• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2010

Despite of the increasing importance of environmental mycobacteria, detection and identification of mycobacteria from environmental sources including water have been fraught with technical difficulties. Although, several protocols to optiruize isolation of mycobacteria from water sources have been reported, standard method has not yet been established. In this study, usefulness of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), a cationic quaternary ammonium compound, for the isolation of environmental mycobacteria from diverse water samples was evaluated. For this, water samples from diverse water sources such as effluent water, lake water, and underground water were collected, treated with diverse concentrations of CPC, and plated on the solid agar plates. Subsequently individual colonies grown on the plates were sequence analyzed for identification of each colony. In brief, the results from this study showed that the growth of mycobacteria was enhanced by use of CPC as a pre-treatment reagent to water samples by inhibiting growth of other non-mycobacteria in water. In fact, the effect of CPC to decontaminate non-mycobacteria for isolation of mycobacteria was better than 1~4% of NaOH, which is a routinely used decontaminating reagent widely employed for culturing mycobactera from sputum specimens. Therefore, the results from this study seems to support that the CPC pre-treatment may be useful for isolation of mycobacteria from diverse sources including clinical specimens which are often contaminated with other bacteria.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.482-487
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• 2011

Salmonellosis and brucellosis have caused a considerable danger of farmed animals and economic loss in animal farming industry. In this study, the disinfection efficacy of Citra-Kill$^{(R)}$, a commercial disinfectant, composed to quaternary ammonium chloride and citric acid was evaluated against S. typhimurium and Brucella ovis. A bactericidal efficacy test by broth dilution method was used to determine the lowest effective dilution of the disinfectant following exposure to test bacteria for 30 min at $4^{\circ}C$. Citra-Kill$^{(R)}$ and test bacteria were diluted with distilled water (DW), hard water (HW) or organic matter suspension (OM) according to treatment condition. On OM condition, the bactericidal activity of Citra-Kill$^{(R)}$ against S. typhimurium and Brucella ovis was lowered compared to that on HW condition. As Citra-Kill$^{(R)}$ possesses bactericidal efficacy against animal pathogenic bacteria such as S. typhimurium and Brucella ovis, this disinfectant solution can be used to control the spread of animal bacterial diseases.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.223-226
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• 2001

Acetanilide is a High Production Volume Chemical, which is produced about 2,300 tons/year in Korea as of 1998 survey. Most is used as an intermediate for synthesis of pharmaceuticals and dyes. The chemical is one of seven chemicals, which are under the frame of OECD SIDS program sponsored by National Institute of Environmental Research of Korea. Regarding the information on the environmental fate. bioconcentration is one of important factor to estimate the environmental tranfer. However, measurement of bioconcentration needs high expense and time. For this reason, OECD recommends to use BCFWIN model to estimate bioconcentration of organic chemicals, BCFWIN estimates the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of an organic compound using the log octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow) of the compound. Structures are entered into BCFWIN through SMITES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System) notations. The BCFWIN method classifies a compound as either ionic or non-ionic. ionic compounds include carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids and salts of sulfonic acids, and charged nitrogen compounds (nitrogen with a + 5 valence such as quaternary ammonium compounds). All other compounds are classified as non-ionic. In this study, bioaccumulation of acetanilide was estimated using BCFWIN model based on SMIIES notation, chemical name data and partition coefficient as one of environmental fate/distribution of the chemical elements.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.288-295
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• 2000

가황 EPDM(ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer) 고무를 화학적 탈황처리 방법을 통하여 가교 밀도를 감소시키고자 시도하였다. 화학적 탈황처리를 위하여 상이동 촉매(phase transfer catalyst), 알카리 금속인 sodium, triphenylphosphine 등을 탈황 조제로 사용하였으며 또한 2-butanol을 탈황반응의 반응용매로 사용한 경우에 대한 탈황처리 효과도 아울러 조사하였다. 4급 암모니움염 형태의 상이동 촉매를 탈황반응에 이용할 경우 촉매의 분자량에 따른 변화 그리고 bromide(Br) 음이온 대비 chloride(Cl)음이온 사용에 따른 변화 등을 비교하였다. Sodium(Na)을 탈황반응에 투여할 경우 Na의 사용량, 반응온도, 반응시간 그리고 반응 분위기로 이용된 수소가스의 압력 등 반응변수에 따른 탈황효과를 살펴보았다. 가교밀도를 정량적으로 나타내는 수치인 $M_c$값(가교점 사이의 수평균 분자량)을 평형팽윤법을 이용하여 실험적으로 결정하였고 가황 EPDM 고무시료의 탈황효과 분석은 탈황 전과 탈황 후 시료에 대한 $M_c$ 값을 비교함으로써 수행되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.74-80
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• 1994

