• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.622-633
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• 2024

For quality standardization, the application of functional lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as starter cultures for food fermentation is a well-known method in the fermented food industry. This study assessed the effect of adding a non-thermally microbial inactivated starter culture to kimchi, a traditional Korean food, in standardizing its quality. In this study, pretreatment based on sterilization processes, namely, slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) disinfection and ultraviolet C light-emitting diode (UVC-LED) of raw and subsidiary kimchi materials were used to reduce the initial microorganisms in them, thereby increasing the efficiency and value of the kimchi LAB starter during fermentation. Pretreatment sterilization effectively suppressed microorganisms that threatened the sanitary value and quality of kimchi. In addition, pretreatment based on sterilization effectively reduced the number of initial microbial colonies in kimchi, creating an environment in which kimchi LAB starters could settle or dominate, compared to non-sterilized kimchi. These differences in the initial microbial composition following the sterilization process and the addition of kimchi LAB starters led to differences in the metabolites that positively affect the taste and flavor of kimchi. The combined processing technology used in our study, that is, pre-sterilization and LAB addition, may be a powerful approach for kimchi quality standardization.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 1997년도 국제 심포지움 및 춘계 학술대회
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• pp.65-74
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• 1997

By using guinea pig lung mast cells, this study aimed to examine the effects of Aloe component(NY945) on the mediator releases caused by mast cell activation, and also aimed to assess the effects of NY945 on the mechanism of mediator releases in the mast cell activation. We partially purified mast cells from guinea pig lung tissues by using the enzyme digestion, the rough and the discontinuous density percoll gradient method. Mast cells were sensitized with $IgG_1$ (anti-OA) and challenged with ovalbumin. Histamine was assayed by fluorometric analyzer, leukotrienes by radioimmunoassay The phospholipase D activity was assessed more directly by the production of labeled phosphatidylethanol or phosphatidylbutanol which was produced by phospholipase D-mediated transphosphatidylation in the presence of ethanol or butanol. The amount of mass 1,2-diacylglycerol was measured by the [$^3H$]1,2-diacylgycerol produced when prelabeled with [$^3H$]myristic acid. In the mast cells prelabeled with L-[$^3H$]methyl methionine the phospholipid methylation was assessed by measuring the incorporation of the [$^3H$]methyl moiety into phospholipids. Pretreatment of NY945(10$\mu$g) significantly decreased histamine and leukotrienes releases during mast cell activation. The decrease of histamine release was stronger than that of leukotrienes during mast cell activation. The phospholipase D activity increased by the mast cell activation was decreased by the dose-dependent manner in the pretreatment of NY945. The amount of mass 1,2-diacylglycerol produced by activation of mast cells were decreased in the pretreatment of NY945. NY945 pretreatment strongly inhibited the incorporation of the [$^3H$]methyl moiety into phospholipids. The data suggest that NY945 purified from Aloe inhibits in part an increase of 1,2-diacylglycerol which is produced by activating mast cells with antigen-antibody complexes which is mediated via phosphatidylcholine-phospholipise D and phosphatidylinositole-phospholipise C systems, and then followed by the inhibition of histamine release. Furthermore, NY945 reduces the phosphatidylcholine production by inhibiting the methyltransfsrase I and II, which decrease the conversion of phosphatidylcholine into arachidonic acid and inhibits the production of leukotrines.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.122-127
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of membrane fouling caused by soluble organic materials in a membrane bioreactor process. For the removal of filterable organic materials (FOC) smaller than $1{\mu}m$, coagulants and activated carbon were added. A membrane bioreactor using a submerged $17{\mu}m$ metal sieve was operated in laboratory scale to examine the possibility of membrane fouling control. As the dosage of GAC and coagulant increased, the residual FOC concentration decreased and the permeate flow rate increased markedly. The permeate flux increased with an increased PACl addition at the range from 0 to 50 mg/l. At coagulant dosage of 27mg/l, the removal of FOC was about 46% and the flux increased to 3.5 times compared to the case without PACl addition. The permeate flux increased gradually with an increase in GAC dosage. At GAC dosage of 50mg/L, the permeate flux was about 2 times higher compared that for raw water. The particle in the range of $0.1{\sim}1.0{\mu}m$ were removed effectively by the addition of GAC and coagulant. Higher osage of GAC and coagulant, led to higher removal of FOC. A different set of experiments was also performed to investigate the effect of pretreatment on the permeation ability of MBR system using the metal sieve membrane. After 40 hours of operation, the permeate flux was about 1,000 ($L/m^2-hr$), which is 20 times higher compared to the results in literature. It is likely that combined pretreatment using coagulant and activated carbon was the most effective to resolve membrane fouling problems. Moreover, the continuous operations could be successful by applying this pretreatment method.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2015

