• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.530-533
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• 2007

It has been well known that the use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae can cause fungemia in critically ill patients and flavone shows an antimicrobial effect on S. cerevisiae. Therefore, we have investigated the activities of thirteen flavone analogues on S. cerevisiae in our studies. Because flavonoids including flavones have antioxidative effects, we try to carry out the activity studies of flavone analogues in vitro and in vivo. In addition, the relationships between the structures of flavone analogues and their biological activities, such as antimicrobial and antioxidative effects, were elucidated using Comparative Molecular Field Analysis calculations. Of the flavone analogues tested here, 3,2'-dihydroxyflavone showed both good antimicrobial and antioxidative activities.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2011

Tyrosinase 저해활성화 반응에 대한 polyhydroxy 치환된 flavone 유도체(1-25) 중, hydroxyl-치환기($R_1-R_9$)들의 역할을 이해하기 위하여 Free-Wilson 분석과 tyrosinase (PDB ID: Deoxyform (2ZMX) 및 Oxy-form; 1WX2)의 활성화 지점에 대한 분자도킹이 연구되었다. Free-Wilson 분석으로부터 $R_1-R_9$ 치환기중에서 $R_1$=hydroxyl 치환기가 tyrosinase 저해활성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치고 있음을 알았다. 기질분자의 hydroxyl 치환기들과 tyrosinase의 반응점 내 아미노산 잔기들 사이의 수소결합들은 안정한 기질-수용체 착 화합물을 형성하는데 기여하였다. 특히, 수소결합성에 기초한 비경쟁적 저해활성화 반응은 기질분자의 hydroxyl 치환기들과 tyrosinase의 반응점 내 peroxide 산소원자(Per404) 사이의 수소결합을 경유하여 일어날 것임을 제안하였다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.168-177
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• 1986

Bioassay-directed isolation has yielded some cytotoxic substances against L1210 cell from the Korean traditional medicine. These include 5,2'-dihydroxy-6,7,8,6'-teramethoxyflavone $(IV,\;scutellaria\;root,\;ED_{50}\;=\;1.7\;{mu}g/ml)$, 7-geranyloxycoumarin $(XXXII,\;poncirus\;fruit,\;10.2\;{mu}g/ml) $and panaxydol $(I,\;white\;ginseng,\;0.03\;{mu}g/ml)$. IV, XXXII and their derivatives were synthesized in the purpose of in vivo tests and for observation of structure-activity relations. Among the flavone derivatives, 5,2',6'-trihydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxy flavone (XVIII), 5-hydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxy-6'-benzyloxyflavone (XVII) and 5,8-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxyflavone (X) showed the cytotoxicity which has no correlation to the flavone structures. Of the coumarins synthesized, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin (XXVI), 6-7-dihydroxycoumarin (XXIX) and 6-hydroxy-5,7-dimethoxycoumarin (XXXI) showed considerable activities. Acetylated XXXI has moderate activity $(ED_{50}=17.2\;{mu}g/ml)$. Monobydroxycoumarins or their methyl and allyl ether were inactive. IV inhibits the growth of the solid form of S-180 by 70% at 40 mg/kg and shows T/C of 166% on the ascitic S-180 at 40 mg/kg. It strongly inhibits the activity of the membrane bounded ATPase from L1210 cell. The most cytotoxic fraction of the antitumor materials studied is the one from the trichosanthes root showing $ED_{50}=0. 0003\;{mu}g/ml$ against L1210 cell. This fraction, obtained from ethyl acetate extract, showed T/C of 130 and 135%, on ICR mice bearing S-180 and $BDF_1$ mice bearing L1210 at 10 mg/kg and 7.5 mg/kg, respectively.