• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.819-823
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• 2014

Objective: The aim was to evaluate roles of vitamin D3 (VD3) and beta-carotene (BC) in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in a high-risk area, Huai'an District, Huai'an City, China. Methods: 100 new ESCC diagnosed cases from 2007 to 2008 and 200 residency- age-, and sex-matched healthy controls were recruited. Data were collected from questionnaires, including a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to calculate the BC intake, and reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was used to measure the serum concentrations of BC and VD3. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated in conditional logistic regression models. Results: The average dietary intake of BC was $3322.9{\mu}g$ (2032.4-5734.3) in the case group and $3626.8{\mu}g$ (1961.9-5827.9) in control group per capita per day with no significant difference by Wilcoxon test (p>0.05). However, the levels of VD3 and BC in the case group were significantly lower than in the control group (p<0.05). The OR values of the highest quartile and the lowest quartile of VD3 and BC in serum samples were both 0.13. Conclusion: Our results add to the evidence that high circulating levels of VD3 and BC are associated with a reduced risk of ESCC in this Chinese population.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 International Symposium
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• pp.149-153
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• 2001

To investigate the mode of bactericidal action for antimicrobial peptide, pediocin, synthetic and mutant pediocins were prepared by direct chemical synthesis. Native pediocin was purified from Pedio-coccus acidilactici M and its conformational structure and bactericidal functions were analyzed and compared to synthetic pediocin. Schematic mode of pediocin actions, how pediocin binds on the target cell membrane, penetrates and makes tunnel are proposed. For these purposes, primary and secondary structures of pediocin was analyzed and disulfide bond assignment was also done. The pediocin purified from P. acidilactici M had high effective bactericidal ability against gram positive bacteria, especially Listeria monocytogenes and was very stable at extreme pHs and even at high temperatures such as autoclaving temperature (121$^{\circ}C$). Pediocin was consisted of 44 amino acids with four cysteines. Novel synthetic peptides were achieved by solid phase peptide synthesis(SPPS) method. To explain the function of cysteine in C-terminal region, mutant pediocin, Ped[C24A＋C44A], was synthesized and their structural and biological functions were analyzed. Second mutant pediocin, Ped[KllE], was prepared to explain the function of lysine at 11 of N-terminal part of pediocin, especially loop of $\beta$-sheet, and to predict the initial binding site of pediocin. The native and synthetic pediocins was showed random coil conformation by spectropolarimetry in moderate conditions. This conformation was observed in extreme conditions such as high temperature and low and high pHs, also. Circular dichroism(CD) data also showed the existence of $\beta$-turn structure in N-terminal part both native and synthetic pediocins. A structural model for pediocin predicts that 18 amino acids in the N-terminal part of the peptide assume a three-strand $\beta$-sheet conformation. This random coil in C-terminal part of pediocin was converted to folding structure, helix structure, in nonpolar solvents such as alcohol and TFE. The disulfide bond between $^{9}$ Cys and $^{14}$ Cys was concrete and inevitable, however, evidences of disulfide bond between $^{24}$ Cys and $^{44}$ Cys was not. Data of Ped[C24A＋C44A], pediocin mutant showed that $^{44}$ Cys was required during killing the target cells but not inevitable, since Ped[C24A＋C44A] still have bactericidal activity but much less than native pediocin. Another pediocin mutant, Ped[KllE], had still bactericidal activity, was controversial to propose that positive charge like as $^{11}$ Lys in loop or hinge in bacteriocin bound or helped to binding to microorganism with electrostatic interaction between cell membrane especially teichoic acid and positive amino acid nonspecifically. The conformation of pediocin among native, synthetic and mutant pediocins did not show big difference. The conformations between oxidized and reduced pediocin were almost similar regardless of native or synthetic.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.619-630
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• 2009

