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Influences of Peroxidase on Lysozyme Activity (Peroxidase가 Lysozyme 활성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Sang-Goo;Kim, Hyung-Il;Kho, Hong-Seop
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2008
  • It is well known that many antimicrobial proteins in saliva interact with each other. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the interactions of lysozyme with peroxidase in the aspects of enzymatic activity in vitro. The interactions of lysozyme with peroxidase were examined by incubating hen egg-white lysozyme(HEWL) with bovine lactoperoxidase(bLP). The influence of peroxidase system on lysozyme was examined by subsequent addition of potassium thiocyanate and hydrogen peroxide. Lysozyme activity was determined by turbidity measurement of a Micrococcus lysodeikticus substrate suspension. Peroxidase activity was determined with an NbsSCN assay. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to analyze the changes of enzymatic activities compared with their controls. bLP at physiological concentrations enhanced the enzymatic activity of HEWL(P < 0.05) and its effect was dependent on the concentration of peroxidase. However, HEWL did not affect the enzymatic activity of bLP. Thiocyanate did not affect the enzymatic activity of HEWL, either. The addition of potassium thiocyanate and hydrogen peroxide did not lead to additional enhancement of the enzymatic activity of HEWL. The changes of hydrogen peroxide concentration in the peroxidase system did not affect the enzymatic activity of HEWL. Collectively, despite an in vitro nature of our study, the results of the present study provide valuable information on the interactions of lysozyme and peroxidase in the aspects of enzymatic activity in oral health care products and possibly in the oral cavity.

Potentiometric Homogeneous Enzyme-Linked Binding Assays for Riboflavin and Riboflavin Binding Protein

  • 김진목;김혜진;김미정;이동주;한상현;차근식
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.17 no.11
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    • pp.1018-1022
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    • 1996
  • Adenosine deaminase (ADA) has been utilized as the label in devising a potentiometric homogeneous assay for riboflavin and riboflavin binding protein (RBP). The proposed homogeneous assay method employs an ADA-biotin conjugate as the signal generator and an avidin-riboflavin conjugate as the signal modulator in the solution phase. The catalytic activity of the ADA-biotin conjugate is inhibited in the presence of an excess amount of the avidin-riboflavin conjugate, and the observed inhibition is reversed in an amount proportional to the concentration of RBP added. When the analyte riboflavin is added to this mixture of ADA-biotin, avidin-riboflavin and RBP, the activity of the enzyme conjugate is re-inhibited in an amount proportional to the concentration of riboflavin. Since the enzyme label used in this system is ADA, an ammonia-producing enzyme, a potentiometric rather than photometric detection scheme is used to monitor the enzymatic activity in the assay.

Enzymatic Determination of Glucose Using Soybean Sprouts Peroxidase. (콩나물 Peroxidase를 이용한 포도당의 효소적 분석)

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    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.416-420
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    • 1998
  • Soybean sprouts peroxidase can be used for enzymatic determination of glucose. Peroxidase from soybean sprouts was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and DEAE Sephacel column chromatography. The glucose could be quantitatively assayed by using glucose oxidase and soybean sprouts peroxidase. The optimum pH and temperature for glucose assay were of pH 5.5 and $40^{\circ}C$, respectively. The relationship between absorbance and glucose concentration was linear. And also the relationship between absorbance and reaction time was linear. The reducing agents such as L-cysteine, dithiothreitol inhibited the glucose assay by glucose oxidase and soybean sprouts peroxidase.

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Application of cabbage Peroxidase for Glucose Assay (양배추 Peroxidase의 포도당 분석에의 이용)

  • Park, In-Shik;Kho, Sun-Ok;Nam, in
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.224-228
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    • 1990
  • Cabbage contained high peroxidase activity among tested plant sources. The cabbage peroxi-dase can replace horseradish peroxidase to assay glucose with glucose oxidase. The amount of glucose can be determined quantitatively by glucose oxidase-cabbage peroxidase. The opti-mum pH and temperature for enzymatic glucose determination by glucose oxidase-cabbage peroxidase were 6.0 and 35-45$^{\circ}C$ respectively. The glucose assay was inhibited by addition of various metal salts such as mercuric chloride lead acetate silver nitrate ammonium molyb-date sodium tunstate and cupric sulfate. The relationship between absorbance and amount of glucose was linear up to 8.33 mM glucose in the assay mixture under the assay conditions.

