• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2004년도 International Conference Global Environmental Problems and their Health Consequences
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• pp.173-177
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• 2004

The acute toxicities of two major anti-pathogenic veterinary medicines, i.e., ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin, and six benzimidazole anthelmintics, i.e., albendazole, thiabendazole, flubendazole, febantel, fenbendazole, and oxfendazole, were evaluated with a marine bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, and invertebrate Daphnia magna. These veterinary medical products have been widely used for farm animals, but their impact on aquatic fauna has seldom been investigated. In general, daphnids responded as much as 3 orders of magnitude more sensitively to the tested pharmaceuticals than the microbes. For Daphnia, the most toxic product among the tested anthelmintics was fenbendazole, followed by flubendazole > albendazole ${\approx}$ febantel > thiabendazole > oxfendazole. Daphnids' EC50 values obtained from 48 to 96 hrs of fenbendazole exposure ranged from 2.7 to 6.3 ug/L. The mixture toxicity of the test pharmaceuticals was generally additive in nature and was well predicted by a concentration addition model. Using the predicted no effect concentrations (PNECs) of the benzimidazole derivatives estimated from this study, and predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) of these pharmaceuticals, the risk quotients of each anthelmintics were calculated. Most of the test anthelmintic compounds resulted in risk quotients greater than 1. Especially, risk quotient for fenbendazole was 2,791, which strongly indicates this compound might cause severe ecological consequences, should no future action be taken. This study is the first report on the aquatic toxicities and potential ecological risk of major anthelmintic and antimicrobial veterinary products in Korea. The result of this study provides information necessary for conducting more detailed ecological risk assessment of pharmaceutical products in ambient water and guiding proper management decision.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2017

The result of stripping process for the removal of the post etch/ash Photoresist (PR) residue on an aluminum patterned wafer by using supercritical $CO_2$ ($sc-CO_2$) mixture, was investigated by scanning of electron microscope (SEM) inspection of wafer, measuring the cloud points and visual observation of the state of $sc-CO_2$ mixtures. It was found that $sc-CO_2$ mixtures were made by mixing additives and $sc-CO_2$ should form homogeneous and transparent phase (HTP) in order to effectively and uniformly remove the post etch/ash PR residue on the aluminum patterned wafer using them. The additives were formulated by mixing and co-solvents like an amine compound and fluorosurfactants used as HTP agents, and the PR residue on the wafer were able to be rapidly and effectively removed using the $sc-CO_2$ mixture of HTP. The five kinds of additives were formulated by the recipe of mixing co-solvents and surfactants, which were able to remove PR residue on the wafer by mixing with $sc-CO_2$ at the stripping temperature range from 40 to $80^{\circ}C$. The five kinds of $sc-CO_2$ mixtures which were named as PR removers were made, which were able to form HTP within the above described stripping temperature. The cloud points of $sc-CO_2$ mixtures were measured to find correlation between them and HTP.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1016-1022
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• 2010

액상 중유 연료를 사용하는 고용량 증기 보일러에서 발생되어 연소기기 내부에 침적되는 슈트, 슬래그, 크랭커, 회분, 산화물의 on-line 세정을 위한 세정제 제조에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 액상 중유 연료를 사용하는 보일러 및 가열로에 생성되는 슈트, 슬래그, 크랭커, 회분, 산화물을 제거하는 기존 기술은 보일러 및 가열로의 가동 중단 후 작업자들에 의한 기계적인 처리를 통하여 침적물을 제거하는 기술을 사용하고 있다. 기존 기술을 대치할 수 있고 보일러의 중단이 없는 상태에서 침적물을 세정할 수 있는 세정제의 최적 조성을 도출하였다. 질산암모늄과 질산마그네슘의 혼합물이 주 세정제로 도출되었으며, 각종 전이금속 화합물에 의한 영향을 영향을 연구하여, 세정에 의한 부식을 방지할 수 있으며, 연소효율의 증대를 얻을 수 있는 전이금속화합불 첨가제를 도출하였다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.161-176
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• 2021

In this study, the electrochemical behavior of Sm on the binary liquid Al-Ga cathode in the LiCl-KCl molten salt system is investigated. First, the co-reduction process of Sm(III)-Al(III), Sm(III)-Ga(III), and Sm(III)-Ga(III)-Al(III) on the W electrode (inert) were studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV), square-wave voltammetry (SWV) and open circuit potential (OCP) methods, respectively. It was identified that Sm(III) can be co-reduced with Al(III) or Ga(III) to form Al_zSm_y or Ga_xSm_y intermetallic compounds. Subsequently, the under-potential deposition of Sm(III) at the Al, Ga, and Al-Ga active cathode was performed to confirm the formation of Sm-based intermetallic compounds. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) analyses indicated that Ga₃Sm and Ga₆Sm intermetallic compounds were formed on the Mo grid electrode (inert) during the potentiostatic electrolysis in LiCl-KCl-SmCl₃-AlCl₃-GaCl₃ melt, while only Ga₆Sm intermetallic compound was generated on the Al-Ga alloy electrode during the galvanostatic electrolysis in LiCl-KCl-SmCl₃ melt. The electrolysis results revealed that the interaction between Sm and Ga was predominant in the Al-Ga alloy electrode, with Al only acting as an additive to lower the melting point.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2019

