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Effects of Taurine on Sperm Characteristics during In vitro Storage of Boar Semen

  • Jang, H.Y.;Kong, H.S.;Park, C.K.;Oh, J.D.;Lee, S.G.;Cheong, H.T.;Kim, J.T.;Lee, S.J.;Yang, B.K.;Lee, H.K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.1561-1565
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    • 2006
  • The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-oxidative effects of taurine on sperm characteristics for in vitro storage of boar semen. Semen was randomly divided into 10 groups in conical tubes and treated with different concentrations of taurine (25-100 mM) with or without $250{\mu}M$ $H_2O_2$. The percentage of motile spermatozoa in taurine groups after 6 and 9 h were significantly higher at >94% and 87%, respectively, compared to the control group ($85.1{\pm}0.5$ and $72.4{\pm}0.3$, p<0.05). The sperm motility in taurine with $H_2O_2$ after 6 h incubation was slightly decreased compared to the taurine alone treatment, but after 9 and 12 h incubation % sperm motility dropped sharply in taurine with $H_2O_2$ ($75.3{\pm}0.3$ and $69.6{\pm}2.9$, p<0.05). For 3, 9 and 12 h incubation, sperm viability in the control was lower than in taurine groups, irrespective of taurine concentration. In eosin Y and nigrosin staining (ENS), the sperm survival rates (%) for 6 h incubation were significantly higher in 25 mM ($76.0{\pm}0.6$) and 50 mM taurine groups ($78.0{\pm}0.7$), respectively. Sperm survival rates for 9 and 12 h incubation were higher in taurine groups (${\geq}48%$ in 9 h and ${\geq}42%$ in 12 h) compared to controls ($43.0{\pm}2.1$ and $31.0{\pm}0.6$, respectively). In the hyoosmotic swelling test (HOST), sperm membrane integrity was similar to the results of sperm survival. These experiments indicate that supplementation of taurine to the semen extender can increase the sperm characteristics(motility, viability, survival and membrane integrity).

Optimal Conditions for the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Isolated Sesame Meal Protein (효소에 의한 참깨박 단백질의 최적 가수분해 조건)

  • Lee, S.H.;Cho, Y.J.;Kim, S.;Ahn, B.J.;Choi, C.
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.248-253
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    • 1995
  • Optimum conditions for the enzymatic hydrolysis of isolated sesame meal protein were investigated. Optimum conditions by papain were $60^{\circ}C$, pH 6.0, 3% enzyme concentration to substrate and 1.5% substrate concentration, respectively. The optimum operating conditions using pepsin were $55^{\circ}C$, pH 9.0, 3% enzyme concentration to substrate and 1% substrate concentration. The optimum operating conditions using trypsin were $60^{\circ}C$, pH 9.0, 1% enzyme concentration to substrate and 1% substrate concentration.

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Purification of a Mosquitocidal Toxic Protein from B. thuringiensis strain H9B by Immuno-Affinity Chromatography (Immuno-Affinity Chromatography에 의한 B. thuringiensis H9B 균주의 모기살충성 내독소 단백질의 정제)

  • 김광현;배수장;이광배
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 1997
  • For purification of a 70kDa toxic protein of mosquitocidal delta-endotoxin from B. thuringiensis strain H9B, immuno-affinity chromatography was performed. After separation of 70kDa toxic proteins from the delta-endotoxin of the strain H9B on SDS-PAGE, the 70kDa toxic protein was subcutaneously injected into rabbit for making a polyclonal antibody. A anti-70kDa toxic protein was purified by a column chromatography packed with protein A-sepharose 4B gels. The 70kDa toxic protein from delta-endotoxin of the strain H9B was also purified by an immuno-affinity chromatography packed with CNBr-activated sepharose 4B gels conjugated anti-70kDa toxic protein after elution with 1/10M citric acid-1/5M Na$_{2}$HPO$_{4}$ buffer(pH3.2) containing 0.5M NaCl. The 70kDa toxic protein was purified through only one step-separation system, was demonstrated by SDS-PAGE and immunoblot.

