• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.447-457
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• 2022

Notoginsenoside R1 and ginsenoside Rg1 are the main active ingredients of Panax notoginseng, exhibiting anti-fatigue, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and other activities. In a previous study, a GH39 β-xylosidase Xln-DT was responsible for the bioconversion of saponin, a natural active substance with a xylose group, with high selectivity for cleaving the outer xylose moiety of notoginsenoside R1 at the C-6 position, producing ginsenoside Rg1 with potent anti-fatigue activity. The optimal bioconversion temperature, pH, and enzyme dosage were obtained by optimizing the transformation conditions. Under optimal conditions (pH 6.0, 75℃, enzyme dosage 1.0 U/ml), 1.0 g/l of notoginsenoside R1 was converted into 0.86 g/l of ginsenoside Rg1 within 30 min, with a molar conversion rate of approximately 100%. Furthermore, the in vivo anti-fatigue activity of notoginsenoside R1 and ginsenoside Rg1 were compared using a suitable rat model. Compared with the control group, the forced swimming time to exhaustion was prolonged in mice by 17.3% in the Rg1 high group (20 mg/kg·d). Additionally, the levels of hepatic glycogen (69.9-83.3% increase) and muscle glycogen (36.9-93.6% increase) were increased. In the Rg1 group, hemoglobin levels were also distinctly increased by treatment concentrations. Our findings indicate that treatment with ginsenoside Rg1 enhances the anti-fatigue effects. In this study, we reveal a GH39 β-xylosidase displaying excellent hydrolytic activity to produce ginsenoside Rg1 in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.593-623
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• 1999

This experimental study was designed to verify the anti-aging efficacy of Eukmigihwangtang (EMGHT) and Rehmannia Radix, and determine the specific role and actions of Rehmannia Radix. Normal rat (2 months old), aging rat (8 months old), and pathologically induced rat (2 months old, injected 30mg/kg of streptozotocin) are observed to study the aging eliciting factors such as peroxide contents and enzyme activities. The following results were obtained in this study: 1. For the body weight changes, normal group given Rehmannia Radix showed decrease in the body weight compared to the control group, aging group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease in the body weight, and STZ injected group showed suppression to the body weight loss when given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix. 2. For the content changes in serum lipid peroxide, normal group showed increasing level as the rat gets older. Aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease in the lipid peroxide level compared to the control group. Decrease was more prominant in the group given EMGHT. 3. For the changes in serum hydroxyl radical, normal group did not show significant changes, but aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease in the hydroxyl radical level compared to the control group. Decrease was more prominant in the group given EMGHT. 4. For the changes in serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, normal group did not show significant changes, but aging group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase in the SOD activity compared to the control group. STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease in the SOD activity compared to the control group. 5. For the content changes in hepatic lipid peroxide, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease in the lipid peroxide level compared to the control group. 6. For the changes in hepatic cytochrome P-450 activity, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease compared to the control group. Cytochrome b5 activity was significantly decreased only in the STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix. 7. For the changes in hepatic aminopyrine demethylase and aniline hydroxylase activity, aging group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease compared to the control group. STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase in the aminopyrine demethylase activity, and showed significant decrease in the aniline hydroxylase activity compared to the control group. 8. For the content changes in hepatic protein bound-SH and nonprotein bound-SH, againg group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase compared to the control group. 9. For the content changes in hepatic glutathione level, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase compared to the control group. 10. For the changes in hepatic glutathione S-transferase activity, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase and decrease, respectively, compared to the control group. 11. For the changes in hepatic glutathione reductase activity, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant increase compared to the control group, while $\gamma$-Glutamylcystein synthetase activity did not show significant changes. 12. For the changes in hepatic superoxide dismutase activity, aging group and STZ injected group given EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix showed significant decrease compared to the control group. From the above results, the antioxidant effects of EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix were proved, as well as the role of Rehmannia Radix, a chief of EMGHT, was examined. In addition, since no change was reconized as the quantity of Rehmannia Radix and the order herbs increased, the reasonableness on EMGHT was proven with respect to its composition and quantity. Thus, the significance of EMGHT could be objectively exmined in terms of its composition and quantity. Considering animals used in the experiment, there were obvious changes in aging rats and pathologically induced rats than in normal rats. Consequently, it was noticeable that EMGHT and Rehmannia Radix were working selectively on the subjects.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2000

