• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2006

Endogenous salicylic acid (SA) and its predominant conjugates, SA 2-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (SAG) and the glucose ester of SA (SGE), increase dramatically during plant defense responses. Here I report the isolation and characterization of an Arabidopsis thaliana UDP-glucose:SA glucosyltransferase1 (AtSGT1) gene using a tobacco SGT gene previously reported, whose product catalyzes the formation of both SAG and SGE. The recombinant AtSGT1 protein had significant activities with SA and benzoic acid, and synthesized SAG and SGE. Northern blot analysis showed that AtSGT1 was rapidly induced both by exogenous SA and infection with the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae, indicating that pathogen-inducible AtSGT1 expression is an early disease response and may be involved in the accumulation of glucosyl SA during pathogenesis.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2011

A disposable electrochemical immunosensor system has been developed for the detection of herbicide in aqueous samples. Disposable screen printed carbon electrodes(SPCE) were used as basic electrodes and an enzyme, horseradish peroxidase (HRP), and anti-herbicide antibodies was immobilised on to the working electrode of SPCE by using avidin-biotin coupling reactions. An herbicide-glucose oxidase conjugates have been used for the competitive immunoreaction with sample herbicides. The enzymatic reaction between the conjugated glucose oxidase and glucose added generates hydrogen peroxide, which was reduced by the peroxidase immobilised. The latter process caused an electrical current change, due to direct re-reduction of peroxidase by a direct electron transfer mechanism, which was measured to determine the herbicides in the sample. The optimal operational condition was found to be: $20\;{\mu}gl-1$ deglycosylated avidin loading to the working electrode and working potential +50 mV vs. Ag/AgCl. The total assay time was 15 min after sample addition. The detection limits for herbicides, atrazine and simazine, were found to be 3 ppb and 10 ppb, respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.162-169
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• 1989

완두(豌豆) 유묘(幼苗)줄기의 추출물(抽出物)에서 silica gel column chromatography, TLC, HPLC 등으로 분리(分離)하고 여러 가지 정색반응(呈色反應)을 행한 결과 tryptophan, indole-3-acetaldehyde, IAA, indole-3-aldehyde를 확인(確認)할 수 있었다. 여기서 확인(確認)된 indole화합물(化合物)들을 근거(根據)로 볼 때 완두유묘(豌豆幼苗)에는 tryptophan${\rightarrow}$(?)${\rightarrow}$indole-3-acetaldehyde${\rightarrow}$IAA${\rightarrow}$indole-3-aldehyde로 이어지는 대사계(代謝系)가 존재(存在)할 수 있음을 추정(推定)할 수 있었다. 한편, IAA-당(糖) 복합체(複合體)로써 IAA-rhamnose와 IAA-glucose가 완두 유묘에 분포함을 잠정적으로 확인하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.4981-4985
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• 2015

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Targeting autophagic cell death is emerging as a novel strategy in cancer chemotherapy. Aldose reductase (AR) catalyzes the rate limiting step of the polyol pathway of glucose metabolism; besides reducing glucose to sorbitol, AR reduces lipid peroxidation-derived aldehydes and their glutathione conjugates. A complex interplay between autophagic cell death and/or survival may in turn govern tumor metastasis. This exploratory study aimed to investigate the potential role of AR inhibition using a novel inhibitor Fidarestat in the regulation of autophagy in CRC cells. Materials and Methods: For glucose depletion (GD), HT-29 and SW480 CRC cells were rinsed with glucose-free RPMI-1640, followed by incubation in GD medium +/- Fidarestat ($10{\mu}M$). Proteins were extracted by a RIPA-method followed by Western blotting ($35-50{\mu}g$ of protein; n=3). Results: Autophagic regulatory markers, primarily, microtubule associated protein light chain (LC) 3, autophagy-related gene (ATG) 5, ATG 7 and Beclin-1 were expressed in CRC cells; glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was used as an internal reference. LC3 II (14 kDa) expression was relatively high compared to LC3A/B I levels in both CRC cell lines, suggesting occurrence of autophagy. Expression of non-autophagic markers, high mobility group box (HMG)-1 and Bcl-2, was comparatively low. Conclusions: GD +/- ARI induced autophagy in HT-29 and SW-480 cells, thereby implicating Fidarestat as a promising therapeutic agent for colorectal cancer; future studies with more potent ARIs are warranted to fully dissect the molecular regulatory networks for autophagy in colorectal carcinoma.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.107-110
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• 2001

