• 공업화학
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.524-532
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 천연 유래의 코코넛 오일을 원료로 사용하여 2종류의 아미노산계 음이온 생체계면활성제 포타슘 코코일 글루타메이트(potassium cocoyl glutamate, CTK)와 소듐 코코일 글루타메이트(sodium cocoyl glutamate, CTN)를 합성하였으며, 합성한 계면활성제의 구조를 FT-IR, $^1H-NMR$ 및 $^{13}C-NMR$ 분석을 통하여 규명하였다. 합성한 계면활성제에 대하여 정적 및 동적 표면장력과 유화력 등의 계면 물성을 측정한 결과, CTK와 CTN 모두 계면 활성이 우수하고 계면 에너지를 낮추는데 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 특히, CTK 계면활성제가 CTN 계면활성제와 비교하여 계면 에너지를 낮추는데 보다 효과적이었는데 이는 CTK가 소수성이 더 크고 계면활성제 단분자가 벌크 용액으로부터 공기와 수용액의 계면으로 이동하는 속도가 빨라서 공기와 수용액의 계면이 계면활성제 단분자에 의하여 더 짧은 시간에 포화되기 때문임을 알 수 있었으며, 생활용품이나 화장품 제조에 적용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 약학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.95-100
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• 1998

Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to the toluene at 3,000${\pm}$200ppm via inhalation for two hours (single inhalation group), three weeks by two hours per day, six days per wee k (repeated inhalation group). We examined the level of excitatory amino acids of the extracellular neurotransmitter within the corpus striatum of rats by using in vivo microdialysis. Aspartate (Asp) and glutamate (Glu) of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters were generally decreased in the inhalation groups compared with the control group, and more significantly decreased in the repeated inhalation group than in the single inhalation group except that Asp was increased from 60 min after the beginning of the inhalation to 30 min after the termination.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.355-360
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• 2012

A simple, sensitive and reproducible high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been validated for determining concentrations of glutamate, glycine, and alanine in human plasma. Proteins in plasma were precipitated with perchloric acid, followed by derivatization with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC). Simultaneous analysis of glutamate, glycine, and alanine is achieved using reversed-phase HPLC conditions and ultraviolet detection. Excellent linearity was observed for these three amino acids over their concentration ranges with correlation coefficients (r)>0.999. The intra- and inter-day precision were below 10%. This method utilizes quality control samples and demonstrates excellent plasma recovery and accuracy. The developed method has been successfully applied to measure plasma glutamate, glycine, and alanine in twenty volunteers.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.391-395
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• 1995

Several lines of evidence indicate that physiological activity of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor was blocked by physiological concentration of $Mg^{2+}$ (1.2 mM). However, the activity of NMDA receptor may not be blocked totally with this concentration of $Mg^{2+}$ under elevated membrane potential by kainate. Here, we described the effect of $Mg^{2+}$ on NMDA receptor and how much of NMDA receptor functions could be activated by kainate. Effects of NMDA receptor antagonist on kainate-induced elevation of intracellualr $Ca^{2+}$ levels $([Ca^{2+}]_i)$ and extracellular glutamate level were examined in cultured rat cerebellar granule neurons. kainate-induced elevation of $([Ca^{2+}]_i)$ was not affected by physiological concentration of $Mg^{2+}$. Kainate-induced NMDA-induced elevation was blocked by the same concentration of $MG^{2+}$Kainate-induced elevation of [$([Ca^{2+}]_i)$ was decreased by 32% in the presence of NMDA antagonists, MK-801 and CPP (3-[2-carboxypiperazine-4-yl]propyl-1-phosphonic acid), in $Mg^{2+}$ free buffer. Kainate receptor-activated gluamate release was also decreased (30%) by MK-801 or CPP. These resuts show that certain extent of elevations of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ and extracellular glutamate by kainate is due to coativation of NMDA receptors.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.211-222
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• 2002

Currently convulsion is considered to be a chronic central nerve disease characterized by involuntary and severe muscle contraction or spasm. In many recent studies, convulsion's mechanism is due to unbalance between stimulation and suppression of the central nerve system, such as GABA and glutamic acid. Objectives : This study was performed to examine the anticonvulsant effects of Podam-hwan on brain GABA levels and glutamate content in picrotoxin-induced convulsions and to determine the inhibitory activity on GABA transaminase. Methods : Brain GABA levels and glutamate content in the brains of picrotoxin-induced mice using reverse phase HPLC method, anticonvulsant effect in vivo, and the inhibitory effect on GABA transaminase activity in vivo have been investigated. Results : Podam-hwan significantly lengthened the onset time of picrotoxin-induced convulsion at a concentration of 15mg/kg, but did not show a dose-dependent pattern. Also, Podam-hwan shortened the duration of convulsion by 52.2% at a dose of 30mg/kg in comparison with the control group. Podam-hwan inhibited dose-dependently GABA transaminase activity by 35.5% at 30mg/kg, comparing with the control gmup. Podam-hwan also increased the brain GABA level by 38.7% and 68.8% at doses 15mg/kg and 30mg/kg, respectively. In addition, Podam-hwan decreased the brain glutamate level by 9.6% and 17.8% at doses 15mg/kg and 30mg/kg, respectively. Conclusions : Podam-hwan can be prescribed for the treatment of convulsion by enhancement of brain GABA level and inhibition of GABA transaminase activity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 1998

