• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2021

식물 유래 화합물은 다양한 생리활성과 구조 다양성으로 많은 연구자에게 관심을 받고 있으나 화합물 분리는 많은 시간 소요, 과량의 유기용매 소모와 분리과정 중의 활성성분의 유실 등의 어려움을 겪게 된다. 이러한 점을 극복하기 위하여 HPLC/SPE/HPLC를 결합한 Sepbox 분리시스템을 이용하여 고추잎 추출물에서 288개 분획물을 획득하였고 이 중에서 alpha-glucosidase 저해효능을 가지는 화합물인 luteolin 7-O-glucoside를 효과적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 고추잎에 풍부한 플라보노이드 다당체를 가수분해함에 따라 해당 활성이 증가함을 검증하였다. 그러므로 본 연구결과는 Sepbox 시스템이 생리활성 평가와 결합할 경우 식물 내 유용물질 탐색에 효과적임을 보여주었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.659-671
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• 2021

The physicochemical properties of soil and the yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Sailmi) were assessed using Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam. cv. Kowinearly)-rice double cropping systems in the paddy fields at Goseong and Miryang in southern Korea. The average temperatures during the ripening period were approximately 1 ℃ higher than the optimal temperature for rice ripening and the sunshine duration was reduced by frequent rainfall. Consequently, it was slightly below the optimal conditions required for rice ripening. In the soil at Goseong, winter Italian ryegrass cropping increased the pH, electrical conductivity, and the contents of organic matter, total nitrogen (T-N), available P₂O₅, K, Ca, and Mg than winter fallowing. Particularly, the contents of T-N and available P₂O₅increased significantly. In the soil at Miryang, Italian ryegrass slightly increased the electrical conductivity and the T-N, Mg, and Na contents. Therefore, winter Italian ryegrass cropping improved the physicochemical properties of paddy soils; however, Italian ryegrass-rice double cropping slightly reduced the culm length at both Goseong and Miryang, without markedly changing the panicle length or number compared to fallow-rice cropping. Furthermore, at Goseong, Italian ryegrass-rice double cropping slightly decreased the spikelet number and milled rice yield, and increased the ripened grain rate; however, at Miryang, contrasting results were observed. In addition, fallow-rice cropping revealed no differences in the head rice or opaque rice rates. The protein content was slightly increased in Italian ryegrass-rice double cropping, without significant changes in the amylose content or Toyo value, compared to that in fallow-rice cropping. The peak and breakdown viscosities were slightly decreased. These results indicate that winter Italian ryegrass cropping might alter rice taste but may not exhibit remarkable negative effects on rice cultivation. Therefore, Italian ryegrass-rice double cropping system is recommended for paddy fields in southern Korea. Nevertheless, to increase the rice yield and quality, fertilization standards for rice cropping that consider the changes in the T-N and organic matter contents in paddy fields caused by winter Italian ryegrass cropping need to be established.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.671-677
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• 2021

Interest in the everyday hazards of radon has recently increased as such, this study attempted to examine the dangers of radon in spilled groundwater by comparing the radon concentrations of the drained groundwater and tap water used in recirculating systems in Incheon Subway restrooms. At five stations of Incheon Subway Line 1 and three stations of Line 2, drained groundwater is recirculated and used in restrooms for toilet flushing. Stations restroom tap water for hand washing that used as a control and the measured values of each were compared. With the cooperation of Incheon Transportation Corporation, samples of spilled groundwater and tap water were collected sealed to prevent contact with the air, and a DURRIDGE RAD7 was used as the experimental equipment. The collected samples were subjected to radial equilibration for approximately 3.5 h, at which the radon concentration reached its maximum, and then calculated as 10 measurements using the RAD7 underwater radon measurement mode. In all eight stations, the radon concentration in tap water was lower than the recommended amount. However, in an average of 7 out of the eight stations, the radon concentration in the effluent groundwater was 100 times higher than that in tap water. Since high radon concentrations in groundwater runoff can be harmful to humans, and there is no accurate standard for radon concentrations in domestic water, it is necessary to continuously monitor radon in water and prepare a guidance of recommended values.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1583-1590
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• 2021

Studies have demonstrated that PE_PGRS45 is constitutively expressed under various environmental conditions (such as nutrient depletion, hypoxia, and low pH) of the in vitro growth conditions examined, indicating that PE_PGRS45 protein is critical to the basic functions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, there are few reports about the biochemical function and pathogenic mechanism of PE_PGRS45 protein. The fact that this M. tuberculosis gene is not easily expressed in E. coli may be mainly due to the high content of G+C and the use of unique codons. Fusion tags are indispensable tools used to improve the soluble expression of recombinant proteins and accelerate the characterization of protein structure and function. In the present study, His6, Trx, and His6-MBP were used as fusion tags, but only MBP-PE_PGRS45 was expressed solubly. The purification using His6-MBP tag-specific binding to the Ni column was easy to separate after the tag cleavage. We used the purified PE_PGRS45 to immunize New Zealand rabbits and obtained anti-PE_PGRS45 serum. We found that the titer of polyclonal antibodies against PE_PGR45 was higher than 1:256000. The result shows that purified PE_PGRS45 can induce New Zealand rabbits to produce high-titer antibodies. In conclusion, the recombinant protein PE_PGRS45 was successfully expressed in E. coli and specific antiserum was prepared, which will be followed by further evaluation of these specific antigens to develop highly sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for tuberculosis.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2021

