• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.134-142
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• 1994

The neucleotide sequences of the xylA gene encoding $\beta $-xylosidase of Bacillus stearothermophilus and is its flanking regions were datermined. Three open reading frame(ORFs) were found, one of which(ORF1) appeared to code for the $\beta $-xylosidase. The 1830 base pair ORF1 encoded 609 amino acids starting from a TTG initiation codon. The molecular weight deduced from the nucleotide sequence(68 KD) was in agreement with that estimated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the purified enzyme(66 KD). The Shine-Dalgarno sequence(5'-AGGAGG-3') was found 11 bp upstream of the initiation codon. Further 15 bp upstream, there observed a potential transcription initiation signals. The putative -10 sequence(CATAAT) and -35 sequence(TTGTTA) coresponded closely to the consensus sequences for Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase with major sigma factor. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the coding region of the xylA gene was 56mol% while that of the third position of the codons was 63 mol%. Based on the comparison with the amino acid sequences of several other carbohydrate degrading enzymes, two conserved regions, possibly participating in the catalytic mechamism of $\beta $-xylosidase xylA, were identified in 278-298 and 329-350 regions of the translated xylA gene. The nucleotide sequence of the xylA was found to exhibit no homology to any other genes so far reproted.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2003

This study was carried out to find a cholesterol removal rate, flavor development and bitter amino acid productions in Cheddar cheese treated with $\beta$-cyclodextrin (CD): 1) Control (no homogenization, no $\beta$-CD), and 2) Milk treatment (1000 psi milk homogenization, 1% $\beta$-CD). The cholesterol removal of the cheese was 79.3%. The production of short-chain free fatty acids (FFA) increased with a ripening time in both control and milk treated cheese. The releasing quantity of short-chain FFA was higher in milk treated cheese than control at 5 and 7 mo ripening. Not much difference was found in neutral volatile compound production between samples. In bitter-tasted amino acids, milk treatment group produced much higher than control. In sensory analysis, texture score of control Cheddar cheese significantly increased with ripening time, however, that in cholesterol-reduced cheese decreased dramatically. Our results indicated that the cheese made by $\beta$-CD treated milk with low pressure homogenization showed an effective cholesterol reduction and a rapid cheese ripening, while no capture of flavor compounds by $\beta$-CD.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 1989

Streptococcus thermophilus 510으로부터 $\beta$-galactosidase의 생성조건은 탄소원으로 0.5% lactose를 첨가한 배지에서 초기 pH7.0, 배양온도 37$^{\circ}C$, 배양기간 18시간이었다. 배양여액으로부터 $\beta$-galactosidase를 ammonium sulfate 분획, 핵산의 제거, Sephadex G-200 gel filtration 및 DEAE-Sephadex A-50 ion exchange chromatography 등의 4단계 정제과정을 거쳐 정제한 결과 18배 정제되어 단일 단백질로 분리되었다. 정제효소의 활성 최적온도는 5$0^{\circ}C$, 최적 pH는 7.0이었고, 효소활성이 Mn$^{2+}$, $K^+$과 같은 금속이온과 dithiothreitol, 2-mercaptoethanol에 의해 촉진되었고, Hg$^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, Co$^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, EDTA, 8-hydroxyquinoline, galactose 등에 의해 저해되었다. 효소의 분자량이 520,000, 합성기질인 ONPG에 대한 $K_{m}$ 은 1,25mM, V$_{max}$는 88.50 $\mu$mole/min.mg protein이었고, 주종 아미노산은 glutainic acid, aspartic acid, leucine 및 valine이었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2000

Using differential display techniques, a new acidic pathogenesis-related (PR) protein-1 cDNA (GMPRla) gene was isolated from a cDNA library of soybean (Glycinemax L.Merr, cultivar Jangyup) hypocotyls infected by Phytophthora sojae f. sp. glycines. The 741 bp of fulllength GMPRla clone contains an open reading frame of 525 nucleotides encoding 174 amino acid residues (pI 4.23) with a putative signal peptide of 27 amino acids in the N-terminus. Predicted molecular weight of the protein is 18,767 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence of GMPRla has a high level of identity with PR-1 proteins from Brassica napus, Nicotiana tabacum, and Sambucus nigra. The GMPRla mRNA was more strongly expressed in the incompatible than the compatible interaction. The transcript accumulation was induced in the soybbean hypocotyls by treatment with ethephon or DL-$\beta$-amino-n-butyric acid, but not by wounding. In situ hybridization data showed that GMPRIa mRNAs were usually localized in the vascular bundle of hypocotyl tissues, especially phloem tissue. Differences between compatible and incompatible interactions in the timing of GMPRla mRNA accumulation were remarkable, but the spatial distribution of GMPRla mRNA was similar in both interactions. However, more GMPRla mRNA was accumulated in soybean hypocotyls at 6 and 24 h after inoculation.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2008

