• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.653-658
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• 2008

RABC 처리 공정을 사용하여 고농도 식품폐수를 처리할 때 악취가 적게 발생하는 기작을 밝히기 위하여, RABC 공정으로 부터 암모니아성 악취의 제거능이 우수한 세균을 분리하고 이의 특성 및 제거능을 평가하였다. 분리된 암모니아 제거 세균 중 제거능이 뛰어난 것으로 밝혀진 5종의 세균은 각각 Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Buttiauxella, Shigella, Aeromonas 속에 속하는 세균과 분류학적으로 가장 근접하였으며, 이들 세균은 모두 동물의 내장에서 발견된 것이다. 따라서 본 연구에서 분리된 세균은 폐수 처리시설에 유입된 돼지의 도축 부산물에서 유래한 것으로 판단된다. 암모니아 제거과정에서 아질산염 또는 질산염이 발생하지 않는 것으로 보아, 분리된 세균은 암모니아 동화과정을 통해 폐수 중 암모니아의 농도를 저감시키는 것으로 판단된다. 분리된 세균의 암모니아 제거능이 매우 뛰어난 것으로 측정되었으며, 이러한 결과로 판단할 때 이들이 RABC 폐수 처리 공정의 악취 제거에 중요한 기여를 하고 있는 것으로 보인다.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.290-297
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• 2011

현재 자동차 실내공기질을 평가하는 방법이 ISO, 중국, 일본에서 개발 중에 있으며, 우리나라에서도 관리기준이 2010년 7월 1일 이후 생산한 신규제작자동차부터 적용되고 있다. 자동차 실내공기질을 관리하기 위해서는 자동차 실내의 내장부품으로부터 방출되는 휘발성 유기화합물을 평가하는 것이 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 모듈단위부품인 도어트림 모듈의 구성부품인 도어트림 암레스트를 ISO 12219-5방법에 따라 완제품을 평가 하였으며, ISO 12219-3방법으로 절단부품과 도어트림 구성소재를 평가하였다. Tenax TA가 충진된 스테인리스 튜브를 이용하여 VOC를 채취하여 TD-GC/MS를 이용하여 분석하였다. 두 시험방법을 비교한 결과 도어트림 암레스트로부터 방출되는 물질의 비율이 차이가 있음을 확인하였고, 도어트림 암레스트의 소재를 평가한 결과 PP substrate과 adhesive가 도어트림 암레스트에서 주요 방출원인 소재로 나타났다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2012

In Korea, the leaves of Sonchus brachyotus (Compositae), an edible mountainous vegetable, are traditionally used to treat hepatitis and hemorrhage and are known to have diuretic action. The aqueous ethanolic extract of this plant was selected in our screening experiment using the peroxynitrite ($ONO_2^-$)-scavenging assay, and the present study was performed to qualitatively and quantitatively identify the active compounds from S. brachyotus and validate the present high-permormance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with ultraviolet absorption detection method based on accuracy, precision and repeatability. Five phenolic substances including the main compound, luteolin $7-O-{\beta}-D$-glucuronopyranoside, as well as chlorogenic acid, luteolin 7-O-rutinoside, luteolin $7-O-{\beta}-D$-glucopyranoside, and luteolin, were found in the aqueous ethanolic extract of S. brachyotus. In the HPLC validation experiment, the linearity of the four compounds was established by $R^2$ values of more than 0.999 within the test ranges, and the recovery rate ranged from 98.2 - 105.3%. Luteolin 7-O-glucuronide was a predominant compound (143 mg/g of extract and 18.3 mg/g of the dry weight of plant material) with a potent peroxynitrite-scavenging effect ($IC_{50}$, $1.02{\pm}0.08{\mu}M$). Luteolin and its three glycosides together with chlorogenic acid were qualitatively and quantitatively determined using an HPLC method validated in the present study.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권8호통권88호
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• pp.1111-1114
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• 2007

