• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.305-309
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• 1998

The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of seven Bifidobacterium spp. strains was examined by an indirect SOD assay method. Some Bifidobacterium spp. showed significant levels of SOD activity. However, we could not observe any significant differences between anaerobic and aerobic cultures. Furthermore, although several Bifidobacterium spp. exhibited some degree of tolerance to paraquat which produces superoxide radicals, the apparent SOD activity of these strains was not correlated with their resistance to paraquat. In addition, when we added increasing amounts of manganese or iron to MRS medium which had been prepared without either of the metal ions, the apparent SOD activity of cell free extracts (CFEs) was increased with increasing concentration of both metal ions. To our surprise, the heat-denatured CFEs also showed nearly identical correlative patterns. Based on these results, the apparent SOD activity was likely due to a nonenzymatic dismutation. These results strongly suggest that high concentration of divalent metal ions ($Mn^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$) in MRS medium result in nonenzymatic dismutation which can lead to false positive SOD activities in Bifidobacerium spp.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.2405-2409
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• 2011

The psychrophilic bacteria Psychromonas arctica survives at subzero temperatures by having adapted several protective mechanisms against freezing and oxidative stresses. Many reactive oxygen species are likely generated in P. arctica as a result of reduced metabolic turnover rates. A previous study identified the pasod gene for superoxide dismutase from P. arctica using a series of PCR amplifications. Here, upon cloning into a His-tag fused plasmid, the sod gene from P. arctica (pasod) was successfully expressed by IPTG induction. His-tagged PaSOD was subsequently purified by $Ni^{2+}$-NTA affinity chromatography. The purified PaSOD exhibited a higher SOD activity than that of Escherichia coli (EcSOD) at all temperatures. The difference in activity between PaSOD and EcSOD becomes even more significant at 4$^{\circ}C$, indicating that PaSOD plays a functional role in the cold adaptation of P. arctica in the Arctic.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 1991

벼 유묘에 의 한 $Mn^{+2}$(Mn-SOD의 cofactor)의 흡수는 유묘조직중 SOD 활성을 증가시킴과 아울러 유묘의 냉해저항성을 현저히 향상시키는 결과를 보였으며, SOD 활성 증가정도와 냉해 저 항성 향상정도간에는 정의 상관관계가 있었다. 이에 반하여, Fe-SOD와 Cu/Zn-SOD의 cofactor들인 $Fe^{+3},\;Cu^{+2},$ 및 $Zn^{+2}$의 흡수는 조직내 SOD활성이나 식물의 냉해저항성에 어떤 유의성 있는 영향도 미치지 않았다. 이러한 결과들이 시사하는 바는 아마도 superoxide에 의해 유도되고 $Mn^{+2}$의 존재에 의해 활성화된 Mn-SOD가 (최소한 벼의 경우에는) 저온 스트레스에 대항하는 생체방어 시스템의 중요한 子성분일 것이라는 점이다. 어느정도의 냉해억제효과가 있다고 인정된 Abscisic acid의 처리도 벼 유묘조직의 SOD 활성을 증가시켰다. 이 관찰결과도 식물의 냉해 유발상황 하에서 세포내 SOD가 담당하는 중요한 생체방어 역할을 부각시키는 또 하나의 정보를 제공한 것이다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2001

To evaluate the effect of occlusive skin on the activity of cutaneous oxygen free radical metabolizing enzymes in rats, the dorsal skin was covered with closed glass chamber shaped petri dish, 46 mm in diameter and 10 mm in height and sealed by an adhesive. Five day-occluded group showed more increased activity of xanthine oxidase (XO) than that of control, and the activity of five day-occluded group was higher than that of ten day-occluded group. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were significantly higher in ten day-occluded group than in control or five day-occluded group. All the more, five day-occluded group showed the decreasing tendency of SOD and GPx activities compared to those of control. On the other hand, the cerrous perhydroxide deposits were observed in the intercellular space of the stratum basale in five day-occluded group under the electronic microscope using a cytochemistry method. Futhermore, the degree of cerrous perhydroxide reaction was lower in ten day-occluded group than in five day-occluded group. In conclusion, the increased XO activity and the decreased SOD and GPx activities are likely to responsible far the accumulation of $H_2O_2$ in five day-occluded group.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2005

