• 약학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.184-190
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• 1994

The activities of nitric oxide synthase and the contents of methylarginines were investigated in the pancreatic tissues of various animals by citrulline-forming method and HPLC, respectively. The high level of in vitro NO synthase activity was detected in chicken pancreas whereas MMA, the strong competitive inhibitor for NO synthase, was detected as trace in the same tissue. On the other hand, the low level of NO synthase activity was observed in the porcine pancreas while the contents of MMA were high. However, it was not possible to find any relationship between NO synthase activities and the contents of dimethylarginines at present time. D'MA was equally distributed among the pancreatic tissues of various animals but DMA was not.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.177-183
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• 1989

1. 느타리버섯 중의 미토콘드리아는 설탕농도 44% 층에서 분리 정제되었다. 2. 파장 변화에 따른 mitochondrial ATP synthase의 활성도는 480nm의 빛이 조사될 때 가장 크게 증가되었다. 3. 최적 파장 480nm의 빛 조사 시간 변화에 따른 활성도는 15분 동안 조사하였을 때 가장 크게 증가하였다. 4. 위의 최적 빛 조사 조건에서 이 효소의 최적 pH는 7.5, 최적 온도는 $56^{\circ}C$였다. 5. 최적 광 조건에서 얻은 이 효소는 $Fe^{3+}$, $Fe^{2+}$ 그리고 $K^{+}$ 이온에 의하여 활성화 되었으나, $Na^{+}$ 이온에 의해서는 억제되었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.298-301
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• 2006

트레할로스 합성효소(trehalose synthase)의 효율적인 생산을 위하여, 5 종류의 plasmid를 형질전환 시킨 재조합 E. coli를 이용하여 균체생산량과 효소발현량을 비교하였다. Trehalose synthase의 활성은 fusion partner를 이용한 system 에서는 활성이 나타나지 않았으며, IPTG 유도 발현 시스템보다 항시적 발현 시스템을 사용하는 E. coli K12/pHCETS에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 선별된 재조합 E. coli K12/pHCETS를 사용하여 회분식 및 유가배양을 수행하였으며, 유가식 배양의 경우 균체논도는 20 g/L, 최종 trehalose synthase 활성은 13.7 U/ml을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 트레할로스 생산을 위한 trehalose synthase가 재조합 E. coli의 발효에 의해 경제적으로 생산되어질 수 있다는 가능성을 보여 주었다.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2004년도 생명공학 실용화를 위한 비젼
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• pp.81-90
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• 2004

Sialic acid containing glycosphingolipids (gangliosides) have been implicated in the regulation of various biological phenomena such as atherosclerosis. Recent report suggeststhat exogenously supplied disialoganglioside (GD3) serves a dual role in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) proliferation and apoptosis. However, the role of the GD3 synthase gene in VSMC responses has not yet been elucidated. To determine whether a ganglioside is able to modulate VSMC growth. the effect of overexpression of the GD3 synthase gene on DNA synthesis was examined. The results show that the overexpression of this gene has a potent inhibitory effect on DNA synthesis and ERK phosphorylation in cultured VSMC in the presence of PDGF. The suppression of the GD3 synthase gene was correlated with the down-regulation of cyclinE/CDK2. the up-regulation of the CDK inhibitor p21 and blocking of the p27 inhibition,whereas up-regulation of p53 as the result of GD3 synthase gene expression was not observed. Consistently, blockade of GD3 function with anti-GD3 antibody reversed VSMC proliferation and cell cycle proteins. The expression of the CD3 synthase gene also led to the inhibition of TNF--induced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in VSMC as determined by zymography and immunoblot. Furthermore, GD3 synthase gene expression strongly decreased MMP-9 promoteractivlty in response to TNF-. This inhibition was characterized by the down-regulation of MMP-9,which was Iranscriptionally regulated at NF-B and activation protein-1 (AP-1) sites in the MMP-9promoter Finally, the overexpression of MMP-9 in GD3 synthase transfectant cells rescued VSMC proliferation. However MMP-2 overexpression was not affected the cell proliferation. These findings suggest that the fl13 synthase gene represents a physiological modulator of VSMC responses that may contribute to plaque instability in atherosclerosis.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.445-452
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• 1994

