• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.521-528
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• 2008

We present the structural, optical, and electrical properties of amorphous silicon suboxide (a-$SiO_x$) films grown on indium tin oxide glass substrates with a radio frequency magnetron technique from a polycrystalline silicon oxide target using ambient Ar. For different substrate-target distances (d = 8 cm and 10 cm), the deposition temperature effects were systematically studied. For d = 8cm, oxygen content in a-$SiO_x$ decreased with dissociation of oxygen onto the silicon oxide matrix; temperature increased due to enlargement of kinetic energy. For d = 10 cm, however, the oxygen content had a minimum between $150^{\circ}\;and\;200^{\circ}$. Using simple optical measurements, we can predict a preferred orientation of liquid crystal molecules on a-$SiO_x$ thin film. At higher oxygen content (x > 1.6), liquid crystal molecules on an inorganic liquid crystal alignment layer of a-$SiO_x$ showed homogeneous alignment; however, in the lower case (x < 1.6), liquid crystals showed homeotropic alignment.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.29.1-29.10
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• 2021

In our previous studies, we have demonstrated the association of certain variants of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), thyroid peroxidase (TPO), and thyroglobulin (TG) genes with congenital hypothyroidism. Herein, we explored the mechanistic basis for this association using different in silico tools. The mRNA 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) plays key roles in gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. In TSHR variants (rs2268477, rs7144481, and rs17630128), the binding affinity of microRNAs (miRs) (hsa-miR-154-5p, hsa-miR-376a-2-5p, hsa-miR-3935, hsa-miR-4280, and hsa-miR-6858-3p) to the 3'-UTR is disrupted, affecting post-transcriptional gene regulation. TPO and TG are the two key proteins necessary for the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones in the presence of iodide and H₂O₂. Reduced stability of these proteins leads to aberrant biosynthesis of thyroid hormones. Compared to the wild-type TPO protein, the p.S398T variant was found to exhibit less stability and significant rearrangements of intra-atomic bonds affecting the stoichiometry and substrate binding (binding energies, ΔG of wild-type vs. mutant: -15 vs. -13.8 kcal/mol; and dissociation constant, K_d of wild-type vs. mutant: 7.2E^-12 vs. 7.0E^-11 M). The missense mutations p.G653D and p.R1999W on the TG protein showed altered ΔG(0.24 kcal/mol and 0.79 kcal/mol, respectively). In conclusion, an in silico analysis of TSHR genetic variants in the 3'-UTR showed that they alter the binding affinities of different miRs. The TPO protein structure and mutant protein complex (p.S398T) are less stable, with potentially deleterious effects. A structural and energy analysis showed that TG mutations (p.G653D and p.R1999W) reduce the stability of the TG protein and affect its structure-functional relationship.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.186-195
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• 2020

활성탄에 의한 Acid black(AB)과 Quinoline yellow(QY)의 등온흡착과 속도실험을 염료의 초기농도, 접촉 시간, 온도 및 pH를 흡착변수로 수행하여 등온흡착과 동력학적, 열역학적 파라미터에 대해 조사하였다. 흡착평형자료는 Freundlich 등온흡착식에 잘 맞았으며, 계산된 Freundlich 분리계수 값으로부터 활성탄이 AB와 QY를 효과적으로 제거할 수 있다는 것을 알았다. 속도실험 데이터는 흡착공정은 유사 이차 반응속도식이 오차율 10% 이내로 잘 맞았다. 입자 내 확산식에 대한 결과는 두단계의 직선으로 구분되었다. 입자내 확산을 나타내는 두 번째 직선의 기울기가 경계층 확산의 기울기보다 작아서 입자 내 확산이 속도지배단계인 것을 확인하였다. 열역학 실험으로부터 AB와 QY의 활성화 에너지는 각각 19.87 kJ mol^-1, 14.17 kJ mol^-1였고 물리흡착공정(5 ~ 40 kJ mol^-1)에 해당하였다. 활성탄에 의한 AB와 QY의 흡착반응의 자유에너지 변화는 298 ~ 318 K 범위에서 모두 음의 수치를 나타냈기 때문에 흡착반응이 자발적이었으며 온도가 증가할수록 자유에너지 값이 감소하였기 때문에 자발성이 더 높아졌다. pH 변화실험 결과, 활성탄에 의한 AB와 QY는 해리하여 발생한 음이온의 영향으로 pH 3에서 가장 높은 흡착제거율을 나타냈으며, 흡착메카니즘은 정전기적 인력이었다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.89-102
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• 1982

