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Partial Purification and Characterization of Multiple Forms of Extracellular Phospholipase $A_2$ in Human Amniotic Fluid (사람 양수중 다종의 세포외성 포스포리파제의 $A_2$의 부분정제 및 특성)

  • Jeon, Yong-Ju;Baek, Suk-Hwan;Lee, Jee-Hae;Moon, Tae-Chul;Min, Beong-Woo;Chang, Hyeun-Wook
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.212-219
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    • 1997
  • Multiple forms of extracellular phospholipase $A_2$ have been detected in human amniotic fluid (HAF). When HAF was subjected to heparin-Sepharose column chromatography, phospholipase $A_2$ activity was detected in both heparin-non binding and binding fraction. The activity of heparin-non binding fraction was further purified by sequential uses of column chromatographies on butyl-Toy-opearl 650M and DEAE-Sephacel. DEAE-Sephacel fraction contained three different phospholipase $A_2$ activities (Peak I, II, III). The molecular weight of DEAE-Sephacel fraction phospholipase $A_2$ determined by SDS-PAGE were about 52KDa (Peak I). Peak II, III required micromolar $Ca^{2+}$ ion for its maximum activity, but Peak I enzyme showed calcium independent phospholipase $A_2$ activity and showed broad range of pH (6.0~10.0) optimum. All these enzymes were not recognized by a monoclonal antibody raised against phospholipase $A_2$ from human synovial fluid. These results suggest that HAF might contain multiple forms of extracellular phospholipase $A_2$, which may neither belong to the 14KDa group II phospholipase $A_2$ family nor cytosolic phospholipase $A_2$.

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Purification and Characterization of a Keratinase from Bacillus licheniformis Strain for Degradation of Egg Shell Membrane (낙각막 분해를 위한 Bacillus licheniformis로 부터 Keratinase의 정제 및 특성)

  • 전태욱;박기문
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2002
  • The egg shell membrane degrading isolated from soil was identified as Bacillus licheniformis by 16S rDNA identification method. A keratinase was isolated from the Baciilu licheniformis culture. DEAE-cellulose ion-exchange and Sephadex C-75 gel chromatograhies were used to purify the enzyme. The specific activity was increased 17.3-fold by the purification procedures. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis and Sephadex G-75 chromatography indicated that the purified keratinase was monomeric and had a molecular weight of 65 kDa. The enzyme showed optimum activity at pH 9.0, and was stable above pH 9.0. The optimum temperature was 50$\^{C}$ and the enzyme was stable in the temperature ranges from 20$\^{C}$ to 50t. By the addition of 1 mM and 10 mM FeSO4, the activities of the enzyme were increased to 111$\pm$4.6% and 133$\pm$3.79%, respectively. The keratinase was an alkaline serine pretense because it was inhibited only by phenylmethylsulfonylfluorice (PMSF).

Construction of a Baculovirus Hyphantria cunea NPV Insecticide Containing the Insecticidal Protein Gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD1

  • Lee, Hyung-Hoan;Moon, Eui-Sik;Lee, Sung-Tae;Hwang, Sung-Hei;Cha, Soung-Chul;Yoo, Kwan-Hee
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.685-691
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    • 1998
  • Baculovirus Hyphantrin. cunea nuclear polyhedrosis virus (HcNPV) insecticide containing the insecticidal protein (ICP) gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD1 was constructed using a lacZ-HcNPV system. The ICP ($\delta$-endotoxin) gene was placed under the control of the polyhedrin gene promoter of the HcNPV. A polyhedrin-negative virus was derived and named ICP-HcNPV insecticide. Then, the insertion of the ICP gene in the ICP-HcNPV genome was confirmed by Southern hybridization analysis. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) analysis of the Spodoptera frugiperda cell extracts infected with the ICP-HcNPV showed that the ICP was expressed in the insect cells as 130 kDa at 5 days post-infection. The ICP produced in the cells was present in aggregates. When extracts from the cells infected with the ICP-HcNPV were fed to 20 Bombyx mori larvae, the following mortality rate was seen; 8 larvae at 1 h, 10 larvae at 3 h, and 20 larvae at 12 h. These data indicate that the B. thuringiensis ICP gene was expressed by the baculovirus insecticide in insect cells and there was a high insecticidal activity. The biological activities of the recombinant virus ICP-HcNPV were assessed in conventional bioassay tests by feeding virus particles and ICP to the insect larvae. The initial baculovirus insecticide ICP-HcNPV was developed in our laboratory and the significance of the genetically engineered virus insecticides is discussed.

