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A Preliminary Study on the Hypoglycemic Effect of the Exo-Polymers Produced by Five Different Medicinal Mushrooms

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun;Yang, Byung-Keun;Jeong, Sang-Chul;Hur, Nam-Jung;Surajit Das;Yun, Jong-Won;Choi, Jang-Won;Lee, Yong-Se;Song, Chi-Hyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.167-171
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    • 2001
  • The Hypoglycemic effect of exo-polymers (EPs) produced from submerged mycelial cultures of five types of mushrooms on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were investigated in this study. The five experimental groups were fed with EPs (50 mg/kg body weight) for 7 days. Significant reduction in plasma glucose, total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) levels were observed in rats fed with Lentinus edodes and Cordyceps militaris EPs. Plasma glucose and TC were also reduced by administration of Phellinus linteus EPs, but the TG level was not changed significantly. The EPs of three mushroom species also demonstrated a marked reduction in the level of plasma glutamate-pyruvate transminase (GPT). The result proves the hypoglycemic activity of EPs of three fungal group in STZ-induced diabetic rats and indicates their potential in the control of diabetes mellitus.

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Production of Exo-Polymers by Submerged Mycelial Culture of Cordyceps militaris and Its Hypolipidemic Effect

  • Yang, Byung-Keun;Ha, Ji-Young;Jeong, Sang-Chul;Das, Surajit;Yun, Jong-Won;Lee, Young-Se;Choi, Jang-Won;Song, Chi-Hyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.784-788
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    • 2000
  • Hypolipidemic effect of exo-polymers(EPs) form submerged mycelial culture of Cordyceps militaris was investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats. For a dose-dependent study, EPs were administered at the level of 50-100 mg/kg body weight (BW) and the data was compared with the saline administered control group. A significant reduction of both the plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) was registered under the influence of EPs. It reduced the lowe density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level as much as 40.5%. Levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) choloesterol did not vary significantly within the different experimental groups, but the HDL: TC ratio showed consistently a high value with the increasing dose. The effects of cultural conditions (pH and temperature) in mycelial growth and EPs production were studied. Both the biomass and EPs were produced in a wide range of pH and temperature.

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A Preliminary Safety Analysis for the Prototype Gen IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor

  • Lee, Kwi Lim;Ha, Kwi-Seok;Jeong, Jae-Ho;Choi, Chi-Woong;Jeong, Taekyeong;Ahn, Sang June;Lee, Seung Won;Chang, Won-Pyo;Kang, Seok Hun;Yoo, Jaewoon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.1071-1082
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    • 2016
  • Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has been developing a pool-type sodium-cooled fast reactor of the Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR). To assess the effectiveness of the inherent safety features of the PGSFR, the system transients during design basis accidents and design extended conditions are analyzed with MARS-LMR and the subchannel blockage events are analyzed with MATRA-LMR-FB. In addition, the invessel source term is calculated based on the super-safe, small, and simple reactor methodology. The results show that the PGSFR meets safety acceptance criteria with a sufficient margin during the events and keeps accidents from deteriorating into more severe accidents.

Micro-CT image-based reconstruction algorithm for multiscale modeling of Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) composites with experimental validation

  • Lim, Hyoung Jun;Choi, Hoil;Yoon, Sang-Jae;Lim, Sang Won;Choi, Chi-Hoon;Yun, Gun Jin
    • Composite Materials and Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.221-239
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    • 2021
  • This paper presents a multiscale modeling method for sheet molding compound (SMC) composites through a novel bundle packing reconstruction algorithm based on a micro-CT (Computed Tomography) image processing. Due to the complex flow pattern during the compression molding process, the SMC composites show a spatially varying orientation and overlapping of fiber bundles. Therefore, significant inhomogeneity and anisotropy are commonly observed and pose a tremendous challenge to predicting SMC composites' properties. For high-fidelity modeling of the SMC composites, the statistical distributions for the fiber orientation and local volume fraction are characterized from micro-CT images of real SMC composites. After that, a novel bundle packing reconstruction algorithm for a high-fidelity SMC model is proposed by considering the statistical distributions. A method for evaluating specimen level's strength and stiffness is also proposed from a set of high-fidelity SMC models. Finally, the proposed multiscale modeling methodology is experimentally validated through a tensile test.

