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Expression and Activity of Citrus Phytoene Synthase and $\beta$-Carotene Hydroxylase in Escherichia coli

  • Kim, In-Jung;Ko, Kyong-Cheol;Nam, Tae-Sik;Kim, Yu-Wang;Chung, Won-Il;Kim, Chan-Shick
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.212-218
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    • 2003
  • Citrus phytoene synthase (CitPsy) and ${\beta}$-carotene hydroxylase (CitChx), which are involved in caroteinoid biosynthesis, are distantly related to the corresponding bacterial enzymes from the point of view of amino acid sequence similarity. We investigated these enzyme activities using Pantoea ananatis carotenoid biosynthetic genes and Escherichia coli as a host cell. The genes were cloned into two vector systems controlled by the T7 promoter. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that CitPsy and CitChx proteins are normally expressed in E. coli in both soluble and insoluble forms. In vivo complementation using the Pantoea ananatis enzymes and HPLC analysis showed that ${\beta}$-carotene and zeaxanthin were produced in recombinant E. coli, which indicated that the citrus enzymes were functionally expressed in E. coli and assembled into a functional multi-enzyme complex with Pantoea ananatis enzymes. These observed activities well matched the results of other researchers on tomato phytoene synthase and Arabidopsis and pepper ${\beta}$-carotene hydroxylases. Thus, our results suggest that plant carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes can generally complement the bacterial enzymes and could be a means of carotenoid production by molecular breeding and fermentation in bacterial and plant systems.

Using the Perceptions of Residents to Determine Key Priorities for Planning a Community Garden

  • Jeong, Nara;Han, Seungwon;Kim, Kwangjin;Jung, Youngbin
    • 휴양 및 경관연구
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to establish how community garden spaces should be used to restore communities engaged in village-rehabilitation projects. To achieve this purpose, we have analyzed the perceptions of local residents conducting a town-development project. The community reviewed the benefits of having a garden to improve the residents' quality of life and comfort. Given the role of gardens in revitalizing communities, it is necessary to build spaces where residents can relax and enjoy community life. Those who participated in this study hoped that their community garden would provide shade and relaxation, a children's play area, green spaces, and places for conversation. The space and facilities provided by community gardens vary, in accordance with the expectations and needs of each community. It is therefore inappropriate to apply uniform garden designs to all community gardens. Between 20% and 25% of a community garden should be allocated to each of the following: community space, ornamental space, and space for relaxation. As plants that provide shade and help to maintain the ecosystem are strongly preferred in community gardens, all plants should be chosen for their environmental benefits and functionality, rather than aesthetics. Residents may be willing to participate in a range of activities, including community events, the cultivation of plants, and garden management. Towns must therefore set up programs to support these activities. It is essential to continue studying and investigating the formation of community spaces and facilities, reflecting the characteristics of each community.

Assessment of Display and Events of Agro-Healing Experience Center for Visitors Satisfaction and Revisit Intention: A Case Study of 2018 Changwon Agricultural Technology Exhibition

  • Jang, Hye Sook;Gim, Gyung Mee;Jeong, Sun-Jin;Kim, Jae Soon
    • 인간식물환경학회지
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.15-29
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the exhibition displays and events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall in the Agricultural Technology Exhibition 2018 on satisfaction and revisit intention of visitors. A survey was conducted on visitors of the Agro-healing Experience Hall and the responses of 274 visitors excluding 26 cases with inappropriate responses were analyzed. For psychological measurement, the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), level of plant gardening experience, satisfaction and loyalty were measured. There was a significant difference among age groups in all four factors of the PRS (repose, fascination, coherence, and legibility). In the case of education level, there was a significant difference in the three factors (repose, fascination, and legibility). In addition, average monthly income showed a significant difference among groups in the two factors (fascination and coherence). As a result of analyzing the mood states of visitors for the exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall, there was a significant difference among age groups only in the case of vigor (p < .05). As a result of analyzing the correlation between the level of plant gardening activities (3 factors) and PRS (4 factors) in the exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall, plant preference tendency and plant-related event showed a high positive correlation of 0.5 or more with repose of the PRS factors. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of the level of plant gardening activities, PRS and POMS on the satisfaction and loyalty of visitors. As a result, it was found that in terms of relative explanatory power over independent variables affecting satisfaction and revisit intention, fascination had the greatest effect, followed by vigor, fatigue, and occupation (company employee). The results of this study suggest that exhibition events of the Agro-healing Experience Hall affect repose, fascination or vigor of visitors, and thus can be used positively to increase satisfaction and revisit intention of visitors.

