• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.181-189
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• 1987

To find esterase inhibitors and in the metabolites of Streptomyces strain DMC-498, two active compounds were isolated from the methanol extract of the mycelia of the strain by Silica gel column chromatography and preparatory argentation TLC. These compounds were proved to show competitive inhibition. Compound B was found to consist of linoleic and oleic acids. Fifty percent inhibition concentration ($lC_{50}$) of linoleic acid was $0.045\mu\textrm{g}/ml$, whereas oleic acid exhibited no inhibitory activity. Associated lipids: isostearic acid, isostearic acid methyl ester, oleic acid methyl ester and linoleic acid methyl ester, were isolated from the same extract, showing no inhibition of the esterase. Compound A was found to be a liquid inhibitor with an alicyclic ring and two or more oxygens, its molecular weight being more than 500.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.103-109
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• 1987

To find microorganisms producing esterase inhibitors, microbes were isolated from soil samples that were collected at different locations in Korea and screened for inhibitory activities. One of the inhibitor-producing strains was named strain DMC-498. This strain was found to be a new species of the genus Streptomyces by comparison with the characteristics of morphology and metabolisms of the other species of the genus.