• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.370-378
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• 1991

Effects of squalene on humoral immune system in mice were investigated. Squalene exhibited significant increases in the circulating leukocyte counts and relative spleen and thymus weights of the mice. However, the relative liver weight was slightly decreased. Hemagglutination titers (HA) were signficantly enhanced by squalene while Arthus reaction was not affected. Splenic plaque forming cells (PFC) were also greatly increased by squalene, especially at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg of it.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.441-451
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• 2016

Squalene is a linear triterpene formed via the MVA or MEP biosynthetic pathway and is widely distributed in bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, and animals. Metabolically, squalene is used not only as a precursor in the synthesis of complex secondary metabolites such as sterols, hormones, and vitamins, but also as a carbon source in aerobic and anaerobic fermentation in microorganisms. Owing to the increasing roles of squalene as an antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory agent, the demand for this chemical is highly urgent. As a result, with the exception of traditional methods of the isolation of squalene from animals (shark liver oil) and plants, biotechnological methods using microorganisms as producers have afforded increased yield and productivity, but a reduction in progress. In this paper, we first review the biosynthetic routes of squalene and its typical derivatives, particularly the squalene synthase route. Second, typical biotechnological methods for the enhanced production of squalene using microbial cell factories are summarized and classified. Finally, the outline and discussion of the novel trend in the production of squalene with several updated events to 2015 are presented.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.450-455
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• 1996

국내에서 종실용 amaranth의 이용 가능성을 조사하기 위한 목적으로 종실에서 squalene을 분리, 동정하였고, squalene 추출후 부산물의 활용방안으로 그 부산물의 항암활성검색을 한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Amaranth 종실에서 추출, 분리한 squalene 함량은 0.43%이고, GC /Mass spectrum으로 확인한 결과 99%의 순도를 나타내었으며, 분자구조식은 잠정적으로 동물성 squalene과 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 2. MTT 방법을 이용한 인간의 위암, 대장암 세포주에 대한 항암활성효과를 검색한 결과 부산물의 조추출물은 230$\mu\textrm{g}$/m1보다 낮은 농도에서 유의한 항암효과를 보였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2014

전통주류의 한가지인 막걸리 중의 기능성 성분인 E,E-farnesol과 squalene를 분석하는 방법을 확립하였다. 막걸리에 들어있는 E,E-farnesol과 squalene은 stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE)와 GC-MS를 사용 분석하였다. SBSE방법은 막걸리 중의 E,E-farnesol과 squalene함량을 분석하는데 매우 효율적이었다. 이 두 성분을 SBSE법으로 분석하였을 때 E,E-farnesol은 0.5-200 ng/mL ($R^2=0.9974$) 범위에서 squalene은 100-50000 ng/mL ($R^2=0.9982$)에서 직선성을 보였다. SBSE법으로 분석할 경우 E,E-farnesol과 squalene의 limit of detection (LOD)와 limit of quantification (LOQ)는 각각 0.1 과 0.5 ng/mL 및 15.0과 40.0 ng/mL 이었다. SBSE법에 의한 E,E-farnesol과 squalene의 회수율은 각각101-107%와 98-103%로 정확도가 매우 높았다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.41-53
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• 1992

This study was designed to estimate the ability of squalene treated mice to eliminate systemically infected bacteria and fungi and to elucidate the mechanism. As a result of measuring the ability to remove systemically infected bacteria and fungi, The ability of mice to remove the organism was found to increase in squalene treated mice when compared with control mice. And also the ability of phagocytic cells to produce Reactive Oxygen Intermediate(R.O.I.) increased in squalene treated mice. When the NADPH oxidase activity that make R.O.I. produce was measured, the activity increased in squalene treated mice, too. Therefore the good clearance of live organism in squalene treated mice is likely to relate to phagocytic cell activation. The activation of phagocytic cells might be mediated via the increased production of R.O.I. due to the increase of NADPH oxidase activity.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.20-29
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• 1992

Effects of squalene on cellular and non-specific immune responses and antitumor activity in mice were investigated. Cellular and non-specific immunological assay parameters adopted in the present study were delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction and resette forming cells (RFC) for cellular immunity, activities of natural killer (NK) cells and phagocyte for non-specific immunity. Squalene resulted in marked increases of cellular and non-specific immune functions and enhancement of host resistance to tumor challenge in dose-dependent manner.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 1974년도 학술대회지
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• pp.95-100
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• 1974

