• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2017

Background: The incidence of halitosis has a prevalence of 22-50% throughout the world and is generally caused by anaerobic oral microorganisms, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum, Clostridium perfringens, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Previous investigations on the structure-activity relationships of ginsenosides have led to contrasting results. Particularly, the antibacterial activity of less polar ginsenosides against halitosis-related bacteria has not been reported. Methods: Crude saponins extracted from the Panax quinquefolius leaf-stem (AGS) were treated at $130^{\circ}C$ for 3 h to obtain heat-transformed saponins (HTS). Five ginsenoside-enriched fractions (HTS-1, HTS-2, HTS-3, HTS-4, and HTS-5) and less polar ginsenosides were separated by HP-20 resin absorption and HPLC, and the antimicrobial activity and mechanism were investigated. Results: HPLC with diode-array detection analysis revealed that heat treatment induced an extensive conversion of polar ginsenosides (-Rg1/Re, -Rc, -Rb2, and -Rd) to less polar compounds (-Rg2, -Rg3, -Rg6, -F4, -Rg5, and -Rk1). The antimicrobial assays showed that HTS, HTS-3, and HTS-4 were effective at inhibiting the growth of F. nucleatum, C. perfringens, and P. gingivalis. Ginsenosides-Rg5 showed the best antimicrobial activity against the three bacteria, with the lowest values of minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration. One major reason for this result is that less polar ginsenosides can more easily damage membrane integrity. Conclusion: The results indicated that the less polar ginsenoside-enriched fraction from heat transformation can be used as an antibacterial agent to control halitosis.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.406-413
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• 2015

Background : This study was carried out to investigate the changes to fatty acid, mineral, and ginsenosides contents in ginseng seed when they were stratified for different length of time and to determine whether variety had any effects on the changes. The aim was to improve the ginseng seed stratification process. Methods and Results : The ginseng varieties used were Geumpoong, Chunpoong, Yunpoong, and K-1. Stratifying periods treated on ginseng seed were 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 days. The main fatty acids of ginseng seed were oleic acid (C18 : 1, n9c) with a content of 78.40 - 79.20% followed by linoleic acid (C18 : 2, n6c). The main mineral in the seeds was potassium (K), at 1208.2 -1337.6 mg/100 g. The main ginsenosides in ginseng seed were ginsenoside Re and Rb1. Increasing the length of the stratification periods led to increases in oleic acid content (60 - 80 days), however after this the content declined. In contrast, linoleic acid content fell as the stratification period increased. K, P, Mg, Ca and Na content rose as the stratification period increased. The ginsenoside Re content of Chunpoong and K-1 cultivar seeds also rose as the stratification period increased which meant that total ginsenoside content increased. However, ginsenoside Re content rose in Geumpoong and Yunpoong seeds, but total ginsenoside content decreased as the stratification period increased. Conclusions : Some beneficial compound in ginseng seed rose as the stratification period increased. Therefore, ginseng seed stratification could improve the food value of ginseng.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.203-207
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• 1998

Fed-batch fermentations with different feeding media were carried out in order to increase the productivity of invertase expression using a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing plasmid pRB58. Two batch cultures showed the expression of the SUC2 gene at a low concentration of glucose, suggesting that glucose concentration could be used as a control variable in a fed-batch operation mode. In the fed-batch culture by feeding the basal medium, cell mass and specific invertase activity did not increase much as compared with the simple batch culture. A series of fed-batch cultures revealed that the sucrose-supplemented medium increased cell mass whereas the enriched medium did specific invertase activity. To capitalize on the synergism of the sucrose-supplemented medium and the enriched medium, the sucrose-supplemented enriched medium was used as a feeding medium. The fed-batch culture using this medium resulted in a 2.4-fold increase in cell mass and a 1.9-fold enhancement in specific invertase activity compared with those of the batch culture. The increase in cell mass and specific invertase activity led to a marked increase in total invertase activity, 250U/ml, which was 6.3 times higher than that of the batch culture.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2019

Suppressor of Variegation 3-9 Homolog 2 (SUV39H2) methylates the lysine 9 residue of histone H3 and induces heterochromatin formation, resulting in transcriptional repression or silencing of target genes. SUV39H1 and SUV39H2 have a role in embryonic development, and SUV39H1 was shown to suppress cell cycle progression associated with Rb. However, the function of human SUV39H2 has not been extensively studied. We observed that forced expression of SUV39H2 decreased cell proliferation by inducing $G_1$ cell cycle arrest. In addition, SUV39H2 was degraded through the ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway. Using yeast two-hybrid screening to address the degradation mechanism and function of SUV39H2, we identified translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) as an SUV39H2-interacting molecule. Mapping of the interacting regions indicated that the N-terminal 60 amino acids (aa) of full-length SUV39H2 and the C-terminus of TCTP (120-172 aa) were critical for binding. The interaction of SUV39H2 and TCTP was further confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence staining for colocalization. Moreover, depletion of TCTP by RNAi led to up-regulation of SUV39H2 protein, while TCTP overexpression reduced SUV39H2 protein level. The half-life of SUV39H2 protein was significantly extended upon TCTP depletion. These results clearly indicate that TCTP negatively regulates the expression of SUV39H2 post-translationally. Furthermore, SUV39H2 induced apoptotic cell death in TCTP-knockdown cells. Taken together, we identified SUV39H2, as a novel target protein of TCTP and demonstrated that SUV39H2 regulates cell proliferation of lung cancer cells.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.194-198
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• 2007

