• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2004

Objectives : The aim of this study is to investigate the inhibitory effect of Chungganhaeju-Tang on alcohol induced human hepatic cell apoptosis by synthesis of glutathione. Methods : The amount of glutathione in HepG2 cell was measured with colorimetric glutathione assay kit and glutathione-conjugated CDNB(1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene) at $37^{\circ}C$ and then measured by spectrometry to assess the activity of glutathione S-transferase. Results : The synthesis of glutathione and the activity of glutathione S-transferase in HepG2 cell were promoted by Chungganhaeju-Tang and increased in dose/time-dependent manner. Chungganhaeju-Tang inhibited apoptosis induced by ethanol and acetaldehyde dependent to treatment dosage. In Buthione sulfoximine, a glutathione synthesis inhibitor, treated case, the synthesis of glutathione was inhibited and in Chungganhaeju-Tang treated case, the synthesis of glutathione is promoted with or without Buthione sulfoximine. The present findings suggest that Chungganhaeju-Tang inhibits alcohol induced apoptosis by synthesis of glutathione in HepG2 cell. Conclusions : The result indicates that Chungganhaeju-Tang protects human hepatic cell by glutathione synthesis and made the liver recover from alcohol induced damage.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.478-483
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• 1997

E. coli K-12 균주에서 ${\gamma}-Glutamylcysteine$ synthetase를 정제하고 효소적 방법에 의한 글루타치온 합성에 관련된 특성을 검사하였다. 정제한 효소의 활성은 L-glutamate의 농도가 60 mM 까지 증가와 더불어 증가하였으나, 60 mM L-cysteine 에서는 50% 그리고 45 mM glycine 에서는 40%의 효소활성이 감소되었다. 효소의 활성은 반응산물 중의 하나인 ADP 뿐만 아니라 환원형 글루타치온에 의해서 감소되었다. 그러므로 환원형 글루타치온 뿐만 아니라 glutathione synthetase의 기질인 glycine은 ${\gamma}-glutamylcysteine$ synthetase 활성을 저해하므로 글루타치온 생산을 위해서는 ${\gamma}-glutamylcysteine$ synthetase 반응과 glutathione synthetase의 두 분리된 반응으로 이루어진 생반응계를 고안하는 것이 바람직하다. 또한 글루타치온 합성반응으로 부터 생성되는 ADP는 ${\gamma}-glutamylcysteine$ synthetase의 활성을 감소시키므로 글루타치온 합성을 위해서 ATP 재생계의 도입이 필요하다.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2024

Glutathione (GSH) is a vital compound composed of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, crucial for cellular functions including oxidative stress defense and detoxification. It has widespread applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food industries due to its antioxidant properties and immune system support. Two primary methods for GSH synthesis are enzymatic and microbial fermentation. Enzymatic synthesis is efficient but costly, while microbial fermentation, particularly using yeast strains like Candida albicans, offers a cost-effective alternative. This study focuses on genetically modifying C. albicans mutants, specifically targeting glutathione reductase (GLR1) and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS1) genes, integral to GSH synthesis. By optimizing these mutants, the research aims to develop a model for efficient GSH production, potentially expanding its applications in the food industry.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.626-633
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• 2003

백서에 bromate의 장기간 섭취로 간 및 신장의 glutathion량이 감소되는데, 간과 신장은 유사한 감소양상을 나타냈고, 폐 및 혈액에서는 감소하는 경향은 있었으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. Bromate 섭취로$\gamma-glutamyl$-cysteine synthetase와 $\gamma-glutamyl$ transpeptidase 활성이 감소되었다. 따라서 간과 신장의 glutathione 감소로 $\gamma-glutamyl$cysteine synthetase 활성이 감소됨으로서 glutathione 합성저하에 의해 나타난 결과로 생각되고, 폐에서 $\gamma-glutamyl$cysteine synthetase 및 $\gamma-glutamyl$- transpep-tidase 활성에는 별다른 영향이 없었다. 혈액에서는$\gamma-glutamyl$cysteine synthetase와 $\gamma-glutamyl$ transpeptidase 활성 감소로 glutathione의 혈액내로 유입과 타장기로 유출이 모두 저하되어 glutathione량의 변화가 없는 것으로 생각된다. Bromate에 의한 장기내 glutathione량 감소는 유리기 소거기능이 저하되어 bromate에 의해서 생성된 유리기 제거가 미흡할 것으로 생각되므로 bromate 독성의 한 요인이 될 것으로 추측된다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2022