The radioactive compound $squalene-H^3$ prepared from peas (Pisum sativum L.) with 5H -mevalonic acid was administered to two- and four-year-old American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) Plants and cuttings in September. The $squalene-H^3$ uptake was low $(40\~86\%).$ $Squalene-H^3$ was not incorporated into the panaquilin sapogenin panaxadiol. This may be due to its poor solubility characteristics and plant absorption, or to the low specific activity. It is possible, but unknown, if any squalene was metabloized into the carbohydrate portion of the panaquilins.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.136-144
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• 1987

고려인삼(Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) 뿌리의 주요 성분중의 하나인 saponin류(ginsenosides)의 생합성 경로를 규명하기 위하여 인삼 뿌리 절편(2g)을 20mM sodium acetate ($500\mu$Ci [U-$^{l4}C$]-acetate), 10 mM mevalonate ($25\mu$Ci [2-$^{l4}C$]-mevalonate), 10 mM squalene ($10\mu$Ci [4,8,12,13,17,21-$^3H$]-squalene)을 각각 포함한 반응액에 가하고 $30^{\circ}C$에서 72시간 가온처리하여 얻은 생성물을 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. [U-$^{l4}C$]-acetate, [2-$^{l4}C$]-mevalonate, [4,8,12,13,17,21-$^3H$]-squalene으로부터 각각 방사성 인삼 saponin이 합성됨을 autoradiography로 확인하였다. 2. [U-$^{l4}C$]-acetate로부터의 생성물을 T.L.C.로 분리 분석한 결과 panaxadiol, panaxatriol, squalene, mevalonate에서 회수된 방사능이 각각 가해준 총 방사능의 2.1%, 2.7%, 2.6%, 0.2% 였으며 당에서도 상당량의 방사능이 탐지되었다. 3. 2-$^{l4}C$]-mevalonate로부터의 생성물을 T.L.C.로 분리 분석한 결과 squalene에서 많은 방사능이 회수되었고 [4,8,12,13,17,21-$^3H$]-squalene으로부터의 생성물을 T.L.C.로 분리 분석한 결과 panaxadiol, panaxatriol, sterol에서 많은 방사능이 회수되었다. 이상과 같은 실험결과로부터, 인삼뿌리에서의 saponin류 합성이 acetate로부터 mevalonate, squalene등의 중간 물질을 거치는 경로가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.331-335
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• 1996

In this study, the attempts were made to Investigate the effect of squalene (200 ppm) on the autooxidation of soybean oil The effect of mixed tocopherols (200 ppm) was also studied In the same way and the results of the study were compared with those of squalene. A put of a commercial soybean oil was stored at 45.0$\pm$0.5t for their autooxidation. The extent of the autooxidation was estimated from the changes of the peroxide value and % conjugated dienoic acid content of the ell substrates The results of the autooxidation, squalene In the soybean oil substrate showed antioxidant activity but the activity was weaker than that of mixed-tocopherols nth the same concentration. The induction periods of the control and substrates with the same concentration. The Induction periods of the control and substrates with squalene and mixed-tocopherols were 448.5 504.9 and 668.9 hours, respectively. Time required to Tech a POV of 30meq/kg oil.

• 생약학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 1974

미국인삼(美國人蔘) (오가과(五加科), Panax quinquefolium L.) 2년생(年生) 및 4년생(年生) 식물(植物)에 심지법(法)을 사용(使用)하여 $squalene-H^3$를 투여(投與)했을 때 미국인삼(美國人蔘) 사포닌(panaquilins)과 그 비당체(非糖禮)에 $H^3-incorporation$ 가능성(可能性) 여부(與否)를 검토 하였다. $squalene-H^3$ 섭취율은 매우 낮은 값을 보였으며 $(40{\sim}86%)$, $squalene-H^3$는 또한 panaquilin의 비당체(非糖體) 부분(部分)에는 incorporation 되지는 않았으나 당체(糖體)에는 squalene 대사물질(代謝物質)이 incorporation된 것으로 사료(思料) 되었다.