• Animal cells and systems
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2007

The lysozyme II gene of cabbage butterfly Artogeia rapae was cloned from fat body of the larvae injected with E. coli and its nucleotide sequence was determined by the RACE-PCR. It has an open reading frame of 414 bp nucleotides corresponding to 138 amino acids including a signal sequence of 18 amino acids. The estimated molecular weight and the isoelectric point of the lysozyme II without the signal peptide were 13,649.38 Da and 9.11, respectively. The A. rapae lysozyme II (ARL II) showed the highest identity (81%) in the amino acid sequence to Manduca sexta lysozyme among other lepidopteran species. The two catalytic residues ($Glu^{32}$ and $Asp^{50}$) and the eight Cys residue motifs, which are highly conserved among other c-type lysozymes in invertebrates and vertebrates, are also completely conserved. A phylogenetic analysis based on amino acid sequences indicated that the ARL II was more closely related to M. sexta, Hyphantria cunea, Heliothis virescens, and Trichoplusia ni lysozymes. The ARL II gene was expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda 21 insect cells and the recombinant ARL II (rARL II) was purified from cell-conditioned media by cation exchange column chromatography and reverse phase FPLC. The purified rARL II was able to form a clear zone in lysoplate assay against Micrococcus luteus. The lytic activity was estimated to be 511.41 U/mg, 1.53 times higher than that of the chicken lysozyme. The optimum temperature for the lytic activity of the rARL II was $50^{\circ}C$, the temperature dependency of the absolute lytic activity of rARL II was higher than that of the chicken lysozyme at low temperatures under $65^{\circ}C$.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2007

포도즙 착즙 후 폐기되는 포도송이가지를 재활용하여 항산화 물질로 잘 알려진 resveratrol을 80% 에탄올로 초음파 추출기를 이용하여 60분 동안 추출한 후 실리카겔 컬럼을 적용시켜 99% 이상의 순도로 정제하였다. 정제된 resveratrol의 안정성은 4$^{\circ}C$에서는 반감기가 90일이었으며, 25$^{\circ}C$에서는 60일로 조사되었다. 또한 고순도 resveratrol 추출물을 적용하여 기존의 식품에 포함된 양의 2$\sim$10배 정도 강화시킨 포도즙의 관능평가를 수행한 결과 전반적인 기호도가 높았으며, 색, 향 및 당도는 일반 포도즙에 비해 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 앞으로 포도착즙의 부산물인 포도송이가지에서 추출된 resveratrol은 건강보조식품, 기능성 향장품 소재 등으로 활용가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to enhance the application of analytical method of polar solvents(alcohols) by GCOTC (gas chromatography open tubular column) through the system suitability test(SST) to estimate the whole chromatographic system performance(integral part). Methods: To perform the SST, carried out repeatability(n=6) as analytical method of polar solvents by GCOTC, got the retention time($t_R$), standard deviation(${\sigma}_{n-1}$) of $t_R$, baseline width($w_b=4{\sigma}_{n-1}$) and calculated dead time($t_m$) by $v_m=d^2{\pi}L(f/4)$ and $v_m=t_m$ x flow rate. Results: In this experiment, obtained the basic data, there were $t_m=2$ min, methanol($t_R=3.569$, ${\sigma}_{n-1}=0.01$, $w_b=0.04$), ethanol ($t_R=3.892$, ${\sigma}_{n-1}=0.004$, $w_b=0.016$), isopropanol($t_R=4.209$, ${\sigma}_{n-1}=0.004$, $w_b=0.016$). By using these data, calculated the corrected retention time($t_R{^{\prime}}$), capacity factor(k), separation factor(${\alpha}$), number of theoretical plate(n) and resolution($R_s$) for SST and got the good results. Conclusions: Through the SST, could reconfirm the whole chromatographic performance system(integral part) for analytical method of polar solvents by GCOTC. Therefore, this analytical method expect to be widely applied at the related areas.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.572-579
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• 2003

An expressed sequence tag (EST) library was established from the hypopharyngeal glands of Apis cerana. Sixty-six recombinant clones, possessing inserts >500 bp, were randomly selected and unidirectional sequenced. Forty-two of these (63.6%) were identified as homologues of Major Royal Jelly Proteins families 1, 2, 3, and 4 of A. mellifera (AmMRJP) for which MRJP1 was the most abundant family. The open-reading frame of the MRJP1 homologue (AcMRJP1) was 1299 nucleotides that encoded 433 deduced amino acids with three predicted N-linked glycosylation sites. The AcMRJP1 sequence showed 93% and 90% homologies with nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of AmMRJP1, respectively. Two complete transcripts of apisimin, and one and two partial transcripts of $\alpha$-glucosidase and glucose oxidase, were also isolated. In addition, the royal jelly proteins of A. cerana were purified and characterized using Q-Sepharose and Sephadex G-200 column chromatography. The native forms of protein peaks A1, A2, B1, and C1 were 115, 55, 50, and 300 kDa, respectively. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that A1 and C1 were dimeric and oligomeric forms of the 80 kDa and 50 kDa subunits, respectively. The ratio of the total protein quantities of A1 : A2 : B1 : C1 were 2.52 : 4.72 : 1 : 12.21. Further characterization of each protein, using N-terminal and internal peptide sequencing, revealed that the respective proteins were homologues of MRJP3, MRJP2, MRJP1, and MRJP1 of A. mellifera.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.604-610
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• 2007

