• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2018

Background: Recently, we identified a novel ginseng-derived lysophosphatidic acid receptor ligand, called gintonin. We showed that gintonin induces $[Ca^{2+}]i$ transient-mediated morphological changes, proliferation, and migration in cells expressing lysophosphatidic acid receptors and that oral administration of gintonin exhibits anti-Alzheimer disease effects in model mice. However, little is known about the intestinal absorption of gintonin. The aim of this study was to investigate gintonin absorption using two model systems. Methods: Gintonin membrane permeation was examined using a parallel artificial membrane permeation assay, and gintonin absorption was evaluated in a mouse everted intestinal sac model. Results: The parallel artificial membrane permeation assay showed that gintonin could permeate an artificial membrane in a dose-dependent manner. In the everted sac model, gintonin absorption increased with incubation time (from 0 min to 60 min), followed by a decrease in absorption. Gintonin absorption into everted sacs was also dose dependent, with a nonlinear correlation between gintonin absorption and concentration at 0.1-3 mg/mL and saturation at 3-5 mg/mL. Gintonin absorption was inhibited by the Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 and the sodiumeglucose transporter inhibitor phloridzin. Moreover, lipid extraction with methanol also attenuated gintonin absorption, suggesting the importance of the lipid portion of gintonin in absorption. This result shows that gintonin might be absorbed through passive diffusion, paracellular, and active transport pathways. Conclusion: The present study shows that gintonin could be absorbed in the intestine through transcellular and paracellular diffusion, and active transport. In addition, the lipid component of gintonin might play a key role in its intestinal absorption.

• 암석학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.191-206
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• 2011

청주지역에 분포하는 화강암류 암석에 대한 SHRIMP 저어콘 U-Pb 연대측정, 전암 화학 및 전암 Sr-Nd 동위원소 특성을 살펴보고 이를 대보화강암체의 지구연대학적 및 지화학적 특성과 비교하였다. 청주 화강암체 내부의 섬록암에서 $174{\pm}2Ma$ ($t{\sigma}$), 이를 관입한 흑운모 화강암에서 $170{\pm}2Ma$ ($t{\sigma}$), 그리고 이 두 암 석을 모두 관입하는 산성암맥에서는 $170{\pm}5Ma$ ($t{\sigma}$)의 저어콘 연대가 산출하였다. 각 암석에서 측정한 절대연령은 노두에서 측정한 상대연령과 일치하며, 한반도 중부에 분포하는 대보화강암체에 대한 연대측정결과 (170-175 Ma)와도 부합된다. 청주 화강암체의 주원소 및 미량원소 분석 결과는 한반도 중부에 분포하는 대보화강암류 및 화강섬록암의 분석결과와 잘 일치하며, 섭입대와 관련한 I-type 화강암의 특성을 나타낸다. 하지만, Sr과 Nd 동위원소 조성은 청주 화강암체가 부화된 하부지각물질의 부분용융 산물이거나 지각 물질의 혼염 가능성을 지시한다. 더불어 저어콘의 상속핵 및 포획결정에서 산출되는 2.1, 1.8, 0.8 및 0.4 Ga의 다양한 저어콘 상속핵 연대는 연구지역 주변의 경기육괴와 옥천변성대의 암석들이 동화작용에 의해 혼염 되었을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2005

미역이 산란계의 계란 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 기존 일반 양계사료(대조구)에 미역을 $5\%(A)$, $10\%(B)$ 및 $15\%(C)$ 첨가하여 생산한 계란의 일반성분, 무게, 색깔, 무기질, 총콜레스테롤 함량 및 지방산 조성을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 미역함량을 증가시킴에 따라서, 일반성분은 수분 함량의 감소를 제외한 나머지 성분은 거의 변화가 없었다. 계란의 무게는 점차 감소하는 경향이었는데, 특히 난백에서 크게 감소하는 경향이었다. 난황 및 난백의 색깔은 검붉은 색으로 변화하는 경향이고, 특히 난황에서의 색깔 변화는 명확하고 유의 차가 인정되었다. 칼슘 함량은 $266.5\;mg\%$에서 $286.6\;mg\%$로, 철 함량은 $4,1\;mg\%$에서 $7.2\;mg\%$로, 칼륨 함량은 $360.5\;mg\%$에서 $430.6\;mg\%$로 각각 증가하였으나, 인의 함량은 $187.5\;mg\%$에서 $134.2\;mg\%$로 오히려 감소하는 경향이다. 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 $1828.3\~1850.2\;mg\%$로 거의 변화가 없었다. 주요 지방산은 palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid이고, $\omega6$ 지방산은 $0.9\%$에서 $2.5\%$로, $\omega6$ 지방산은 $14.2\%$에서 $17.6\%$로, 그리고 필수지방산 함량은 $14.5\%$에서 $18.4\%$로 증가하는 경향이었다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2018

