• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2017

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important signaling protein involved in angiogenesis, which is the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. Consequently, blocking of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR-2) by small molecule inhibitors leads to the inhibition of cancer induced angiogenesis. In this study, we performed a two dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship (2D-QSAR) study of 38 N-Phenyl-N'-{4-(4-quinolyloxy) phenyl} urea derivatives as VEGFR-2 inhibitors based on hologram quantitative structure-activity (HQSAR). The model developed showed reasonable $q^2=0.521$ and $r^2=0.932$ values indicating good predictive ability and reliability. The atomic contribution map analysis of most active compound (compound 7) indicates that hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the side chain of ring A and oxygen atom in side chain of ring C contributes positively to the activity of the compounds. The HQSAR model developed and the atomic contribution map can serve as a guideline in designing new compounds for VEGFR-2 inhibition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1845-1854
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• 2016

The transglycosylation activity of amylosucrase (ASase) has received significant attention owing to its use of an inexpensive donor, sucrose, and broad acceptor specificity, including glycone and aglycone compounds. The transglycosylation reaction of recombinant ASase from Deinococcus radiopugnans (DRpAS) was investigated using various phenolic compounds, and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (rutin) was found to be the most suitable acceptor molecule used by DRpAS. Two amino acid residues in DRpAS variants (DRpAS Q299K and DRpAS Q299R), assumed to be involved in acceptor binding, were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis. Intriguingly, DRpAS Q299K and DRpAS Q299R produced 10-fold and 4-fold higher levels of rutin transglycosylation product than did the wild-type (WT) DRpAS, respectively. According to in silico molecular docking analysis, the lysine residue at position 299 in the mutants enables rutin to more easily position inside the active pocket of the mutant enzyme than in that of the WT, due to conformational changes in loop 4.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2005

일련의 alkyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (A)와 N-alkyl-3,4-dihydroxybenzamide (B) 유도체들의 치환기(R1 및 R2) 변화에 따른 피부 감작성과의 관계를 HQSTR 방법으로 분석하였다. 유도된 피부 감작성에 관한 HQSTR 모델은 매우 양호한 예측성(cross-validated $r^2_{cv}.,\;q^2=0.744$)과 적합성(non-cross-validated, $r^2_{ncv}$. =0.978)을 나타내었다. 이들 두 화합물은 멜라닌 생성 저해 활성이 클수록 피부 감작성이 낮은 반비례적인 경향을 보였으며 R1-치환기 사슬 중 C1 ${\~}$ C3 원자 부분은 피부 감작성에 기여하지 않는 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 ester (A)는 amide (B)보다 피부 감작성이 낮으나(AB) 특징을 나타내므로 미백제의 활성 성분으로서 매우 이상적인 화합물임을 알았다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.697-703
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• 2022

최근 Covid-19 및 불안한 국제정세로 인한 경기 침체로 많은 투자자들이 투자의 한 수단으로써 파생상품시장을 선택하고 있다. 하지만 파생상품시장은 주식시장에 비해 큰 위험성을 가지고 있으며, 시장 참여자들의 시장에 대한 연구 역시 부족한 실정이다. 최근 인공지능 분야의 발달로 파생상품시장에서도 기계학습이 많이 활용되고 있다. 본 논문은 해외선물에 분 단위로 거래하는 스캘핑 거래의 분석을 위해 기계학습 기법 중 하나인 강화학습을 적용하였다. 데이터 세트는 증권사에서 거래되는 해외선물 상품들 중 4개 상품을 선정해, 6개월간 1분봉 및 3분봉 데이터의 종가, 이동평균선 및 볼린저 밴드 지표들을 이용한 21개의 속성으로 구성하였다. 실험에는 DNN 인공신경망 모델과 강화학습 알고리즘인 DQN(Deep Q-Network), A2C(Advantage Actor Critic), A3C(Asynchronous A2C)를 사용하고, 학습 데이터 세트와 테스트 데이터 세트를 통해 학습 및 검증 하였다. 에이전트는 스캘핑을 위해 매수, 매도 중 하나의 행동을 선택하며, 행동 결과에 따른 포트폴리오 가치의 비율을 보상으로 한다. 실험 결과 에너지 섹터 상품(Heating Oil 및 Crude Oil)이 지수 섹터 상품(Mini Russell 2000 및 Hang Seng Index)에 비해 상대적으로 높은 누적 수익을 보여 주었다.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2017

Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) belongs to the family of receptor tyrosine kinase. They play important roles in cell proliferation, differentiation, development, migration, survival, wound healing, haematopoiesis and tumorigenesis. FGFRs are reported to cause several types of cancers in humans which make it an important drug target. In the current study, HQSAR analysis was performed on a series of recently reported 1H-Pyrazolo [3,4-b]pyridine derivatives as FGFR antagonists. The model was developed with Atom (A) and bond (B) connection (C), chirality (Ch), hydrogen (H) and donor/acceptor (DA) parameters and with different set of atom counts to improve the model. A reasonable HQSAR model ($q^2=0.701$, SDEP=0.654, NOC=5, $r^2=0.926$, SEE=0.325, BHL=71) was generated which showed good predictive ability. The contribution map depicted the atom contribution in inhibitory effect. A contribution map for the most active compound (compound 24) indicated that hydrogen and nitrogen atoms in the side chains of ring B as well as hydrogen atoms in the side chain of ring C and the nitrogen atom in the ring D contributed positively to the activity in inhibitory effect whereas, the lowest active compound (compound 04) showed negative contribution to inhibitory effect. Thus results of our study can provide insights in the designing potent and selective FGFR kinase inhibitors.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.78-84
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• 2008

EGFR has been intensively investigated as a target to block the signal transduction pathway which stimulates cancer growth and metastasis. Studies about structure-activity relationship for tricyclic azepine derivatives were performed with topomer-CoMFA. The derived topomer-CoMFA model with steric and electrostatic field parameters based on fragment units gave reasonable statistics ($q^2$=0.561, $r^2$=0.679). The model explains why a halogen atom at the meta position of aniline is important to increases inhibitory activity. This comes from an electrostatically negative groups are favored near this region. The model also shows that there are sterically favored regions around methoxy group extended from oxazepine derivatives. The findings about steric and electrostatic effects can be utilized for designing new inhibitors.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2015

LIM kinases belong to the serine/Threonine kinase family. The members of the LIM kinase (LIMK) family include LIMK 1 and 2 which are involved in the regulation of actin polymerisation and microtubule disassembly. LIMK1 was shown to be involved in cancer metastasis, while LIMK2 activation promotes cells cycle progression. Since LIMK2 plays a vital role in many disease conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, cancer and viral diseases, and till date there are not much selective inhibitors been reported, LIMK2 becomes an interesting therapeutic target among the kinases. 3D QSAR study was carried out on a series of pyrrolopyrimidines based derivatives as LIMK2 inhibitors. A reasonable CoMFA ($q^2$=0.888; ONC=3; $r^2$=0.974) with good statistical values was developed. The developed model was validated using 1000 runs of boostrapping and was found to be predictable. The results of CoMFA contour map analysis suggested that the bulky substitution at $R_4$ and $R_5$ position are highly desirable to increase the activity. Similarly, positive substitution at $R_3$ position is also required to increase the activity. It is also noted that bulky substitution at $R_1$ position must be avoided. Our results could provide valuable information to enhance the activity of the LIMK2 inhibitors and to design potent pyrrolopyrimidines derivatives.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1092-1101
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 우리나라 설악산 지역을 중심으로 신갈나무와 졸참나무 두 종의 수직분포 양상을 관찰하고, 두 종간의 교잡이입 및 유전자 전달 가능성을 플라보노이드 분석을 통해 추론하고자 하였다. 중부지방인 설악산의 신갈나무와 졸참나무의 수직분포는 남부지방인 지리산에서와는 차이가 난다. 설악산의 경우, 해발 100 m 이상 거의 전 고도에서 신갈나무가 나타나나 졸참나무는 해발 500 m 이상에서는 드물게 나타나며 500 m 이하에서 신갈나무와 혼생한다. 지리산의 경우, 졸참나무의 수직 분포 범위는 해발 0-1,200 m로 설악산에 비해 훨씬 넓으며, 신갈나무는 높은 해발고도에서는 순림을 이루지만 해발 1,000 m 이하에서는 고도가 낮아질수록 빈도가 낮아지고 해발 300 m 이하에서는 거의 분포하지 않는다. 전반적으로 우리나라에서 신갈나무는 높은 고도에서, 졸참나무는 낮은 고도에서 생육하나 상당한 범위의 고도 구간에서 두 종은 혼생한다. 설악산 지역의 신갈나무와 졸참나무 32개체와 지리산 고지대 및 저지대에 분포하는 신갈나무, 졸참나무 각 1개체 등 총 34개체를 대상으로 잎의 플라보노이드 성분을 분석한 결과, 이들로부터 총 24종류의 서로 다른 화합물이 분리, 동정되었다. 이들 플라보노이드 화합물은 모두 flavonol인 kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin 및 isorhamnetin에 당이 결합된 flavonol glycoside이었으며, 이 중 5개는 acylated flavonoid compound이다. 이들 중 kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-glucoside와 quercetin 3-O-galactoside 및 이들의 acylated compounds가 주요 성분으로 두 종의 모든 개체에서 나타났다. 신갈나무의 플라보노이드 조성은 acylated kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, acylated quercetin 3-O-galactoside 및 acylated quercetin 3-O-glucoside가 다량 나타나고, 졸참나무에서는 나타나지 않는 diglycoside인 quercetin 3-O-arabinosylglucoside가 분포하는 특징을 가진다. 졸참나무의 flavonoid 조성은 3개의 rhamnosyl flavonol compounds가 전체 졸참나무 개체에 걸쳐서 나타나고 또한 이들 compound가 신갈나무에 비해 다량으로 나타나는 특징을 갖는다. 신갈나무와 졸참나무 두 종간에는 이러한 정량 정성적인 플라보노이드 조성 차이와 함께 소량으로 분포하는 몇몇 compound들에 있어서 정성적인 차이도 나타나 두 종은 플라보노이드 조성에 있어 뚜렷이 구분된다. 한편, 두 종의 플라보노이드 조성은 고도에 따라 종내 개체 간 변이가 있으며, 동소적으로 분포하는 두 종 개체들의 플라보노이드 조성은 대체로 정량적 또는 정성적으로 상대 종의 플라보노이드 조성을 닮는 경향이 있었다. 이러한 현상은 두 종간에 교잡이입을 통한 유전자 교환이 일어나고 있음을 강하게 암시한다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2015

