black bean chungkugjang (SBC), some taste compounds of SBC added with kiwi and radish homogenate and fermented fro 3 days at 42$^{\circ}C$ were investigated. Contents of free amino acids in SBC were lower than that of soybean chungkugjang (SC) and were increased by adding kiwi and radish homogenate to black bean, indicating that two materials were effective to the enzymatic digestibility of soy protein. Of organic acids, citric acid was the most abundant, followed by acetic acid and lactic acid. Fatty acid composition was high in the order of linoleic acid (50.82~54.51%), oleic acid (17.76%~22.10%) and plamitic acid(12.13~13.79%). There were no significant difference in compositions of organic acids and fatty acids of chungkugjang. Major volatile compounds of SBC were indole , 2-5-dimethyl pyrazine and trimethyl pyrazine. Contents of alkyl pyrazines that contribute the characteristic aroma and flavor of SBC added and fermented with kiwi and radish homogenate were 3 times lower than those of SC. Uracil and UMP were major nucleic acie-drlated compounds in all four chungkugjangs. Contents of the other nucleic acid-related compounds were a similar trend in all chungkugjangs.

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Isolation of Auxotrophic Mutants from Basidiospores of Pleurotus cornucopiae (자외선(紫外線) 조사(照射)에 의한 노랑느타리버섯 담자포자(擔子胞子)의 영양요구성(營養要求性) 균주(菌株) 선발(選拔)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Lee, Yeon-Hee;Park, Yong-Hwan;Yoo, Young-Bok;Min, Kyung-Hee
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.185-188
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    • 1986
  • After treatment of basidiospores of P. cornucopiae with ultraviolet light, 84 putative mutants from 4671 isolates were obtained. The highest proportion of auxotrophic mutants was obtained from the isolates irradiated to give $0.4{\sim}1.0%$ survival. Fourteen auxotrophs were selected for protoplast fusion and each genetic marker was identified.

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Comparison in the Contents of the Nucleic Acids in Various Wines (주류의 핵산성분 비교)

  • 조광연
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.114-118
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    • 1994
  • In order to compare the contents of nucleic acid substances in various wines, the contents of nueleic acids were analyzed by HPLC. The contents of cytosine was found to decrease in the order of cherry wine > plum wine > dongdongju > chungha > pineapple wine > soju. The contents of guanine was found to decrease in the order of dongdonglu > chungha > pineapple wine > cherry wine > plum wine > soju. The contents of uridine was found to decrease in the order of dongdongju > chungha> cherry wine > pineapple wine > plum wine > soju. The contents of adenine was found to decrease in the order of dongdonglu > chungha > cherry wine > pineapple wine > plum wine > solu. The contents of guan oslne was found to decrease in the order of dongdongju > cherry wine > chungha > plum wine > pine-apple wine > soju. The contents of adenosine was found to decrease in the order of dongdongju > shun aha > cherry wine > plum me > pineapple wine > soju.

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