• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.185-190
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• 1988

To investigate whether malignant behavior of skin tumor correlates with changes in the level of proteolytic activities in skin tumors, rats were treated with 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene followed by photbor ester. Tumors induced upon the treatrnents exhibited more than 20-fold increase in the activity of plasminogen activator and about 3-fold of plasmin-like activity. as compared to those in treated controls. Furthermore, the former activity was raised to about 6-fold even in the preneoplastic dssues of the skin tissues. On the other hand, the proteolytic activity against casein and insulin decreased to several-fold in the tumor tissues while antitrvpsin activity remained similar in both tumor and controls. Thus, the increase in the activities of plasmInogen activator and plasminlike enzyme appears to occur as a charaderistic to skin cancer and may involve in invasion and metsstasis of the tumor.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.799-803
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• 2005

In the course of screening anti-dementia agents from natural products, two $\beta$-secretase (BACE1) inhibitors were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of Sanguisorbae Radix by the activity-guided purification using silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and RP-HPLC. They were identified as 1,2,3-trigalloyl-4,6-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside (Tellimagrandin II, 1) and 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloyl-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside (2) and were shown to non-competitively inhibit $\beta$-secretase (BACE1) with the $IC_{50}$ values of $3.10{\times}10^{-6}M\;and\;3.76{\times}10^{-6}M$, respectively. The Ki values of 1 and 2 were $6.84{\times}10^{-6}M\;and\;5.13{\times}10^{-6}M$. They were less inhibitory to asecretase (TACE) and other serine proteases such as chymotrypsin, trypsin, and elastase, suggesting that they were relatively specific inhibitors of BACE1.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.816-822
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• 2005

Catharsius protease-2 (CPM-2) was isolated from the body of dung beetles, Catharsius molossus, using a three step purification process (ammonium sulfate fractionation, gel filtration on Bio-Gel P-60, and affinity chromatography on DEAE Affi-Gel blue). The purified CPM-2, having a molecular weight of 24 kDa, was assessed homogeneously by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of CPM-2 was composed of X Val Gin Asp Phe Val Glu Glu lie Leu. CPM-2 was inactivated by $Cu^{2+}\;and\;Zn^{2+}$ and strongly inhibited by typical serine proteinase inhibitors such as TLCK, soybean trypsin inhibitor, aprotinin, benzamidine, and ${\alpha}_1$-antitrypsin. However, EDTA, EGTA, cysteine, $\beta$-mercaptoethanol, E64, and elastatinal had little effect on enzyme activity. In addition, antiplasmin and antithrombin III were not sensitive to CPM-2. Based on the results of a fibrinolytic activity test, CPM-2 readily cleaved $A{\alpha}-$ and $B{\beta}$-chains of fibrinogen and fibrin, and y-chain of fibrinogen more slowly. The nonspecific action of the enzyme resulted in extensive hydrolysis, releasing a variety of fibrinopeptides of fibrinogen and fibrin. Polyclonal antibodies of CPM-2 were reactive to the native form of antigen. The ELISA was applied to detect quantities, in nanograms, of the antigen in CPM-2 protein.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.983-989
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• 2008

Human insulin is a hormone well-known to regulate the blood glucose level. Recombinant preproinsulin, a precursor of authentic insulin, is typically produced in E. coli as an inactive inclusion body, the solubilization of which needs the addition of reducing agents such as $\beta$-mercaptoethanol. To make authentic insulin, recombinant preproinsulin is modified enzymatically by trypsin and carboxypeptidase B. The effects of $\beta$-mercaptoethanol on the formation of human insulin derivatives were investigated in the enzymatic modification by using commercially available human proinsulin as a substrate. Addition of 1 mM $\beta$-mercaptoethanol induced the formation of various insulin derivatives. Among them, the second major one, impurity 3, was found to be identical to the insulin B chain fragment from $Phe_1$ to $Glu_{21}$. Minimization of the formation of insulin derivatives and concomitant improvement of the production yield of human insulin were achieved by the addition of hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide bound with $\beta$-mercaptoethanol and thereby reduced the negative effects of $\beta$-mercaptoethanol considerably. Elimination of the impurity 3 and other derivatives by the addition of over 10 mM hydrogen peroxide in the presence of $\beta$-mercaptoethanolled to a 1.3-fold increase in the recovery efficiency of insulin, compared with those for the case without hydrogen peroxide. The positive effects of hydrogen peroxide were also confirmed with recombinant human preproinsulin expressed in recombinant E. coli as an inclusion body.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.156-166
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• 2007

