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D-Methionine and 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid i alter beta-casein, proteins and metabolites linked in milk protein synthesis in bovine mammary epithelial cells

  • Seung-Woo, Jeon;Jay Ronel V., Conejos;Jae-Sung, Lee;Sang-Hoon, Keum;Hong-Gu, Lee
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.64 no.3
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    • pp.481-499
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to determine the effects of D-methionine (D-Met) isomer and the methionine precursor 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid i (HMBi) supplementation on milk protein synthesis on immortalized bovine mammary epithelial cell (MAC-T). MAC-T cells were seeded using 10-cm dishes and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/F12 (DMEM/F12) basic medium. The basic medium of DMEM/F12 was replaced with the lactogenic DMEM/ F12 differentiation medium when 90% of MAC-T cells reached confluency. The best dosage at 0.6 mM of D-Met and HMBi and incubation time at 72 h were used uniformly for all treatments. Each treatment was replicated six times wherein treatments were randomly assigned in a 6-well plate. Cell, medium, and total protein were determined using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit. Genes, proteomics and metabolomics analyses were also done to determine the mechanism of the milk protein synthesis pathway. Data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with supplement type and plate as fixed effects. The least significant difference test was used to evaluate the differences among treatments. The HMBi treatment group had the highest beta-casein and S6 kinase beta-1 (S6K1) mRNA gene expression levels. HMBi and D-Met treatments have higher gene expressions compared to the control group. In terms of medium protein content, HMBi had a higher medium protein quantity than the control although not significantly different from the D-Met group. HMBi supplementation stimulated the production of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit protein essential for protein translation initiation resulting in higher medium protein synthesis in the HMBi group than in the control group. The protein pathway analysis results showed that the D-Met group stimulated fructose-galactose metabolism, glycolysis pathway, phosphoinositide 3 kinase, and pyruvate metabolism. The HMBi group stimulated the pentose phosphate and glycolysis pathways. Metabolite analysis revealed that the D-Met treatment group increased seven metabolites and decreased uridine monophosphate (UMP) production. HMBi supplementation increased the production of three metabolites and decreased UMP and N-acetyl-L-glutamate production. Taken together, D-Met and HMBi supplementation are effective in stimulating milk protein synthesis in MAC-T cells by genes, proteins, and metabolites stimulation linked to milk protein synthesis.

The Role of the Peripheral Chemokine, CCL3, in Hyperalgesia following Peripheral Nerve Injury in the Rat (신경손상에 의해 유발된 과민통반응에서 말초 케모카인 CCL3의 역할)

  • Leem, Joong Woo;Lee, Hyun Joo;Nam, Taick Sang;Yoon, Duck Mi
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.187-196
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    • 2008
  • Background: Upregulation of one type of the pro-inflammatory chemokine (CCL2) and its receptor (CCR2) following peripheral nerve injury contributes to the induction of neuropathic pain. Here, we examined whether another type of chemokine (CCL3) is involved in neuropathic pain. Methods: We measured changes in mechanical and thermal sensitivity in the hind paws of naïve rats or rats with an L5 spinal nerve ligation (SNL) after intra-plantar injection of CCL3 or met-RANTES, an antagonist of the CCL3 receptor, CCR1. We also measured CCL3 levels in the sciatic nerve and the hind paw skin as well as CCR1 expression in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells from the lumbar spinal segments. Results: Intra-plantar injection of CCL3 into the hind paw of naive rats mimicked L5 SNL-produced hyperalgesia. Intra-plantar injection of met-RANTES into the hind paw of rats with L5 SNL attenuated hyperalgesia. L5 SNL increased CCL3 levels in the sciatic nerve and the hind paw skin on the affected side. The number of CCR1-positive DRG cells in the lumbar segments was not changed following L5 SNL. Conclusions: Partial peripheral nerve injury increases local CCL3 levels along the degenerating axons during Wallerian degeneration. This CCL3 binds to its receptor, CCR1, located on adjacent uninjured afferents, presumably nociceptors, to induce hyperalgesia in the neuropathic pain state.

