• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.1082-1086
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• 2014

A multi-channel microchip electrophoresis (MCME) method with parallel laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection was developed for rapid screening of H1N1 virus. The hemagglutinin (HA) and nucleocapsid protein (NP) gene of H1N1 virus were amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The amplified PCR products of the H1N1 virus DNA (HA, 116 bp and NP, 195 bp) were simultaneously detected within 25 s in three parallel channels using an expanded laser beam and a charge-coupled device camera. The parallel separations were demonstrated using a sieving gel matrix of 0.3% poly(ethylene oxide) ($M_r$ = 8,000,000) in $1{\times}$ TBE buffer (pH 8.4) with a programmed step electric field strength (PSEFS). The method was ~20 times faster than conventional slab gel electrophoresis, without any loss of resolving power or reproducibility. The proposed MCME/PSEFS assay technique provides a simple and accurate method for fast high-throughput screening of infectious virus DNA molecules under 400 bp.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2004

시판 중인 poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP)와 hydroxy ethyl cellulose (HEC) 혼합물을 충진젤 기질로 이용하여 한국 재래산양에 감염된 orf virus (ORFV)를 빠른 시간에 검출하여 진단할 수 있는 새로운 효소중합연쇄반응 (polymerase chain reaction, PCR)-마이크칩젤 전기영동법 (microchip gel electrophoresis, MGE)을 개발하였다. Orf 바이러스 B2L 유전자에서 지표-DNA인 594-bp DNA를 PCR로 증폭시킨 뒤, MGE법을 이용하여 증폭된 DNA를 분석하였다. MGE법은 64 mm 총길이(유효길이 36 mm) ${\times}$90 ${\mu}$m 폭 ${\times}$20 ${\mu}$m 깊이의 유리로 제작된 마이크로칩을 사용하였다. 1.0% PVP ($M_r$ 360,000)와 1.0% HEC ($M_r$ 250,000)의 혼합 충진젤과 277.8 V/cm의 전기장에서 4분 안에 증폭된 594-bp DNA를 분석하였다. PVP와 HEC의 혼합된 충진젤을 사용시 DNA 단편의 길이에 영향이 없이 하나의 DNA 피크를 나타내며 향상된 분리도와 이동시간의 재현성을 보여주었다. 본 PCR-MGE법은 고전적인 슬랩젤 전기영동법에 비해 약 20배 이상의 빠른 검출시간과 정량분석이 가능한 효과적인 ORFV 유전자단편 검출법이었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.823-832
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• 2009

In recent years, special concerns have been raised about the safety assessment of foods and food ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). A growing number of countries establish regulations and laws for GMOs in order to allow consumers an informed choice. In this case, a lot of methods have been developed for the detection of GMOs. However, the reproducibility among methods and laboratories is still a problem. Consequently, it is still in great demand for more effective methods. In comparison with the gel electrophoresis, the capillary electrophoresis (CE) technology has some unique advantages, such as high resolution efficiency and less time consumption. Therefore, some CE-based methods have been developed for the detection of GMOs in recent years. All kinds of CE detection methods, such as ultraviolet (UV), laser induced fluorescence (LIF), and chemiluminescence (CL) detection, have been used for GMOs detection. Microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) methods have also been used for GMOs detection and they have shown some unique advantages.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.1902-1906
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• 2010

A microchip electrophoresis (ME) method was developed using a programmed field strength gradients (PFSG) for the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) based fast identification of cattle breeds. Four different Korean cattle (Hanwoo) and Holstein SNP markers amplified by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction were separated in a glass microchip filled with 0.5% poly(ethyleneoxide) ($M_r$ = 8 000 000) by PFSG as follows: 750 V/cm for 0 - 14 s, 166.7 V/cm for 14 - 31 s, 83.3 V/cm for 31 - 46 s, and 750 V/cm for 46 - 100 s. The cattle breeds were clearly distinguished within 45 s. The ME-PFSG method was 7 times and 5 times faster than the constant electric field ME method and the capillary electrophoresis- PFSG method, respectively, with a high resolving power ($R_s$ = 5.05 - 9.98). The proposed methodology could be a powerful tool for the fast and simultaneous determination of SNP markers for various cattle breeds with high accuracy.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2008

A microchip-based capillary gel electrophoresis (MCGE) technique was developed for the ultra-fast detection and differentiation of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (Candidatus M. haemominutum, California strain) and Mycoplasma haemofelis (M. haemofelis, Ohio strain) in Korean feral cats through the application of programmed field strength gradients (PFSG) in a conventional glass double-T microchip. The effects of the poly (ethyleneoxide) (PEO) concentration and electric field strength on the separation of DNA fragments were investigated. The PCR-amplified products of Candidatus M. haemominutum (202-bp) and M. haemofelis (273-bp) were analyzed by MCGE within 75 s under a constant applied electric field of 117.6 V/cm and a sieving matrix of 0.3% PEO (Mr 8 000 000). When the PFSG was applied, MCGE analysis generated results 6.8-times faster without any loss of resolution or reproducibility. The MCGE-PFSG technique was also applied to eleven samples selected randomly from 33 positive samples. The samples were detected and differentiated within 11 s. The analysis time of the MCGE-PFSG technique was approximately 980-times faster than that using conventional slab gel electrophoresis.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.126-130
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• 2007

Noroviruses, members of the family Caliciviridae, are often found in shellfish grown in polluted water and are emerging as a leading cause of foodborne disease worldwide. As the presence of norovirus in food commodities becomes an important medical and social issue, there are increasing needs for designing improved detection methods for the virus. In this study, we tested the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer for the analysis of norovirus DNA amplified from oyster samples. Microchip electrophoresis provided us with more accurate information, compared to conventional agarose gel electrophoresis, in the resolution and quantification of amplified products. The development of an improved method for food-associated noroviruses would contribute to a rapid identification of contaminated food and improve our understanding of the modes of food contamination and norovirus transmission.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1239-1242
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• 2006