• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.951-956
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• 2005

Bifidobacteria의 효과적인 이용을 위해서는 산소에 내성을 갖는 균주를 선발하는 연구 외에도 산소 스트레스에 대한 방어 기작에 대한 기초적인 연구가 필요하다. 인체로부터 분리된 산소 내성 bifidobacteria는 산소제거활성을 가지고 있었으며 이는 열처리 및 극단적인 pH(pH 2.0)하에서 산소제거활성이 소실되는 것으로 보아 효소가 관여 할 가능성을 확인하였다. 또한 산소제거활성을 보이는 주된 효소를 탐색해본 결과 NADH를 공급하였을 때만 산소제거활성을 보여 NADH oxidase가 주된 역할을 하는 효소임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 산소 내성 균주는 높은 NADH peroxidase 활성을 보유한 것으로 보아 NADH oxidase의 작용에 의해 생성되는 $H_2O_2$는 NADH peroxidase에 의해 무독화 되는 것으로 판단되었다. 배양 중 산소를 공급하여 산소스트레스를 주었을 경우 NADH oxidase와 NADH peroxidase 활성이 1시간 이내에 급격히 증가하였고 산소 공급 후 2시간 동안 배양액 중 용존 산소가 크게 증가하지 않았다. 산소공급 후 2시간 이상이 경과하면 NADH oxidase와 NADH peroxidase활성이 감소하고 용존 산소가 급격히 증가하였고 산소스트레스에 대한 방어 체계가 붕괴되는 현상이 관찰되었다. 즉, 산소 내성 bifidobacteria는 일정 한계까지는 환경중의 산소를 NADH oxidase로 제거하고 생성되는 $H_2O_2$는 NADH peroxidase에 의해 제거시키는 방어 체계를 갖고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2004

염분에 대한 두줄망둑의 내성범위를 파악하기 위한 일환으로 이들의 생존, 성장 및 산소소비에 미치는 염분의 영향을 40일간 사육실험을 통하여 검토하였다. 두줄망둑의 생존율은 염분 10.1$\textperthousand$ 이상에서 90%이상을 나타냈으나, 염분 3.4$\textperthousand$ 이하에서는 유의한 감소를 나타냈고, 담수에서는 40일째 32.5%의 생존율을 보였다. 체장과 체중의 증가 및 성장률은 13.4∼33.6%o의 염분 범위에서 유사한 경향을 나타냈으나, 염분 6.7$\textperthousand$ 이하에서 유의한 감소가 관찰되었다. 산소소비는 염분 10.1%o 이하에서 유의한 감소가 관찰되었고, 염분 10.1, 6.7 및 3.4$\textperthousand$ 에서는 가장 높은 산소소비를 나타낸 27.4$\textperthousand$ (6.67 ml $O_2g^{-1}$ dry weight)의 염분에 비해 각각 28.4, 30.9 및 37.4%가 감소하였고, 담수에서는 52.3%의 감소를 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 두줄망둑이 낮은 염분에 노출되었을 때, 그들의 생존, 성장 및 산소소비율이 저하한다는 사실을 지적하고 있으며, 하구 수역과 같은 저염분 수역은 두줄망둑의 분포 및 개체수에 잠재적으로 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 것을 암시한다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.322-330
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• 2003

The unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis has recently attracted great inter-est due to its large amounts of ketocarotenoid astaxanthin, 3,3'-dihydroxy-${\beta}$,${\beta}$-carotene-4,4'-dione, widely used commercially as a source of pigment for aquaculture. In the life cycle of H. pluvialis, astaxanthin biosynthesis is associated with a remarkable morphological change from green motile vegetative cells into red immotile cyst cells as the resting stage. In recent years we have studied this morphological process from two aspects: defining conditions governing astaxanthin biosynthesis and questioning the possible function of astaxanthin in protecting algal cells against environmental stress. Astaxanthin accumulation in cysts was induced by a variety of environmental conditions of oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species, intense light, drought, high salinity, and high temperature. In the adaptation to stress, abscisic acid induced by reactive oxygen species, would function as a hormone in algal morphogenesis from veget ative to cyst cells. Furthermore, measurements of both in vitro and in vivo antioxidative activities of astaxanthin clearly demonstrated that tolerance to excessive reactive oxygen species is greater in astaxanthin-rich cysts than in astaxanthin-poor cysts or astaxanthin-less vegetative cells. Therefore, reactive oxygen species are involved in the regulation of both algal morph O-genesis and carotenogenesis, and the accumulated astaxanthin in cysts can function as a protective agent against oxidative stress damage. In this study, the physiological roles of astaxanthin in stress response and cell protection are reviewed.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2005

Injury caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS), known as oxidative stress, is one of the major damaging factors in plants exposed to environmental stress. Chloroplasts are specially sensitive to damage by ROS because electrons that escape from the photosynthetic electron transfer system are able to react with relatively high concentration of $O_2$ in chloroplasts. To cope with oxidative stress, plants have evolved an efficient ROS-scavenging enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and low molecular weight antioxidants including ascorbate, glutathione and phenolic compounds. To maintain the productivity of plants under the stress condition, it is possible to fortify the antioxidative mechanisms in the chloroplasts by manipulating the antioxidation genes. A powerful gene expression system with an appropriate promoter is key requisite for excellent stress-tolerant plants. We developed a strong oxidative stress-inducible peroxidase (SWPA2) promoter from cultured cells of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) as an industrial platform technology to develop transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to environmental stress. Recently, in order to develop transgenic sweetpotato (tv. Yulmi) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Atlantic and Superior) plants with enhanced tolerance to multiple stress, the genes of both CuZnSOD and APX were expressed in chloroplasts under the control of an SWPA2 promoter (referred to SSA plants). As expected, SSA sweetpotato and potato plants showed enhanced tolerance to methyl viologen-mediated oxidative stress. In addition, SSA plants showed enhanced tolerance to multiple stresses such as temperature stress, drought and sulphur dioxide. Our results strongly suggested that the rational manipulation of antioxidative mechanism in chloroplasts will be applicable to the development of all plant species with enhanced tolerance to multiple environmental stresses to contribute in solving the global food and environmental problems in the 21st century.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2012

Oxygen is the final acceptor of electron transport from fat and carbohydrate oxidation, which is the rate-limiting factor for cellular ATP production. Under altitude hypoxia condition, energy reliance on anaerobic glycolysis increases to compensate for the shortfall caused by reduced fatty acid oxidation [1]. Therefore, training at altitude is expected to strongly influence the human metabolic system, and has the potential to be designed as a non-pharmacological or recreational intervention regimen for correcting diabetes or related metabolic problems. However, most people cannot accommodate high altitude exposure above 4500 M due to acute mountain sickness (AMS) and insulin resistance corresponding to a increased levels of the stress hormones cortisol and catecholamine [2]. Thus, less stringent conditions were evaluated to determine whether glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity could be improved by moderate altitude exposure (below 4000 M). In 2003, we and another group in Austria reported that short-term moderate altitude exposure plus endurance-related physical activity significantly improves glucose tolerance (not fasting glucose) in humans [3,4], which is associated with the improvement in the whole-body insulin sensitivity [5]. With daily hiking at an altitude of approximately 4000 M, glucose tolerance can still be improved but fasting glucose was slightly elevated. Individuals vary widely in their response to altitude challenge. In particular, the improvement in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity by prolonged altitude hiking activity is not apparent in those individuals with low baseline DHEA-S concentration [6]. In addition, hematopoietic adaptation against altitude hypoxia can also be impaired in individuals with low DHEA-S. In short-lived mammals like rodents, the DHEA-S level is barely detectable since their adrenal cortex does not appear to produce this steroid [7]. In this model, exercise training recovery under prolonged hypoxia exposure (14-15% oxygen, 8 h per day for 6 weeks) can still improve insulin sensitivity, secondary to an effective suppression of adiposity [8]. Genetically obese rats exhibit hyperinsulinemia (sign of insulin resistance) with up-regulated baseline levels of AMP-activated protein kinase and AS160 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle compared to lean rats. After prolonged hypoxia training, this abnormality can be reversed concomitant with an approximately 50% increase in GLUT4 protein expression. Additionally, prolonged moderate hypoxia training results in decreased diffusion distance of muscle fiber (reduced cross-sectional area) without affecting muscle weight. In humans, moderate hypoxia increases postprandial blood distribution towards skeletal muscle during a training recovery. This physiological response plays a role in the redistribution of fuel storage among important energy storage sites and may explain its potent effect on changing body composition. Conclusion: Prolonged moderate altitude hypoxia (rangingfrom 1700 to 2400 M), but not acute high attitude hypoxia (above 4000 M), can effectively improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance for humans and antagonizes the obese phenotype in animals with a genetic defect. In humans, the magnitude of the improvementvaries widely and correlates with baseline plasma DHEA-S levels. Compared to training at sea-level, training at altitude effectively decreases fat mass in parallel with increased muscle mass. This change may be associated with increased perfusion of insulin and fuel towards skeletal muscle that favors muscle competing postprandial fuel in circulation against adipose tissues.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권10호
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• pp.1566-1570
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• 2018