The $Na^+-and\;K^+-induced\;Ca^{++}$ release was measured isotopically by millipore filter technique in pig heart mitochondria. With EGTA-quenching technique, the characteristics of mitochondrial $Ca^{++}-pool$ and the sources of $Ca^{++}$ released from mitochondria by $Na^+\;or\;K^+$ were analyzed. The mitochondrial $Ca^{++}-pool$ could be distinctly divided into two components: internal and external ones which were represented either by uptake through inner membrane, or by energy independent passive binding to external surface of mitochondria, respectively. In energized mitochondria, a large portion of $Ca^{++}$was transported into internal pool with little external binding, while in de-enerigzed state, a large portion of transported $Ca^{++}$ existed in the external pool with limited amount of $Ca^{++}$ in the internal pool which was possibly transported through the $Ca^{++}-carrier$ present in the inner membrane. $Na^+$ induced the $Ca^{++}$ release from both internal pool and external pool and external binding pool of mitochondria. In contrast, $K^+$ did not affect $Ca^{++}$ of the internal pool, but, displaced $Ca^{++}$ bound to external surface of the mitochondria. When the $Ca^{++}-reuptake$ was blocked by EGTA, the $Ca^{++}$ release from the internal pool by $Na^+$ was rapid; the rate of $Ca^{++}-efflux$ appeared to be a function of $[Na^+]^2$ and about 8mM $Na^+$ was required to elicit half-maximal velocity of $Ca^{++}-efflux$. So it was revealed that $Ca^{++}-efflux$ velocity was particulary sensitive to small changes of the $Na^+$ concentration in physiological range. Energy independent $Ca^{++}-binding$ sites of mitochondrial external surface showed unique characteristics. The total number of external $Ca^{++}-binding$ sites of pig heart mitochondria was 29 nmoles per mg protein and the dissociation constant(Kd) was $34{\mu}M$. The $Ca^{++}-binding$ to the external sites seemed to be competitively inhibited by $Na^+\;and\;K^+$; the inhibition constant(Ki) were 9.7 mM and 7.1 mM respectively. Considering the intracellular ion concentrations and large proportion of $Ca^{++}$ uptake in energized mitochondria, the external $Ca^{++}-binding$ pool of the mitochondria did not seem to play a significant role on the regulation of intracellular free $Ca^{++}$ concentration. From this experiment, it was suggested that a small change of intracellular free $Na^+$ concentration might play a role on regulation of free $Ca^{++}$ concentration in cardiac cell by influencing $Ca^{++}-efflux$ from the internal pool of mitochondria.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.277-283
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• 1997

질소를 포함한 평면형리간드가 배위된 백금(II)착물([$Pt(L)_2X_2$]; L=isoxazole(isox), 3,5-dimethylisoxazole(3,5-diMeisox), 3-methyl,5-phenylisoxazole(3-Me,5-Phisox), and 4-amino-3,5-dimethylisoxazole(4-ADI); X=Cl, Br)의 항암활성을 분자역학(MM2)법으로 최소에너지를 갖는 구조를 구한 후 확장분자궤도함수(Extended Huckel Molecular Orbital)법으로 조사하였다. X 원자의 알짜전하 값은 cis-, trans-이성체 모두 평면리간드의 N 원자보다 음의 값으로 크게 나타나서, N 원자보다 X 원자의 이탈이 용이함을 알 수가 있었고, ${\sigma}MO$에너지 준위로 비교한 결과도 $Pt(d_{x2-y2})-X(P_x)$의 ${\sigma}MO$에너지 준위$(E{\sigma}_{(Pt-X)})$가 $Pt(d_{x2-y2})-N(P_x)$의 ${\sigma}MO$에너지 준위$(E{\sigma}_{(Pt-N)})$보다 예외없이 높아서 Pt-N보다 Pt-X의 결합이 약함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 X 원자의 cis-, trans-이성체에서의 이탈 용이성을 비교하기 위하여 중심금속과 리간드사이의 ${\sigma}MO$에너지준위로 비교한 결과, trans-이성체에서 $Pt(d_{x2-y2})-N(P_x)$의 ${\sigma}MO$에너지준위$(E{\sigma}_{(Pt-X)})$가 cis-이성체에서 보다 예외없이 높아서 결합이 약함을 알 수 있었다. 아울러 같은 착물에서 cis-보다 trans-착물에서 Pt-X의 결합이 약함을 알 수 있었다, 따라서 $X^-$이온으로 떨어져 나가는 용이성과 그 구조변화가 항암활성과 관계가 있을 것으로 생각하였다. 즉, $E{\sigma}_{(P-N)}-E{\sigma}_{(P1-X)}$가 클수록 저해활성 계수 logIA값이 크게 나타나서 실험적 사실과 일치함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2015

