• BMB Reports
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 1995

To investigate the biological functions of the EGF-like domain of mouse betacellulin (BTC), mouse BTC(33-80), a 48-residue peptide corresponding to the EGF-like domain, was synthesized by stepwise solidphase methods using a 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) strategy. The homogeneity of synthetic mouse BTC(33-80) was confirmed by analytical reversed phase (RP)-HPLC, amimo acid analysis, and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometer (FAB-MS). Three disulfide bond pairings of synthetic mouse BTC(33-80) were established by amino acid analysis of cysteine-containing fragments derived from thermolytic digestion. These were consistent with the pairings of EGF and transforming growth factor ($TGF-{\alpha}$). The EGF-Iike domain of mouse BTC showed equipotent activity in both EGF-receptor binding on A-431 epidermoid carcinoma cells, and mitogenesis on NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells, as compared with authentic h-EGF. Results suggest that the EGF-Iike domain of BTC plays a significant role in mitogenic activity with an EGF-receptor mediated system.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2005

Although 2D-PAGE has been widely used as the primary method for protein separation, difficulties in displaying proteins with an extreme values of isoelectric paint (pI), molecular size and hydrophobicity limit the technique. In addition, time consuming steps involving protein transfer and extraction from the gel-pieces can result in sample loss. Here, we describe a novel protein separation technique with capillary size-exclusion chromatography (CSEC) for rapid protein identification from human plasma. The method includes protein fractionation along with molecular size followed by in-solution tryptic digestion and peptide analysis through reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) coupled to nanoflow electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Tryptic peptides are applied an a $100\;{\mu}m\;i.d.{\times}10mm$ length pre-column and then separated on a $75\;{\mu}m{\times}200mm$ analytical column at -100 nL/min flaw rate. Proteins were identified over the wide ranges of pI (3.7-12.3) when this technique was applied to the analysis of $1-2\;{\mu}L$ of human plasma. This gel-free system provides fast fractionation and may be considered a complementary technique to SDS-PAGE in proteomics.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2008

Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, B. thuringiensis 를 분류하기 위해 rpoB 유전자 배열을 이용한 컴퓨터 분석 작업을 수행하였다. 17개의 B. anthracis, 9개의 B. cereus, 7개의 B. thuringiensis 를 database에서 구하였다. B. anthracis 는 rpoB 유전자의 in silico 제한효소 절단에 의해, B. cereus, B. thuringiensis 2 group과 구별되었다. 그러나 B. cereus와 B. thuringiensis 는 제한효소 절단에 의해 구분되지는 않고, 염기배열과 Blast 탐색의 도움으로 구분이 가능하였다. 본 연구를 통해 3 종류의 Bacillus 종을 동정할 수 있는 알고리즘이 개발되었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.533-540
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• 2011

The objectives of experiments were to compare directly the effects of synchrony of slowly fermented (corn and corn gluten meal; C-CGM) and of rapidly fermented ingredients (barley and soybean meal; B-SBM) in the rumen on starch disappearances in gastrointestinal tracts (Experiment 1) and growth performance (Experiment 2) of Hanwoo steers in the feedlot barn. In experiment 1, four Hanwoo steers ($288{\pm}21$ kg) fitted with ruminal and "T" shaped duodenal cannula were placed in one pen with Calan gate and assigned randomly to a duplicate $2{\times}2$ Latin square design. In experiment 2, eight intact Hanwoo steers ($311{\pm}8$ kg) were assigned randomly to one of two pens with Calan gate to evaluate the effect of the same diets as like in experiment 1 on growth performance. There were no differences in ruminal pH, ammonia and total VFA concentrations between treatments. Percentage of apparent ruminal starch disappearance was 33.3% unit lower (p<0.05) for steers fed C-CGM than for steers fed B-SBM diets and this difference resulted in 268% higher (p<0.05) in duodenal starch flows for steers fed C-CGM diet than for steers fed B-SMB diet. There was significant increase (p<0.05) in quantity (927 vs. 400 g/d) of corn starch digested post-ruminally compared to barley starch. However, percentage of starch apparently digested post-ruminally was 8% higher (p=0.1) in steers fed fast synchrony diet with B-SBM than in steers fed slow synchrony diets with C-CGM. The differences of percentage and amount of starch apparently digested post-ruminally between C-CGM and B-SBM diets did not affect rice straw DM intake, average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency. In conclusion, there is some uncertainty in regards to the relationship between site of starch digestion and DM intake, ADG, and feed efficiency in this study.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2020