강원 양양산과 중국산 헛개 나무 열매와의 활성 차이를 비교하기 위해 쥐 와 사람을 대상으로 생체 내 알콜 분해 속도에 대한동력학적 분석을 실시한 결과 양양산이 중국산에 비해 1-2 % 로 극히 적게나마 빠른 알콜 분해 속도를 보였으며 분획물 에서도 이와 유사한 경향을 보였다. 하지만 이 정도의 차이가 두 품종 간 알콜 분해 속도에 차이가 있다고 주장하기에는 유의성이 적어 일반적으로 두 생산지의 차이에 따른 알콜 분해 속도의 차이는 극히 미미한 것으로 나타났다. 두 추출물 모두 알콜만 섭취했을 경우보다 1-2 시간 정도 빠르게 알콜을 분해했으며 유용 성분이 농축된 분획물의 경우 조 추출물보다 1-2 시간 정도 빨라 분획물을 섭취한 경우 알콜만 섭취한 경우보다 약 2 배 정도 빠른 혈중 알콜 분해 속도를 보였다. ADH 와 ALDH 의 활성 증진에 대한 영향을 비교한 결과 조 추출물의 경우 중국산이 양양산 보다 약간 높은 효과를 보였으나 분획물에서는 그리 큰 차이가 없거나 양양산이 다소 높은 경향을 보였다. 특이한 것은 ADH 의 경우는 두 종의 분획물 모두 조추출물 경우 보다 50-60% 이상 활성 증진 효과가 두드러지게 나타났으나 ALDH 의 경우는 두 분획물 모두 활성 증진이 조추출물에 비해 10% 정도의 낮은 활성 증진 정도만 나타났다. 전체적으로 알콜만 섭취한 경우에 비해 헛개나무 열매 추출물을 동시에 섭취한 경우 ADH와 ALDH 효소의 활성이 약 30-60% 이상 증가하는 것이 확인되었으며 두 효소위 활성 촉진 정도가 공히 28-29% 정도를 유지해 ADH 와 ALDH 의 활성이 생체 내에서 균형을 이루고 있음이 입증되었다. 또한 헛개나무 추출물들은 ADH 보다는 ALDH 효소의 활성에 보다 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 숙취 원인 물질인 acetaldehyde 의 제거 에 효과적일 것이라는 평가가 가능하다. 이와 함께 간의 해독 작용 촉진 정도를 비교한 결과 중국산 헛개나무 추출물이 양양산 보다 상대적으로 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 0.6 g/L 이상의 농도에서는 효소 활성이 어느 정도 저해되는 현상을 보여 헛개나무 추출물이 간해독작용에 관여하는 효소와 competitive inhibition 관계에 있을 수 있다는 추론을 할 수 있다 . 하지만 두 종 모두 조 추출물과 분획물의 경우 120-300% 이상의 GST 효소 활성 증진 효과를 보여 생산지에 관계없이 간 기능 활성이 중요한 역할을 하고 있음이 입증되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.412-417
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• 1993

녹각이 동양의학에서 보혈강장제라는 사실에 근거하여 생체내 물질대사에 중요한 역할을 하는 간장의 장해시 효소활성 변동에 미치는 녹각의 효능을 구명할 목적의 일환으로 간독성 물질인 benzo(a)pyrene으로 간장해를 유도한 후 각각의 녹각추출물을 급여함으로써 간해독 과정에 관여하는 효소의 활성을 생화학적 측면에서 비교하였다. 각각의 녹각추출물 급여로 인한 체중증가량, 식이섭취량 및 식이효율은 녹각추출물 군간의 유의성은 나타나지 않았으나, Control군에 비하여 유의적인 증가를 보였고 B(a)P 투여군에서도 Cont-B군에 비하여 녹각추출물 급여군에서 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. 체중 100g당 장기무게는 간장의 경우 benzo (a)pyrene 투여로 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 비장과 신장 및 심장에는 별다른 차이가 없었다. 녹각추출물 급여로 4주간 사육한 흰쥐에서 간해독계 효소중 cytochrome P-450의 함량은 Control 군에 비하여 ben-zo(a)pyrene 투여로 유의적인 감소를 보였으며, 녹각추출물과 benzo(a)pyrene을 병행 투여한 실험군 중 Water-B군이 정상군에 가깝게 증가되었다. 간조직 중의 glutathione함량은 Water군과 Neutral군에서 증가를 보였으나 benzo(a)pyrene 투여로 감소하였다. 또한 간조직 중의 glutathione peroxidase 활성은 녹각추출물 급여에 따른 영향은 없었으며, benzo(a)pyrene 투여로 감소된 활성이 water-B군에서 정상군에 가까운 증가를 나타내었다. 간조직 중의 과산화지질 함량은 Water-B군에서 그 감소 정도가 가장 현저하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 녹각추출물 중의 water-ext.와 neutral-ext.에 함유되어 있는 유효성분이 간장의 해독기구 효소활성을 유도하고, benzo(a)pyrene의 대사를 촉진시키므로 간손상을 억제할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.796-801
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• 2002

