• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.443-449
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• 2022

In this study, in order to improve the disadvantages of the environmental error of the infusion set that performs infusion therapy in the existing clinical practice and to maximize the user's convenience by miniaturizing the existing infusion pump system, the structure of the muscle pump of the human vein was imitated. As a double check valve method, a method for preventing the backflow of fluid and discharging a constant fluid in one direction by external pressure was proposed. The proposed bio-mimic muscle pump uses a check valve that controls the flow of fluid in one direction and a silicone tube with elasticity, and a chamber is constructed. A peristaltic pump for applying intermittent pressure to the tube chamber was constructed using a multi-cam structure roller. In order to verify the performance of the proposed pump, optimization was performed while changing the number of multi-cam rollers and adjusting the speed of the roller driving motor, and the reproducibility of the instantaneous discharge amount and the continuous discharge amount of the pump was compared and tested. The performance of the muscle pump proposed in this study was verified through experiments that it can inject up to 1L of fluid within 12 hours, and that it is possible to inject the fluid with an accuracy of ±0.1ml. Real-time monitoring of the fluid injection volume through the bio-mimic muscle pump proposed in this study not only increases the convenience of the administrator, but also provides a precise fluid administration environment to more patients at a low cost, and additionally applies bubble detection and occlusion detection technology If so, it is believed that a safer medical environment can be provided to patients.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2209-2213
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• 2007

Ginseng has long been used as a traditional medicine in Asian countries including Korea and China. In recent years, it has been reported that the biological activities of ginseng are due to its active components, ginsenosides. Ginsenosides are represented by triterpenes of the dammarane type. Ginsenoside Re consists of two glucose rings, one rhamnose ring, and the triterpene ring. In the present study ginsenoside Re has been isolated from the Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) and the tertiary structure has been determined using NMR spectroscopy. Flexibilities around each linkages described by seven torsion angles were considered. The structures of ginsenoside Re obtained by NMR spectroscopy show the rigidity around the glucopyranosyl ring II and alkene side chain. The dihedral angles of φ5, φ6, φ7 are about 150o, 50o and 45o, respectively. In addition, flexibility exists around rhamnopyranosyl and glucopyronosyl moiety. The linkage around the rhamnopyranosyl and glucopyranosyl ring I, are divided into three groups. This flexibility seems to play important role in regulation of the hydrophobic surface exposed to the solvent. Because of the growing need for the structural determination of ginsenoside, this result can help to understand their well-accepted pharmacological effects of ginsenoside Re.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.56-66
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• 2019

Histidine triad nucleotide-binding protein (HINT) is a member of the histidine triad (HIT) superfamily, which has hydrolase activity owing to a histidine triad motif. The HIT superfamily can be divided to five classes with functions in galactose metabolism, DNA repair, and tumor suppression. HINTs are highly conserved from archaea to humans and function as tumor suppressors, translation regulators, and neuropathy inhibitors. Although the structures of HINT proteins from various species have been reported, limited structural information is available for fungal species. Here, to elucidate the structural features and functional diversity of HINTs, we determined the crystal structure of HINT from the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans (CaHINT) in complex with zinc ions at a resolution of $2.5{\AA}$. Based on structural comparisons, the monomer of CaHINT overlaid best with HINT protein from the protozoal species Leishmania major. Additionally, structural comparisons with human HINT revealed an additional helix at the C-terminus of CaHINT. Interestingly, the extended C-terminal helix interacted with the N-terminal loop (${\alpha}1-{\beta}1$) and with the ${\alpha}3$ helix, which appeared to stabilize the dimerization of CaHINT. In the C-terminal region, structural and sequence comparisons showed strong relationships among 19 diverse species from archea to humans, suggesting early separation in the course of evolution. Further studies are required to address the functional significance of variations in the C-terminal region. This structural analysis of CaHINT provided important insights into the molecular aspects of evolution within the HIT superfamily.

• 센서학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2008

In this work, we optimized a microbolometer for application of a $CO_2$ detector by using MEMS technology. We fabricated a stable thermal isolation structure by varying the lengths of supporting legs which affect bolometer performance. We could fabricate more stable thermal isolation structure for the microbolometer through the results of ANSYS simulations, and minimize the fabrication processes by using bulk micromachining to use a $CO_2$ detector. The microbolometer shows a detectivity of $2.5{\times}109$ cmHz$^{1/2}$/W at a chopper frequency of 8 Hz and a bias current of $6.25\;{\mu}A$ with a vacuum package of about $3.0{\times}10.3$ torr. Therefore, we put to conclusion that the microbolometer optimized in this experiment could be useful for the application of a $CO_2$ detector.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2016

Dihydrodipicolinate reductase is an enzyme that converts dihydrodipicolinate to tetrahydrodipicolinate using an NAD(P)H cofactor in L-lysine biosynthesis. To increase the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of lysine biosynthesis, we determined the crystal structure of dihydrodipicolinate reductase from Corynebacterium glutamicum (CgDapB). CgDapB functions as a tetramer, and each protomer is composed of two domains, an Nterminal domain and a C-terminal domain. The N-terminal domain mainly contributes to nucleotide binding, whereas the C-terminal domain is involved in substrate binding. We elucidated the mode of cofactor binding to CgDapB by determining the crystal structure of the enzyme in complex with NADP⁺ and found that CgDapB utilizes both NADH and NADPH as cofactors. Moreover, we determined the substrate binding mode of the enzyme based on the coordination mode of two sulfate ions in our structure. Compared with Mycobacterium tuberculosis DapB in complex with its cofactor and inhibitor, we propose that the domain movement for active site constitution occurs when both cofactor and substrate bind to the enzyme.