해조류는 분해에 어려움이 없고 부산물 역시 사료와 비료 등으로 이용이 가능해 에너지로의 전환율이 높으며 성장과정에서의 탄소 흡수능력과 원료 생산에 특별한 비용이 들지 않고 빠른 생장속도와 넓은 재배 면적으로 이용가치가 높은 바이오매스로 볼 수 있다. 우리나라는 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸여 있어 해조류 양식 발달 되어 왔으며, 2018년 기준 해조류 생산량은 총 1,722,486ton이며 이중 96% 이상을 차지하는 다시마(Saccharina japonica), 김(Porphyra tenera), 미역(Undaria pinnatifida)은 제품화 되는 과정에서 많은 양이 부산물로 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해조류 부산물의 혐기소화를 위하여 다시마, 미역, 김의 이화학적 성상을 분석하였으며, 이론적 메탄퍼텐셜과 생물화학적 메탄퍼텐셜(BMP)을 분석하여 혐기적 메탄생산 수율을 파악하였다. 다시마, 미역, 김의 이론적 메탄퍼텐셜은 0.393, 0.373, 0.435 N㎥/kg-VS로 나타났으며, 회분식 혐기반응기를 이용한 생물화학적 메탄생산퍼텐셜을 Modified gompertz model로 분석한 결과 0.226, 0.227, 0.241 N㎥/kg-VS로 산출되었으며, Parallel first order kinetics model로 분석한 결과 0.220, 0.243, 0.240 N㎥/kg-VS로 산출되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.442-449
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• 1998

CGTase를 이용한 당전이 xylitol의 합성과 당전이 xylitol의 비피더스균 생육증식 효과에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 수종의 세균류가 분비하는 CGTase의 xylitol에 대한 당전이능을 비교하였으며, Thermoanaerobacter sp. 유래의 CGTase가 가장 우수한 당전이능을 보였다. 각종 당공여체를 검토한 결과 압출전분이 가장 우수한 결과를 보였으며, 당전이 효소반응의 최적 조건을 검토하였다. 생성된 당전이 xylitol을 활성탄-셀라이트 칼럼 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 분리하여 두 개의 fraction인 F-I, F-II를 얻었다. 이들의 당쇄결합 양상을 FAB mass spectrometer와 $^{13}$C-NMR spectrometer, 그리고 glucoamylase을 이용한 효소소화법을 이용하여 분석한 결과 xylitol에 glucose와 maltose 분자가 $\alpha$-1,4 결합되어 있는 것으로 유추되었다. 얻어진 당전이 xylitol은 xylitol과는 달리 Bifidobacterium breve에 대한 생육촉진효과를 보였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2000

소화기계 암의 효과적인 치료중의 하나로 방사선 치료법을 들 수 있으나 이 방법은 장 점막과 같이 빠르게 증식하는 조직에는 특히 부작용을 초래할 수 있다. 생쥐의 공장 융모가 감마선 전신 조사에 의해 형태학적으로 변화하는 정도를 관찰하였다. 생후 4주된 ICR계 생쥐를 6.5Gy와 12Gy를 전신 조사 3일 후에 공장을 채취하여 탈수 과정을 거쳐 파라핀을 입힌 조직을 절편기로 잘라 슬라이드에 부착시키고 일반적인 hematoxylin & Eosin 염색과정을 거쳐 염색후 광학현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 6.5Gy와 12Gy를 조사 받은 생쥐의 융모는 대체로 정상생쥐와 비교 할 때 융모의 길이가 짧아졌으며 융모의 두께가 비후되었고 내강은 넓어지는 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 융모가 소화과정에 중요한 역할을 담당하며 방사선에 비교적 민감함을 나타내므로 방사선에 의한 생체영향 평가 뿐만아니라 방사선 방어제를 검색하는데 하나의 실험 파라메타가 충분히 될 수 있음을 인지하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2018

