• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.976-982
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• 2005

Sprague-Dawley 계열의 흰쥐를 perfusion시킨 후 분리한 뇌조직을 이용하여 뇌의 산화적 손상을 억제할 수 있는 식물체 및 항산화제의 활성을 조사하였다. 뇌의 산화적 손상 유도를 위해서는 활성산소원으로 $2.5{\mu}M$ ferrous sulfate와 7.5mM hydrogen peroxide를 뇌조직 homogenate에 첨가하였으며 손상의 정도는 malondialdehyde와 4-hydroxyalkenal 총 함량으로 표현되는 지질 과산화도(LPO)를 이용하였다. $37^{\circ}C$에서 10분간의 처리 시 LPO는 4.1에서 6.9nmol/mg protein 증가하였다. 한편, 식물체들의 뇌 손상 억제 효과를 분석하기 위해, 68종의 식용식물체로부터 수용성 추출물을 조제한 후 이를 활성산소 처리 전에 뇌 조직 homogenate에 첨가함으로써 지질산화 억제 정도를 비교하였다. 그 결과 엽채류에서는 아욱, 열무잎, 비름, 무순, 셀러리 등이, 근채류에서는 조림감자, 생강, 고구마 등이 80% 이상의 LPO억제 효과를 나타냈다. 과채류와 과일에서는 풋고추, 꽈리고추, 쥬니키, 가지, 아보카도, 오렌지, 바나나 등이 60% 이상의 효과를 보였으며, 버섯류에서는 팽이버섯, 양송이버섯, 표고버섯, 새송이버섯, 느타리버섯 순으로 효과가 높게 나타났다. 한편, 32종의 항산화제 중에서는 (+)catechin(91%), (-)epigallocatechin gallate(85%), (-)epicatechin gallate(83%), kaempferol(83%), chlorogenic acid(78%), melatonin(75%), ${\alpha}-tocopherol(69%)$ 등이 산화적 뇌 손상 방어에 우수한 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.145-252
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• 1987

Isolated rat adipocytes are well known to possess opposite pathways of lipid metabolism: lipolysis and ipogenesis. Both of the metabolism respond to various biologically active substances such as epinephrine, ACTH and insulin. Epinephrine and ACTH stimulate lipolysis and insulin accelerates lipogenesis. Recently, Korean red ginseng powder was found to contain adenosine and an acidic poptide which inhibited epinephrine-induced lipolysis and sl imulated insulin-mediated lipogenesis from added glucose. The acidic peptide is consisted mainly of glutamic acid and glucose. Ginsenosides Rb1 and Re inhibited ACTH-induced lipolysis in isolated rat adipocytes, while they did not affect insulinstimulated lipogenesis, Thus, all these substances extracted from Korean red ginseng exhibited selective modulations toward the opposite metabolic pathways in rat adipocyte; They inhibited the lipolysis but not the lipogenesis. We call these substances"selective modulators". Recently, we isolated a toxic substance named "toxohormone-L " from ascites fluid of patients with various malignant tumors. The toxohormone-L stimulated lipolysis in rat adipocytes and induced anorexia in rats. Both the lipolytic and the anorexigenic actions of toxohormone-L were found to be inhibited by ginsenoside Rb2 in Korean red ginseng. Based on these results, physiological signifi¬cances of these substances in Korean red ginseng were discussed. Pan ax ginseng is a medicinal plant long used in treatment of various pathological states including general complaints such as head ache, shoulder ache, chilly constitution and anorexia in cancer patients, There have been many pharmacological studies on Panax ginseng roots. Petkovllreported that oral administration of an aqueous alcoholic extract of ginseng roots decreased the blood sugar levtl of rabbits. Saito2lreported that Panax ginseng suppressed hyperglycemia induced by epinephrine and high carbohydrate diets. These findings suggest that Panax ginseng roots contain insulin-like substances. Previously, we demonstrated that gin¬seng roots contain an insulin-like peptide which inhibits epinephrine-induced lipolysis and stimulated insulin-mediated lipogenesis. In 1984, we suggested that such an insulin-like substance should be called a selective modulator4). Present investigation describes the details of the selective modulators in ginseng roots. During progressive weight loss in patients with various neoplastic disease, depletion of fat stores have been observed. The depletion of body fat during growth of neoplasms is associated with increase in plasma free fatty acids. Recently, we found that the ascites fluid from patients with hepatoma or ovarian tumor and the pleural fluid from patients with malignant lymphoma elicited fatty acid release in slices of rat adipose tissue in vitro. The lipolytic factor, named"toxohormone-L". was purifed from the ascites fluid of patients with hepatoma. The isolated preparation gave a single band on both disc gel electrophoresis and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)-acrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol. Its molecular weight was determined to be 70,000-75,000 and 65,000 by SDS-acrylamide gel electrophoresis and analytical ultracentrifugation, respectively. Injection of toxohormone-L into the lateral ventricle of rats significantly suppressed food and water intakes. There was at least 5 hr delay between its injection and appearance of its suppressive effect. In the present study, we also tried to find a inhibitory substance toward toxohormone-L from root powder of ginseng.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.531-540
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• 2016