Evaluation of Efficacy of Sanitizers and Disinfectants Marketed in Korea (국내 유통 중인 주요 살균소독제의 유효성 평가)

  • Lee, Min-Jeong;Kim, Yong-Su;Cho, Yang-Hee;Park, Hee-Kyung;Park, Byung-Kyu;Lee, Kwang-Ho;Kang, Kil-Jin;Jeon, Dae-Hoon;Park, Ki-Hwan;Ha, Sang-Do
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.671-677
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    • 2005
  • Conformity to legal permission standard of $5\;log_{10}$ CFU/mL reduction of foodborne pathogens or spoilage bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aruginosa, and Enterococcus hirae was examined in 11 domestic commercial sanitizers and disinfectant. One chlorine compound, two iodophor compounds, two peroxide compounds, and three quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) met advised standard concentration (100%), showing $7\;log_{10}$ CFU/mL reduction, and met legal standard by $5-6\;log_{10}$ CFU/mL reduction at 75% of advised standard concentration. At 10% dilution, one chlorine compound, one iodophor compound, two peroxide compounds, and two QACs satisfied legal standard.

Overall Study for the Imports Storage and Usage of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (L.N.G) (No.2 the form of the encerprise of the L.N.G. project) (액화천연가스의 수입저장이용에 관한 종합적 조사연구 (그의 2 액화천연가스의 기업형태))

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    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.12-17
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    • 1979
  • The form of the Enterprise of the L.N.G project Consists of such three enterprises that the Construction and operation of the liquefcation plant of the Natural gas, and L.N.G. tankers Operating enterprise and the receiving and storaging plant of the L. L.N.G., above mentined three enterprises Concerned with capital and technique mutually, and so it arises such results that the foundmental requirements of the fuel the long-term and safty-price suply of the L.N.G. are met.

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면진용 적층고무베아링의 히스테레틱 거동에 대한 수학적 해석 모델

  • Koo, Gyeong-Hoe;Lee, Jae-Han;Yoo, Bong;Kwon, Hyuk-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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    • 1998.05b
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    • pp.879-884
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    • 1998
  • 본 연구에서는 현재 국내에서 개발중인 액체금속로 KAL IMER(Korea L Iquid MEt a l Reactor)의 면진설계에 적용하기 위한 적층고무베어링의 수학적 해석모델을 개발하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 수정 비선형 Rate 모델과 특성실험 결과로 부터 구한 파라미터 특성식을 이용한 적층고무베어링의 해석모델 수립하고 이를 1자유도계 지진모델에 적용하여 히스레레틱 거동에 대한 해석적 결과와 적층고무베어링의 특성 실험결과와 비교분석하여 해석모델의 정확성을 검토하였다.

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Effects of Supplemental Synthetic Amino Acids to the Low Protein Diets on the Performance of Growing Pigs

  • Jin, C.F.;Kim, J.H.;Han, In K.;Bae, S.H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1998
  • A total of 120 pigs $(L\;{\times}\;LW\;{\times}\;D)$ averaged 14.16 kg of body weight were reared under six dietary treatments to evaluate the effects of amino acid supplementation on their performances. Treatments were 1) 18% CP diet (control); 2) 15% CP+0.28% Lys (B, 15L); 3) B+0.06% Met (15LM); 4) B+0.13% Thr (15LT) ; 5) B+0.06% Met+0.13% Thr (15LMT); 6) B+0.06% Met+0.13% Thr+0.05% Trp (15LMTT). Each treatment had 4 replicates with 5 pigs per replicate. The daily weight gains were statistically similar in 15LMT, 15LMTT and control groups. Threonine and methionine supplementation resulted in improved growth performance and nutrient digestibilities, while tryptophan supplementation had little beneficial effect. However, the best feed conversion was found in the control group. Dry. matter and CP digestibilities were improved in the 15LMT and 15LMTT groups. Gross energy, crude fat and phosphorus digestibilities were not affected by the treatment. Among the 15% CP groups, nitrogen digestibility showed the tendency to be increased as the more synthetic amino acids were added. Dry matter and nitrogen excretions were significantly reduced by feeding low protein, amino acid fortified diets, while phosphorus excretion was not influenced. Essential amino acids digestibility was higher in 15LT, 15LMT and 15LMTT groups and lower in the control. The 15LT group showed the best lysine digestibility, and methionine digestibilities were higher in all treated groups than control one. Threonine digestibilities higher in 15LT 15LMT, and 15LMTT than the control. The result shows that threonine and methionine should be added to the diet containing 15% CP diet, fortified with lysine to get same performance of 18% CP diet.

