• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.421-427
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• 2010

To isolate natural antihypertensive substances from edible seaweeds, we screened for and separated active compounds contained in natural Underia pinnatifida, cultural Underia pinnatifida, Laminaria japonica, Sporophylls and Agarum cribrosum. They were extracted using room temperature water, boiling water, acetone, and methanol in turn or using room temperature water, ether, acetone, methanol and boiling water in order. The in vitro antihypertensive activity was quantified as inhibitory efficacy against angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE), which is a factor inducing hypertension. For all of the seaweeds tested, the fractions soluble in room temperature water and in boiling water showed the strongest ACE inhibitory effect among the extracted fractions. Conversely, the methanol-extracted fractions for all of the seaweeds tested showed no antihypertensive activity. While the ether and acetone fractions had slight antihypertensive effects. The compounds in the aqueous extracts that had antihypertensive activity were presumed to be polysaccharides, such as fucoidan and alginate.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2011

In order to validate the use of Saussurea Lappa as an anti-inflammatory drug in the traditional Korean medicine, I have investigated the effects of water-soluble extract of Saussurea Lappa (ESL) on the production of pro-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages stimulated with the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The extract inhibited dose-dependently TNF-${\alpha}$ production without its cytotoxic effect on the macrophages, as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and significantly decreased mRNA levels of TNF-${\alpha}$, as determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The extract also inhibited LPS-induced activation of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$, thereby resulting in TNF-${\alpha}$ gene expression. These results suggest that ESL may have therapeutic potential in the control of inflammatory diseases mediated by activated macrophages.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.20-32
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Bacterial shot hole of stone fruits is a seriuos plant disease caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Xap). Techniques to control the disease are required. In this study, microorganisms with antibacterial activity were isolated to develop as a microbial agent against the bacterial shot hole. METHODS AND RESULTS: An isolate with the strongest activity among the isolates was identified as Streptomyces avidinii based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and designated Streptomyces sp. J46. J46 showed suppression of bacterial leaf spot with a control value of 90% at 10 times-diluted cell free supernatant. To investigate antibacterial metabolites produced by J46, the supernatant of J46 was extracted with organic solvents, and the extracts were subjected to chromatography works. Antibacterial metabolites were not extractable with organic solvents. Both reverse and normal phase techniques were not successful because the metabolites were extremely water soluble. The antibacterial metabolites were not volatiles but protein compounds based on hydrolysis enzyme treatment. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that Streptomyces sp. J46 may be a potential as an microbial agent against bacterial shot hole. Further study to identify the metabolites is required in more detail.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.114-122
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• 1998

표고버섯의 열수 가용성 다당류(PS)와 간 장해물질이며 발암성을 갖는 butter yellow를 흰쥐의 식이에 6주간 투여하여 혈장과 간의 효소활성 및 과산화지질의 함량을 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 혈장 중 GOT 활성은 better yellow 첨가군(BO군)보다 PS의 투여군(BP군 : BO+PS)이 비교적 낮은 수준을 나타내었으며 ${\gamma}$-GTP와 GPT 활성에서도 BO군에 비하여 BP군에서 유의하게 낮은 활성을 나타냈다. 2. 간장 중 glutathion peroxidase, catalase 및 lactate dephdregenase 활성 또한 기초식이군(NO군)에 PS를 토여한 군(NP군)은 NO군과 유의한 차이가 없었으나 BP군은 BO군에 비하여 유의하게 낮은 수준이었다. SOD활성은 각 군간에 유사한 수치로 유의적인 차리를 보이지 않았다. 3. 간장의 microsomal 분획분 및 cytosol 분획분 중의 glutathione S-transferase 활성도는 BP군이 BO군보다 유의하게 낮은 수준을 보였으나 better yellow를 첨가하지 않은 NO군에 비하여 상당히 높은 수준을 나타내었다. 4. 간장 내 glutathione과 malondialdehyde의 함량 또한 PS의 투여로 생성이 저하되는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 보아 표고버섯의 열수 추출물은 생체조직의 지질의 과산화를 방지하므로써 better yellow에 의한 간장장애의 치료 또는 독성을 완화하는 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.311-319
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• 1999

