• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.282-286
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• 2010

To isolate a calcium-binding peptide from chlorella protein hydrolysates, chlorella protein was extracted and hydrolyzed using Flavourzyme, a commercial protease. The degree of hydrolysis and calcium-binding capacity were determined using trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid and orthophenanthroline methods, respectively. The enzymatic hydrolysis of chlorella protein for 6 hr was sufficient for the preparation of chlorella protein hydrolysates. The hydrolysates of chlorella protein were then ultra-filtered under 5 kDa as molecular weight. The membrane-filtered solution was fractionated using ion exchange, reverse phase, normal phase chromatography, and fast protein liquid chromatography to identify a calcium-binding peptide. The purified calcium-binding peptide had a calcium binding activity of 0.166 mM and was determined to be 700.48 Da as molecular weight, and partially identified as a peptide containing Asn-Ser-Gly-Cys based on liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrum.

• BMB Reports
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2016

Astrocytes play a critical role in normal brain functions and maintaining the brain microenvironment, and defects in astrocytogenesis during neurodevelopment could give rise to severe mental illness and psychiatric disorders. During neuro-embryogenesis, astrocytogenesis involves astrocytic differentiation of neural precursor cells (NPCs) induced by signals from ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) or pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP). However, in contrast to the CNTF signaling pathway, the exact mechanism underlying astrocytic differentiation induced by PACAP is unknown. In the present study, we aimed to verify a signaling pathway specific to PACAP-induced astrocytogenesis, using exchange protein directly activated by cAMP2 (Epac2)-knockout mice. We found that PACAP could trigger astrocytic differentiation of NPCs via Epac2 activation and an increase in the intracellular calcium concentration via a calcium ion influx. Taken together, we concluded that astrocytogenesis stimulated by PACAP occurs through a novel signaling pathway independent from CNTF-JAK/STAT signaling, that is the well-known pathway of astrocytogenesis.

• 대한약리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약리학회 2006년도 The 6th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies
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• pp.79.2-79.2
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• 2006

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.563-571
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• 2021

In this study, calcium alginate based cation exchange membrane was prepared and used to develop membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) system for effective hardness control. As a major result, the MCDI with Ca-alginate membrane showed 27% better deionization capacity than the MCDI with a commercial cation exchange membrane. This superior improvement in the deionization capacity was expected to be due to the high ratio of transport number/electrical resistance (S_c/R_ratio) of Ca-alginate membrane. In addition, the MCDI with Ca-alginate membrane showed better deionization performance than the MCDI with Ca-alginate coating. This was because the space between the electrode and the Ca-alginate membrane was utilized for ion adsorption. The preliminary results indicated that the MCDI with Ca-alginate membrane can be a viable technique for the hardness control.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.407-413
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• 2005

Calcium and zinc binding protein, calprotectin is a multifunctional protein with broad spectrum antimicrobial and antitumoural activity. It was purified from human neutrophil, using a two-step ion exchange chromatography. Since surface hydrophobicity of calprotectin may be important in membrane anchoring, membrane penetration, subunits oligomerization and some biological roles of protein, in this study attempted to explore the effect of calcium in physiological range on the calprotectin lipophilicity. Incubation of human calprotectin ($50\;{\mu}g/ml$) with different calcium concentrations showed that 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonic acid (ANS) fluorescence intensity of the protein significantly elevates with calcium in a dose dependent manner, suggesting an increase in calprotectin surface hydrophobicity upon calcium binding. Our study also indicates that calcium at higher concentrations (6, 8 and 10 mM) induces aggregation of human calprotectin. Our finding demonstrates that the starting time and the rate constant of calprotectin aggregation depend on the calcium concentration.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.607-611
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• 2004

Glycinin, one of the predominant storage proteins in soybeans, was examined as to whether it could be used as a calcium-binding mediator after chemical phosphorylation and enzymatic hydrolysis. Glycinin is composed of six subunits. One of the proglycinin subunits $(A_{la}B_{lb})$ was overexpressed in E. coli to obtain nonphosphorylated proteins with homogeneity. To investigate the enhanced calcium-binding properties of the phosphopeptides, the proglycinin was purified, phosphorylated, and hydrolyzed with trypsin. The proglycinin expressed in E. coli was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography, and cryoprecipitation. Chemical phosphorylation by sodium trimetaphosphate was performed to obtain phosphorylated proglycinin. After the phosphorylation, one-dimensional isoelectric focusing gel electroanalysis confirmed the phosphorylation of the proglycinin. The phosphorylated peptides were then hydrolyzed with trypsin, followed by a binding reaction with calcium chloride. The calcium-bound phosphopeptides were finally separated using immobilized metal $(Ca^{2+})$ chromatography. Consequently, a limited tryptic hydrolysate of the isolated phosphopeptides exhibited an enhanced calcium-binding ability, suggesting the potential of glycinin phosphopeptides as a calcium-binding mediator with greater availability.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1981