A psychrotrophic strain 7195 showing extracellular lipolytic activity towards tributyrin was isolated from deep-sea sediment of Prydz Bay and identified as a Psychrobacter species. By screening a genomic DNA library of Psychrobacter sp. 7195, an open reading frame of 954 bp coding for a lipase gene, lipA1, was identified, cloned, and sequenced. The deduced LipA1 consisted of 317 amino acids with a molecular mass of 35,210 kDa. It had one consensus motif, G-N-S-M-G (GXSXG), containing the putative active-site serine, which was conserved in other cold-adapted lipolytic enzymes. The recombinant LipA1 was purified by column chromatography with DEAE Sepharose CL-4B, and Sephadex G-75, and preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, in sequence. The purified enzyme showed highest activity at $30^{\circ}C$, and was unstable at temperatures higher than $30^{\circ}C$, indicating that it was a typical cold-adapted enzyme. The optimal pH for activity was 9.0, and the enzyme was stable between pH 7.0-10.0 after 24h incubation at $4^{\circ}C$. The addition of $Ca^{2+}\;and\;Mg^{2+}$ enhanced the enzyme activity of LipA1, whereas the $Cd^{2+},\;Zn^{2+},\;CO^{2+},\;Fe^{3+},\;Hg^{2+},\;Fe^{2+},\;Rb^{2+}$, and EDTA strongly inhibited the activity. The LipA1 was activated by various detergents, such as Triton X-100, Tween 80, Tween 40, Span 60, Span 40, CHAPS, and SDS, and showed better resistance towards them. Substrate specificity analysis showed that there was a preference for trimyristin and p-nitrophenyl myristate $(C_{14}\;acyl\; groups)$.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 전호추출물의 주름개선에 대한 효능을 측정하기 위하여 인간의 섬유아세포에 전호추출물을 처리하여 총콜라겐과 type I procollagen, MMP-1의 생합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 전호추출물을 인간 섬유아세포에 처리 시 콜라겐의 생합성은 증가시켰지만, MMP-1의 발현에 대해서는 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 이는 전호추출물이 자외선에 의해 영향을 받는 광노화보다는, 노화에 의해 콜라겐 생합성율이 감소되는 내인성노화에 훨씬 유효함을 시사한다. 전호추출물을 처리시 95% EtOH 추출물의 경우 25%까지 총콜라겐의 생합성을 증가시켰고, EtOAc층은 28%, EtOAc의 E6 소분획의 경우 50% 증가시켰으므로, 콜라겐 생합성에 영향을 미치는 유효성분은 EtOAc층에 대부분 함유되어 있을 것으로 사료되고, 이는 확인되지 않은 미지의 효능 성분이 존재하거나, 다양한 활성 성분들의 상호 작용에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 결론적으로 전호추출물은 콜라겐 생합성을 촉진함으로 내인성노화에 의한 주름생성 및 탄력저하를 개선할 수 있는 천연 유용자원으로 이용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2019

In this study, an evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid isolated from Tetragonia tetragonioides in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) simulated RAW 264.7 cells was made. The chemical structure of the active compound was elucidated by $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, and FAB-MS, and was confirmed to be ferulic acid. Ferulic acid was purified via open column chromatography with Sephadex LH-20 and MCI gel CHP-20. To test the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid, LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were treated in subsequent experiments with different concentrations of ferulic acid (5, 10, and $25{\mu}g/mL$) and the levels of inflammatory cytokines and enzymes were also measured by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Cell viability was above 95% at acid concentrations ranging from $5-25{\mu}g/mL$. The results showed that 30% of the production of nitric oxide and 66% of prostaglandin $E_2$ were inhibited by $25{\mu}g/mL$ of ferulic acid, it also inhibited the protein expression of both inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 by 70%. Additionally, it inhibited the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, interleukin-6, and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ by 40, 75, and 77%, respectively. According to these results, the anti-inflammatory activity of ferulic acid was demonstrated via his implication in the inhibition of the expression and secretion of inflammatory substances in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Therefore, we concluded that ferulic acid can be used as a functional additive having anti-inflammatory activity.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.67-80
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• 2005

