• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.136-144
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• 2021

Background: Zinc is known for modulating antiviral and antibacterial immunity and regulating inflammatory response. This study aimed to examine the effect of zinc supplementation on clinical outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane library databases were searched for studies comparing zinc supplement group versus control group for clinical outcomes of COVID-19 up to November 3, 2020. The search results were updated on February 9, 2021. The meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.4 software. Results: Total 4 studies were included in this systematic review. The zinc administered group had a significantly lower mortality rate compared with the control group (odds ratio [OR] 0.63, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.53-0.75, p<0.001), with significantly higher discharge rate (OR 1.32, 95% Cl 1.15-1.52, p<0.001). However, there were no significant differences in the intensive care unit admission rate (OR 1.07, 95% Cl 0.26-4.48, p=0.92), mechanical ventilation rate (OR 0.80, 95% Cl 0.45-1.41, p=0.44), and length of hospital stay (mean difference 0.75, 95% Cl -0.64 to 2.13, p=0.29) between the two groups. Conclusion: The meta-analysis of zinc administration showed positive clinical effects on the discharge rate and mortality of COVID-19 hospitalized patients. However, large-scale randomized controlled trial should be conducted for zinc to be considered as one of the adjuvant treatments.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.9-24
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• 2022

Low-molecular weight peptides derived from fish collagen exhibit several bioactivities, including antioxidant, antiwrinkle, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and antihypertension effects. These peptides are also involved in triglyceride suppression and memory improvement. This study aimed to investigate the optimal processing condition for preparing low-molecular weight peptides from flounder skin, and the properties of the hydrolysate. The optimal processing conditions for peptic hydrolysis were as follows: a ratio of pepsin to dried skin powder of 2% (w/w), pH of 2.0, and a temperature of 50℃. Peptic hydrolysate contains several low-molecular weight peptides below 300 Da. Gly-Pro-Hyp(GPHyp) peptide, a process control index, was detected only in peptic hydrolysate on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight(MALDI-TOF) spectrum. 2,2'-azinobis-(3-3-ethylbenzothiazolline-6- sulfonic acid(ABTS) radical scavenging activity of the peptic hydrolysate was comparable to that of 1 mM ascorbic acid, which was used as a positive control at pH 5.5, whereas collagenase inhibition was five times higher with the peptic hydrolysate than with 1 mM ascorbic acid at pH 7.5. However, the tyrosinase inhibition ability of the peptic hydrolysate was lower than that of arbutin, which was used as a positive control. The antibacterial effect of the peptic hydrolysate against Propionibacterium acne was not observed. These results suggest that the peptic hydrolysate derived from a flounder skin is a promising antiwrinkle agent that can be used in various food and cosmetic products to prevent wrinkles caused by ultraviolet radiations.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.725-734
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• 2024

CYP102A1 from Bacillus megaterium is an important enzyme in biotechnology, because engineered CYP102A1 enzymes can react with diverse substrates and produce human cytochrome P450-like metabolites. Therefore, CYP102A1 can be applied to drug metabolite production. Terpinen-4-ol is a cyclic monoterpene and the primary component of essential tea tree oil. Terpinen-4-ol was known for therapeutic effects, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory. Because terpenes are natural compounds, examining novel terpenes and investigating the therapeutic effects of terpenes represent responses to social demands for eco-friendly compounds. In this study, we investigated the catalytic activity of engineered CYP102A1 on terpinen-4-ol. Among CYP102A1 mutants tested here, the R47L/F81I/F87V/E143G/L188Q/N213S/E267V mutant showed the highest activity to terpinen-4-ol. Two major metabolites of terpinen-4-ol were generated by engineered CYP102A1. Characterization of major metabolites was confirmed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-MS, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). Based on the LC-MS results, the difference in mass-to-charge ratio of an ion (m/z) between terpinen-4-ol and its major metabolites was 16. One major metabolite was defined as 1,4-dihydroxyp-menth-2-ene by NMR. Given these results, we speculate that another major metabolite is also a mono-hydroxylated product. Taken together, we suggest that CYP102A1 can be applied to make novel terpene derivatives.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.403-414
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• 2002

