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Enzymatic Synthesis of Sorbitan Methacrylate Effect of Reaction Temoerature and Acyl Donor (솔비탄 메타크릴레이트의 효소적 합성 - 반응온도와 아실 공여체의 영향 -)

  • Jeong Gwi Taek;Park Eun Soo;Byun Ki Young;Lee Hye Jin;Kim In Heung;Joe Yung Il;Kim Hae Sung;Song Yo Soon;Kim Do Heyoung;Ryu Hwa Won;Lee Woo Tae;Sun Woo Chang Shin;Park Don Hee
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.385-389
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    • 2004
  • In this research, the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of sorbitan methacrylate was investigated to optimize reaction conditions. Firstly, sorbitan was manufactured by sorbitol cyclic reaction in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) as catalyst material. Secondly, sorbitan methacrylate was synthesized by immobilized lipase Novozyme 435 with acyl donors in t-butanol. As a result of enzymatic synthesis of sorbitan methacrylate, the conversion yield reached about $65\%$ in the condition of initial sorbitan conc. 50 g/L, enzyme content $3\%$ (w/v) , molar ratio 1:3, reaction temperature 50^{circ}C and reaction time 42 hrs using methyl methacrylate as acyl donor. Comparing with acyl donors and reaction temperature, the conversion yield reached about 18, 65 and $80\%$ with methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate and vinyl methacrylate as acyl donor, respectively. And optimum reaction temperature was 60, 50, and 50^{circ}C, respectively

Solid Phase Synthesis of 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)coumarin: Preliminary Experiments for Combinatorial Synthesis of Substituted 3-Phenylcoumarin Derivatives

  • Bae, Hoon;Kim, Hak-Sung
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.27 no.8
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    • pp.811-815
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    • 2004
  • Coumarin and its derivatives occur widely in nature. Many attempts were made for synthesis of various coumarin derivatives because of their interesting biological activities. In this study, solid phase synthetic approach of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)coumarin was achieved for combinatorial synthesis of substituted 3-phenylcoumarin analogues. Starting from 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid methyl ester, release of 3-(4-hydroxypnehyl)coumarin from polymer support was accom-plished.

Synthetic Cephalosporin Derivatives

  • Oh, Chang-Hyun;Park, Sang-Woo;Cho, Jung-Hyuck
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.323-327
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    • 1990
  • The synthesis and some biological properties of $7{\beta} $-[2-(Z)-(2-aminothiazole-4-yl)-2-(N-substitutedcar bonyl)ethoxyiminoacetamido]-3-vinyl-3-cephem-4- carboxylic acid are described. The effect of substituents on the carbamoly group in the 7-side chain were investigated in order to improve antibacterial activities. Two of these new orally active $7{\beta} $-lactam derivatives showed wide expanded antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as good stability to $7{\beta} $ -lactamases.

Propylene Carbonate Synthesis using Supercritical $CO_2$ and Ionic Liquid (초임계 이산화탄소와 이온성 액체를 이용한 Propylene Carbonate 합성)

  • Kim, Byeong-Heon;Jang, Sung-Hyeon;Min, Se-Ryeon;Kim, Hwa-Yong
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.37-40
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    • 2011
  • Some ionic liquids are suitable for catalysts and solvents which are applicable to $CO_2$ fixation reaction converting $CO_2$ to carbonate. Using the ionic liquids, the synthesis process will become greener and simpler because of easy catalyst recycling and unnecessary use of volatile and harmful organic solvents. In this work, the synthesis of propylene carbonate from propylene oxide using carbon dioxide and ionic liquids were measured at high pressures up to ~140 bar and at temperatures between $60^{\circ}C$ and $80^{\circ}C$. As a results, we found the optimum condition and obtained the maximum yield under that condition.

