• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 1997

The Oomycete Saprolegnia ferax produces an extracellular $\beta$-amylase, Maximum enzyme yield was attained after 7 days of growth in YNB starch medium (pH 6.5) at 25$\circ$C. The amylase was pu- rified 24-fold by ultrafitration, HPLC DEAE column and HPLC gel filtration. The purfied enzyme was a monomeric glycoprotein with a molecular weight of about 44,000 dalton. The pH and temperature optima were 6.5 and 50$\circ$C, respectively. The enzyme was fairly stable up to 50$\circ$C and at acidic pH region (pH 4.0-7.0). The apparent Km and Vmax values of the enzyme against soluble starch were 0.77 mg/ml and 2,174 $\mu$moles/mg protein, respectively. Amino acid analysis indicated that the enzyme was enriched in alanine, glycine, leucine and acidic amino acid. Starch hydrolysis with the enzyme released maltose but not glucose, whereas maltotriose, Schardinger dextrin ($\alpha$-cyclodextrin) and pullulan were not hydrolysed by the enzyme. The enzyme was inhibited by Schardinger dextrin, p-chloromercuribenzoate(PCMB), CU$^{2+}$' and Hg$^{2+}$. Inhibition of the enzyme by PCMB could be reversed by the addition of cysteine and mercaptoethanol.

• 약학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2006

The antioxidant enzyme (AOE) system plays an important role in the defense against oxidative stress damage. To determine whether myricetin or myricetin/taurine can exert antioxidative effects not only by modulating the AOE system directly but also by scavenging free radical, we investigated the influence of the myricetin and taurine on cell viability ROS level, activities of different antioxidant enzyme, and the expression of different antioxidant enzyme. As results, the cell viability showed inhibition of the proliferation with treatment of 'myricetin' or 'myricetin with taruine', respectively, with dose-dependent manner. Compared to control, the treatment of 'myricetin' decreased activities and gene expressions of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). However, combined treatment of 'myricetin with taurine' increased activities and gene expressions of the SOD, GPx, and catalase (CAT). In addition, the combined treatment of 'myricetin with taurine' somewhat decreased ROS levels, compared to the treatment of 'myricetin'. In conclusion, our study provides that the combined treatment of different antioxidants can enhance antioxidant effects.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.363-366
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• 2011

Guibi-tang is a traditional medicine used for the treatment of colds. We investigated the levels of several compounds in Guibi-tang before and after fermentation with Lactobacillus and tested their ability to inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme. Six known compounds (decursin, decursinol angelate, nodakenin, liquiritin, formononetin, and 6-gingerol) and 2 unidentified compounds were detected in Guibi-tang (GB) and fermented Guibi-tang (FGB) by an established HPLC-DAD method. The levels of the 6 known compounds were decreased after fermentation. FGB showed more potent inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme activity than GB. In conclusion, fermentation with Lactobacillus affects the content of several compounds in GB and improves its angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory activity.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 1986년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.506-508
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• 1986

Metabolic activity of inorganic nitrogenous compounds affects not only microbial growth but also metabolite production in fermentation technology. We have worked on the enzymes participating in ammonia assimulation of some fermentation bacteria. This paper summarizes the results on glutamine synthetase and its application in practical field. Glutamine synthetase (L-glutamate:ammonia ligase, EC. 6.3.1.2) catalyzes the formation of glutamine from glutamate and ammonia at the expense of cleavage of ATP and inorganic phosphate. The enzyme plays a dual role in nitrogen metabolism in bacteria; it is a key enzyme not only in the biosynthesis of various compounds through glutamine but also in the regulation of synthesis of some enzymes involved in the metabolism of nitrogenous compounds. The detailed works with the Eschericia coli and other enterobacterial enzymes revealed that glutamine synthetase is controlled by the following complex of mechanisms: (a) feedback inhibition by end products, (b) repression and derepression of enzyme synthesis, (c) modulation of enzyme activity in response to divalent cation and (d) covalent modification of enzyme protein by adenylylation and its cascade control. Comparative studies have also been made on the enzymes from other organisms.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2003

Enzyme kinetics data play a vital role in the design of reactors and control of processes. In the present study, kinetic studies on pectinases were carried out. Partially purified polymethylgalacturonase (PMG) and polygalacturonase (PG) were the two pectinases studied. The plot of initial rate vs. initial substrate concentration did not follow the conventional Michaelis-Menten kinetics, but substrate inhibition was observed. For PMG, maximum rate was attained at an initial pectin concentration of 3 g/l, whereas maximum rate was attained when the initial substrate concentration of 2.5 g/l of polygalacturonic acid for PG I and PG II. The kinetic data were fitted to five different kinetic models to explain the substrate inhibition effect. Among the five models tested, the combined mechanism of protective diffusion limitation of both high and inhibitory substrate concentrations (semi-empirical model) explained the inhibition data with 96-99% confidence interval.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2014