Objective: Sperm is particularly susceptible to reactive oxygen species (ROS) stress. Glutathione (GSH) is an endogenous antioxidant that regulates sperm redox homeostasis. However, it is not clear whether boar sperm could utilize cysteine for synthesis GSH to protect sperm quality from ROS damage. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to elucidate the mechanism of how cysteine is involved in protecting boar sperm quality during liquid storage. Methods: Sperm motility, membrane integrity, lipid peroxidation, 4-hydroxyIlonenal (4-HNE) modifications, mitochondrial membrane potential, as well as the levels of ROS, GSH, and, ATP were evaluated. Moreover, the enzymes (GCLC: glutamate cysteine ligase; GSS: glutathione synthetase) that are involved in glutathione synthesis from cysteine precursor were detected by western blotting. Results: Compared to the control, addition of 1.25 mM cysteine to the liquid storage significantly increased boar sperm progressive motility, straight-line velocity, curvilinear velocity, beat-cross frequency, membrane integrity, mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP level, acrosome integrity, activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase, and GSH level, while reducing the ROS level, lipid peroxidation and 4-HNE modifications. It was also observed that the GCLC and GSS were expressed in boar sperm. Interestingly, when we used menadione to induce sperm with ROS stress, the menadione associated damages were observed to be reduced by the cysteine supplementation. Moreover, compared to the cysteine treatment, the γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (γ-GCS) activity, GSH level, mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP level, membrane integrity and progressive motility in boar sperm were decreased by supplementing with an inhibitor of GSH synthesis, buthionine sulfoximine. Conclusion: These data suggest that boar sperm could biosynthesize the GSH from cysteine in vitro. Therefore, during storage, addition of cysteine improves boar sperm quality via enhancing the GSH synthesis to resist ROS stress.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2010

We assessed the effect of Se-methylselenocysteine (MSC) treatment, at a dose of 0.75 mg/rat/day for 1 or 2 weeks, on the activities of antioxidant systems in Sprague-Dawley rat tissues. Significant changes in glutathione and antioxidant enzyme activities, with different patterns among tissues, were evidenced. Glutathione content and its reduction state in the liver, lung, and kidney were elevated upon MSC treatment, whereas they were significantly lowered in the spleen. Among the tissues exhibiting glutathione increase, there were different enzymatic responses: $\gamma$-glutamylcysteine ligase activity, the rate-limiting enzyme in the glutathione synthesis pathway, was increased in the liver, whereas the activities of the enzymes associated with glutathione recycling, namely, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, were significantly increased in the lung and the kidney. The superoxide dismutase activity was decreased in all tissues upon MSC treatment, whereas catalase activity was increased in all tissues but the liver. Lipid peroxidation level was transiently increased at 1 week in the lung and the kidney, whereas it was persistently increased in the spleen. The increase was not evident in the liver. The results indicate that the MSC treatment results in an increase in the antioxidant capacity of the liver, lung, and kidney principally via an increase in glutathione content and reduction, which appeared to be a result of increased synthesis or recycling of glutathione via tissue-dependent adaptive response to oxidative stress triggered by MSC. The spleen appeared to be very sensitive to oxidative stress, and therefore, the adaptive response could not provide protection against oxidative damage.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.195-202
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• 2005

The effects of constituent amino acids of glutathione (GSH), glutamate (Glu), cysteine (Cys) and glycine (Gly), on GSH synthesis in lettuce seedlings were examined in this study. The GSH concentration of the seedlings was increased to 5.1-fold and 1.6-fold the concentration of the control in the first leaves and roots, respectively, by simultaneous application of these constituent amino acids (Glu+Cys+Gly) at 100 mg/l to the culture solution for two days. In the first leaves and roots of these seedlings, the concentration of GSH was 180.4 and 14.6 nmole/gFW, and non-essential amino acids including Glu, Cys and Gly occupied 93.2% and 84.0% of the total free amino acids, respectively. Application of Cys greatly increased the concentration of GSH in the roots, and application of 50 mg/l Cys increased it to 26.1-fold the concentration in the control. The activity of GSH synthetase was higher in the leaves than in the roots, whereas the activity of ${\gamma}$-glutamylcysteine synthetase was higher in the roots than in the leaves.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 1994