생리활성을 갖는 것으로 알려진 메밀을 고소하게 볶은 시판 메밀차를 중급 정도의 녹차에 혼합하여 메밀녹차를 제조하고 기호도와 관련이 있는 향기 성분을 동시증류추출(SDE) 장치를 사용하여 분석하였다. 메밀차와 녹차를 1:1로 혼합한 메밀녹차의 향기성분으로 42종류를 동정하였다. 메밀녹차에는 메밀차의 향기성분 23종류와 녹차의 향기 성분 16종류 및 공통으로 포함된 3종류의 화합물들로 구성되어 있었다. 메밀녹차의 향기성분으로는 15종류의 pyrazine류를 동정하였다. 이는 메밀녹차의 향기 성분 중 약 32%를 차지하는 비율이었다. 메밀녹차의 향기 성분은 본래 녹차가 가지고 있는 향에 구수하고 달콤한 향을 띄는 볶음 메밀의 향기성분들이 부여되어 생성된 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구에서 사용한 녹차는 중급 정도에 해당되는 덖음차로 고급녹차에 많았든 linalool이나 geraniol은 적은 함량 포함되어 있었으나 녹차향에 기여하는 꽃향기를 띄는 nerolidol의 함량은 많았으며 nonanal, 2-phenylethanol, cis-jasmone, indole 및 ${\beta}-ionone$ 등도 함유되어 있었다. 복은 향의 중요성분으로는 roasted flavor인 pyrazine류와 pyrrole류, 달콤한 향을 띄는 methylbutanal류와 furan류 등으로 밝혀졌다. 특히, pyrazine류는 종류도 많고 함량도 메밀차 전체 면적의 56%로서 녹차에 혼합되었을 때 메밀녹차의 고소한 향에 크게 기여하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2013

프탈로시아닌, 포르피린, 서브프탈로시아닌 및 퍼릴렌 화합물들은 광저장매체, 유기 태양전지, LCD, PDP, 반도체, 위폐 감별용 재료 등으로 응용된다. 본 연구에서는 퍼릴렌, 서브프탈로시아닌 및 포르피린을 프탈로시아닌 프레임에 가교 결합시켜서 프탈로시아닌계 하이브리드 유도체를 합성하였다. 합성된 하이브리드 시료들은 두 가지 다른 파장영역을 동시에 흡수하였다. 또한, 프탈로시아닌에 비하여 유도체의 도입으로 인하여 시료의 용해도가 향상되었으며, 치환된 유도체의 종류에 따라 Q-band가 장파장 영역으로 이동하는 정도가 상이하였다. 시료들의 화학적 특성 및 광학적 특성은 FT-IR, $^1H-NMR$, UV-Vis를 이용하여 비교 분석하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2010

Skin irritation caused by retinol and retinoic acid results in mild erythema called as retinoid dermatitis. To develop compounds modulating the retinoid dermatitis, we tried to establish the screening method for retinoid dermatitis. At first we examined the inflammatory cytokine profile in neonatal human dermal fibroblasts which are known to be one of main site of retinoid action. As a result, interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocytes chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were significantly produced by all trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and all trans retinol (ATROL) in dermal fibroblasts. Especially the production of MCP-1 was more than that of IL-8. The production of MCP-1 by retinoid was dose-dependently increased, continuing up to 24 hrs. After then using ethacrynic acid (ECA) known to reduce mouse ear edema induced by ATRA, we checked whether ECA suppressed the production of MCP-1. As a result, ECA effectively suppressed the production of MCP-1 in the ATRA- or ATROL-treated-fibroblasts. These results suggested that screening method effectively reflects the in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of ECA. It was reported that citral inhibited the enzyme involved in the conversion of ATROL to ATRA. We showed that citral suppressed the production of MCP-1 in ATROL-treated fibroblasts. We expect these finding might be helpful to find useful compounds modulating the side effects of retinoid or retinoid dermatitis.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.543-554
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• 2014

Natural plant extract has been the subject of intense research aiming in elucidating the underlying mechanisms of their chemopreventive effects upon various forms of human cancers. The objective of our study was to evaluate the natural antioxidants and anticancer agent potential of Phyllostachys. The chemical composition of steam extract from Phyllostachys was carried out using GC-MS. The steam extract of Phyllostachys was dominated by monoterpenes (62.96% - 71.36%) and sesquiterpenes (23.58% - 33.13%) as the main compounds. The antioxidant activities of the steam extract was determined using a DPPH scavenging and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity test systems. Furthermore, the amounts of total phenolics in steam extract were determined spectrometrically The steam extract of P. pubescens and P. bambusoides were presented the high activity (69.4% and 64.0%, respectively.). The steam extract from Pyllostachys species showed a hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of approximately 50.4% - 54.6% when compared to that of the standard gallic acid. The anticancer activities of steam extract were determined using a MTT assay. Assessment of the cytotoxic effect of the steam extract on PC-3 cells showed that the P. bambusoides (20.85%) and P. pubescens (20.41%) were superior in induced cytotoxicity compared with the steam extract of P. nigra var. henonis (1.15%). Findings from this study indicated that steam extract of P. bambusoides and P. pubescens possessed potential as medicinal drug especially in prostate cancer treatment.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2010

