• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제31권2호
• /
• pp.483-486
• /
• 2010

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제27권8호
• /
• pp.1491-1499
• /
• 2017

Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), which is transformed from trimethylamine (TMA) through hepatic flavin-containing monooxygenases, can promote atherosclerosis. TMA is produced from dietary carnitine, phosphatidylcholine, and choline via the gut microbes. Previous works have shown that some small molecules, such as allicin, resveratrol, and 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol, are used to reduce circulating TMAO levels. However, the use of bacteria as an effective therapy to reduce TMAO levels has not been reported. In the present study, 82 isolates were screened from healthy Chinese fecal samples on a basal salt medium supplemented with TMA as the sole carbon source. The isolates belonged to the family Enterobacteriaceae, particularly to genera Klebsiella, Escherichia, Cronobacter, and Enterobacter. Serum TMAO and cecal TMA levels were significantly decreased in choline-fed mice treated with Enterobacter aerogenes ZDY01 compared with those in choline-fed mice treated with phosphate-buffered saline. The proportions of Bacteroidales family S24-7 were significantly increased, whereas the proportions of Helicobacteraceae and Prevotellaceae were significantly decreased through the administration of E. aerogenes ZDY01. Results indicated that the use of probiotics to act directly on the TMA in the gut might be an alternative approach to reduce serum TMAO levels and to prevent the development of atherosclerosis and "fish odor syndrome" through the effect of TMA on the gut microbiota.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제18권3호
• /
• pp.274-280
• /
• 1997

The rates and stoichiometry of the reaction of gallane-trimethylamine with selected organic compounds containing representative functional groups were examined in tetrahydrofuran solution under standardized conditions (THF, 0 ℃). And its reducing characteristics were compared with those of aluminum hydride-triethylamine(AHTEA). The rate of hydrogen evolution from active hydrogen compounds varied considerably with the nature of the functional group and the structure of the hydrocarbon moiety. Alcohols, phenol, amines, thiols evolved hydrogen rapidly and quantitatively. Aldehydes and ketones were reduced moderately to the corresponding alcohols. Cinnamaldehyde was reduced to cinnamyl alcohol, which means that the conjugated double bond was not attacked by gallane-trimethylamine. Carboxylic acids, esters, and lactones were stable to the reagent under standard conditions. Acid chlorides also were rapidly reduced to the corresponding alcohols. Epoxides and halides were inert to the reagent. Caproamide and nitrile were stable to the reagent, whereas benzamide was rapidly reduced to benzylamine. Nitropropane, nitrobenzene and azoxybenzene were stable to the reagent, whereas azobenzene was reduced to 1,2-diphenylhydrazine. Oximes and pyridine N-oxide were reduced rapidly. Di-n-butyl disulfide and dimethyl sulfoxide were reduced only slowly, but diphenyl disulfide was reduced rapidly. Finally, sulfones and sulfonic acids were inert to the reagent under the reaction.

• 멤브레인
• /
• 제25권6호
• /
• pp.488-495
• /
• 2015

Trimethylamine과 chloromethyl ethyl ether를 사용하여 PPO를 기반으로 하는 APPO를 제조하여 특성평가를 진행하였다. 전기 물리적 특성을 알아보기 위해 8 wt%의 APPO chloroform 용액으로 APPO막을 제막하여 특성평가를 진행하였다. 접촉각은 $44.4^{\circ}$, 함수율은 37.9%의 결과값을 얻을 수 있었다. 전기적 특성인 이온교환용량과 이온전도도는 각각 2.3 meq/g, 0.027 S/cm로 측정되었다. 또 time-lag 장치를 이용하여 단일기체(질소, 산소, 메탄, 이산화탄소, 이산화황)에 대한 확산도 및 용해도를 알아보았다. 산성가스인 이산화탄소와 황산의 경우, 투과도는 각각 20.7, 511.5 barrer로 측정되었다. 선택도의 경우, 이산화탄소/메탄은 39.8, 이산화탄소/질소는 42.2, 이산화황/이산화탄소는 24.7로 측정되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제30권11호
• /
• pp.1633-1642
• /
• 2017

Objective: Evaluation of exercise effects in racehorses is important in horseracing industry and animal health care. In this study, we compared metabolic patterns between before and after exercise to screen metabolic biomarkers for exercise effects in thoroughbreds. Methods: The concentration of metabolites in muscle, plasma, and urine was measured by $^1H$ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis and the relative metabolite levels in the three samples were compared between before and after exercise. Subsequently, multivariate data analysis based on the metabolic profiles was performed using orthogonal partial least square discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and variable important plots and t-test was used for basic statistical analysis. Results: From $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy analysis, 35, 25, and 34 metabolites were detected in the muscle, plasma, and urine. Aspartate, betaine, choline, cysteine, ethanol, and threonine were increased over 2-fold in the muscle; propionate and trimethylamine were increased over 2-fold in the plasma; and alanine, glycerol, inosine, lactate, and pyruvate were increased over 2-fold whereas acetoacetate, arginine, citrulline, creatine, glutamine, glutarate, hippurate, lysine, methionine, phenylacetylglycine, taurine, trigonelline, trimethylamine, and trimethylamine N-oxide were decreased below 0.5-fold in the urine. The OPLS-DA showed clear separation of the metabolic patterns before and after exercise in the muscle, plasma, and urine. Statistical analysis showed that after exercise, acetoacetate, arginine, glutamine, hippurate, phenylacetylglycine trimethylamine, trimethylamine N-oxide, and trigonelline were significantly decreased and alanine, glycerol, inosine, lactate, and pyruvate were significantly increased in the urine (p<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, we analyzed integrated metabolic patterns in the muscle, plasma, and urine before and after exercise in racehorses. We found changed patterns of metabolites in the muscle, plasma, and urine of racehorses before and after exercise.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제30권3호
• /
• pp.691-694
• /
• 2009