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The Relationship between Interactions and Needs Satisfactions in Apparel Brand On-Line Community (의류 브랜드 온라인 컴뮤니티의 상호작용성과 욕구충족의 관계)

  • Hong, Hee-Sook;Kim, Gi-Euk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.29 no.11
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    • pp.1432-1443
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among the sub-dimensions of interaction and the relationship between interactions and needs satisfactions in the apparel brand online communities. Subjects of 317 members for 9 selected apparel communities responded the questionnaire in the home-page or in the attached file. The results were as follows: The suggested structural equation model which showed the relationship between the interactions and needs satisfaction in communities were accepted($\chi^2=63.80/df.=48/p=0.06$, GFI=0.97, AGFI=0.95, RMR=0.045, NFI=0.93, AIC=123.80). The interaction of company-consumer hads a positive influence on the interaction of consumers-consumers(H1) and the interaction of consumers-consumers had a positive influence on the interaction of consumers-company(H2). The interaction among community members had a positive influence on the satisfaction of interest needs(H3), transaction needs(H4) and relationship needs(H5) in the community. The relationship needs satisfaction had a positive influence on the interaction of members to the company(H6). Therefore, marketers in apparel company should be fully aware of reciprocal influence among types of interaction when planning marketing programs to promote each type of interaction. Furthermore, they also have to plan marketing activities to manage effective interaction.

Technical Protection Measures for Personal Information in Each Processing Phase in the Korean Public Sector

  • Shim, Min-A;Baek, Seung-Jo;Park, Tae-Hyoung;Seol, Jeong-Seon;Lim, Jong-In
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.3 no.5
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    • pp.548-574
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    • 2009
  • Personal information (hereinafter referred to as "PI") infringement has recently emerged as a serious social problem in Korea. PI infringement in the public and private sector is common. There were 182,666 cases of PI in 2,624 public organizations during the last three years. Online infringement cases have increased. PI leakage causes moral and economic damage and is an impediment to public confidence in public organizations seeking to manage e-government and maintain open and aboveboard administration. Thus, it is an important matter. Most cases of PI leakage result from unsatisfactory management of security, errors in home page design and insufficient system protection management. Protection management, such as encryption or management of access logs should be reinforced urgently. However, it is difficult to comprehend the scope of practical technology management satisfied legislation and regulations. Substantial protective countermeasures, such as access control, certification, log management and encryption need to be established. It is hard to deal with the massive leakage of PI and its security management. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the conditions for the technical protection measures during the processing phase of PI. In addition, we classified the standard control items of protective measures suited to public circumstances. Therefore, this study provides a standard and checklist by which staff in public organizations can protect PI via technical management activities appropriate to laws and ordinances. In addition, this can lead to more detailed and clearer instructions on how to carry out technical protection measures and to evaluate the current status.

Cloning and Expression of Isocitrate Lyase, a Key Enzyme of the Glyoxylate Cycle, of Candida albicans for Development of Antifungal Drugs

  • SHIN DONG-SUN;KIM SANGHEE;YANG HYEONG-CHEOL;OH KI-BONG
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.652-655
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes the development of an enzymatic assay system for the identification of inhibitors of isocitrate lyase (ICL), one of the key enzymes of the glyoxylate cycle that is considered as a new target for antifungal drugs. A 1.6 kb DNA fragment encoding the isocitrate lyase from Candida albicans ATCC10231 was amplified by PCR, cloned into a vector providing His-Patch-thioredoxin-tag at the N-terminus, expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified by metal chelate affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified ICL was approximately 62 kDa, as determined by SDS-PAGE, and the enzyme activity was directly proportional to incubation time and enzyme concentration. The effects of itaconate-related compounds on ICL activity were also investigated. Among them, itaconic acid, 3-nitropropionate, and oxalate had strong inhibitory activities with $IC_{50}$ values of 5.8, 5.4 and $8.6\;{mu}g/ml$, respectively. These inhibitors also exhibited antifungal activity on YPD agar media containing acetate as a sole carbon source, albeit at high concentration. The results indicate that the C. albicans ICL may be a regulatory enzyme playing a crucial role in fungal growth and is a prime target for antifungal agents.

Design of an integrated data management system to establish a preventive student support system (예방적 학생지원 체계 구축을 위한 통합 데이터관리 시스템 설계)

  • Yoon, Seon-Jeong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.24 no.12
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    • pp.1676-1681
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    • 2020
  • Collecting and managing information on all-round activities of students not only helps to improve school life adjustment and satisfaction, but also serves as the basis for preventive student support for academic warnings or dropouts. Therefore, in guiding students, it is necessary to integrate various information of students and provide them to the instructor quickly and accurately. In this study, in the special environment of an organization in which student information is scattered in several systems, a system model is proposed that not only integrates and provides student information to instructors quickly, but also saves cost and effort. And we tested the effectiveness of the proposed system model by developing a simple web page. As a result, it was confirmed that the proposed model provided information necessary for student guidance in an integrated, multifaceted, and instantaneous manner, and that user satisfaction was improved through an improved UI.

