• 유기물자원화
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2010

Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14)는 곰팡이와 곤충 등에서 세포벽이나 외골격을 형성하는 생물학적 방어기질의 구성 요소인 chitin의 ${\beta}$-1,4-linkages를 가수분해하는 효소이다. 이러한 chitinase를 포함하는 Glycosyl hydrolases 18 family는 Archea, Prokaryotes 그리고 Eukaryotes에 널리 퍼져 있는 Ancient gene으로 알려져 있다. 그 중, 지렁이는 곰팡이와 세균이 많은 환경에서 자라기 때문에 이러한 미생물들의 공격으로부터 스스로를 보호할 수 있는 면역체계를 가지고 있는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 본 연구에서는, 붉은줄지렁이 (Eisenia andrei)의 중장에서 발현되는 Chitinases의 cDNA 서열을 얻기 위해 기존에 알려져 있던 EST 서열을 가지고 RT-PCR 및 RACE-PCR을 수행하였고 이를 통해 E. andrei의 중장에서 발현되는 Chitinase의 특성을 동정 및 규명하였다. 그 결과 309개의 아미노산을 암호화하는 927개의 염기 서열을 얻을 수 있었으며 다른 종들의 Chitinases와 아미노산 서열을 비교 분석한 결과 지렁이의 Chitinase는 Glycosyl hydrolases 18 family에 속하고, 기질 결합과 촉매 작용에 관여하는 2개의 영역이 잘 보존되어 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 FT-IR 스펙트럼 분석을 통해 한국에서 자생하는 Zoysia 속인 들잔디(Zoysia japonica)와 갯잔디(Zoysia sinica)의 전세포추출 시료로부터 대사체 수준에서 신속한 식별체계를 확립하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 기준라인으로 분자마커를 이용해 동정이 완료된 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료를 FT-IR 분석에 사용하였으며, 제주도와 전라도에서 수집된 미동정 잔디들을 기준라인과 비교분석하기 위해 FT-IR 분석에 사용하였다. 기준라인 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료로부터 확보된 FT-IR 스펙트럼 데이터의 PCA (principal component analysis)와 PLS-DA (partial least square discriminant analysis) 분석 결과 각 기준라인은 들잔디 및 갯잔디 종에 따라 뚜렷하게 식별되었다. 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료 사이에서 가장 큰 PC loading value값을 보인 부위는 $1,100{\sim}950cm^{-1}$였다. 이 부위는 carbohydrates 계열의 화합물들의 질적, 양적 정보를 반영하는 부위로 이 계열의 화합물의 양적, 질적 차이가 들잔디, 갯잔디의 대사체 수준 구분에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 기준라인 들잔디와 갯잔디 시료집단에 미동정된 잔디 시료 집단을 추가하여 PCA와 PLS-DA 분석한 결과, 일차적으로 들잔디와 갯잔디로 구분이 이루어졌으며 미동정 집단은 모두 들잔디 그룹내에 분포하였다. 특히, HCA (hierarchical clustering analysis) dendrogram 분석 결과에서 동정 및 미동정 들잔디 시료들은 모두 수집지 특성에 따라 국내 국립공원의 고산지대와 국내 섬지역 해안가의 저지대로 별도의 소그룹을 형성하였다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과에서 확립된 FT-IR 스펙트럼 분석법은 한국 전역에 자생하는 들잔디와 갯잔디의 신속한 종 식별뿐만 아니라 수집 지역의 특성에 따라 대사체 수준에서의 유연관계를 규명하는데 활용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.904-911
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 우편봉투 상에 기입된 인쇄체 한글 주소와 필기체 한글 주소를 효과적으로 구분할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 문자인식 모듈을 포함하는 각종 응용 시스템에서 입력 영상이 인쇄체인지 필기체인지 구분하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 이는 대부분의 경우 인쇄체 영상과 필기체 영상이 갖는 특징이 상이하여, 각 영상에서의 문자 및 문자열 분리 방법, 문자 인식 방법 둥이 매우 상이하게 개발되기 때문이다. 본 논문에서 제안한 구분 방법은 연결요소 추출 및 병합, 특징 추출, 영상 구분 순으로 수행된다. 연결요소 추출 및 병합 단계에서는 입력영상으로부터 연결요소를 추출한 후 일부 연결요소들에 대하여 병합을 시도하며, 특징 추출 단계에서는 병합결과 얻어진 연결요소들의 그룹들로부터 폭과 위치에 관련된 특징을 추출하고, 영상 구분 단계에서는 추출한 특징을 입력으로 제공받는 다충퍼셉트론을 사용하여 구분을 시도한다. 제안한 방법의 우수성을 증명하기 위해 실제 우편물로부터 추출된 3,147개의 한글 주소 영상을 사용하여 실험한 결과, 98.85%의 구분률을 보여주었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2007

