• BMB Reports
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2002

The NS2B-NS3(pro) polyprotein segment from the dengue virus serotype 2 strain 16681 was purified from overexpressing E. coli by metal chelate affinity chromatography and gel filtration. Enzymatic activity of the refolded NS2B-NS3(pro) protease complex was determined in vitro with dansyl-labeled peptide substrates, based upon native dengue virus type 2 cleavage sites. The 12mer substrate peptides and the cleavage products could be separated by reversed-phase HPLC, and were identified by UV and fluorescence detection. All of the peptide substrates (representing the DEN polyprotein junction sequences at the NS2A/NS2B, NS2B/NS3, NS3/NS4A and NS4B/NS5 sites) were cleaved by the recombinant protease NS2B-NS3(pro). No cleavage was observed with an enzymatically inactive S135A mutant of the NS3 protein, or with a modified substrate peptide of the NS3/NS4A polyprotein site that contained a K2093A substitution. Enzymatic activity was dependent on the salt concentration. A 50% decrease of activity was observed in the presence of 0.1M sodium chloride. Our results show that the NS3 protease activity of the refolded NS2B-NS3(pro) protein can be assayed in vitro with high specificity by using cleavage-junction derived peptide substrates.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.500-506
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• 1996

We have isolated a water-extracted novel regulator for blood coagulation from an earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus. As a folk remedy, the earthworm has been known to facilitate blood circulation. After complete heat inactivation of endogenous proteases in the earthworm, an anticoagulant(s) was purified through ammonium sulfate fractionation and three consecutive gel permeation chromatography of Sephacryl S-300, Sephadex G-75, and G-150 by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) The anticoagulant was further purified to 2,800 fold with a C4 reversed-phase HPLC This activity was stable under heat ($100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min) and acidic conditions (0.4 N HCl). The effects of this partially purified anticoagulant on thrombin were observed with various substrates such as N${\alpha}$-benzoyl-DL-arginine-p-nitroanilide (BApNA), H-D-phenylalanyl-L-pipecoyl-L-arginine-p-nitroanilide (S-2238), N${\alpha}$-p-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME), and fibrinogen as a natural substrate. Only TAME hydrolysis, due to an esterase activity of the enzyme, was inhibited among the chromogenic substrates. In addition, the anticoagulant not only inhibited the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin but also prolonged the fibrin clot formation monitored with the in vitro coagulation test. Based on these observations, we suggest the significance of measuring the ability of antithrombotic drugs to inhibit the esterase activity of thrombin. In this report, it was also shown that the earthworm indeed contained a water-extractable, heat- and acid-stable anticoagulant which could be used as a novel antithrombotic agent.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1049-1054
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• 2006

Activation of Sphingosine kinase (Sphk) increases a bioactive lipid, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and has been observed in a variety of cancer cells. Therefore, inhibition of Sphk activity was an important target for the development of anticancer drugs. As a searching tool for Sphk inhibitor, we developed fluorescent Sphk activity assay combined with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Previously we established murine teraticarcinoma mutant F9-12 cells which lack S1P lyase and stably express Sphk1. By using F9-12 cells, optimal assay conditions were established as follows; $100\;{\mu}M\;of\;C_{17}-Sph\;and\;30\;{\mu}g$ protein of F9-12 cells lysate in 20 min. Sphingosine analog $C_{17}-Sph$ was efficiently phosphorylated by Sphk activity ($K_{m}:67.08\;{\mu}M,\;V_{max}\;:1507.5\;pmol/min/mg$). New product $C_{17}-S1P$ was separated from S1P in reversed-phase HPLC. In optimized conditions, 300 nM of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) increased Sphk activity approximately twice while $20\;{\mu}M$ of N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) reduced 70% of Sphk activity in F9-12 cells lysate. In conclusion, we established non-radioactive but convenient Sphk assay system by using HPLC and F9-12 cells.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.529-534
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• 1996