이 연구에서는 인공 염색체 절단의 유발원인 제부라린을 두 종류의 Leymus 염색체가 첨가된 이중 일가 외래 염색체 첨가 밀 계통의 생식세포 분열기에 처리함으로써 인공 염색체 절단이 상동성이 결여된 외래 염색체 사이의 염색체 조합에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 수행하였다. 밀의 유전적 배경에서 두 외래 염색체의 행동은 genomic in situ hybridization을 이용하여 확인하였다. 결과적으로 생식세포분열 전기 초반에 인공 염색체 절단은 두 외래 염색체의 핵형 차이인 말단의 이질염색질을 제외한 전장에서 발생하였으며, 그로 인하여 염색체 융합이 이루어져 이가 외래 염색체의 형태가 형성되는 것을 확인하였다. 이처럼 제부라린 처리에 의한 인공 염색체 절단이 체세포분열(mitosis) 염색체뿐만 아니라 생식세포분열 염색체에 염색체 접합과 유사한 현상을 유발시키는 것을 확인하였으며, 이를 통하여 상동성을 엄격하게 조절하는 Ph1 유전자를 가지고 있는 밀의 유전적 배경에서 동조 또는 비상동 관계에 있는 염색체 사이에서 염색체 결합이 이룰 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 반면, 인공 염색체 절단은 두 외래 염색체의 소실과 일반적인 이가 염색체의 형태가 아닌 비정상적인 형태의 외래 이가 염색체도 유발하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 현상은 보통 형태와 유사한 이가 외래 염색체가 형성되었음에도 불구하고 생식세포 분열의 사분자의 포자에 자매염색분체의 분포 비율에 부정적인 영향을 미침으로써 염색체 조합의 빈도를 나타내는 상동성 지수에 유의미한 차이를 나타내지 못했다. 따라서 인공 염색체 절단에 의한 염색체 결합의 빈도와 발생부위에 대한 조절을 작물학적 관점에서 이용하려면 앞으로 지속적인 염색체 연구를 바탕으로 좀 더 구체적이고 세밀한 제부라린의 투여량, 처리시간 및 처리방법에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.115-125
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• 2022

Objective: Intramuscular fat (IMF) is a critical economic indicator of pork quality. Studies on IMF among different pig breeds have been performed via high-throughput sequencing, but comparisons within the same pig breed remain unreported. Methods: This study was performed to explore the gene profile and identify candidate long noncoding RNA (lncRNAs) and mRNAs associated with IMF deposition among Laiwu pigs with different IMF contents. Based on the longissimus dorsi muscle IMF content, eight pigs from the same breed and management were selected and divided into two groups: a high IMF (>12%, H) and low IMF group (<5%, L). Whole-transcriptome sequencing was performed to explore the differentially expressed (DE) genes between these two groups. Results: The IMF content varied greatly among Laiwu pig individuals (2.17% to 13.93%). Seventeen DE lncRNAs (11 upregulated and 6 downregulated) and 180 mRNAs (112 upregulated and 68 downregulated) were found. Gene Ontology analysis indicated that the following biological processes played an important role in IMF deposition: fatty acid and lipid biosynthetic processes; the extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade; and white fat cell differentiation. In addition, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-protein kinase B, and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways were enriched in the pathway analysis. Intersection analysis of the target genes of DE lncRNAs and mRNAs revealed seven candidate genes associated with IMF accumulation. Five DE lncRNAs and 20 DE mRNAs based on the pig quantitative trait locus database were identified and shown to be related to fat deposition. The expression of five DE lncRNAs and mRNAs was verified by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results of qRT-PCR and RNA-sequencing were consistent. Conclusion: These results demonstrated that the different IMF contents among pig individuals may be due to the DE lncRNAs and mRNAs associated with lipid droplets and fat deposition.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.91-106
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• 2021

