• 한국균학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.80-86
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• 1987

자연계에서 섬유소분해능이 우수한 균을 분리하였고 섬유소분해능을 더욱 증진시키기 위한 기초단계로서 그 분리균주의 원형질체 생성과 융합의 최적조건을 조사하였다. 토양에서 채취한 시료로부터 섬유소분해능력이 우수한 Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., Trichoderma sp., 3균주를 분리 동정하였고 산업적으로 유용한 균주이며 cellulase activity가 있는 Aspergillus niger를 비교균주로 선택하여 각각의 효소활성도를 비교 조사한 결과, Aspergillus sp.가 가장 좋은 효소활성도를 보였으며 그 다음 Penicillium sp., Trichoderma sp., 그리고 Aspergillus niger 순이었다. 효소활성도가 가장 좋은 Aspergillus sp.에 자외선$(12erg/sec/mm^2)$을 4 분 30초 동안 조사하여 영양요구성 변이주를 유도, 분리하였다. 세포벽분해효소로는 pH6.0에서 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$가 효과적이었고 그 효소를 농도별로 처리해본 결과 5, 000unit/ml가 최적농도이었다. 재생률은 삼투안정제로 0.6M KCI을 사응하여 pH6.0에서보았을 때 야생형은 7.0%, met. 영양요구주는 7.5%, arg. 영양요구주는 5.2%이있다. 영양요구성변이주간의 원형질체융합에 필요한 PEG는 분자량이 6,000인 것이 좋았으며 최적농도는 $30^{\circ}C$ 이었다. 이때 융합율은 1.2%까지 획득하었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2015

Lindera obtusiloba has been widely used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of lots of diseases, including abdominal pain, bruise, and hepatocirrhosis. Here in this study, we elucidated the lifespan-extending effect of methanolic extract of Lindera obtusiloba (MLO) using Caenorhabditis elegans model system. We found that MLO has potent lifespan extension activities under normal culture condition. Then, we determined the protective effects of MLO on the stress conditions such as osmotic, thermal and oxidative stress. To reveal possible mechanism of MLO-mediated lifespan, we further investigated the effect of MLO on the antioxidant enzyme activities and intracellular ROS levels. Our results demonstrated that superoxide dismutase and catalase activities were significantly up-regulated by MLO treatment, resulted in reduced intracellular ROS levels. In this work, we also tested whether MLO-mediated longevity activity was associated with aging-related factors such as food intake and growth. Our data revealed that both of pharyngeal pumping rate and body length were significantly shifted by MLO treatment, indicating these factors were involved in MLO's lifespan-extension effects. Although MLO induces reduction in food intake, the body movement of MLO-fed aged worms was not decreased, compared to untreated control worms, indicating MLO might extend lifespan without affecting healthspan.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 1990

섬유소를 분해할 수 있는 Cellutomonas flavigena NCIB 12901 과 Cellulomonas bibula NCIB 8142의 종간 원형질체 융합을 하고 그로부터 얻은 융합체의 특성을 조사하였다. C. bibuta의 원형질체는 lysozyme(600Ieιllulomoηas libula NCIB 8142의 종간 원형 섣처l 융 한응 하고:1로부터 얻은융합셰익 특성을 조사하였다 . C bibula의 원형선셰는 lysozyme $600{\mu}{\textrm{g}}$/ml)를 6시간 처리하여 얻었으며, 삼투안정제로는 O.5M sorbitol의 최저이었고 원형질체 재생률은 6.7%였다. 원형질체 융합은 25mM $CaCl_{2}$를 포함하는 40% PEG (M.W.6000)를 $30^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 처리함으로 수행하였고 C. bibuιl와 C. flavigeηa의 융합 빈도는 $5\times 10^{-4}$으로 원형질체 형성 및 합체를 얻었고, 모균주와 융합체의 영양요구성, 항생물질 내성, 효소활성, 세포벽 성분, 운동성 등을 비교하여 융합체는 모균주의 재조합체임을 밝히었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.399-405
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• 1999