2013년 시리아 내전 간 사용되어 1,300명 이상의 사망자를 발생시킨 사린(GB) 등의 화학무기로 인해 화학무기에 대한 국제적 관심이 다시 한번 높아지게 되었다. 화학작용제는 자연환경에 노출이 되면 가수분해(hydrolysis) 또는 광분해(photodegradation) 과정을 거쳐 분해물질로 분해된다. 화학작용제 및 분해물질(가수분해 또는 산화된 생성물)은 통상수 ppb 정도의 낮은 농도로 존재하기 때문에 정확한 샘플분석을 위해서는 화학작용제 및 분해물질을 환경샘플로부터 분리, 추출, 농축시키는 전처리 과정이 필요하다. 용매추출법(LLE), 고체상 추출법(SPE) 등이 화학작용제의 전처리 방법으로 많이 사용되나 최근에는 사용되는 용매의 양은 줄이면서 분석효율은 높일 수 있는 liquid phase microextraction (LPME)이 개발 적용되고 있다. 본 리뷰에서는 화학작용제 및 그 분해물질의 전처리에 활용된 LPME 전처리 기법에 대해 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.19-35
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• 2011

Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the effects of acupuncturing $PC_8$ used perpendicular needling method determine the mechanism of action of acupuncturing $PC_8$ by measuring the changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) in normal rats. Methods : This study also investigated the effects of acupuncturing $PC_8$ on the change of rCBF in cerebral ischemic rats, and revealed the mechanism of its action. In addition, the effects of acupuncturing $PC_8$ on focal ischemic brain injury was studied in cerebral ischemic rats. Results : 1. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ significantly increase rCBF but decreased MABP in normal rats. 2. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ increased of rCBF was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with indomethacin (1mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase in normal rats. 3. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ increased of rCBF was significantly inhibited by pretreatment methylene blue (10 ${\mu}g$/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase in normal rats. 4. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ was significantly improved the rCBF than control group increased unstable in cerebral ischemic rats. 5. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ was not significantly improved the rCBF than control group by pretreatment with indomethacin (1mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase in cerebral ischemic rats. 6. Acupuncturing $PC_8$ was significantly increased the rCBF than control group by pretreatment methylene blue ($10{\mu}g$/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase in cerebral ischemic rats. Conclusions : In conclusion, our study suggested that acupuncturing $PC_8$ can increase rCBF in normal state, and improve stability of rCBF in ischemic state. In addition, we suggested that mechanisms related with acupuncturing $PC_8$ was involved in the guanylate cyclase pathway.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2004

본 연구는 요즘 하수처리공정의 결과로 발생되는 슬러지에 의한 환경오염 문제를 극복하기 위하여 슬러지 처리 방안으로서 중요시되고 있는 슬러지 전처리 공정 중에서 오존과 효소에 의한 전처리 공정을 연구하고 최적의 처리효율 향상을 위한 방안으로 슬러지 전처리 효율향상과 최적화를 위한 요건을 연구하였다. 슬러지 전처리 최적화를 위하여 오존과 효소의 양을 조절하였다. 그 결과효소의 양에 따라 슬러지내의 SCOD증가량이 비례하여 증가하였다. 오존 자체적인 슬러지의 SCOD증가량은 오존의 양에 따라 증가하였다. 따라서 0.049g $O_3$/g SS일 때 가장 높게 증가하였다. 각기 다른 오존양을 이용하여 슬러지를 전처리한 후 효소에 의한 슬러지 전처리 효율을 비교하면, 오존처리에서는 가장 많은 양의 오존으로 처리한 0.04g $O_3$/g SS에서 높은 처리효율을 보인 반면, 효소에 의한 SCOD증가는 0.03g $O_3$/g SS에서 가장 좋았다. 종합적인 오존과 효소의 전처리에 의한 SCOD증가는 ().03 g $O_3$/g SS일 때 가장 좋았다.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.819-836
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• 2013