Conventional drug delivery methods mainly include subcutaneous injection and oral administration. Subcutaneous injection has the advantages of delivering the correct concentration, but it might cause pain and trauma to patients. Although oral administrations do not accompany pain as the subcutaneous injection, unexpected side effects may occur because they undergo digestion process and it is not easy for many drugs to be exposed to targeted sites with proper concentration. While dissolving microneedles have been extensively studied to overcome the limitations of conventional subcutaneous injection, the effects on microneedle shapes for drug release have not been fully explored. In this study, the characteristics of hyaluronic acid microneedles for cone and quadrangular pyramidal shapes were examined by the size, volume, contact surface area, skin permeability, and dissolution rate. As a result, the cone shapes of hyaluronic acid microneedles had high skin permeability, and the quadrangular pyramid of shapes hyaluronic acid microneedles showed a fast dissolution rate, given by the large contact area on the skin. Based on the results, we could confirm that the shape of a dissolving microneedles can affect skin permeability and the drug delivery rate.

• 한국의사학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2005

Among modern people's life-style, the lack of exercise and sleep is related to infertility. Underexercise accumulates damp-sputum, resulting in the insufficiency of essence. It also obstructs the creation of essence, leading to insufficient essence. Activities at night without sleep cannot create the condition to help the process of yin, causing the insufficiency of essence. Fast food is made from the cattle which are fed the feed containing growth hormone and antibiotics in large quantities. Growth hormone causes the process of yang excessively in human body, while antibiotic suppresses the process of yin, leading to excessive damp-heat and hyperactive ministerial fire. Antiseptic included in instant food hampers the process of fermentation, or yin, and inhibits the digestion mechanism, obstructing damp-heat and bringing about hyperactive ministerial fire. Intake of excessive flesh and meat gives rise to incomplete combustion and hinders the creation of essence, causing hyperactive ministerial fire due to the lack of yin. Milk suits the calf that has a rapid growth cycle. Milk intake by humans leads to the rapid process of yang and eventually hyperactivity of ministerial fire. The imbalance between yin and yang, with essence insufficent and ministerial fire hyperactive, causes infertility in three aspects. First, the lack of essence itself makes conception difficult. Secondly, damp-sputum resulting from ministerial fire obstructs the circulation of qi and blood. It also hampers the normal supply of qi and blood to the uterus. Thirdly, the excessive process of yang may result in infertility. Generally speaking, pregnancy starts with implantation. If the excessive process of yang is in progress in body, static condition needed for implantation cannot be maintained, leading to infertility.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1993

Enterobacter sp. S45로부터 inulin fructotransferase를 생산, 정제하고 효소적 특성을 조사하였다. 배양상징액의 $0.4{\sim}0.8$ 포화$(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 침전물인 조효소는 DEAE-cellulose column chromatography 및 fast protein liquid chromatography로 정제하였으며 효소의 회수율은 0.9%였고 약 148배의 정제도를 보였다. 정제된 효소는 전기영동상으로 단일 band였으며 분자량은 SDS-PAGE에 의해 42,800으로 나타났다. 이 효소의 최적 pH는 5.5, 최적 온도는 $50^{\circ}C$였으며 $Mg^{2+}$이온은 효소활성을 30% 증가시키나 $Hg^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$ 및 $Fe^{3+}$이온들은 활성을 강력히 저해하였다. Inulin에 대한 km 값은 1.4 mM, Vmax 값은 $0.196\;{\mu}mole/min$이었다. 본 효소는 inulin을 fructose 말단으로부터 fructose 두 분자씩 절단, 환상형인 DFA를 생성하며, 그 결과 inulin 분해산물인 GF, $GF_2$, $GF_3$, $GF_4$ 등도 검출되었다. 중합도에 따른 효소활성을 조사해 본 결과 이 효소는 중합도 $4(GF_3)$ 이상의 fructo 올리고당에만 작용하여 $GF_3$는 DFA III와 GF로, $GF_4$는 DFA III와 $GF_2$로 변환시켰다. 또한 본 효소는 sucrose, raffinose 및 melezitose를 기질로서 이용하지 못하므로 invertase 및 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ 활성이 없는 것으로 나타났다.