To investigate the hair growth activity of fractions and extract of Arisaematis Rhizoma in the hair removed skin of normal and spontaneous alopecia areata model in C57B/6N mice. These experiments were performed with the macroscopic, microscopic, immunohistochemical(VEGF, c-kit, PKC-${\alpha}$, TGF and FGF) and RT-PCR(TGF-${\beta}$, IGF, prolactin and placenta lactogen) methods. The results were as follows: Macroscopic observation after topical application of vehicle, 50% EtOH as control and extract of Arisaematis Rhizoma to the hair removed skin of C57BL/6N mice on the 9th, 11th and 15th day. Extensive hair growth activity was observed in treated group with extract of Arisaematis Rhizoma on the 9th, 11th and 15th day. In Arisaematis Rhizoma extracts treated group, hair follicles of middle stage of anagen was observed and it were grown down to subcutaneous tissue of skin in all the normal mice on 15th day. But in control group, most of hair follicles of telogen phase was observed in skin. The treatment of extract of Arisaematis Rhizoma increased expression of IGF(145%) and placenta lactogen(108%) in the skin of normal C57BL/6N mice on the 11th day compared to control group(100%). But expression of TGF-${\beta}$(90%) and prolactin(91%) decreased in the skin of normal C57B/6N mice on the 11th day compared to control group(100%). After application of fractions(chloroform, ethyl acetate and water fractions) of Arisaematis Rhizoma extract for 9th day, hair growth effect was observed in whole skin area in 50% of normal mice. But in control group, hair growth effect was not observed in whole skin area of normal mice. Immunoreactive density of VEGF, c-kit, PKC-${\alpha$ and FGF in skin of fractions of Arisaematis Rhizoma extracts was strongly stained in epidermis, bulge, secondary hair germ cells, cutaneous trunci m., subcutaneous tissue, root sheath compare to control group on the 9th day. In spontaneous alopecia areata model, The hair growth activity of Arisaematis Rhizoma extrat treated group(75%) was observed to be strong compared to control group(O%) on 7th day. These experiments suggest that fractions and extracts of Arisaematis Rhizoma may stimulate the topical hair growth activity. Thus it can be useful for treatment of alopecia areata.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.1192-1199
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• 1999

Ni/Cd 전지의 페이스트식 카드뮴전극에 있어서 방전시 생성되는 $Cd(OH)_2$의 구조를 전해액에 의하여${\gamma}-Cd(OH)_2$의 구조로 변화시켜 전극에 활물질을 고밀도로 충전시키므로써 전극의 특성을 향상시켰다. 전해액은 KOH 수용액에 NaOH를 농도별로 첨가하여 사용하였다. NaOH를 1.82 M 첨가한 전해액 내에서 충 방전한 전극의 활물질 이용률이 가장 높았으며, NaOH 첨가량의 증가에 의해 방전생성물인 $Cd(OH)_2$는 ${\beta}$상에서 ${\gamma}$상으로 변화하는 정도가 증가하였다. 방전시 NaOH가 참가된 전해액에서 생성된 ${\gamma}-Cd(OH)_2$구조의 활물질 비표면적은 NaOH가 첨가되지 않은 전해액에서 생성된 ${\beta}-Cd(OH)_2$ 구조의 활물질 비표면적에 비하여 170% 이상 증가하였다. 밀폐형 전지에서는 NaOH가 첨가된 전해액의 전지가 첨가되지 않은 전지에 비하여 1.0 C와 2.0 C rate의 고율 충 방전 조건에서 방전용량이 증가하였으며, 1.0 C rate의 cycle에서도 향상된 성능이 500 cycle까지 지속되었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.486-492
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• 2013

