• 한국작물학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.545-553
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• 1991

육종선발 기준 및 적정 질소시비의 새로운 생화학적 지표로서 GS 활성도 이용 가능성을 검토하기 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 소맥을 대상으로 Pot시험을 실시하여 in vitro 상태하의 활성도를 측정한 결과, 1. GS의 일주변화는 인공조명후 8-14 시간대에 거의 안정적인 활성도 수준을 유지하였으며 액체질소로 급속동결시켜 -2$0^{\circ}C$에 밀폐보관할 경우 12주까지 약 4% 내외의 활성도 저하만을 나타냈다. 2, 식물체내 NO3- 함량은 질소시비량의 증가에 따라 증가하였으나 GS 활성도와는 아무런 상관관계가 없었다. 3, 유기체질소함유랑은 생육진전과 더불어 증가하였으나 개화후 일시 하락하였는데 완숙기의 유기체질소함유랑은 0.5-0.5-0.5g N/pot 처리구에서 69.0mg/Plant로 가장 높았고 0.5-0-0g N/Pot 처리구에서 24.9mg/Plant로 가장 낮았다. 4. GS 활성도는 질소시비량의 다소에 따라 크게 차이를 보였는데, 완숙기의 적산 GS 활성도는 0.5-0.5-0.5g N/Pot 처리구에서 222054 U$10^{-4}$Plant로 제일 높았고 0.5-0-0g N/Pot 처리구에서 10996 U$10^{-4}$Plant로 제일 낮았다. 적산 GS 활성도는 유기체질소함유랑의 함량과 각각 개화기 이후부터 도의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 5. 종실수량, 종실내 단백질함량, 총건물중과 적산 GS 활성도와 각각 고도의 정의 상관관계를 나타냈다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.127-135
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• 1999

As part of a study on the effects of dexamethasone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on the biological roles of astrocytes in brain injury, this study evaluated the effects of dexamethasone and DHEA on the responses of primary cultured rat cortical astrocytes to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and antimycin A. Dexamethasone decreased spontaneous release of LDH from astrocytes, and the dexamethasone effect was inhibited by DHEA. However, the inhibitory effect of DHEA on the dexamethasone-induced decrease of LDH release was not shown in astrocytes treated with LPS, and antimycin A-induced LDH release was not affected by dexamethasone or DHEA. Unlike dexamethasone, DHEA increased MTT value of astrocytes and also attenuated the antimycin A-induced decrease of MTT value. Glutamine synthetase activity of astrocytes was not affected by DHEA or LPS but increased by dexamethasone, and the dexamethasone- dependent increase was attenuated by DHEA. However, antimycin A markedly decreased glutamine synthetase activity, and the antimycin A effect was not affected by dexamethasone or DHEA. Basal release of $[^3H]arachidonic$ acid from astrocytes was moderately increased by LPS and markedly by antimycin A. Dexamethasone inhibited the basal and LPS-dependent releases of $[^3H]arachidonic$ acid, but neither dexamethasone nor DHEA affected antimycin A-induced $[^3H]arachidonic$ acid release. Basal IL-6 release from astrocytes was not affected by dexamethasone or DHEA but markedly increased by LPS and antimycin A. LPS-induced IL-6 release was attenuated by dexamethasone but was little affected by DHEA, and antimycin A-induced IL-6 release was attenuated by DHEA as well as dexamethasone. At the concentration of dexamethasone and DHEA which does not affect basal NO release from astrocytes, they moderately inhibited LPS-induced NO release but little affected antimycin A-induced decrease of NO release. Taken together, these results suggest that dexamethasone and DHEA, in somewhat different manners, modulate the astrocyte reactivity in brain injuries inhibitorily.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 1977

콩나물에 많이 존재하는 Asn의 생합성(生合成)에 관하여 연구하고자 콩나물 생육기간중(生育其間中) 수분함량(水分含量) 및 Asn 함량을 조사한 결과 10일째 수분(水分)은 $85{\sim}90%$에 달했으며 Asn은 6일째부터 급격히 증가하여 10일째는 건물량(乾物量)의 22.7%에 달하였다. 콩나물 100 g에서 Asn을 추출(抽出)한 결과 2.29g을 얻었고 재결정하여 1.62 g을 얻었다. 콩나물 생육시(生育時) $NH_4Cl,\;(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 및 urea를 살포하여 질소화합물에 대한 영향을 고찰하였던 바 $NH_4Cl$ 및 $(NH_4)_2SO_4$구(區)는 Asn이 control보다 약간 증가하였으나 urea구(區)는 10일째 29.5%로 증가하였다. 콩나물에서 asparagine synthetase를 $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ fractionion 및 Sephadex G-150에 의해 정제하여 8.6배 정제하였다. 이 효소는 매우 불안정(不安定)하였으나 glycerol, mercaptoethanol 및 기질(基質)인 ATP, $Mg^{++}$이온에 의해 보호를 받았으며 이 산소(酸素)에 의해 최고(最高)의 Asn이 생성(生成)되는 ATP, Gln(또는 ${NH_4}^+$)의 농도는 표준반응 용액에서 각각의 구성농도를 변화시키면서 측정하였을 때 ATP 10 mM, ${NH_4}^+$는 50 mM, Gln은 10 mM이었다. $Mg^{++}$이온 대신 $Mn^{++}$, $Zn^{++}$, 및 $Fe^{++}$로 대치할수 없었으며 Asp에 대한 Km값은 3.1 mM이었고 효소작용의 최적(最適) pH는 7.5이었다. Amide donor로서 $NH_2OH$로 대치한 결과 ${\beta}-aspartyl$ hydroxamate가 생성(生成)되어, 효소의 열불안성(熱不安性), amide donor로서 Gln 이용 및 SH기(基)에 의한 효소안정성을 비추어 보아, 같은 두과식물(荳科植物)인 완두와 비슷하게 asparagine synthetase는 ${\beta}-aspartyl$ adenylate의 중간반응(中間反應)을 거치는 기작(機作)에 의해 Asn을 생합성(生合成)하는 것을 알았다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.253-260
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• 1991