Enhanced In Vitro Protein Synthesis Through Optimal Design of PCR Primers

  • Ahn Jin-Ho;Son Jeong-Mi;Hwang Mi-Yeon;Kim Tae-Wan;Park Chang-Kil;Choi Cha-Yong;Kim Dong-Myung
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.355-359
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    • 2006
  • The functional stability of mRNA is one of the crucial factors affecting the efficiency of in vitro translation. As the rapid degradation of mRNA in the cell extract (S30 extract) causes early termination of the translational reactions, extending the mRNA half-life will improve the productivity of the in vitro protein synthesis. Thus, a simple PCR-based method is introduced to increase the stability of mRNA in an S30 extract. The target genes are PCR-amplified with primers designed to make the ends of the transcribed mRNA molecule anneal to each other. When compared with normal mRNA, the mRNA with the annealing sequences resulted in an approximately 2-fold increase of protein synthesis in an in vitro translation reaction. In addition, sequential transcription and translation reactions in a single tube enabled direct protein expression from the PCR-amplified genes without any separate purification of the mRNA.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1: Cloning, Heterologous Expression, and Effects of Temperature and Glucose on the Production of EPA in Escherichia coli

  • Lee, Su-Jin;Jeong, Young-Su;Kim, Dong-Uk;Seo, Jeong-Woo;Hur, Byung-Ki
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.510-515
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    • 2006
  • The putative EPA synthesis gene cluster was mined from the entire genome sequence of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. The gene cluster encodes a PKS-like pathway that consists of six open reading frames (ORFs): ORFSO1602 (multi-domain beta-ketoacyl synthase, KS-MAT-4ACPs-KR), ORFSO1600 (acyl transferase, AT), ORFSO1599 (multi-domain beta-ketoacyl synthase, KS-CLF-DH-DH), ORFSO1597 (enoyl reductase, ER), ORFSO1604 (phosphopentetheine transferase, PPT), and ORFSO1603 (transcriptional regulator). In order to prove involvement of the PKS-like machinery in EPA synthesis, a 20.195-kb DNA fragment containing the genes was amplified from S. oneidensis MR-1 by the long-PCR method. Its identity was confirmed by the methods of restriction enzyme site mapping and nested PCR of internal genes orfSO1597 and orfSO1604. The DNA fragment was cloned into Escherichia coli using cosmid vector SuperCos1 to form pCosEPA. Synthesis of EPA was observed in four E. coli clones harboring pCosEPA, of which the maximum yield was 0.689% of the total fatty acids in a clone designated 9704-23. The production yield of EPA in the E. coli clone was affected by cultivation temperature, showing maximum yield at $20^{\circ}C$ and no production at $30^{\circ}C$ or higher. In addition, production yield was inversely proportional to glucose concentration of the cultivation medium. From the above results, it was concluded that the PKS-like modules catalyze the synthesis of EPA. The synthetic process appears to be subject to regulatory mechanisms triggered by various environmental factors. This most likely occurs via the control of gene expression, protein stability, or enzyme activity.

Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Sucrose Synthase from the Cytosolic Fraction of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Amethyst) Nodules

  • Lee, Hoi-Seon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.12-18
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    • 1999
  • Sucrose synthase (EC 2.4.1.13) has been purified from the plant cytosolic fraction of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Amethyst) nodules. The native enzyme had a molecular mass of $356{\pm}15kD$. The subunit molecular mass was $87{\pm}2kD$, and a tetrameric structure is proposed for sucrose synthase of chickpea nodule. Optimum activities in the sucrose cleavage and synthesis directions were at pH 6.5 and 9.0, respectively. The purified enzyme displayed typical hyperbolic kinetics with substrates in cleavage and synthesis reactions. Chickpea nodules sucrose synthase had a high affinity for UDP ($K_m$, $8.0{\mu}M$) and relatively low affinities for ADP ($K_m$, 0.23 mM), CDP ($K_m$, 0.87 mM), and GDP ($K_m$, 1.51 mM). The $K_m$ for sucrose was 29.4 mM. In the synthesis reaction, UDP-glucose ($K_m$, $24.1{\mu}M$) was a more effective glucosyl donor than ADP-glucose ($K_m$, 2.7 mM), and the $K_m$ for fructose was 5.4 mM. Divalent cations, such as $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $Mn^{2+}$, stimulated the enzyme activity in both the cleavage and synthesis directions, and the enzyme was very sensitive to inhibition by $HgCl_2$ and $CuSO_4$.

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