• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.334-343
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• 2021

Background: Gut microbiota mainly function in the biotransformation of primary ginsenosides into bioactive metabolites. Herein, we investigated the effects of three prebiotic fibers by targeting gut microbiota on the metabolism of ginsenoside Rb1 in vivo. Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were administered with ginsenoside Rb1 after a two-week prebiotic intervention of fructooligosaccharide, galactooligosaccharide, and fibersol-2, respectively. Pharmacokinetic analysis of ginsenoside Rb1 and its metabolites was performed, whilst the microbial composition and metabolic function of gut microbiota were examined by 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic shotgun sequencing. Results: The results showed that peak plasma concentration and area under concentration time curve of ginsenoside Rb1 and its intermediate metabolites, ginsenoside Rd, F2, and compound K (CK), in the prebiotic intervention groups were increased at various degrees compared with those in the control group. Gut microbiota dramatically responded to the prebiotic treatment at both taxonomical and functional levels. The abundance of Prevotella, which possesses potential function to hydrolyze ginsenoside Rb1 into CK, was significantly elevated in the three prebiotic groups (P < 0.05). The gut metagenomic analysis also revealed the functional gene enrichment for terpenoid/polyketide metabolism, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, propanoate metabolism, etc. Conclusion: These findings imply that prebiotics may selectively promote the proliferation of certain bacterial stains with glycoside hydrolysis capacity, thereby, subsequently improving the biotransformation and bioavailability of primary ginsenosides in vivo.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.949-954
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• 2023

Type III polyketide synthase (PKS) found in bacteria is known as 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene synthase (THNS). Microbial type III PKSs synthesize various compounds that possess crucial biological functions and significant pharmaceutical activities. Based on our sequence analysis, we have identified a putative type III polyketide synthase from Nocardia sp. CS682 was named as ThnA. The role of ThnA, in Nocardia sp. CS682 during the biosynthesis of 1,3,6,8 tetrahydroxynaphthalene(THN), which is the key intermediate of 1-(α-L-(2-O-methyl)-6-deoxymannopyranosyloxy)-3,6,8-trimethoxynaphthalene (IBR-3) was characterized. ThnA utilized five molecules of malonyl-CoA as a starter substrate to generate the polyketide 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene, which could spontaneously be oxidized to the red flaviolin compound 2,5,7-trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone. The amino acid sequence alignment of ThnA revealed similarities with a previously identified type III PKS and identified Cys¹³⁸, Phe¹⁸⁸, His²⁷⁰, and Asn³⁰³ as four highly conserved active site amino acid residues, as found in other known polyketide synthases. In this study, we report the heterologous expression of the type III polyketide synthase thnA in S. lividans TK24 and the identification of THN production in a mutant strain. We also compared the transcription level of thnA in S. lividans TK24 and S. lividans pIBR25-thnA and found that thnA was only transcribed in the mutant.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.490-497
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• 1990

1,4-dibora-2-cyclohexene 고리화합물 8을 합성하기 위한 두 가지 방법이 개발되었다. 방법 i)은 1,2-bis(dichloroaluminyl)ethane을 출발물질로 하는데 이 물질은 AlCl$_2$ 부분을 BCl$_2$로 치환시켜준다. 1,2-bis(dichloroaluminyl)ethane에 결합된 염소를 BI$_3$로 교환시켜 대응되는 요오드 화합물을 얻고 이 화합물을 alkynes와 반응시켜 헤테로고리화합물 8a, b를 많이 얻었다. 방법 ii)는 B$_2$Cl$_4$를 alkynes에 부가시켜 얻어지는 염소화합물에 BI$_3$를 치환시켜 bis(diiodoboryl)ethane유도체를 얻고 이 화합물에 alkynes와 산화환원반응을 하여줌으로 8c, d를 얻는다. 요오드 유도체인 8a는 pyridine 부가물인 9a를 생성하고 또 ether와 반응하여 ethoxy 유도체인 8e를 생성시킨다. 요오드 유도체의 dimethyl amino 치환제가 8f이다. 8a-d와 AlMe$_3$를 반응시켜 대응되는 methyl유도체인 8g-j를 얻고 이들 화합물은 THF속에서 칼륨과 반응시켜 불안정한 라디칼 음이온이 생성되고 여기서 ESR 결과가 측정된다. 8g-j의 전기화학적인 실험이 비가역적인 환원반응으로 나타났다. 8g-j화합물은 (C$_5$H$_5$)CO(C$_2$H$_4$)$_2$와 반응하여 중간체인 16개 VE(valence electron)를 갖는 착물 (C$_5$H$_5$)Co(8)이 얻어지는데 이 화합물은 다시 C-H 활성화에 의해 대응되는 붉은색의 1,4-diboracyclohexene 착물 10을 생성하게 된다. 착물 10h와 10j의 X-ray 구조가 결정되었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.508-512
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• 1995