${\alpha}-amylase$ 생산력이 우수한 야생형인 S. fiburigera의 핵을 순수분리하여 영양요구성 변이주인 S. cerevisiae(tyr-, ura-)의 원형질체에 전달하는 핵전이를 이용하여 종간잡종을 형성시킨 후 이들 형질전환체로부터 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 고생산 균주를 획득하였다. 핵전이를 위한 원형질체 형성 및 재생조건에서는 Novozym 234의 농도 1%, 삼투안정제는 0.6M KC1, 효소처리 시간은 90분, 그리고 최적 pH는 5.8로 나타났다. 핵전이에 의한 형질전환율은 0.25%로 비교적 낮은 편이었으며, 유전적 안정성, 세포크기의 체적, DNA함량의 측정 그리고 핵염색의 결과 형질전환체의 핵형은 aneuploid로 추정되었다. 형질전환 체의 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 활성은 모균주와 비교하여 약 $1.2{\sim}1.9$배 증가하였다.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2010

Within their natural habitat, crops are often subjected to drought and heat stress, which suppress crop growth and decrease crop production. Causing overaccumulation of glycinebetaine (GB) has been used to enhance the crop yield under stress. Here, we investigated the response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) photosynthesis to drought, heat stress and their combination with a transgenic wheat line (T6) overaccumulating GB and its wild-type (WT) Shi4185. Drought stress (DS) was imposed by controlling irrigation until the relative water content (RWC) of the flag leaves decreased to between 78 and 82%. Heat stress (HS) was applied by exposing wheat plants to $40^{\circ}C$ for 4 h. A combination of drought and heat stress was applied by subjecting the drought-stressed plants to a heat stress as above. The results indicated that all stresses decreased photosynthesis, but the combination of drought and heat stress exacerbated the negative effects on photosynthesis more than exposure to drought or heat stress alone. Drought stress decreased the transpiration rate (Tr), stomatal conductance (Gs) and intercellular $CO_2$ concentration (Ci), while heat stress increased all of these; the deprivation of water was greater under drought stress than heat stress, but heat stress decreased the antioxidant enzyme activity to a greater extent. Overaccumulated GB could alleviate the decrease of photosynthesis caused by all stresses tested. These suggest that GB induces an increase of osmotic adjustments for drought tolerance, while its improvement of the antioxidative defense system including antioxidative enzymes and antioxidants may be more important for heat tolerance.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Chronic hyperglycemia induces oxidative stress via accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and contributes to diabetic complications. Hyperglycemia induces mitochondrial superoxide anion production through the increased activity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. This study aimed to determine whether fisetin and luteolin treatments suppress the oxidative stress by modulating the expression of sirtuins (SIRTs) and forkhead box O3a (FOXO3a) under hyperglycemic conditions in human monocytes. MATERIALS/METHODS: Human monocytic cells (THP-1) were cultured under osmotic control (14.5 mmol/L mannitol), normoglycemic (NG, 5.5 mmol/L glucose), or hyperglycemic (HG, 20 mmol/L glucose) conditions, in the absence or presence of fisetin and luteolin for 48 h. To determine the effect of fisetin and luteolin treatments on high glucose-induced oxidative stress, western blotting and intracellular staining were performed. RESULTS: Hyperglycemic conditions increased the ROS production, as compared to normoglycemic condition. However, fisetin and luteolin treatments inhibited ROS production under hyperglycemia. To obtain further insight into ROS production in hyperglycemic conditions, evaluation of p47phox expression revealed that fisetin and luteolin treatments inhibited p47phox expression under hyperglycemic conditions. Conversely, the expression levels of SIRT1, SIRT3, SIRT6, and FOXO3a were decreased under high glucose conditions compared to normal glucose conditions, but exposure to fisetin and luteolin induced the expression of SIRT1, SIRT3, SIRT6, and FOXO3a. The above findings suggest that fisetin and luteolin inhibited high glucose-induced ROS production in monocytes through the activation of SIRTs and FOXO3a. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study supports current researches that state fisetin and luteolin as potential agents for the development of novel strategies for diabetes.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2018

Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a collection of symptoms caused by prolonged exposure to excess cortisol. Chronically elevated glucocorticoid (GC) levels contribute to hepatic steatosis. We hypothesized that histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) could attenuate hepatic steatosis through glucocorticoid receptor (GR) acetylation in experimental CS. To induce CS, we administered adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; 40 ng/kg/day) to Sprague-Dawley rats by subcutaneous infusion with osmotic mini-pumps. We administered the HDACi, sodium valproate (VPA; 0.71% w/v), in the drinking water. Treatment with the HDACi decreased steatosis and the expression of lipogenic genes in the livers of CS rats. The enrichment of GR at the promoters of the lipogenic genes, such as acetyl-CoA carboxylase (Acc), fatty acid synthase (Fasn), and sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c (Srebp1c), was markedly decreased by VPA. Pan-HDACi and an HDAC class I-specific inhibitor, but not an HDAC class II a-specific inhibitor, attenuated dexamethasone (DEX)-induced lipogenesis in HepG2 cells. The transcriptional activity of Fasn was decreased by pretreatment with VPA. In addition, pretreatment with VPA decreased DEX-induced binding of GR to the glucocorticoid response element (GRE). Treatment with VPA increased the acetylation of GR in ACTH-infused rats and DEX-induced HepG2 cells. Taken together, these results indicate that HDAC inhibition attenuates hepatic steatosis through GR acetylation in experimental CS.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 1993년도 학술대회지
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• pp.171-178
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• 1993

The effects of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) in rats submitted to exhaustion exercise have been studied, by measuring different enzymatic and hematological parameters in plasma and muscle. KRG powder was daily administered to 15 male Wistar rats for a period of two weeks. Another group of 15 rats with the same characteristics were administered physiological saline. Both groups were divided as follows: 5 control. 5 exercised till exhaustion and 5 recovered for 48 h after exhaustion. The following results were obtained for the groups treated with KRG in rapport to those treated with saline: - Higher endurance to running, - Increase of the osmotic resistence of red blood cells and higher presence of reticulocytes. - Lower triglyceride levels in plasma. - Increase non statistically significant of urea levels in plasma, - Lower non statistically significant hypoglycemia after exhaustion exercise. - Decrease of liver glycogen after exercise and faster recovery of the resting - level. - Protective effect on tissular damage produced by exhaustion exercise - Lower LDH activity in all studied muscles. only statistically significant in the WG.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.964-969
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• 1995

섬유성 biomass의 효율적인 이용을 위하여 CMCase, avicelase 분비력이 높은 균주(A. wentii MAW-598)와 ${\beta}-glucosidase$ (A. niger MAN-831) 분비력이 우수한 균주의 포자를 이용한 원형질세 형성.재생조건 및 융합을 실시하였다. 원형질체 형성 및 재생의 최적조건은 5일 성숙한 포자를 $30\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ 농도의 2-DG로 4시간 전배양하여 0.7M KCI 삼투압 안정제, novozyme(7.5mg/ml)+driselase(2.5mg/ml) 혼합효소로 5시간 반응시키는 것이 효과적이었다. 원형질체 융합 조건은 $CaCl_2$ 15mM, 25% PEG 4000, pH 5-7, $36^{\circ}C$에서 25~30분간 처리하였을때 효과적이었으며, 융합빈도는 $7.94\;{\times}\;10^{-4}$로 나타났다. FA-208 융합주는 친주에 비하여 각각 1.5, 1.3, 1.2배 효소활성의 증가를 나타내었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2016

Here in this study, we investigated the lifespan-extending effect and underlying mechanism of methanolic extract of Moringa olelifa leaves (MML) using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) model system. To define the longevity properties of MML we conducted lifespan assay and MML showed significant increase in lifespan under normal culture condition. In addition, MML elevated stress tolerance of C. elegans to endure against thermal, oxidative and osmotic stress conditions. Our data also revealed that increased activities of antioxidant enzymes and expressions of stress resistance proteins were attributed to MML-mediated enhanced stress resistance. We further investigated the involvement of MML on the aging-related factors such as growth, food intake, fertility, and motility. Interestingly, MML significantly reduced growth and egg-laying, suggesting these factors were closely linked with MML-mediated longevity. We also observed the movement of aged worms to estimate the effects of MML on the health span. Herein, MML efficiently elevated motility of aged worms, indicating MML may affect health span as well as lifespan. Our genetic analysis using knockout mutants showed that lifespan-extension activity of MML was interconnected with several genes such as skn-1, sir-2.1, daf-2, age-1 and daf-16. Based on these results, we could conclude that MML prolongs the lifespan of worms via activation of SKN-1 and SIR-2.1 and inhibition of insulin/IGF pathway, followed by DAF-16 activation.