In the present study, we has been isolated the anti-cariogenic component, stigmasterol, from Aralia continentalis (A. continentalis) and identified by MS, $^1$H-NMR and $^{13}$C-NMR and also investigated the anti-cariogenic properties of stigmasterol. The methanol extract of ,A. continentalis showed concentration-dependent inhibitory activity against the growth and acid production of S. mutans. The MeOH extract was suspended in H$_2$O and sequentially partitioned with n-hexane, CHCl$_3$, EtOAc, and n-BuOH. The CHCl$_3$ fraction showed remarkable antibacterial activity against S. mutans. The anti-cariogenic compound, stigmasterol, has been isolated successively through the screening system and various chromatography methods. Anti-cariogenic properties of stigmasterol were also investigated. From this active chloroform subfraction, isolation and identification finally gave (24E)-stigmasta-5,22-dien-3${\beta}$-ol (stigmasterol) {[a]$_D\;^{25}$ -48.33$^{\circ}C$(C 0.28, CHCl$_3$)} by spectroscopic methods (MS, $^1$H-NMR and $^{13}$C-NMR) as an active principle. The compound, stigmasterol, showed significant growth, acid production, adhesion and water-insoluble glucan synthesis inhibitory effect against S. mutans. These results suggest that stigmasterol from ,A. continentalis may inhibit cariogenic properties of S. mutans and these properties may provide some scientific rationales that the local inhabitants used the extracts for treatment of dental diseases.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.172-172
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• 2009

In this study, we presented comparative discrimination methods to identify various line and planar defects observed in nonpolar a-GaN epilayers on r-sapphire substrates. Unlike the case of conventional c-GaN, which is dominated by perfect threading dislocations, systematic identification of undistinguishable defects using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is necessary to suppress the propagation of defects in nonpolar GaN epilayers. Cross-sectional TEM images near the [0001] zone axis revealed that perfect mixed and pure screw type dislocations are visible, while pure edge, partial dislocations, and basal stacking faults (BSFs) are not discernible. In tilted cross-sectional TEM images along the [$1\bar{2}10$] zone axis, the dominant defects were BSFs and partial dislocations for the $g=10\bar{1}0$ and 0002 two-beam images, respectively. From plan view TEM images taken along the [$11\bar{2}0$] axis, it was found that the dominantpartial and perfect dislocations were Frank-Shockley with b=${\pm}1/6$<$20\bar{2}3$> and mixed type without an 1 component including b=${\pm}1/3$<$1\bar{2}10$> and ${\pm}1/3$<$\bar{2}110$>, respectively. Prismatic stacking faults were observed as inclined line contrast near the [0001] zone axis and were visible as band contrast in the two-beam images along the [$1\bar{2}10$] and [$11\bar{2}0$] zone axes.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2020

Humans use insects as food and traditional medicine for many years. Hemolymph is the circulating fluid of insects and is a key component of their immune system. However, limited information is available regarding hemolymph identification, development, and differentiation, as well as the related cellular immune responses. In a previous study, hemolymph extracts prepared from Bombyx mori larvae were found to exert anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we aimed to identify and compare the antioxidant activity of immune-challenged and unchallenged B. mori hemolymph extracts in vitro. For this purpose, human epithelial Caco-2 cells were first exposed to oxidative stress and then treated with various concentrations and incubation times of either immune-challenged or unchallenged B. mori hemolymph extracts. Next, we determined the effect of treatment on the relative expression of GPX-1, SOD-1, and SOD-2 antioxidant marker genes. We found that the expression rates of the three marker genes were markedly higher at a immune-challenged hemolymph extract concentration of 80 ppm compared to those at other concentrations, and the antioxidant effects were enhanced after treatment for 48 hr. Thus, B. mori hemolymph extracts showed antioxidant activity within the limited time and dose. Especially, the immune-challenged B. mori hemolymph extracts showed higher the antioxidant activities than unchallenged one. The activity of silkworm hemolymph extracts could facilitate the development of new types of functional foods, feed additives, and biomaterials with antioxidant properties.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

Glucosinolates are one of the important plant secondary metabolites that are produced mainly in Brassicaceae plants. The compounds are primarily involved in defense responses to biotic and abiotic resistance in plants and play important biological roles during plant growth and development. In this study, the glucosinolate profiles in leaves of two different Brassica oleracea populations were compared using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The nine major glucosinolates compounds in cabbage leaves were identified as belonging to the aliphatic and indolic groups. Among them, sinigrin, which belongs to the aliphatic group, was recorded to be 41% whereas glucobrassicin and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin, which belong to the indolic group, were recorded to be 53.8%. In addition, we performed a genetic analysis to identify regions of the genome regulating glucosinolates biosynthesis in the $F_3$ population of Brassica oleracea. A total of 9 glucosinolates were used for the quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis. Out of 9, a total of 3 QTLs were identified and they were associated with sinigrin, glucobrassicin, and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin synthesis located in Chromosome 1 and Chromosome 8, respectively. The results of this study will provide valuable information for the breeding of cabbage containing high glucosinolate content, and our next target is to develop component-specific and tightly linked markers for various glucosinolates.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.387-396
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• 2003