미꾸라지 (mudloach, Misgunus mizolepis)의 간으로부터 클로닝한 phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C$\delta$ (ML-PLC$\delta$)를 대장균 (E. coli)에서 과발현시켜 만든 재조합 ML-PLC$\delta$와 미꾸라지 간 조직으로부터 직접 정제한 ML-PLC$\delta$의 생화학적 특성을 비교분석하였다. 우선, pET28a vector (Novagen)를 이용하여 E. coli BL21(DE3)에서 과발현된 재조합 ML-PLC$\delta$은 $Ni^{2+}$-NTA affinity 크로마토그래피 및 gel filtration 칼럼에 의해서 정제되었다. 미꾸라지 간 조직으로 ML-PLC$\delta$는 open heparin 칼럼 및 분석용 heparin 칼럼등을 통하여 부분 정제하였다. 두개의 재조합 및 wild ML-PLC$\delta$는 phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bis-phosphate ($PIP_2$)에 대한 농도 의존적 PLC 활성을 보여주었고, 그 활성은 포유류 PLC$\delta$ 효소와 유사하게 칼슘 농도에 의존적인 활성을 나타내었다. 재조합 및 wild ML-PLC$\delta$는 각각 pH 7.0 및 7.5에서 가장 큰 PI-가수분해 활성을 나타낸다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 게다가, 재조합 및 wild ML-PLC$\delta$는 sodium doecylcholate (SDC) 및 phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylcholine (PC)와 같은 지질류에 대하여 농도의존적인 활성을 나타내나, spermine과 같은 polyamine류의 존재하에서는 농도 의존적으로 PLC 활성이 감소됨을 알 수 있었다. 미꾸라지 각 기관들의 ML-PLC$\delta$의 발현양상 및 양등을 측정하여 보았을 때 ML-PLC$\delta$는 포유류 PLC$\delta$와 마찬가지로 다양한 형태의 PLC$\delta$가 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과들로 미루어서 미꾸라지로부터 얻은 ML-PLC$\delta$는 포유류의 PLC$\delta$ isozymes과 유사한 형태의 생화학적 특성을 가지나, 포유류 PLC$\delta$1과 PLC$\delta$3 isozyme의 생화학적 특성을 함께 가짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2019

GC-OTC/FID(Gas chromatography-Open Tubular Column/Flame Ionization Detector) 계에서 극성 용매(Alcohols)를 분리 하기 위하여 DMSO(Dimethyl sulfoxide)를 사용하였다. 이 계에서는 극성 용매들 보다 DMSO가 늦게 용출이 된다. 이런 계에서 크로마토그래픽 인자인 조정된 머무름 시간($t_R^{\prime}=t_R-t_O$)과 용량 인자{$k^{\prime}=(t_R-t_O)/t_O$} 및 분리 인자{${\alpha}=(t_{R2}-t_O)/(t_{R1}-t_O)$}를 구하기 위하여 불감시간($t_O$)이 필요하다. 그러나 이런 계에서 $t_O$ 를 구하기 위한 보고가 현재까지 된 바가 없기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 $t_O$ 를 구하는 방법을 개발하고자 하였다. $t_O$ 를 계산하기 위하여 DMSO의 머무름 시간($DMSO\;t_R$)을 상용로그로 전환하였다($f(x)={\log}\;t_{R(DMSO)}{\rightarrow}t_O$, $t_O={\log}$ 9.551=0.980). 개발된 방법의 적합 여부를 확인하기 위하여 $CH_4$의 $t_R$과 ${\ln}\;t_{R(DMSO)}$를 ${\log}\;t_{R(DMSO)}$와 비교하였다. 세 가지 방법 중 $CH_4\;t_R$과 ${\ln}\;t_{R(DMSO)}$는 k' 과 ${\alpha}$를 계산하는데 적합하지 않았다. 본 연구에서 개발한 방법인 ${\log}\;t_{R(DMSO)}$는 일반적인 기준인 k'(1${\alpha}(1<{\alpha}<2)$를 만족하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 계산방법은 쉽고 편리하기 때문에, 이와 유사한 계에서도 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2008

The present study was conducted to monitor the level of triflumizole residues in fruits (apple and pear) and vegetable (cucumber) samples in order to assess risk posed by the presence of such residues to the consumer. Triflumizole was applied at a recommended dose rate to apple and pear pulps and to a cucumber sample. The samples were collected at harvesting time following several treatments (three and/or four treatments). Triflumizole was extracted with methanol and re-extracted into dichloromethane. The presence of triflumizole was determined by HPLC with UV detection at 238 nm following the cleanup of the extract by open preparative chromatographic column with Florisil. The versatility of this method was evidenced by its excellent linearity (> 0.999) in the concentration range between 0.2 and 4.0 mg/kg. The mean recoveries evaluated from the untreated samples spiked at two different fortification levels. 0.1 and 0.4 mg/kg, and ranged from 87.5${\pm}$0.0 to 93.3${\pm}$2.6 for the tested fruits and vegetable, respectively, and the repeatability (as relative standard deviation) from three repetitive determinations of recoveries were no larger than 6%. The calculated limit of detection was 0.02 mg/kg and the minimum detectable level of 4 ng for triflumizole was easily detected. When triflumizole was sprayed onto the apple trees three times at 50-40-30 and 40-30-21 days prior to harvesting and four times onto the pear trees at 40-30-21-14 days prior to harvesting, the mean residual amounts of 0.05 and 0.06 mg/kg for apples and pears, respectively, were not detected in all of the treatments. When the cucumber sample was fumigated four times at 7, 5, 3 and 1 day prior to harvesting, the mean residual amount was not detectable. Triflumizole can be used safely when sprayed (wettable powder, 30% active ingredient) and fumigated (10%) 4 times at 14 and 1 day prior to harvesting to protect the fruits and vegetable, respectively.