Mitochondria로 부터의 $Na^+$에 의한 $Ca^{++}$유리현상은 digitalis의 강심기전을 설명하는데 있어 세포내 $Ca^{++}$농도 증가기전을 설명할 수 있는 현상의 하나로 보여지므로 $Na^+$에 의한 $Ca^{++}$유리와 이러한 $Ca^{++}$유리가 반응액내 $Ca^{++}$ 존재 유무로 어떠한 변화를 받는지를 비교 검토하였고 steady state에서의 $Ca^{++}$ flux에 대한 $Na^+$의 효과를 관찰하였다. $Na^+$의 증가에 따라 mitochondria에 흡수된 $Ca^{++}$의 유리량과 유리율이 증가하였고, EGTA 1mM 투여로 반응액내 잔여 $Ca^{++}$을 없을 경우 $Ca^{++}$유리가 증가함을 보여, 반응액내 잔여 $Ca^{++}$이 $Na^+$에 의한 $Ca^{++}$유리를 억제하리하 믿어진다. 한편 steady state에서 unidirectionai $Ca^{++}$ influx가 $Na^+$에 의하여 감소되는 점으로 미루어, $Na^+$에 의한 $Ca^{++}$유리는 $Na^+$이 $Ca^{++}-Ca^{++}$ 교환을 직접 억제하여 $Ca^{++}$ influx를 감소시켜 나타나는 결과로 생각된다. $Na^+$에 의한 unidirectional $Ca^{++}$ influx의 억제는 $Ca^{++}-Ca^{++}$교환에 $Na^+$이 직접 작용하며, 또한 반응액내 $Ca^{++}$의 다소에 따라 $Na^+$에 의한 $Ca^{++}$ 유리정도가 변화되는 양상으로 미루어 보아 mitochondria의 $Ca^{++}$ 운반의 일부는 $Na^+$과 $Ca^{++}$이 상경적으로 작용하는 모종의 동일매개체에 의하여 이루어질 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• 폴리머
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.397-403
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• 2004

광개시제를 이용한 UV 조사방법으로 설폰화 PET-g-GMA 극세 이온 교환 섬유를 합성하고 이들의 구조 및 흡착 특성을 확인하였다. PET-g-GMA의 그라프트율은 UV 조사량, 조사시간 및 반응온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였으며, 최적 합성조건은 UV조사량, 시간, 반응온도가 각각 450 W, 60 min, $40^{\circ}C$이었다. 한편 최대 설폰화율과 이온 교환 용량은 각각 8.12 mmol/g, 3.25 meq/g의 값을 나타내었다. 또한 설폰화 PET-g-GMA 극세 이온 교환 섬유의 인장강도는 반응전 PET 기재의 인장강도보다 그라프트 반응율이 증가함에 따라 약간 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 설폰화 PET-g-GMA 극세 이온 교환 섬유의 칼슘 이온, 마그네슘 이온에 대한 흡착 시험 결과 마그네슘 이온이 칼슘 이온보다 흡착 파과 시간이 길었으며, 칼슘 이온, 마그네슘 혼합 용액에서 마그네슘의 흡착 파과 시간은 더욱 길어지는 경향을 보였다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.381-393
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• 2017

The inorganic components in tobacco sheet extract have significant influence on the sensory taste of the cigars and the harmful component delivery in cigarette smoke. To identify the contributions of the divalent inorganic components on harmful components delivery in cigarette smoke, a self-made selective electrodialysis was assembled with monovalent ion-selective ion exchange membranes. The influences of current density and extract content on the desalination performance were investigated. Result indicates that the majorities chloride, nitrate, and sulfate ions were removed, comparing with 50-60% of potassium and only less than 10% of magnesium and calcium ions removed in the investigated current density. The permselectivity of the tested cations across the Selemion CSO cation exchange membranes follows the order: $K^+>Ca^{2+}>Mg^{2+}$. A current density of $15mA/cm^2$ is an optional choice by considering both the energy consumption and separation efficiency. When the extract contents are in the range of 7%-20%, the removal ratios the potassium ions are kept around 60%, while the removal ratios of the calcium and magnesium ions fluctuate in the range of 16-27% and 8-14%, respectively. The tobacco smoke experiments indicated that the divalent metal ions have dual roles for the harmful component delivery in cigarette smoke. The divalent potassium and calcium ions were unfavorable for the total particulate matter emission but beneficial to decrease the HCN delivery in the mainstream cigarette smoke. The selective electrodialysis is a robust technology to decrease the harmful component delivery in cigarette smoke.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.159-171
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• 2003

The food composition tables are frequently used to health and nutrition practices. But it is difficult to find out food exchange lists with food exchange groups in the food composition table. Over 2500 items and many kinds of nutrients are in the food composition table. But now food exchange lists are used a few foods. The internet demands the users needs for obtaining more food exchange lists and nutrient information from food composition. This basic study is to solve the users need and the supply more efficient and effective manipulation system for e-food exchange database construction and search system:ENECC/e-food exchnage(E-Nutrition Education and Couseling Center/e-food exchange). This paper introduces the food exchange database construction and search system(ENECC/e-food exchange) using the formula which calculates the food exchange quantity of 6 food exchange groups and added one extra groups(alcohol) based on the internet. The ENECC/e-food exchange database is basically based on the 6th food composition table(2001) of the National Rural Living Science Institution in Rural Development Administration, Korea. The e-food exchange database are consisted of 2,261 foods in 6 basic food groups and one extra groups by using ENECC calculating formula. Also, the e-food exchange database has the proximate composition, mineral and vitamin content such as energy, moisture, protein, fat, carbohydrate, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, retinol equivalent, retinol, â-carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, refuse per 100g of each food.