The adoption of legume cover crops in no-tillage system can contribute to improve soil fertility by providing several benefits, including reduction in soil erosion, suppression of weed growth and N supply to subsequent crops. We conducted a field study to investigate the effect of cover crops and nitrogen fertilization rates on yield and nitrogen use efficiency of waxy corn (Zea mays L.) in no-tillage upland field. Two legume cover crops, hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) and crimson clover (Trifolium incarnuturn L.) were mechanically terminated with roller in early June. For each cover crop treatment, nitrogen (N) fertilizer was applied at three different rates (145, 72.5 and $0kg\;N\;ha^{-1}$). The growth and yield characteristics of corn were significantly affected by the N fertilization rates in crimson clover plots, which suggest N mineralization from the cover crop residue was not sufficient. In contrast, N fertilization rates had no significant effect on growth and yield of corn in hairy vetch plots, indicating that the amount of N released from the cover crop is large enough to meet most of the N requirement of corn. However, the application of N fertilizer in hairy vetch cover plots resulted in slight increase of crop yield, though not statically significant, and high levels of N concentration in corn plant tissue possibly due to luxury consumption of N. Organic residues on the soil surface in hairy vetch cover plots had substantial amounts of N after harvest, ranging from 100 to $116kg\;N\;ha^{-1}$, which is presumably retained during winter season and released by microbial mineralization in subsequent year. The highest nitrogen yield efficiency was achieved in the plot with hairy vetch cover and no N fertilizer application, followed by the plot with hairy vetch cover and $72.5kg\;N\;ha^{-1}$ fertilization rate. In conclusion, hairy vetch showed better performance in corn productivity as compared with crimson clover. In addition, it was concluded that the application of N fertilizer between 0 and $72.5kg\;N\;ha^{-1}$ in combination with hairy vetch cover crop might be most efficient for corn yield under no-tillage system with climatic and soil characteristics similar to those of the experimental site.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2012

Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin 신호전달체계는 세포의 분화와 증식, 기관의 발생과 조절을 담당하는 중요한 세포내 신호전달체계이다. 발생과정에서 Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin 신호전달체계의 작용이 지방세포로의 분화를 억제하고 조골세포와 신경세포로의 분화는 촉진한다는 많은 연구들이 보고되어 있으며, 현재 Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin 신호전달체계의 조절을 통한 여러 질병의 치료와 예방에 대한 관심이 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 세포를 기반으로 한 초고속 저분자 스크리닝 시스템을 이용하여 Wnt의 상승제인 silybin을 발굴하였다. silybin은 Wnt가 존재 않을 경우에는 ${\beta}$-catenin 단백질의 수준에 영향을 미치지 않지만 Wnt가 존재할 경우, mRNA 발현양의 변화 없이 세포질내의 ${\beta}$-catenin 단백질의 수준을 증가시킨다. 또한 silybin에 의해 증가된 ${\beta}$-catenin으로 인해 지방세포분화에 중요한 전사인자라고 알려진 PPAR-${\gamma}$와 C/EBP-${\alpha}$의 발현을 억제한다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 silybin이 세포질내 ${\beta}$-catenin 단백질의 수준을 증가시킴으로써 Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin 신호전달체계를 활성한다는 사실을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2001