A field study was conducted during the summer time of 2002 to determine compositions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from vehicles and to develop source emission profiles that is applied to CMB model to estimate the source contribution of certain area. Source emission profile is widely used for the estimation of source contribution by the chemical mass balance model and have to be developed applicable for the target area of estimation. This study was aimed to develop source emission profile and estimation of source contribution of VOCs after application of the chemical mass balance (CMB) receptor model. After considering the emission inventory and other research results for the VOCs in Seoul, Korea, the sources like vehicle emission (tunnel), gas station (gasoline, diesel), solvent usage (painting operation, dry cleaning, graphic art), and gas fuels were selected for the major VOCs sources. Furthermore, ambient air samples were simultaneously collected from 09:00 to 11:00 for four days at eight different official air quality monitoring sites as receptors in Seoul during summer of 2001. Source samples were collected by canisters, and then about seventy volatile organic compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC/FID). Based on both the developed source profiles and the database of the receptors, CMB model was intensively applied to estimate mass contribution of VOCs sources. Examining the source profile from the vehicle, the portion of alkanes of VOCs was highest, and then the portion of aromatics such toluene, m/p-xylene were followed. In case of gas fuel. they have their own components; the content of butane, propane, ethane was higher than any other component according to the fuel usage. The average of the source apportionment on VOCs for 8 sites showed that the major sources were vehicle emission and gas fuels. The vehicle emission source was revealed as having the highest contribution with an average of 49.6%, and followed by solvent with 21.3%, gas fuel with 16.1%, gasoline with 13.1%.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권spc1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1996

The edible natural pigments extracted from plant organs become steadly popular to consumer because of those physiological functions desirable for food preservation and human health in recent years. There are a number of colored rice genotypes from light brown to blackish purple via reddish brown and purple. Some researchers reported their results on extraction recipes and identification of chemical structure of the pigments from the colored rice. The pigments extracted from colored rices can be largely divided into two types of anthocyanin and tannin pigments. Anthocyanin pigments are mainly contained in purple or blackish purple rice while tannin pigments are mainly contained in brown or reddish brown rice. Some brownish purple rices showed two peaks of tannin and anthocyanin pigments simultaneously. Purple rices showed better extraction of pigments in $0.1\%$ HCl-contained $80\%$ methanol or $0.5\%$ malic-acid-contained $80\%$ ethanol, while red rices revealed better extraction of pigments in $0.01\%$ citric-acid-contained $80\%$ ethanol. The anthocyanin pigments are generally unstable to heat, light and acidity of solution. The pigments extracted from colored rice can be preserved stably under the dark and cool(<$5^{\circ}C$) condition and at pH $2.0\~4.0$. The anthocyanin pigments of purple rice are mainly composed by cyanidin-3-glucoside (chrysanthemin). The other pigment fractions in purple rice were identified to peonidin-3-gluco-side, malvidin-3-galactoside(uliginosin) and cyanidin-3-ramnoglucoside(keracyanin). The pericarp coloration of purple rices is controlled by three complimentary genes C (anthocyanin), A(activator) and $Pl^{w}$(purple leaf) genes, while the red rices are expressed by complimentary interaction between Rc(basic substance of pigment) and Rd(distribution of pigment) genes or C and $Pl^{w}$ genes. Recently, the antioxidation and antimutagenic activity in main component of anthocyanin pigments extracted from colored rice were identified. The natural pigments from colored rice can be useful for beverages, cakes, ice scream, cosmetic and so on.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.101.1-101
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• 2003

Lipopolysaccharide, siderophore, and cyclic dipeptide have been shown to be necessary for ISR induction by pseudomnads. However, there is no report on cloning of genes or generating specific mutants involving in ISR activity. A biological control bacteium P. chlororaphis O6 induces resistance to Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovara SCCI in tobacco and induces drought resistance in Arabidopsis. To isolate genes involved in ISR activity and induction of drough resistance of O6, we constructed Tn5 mutants and were used to screen for ISR activity and drought resistance activity using microtiter assay with tobacco and Arabidopsis. Thirty-three ISR-deficient mutants were selected, and the nine ISR-deficient mutants were also lost activity of drought resistance. The flanking sequence analysis of the ISR and drought resistance-deficient mutants showed that a gacS gene encoding a two-component sensor kinase, and a mce gene encoding a protein involved in mycobacterial cell entry were mutated. The flanking sequence of each Tn5 mutant altered ISR activity is currently under investigation. These results indicate that gacS and mce are important genes in induction of ISR activity and drought resistance of P. chlororaphis O6. Our works will open opportunities for identification of bacterial genes or traits that are involved in ISR activity and induced drought resistance of P. chlororaphis O6.