Assessment of Antioxidant and Phenolic Compound Concentrations as well as Xanthine Oxidase and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Properties of Different Extracts of Pleurotus citrinopileatus Fruiting Bodies

  • Alam, Nuhu;Yoon, Ki-Nam;Lee, Kyung-Rim;Kim, Hye-Young;Shin, Pyung-Gyun;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Yoo, Young-Bok;Shim, Mi-Ja;Lee, Min-Woong;Lee, Tae-Soo
    • Mycobiology
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.12-19
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    • 2011
  • Cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species has been implicated in several diseases, thus establishing a significant role for antioxidants in maintaining human health. Acetone, methanol, and hot water extracts of Pleurotus citrinopileatus were evaluated for their antioxidant activities against ${\beta}$-carotene-linoleic acid and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals, reducing power, ferrous ion-chelating abilities, and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities. In addition, the tyrosinase inhibitory effects and phenolic compound contents of the extracts were also analyzed. Methanol and acetone extracts of P. citrinopileatus showed stronger inhibition of ${\beta}$-carotene-linoleic acid compared to the hot water extract. Methanol extract (8 mg/mL) showed a significantly high reducing power of 2.92 compared to the other extracts. The hot water extract was more effective than the acetone and methanole extracts for scavenging DPPH radicals. The strongest chelating effect (92.72%) was obtained with 1.0 mg/mL of acetone extract. High performance liquid chromatography analysis detected eight phenolic compounds, including gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid, naringenin, hesperetin, formononetin, and biochanin-A, in an acetonitrile and hydrochloric acid (5 : 1) solvent extract. Xanthine oxidase and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of the acetone, methanol, and hot water extracts increased with increasing concentration. This study suggests that fruiting bodies of P. citrinopileatus can potentially be used as a readily accessible source of natural antioxidants.

Antioxidant Activities and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Effects of Different Extracts from Pleurotus ostreatus Fruiting Bodies

  • Alam, Nuhu;Yoon, Ki-Nam;Lee, Kyung-Rim;Shin, Pyung-Gyun;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Yoo, Young-Bok;Shim, Mi-Ja;Lee, Min-Woong;Lee, U-Youn;Lee, Tae-Soo
    • Mycobiology
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.295-301
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    • 2010
  • We evaluated the antioxidant activity and tyrosinase inhibitory effects of Pleurotus ostreatus fruiting bodies extracted with acetone, methanol, and hot water. The antioxidant activities were tested against $\beta$-carotene-linoleic acid, reducing power, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activity, and ferrous chelating ability. Furthermore, phenolic acid and flavonoid contents were also analyzed. The methanol extract showed the strongest $\beta$-carotene-linoleic acid inhibition as compared to the other exracts. The acetone extract (8 mg/mL) showed a significantly high reducing power of 1.54 than the other extracts. The acetone extract was more effective than other extracts for scavenging on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals. The strongest chelating effect (85.66%) was obtained from the acetone extract at 1.0 mg/mL. The antioxidant activities of the extracts from the P. ostreatus fruiting bodies increased with increasing concentration. A high performance liquid chromatography analysis detected seven phenolic compounds, including gallic acid, protocatechuic acid, chlorogenic acid, naringenin, hesperetin, formononetin, and biochanin-A in an acetonitrile and 0.1 N hydrochloric acid (5 : 1) solvent extract. The total phenolic compound concentration was $188{\mu}g$/g. Tyrosinase inhibition of the acetone, methanol, and hot water P. ostreatus extracts increased with increasing concentration. The results revealed that the methanol extract had good tyrosinase inhibitory ability, whereas the acetone and hot water extracts showed moderate activity at the concentrations tested. The results suggested that P. ostreatus may have potential as a natural antioxidant.