수종의 두과작물과 수도에서 분리한 Rhizobium 및 Azospirillum들의 내염성을 조사하고 salt stress에 의하여 유도되는 균주의 생리적 특성 및 식물이나 미생물에서 osmoprotectant 로 작용하는 proline, glycine betaine 및 glutamate가 질소고정균의 생육이나 질소고정력에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 분리된 대부분의 질소고정균들은 0.6 M NaCl 농도에서 생육이 현저히 감소되었지만 Acacia rhizobia sp86 은 1.4 M NaCl 농도에서도 생육이 가능하였다. Osmotic stress에 의하여 증가되는 intracellular 유리아미노산은 Rhizobium 및 Azospirillum에서 glutamate 였으며, 특히 Acacia rhizobia sp86은 salt stress에 의하여 5배정도 glutamate를 축적하였다. Osmoprotectant (proline, glycine betaine, glutamate)를 배지내에 1 mM 첨가함으로서 salt stress에 의하여 감소되는 질소고정균의 생육과 질소고정력을 방지하였으며, glycine betaine이 가장 효과적이었다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2017

Objective : High frequency stimulation (HFS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is recognized as an effective treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease. However, the neurochemical basis of its effects remains unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of STN HFS in intact and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned hemiparkinsonian rat model on changes of principal neurotransmitters, glutamate, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the striatum. Methods : The authors examined extracellular glutamate and GABA change in the striatum on sham group, 6-OHDA group, and 6-OHDA plus deep brain stimulation (DBS) group using microdialysis methods. Results : High-pressure liquid chromatography was used to quantify glutamate and GABA. The results show that HFS-STN induces a significant increase of extracellular glutamate and GABA in the striatum of 6-OHDA plus DBS group compared with sham and 6-OHDA group. Conclusion : Therefore, the clinical results of STN-HFS are not restricted to the direct STN targets but involve widespread adaptive changes within the basal ganglia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1406-1411
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• 2012

5,5'-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) was selected as an electron transfer mediator and was covalently immobilized onto high porosity carbon cloth to employ as a working electrode in an electrochemical $NAD^+$-regeneration process, which was coupled to an enzymatic reaction. The voltammetric behavior of DTNB attached to carbon cloth resembled that of DTNB in buffered aqueous solution, and the electrocatalytic anodic current grew continuously upon addition of NADH at different concentrations, indicating that DTNB is immobilized to carbon cloth effectively and the immobilized DTNB is active as a soluble one. The bioelectrocatalytic $NAD^+$ regeneration was coupled to the conversion of L-glutamate into ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate by L-glutamate dehydrogenase within the same microreactor. The conversion at 3 mM monosodium glutamate was very rapid, up to 12 h, to result in 90%, and then slow up to 24 h, showing 94%, followed by slight decrease. Low conversion was shown when substrate concentration exceeding 4 mM was tested, suggesting that L-glutamate dehydrogenase is inhibited by ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate. However, our electrochemical $NAD^+$ regeneration procedure looks advantageous over the enzymatic procedure using NADH oxidase, from the viewpoint of reaction time to completion.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2009

Rhodobacter capsulatus 유래의 hemA 유전자를 항시발현 벡터(pHCEIIB vector)에 클로닝한 후 과발현시킨 Escherichia coli BLR(DE3) 균주를 사용하여, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) 생산을 위한 적정 배양조건을 조사하였다. ALA 생산을 위한 배양온도는 $37^{\circ}C$보다는 $30^{\circ}C$에서 더 나은 결과를 나타내었다. Glycine 농도가 세포생장에 미치는 영향이 컸으며, 세포생장을 저해하지 않고ALA를 고농도로 생산하기 위한 적정 glycine 농도는 5-10 g/L 수준이었다. Succinic acid의 적정 첨가수준은 10-20 g/L이었으며, succinic acid의 일부를 glutamate로 대체할 경우에 ALA의 생산량을 향상시키는 효과가 있었다. 한편, 배지 중의 glucose 첨가는 ALA 생산성을 저하시키는 결과를 초래하였다. 이상과 같은 배양 조건 최적화를 통한 jar-fermentor 발효실험을 통하여, 고가의 유도제(IPTG)나 ALA dehydratase inhibitor를 첨가하지 않고도 8.2 g/L 수준의 고농도 ALA를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2004

멸치젓갈로부터 ν-aminobutyric acid(GABA)을 생성하는 유산균주를 분리 동정하였다. 멸치젓갈로부터 분리한 9종의 유산균 중 GABA 생산능이 우수한 균주를 순수 분리하여 형태학적 특성과 gram positive identification(GPI) card 와 API 50kit로 동정한 결과 Lactobacillus brevis BH-21, Lactobacillus rhamnosus BH-28 및 Lactobacillus plantarum BH-38로 동정하였다. 이들 Lactobacillus 속 균주중 Lactobacillus brevis BH-21이 GABA생성능력이 제일 우수하였고, GABA 생성함량은 배지(0.1% glucose, 0.1% yeast extracts, 0.05% polypeptone, 0.002 % MgSO$_4$$.$4$H_2O$, 0.001% FeSO$_4$$.$7$H_2O$, 0.01% NaCl, 0.1% monosodium glutamate, pH 6.0)에서 Lactobacillus brevis BH-21을 배양하였을 때, 배양 24시간에 43.2mg/mL의 GABA을 생성하였다.