The seeds from two mulberry fruits [Morus alba (MA) and Cudrania tricuspidata (CT)] were examined for their oil content, and fatty acid, phytosterol and tocopherol compositions and contents. Moreover, polyphenolic compounds and biological activity of the two defatted seed residue extracts were also evaluated. Oil contents of MA and CT seeds were 29.36% and 16.69%, respectively, while MeOH extracts of the defatted MA and CT seed residues were 5.10% and 6.22%, respectively. The two seed oils were composed of 81.4 and 74.37% linoleic, 5.75 and 11.39% oleic, 8.40 and 10.18% palmitic acid, and 3.52 and 3.0% stearic acids, and two other minor fatty acids, such as linolenic and arachidic acids. MA seed had higher contents of phytosterols (507.59 mg/100 g of oil), tocopherols (99.64 mg/100 g of oil), and total flavonoid (106.50 mg/100 g of seed) than CT seed, whereas CT seed had higher levels of total polyphenol than MA seed. The MeOH extract of MA seed residue showed higher antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-melanogenic activity than that of CT seed residue. trans-Resveratrol (9.62 mg/100 g), quercetin (54.83 mg/100 g), and 4-prenylmoracin (48.70 mg/100 g), were found to be the main polyphenolic components in the MeOH extract of MA seed residue. These results indicate that MA seeds are good sources of essential dietary phytochemicals with antioxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-melanogenic activity.

• Interdisciplinary Bio Central
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.7.1-7.6
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• 2011

Background: Published manuscripts are the main source of biological knowledge. Since the manual examination is almost impossible due to the huge volume of literature data (approximately 19 million abstracts in PubMed), intelligent text mining systems are of great utility for knowledge discovery. However, most of current text mining tools have limited applicability because of i) providing abstract-based search rather than sentence-based search, ii) improper use or lack of ontology terms, iii) the design to be used for specific subjects, or iv) slow response time that hampers web services and real time applications. Results: We introduce an advanced text mining system called PubMine that supports intelligent knowledge discovery based on diverse bio-ontologies. PubMine improves query accuracy and flexibility with advanced search capabilities of fuzzy search, wildcard search, proximity search, range search, and the Boolean combinations. Furthermore, PubMine allows users to extract multi-dimensional relationships between genes, diseases, and chemical compounds by using OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) techniques. The HUGO gene symbols and the MeSH ontology for diseases, chemical compounds, and anatomy have been included in the current version of PubMine, which is freely available at http://pubmine.kobic.re.kr. Conclusions: PubMine is a unique bio-text mining system that provides flexible searches and analysis of biological entity relationships. We believe that PubMine would serve as a key bioinformatics utility due to its rapid response to enable web services for community and to the flexibility to accommodate general ontology.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.95-109
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• 2014

In this study, the concentration of odorants released from albumin (EA) and yolk (EY) portions of boiled egg samples were determined as a function of storage time. The concentrations were measured at storage days of 0, 1, 3, 6, and 9 under room temperature. As such, odorants produced during both fresh and decay conditions were measured through time. A total of 19 compounds were selected as the main target odorants along with 12 reference compounds. GC-MS (for VOC) and GC-PFPD system (for sulfur gases) equipped with thermal desorption (TD) system were employed for odorant analysis in this work. The initial concentrations measured from the chamber system were converted into flux terms ($ng{\cdot}g^{-1}{\cdot}min^{-1}$). The EA showed the highest concentration of $H_2S$ (234 $ng{\cdot}g^{-1}{\cdot}min^{-1}$) at EA-0, and the concentrations of AT (Acetone) was also seen clearly in the range of 11.7 (EA-0) to 58.6 $ng{\cdot}g^{-1}{\cdot}min^{-1}$ (EA-9). The EY showed similar patterns. EtAl (Ethyl alcohol) increased 9.47 (EA-1) to 96.7 $ng{\cdot}g^{-1}{\cdot}min^{-1}$ (EA-9) in EA samples. Ketone, alcohol, sulfur groups generally exhibited high concentrations compared to other odorants. These data were also compared in relation to olfactometry related dilution-to-threshold (D/T) ratio by air dilution sensory (ADS) test and sum of odor intensity (SOI).