The degradation of off-flavors which is 2-Methylisoborneol (2-MIB) and geosmin by means of ultrasound (US) and pulsed ultraviolet (PUV) irradiation and its combination with catalyst (wire mesh, wire mesh coated TiO₂, and TiO₂) and additive (H₂O₂) were investigated via water system. A combination treatment of TiO₂ and H₂O₂ heterogeneity with US (24 kHz) and PUV (6000 W) has shown improved results in destroying 2-MIB and geosmin, which may be attributed to chain reactions by the enhanced formation of hydroxyl radicals (·OH) through H₂O₂ dissociation and reactive oxide ions of TiO₂ addition. Rapid degradation of off-flavors occurred within 2 min under PUV process with H₂O₂ 100 mg/L (81.5% for 2- MIB; 79.3% for geosmin) and TiO₂ 100 mg/L (83.7% for 2-MIB; 79.8% for geosmin), while compared with H2O2 100 mg/L (58.4% for 2-MIB; 58.0% for geosmin) and TiO₂ 100 mg/L (59.2% for 2-MIB; 38.5% for geosmin) within 5 min under US process. Surprisingly, the emphasis was given on the comparison with the same injected energies between PUV and US on degradation efficiency. Based on the injected energy comparison, the US provided better degradation performance under equal input power of 200 kJ with H₂O₂ 100 mg/L, while compared with H₂O₂ 100 mg/L under PUV process. Our findings suggest that US can be more effective compared to PUV for the degradation of off-flavors in aspect of energy consumptions.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.73-79
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• 1973

界面活性劑 dodecyl pyridinium bromide(D.P.B.) $20^{\circ}C$ 濃度 5∼100mM 水溶液中에서 0.1Mc~90Mc 超音波의 吸收 係數를 測定정하였다. 監 存在 與否에 關係없이 臨界 micelle 濃度(c.m.c.)以上의 濃度에서만 超音波超過 吸收가 觀測되었다. 超音波 吸收 曲線에서 D.P.B.水溶液 60mM附近에 超過 吸收 및 relaxation 振動數의 不連續的인 變化를 觀測하였다. 또 粘性係數, 電氣傳導度, 超音破速度들의 濃度曲線 에서도 같은 濃度에서 不連續的인 變化를 나타낸다. 따라서 이 濃度 附近에서 D.P.B.의 micelle의 性質에 變化가 일어나고 있다고 結論지을 수 있다. 超音波超過 吸收의 mechanism은 $M_2{\rightleftharpoons}M_1+2Br^-$ 反應에 基因됨을 알았다. 여기서 $M_2$,$ M_1$은 다른 型의 micelle이다. 正, 逆方向의 反應速度常數는 各各 $6.9 {\times} 10^5 sec^{-1)$, $6.7{\times}10^{10}sec^{-1}mole{-2}$임이 觀測되었다. 이 反應 mechanism의 自由 에너지, enthalpy, entropy 및 活性化에너지를 算出하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.2691-2696
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• 2009

