• BMB Reports
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.293-300
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• 1995

The radical centers detected in the reaction of metmyoglobin (MetMb) with hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) have been studied by using a spin trapping technique. A broad 5-line asymmetric electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrum, with $2A_{max}=4.07\;mT$ and $2A_{min}=2.97\;mT$, obtained after incubation of MetMb with $H_2O_2$ in the presence of a spin trap, 5,5-dimethyl pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) was gradually weakened with time and disappeared completely by 6 min after addition of guanidine-HCl (14 M). When a higher concentration (6 M) of the agent was added, the signal disappeared within 40 see and the DMPO/OH signal appeared immediately. Then, a new 8-line signal with similar intensities grew gradually and was fixed by 45 min, coexisting with the DMPO/OH signal. This new signal was found to be composite, consisting of two different radical species. One of the 6-line signals, with $a_N$ 1.49 mT and $a_H$ 0.988 mT, was assigned to the DMPO/phenoxyl radical adduct. The second 6-line signal with $a_N$ 1.55 mT and $a_H$ 2.22 mT was assigned to carbon-centered radical adduct. When 3,3,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolin-N-oxide (TMPO), was employed in the place of DMPO, another broad asymmetric 5-line signal was detected with $2A_{max}=3.99\;mT$ and $2A_{min}=3.04\;mT$, which is virtually identical to that obtained from the DMPO system The shape of the spectrum of the TMPO adduct changed drastically, with lapse of time resulting in a broad singlet after 40 min. The broad singlet was assigned to the porphyrin radical adduct. Incubation of globin with Fenton reagent in the presence of DMPO initially gave a DMPO/OH signal. Then, a new 12-line signal began to grow after one minute and fixed after 15 min. coexisting with the DMPO/OH signal, This 12-line signal was assigned to DMPO/phenoxyl with $a_N$ 1.47 mT, $a_{{\beta}H}$ 0.99 mT and $a_{{\gamma}H}$ 0.13 mT. A minor concentration of carbon-centered radical adduct was also detected. This radical composition is identical to that of guanidine HCl treated MetMb/DMPO/$H_2O_2$ system, indicating that the radical producing conditions are somehow common in both systems. Heme iron can be released by excess $H_2O_2$ in the MetMb/$H_2O_2$ system, providing for Fenton reagent. When MetMb was pretreated with tyrosine blocking agent, $KI_3$ the broad 5.line MetMb-derived signal was not detected in the MetMb/DMPO/$H_2O_2$ system, whereas no such effect was detected on such system of Hb in which the radical center was assigned to cysteine residue not tyrosine, indicating that tyrosine residue is a main radical center produced in the MetMb/$H_2O_2$ system Thus, the present data strongly support the previous indication that the apomyoglobin-derived radical center formed in the reaction of MetMb with $H_2O_2$ is a tyrosine residue.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.467-472
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 aquathermolysis 반응을 이용하여 감압잔사유(VR)의 개질 반응을 실시하였다. 감압잔사유는 30 bar, $300^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 24 h 동안 수증기(steam)와 반응하면, 구성성분 중에서 레진류와 아스팔텐류가 감소하고, 포화탄화수소류(saturates)나 방향족탄화수소류(aromatics)가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 경향은 수증기(steam)량이 감압잔사유와 동일 중량부 이상으로 과량 사용 시 더 확연하였다. $300^{\circ}C$, 30 bar 이상에서 48 h 반응하는 경우 VR 조성물은 초기상태(S/A/R/A = 7.3%/43.7%/25.6%/23.5%)에서 최종상태(S/A/R/A = 6.8%/57%/12.2%/24.0%)로 레진류의 함량이 전체에서 13% 정도 감소하고 방향족화합물들은 13% 정도 증가하였다. 이때 점도는 880,000 cp에서 290,000 cp로 68% 정도 감소하였다. 수소를 제공하기 쉬운 데칼린(decalin)을 10% 첨가하는 경우 24 h에 점도가 68% 정도 감소하였고, VR 조성물은 초기상태(S/A/R/A = 7.3%/43.7%/25.6%/23.5%)에서 최종상태(S/A/R/A = 4.5%/63.5%/12.5%/20.0%)로 레진류 및 아스팔텐의 함량이 49%에서 17%가 감소하였고, 방향족 화합물의 함량이 63.5%로 극대화되었다. Aquathermolysis 반응으로 형성된 기체층을 포집하여 GC-MS spectroscopy로 분석한 결과 에틸벤젠, 옥탄, 디메틸벤젠 등 다양한 탄화수소 화합물들이 검출됨을 확인하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.62-66
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• 2009

