• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.796-801
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• 2000

Kimchi is the Korean traditional food which is fermented properly from salted Korean cabbage of raddish with other various supplements. Kimchi therefore can be the major sources for various kinds of nutrients and other biological substances. The fermentation process accompanies with complicated reaction mechanism which bacteria, fungi and yeast are involved and they produced aroma, taste and bioactive components. To identify nucleoside, this study was conducted with freeze-dried mustard leaf, mustard leaf kimchi and fermented mustard leaf kimchi. Hexane, CH$_2$Cl$_2$, EtOAc and BuOH was used in order to extract their components. The isolated compounds I and II from mustard leaf and mustard leaf kimchi were identified as adenosine and uracil using UV, $^{1}H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR and LC-MS, respectively. Compound I, II and nucleosides are the first report of its occurrence from mustard leaf and their kimchi, the standardized ratios of ingredients for kimchi were 10 of anchovy juice, 8 of red pepper powder, 3 of garlic, 1.5 of ginger, 6 of paste of glutinous rice. The nucleoside of mustard leaf and their kimchi was determined and compared. The order of nucleosides contents of mustard leaf was uridine>cytosine>uracil>adenine>guanosine>guanin, that of fresh mustard leaf kimchi was uridine>uracil>cytosine>guanine>adenosine>adenin>guanosine and that of fermented mustard leaf kimchi (5days at 15$^{\circ}C$) was guanine>adenine>adenosine>guanosine. The differences of nucleoside contents from those were due to various supplements and fermentation process.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.659-664
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• 2019

Vav1 is a Rho/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor primarily expressed in hematopoietic cells. In this study, we investigated the potential role of Vav1 in osteoclast (OC) differentiation by comparing the ability of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMCs) obtained from Vav1-deficient ($Vav1^{-/-}$) and wild-type (WT) mice to differentiate into mature OCs upon stimulation with macrophage colony stimulating factor and receptor activator of nuclear kappa B ligand in vitro. Our results suggested that Vav1 deficiency promoted the differentiation of BMMCs into OCs, as indicated by the increased expression of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, cathepsin K, and calcitonin receptor. Therefore, Vav1 may play a negative role in OC differentiation. This hypothesis was supported by the observation of more OCs in the femurs of $Vav1^{-/-}$ mice than in WT mice. Furthermore, the bone status of $Vav1^{-/-}$ mice was analyzed in situ and the femurs of $Vav1^{-/-}$ mice appeared abnormal, with poor bone density and fewer number of trabeculae. In addition, Vav1-deficient OCs showed stronger adhesion to vitronectin, an ${\alpha}_v{\beta}_3$ integrin ligand important in bone resorption. Thus, Vav1 may inhibit OC differentiation and protect against bone resorption.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.379-383
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• 2018

맥주는 가장 대중적인 알코올 발효주이지만 퓨린(purine) 함량이 높아 고요산혈증 및 통풍 발생과 연관이 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 맥주 발효 온도를 달리함으로써 맥주의 퓨린 함량을 낮출 수 있는지 알아보았다. 맥주 제조의 주된 발효법인 상면 발효와 하면 발효에서 주로 사용되는 $20^{\circ}C$와 $10^{\circ}C$ 온도에서 맥주를 발효한 후, 각각에서 대표적 퓨린 화합물인 adenine, guanine 그리고 xanthine들의 함량을 high performance liquid chromatography 방법으로 측정하였다. 그 결과, $10^{\circ}C$ 발효 맥주가 $20^{\circ}C$ 발효 맥주에 비해 총 퓨린 함량이 낮았으며, 특히 adenine의 함량이 의미있게 낮아져 있음을 확인하였다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2011

단순 헤르페즈 제1형 티미딘 키나제(Herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase. HSV1-tk) 유전자는 보고 유전자(reporter gene)로서 필요한 조건뿐만 아니라 별도의 치료 유전자를 따로 이입할 필요가 없다는 장점을 가지고 있어 유전자 영상과 치료에서 가장 널리 사용되는 유전자 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 HSV1-tk 보고 유전자의 기질로서 많이 사용하고 있는 9-(4-[$^{18}F$] Fluoro-3-hydroxymethylbutyl) guanine ([$^{18}F$] FHBG) 합성의 자동화와 더불어 최적의 합성 조건을 구현하기 위하여 실행하게 되었다. [$^{18}F$] FHBG 합성의 자동화를 위해 Explora-RN (CTI, USA) module을 사용하였다. 최적의 합성수율 조건을 찾기 위하여 반응시간의 변화(3 min, 5 min, 10 min)와 반응온도의 변화($110^{\circ}C$, $120^{\circ}C$, $130^{\circ}C$)를 주었다. 또한 precursor 용량의 변화(5 mg, 7 mg, 10 mg)에도 합성수율이 어떻게 영향을 미치는지 알아보았다. [$^{18}F$] fluorination 단계에서 가장 높은 합성수율을 보인 반응온도는 $130^{\circ}C$였고, 반응시간은 5분이었다. 반면 precursor의 용량 변화 실험에서는 10 mg을 넣었을 때의 합성 수율($32{\pm}1.2%$)에 비하여 5 mg과 7 mg의 양에서는 안정된 값을 얻지 못하였다. [$^{18}F$] FHBG 합성의 Explora-RN 모듈에서의 자동화를 완성하였고 최적의 합성수율을 재현할 수 있는 반응시간과 반응온도, precursor의 농도를 찾았다. 하지만 감량 precursor 방법은 낮은 농도에서 비교적 큰 편차를 보여 안정된 값을 얻지는 못하였다. 이에 따라 임상에 직접 적용하기 위해서 더 많은 연구가 시행되어져야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 1993

