• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.594-599
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• 2001

혈압상승을 주도하는 효소인 angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE)의 활성을 저해하는 펩타이드를 생산하는 protease 분비 균을 간장으로부터 분리하여 동정하였다. 여러대두 발효식품으로부터 단백질 분해능이 있는 균주를 분리하고, 분리된 균주들 중에서 ACE 저해활성이 가장 높은 균주인 SS103 균주를 선정하였다. 선정된 SS103 균주는 운동성이 있는 gram 양성 간균으로 내생포자를 형성하는 호기성균이었으며, pH 5~9 사이에서 생육하고 생육온도는 2$0^{\circ}C$~$50^{\circ}C$로 내열성이 약한 중온균의 특성을 보였으며, glucose, sucrose, mannitol 및 sorbitol 등의 당 이용 특성을 보였다. 그리고 세포의 지방산 조성은 $C_{15:0}$ anteiso, $C_{17:0}$ cis 형 및 $C_{17:0}$ iso 형이 주된 지방산으로 각각 33.9%, 18.8% 및 16.5%의 분포를 나타내었다. 이상과 같은 분석 겨과를 토대로 SS103 균주는 Bacillus subtilis로 동정되었다. Bacillus subtilis SS103 균주의 최적 배양 조건은 $37^{\circ}C$, 초기배양액 pH 8.0에서 배양시간 48시간으로 나타났으며, 이때 통기량이 높은 경우 효소활성도 높은 특성을 보였다.을 보였다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2016

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito borne pathogen, belongs to Flaviviridae family having a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome, currently known for causing large epidemics in Brazil. Its infection can cause microcephaly, a serious birth defect during pregnancy. The recent outbreak of ZIKV in February 2016 in Brazil realized it as a major health risk, demands an enhanced surveillance and a need to develop novel drugs against ZIKV. Amodiaquine, prochlorperazine, quinacrine, and berberine are few promising drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration against dengue virus which also belong to Flaviviridae family. In this study, we performed molecular docking analysis of these drugs against nonstructural 3 (NS3) protein of ZIKV. The protease activity of NS3 is necessary for viral replication and its prohibition could be considered as a strategy for treatment of ZIKV infection. Amongst these four drugs, berberine has shown highest binding affinity of -5.8 kcal/mol and it is binding around the active site region of the receptor. Based on the properties of berberine, more similar compounds were retrieved from ZINC database and a structure-based virtual screening was carried out by AutoDock Vina in PyRx 0.8. Best 10 novel drug-like compounds were identified and amongst them ZINC53047591 (2-(benzylsulfanyl)-3-cyclohexyl-3H-spiro[benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1'-cyclopentan]-4(6H)-one) was found to interact with NS3 protein with binding energy of -7.1 kcal/mol and formed H-bonds with Ser135 and Asn152 amino acid residues. Observations made in this study may extend an assuring platform for developing anti-viral competitive inhibitors against ZIKV infection.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2013

Cyt2Aa2 is a mosquito larvicidal and cytolytic toxin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. darmstadiensis. The toxin becomes inactive when isoleucine at position 150 was replaced by alanine. To investigate the functional role of this position, Ile150 was substituted with Leu, Phe, Glu and Lys. All mutant proteins were produced at high level, solubilized in carbonate buffer and yielded protease activated product similar to those of the wild type. Intrinsic fluorescence spectra analysis suggested that these mutants retain similar folding to the wild type. However, mosquito larvicidal and hemolytic activities dramatically decreased for the I150K and were completely abolished for I150A and I150F mutants. Membrane binding and oligomerization assays demonstrated that only I150E and I150L could bind and form oligomers on lipid membrane similar to that of the wild type. Our results suggest that amino acid at position 150 plays an important role during membrane binding and oligomerization of Cyt2Aa2 toxin.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.394-399
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 전두유의 가수분해 조건에 따른 품질 특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 효소제(KMF-G) 농도가 증가함에 따라 전두유 가수분해물의 당도, 칼슘 내인성, 및 총 유리아미노산 함량은 증가하였으며, SDS-PAGE 분석 결과 단백질의 분자량 변화는 0.20%(w/w)와 0.35%(w/w) 농도에서 유사한 패턴을 나타냈다. 전두유 가수분해물은 효소제(KMF-G) 농도 0.20%(w/w), 가수분해 시간 60분에서 가장 우수하게 나타났다. 전두유 가수분해물을 115, 130 및 $145^{\circ}C$에서 15초간 살균하였을 때 품질변화는 크지 않았다. 이상의 결과 전두유의 가수분해 최적조건은 효소제(KMF-G) 농도 0.20%(w/w), 가수분해 시간 60분으로 설정할 수 있었으며 식품소재로의 다양한 활용이 기대된다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2002