The Origin of Korea Mental Culture in Ethnical Religions (민족종교에 나타난 한국 정신문화의 원류)

  • Kim, Hyon-Woo;Lee, Gyung-Won
    • The Journal of Korean Philosophical History
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    • no.52
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    • pp.243-280
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    • 2017
  • To the mid 19th from the early 20th century, there were many movements about religion in Korea society. Protestant which first flew in 1885 grew up greatly and Confucianism of traditional thought sought for religionization to survive. At once new religions named Korea ethnical religion appeared. They are Donghak(東學), Daejonggyo(大倧敎), Jeungsangyo(甑山敎) and Won-Buddhism. Generally speaking, these ethnical religions deeply relates with Korea original mental culture. In this paper, I want to infer that these religions have Korea origin metal culture. The first, I will consider some traditional thoughts of (1) worshiping of Heaven, (2) practice and (3) harmony from traditional (religious) ceremonies and thoughts. Ans then I will infer how these traditional thoughts from origin mental culture appear in ethnical religions of Donghak(東學), Won-Buddhism(圓佛敎), and Jeungsangyo(甑山敎).

Protective effects of Tat-DJ-1 protein against streptozotocin-induced diabetes in a mice model

  • Yeo, Hyeon Ji;Yeo, Eun Ji;Shin, Min Jea;Choi, Yeon Joo;Lee, Chi Hern;Kwon, Hyeok Yil;Kim, Dae Won;Eum, Won Sik;Choi, Soo Young
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.51 no.7
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    • pp.362-367
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    • 2018
  • A major feature of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is hyperglycemia and dysfunction of pancreatic ${\beta}$-cells. In a previous study, we have shown that Tat-DJ-1 protein inhibits pancreatic RINm5F ${\beta}$-cell death caused by oxidative stress. In this study, we examined effects of Tat-DJ-1 protein on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Wild type (WT) Tat-DJ-1 protein transduced into pancreas where it markedly inhibited pancreatic ${\beta}$-cell destruction and regulated levels of serum parameters including insulin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and free fatty acid (FFA) secretion. In addition, transduced WT Tat-DJ-1 protein significantly inhibited the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and MAPK (ERK and p38) expression as well as expression of COX-2 and iNOS in STZ exposed pancreas. In contrast, treatment with C106A mutant Tat-DJ-1 protein showed no protective effects. Collectively, our results indicate that WT Tat-DJ-1 protein can significantly ameliorate pancreatic tissues in STZ-induced diabetes in mice.

A Study of the Retention Mechanism of the Monosubstituted Benzenes in Reversed-phase Liquid Chromatography (II) (역상 액체크로마토그래피에서 벤젠 일치환체들의 머무름 메카니즘에 관한 연구 (제 2 보))

  • Lee, Dai-Woon;Choi, Yong-Wook;Lee, Won
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.135-143
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    • 1988
  • The correlations between chromatographic parameters of monosubstituted benzenes and several physical parameters in reversed phase liquid chromatography were studied. The relationships between retention data and polarity index were investigated by plotting $log(log k'_S/k'_B)$ vs. $P'_S/P'_B$ which were relative retention and relative polarity index of monosubstituted benzenes with respect to benzene, respectively. The linear relationship between relative retention and polarity index was observed for the monosubstituted benzenes having polar group, while in case of those having nonpolar group, the good linearity was observed by combination with relative molecular weight i.e. $(P'_S/P'_B)/(MW_S/MW_B)$. Multivariant regression analysis, $a(P'_S/P'_B)+b(MW_S/MW_B)$+c did not give significantly better correlations compared to single variant analysis, $a[(P'_S/P'_B)/(MW_S/MW_B)]$+c, but multiple stepwise regression analysis was recommended when several physical parameters simultaneously were chosen. The best correlation between retention data for monosubstituted benzenes taken from the literature and substituent constant(${\pi}$), derived from hydrophobic parameter and the first order molecular connectivity index$(^1{\chi}^{\nu})$, was established for methanol/water mobile phase system. The larger the surface coverage of the stationary phase, the higher was the correlation coefficient between these two parameters and retention data.

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