Spirodela polyrhiza and Lemna aequinoctialis often occurred at the sites of high ammonium concentration and at the sites of high nitrate concentration, respectively. We investigated the different distribution between two species in relation to the type of nitrogen sources and their concentrations. Our experiments showed that L. aequinoctialis grew faster than S. polyrhiza in nitrate media with lower than 15 mM concentration. The nitrate uptake was also faster in L. aequinoctialis than in S. polyrhiza. However, neither differences in growth nor in uptake patterns between these two species were observed in ammonium media. Glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and glutamate synthetase (GOGAT) activities were higher in L. aequinoctialis. In particular, nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in L. aequinoctialis was 12.1 times as high as that in S. polyrhiza. These results showed that the two species responded varyingly to the types of nitrogen sources and their concentrations. Therefore, the difference in geographic distribution between the two species appeared to reflect the interspecific differences in enzyme activities and, subsequently, nitrogen absorption abilities.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2014

국내에 등록된 제초제의 효율적 사용을 위해서 제초제저항성관리위원회에서 제시한 제초제 작용기작별 분류를 기초로 23그룹으로 분류하였다. 세부그룹으로는 acetyl CoA carboxylase 억제제, acetolactate synthase 억제제, photosystem과 억제제, protoporphyrinogen oxidase 억제제, carotenoid biosynthesis 억제제, enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase 억제제, glutamine synthetase 억제제, dihydropteroate synthetase 억제제, 세포분열 저해제(mitosis inhibitors), cellulose 생합성억제제, oxidative phosphorylation uncouplers, 지방산 및 지질생합성 억제제, synthetic auxins, auxin transport 억제제, potential nucleic acid Inhibitors 혹은 non-descript mode of action으로 나누었다. 이와 같은 그룹화 기준을 토대로 국내 등록되어 사용중인 논 제초제 성분들을 그룹화 하였다. 따라서, 이러한 약제 작용기작 관련 정보를 농약사용자에게 제공함으로써 특정약제의 연용과 중복사용을 방지하여 국내에서 제초제 저항성잡초 발생 문제를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1997

Changes in glutamatergic nervous activities following intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of ethylcholine aziridinium (AF64A) were studied in rats. The levels of total glutamate, those of glutamate in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in extracellular fluid (ECF) of striatum, the activities of glutamine synthetase (GS), glutaminase and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and the specific binding sites of $[^3H]$MK801 in striatum, hippocampus and frontal cortex were assessed a week after the infusion of AF64A (3 nmol) into lateral ventricle. The levels of total glutamate were significantly decreased in striatum, hippocampus and frontal cortex after AF64A treatment. Although the levels of glutamate in CSF weren't changed after AF64A treatment, the levels of glutamate in ECF of striatum were significantly decreased (62.6%). GS activities in striatum were significantly decreased. But, glutaminase activities in striatum were significantly increased. However, the activities of GS and glutaminase in frontal cortex and hippocampus weren't changed. Although GDH activities in frontal cortex were significantly decreased, those in striatum and hippocampus weren't altered. The striatal densities of $[^3H]$MK 801 binding sites were increased without changes in its affinity. Also, the specific binding sites of $[^3H]$MK801 were increased in frontal cortex but not in hippocampus. These results indicate that the glutamatergic nervous activities were altered with the infusion of AF64A into lateral ventricle. Furthermore, it suggest that the decreased levels of glutamate after AF64A treatment may affect the change in the other parameters of glutamatergic neuronal activities.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.427-432
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• 1986