Methyl jasmonate(MeJA)가 녹두(Phaseolus radiatus L.) 하배축과 잎에서 에틸렌 생성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 녹두 하배축 조직에서의 에틸렌 생성은 MeJA의 농도에 비례해서 감소했으며 그 억제 효과는 3시간 이후부터 현저하게 나타났다. 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase의 활성에 대한 MeJA의 억제 효과 역시 3시간 이후부터 나타났으며 ACC synthase의 활성에는 별 효과가 없었다. $450\;\mu\textrm{M}$ MeJA가 포함된 배지에서 배양시킨 녹두 하배축 조직에서 옥신 유발 에틸렌 생성은 대조구에 비하여 현저히 억제되었는데 이러한 옥신 유발 에틸렌 생성에 대한 MeJA의 억제 기작을 알아보기 위하여 ACC synthase의 활성과 ACC oxidase의 활성을 조사하였다. MeJA는 옥신이 처리된 조직내 ACC양과 ACC synthase 활성 및 ACC oxidase의 활성을 감소시켰다. 따라서 옥신 유발 에틸렌 생성에 대한 MeJA의 억제 효과는 MeJA가 ACC synthase의 활성 뿐만 아니라 ACC oxidase의 활성을 감소시킴으로써 나타난다고 볼 수 있다. 하배축과는 반대로 $4.5\;\mu\textrm{M}$로 처리한 잎 조직에서의 에틸렌 생성은 대조구에 비해 약 50% 촉진되었으며 옥신에 의해 유발된 에틸렌 생성량은 MeJA에 의해 증가되었다. 잎에서의 MeJA에 의한 에틸렌의 합성 증가는 ACC oxidase의 활성 증가에 기인하였으며 ACC synthase의 효소활성은 변화가 없어TEk. 따라서 MeJA는 녹두의 서로 다른 조직에서 에틸렌 합성에 대해 서로 상반된 효과를 나타내었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2008

In the present study, we investigated activity change of sphingomyelin anabolic enzymes such as sphingomyelin synthase and ceramide synthase. Sprague-Dawley male rats treated with 10 mg/kg of DMN intraperitoneally were used as a hepatic fibrosis model. Sphingomyelin synthase and ceramide synthase activities were measured in 1-week, 2-week, 3-week and 4-week DMN-treated rats along with respective control group rats. We found the increased sphingomyelin synthase activity in 4-week DMN-treated liver but not in kidney. Ceramide synthase activity was significantly increased in DMN-treated kidney after 2-week treatment and in DMN-treated liver after 3-week treatment. Although further investigation is necessary to elucidate meanings of sphingolipid metabolites during the liver fibrosis, activity change of sphingolipid anabolic enzymes may imply that sphingolipid metabolism and sphingolipid metabolites could be involved in liver fibrosis especially under oxidative stress.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2001

Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthase catalyzed the last enzymic step to synthesize the intracellular PHB of Rhodobacter sphaeroides. No PHB was detected when the phbC coding for PhB synthase was interrupted, and its expression was regulated at the level of transcription. The cellular PHB content increased about four- to six-fold during the growth transition from the exponential to the early stationary phase under both aerobic and photoheterotrophic conditions. The PHB content during the aerobic growth seemed to be determined by the PhB synthase activity. However, the PHB synthase activity of photoheterotrophically grown cells did not correlate with the PhB content, suggesting a photoheterotrophic regulation different from the aerobic control. Thus, the PHB content of R. sphaeroides was regulated at the transcription level only under aerobic conditions.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2000

6년생 고려인삼근(Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) 중의 Sucrose synthase, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 및 ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase의 활성을 생육 시기별로 조사한 결과, Sucrose synthase 와 ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase는 뿌리저장활성 지표로서 adaptive enzyme의 특성을 나타내는 반면, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase는 maintenance enzyme으로서 존재하였다. 평균기온이 24。C 이상일 때 전분합성이 저하되고 중심부의 산소소비량이 급격히 증가되었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2005

Tacrine analogues for degenerative brain disease treatments have been designed. A series of diazaanthrine derivatives as novel analogues of tacrine has been prepared through the alkyl substitution and the ring expansion. They were expected to retain anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of prostaglandin production with reduction of side effect as the selective prostaglandin synthase inhibitor. Prostaglandin synthase expression is associated with the deposition of beta-amyloid protein in neuritic plaques in brain inflammation. Therefore selective prostaglandin synthase blockade is important for the prevention and treatment of alzheimer's disease. To evaluate inhibitory effect of prostaglandin synthase, synthetic tacrine derivatives were screened with accumulation of prostaglandin biosynthesis by lipopolysaccharide in aspirin-treated murine macrophage cell. Most of synthetic compounds have shown significant prostaglandin synthase activities in vitro screening with $84.3{\sim}33.6\%$ inhibition of the prostaglandin $E_2$ production at $10\;{\mu}g/ml$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.435-437
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• 1997

The role of $Ca^{2+}$ in making functional malate synthase in Corynebacterium glutamicum was investigated using the cloned DNA coding for the enzyme. Introduction of cloned aceB into C. glutamicum overexpressed malate synthase as judged by SDS-PAGE. However, the increase in enzyme activity of the expressed malate synthase did not match the level of overexpression observed in SDS-PAGE. Addition of $Ca^{2+}$ to the growth medium specifically increased the activity. The malate synthase could be stained with ruthenium red in a $Ca^{2+}$-specific manner. This agrees with the previous observation which reported a potential $Ca^{2+}$-binding domain in the N-terminal region of the protein.