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Cytoprotective effect of rhamnetin on miconazole-induced H9c2 cell damage

  • Lee, Kang Pa;Kim, Jai-Eun;Park, Won-Hwan
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.586-591
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation is closely related to miconazole-induced heart dysfunction. Although rhamnetin has antioxidant effects, it remained unknown whether it can protect against miconazole-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Thus, we investigated the effects of rhamnetin on miconazole-stimulated H9c2 cell apoptosis. MATERIALS/METHODS: Cell morphology was observed by inverted microscope and cell viability was determined using a WelCount$^{TM}$ cell proliferation assay kit. Miconazole-induced ROS production was evaluated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting with 6-carboxy-2',7'-dichlorofluoroscein diacetate ($H_2DCF$-DA) stain. Immunoblot analysis was used to determine apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE/Ref-1) and cleaved cysteine-aspartic protease (caspase) 3 expression. NADPH oxidase levels were measured using real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Miconazole (3 and $10{\mu}M$) induced abnormal morphological changes and cell death in H9c2 cells. Rhamnetin enhanced the viability of miconazole ($3{\mu}M$)-treated cells in a dose-dependent manner. Rhamnetin (1 and $3{\mu}M$) treatment downregulated cleaved caspase 3 and upregulated APE/Ref-1 expression in miconazole-stimulated cells. Additionally, rhamnetin significantly reduced ROS generation. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that rhamnetin may have cytoprotective effects in miconazole-stimulated H9c2 cardiomyocytes via ROS inhibition. This effect most likely occurs through the upregulation of APE/Ref-1 and attenuation of hydrogen peroxide levels.

¹H NMR Study of Pyridine-Type Ligands Coordinated to the Paramagnetic $[Ni_3(PW_9O_{34})_2]^{12-}$ Anion

  • 우한영;김지영;소현수
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.1176-1179
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    • 1995
  • 1H NMR spectra of pyridine, α-, β-, and γ-picoline coordinated to the paramagnetic heteropolyanion [Ni3(PW9O34)2]12- (P2Ni3) are reported. NMR lines are assigned to [Ni3(ptl)n(PW9O34)2]12- (n=1, 2 or 3; ptl=pyridine-type ligand) on the basis of their [P2Ni3]/[ptl] dependence. The formation constants for γ-picoline complexes at 25 ℃ are K1=80, K2=610, and K3=190 L mol-1. The monopicoline complex has greater affinity for γ-picoline than P2Ni3. A degradation product, [Ni2(WO2)(PW9O34)2]12-, was also identified at low pH by measuring the NMR spectrum of pyridine coordinated to it. The isotropic NMR shifts come mainly from the contact interaction due to σ-electron delocalization.

Crystal Structure Analysis of Methyl-3-phenyl-3H-chromeno[4,3-c]isoxazole-3a(4H)-carboxylate

  • Ganapathy, Jagadeesan;Srinivasan, J.;Manickam, Bakthadoss
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.184-191
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    • 2015
  • The crystal structure of the potential active methyl-3-phenyl-3H-chromeno[4,3-c]isoxazole-3a(4H)-carboxylate ($C_{18}H_{15}NO_4$) has been determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. In the title compound crystallizes in the orthorombic space group $P2_12_12_1$ with unit cell dimension $a=9.8320(17){\AA}$, $b=9.9890(18){\AA}$ and $c=15.588(3){\AA}$ [${\alpha}=90^{\circ}$, ${\beta}=90^{\circ}$ and ${\gamma}=90^{\circ}$]. In the structure chromene, isoxazole and carboxylate are almost coplanar each other. All geometrical parameters revelled that chromene ring of pyran ring adopt sofa conformation. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C-H...O and C-H...N hydrogen bond interaction.

Studies on the Cu (II), Ni (II) and Zn (II) Complexes with Tridentate Schiff Base Ligand (I) (세자리 Schiff Base 리간드의 Cu (II), Ni (II) 및 Zn (II) 착물에 관한 연구 (제1보))

  • Chjo Ki Hyung
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.189-193
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    • 1974
  • The tridentate schiff base, salicylidene imino-o-thiolbenzene, has been synthetized from salicylaldehyde and o-amino thiolbenzene by Duff reaction. The schiff base has been reacted with Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II), to form new complexes; Cu(II)$[C_{13}H_9ONS]{\cdot}3H_2O$, Ni(II)$[C_{13}H_9ONS]{\cdot}3H_2O,\;Zn(II)[C_{13}H_9ONS]{\cdot}3H_2O$ It appears that the Cu(II)-complex has tetra-coordinated configuration with the schiff base and one molecule of water, while the Ni(II) and Zn(II)-complexes have hexacoordinated configuration with the schiff base and three molecules of water. The mole ratio of tridentate schiff base ligand to metals was 1:1. These complexes have been identified by infrared spectra, visible spectra, TGA, DTA and elemental analysis.

