• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.125-128
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• 1990

저온에서 완두유묘 줄기의 유리 IAA 수준과 그 전구체인 트립토판 수준이 저하하므로, IAA수준의 조절 메커니즘을 규명하기 위하여 IAA분해효소계에 미치는 저온의 영향을 조사하였다. $25^{\circ}C$에서 키운 백색 관두유표를 $5^{\circ}C$의 저온으로 옮기면 IAA oxidase와 peroxidase의 수준은 증가하였으며 catalase의 수준은 저하되었고 과산화수소는 축적되어, 전체적으로 IAA분해계가 저온에서 강화되었다. 저온에 놓였던 유묘를 상온으로 옮기면 IAA 분해계는 다시 대조구 수준으로 회복하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.982-988
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• 2022

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza) has been used as preventive and therapeutic material for hyperpigmentation disorders. Previously, we isolated noble compounds including dehydroglyasperin C (DGC), dehydroglyasperin D (DGD) and isoangustone A (IAA) from licorice hexane/ethanol extracts. However, their anti-melanogenic effects and underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. The present study compared effects of DGC, DGD and IAA on pigmentation in melan-a melanocytes and human epidermal melanocytes (HEMn). DGD exerted the most excellent anti-melanogenic effect, followed by DGC and IAA at non-cytotoxic concentrations. In addition, DGD significantly inhibited tyrosinase activity in vitro cell-free system and cell system. Western blot result showed that DGD decreased expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1) in melan-a cells and HEMn cells. DGD induced phosphorylation of MITF, ERK and Akt signal pathway promoting MITF degradation system. However, DGD did not influence p38 and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA)/CREB signal pathway in melan-a cells. These result indicated that DGD inhibited melanogenesis not only direct regulation of tyrosinase but also modulating intracellular signaling related with MITF level. Collectively, these results suggested a protective role for DGD against melanogenesis.