A Study on the Amino Acid Contents of Edible Mushrooms (식용(食用)버섯류(類)의 아미노산(酸)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Pyo, Myoung-Yun;Ro, Ihl-Hyeob
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.47-59
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    • 1975
  • Free amino acids in extracts and total amino acids in hydrolysates of eleven species of edible mushrooms were analyzed by amino acid autoanalyzer (Technicon PNC-1 Type). All these 11 species of mushroom can be repesented for convenience sake as follows. S-1; Agaricus campestris Fr. S-2: Agaricus campestris S-3; Pholiota nameko(I. Ito) S. Ito et Imai S-4; Auricularia auricula-judae(Fr.) $Qu{\acute{e}}l$ S-5; Tremella fuciformis Berk. S-6; Tricholoma matsutake(S. Ito et Imai) Sing. S-7; Pleurotus ostreatus Fr. $Qu{\acute{e}}l$ S-8; Lentinus edodes Berk Sing. S-9; Ramaria botrytis (Pers.) Ricken S-10; Coprinus comatus(Fr.) S.F, Gray S-11; Gyrophora esculenta The results obtained from this study are as follows. 1) 17 kinds of amino acid, including 7 kinds of essential amino acid in human nutrition except tryptophan were identified and quantified. 2) Of all free amino acids contained in mushrooms, glutamic acid is the richest, and then comes Ala, Thr, Pro and Lys in that order. There were no found Cys'and His in S-9;His in S-1; Met and Arg in S-11; Cys and Met in S-5;Pro, Cys, Met, Lys and Arg in S-4. Of all total amino acids which are closely related with nutritional valuation, glutamic acid is the richest, and then comes Asp, Ala, Arg, Leu, Thr, Gly in that order. Especially S-1 and S-2 contain high quantity $o{\acute{i}}$ proline in both free and total amino acids. 3) Cotents of ammonia in extracts of mushrooms in decreasing order in S-1, S-10, S-8, S-2, S-7, S-6, and S-2, S-6, S-8, S-9, S-1 in hydrolysates of mushrooms. 4) Gross Contents of free amino acid in extracts is high in decreasing order in S-10, S-1, S-7, S-6, S-8, and total amino acid in hydrolysates is high in S-10, S-2, S-2, S-8, S-1, S-9, S-6. 5) Besides 17 kinds of amino acid, 5 kinds of unknown amino acid are found in extracts and hydrolysates.

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O-Methyltransferases from Arabidopsis thaliana

  • Kim, Bong-Gyu;Kim, Dae-Hwan;Hur, Hor-Gil;Lim, Jun;Lim, Yoong-Ho;Ahn, Joong-Hoon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.113-119
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    • 2005
  • O-methylation mediated by O-methyltransferases (OMTs) is a common modification in natural product biosynthesis and contributes to diversity of secondary metabolites. OMTs use phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, other phenolics and alkaloids as substrates, and share common domains for S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) and substrate binding. We searched Arabiposis genome and found 17 OMTs genes (AtOMTs). AdoMet- and substrate-binding sites were predicted. AdoMet binding domain of AtOMTs is highly conserved, while substrate-binding domain is diverse, indicating use of different substrates. In addition, expressions of six AtOMT genes in response to UV and in different tissues were investigated using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. All the AtOMTs investigated were expressed under normal growth condition and most, except AtOMT10, were induced after UV illumination. AtOMT1 and AtOMT8 were expressed in all the tissues, whereas AtOMT10 showed flower-specific expression. Analysis of these AtOMT gene expressions could provide some clues on AtOMT involvement in the cellular processes.

