• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2009

Objectives: I carried out this study for research on dizziness (瞑眩) reaction. Methods: I found 14 papers about dizziness reaction from 1994 to 2009 in China Academic Journal (CAJ) website, and synthesized these reports. Results: Dizziness reaction, presupposing that the diagnosis and treatments are correct, is a peculiar reaction which occurs with severe and various symptoms temporarily diverging from regular course. As dizziness reaction disappears, the symptoms of the disease are improved. Though it mostly occurs rapidly and disappears in a short time, it can occur after a long treatment or occur gradually in chronic diseases. As a general rule, the faster dizziness reaction occurs, the more severe the reaction. The faster dizziness reaction disappears, the quicker the recovery from illness. Upon catching a disease, healthy qi(正氣) and the pathogen (邪氣) fight each other. Just at that moment, if the medicine or acupuncture treatment hits the mark of the pathogen (邪氣), healthy qi(正氣) attacks the origin of the disease in full force. Thus, all symptoms disappear at a time and various reactions occur which we can't accurately determine. So, we can call it 'Right action', 'Improving reaction' or 'Adjusting reaction'. Conclusions: It is difficult for us to predict whether a dizziness reaction will occur. Thus, we don't have to seek dizziness reaction blindly, and must distinguish dizziness reaction from side effects or toxic effects. So, we must pay more close attentions to symptom changes.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.73-87
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• 2008

In recent years, there has been a globally increasing application of herbal medicines and dietary supplements to treat various chronic diseases and to promote health. However, there are increasing clinical reports on the organ toxicities associated with consumption of herbal medicines. In general, most xenobiotics are metabolized by Phase I reaction(the main enzyme : cytochrome P450) and Phase II reaction. However, reactive oxygen species, free radicals and electrophils are produced inevitably during xenobiotics metabolism. These toxic species and metabolites are increased whenever the endogenous substances and enzymes for Phase II reaction not available. In addition, herbal-drug interactions are pharmacokinetic, with most actually or theoretically affecting the metabolism of the affected product by way of the cytochrome P450 enzymes. This review updated the knowledge on metabolic activation of herbal components and its clinical and toxicological implications. Also, the possible way for preventing the side-effects by herbal-medicine use was suggested.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2011

The biotransformation potential of cell suspension cultures generated from Withania somnifera leaf was investigated, using withanolides, i.e. withanolide A, withaferin A, and withanone as precursor substrates. Interestingly, the cell suspension cultures showed inter-conversion of withanolides, as well converted to some unknown compounds, released to the culture media. The bio-catalyzed withanolide was detected and quantified by TLC and HPLC, respectively. There is noticeable conversion of withanolide A to withanone, and vice versa though at a lower level. The type of reaction of this biotransformation appears to be substitution of 20-OH group to 17-OH in withanolide A. In this paper, we present for the first time the possibility of biotransformation by inter-conversion of withanolides of pharmacological importance through cell suspension culture of W. somnifera. The possible role of putative cytochrome $P_{450}$ hydroxylases is implicated in the conversion.

• 생약학회지
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• 제35권1호통권136호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2004

DNA damage induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) seems to play an important role in the induction of mutation and cancer. Hydrogen peroxide $(H_2O_2)$ has been shown to induce a variety of genetic alterations, probably by the generation of hydroxyl radicals via Fenton reaction. In this study, we examined the ability of medicinal herbs in the suppression of $H_2O_2$-induced mutagenesis. Human fibroblast GM00637 cells were treated with $H_2O_2$ in the presence or absence of medicinal herbs, and $H_2O_2$-induced mutant frequency was measured at the hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) locus. Treatment of cells with various doses of $H_2O_2$ caused a significant increase of the HPRT mutant frequency. However, pretreatment of cells with several medicinal herbs reduced $H_2O_2$-induced mutant frequency. The strong antimutagenic effects were observed from the methylene chloride and ethyl acetate fractions of Selaginella tamariscina, Panax ginseng, and Angelica acutiloba; ethyl acetate fractions of Rehmania glutinosa, Leonurus sibiricus, Curcuma zedoaria and Commiphora molmol; butanol fractions of Scutellaria barbata, Tribulus terrestris, Curcuma zedoaria, Cyperus rotundus and Carthamus tinctorius, which were more than 60% inhibition of $H_2O_2$-induced mutant frequency at the HPRT locus.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2001