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Hydrogen Peroxide produced by Two Amino Acid Oxidases Mediates Antibacterial Actions

  • Zhang Hongmin;Yang Qiuyue;Sun Mingxuan;Teng Maikun;Niu Liwen
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.336-339
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    • 2004
  • The antibacterial actions of two amino acid oxidases, a D-amino acid oxidase from hog kidney and a L-amino acid oxidase from the venom of Agkistrodon halys, were investigated, demonstrating that both enzymes were able to inhibit the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and that hydrogen peroxide, a product of their enzymatic reactions, was the antibacterial factor. However, hydrogen peroxide generated in the enzymatic reactions was not sufficient to explain the degree to which bacterial growth was inhibited. A fluorescence labeling assay showed that both of these two enzymes could bind to the surfaces of bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the antibacterial activity of the D-amino acid oxidases.

Enzymatic Activities of Allergen Extracts from Three Species of Dust Mites and Cockroaches Commonly Found in Korean Home

  • Jeong, Kyoung-Yong;Kim, Chung-Ryul;Yong, Tai-Soon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.151-155
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    • 2010
  • Allergen extracts from dust mites and cockroaches commonly found in Korean homes were used to evaluate their enzymatic activity as they are believed to influence allergenicity. Allergen extracts were prepared from 3 dust mite species (Dermatophagoides farinae, D. pteronyssinus, and Tyrophagus putrescentiae) and 3 cockroach species (Blattella germanica, Periplaneta americana, and P. fuliginosa) maintained in the Korea National Arthropods of Medical Importance Resource Bank. Proteins were extracted in PBS after homogenization using liquid nitrogen. The activities of various enzymes were investigated using the API Zym system. No significant difference in phosphatase, lipase, or glycosidase activity was observed among the 6 allergen extracts, but much difference was observed in protease activity. Protease activity was assessed in more detail by gelatin zymography and the EnzChek assay. Extract from T. putrescentiae showed the highest protease activity, followed by those of the cockroach extracts. Extracts from D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus showed only weak protease activity. Gelatinolytic activity was detected mainly in a 30-kDa protein in D. farinae, a 28-kDa protein in D. pteronyssinus, a > 26-kDa protein in T. putrescentiae, a > 20-kDa protein in B. germanica, and a > 23-kDa protein in P. americana and P. fuliginosa. The information on various enzymatic activities obtained in this study may be useful for future studies. In particular, the strong protease activity found in cockroach extracts could contribute to sensitization to cockroach allergens, which is known to be associated with the development of asthma.

Investigation of Biological Activities of Enzymatic Hydrolysate of Spirulina (스피루리나 효소가수분해물의 생리활성 탐색)

  • Son, Min-Hee;Park, Keun-Hyoung;Choi, A-Reum;Yoo, Gui-Jae;In, Man-Jin;Kim, Dong-Ho;Chae, Hee-Jeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.136-141
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    • 2009
  • Biological activities of enzymatic hydrolysate of spirulina (EHS) were investigated. EHS showed no significant effects on the growth-stimulating activity for lactic-acid bacteria and antioxidant activity. EHS showed slight in vitro growth-inhibitory effects (15% at 1.42 mg/L) on a human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa). In addition, the anticoagulant activities of EHS were measured based on three different pathways: common, intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. As an indication of anticoagulant activity on common pathway, thrombin time (TT) of EHS (100 mg/L) was measured as 155.6 sec. Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) for intrinsic pathway of EHS (1,000 mg/L) was measured as 95.8 sec. Prothrombin time (PT) based on extrinsic pathway of EHS (1,000 mg/L) was measured as 10.6 sec. These data showed that EHS have influences on anticoagulant factors of common pathway and intrinsic pathway. Consequently it was found that EHS could be used as a functional food for blood circulation.

