• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.404-409
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• 2008

The brown-rot basidiomycete Fomitopsis palustris is known to degrade crystalline cellulose (Avicel) and produce three major cellulases, exoglucanases, endoglucanases, and ${\beta}$-glucosidases. A gene encoding endoglucanase, designated as cel12, was cloned from total RNA prepared from F. palustris grown at the expense of Avicel. The gene encoding Cel12 has an open reading frame of 732 bp, encoding a putative protein of 244 amino acid residues with a putative signal peptide residing at the first 18 amino acid residues of the N-terminus of the protein. Sequence analysis of Cel12 identified three consensus regions, which are highly conserved among fungal cellulases belonging to GH family 12. However, a cellulose-binding domain was not found in Cel12, like other GH family 12 fungal cellulases. Northern blot analysis showed a dramatic increase of cel12 mRNA levels in F. palustris cells cultivated on Avicel from the early to late stages of growth and the maintenance of a high level of expression in the late stage, suggesting that Cel12 takes a significant part in endoglucanase activity throughout the growth of F. palustris. Adventitious expression of cel12 in the yeast Pichia pastoris successfully produced the recombinant protein that exhibited endoglucanase activity with carboxymethyl cellulose, but not with crystalline cellulose, suggesting that the enzyme is not a processive endoglucanase unlike two other endoglucanases previously identified in F. palustris.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.185-188
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• 2012

A compact monopole antenna possessing triple resonance ($f_1$, $f_2$, $f_3$) characteristics for (USB) dongle applications is presented. The resonance characteristic $f_1$ is determined by the overall length of the antenna. The monopole antenna acts as the main radiator for $f_3$ as well as the coupling feeding structure for the parasitic resonators in $f_1$, $f_2$. The resonance characteristic $f_2$ is achieved by a combination of the capacitance formed by the coupling between the top and bottom parasitic substrate resonators and the inductance generated by a via bridging the two parasitic resonators.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1759-1776
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• 2015

We determine the general solution of the generalized additive-quartic functional equation f(x + 3y) + f(x - 3y) + f(x + 2y) + f(x - 2y) + 22f(x) - 13 [f(x + y) + f(x - y)] + 24f(y) - 12f(2y) = 0 without assuming any regularity conditions on the unknown function f : ${\mathbb{R}}{\rightarrow}{\mathbb{R}}$ and its stability is investigated.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.851-854
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• 1997

In this paper we will show that the pure subring R of F-rational ring S is F-rational when R is a one-dimensional ring, or S is a Gorenstein ring. And we will give a condition that a pure subring of an F-rational ring is to be F-rational.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2004

Antibiotic resistance is often associated with the production of inner membrane proteins (for example, AcrAB/TolC efflux pump) that are capable to extrude antibiotics, detergents, dyes and organic solvents. In order to evaluate the unknown MarB function of Escherichia coli, especially focused on the function of OmpF porin, several mutants were construted by T4GT7 transduction. MarA plays a major roles in mar (multiple antibiotic resistance) phenotype with AcrAB/TolC efflux pump in E. coli K-12. Futhermore, MarA decreases OmpF porin expression via micF antisense RNA. Expression of acrAB is increased in strains containing mutation in marR, and in those carrying multicopy plasmid expressing marA. MarB protein of E. coli K-12 showed its activity at OmpF porin & TolC protein as target molecule. Some paper reported MarB positively regulates OmpF function. MarA shows mar phenotype, and MarB along with MarA show decreased MIC through OmpF function. By this experiment, MarB could decrease MIC through the OmpF porin & TolC protein as target.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1591-1600
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• 2015

The response of the freshwater microalga, Chlorella vulgaris, to heavy metal stress was examined based on chlorophyll fluorescence analysis to assess the toxic effects of heavy metals in freshwater ecosystems. When toxic effects were analyzed using regular chlorophyll fluorescence analysis, photosystem II activity($F_v/F_m$) decreased significantly when exposed to $Cu^{2+}$ and $Hg^{2+}$ for 12 h, and decreased in the order of $Hg^{2+}>Cu^{2+}>Cd^{2+}>Ni^{2+}$ when exposed for 24h. The effective photochemical quantum yield(${\phi}{\prime}_{PSII}$), chlorophyll fluorescence decrease ratio($R_{Fd}$), minimal fluorescence yield($F_o$), and non-photochemical quenching(NPQ), but not photochemical quenching(qP), responded sensitively to $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Cd^{2+}$. These results suggest that $F_v/F_m$, as well as ${\phi}{\prime}_{PSII}$, $R_{Fd}$, $F_o$, and NPQ could be used to assess the effects of heavy metal ions in freshwater ecosystems. However, because many types of heavy metal ions and toxic compounds co-occur under natural conditions, it is difficult to assess heavy metal toxicity in freshwater ecosystems. When Chlorella was exposed to heavy metal ions for 12 or 24h, $F_v/F_m$ and maximal fluorescence yield($F_m$) changed in response to $Hg^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ based on image analysis. However, assessing quantitatively the toxic effects of several heavy metal ions is challenging.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2005