Isolation and Properties of Amino Acid Antimetabolite from Streptomyces sp. YS-943 (Streptomyces sp. YS-943균주가 생산하는 아미노산 대사길항물질의 정제와 성상)

  • 유성재;박부길
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 1995
  • A Streptomyces strain YS-943, which produced amino acid antimetabolite, was isolated from soil. During the course of screening for new amino acid antimetabolites from the culture broth of Actinomycetes, we found that the strain produced a substance active against Gram-positive bacteria and its activity was reversed by L-methionine and L-histidine on the synthetic minimal agar medium in the culture broth.The morphological and cultural characteristics serve to identify the producing organism strain YS-943 as the genus Streptomyces. Fermentation was carried out in the synthetic medium at 28$\CIRC$C for 48 hours. The fermentation yield reached about 12 mg per liter of the broth. The YS-943 substance was obtained as white powder, mp 194$\CIRC$C and has the molecular formular of C$_{4}$H$_{8}$N$_{2}$O$_{4}$. Its structure was determined to be o-carbamyl-D-serine by spectroscopic data. It is active against some Gram-positive bacteria and reversed by L-methionine and L-histidine.

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Effects of Intra-duodenal Infusion of Limiting Amino Acids on Plasma Insulin-like Growth Factor I, Growth Hormone, Insulin and Liver Insulin-like Growth Factor I mRNA in Growing Goat Fed a Maize Stover-based Diet

  • Sun, Z.H.;Tan, Z.L.;Yao, J.H.;Tang, Z.R.;Shan, J.G.;Hu, J.P.;Tang, S.X.;Jiang, Y.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.733-741
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    • 2007
  • The effects of intra-duodenal infusion of methionine (Met), lysine (Lys) and leucine (Leu) on dry matter intake (DMI), the concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), growth hormone (GH) and insulin in plasma, and liver IGF-I mRNA level were investigated in two experiments for Liuyang Black growing wether goats. In Experiment 1, three goats ($10.0{\pm}0.1$ kg) were fitted with ruminal, proximal duodenal and terminal ileal fistulaes to determine the infusion amounts of Met, Lys and Leu at the duodenum according to essential amino acid flows into the duodenum and their apparent digestibility. The infusion amounts were 0.77 g/d, 0.91 g/d and 0.58 g/d respectively. In Experiment 2, 4 groups of goats (($10.0{\pm}0.2$ kg) for each group, were cannulated at the duodenum, and were infused with a mixture of Met, Lys and Leu (Control), or mixtures with 21% Met, Lys or Leu replaced with glutamate respectively on a nitrogenous basis. The replacement of 21% Met, Lys or Leu with glutamate did not affect intakes of maize stover, concentrate or both (p>0.05) when compared with the control. The replacement of 21% Met or Lys significantly (p<0.05) reduced plasma GH, insulin and IGF-I concentrations and liver IGF-I mRNA level. The replacement of 21% Leu with glutamate reduced (p<0.05) plasma IGF-I concentration only, but not plasma insulin and GH, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level (p>0.05). The close relationships between supplying Met and Lys in the lumen of the duodenum and plasma IGF-I, GH and insulin concentrations, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level in this study indicate that the effects of the limiting amino acids on nutrition of animals are likely intermediated via their effects on these hormones, and these hormone profiles could be used as intermediate markers for the limiting order of amino acids.