This study has been conducted to establish the optimal extraction process and HPLC analysis method for the determination of marker compounds as a part of the materials standardization for the development of health functional food materials from Astragali radix. Five extraction conditions including the shaking extraction at room temperature and the reflux extraction at $85^{\circ}C$ with 30%, 50% and 95% ethanol were evaluated. Reflux extraction with 50% ethanol showed the highest extraction yield as $27.27{\pm}2.27%$, while the extraction under reflux with 95% ethanol showed significantly the lowest yield of $10.55{\pm}0.24%$. The quantitative determination methods of calycosin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside and calycosin as marker compounds of Astragali radix extracts were optimized by HPLC analysis using a Thermo Hypersil column ($4.6{\times}250mm$, $5{\mu}m$) with the gradient elution of water and acetonitrile as the mobile phase at the flow rate of $0.8mLmin^{-1}$ and a detection wavelength of 230nm. The HPLC/UV method was applied successfully to the quantification of two marker compounds in Astragali radix extracts after validation of the method with the linearity, accuracy and precision. The contents of calycosin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside and calycosin in 50% ethanol extracts by reflux extraction were significantly higher as $1,700.3{\pm}30.4$ and $443.6{\pm}8.4{\mu}g-1$, respectively, comparing with those in other extracts. The results indicate that the reflux extraction with 50% ethanol at $85^{\circ}C$ is optimal for the extraction of Astragali radix, and the established HPLC method are very useful for the evaluation of marker compounds in Astragali radix extracts to develop the health functional material from Astragali radix.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1289-1292
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 한국인의 주식인 쌀밥과 각종 잡곡밥에 함유된 토코페롤의 8가지 이성질체의 함량을 HPLC를 이용하여 분석하였다. 쌀밥에서는 8가지 이성체중 3개의 이성체가 검출되었고, 보리밥에서는 2개, 팥밥에서는 5개, 콩밥은 7개 그리고 여러가지 곡류의 혼합인 잡곡밥에서는 6개의 이성체가 검출되었다. 본 연구결과 쌀밥에는 alpha-토코페롤 외에도 alpha-, gamma-토코트리에놀이 검출되었고 그 값을 합한 토코트리에놀 함량은 alpha-토코페롤보다 더 높은 것으로 나타나 쌀밥의 비타민 E 영양가치는 일반적으로 알려진 것보다 더 높을 것으로 추정된다. 분석된 토코페롤 이성체의 총합인 비타민 E의 함량은 콩밥>잡곡밥>팥밥>쌀밥>보리밥의 순서로 나타나 콩밥과 잡곡밥의 영양적 우수성을 증명하였다. 따라서 매일 섭취하는 주식인 밥을 쌀밥에서 콩밥이나 잡곡밥으로 대치할 경우, 각종 성인병의 예방효과가 뛰어난 것으로 알려진 토코페롤과 토코트리에놀의 이성체를 골고루 꾸준히 섭취할 수 있으므로 쌀밥에 콩 등의 잡곡을 혼합하는 것이 건강증진을 위해 매우 중요한 사안으로 사료된다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제6권4호통권23호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2006

도시화로 인한 유출량의 증가 및 도달시간의 단축은 도시재해의 한 원인이 되고 있다. 이를 막기 위하여 도시 배수유역내에 저류지를 설치하여 하수관거의 통수능 이하로 방류량을 조절하는 방안을 고려할 수 있다. 기초계획 단계에서의 저류지 설계를 위해서는 복잡한 연관성을 지니고 있는 제반 변수를 고려하지 않고 대표적인 관련 주요변수를 택하여 저류용량을 결정하는 여러 가지 저류지 계획모형이 이용되고 있다, 기왕의 저류지 계획모형에서는 주로 도시화 특성인자인 첨두유량비$(\alpha)$와 도달시간비$(\gamma)$를 활용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 재해영향평가서 22개소의 저류지를 분석대상으로 하여 도시화에 따른 도시배수유역 특성인자와 저류지 특성인자간의 분석을 통해 저류지의 계획단계에서 활용할 수 있도록 편의성을 도모하고자 한다. 첨두유량비 $\alpha$가 도달시간비 $\gamma$보다 저류 용량에 미치는 영향이 더욱 민감함을 알 수 있었으며, 개발전 후의 유출계수비 $\beta$가 설계강우강도의 지역계수 n값 보다 $\alpha$에 미치는 영향이 작음을 알 수 있었다. 사다리꼴 설계수문곡선을 사용하는 경우에는 강우지속기간이 저류비에 미치는 영향이 큰 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.525-531
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 원료 첨가(오가피, 영지버섯, 솔잎 및 홍삼)를 달리하여 오가피주를 제조하여 영양성분 및 휘발성 향기성분을 분석하였고 기타 주류의 품질요인에 관여하는 요인들을 평가하고 관능검사를 수행함으로서, 제조한 오가피주의 다양한 품질 평가를 수행하여 민속주로의 개발 가능성을 평가하였다. 주정도는 오가피 및 기타의 기능성 소재의 함량을 달리한 4가지 시료에서 각각 14.5-15.3%로 큰 차이를 볼 수는 없었다. 총 유기산 함량은 오가피주가 일반 약주 보다 훨씬 많은 양이 검출되었으며 반면 오가피 및 기타 기능성 소재를 첨가한 시료에서 citric acid와 tartaric acid는 오히려 약간 양이 감소한 것으로 보여졌다. 오가피주의 유리아미노산 함량은 histidine이 가장 많았으며, 총 유리아미노산 및 유리당 함량은 시료 C에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 시료 A 및 B에서는 총 49종의 휘발성 향기성분이 동정되었고 시료 C와 D에서는 각각 48 및 31종의 성분이 동정되었다. 무첨가군인 시료 D의 경우 alcohol류의 함량이 다른 군에 비해 높게 보여졌으며 ethanol의 함량이 79.59%로, iso-butyl alcohol이 0.35%로 다른 군에 비해 높게 보여졌다. 오가피, 영지버섯, 솔잎 및 홍삼이 함유된 시료 A, B, 및 C에서는 다양한 종류의 테르펜 화합물이 확인되었다. 이는 주류 고유의 향기성분 외에 첨가된 오가피, 영지버섯, 솔잎 및 홍삼에 의해 더욱 다양한 향기성분이 나타난 것으로 생각되는데, 특히 ${\alpha}-copaene$의 함량이 시료 D에서보다 A, B 및 C에서 2배 이상 높게 다량 확인되었다. GC-O를 이용하여 향기성분을 관능적으로 동정한 결과 기능성 소재의 배합 비율에 따라 소비자가 느끼는 관능적 특성은 상당히 유동적으로 변할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 오가피 함량이 높은 술일수록 명도가 높아 밝고 황색도가 낮아지는 경향을 볼 수 있었고, 오가피를 0.1%첨가한 오가피주가 좋은 맛과 감칠맛에서 유의적으로 높은 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2013