지속적인 연료비용의 상승 및 가채매장량의 한계로 인하여 비재래형 연료 및 공정 부산물의 연료적 가치에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있으며, 그중 대표적인 것이 오일샌드 및 이의 부산물인 코크스의 이용기술이다. 본 연구에서는 오일샌드 코킹 공정에서 발생되는 오일샌드 코크스의 에너지화 이용을 위하여 실험실 규모의 고정층 가스화 시스템을 이용한 연구를 수행하였다. TGA를 이용하여 오일샌드 역청 및 코크스의 연소 반응특성을 확인하였으며, 실험실 규모의 가스 화기를 이용하여 산소/연료 비율, 온도 및 스팀주입량에 따른 가스화 후 생성되는 합성가스의 특성을 파악하였다. 오일샌드 코크스는 높은 탄소함량, 발열량 및 황 함량 특성을 보인 반면 낮은 회재함량과 반응성의 특성을 보였다. 오일샌드 코크스 가스화의 경우 일반적으로 온도, 스팀주입량 증가 및 산소주입량 감소에 따라 $H_2$ 생성량은 증가하였으며 $CO_2$ 생성량은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 합성가스 발열량은 $2100kcal/Nm^3$ 정도의 값을 보여 오일샌드 코크스의 수소원료 및 연료로서 이용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.2299-2303
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• 2014

Two diastereoisomers of cyclo(Pro-Tyr) have been synthesized simultaneously. The crystal structures and conformations of both cyclo($\small{L}$-Pro-$\small{L}$-Tyr) and a racemic mixture of cyclo($\small{D}$-Pro-$\small{L}$-Tyr) and cyclo($\small{L}$-Pro-$\small{D}$-Tyr), abbreviated as rac-cyclo($\small{D}$-Pro-$\small{L}$-Tyr/$\small{L}$-Pro-$\small{D}$-Tyr), have been determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study at low temperature. The crystals of rac-cyclo($\small{D}$-Pro-$\small{L}$-Tyr/$\small{L}$-Pro-$\small{D}$-Tyr) belong to orthorhombic space group $Pna2_1$ with a = 10.755 (1), b = 12.699 (1), c = 9.600 (1) ${\AA}$ and Z = 4. The tyrosine side chain is folded towards the diketopiperazine (DKP) ring. The DKP ring adopts a twist boat conformation with pseudo symmetry $C_{2v}$. The pyrrolidine ring has an envelope conformation with the N5, C4, C7 and C8 atoms in a plane. The crystal of rac-cyclo($\small{D}$-Pro-$\small{L}$-Tyr/$\small{L}$-Pro-$\small{D}$-Tyr) is stabilized by hydrogen bonds between amide N2-H2 and carbonyl oxygen O2 in the neighbor. The hydroxyl group of tyrosine residue is also hydrogen bonded to the oxygen of the carbonyl group of the DKP ring in the next molecule. The spectroscopic properties of both isomers are also described.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.468-473
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 접촉식 가수열분해 반응을 이용하여 원유를 감압증류한 후 생산되는 고점도의 감압잔사유(VR)의 개질반응을 실시하였다. 감압잔사유는 30 bar, $300^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 24 h 동안 수증기(steam)와 반응하면, 구성성분 중에서 레진류와 아스팔텐류가 감소하고, 포화탄화수소류(saturates)나 방향족탄화수소류(aromatics)가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이때 스팀 양이 적은 경우에는 가수열분해 반응 후 아스팔텐 함량이 증가되는 역반응 효과도 관측되었다. 수소공여제인 데칼린을 사용하며 메탈옥사이드-제올라이트계 촉매를 사용하는 접촉식 가수열분해 반응 결과 레진과 아스팔텐류가 10% 정도 줄고 방향족 탄화수소류가 10% 증가하면서 점도 감소효과도 70% 정도로 우수하였다. GC-Mass spectroscopy를 이용하여 촉매 사용 시 가수열분해 반응 결과 분자량이 적은 물질로의 분해효과가 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.540-546
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• 1999