Among the tested ten enzymes, Optimase M-440 showed the highest activity in transesterification of N-t-Boc-L-Phe-OTFE with D-glucose. Monosaccharides and their derivatives acted as good acyl acceptors in the Optimase M -440 catalyzed transesterification of N-t-Boc-L-Phe-OTFE. Optimase M-440 showed a preferable catalytic activity on the primary hydroxyl group of saccharides and a good regioselectivity. Optimase M-440 showed the highest activity in pyricline among the tested solvents. As acyl donors, trifluoroethyl esters of amino acids showed a high reactivity in transesterification. Optimase M-440 showed a broad substrate specificity towards amin 。 acid esters and saccharides.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 1994

단세포군항체(monoclonal antibody)를 이용한 항암제치료법이 다각적인 방면으로 실험되고 있으나, 환자에 주입된 단세포군항체중에서 실제의 암전달량은 언제나 기대치에 미치지 못하고 있다. 그러므로, 효과적인 항암제치료와 조기암진단을 위하여 암내부에서의 물질전달에 미치는 인자들의 포괄적인 측정이 필요하였다. 본 실험에서는 면역결핍누드쥐에 이식된 neurobastoma의 물질전달환경을 이해하기 위하여 성장특성과 포도당대사속도(GMR)를 측정하였으며, 세포간체액압력(IFP), 국부혈액속도(BPR)와 pH를 높이 2cm의 암에서 반경방향으로 측정하였다. 성장특성으로써 체적배가시간을, 세포활동성으로써 GMR를 측정하였더니, 각각 8.1일 (SD 0.44일), 23.53 mg/min/100g(SD 3.54 mg/min/100 g)이었다. 암중심 IFP는 암부피가 커짐에 따라 증가하여 높이 3cm의 암에서는 12.3mmHg(SD 2.6mmHg)이 되었다. 반경방향에 따른 IFP, BPR, pH를 특정한 결과, 암중심에 접근할수록 IFP는 증가되었고, 반면에 BPR과 pH는 감소되었다. 이로써 암내부에서의 증가된 IFP, 감소된 BPR과 pH가 단세포군항체와 그 공합체의 내부전달을 저해하는 원인으로 작용할 수 있다는 사실이 제시되었으며, 이들 인자들을 적당한 기술로 조절하여 더 많은 단세포군항체를 암내부로 전달시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.709-713
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to develop novel intestinal specific drug delivery systems with pH sensitive swelling and drug release properties. The carboxyl group of ibuprofen was converted to a vinyl ester group by reacting ibuprofen and vinyl acetate as an acylating agent in the presence of catalyst. The glucose-6-acrylate-1, 2, 3, 4-tetraacetate (GATA) monomer was prepared under mild conditions. Cubane-1, 4-dicarboxylic acid (CDA) linked to two 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) group was used as the crosslinking agent (CA). Methacrylic-type polymeric prodrugs were synthesized by the free radical copolymerization of methacrylic acid, vinyl ester derivative of ibuprofen (VIP) and GATA in the presence of cubane cross linking agent. The structure of VIP was characterized and confirmed by FTIR, $^1H$ NMR and $^{13}C$ NMR spectroscopy. The composition of the cross-linked three-dimensional polymers was determined by FTIR spectroscopy. The hydrolysis of drug polymer conjugates was carried out in cel-lophane membrane dialysis bags, and the in vitro release profiles were established separately in enzyme-free simulated gastric and intestinal fluids (SGF, pH 1 and SIF, pH 7.4). The detection of a hydrolysis solution by UV spectroscopy at selected intervals showed that the drug can be released by hydrolysis of the ester bond between the drug and polymer backbone at a low rate. Drug release studies showed that increasing the MAA content in the copolymer enhances the rate of hydrolysis in SIP. These results suggest that these polymeric prodrugs can be useful for the release of ibuprofen in controlled release systems.