식물성 생약재의 항균력과 활성산소(superoxide anion, $O_2^-$)의 생산에 미치는 in vitro 효과를 조사하여 금후 in vivo 실험에 적용할 때, 어류 체내 자연 저항성 증진을 꾀할 수 있는 식물성 생약재를 발굴하기 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 식물성 생약재는 고삼, 귀전우, 구절초, 박하, 방풍, 연교, 약쑥, 지유, 삼백초, 삼지구엽초, 상백피, 소회향, 편축, 팔각 등 14종류로 이들을 열수추출하여 실험에 사용하였다. 항균력 시험에는 어병세균 Listonella anguillarum(Vibrio anguillarum), Vibrio sp., Vibrio alginolyticus, Edwardsiella tarda, Streptococcus sp., Lactcoccus garvieae를 대상으로 disk법을 사용하였으며, 활성산소의 생산능은 넙치 신장 대식세포를 이용한 nitroblue tetrazolium(NBT) 반응으로써 조사하였다. 그 결과,약쑥이 다른 생약재에 비하여 시험에 사용된 어병 세균에 대한 항균활성이 월등히 뛰어났으며, 또한 넙치 대식세포의 활성산소 생산능을 크게 자극하는 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.559-563
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• 2000

Novel exomethylene cyclopropyl nucleosides were synthesized as potential antiviral agents. The key intermediate 5 was synthesized in 4 steps, from Feists acid 1 and was condensed with purine derivatives by the $S_N2$ type reaction to give some cyclopropyl nucleosides. The synthesized nucleosides did not showed any significant antiviral activity against HSV-1, HSV-2, HCMV, HIV-1, HIV-2, and HBV up to 100 $\mu\textrm{m}$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.2903-2906
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• 2012

K-7174, a GATA-specific inhibitor, is a putative anti-inflammatory agent that attenuates effects of inflammatory cytokines in certain cell types. An expeditious four-step synthesis of K-7174 is described in this paper. The route employs Wittig olefination and bis-alkylation of homopiperazine as the key reactions. The iodine-catalyzed isomerization of the Z-isomer results in complete conversion to the E-isomer is the highlight of our synthetic endeavors.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.311-315
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• 2008

The synthesis of 7-arylidene cephalosporanates for ${\beta}-lactamase$ inhibitor was described. The reactions of substituted benzyl halides $[1]{\sim}[3]$ with triphenylphosphine gave triphenylphcsphonium chlorides $[4]{\sim}[6]$. These phosphonium salts were treated with n-butyllithium to give ylides, which were reated with 7-oxocephalosporanate [7] by Wittig reaction to afford the 7-exomethylene cephalosporanates $[8]{\sim}[10]$. These cephalosporanates were oxidized to cephalosporanate sulfones $[11]{\sim}[13]$ with mCPBA. The deprotection of benzhydryl cephalosporanate $[8]{\sim}[13]$ with $AlCl_3$ and $NaHCO_{3}$ gave sodium salts of 7-arylidene cephalosporanates $[14]{\sim}[19]$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.777-782
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• 2007

A novel library of amino-substituted 2-pyridones has been constructed through a two-step sequence of microwave-promoted Buchwald-Hartwig amination of 2-benzyloxy halopyridines followed by debenzylation. Microwave-promoted amination of 3- or 4-halopyridine in the presence of a suitable palladium catalyst and ligand system provided amino-substituted 2-benzyloxypyridines in excellent yields. Then, debenzylation of 2- benzyloxypyridines afforded the corresponding 2-pyridones with high efficiency.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2016

Background: Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) is one of the most important medicinal plants in the Orient. Among nine cultivars of P. ginseng, Chunpoong commands a much greater market value and has been planted widely in Korea. Chunpoong has superior quality "Chunsam" ($1^{st}$ grade ginseng) when made into red ginseng. Methods: A rapid and reliable method for discriminating the Chunpoong cultivar was developed by exploiting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the auxin repressed protein gene of nine Korean ginseng cultivars using specific primers. Results: An SNP was detected between Chunpoong and other cultivars, and modified allele-specific primers were designed from this SNP site to specifically identify the Chunpoong cultivar and P. quinquefolius via multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Conclusion: These results suggest that great impact to prevent authentication of precise Chunpoong and other cultivars using the auxin repressed protein gene. We therefore present an effective method for the authentication of the Chunpoong cultivar of P. ginseng and P. quinquefolius.