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay has been developed for the determination of ketorolac in human serum using a new extraction method with a good recovery. Human serum samples (1.0 ml) spiked with known concentrations of ketorolac tromethamine and 10${\mu}g$ of ketoprofen as the internal standard (IS) were acidified with 200${\mu}l$ of 1 N HCl and extracted with 7 ml of n-hexane-ether (7:3 v/v). Extracts were centrifuged and organic layer was back-extracted with 400${\mu}l$ of 0.1% tromethamine solution. Twenty .mu.l of centrifuged aqueous layer was injected onto a reversed-phase octyl column and eluted with a mixture of acetonitrile, water, methanol, and triethylamine [35:55:10:0.1 (v/v), pH 3.0] at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. Ultraviolet detection of ketorolac and IS was carried out at 300 nm. The calibration curve obtained using peak area ratios showed a good linearity (in concentration range 10-150 ng/ml $r^2$=O.9944; in range 50-2000 ng/ml, r$^{2}$=0.9998). The mean intra-day accuracy and precision for this HPLC method were found to be 3.6 and 3.7%, respectively. The mean inter-day accuracy and precision were found to be 4.0 and 3.7%, respectively, in the concentration range 50-2000 ng/ml. The recovery of ketorolac from serum was 92.0 $({\pm}5.7)$ % at the concentration of 100 ng/ml. This method proved to be readily applicable to the assay of ketorolac in human serum.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.449-452
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• 2010

크라운 에테르로부터 유도된 키랄고정상에서 역상용매를 이동상으로 사용하여 국내외에서 시판되고 있는 광학이성질체 의약품인 레보티록신 나트륨의 광학순도 측정을 위한 새로운 직접적인 광학분리 분석법을 개발하여 매우 좋은 결과를 얻었다 ($\alpha$ = 2.15, Rs = 4.05). 시판하고 있는 레보티록신 나트륨의 광학순도를 키랄고정상을 이용하여 직접적인 광학분리방법으로 측정하는 실험은 현재까지 한 편의 연구결과 외에는 보고되어 있지 않는데 [4] 본 연구에서 새롭게 개발한 전처리과정과 HPLC 분석조건을 이용하여 현재 국내외에서 판매되고 있는 레보티록신 나트륨 주성분의 의약품 정제의 광학순도를 측정하였다. 레보티록신 나트륨의 광학순도를 측정한 광학분리 실험결과에서 하나의 제품을 제외하고는 99% 이상의 높은 광학순도를 보여주고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 편리하고 용이한 신규 광학분리 분석법이 국내외에서 상용되는 레보티록신 나트륨 제품의 품질 확인과 양질의 키랄의약품을 개발하고 제품을 관리하는데 매우 도움이 되리라 기대한다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.106-110
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• 2007

Background: A phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, sildenafil, has been effective against nociception. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated the role of the GABAergic pathway in the modulation of nociception. The impact of the GABA receptors on sildenafil was studied using the formalin test at the spinal level. Methods: Male SD rats were prepared for intrathecal catheterization. The formalin test was induced by subcutaneous injection of formalin solution. The change in the activity of sildenafil was examined after pre-treatment with GABA receptor antagonists ($GABA_A$ receptor antagonist, bicuculline; $GABA_B$ receptor antagonist, saclofen). Results: Intrathecal sildenafil dose-dependently attenuated the flinching observed during phase 1 and 2 in the formalin test. The antinociceptive effect of sildenafil was reversed by the $GABA_B$ receptor antagonist (saclofen) but not by the $GABA_A$ receptor antagonist (bicuculline) in both phases. Conclusions: Intrathecal sildenafil suppressed acute pain and the facilitated pain state. The antinociception of sildenafil is mediated via the $GABA_B$ receptor, but not the $GABA_A$ receptor, at the spinal level.

• 분석과학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2004

고성능 액체 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 고삼 중의 oxymatrine을 분석하였다. acetonitrile을 포함하는 완충용액과 $C_{18}$컬럼을 이용한 역상 크로마토그래피를 수행하였다. Oxymatrine의 분리는 215 nm에서 UV흡수가 관측되었다. 고삼 중의 oxymatrine의 추출은 다양한 용매와 다양한 추출방법을 사용한 결과, 마쇄한 고삼의 최적의 추출 효율은 $80^{\circ}C$에서 50% ethanol로 5시간 동안 환류가열 하였을 때 가장 높은 효율을 보였다. 대부분의 추출 방법은 복잡한 전처리를 필요로 하지만, 본 연구에서는 승화 추출법으로 복잡한 전처리를 제외시킨 추출법을 고안하였다. 승화 추출은 높은 진공 ($1{\times}10^{-3}$ torr) 과 높은 온도 ($200^{\circ}C$)에서 수행되었다. 승화 추출법을 사용한 추출 효율은 다른 추출 방법들과 비교해서 전처리 과정을 거치지 않은 장점은 있었으나 추출 효율이 좀 낮았다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2006

