• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.644-648
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• 2005

Dextranase (${\alpha}$-1,6-D-glucan-6-glucanogydrolase:E.C. 3.2.1.11) catalyzes the hydrolysis of ${\alpha}$-(1.6) linkages of dextran. A lsd1 gene encoding an extracellular dextranase was isolated from the genomic DNA of L. starkeyi. The lsd11 gene is a synthetic dextranase (lsd1) after codon optimization for gene expression with Pichia pastoris system. A open reading frame of lsd11 gene was 1827 bp and it was inserted into the pPIC3.5K expression vector. The plasmid linearized by Sac I was integrated into the 5'AOX region of the chromosomal DNA of P. pastoris. The lsd11 gene fragment encoding a mature protein of 608 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 70 kDa, was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast P. pastoris by controling the alcohol oxidase-1 (AOX1) promoter. The recombinant lds11 was optimized by using the shake-flask expression and upscaled using fermentation technology. More than 9.8 mg/L of active dextranase was obtained after induction by methanol. The optimum pH of LSD11 was found to be 5.5 and the optimum temperature $28^{\circ}C$.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2006

Objectives : Etiological studies of diabetes and its complications showed that oxidative stress might play a major role. Therefore, many effects have been fried to regulate oxygen free radicals for treating diabetes and its complications. Because Holotrichia has been known to be effective for the treatment of diabetes, the methanol extract of Holotrichia was tested for its effectiveness in reducing the oxidative stress induced by streptozotocin. Methods : Holotrichia was washed, dried in the shade and crushed. The crushed Holotrichia was extracted 3 times, each time with 3 volumes of methyl alcohol at $60^{\circ}C$ for 24h. The extract was filtered and evaporated under a reduced pressure using a rotary evaporator to yield 17 g. Holotrichia extract was oral-administed to the diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin 50 mg per 1 kg of body weight for 20 days. The efficacy of the Holotrichia extract was examined with regard to the enzymatic pathways involved in the oxygen free radical production and the glutathione balance. Results : The Effects of the methanol extract of Holotrichia in streptozotocin-induced diabolic rats with regards to body weight, blood glucose level, hepatic lipid peroxide level, hepatic superoxide anion radical content. hepatic xanthine oxidase activity and type conversion rate, hepatic glutathione level, hepatic aldose reductase activity, and hepatic sorbitol dehydrogenase activity were shown to be good enough to cure and prevent the diabetes and its complications. Conclusions : These results indicated that Holotrichia might reduce the oxidative stress in the tissues and organs by regulating the production of oxygen free radicals. Especially, Holotrichia might prevent and cure the diabetes and its complications by reducing the oxidative stress in the ${\beta}$-cells of pancreas. Some suggestions on biophoton experiments were made.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2003

In the biological world, there are a number of ecological fights for survival between each organism such as plants, animals and microorganism In such events, an organism can use its natural bioactive products as defence agent against other organisms. Furthermore, natural bioactive products can be utilized for medicine or functional food. Recently, we investigate the effect of Monascus pigment extracted from a fungus, Monascus anke, on the alcohol metabolism and blood lipid profile. In the present study, it is observed that Monascus pigment supplemented dietary may have a hepatoprotective effect on rat's liver damage induced with $CCl_4$ . By treatment with $CCl_4$(3 times, I.P), liver damage was reduced more in the rats fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet than those fed standard diet, based on the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, microsomal glucose-6-phosphatse activity and hepaic malondialdehyde content. On the other hand, oxygen free radical generating enzymes, hepatic P-450 dependent aniline hydroxylase, xanthine oxidase, and oxygen free radical scavenging enzymes, hepatic glutathione S-transferase, catalase, superoxide dismutase activities were generally higher both in $CCl_4$ treated group and control fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet than those fed standard diet. In conclusion, the rats fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet showed more reduced liver damage than those fed standard diet, which may be due to the acceleration of oxygen free radical metabolism.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.127-141
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• 2002

