Relationship Between Tyrosinase Inhibitory Action and Oxidation-Reduction Potential of Cosmetic Whitening Ingredients and Phenol Derivatives

Sakuma, Katsuya,Ogawa, Masayuki,Sugibayashi, Kenji,Yamada, Koh-ichi,Yamamoto, Katsumi The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea 1999 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.22 No.4

The oxidation-reduction potentials of cosmetic raw materials, showing tyrosinase inhibitory action, and phenolic compounds structurally similar to L-tyrosine were determined by cylcic voltammetry. The voltammograms obtained could be classified ito 4 patterns (patterns 1-4). Patterns 1, characterized by oxidation and reduction peaks as a pair, was observed with catechol, hydroquinone or phenol, and pattern 2 exhibiting another oxidation peak in addition to oxidation and reduction peaks as a pair was found with arbutin, kojic acid, resorcinol, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate and L-tyrosine as the substrate of tyrosinase. Pattern 3 with an independent oxidation peak only was expressed by L-ascorbic acid, and pattern 4 with a reduction peak only at high potentials, by hinokitiol. The tyrosinase inhibitory activity of these compounds was also evaluated using the 50% inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) and the inhibition constant (Ki) as parameters. Hinokitiol, classified as patterns 4, showed the highest inhibitory activity (lowest $IC_{50}$ and Ki). Hydroquinone showing the second highest activity belonged to pattern 1, which also included compounds exhibiting pattern 2 was relatively low with Ki values being in the order of 10-4 M. Although there was no consistent relationship between oxidation-reduction potentials and tyrosinase inhibitory action, the voltammetry data can be used as an additional index to establish the relationship between the structure and the tyrosine inhibitory activity.

펄스전압의 극성에 따른 액중 전위변화에 관한 연구

김진규,김형표,박영호,Kim Jin-Gyu,Kim Hyung-Pyo,Park Young-Ho 한국조명전기설비학회 2005 조명·전기설비학회논문지 Vol.19 No.4

본 논문은 액중 이온교환수 발생장치 내에 양${\cdot}$음이온교환격막을 중심으로 불평등전계를 형성할 수 있는 사선빗살형 전극을 설치하였다. 그리고 정극성과 부극성의 펄스전압을 인가하여 펄스전압의 극성변화에 의한 산화환원전위 변화가 이온교환수 발생장치 내에서 발생된 용존산소량에 미치는 영향을 비교 검토하였다. 실험결과, 이온교환수 발생장치 내에 인가된 펄스전압의 극성변화와 전기비저항의 차에 의한 산화환원전위 및 용존산소농도 변화를 관찰할 수 있었다. 그리고 인가된 펄스전압의 극성변화와 전기 비저항 차에 의한 전위변화가 용존산소농도를 증가시켜 액중에서 고농도의 이온들을 생성시킴을 알 수 있었다. This paper proposes the new type of an ion exchange water generator system. The system has an +/- ion exchange membrane located in center and a diagonal-interdigit type electrode applied to a pulsed power. This system is studied in the liquid for the oxidation/reduction potential and the dissolved oxygen concentration by the polarity effects. Consequently, as a diagonal-interdigit type electrode is installed in each side of device, the oxidation/reduction potential and dissolved oxygen concentration by polarity changes and electrical resistivity differences be observed. An ion concentration in the ion exchange water generator system is increased by dissolved oxygen generated from oxidation/reduction potential changes.

Male Oxidative Stress Infertility (MOSI): Proposed Terminology and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Male Infertility

Ashok Agarwal,Neel Parekh,Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam,Ralf Henkel,Rupin Shah,Sheryl T. Homa,Ranjith Ramasamy,Edmund Ko,Kelton Tremellen,Sandro Esteves,Ahmad Majzoub,Juan G. Alvarez,David K. Gardner,Cha 대한남성과학회 2019 The World Journal of Men's Health Vol.37 No.3

