• 한국작물학회지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.388-392
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• 2013

The proteins from functional rice cultivars (Nogwonchalbyeo, Giant embryonic, Arhyangchalbyeo, and Goamibyeo) and general white rice were extracted and separated using two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis. A wide variation in the molecular weight (MW) and pH range of the expressed proteins in rice samples were observed. The green-kerneled rice (Nogwonchalbyeo) exhibited proteins with MW of 9-57 kDa and appeared at a pH range of 4-7. The Giant embryonic contained proteins with MW of 31-63 kDa and a pH range of 5-6. The aromatic glutinous rice (Arhyangchalbyeo) showed proteins with MW of 24-28 and pH of 5.8-6.8. The high-amylose rice (Goamibyeo) exhibited proteins with MW of 3-63 and pH of 5.2-5.6. The identified proteins uniquely found and highly expressed in each cultivar may have a significant role on rice functionality. The results illustrate that the 2D gel electrophoresis is a valuable method in the determination of the protein expression profiles in functional rice grains and may be useful in the identification of specific marker proteins associated with the functional property of rice.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2019

Rickettsial infections (Rickettsioses) are the causes of acute fever found in Thailand. It is classified as acute febrile illnesses transmitted by bloodsucking arthropod vectors (tick, flea, and chigger). This research investigated pathogens of scrub typhus in vectors from Bangkaew District, Phatthalung Province. A total of 303 pools of vector samples were ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. microplus, and Haemaphysalis sp.), fleas (Ctenocephalides felis orientis, C. f. felis, and C. canis), and chiggers (Leptotrombidium deliense, Aschoschoengastia indica, Blankaartia acuscutellaris and Walchia disparunguis pingue) collected from reservoir hosts (dogs and rodents). The 17 and 56 kDa gene of Rickettsia causing scrub typhus were found in 29% of ticks and 98% of flea. DNA sequence analysis reveeled the detected strains were R. asembonensis and Rickettsia sp. cf1 and 5.The chiggers, 1%, were infected with Rickettsia strain TA763, a pathogen of scrub typhus.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.474-482
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• 2004

The $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase (Arfase) gene of Bacillus stearothermophilus No. 236 was cloned and sequenced. The ORF of the gene, designated arfA, encoded a 507 -residue polypeptide with calculated molecular mass of 57 kDa. The Arfase produced by a recombinant Escherichia coli strain containing the arfA gene was purified to apparent homogeneity and characterized. The molecular mass of the Arfase determined by SDS-PAGE was 60 kDa. However, according to gel filtration, it was estimated to be approximately 190 kDa. These results indicated that the functional form of the Arfase is trimeric. The optimal pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were pH 6.5 and $55^{\circ}C$, respectively. The half-life of the enzyme at $60^{\circ}C$ was about 6 h. Kinetic experiments at $45^{\circ}C$ with pNPM (p-nitrophenyl $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranoside) as a substrate gave the $K_m and V_{max}$ values of 1.19 mM and 26.1 U/ mg, respectively. When the enzyme was combined with Bacillus stearothermophilus No. 236 endoxylanase and $\beta$-xylosidase, it hydrolyzed arabinoxylan into L-arabinose and xylose more efficiently than Arfase alone. This synergistic effect suggested that the complete hydrolysis of xylan with large amounts of arabinose side chains required Arfase as well as endoxylanase and $\beta$-xylosidase.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.121-140
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• 2020