두충 에탄을 추출물이 생체내 지질대사 및 항산화 효소계에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 정상식이에 두충 추출물을 투여(CE)한 결과 총콜레스테롤은 대조군(C)에 비해 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 HDL은 증가하였으나 통계적 유의 성은 없었다 동맥경화 지수 역시 두충 추출물 투여군(CE)이 대조군 (L)에 비해 감소를 나타내었으며 HTR은 55%의 증가를 보였다(p<0.05. 고지방식이(CL)를 투여한 결과 혈청 콜레스테롤 함량은 대조군(C)에 비해 유의성있게(p<0.05) 증가하였으나 HDL과 HTR은 크게 감소되어 통계적 유의성 (p<0.05)을 나타내었다. 고지방식이군(CL)의 동맥경화지수(AI)는 대조군(C)에 비해 3.6배의 증가를 보였다(p<0.05). 고지방식이에 두충 추출물(CLE)을 투여했을 때 콜레스테롤 함량과 동맥경화지 수는 고지방식이군(CL)에 비해 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 고지방식이군(CL)의 중성 지방 함량과 인지질 함량은 대조군(C)에 비해 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며 두충 추출물 투여(CLE)로 중성 지방은 CL군에 비해 크게 감소되었으며 (p<0.05) 인지질 또한 감소하는 경향을 보였다 간 지질대사에서 두충 추출물 투여군(CE)의 총 지질과 콜레스테롤은 대조군(C)에 비해 다소 감소하는 경향이었고 인지질은 대조군보다 22% 증가하였다. 고지방식이 (CL) 투여 시간의 총지질, 콜레스테롤, HDL, 중성 지방은 대조군(C)에 비해 유의성있게(p<0.05) 증가하였다. 고지방식이 (CL)에 의해 GST활성은 유의 성 있게 감소하였으나 catalase와 SOD활성은 대조군(C)과 차이를 보이지 않았다. 두충 추출물의 투여에 의한 CE및 CLE군의 GST와cata-lase활성은 각각 C와 CL군에 비해 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.624-630
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• 2005

본 연구는 천연물에서의 생리활성물질 동정의 일환으로 Ficus Carica Linnoeus(FCL)로부터 60kDa의 FCL glycoprotein(무화과 당단백질)을 추출한 후, 무화과 당단백질의 첨가에 따른 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제능력 및 생질의 혈장 콜레스테롤 수준과 간 해독효소활성의 개선효과를 평가하였다. In vitro에서 리놀렌산 자동산화반응에 기초한 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제능력을 실험한 결과, 무화과 당단백질을 섭취시킨 농도가 증가함에 따라 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제율은 증가하였다. 한편, 생쥐에게 14일 동안 무화과 당단백질을 50 및 100mg/kg 농도로 섭취시킨 그룹과 무화과 당단백질을 섭취시킨 후 Triton WR-1339를 투여한 생쥐 그룹에서 혈액 및 간조직을 채취하여 혈장 콜레스테롤의 수준변화 및 해독효소의 활성을 측정한 결과, 100mg/kg 농도로 무화과 단백질을 섭취시킨 그룹에서 TC와 LDL-콜레스테롤의 수준은 유의적 감소효과가 나타났다(p<0.05). 또한 Triton WR-1339에 의해 고지혈증이 유발된 생쥐그룹에서도 TC와 LDL-콜레스테롤 수준이 유의적 억제능력을 보였는데, 특히 100mg/kg 농도에서 그 개선 효과는 더욱 분명하였다(p<0.01). 간의 해독효소 중 항산화 기능을 하는 SOD, CAT 그리고 GPx의 활성은 모두 증가되었는데, 특히 GPx는 100mg/kg의 농도에서 유의성을 보이며 증가하였다(p<0.01). 따라서 이러한 결과를 종합하면, 무화과 당단백질이 해득효소의 활성을 증가시킴으로써 체내의 ROS의 수준을 감소시키고, 이러한 항산화 효과가 혈중 콜레스테롤의 수준을 감소시키는데 영향을 미친 것으로 사료된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2009

This study examined the effects of com gluten (CG) and its hydrolysate consumptions on weight reduction in rats fed a high-fat diet. Eight-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=40) were fed a high-fat diet (40% calorie as fat) for 4 weeks. They were then randomly divided into four groups and fed the isocaloric diets with different protein sources for 8 weeks. The protein sources were casein (control group), intact CG (CG group), CG hydrolysate A (CGHA group, 30% of protein as peptides and 70% as free amino acids) and CG hydrolysate P (CGHP group, 93% of protein as peptides and 7% as free amino acids). Body weight gain, adipose tissue weights, nitrogen balance, absorptions of energy, protein and fat, lipid profiles in plasma, liver and feces and hepatic activities of camitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT), fatty acid synthase (FAS), malic enzyme (ME) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) were assessed. The CGHA diet had the highest amount of BCAAs, especially leucine, and most of them existed as free amino acid forms. The CGHA group showed significant weight reduction and negative nitrogen balance. Protein absorption and apparent protein digestibility in the CGHA group were significantly lower than those in other groups. Adipose tissue weights were the lowest in the CGHA group. Activity of CPT tended to be higher in the CGHA group than in other groups and those of FAS, ME and G6PDH were significantly lower in the CGHA group than in other groups. In conclusion, the CGHA diet which had relatively high amounts of free amino acids and BCAAs, especially leucine, had a weight reduction effect by lowering adipose tissue weight and the activities of FAS, ME and G6PDH in experimental animals, but it seemed to be a negative result induced by lowering protein absorption, increasing urinary nitrogen excretion and protein catabolism.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 1976