Despite advances in the field of male reproductive health, idiopathic male infertility, in which a man has altered semen characteristics without an identifiable cause and there is no female factor infertility, remains a challenging condition to diagnose and manage. Increasing evidence suggests that oxidative stress (OS) plays an independent role in the etiology of male infertility, with 30% to 80% of infertile men having elevated seminal reactive oxygen species levels. OS can negatively affect fertility via a number of pathways, including interference with capacitation and possible damage to sperm membrane and DNA, which may impair the sperm’s potential to fertilize an egg and develop into a healthy embryo. Adequate evaluation of male reproductive potential should therefore include an assessment of sperm OS. We propose the term Male Oxidative Stress Infertility, or MOSI, as a novel descriptor for infertile men with abnormal semen characteristics and OS, including many patients who were previously classified as having idiopathic male infertility. Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) can be a useful clinical biomarker for the classification of MOSI, as it takes into account the levels of both oxidants and reductants (antioxidants). Current treatment protocols for OS, including the use of antioxidants, are not evidence-based and have the potential for complications and increased healthcare-related expenditures. Utilizing an easy, reproducible, and cost-effective test to measure ORP may provide a more targeted, reliable approach for administering antioxidant therapy while minimizing the risk of antioxidant overdose. With the increasing awareness and understanding of MOSI as a distinct male infertility diagnosis, future research endeavors can facilitate the development of evidence-based treatments that target its underlying cause.

Evaluation of Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water as a Control Agent of Cucumber Powdery Mildew

Lee, Yong-Hwan,Cha, Kwang-Hong,Ko, Sook-Ju,Park, In-Jin,Park, Boung-In,Seong, Ki-Young The Korean Society of Plant Pathology 2000 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.16 No.4

The effect of the electrolyzed oxidizing water on Sphaerotheca fuliginea was investigated with germination and sporulation of the fungal conidia. The sporulation was inhibited by the electrolyzed oxidizing water of pH 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5, but was not inhibited by the distilled water adjusted pH with 1N-HCL solution. However, the electrolyzed oxidizing water did not affect conidial germination. The oxidation-reduction potential at pH 2.5 and pH 3.5 of electrolyzed oxidizing water were 1130 mV and 1060 mV, respectively, but those of distilled water adjusted with HCL solution were 550 mV and 490 mV, respectively. When the electrolyzed oxidizing water of ORP over 1100 mV was sprayed on cucumplanting, the disease severities of powdery mildew were about 8.5% and 19.2%, respectively. Disease severity of a standard control (triflumizole 30% WP, $500\textrm{mg}\textrm{/L}$) was about 3.0%, while that of plants without electrolyzed oxidizing water was to 45.8%.

Energy and Environmental Engineering : Fenton Oxidation Process Control Using Oxidation-reduction Potential Measurement for Pigment Wastewater Treatment

( Young O Kim ),( Hai Uk Nam ),( Yu Ri Park ),( Jong Hyun Lee ),( Tae Joo Park ),( Tae Ho Lee ) 한국화학공학회 2004 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.21 No.4

금속환원미생물에 의한 수용액의 산화/환원전위 변화 및 생합성 맥키나와이트의 역할

이승엽 ( Seung Yeop Lee ),오종민 ( Jong Min Oh ),박민훈 ( Min Hoon Baik ),이용재 ( Yong Jae Lee ) 한국광물학회 2011 광물과 암석 (J.Miner.Soc.Korea) Vol.24 No.4

토양 하부 및 지하수에 생존하고 있는 미생물들이 지하수의 산화/환원전위 변화에 관여하는 사실을 알아보기 위해 미생물들을 주입한 수용액의 시간별 Eh 변화량을 측정하였다. 황산염환원 미생물이 주입된 경우 수용액의 Eh값이 5일 만에 -120 mV에서 -500 mV까지 떨어졌으며, 실험 결과 디설프리칸스 세균이 불가리스 세균보다 수용액을 환원하는 능력이 상대적으로 좋았다. 철환원 미생물인 스와넬라 세균의 경우 Eh값이 황산염환원 세균보다 조금 높은 -400 mV를 보여 주었다. 금속환원미생물에 의해 수용액의 Eh값이 떨어지는 동안 용존 황산염 혹은 산화철이 환원되고 맥키나와이트(FeS)라는 황화광물이 형성되기 시작하였다. 이러한 실험 결과를 바탕으로 일반 지하수의 산화/환원전위는 그 지하수에 생존하고 있는 지하미생물들의 대사 활동에 많은 영향을 받고 있다는 사실과 극환원된 지하수 및 생기원 황화광물들이 풍부한 지하 환경은 산화 핵종들이 환원된 형태로 침전되어 핵종 이동이 억제될 가능성이 높은 곳으로 판단된다. In order to identify if bacteria surviving in soils and groundwater can change the oxidation/reduction potential of groundwater, Eh values of solution that contained bacteria were measured for 2 weeks. The Eh values of the solution reacted with sulfate-reducing bacteria decreased from -120mV to -500 mV in 5 days, and Desulfuricans was superior to Vulgaris in reducing the solution. The Eh value was relatively higher for the solution containing Shewanella, iron-reducing bacteria, showing-400 mV. During the Eh decrease by the metal-reducing bacteria, a sulfide mineral such as mackinawite (FeS) started precipitating through the microbial reducing process for sulfate and ferric iron. These results show that the ORP of natrual groundwater may be sensitive to the geomicrobial respiration. In addition, a subsurface environment where groundwater is highly reduced and sulfide minerals are largely biogenerated may be a good place to retard the migration of oxidized radionu-clides by making them precipitated as reduced forms.

