• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.285-296
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• 2018

ISPM No. 15에 의거한 열처리 목재의 검증을 위한 연구로서 열처리 목재 표면의 분광학적 특성을 분석하였다. IR 스펙트럼 상에서는 다양한 작용기들이 확인되지만 수종간, 열처리 시간 및 보관 기간에 따른 특별한 차이를 발견하기 어려웠다. HBI(hydrogen-bonding intensity)는 보관 기간에 따른 열처리 목재의 변화는 관찰할 수 있지만 열처리 시간에 따른 변화는 관찰하기 어려웠다. 하지만 PCA score plot 상에서 수종 내에서 60분 혹은 90분의 열처리 시간에 따라 목재의 분류가 가능하였다. PCA에서 열처리 목재의 분류의 기준은 목재 내 리그닌의 방향족 환과 셀룰로오스의 C-H bending이었으며 이들 성분에 의해 ISPM No. 15로 열처리된 목재를 분류할 수 있었다.

• 한국키틴키토산학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2018

Amyloid plaque is a product of aggregation of ${\beta}$-amyloid peptide ($A{\beta}$) and is an important factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). $A{\beta}$ is a major component of amyloid plaque and vascular deposits in the AD brain. The enzyme ${\beta}$-secretase is required for the production of $A{\beta}$; thus, prevention of the formation of $A{\beta}$ through the inhibition of ${\beta}$-secretase is a major focus in the study of the treatment of AD. In this study, we investigated ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity of an Arctoscopus japonicus peptide. An Alcalase hydrolysate had the highest ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity. A ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity peptide was separated using ion exchange column chromatography (carboxy-methyl: CM, quaternary methyl ammonium: QMA) and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) on a C18 column. The $IC_{50}$ value of the purified peptide was $248.2{\pm}1.73{\mu}g/mL$. The ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory peptide was identified as a six amino acid residue of Gly-Pro-Val-Gly-Ala-Pro (MW: 497.27 Da). In cell viability experiments, the final purified fraction, the carboxy-methyl ion exchange column fraction (CM-F1) showed no significant cytotoxic effect in SH-SY5Y cells at concentrations below $100{\mu}g/mL$ in 24 h. The results of this study suggest that peptides separated from Arctoscopus japonicus may be beneficial as ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitor compounds in functional foods.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2013

Taraxacum platycarpum (TP) has been used for years without restriction on usual dose for its non-toxic nature and nonexistence of the side effects. To develop antimicrobial hydrogel, poly (vinylalcohol) (PVA) hydrogels containing the aqueous extracted TP as an antimicrobial agent were prepared by using gamma-rays irradiation. The antimicrobial activities of the TP hydrogels were tested against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis by disc diffusion method. The inhibition zones (IZ) of the TP extracts and TP hydrogels against S. aureus were 16 mm and 20 mm and against S. epidermidis was 10 mm and 13 mm, respectively. In conclusion, the TP hydrogel that has an excellent antimicrobial activity was proved to be a valuable material for functional skin care.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1999년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.31-31
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• 1999

Characterization of mutant mice has been utilized as an animal model for the study of human inherited diseases. In addition to the pathogenesis stduy using the mutant mice, the mice have been used for the identification of the genes causing the phenotypes. Functional cloning and positional cloning are two approaches, depending on the phenotypes of the mutant mice. Though it takes a long time positional cloning has been well used to identify the gene of which function can not be presumed from the mouse phenotype. Recently by the advance of the molecular tools and the human genome project close to 10,000 genetic markers are developed to make the procedure faster. We obtained a new mutant mouse, sims, spontaneously arose and the affected mouse has a mild tremor and seizure was observed. Homozygote in either sex is sterile since uterus growth in female and seminal vesicle in male are not induced for the growth in puberty, implying the abnormal hormonal regulation during puberty. Supporting this, there is no detectable testosterone in the serum of the mutant male and the brain of the mutant is 30% heavier than littermate. To identify the location of the mutated gene, intraspecies cross to CAST/Ei was carried out and the 37 affected mice was analyzed for the linkage. The gene was mapped on chromosome 18, 20 cM from the centromere. More than 500 F2 progenies have been analyzed for the linkage and the locus becomes narrow within 3cM between Egrl and Fgf gene.f gene.