상피암의 인접 골격근으로의 직접 전파는 많이 보고되었으나, 골격근으로의 원격전이는 드물고 특히 다발성 전이는 매우 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 골격근내의 가변적인 혈류량, 근수축이나 난류성 혈류 등과 같은 물리적인 요인, 골격근내의 산성 환경, 젖산, 세포외 기질의 단백분해효소 억제인자 등이 골격근으로의 원격 전이를 억제하는 원인으로 제시되고 있다. 저자들은 최근 다발성 골격근 전이를 동반한 신장암(이행성 상피세포암) 1례를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.934-940
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• 1998

Kochujang, fermented hot pepper soybean paste, was prepared by traditional method, and irradiated with gamma ray of $^{60}Co{\;}up{\;}to{\;}15{\pm}1.5{\;}kGy$ for confirming main factor of kochujang fermentation. Nonirradiated (control) and irradiated samples kochujang were fermented at $25^{\circ}C$ and analyzed biochemical properties including enzyme activities and viable cell count during fermentation for 60 days. The total viable count in irradiated kochujang decreased to $10^4{\;}CFU/g$ which was $10^8{\;}CFU/g$ in the control. Because of a little changing enzyme activities of ${\alpha}{\cdot}{\beta}{\;}amylase$ and acid neutral protease by irradiation at the above level, amino type nitrogen which is the main quality reference of kochujang was comparable to the control. By irradiation, gas production was completely stopped which is one of biggest problems during distribution of kochujang. Total volume of gas produced at $25^{\circ}C$ from the control kochujang was 453 mL/100 g which was composed of over 90% of $CO_2$. The odor of irradiated kochujang was inferior to the control which seemed to be related to reduced microbial populations.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1844-1853
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• 2019

Objective: We investigated how pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) affects embryonic development during pre-in vitro maturation (pre-IVM) using porcine oocytes isolated from small follicles. Methods: We divided the follicles into the experimental groups by size (SF, small follicles; MF, medium follicles) and treated with and without PACAP and cultured for 18 hours (PreSF[-]PACAP; without PACAP, Pre-SF[+]PACAP; with PACAP) before undergoing IVM. The gene expression related to extracellular matrix formation (amphiregulin, epiregulin, and hyaluronan synthase 2 [HAS2]) and apoptosis (Bcl-2-associated X [BAX], B-cell lymphoma 2, and cysteine-aspartic acid protease 3) was investigated after maturation. The impact on developmental competence was assessed by the cleavage and blastocyst rate and total cell number of blastocysts in embryos generated from parthenogenesis (PA) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Results: Cleavage rates in the Pre-SF(+)PACAP after PA were significantly higher than SF and Pre-SF(-)PACAP (p<0.05). The cleavage rates between MF and Pre- SF(+)PACAP groups yielded no notable differences after IVF. Pre-SF(+)PACAP displayed the higher rate of blastocyst formation and greater total cell number than SF and Pre-SF(-)PACAP (p<0.05). Cumulus cells showed significant upregulation of HAS2 mRNA in the Pre-SF(+)PACAP compared to the SF (p<0.05). In comparison to other groups, the Pre-SF(+)PACAP group displayed a downregulation in mRNA expression of BAX in matured oocytes (p<0.05). Conclusion: The PACAP treatment during pre-IVM improved the developmental potential of porcine oocytes derived from SF by regulating cumulus expansion and apoptosis of oocytes.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2018