Enhancing the Antioxidant Activities of Wines by Addition of White Rose Extract

  • Seong, Hyunbin;Heo, Jieun;Lee, Kyun Hee;Lee, Yoon Bok;Kim, Yun Bae;Han, Nam Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제27권9호
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    • pp.1602-1608
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    • 2017
  • White rose petal extract (WRE) contains large amounts of phenolic compounds and is considered edible. In this study, red and white wines were prepared by the addition of WRE (0.10% or 0.25% (w/v)), followed by fermentation at $25^{\circ}C$ for 15 days. The fermentation profiles, colors, sensory test results, and antioxidant activities of the wines were compared. As reported herein, the fermentation profiles of the pH, $CO_2$ production rate, and final ethanol concentration were not affected by the addition of WRE, but a slow consumption rate of sugar was observed in 0.25% WRE-added wine. In contrast, the total polyphenol concentrations in WRE-added wines increased significantly (p < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner, resulting in appreciable enhancement of the antioxidant activities of the wines. Chromaticity tests showed slight changes in the redness and yellowness, but sensory tests showed that the overall flavor qualities of the WRE-added wines were acceptable to the panels. This study demonstrates that addition of WRE to wine confers beneficial health effects and this treatment results in better outcome in white wine.

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Streamed Platycodon grandiflorum against UVB Radiation-Induced Oxidative Stress in Human Primary Dermal Fibroblast

  • Lee, Ji Yeon;Park, Jeong-Yong;Lee, Dae Young;Kim, Hyung Don;Kim, Geum-Soog;Lee, Seung Eun;Seo, Kyung Hye
    • 한국식품영양학회지
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.495-501
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    • 2018
  • Ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure is a risk factor for skin damage resulting in oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties of Platycodon grandiflorum (PG) to improve its biological activities using a three-step steaming process. We investigated the protective effects of PG and steamed PG extracts on human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) against UVB radiation-induced oxidative stress and inflammation as well as the underlying mechanisms. The antioxidant potential of the PG extracts was evaluated by measuring the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) scavenging activity. ABTS and DPPH were shown by the 0, 30, and 70% ethanol extracts of 2S-PG and 3S-PG ($IC_{50}$, 28~45 and $27{\sim}30{\mu}g/mL$, respectively). Treatment of UVB-irradiated cells with steamed PG ($25{\sim}400{\mu}g/mL$) did not affect their viability. The streamed PG extract suppressed UVB-induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, streamed PG extract reduced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression in UVB-irradiated HDF, regulating nuclear factor $(NF)-{\kappa}B$ expression. These findings suggest that steamed PG extract may be potentially effective against inflammation associated with UVB-induced oxidation stress.

Biological Activities of Licorice F1 Lines and Content Analysis of Phytochemical Constituents

  • Park, Chun-Geon;Lee, Ah Young;Lee, Jeong Hoon;Lee, Jeong Min;Park, Jun Yeon;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Choi, Ae Jin;Park, Chung Berm;Cho, Eun Ju;Lee, Sanghyun
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.137-145
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    • 2014
  • The biological activities of licorice F1 (Glycyrrhiza glabra ${\times}$ G. uralensis) lines (G) were investigated, revealing strong radical scavenging activity targeting 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl (${\cdot}OH$) radicals. At a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$, most of the licorice F1 lines scavenged DPPH and ${\cdot}OH$ by more than 80%. Gs-1, -2, and -6 can be considered good scavengers of DPPH radical and G-7 have higher antioxidant activity against ${\cdot}OH$ radical. In addition, licorice F1 lines exerted effective anti-microbial activities against Escherichia coli (Gs-12, -17, and -18) and Staphylococcus aureus (Gs-3, -4, -5, -21, and -26). Moreover, Gs-2, - 20, -31, and -32 effectively inhibited the growth of Helicobacter pylori. Among licorice F1 lines, Gs-25 exhibited high anti-inflammatory effects on nitric oxide produced by lipopolysaccharide- and interferon-${\gamma}$-activated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, Gs-1, -12, and -20 inhibited the growth of AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cells by more than 60% at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$ and Gs-5, -11, -19, and -32 showed inhibitory effects against rat lens aldose reductase ($IC_{50}$ values, 1.69, 6.07, 6.12, and $4.54{\mu}g/mL$, respectively). The total content of glycyrrhizin (1), glycyrrhetinic acid (2), glabridin (3), and isoliquiritigenin (4) in licorice F1 lines was high in Gs-11, -15, and -30. The present study therefore indicated that Gs-2, -26, -31, and -32 of licorice F1 possessing strong anti-oxidative, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and aldose reductase inhibitory effects may be used as a possible source material for natural health supplements in the future.