Detecting exoplanets around giant stars sheds light on the later-stage evolution of planetary systems. We observed the M giant HD 18438 and the K giant HD 158996 as part of a Search for Exoplanets around Northern circumpolar Stars (SENS) and obtained 38 and 24 spectra from 2010 to 2017 using the high-resolution Bohyunsan Observatory Echelle Spectrograph (BOES) at the 1.8m telescope of Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory in Korea. We obtained precise RV measurements from the spectra and found long-period radial velocity (RV) variations with period 719.0 days for HD 18438 and 820.2 days for HD 158996. We checked the chromospheric activities using Ca $\text\tiny{II}$ H and $H{\alpha}$ lines, HIPPARCOS photometry and line bisectors to identify the origin of the observed RV variations. In the case of HD 18438, we conclude that the observed RV variations with period 719.0 days are likely to be caused by the pulsations because the periods of HIPPARCOS photometric and $H{\alpha}$ EW variations for HD 18438 are similar to that of RV variations in Lomb-Scargle periodogram, and there are no correlations between bisectors and RV measurements. In the case of HD 158996, on the other hand, we did not find any similarity in the respective periodograms nor any correlation between RV variations and line bisector variations. In addition, the probability that the real rotational period can be as longer than the RV period for HD 158996 is only about 4.3%. Thus we conclude that observed RV variations with a period of 820.2 days of HD 158996 are caused by a planetary companion, which has the minimum mass of 14.0 $M_{Jup}$, the semi-major axis of 2.1 AU, and eccentricity of 0.13 assuming the stellar mass of $1.8 M_{\odot}$. HD 158996 is so far one of the brightest and largest stars to harbor an exoplanet candidate.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2014

본 연구는 현재 신설 중에 있는 삼척 LNG 저장탱크 콘크리트 배합표의 공시체로부터 획득된 촉진 탄산화 시험 결과를 가지고 탄산염해에 대한 내구수명과 그 억제 방안에 대해 평가한 것이다. 그 결과 재령 7일, 28일, 56일에 대한 촉진 탄산화 침투 깊이는 4.45 mm, 9.19 mm, 13.37 mm로 나타났으며, 실제 운영 중 LNG 저장탱크의 철근피복 두께(최소 70 mm부터 최대 100 mm)를 고려하더라도 큰 여유를 보였다 그리고 탄.산화 침투 깊이로부터 획득된 탄산화 속도계수를 가지고 대기 중 환산 $CO_2$ 농도 즉, 0.03%와 0.05%를 각각 고려한 LNG 저장탱크 외조 콘크리트의 설계 피복 두께(70 mm, 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm)의 내구수명은 779년, 1,017년, 1,287년, 1,589년과 466년, 609년, 771년, 951년으로 나타났다. 또한, 콘크리트 경화체내 조직구조의 물질이동성 변화와 세공용액의 이온조성 및 수산화칼슘 등 수화생성물의 변화 등에 영향을 미치는 인자들의 조절을 통하여 탄산염해의 억제가 가능할 것으로 보였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.550-555
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 한방이화주의 피부 생리기능 활성을 알아보기 위해 70% EtOH 추출물의 피부 미백, 주름 개선 및 항염증 효과를 조사하였다. HEE은 tyrosinase 활성 억제 및 tyrosine을 기질로 melanin이 형성되는 pathway에 관여하는 주요한 인자인 TRP-1과 TRP-2를 저해하는 작용 기전을 통해 피부 색소침착의 주요 원인 물질인 melanin 생합성을 농도 의존적으로 저해하는 것을 확인하였다. HEE은 피부 진피 내 피부 탄력을 유지하는 elastin을 분해하는 효소인 elastase의 활성을 저해하였고, 피부의 keratinocyte가 생성 분비하는 MMP-2와 MMP-9의 단백질 발현과 proteolytic 활성을 억제하여 노화에 따른 피부 주름 생성 억제할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다. 또한 세포 독성 없이 LPS에 의해 유도된 염증 반응을 50% 저해하는 HEE의 농도($IC_{50}$)는 $24.9{\mu}g/mL$이며, $50{\mu}g/mL$ 농도로 처리하였을 때 염증 반응 저해 효과가 70%로 높은 효과를 가지는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 HEE의 피부 미백, 주름 개선 및 항염증에 우수한 효과를 나타내고 있으므로 기능성 화장품의 주요한 소재로 이용 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.1339-1347
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• 2003