In this study, an evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid isolated from Tetragonia tetragonioides in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) simulated RAW 264.7 cells was made. The chemical structure of the active compound was elucidated by $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, and FAB-MS, and was confirmed to be ferulic acid. Ferulic acid was purified via open column chromatography with Sephadex LH-20 and MCI gel CHP-20. To test the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid, LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were treated in subsequent experiments with different concentrations of ferulic acid (5, 10, and $25{\mu}g/mL$) and the levels of inflammatory cytokines and enzymes were also measured by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Cell viability was above 95% at acid concentrations ranging from $5-25{\mu}g/mL$. The results showed that 30% of the production of nitric oxide and 66% of prostaglandin $E_2$ were inhibited by $25{\mu}g/mL$ of ferulic acid, it also inhibited the protein expression of both inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 by 70%. Additionally, it inhibited the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, interleukin-6, and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ by 40, 75, and 77%, respectively. According to these results, the anti-inflammatory activity of ferulic acid was demonstrated via his implication in the inhibition of the expression and secretion of inflammatory substances in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Therefore, we concluded that ferulic acid can be used as a functional additive having anti-inflammatory activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2021

Carotenoids, which have biologically beneficial effects and occur naturally in microorganisms and plants, are pigments widely applied in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. The compound 4,4'-diaponeurosporene is a C30 carotenoid produced by some Lactobacillus species, and Lactobacillus plantarum is the main species producing it. In this study, the antioxidant activity of 4,4'-diaponeurosporene extracted from L. plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226 was examined. Maximum carotenoid content (0.74 ± 0.2 at A470) was obtained at a relatively low temperature (20℃). The DPPH radical scavenging ability of 4,4'-diaponeurosporene (1 mM) was approximately 1.7-fold higher than that of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a well-known antioxidant food additive. In addition, the ABTS radical scavenging ability was shown to be 2.3- to 7.5-fold higher than that of BHT at the range of concentration from 0.25 mM to 1 mM. The FRAP analysis confirmed that 4,4'-diaponeurosporene (0.25 mM) was able to reduce Fe3+ by 8.0-fold higher than that of BHT. Meanwhile, 4,4'-diaponeurosporene has been confirmed to be highly resistant to various external stresses (acid/bile, high temperature, and lysozyme conditions). In conclusion, L. plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226, which produces 4,4'-diaponeurosporene as a functional antioxidant, may be a potentially useful strain for the development of functional probiotic industries.

• 공업화학
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.255-259
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 음극 활물질로 폴리옥소메탈레이트(polyoxometalate, POM)인 규소텅스텐산(tungstosilic acid, TSA)과 양극 활물질로 염화 철(iron chloride)을 사용하고, 지지 전해질 황산(H₂SO₄) 수용액을 이용한 수계 레독스 흐름 전지(redox flow battery, RFB)를 구성하였다. 운전 결과에 따르면 용량 저하와 낮은 에너지 효율을 보이는 문제점이 있었다. 이와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해서 양극 활물질에 유기화합물 첨가제인 말산(malic acid)를 첨가하여, 첨가제에 따른 전기화학적 특성과 셀 충방전 테스트를 진행하였다. 말산은 염화 철 수용액에서 킬레이트제로 작용하였으며, 말산내 두 개의 카르복실기가 철 이온과 효과적으로 배위결합을 형성한다. 이는, 양극 활물질인 염화 철의 전해질 저항을 줄어들게 하여 화학적으로 안정화되어 용량과 에너지 효율의 증가를 이끌어냈다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2013