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Histone Methylation Regulates Retinoic Acid-induced Hoxc Gene Expression in F9 EC Cells (F9 EC 세포에서 레티노산에 의해 유도되는 Hoxc 유전자의 발현에 히스톤 메틸화가 미치는 영향)

  • Min, Hyehyun;Kim, Myoung Hee
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.703-708
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    • 2015
  • Hox genes encode a highly conserved family of homeodomain-containing transcription factors controlling vertebrate pattern formation along the anteroposterior body axis during embryogenesis. Retinoic acid (RA) is a key morphogen in embryogenesis and a critical regulator of both adult and embryonic cellular activity. Specifically, RA regulates Hox gene expression in mouse- or human-derived embryonic carcinoma (EC) cells. Histone modification has been reported to play a pivotal role in the process of RA-induced gene expression and cell differentiation. As histone modification is thought to play an essential role in RA-induced Hox gene expression, we examined RA-induced initiation of collinear expression of Hox genes and the corresponding histone modifications in F9 murine embryonic teratocarcinoma (EC) cells. Hox expression patterns and histone modifications were analyzed by semiquantitative RT-PCR, RNA-sequencing, and chromatin immuno-precipitation (ChIP)-PCR analyses. The Hoxc4 gene (D0) was initiated earlier than the Hoxc5 to –c10 genes (D3) upon RA treatment (day 0 [D0], day 1 [D1], and day 3 [D3]). The Hox nonexpressing D0 sample had a strong repressive marker, H3K27me3, than the D1 and D3 samples. In the D1 and D3 samples, reduced enrichment of the H3K27me3 marker was observed in the whole cluster. The active H3K4me3 marker was closely associated with the collinear expression of Hoxc genes. Thus, the Hoxc4 gene (D1) and all Hoxc genes (D3) expressed H3K4me3 upon transcription activation. In conclusion, these data indicated that removing H3K27me3 and acquiring H3K4me3 regulated RA-induced Hoxc gene collinearity in F9 cells.

Crystal Structure Analysis of Methyl 8-bromo-3-phenyl-5a,9a-dihydro-3H-chromen [4,3-c][1,2] isoxazole-3a(4H)-carboxylate

  • Malathy, P.;Sharmila, P.;Srinivasan, J.;Manickam, Bakthadoss;Aravindhan, S.
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.103-112
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    • 2016
  • The crystal structure of the potential active Methyl 8-bromo-3-phenyl-5a,9a-dihydro-3H-chromen [4,3-c][1,2] isoxazole-3a(4H)-carboxylate ($C_{18}H_{15}BrNO_4$) has been determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The title compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group Pī with unit cell dimension a=8.3129 (3) ${\AA}$, b=9.5847 (4) ${\AA}$ and c=11.1463(4) ${\AA}$ [${\alpha}=98.457(3)^{\circ}$, ${\beta}=102.806(2)^{\circ}$ and ${\gamma}=105.033(5)^{\circ}$]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by slow evaporation method, the isoxazole and six membered pyran rings adopts envelope conformation. In the crystal, molecules are linked via pairs of inter molecular $C-H{\ldots}O$ hydrogen bonds to form dimmers.

Anti-oxidant Effect of the Ethyl Acetate Soluble Fraction of Sophorae Radix in H9c2 Cells (심근세포에서 고삼 에틸 아세테이트 분획의 항산화 효과)

  • Kwon Kang Beom;Kim Eun Kyung;Lim Yang Eui;Song Yung Sun;Park Jong Ha;Moon Hyung Cheal;Ryu Do Gon
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.893-899
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    • 2004
  • To test the cytoprotective effect of sophorae radix (SR) against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced cytotoxicity, we investigated the cell viability using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in the presence of ethyl acetate subfractions of SR water extracts In H9c2 cells. And to clarify the cytoprotective mechanism of SR extracts, we evaluated the cellular glutathione (GSH) contents in the presence of subfraction 1, 2, 3, and 4 of SR ethyl acetate soluble fractions. Among 1 -12 subfractions of SR ethyl acetate soluble fractions, 1, 2, 3 and 4 subfractions have an efficacy inhibiting the cytotoxicity induced by H₂O₂ in H9c2 cells. Also, the protective effects of 1, 2, 3 and 4 subfractions of SR ethyl acetate soluble fractions resulted from the anti-oxidant effects. These results suggest that ethyl acetate soluble fractions of SR water extracts is effective in the prevention of H₂O₂-induced cytotoxicity and 1, 2, 3 and 4 subfraction of ethyl acetate soluble fractions possess the anti-oxidant component.