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of microbial phytase ($Natuphos^{(R)}$) supplementation in combination with carbohydrases (composed of enzymes targeted to soybean meal (SBM) dietary components such as $\alpha$-galactosides and galactomannans; $Endo-Power^{(R)}$) to corn-soybean meal based diet (CSD) and complex diet (CD) with a partial replacement of SBM with rape seed meal (RSM) and cotton seed meal (CSM) on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of growing pigs. A total of 168 growing pigs averaging $13.18{\pm}1.77kg$ of initial body weight was arranged as a $2{\times}2$ factorial design with main effects of diet types (corn-SBM based diet (CSD) and complex diets (CD; 5% of SBM was replaced with 2.5% of RSM and 2.5% of CSM in diet for phase I (0 to 3 weeks) and 6% of SBM was replaced with 3% of RSM and 3% of CSM in diet for phase II (4 to 7 weeks))) and enzyme supplementation (none and 0.1% of phytase (500 FTU/kg diet) and 0.1% of carbohydrases). The diet with enzyme application were formulated to have a 0.18% unit lower aP than diets without enzyme application. Each treatment had three replicates with 14 pigs per replicate. To determine supplementation effect of phytase and carbohydrases on ileal amino acid digestibility of SBM, RSM and CSM, a total of 18 T-cannulated pigs (initial body weight; $13.52{\pm}1.24kg$) were assigned to six dietary treatments in the present study. Dietary treatments in metabolic trial included 1) SBM diet, 2) SBM diet+with enzymes (phytase (500 FTU/kg) and carbohydrases at 0.1%, respectively), 3) CSM diet, 4) CSM diet+enzymes, 5) RSM diet and 6) RSM diet+enzymes. During whole experimental period (0 to 7 wks), there was no difference in growth performance between diets (CSD and CD). However, dietary phytase and carbohydrases supplementation significantly improved gain/feed ratio (G:F) of growing pigs. During the phase II (4-7 weeks), dietary phytase and carbohydrases supplementation significantly improved all fecal nutrient digestibilities (Dry matter (DM), gross energy (GE), crude protein (CP), crude fat (CF), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P)). Dietary phytase and carbohydrases supplementation improved significantly overall ileal amino acid digestibilities of SBM, RSM and CSM based diets (p<0.05). The simultaneous inclusion of phytase and carbohydrases in both of CSD and CD reduced feed cost per kg body weight gain (FCG). Also, results suggest that 2.5 to 3% of RSM and CSM, respectively, might be used as a protein source in growing pig diets without having an adverse effect on the growth performance and nutrient digestibility and simultaneous phytase and carbohydrases addition improves nutritional value of SBM, RSM and CSM by improving ileal amino acid digestibilities.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.3129-3132
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• 2014