We investigated the visible emission property of $SrTiO_3$ (STO) single crystals irradiated with gammy-ray (${\gamma}$-ray) at various total doses up to 900 kGy. The electric and optical absorption properties of the irradiated STO samples were hardly changed with the ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation, compared with those of un-irradiated STO. In contrast, the visible emission near 550 nm increased with the ${\gamma}$-ray dose increasing. While the development of the visible emission was indicative of the increase of oxygen vacancies inside STO by the ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation, the newly generated oxygen vacancies were not significantly harmful to the electric and optical properties of STO. We concluded that the STO single crystal should have a good tolerance against the damage by the ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.684-693
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• 2014

저온, 건조, 염과 같은 비생물적 스트레스는 식물의 생리적 형태적 변화와 수확량 감소를 초래한다. 이러한 이유로 식물체는 불리한 환경을 극복하기 위해 다양한 대사과정에 관련된 유전자들간의 복잡한 상호 관계를 조절함으로써 저항성을 획득한다. 본 연구는 배추에서 염 스트레스에 반응하는 유전자를 다각적으로 분석하기 위해 상호발현 네트워크를 구축하였다. 네트워크를 구축하기 위하여 배추를 염스트레스 조건 하에서 시간 경과에 따라 KBGP-24K 마이크로어레이 분석을 실시한 [BrEMD (Brassica rapa EST and Microarray Database)] 실험 결과를 수집하여 분석하였다. 구축된 네트워크 모델은 1,853개 node, 5,740개 edge, 및 142개 connected component(상관계수 > 0.85)로 구성되었다. 구축된 네트워크 분석 결과, ROS 신호 전달을 통한 N$Na^+$ 수송활성화와 proline 축적이 배추의 염 저항성 획득과 밀접한 연관이 있는 것으로 판단하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1509-1519
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• 2011