Reactive oxygen species can be generated in the skin by hair dyeing. The aim of this study was to find out the effects of the oxidative-type hair dye application in young women on the antioxidant systems. We investigated the lipid peroxide levels, glutathione (GSH) levels, and the antioxidant enzyme activities including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) in plasma and erythrocytes and catalase (CAT) in erythrocytes, and DNA damages in lymphocytes. Also, plasma concentrations of antioxidant vitamins, vitamin A and E, were measured and the correlations between various antioxidant parameters and oxidative damages were evaluated The antioxidant enzyme activities in plasma (GSHPx) and in erythrocytes (SOD and CAT) were decreased significantly after hair dyeing. 1be lipid peroxide and GSH levels were not affected in both plasma and erythrocytes. No significant difference was found in the concentrations of both vitamin A and E between before and after hair dyeing. However, DNA damages expressed as the tail extent moment (TEM) and tail length (TL) were significantly (p<0.001) increased. The plasma vitamin E concentration was correlated with DNA damages (TEM: r=-0.590, p<0.01 and TL: r=-0.533. p<0.01) and RBC SOD activity (r=0.570, p<0.05). In turn, RBC SOD activity was significantly correlated with both plasma MDA levels (r=-0.412, p<0.05) and DNA damages (TM: r=-0.546, p<0.01, TL: r=-0.493, p<0.01). Our results demonstrated that the exposure to hair dyeing produced lymphocyte DNA damage and modification of the antioxidant enzyme activities. Also, there were very strong associations between plasma vitamin E concentration, RBC SOD activity and DNA damage induced by hair dyeing. It suggests that the antioxidant status of a subject is likely to be related to the extent of the harmful effects caused by hair dyeing.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.53-56
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• 2011

야생 능이버섯에 함유되어 있는 생리 기능성 물질들을 탐색, 분리하여 이들을 고부가가치의 건강식품 소재로 활용하고자 덕유산 일대에서 채집한 능이버섯의 물 추출물은 제조하여 몇 가지 생리 기능성을 측정하였다. 능이버섯 자실체의 물 추출물은 항고혈압성 엔지오텐신 전환효소(ACE) 저해 활성과 항통풍성 xanthine 산화효소(XOD) 저해활성이 각각 74.3%와 59.6%로 우수하였다. 그러나 tyrosinase 저해 활성과 항산화 활성, SOD 유사활성 등은 매우 낮거나 없었다. 능이버섯 자실체중의 ACE 저해활성은 자실체 분말의 물현탁액을 $30^{\circ}C$에서 24시간, XOD 저해물질은 $50^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 진탕 시켰을 때 가장 높았다. 이들 두 가지 생리활성 물질을 함유한 능이버섯 물 추출물은 앞으로 건강식품이나 대체 의약 소재 개발에 매우 유용하게 활용 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 벨벳콩(Mucuna pruriens, M. pruriens) 추출물을 활용하여 천연소재 기반 항산화 기능성 화장품 소재로서의 활용가치를 검증하고자 하였다. 벨벳콩을 물과 70% 에탄올, 70% 아세톤을 용매로 하여 추출, 농축, 동결건조한 다음 각각의 분말화된 벨벳콩 열수 추출물(MW), 벨벳콩 70% ethanol 추출물(ME), 벨벳콩 70% acetone 추출물(MA) 시료를 확보하였다. MW, ME, MA를 활용하여 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성, ABTS⁺ 라디칼소거 활성, SOD 유사 활성, 환원력, 총 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량 분석을 통해 항산화 활성을 분석한 결과, 모두 우수한 항산화 효능을 나타내었다. 따라서 벨벳콩 추출물은 항산화 관련 기능성 화장품 천연소재로서의 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.377-384
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• 2008

