Introduction The ginseng saponin (ginsenoside) is one of the most important secondary metabolites in ginseng and hasvarious pharmacological activities. To date about 38 kinds of ginsenosides have been isolated and identified from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. Among these ginsenosides, Rg3 is a precursor for ginsenoside Rh2, which has a very strong antitumor effect. and has many pharmaceutical activities. However, Rg3 is extremely low in normal ginseng. Thus production of ginsenoside Rg3 would be very important and many studies have aimed to convert major ginsenosides to the more active minor ginsenoside Rg3. The enzymatic conversion through sugar hydrolysis at a specific position is desirable for the production of active minor ginsenoside Rg3. Material and Method The isolation of β-glucosidase-producing microorganisms was performed according to a previously published method. Each microbialsuspension cultured in nutrient broth was added to the same volume of 1 mM ginsenoside Rb1 solution and then incubated on a rotary shaker at 30°C for 48 h. The reaction mixture was extracted with butanol saturated with H2O and then analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC). 8 μl of the ginseng extract solution was spotted on a TLC plate and developed to 5.5 cm distance in a chamber with chloroform/methanol/water as the mobile phase. Bands on the TLC plates were detected by spraying 10% H2SO4, followed by heating. Result and Discussion Ginseng(the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Araliaceae) is frequently used as a crude substance taken orally in Korea, China and Japan, as well as other Asian countries, as a traditional medicine. Ginsenosides are the principal components having pharmacological and biological activities. More than 38 different ginsenosides so far have been isolated and identified from ginseng saponins. Among them, deglycosylated ginsenosides are known to be more effective in vivo physiological action and to act as active compounds. A lactic acid bacteria, which have β-glucosidase activity, were isolated from soil and kimchi using a MRS-Esculin agar. These strains were identified on the basis of phylogenetic inference based on 16S rDNA sequences. TLC and HPLC were used to analysis transformed ginsenosides. Ginsenosides are main pharmacoactive component in ginseng. When ginseng was orally administered, the absorption of ginsenosides from the gastrointestinal tract are extremely low. In order to improve oral bioavailability, transforming major ginsenosides into more active minor ginsenoside is very important. Caulobacter leidyia GP45 and Micro- bacterium esteraromaticum GS514 were isolated from ginseng field for converting major ginsenosides into minor ginsenosides. In the co-culture of strain GP45 and GS514 with ginsenoside Rb1, produced compound K and ginsenoside Rg3 individually. The transformation pathway of ginsenoside Rb1 were confirmed Rb1⟶Rd⟶F2⟶compound K and Rb1⟶Rd⟶Rg3.

청국장 제조시 사용되는 균주인 Bacillus sp. SP-KSW3을 메주 제조시 starter로 접종하여 발효시킨 메주를 이용하여 된장을 담근 후 일정기간 숙성시킨 다음 된장의 이화학적 성질 등의 변화를 측정하였다. NaCl의 함량은 숙성 숙성기간이 길어질수록 증가하였으며, 아미노산도는 대조구보다 실험구가 높게 나타났다. Amylase와 protease의 활성은 모두 대조구와 실험구가 비슷한 경향을 나타내었으며, Tyrosinase의 저해 활성

Chinese milk vetch (CMV) is a winter legume that is commonly used as cover crop in Korea. Kill date of cover crop for addition into soil affects N content in cover crop and N availability in soil. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of CMV as green manure cover crop according to kill dates before growing corn without artificial fertilizer. Top of CMV cut three times on 13 April, 27 April, and 11 May were added into soil at a rate of 600 kg per 10a. Sugar content in CMV litter was persistently decreased from mid-April to late-May. The decrease of sugar content might be due to the transformation into starch and/or other storage or structural constituents. The decreased amount of sugars was greater than 12% and the increased amount of starch was less than 0.2%. Concentration of NH4+ in soil treated by CMV litter cut on May 11 was slightly higher than that in the treatment with early-cut (April 13) CMV, the concentration at 28 and 49 DAT (days after treatment) was higher in the treatment with late-cut CMV litter. Regardless of cut (kill) date of CMV, the phosphatase activity in the treatment of CMV litter was higher compared to the untreated control. Soil dehydrogenase activity was increased steadily by addition of CMV litter implying total microbial activities in the soil were increased. Our results demonstrate that the status of cover crop species at kill date is an important factor influencing soil enzyme activities derived from microorganisms. Therefore, the optimal kill date of cover crop should be examined to improve the efficiency of cover crop as green manure crop regarding the practical sequence in cropping system

