• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1925-1931
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• 2017

Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) bark extract, PineXol (PX), was investigated for its potential antioxidant and anti-inflammation effects in vitro. It was hypothesized that PX treatment ($25-150{\mu}g/ml$) would reduce the lipid synthesis in HepG2 hepatocytes as well as lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Hepatocytes' intracellular triglycerides and cholesterol were decreased in the PX $150{\mu}g/ml$ treatment group compared with the control (p < 0.05). Consequently, de novo lipogenic proteins (acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1, stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1, elongase of very long chain fatty acids 6, glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1, and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1) were significantly decreased in hepatocytes by PX $150{\mu}g/ml$ treatment compared with the control (p < 0.05). In differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, the lipid accumulation was significantly attenuated by all PX treatments (p < 0.01). Regulators of adipogenesis, including CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins alpha, peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor gamma, and perilipin, were decreased in PX $100{\mu}g/ml$ treatment compared with the control (p < 0.05). In conclusion, PX might have anti-obesity effects by blocking hepatic lipogenesis and by inhibiting adipogenesis in adipocytes.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2001

N-acetylsphingosine (C2-ceramide) is a synthetic water-soluble ceramide mimicking the activity of natural ceramides. By fixing chiral conformation on carbon numbers 2 and 3 in the ceramide structure, four chiral C2-ceramides naming d-erythro-, I-erythro-, d-threo-and 1-three C2-ceramide were synthesized. We have investigated the chiral effects of these C2-ceramides on the sphingolipid metabolism, particularly on both the sphingolipid bio- synthetic pathway and on the degradation pathway. In both HL-60 and U937 cells, the chiral C2-ceramide ($10{\mu}\textrm{m}$) showed sphingosine accumulation monitored fluoromatrically by a high performance liquid chromatographic separation of the sphingoid bases. Most importantly, in HL-60 cells, l-erythro C2-ceramide induced a 50 fold increase in sphingosine as compared to the control, while l-threo C2-ceramide exhibited a minimal 7-fold in-crease. In contrast, sphinganine, another sphingoid base, showed less accumulation by any chiral C2-ceramide tested under the same conditions. These results suggested that chiral C2-ceramide primarilyacts on the sphingolipid degradation pathway rather than on the sphingolipid biosynthetic route. The strong $C_0/G_1$ phase arrest in the cell cycle by treatment of I-erythro C2-ceramide indicates that the blockade of the sphingolipid degradation pathway might be concomitantly involved in the dysfunction of the cell cycle. On the other hand, the fact that all chiral C2-ceramides tested failed to inhibit the activity of sphingosine kinase acting on the removal of sphingosine by producing sphingosine-1 -phosphate demonstrates that chiral C2- ceramides may increase sphingosine by activating various ceramidases by which natural ceramides are divided into sphingosine and free fatty acids. However, the precise steps involved in this interaction are still unknown.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.928-932
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• 2008

A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with poly(p-aminobenzene sulfonic acid) [Poly(p-ABSA)] film is fabricated by voltammetric technique in phosphate buffer solution (pH 8.0) containing $5.0\;{\times}\;10^{-3}\;mol\;L^{-1}$p- ABSA. Electrochemical behaviors of tryptophan at the Poly(p-ABSA) film electrode are investigated with voltammetry. The results indicate that the electrochemical response of tryptophan is improved significantly in the presence of poly(p-ABSA) film. Compared with the bare glassy carbon electrode, the Poly(p-ABSA) film electrode remarkably enhances the irreversible oxidation peak current of tryptophan. Some parameters such as voltammetric sweeping segments for the electrochemical polymerization, pH, accumulation potential and accumulation time are optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the oxidation peak current is proportional to tryptophan concentration in the range of $1.0\;{\times}\;10^{-7}$ to $1.0\;{\times}\;10^{-6}\;mol\;L^{-1}$, and $2.0\;{\times}\;10^{-6}$ to $1.0\;{\times}\;10^{-5}\;mol\;L^{-1}$ with a detection limit of $7.0\;{\times}\;10^{-8}\;mol\;L^{-1}$. The proposed procedure is successfully applied to the determination of tryptophan in a commercial amino acid oral solution.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2015