브로콜리 품종 및 부위에 따른 항균활성과 항산화 효과 (Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities in Different Parts and Cultivars of Broccoli)

  • 박미영;윤무경;곽정호
    • 원예과학기술지
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.408-414
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구에서는 브로콜리 품종 및 부위에 따른 항균활성 및 항산화 효과를 조사하였다. 브로콜리 11개 품종에 대해 그람 양성균 Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes 2종과 그람 음성균 Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enteritidis 2종에 대한 항균활성을 조사한 결과, S. aureus에 대해 AMG 품종의 화뢰 추출물이 12.83mm, 잎 추출물 13.00 mm로 가장 높은 항균활성을 보였으나 부위별로는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. L. monocytogenes의 경우, 화뢰 추출물은 NJ 품종이 13.58mm, 잎 추출물은 YDR 품종이 13.92mm로 가장 큰 항균활성을 보였으며, 저해환의 평균값이 화뢰는 12.85mm, 잎은 13.17mm로 다른 4종의 균 중에서 가장 높은 값을 보였다. E. coli O157:H7에 대해서는 Grd 품종의 화뢰와 잎 추출물 모두 가장 높은 항균활성을 보였으나, 부위별로는 차이가 나타나지 않았으며, S. enteritidis는 화뢰추출물은 NJ 품종이 12.67mm, 잎 추출물은 NY, 0c 품종이 12.75mm의 저해환을 보였으며, 잎 추출물이 화뢰 추출물에 비해 높은 항균활성을 보여주었다. 품종별 항산화 효과를 살펴보면, 화뢰 추출물은 NJ 품종이 39.90%, 잎 추출물은 0c 품종이 43.64%로 가장 높았으며, 부위별 평균값은 화뢰추출물 23.35%, 잎 추출물 35.91%를 나타내어 잎 추출물의 항산화 효과가 약 1.5배 높게 나타났다. NJ 품종을 제외하고 모든 품종에서 잎 추출물의 전자공여능이 화뢰 추출물보다 높은 값을 나타내었다.

The Regulation of Sugar Metabolism in Huangguan Pears (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) with Edible Coatings of Calcium or Pullulan during Cold Storage

  • Kou, Xiaohong;Jiang, Bianling;Zhang, Ying;Wang, Jun;Xue, Zhaohui
    • 원예과학기술지
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    • 제34권6호
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    • pp.898-911
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    • 2016
  • Sugars play many important roles in plant metabolism and directly influence fruit quality. The effects of two edible coatings, 2% calcium chloride and 1% pullulan, on sugar metabolism in postharvest Huangguan pear fruit were investigated during cold storage. The respiration rate, sugar content and composition, sucrose metabolism enzyme activities [acid invertase (AIV), neutral invertase (NI), sucrose synthase (SS), and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS)] and expression of the AIV gene were analyzed during storage at $0^{\circ}C$ for 210 days. Coating treatments slowed the decrease of sucrose and hexose, the respiration rate, and the activities of AIV, NI, SS and SPS, thus maintaining high total soluble solids (TSS) and titratable acid (TA) contents in the fruit. There were no significant differences in AIV expression or activity between the treated and control groups of fruits. Both of the coatings could inhibit the activities of sucrose-cleaving enzymes, thus slowing the decrease of sugar content and maintaining high fruit quality during cold storage.