The regulation of three ammonia assimilatory enzymes, GDH (glutamate dehydrogenase), GS (glutamine synthetase) and GOGAT (glutamate synthase), has been examined in C. glutamicum. Three kinds of arginine auxotrophs blocked in each step of arginine biosynthetic pathway from glutamate were selected as arg 5, arg 6, arg 8. Histidine and tryptophan auxotrophs were also selected because histidine and tryptophan repressed GS biosynthesis in E. coli. These strains were cultured on the media containing nitrogen-excess and limited conditions, to compare the specific activities of ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase(${\alpha}-KGDH$), GDH, GS, GOGAT from the cell-free extracts. These results showed that enzyme levels of ${\alpha}-KGDH$ and GDH from 3 kinds of arginine auxotrophs, histidine and tryptophan auxotrophs in nitrogen-excess condition and those of GS and GOGAT in nitrogen limited condition were increased compared with opposite condition. The tryptophan and histidine auxotrophs showed higher level of glutamate and glutamine than parental strains and other mutants. it is assumed that the higher levels of ${\alpha-KGDH}$ and GDH from mutants in nitrogen-excess condition promoted the accumulation of glutamate and glutamine in fermentation broth. The inhibition of GS activities by ADP suggested that GS is regulated by energy charge in C. glutamicum. The results with histidine, tryptophan, glycine, alanine, serine and GMP implied that a system of feedback inhibition were effective. The GDH, GS and GOGAT biosynthesis in culture broth was markedly repressed by the nature and kinds of available nitrogen sources such as tryptophan, proline, glycine, alanine, serine and tyrosine.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.310-315
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• 1989

식물의 잎에 세균성 정무늬병을 야기시키는 식울 병원성균인 Pseudomonas syringae pv. tuhaci는 tabtoxin 이라는 phytotoxin 을 생성하는데 이 toxin을 미생물학적으로 간편하게 검색하는 방법플 여러가지 지시균주를 사용하여 각족 배지에서 검토하였다. Minimal A agar medium에서는 tabtoxin 검색에 Agrobactcrium tumefaces가 가장 유용한 균주였으며 minimal glucose agar m$\varepsilon$dium 에서도 역시 마찬가시의 견과를 얻였다 Complex agar medium 에서는 사용된 모든 지시균주에 대해 증식저지환이 형성되지 않아, tabtoxin이 생성되지 않음알수 있었다. 배양온도에 따른 tabtox의 생성능은 $20^{\circ}C$ 빛 $30^{\circ}C$ 에서 최적이였으며 배양시간이 경과함에 따라 tabtoxin 생성량이 증가 하였다. Glutamine을 minimal glucose agar medium에 첨가하여 tabtoxin 에 대한 지시 균주의 반응은 첨 가한 glutamine 의 양이 증가할수록 tabtoxin에 의한 생육억제가 감소함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2004

It is known that Bacillus subtilis glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS) mischarges E. coli $tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$ with glutamate in vitro. It has also been established that the expression of B. subtilis GluRS in Escherichia coli results in the death of the host cell. To ascertain whether E. coli growth inhibition caused by B. subtilis GluRS synthesis is a consequence of Glu-$tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$ formation, we constructed an in vivo test system, in which B. subtilis GluRS gene expression is controlled by IPTG. Such a system permits the investigation of factors affecting E. coli growth. Expression of E. coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (GlnRS) also amelio-rated growth inhibition, presumably by competitively preventing $tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$ misacylation. However, when amounts of up to 10 mM L-glutamine, the cognate amino acid for acylation of $tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$, were added to the growth medium, cell growth was unaffected. Overexpression of the B. subtilis gatCAB gene encoding Glu-$tRNA^{Gln}$ amidotransferase (Glu-AdT) rescued cells from toxic effects caused by the formation of the mis-charging GluRS. This result indicates that B. subtilis Glu-AdT recognizes the mischarged E. coli Glu-$tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$, and converts it to the cognate Gln-$tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$ species. B. subtilis GluRS-dependent Glu-$tRNA_{1}$$^{Gln}$ formation may cause growth inhibition in the transformed E. coli strain, possibly due to abnormal protein synthesis.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2005

The objective of the present work was to determine the corresponding uptake and assimilation of ${NO_3}^-$ in roots and shoots of leafy radish by applying of mixed amino acids (MAA). The amino acids used in this experiment were alanine (Ala), ${\beta}-alanine\;({\beta}-Ala)$, aspartic acid (Asp), asparagines (Asn), glutamic acid (Glu), glutamine (Gln), and glycine (Gly). Leafy radish was grown by conventional fertilization with macro- and micronutrients under controlled conditions. The 15-day-old seedlings were treated 0, 0.3 and 3.0 mM of MAA containing 5 mM ${NO_3}^-$ in growth medium. Nitrate uptake was determined by following ${NO_3}^-$ depletion from the uptake solution. The activity of the enzymes related to the process of ${NO_3}^-$ reduction (NR: nitrate reductase; NiR: nitrite reductase; GS: glutamine synthetase) and the content of ${NO_2}^-\;and\;{ND_3}^-$ were analyzed in shoots and roots. The results of this study showed that ${NO_3}^-$ uptake was inhibited 38% with treatment of 0.3 mM of MAA. However, there was more than three times increase of N03- uptake in 3.0 mM MAA. In addition, the enzymatic activities were positively affected by the high MAA rate. Finally, the ${NO_3}^-$ content was increased slightly both in shoots and roots of leafy radish by MAA treatments.