In the sequence of carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity, increased serum levels of a number of enzymes have been demonstrated in experimental animals. These observations, therefore, have served to help in detecting hepatic injury. The serological influence of chlorpromazine (CPZ) and iproniazid on the acute $CCl_4$ poisoning was executed in this investigation taking use of 6 albino rabbits (around 2 kg b.w.) in each group. By measuring of blood sugar level (Nelson-Somogyi method), S-GOT and S-GPT activities (Reitman-Frankel method), the pharmacological effects of the drugs was evaluated setting pretreated groups against the control. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. The intramuscular injection of $CCl_4$ led to increase the blood sugar level in first 3 hours and, after that, to decrease reasonably. But CPZ-pretreated group showed a tendency of increasing in compare with the control, and iproniazid-pretreated group inhibited evidently. 2. In S-GOT activity, the increased level was induced by $CCl_4$ in control. And CPZ-pretreated group showed a increased level until first day and decreased rapidly. But this property inhibited inhibited significantly by pretreating with iproniazid. 3. Although a single dose of $CCl_4$ increased the S-GPT activity, the more increasing trend was observed in CPZ-pretreated group. But these tendencies depressed remarkably in the iproniazid-pretreated group. It seemed to be attributed not to defend the $CCl_4$ toxicity but to be suppressed the enzyme systems in the liver by iproniazid that the blood sugar level and serum transaminase activities was decreased significantly in pretreating with iproniazid.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2001

This study was done to investigate the protective effects of Diospyrus kaki Folium on carbon tetrachloride intoxicated rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (200~230g) was used. Experimental groups were divided into normal group and $CCl_{4}$-treated group and then $CCl_{4}$-treated groups were divided into 7 groups: only $CCl_{4}$-treated group, methanol extract pretreated group, butanol fraction pretreated group and $H_{2}O$ fraction pretreated group, $CCl_{4}$ treated groups were injected with $CCl_{4}$ 0.6 mg/kg (ip). The activities of ananine aminotransferasein hexane, chloroform and $H_{2}O$ fraction pretreated groups were significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared to the only $CCl_{4}$-treated group and also activity of aspartate aminotransferase and hepatic malondialdehyde content in $H_{2}O$ fraction pretreated group were significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared to the only $CCl_{4}$-treated group. The activity of alkaline phosphatase in chloroform and $H_{2}O$ fraction pretreated groups were decreased compared to the only $CCl_{4}$-treated group but the difference was not statistically significant. The activity of ${\gamma}$-glutamyltranspeptidase in hexane, chloroform and ethylacetate fraction pretreated groups were significantly decreased (p<0.05) compared to the only $CCl_{4}$-treated group. The contents of cholesterol and triglyceride were not influenced in any fraction pretreated groups, but HDL-cholesterol content in hexane and chloroform fraction pretreated groups were significantly increased (p<0.05) compared to the only $CCl_{4}$-treated group. Therefore, these results demonstrate a possible hepatoprotective role of $H_{2}O$ fraction of Diospyrus kaki Folium methanol extract in carbon tetrachloride intoxicated rats.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2008

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has been widely used as an anti-inflammatory agent in oriental medicine. In the current study, we investigated the protective effect, and the possible mechanism, of dandelion extracts against ethanol-induced acute hepatotoxicity in C57BL/6 mice. Dandelion water and ethanol extract was administered at 2 g/kg body weight (BW) once daily for 7 consecutive days, whereas control and ethanol groups received water by gavage. Ethanol (50% ethanol; 6 g/kg BW) was administered 12 hr before sacrificing the mice in order to generate liver injury. Significantly increased serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities as well as liver triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol levels were attenuated by dandelion supplementation. In addition, dandelion extracts not only enhanced alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and anti-oxidative enzyme activities, but reduced lipid peroxidation. Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP 2E1), one of the critical enzymes xenobiotic metabolism, expression was lower with ethanol treatment but restored by dandelion supplementation. These results were confirmed by improved histopathological changes in fatty liver and hepatic lesions induced by ethanol. In conclusion, dandelion could protect liver against ethanol administration by attenuating of oxidative stress and inflammatory responses.