Activity of Protein Kinase C in Abnormally Proliferated Vascular Endothelial Cells (비정상적인 세포증식이 유도된 혈관 내피세포에서 Protein Kinase C에 대한 활성 분석)

  • Bae, Yong Chan;Park, Suk Young;Nam, Su Bong;Moon, Jae Sul;Choi, Su Jong
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: To understand the pathogenesis of the disease that presents abnormally proliferated vascular endothelial cells, a model of DMH(1,2-dimethylhydrazine)-induced abnormal proliferation of HUVECs(Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells) was made. We indirectly determined that Protein Kinase C(PKC) restricts the cellular proliferation and inhibits the manifestation of growth factor by using several inhibiting substances of the transmitter through our previous studies. Thereupon, we attempted to observe direct enzymatic activities of PKC and its correlation with the abnormal proliferation of vascular endothelial cells. Methods: $10^5$ HUVECs cells were applied to 6 individual well plates in three different groups; A control group cultured without treatment, a group concentrated with $0.75{\times}10^{-8}M$ DMH only, and a group treated with DMH & $5{\times}10^{-9}M$ Calphostin C, inhibitor of PKC. In analyzing the formation of intracellular PKC enzyme, protein separation was performed, and separated protein was quantitatively measured. PKC enzyme reaction was analyzed through Protein Kinase C Assay System (Promega, USA), and the results were analyzed according to Beer's law. Results: Enzymatic activity of PKC presented the highest in all reaction time of a group concentrated only with DMH, and the lowest in the control group. The group treated with DMH and the inhibitor revealed statistically lower enzymatic activity than group only with DMH in all reaction time, although higher than the control group. Conclusion: From the enzymatic aspect, most active and immediate reaction of the PKC was observed in the group concentrated with DMH only. The group treated with DMH & PKC inhibitor showed meaningful decrease. Accordingly, PKC holds a significant role in DMH-induced abnormal proliferation of vascular endothelial cells.

Platelet-Activating Factor Enhances Experimental Pulmonary Metastasis of Murine Sarcoma Cells by Up-regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases-9 Through NF-$\kappa$B-Dependent Pathway

  • Ko, Hyun-Mi;Back, Hae-Kyong
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.143-151
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    • 2004
  • Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are capable of degrading extracellular matrix, a process that is necessary for angiogenesis, tumor invasion and metastasis. Platelet-activating factor (PAP) increases angiogenesis, tumor growth and metastasis through nuclear factor (NF)-$\kappa$B activation. Based on these facts, the involvement of MMPs in PAF-induced pulmonary metastasis was investigated in murine sarcoma cells, MMSV-BALB/3T3. Messenger RNA expression and enzymatic activity of MMP-9 were assessed by RT-PCR and zymography, and cell migration and metastasis were done for the detection of MMP-9 functional activity. PAP induced mRNA expression and enzymatic activity of MMP-9, and its effects were either inhibited by the PAP antagonist, WEB 2170 or by the NF-$\kappa$B inhibitor, parthenolide, or p65 antisense oligonucleotide in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, PAF induced promoter activity of MMP-9, which was inhibited by WEB 2170, phenanthroline, NAC, PDTC. These results indicate that PAF induces mRNA expression and enzymatic activity of MMP-9 in NF-$\kappa$B dependent manner. Cell migration assay showed that PAF induced MMSV-BALB/3T3 migration, and its effect was significantly inhibited by treatment with phenanthroline. PAF enhanced pulmonary metastasis of murine sarcoma cells, MMSV-BALB/3T3 was also reduced by phenanthroline. These results suggest that PAF-enhanced cell migration and pulmonary metastasis is mediated through the expression of MMP. In conclusion, It is suggested that PAF enhances pulmonary metastasis by inducing MMP-9 expression via the activation of NF-$\kappa$B.

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Evaluation of Safety with Gamgung-tang Using Rec assay and Enzymatic Methods (Rec assay 및 효소학적 방법을 이용한 감궁탕의 안전성평가)

  • Shon, Yun-Hee;Baek, Tae-Seon;Moon, Ji-Sun;Kim, Mee-Kyung;Kim, Cheorl-Ho;Jeon, Byung-Hun;Nam, Kyung-Soo
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.98-101
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    • 2005
  • Gamgung-tang(GGT) that is included in Gamdu-tang(consists of Glycyrrhizae Radix, black beans) and Gunggui-tang(consists of Angelicae Radix and Cnidii Rhizoma), showed therapeutic effects of autoimmume thyroiditis in the previous reports. GGT was tested for the safety using Rec assay and enzymatic methods. In the Rec assay, Bacillus subtilis H-17$(Rec^+)$ and M-45$(Rec^-)$ strains were used to test DNA damage activity. From the results, there was no DNA damage of GGT. Hepatotoxicity of GGT to female ICR mice was also monitored by the measurements of serum(s)-GOT, s-GPT and LDH activities after oral feeding for 15 days. GGT was not shown any significant changes of s-GOT, s-GPT and LDH activities in mice sera.