Halophilic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from myeolchi-jeotgal (23% NaCl, w/v) fermented in jangdok (Korean earthenware) located outside a house. They were identified as Tetragenococcus halophilus by 16S rRNA and recA gene sequencing. Four T. halophilus isolates showing high protease activities were selected for further studies. Four strains grew well, reaching $OD_{600}$ values of 0.75-0.92 at 18% NaCl content (w/v) and 0.28-0.44 at 23% salt. They showed rapid growth, attaining $OD_{600}$ values of 1.1-1.2 at $20-30^{\circ}C$, but did not grow at $4^{\circ}C$. At $15^{\circ}C$, the highest $OD_{600}$ values, which exceeded 0.6, were observed at 20 days, and were higher than those of cultures at $37^{\circ}C$ and $42^{\circ}C$ (approximately 0.5). Four isolates grew best in broth where the initial pH was adjusted to 8 and did not grow at $pH{\leq}4$. T. halophilus BS2-36 showed the highest survival ratio of 18.7% after 2 hours of exposure at pH 3. BS2-36 showed the highest survival ratio (1.29%) in presence of 0.3% bile salts. T. halophilus BS2-36 seems a promising candidate as a starter for jeotgal and other fermented foods with high salinities.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2017

결론적으로 밀리미터파를 청국장 발효시 60 GHz와 70 GHz로 조사하였을 때, 청국장 총균수에는 대조구와 차이가 나타나지 않았지만, 청국장 점질물의 함량과 pH는 대조구에 비하여 낮게 나타났다. 밀리미터파는 청국장의 색도에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였으며, 청국장에 존재하는 가수분해효소들에 영향을 주어 생성되는 주파수에 따라 가수분해 산물에 차이가 나타남을 확인하였다. 특히 70 GHz에서는 청국장 발효에 중요한 단백질 분해효소의 활성이 크게 증가였으며, 이를 통하여 70 GHz 밀리미터파 조사 청국장은 아미노태 질소 함량와 총 아미노산 함량이 증가하였다. 청국장 발효 중 70 GHz의 밀리미터파 조사하면 기존과 다른 청국장의 풍미를 기대할 수 있다.밀리미터파는 청국장 발효시 균의 생장에는 영향을 미치진 않으나, 최종 청국장의 품질특성에는 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 밀리미터파가 발효식품에 새로운 품질을 부여 할 수 있는 신기술이라 할 수 있다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2021

Bacillus velezensis CJ1, showing significant fibrinolytic activity, was isolated from Myeolchi Jeotgal, a popular Korean fermented seafood. When B. velezensis CJ1 was grown on four different culture media, the culture on the Luria-Bertani (LB) broth showed the highest fibrinolytic activity (102.94 mU/μl) at 48 h. LB was also the best medium for growth. SDS-PAGE of culture supernatant showed four major bands, 38, 35, 27, and 22 kDa in size. Fibrin zymography showed four active bands, 50, 47, 40, and 30 kDa in size. A gene homologous to aprE of the Bacillus species was cloned by PCR. DNA sequencing showed that aprECJ1 can encode a protease consisting of 382 amino acids. The translated amino acid sequence of AprECJ1 showed high identity values with those of B. velezensis strains and other Bacillus species. The aprECJ1 gene was introduced into B. subtilis WB600 using an E. coli-Bacillus shuttle vector, pHY300PLK, and overexpressed. A 27 kDa band corresponding to the mature form of AprECJ1 was produced and confirmed by SDS-PAGE and fibrin zymography. B. subtilis WB600 [pHYaprECJ1] showed 1.8-fold higher fibrinolytic activity than B. velezensis CJ1 at 48 h.