• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.474-480
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• 2024

Background: Recent years have witnessed increasing interest in the high amount of ocotillol-type saponin in Panax vietnamensis, particularly in relation to majonoside R2 (MR2). This unique 3%-5% MR2 content impart Ngoc Linh and Lai Chau ginsengs with unique pharmacological activities. However, in the commercial domain, unauthentic species have infiltrated and significantly hindered access to the authentic, efficacious variety. Thus, suitable analytical techniques for distinguishing authentic Vietnamese ginseng species from others is becoming increasingly crucial. Therefore, MR2 is attracting considerable attention as a target requiring effective management measures. Methods: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed by producing monoclonal antibodies against MR2 (mAb 16E11). The method was thoroughly validated, and the potential of the immunoassay was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet spectroscopy. Furthermore, ELISA was applied to the assessment of the MR2 concentrations of various Panax spp., including Korean, American, and Japanese ginsengs. Results and conclusions: An icELISA using mAb 16E11 exhibited linearity between 3.91 and 250 ng/mL of MR2, with detection and quantification limits of 1.53 and 2.50 - 46.6 ng/mL, respectively. Based on this study, the developed icELISA using mAb 16E11 could be a valuable tool for analyzing MR2 level to distinguish authentic Ngoc Linh and Lai Chau ginsengs from unauthentic ones. Furthermore, the analysis of the samples demonstrated that Ngoc Linh and Lai Chau ginsengs exhibit a notably higher MR2 value than all other Panax spp. Thus, MR2 might be their ideal marker compound, and various bioactivities of this species should be explored.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2004

돼지 6번 염색체에서 근내지방 함량과 등지방 두께와 관련된 QTL이 탐색되어진 영역(6q28-6q32)에서 미세지도 작성을 위한 유용한 marker를 개발하기 위하여 실시하였다. 대량 염기서열 분석자료를 근거로, 반복염기서열 분석을 수행한 결과 KP0290F2(TTCC), KP0248C11(AAAT), KP1231C91(TAG), KP1231C92(TTG) 그리고 KP1231C93(GA)의 5 부위에서 다형성을 나타내었다. 이 부위들에 대한 랜드레이스, 재래돼지, 듀록, 요크셔, 버크셔, 오지산돈, 향돈 그리고 민돈의 8품종에 대한 유전자형 분석 결과 평균 대립유전자의 수는 2.13, 4.63, 7.38, 2.75 그리고 6.25로 나타났다. 그리고 8품종에 대한 KP0290F2, KP0248C11, KP1231C91, KP1231C92 그리고 KP1231C93에 대한 평균 heterozygosity 값을 산출한 결과, 0.2110, 0.6865, 0.8304, 0.4057 그리고 0.7051로 나타났으며, 5markers에 대한 8 품종의 평균 heterozygosity 값은 0.6313, 0.5662, 0.5814, 0.6957, 0.4517, 0.4847, 0.5758 그리고 0.5559로 나타났다. KP0248C11, KP1231C91 그리고 KP1231C93은 적절한 대립유전자 수를 나타내었고, 또한 hetetozygosity 값이 높게 나타났을 뿐만 아니라, 표준편차도 적게 나타난 점으로 미루어 보아 앞으로 유용한 marker로서 이용이 가능할 것이라 사료된다. 본 연구의 결과 개발된 marker는 SW71(98.6cM)과 SW1881(121.1 cM) 영역내에 존재하는 유용한 유전자를 발굴하기 위한 미세지도 작성에 유용하게 활용될 수 있는 marker로 판단되며, positional cloning에도 이용 할 수 있을 것이라 사료된다. 또한 돼지 게놈 연구가 완성되어 염기배열이 밝혀지기 전에 이용 가능한 표지인자들을 다량으로 확보 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1269-1275
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• 2012

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of soluble protein supplements on concentration of soluble non-ammonia nitrogen (SNAN) in the liquid phase of ruminal (RD) and omasal digesta (OD) of Korean native steers, and to investigate diurnal pattern in SNAN concentration in RD and OD. Three ruminally cannulated Korean native steers in a $3{\times}3$ Latin square design consumed a basal diet of rice straw and corn-based concentrate (control), and that supplemented (kg/d DM basis) with intact casein (0.24; IC) or acid hydrolyzed casein (0.46; AHC). Ruminal digesta was sampled using a vacuum pump, whereas OD was collected using an omasal sampling system at 2.0 h intervals after a morning feeding. The SNAN fractions (free amino acid (AA), peptide and soluble protein) in RD and OD were assessed using the ninhydrin assay. Concentrations of free AA and total SNAN in RD were significantly (p<0.05) lower than those in OD. Although free AA concentration was relatively high, mean peptide was quantitatively the most important fraction of total SNAN in both RD and OD, indicating that degradation of peptide to AA rather than hydrolysis of soluble protein to peptide or deamination may be the most limiting step in rumen proteolysis of Korean native steers. Diurnal variation in peptide concentration in OD for the soluble protein supplemented diets during the feeding cycle peaked 2 h post-feeding and decreased thereafter whereas that for the control was relatively constant during the entire feeding cycle. Diurnal variation in peptide concentration was rather similar between RD and OD.

• Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.198-214
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• 2016

Oval substrates are widely used in automobiles to reduce the exhaust emissions in Diesel oxidation Catalyst of CI engine. Because of constraints in space and packaging Oval substrate is preferred rather than round substrate. Obtaining the flow uniformity is very challenging in oval substrate comparing with round substrate. In this present work attempts are made to optimize the inlet cone design to achieve the optimal flow uniformity with the help of CATIA V5 which is 3D design tool and CFX which is 3D CFD tool. Initially length of inlet cone and mass flow rate of exhaust stream are analysed to understand the effects of flow uniformity and pressure drop. Then short straight cones and angled cones are designed. Angled cones have been designed by two methodologies. First methodology is rotating flow inlet plane along the substrate in shorter or longer axis. Second method is shifting the flow inlet plane along the longer axis. Large improvement in flow uniformity is observed when the flow inlet plane is shifted along the direction of longer axis by 10, 20 and 30 mm away from geometrical centre. When the inlet plane is rotated again based on 30 mm shifted geometry, significant improvement at rotation angle of $20^{\circ}$ is observed. The flow uniformity is optimum when second shift is performed based on second rotation. This present work shows that for an oval substrate flow, uniformity index can be optimized when inlet cone is angled by rotation of flow inlet plane along axis of substrate.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.230-235
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• 1996

The interaction of ${\alpha}-ketoglutarate$ dehydrogenase complex (${\alpha}-KGDC$) with a hydrophobic fluorescent probe [1,1'-bi(4-aniline)naphthalene-5,5'-disulfonic acid] (bis-ANS) was studied. The punfied ${\alpha}-KGDC$ was potently inhibited by bis-ANS with an apparent half maximal inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) of 9.8 ${\mu}m$ at pH 8.0. The catalytic activities of both the E1o and E2o subunits were predominantly inhibited while that of the E3 component was hardly affected. The binding of bis-ANS to the enzyme caused a marked enhancement and blue shift from 523 nm to 482 nm in the fluorescence emission spectrum. The dissociation constant ($K_d$) and the number of binding sites (n) were calculated to be 0.87 mM and 158, respectively. Allosteric regulators such as purine nucleotides and divalent cations further increased the fluorescence intensity of the $bis-ANS-{\alpha}-KGDC$ binary complex. These data suggest that the binding of these allosteric regulators to ${\alpha}-KGDC$ may cause the conformational changes in the enzyme and that bis-ANS could be used as a valuable probe to study the interaction of the multi-enzyme complex and its allosteric regulators.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.300-307
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• 2010

Photosensitized peroxidation of membrane lipids has been implicated in skin pathologies such as phototoxicity and premature aging. We have previously reported that syriacusin compounds isolated from Hibiscus Syriacus inhibited lipid peroxidation. Here, we investigated whether syriacusins could be effective inhibitor to skin aging using ultraviolet-irradiated human dermal fibroblast cells (HDFCs). Syriacusins A, B, and C inhibit the activity of human neutrophil elastase (HNE), a serine protease to degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins including elastin, with $IC_{50}s$ of 8.0, 5.2, and $6.1\;{\mu}M$, respectively. No changes in cell viability were detected by syriacusins A and B in UV-B ($10\;mJ/cm^2$) irradiated HDFCs. Matrix metallo-proteinase (MMP)-1 expression in HDFCs was increased by UV-B irradiation. MMP-1 expression in UV-B irradiated HDFCs was decreased by $10\;{\mu}M$ and $20\;{\mu}M$ syriacusin A to 50% and 20% of untreated control, respectively. Syriacusin B treated with $20\;{\mu}M$ reduced MMP-1 expression in UV-B irradiated HDFCs to 60% of untreated control. Syriacusin A also inhibited MMP-2 expression accompanying the increase of type-I pro-collagen in UV-B irradiated HDFCs. These results demonstrate that syriacusin A could be a more effective compound to inhibit skin aging caused by UV irradiation. It suggests that syriacusins A and B might be developed as possible agents to treat or prevent skin aging.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2007