Impact between fruits and other materials is a major cause of product damage in harvesting and handling systems. The oriental pears are more susceptible to bruising than other fruits such as European pears and apples, and are required more careful handling. The interest in the handling of the pears for the processing systems has raised the question of the allowable drop height to which pears can be dropped without causing objectionable damage. Drop tests on pears were conducted using an impact device developed by authors to estimate the allowable drop height without bruising. The impact device was constructed to hold in a selected orientation and to release a fruit by vacuum for dropping on to a force transducer. The drop height was adjustable for zero to 60 cm to achieve the desired distance between the bottom of the fruits and the top of the impact force transducer. The transducer was secured to 150 kg$\sub$f/ concrete block. The transducer signal was sampled every 0.17 ms with a strain gage measurement board in the micro computer where it was digitaly stored for later analysis. The selected sample fruit was Niitaka cultivar of pears which is one of the most promising fruit for export in Korea. The pears were harvested during the 1998 harvest season from an orchard in Daejeon. The sample fruit was selected from two groups which were stored for 3 months and 5 months respectively by the method of current commercial practice. The pears were allowed to stabilize at environmental condition(18$^{\circ}C$, 65% rh) of the experimental room. One hundred fifty six pears were tested from the heights of 5, 7.5. 10 and 12.5 cm while measurement were made of impact peak force, contact time, time to peak force, dwell time, pear diameter and mass. The bioyield strength and modulus of elasticity were measured using UTM immediately after each drop test. The allowable drop height was estimated on the base of bioyield strength of the pears in two ways. One was assumed the peak force during impact test increasing linearly with time, and the other was based on the actual drop test results. The computer program was developed for measuring the impact characteristics of the pears and analyzing the data obtained in the study. The peak force increased while contact times decreased with increasing drop height and contact times of the sample from the hard tissue group. The allowable drop height increased with increasing bioyield strength and contact times, and also varied with Poisson\`s ratio, mass and equilibrium radius of the pears. The allowable drop height calculated by a theoretical method was in the range from 1 to 4 cm, meanwhile, the estimated drop height considering the result of the impact test was in the range from 1 to 6 cm. Since the physical properties of fruits affected significantly the allowable drop height, the physical properties of the fruits should be considered when estimating the allowable drop height.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.380-387
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• 1997

Pectate lyase isoenzymes을 분비하는 Erwinia carotovorn subsp. carotovora LY34는 식물조직을 연화시키는 연부균이다. 이 균주로부터 게놈 DNA를 분리하여 Sau3Al 제한효소로 부분 절단한 다음 pBluescript $SK^+$ 벡터에 클로닝하여 pectate Iyase를 분비하는 클론을 분리하였다 분리 결과 4.2 kb크기의 DNA 단편을 가지고 있었으며 이를 다시 재클로닝하여 3.1 kb크기의 pelCI유전자를 함유하는 pLYPA100을 구하였다. 이 유전자의 DNA 염기서열을 분석한 결과 374 개의 아미노산을 구성하는 1,122 bp의 ORF를 확인하였다. 시작코돈과 종결코돈은 ATG와 TAA였으며 초기 서열 22개의 아미노산으로 구성된 전형적인 원핵세포의 signal peptide가 존재하였다. PeICI의 단백질 염기서열을 다른 단백질과 유사성을 분석한 결과 Erwinia carotovera subsp. carotovora Er 균주의 PelIII, Erwinia carotevora subsp. carotovora SCR193 균주의 PeIC 및 Erwinia caretovora subsp. atroseptica C18 균주의 Pel3과 유사하였으며 PLbc family에 속하였다. PeICI의 분자량은 40,507, pI는 7.60으로 계산되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2000

재배버섯에 갈색의 침몰성 반점들로 나타나는 갈반병(brown blotch disease)은 Pseudomonas tolaasii의 펩티드성 독소인 tolaasin에 의해서 유발된다. Tolaasin은 18개의 아미노산으로 구성된 분자량 1,985 Da의 lipodepsipeptide이며, 생체막에 pore를 형성하여 버섯세포 뿐만 아녀라 세균, 곰팡이, 식물 및 동물세포를 파괴한다. Tolaasin의 활성은 용혈성 독소의 활성측정에 널리 쓰이는 적혈구를 이용하여 독소의 용혈활성을 측정함으로써 이루어졌다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성은 적혈구의 파괴시 방출되는 헤모글로빈 양을 420 nm에서의 흡광도 증가로 측정하거나, 잔존하는 적혈구에 의한 600 nm에서의 흡광도로 측정하였다. P. Tolaasii 배양액의 용혈활성은 배양중 정체기 초기에 증가하기 시작하여 정체기 후기에서 최대로 나타났다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성은 개와 쥐의 적혈구에서 높게 나타났으며, 상대적으로 토끼와 닭의 적혈구에서는 낮았다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성에 미치는 양이온들의 효과에서 $ZN^{2+}$ 뿐만 아니라, $Cd^{2+}$과 $L^{3+}$이 tolaasin의 용혈활성을 저해하였으며, 음이온의 경우 $CO_3^2$가 용혈활성을 지연시켰고, 반면 $PO_4^{2-}$의 경우 용혈활성을 증가시켰다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.6425-6431
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• 2015