$Eu_{1-x}Sr_xCoO_{3-y}$계에 대한 각 조성의 시료를 1150$^{\circ}C$ 대기압하에서 일정량의 반응혼합물을 가열하여 합성하였고 X-선 회절분석을 통하여 고용체가 합성되었음을 확인하였다. X-선 회절분석 결과 x=0.00과 0.25 조성의 화합물은 뒤틀린 orthoferrite형의 사방정계이고 x=0.50과 0.75는 단순 입방정계이고 x=1.00은 brownmillerite형의 사방정계이다. $Co^{4+}$ 이온의 양(${\tau}$값)은 x=0.50에서 최대가 되고 산소공위는 x값이 증가함에 따라 증가한다. 합성된 화합물에 대한$Co^{4+}$ 이온의 몰비와 산소 비화학량을 결정함으로서 합성된 각 조성의 화합물에 대한 비화학량론적 화학식을 결정하였다. 페롭스카이트 구조의 팔면체자리에 존재하는 $Co^{3+}$ 이온은 온도가 증가함에 따라 낮은 스핀상태에서 높은 스핀상태로의 전이가 일어난다. 이에 따라 자기측정 결과 각 시료는 온도가 상승함에 따라 유효자기모멘트가 증가한다. $EuCoO_{3.00}$의 경우 팔면체자리에 존재하는 $Co^{3+}$ 이온은 산소이온을 매개로 하여 이웃한 $Co^{3+}$ 이온과 반강자성 간접상호작용을 한다. ${\tau}$값이 증가하면 $Co^{3+}-O^2-Co^{4+}$의 강자성 상호작용에 의해 {\theta}_p$의 절대값이 감소하고, 결국 x=0.50에서는 양의 {\theta}_p$값을 갖는다.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.69-75
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• 2002

Sterols play two major roles in plants: a bulk component in biological membranes and precursors of plant steroid hormones. Physiological effects of plant steroids, brassinosteroids (BRs), include cell elongation, cell division, stress tolerance, and senescence acceleration. Arabidopsis mutants that carry genetic defects in BR biosynthesis or its signaling display characteristic phenotypes, such as short robust inflorescences, dark-green round leaves, and sterility. Currently there are more than 100 dwarf mutants representing 7 genetic loci in Arabidopsis. Mutants of 6 loci, dwf1/dim1/cbb1, cpd/dwf3, dwf4, dwf5, det2/dwf6, dwf7 are rescued by exogenous application of BRs, whereas bri1/dwf2 shares phenotypes with the above 6 loci but are resistant to BRs. These suggest that the 6 loci are defective in BR biosynthesis, and the one locus is in BR signaling. Biochemical analyses, such as intermediate feeding tests, examining the levels of endogenous BR, and molecular cloning of the genes revealed that dwf7, dwf5, and dwf1 are defective in the three consecutive steps of sterol biosynthesis, from episterol to campesterol via 5-dehydroepisterol. Similarly, det2/dwf6, dwf4, and cpd/dwf3 were shown to be blocked in $D^4$ reduction, 22a-hydroxylation, and 23 a-hydroxylation, respectively. A signaling mutant bri1/dwf2 carries mutations in a Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase. Interestingly, the bri1 mutant was shown to accumulate significant amount of BRs, suggesting that signaling and biosynthesis are dynamically coupled in Arabidopsis. Thus It is likely that transgenic plants over-expressing the rate-limiting step enzyme DWF4 as well as blocking its use by BRI1 could dramatically increase the biosynthetic yield of BRs. When applied industrially, BRs will boost new sector of plant biotechnology because of its potential use as a precursor of human steroid hormones, a novel lead compound for cholesterol-lowering effects, and a various application in plant protection.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.229-229
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• 1994