전자 산업의 발달과 더불어 더욱 더 작은 구조물의 제작을 위한 새로운 물질공정 기술에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있다. 물질 고유의 물리적인 성질을 유지하면서 초미세 공정이 필용한 시점에서 기존의 전통적으로 사용하여 왔던 기계적인 방법과 레이저 공정은 공정 분해능의 한계와 물리화학적인 변형 때문에 최종 부품의 성능저하와 불량률을 증가시켜 많은 문제점을 내포하고 있다. 반면에 고출력 펨토초 레이저 기반물질 공정 기술은 기존 레이저 공정에 비해 열적 손상이 매우 작기 때문에 최근 많은 분야에서 큰 관심을 불러일으키고 있다. 본 해설 논문에서는 박형 실리콘 기판의 마이크로 패키징 및 게르마늄 표면 공정을 통한 나노구조체 형성에 대해 본 연구진에서 발표한 최근의 개발 내용을 중심으로 관련 연구 분야를 소개하고자 한다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.515-517
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• 2008

현재 가동 중인 원자적발전소 계측제어설비의 전원공급기를 살펴보면 인버터 또는 별도의 교류를 입력전원으로 사용한다. 직류 전원공급기들은 설비의 중요도예 따라 이중화로 구성된 설비도 있고 그렇지 않은 기기나 설비도 있다. 이중화로 구성된 전원공급기라 해도 교류 입력전원이 동일하다면 교류 입력이 상실될 때 이중화로 구성된 직류전원도 상실되어 관련계통의 가동이 정지된다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서는 각기 다른 교류입력전원으로 동작되는 이중화전원공급기로 구성되는 것이 가장 바람직하다. 본 연구개발의 목적은 두 종의 설비에 소요되는 3종의 직류전원 공급기를 원자력 안정성등급으로 국산화하는 연구이다. 기존 제품들은 3종 모두 리니어 방식의 제품이지만, 방사선감시 계통 현장제어기의 5V로직 전원공급기와 공정제어계통 전원공급자는 전력변환효율이 높고 소형, 정량화가 가능한 SMPS(Switched Mode Power Supply) 방식으로 개발하였다. 방사선감시계통 현장제어기의 PCA(Printed Circuit Assembly) 저전압공급기는 다양한 종류의 출력전압과 저 전류형이므로 안정성 면에서 동일한 형식의 리니어 방식으로 개발하였으며 3종류 모두 출력용량을 20% 이상 향상시켰다. 또한, 논문을 통해 SMPS 방식의 전원공급기의 핵심 부품인 Control Module을 Hybrid IC형으로 자체 설계하여 성능이 우수한 제품을 지속적으로 생산할 수 있는 기틀을 마련하고자 한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2007

본 실험은 한우 육단백질의 가수분해물로부터 항고혈압 활성을 측정하기 위하여 실시한 것으로서 한우 등심과 우둔으로부터 추출한 myosin B를 pepsin으로 가수분해하여 가수분해물들의 전기영동 결과, 가열처리와 가수분해 시간의 증가에 따라 단백질의 소실이 증가하였다. 항 고혈압 활성을 측정한 결과 10 ug/ml의 희석된 가수분해물의 ACE 억제효과는 1시간 이상 가수분해 시키면 약 40%의 억제율을 가졌다. 가수분해물 원액으로 ACE 억제효과를 살펴본 결과에서는 등심이 우둔보다 높았으며 (p<0.05), 비가열 가수분해물이 가열한 가수분해물 보다 억제율이 높게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 또한, 가수분해 시간별 처리구에서는 1시간 이상 가수분해 시키면 약 70% 이상의 억제율을 갖는 것으로 나타나 한우의 myosin B를 1시간 이상 가수분해하면 ACE 억제율이 증진되는 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6073-6076
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• 2012

Discovery of anticancer drugs that kill or disable tumor cells in the presence of normal cells without undue toxicity is a potential challenge for therapeutic care. Several papers in the literature have emphasized the potential implications of marine products such as seaweeds which exhibit antitumor activity. Study attempts to screen the antitumor effect of Sargassum sp, against chosen cell lines such as MCF-7 (Breast cancer) and Hep-2 (Liver Cancer). Ethanol extract of Sargassum sp. was concentrated using a Soxhlet apparatus and dissolved in DMSO. In vitro cytotoxic activity of Sargassum sp at various concentrations ($100{\mu}g/ml-300{\mu}g/ml$) screened for antitumor effect against the chosen cell lines using MTT assay (3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, a yellow tetrazole). The study documented that the percentage of cell viability has been reduced with increased concentration, as evidenced by cell death. Sargassum sp extract shows potential cytotoxic activity ($P{\leq}0.05$) with $IC_{50}$ of $200{\mu}g/ml$ and $250{\mu}g/ml$ against Hep-2 and MCF-7 cell lines respectively. The ethanol fraction of Sargassum sp induced cell shrinkage, cell membrane blebbing and formation of apoptotic bodies with evidence of bioactive components as profound influencing factors for anti-tumor effects. Further research need to be explored for the successful application of Sargassum sp as a potent therapeutic tool against cancer.