A new strain of acidophilic, acetogenic bacterium, Acetobacter sp. strain HA was isolated by selective enrichment from the traditionally fermented rice wine vinegar in Korea. It was a gram-negative, non-motile short rod and oxidized acetate and lactate. The optimal temperature and pH for growth were $28^{\circ}C$ and 4.0, respectively. The strain HA differed from other Acetobacter species by growing well on methanol, xylitol, inositol, dulcitol, D-xylose, L-arabinose, and D-mannose as sole sources of carbon and energy. The isolated strain HA did not produce $\gamma$-pyrones from glucose and did not produce ketone bodies from glycerol. The quinone system used in this study was an ubiquinone-9 isoprene unit. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the DNA was 50.7 mol%, and the major cellular fatty acids were $C_{18:1} and C_{16:0}$.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.48-50
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• 2011

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder caused by the expansion of cytosine-thymine-guanine (CTG) repeats in the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK) gene. Some literatures indicated that DM1 had incidental CNS lesions such as white matter lesions and diffuse gray matter atrophy. We report a patient with DM1 whose brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) showed multifocal hyperintense lesions and cystic lesion on both frontotemporoparietal lobes.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.761-763
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• 2020

Here we report the complete genome sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ATC6, which produces acidic cellulase, isolated from pig feces. The genome is 4,062,817 bp in length and has a guanine-cytosine (GC) content of 46.27%. Among the predicted 3,913 protein-coding genes, two glucanase genes, which are involved in lichenan and cellulose degradation, were found. This genome analysis helps clarify the mechanism involved in cellulose biodegradation and support its application for efficient use of livestock feeds.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.2-9
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• 2018

Olfactory receptors (ORs) in mammals are generally considered to function as chemosensors in the olfactory organs of animals. They are membrane proteins that traverse the cytoplasmic membrane seven times and work generally by coupling to heterotrimeric G protein. The OR is a G protein-coupled receptor that binds the guanine nucleotide-binding $G{\alpha}_{olf}$ subunit and the $G{\beta}{\gamma}$ dimer to recognize a wide spectrum of organic compounds in accordance with its cognate ligand. Mammalian ORs were originally identified from the olfactory epithelium of rat. However, it has been recently reported that the expression of ORs is not limited to the olfactory organ. In recent decades, they have been found to be expressed in diverse organs or tissues and even tumors in mammals. In this review, the expression and expected function of olfactory receptors that exist throughout an organism's system are discussed.

• 한국생물정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물정보시스템생물학회 2005년도 BIOINFO 2005
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• pp.147-150
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• 2005

Proper PCR primer design determines the success or failure of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) reactions. In this project, we develop GENE-PRIMER, a genomes specific PCR primer design program that is amenable to a genome-wide scale. To achieve this, we incorporated various parameters with biological significance into our program, namely, primer length, melting temperature of primers Tm, guanine/cytosine (GC) content of primer, homopolymeric runs in primer and self-hybridization tendency of primer. In addition, BLAST algorithm is utilized for the purpose of primer specificity check. In summary, selected primers adhered to both physico-chemical criteria and also display specificity to intended binding site in the genome.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2001

Tissue transglutaminase (TGII, $G{\alpha}h$) belongs to a family of enzymes which catalyze post-translational modification of proteins by forming isopeptides via $Ca^{2+}$-dependent reaction. Although TGII-mediated formation of isopeptides has been implicated to play a role in a variety of cellular processes, the physiological function of TGII remains unclear. In addition to this Tease activity, TGII is a guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) which binds and hydrolyzes GTP It is now well recognized that the GTPase action of TGII regulates a receptor-mediated transmembrane signaling, functioning as a signal transducer of the receptor. This TGII function signifies that TGII is a new class of GTP-binding regulatory protein (G-protein) that differs from "Classical" heterotrimeric G-proteins. Regulation of enzyme is an important biological process for maintaining cell integrity. This review summarizes the recent development in regulation of TGII that may help for the better understanding of this unique enzyme. Since activation and inactivation of GTPase of TGII are similar to the heterotrimeric G-proteins, the regulation of heterotrimeric G-protein in the transmembrane signaling is also discussed.