청색과 황색의 4중직 폴리에틸렌 차광망을 해가림 피복물로 사용하여 해가림 색상이 4년생 인삼의 생육 및 진세노사이드 함량에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 시험한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 청색 차광망의 spectral irradiance는 498nm에서, 황색차광망은 606nm에서 최고를 보여 색상에 따라 광질은 뚜렷한 차이를 보였다. 2. 청색 차광망은 황색 차광망보다 투광량이 23% 더 많았으며,기온도 0.3 $^{\circ}$C 더 높았고 여름철 투광량 증가로 인한 기온 상승으로 황색 차광망보다 지상부 생육이 억제되고 고온장해 발생이 심하였다. 3. 황색 차광망은 청색 차광망보다 엽록소 함량이 더 많고 경장 및 엽면적이 더 컸으며, 고온장해 발생율이 낮아 인삼수량은 48% 증가되었다. 4.동체부위의 총 진세노사이드 함량은 색상 간에 유의적인차이가 없었으나 지근 및 세근부위의 총 진세노사이드 함량은 청색 차광망이 황색 차광망보다 유의적인 증가를 보였다. 5. PD/PT비율은 지근부위에서만 청색 차광망이 황색 차광망보다 유의적으로 높았으며, Rb$_1$/Rg$_1$의 비율은 모든 부위에서 청색 차광망이 황색 차광망보다 높았으나 지근부위에서는 유의성이 없었다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1996

인삼의 모상근 HRB-15 clone을 3L 용량의 생물반응기에서 배양하여 ginsenoside 생산량을 증진시킬 수 있는 방법을 찾고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 모상근을 광배양하면 암배양에 비해 생장이 30% 정도 억제되지만 ginsenoside 함량(ginsenoside-Rb1, -Rb2, -Rc, -Rd, -Re, -Rg1)은 크게 증가되어 암배양시보다 2배 높은 1.10%로 나타났으며, 이때에는 ginsenoside-Re의 함량이 매우 높은 반면 다른 ginsenoside들의 함량은 암배양시 보다 다소 감소하는 경향이었다. 또한 초기 10일간 암배양한 후 20일간 광배양하는 방법을 기준으로 sodium acetate를 농도별로 처리하여 본 결과, sodium acetate의 농도가 증가할수록 모상근의 생장이 억제되고 ginsenoside 함량도 감소하였으며, 배양배지내 인산의 농도를 변화시켜 본 결과, 1.25 mM $KH_2PO_4$ 처리가 모상근의 생장과 ginsenoside 함량 모두에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 한편 모상근의 생장과 ginsenoside 함량을 증가시키기 위해 yeast elicitation과 ammonium nitrate를 이용한 2단계 배양방법(two-step culture process)을 개발하였다. Elicitor로서 $50\;\mu\textrm{g}/g$ yeast extract를 배양 20일째(광배양 10일째)에 첨가하여 본 결과, 총 ginsenoside 생산 모두에서 상승된 효과를 보여주었다. 따라서 2단계 배양방법은 인삼 모상근의 대량배양을 통해 이차대사산물인 ginsenoside 생산량을 증가시킬수 있는 하나의 좋은 방법으로 생각된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 1992

RP 반응성 스펏터링으로서 P형 실리콘 웨이퍼위에 $Ta_{2}O_{5}$막을 제조하였다. 시편의 구조 및 조성은 XRD와 AES로 조사하였다. 산소의 혼합비가 10%일 때 C-V 특성으로부터 구한 $Ta_{2}O_{5}$막의 비유전률은 10-12이었다. AES와 RBS로 측정한 $Ta_{2}O_{5}$막의 Ta : O의 비는 각각 1 : 2와 1 : 2.49로 나타났으며, 산소분위기에서 $700^{\circ}C$의 열처리 온도에서 결정성장이 시작되었다. 산소분위기에서 $1000^{\circ}C$로 열처리한 $Ta_{2}O_{5}$막의 비유전률값은 20.5였으며, 질소분위기에서 열처리한 경우의 비유전률값은 23으로 나타났다. 이 때 가육방전계(pseudo hexagonal ${\delta}-Ta_{2}O_{5}$)의 결정구조를 나타내었다. 시편의 ${\Delta}V_{FB}$와 누설전류밀도는 산소의 혼합비가 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 그리고 최대절연파괴전장은 산소가 10% 혼합되었을 때 2.4MV/cm로 나타났다. 이러한 $Ta_{2}O_{5}$막은 수소이온 감지막 및 기억용소자의 게이트 절연막 등에 응용될 수 있을 것이다.