I. Purpose of Study Zea Mays L. has been known to be effective for improving periodontal health and Magnoliae cortex to have effective antibacterial and antimicrobial activity against periodontal pathogens. The purpose of this study was to examine the biologic effects of Zea Mays L. and Magnoliae cortex extract mixtures on healing of rat calvarial bone defects. II. Materials & Methods 8mm circular defects were prepared on rat calvaria during surgical procedures of 180 Sprague-Dawley rats. The ethanolic extracts of Magnoliae cortex and Zea Mays L. and these two natural extract 1:1 and 2:1 (Magnoliae: Zea Mays L.) ratio mixtures were oral administrated by oral zondes once a day at two different dose of 94.5mg/kg, 189mg/kg body weight. There are nine groups of rats in this study: control group (no sample loading), Magnoliae cortex extract loading groups (I,II)(94.5mg/kg,189mg/kg respectively), Zea Mays L. extract loading groups (I,II), M:Z(1:1) loading groups (I,II), M:Z(2:1) loading groups(I,II). Rats were sacrificed at 4 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery. New bone formations around calvarial defects were radiographically and histologically measured by computerassisted histomorphometry. Each data was statistically analyzed by One-way ANOVA test. III. Results There were statistical significances between negative control group and the other test groups on radiographical and histological quantitative assessments. Among test groups, mixture groups showed statistical significances, especially, M:Z (2:1) groups (I and II) were highly significant.(p<0.05) These results implicated that the mixture of Magnoliae and Zea Mays L. (2:1 mixing ratio) with 94.5mg/kg concentration might be highly effective on the wound healing of bony defected site and have potential possibilities as a useful drug to promote bone tissue regeneration.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.68-70
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• 2010

Puer tea is a traditional beverage originating from Yunnam area of China. It supplies basic nutrients such as vitamin C. It has been well reported that daily drinking of Puer tea can help the digestion and ease the stomachache after food intake. Puer tea also contains various polyphenols which may exert antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Because of these functional effects on digestive system we suspected if Puer tea can display any dietary effect or decrease the obesity after long-term drinking. We employed 6-week old SD rats as experimental animal and treated them with extract of Puer tea in relation to the body weights. Rats were divided into 5 groups (NC, PC, E, E+P, E+P5). NC group was experimental control and rest of them are as follows: water only (PC), water with exercise (E), water with exercise and Puer tea extract (E+P), water with exercise and 5X extract of Puer tea (E+P5). Feeding was carried out every day for 5 weeks by oral administration. Reduction rate of body weights was highest in E group. Relative ratio of losing weight was as follows: PC group (100.78%), E group (95.57%), E+P group (94.53%) and E+P5 group (74.22%), respectively. Exercise was more helpful to control the body weight. The result strongly suggests that Puer tea is highly effective to control the body weight and could be used for pharmaceutical purpose to treat obesity without side effects.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.962-970
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• 2012

This study aimed to investigate the effects of ruminal infusion of garlic oil (GO) on fermentation dynamics, fatty acid (FA) profile, and abundance of bacteria involved in biohydrogenation in the rumen. Six wethers fitted with ruminal fistula were assigned to two groups for cross-over design with a 14-d interval. Each 30-d experimental period consisted of a 27-d adaptation and a 3-d sample collection. Goats were fed a basal diet without (control) or with GO ruminal infusion (0.8 g/d). Ruminal contents collected before (0 h) and at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 h after morning feeding were used for fermentation analysis, and 0 h samples were further used for FA determination and DNA extraction. Garlic oil had no influence on dry matter intakes of concentrate and hay. During ruminal fermentation, GO had no effects on total VFA concentration and individual VFA molar proportions, whereas GO increased the concentrations of ammonia nitrogen and microbial crude protein (p<0.05). Compared with control, GO group took a longer time for total VFA concentration and propionate molar proportion to reach their respective maxima after morning feeding. The ratio of acetate to propionate in control reduced sharply after morning feeding, whereas it remained relatively stable in GO group. Fatty acid analysis showed that GO reduced saturated FA proportion (p<0.05), while increasing the proportions of C18, t11-18:1 (TVA), c9,t11-conjugated linoleic acid (c9,t11-CLA), t10,c12-CLA, and polyunsaturated FA (p<0.05). The values of TVA/(c9,t11-CLA+TVA) and C18:0/(TVA+C18:0) were reduced by GO (p<0.05). Real-time PCR showed that GO tended to reduce Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus abundance (p = 0.058), whereas GO had no effect on total abundance of the Butyrivibrio group bacteria. A low correlation was found between B. proteoclasticus abundance and C18:0/(TVA+C18:0) (p = 0.910). The changes of fermentation over time suggested a role of GO in delaying the fermentation process and maintaining a relatively modest change of ruminal environment. The inhibitory effects of GO on the final step of biohydrogenation may be related to its antibacterial activity against B. proteoclasticus and other unknown bacteria involved.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2006