Leaves of Aloe vera Linne and bloods of domestic animal were composted in a soild state fermentation reactor (SSFR) by using microbial additive including a bulking and moisture controlling agent. From solid-culture of microbial additive, 10 species of bacteria and 10 species of fungi were isolated and, their enzyme activities including amylase, carboxy methyl cellulase CMCase, lipase and protease were detected. Optimum fermentation conditions of Aloe leaves and domestic animal bloods in SSFR were obtained from the studies of response surface analysis employing microbial additive content, initial moisture content, and fermentation temperature as the independent variables. The optimum conditions for SSFR using Aloe leaves were obtained at 9.45$\pm$73%(w/w) of microbial additives, 62.73$\pm$4.54%(w/w) of initial moisture content and 55.32$\pm$3.14$^{\circ}C$ of fermentation temperature while those for SSFR using domestic animal bloods were obtained at 10.25$\pm$2.04%, 58.68$\pm$4.97% and 57.85$\pm$5.$65^{\circ}C$, respectively. Composting process in SSFR was initially proceeded through fermentation and solid materials were decomposed within 24 hours by maintaining higher moisture level, and maturing and drying steps are followed later. After the fermentation step, the concentrations of solid phase inorganic components were increased while that of organic components were decreased. Also, concentrations of total organic carbon(TOC), peptides, amino acids, polysaccharides, and low fatty acids in water extracts were increased. As fermentation in composting process depends on initial C/N ratios in water extracts of two samples were increased because of increased water-soluble TOC. From these results, it was revealed that solid state fermentation reactor using microbial additives can be used in composting process of organic wastes with broad C/N ratio.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제33권1호통권129호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2005

표고버섯 폐골목의 대체에너지 자원으로서의 가능성을 살펴보기 위하여 폐골목을 사용연수별로 구분하고 동일 수종의 정상재와 함께 화학적, 물리적 성상을 비교, 조사하였다. 또한 폐골목에 잔존하는 효소에 의한 전처리 효과를 살펴보기 위하여 기존의 전처리 방법인 폭쇄처리법과 비교하였다. 사용연수에 따른 화학적 성상의 변화는 회분, 수용성 추출물, alkali 추출물, 유기용매 추출물 함량 모두 뚜렷한 경향을 나타내진 않았지만 균주를 접종한 직후 폐골목에서 정상재보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다. Holocellulose 함량은 큰 폭으로 감소하였고 다른 주성분인 lignin 함량은 균주 접종 전후에 큰 변화를 보여주지 않았지만 cellulose 함량이 큰 폭으로 감소한 것을 고려하면 균주에 의해 상당량의 lignin 분해가 진행되었다. 부후정도는 균주 접종 후 점차 증가하는 모습을 보였지만, 결정화도는 급격히 감소하였다. 폭쇄처리에 의한 화학적, 물리적 성상의 변화로서 수용성 추출물, alkali 추출물, 유기용매 추출물 함량은 큰 폭으로 증가하였고, holocellulose 함량도 소폭 상승하였지만 lignin 함량은 특별한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 다른 추출물의 함량이 급격히 증가한 것을 고려하면 holocellulose와 lignin 모두 감소하였다고 생각된다. 폭쇄처리에 의한 결정화도의 감소는 균주 접종 후의 감소폭과 비슷한 결과를 나타내었고, 인위적으로 부후시킨 재료에 대한 lignin 함량은 폐골목의 함량보다 감소하여 잔존 효소에 의한 전처리 가능성을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 보아 폐골목은 대체에너지 자원으로서 충분한 가능성을 갖고 있다고 사료된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2013

This study was conducted to improve the yield of extracts from Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma head and sea tangle Laminaria japonica byproducts using various commercial enzymes, such as Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Neutrase (NH), and Protamex. Among the enzymatic hydrolysates, the yield was highest in hydrolysate incubated with NH for 4 h. NH-treated hydrolysates (NHH) also improved functional properties, such as angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryldrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, as compared to extracts from Alaska pollock head and sea tangle byproducts. Total free amino acid and taste values of NHH were 379.7 mg/100 mL and 24.03, respectively, after digestion for 4 h. These values are 2.2-fold and 1.9-fold higher compared with those of water soluble fractions extracted from Alaska pollock head and non-forming sea tangle, respectively. According to the taste value results, the major taste-active compounds among free amino acids of NHH were glutamic acid and aspartic acid. These results suggest that NHH can be used as an ingredient for natural seasoning preparation.