Effects of representative group II and transition metal ions on the stability of the $poly(dA){\cdot}[poly(dT)]_2$ triplex were investigated by the van’t Hoff plot constructed from a thermal melting curve. The transition, $poly(dA){\cdot}[poly(dT)]_2\;{\rightarrow}\;poly(dA){\cdot}poly(dT)\;+\;poly(dT)$, was non-spontaneous with a positive Gibb’s free energy, endothermic (${\Delta}H^{\circ}$ > 0), and had a favorable entropy change (${\Delta}S^{\circ}$ > 0), as seen from the negative slope and positive y-intercept in the van’t Hoff plot. Therefore, the transition is driven by entropy change. The $Mg^{2+}$ ion was the most effective at stabilization of the triplex, with the effect decreasing in the order of $Mg^{2+}\;>\;Ca^{2+}\;>\;Sr^{2+}\;>\;Ba^{2+}$. A similar stabilization effect was found for the duplex to single strand transition: $poly(dA){\cdot}poly(dT)\;+\;poly(dT)\;→\;poly(dA)\;+\;2poly(dT)$, with a larger positive free energy. The transition metal ions, namely $Ni_{2+},\;Cu_{2+},\;and\;Zn_{2+}$, did not exhibit any effect on triplex stabilization, while showing little effect on duplex stabilization. The different effects on triplex stabilization between group II metal ions and the transition metal ions may be attributed to their difference in binding to DNA; transition metals are known to coordinate with DNA components, including phosphate groups, while group II metal ions conceivably bind DNA via electrostatic interactions. The $Cd_{2+}$ ion was an exception, effectively stabilizing the triplex and melting temperature of the third strand dissociation was higher than that observed in the presence of $Mg_{2+}$, even though it is in the same group with $Zn_{2+}$. The detailed behavior of the $Cd_{2+}$ ion is currently under investigation.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 1999

Fe(II) 및 Ni(II) 이온에 $NH_3$ 리간드를 배위시켜 분자역학(MM2)법으로 최소에너지를 갖는 구조를 구한 후 확장분자궤도함수(EHMO)법 및 ZINDO/1법으로 양자화학적 양을 얻어 실험적 사실과 비교 검토하였다. 즉, 팔면체인 $[M(H_2O)_{6-x}(NH_3)_x]^{2+}(M=Fe(II),\;Ni(II)(x=0,\;1,\;…,\;6)에서 $NH_3$ 분자가 $H_2O$ 분자와 단계적으로 치환될 때에 따른 실측리간드화열이 MO 이론으로 계산한 팔면체형인 Fe(II)및 Ni(II)착물의 양자화학적 양인 중심금속의 알짜전하, 형성엔탈피, 총결합에너지로부터 실측 리간드화열$({\Delta}H_{obs})$을 이론적으로 예측할 수 있는 ${\Delta}H_{obs}=-0.2858_{qFe}+0.8813(r=0.97),\;{\Delta}H_{obs}=-0.8981_{qNi}+1.7929(r=0.95),\;{\Delta}H_{obs}=-0.0031H_{f(Fe)}+0.5725(r=0.97),\;{\Delta}H_{obs}=-0.0095H_{f(Ni)}+0.9193(r=0.97),\;{\Delta}H_{obs}=0.0476E_{diss(Fe)}+0.6434(r=0.94),\;{\Delta}H_{obs}=0.1401E_{diss(Ni)}+1.1393(r=0.93)$인 이론식을 각각 얻었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.242-247
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• 2005

콜로이드 실리카 종류, 콜로이드 실리카/실란의 함량비, 반응시간 등의 반응조건에 따라 두 종류의 콜로이드 실리카/실란 솔을 합성하였다. 이러한 졸을 이용하여 솔-젤 코팅막을 제조하여 물리적 화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 1034A콜로이드 실리카계로부터 얻어진 솔-젤 코팅막의 접촉각과 표면균질성은 HSA계 솔-젤 코팅막에 비하여 우수하였다. 그리고 1034A 콜로이드 실리카계로부터 얻어진 솔-젤 코팅막은 $550^{circ}C$까지 열분해없이 안정하였고 methyltrimeth-oxysilane(MTMS) 함량이 증가할수록 코팅막의 두께가 두꺼워 졌다. 1034A 콜로이드 실리카계 솔-젤 코팅막의 경도는 MTMS의 함량 증가에 따라 감소하였으나 HSA계는 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 표면에너지는 MTMS 함량 증가와 더불어 전반적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다.