• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.191-200
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• 1992

한국산 유혈목이에서 스파르가눔 충체를 수집하고, 이들 충체의 추출액에서 ion-exchange chromatography와 affinity chromatography를 실시하여 cysteine proteinase를 순수 정제하였다. 경제된 효소의 최적 pH는 5.5이었고, 최적 mole 농도는 0.IM (0.1M sodium acetate, pH5.5) 이었다. 정제된 대소는 thiol-dependent이고, $4^{\circ}C$에서 pH 5.0일 때 24시간 동안 안전성을 보였다. 효소의 환성도는 저분자 합성기질인 CBZ-phe-arg-AFC에 대 해 활성이 높았다. 정제된 효소는 척추동물의 산성 cysteine proteinase의 억제인자에 감수성을 보였다. UItrogel AcA54 column chromatography로 정제된 cysteine proteinase의 분자량을 측정한 결과 28,000 dalton이었다. 정제된 효소는 collagen type I과 hemoglobin을 분해하였다. Immunoblot한 결과 정제된 효소는 스파르가눔증 환자의 혈청과 반응하였다. 이상의 결과에서 스파르가눔의 cysteine proteinase는숙주 체내이동, 조직침수성 및 영양소 섭취에 관여할 것이라 추정되며, 정제된 효소는 스파르가눔 현중의 혈청학적 진단에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2005

We examined the signaling molecules involved in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced neuronal cell death and increase in cellular glutathione (GSH) level in SK-N-SH cells. The 6-OH-DA-induced cell death was significantly prevented by the pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a thiol antioxidant, and BAPTA, an intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ chelator. Although 6-OHDA induced ERK phosphorylation, the pretreatment with PD98059, an ERK inhibitor, did not block 6-OHDA-induced cell death. In addition, the 6-OHDA-induced activation of caspase-3, a key signal for apoptosis, was blocked by the pretreatment with NAC and BAPTA. While the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was significantly increased in the 6-OHDA-treated cells, the cellular GSH level was not altered for the first 6-hr exposure to 6-OHDA, but after then, the level was significantly increased, which was also blocked by the pretreatment with NAC and BAPTA, but not by PD98059. Depletion of GSH by pretreating the cells with DL-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO), a glutathione synthesis inhibitor, rather significantly potentiated the 6-OHDA-induced death. In contrast to the pretreatment with NAC, 6-OHDA-induced cell death was not prevented by the post-treatment with NAC 30 min after 6-OHDA treatment. The results indicate that the GSH level which is increased adaptively by the 6-OHDA-induced ROS and intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ is not enough to overcome the death signal mediated through ROS-$Ca^{2+}$ -caspase pathway.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.803-815
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• 1988

The present experiments were performed to confirm the hypothesis that xanthine oxidase[XOD], as a source and mechanism of oxygen radical production, plays an important role in the genesis of the reperfusion injury of ischemic myocardium. The experimental ischemic-reperfusion injury was induced in isolated, Langendorff preparations of rat hearts by 60 min. Of global ischemia with aortic clamping followed by 20 min. of reperfusion with oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit solution[pH 7.4, 37*C]. The results were as follows: 1. The releases of creatine phosphokinase and a lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde[MDA] into the coronary effluent were abruptly increased upon reperfusion of ischemic hearts. The increases of the enzyme and MDA were suppressed significantly in the hearts removed from rats pretreated with allopurinol, a specific XOD inhibitor[20mg/kg, oral, 24 hrs and 2 hrs before study]. This effect of allopurinol was comparable to that of oxygen radical scavengers, superoxide dismutase[5, 000U] and catalase[12, 500 U]. 2. The increased SOD-inhibitable reduction of ferricytochrome C, which was infused to the hearts starting with reperfusion, was significantly suppressed in allopurinol pretreated hearts. 3. Activities of myocardial XOD were compared in the normal control hearts and the ischemic ones. Total enzyme activities were not different in both hearts. However, comparing with the control, the ischemic ones showed higher activity in 0-form and lower activities in D-form and D/O-form. 4. In the ischemic hearts, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, a serine protease inhibitor, prevented significantly the increase of 0-form and the decreases of D and D/O-form, while thiol reagents did not affect the changes of the enzyme. 5. The increase of 0-form and the decreases of D and D/0-form were not significant in both calcium-free perfused and pimozide, a calmodulin inhibitor, treated ischemic hearts. 6. The SOD-inhibitable reduction of ferricytochrome C were suppressed by PMSF and pimozide treatment as well as by calcium-free perfusion. It is suggested from these results that in the ischemic rat myocardium, xanthine oxidase is converted to oxygen radical producing 0-form by calcium, calmodulin-dependent proteolysis and plays a contributing role in the genesis of ischemic-reperfusion injury by producing oxygen free radicals.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.1253-1257
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• 2011