The protective effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the antioxidant system under paraquat(PQ) stress was investigated in leaves of 8-week-old lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) plants. PQ stress caused a decrease of leaf growth including leaf length, width and weight. Application of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), significantly alleviated PQ stress induced growth suppression. SNP permitted the survival of more green leaf tissue preventing chlorophyll content reduction and of higher quantum yield for photosystem II than in non-treated controls under PQ exposure, suggesting that NO has protective effect on chloroplast membrane in lettuce leaves. Flavonoids and anthocyanin were significantly accumulated in the leaves upon PQ exposure. However, the rapid increase of these compounds was alleviated in the SNP treated leaves. PQ treatment resulted in lipid peroxidation and induced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) in the leaves, while SNP prevented PQ induced increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) and $H_2O_2$. These results demonstrate that SNP serves as an antioxidant agent able to scavenge $H_2O_2$ to protect plant cells from oxidative damage. The activities of two antioxidant enzymes that scavenge reactive oxygen species, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in lettuce leaves in the presence of NO donor under PQ stress were higher than those under PQ stress alone. Application of 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4, 4, 5, 5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO), a specific NO scavenger, to the lettuce leaves arrested SNP mediated protective effect on leaf growth, photosynthetic pigment and antioxidant systems. However, PTIO had little effect on lettuce leaves under PQ stress compared with that of PQ stress alone. The obtained data suggest that the damage caused by PQ stress is in part due to increased generation of active oxygen by maintaining increased antioxidant enzyme activities and SNP protects plants from oxidative stress. From these results it is suggested that NO might act as a signal in activating active oxygen scavenging system that protects plants from oxidative damage induced by PQ stress and thus confer PQ tolerance.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2006

한국인 유아에서 분리한 13개 균주를 포함한 19개 bifidobacteria 균주를 대상으로 산, 담즙산 및 산소 노출시의 생균수의 변화를 측정하였다. 내산성은 pH 4.0, 3.0, 2.0에서 2시간까지 측정하였는데, 실험 균주마다 매우 상이한 결과를 나타내었으며, 실험 균주 중에서 B. bifidum B3, B. longum D6, B. adolescentis Fl이 우수한 생존력을 나타내었다. 실험 균주를 0.2% thioglycolic acid와 0.2% oxgall이 함유된 MRS 배지에서 생장을 측정한 결과, B. bififdum B3과 B. longum D6이 담즙산에 우수한 저항성을 나타냈으며, 균종간의 경향은 관찰되지 않았다. 호기 상태에서 48시간 노출시킨 후에 생균수의 변화를 측정한 결과, 실험 균주마다 상이한 결과를 나타내었으며 상대적으로 B. bifidum과 B. longum균주들의 생존력이 우수하였다. 산, 담즙, 산소 노출에 대한 생존력은 균종간의 경향을 나타내지 않고 균주마다 상이한 결과를 나타내었는데, 실험 균주 중에는 B. bifidum B3과 B. longum D6 균주가 모두 우수한 생존율을 나타내었다. 이들 균주는 현재 시판되는 상업용 종균과 비교해서도 동등한 성적을 나타내어 상업용 종균으로서의 사용 가능성을 시사하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2004

The objectives were to compare the salt tolerance levels in the parental rice cultivar, Dongjinbyeo, and induced mutagenesis derived its lines for plant height, MDA, ATPase, POD, and 2-dimensional protein electrophoresis pattern in NaCl-containing hydroponic nutrient solutions. Rice plants isolated from a population of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Dongjinbyeo) mutation lines, which were generated in combination with in vitro selection and gamma-ray, exhibited salt tolerance. Line No. 18 had the longest plant, whereas NaCl-sensitive line (No. 25) had the shortest plant. The parent, and the sensitive line showed severe damage from salt stress. Tolerant lines (No. 18, 50) had a lower malonaldehyde (MDA) content than the sensitive one (Dongjinbyeo, No. 25) during salt stress. Several proteins showed significant quantitative variation through 2DE; phosphoribulokinase, peroxidase, oxygen evolving enhancer 1 and the $H^+-ATPase$, which are known to be involved in salt tolerance. The effect of salt on peroxidase and $H^+-ATPase$ activity in the seedlings of two groups with contrasting genotypes of rice was studied. A greater activity was recorded in the tolerant lines as compared to the sensitive ones (P<0.05, Duncan's test). The results indicate that salt tolerant lines expressed more salt stress-inducible proteins associated with salt tolerance than the sensitive lines during salt stress.