Anaerobic fungi habitat in the gastrointestinal tract of foregut fermenters or hindgut fermenters and degrade fibrous plant biomass through the hydrolysis reactions with a wide variety of cellulolytic enzymes and physical penetration through fiber matrix with their rhizoids. To date, seventeen genera have been described in family Neocallimasticaceae, class Neocallimastigomycetes, phylum Neocallimastigomycota and one genus has been described in phylum Neocallimastigomycota. In National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database (DB), 23,830 nucleotide sequences and 59,512 protein sequences have been deposited and most of them were originated from Piromyces, Neocallimastix and Anaeromyces. Most of protein sequences (44,025) were acquired with PacBio next generation sequencing system. The whole genome sequences of Anaeromyces robustus, Neocallimastix californiae, Pecoramyces ruminantium, Piromyces finnis and Piromyces sp. E2 are available in Joint Genome Institute (JGI) database. According to the results of protein prediction, average Isoelectric points (pIs) were ranged from 5.88 (Anaeromyces) to 6.57 (Piromyces) and average molecular weights were ranged from 38.7 kDa (Orpinomyces) to 56.6 kDa (Piromyces). In Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes (CAZY) database, glycoside hydrolases (36), carbohydrate binding module (11), carbohydrate esterases (8), glycosyltransferase (5) and polysaccharide lyases (3) from anaerobic fungi were registered. During four decades, 1,031 research articles about anaerobic fungi were published and 444 and 719 articles were available in PubMed (PM) and PubMed Central (PMC) DB.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.332-337
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• 1996

기저막 성분인 type IV collagen을 분해하는 type IV collagenase의 농도와 종양의 전이사이에 상관관계가 있다는 동물 실험보고가 있다. 저자들은 유방암환자의 종양조직내 type IV collagenase의 농도와 골스캔상 골전이 소견과 비교하여 그 의의를 알아보고자 하였다. 원발성 및 전이성 유방암 환자의 종양조직에서 92kDa 및 72kDa type IV collagenase에 대한 면역조직화학염색을 각각 57명, 56명 환자에서 시행하여 각 효소 농도를 평가하고 골스캔상 골전이 소견을 관찰하고 등급을 부여하였다. 면역조직화학적으로 평가한 각 효소의 농도는 원발성 유방암과 전이성 유방암 환자 사이에 큰 차이가 있었으며, 골스캔 소견과 효소농도를 상호 비교한 결과 각 효소의 농도가 170이하일 경우에는 골스캔상 활동적인 골전이 소견을 볼 수 없었으나 효소의 농도가 200이상일 경우 골스캔 소견은 정상에서 골전이 소견까지 매우 다양하게 분포하였다. 결론적으로, 면역 조직화학적으로 측정한 92kDa 및 72kDa collagenase의 농도가 170이하일 때는 골스캔상 대부분 정상소견을 보여 골전이의 확률이 낮았다. 반면에 각 효소치의 농도가 200이상일 경우에는 골전이의 확진과 병소의 위치를 확인하고 추적검사를 위해서는 골스캔이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2005

이 논문에서는 IMT-2000용 인터폴레이션 필터의 저전력 설계 및 구현 방식을 제안하였다. DA(Distributed Arithmetic) 방식의 장점인 프로세서 구조와, CSD(Canonic Signed Digit) 방식의 장점인 덧셈 연산의 최소화 방법을 함께 사용하여 각 구조의 장점을 살린 인터폴레이션 필터 구조를 제안하였다. 필터계수는 CSD형으로 나타낸 후에 4비트씩 가능한 모든 계산을 미리 수행하여 저장하고, MUX와 덧셈 프로세서를 사용하여 곱셈 연산을 수행하도록 설계하였다. 이와 더불어 기존 곱셈기 구조에서 사용되는 출력용 덧셈기와 지연소자는 1개의 덧셈기와 쉬프트 레지스터를 사용하여 효율적으로 구현될 수 있음을 보였다. IMT-2000에서 사용되는 40탭 인터폴레이션 필터에 대하여, 제안된 구조와 기존의 곱셈기를 사용한 구조를 각각 Verilog-HDL 코딩을 통하여 설계하였다. 기존의 곱셈기를 사용한 구조와 게이트 수를 비교한 결과 68.43%의 감소를 달성할 수 있었다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.607-618
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• 2016