감국 phenolic compound의 추출을 위한 최적 추출조건은 70% ethanol로 6시간 추출이 최적이었다. 그때 추출수율은 물 추출물이 $7.12{\pm}1.61$ mg/g, ethanol 추출물이 $7.51{\pm}2.14$ mg/g이었고 초미세분쇄 했을 경우 물 추출물이 $8.63{\pm}1.15$ mg/g, ethanol 추출물이 $9.33{\pm}1.35$ mg/g이었다. 감국 추출물의 항산화력 측정에서 DPPH는 일반분쇄 추출물이 83.52%, 초미세분쇄 추출물이 92.37%이었다. ABTS radical cation decolorization의 경우 일반분쇄, 미세분쇄 및 초미세분쇄 추출물 모두 90% 이상이었다. Antixodant protection factor(PF)의 경우 초미세분쇄 한 감국의 물과 에탄올 추출물에서 1.82 PF와 2.16 PF의 높은 항산화력을 나타내었다. TBARS도 일반분쇄 및 미세분쇄에 비해 초미세분쇄 한 감국 추출물에서 더 낮은 TBARS값을 나타내었다. 감국 추출물의 xanthin oxidase 저해효과는 초미세분쇄 물 추출물이 67.53%, ethanol 추출물이 83.45%였다. Xanthin oxidase 저해는 물 추출물보다는 ethanol 추출물이, 초미세분쇄 추출물이 일반 추출물에 비해 효소억제효과가 더 우수한 결과를 나타내었다. Angiotensin converting enzyme 저해효과는 초미세분쇄 추출물의 경우 물 추출물에서 24% 이상의 억제효과를 나타내었고, ethanol 추출물은 34%의 억제효과를 나타내었다. 감국 추출물의 elastase 억제효과는 미세분쇄 추출물의 저해율 20.34%에 비하여 초미세분쇄 추출물의 억제율이 25.56%로 더 우수한 기능성을 나타내었다. Hyaluronidase의 경우 감국 물 추출물에서는 억제효과가 관찰되지 않았으며, ethanol 추출물에서만 35%정도의 염증억제효과를 보여주었다. 감국 추출물에 의해 대식세포에서 iNOS와 COX-2 단백질 발현억제 효과를 Western blot analysis로 측정한 결과 감국 에탄올 추출물에 의해 iNOS와 COX-2 단백질 발현이 100 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 각각 40%와 15%의 발현억제를 나타내었고, 농도 의존적으로 억제됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과 초미세분쇄에 의한 감국 추출물은 일반분쇄 추출물에 비해 고혈압과 통풍억제 효과가 확연히 높아짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.51-54
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• 1981

Twenty-seven medicinal plants were selected on the basis of folkloric reputation for the treatment of hypertension or related deseases. Two solvent fractions were prepared from methanol extract of each plant and tested for their effects on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activities. Six solvent fractions showed more than 50% inhibition and four showed $40{\sim}50%$ inhibition at the conditions tested.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 1991

The effects of acrylonitrile and acrylamide on the enzyme action of nitrile hydratase of Brevibacterium sp. CH1 and CH2 strains used for the biotransformations of nitriles were studied. The excessive substrate (acrylonitrile) and product (acrylamide) inhibited the enzyme activity competitively. In comparison with 0.2 mol/l of CH1 strain, the substrate inhibition of CH2 strain began to appear only at a high acrylonitrile concentration of 0.91 mol/l. In a packed bed reactor, dispersed plug flow model was proposed and this model was proved to be valid by the experiment. Also acrylamide productivity decreased sharply when acrylamide concentration in the substrate solution exceeded 20％ (wt/v).

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1976

The action of acetylcholine on the sodium plus potassium activated ATPase activity in the rabbit red cell membrane has been investigated and the experiments were also designed to determine the mechanism of action of acetylcholine on the ATPase activity. The following results were observed. 1. The activity of the NaK ATPase from red cell membrane is inhibited by acetylcholine. 2. The ratio of inhibition of NaK ATPase by acetylcholine is decreased by raising the potassium concentration, and is increased by raising the sodium concentration. 3. The ATPase activity is increased by small amounts of calcium but inhibited by larger amounts. The ratio of inhibition of the enzyme by acetylcholine is increased by raising the calcium concentration. 4. The inhibitory action of acetylcholine on the NaK ATPase activity was not related to the sulfhydryl group of cysteine, the hydroxyl group of threonine, or the carboxyl group of aspartic acid. 5. The inhibitory action of acetylcholine on the ATPase activity is due to amino group of the enzyme of NaK ATPase.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.110-113
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• 2009

Acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) catalyzes cholesterol esterification and plays important roles in intestinal absorption of cholesterol, hepatic production of lipoproteins and accumulation of cholesteryl ester within macrophages and smooth muscle cells. In our study, eight polyacetylenes (1 - 8), were isolated from the roots of Gymnaster koraiensis, and their chemical structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and mass. Compound 2 with the (10S)-15,16-epoxy group in skeleton strongly inhibited ACAT enzyme with $IC_{50}$ value of 35.8 ${\mu}g$/mL, meanwhile the other compounds displayed significant inhibition of ACAT enzyme with the $IC_{50}$ values from 45.5 to 55.1 ${\mu}g$/mL.