• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2017

톨라신은 Pseudomonas tolaasii에 의해 생성되는 펩티드 독소이며, 인공재배 버섯에 갈반병을 일으킨다. 톨라신 펩티드는 막에 pore를 형성하고, 세포막 구조를 파괴한다. 톨라신의 분자 작용은 톨라신 분자들의 응집, 세포막 결합, 세포막에서의 pore 형성으로 이루어져 있다. 따라서, 이 작용의 억제는 갈반병을 억제할 수 있다. 식품첨가물로부터 몇몇의 톨라신 저해제(tolaasin inhibitory factors, TIF)를 얻었다. TIF는 버섯에 감염된 병원균에 의한 갈반 형성을 억제할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 TIF를 다양한 조건에서 보관하였으며, 톨라신에 의한 세포 독성의 저해에 대해 이들의 활성을 조사하였다. TIF는 불포화탄소 화합물이기 때문에 대기 노출과 빛 조사에 민감하다. 혐기적 조건에서 TIF는 3개월동안 안정하였고, 효과는 10% 정도 감소하였다. 그러나 빛과 공기와 접촉한 조건에서는 2주동안 90% 가까이 TIF 활성이 억제되었다. 5, 25, $45^{\circ}C$의 저장온도에서는 어떠한 차이도 보이지 않았기 때문에 온도는 TIF의 안정성에 유의적인 영향을 끼치지 않았다. 따라서, TIF 화합물의 안정적인 저장을 위해서는 용기는 밀폐되고, 빛은 차단되어야 한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.504-509
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• 1989

The effect of oxygen-deficiency on the charge distributions and orbital energies for small copper oxide clusters representing the superconducting materials $YBa_2Cu_3O_x (6{\leq}x{\leq}7)$ were investigated by the extended Huckel molecular orbital (EHMO) method with the tight-binding model. Our calculations show +3 oxidation state of Cu(1) in the $CuO_3$ chain and +2 or +1 of Cu(2) in the $CuO_2$ layers for $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 (or +5), while for $YBa_2Cu_3O_6$ +1 oxidation state of Cu(1) and +3 (or +2) of Cu(2) in the $CuO_2$ layers with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 (or +5). For $Cu_3O_{12}$ cluster representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 the Cu(2) $d_{{x^2}-{y^2}}$ orbitals in the $CuO_2$ layers is a typical Jahn-Teller $d^9$ system with the partial hole and the Cu(1) $d_{{_z2}-{_y2}}$ orbital in the $CuO_3$ chain contains hole occupancy. For $Cu_3O_{10}$ cluster representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_6$ with the nominal charge of Cu = +5 the orbital character of the highest partially occupied MO (HPOMO) and the lowest completely unoccupied MO (LCUMO) of $Cu_3O_{12}$ representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 is reversed, and the character of Cu(1) $d{{x^2}-{y^2}}$ orbital of LCUMO of the $Cu_3O_{12} $cluster is vanished. It is suggested that the local crystal field environment of Cu(1) by the oxygens in the Cu(1) chain may play a vital role in conductivity and superconductivity, either alone or through cooperative electronic coupling with the Cu(2) layers in $YBa_2Cu_3O_7.$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.547-561
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• 2024

In this study, we aim to investigate the precise alterations in the gut microbiota during the onset and advancement of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and examine the impact of Ruminococcus gnavus (R. gnavus) on DN. Eight-week-old male KK-Ay mice were administered antibiotic cocktails for a duration of two weeks, followed by oral administration of R. gnavus for an additional eight weeks. Our study revealed significant changes in the gut microbiota during both the initiation and progression of DN. Specifically, we observed a notable increase in the abundance of Clostridia at the class level, higher levels of Lachnospirales and Oscillospirales at the order level, and a marked decrease in Clostridia_UCG-014 in DN group. Additionally, there was a significant increase in the abundance of Lachnospiraceae, Oscillospiraceae, and Ruminococcaceae at the family level. Moreover, oral administration of R. gnavus effectively aggravated kidney pathology in DN mice, accompanied by elevated levels of urea nitrogen (UN), creatinine (Cr), and urine protein. Furthermore, R. gnavus administration resulted in down-regulation of tight junction proteins such as Claudin-1, Occludin, and ZO-1, as well as increased levels of uremic toxins in urine and serum samples. Additionally, our study demonstrated that orally administered R. gnavus up-regulated the expression of inflammatory factors, including nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) and Interleukin (IL)-6. These changes indicated the involvement of the gut-kidney axis in DN, and R. gnavus may worsen diabetic nephropathy by affecting uremic toxin levels and promoting inflammation in DN.