Soybean meal was widely used as a protein source in pig feedstuff because it has a good amino acid balance compared with other vegetable sources. However, soybeans contain trypsin inhibitors and other antinutritional factors which can lead to lower the digestibility of amino acid, and consequently reduce the growth performance. Heat treatment of soybeans is helpful shown to decrease the antinutritional factors and elicit an improved growth performance. Additionally, microbial processe using(HP 100, HP 200 and HP 300), and non-protein constituent removal are suggested to improve the growth performance and nutrient digestibility. Inadequate heat treatment of soybeans gives no damage to adult pig, but it has been shown to decrease nutrient digestibility in young pig. So, soy protein concentrate (SPC) and Isolated soy protein(ISP) were more widely used for nursery pigs than growing and finishing pigs, since SPC and ISP have similar characteristics as milk product.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.3-41
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• 2001

단백질의 부분 가수분해는 산성 음료에서의 용해도 증가, 환자들의 소화력과 알러지 내성의 개선, 다른 기능적 특성의 개발 등을 위하여 식품산업에 널리 이용되고 있다. 그러나 우유 단백질이나 대두 단백질과 같은 몇 가지 단백질들은 가수분해에 의하여 강한 쓴맛을 형성한다, 단백질 가수분해물의 쓴맛에 관한 연구는 1950년대 초에 시작되었으며, 여러 가지 원료로부터 쓴맛물질이 분리되었다. 이들 단백질 가수분해물의 쓴맛 물질은 올리고펩타이드로 알려져 있으며, 펩타이드 분자를 구성하는 소수성 아미노산의 존재와 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근에 발달된 분석기술과 생명공학적 기법으로 E. coli에서 생산한 콩 단백질 단일 subunit를 이용하여 효소적 가수분해물의 분자구조를 확인하고자 하였다. 탈지대두박으로부터 115 glycinin와 E.coli떼서 발현된 proglycinin을 각각 90%, 97%의 정제도로 분리하여 이들 단백질을 trypsin으로 각각 가수분해하였다. 115 glycinin은 효소/기질 비 3%에서 4시간 가수분해에 의해 $14.0{\times}10^{-5}$ M quinine-HCI equivalent의 강한 쓴맛을 나타내었으며, 12%의 가수분해도(DH)를 나타내었다. 대두 단백질의 쓴맛 성분을 확인 위하여 이미 아미노산 서열이 밝혀진 11S glycinin과 proglycinin 가수분해물에서 GP-HPLC, $C_{18}$ RP-HPLC 등을 통하여 쓴맛 peptide들을 분리하였다. 각각의 분획은 다시 21개의 peptide로 분리되어 그 서열이 결정되었으며 이중 RP와 GI는 이미 알려진 쓴맛 dipeptide였고, LAGNQEQE, SAEFG, NALPE, KLHENIAR, GMIYPG 등이 주된 쓴맛 Peptide로 확인되었다. 이들은 11S glycinin의 5개의 subunit 중에서 그 위치가 확인되었다. Proglycinin 가수분해물에서도 11S glycinin과 같은 방법으로 7개의 쓴맛 peptide가 분리되었다. 이들은 $A_{1a}B_{1b}$의 아미노산 서열 중에서 37-42, 103-110, 164-167, 323-327, 367-373의 위치에 분포하고 있었으며, NALKPD, IYPGCPST, SlDT, HNIGQT, NAMFVPH의 서열을 나타내었다. 분리된 쓴맛 peptide 중에서 가장 쓴 두 분회의 peptide를 합성하여 관능 검사한 결과, NALPE는 매우 쓴맛을 내는 peptide로 확인되었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.1165-1170
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• 2008

The deposition of the amyloid $\beta}$ ($A{\beta}$)-peptide following proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by $\beta$-secretase (BACE1) and $\gamma$-secretase is critical feature in the progress of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Consequently, BACE1, a key enzyme in the production of $A{\beta}$, is a prime target for therapeutic intervention in AD. In the course of searching for BACE1 inhibitors from natural sources, the ethyl acetate fraction of Petasites japonicus showed potent inhibitory activity. Two BACE1 inhibitors quercetin (QC) and kaempferol 3-O-(6"-acetyl)-$\beta$-glucopyranoside (KAG) were isolated from P. japonicus by activity-guided purification. QC, in particular, non-competitively attenuated BACE1 activity with $IC_{50}$ value of $2.1{\times}10^{-6}\;M$ and $K_i$ value of $3.7{\times}10^{-6}\;M$. Both compounds exhibited less inhibition of $\alpha$-secreatase (TACE) and other serine proteases including chymotrypsin, trypsin, and elastase, suggesting that they ere relatively specific and selective inhibitors to BACE1. Furthermore, both compounds significantly reduced the extracellular $A{\beta}$ secretion in $APP_{695}$-transfected B103 cells.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.457-462
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• 2008