경상북도내의 금속광산, 공장 및 공업지역의 토양의 오염도를 조사하고 중금속 오염토양 중에 분포하는 미생물 flora의 정량적 평가를 위하여 청정지역인 독도토양과 비교한 결과, 일반세균의 경우 $10\sim100$배 낮은 분포율을 나타내었으며, 6가크롬 오염토양 중 곰팡이는 거의 검출되지 많았다. 방선균은 수은 오염토양의 경우 $6.7X10^5\sim7.5X10^7\;cfu\;g^{-1}$, 6가크롬 오염토양 내 방선균 수는 $4.8X10^4\sim5.0X10^5\;cfu\;g^{-1}$이 측정되어 대조구 토양 내 방선균 분포와 비슷한 높은 분포율을 나타내었다. 수은 오염토양 시료를 $HgCl_2$ 50ppm과 100ppm을 각각 첨가한 배지에 접종하여 방선균수를 측정한 결과 대조구 토양에 비해 10배 이상의 높은 수를 확인하였다. 수은 및 6가크롬의 오염토양으로부터 분리된 방선균 150 균주에 대해 항균력을 검토한 결과 31균주가 양성반응을 나타내었다. 이들 방선균 중 강한 항균활성을 나타낼 10균주를 선발하여 계통학적 특성을 검토한 결과 Streptomyces 속, Saccharopolyspora 속, 그리고 Nocardioides 속에 속하는 3개의 계통군으로 분류되었다. 이들 분리균주중에는 기지 미생물종과 97% 이하의 낮은 상동성을 나타내는 신규미생물도 다수 포함되어 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터, 본 연구에서 조사된 수은 및 6가크롬 오염토양내 중금속 내성 및 항균활성을 갖는 방선균이 높게 분포해 있음이 확인되어, 난분해성 화합물을 포함한 다양한 구조의 유해 독성물질의 정균작용으로 인한 중금속 오염토양 내 환경의 복원이 효율적으로 이루어 질 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2014

발효된 soycurd에서 가장 높은 GABA 함량을 나타낸 Lactobacillus sakei 383은 인공위액(pH 3.0)에서 3시간 경과 후에도 99%가 넘는 높은 생존율을 나타내었으며 0.3% oxgall이 함유된 MRS 배지에서는 88%의 생존율을 나타내었다. 또한 Lactobacillus sakei 383은 6% NaCl 이하로 함유된 배지에서 생육저해가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. Lactobacillus sakei 383은 저해환의 생성 유무를 통해 Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi을 포함한 다양한 병원균에 대항하는 항균물질을 생성함을 확인할 수 있었다. Lactobacillus sakei 383에 의해 발효된 soycurd의 발효 과정 중 품질 특성을 측정하였다. 생균수는 발효 36시간 후에 최대치($10^{11}CFU/ml$)를 나타낸 후 서서히 감소하였다. Lactobacillus sakei 383에 의한 발효가 진행됨에 따라 soycurd의 산도는 증가하고 pH는 감소하였으며 12시간 이후에는 일정하였다. 수분, 조회분, 조단백, 조지방 및 조섬유의 함량은 각각 $94.88{\pm}0.02$, $0.22{\pm}0.05$, $2.38{\pm}0.07$, $1.16{\pm}0.15$ 및 $0.03{\pm}0.01%$을 나타내었으며 총당과 환원당의 함량은 비발효 두부 보다 Lactobacillus sakei 383에 의해 발효된 soycurd에서 더 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 필수아미노산과 비필수 아미노산의 함량은 $10.45{\pm}1.04mg/100g$와 $36.86{\pm}2.59mg/100g$을 나타내었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.270-277
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• 2010