일반적으로 음이온 계면활성제는 효소의 disulfide bond를 분해시켜 효소의 활성이 없어진다. 따라서 특정한 캡슐에 효소를 포집하여 안정도를 증대시킨다. 본 연구에서는 polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG), 그리고 PEG- PPG-PEG block copolymer 등의 폴리올을 이용하여 papain 효소의 안정도를 증대시켰다. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)와 confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) 분석을 통하여 폴리올은 고분자층과 효소의 중간에 위치하며, 이들은 완충액으로 작용하여 효소의 안정도를 증대시키는 것으로 확인하였다. 또한, 이온 복합체를 이용하여 다층 캡슐을 제조하여 wash-off 형태의 세정제에 응용하였다. 세정제 내에서 계면활성제와 물은 효소캡슐의 표면에 분산되었으며, 캡슐의 중앙부분으로 서서히 침투되었다. 반면에 본 연구에서 사용된 sodium lauroyl sarcosinate와 polyguaternium-6는 물이 효소부분으로 침투하지 않는 것을 in vivo 시험을 통하여 확인하였다.

The diurnal changes of chlorophyll fluorescence and antioxidative enzyme activity were investigated in the leaves from four subtropical plant species (Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum Bak., Osmanthus insularis Koidz., Asplenium antiquum Makino and Chloranthus glaber Makino) under the natural habitats in summer and winter. The intensity of chlorophyll fluorescence was lower in O-, I-, J-, P-steps of O-J-I-P transient in winter than summer, and prominent diurnal change was not found in the fluorescence intensity of four subtropical plant species in winter. The activity and isoenzyme pattern of SOD and catalase did irregularly change seasonally and diurnally in four subtropical plant species. In contrast, the peroxidase activity and isoenzyme pattern was different depending on plant species and growth seasons; The activity increased slightly more in winter than in summer in four subtropical plant species, and several isoenzymes appeared in the leaves from C. asiaticum var. japonicum, O. insularis and A. antiquum in winter.

The present study was designed to investigate aging-related effects on the activities of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes of rat liver by dietary supplementation of Korean red ginseng water-extract. Rat did not show any discernible signs of the rejection symptoms, and blood GOT and GPT levels were not influenced by ginseng water extracts, Cytochrome 450 levels and NADPH cytochrome P45O reductase, p-450 dependent ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase, and benzphetamine N-demethylase activities were decreased with aging, however, these phase I system enzymes activities in the ginseng group of24 months were well maintained compared with normal group. But, Levels of cytochrome bs and NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase activities were also decreased with aging and were not found a clear difference between two groups. Glutathione-s-transferase activity, phase II enzyme system, in liver cytosols was also decreased in old ages, but the degree of decrease was higher in normal group than in giuseng supplemented group. These results indicate that long-term supplementation of red ginseng water extracts from weaning to 24 months do not show any side effects to rats, and retard age-related deteriorations of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes activities in old ages.

본 연구는 삼투포텐셜이 동일한 NaCl과 PEG6000 용액을 사용하여 염해와 한발에 대한 보리의 생화학적 반응을 검토하였으며 시험결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 보리의 지상부 생육 및 보리 잎의 상대수분함량은 염해보다 한발에 의해서 더욱 감소하였다. 2. 과산화수소의 발생은 염해처리 후 6일에 한발보다 27.5% 많았으며, 영해처리 후 4일에 나타난 APX, CAT 및 GR의 활성은 한발처 리보다 각각 12.6%, 27.9%, 23.3% 높았다. 한편, 보리의 경우 CAT의 활성은 한발보다 염해조건에서 더욱 신속하게 유도되는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 아미노산 함량의 변화는 염해 및 한발처리에 의해서 서로 다른 양상을 보였다. 특히 glycine, arginine 및 GABA의 함량은 한발처리에서 더욱 증가하였으나, proline의 함량은 염해처리에서 크게 증가하였다. 4. 본 연구를 통해서 보리의 항산화효소 활성 및 아미노산 함량이 염해와 한발에 의해서 상이하게 조절되는 것이 확인되었다. 이러한 결과들은 염해에 대한 보리의 특이적인 반응지표가 될 수 있을 것으로 생각되었다.