Lactococcus lactis NK34, isolated from jeotgal (Korean traditional fermented fish), produces bacteriocin against bovine mastitis pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus 7, S. aureus 8, Staphylococcus chromogenes 10, S. chromogenes 19, Staphylococcus hominis 9, Streptococcus uberis E290, Enterococcus faecium E372, Streptococcus agalactiae ATCC 13813, Pseudonocardia autotrophia KCTC 9455, and Staphylococcus simulans 78. Lacticin NK34 was inactivated by protease XIV but not by protease IX, protease XIII, proteinase K, $\acute{a}$-chymotrypsin, trypsin, and pepsin. Also, lacticin NK34 was stable over a pH range of 2 to 9 for 4 hr and withstood exposure to temperatures of 30-$100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Lacticin NK34 showed bactericidal effects against S. simulans 78. This bacteriocin was purified using ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography, ultrafiltration, and hydrophobic chromatography. Tricin-SDS-PAGE of purified bacteriocin gave the same molecular weight (3.5 kDa) as nisin. The gene encoding this bacteriocin was amplified by PCR using nisin gene-specific primers. It showed similar sequences to this nisin Z gene. These results indicate that lacticin NK34 is a nisin-like bacteriocin, and could be used as an antimicrobial alternative for livestock.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.617-624
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• 2006

Various plant phenolics were assessed for (${\beta}$-secretase (BACE1) inhibitory activity in order to screen for anti-dementia agents. Among 39 phenolics, eight compounds, 1,2,3-trigalloyl glucopyranoside, acetonyl geraniin, euphorscopin, furosine, helioscopinin A, helioscopinin B, jolkinin, and rugosin E exhibited strong inhibition of BACE1 with $IC_{50}$ values of $5.87{\times}10^{-8}-54.93{\times}10^{-6}\;M$. Among them, rugosin E was the most potent ($IC_{50}$ $5.87{\times}10^{-8}\;M$). The active compounds were shown to be non-competitive inhibitors by Dixon plot. All the phenolic BACE1 inhibitors except furosin also suppressed prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) activity. However, these phenolic compounds caused less inhibition of ${\alpha}$-secretase (tumor necrosis factor a converting enzyme; TACE) and no significant inhibition of other serine proteases such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase was seen, demonstrating that they are relatively specific to both BACE1 and PEP. No significant structure-activity relationships were found.

• Korean Journal of Breeding Science
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.205-212
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• 2009

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain texture is an important determinant of milling properties and end product use. Two linked genes, puroindoline a (PINA) and puroindoline b (PINB), control most of the genetic variation in wheat grain texture. Wheat seed proteins were examined to identify PINA and PINB gene using two pre-harvest sprouting wheat cultivars; Jinpum (resistant) and Keumgang (susceptible).Wheat seed proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis with IEF gels over pH ranges: pH 3-10. A total of 73 spots were digested with trypsin resulting peptide fragmentation were analyzed by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS). Mass spectra were automatically processed and searched through NCBInr, SWISS-PORT and MSDB database with mono isotopic masses and complete gene sequence were found by UniProt database. Puroindoline a and puroindoline b that is responsible for grain texture related with baking performance and roughness. Two spots were found Pin b (16.7 kDa) and Pin a (16.3 kDa) in Jinpum compare to seven spots were identified Pin a (16.1 kDa, 16.3 kDa) and Pin b (16.7 kDa, 9.5 kDa and 14.4 kDa) in Keumgang. Some selected spots were identified puroindoline like grain softness protein (16.9 kDa, 17 kDa and 18.1 kDa) in Keumgang. Moreover, to gain a better inferring the identification of puroindoline related proteins using proteomics, we accomplished a complete gene sequence of PINA and PINB gene in pre-harvesting sprouting wheat seeds between resistant (Jinpum) and susceptible (Keumgang).