In the present study, we synthesized a series of novel 7-methoxy-N-(substituted phenyl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide derivatives in moderate to good yields and evaluated their neuroprotective and antioxidant activities using primary cultured rat cortical neuronal cells and in vitro cell-free bioassays. Based on our primary screening data with eighteen synthesized derivatives, nine compounds (1a, 1c, 1f, 1i, 1j, 1l, 1p, 1q and 1r) exhibiting considerable protection against the NMDA-induced excitotoxic neuronal cell damage at the concentration of $100{\mu}M$ were selected for further evaluation. Among the selected derivatives, compound 1f (with $-CH_3$ substitution at R2 position) exhibited the most potent and efficacious neuroprotective action against the NMDA-induced excitotoxicity. Its neuroprotective effect was almost comparable to that of memantine, a well-known NMDA antagonist, at $30{\mu}M$ concentration. In addition to 1f, compound 1j (with -OH substitution at R3 position) also showed marked anti-excitotoxic effects at both 100 and $300{\mu}M$ concentrations. These findings suggest that $-CH_3$ substitution at R2 position and, to a lesser degree, -OH substitution at R3 position may be important for exhibiting neuroprotective action against excitotoxic damage. Compound 1j was also found to scavenge 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals and inhibit in vitro lipid peroxidation in rat brain homogenate in moderate and appreciable degrees. Taken together, our structure-activity relationship studies suggest that the compound with $-CH_3$ substitution at R2 and -OH substitution at R3 positions of the benzofuran moiety might serve as the lead exhibiting potent anti-excitotoxic, ROS scavenging, and antioxidant activities. Further synthesis and evaluation will be necessary to confirm this possibility.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1499-1504
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• 2008

Pyrazine derivatives bind to b-RAF receptor which is important in cancer therapy. The ligand-receptor interactions have been studied by comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and molecular docking methods. Applying conventional ligand-based alignment schemes for the whole set was not successful. However, QM and DFT results suggested that some ligands have electrostatic interaction while others have steric interactions. On the basis of these results, we divided the dataset into two subsets. Electrostatic effect was found to be important in one set while steric effect for the other. Best docking modes were obtained for each subset based on the available crystal structure. These receptor-guided CoMFA models propose an interesting possibility which is difficult to obtain otherwise. i.e., in one binding mode the electrostatic interaction plays a key role for one subset ($q^2$ = 0.46, $r^2$ = 0.98), while in another binding mode steric effect is important with another subset ($q^2$ = 0.43, $r^2$ = 0.74).