The objective of this study was to assess the strain-specificity of a DNA probe, Fu12, for Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum ATCC $25586^T$ (F. nucleatum ATCC $25586^T$), and to develop sets of strain-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers. Strain-specificity was tested against 16 strains of F. nucleatum and 3 strains of distinct Fusobacterium species. Southern blot hybridization revealed that the Fu12 reacted exclusively with the HindIII-digested genomic DNA of F. nucleatum ATCC $25586^T$. The results of PCR revealed that three pairs of PCR primers, based on the nucleotide sequence of Fu12, generated the strain-specific amplicons from F. nucleatum ATCC $25586^T$. These results suggest that the DNA probe Fu12 and the three pairs of PCR primers could be useful in the identification of F. nucleatum ATCC $25586^T$, especially with regard to the determination of the authenticity of the strain.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.533-545
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of social support revealed in the time duration of sick role behavior compliance on the patients with hypertension using Quasiexperimental research design. Data collection was made through the interview survey technique from the hypertensive patients who received social support intervention (experimental group, n=41) and from those who were not exposed to the intervention(control group, n= 34). The subjects were registered in the cardiovascular outpatient clinic at the Chonnam National University Hospital from June 3, 1996 to November 30, 1997. $\chi^2$-test or t- test, Repeated measures ANOVA were utilized in the data analysis. The results were as follows: 1. The effect of social support intervention on sick role behavior compliance was significant in 1 month(F=69.17, p=.000), 6 months (F=11.51, p=.001), and 12 months(F=.07, p=.789) and between two groups(1 month; F=153.70, p=.000, 6 months; F=13.94, p=.000, 12 months; F=6.72, p= .011). 2. The effect of social support intervention on blood pressure was not significant through all the periods of time (F=1.21, p=.274) between the two groups(F=.12, p=.732). In conclusion, it was showed that social support had an effect on sick role behavior compliance and the effect of social support continued for twelve months(F= 10.03, p=.002) However, the score of compliance tends to decrease after 6 months of intervention. Therefore, this study indicated that social support re-intervention would be needed between six and twelve months.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1049-1054
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• 2006

Activation of Sphingosine kinase (Sphk) increases a bioactive lipid, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and has been observed in a variety of cancer cells. Therefore, inhibition of Sphk activity was an important target for the development of anticancer drugs. As a searching tool for Sphk inhibitor, we developed fluorescent Sphk activity assay combined with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Previously we established murine teraticarcinoma mutant F9-12 cells which lack S1P lyase and stably express Sphk1. By using F9-12 cells, optimal assay conditions were established as follows; $100\;{\mu}M\;of\;C_{17}-Sph\;and\;30\;{\mu}g$ protein of F9-12 cells lysate in 20 min. Sphingosine analog $C_{17}-Sph$ was efficiently phosphorylated by Sphk activity ($K_{m}:67.08\;{\mu}M,\;V_{max}\;:1507.5\;pmol/min/mg$). New product $C_{17}-S1P$ was separated from S1P in reversed-phase HPLC. In optimized conditions, 300 nM of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) increased Sphk activity approximately twice while $20\;{\mu}M$ of N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) reduced 70% of Sphk activity in F9-12 cells lysate. In conclusion, we established non-radioactive but convenient Sphk assay system by using HPLC and F9-12 cells.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.114-118
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• 1992

아크로를 이용하여 제작한 NdF $e_{12-x}$ $Ti_{x}$ (1 .leq. x .leq. 2) 합금의 상분석 결과 이들 합금은 ThM $n_{12}$ 구조의 경자성상(1-12상) 과 반강자성의 F $e_{2}$Ti 및 연자성의 .alpha. -Fe 등으로 구성되며, x=1.3 인 NdF $e_{10.7}$ $Ti_{1.3}$ 조성에서 단상에 가까운 ThM $n_{2}$ 구조가 얻어짐이 밝혀졌다. 한편, 합금중의 1-12 상은 50 .mu. m - 100 .mu. m 의 사각주 형태로 생성되며, FeTi은 1-12상의 결정립계에 고립된 입자의 형태로 존재한다. NdF $e_{10.7}$ $Ti_{1.3}$ 합금을 질화처리할 경우 단위포의 체적, 자화, 이방성자장 및 큐리온도가 증가하며, 이합금을 500 .deg. C 에서 15분간 질화처리한 NdF $e_{10.7}$ $Ti_{1.3}$ $N_{x}$ 의 비포화자화, 이방성자장 및 큐리온 도는 각각, .sigma. $_{s}$ =128 A $m^{2}$/kg $H_{A}$=6400 kA/m (80 kOe) 및 Tc=470 .deg. C로 질화처리 전에 비하여 크게 증가한다.크게 증가한다. 증가한다.