생강연작재배지 토양에 녹비작물의 재배가 토양 양분의 변화와 뿌리썩음병원균 경감효과를 알기위해 헤어리베치, 크림손클로버, 오차드글라스를 80일간 재배 후, 토양에 환원하여 토양분석 및 real-time PCR 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 녹비작물의 생육은 크림손클로버가 가장 좋았으며, 질수흡수량은 크림손클로버가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 토양의 인산함량은 오차드글라스가 가장 낮게 나타났다. T-N 함량은 헤어리벳치 > 크림손클로버 > 오차드글라스 순으로 나타났다. 또한 토양 내 뿌리썩음 병원균 밀도분석을 위해 Pythium zingiberum 균 특이 5.8S rDNA를 이용하여 real-time PCR 분석한 결과 헤어리베치, 오차드그라스 및 크림손클로버 처리의 Ct값은 대조구보다 낮게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 요약해볼 때 생강연작재배지에서 녹비처리 후 토양은 대조구에 비해 EC가 감소되고, 몇 몇 무기성분은 증가하였으며, 뿌리썩음 병원균 밀도는 감소하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.220-230
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Excessive metals in the soil have become one of the most significant environmental problems. Phytoremediation has received considerable attention as a method for restoring the contaminated soils. The microbes having remarkable metal tolerance and plant growth-promoting abilities could also play a significant role in remediation of metal-contaminated soils, because bioaugmentation with such microbes could promote phytoextraction of metals. Therefore, the present study was focused on evaluating the phytoextraction of heavy metals (Co, Pb and Zn) in Helianthus annuus (sunflower) induced by bioaugmentation of a phosphate solubilizing bacterium. METHODS AND RESULTS: A phosphate solubilizing bacterium was isolated from metal-contaminated soils based on the greater halo size (>3 mm) with solid NBRIP agar medium containing 10 g glucose, 5 g $Ca_3(PO_4)_2$, 5 g $MgCl_2{\cdot}6H_2O$, 0.25 g $MgSO_4.7H_2O$, 0.2 g KCl, 0.1 g $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ in 1 L distilled water. Isolated bacterial strain was assessed for their resistance to heavy metals; $CoCl_2.6H_2O$, $2PbCO_3.Pb(OH)_2$, and $ZnCl_2$ at various concentrations ranging from $100-400{\mu}g/mL$ (Co, Pb and Zn) using the agar dilution method. A pot experiment was conducted with aqueous solutions of different heavy metals (Co, Pb and Zn) to assess the effect of bacterial strain on growth and metal uptake by Helianthus annuus (sunflower). The impact of bacterial inoculation on the mobility of metals in soil was investigated under laboratory conditions with 50 mL scaled polypropylene centrifuge tubes. The metal contents in the filtrate of plant extracts were determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (Perkinelmer, Aanalyst 800, USA). CONCLUSION: Inoculation with Enterobacter ludwigii PSB 28 resulted in increased shoot and root biomass and enhanced accumulation of Co, Pb and Zn in Helianthus annuus plants. The strain was found to be capable of promoting metal translocation from the roots to the shoots of H. annuus. Therefore, Enterobacter ludwigii PSB 28 could be identified as an effective promoter of phytoextraction of Co, Pb and Zn from metal-contaminated soils.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.908-917
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• 2022

전신획득저항성(SAR)은 식물이 병원체 감염 이후 식물의 비감염 조직에서도 2차 감염에 대한 방어태세를 유지할 수 있는 광범위한 식물면역시스템이다. 지금까지 많은 연구를 통해 병원체 감염시 발생하는 SAR 유도인자 또는 모바일 신호들을 발견하였음에도 불구하고 SAR 초기 모바일 신호들은 명확하지 않다. 또한 SAR유도인자로 알려진 것들도 현재까지 수송경로가 명확하지 않다. 최근 연구에 따르면 SAR 모바일신호로 알려진 Azelaic acid (AzA)와 Glycerol-3-Phosphate (G3P)는 식물의 심플라스트 경로를 통해 원형질연락사를 통해 운송되는데 반하여Salicylic acid (SA)는 아포플라스트 경로를 통해 운송되는 것으로 여겨진다. 세포질 안에서 생성된 SA는 탈수소화는 원형질막의 양성자 구동력을 만들며 SA가 세포질에서 아포플라스트로 이동을 돕는 것으로 보인다. 뿐만 아니라 식물의 큐티클은 증산작용을 조절하여SA의 수송에 관여하는 것으로 여겨진다. 이러한 근거는 큐티클층이 결핍된 돌연변이 식물에서 SA의 축적이 비정상적으로 큐티클층에 존재하는 것을 통해 확인하였다. 이 논문에서는SAR에 관여하는 여러 신호인자들의 역할과 이들의 수송방법에 대해 논의한다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2008