Objectives: Haeganjeon(HGJ) has been used for the treatment of liver disease in traditional medicine. The present study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant and protective effects of HGJ extract on oxidative damage of hepatocytes by tert-butyl hydroperoxide(t-BHP). Methods: In the linoleic acid water-alcohol system, the levels of lipid peroxide(LPO) were determined by TBA method. The scavenging effect of HGJ on ${\alpha},{\alpha}-diphenyl-{\beta}-picrylhydrazyl$(DPPH) radical was determined according to the method of Hatano. In the Fenton system(ferrous ion reaction with hydrogen peroxide), the levels of hydroxyl radical induced LPO in rat liver homogenate were determined according to the method of TBA. Inhibitory effect of HGJ on superoxide generation was measured by xanthine-xanthine oxidase system. In order to evaluate antioxidative activity of HGJ in the liver cell, cultured normal rat liver cells(Ac2F) were prepared and incubated with or without HGJ. After 18hr, cells placed in DMEM medium without serum, and then incubated with 1mM tert-butyl hydroperoxide(t-BHP) for 2hrs. Viable cells were detected by MTT assay. Conclusions: In the linoleic acid autoxidation system, HGJ extract significantly inhibited the time course of the lipid peroxidation. These effects were similar to those of BHA HGJ extracts showed about 70% scavenging effect on DPPH radical. And HGJ extract inhibited the lipid peroxide formation in rat liver homogenate induced by hydroxyl radical derived from Fenton system. In addition, HGJ extract protected the cell death induced by t-BHP and significantly increased cell viability in the normal rat liver cell. These result indicated that HGJ extract might playa protective role against oxidative hepatic cell injury by means of free radical scavenger.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.647-658
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• 1993

The susceptibilities of aldehyde dehydrogenase (AldDH) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) to active oxygen generated by xanthine-xanthine oxidase (XOD) system were studied. Incubation of AldDH with 2$\times$10$^{-3}$ units of XOD for 30 min at $25^{\circ}C$ resulted in the decrease of enzyme activity to 30% and it was inactivated completely when incubated with 5$\times$10$^{-3}$ units of XOD. Whereas 70% of ADH activity was retained after exposure to 5$\times$10$^{-3}$ units of XOD for 30 min, 40% of ADH activity was retained after exposure to 5$\times$10$^{-2}$ unit of XOD for 30 min. This inhibition effect by the active oxygen was preventable by catalase and glutathione, but not by SOD. The rates of the NADPH-dependent oxygen consumption by the liver S-9 mixture and microsomes were also determined in this study. Rate of oxygen consumption is increased in the liver S-9 mix and microsomes from phenobarbital-treated rat, and it was consistent with increased lipid peroxidation. In the presense of ethanol as a substrate, the oxygen consumption rates were increased. It is reported that hepatic AldDH activity is depressed in alcoholic liver diseases, however there is few report that explains the reason of depressed AldDH activity. These results are supportive of the theory that the increase in hepatic ethanol oxidation through the induced ME activity after chronic ethanol feeding generate oxygen radical at elevated rates and it leads to the depression of AldDH activity.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.65-80
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• 1997

Cytochrome P450 is an oxidase involved in oxidation of alcohol and is known to be an activator of carcinogen. The present study was perfomed to analyze the effect of diabetes and cold stress on the expression of Cytochrome P450 IIE1(CYPIIE1) in the liver and salivary glands in rats by an immunoblot analysis. Sixty three divided into 4 groups; 1) 20 rats belonging to group I were allowed diabetes (40mg/kg. I.V.) 2) 20 rats of group II were bathed in cold water for 30 seconds twice a day 3) 20 rats comprising group III were received diabetes and cold stress as described above 4) 3 rats of group IV were selected as a control. The rats were sacrificed at the end of the same day 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks experiment. The liver and parotid glands were removed and stored at $-70^{\circ}C$ until use. The stored organs were homogenized for 10 seconds and the supernatants were obtained by centrifugation. The proteins of the supernatants were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and subjected to Western blotting. The blotted membranes were incubated with polyclonal antibodies to CYPIIE1. And sepimens were observed with light microscope also under the Hematoxillin-Eosin staining. The obtained results were as follows : 1. In diabetes group, acini had changed to degeneration severely 1 week experiment, but repaired gradually in lapse of time. 2. In diabetes group, septal connective tissue had changed to degeneration little by little from 1 week after experiment, and progressed severely in lapse of time. 3. In stress group, acini had not changed remarkably, but slightly separated each other 3 weeks after experiment. 4. In diabetes and stress group, histological feature had changed remarkably campare with in the group of diabetes only. 5. In all experimental group, CTPIIE1 had expressed remarkably in the liver tissue, but not in the parotid gland tissues. 6. In diabetes and stress group, CYPIIE1 had expressed remarkably campare with in the group of diabetes only.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.27-27
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• 2016

The ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum is the most common pathogen of Fusarium head blight (FHB), a devastating disease for major cereal crops worldwide. FHB causes significant crop losses by reducing grain yield and quality as well as contaminating cereals with trichothecenes and zearalenone (ZEA) that pose a serious threat to animal health and food safety. ZEA is a causative agent of hyperestrogenic syndrome in mammals and can result in reproductive disorders in farm animals. In F. graminearum, the ZEA biosynthetic cluster is composed of four genes, PKS4, PKS13, ZEB1, and ZEB2, which encode a reducing polyketide synthase, a nonreducing polyketide synthase, an isoamyl alcohol oxidase, and a transcription factor, respectively. Although it is known that ZEB2 primarily acts as a regulator of ZEA biosynthetic cluster genes, the mechanism underlying this regulation remains undetermined. In this study, two isoforms (ZEB2L and ZEB2S) from the ZEB2 gene in F. graminearum were characterized. It was revealed that ZEB2L contains a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) DNA-binding domain at the N-terminus, whereas ZEB2S is an N-terminally truncated form of ZEB2L that lacks the bZIP domain. Interestingly, ZEA triggered the induction of both ZEB2L and ZEB2S transcription. In ZEA producing condition, the expression of ZEB2S transcripts via alternative promoter usage was directly or indirectly initiated by ZEA. Physical interaction between ZEB2L and ZEB2L as well as between ZEB2L and ZEB2S was observed in the nucleus. The ZEB2S-ZEB2S interaction was detected in both the cytosol and the nucleus. ZEB2L-ZEB2L oligomers activated ZEA biosynthetic cluster genes, including ZEB2L. ZEB2S inhibited ZEB2L transcription by forming ZEB2L-ZEB2S heterodimers, which reduced the DNA-binding activity of ZEB2L. This study provides insight into the autoregulation of ZEB2 expression by alternative promoter usage and a feedback loop during ZEA production.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.645-653
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• 2013

생(生), 증(蒸), 주증(酒蒸) 건조 맥문동(LTD, LTSD, LTASD)과 생(生), 증(蒸), 주증(酒蒸) 건조 볶음 맥문동 시료(LTDR, LTSDR, LTASDR)의 가용성 고형물, 전당, 환원당과 항산화 효과, 관능평가를 실시한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 가용성 고형분 함량은 건조 후 볶음 처리한 시료(LTDR, LTSDR, LTASDR)가 모든 건조 맥문동 시료(LTD, LTSD, LTASD)보다 많았다. 전당과 환원당은 볶음 유무에 따라서 모든 열처리한 시료가 생건조 시료(LTD)와 비교하여 유의적으로 함량이 많았으며, 환원당은 특히 주증건조 볶음 시료(LTASDR)가 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 일정온도에서 환원당의 함량이 증가하는 이유는 열분해로 인한 저분자량의 올리고당이나 덱스트린 등의 환원당 생성량이 소모되는 양보다 현저히 많기 때문이다. 갈변도는 볶음 처리를 함에 따라 모든 볶음 맥문동 시료가 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내었다. 특히 주증 건조볶음(LTASDR)의 갈변도가 높았는데, 주증(酒蒸)할 때에 이용된 청주에 함유되어 있는 당이 맥문동에 흡수되었고, 이에 따라 갈변도가 높아졌을 뿐 아니라, 항산화와 관련된 갈색 반응이 더 활발하게 일어나고, Maillard 반응의 중간생성물이 증가되어 여러 가지 항산화 효과가 나타났다. 항산화 활성 실험에서도 모든 건조 맥문동에 비하여 볶음 맥문동 시료의 항산화 활성이 높게 측정되었으며, 특히 주증 건조 볶음 시료(LTASDR)가 DPPH 라디칼 소거능, ABTs 라디칼 소거능, 아질산염 소거능, XOase 저해활성에 있어서 월등히 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 주증건조 볶음 시료(LTASDR)가 생건조 맥문동(LTD)의 열수 추출물에 비하여 항산화 효과가 대체적으로 유의적으로 높게 측정된 결과는 술로 찌고, 볶는 과정 중에 갈변물질이 더 많이 생성되었고, 수용성 성분 추출이 용이하도록 조직이 변화된 결과로 사료된다. 색(color), 향미(flavor), 단맛(sweetness), 구수한 맛(tasty flavor), 전반적인 기호도(overall acceptance)는 전체적으로 볶음 처리를 함에 따라 유의적인 차이로 기호도가 향상되었으며, 볶음 처리한 시료 간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 본 연구를 통해 찌거나 주증 처리하여 볶은 맥문동 시료의 열수 추출물이 생건조 맥문동(LTD)이나 생건조 볶음 맥문동(LTDR)에 비해 항산화성이 높게 측정되었음을 확인하였고, 전체적인 관능평가에 있어서 높은 점수를 받음으로써 기능성이나 맛에 있어서 긍정적인 결과를 얻었다. 그러므로 맥문동을 음료나 약선 등에 활용할 때에 맥문동의 전처리는 건조만하여 추출하기 보다는 찌거나 술을 도포하여 찐 다음 건조하여 볶는 방법이 적합한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2004