• 청정기술
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2019

최근 재생자원으로부터 바이오 폴리올을 합성하는 것이 주목을 받고 있다. 특히 고분자의 합성에서 이러한 바이오 폴리올을 활용하는 것은 대단히 중요한 과제이다. 폴리카보네이트 폴리올/바이오 폴리올(PO3G: 옥수수 당의 발효에 의해 제조된 1,3-프로판 디올로부터 제조된 폴리트리메틸렌 에터 글리콜), 메틸렌디페닐디이소시아네이트 및 1,4-부탄디올을 사용하여 일련의 디메틸포름아미드(DMF) 기반 폴리우레탄을 합성하였다. 본 연구에서는 폴리우레탄 필름의 특성과 습식 인조피혁의 셀(cell) 특성을 조사하였다. 폴리카보네이트 폴리올/바이오 폴리올에서 바이오 폴리올의 함량이 증가할수록 폴리우레탄 필름의 인장강도는 감소하지만 연신율은 증가하였으며, 유리전이온도는 낮아짐을 알 수 있었다. 또한 습식공법에 의한 인조피혁 단면을 분석한 결과 폴리카보네이트 폴리올 함량이 증가함에 따라 인조피혁에 형성된 셀의 수와 균일성이 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 이 결과로부터 적정량의 바이오 폴리올을 사용한 DMF 기반 폴리우레탄의 경우에 충분히 인조피혁에 사용할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 바이오 탄소 함량은 폴리우레탄의 제조에 사용한 바이오 폴리올의 함량 증가에 따라 비례하여 증가하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.441-444
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• 2008

본 연구는 콘크리트 구조물의 유지관리 및 보전활동의 절력화(節力化)와 장기 수명화를 목적으로 콘크리트에 발생하는 미세한 균열에도 수시의 점검이 가능해지도록 콘크리트 그 자체에 자기 수복 기능을 부여하는 것에 관한 연구이다. 현재 국외 전문 학술지를 통해 제안되고 있는 자기 수복 콘크리트를 조사해 각각의 특징이나 앞으로의 해결과제에 대해 고찰하였으며, 지금까지와는 완전히 다른 방법으로 박테리아의 생화학 반응을 이용한 자기 수복 콘크리트 개발에 관한 기초연구로서, 생물이 자신의 몸 내외에 광물(Bio-mineral)을 만들어 내는 작용. 즉, 생체 광물 형성 작용(Bio-mineralization)을 이용하여 콘크리트의 개질(改質) 및 성능향상을 목적으로 한 새로운 가능성에 대한 내용이다. 여기에서는 Bacillus pasteurii등의 박테리아가 탄산칼슘을 석출시키는 Bio-mineralization을 이용한다고 하는 새로운 발상으로부터의 콘크리트 역학적 성능 및 내구성의 향상, 균열의 보수등의 가능성에 대한 검토를 소개하고, 기초적 실험을 통해 향후 행해져야 할 연구의 방향성이나 자기 수복 콘크리트의 발전 가능성에 대해 연구하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.253-253
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• 2012

The effects of oxidation on the order-disorder transition in NiPt bimetallic alloy crystal have been investigated using in-situ synchrotron x-ray scattering technique. The temperature dependence of the crystal structure and the order parameter were measured during in-situ heating and cooling under vacuum and oxygen environments. The order-disorder transition temperature of NiPt alloy crystals in vacuum was between $615^{\circ}C$ and $627^{\circ}C$. On the other hand under oxygen environment, the transition temperature decreases by about $31^{\circ}C$ after the oxidation. The change of the transition temperature can be explained by the formation of NiO crust on the surface of NiPt crystal, which alters the composition of the Ni and Pt atoms. Since the transition temperature depends sensitively on the Ni-Pt composition, the transition temperature changes as Ni atoms diffuse out to form NiO.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.943-947
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• 2007

The acid modification of waxy rice starch was conducted to improve the yugwa production process. The intrinsic viscosity, paste viscosity, and differential scanning calorimetry characteristics of acid modified starch were measured, and bandaegi and yugwa prepared from acid modified starch were evaluated. The intrinsic viscosities of acid thinned starches were 1.48, 1.27, 1.15, and 0.91 mL/g after reaction times of 1, 2, 3, and 4 hr, respectively. The gelatinization enthalpy was reduced from 16.3 J/g in native starch to 15.8, 15.3, 14.7, and 14.5 J/g in acid thinned starches as the time of acid thinning increased. The peak viscosity and final viscosity decreased with increasing the time of acid thinning, but the pasting temperature was slightly increased in acid thinned starches. The hardness of bandaegi from acid thinned starches under high pressure greatly decreased relative to the control, typical yugwa. Yugwa from acid thinned starch under high pressure maintained a homogeneous structure containing tiny and uniform cells similar to that of native waxy rice starch used for typical yugwa. Acid thinning under high pressure appears to be a good alternative to the existing steeping process for better yugwa quality.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.965-968
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• 2006

Exogenous S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) enhances the production of actinorhodin in Streptomyces coelicolor. Thirty compounds related structurally with AdoMet were tested for their actinorhodin production. The relationships between the structures of the compounds tested and their actinorhodin production were analyzed using computational methods, and the molecules containing both bulky substituents at the C6 position of adenine and the long 5'-alkyl chain of adenosine were predicted to show high actinorhodin production.