Daily PM_2.5 was collected during summer period in 2020 in Gwangju to investigate its chemical and light absorption properties. In addition, real-time light absorption coefficients were observed using a dual-spot 7-wavelength aethalometer. During the study period, SO₄^2- was the most important contributor to PM_2.5, accounting for on average 33% (10-64%) of PM_2.5. The chemical form of SO₄^2- was appeared to be combination of 70% (NH₄)₂SO₄ and 30% NH₄HSO₄. Concentration-weighted trajectory (CWT) analysis indicated that SO₄^2- particles were dominated by local pollution, rather than regional transport from China. A combination of aethalometer-based and water-extracted brown carbon (BrC) absorption indicated that light absorption of BrC due to aerosol particles was 1.6 times higher than that due to water-soluble BrC, but the opposite result was found in absorption Ångström exponent (AAE) values. Lower AAE value by aerosol BrC particles was due to the light absorption of aerosol BrC by both water-soluble and insoluble organic aerosols. The BrC light absorption was also influenced by both primary sources (e.g., traffic and biomass burning emissions) and secondary organic aerosol formation. Finally the ATR-FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of NH₄⁺, C-H groups, SO₄^2-, and HSO₄^2-. The presence of HSO₄^2- supports the result of the estimated composition ratio of inorganic sulfate ((NH₄)₂SO₄) and bisulfate (NH₄HSO₄).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.162-176
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• 2022

In Lead-based reactor (LBR) severe accident, the meltdown and migration inside the reactor core will lead to fuel fragment concentration, which may further cause re-criticality and even core disintegration. Accurately predicting the migration and solidification behavior of melt in LBR severe accidents is of prime importance for safety analysis of LBR. In this study, the Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MPS) method is validated and used to simulate the migration and solidification behavior. Two main surface tension models are validated and compared. Meanwhile, the MPS method is validated by the L-plate solidification test. Based on the improved MPS method, the migration and solidification behavior of melt in LBR severe accident was studied furthermore. In the Pb-Bi coolant, the melt flows upward due to density difference. The migration and solidification behavior are greatly affected by the surface tension and viscous resistance varying with enthalpy. The whole movement process can be divided into three stages depending on the change in velocity. The heat transfer of core melt is determined jointly by two heat transfer modes: flow heat transfer and solid conductivity. Generally, the research results indicate that the MPS method has unique advantage in studying the migration and solidification behavior in LBR severe accident.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2728-2735
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• 2022

The research on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of lead bismuth(LBE) is significant for the thermal-hydraulic calculation, safety analysis and practical application of lead-based fast reactors(LFR). In this paper, a new CFD model is proposed to solve the thermal-hydraulic analysis of LBE. The model includes two parts: turbulent model and turbulent Prandtl, which are the important factors for LBE. In order to find the best model, the experiment data and design of 19-pin hexagonal rod bundle with spacer grid, undertaken at the Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory (KALLA) are used for CFD calculation. Furthermore, the turbulent model includes SST k - 𝜔 and k - 𝜀; the turbulent Prandtl includes Cheng-Tak and constant (Pr_t =1.5,2.0,2.5,3.0). Among them, the combination between SST k - 𝜔 and Cheng-Tak is more suitable for the experiment. But in the low Pe region, the deviation between the experiment data and CFD result is too much. The reason may be the inlet-effect and when Pe is in a low level, the number of molecular thermal diffusion occupies an absolute advantage, and the buoyancy will enhance. In order to test and verify versatility of the model, the NCCL performed by the Nuclear Thermal-hydraulic Laboratory (Nuthel) of Xi'an Jiao tong University is used for CFD to calculate. This paper provides two verification examples for the new universal model.

• 트랜스-
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• 제13권
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• pp.59-90
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• 2022

'10분 이내의 짧은 동영상 콘텐츠'를 뜻하는 숏폼 콘텐츠(short-form contents)는 그 콘텐츠의 특성상 짧은 러닝타임으로 틈날 때마다 시청할 수 있다는 장점을 기반으로 MZ세대들 사이에서 최근의 트렌드로 급부상하고 있으며 이들은 물리적으로 짧고, 다채로우며, 그 압축된 시간 내에 많은 정보를 순식간에 전달하기 때문에 롱폼 콘텐츠와 내용과 형식에서 모두 상이점을 보인다. 또한 정보전달성 영상이나, 먹방, 웹예능, 댄스 챌린지 등 오락성을 띤 영상들이 주로 제작되고 유통되기 때문에 이전처럼 영상전문가의 창작물로서의 전문성을 띠지 않아도 되며 스마트폰과 같은 보급형 장비를 이용하여 제작에 직접 참여함으로써 소비자가 곧 생산자가 되는 경우가 많다. 이러한 이유들로 인해 숏폼 콘텐츠는 롱폼 콘텐츠(long-form contents)와 같은 일반적인 기존의 영상 형태가 아닌 새로운 영상 스타일을 만들어내고 있으며 본 연구는 그중 편집 스타일의 변화에 집중하여 연구한다. 본 연구는 롱폼 콘텐츠에 대비하여 달라진 숏폼 콘텐츠의 편집 스타일을 '시각적' 측면에 따라 분석하여 다음 다섯 가지의 특징적 변화를 정리하였다. 프레임의 사용, 밈의 활용, 화면분할, 블루 스크린 그리고 자막의 활용이 그것인데 각각의 특징을 정리함으로써, 최근 트렌드로 떠오르고 있는 숏폼 콘텐츠의 편집 스타일에 대해 파악하고, 그 변화에 대해 알아보았다.