• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.121.1-121
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• 1994

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.191-195
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• 1985

The polymerization of title compound (MCEC, I) with phenols led to give corresponding resole type polymer. Phenol and p-methoxyphenol polymer had a relative higher molecular weight and a property of elastomer, but p-chloro-and p-nitrophenol polymer had a lower ones. Also, phenol and p-meth-oxyphenol gave to crosslinking polymer by elongation of reaction period and rising of temperature.

• BMB Reports
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.615-622
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of dietary garlic powder on diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis and cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in weaning male Sprague-Dawley rats by using the medium-term bioassay system of Ito et al. The rats were fed diets that contained 0, 0.5, 2.0 or 5.0% garlic powder for 8 weeks, beginning the diets with the intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of DEN. The areas of placental glutathione S-transferase (GST-P) positive foci, an effective marker for DEN-initiated lesions, were significantly decreased in the rats that were fed garlic-powder diets; the numbers were significantly decreased only in the 2.0 and 5.0% garlic-powder diets. The p-nitrophenol hydroxylase (PNPH) activities and protein levels of CYP 2E1 in the hepatic microsomes of the rats that were fed the 2.0 and 5.0% garlic powder diet were much lower than those of the basal-diet groups. Pentoxyresorufin O-dealkylase (PROD) activity and CYP 2B1 protein level were not influenced by the garlic-powder diets and carcinogen treatment. Therefore, the suppression of CYP 2E1 by garlic in the diet might influence the formation of preneoplastic foci during hepatocarcinogenesis in rats that are initiated with DEN.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.51-54
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• 1990

Effect of scoparone (6, 7-dimethoxycoumarin) on the hepatic cytosolic sulfotransferase activity was investigated. After treatment with scoparone, hepatic cytosolic sulfotransferase activity was increased with odse and time-dependent manner as compared to control. The $V_{max}$ value (control = 1.33 n moles/mg protein/min, scoparone = 2.39n moles/mg protein/min) without affecting the $K_m$ value for p-nitrophenol was increased by the scoparone treatment. Whereas, the hepatic cytosolic sulfotransferase was not changed by the addition of scoparone in vitro, and was strongly inhibited by the addition of metabolites of scoparone. The results obtained suggest that the characteristics of increase in the enzyme activity may include induction of enzyme proteins, and may be due to the metaboltes of scoparone.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.492-497
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• 1997

A difference in ethanol metabolism between premature and young adult rats was examined. Female SD rats, either 4wk or 12wk old, were injected with a single dose of ethanol (1.5g /kg) through jugular vein and the blood ethanol level was monitored for 300 min using a gas chromatographic method. Reduction of blood ethanol level per unit of time was less and the area under the blood concentration-time curve (AUC) was significantly greater in young adults compared to premature rats. Activity of hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase was not influenced by the age increase. Total cytochrome P-450, cytochrome $b_5$. or aminopyrine N-demethylation was not different between premature rats and young adult rats. However, p-nitrophenol hydroxylation and p-nitroanisole O-demethylation activities were significantly higher in premature rats. The relative liver weight was 45% greater in premature rats leading to an overall increase in ethanol metabolizing activity in these animals. The results indicate that the reduction in ethanol elimination in young adult rats appears to be mostly associated with the decrease in relative liver weight as the age of animals increases.

• Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.57.1-57.1
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• 1997

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.281-287
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• 2007

Microorganisms were isolated from earthworm intestine and examined for their ability to degrade 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (MNP), a main degradation product of the insecticide fenitrothion. An isolate that showed the best degradation of MNP was selected for further study. The 16S rRNA analysis showed that the isolate belongs to the genus of Burkholderia, close to phenanthrene-degrading Burkholderia sp. S4.9, and is named Burkholderia sp. SH-1. When time-course degradation of MNP by SH-1 was examined by high performance liquid chromatographic analysis, almost complete degradation of MNP was observed within 26 h. Colony forming unit value assays indicated that the isolate SH-1 was capable of utilizing MNP as a sole carbon source. SH-1 could also degrade p-nitrophenol (PNP) but could not degrade ortho-substituted nitroaromatics such as 2,4-, 2,6- and 2,5-dinitrophenol. Catechol was detected as the main degration product of MNP and PNP. SH-1 was also found in the soil from which earthworms were obtained. These results suggest that the dispersal of Burkholderia sp. SH-1 into different environment with the aid of earthworms is likely to play a role in bioremediation of the soil contaminated with MNP.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.7-10
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• 2005

Trichoderma sp. SY most effectively produces an extracellular ${\gamma}$-L-arabinofuranosidase (AF) using arabinose as a carbon source. AF grown on cellulose as a carbon source was purified 28-fold with 4.4% yield by DEAE exchange and HQ/20 cation exchange chromatographies The purified enzyme was found to be homogeneous on SDS-PAGE with molecular weight of 89 kDa. It exhibited a high level of activity with p-nitrophenyl ${\alpha}$-L-arabinofuranoside, showing $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ values of $0.15\;{\mu}M$ and $239.85U{\cdot}mg^{-1}$, respectively and did not require any metal ion for activity. It also released p-nitrophenol from p-nitrophenol conjugated ${\beta}$-D-xylopyranoside, and ${\beta}$-D-galactopyranoside not from ${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside.

• BMB Reports
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 1997

This study was designed to investigate the effects of dietary garlic powder on cytochrome P450 enzymes and membrane stability in murine hepatocarcinogenesis initiated by diethylnitrosamine (DEN). Male Sprague-Dawley rats received a single intraperitoneal injection of DEN (200 mg/kg body wt) dissolved in saline. After 2 weeks on a basal diet, animals were fed diets containing 0. 0.5. 2.0. or 5.0% garlic powder for 6 weeks, and were subjected to two-thirds partial hepatectomy. The areas of placental glutathione S-transferase (GST-P) positive foci were inhibited in rats fed with garlic diets. GST-P is the most effective marker for DEN-initiated lesions. Hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation was significantly decreased in rats fed with 2.0 and 5.0% garlic powder diets compared with that observed in the control animals and hepatic microsomal glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activity was found to increase significantly in rats fed 0.5 and 2.0% garlic powder diets. Thus as little as 0.5% garlic powder has a positive effect on the stability of hepatic microsomal membranes. p-Nitrophenol hydroxylase (PNPH) activity and the level of cytochrome P450 2E1 protein in the hepatic microsomes from rats fed diets containing 2.0 and 5.0% garlic powder were much lower than those of control microsomes. Rats fed 5.0% garlic powder diets exhibited the lowest P450 2E1 activity and protein levels among groups. Pentoxyresorufin O-dealkylase activity and immunoblot (cytochrome P450 2B1) analyses were not different between groups. However, the levels of cytochrome P450 1A1/2 protein in rats fed 0.5 and 2.0% garlic powder were significantly induced compared to controls. These results suggest that 2.0% garlic powder is effective in inhibiting the areas of GST-P positive foci, modulating certain isoforms of cytochrome P450 enzymes and stabilizing the hepatic microsomal membrane. Thus, the selective modification of cytochrome P450 enzymes and membrane stability by dietary garlic powder may influence areas of GST-P positive foci and chemoprevention of post-initiation of rat hepatocarcinogenesis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.103-104
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• 2001