장류 제조에 Bacillus cereus의 오염을 줄이기 위한 방법으로 전국 150 종 장류에서 분리한 무독소 Bacillus subtilis 및 Bacillus licheniformis 균들을 대상으로 B. cereus에 대해 억제능력이 큰 한 균주 SCK 121057를 선발하였다. SCK 121057은 생화학 검사 및 16S rRNA 유전자 서열에 의한 계통도 분석 결과 B. licheniformis로 동정되었고 12 종의 B. cereus 이외에 중요 병원성 균인 Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus flavus, A. ochraceus, A. parasiticus 등의 증식을 억제하였다. SCK 121057이 생산하는 항균 물질은 고압멸균 조건에서 열안정성, proteinase K에 대한 가수 분해 저항성, $37^{\circ}C$에서 장기 저장성을 지닌 구조적으로 매우 안정한 물질이었고, 전자현미경 관찰에서 이 물질은 B. cereus의 세포막을 손상시켜 ghost cell을 형성하였다. SCK 121057 균과 B. cereus를 혼합 접종한 청국장 적용 실험 결과 B. cereus 균수는 대조군에 비해 극적으로 감소되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.192-199
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• 2010

식중독균에 대하여 Enterococcus faecalis MJ-213이 생산하는 박테리오신과 소르빈산칼륨의 혼합처리에 의한 항균효과를 조사하였다. Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538에 대한 박테리오신의 MIC는 50 ${\mu}g$/ml, Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13076에 대한 MIC는 100 ${\mu}g$/ml이었으나, 400 ${\mu}g$/ml의 농도 하에서도 Vibrio parahaemolyticus KCTC 2471의 증식억제 효과는 나타나지 않았다. S. aureus ATCC 6538과 S. enteritidis ATCC 13076 ($10^6$ CFU/ml)에 박테리오신 100 ${\mu}g$/ml 단독 처리 후 24시간 만에 초기 균수가 각각 약 4 log와 2 log cycle 감소되었고, 박테리오신 100 ${\mu}g$/ml와 소르빈산칼륨 100 ${\mu}g$/ml을 혼합 처리한 경우는 박테리오신만을 처리할 때 보다 유의적(p<0.05)으로 더 높은 항균효과가 나타났다. $121^{\circ}C$에서 15분간 가열한 박테리오신 단독처리에 의한 S. aureus과 S. enteritidis의 저해율은 각각 $9.36{\pm}0.58%$와 $3.71{\pm}0.24%$로 가열처리 하지 않은 박테리오신의 항균력 보다 크게 감소하였다. pH 조정하지 않은 박테리오신 단독 처리에 의한 S. aureus의 저해율($65.61{\pm}0.42%$)은 pH 6.0 혹은 8.0으로 조정한 박테리오신 처리구와 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 그 외의 pH로 조정한 박테리오신의 항균력은 유의할 만한 수준으로 감소되었다. 박테리오신 활성은 ${\alpha}$-amylase와 lipase 처리에 영향을 받지 않았으나, protease II와 pepsin 처리에 의해선 활성이 거의 소실되었다. 또한 갈은 쇠고기 내에 접종된 S. aureus와 S. enteritidis의 균수도 박테리오신 단독처리시보다 소르빈산칼륨과 혼합처리에 의해 $4^{\circ}C$에서 저장하는 동안 유의적(p<0.05)으로 더 낮은 균수를 유지하였다.