• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.551-553
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• 1996

A genuine dammarane glycoside, named ginsenoside $Rg_{5}$, has been isolated by repeated column chromatography and preparative HPLC from the MeOH extract of Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer). The chemical structure of ginsenoside$ Rg_{5}$ was determined as $3-O-[{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl (1{\rightarrow}2)-{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl]$ dammar-20(22), $24-diene-3{\beta},12{\beta}-diol$ by spectral and chemical methods. The stereostructure of a double bond at C-20(22) of ginsenoside $Rg_{5}$ was characterized as (E) from the chemical shift of C-21 in the $^{13}C-NMR $and a NOESY experiment in the $^{1}H-NMR$.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 2007

The antioxidant activities of water, ethanol, methanol, and chloroform extracts of Ulmus davidiana were evaluated using various antioxidant assays: DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-pricrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging; hydroxyl radical scavenging; lipid peroxidation scavenging; and reducing power assays. All extracts, except the chloroform extract, demonstrated strong antioxidant activity in all assays. The chloroform extract had the highest hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, and its activity was equivalent to $\alpha$-tocopherol at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. Additionally, the antidiabetic activity of their extracts was also evaluated using a rat intestinal $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibition assay. Among all extracts investigated, the methanol extract had the highest $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory activity, although its activity was less than acarbose at $0.5\;{\mu}g/mL$. This result suggested that U. davidiana extracts may have antidiabetic activity. Total phenolic compounds and flavonoids were also measured. Phenolic compounds such as tannic acid, p-coumatric acid, and kaempferol were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These results suggest that U. davidiana extracts may be useful as a potential source of antioxidant and antidiabetic materials.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2000

A kinetic profile of the catalytic domain of stromelysin-1 (SCD) using the fluorescent peptide substrate has been determined by the stopped-flow technique. The pH profile has a pH optimum of about 5.5 with an extended shoulder above pH 7. Three pKa values, 5.0, 5.7, and 9.8 are found for the free enzyme state and two pH independent Kcat/Km values of 4.1$\times$104 M-1 s-1 and 1.4$\times$104 M-1 s-1 at low and high pH, respectively. The profile is quite different in shape with other MMP family which has been reported, having broad pH optimum with two pKa values. The substrate specificity of SCD towards fluorescent heptapeptide substrates has been also examined by thin layer chromatography. The cleavage sites of the substrates have been identified using reverse-phase HPLC method.SCD cleaves Dns-PLA↓L↓WAR and Dns-PLA↓L↓FAR at two positions. However, the Dns-PLA↓LRAR, Dns-PLE↓LFAR, adn Dns-PLSar↓LFAR are cleaved exclusively at one bond. The double cleavages of Dns-PLALWAR and Dns-PLALFAR by SCD are in marked contrast to the close structurally related matrilysin. A notable feature of SCD catalysis agrees with the structural data that the S1' pocket of SCD is deeper than that of matriysin. The differences observed between SCD and matrilysin may form the basis of understanding the structural relationships and substrate specificities of the MMP family in vivo.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2007

During a screening program, an actinomycete strain isolated from the Egyptian soil was investigated for its potential to show antimicrobial activity. The identification of this isolate was performed according to spore morphology and cell wall chemo-type, which suggested that this strain is a streptomycete. Further cultural, physiological characteristics and the analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene (1480 bp) of this isolate indicated that this strain is identical to Streptomyces violaceusniger (accession number EF063682) and then designated S. violaceusniger strain HAL64. In its culture supernatant, this organism could produce one major compound strongly inhibits the growth of Gram-positive but the inhibition of Gram-negative indicator bacteria was lower. The antibiotic was separated by silica gel column chromatography and then purified on a sephadex LH-20 column and finally the purity was checked by HPLC. The chemical structure of the purified compound was determined using spectroscopic analyses (molecular formula of $C_{33}H_{32}N_{2}O_{10}$ and molecular weight of 617.21) and found to be identical to the kosinostatin, a quinocycline antibiotic which is known to be produced by Micromonspora sp. TP-A0468 (Igarashi et al., 2002) and to quinocycline B isolated from Streptomyces aureofaciens (Celmer et al., 1958). Although the antibiotic is known, the newly isolated strain was able to produce the antibiotic as a major product providing an important biotechnological downstream advantage.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.74-77
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• 2003

대표적인 부패산물들로 잘 알려진 indole, skatole, 그리고 $\rho$-cresol 등을 측정하기 위한 방법으로 HPLC, spectrophotometric 법, 그리고 GC 및 GC/MSD 방법 등이 있으며, 수십년 간에 걸쳐 이러한 물질들의 분석이 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 많은 전처리 과정을 생략하여 분석물의 손실을 최소화하면서 GC 및 GC/MSD를 이용하여 쉽고 빠르게 측정할 수 있는 조건과 방법을 확립하였다. 측정사료는 건강한 성인 남녀의 분변이었으며, 내부 표준물질로 4-isopropylphenol을 사용하였으며, 분변 중 indole의 함량은 10~90 ppm 수준이었으며, skatole의 경우에는 약 40 ppm 정도로 검출되었다. 또한, $\rho$-cresol은 30~300 ppm 수준으로 그 분포 범위가 아주 넓게 나타났었다. GC/MSD를 이용하여 시료 중상기 물질들을 정성적으로 정확히 확인할 수 있었다. DB-17 capillary 컬럼을 이용하여 시료의 전처리 과정을 생략하여도 분석하려던 부패산물의 정성 및 정량에 방해되는 불순 peak는 없었고, 분리능도 매우 우수하였으므로 보다 빠르고 신속하게 상기 물질들을 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 본 연구를 통해 개발된 신속분석법이 분변에 존재하는 주요 부패산물들의 정량에 유용하게 사용되리라 판단된다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.293-306
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• 2014