• 폴리머
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2008

면역 거부반응이 없는 돼지 소장점막하조직(small intestinal submucosa, SIS)과 천연보습제인 히알루론산(hyaluronic acid, HA)은 생체재료로 널리 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이를 이용하여 스폰지를 제조하고 이들의 특성을 분석하였다. SIS-HA 스폰지는 완성된 SIS 스폰지에 1w%의 HA겔을 첨가하여 동결건조법으로 제조하고 100mM의 가교제를 통해 가교하여 이를 전자주사현미경, 적외선분광기, 물흡수성 실험을 하였다. 초기 세포부착률을 확인하고자 NIH/3T3를 분주하여 MTT 분석법을 수행하였다. FT-IR 분석을 통해 C-O관능기가 관찰되어 SIS-HA 스폰지 내부의 HA가 빠져나가지 않고 고르게 분포되어 있음을 확인하였고, MTT분석을 통하여 제조된 스폰지에서의 높은 세포생존율을 확인하였다. 즉, 본 연구에서 제조한 SIS-HA 스폰지는 SIS와 HA 각각의 특성을 모두 내재하고 있어 조직공학적 담체로 적합할 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.1455-1464
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• 2021

Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide in increasing demand for applications in food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. Single-step trehalose production by trehalose synthase (TreS) using maltose as a starting material is a promising alternative process for industrial application due to its simplicity and cost advantage. Pseudomonas monteilii TBRC 1196 was identified using the developed screening method as a potent strain for TreS production. The TreS gene from P. monteilii TBRC 1196 was first cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Purified recombinant trehalose synthase (PmTreS) had a molecular weight of 76 kDa and showed optimal pH and temperature at 9.0 and 40℃, respectively. The enzyme exhibited >90% residual activity under mesophilic condition under a broad pH range of 7-10 for 6 h. Maximum trehalose yield by PmTreS was 68.1% with low yield of glucose (4%) as a byproduct under optimal conditions, equivalent to productivity of 4.5 g/l/h using enzyme loading of 2 mg/g substrate and high concentration maltose solution (100 g/l) in a lab-scale bioreactor. The enzyme represents a potent biocatalyst for energy-saving trehalose production with potential for inhibiting microbial contamination by alkaline condition.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2021

본 연구는 산말 3종류 Desmarestia dudresnayi subsp. Tabacoides (담배잎산말), Desmarestia viridis (쇠꼬리산말), Desmarestia ligulate (참산말) 잎 추출물의 항산화 및 항 멜라닌 활성에 대한 기능적 연구를위해 수행하였다. 3종류의 산말 중 담배잎산말 추출물이 2.5 mg / mL의 농도에서 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성이 각각 68.0 % ± 1.9 % 및 84.6 % ± 1.7 %로 강한 항산화력을 나타냈다. 질소 (NO) 라디칼 소거 활성은 91.6 % ± 1.1 %의 높은 항산화능을 보였다 산말 추출물을 이용한 B16F10세포의 세포독성은 100 ㎍/mL 농도에서 3종의 산말 추출물이 모두 85% 이상의 세포 생존률을 보였고, 100 ㎍ / mL농도에서 담배잎산말 및 쇠꼬리산말이 70% 이상의 멜라닌 억제효과를 보였다. 이러한 내용은 산말이 항산화 및 항멜라닌 활성과 같은 천연 화장품 소재로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1191-1199
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• 2021