본 연구는 백령도 사곶 사빈에서 채취한 사질 시료를 대상으로 레이저 회절 입도분석기를 이용한 입도분석에 있어서 전처리 및 굴절율과 흡수율의 영향을 비교하고, 사질 시료의 적절한 입도분석 절차 및 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구에 적용된 세 가지 전처리 방법에 따라 입도분석 결과는 서로 큰 차이를 보이지 않지만, 과산화수소 처리를 했을 경우, 그렇지 않았을 때와 차이를 보이고 있어, 과산화수소 처리를 통해 유기물은 제거되어야 한다. 시료의 입도분석 결과는 굴절율 1.3과 흡수율 0.01 이하에서 다른 지수가 적용되었을 때와 차이를 보이고 있다. 이러한 차이는 세립질 시료에 비하면 그리 크지 않으며 따라서 굴절율과 흡수율도 사질 시료의 입도분석 결과에 큰 영향을 미치지 않는다. 그러나 굴절율 1.3과 흡수율 0.01 이하 이외의 다른 지수를 적용할 필요가 있다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2020

The change of the deposition behavior of diamond through a pretreatment process of the base metal prior to diamond deposition using HFCVD was investigated. To improve the specific surface area of the base material, sanding was performed using sandblasting first, and chemical etching treatment was performed to further improve the uniform specific surface area. Chemical etching was performed by immersing the base material in HCl solutions with various etching time. Thereafter, seeding was performed by immersing the sanded and etched base material in a diamond seeding solution. Diamond deposition according to all pretreatment conditions was performed under the same conditions. Methane was used as the carbon source and hydrogen was used as the reaction gas. The most optimal conditions were found by analyzing the improvement of the specific surface area and uniformity, and the optimal diamond seeding solution concentration and immersion time were also obtained for the diamond particle seeding method. As a result, the sandblasted base material was immersed in 20% HCl for 60 minutes at 100 ℃ and chemically etched, and then immersed in a diamond seeding solution of 5 g/L and seeded using ultrasonic waves for 30 minutes. It was possible to obtain optimized economical diamond film growth rates.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.746-752
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• 2011

A composite microbial system (XDC-2) was used to pretreat and hydrolyze corn stalk to enhance anaerobic digestion. The results of pretreatment indicated that sCOD concentrations of hydrolysate were highest (8,233 mg/l) at the fifth day. XDC-2 efficiently degraded the corn stalk by nearly 45%, decreasing the cellulose content by 22.7% and the hemicellulose content by 74.1%. Total levels of volatile products peaked on the fifth day. The six major compounds present were ethanol (0.29 g/l), acetic acid (0.55 g/l), 1,2-ethanediol (0.49 g/l), propionic acid (0.15 g/l), butyric acid (0.22 g/l), and glycerine (2.48 g/l). The results of anaerobic digestion showed that corn stalks treated by XDC-2 produced 68.3% more total biogas and 87.9% more total methane than untreated controls. The technical digestion time for the treated corn stalks was 35.7% shorter than without treatment. The composite microbial system pretreatment could be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly microbial method for efficient biological conversion of corn stalk into bioenergy.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2002

Apoptosis can be difficult to detect in routine histological sections. Since extensive DNA fragmentation is an important characteristic of this process, visualization of DNA breaks could greatly facilitate the identification of apoptotic cells. Several techniques for the qualitative and quantitative detection of this process have been established; recently, an in situ nick end-labelling technique based on the detection of DNA fragmentation, which is a molecular characteristic of apoptotic cell death, was described. Applying this method to paraffin sections of rat tissues, sensitivity was observed to be inconsistently low with regard to the expected number of apoptotic cells. I describe a new modified method for formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections, pretense pretreatment to permeate the tissue sections that involves an TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling) is acknowledged as a method of choice in the rapid identification and quantification of the apoptotic cell fraction in paraffin tissue preparations. TUNEL was performed without apoptosis and with apopotosis samples to each of the three concentrations of proteinase K (10, 25, 40 mg/ml) pretreatments. In this study, I show that chemical pretreatments of the tissue sections in proteinase K (25 mg/ml for 15 min at room temperature) considerably enhances the sensitivity of this nick end labelling technique.