Pauson-Khand reaction of hydroxyenynes with $Co_2(CO)_8$ in the presence of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide or trimethylamine N-oxide as a promoter produced polycyclic $gamma$-lactams as single stereoisomers in moderate to excellent yield. These are the first examples of an intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction on a hydroxyenyne system tethered to a three- and four-membered ring as new skeletons with 5,6,5 fused ring systems.

• 한국수산과학회지
• /
• 제31권1호
• /
• pp.63-70
• /
• 1998

새우에 일정량의 식염, 아질산염, 질산염 및 아스코르브산을 첨가하여 숙성시키면서, NA생성에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. pH는 담금직후 8.1에서 숙성 110일 후 6.5로 산성화되었다. TMAO 질소는 숙성중 감소한 반면, TMA 및 DMA질소는 증가하였다. 아질산염 첨가구는 숙성중 NDMA함량이 증가하였고, 아스코르브 산첨가구는 NDMA생성이 억제되었다. 모델계실험 결과, 새우젓의 니트로소화 최적 pH는 3.5이었고, 아스코르브산은 NDMA생성을 크게 억제시킨 반면 thiocyanate는 촉진시켰다. 본 실험 결과, 새우젓 자체에는 NDMA가 거의 검출되지 않았으나, 질산염이나 아질산염의 함량이 많은 물질과 함께 섭취된다면 위내에서 NDMA가 생성될 가능성이 충분한 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제26권4호
• /
• pp.606-613
• /
• 1997

멸치에 일정량의 식염, 아질산염, 질산염 및 아스코르브산을 첨가하여 숙성시키면서, NA생성에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. pH는 담금직 후 7.1에서 숙성 110일 후 5.5로 산성화되었다. TMAO 질소는 숙성 중 감소한 반면, TMA 및 DMA질소는 증가하였다. 아질산염 첨가구는 숙성 중 NDMA 함랑이 증가하였고, 아스코르브산 첨가구는 NDMA 생성이 억제되었다. 모델계 실험 결과, 멸치젓의 니트로소화 최적 pH는 3.8이었고, 아스코르브산은 NDMA생성을 크게 억제시킨 반면 thiocyanate는 촉진시켰다. 본 실험 결 과, 멸치젓 자체에는 NDMA가 거의 검출되지 않았으나, 질산염이나 아질산염의 함량이 많은 물질과 함께 섭취된다면 위내에서 NDMA가 생성될 가능성이 충분한 것으로 판단되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
• /
• 제8권4호
• /
• pp.213-218
• /
• 2004

Primary fish-odor syndrome (FOS) is a genetic disorder caused by defective flavin-containing mono-oxygenase 3 gene (FMO3) with deficient N-oxidation of trimethylamine (TMA), causing trimethylaminuria (TMAU). By contrast, secondary FOS can be acquired by decreased FMO activities in patients with chronic liver diseases, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. In the present study, we examined plasma NOx concentrations and viral DNA contents as well as in vivo FMO activities and their correlations in chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) patients. Plasma concentration of NOx was significantly increased by 2.1 fold $(56.2{\pm}26.5\;vs.\;26.6{\pm}5.4\;{\mu}M,\;p<0.01)$, and it was positively correlated with plasma hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA contents $(r^2=0.2838,\;p=0.0107)$. Furthermore, the elevated plasma NOx values were inversely and significantly correlated with in vivo FMO activities detected by ranitidine-challenged test $(8.3%\;vs.\;20.0%,\;r^2=0.2109,\;p=\0.0315)$. TMA N-oxidation activities determined in CVH patients without challenge test were also significantly low (73.6% vs. 95.7%, p< 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggested that secondary FOS could be acquired by the endogenously elevated NO in patients with CVH.

• Korean Circulation Journal
• /
• 제53권8호
• /
• pp.499-518
• /
• 2023

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, and hypertension, are the global leading causes of death, accounting for more than 30% of deaths worldwide. Although the risk factors of CVDs have been well understood and various treatment and preventive measures have been established, the mortality rate and the financial burden of CVDs are expected to grow exponentially over time due to the changes in lifestyles and increasing life expectancies of the present generation. Recent advancements in metagenomics and metabolomics analysis have identified gut microbiome and its associated metabolites as potential risk factors for CVDs, suggesting the possibility of developing more effective novel therapeutic strategies against CVD. In addition, increasing evidence has demonstrated the alterations in the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes and the imbalance of microbial-dependent metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids and trimethylamine N-oxide, play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of CVD. However, the exact mechanism of action remains undefined to this day. In this review, we focus on the compositional changes in the gut microbiome and its related metabolites in various CVDs. Moreover, the potential treatment and preventive strategies targeting the gut microbiome and its metabolites are discussed.