전통 된장의 발효 중 이화학적 성질 및 기능적 특성의 변화를 조사하기 위하여 전통 메주를 제조한 후 된장을 발효하면서 일정 간격으로 된장 숙성중의 이화학적 성질 및 amylase와 protease 활성, ACE 저해활성, 항돌연변이원성 등의 변화를 측정하였다. pH는 된장 숙성기간 내내 감소하였으며, 총산은 숙성기간에 길어짐에 따라 증가하였다. NaCl의 함량은 숙성 45일까지 15.4%로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 아미노산도의 변화는 된장숙

미생물 및 동물에 비해 식물에서는 혈전용해효소에 대한 연구가 매우 부족한 실정이며, 기존의 혈전용해효소가 가지는 혈전에 대한 비특이적, 부작용, 고가 등의 단점을 해결할 수 있는 새로운 혈전용해효소의 개발을 위하여 동백의 종자, 종피, 유엽 그리고 성엽으로부터 추출된 수용성 단백질의 혈전용해활성을 조사하였다. 각각의 동백부위로부터 추출된 조효소 용액은 기존 혈전 용해효소인 plasmin과 양성 대조군으로 하여 비교하여 fibrin agarose plate로 확인한 결과 fibrin clot을 효과적으로 분해하였다. 그 중 단백질 분해효소의 활성이 다른 부위보다 20-33배로 높았던 동백종자와 종피의 수용성 추출물의 혈전용해활성은 양성 대조군인 plasmin과 비교하여 1.6-2.0배의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 전체 수용성 단백질은 30-80%황산암모늄을 이용하여 농축하였으며 혈전용해효소는 fibrin zymography를 수행하여 확인하였다. SDS-PAGE에 의하여 동백유엽의 혈전용해효소 분자량을 측정한 결과 45 kDa으로 단일 polypeptide임을 확인하였으며, 각종 pretense 저해제에 의한 영향을 조사한 결과 PMSF,그리고 TLCK에 강력하게 저해되는 것으로 보아 동백유엽의 혈전용해효소는 trypsin과 유사한 serine protease의 하나로 생각되었다. 그러나 EDTA와 DTT처리에 의해서는 효소활성의 저해가 두드러지게 나타나지 않고 오히려 증진된 양상을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 효소 활성에 미치는 pH 및 온도의 효과는 약간의 산성쪽에 가까운 pH 5.5와 30℃에서는 최적의 활성을 나타내었으며, 45℃ 이상의 온도에서는 효소활성이 급격히 감소하였다. 이상의 모든 결과로 볼 때 동백유엽의 혈전용해효소는 trypsin과 유사한 serine protease에 속하는 혈전용해효소임을 확인할 수 있었다.

Seedlings of two rice genotyopes, cvs. Ilpumbyeo and Gancheokbyeo, were exposed to 0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl in nutrient solution for nine days. Plants were collected at the interval of 3 days and organic and inorganic solutes in leaves and roots and antioxidative enzyme activity in leaves were determined. Under salinity, the accumulation of soluble sugars occurred considerably in the older leaves of stressed seedlings compared to younger leaves and roots. The endogenous Na+ contents markedly increased at higher NaCl concentration in leaves and roots of seedlings, though it was higher accumulated in roots. Salinity resulted in an excessive proline accumulation in the stressed plants. A more pronounced increase was observed in Gancheokbyeo leaves. SOD activity in Impumbyeo cannot found any remarkable change, whereas, in Gancheokbyeo, its activity was rapidly decreased. CAT and POD activities increased with an increase in NaCl concentration in both genotypes. In sum­mary, the high capacity of rice seedlings to overcome an unfavorable growth condition such salt stress appears to be related to an adequate partition of organic solutes between shoots and roots and to changes in absorption, transport and re-translocation of salts.

전통발효식품인 된장으로부터 높은 활성의 fibrinolytic enzyme를 생산하는 미생물을 수십 종 분리하였다. 산업적으로 우수한 균종을 선별하기 위하여 분리된 미생물중 fibrinolytic enzyme활성과 성장 속도면에서 가장 우수한 균주를 선별하여 하였으며, 형태학적, 생화학적 및 생리학적 특성을 조사한 후 Bacillus sp.로 동정되었다. Fibrinolytic enzyme생산을 위한 최적 배양조건은 초기 pH 일 때 상대활성도가