새로운 NK-2 antagonist이며 고리상 펩티드인 cycIo-($Gln^1-Trp^2-Phe^3-{\beta}Ala^4-Leu^5-Met^6$)의 DMSO 용액 중에서의 형태를 2차원 핵자기공명과 분자동력학적인 계산에 의하여 결정하였다. 조건을 만족시키는 25개의 구조는 모든 아미노산 잔기의 골격원자들 (N,$C^{\alpha}$, C')의 자승 평균 평방근이 $0.02{\AA}$이내로 수렴하였다. 이 고리상 펩티드의 구조는 $Met^6NH$와 $Ala^4CO$, $Ala^4NH$와 $Met^6CO$, $Phe^3NH$와 $Met^6CO$의 사이에 분자내 수소결합이, Gln과 Trp에 type-I ${\beta}$-turn, 그리고 Leu에서 ${\gamma}$-turn을 취하고 있었다. 알려져 있는 고리상 펩티드인 cyclo-($Gln^1-Trp^2-Phe^3-Gly^4-Leu^5-Met^6$)의 Gly이 ${\beta}$Ala으로 바뀜에 따라 ${\beta}$Ala의 여분의 메틸렌이 고리의 골격의 반발력을 완화시키고 수소결합들이 형태의 안정에 기여하고 있다고 생각된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 1989

Enzymatic methylation of arginine and lysine residues of several cytochrome c and lysine residue of calmodulin always resulted in lowering of their respective isoelectric points (pI). Employing cytochromes c derived from various sources, we examined a possible relationship between the degree of amino acid sequence degeneracy and the magnitude of change in the pI values by enzymatic methylation, and found that there was no correlation between these two parameters. By constructing space-filling models of oligopeptide fragments adjacent to the potential methylation sites, we have noted that not all the methylatable residues are able to form hydrogen bonds prior to the methylation. Two preparations of yeast apocytochrome c, one chemically prepared by removing heme from holocytochrome c and the other by translating yeast iso-1-cytochrome c mRNA in vitro, exhibited slightly higher Stokes radii than the homologous holocytochrome c, indicating relatively 'relaxed or open' conformation of the protein. However, when the in vitro synthesized methylated apocytochrome c was compared with the unmethylated counter-part, the Stokes radius of the latter was found to be larger.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.305-307
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• 2002

Spectroscopic titration of D 193N and D 193E mutants of pharaonis phoborhodopsin (ppR) were performed to evaluate the pK$_{a}$ of the Schiff base Asp 193 corresponds to Glu204 of bacteriorhodopsin (bR). The pK$_{a}$ of the Schiff base (SBH$^{+}$) of D193N was 10.1~10.0 (at XH$^{+}$) and 11.4~11.6 (at X) depending on the protonation state of a certain residue (designated by X) and independent on CI$^{[-10]}$ , while those of the wild-type and D193E were> 12. pK$_{a}$ of XH$^{+}$ were; 11.8~11.2 at the state of SB, 10.5 at SBH$^{+}$ state in the presence of CI$^{[-10]}$ , and 9.6 at SBH$^{+}$ without CI$^{[-10]}$ These imply the presence of a long-range interaction in the extracellular channel.r channel.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.455-458
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• 2011

In previous report, with the aid of receptor-oriented pharmacophore-based in silico screening, we characterized three novel hPNMT inhibitors (YPN010, YPN016, and YPN017) and proposed that the hydrogen bonding interaction between inhibitors and side chain of Lys57 is very important to inhibitory activity of hPNMT. To confirm the importance of Lys57, mutant with substitution of Lys57 with Ala was cloned and binding study was performed for a K57A mutant of hPNMT using STD-NMR and fluorescence experiments. The binding constants for three novel inhibitors with mutant hPNMT were dramatically decreased compared to those with wild-type protein. K57A mutant-induced conversion of noradrenaline to adrenaline was suppressed about 95 % compared to wild-type hPNMT. Mutagenic analysis using a K57A mutant confirmed the importance of the Lys57 residue in binding of the inhibitor candidate to hPNMT as well as enzymatic activity of hPNMT, implying that these results are consistent with our binding model.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.329-337
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• 2008

Src-family kinases are critically involved in the control of cytoskeleton organization and in the generation of integrin-dependent signaling responses, inducing tyrosine phosphorylation of many signaling and cytoskeletal proteins. Activity of the Src family of tyrosine kinases is tightly controlled by inhibitory phosphorylation of a carboxy-terminal tyrosine residue, inducing an inactive conformation through binding with its SH2 domain. Dephosphorylation of C-ter tyrosine, as well as its deletion of substitution with phenylalanine in oncogenic Src kinases, leads to autophosphorylation at a tyrosine in the activation loop, thereby leading to enhanced Src activity. Beside this phophorylation/dephosphorylation circuitry, cysteine oxidation has been recently reported as a further mechanism of enzyme activation. Mounting evidence describes Src activation via its redox regulation as a key outcome in several circumstances, including growth factor and cytokines signaling, integrin-mediated cell adhesion and motility, membrane receptor cross-talk as well in cell transformation and tumor progression. Among the plethora of data involving Src kinase in physiological and pathophysiological processes, this review will give emphasis to the redox component of the regulation of this master kinase.