Objectives : Daucus carota sativa has been frequently used as food supplements in many of the Asian countries, and a nutritional medical drug in traditional medicine. This research investigated the effects of Daucus carota sativa extract (DCE) on acute phases of inflammation in Raw 264.7 cells treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in terms of the inhibition of nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) and pro-inflammatory cytokines production. Methods : NO, $PGE_2$, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, interleukin-$1{\beta}$ and interleukin-6 contents were assayed by ELISA, and expressions of inflammation-related proteins such as inducible NO synthase (iNOS) were determined by immunoblot analyses. Results : DCE treatment attenuated the LPS ability to increase the productions of NO and $PGE_2$ as well as the protein level of iNOS in a concentration-dependent manner. Consistently, treatment of the cells with DCE suppressed the production of TNF-${\alpha}$, interleukin-$1{\beta}$ and interleukin-6. DCE also caused decreases of inhibitor of ${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ phosphorylation induced by LPS in the cells, which means DCE inhibition of NF-${\kappa}B$ activity. Furthermore, DCE blocked LPS-induced phosphorylation of p38 and SAPK/JNK. Conclusion : This study showing here may be of help to understand the action mechanism of DCE, and provide the information for the medical use of Daucus carota sativa for the inflammatory disease.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2005

The radical scavenging effect of the MeOH extract of Fraxini Cortex on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical was examined. The $CH_2Cl_2$-and n-BuOH-soluble fractions of MeOH extract showed the promising DPPH radical scavenging effects, and further purified by silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and reversed-phase C-18 MPLC to yield five coumarins, esculetin (1), fraxidin (2), fraxetin (3), fraxidin $8-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ (fraxin methyl ether) (5), esculin (6), and a secoiridoid oleuropein (4), and a coumarin-secoiridoid escuside (7). Compounds 1, 3, and 4 showed potent DPPH radical scavenging effects, exhibiting $IC_{50}$ values of 14.68, 9.64, and $22.03\;{\mu}M$, respectively. Compounds 6 and 7 also showed moderate effects with $IC_{50}$ values of 147.79 and $72.73\;{\mu}M$, respectively. L-Ascorbic acid was used as a positive control and exhibited the $IC_{50}$ value of $50.31\;{\mu}M$.