• 생약학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.397-403
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• 1999

Tyrosinase plays an important role in the process of melanin polymer biosynthesis. Therefore, the enzyme inhibitors have been of great concern as cosmetics to have skin-whitening effects on the local hyperpigmentation. During the search for new inhibitory compounds on melanin polymer biosynthesis from natural sources, MeOH extracts of 589 higher plants were tested for the inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity by the muschroom tyrosinase assay in vitro. Among plants tested, the leaves of Cercis chinensis exhibited potent inhibitory effect on mushroom tyrosinase activity. Subsequently seven active compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble part of acetone extract of the leaves of C. chinensis by the activity guided fractionation monitoring the inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity. Their chemical structures were identified as $kaempferol-3-0-{\alpha}-L-rhamnoside$, quercitrin, $myricetin-3-0-{\alpha}-L-rhamnoside$, myricetin-3-0-(2'-O-galloyl)- ${\alpha}$ -L-rhamopyranoside (desmanthin), (-)-epicatechin-3-0-gallate, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-0-gallate, and methyl gallate on the basis of the speculation of spectral data and chemical reaction. Among the flavonol rhamnosides, myricetin-3-0-(2'-O-galloyl)- -L-rhamnoside(desmanthin) showed most potent inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity and the structure of B-ring in flavonol moiety was related to the activity. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate having pyrogallol group in flavan-3-ol moiety exhibited more potent inhibitory effect than (-)-epicatechin-3-0-gallate having catechol group in flavan-3-ol moiety on mushroom tyrosinase activity.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2018

Background: The impact of fungicide azoxystrobin, applied as foliar spray, on the physiological and biochemical indices and ginsenoside contents of ginseng was studied in ginseng (Panax ginseng Mey. cv. "Ermaya") under natural environmental conditions. Different concentrations of 25% azoxystrobin SC (150 g a.i./ha and 225 g a.i./ha) on ginseng plants were sprayed three times, and the changes in physiological and biochemical indices and ginsenoside contents of ginseng leaves were tested. Methods: Physiological and biochemical indices were measured using a spectrophotometer (Shimadzu UV-2450). Every index was determined three times per replication. Extracts of ginsenosides were analyzed by HPLC (Shimadzu LC20-AB) utilizing a GL-Wondasil $C_{18}$ column. Results: Chlorophyll and soluble protein contents were significantly (p = 0.05) increased compared with the control by the application of azoxystrobin. Additionally, activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, peroxidase, and ginsenoside contents in azoxystrobin-treated plants were improved, and malondialdehyde content and $O_2^-$ contents were reduced effectively. Azoxystrobin treatments to ginseng plants at all growth stages suggested that the azoxystrobin-induced delay of senescence was due to an enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity protecting the plants from harmful active oxygen species. When the dose of azoxystrobin was 225 g a.i./ha, the effect was more significant. Conclusion: This work suggested that azoxystrobin played a role in delaying senescence by changing physiological and biochemical indices and improving ginsenoside contents in ginseng leaves.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.268-274
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• 2009

Porphyromonas gingivalis, the gram-negative anaerobic oral bacterium, initiates periodontal disease by binding to saliva-coated oral surface. The cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) genetically linked to FimA1 (1-200 aa) or FimA2 (201-337 aa) of the P. gingivalis fimbrial antigen were introduced into Solanum tuberosum cells by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation method. The integration of CTB-FimA1 or CTB-FimA2 fusion genes were confirmed in the chromosome of transformed leaves by genomic DNA PCR amplification method. Synthesis and assembly of the CTB-FimA fusion proteins into oligomeric structures with pentamer size was detected in transformed tuber extracts by immunoblot analysis. The binding activities of CTB-FimA fusion proteins to intestinal epithelial cell membrane receptors were confirmed by GM1-ganglioside enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GM1-ELISA). The ELISA showed that the expression levels of the CTB-FimA1 or CTB-FimA2 fusion proteins were 0.0019, 0.002% of the total soluble protein in transgenic tuber tissues, respectively The synthesis of CTB-FimA monomers and their assembly into biologically active oligomers in transformed potato tuber tissues demonstrates the feasibility of using edible plants for the production of enterocyte targeted fimbrial antigens that could elicit mucosal immune responses.