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), which belongs to the attaching and effacing diarrheagenic E. coli strains, is a major causative agent of life-threatening diarrhea in infants in developing countries. Most EPEC isolates correspond to certain O serotypes; however, many strains are non-typeable. Two EPEC strains, EPEC001 and EPEC080, which could not be serotyped during routine detection, were isolated. In this study, we conducted an in-depth characterization of their putative O-antigen gene clusters (O-AGCs) and also performed constructed mutagenesis of the O-AGCs for functional analysis of O-antigen (OAg) synthesis. Sequence analysis revealed that the occurrence of O-AGCs in EPEC001 and E. coli O132 may be mediated by recombination between them, and EPEC080 and E. coli O2/O50 might acquire each O-AGC from uncommon ancestors. We also indicated that OAg-knockout bacteria were highly adhesive in vitro, except for the EPEC001 wzy derivative, whose adherent capability was less than that of its wild-type strain, providing direct evidence that OAg plays a key role in EPEC pathogenesis. Together, we identified two EPEC O serotypes in silico and experimentally, and we also studied the adherent capabilities of their OAgs, which highlighted the fundamental and pathogenic role of OAg in EPEC.

• Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.192-203
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• 2017

Metabolite profile is a powerful analytical technique to identify the functional characterization of plants. In this study, the phytochemicals and secondary metabolites of lentils (Lens culinaris) were analyzed to compare the anti-oxidative activities according to the different colors. The polar metabolites, fatty acids, carotenoids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, total phenolic acids, DPPH activity were analyzed. Three kind of lentils, French green whole lentil (FG), red whole lentil (LR), and green whole lentil (LG) (ASIA SEED Co., LTD), were used for this study. Fatty acids, phytochemicals, and antioxidative components from each lentil varieties were analyzed by official methods. The contents of lutein in carotenoids were 6-9 times higher than zeaxanthin in all lentils, but were not significantly different among three varieties. The content of carotenoids in FG was lower significantly than those in the LR and LG. Myricetin and luteolin were detected in the only FG. Kaempferol and delphinidin were significantly highest in the FG. Most of the phenolic acids except coumarate were higher in FG and LG than in LR. Also antioxidant effects ($EC_{50}$) were higher in FG and LG than in LR. The analyzed metabolites obtained from lentils showed distinct separation in the PCA results according to the varieties. Also, lentils showed different anti-oxidant profiles according to the colors. FG and LG showing higher contents of phytochemicals showed higher antioxidative activity than LG containing relative low contents of phytochemicals.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

Five mutants were investigated at the molecular level to determine the factors responsible for mutated endosperm types. They were classified as high (HA) or low amylose (LA) phenotypes based on the amylose content in endosperm. The five were previously produced from Ilpum and Shindongjin cultivar treated with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea and gamma-ray irradiation, respectively. Analysis of the genomic structure and expression of Granule-bounded Starch Synthase I (GBSSI) genes revealed that mutants generally showed a higher incidence of nucleotide transition than transversion, and the $A:T{\rightarrow}G:C$ transition was particularly prevalent. The rates of nucleotide substitution in HA mutants were generally higher than those in the LA mutants, leading to higher substitutions of amino acid in the HA mutants. Neither nucleotide substitutions interfering with intron splicing or causing early termination of protein translation were found, nor any large-sized deletions or additions were found in all the mutants. In principle, amylose content can be regulated by three factors: internal alterations of GBSSI protein, the strength of gene expression, and other unknown external factors. Our results indicate that the endosperm mutants from Shindongjin arose from internal alterations of GBSSI proteins, which may be the result of amino acid substitutions. On the other hand, the Ilpum mutants might be principally caused by the alteration of gene expression level. Analysis of another three glutinous cultivars revealed that the major factor leading to glutinous phenotypes is the 23-bp duplicative motif (5'-ACGGGTTCCAGGGCCTCAAGCCC-3') commonly found in exon 2, which results in the premature termination of protein translation leading to the production of a non-functional GBSSI enzyme.