한국산 흰구름버섯(Trametes hirsuta S1)로부터 배지 내로 분비된 laccase를 ultrafiltration과 anion exchange chromatography, adsorption chromatography를 이용하여 분리 정제하고 정제된 효소의 특성을 조사하였다. Laccase는 균주의 일차 대사 과정에서 주로 생산되는 세포의 페놀 산화효소였다. 흰구름버섯을 기본 배지에서 배양하였을 때 생장은 배양 6일까지 급속히 이루어졌고, laccase의 활성은 배양 5일에 최대활성을 나타냈으며 배양액에서 LiP와 VAO의 활성은 측정되지 않았다. Laccase의 생산에 미치는 유도원의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 배양 중인 흰구름버섯에 몇몇 유도원을 첨가한 결과, 2,5-xylidine은 대조구에 비하여 laccase의 생산을 약4배 증가 시켰다. 정제된 laccase는 SDS 젤 전기영동에서 대략 66 kDa의 분자량을 가지는 단일 폴리펩타이드(single polypeptide)였고, 탄수화물 함량은 12%였다. 정제된 laccase의 $K_m$과 $V_{max}$를 ABTS[2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazo line-6-sulfonic acid)]를 기질로 사용하여 조사한 결과 각각 $51.2\;{\mu}M$과 $56.8\;{\mu}mole{\cdot}min^1{\cdot}mg^{-1}$로 측정되었다. Laccase 활성의 최적 pH는 3.0이며, 이 효소는 $50^{\circ}C$ 미만에서 1시간 동안 처리하였을 때 안정적이었고 $70^{\circ}C$에서 20분간 처리하였을 때 효소의 활성이 반감되었다. Laccase의 분광학적 특성을 조사한 결과 구리를 포함하는 단백질로 나타났다. 일반적으로 알려진 laccase의 기질들에 대한 특이성을 조사한 결과, 5 mM ABTS에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었으며 tyrosine에서는 laccase의 활성이 나타나지 않았다. 저해제의 영향을 조사한 결과, 일반적으로 구리를 포함하는 단백질의 저해제인 $NaN_3$, TGA, DDC를 일정 농도로 처리한 실험구에서는 효소의 활성이 완전하게 억제되었으며, EDTA 처리구에서는 효소의 활성이 억제되지 않았다. 한국산 흰구름버섯 S1 균주로부터 생산되는 laccase의 N-말단의 아미노산의 서열은 Coriolus hirsutus의 laccase와 100%의 상동성을 나타냈고, T. versicolor의 laccase I과는 68%의 상동성을 나타냈다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.915-921
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• 2001

Phytase improves the bioavailability of phytate phosphorus in plant foods to humans and animals, and reduces the phosphorus pollution of animal waste. In order to express a high level of fungal phytase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, various expression vectors were constructed with different combinations of promoters, translation enhancers, signal peptides, and terminator. Three different promoters fused to the phytase gene (phyA) from Aspergillus niger were tested: a galactokinase (GAL1) promoter, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD) promoter, and yeast hybrid ADH2-GPD promoter consisting of alcohol dehydrogenase II (ADH2) and a GPD promoter. The signal peptides of phytase, glucose oxidase (GO), and rice amylase 1A(RAmy1A) were included. Plus, the translation enhancers of the ${\Omega}$ sequence and UTR70 from the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and spinach, respectively, were also tested. Among the recombinant vectors, pGphyA06 containing the GPD promoter, the ${\Omega}$ sequence, RAmy1A, and GAL7 terminator expressed the highest phytase activity in a culture filtrate, which was estimated at 20 IU/ml. An intracellular localization of the expressed phytase activity in a culture filtrate, which was estimated at 20 IU/ml. An intracellular localization of the expressed phytase was also performed by inserting an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal, KDEL sequence, into the C-terminus of the phytase within the vector pHphyA-6. It appeared that the KDEL sequence directed most of the early expression of phytase into the intracellular compartment yet more than $60\%$ of the total phytase activity was still retained within the cell even after the prolonged (>3 days) incubation of the transformant. However, the intracellular enzyme activity of the transformant without a KDEL sequence was as high as that of the extracellular one, thereby strongly suggesting that the secretion of phytase in S. cerevisiae appeared to be the rate-limiting step for the expression of a large amount of extracellular recombinant phytase, when compared with other yeasts.