백서에 paraquat(PQ)투여로 간, 신장 및 폐 glutathione량이 감소되는데, 간과 신장은 유사한 감소양상을 나타냈고, 폐에서 감소율이 가장 높았으며, 혈액에서는 유의한 변화를 나타내지 않았다. PQ투여로 γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase와 γ-glutamyl transpeptidase 활성이 감소되었다. 따라서 간과 신장의 glutathione 감소는 γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase 활성이 감소되어 glutathione 합성저하에 의해 나타난 결과로 생각되고, 폐에서는 간과 신장의 γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase 활성감소로 glutathione합성이 감소되고, 폐 γ-glutamyl transpeptidase활성감소로 인해 혈액으로부터 폐세포로 glutathione 이동이 감소될 것으로 추정되므로 폐 γ-glutamyl transpeptidase 활성감소는 glutathione량 감소의 한 원인이 될 것으로 생각되며, 혈액에서는 γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase와 γ-glutamyl transpeptidase활성감소로 glutathione의 혈액내로 유입과 타장기로 유출이 모두 저하되어 glutathione량의 변화가 없는 것으로 생각된다. PQ에 의한 장기내 glutathione량 감소는 유리기 소거기능이 저하되어 PQ에 의해서 생성된 유리기 제거가 미흡할 것으로 생각되므로 PQ독성의 한 요인이 될 것으로 추측된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.92-95
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• 1983

The addition products of glutathione to ${\beta}$ -nitrostyrene derivatives were synthesized. ${\beta}$ -Nitrostyrene (1a), p-methyl-${\beta}$-nitrostyrene (1b), 3,4,5-trimethoxy-${\beta}$-nitrostyrene (1c), o-, m- and p-chloro-${\beta}$-nitrostyrene (1e, 1f, 1g) and o-, m- and p-methoxy-${\beta}$-nitrostyrene (1h, 1i, 1j) undergo addition reactions with glutathione to form S-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)-L-glutathione (5a), S-[2-nitro-1-(p-methyl)phenylethyl]-L-glutatione (5b), S-[2-nitro-1-(3', 4', 5'-trimethoxy)phenylethyl]-L-glutathione (5c), S-[2-nitro-1-(o-chloro)phenylethyl]-L-glutathione (5e), S-[2-nitro-1-(m-choro)phenylethyl]-L-glutathione (5f), S-[2-nitro-1-(p-chloro)phenylethyl]-L-glutathione (5g), S-[2-nitro-x-(o-methoxy)-phenylethyl]-L-glutathion e(5h), S-[2-nitro-x-(m-methoxy)phenylethyl]-L-glutathion e (5i), and S-[2-nitro-1-(p-methoxy)phenylethy])-L-glutathione (5j), respectively. The structure of adducts were identified by UV and IR-spectra, molecular weight measurement, and elemental analysis.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.651-655
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• 1985

물-메탄올(9:1) 용매 속에서 ${\beta},\;{\beta}$-diethoxycarbonylstyrene과 L-glutathione을 반응시켜 좋은 수득율로 다음과 같은 화합물을 합성하였다. 즉 S-(2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-phenylethyl)-L-glutathione, S-2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(3',4'-methylenedioxy)phenylethyl-L-glutathione, S-2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(3',4',5'-trimethoxy)phenylethyl-L-glutathione, S-2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(4'-hydroxy)phenylethyl-L-glutathione, S-2,2-diethoxycarbonyl-1-(4'-methoxy)phenylethyl-L-glutathione. 위 화합물들의 구조는 원소분석과 분광학적 방법으로 확인하였고 수득율에 미치는 pH와 용매의 영향을 실험한 결과 pH는 4.0에서 8.0사이가 용매는 물-메탄올이 가장 적합하다는 것을 알았다. 한편 이 화합물의 Gram(+) 박테리아에 대한 항균성을 실험한 결과 약함을 알았다.