Effects of Active Chlorine, Oxidation-reduction Potential, and pH on the Bactericidal Activity of Chlorinated Water

( Hoon Park ) 한국산업식품공학회 2008 산업 식품공학 Vol.12 No.1

Effects of Oxidation Reduction Potential and Organic Compounds on Anammox Reaction in Batch Cultures

Truong Nguyen Viet,Shishir Kumar Behera,Ji Won Kim,Hung Suck Park 대한환경공학회 2008 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.13 No.4

The present study investigates the effect of oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and organic compounds on specific anaerobic ammonium oxidation activity (SAA) using batch experiments. The batch tests were based on the measurement of nitrogen gas production. The relationship between ORP and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration was found to be ORP (mV) = 160.38 + 68 log [O₂], where [O₂] is the DO concentration in mg/L. The linear relationship obtained between ORP and SAA (R2 = 0.99) clearly demonstrated that ORP can be employed as an operational parameter in the Anammox process. At ORP value of -110 mV, the SAA was 0.272 ± 0.03 g N2-N (g VSS)-1 d-1. The investigation also revealed inhibitory effect of glucose on the SAA while acetate concentration up to 640 mg COD/L (corresponding to 10 mM) had stimulating effect on the SAA. However, acetate concentration beyond 640 mg COD/L had inhibitory effect on the Anammox activity. The results indicated that nitrogen rich wastewaters containing low level organic matter could be better treated by Anammox microorganisms in real-world conditions after some acidification process.

Thermodynamic and experimental analyses of the oxidation behavior of UO₂ pellets in damaged fuel rods of pressurized water reactors

Jung, Tae-Sik,Na, Yeon-Soo,Joo, Min-Jae,Lim, Kwang-Young,Kim, Yoon-Ho,Lee, Seung-Jae Korean Nuclear Society 2020 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.52 No.12

A small leak occurring on the surface of a fuel rod due to damage exposes UO₂ to a steam atmosphere. During this time, fission gas trapped inside the fuel rod leaks out, and the gas leakage can be increased due to UO₂ oxidation. Numerous studies have focused on the steam oxidation and its thermodynamic calculation in UO₂. However, the thermodynamic calculation of the UO₂ oxidation in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) environment has not been studied extensively. Moreover, the kinetics of the oxidation of UO₂ pellet also has not been investigated. Therefore, in this study, the thermodynamics of UO₂ oxidation under steam injection due to a damaged fuel rod in a PWR environment is studied. In addition, the diminishing radius of the UO₂ pellet with time in the PWR environment was calculated through an experiment simulating the initial time of steam injection at the puncture.

A Novel Approach to Improving the Reliability of Manual Semen Analysis: A Paradigm Shift in the Workup of Infertile Men

Douglas Christopher,Parekh Neel,Kahn Linda G.,Henkel Ralf,Agarwal Ashok 대한남성과학회 2021 The World Journal of Men's Health Vol.39 No.2

Conventional semen analysis (SA) is an essential component of the male infertility workup, but requires laboratories to rigorously train and monitor technicians as well as regularly perform quality assurance assessments. Without such measures there is room for error and, consequently, unreliable results. Furthermore, clinicians often rely heavily on SA results when making diagnostic and treatment decisions, however conventional SA is only a surrogate marker of male fecundity and does not guarantee fertility. Considering these challenges, the last several decades have seen the development of many advances in SA methodology, including tests for sperm DNA fragmentation, acrosome reaction, and capacitation. While these new diagnostic tests have improved the scope of information available to clinicians, they are expensive, time-consuming, and require specialized training. The latest advance in laboratory diagnostics is the measurement of seminal oxidation-reduction potential (ORP). The measurement of ORP in an easy, reproducible manner using a new tool called the Male Infertility Oxidative Stress System (MiOXSYS) has demonstrated ORP’s potential as a feasible adjunct test to conventional SA. Additionally, the measurement of ORP by this device has been shown to be predictive of both poor semen quality and male infertility. Assessing ORP is a novel approach to both validating manual SA results and identifying patients who may benefit from treatment of male oxidative stress infertility.