A Study on Visual Perception Scalability of AR/QR Picture Book Animation: Focusing on the Design Characteristics of the Picture Book 〈Where is this?〉 (AR·QR 그림책 애니메이션의 시지각 확장성 연구: 그림책 <여기가 어디지?>의 설계적 특징을 중심으로)

  • Sung Won Park;Jae Yun Park
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.21-32
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    • 2023
  • This study presents a way to design picture books that allow children to experience indirectly through realistic media at home and educational institutions for children whose direct experiences and activities are reduced offline in the post-COVID-19 era. The development and popularization of realistic media such as AR continues to be grafted and developed in the picture book field, and the advantage of this picture book is that children at the stage before learning letters can feel the story and character situation of the book through the experience of AR and QR animation in the picture book. In this process, you can get access to imaginary areas that can not be experienced in flat-panel illustrations with spatial animation to help improve the scalability and literacy of the story contained on the page. Children's education through realistic animation can increase the learning effect and needs to continue after COVID-19. Therefore, by presenting the process of viewing and experiencing picture books using AR and QR, the result of the study suggests that the design process of realistic picture books is not just a combination of technology, but a process of expanding children's perception and imagination. This study aims to find out how visual perception is designed differently by analyzing the differences and characteristics of each animation design, focusing on the AR and QR picture book "Where am I?" published by the researcher, and to contribute to the active introduction and development of realistic animation in the field of children's picture books and education.

Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of cDNA Encoding Bovine Prion Protein

  • Kang, Sang-Gyun;Kang, Sung-Keun;Lee, Deog-Yong;Park, Yong-Ho;Hwang, Woo-Suk;Yoo, Han-Sang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.417-421
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    • 2004
  • A normal prion protein (PrPc) is converted to a protease resistant isoform (PrPsc) by an apparent self-propagating activity in bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSE), which is a neurodegenerative disease. The cDNA encoding bovine PrP open reading frame (ORP) in Korean cattle was cloned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The cloned cDNA had a length of 795 base pairs which coded for a protein of 264 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 28.6 kDa. Identities of 90, 90, 79 and 78% on nucleotide and 94, 94, 84, and 84% on amino acid sequence were shown to PrP genes from sheep, goat, human, and mouse, respectively. The cloned DNA was ligated into the pQE30 expression vector and transformed into E. coli M15. The PrP was expressed by induction with isopropyl-$\beta$-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG) and purified on the Ni-NTA affinity column. High specific activities of the recombinant PrP were observed in the fraction of pH 5.8 eluate and showed a molecular mass of-29 kDa on SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis.

Enhanced Production, Purification, and Partial Characterization of Lacticin BH5, a Kimchi Bacteriocin Produced by Lactococcus lactis BH5

  • Paik, Hyun-Dong;Hyun, Hyung-Hwan;Pyun, Yu-Ryang;Ahn, Cheol;Hur, Ji-Woon;Kim, Tae-Seok;Yeo, Ick-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2000
  • Strain BH5 was isolated from naturally fermented Kimchi and identified as a bacteriocin producer, which has bactericidal activity against Micrococcus flavus ATCC 10240. Strain BH5 was identified tentatively as Lactococcus lactis by the API test and some characteristics. Lactococcus lactis BH5 showed a broad spectrum of activity against most of the non-pathogenic and pathogenic microorganisms tested by the modified deferred method. The activity of lacticin BH5, named tentatively as the bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis BH5, was detected at the mid-log growth phase, reached its maximum during the early stationary phase, and decreased after the late stationary phase. Lacticin BH5 also showed a relatively broad spectrum of activity against non-pathogenic and pathogenic microorganisms as tested by the spot-on-lawn method. Its antimicrobial activity on sensitive indicator cells was completely disappeared by protease XIV or ${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin. The inhibitory activities of lacticin BH5 were detected during treatments up to 100$^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Lacticin BH5 was very stable over a pH range of 2.0 to 9.0 and was stable with all the organic solvents examined. The cell concentration and bacteriocin production in strain BH5 were maximum when grown at 30$^{\circ}C$ in a modified MRS medium supplemented with 0.5% tryptone, 1.0% yeast extract, and 0.5% beef extract as nitrogen sources. It demonstrated a typical bactericidal mode of inhibition against Micrococcus flavus ATCC 10240. Lacticin BH5 was purified through ammonium sulfate precipitation, ethanol precipitation, and CM-Sepharose column chromatography. The apparent molecular mass of lacticin BH5 was estimated to be in the region of 3.7 kDa, by the direct detection of bactericidal activity after SDS-PAGE. Mutant strain NO141 which was isolated by nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis produced about 4 fold more bacteriocin than the wild type.

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