선택성이 높고 뛰어난 약효를 지닌 항 바이러스제의 개발은 신약개발의 중요한 영역중에 하나이다. 현재 AIDS 치료제로 사용되고 AZT를 비롯하여 항virus 효과를 나타내는 약물의 대부분은 구조적으로 nucleoside계에 속하는 화합물로서 수 많은 약리학적 연구 및 합성 화학적 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 특히 합성 화학적 측면에서 이들 화합물의 합성은 크게 두가지로 나누어지는데 그것은 sugar 부위의 변형을 통한 방법과 염기 부위의 변형을 통한 방법에 의해 새로운 항 바이러스제를 개발하는 것이다. 최근의 연구 동향에 있어서 주목할 만한 변화의 하나는 sugar 부위의 구조적 변형을 시도하는데 있어서 종래의 5원환 형태에서 환이 개열된 형태의 acyclic nucleoside에 대한 연구가 이루어져 좋은 효과를 거두고 인다는 사실이다. Acyclovir, Ganciclovir등 의 개발이 그것이다. 본 연구에서는 종래의 acyclic nucleoside가 ribose sugar의 2'번 및 3'번 탄소를 제거한 acyclic ether 형태로 되어있는 것과는 다르게 ether 부위의 산소를 탄소 치환한 carbo-acyclic nucleoside를 합성하고자 하였다. Acyclic nucleoside를 합성하고자 하였다. Acyclic nucleoside의 side chain의 conformation이 항 바이러스 작용을 나타내는데 필수 불가결한 점을 감안할때, carbo-acyclic nucleoside계 화합물은 보다 다양하게 변형될 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 관점에서 side chain의 2'번 및 3'번 탄소는 side chain의 conformation을 좌우하는 결정적 요인으로 작용할 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이들 탄소를 중심으로한 분자수식을 시도하기로 하고 bioisosterism을 이용하여 3'위치의 수소를 fluoride로 치환한 화합물을 설계하여 합성을 시도하였다.silyl group-5'-무치환 화합물을 tosyl, azido화 한다음 desilylation하여 얻었다. 목적하는(1) 화합물의 diasteromer 인 2',3'-dihydroxy-5'-무치환 유도체(3)는 (4)화합물 합성시 얻은 hemiactal을 key intermediate로 하여 TsNHNH$_2$, NaB(CN)H$_3$ 및 NaOAc로 처리하므로서 얻을수 있었다. 이들 화합물들의 각종 DNA 및 RNA virus에 대한 항 바이러스작용을 검토한 결과 현저한 항 바이러스 작용을 나타내지 않았다.분화유도 활성을 나타내어 항종양제로의 개발에 많은 흥미가 기대된다.기대된다.oxylic acid (compound 10)를 합성하였다.10^{－7}$ M)에 의한 단백인산화에 대하여는 더 미약한 억제-효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과는 PDE-1과 항우울약들의 항혈소판작용은 PKC-기질인 41-43 kD와 20 kD의 인산화를 억제함에 기인되는 것으로 사료된다.다. 것으로 사료된다.다.바와 같이 MCl에서 작은 Dv 값을 갖는데, 이것은 CdCl$_{4}$$^{2-}$ 착이온을 형성하거나 ZnCl$_{4}$$^{2-}$ , ZnCl$_{3}$$^{-}$같은 이온과 MgCl$^{+}$, MgCl$_{2}$같은 이온종을 형성하기 때문인것 같다. 한편 어떠한 용리액에서던지 NH$_{4}$$^{+}$의 경우 Dv값이 제일 작았다. 바. 본 연구의 목적중의 하나인 인체유해 중금속이온인 Hg(II), Cd(II)등이 NaCl같은 염화물이 함유된 시료용액에 공해이온으로 존재할 경우 흡착에 의한 제거가 가능하다. 한편 이같은 중금속이온의 흡착실험은 특히 해수중의 금속이온의 회수연구에도