Beta-lapachone (${\beta}$-Lap; 3,4-dihydro-2, 2-dimethyl-2H-naphthol[1, 2-b]pyran-5,6-dione) is a novel anti-cancer drug under phase I/II clinical trials. ${\beta}$-Lap has been demonstrated to cause apoptotic and necrotic death in a variety of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. The mechanisms underlying the ${\beta}$-Lap toxicity against cancer cells has been controversial. The most recent view is that ${\beta}$-Lap, which is a quinone compound, undergoes two-electron reduction to hydroquinone form utilizing NAD(P)H or NADH as electron source. This two-electron reduction of ${\beta}$-Lap is mediated by NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1), which is known to mediate the reduction of many quinone compounds. The hydroquinone forms of ${\beta}$-Lap then spontaneously oxidizes back to the original oxidized ${\beta}$-Lap, creating futile cycling between the oxidized and reduced forms of ${\beta}$-Lap. It is proposed that the futile recycling between oxidized and reduced forms of ${\beta}$-Lap leads to two distinct cell death pathways. First one is that the two-electron reduced ${\beta}$-Lap is converted first to one-electron reduced ${\beta}$-Lap, i.e., semiquinone ${\beta}$-Lap $(SQ)^{{\cdot}-}$ causing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which then causes apoptotic cell death. The second mechanism is that severe depletion of NAD(P)H and NADH as a result of futile cycling between the quinone and hydroquinone forms of ${\beta}$-Lap causes severe disturbance in cellular metabolism leading to apoptosis and necrosis. The relative importance of the aforementioned two mechanisms, i.e., generation of ROS or depletion of NAD(P)H/NADH, may vary depending on cell type and environment. Importantly, the NQO1 level in cancer cells has been found to be higher than that in normal cells indicating that ${\beta}$-Lap may be preferentially toxic to cancer cells relative to non-cancer cells. The cellular level of NQO1 has been found to be significantly increased by divergent physical and chemical stresses including ionizing radiation. Recent reports clearly demonstrated that ${\beta}$-Lap and ionizing radiation kill cancer cells in a synergistic manner. Indications are that irradiation of cancer cells causes long-lasting elevation of NQO1, thereby sensitizing the cells to ${\beta}$-Lap. In addition, ${\beta}$-Lap has been shown to inhibit the repair of sublethal radiation damage. Treating experimental tumors growing in the legs of mice with irradiation and intraperitoneal injection of ${\beta}$-Lap suppressed the growth of the tumors in a manner more than additive. Collectively, ${\beta}$-Lap is a potentially useful anti-cancer drug, particularly in combination with radiotherapy.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2015

메밀 새싹 채소 재배 시 광 조건에 따른 생육 차이는 일반 메밀 새싹과 쓴 메밀 새싹의 품종에 관계없이 암 조건, 적색광, 청색광, 혼합광(청색 + 적색 + 백색), 자연광 순으로 나타났다. 루틴의 함량 차이는 메밀 새싹에서 루틴 함량차이는 일반 메밀 새싹 보다 쓴 메밀 새싹에서 더 높았다. 일반 메밀 새싹과 쓴 메밀 새싹 모두에서 자연광, 혼합광(청색 + 적색 + 백색), 청색광, 적색광, 암조건 순으로 나타났다. 자엽과 배축의 경우에는 자엽에서 배축보다 6배 가량 높게 나타났다. 퀘르세틴 함량은 일반 메밀 새싹에 비해 쓴 메밀 새싹의 함량이 10배 이상 높게 나타났다. 광 조건에 따른 함량 차이는 자연광에서 가장 높았고 다음 혼합광, 적색광, 청색광 순이고 암 조건에서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 자엽과 배축의 경우에는 자엽에서 배축보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 메밀 새싹 채소의 클로로겐산은 일반 메밀 새싹과 쓴 메밀 새싹의 함량 차이가 비교적 작았다. 광 조건에 따른 차이는 자연광에서가장 높았고 LED광에서는 혼합광, 청색광, 적색광 순으고 암 조건에서 가장 낮았다. 루틴과 퀘르세틴과는 다르게 클로로겐산의 경우에는 배축에서 더 많은 함량을 나타내었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2016

국내 미지정 색소인 azorubine에 대한 우리나라의 공인분석법을 설립하기 위해 제외국의 공인분석법들(유럽연합의 EFSA, 영국의 FSA, 우리나라의 식품의약품안전평가원)이 비교되었다. 재현된 HPLC 방법들 중 FSA의 분석법이 가장 우수한 분석 결과를 나타내어 azorubine분석법으로 최종 선정되었다. Azorubine 분석을 위한 위 세 기관의 전처리 방법은 모두 낮은 회수율을 나타내었다. 따라서 식품의약품안전평가원의 전처리법을 개선한 새로운 전처리 방법이 개발되었다. 최종 선정된 HPLC 분석법과 본 연구를 통해 개발된 새로운 식품 전처리법에 대한 분석법 밸리데이션을 실시하였다. 검증 실험에서 음료류에서 97~103%, 빵 및 과자류에서 95~101%, 기타 식품에서 93~102%의 회수율을 나타내었고, 실험실간 교차검증에서 -1.29~0.26의 z-score를 보여 신뢰할 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 이 결과로부터 본 연구에서 확립된 전처리법 및 분석법은 미지정 색소 azorubine이 사용된 식품검사에 활용될 수 있는 분석법으로 확인되었다.