수발아는 벼 재배에서 주요한 문제 중의 하나이다. 본 연구는 수발아시 배유 저장 양분의 이용능력과 항산화 효소의 수발아성과의 관련성을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 배유 저장양분 이용능력과 항산화 효소를 포함하는 효소의 활성은 수발아 중인 종자와 완전 성숙 건조한 종자에서 측정하였다. 효소 활성을 조~cdot중만생 품종으로부터 수발아성이 서로 다른 각각 4개의 품종을 비교하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 중만생종에서 출수후 40일된 종실의 수발아율은 남평벼, 퐁안벼, 호안벼, 동진벼 순으로 높았으며 동진벼의 수발아율은 약 62~% 였다. 조생종에서 수발아율은 운봉벼, 오대벼, 대관벼, 대성벼 순으로 높았으며 대성벼의 수발아율은 약 59~% 였다. 2. α -amylase 활성은 수발아율과 상관관계가 있었으며 출 수 후 40일된 종파의 α -amylase 활성은 중만생종에서는 동진벼자 가장 높았고 조생종에서는 대성벼가 가장 높았다. 또한, 완전 성숙한 건조 종자의 α -amylase 활성은 수발아성이 높은 품종에서 더 높았다. β-amylase활성은 α -amylase활성에 비하여 매우 낮았으며, 조~cdot중만생 품종 모두에서 β-amylase 활성과 수발아성 사이에는 일정한 관련성이 없었다. 3. 수발아 종자와 완전 성숙한 건조 종자의 glucose 함량은 수발아성이 높은 품종에서 더 높았다. 4. peroxidase 활성은 조~cdot중만생종 모두에서 수발아율과 밀접한 관련성을 보였으나 Catalase 활성은 수발아성과 관련성을 보이지 않았다.X> (12/26)로 다증상 야뇨증 아동의 20~% (3/15), 40~% (6/15)에 비하여 유의하게 치료율이 높았다(P<0.05). 야간 수분 섭취량은 완전반응군 385±109mL, 부분반응군 335±105mL, 무반응군 233±45 mL, 야간 다음은 각각 48.5~% (16/33), 42.4~% (14/33), 9.1~% (3/33)로 야간 수분 섭취량이 많을수록 유의하게 치료율이 높았다 (P<0.05). 야간 요량은 완전반응군 390±62mL, 부분반응군 330±136mL, 무반응군 140±43mL, 야간 다뇨는 각각 59.3~% (16/27), 40.7~% (11/27), 0~% (0/27)로 야간 요량이 많을수록 유의하게 치료 효과가 좋았다(P<0.05). 일회 최대 요량은 완전반응군 236±42 mL, 부분반응군 209±56 mL, 무반응군 107±36mL로 최대 요량이 많을수록 유의하게 치료 효과가 좋았다 (p<0.05). 연령, 성별, 일일 수분 섭취량, 다음, 일일 요량과 다뇨은 세 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 야간 수분 섭취 제한 후 야간 요량의 감소 정도는 완전반응군 173±56mL, 부분반응군 135±83mL로 무반응군 28±15mL에 비하여 유의하게 컸다 (P<0.05). 최대 요량의 증가도 완전반응군 88

Biodegradable oil gelling agent was prepared, and their oil absorption capacities using light oil, lubricant oil and corn oil were investigated. The result showed that the oil absorption capacity was depended on the amount of surfactant and starch added, and was increased in the order of light oil, lubricant oil and corn oil. Also, the oil-absorption capacity was saturated within 30 min at 18℃. The biodegradability of the prepared biodegradable oil gelling agent was also studied by determination of reduced sugar produced after enzymatic hydrolysis. Their surface morphologies and thermal properties of the prepared biodegradable oil gelling agent were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively.

Rehmannia glutinosa shows a high level of resistance to the non-selective herbicide paraquat. To characterize the antioxidant enzyme system of R. glutinosa, we comparatively examined the responses of antioxidant enzymes to UV, wounding and a general elicitor yeast extract in R. glutinosa and soybean. The levels of enzyme activities of the two plant species were drastically different between those per fresh weight (general activity) and per protein (specific activity) bases. The general activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POX), catalase (CAT), and glutathione reductase (GR) were lower, but that of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) was higher in R. glutinosa than in soybean. The specific activities of the enzymes, however, were about two- to seven-fold higher in R. glutinosa than in soybean, except that of CAT, which was about 12-fold higher in soybean. The general and specific enzyme activities of R. glutinosa relative to those of soybean showed a consistent increase in responses to the stresses only in SOD. The specific activities of SOD and APX were higher in R. glutinosa in all stress treatments. The results might suggest a relatively higher contribution of SOD and APX to the stress tolerance.