The surface structures, adsorption conditions, and thermal desorption behaviors of cyclopentanethiol (CPT) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au(111) were investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS). STM imaging revealed that although the adsorption of CPT on Au(111) at room temperature generates disordered SAMs, CPT molecules at $50^{\circ}C$ formed well-ordered SAMs with a $(2{\surd}3{\times}{\surd}5)R41^{\circ}$ packing structure. XPS measurements showed that CPT SAMs at room temperature were formed via chemical reactions between the sulfur atoms and gold surfaces. TDS measurements showed two dominant TD peaks for the decomposed fragments ($C_5H_9^+$, m/e = 69) generated via C-S bond cleavage and the parent molecular species ($C_5H_9SH^+$, m/e = 102) derived from a recombination of the chemisorbed thiolates and hydrogen atoms near 440 K. Interestingly, dimerization of sulfur atoms in n-alkanethiol SAMs usually occurs during thermal desorption and the same reaction did not happen for CPT SAMs, which may be due to the steric hindrance of cyclic rings of the CPT molecules. In this study, we demonstrated that the alicyclic ring of organic thiols strongly affected the surface structure and thermal desorption behavior of SAMs, thus providing a good method for controlling chemical and physical properties of organic thiol SAMs.

• BMB Reports
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.397-402
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• 1997

A thiol-specific spin label was attached to cysteine-102 of yeast cytochrome c and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra were measured as a function of added cytochrome c oxidase concentration. The intensity decreased due to line broadening as cytochrome c formed a complex with cytochrome c oxidase and reached a minimum when the ratio of cytochrome c to cytochrome c oxidase became one. Replacement of either Lys-72 or Lys-87 of cytochrome c by Glu did not result in a significant change in binding affinity. Interestingly the K72E mutant, unlike K87E, had a much lower rate of electron transfer than the wild type. These results indicate that many positively charged residues as a group participate in complex formation but Lys-72 might be important for cytochrome c to be locked in an orientation for an efficient electron transfer. A stoichiometry of 1 was also confirmed by optical absorption of the cytochrome c-cytochrome c oxidase complex which had been run through a gel chromatography cloumn to remove unbound cytochrome c. The EPR spectrum of this 1:1 complex, however, was a mixture of two components. This explains a biphasic kinetics for a single binding site on cytochrome c oxidase without invoking conformational transition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2020

Antibiotic resistance by pathogenic bacteria and fungi is one of the most serious global public health problems in the 21^st century, directly affecting human health and lifestyle. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus with strong resistance to the common antibiotics have been isolated from Intensive Care Unit patients at Zagazig Hospital. Thus, in this study we assessed the biocidal activity of nanoparticles of silver, copper and zinc synthesized by Fusarium solani KJ 623702 against these multidrug resistant-bacteria. The synthesized Metal Nano-particles (MNPs) were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Zeta potential. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) result showed the presence of different functional groups such as carboxyl, amino and thiol, ester and peptide bonds in addition to glycosidic bonds that might stabilize the dispersity of MNPs from aggregation. The antimicrobial potential of MNPs by F. solani against the multidrug-resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa and S. aureus in addition to the mycotoxigenic Aspergillus awamori, A. fumigatus and F. oxysporum was investigated, based on the visual growth by diameter of inhibition zone. Among the synthesized MNPs, the spherical AgNPs (13.70 nm) displayed significant effect against P. aeruginosa (Zone of Inhibition 22.4 mm and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration 21.33 ㎍/ml), while ZINC oxide Nano-Particles were the most effective against F. oxysporum (ZOI, 18.5 mm and MIC 24.7 ㎍/ml). Transmission Electron Microscope micrographs of AgNP-treated P. aeruginosa showed cracks and pits in the cell wall, with internalization of NPs. Production of pyocyanin pigment was significantly inhibited by AgNPs in a concentration-dependent manner, and at 5-20 ㎍ of AgNPs/ml, the pigment production was reduced by about 15-100%, respectively.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 1998

Salmonella spp.의 신속한 검출을 위하여 엷은 박막형태의 수정결정을 사용하는 압전류적(piesoelectric) 항체센서 시스템을 개발하고 증류수, 완충용액, 식염용액 등의 여러 매질 중에서 보여주는 진동 특성을 검토하였다. Salmonella spp. 균 구조항원(Common structural antigen)에 대한 항체를 수정결정에 PEI pre-coating, BSA 가교화, 3-APTES silanizaition, protein A와 DTBP thiolation의 5가지 방법에 의해 고정화한 후 항체 센서의 안정성을 살펴보았다. Salmonella 균을 주입하였을 때 Salmonella 균과 수정 결정에 고정화한 항체와의 결함반응에 의해 수정결정의 질량증가와 이에 따른 진동수 감소가 나타났다. 고정화방법 중 protein A와 DTBP를 이용하여 고정화하는 방법이 센서반응을 가장 안정적이고 재현성 있게 나타내줌을 알 수 있었다. $7.45{\times}10^{7}\;CFU/ml$의 Salmonella 균을 반응 cell 내에 주입하였을 때 protein A를 이용한 고정화의 경우 80Hz, DTBP를 이용한 고정화의 경우 283 Hz의 진동수 감소가 나타났으며, 압전류적 항체센서를 이용할 경우 40분 이내에 Salmonella spp.의 검출이 가능하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2007