Aims: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified several risk variants for prostate cancer (pCa) mainly in Europeans, which need to be further verified in other racial groups. We selected six previously identified variants as candidates and to define the association with PCa in Northern Han Chinese. Methods: 749 subjects from Beijing and Tianjin in Northern China were included. Six variants (rs10505474, rs7837328, rs4242384, rs7813, rs486907 and rs1058205) were genotyped by high resolution melting (HRM) assays. The individual and cumulative contribution for of the risk of PCa and clinical covariates were analyzed. Results: Among the six candidate variants, onlyrs10505474, and rs7837328, both locating at 8q24 region, were associated with PCa in our population.rs10505474 (A) was associated with PCa ($OR_{recessive}=1.56$, p=0.006); and rs7837328 (A) was associated with PCa ($OR_{dominant}=1.38$, p=0.042/$OR_{recessive}=1.99$, p=0.003). Moreover, we observed a cumulative effects between them ($p_{trend}=2.58{\times}10^{-5}$). The joint population attributable risk showed the two variants might account for 71.85% of PCa risk. In addition, we found the homozygotes of rs10505474 (A) and rs7837328 (A) were associated with PCa clinical covariants (age at onset, tumor stage, respectively) ($p_{age}=0.046$, $P_{tumorstage}=0.048$). Conclusion: rs10505474 (A) and rs7387328 (A) at 8q24 are associated with PCa and cumulatively confer risk, suggesting the two variations could determine susceptibility to PCa in the Northern Chinese Han population.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.682-686
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• 2002

Ten growing male buffalo calves (aged 6-8 months, average body weight $88.2{\pm}0.57$ kg were divided randomly into two groups. Animals in group I were fed on concentrate mixture A (CP 20.2%, TDN 77.4%) and urea- ammoniated wheat straw (UAWS) while the animals in group II were fed on concentrate mixture B (CP 17.9%, TDN 77.6%) and HCl plus urea treated wheat straw (HCl UAWS) to meet their nutrient requirement for 500 g gain/d as per Kearl (1982). This feeding practice lasted for 120 days, during which fortnightly body weight were recorded to assess their growth rate. A metabolism trial was conducted after 90 days of experimental feeding to compare the digestibility of nutrients, their balance, plane of nutrition and relative cost of feeding in two groups of animals. Results revealed a significant increase in the CP content of ammoniated wheat straw due to addition of HCl viz 12.1% from 7.5%. There was a decrease in the intake of DM (p<0.05), OM (p<0.05), EE (p<0.05), NDF (p<0.01), ADF (p<0.01), cellulose (p<0.01) and hemicellulose (p<0.01) in group II as compared to group I. The digestibility (%) of DM, OM and CP was significantly (p<0.01) more in group II, whereas the digestibility (%) was significantly more for NDF (p<0.05) and hemicellulose (p<0.01) in group I than group II. There was no significant difference in the N, Ca and P balance in two groups. Intake of total DM (g/d) or (g/kg $W^{0.75}$) was significantly (p<0.01) more in group I as compared to group II, whereas the intake of DCP and TDN (g/d or g/kg $W^{0.75}$) was alike in two groups. The total body weight gain (kg), average daily gain (g/d) and feed conversion efficiency were significantly (p<0.01) more in UAWS fed group as compared to HCl UAWS fed group. Feeding cost (Rs./kg. weight gain) was significantly (p<0.05) more in group II as compared to group I. It is concluded that HCl UAWS is not suitable for the feeding of growing buffalo calves as it reduced the growth rate in comparison to UAWS fed buffalo calves.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.508-513
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• 2000

알카리 안정화방법에 의거하여 양식장 퇴적물을 농업용 유기질 비료로 사용하기 위한 기초연구로서 제조과정에 따른 비료의 유효성분 및 중금속농도를 분석하고, 비료의 유해성 여부를 평가하였다. 퇴적물과 축산분뇨 혼합율 및 첨가제의 양을 달리하여 비료를 제조한 결과 생석회 $30{\%}$ 첨가시 건중량비 1 : 4 이었을 때가 최적의 반응조건 이었다. 또한, 알카리 안정화제로서 수산화 마그네슘도 영양분의 보강제 측면에서 사용될 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 제조된 퇴적물 조비료는 질소 및 칼륨 함량을 기준으로 할 때 중급 내지 고급 비료로 평가되었으며, 칼슘과 마그네슘의 함량은 고급 비료에 속하였다. 이상의 결과들은 알카리 안정화 방법으로 양식장 퇴적물을 유기질 비료로 전환 생산할 수 있음을 제시한다. 또한 알카리 안정화에 의해 제조된 비료내의 중금속 및 병원성균에 의한 유해성은 없는 것으로 나타났다.