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2017

Acetoin (AC) is a volatile platform compound with various potential industrial applications. AC contains two stereoisomeric forms: (3S)-AC and (3R)-AC. Optically pure AC is an important potential intermediate and widely used as a precursor to synthesize novel optically active materials. In this study, chiral (3R)-AC production from meso-2,3-butanediol (meso-2,3-BD) was obtained using recombinant Escherichia coli cells co-expressing meso-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (meso-2,3-BDH), NADH oxidase (NOX), and hemoglobin protein (VHB) from Serratia sp. T241, Lactobacillus brevis, and Vitreoscilla, respectively. The new biocatalyst of E. coli/pET-mbdh-nox-vgb was developed and the bioconversion conditions were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, 86.74 g/l of (3R)-AC with the productivity of 3.61 g/l/h and the stereoisomeric purity of 97.89% was achieved from 93.73 g/l meso-2,3-BD using the whole-cell biocatalyst. The yield and productivity were new records for (3R)-AC production. The results exhibit the industrial potential for (3R)-AC production via whole-cell biocatalysis.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.204-210
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• 1996

제철소의 부산물인 mill scale과 $Fe_{2}O_{3}$, 그리고 이들의 혼합물을 사용하여 M형 ferrite를 제조하였다. $Fe_{2}O_{3}$와 $BaCO_{3}$의 몰비를 5.2~6.0으로 변화시킨 혼합물의 하소 및 소결은 각각 $1150^{\circ}C,\;1250^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 행하였으며, 하소시에 mill scale 중의 불순물 성분인 $SiO_{2},\;Al_{2}O_{3},\;MgO,\;CaO\;및\;Na_{2}O$를 적당량 첨가한 시편으로 자기적 특성과 형상을 조사하였다. $Na_{2}O$를 첨가한 시편은 미반응의 $Fe_{2}O_{3}$와 중간 화합물인 $BaFe_{2}O_{4}$의 영향으로 자기적 특성이 감소하였으나, $BaO.5.6Fe_{2}O_{3}$ 조성에 $SiO_{2}$와 $Al_{2}O_{3}$의 첨가는 특성의 증진을 보였으며, 특히 $Al_{2}O_{3}$는 $M_{s}$ 값은 감소시켰으나 $_{B}H_{c}$ 값을 증가시켰다. BM($BaCo_{3}$와 mill scale의 혼합물)과 BFM($BaCO_{3},\;Fe_{2}O_{3}$, mill scale의 혼합물) 소결 시편의 ${(BH)}_{max}$는 각각 0.86, 1.04 MGOe였으며, $440^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 자기 특성의 변화를 보였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 1983