This study examined the chemical composition of A. blasiliensis and the chemical structural properties of an immuno-stimulating polysaccharide. The amino acids, free sugars, and organic acids by HPLC and fatty acids by GC were analyzed. The immuno-stimulating substance from A. blasiliensis was extracted with hot water and purified by ethanol precipitation. It underwent ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration on Toyopearl HW 65F. Through GP-HPLC, the substance was found to be homogeneous. Its chemical structure was determined by $^{13}C-NMR$. Fatty acids, organic acids, and sugar alcohol composition consisted exclusively of linoleic acid, fumaric acid and mannitol, respectively. The amino acids were mainly glutamic acid, glycine, and arginine. By $^{13}C-NMR$ analysis, the immuno-stimulating substance was identified as ${\beta}-(1{\rightarrow}3)\;(1{\rightarrow}6)$-glucan, composed of a backbone with $(1{\rightarrow}3)$-linked D-glucopyranosyl residues branching a $(1{\rightarrow}6)$-linked D-glucopyranosyl residue. The ${\beta}$-glucan from A. blasiliensis showed pronounced immuno-stimulating activity on the antibody-production ability of B-lymphocytes by the hemolytic suspension assay. In these results, A. blasiliensis was estimated to have potent pharmacological properties and potential nutritional values.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 가열온도에 따른 영귤 과즙의 성분 변화를 조사하여 영귤 가공의 기초 자료로 사용하고자 총산도, $^{\circ}Brix$, pH, 유기산, 유리 아미노산, 비타민 C, 나린진, 헤스페리딘, 네오헤스페리딘 함량, 향기 성분을 분석하였다. 영귤 과즙에는 유기산이 oxalic, citric, malic acid가 존재하였으며, citric acid가 92.8-94.1%로서 대부분을 차지하였고, 그외 malic acid와 oxalic acid 순으로 소량 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 가열온도가 $40^{\circ}C$에서 $90^{\circ}C$로 증가할수록 총 유기산의 함량은 약간 감소하는 경향을 보여, 가열 전에 비하여 $90^{\circ}C$로 가열 후 약 0.3%가 감소하였다. 영귤 과즙에 존재하는 유리 아미노산은 alanine, threonine, proline, aspargine과 aspartic acid, serine, tyrosine, tryptophane이 주요 유리 아미노산이었다. Arginine, valine, glycine, isoluecine, leucine, histidine등은 소량 존재하였다. 가열함에 따라 유리 아미노산 총량과 개개의 유리 아미노산 함량은 감소하였다. 영귤 과즙에는 비타민 C가 21.3mg% 존재하였으나, 가열함에 따라 점차 감소하여 $90^{\circ}C$에서는 17.3mg%가 존재하였다. 영귤 과즙에 존재하는 나린진, 헤스페리딘, 네오헤스페리딘 함량은 304mg%였으며, 가열함에 따라 297.0mg%로 약간 감소하였다. 영귤 과즙 향기 성분 중 limonene이 가장 많고, ${\gamma}-terpinene,\;{\alpha}-phellandrene$, myrcene, ${\alpha}-pinene$ 등이 주요 향기 구성 성분으로 나타났다. ${\alpha}-Thujene$는 가열하기 전 과즙에는 존재하였으나, $50^{\circ}C$ 이상 가열한 과즙에는 존재하지 않았다. 반면, ${\alpha}-terpinolene$, terpinene-1-ol, ${\beta}-terpineol$, $cis-{\beta}-terpineol$, ${\alpha}-muurolene$, bicyclo(3.2.0)hept-6-ene, mentha-1.4.8-triene 등은 가열하지 않은 원액과 $70^{\circ}C$까지 존재하지 않았으나, $90^{\circ}C$ 가열시에 새로 생성되었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.594-603
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• 2012

과잉으로 생산되는 복분자의 소비 촉진과 신수요 창출을 위해 복분자 식초를 제조한 후 이화학적 성분분석 및 항산화 효과를 조사하였다. 알코올 발효의 최적 조건은 당도 15 $^{\circ}Brix$, 온도 $30^{\circ}C$, 발효기간 4일이었으며, 초산 발효의 최적 조건은 초기 알코올 함량 6%, 초기 산도 2%, 온도 $30^{\circ}C$, 발효기간은 9일이었다. 최적 조건으로 발효된 복분자 식초의 유리당은 surcose, fructose 및 glucose로 확인되었으며, 주요 유기산은 acetic acid, malic acid, succinic acid 및 malonic acid로 나타났다. 또한 유리아미노산 총 함량은 108.03 ${\mu}g/mL$로 alanine, glutamic acid, ${\gamma}$-amino-N-butyric acid 및 o-phosphoethanolamine가 주된 성분으로 나타났으며, 무기성분은 K, Na, Mg, Ca과 같은 알칼리성 원소를 다량 함유한 것으로 나타났다. 복분자 식초의 총 폴리페놀 및 안토시아닌의 함량은 각각 25.19, 80.71 mg/100 mL이었으며, DPPH, $ABTS^{{\cdot}+}$ 라디칼 소거 활성, 환원력, ${\beta}$-carotene bleaching의 실험에서 복분자 식초는 양성 대조군과 유사한 높은 항산화 활성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 약학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.383-388
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• 2007