Chungpesagan-tang (CST) has been traditionally used in Korea as a therapeutic for cerebral ischemia. To understand the protective mechanism of CST on hypoxia/reoxygenation insults in N2a cells, the cell viability was determined with the treatment of water solution and several solvent fractions of CST. The highest cell viability occurred when the cells were treated with the hexane soluble fraction of CST. Hypoxia/reoxygenation insults were shown to decrease the glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and the level of glutathione (GSH) and increase the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. However, treatment with hexane soluble fraction of CST ranging from 0.1 ${\mu}g$/ml to 10 ${\mu}g$/ml recovered the activities of GPx and SOD and maintained the levels of MDA and GSH at control levels. While hypoxia/reoxygenation insults induced the activation of ERK in N2a cells, treatment with the hexane soluble fraction of CST inhibited the activation of ERK in a concentration dependent manner. In this study, we were able to demonstrate that the bioactive compounds of CST can be effectively transferred into the hexane soluble fraction, and more importantly that CST exhibits protective effects against hypoxia/reoxygenation insults most likely by recovering redox enzyme activities.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2007

각종 미네랄과 무기염류의 함량이 풍부한 것으로 알려진 함초를 이용하여 발효 후 그에 따른 기능성을 검토해 보고자 하였다. 유산균 접종 후 pH는 초기 4.50에서 발효 후 2.84로 변했으며, 산도는 초기 0.29에서 발효 후 0.55로 증가하였다. 한편 생균수를 측정한 결과 초기 $1.2{\times}10^{11}CFU/mL$이었던 생균수는 발효 72시간 후 $1.4{\times}10^{13}CFU/mL$를 보였다. 함초 추출물 발효액을 동결건조시킨 후 그에 따른 기능성을 검토하였으며 SOD-유사활성과 DPPH-라디칼 소거능 측정결과, 농도 의존적인 경향을 보였으며 혈전분해능 측정결과 발효 전의 함초 추출물에서는 나타나지 않았던 혈전분해능을 발효 후 동결건조분말 25%의 시료 농도에서 plasmin $3.84{\mu}g/mL$의 농도와 동일한 수준의 혈전용해능을 보였다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2006

Effects of garlic powder supplementation on blood lipid profile and antioxidant system were investigated in rats with and without swimming exercise. Sprague-Dawley rats of four experimental groups were fed for 4 weeks diets containing $15\%$ beef tallow and $1\%$ cholesterol; control without garlic and exercise, Go with $2\%$ garlic alone, Ex with exercise alone, GoEx with $2\%$ garlic and exercise. Rats were trained 40 min a days a days a week. Group Ex and GoEx showed significant lowering in body weight gain and fat accumulation. In Go, Ex and GoEx, plasm TG and LDL-C were lower and HDL-C was higher, although not significantly, compared to levels in control. Total cholesterol was significantly reduced in group Go, and Ex and GoEx were lower than control. The total/HDL cholesterol ratio was also found to be significantly different, decreasing the ratios in Go, Ex and GoEx. The hepatic TBARS increased significantly in group Ex $(51.7{\pm}3.43nM/g\;liver)$, while TBARS in Go and GoEx were low $(35.68{\pm}3.61,\;39.30{\pm}5.55nM/g\;liver)$ and similar to control's one. The activity of hepatic SOD in Go and GoEx tended higher than control and Ex without garlic. The hepatic catalase showed significantly the highest activity in Go. Activity of GSH-px was significantly low in Ex with $0.14{\pm}0.03$ unit/mg protein, and control, Go and GoEx had higher activities of $0.23{\pm}0.08,\;0.20{\pm}0.07,\;0.22{\pm}0.01\;unit/mg$ protein, respectively. Lower activities of antioxidant enzymes in Ex are likely to associated with the highest level of TBARS. It seems that a decrease in TBARS in GoEx relative to Ex was related to the increase in GSHpx and SOD with garlic supplemented, which led to compensate the oxidative stress from exercise. The results suggests that exercise or garlic supplement exerts blood lipid attenuating effect. In adition, garlic supplementation could strengthen the antioxidant potential against exercise-induced oxidants, partly by modulating oxidant enzyme activity. These effects of garlic may make it a beneficial agent on CVD.