The present study primarily focuses on the evaluation of the comparative effect of chemical coagulation and ultrasonication for elimination of aromatic amines (AAs) present in anaerobically pretreated textile wastewater containing different types of dyes including azo dyes. Color and COD reduction was also monitored at the optimized conditions. The production of AAs was measured spectrophotometrically in the form of total aromatic amines (TAAs) and also verified with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) selectively. A composite coagulant, magnesium chloride (MC) aided with aluminium chlorohydrate (ACH) in an equal ratio (MC + ACH) was utilized during the coagulation process, which yielded 31% of TAAs removal along with 85% of color and 52% of COD reduction. At optimized power (200 W) and sonication time (5 h), an appreciable TAAs degradation efficiency (85%) was observed along with 51% color reduction and 62% COD removal using ultrasonication. The chromatographic data indicate that sulphanilic acid and benzidine types of aromatic amines were produced after the reductive cleavage of utilized textile dyes, which were effectively mineralized after ultrasonication. The degradation followed the first order kinetics with a correlation coefficient ($R^2$) of 0.89 and a first-order kinetic constant (k) of $0.0073min^{-1}$.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 제36회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1909-1911
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• 2005

The electrical and chemical characteristics in transformer insulations are changed due to thermal stress. In the chemical property, as the Kraft paper ages, the cellulose polymer chains breakdown into shorter lengths with a corresponding decrease in both tensile strength and degree of polymerization(DP). Furthermore, cellulous chains breakdown is accompanied by an increase in the content of various furanic compounds within the dielectric liquid. It is known that furanic components in transformer oil come only from the decomposition of insulating paper rather than from the oil itself. Therefore the analysis of furan products provides a complementary technique to dissolved gas analysis for monitoring transformers when we evaluate the aging of insulating paper by the total concentration of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide dissolved in oil only. In this paper the accelerated aging process of oil--paper samples have been investigated at a temperature up to $140^{\circ}C$ for 500 hours. The oil-paper insulation samples have been measured at intervals of 100 hours. For analysis we used high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) in accordance with IEC 61198 method.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 1999

Lidocaine(2-Diethylaminoaceto-2', 6'-xylidide) was transdennally delivered by iontophoresis and the effect of enhancer on the delivery of lidocaine was studied. We delivered lidocaine through the skin of hairless mouse using diffusion cell and investigated the effect of the amount of cation salts such as sodium chloride, calcium acetate, zinc acetate and aluminum acetate on the drug delivery. The amounts of transported drugs and adsorbed metal ions were measured by HPLC(High Perfonnance Liquid Chromatography) and AAS(Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry), respectively. The addition of zinc acetate and aluminum acetate greatly enhanced the delivery of lidocaine. The detection of two metal ions by AAS seemed to support the idea that the astringency effect of these ions were the main reason for the enhancement of transdermal delivery.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제26권
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• pp.2.1-2.7
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• 2011

Objectives: N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and is formed during the chlorination of municipal drinking water. In this study, selected nitrosamines were measured in chlorinated drinking water collected from Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea, and a risk assessment for NDMA was conducted. Methods: Twelve water samples were collected from 2 treatment plants and 10 household taps. Samples were analyzed for 6 nitrosamines via solid-phase extraction cleanup followed by conversion to dansyl derivatives and high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). Considering the dietary patterns of Korean people and the concentration change of NDMA by boiling, a carcinogenic risk assessment from ingestion exposure was conducted following the US EPA guidelines. Results: NDMA concentrations ranged between 26.1 and 112.0 ng/L. NDMA in water was found to be thermally stable, and thus its concentration at the end of boiling was greater than before thermal treatment owing to the decrease in water volume. The estimated excess lifetime carcinogenic risk exceeded the regulatory baseline risk of $10^{-5}$. Conclusions: This result suggests that more extensive studies need to be conducted on nitrosamine concentration distributions over the country and the source of relatively high nitrosamine concentrations.

• 분석과학
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.541-545
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• 1994

한국산 고추분들의 매운맛 성분을 조사한 결과 한국산 고추의 capsaicin과 dihydrocapsaicin의 합은 7.0~75.9mg/100g으로 매운맛이 광범위하게 존재하였고, 품종의 지표값인 이들 두 capsaicinoids량의 비값도 0.8~1.1로 여러 품종의 고추들이 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 매운맛에 대한 관능검사 결과 강도는 기기 분석의 결과와 완전히 비례하였고 매운맛이 10ppm 이상부터는 관능이 포화상태에 도달하였다. 우리 나라 사람들의 매운맛 선호 농도는 7.8~15.6ppm으로 넓은 범위에 걸친 기호도를 나타내었다.