Redox signaling은 단백질을 산화환원 시키는 세포의 중요 신호가 전달되어, 그 단백질의 기능이 변화함으로써 세포의 성장 및 사멸을 조절하게 되는 과정이다. 단백질 합성 구성원의 산화, 환원 과정에 의한 단백질 합성 조절을 알아보기 위해 환원제인 DTT 존재 하에 단백질 합성 활성을 관찰한 결과 DTT가 존재하지 않는 것에 비해 단백질합성이 1.4배 정도 증가됨이 관찰되어 redox potential을 보이는 것으로 보아 환원제가 단백질 합성을 좀 더 증진시키는 것으로 사료된다. DTT에 의한 이러한 현상은 산화환원 조절 단백질인 thioredoxin를 첨가한다면 thiol기에 환원력이 전달되어 단백질합성이 더욱 촉진되기 때문에 효모에서 thioredoxin유전자를 cloning하고 이로부터 효모에서 GST-thioredoxin을 분리하였다. DTT 존재 하에 산화환원 조절 단백질인 thioredoxin을 농도별로 첨가하였을 때의 단백질 합성이 어떻게 조절되는지 알아보았다. 반응 액에 DTT를 넣은 것과 넣지 않은 것을 사용하여 thioredoxin을 0ng, 18ng, 90ng, 460ng, 2,300 ng의 농도로 각각 넣어서 반응시켜 보았다. 이렇게 반응시킨 반응물에서 만들어진 단백질 활성을 측정하였는데 thioredoxin의 농도가 높아질수록 그 활성이 높게 나타났으며, thioredoxin을 넣은 것이 넣지 않은 것에 비해 활성이 약 4배 이상 높게 나왔다 이 결과는 산화환원 조절 단백질인 thioredoxin이 환원력을 단백질합성구성원에 효율적으로 전달하는데 관여함을 보여주는 것이며, 산화환원이 단백질 합성 시 중요한 신호전달 과정임을 암시한다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.244-252
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• 2018

Protein disulfide isomerase A3 (PDIA3) is a major member of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family. PDI proteins commonly reside in the endoplasmic reticulum and mediate important thiol-disulfide interchanges during post-translational protein folding. Unlike other PDI family members, PDIA3 is ubiquitous in various organ systems. However, its physiological activity varies in other tissues. PDIA3 has been associated with cancer, airway inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic diseases. However, the mechanisms of the association of PDIA3 with these pathological conditions remain unclear. Recombinant PDIA3 (rPDIA3) is needed to clarify the interactions between PDIA3 and certain physiological phenomena. In the present study, we aimed to produce highly purified rPDIA3 for use in pathological experiments. We expressed rPDIA3 with a histidine-enriched elongated peptide tag in Escherichia coli and obtained rPDIA3 at 97.8% purity using consecutive His-tag and reverse-phase chromatography. Elongated peptide tags screened from artificially designated library had dual functions for protein expression and simple purification.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.361-370
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• 1988

유청 및 대두 단백질의 상호작용을 규명하기 위하여 두 단백질용액 및 1 : 1 혼합용액에 대한 겔투과크로마토그래피와 전기영동에 의하여 열처리 중 조성단백질의 변화 및 상호작용에 관여한 조성단백질을 조사하였다. 크로마토그래피 결과 $80^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 열처리할 경우, 대두단백질 및 혼합물에서 저분자량의 단백질과 고분자량의 응집물이 증가한 것으로 나타났는데, 이는 열처리에 의하여 대두의 11S globulin이 subunit로 해리되고, 이것이 thiol기, disulfide bond 등을 함유한 유청단백질과 가용성 응질물을 형성하기 때문으로 생각되었다. 전기영동에 의하여, 가열시 유청조성단백질 중의 ${\beta}-Lactoglobulin$, ${\alpha}-Lactalbumin$ 및 proteose-peptone 3이 대두단백질과 상호작용을 일으키는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 용액의 염환경에 따라 Bovine Serum Albumin, Immunoglobulin G(H) 및 Lactoferrin도 상호작용을 일으킬 수 있으며, 대두조성단백질 중의 11S globulin의 basic subunit와 acidic subunit, 7S globulin의 ${\alpha}'$ subunit가 유청단백질과 상호작용을 일으킬 수 있음을 추측할 수 있었다.