질산과 인산의 수직이동성에 대한 토양특성의 영향을 구명하고자 비가림 하우스에서 소형라이시메터(지름 300 mm, 토양깊이 450 mm) 시험을 수행하였다. 대상토양은 농경지 세 지점으로부터 표토 0~20cm를 채취한 후 이 토양의 풍건세토분획을 이용하여 수행하였다: mesic family of Typic Dystrudepts (토양 A, 사양토, 유기물함량 1.4%); mixed, mesic family of Typic Udifluvents (토양 B, 양토, 유기물함량 2.6%); 시설재배토양(토양 C, 사양토, 유기물함량 5.6%). 2주 동안 안정화시킨 토양의 표면에 질소와 인을 $150kg\;urea-N\;ha^{-1}$ 과 $100kg\;KH_2PO_4-P_2O_5\;ha^{-1}$ 만큼 처리하고, 65일 동안 7번 관수(총관수량 213 mm, 약 1 pore volume)하며 주기적으로 깊이 10, 20, 30 cm의 토양용액과 용탈액을 채취하여 질산과 인산농도를 분석하였다. 총 용탈액량은 토양 C > 토양 A > 토양 B 순으로 질산 용탈량, 토양 B > 토양 A > 토양 C 과 역의 관계를 가졌다. 토양 A와 B에서는 요소처리 후 깊이 10 cm에서 토양용액 중 질산 농도 증가가 뚜렷이 나타난 반면, 토양 C에서는 나타나지 않았다. 토양 B의 높은 질산이동성은 상대적으로 높은 점토함량으로 음전하를 띤 교질의 음이온배척과 느린 수분흐름으로 물의 머무름시간이 길어 토양매트릭스 질산의 추출을 촉진하기 때문으로 볼 수 있었다. 반면 토양 C는 질산의 이동성이 낮게 나타났다. 이는 유기물 함량이 높아 생기는 발수성으로 선택류와 질산의 미생물 부동화 때문으로 추정할 수 있었다. 인산용탈은 질산과 달리 인포화도가 가장 높은 토양 C에서만 검출되었다. 토양용액 중 인산농도는 인포화도의 순서와 동일하게 토양 C > 토양 B의 순서였고 토양 A에서는 검출되지 않았다. 따라서 인산의 이동성은 인포화도에 의해 크게 영향을 받으며, 일정 수준으로 축적될 때 까지는 용탈손실은 나타나지 않는다고 판단할 수 있었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.575-582
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• 2016

BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: The study was performed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of high maysin corn silk extract on body weight and fat deposition in experimental animals. MATERIALS/METHODS: A total of 30 male C57BL/6J mice, 4-weeks-old, were purchased and divided into three groups by weight using a randomized block design. The normal-fat (NF) group received 7% fat (diet weight basis), the high-fat (HF) group received 25% fat and 0.5% cholesterol, and the high-fat corn silk (HFCS) group received high-fat diet and high maysin corn silk extract at 100 mg/kg body weight through daily oral administration. Body weight and body fat were measured, and mRNA expression levels of proteins involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, fat synthesis, lipolysis, and fat oxidation in adipose tissue and the liver were measured. RESULTS: After experimental diet intake for 8 weeks, body weight was significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05), and kidney fat and epididymal fat pad weights were significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-${\beta}$, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-${\gamma}1$ (PPAR-${\gamma}1$), and PPAR-${\gamma}2$ mRNA expression levels were significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in the epididymal fat pad, whereas cluster of differentiation 36, lipoprotein lipase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1, sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme-4, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 mRNA expression levels were significantly decreased in liver and adipose tissues (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, mRNA expression levels of AMP-activated protein kinase, hormone-sensitive lipase, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 were elevated (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that high maysin corn silk extract inhibits expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, and fat synthesis as well as promotes expression of genes involved in lipolysis and fat oxidation, further inhibiting body fat accumulation and body weight elevation in experimental animals.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 1998