The effects of saponin, one of major components (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), on the growth of E. coli K-12 and the formation of siderphore was observed The following results were obtained. 1. When E. coli was grown on medium containing 1${\times}$10-5%-11${\times}$10-1% of the saponin, the rate of growth was stimulated at 10-1% of the saponin significantly compared to that of control. 2. When E. coli K-12 was grown on medium containing 1${\times}$10-1% of the saponin, the amount of siderphore was two times as much as the control. 3. The growth of E. coli was observed to be dependent on the concentration of siderophore when siderophore was added to medium. 4. The effect of saponin on the formation of siderophore in vitro was observed to reach maximum at 1${\times}$10-3% of the saponin. Such results suggest that the growth rate of E. coli K-12 could be enhanced by ginseng saponin fraction through stimulation of siderphore formation. We have described the fast growth of E. coli, K-12 and B. subtilis, rapid uptake of 14C-glucose, and high level of other metabolites such as lipids and proteins of E. coli, and B. subtilis in medium containing saponing fraction compared to that of microorganisms without saponin fraction.1∼3Such differences were claimed to be due to rapid uptake of 14C-glucose by widened periplasmic region throught unknown mechanism in the prescence of saponin fraction in medium3 and have raised a question whether there is another possible factor, siderophore4(Greek for iron bears), since microorganisms must secure a sufficient amount of iron for normal growth. These are known to be synthesized by the cells under iron-deficient condition and in most case, excreted into the medium5, where they can complex and solubilize any iron present there. It is generally believed that these complexes are then taken into the cells presumably by specific transport systems, thus providing iron for cell metabolism. Within the group of enteric bacteria, only three species (E. coli, S. typhimurium, and A. aerogense) have, so far, been studied in a ny detail. The main iron-binding compound produced by these species is enterochelin, and its role in iron transport is now well established. And biosynthesis of enterochelin from 2, 3- dihydroxybenzoate and serine in the prescence of magnesium ions and ATP was reported6. 2, 3-dihydroxybenzoate was also shown to involve isochorismate and 2, 3-dihydro-2, 3-dihydroxybenzoate as intermediate.7∼11 The present paper deals with the effect of ginseng saponin fraction on growth, the level of enterochelin formation in vivo and the conversion of 2, 3-dihydroxybenzoate and serine into entrochelin in vitro, and entrochelin obtained on the growth in relation to possible explanation of ginseng saponin fraction on the rapid growth of E. coli, K-12.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.69-75
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• 2002

Sterols play two major roles in plants: a bulk component in biological membranes and precursors of plant steroid hormones. Physiological effects of plant steroids, brassinosteroids (BRs), include cell elongation, cell division, stress tolerance, and senescence acceleration. Arabidopsis mutants that carry genetic defects in BR biosynthesis or its signaling display characteristic phenotypes, such as short robust inflorescences, dark-green round leaves, and sterility. Currently there are more than 100 dwarf mutants representing 7 genetic loci in Arabidopsis. Mutants of 6 loci, dwf1/dim1/cbb1, cpd/dwf3, dwf4, dwf5, det2/dwf6, dwf7 are rescued by exogenous application of BRs, whereas bri1/dwf2 shares phenotypes with the above 6 loci but are resistant to BRs. These suggest that the 6 loci are defective in BR biosynthesis, and the one locus is in BR signaling. Biochemical analyses, such as intermediate feeding tests, examining the levels of endogenous BR, and molecular cloning of the genes revealed that dwf7, dwf5, and dwf1 are defective in the three consecutive steps of sterol biosynthesis, from episterol to campesterol via 5-dehydroepisterol. Similarly, det2/dwf6, dwf4, and cpd/dwf3 were Shown to be blocked in $D^4$ reduction, 22a-hydroxylation, and 23 a-hydroxylation, respectively. A signaling mutant bri1/dwf2 carries mutations in a Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase. Interestingly, the bri1 mutant was shown to accumulate significant amount of BRs, suggesting that signaling and biosynthesis are dynamically coupled in Arabidopsis. Thus it is likely that transgenic plants over-expressing the rate-limiting step enzyme DWF4 as well as blocking its use by BRI1 could dramatically increase the biosynthetic yield of BRs. When applied industrially, BRs will boost new sector of plant biotechnology because of its potential use as a precursor of human steroid hormones, a novel lead compound for cholesterol-lowering effects, and a various application in plant protection.