본 연구는 차에 함유되어 있는 특유의 정미성분으로 methylxantin류, catechin류 및 theaflavin류의 총 13종의 화합물을 HPLC를 이용한 동시분석법을 확립함과 동시에 이 분석법을 이용하여 한국에서 사판되고 있는 녹차, 홍차 및 우롱차에 함유되어 있는 주요 성분을 분석하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. HPLC분석조건은 역상(ODS)column을 이용하여 acetonitrile: 20 mM 인산완충액의 solvent 중 acetonitrile의 농도를 처음 단계 7%에서 최종 40%까지 단계적으로 변화시켜 분당 1mL씩 용출시켜 분석하였다. Column 온도는 효과적으로 각 성분을 분리시키기 위하여 정확하게 $30^{\circ}C$로 설정하였으며 파장은 270 nm에서 분석하였다. 또한 차에 함유되어 있는 methylxantin류, catechin류 및 theaflavin류의 총 13종의 화합물을 분석한 결과, 한 시료당 90분이 소요되었으며 재현성과 정량성이 뛰어나 13종의 화합물이 완전하게 분리되었다. 시판 녹차, 홍차, 우롱차를 분석한 결과, 녹차와 우롱차는 2종류의 methylxantin류와 7종류의 catechin류는 검출되었으나 홍차에서 검출된 4종류의 theaflavin류는 전혀 나타나지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 차의 품질 관리 및 소비자의 차 선택에 있어 중요한 기초자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.392-398
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• 2006

Four flavonoids 1-4 and one phytosterol 5 were isolated from methanol extract of Taekwangkong, one of the soybean cultivars, and the structures of these compounds were fully characterized by physical and spectral analysis. The content of compounds 1-4 as determined by $C_{18}$ reversed phase HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) coupled with diode-array detector were 12.1, 624.6, 18.0, and $219.6\;{\mu}g/g$, respectively, and the total phenolic content of this cultivar was measured as 3.7 mg gallic acid equivalent per g dry material (GAB/g). Also, compound 1 showed strong radical scavenging activity in the 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assay ($IC_{50}\;=\;47.6\;{\mu}M$), five-fold higher than seen in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylliydrazyl (DPPH) assay. These results lead to the conclusion that soybean not only has many phytoestrogens but also has potent antioxidant activity.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2006

To more accurately estimate vitamin A and vitamin E intake of Koreans, food composition databases of the tocopherol and carotenoid contents of Korean foods are needed. In this study, the tocopherol $(\alpha-,\;\gamma-,\;and\;\delta-)$ and carotenoid ($\alpha-carotene,\;\beta-carotene,\;\beta-ctyptoxanthin$, lutein, and zeaxanthin) contents of 12 Korean cooked combination foods commonly consumed by children in Kwangju, Republic of Korea, were determined using reversed-phase HPLC. All samples were obtained from 3 different households in Kwangju during summer, 2005. All cooked foods in this study had detectable quantities of $\alpha-tocopherol,\;\gamma-tocopherol$ except for shoegogimugook, and $\delta-tocopherol$ except for myulchibokkeum Doejigogibokkeum had the highest $\alpha-tocopherol$ content (0.64 mg/l00 g edible portion), and $\gamma-tocopherol\;and\;\delta-tocopherol$ contents of gimbab were the highest among the foods (1.01 and 0.26 mg/l00 g edible portion). $\beta-carotene$ was found in all food samples. Gimbab had the highest contents of $\alpha-carotene,\;\beta-carotene$, and lutein among Korean cooked combination foods (158.3, 266.6, and $375.4{\mu}g/100g$ edible portion). Miyukgook contained only $\beta-carotene$ ($2.5{\mu}g/100g$ edible portion). Considerable sample-to-sample variability in tocopherol and carotenoid compositions were observed in several Korean cooked combination foods included in this study. Some of these carotenoids $(\alpha-carotene,\;\beta-carotene,\;and\;\beta-cryptoxanthin)$ are vitamin A precursors. The findings of this study may be valuable for use in Korean databases as well as nutrient consumption research for vitamin A and vitamin E.