우리나라 시설재배지 토양화학성분 함량을 파악하기 위하여 과채류(果菜類) 350점, 엽채류(葉菜類) 119점, 화분류(花奔類) 44점 계 513점의 토양시료를 전국에서 채취하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 시설재배지 표토의 토양화학성분 함량의 평균함량은 pH 6.0, 유기물 35g/kg, 유효인산 1.092mg/kg, 전기 전도도 2.94dS/m이고, 치환성칼리, 석회, 고토함략은 각각 1.27, 6.0, 2.Scmol+/kg이며, 질산태질소 함량은 155.1mg/kg이었다. 작물별로는 엽채류(葉菜類) > 과채류(果菜類) > 화분류(花奔類)재배지 순으로 토양화학성분 함량이 많았다. 심토의 토양화학성분 함량은 pH 6.0, 유기물 27g/kg, 유효인산 761mg/kg, 염농도는 1.83dS/m이고. 치환성칼리, 석회, 고토함량은 각각 0.93. 5.3. 1.7cmol+/kg이며, 질산태질소 함량은 93.4mg/kg으로 pH를 제외하고 대부분의 성분들이 표토보다 낮았다. 토양의 화학성이 작물생육에 적정한 범위보다 낮은토양의 분포비율은 pH 46.4% 유효인산 12.7, 치환성칼리 23.4, 치환성석회 29.8, 치환성고토 27.9%, 유기물은 20.7%이었고, 적정범위보다 많은 토양은 pH 26.8% 유효인산 79.9, 치환성칼리 70.6, 치환성석회 52.4, 치환성고토 53.2, 유기물은 54.8%이었다. 토양화학성분들과 전기전도도와의 상관관계에서 상관계수는 질산태질소> 치환성고토> 치환성칼리> 치환성석회 순으로 감소하였다. 시설 재배지 토양화학성분 함량에서 년차의 경과에 따른 변동은 pH,치환성석회, 치환성고토함량은 변동폭이 크지 않았으나, 유기물, 유효인산, 치환성칼리함량은 점차 높아지는 경향이었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.421-427
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• 2015

Angelica gigas Nakai is one of the most widely used herbal medicines and is known to have many pharmaceutical effects including an anti-oxidant, anti-cancer etc. This study was carried out to investigate an effect of fertilization on leaf yield, production of dry-matter and accumulation of pyranocurmarine compounds such as decursin (DE) and decursinol angelate (DA) in Angelica gigas Nakai. Effect of fertilization was determined from response surface regression equation composing of 2 by 3 factorial arrangement of urea, sodium dihydrogen phosphate and potassium chloride. Yield of leaf in Angelica gigas Nakai significantly increased until 100 days after transplanting. Production of leaf also tended to increase with increasing nitrogen fertilization. Model of regression equation showed that leaf production depended upon nitrogen ($Pr>{\mid}t{\mid}$ : 0.087, 0.256 and 0.079). Also, statistical results between nitrogen application level and production of dry-matter showed significant relationship (p<0.05) and contents of dry-matter was highest in 10 kg 10a-1 treatment on 24 Sep. Active compound isolated and purified from leaf and root of Angelica gigas Nakai was identified as DE and DA by gas chromatograph-mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS). Concentration of DA as prevalent compound in leaf was highest on 20 Aug. but decreased on 24 Sep. Amount of DE and DA accumulated in Angelica gigas Nakai significantly increased with growth stages and nitrogen level. The result of our investigation imply that nitrogen fertilization is important factor for production of leaf and accumulation of pyranocurmarine in Angelica gigas Nakai as a medicinal/food materials.