아토피 피부염(AD)에 대한 고삼백선피복합방(GBBB)의 치료적 가능성을 증명하기 위해 동물모델에서 다양한 면역 관련 인자들과 조직학적 변화에 대한 GBBB의 영향을 평가하였다. 실험 결과는 다음과 같다. GBBB도포군은 관능평가 결과에서 AD의 개선징후를 나타냈다. GBBB 도포군은 대조군에 비해 혈액 내 백혈구, 호중구, 림프구, 단핵구 면역세포 비율이 54%, 63%, 57%, 86%로 감소되었다. 또한 GBBB도포군은 대조군에 비해 혈청 내 IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, Histamine 및 IgE 생성량이 각각 40%, 80%, 62%, 61%, 57%로 유의성 있게 감소되었다. H&E 염색에서 GBBB 도포군은 대조군에 비하여 비만세포가 피부로 침윤되는 것이 억제되었으며 피부두께 역시 상대적으로 감소되었다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 GBBB는 피부에 직접 도포하는 AD 치료제로서 가능성이 있음이 확인하였다. 후속연구에서는 분자생물학적 연구를 통해 GBBB의 면역조절 기전을 구체적으로 밝히고자 한다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to investigate whether Gynura procumbens extract (GPE) can improve insulin sensitivity and suppress hepatic glucose production in an animal model of type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS/METHODS: C57BL/Ksj-db/db mice were divided into 3 groups, a regular diet (control), GPE, and rosiglitazone groups (0.005 g/100 g diet) and fed for 6 weeks. RESULTS: Mice supplemented with GPE showed significantly lower blood levels of glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin than diabetic control mice. Glucose and insulin tolerance test also showed the positive effect of GPE on increasing insulin sensitivity. The homeostatic index of insulin resistance was significantly lower in mice supplemented with GPE than in the diabetic control mice. In the skeletal muscle, the expression of phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase, pAkt substrate of 160 kDa, and PM-glucose transporter type 4 increased in mice supplemented with GPE when compared to that of the diabetic control mice. GPE also decreased the expression of glucose-6-phosphatase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in the liver. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that GPE might improve insulin sensitivity and inhibit gluconeogenesis in the liver.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.533-538
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effect of Pycnogenol (Pyc) on survival and immune dysfunction of C57BL/6 mice induced by low micronutrient supplementation. MATERIALS/METHODS: Female C57/BL/6 mice were fed a diet containing 7.5% of the recommended amount of micronutrients for a period of 12 wks (immunological assay) and 18 wks (survival test). For immunological assay, lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine regulation, and hepatic oxidative status were determined. RESLUTS: Pyc supplementation with 50 and $100mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}{\cdot}bw{\cdot}d^{-1}$ resulted in partial extension of the median survival time. Pyc supplementation led to increased T and B cell response against mitogens and recovery of an abnormal shift of cytokine pattern designated by the decreased secretion of Th1 cytokine and increased secretion of Th2 cytokine. Hepatic vitamin E level was significantly decreased by micronutrient deficiency, in accordance with increased hepatic lipid peroxidation level. However, Pyc supplementation resulted in a dose-dependent reduction of hepatic lipid peroxidation, which may result from restoration of hepatic vitamin E level. CONCLUSION: Findings of this study suggest that Pyc supplementation ameliorates premature death by restoring immune dysfunction, such as increasing lymphocyte proliferation and regulation of cytokine release from helper T cells, which may result from the antioxidative ability of Pyc.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2012

Recently, we reported that Jeju ground water contains vanadium components and exerts antioxidant effects in vitro and in vivo via the scavenging of reactive oxygen species and enhancement of antioxidant enzyme activities. In the present study, the antioxidant actions of Jeju ground water were compared with those of tap water against gamma-ray radiation in mice. C57BL/6 mice were irradiated with gamma-ray at a dose rate of 2 Gy. The mice were then given tap water or Jeju ground water for 90 days. Jeju ground water compared with tap water enhanced the activities and levels of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in irradiated liver tissues. Jeju ground water also enhanced the levels of intracellular reduced glutathione, which is vital for normal liver function and repair. These results suggest that vanadium-containing Jeju ground water can safeguard against the harmful actions of gamma-ray radiation through the support of hepatic antioxidant processes.