인버타제는 설탕을 포도당과 과당으로 가수분해하며, 광합성 조직과 다양한 수용체 조직 사이의 탄수화물 재배치에서 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 인버타제는 식물에서 다양한 기능을 수행하기 위하여 여러가지 isoforms으로 존재한다. 불용성 인버타제는 고농도의 염을 포함하는 버퍼용액에서만 추출되며, 이 종류의 인버타제 중 산성 인버타제는 산성 pH(pH 4-5)에서 최적의 활성을 갖는다. 물리적인 상처에 반응하여 잎, 줄기 및 뿌리에서 불용성 산성 인버타제(INAC-INV)가 유도되는 것이 연구되어 왔다. 식물에서 효소의 localization을 검출하기 위한 면역조직화 연구를 수행하였다. 이 연구에서 인버타제의 축적은 기계적 손상 후 72시간에 최고수준에 도달하였다. INAC-INV의 활성은 대조구 잎보다 상처받은 조직에서 3배까지 증가하였다. 면역조직화 결과는 INAC-INV가 세포벽과 세포간극에 축적되어 있음을 보여주었다. INAC-INV는 또한 상처와 가까운 사부조직의 체관세포벽에 위치하였다. 종합해 볼 때, 이 연구는 상처에 의한 INAC-INV 유도는 상처치료 과정에서 필요한 높은 에너지 요구에 대한 반응에 역할을 할 수 있음을 추측케 한다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2007

태국에서 생산된 Pedigree사의 개 사료를 1개월 이상 섭취한 5마리의 개가 식욕절폐, 쇠약, 구토, 다음다뇨 증상을 보였으며 증상이 심한 개는 혈액성 설사와 저체온증을 보였다. 특징적인 임상병리학적 소견으로 BUN과 creatinine이 높았으며 일부의 개에서는 GGT, 무기인과 lipase가 높았으나 CBC는 특이적인 임상병리학적 소견이 없었다. 요분석에서는 혈뇨, 저비중뇨, 단백뇨와 calcium oxalate와 유사한 결정이 관찰되었다. 증상이 심한 두 마리는 폐사하였으며 나머지의 개는 사료의 변경과 보조요법에 의하여 점차 회복되었다. 전형적인 병리학적 소견은 신장에서 관찰되어 신장의 위축, 일부 사구체의 모세혈관 충혈, 세뇨관의 미만성 변성과 이영양성 석회화, 세뇨관의 괴사와 재생, 세뇨관 내강 내에 황갈색 판상 형광성 물질 또는 파편이 관찰되었다. 섭취한 사료와 동일한 개봉하지 않은 사료 내의 ochratoxin A와 citrinin의 농도를 분석한 결과 각각 372.8ppb와 8.3ppb가 검출되었다. 병력, 임상증상, 임상병리소견, 병리학적 소견 및 사료 내의 곰팡이독소의 분석을 통하여 ochratoxin A와 citrinin의 중독에 의한 신부전으로 최종진단을 내렸다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2017

Prunella vulgaris, well-known traditional medicinal plant, is used for the cure of abscess, scrofula, hypertension and urinary diseases. Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. The pathological characteristics of diabetic nephropathy are glomerular and tubular basement membrane thickening. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Prunella vulgaris, on diabetic glomerular injury in streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats. Diabetes mellitus was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 45 mg/kg) and confirmed by random glucose level higher than ${\leq}300mg/dL$. The experimental rats were divided into five groups: control group (Male SD rats), STZ group (Male SD rats injected STZ), Aminoguanidine group (Male SD rats injected STZ + AG 100 mg/kg/day), Low dose group (Male SD rats injected STZ + APV 100 mg/kg/day), High dose group (Male SD rats injected STZ + APV 300 mg/kg/day). AG or APVs were administered once a day for 8 weeks. Body weight and food/water intake were measured every four weeks. At the end of study, the kidneys were collected and cut into pieces for immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis. Our study showed that body weight and water/food intake were no significant differences between untreated STZ-induced diabetic rat and APV treated-STZ rat. However, phosphorylation of receptor-regulated Smads (Smad3) was significantly decreased in APV treated-STZ rat as compared with the diabetic group. In addition, APV was improved nephrin level in kidney tissue. Therefore, we suggest that APV has a protective effect against STZ-induced diabetic glomerular injury.