It has been reported that sulfur-containing intermediates or products in the transsulfuration pathway including S-adenosylmethionine, 5'-methylthioadenosine, glutathione and taurine can prevent liver injury mediated by inflammation response induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. The present study examines the modulation of hepatic metabolism of sulfur amino acid in a model of acute sepsis induced by LPS treatment (5 mg/kg, iv). Serum TNF-alpha and hepatotoxic parameters were significantly increased in rats treated with LPS, indicating that LPS results in sepsis at the doses used in this study. LPS also induced oxidative stress determined by increases in malondialdehyde levels and decreases in total oxy-radical scavenging capacities. Hepatic methionine and glutathione concentrations were decreased, but S-adenosylho-mocysteine, cystathionine, cysteine, hypotaurine and taurine concentrations were increased. Hepatic protein expression of methionine adenosyltransferase, cystathionine beta-synthase and cysteine dioxygenase were induced, but gamma-glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit levels were decreased. The results show that sepsis activates transsulfuration pathway from methionine to cysteine, suggesting an increased requirement for methionine during sepsis.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제9권
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• pp.97-104
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• 1968

제주산감귤(濟州産柑橘) 14(品種)의 과즙중(果汁中) 유리(遊離) amino 산(酸)과 당(糖)을 paper chromatography로 분별(分別) 동정(同定)하고 과피중(果皮中)의 pectin 함량(含量)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1) 본시험(本試驗) 조건하(條件下)에 14개품종중(個品種中)에서 동정(同定)된 16개(個) amino 산(酸)과 그 출현빈도(出現頻度)는 아래와 같다. proline, ${\gamma}-amino$ butyric acid, alanine, valine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid(14개품종(個品種)) lysine(12), leucine threonine(11), isoleucine(10), arginine(9), glycine(6) ${\beta}-alanine$(4) asparagine(3) unknown(2). 2) Proline과 ${\gamma}-amino$ butyric acid가 모든 품종(品種)에서 함량(含量)이 가장 많았으며 alanine이 그다음 이었다. 3) 품종별(品種別) 함유(含有) 아미노 산수(酸數)는 마두(麻豆), 금감자(金柑子)(14개산(個酸)), 삼보감(三寶柑), 팔삭(八朔), 산귤(酸橘), 환실금감(丸實金柑)(13), 평호문단(平戶文旦), 이예감(伊豫柑), Washington Navel(12) 병귤, 대유자(大油子)(11)하귤(夏橘)(10) 궁천조생온주(宮川早生溫州), 미장온주(尾張溫州)(9)의 순(順)이다. 4) 동정(同定)된 6개(個) 필수(必須) amino 산(酸)은 7개(個) 품종(品種)에 모두 함유(含有)되어 있으며 하귤(夏橘)과 온주(溫州)는 $1{\sim}3$개(個)로 가장 적었다. 5) 과즙중(果汁中) 유리당(遊離糖)은 glucose fructose sucrose maltose 로 14개(個) 품종(品種)에서 동일(同一)하였다. 6) pectin의 함량(含量)은 마두(麻豆)에서 생과피당(生果皮當) 17.0%로 가장크고 대유자(大油子)가 8.64%로 가장 낮으며 평균치(平均値)는 $11.63{\pm}2.69%$였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1650-1655
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• 2009

The $\beta$-glucuronidase (GUS) gene from Lactobacillus brevis RO1 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli GMS407. The GUS gene was composed of 1,812 bp, encoding a 603-amino-acid protein belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 2 with three conserved domains. The amino acid similarity was higher than 70% with the $\beta$-glucuronidases of various microorganisms, yet less than 58% with the $\beta$-glucuronidase of L. gasseri ADH. Overexpression and purification of the GUS was performed in $\beta$-glucuronidase-deficient E. coli GMS407. The purified GUS protein was 71 kDa and showed 1,284 U/mg of specific activity at optimum conditions of pH 5.0 and $37^{\circ}C$. At $37^{\circ}C$, the GUS remained stable for 80 min at pH values ranging from 5.0 to 8.0. The purified enzyme exhibited a half-life of 1 h at $60^{\circ}C$ and more than 2 h at $50^{\circ}C$. When the purified GUS was applied to transform baicalin and wogonoside into their corresponding aglycones, $150\;{\mu}M$ of baicalin and $125\;{\mu}M$ of wogonoside were completely transformed into baicalein and wogonin, respectively, within 3 h.