본 연구는 Aliquat 336 상이동 촉매와 potassium tert-butoxide 염기를 사용하여 상온에서 디페닐메탄을 산화시켜 벤조페논을 합성하는데 관한 것이다. 4급 암모늄염 촉매 존재하에서는 벤조페논이 합성되지 않는다고 보고된 다른 연구 결과와는 달리 Aliquat 336 촉매로 상온에서 30% 이상의 벤조페논 수율을 얻었다. Aliquat 336 촉매의 양과 potassium tert-butoxide의 양이 증가할수록 디페닐메탄의 전화율이 증가하였다. 산소의 분압이 높을수록 유기용매에 녹아 있는 산소의 농도가 증가하여 전화율과 선택도가 상승하였다. 또한 Aliquat 336 촉매의 역할이 포함된 반응 메카니즘을 제시하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2007

This study examined the effective utilization of pearl processing by-products. Three extracts of hot-water extract (WE), hydro-cooked extract (HE), and two-step enzymatic hydrolysate (EH) were prepared from pearl oyster muscle, and their characteristics were examined. The moisture, crude protein, volatile basic nitrogen (VBN), and amino-N contents were 97.5-98.0%, 0.5-1.3%, 2.1-4.9 g/100 mL, and 35.0-74.5 g/100 mL, respectively. EH had the lowest VBN and highest amino-N contents. In addition, EH had the highest yields. In terms of its functional properties, EH inhibited angiotensin-I converting enzyme ($IC_{50}$, 1.39 mg/mL) more strongly than the other extracts ($IC_{50}$, 4.17-7.95 mg/mL). The free amino acid contents of WE, HE, and EH were 661, 470 and 1,150 mg/100 mL, respectively. Major amino acids were taurine and glutamic acid. Major inorganic ions were Na, Mg, and Ca. Contents of taste compounds, such as free amino acids, inorganic ions, and quaternary ammonium bases, differed significantly according to the extract methods. Based on the results of chemical experiments and sensory evaluation, the quality of EH was superior to the other extracts, and EH is suitable for use in natural flavoring materials.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2008

Bicuculline is one of the most commonly used $GABA_A$ receptor antagonists in electrophysiological research. Because of its poor water solubility, bicuculline quaternary ammonium salts such as bicuculline methiodide (BMI) and bicuculline methbromide are preferred. However, a number of studies have shown that BMI has non-$GABA_A$ receptor-mediated effects. The substantia gelatinosa (SG) of the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc) is implicated in the processing of nociceptive signaling. In this study, we investigated whether BMI has non-GABA receptor-mediated activity in Vc SG neurons using a whole cell patch clamp technique. SG neurons were depolarized by application of BMI ($20{\mu}M$) using a high $Cl^-$ pipette solution. GABA ($30-100{\mu}M$) also induced membrane depolarization of SG neuron. Although BMI is known to be a $GABA_A$ receptor antagonist, GABA-induced membrane depolarization was enhanced by co-application with BMI. However, free base bicuculline (fBIC) and picrotoxin (PTX), a $GABA_A$ and $GABA_C$ receptor antagonist, blocked the GABA-induced response. Furthermore, BMI-induced membrane depolarization persisted in the presence of PTX or an antagonist cocktail consisting of tetrodotoxin ($Na^+$ channel blocker), AP-5 (NMDA receptor antagonist), CNQX (non-NMDA receptor antagonist), and strychnine (glycine receptor antagonist). Thus BMI induces membrane depolarization by directly acting on postsynaptic Vc SG neurons in a manner which is independent of $GABA_A$ receptors. These results suggest that other unknown mechanisms may be involved in BMI-induced membrane depolarization.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.537-540
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• 2009

Bactericidal efficacies of various sanitizers and disinfectants against 10 Bacillus cereus strains isolated from Korean foods and 8 standard B. cereus strains were investigated. The sanitizing capabilities of ethanol, iodine, chloride, quaternary ammonium, hydrogen peroxide, and peroxide acetic acid were investigated using the EN 1276 method based on quantitative suspension testing. The resistance against sanitizers and disinfectants was higher for wild-type than standard strains, and the bactericidal activities decreased in dirty conditions. Ethanol, chlorine, and iodine at the maximum level allowed under Korean food sanitation laws showed a great effectiveness against B. cereus. Hydrogen peroxide at 1,100 ppm showed the lowest bactericidal activity against B. cereus. These results indicate that the legally allowed maximum concentrations of sanitizers and disinfectants in Korea do not reduce all B. cereus strains by at least $5\;{\log}_{10}\;CFU/mL$.

• 청정기술
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.325-328
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• 2011

플로렌 구조를 가진 다양한 아크릴계 에폭시 고분자화합물 합성의 전구물질인 9, 9'-비스[4-(2'-하이드록시-3'-아크릴로일옥시프로폭시)페닐]플루오렌 (3)에 대한 원자 효율적 (atom-efficient) 제조방법을 연구하였다. 사차 암모늄 또는 인산염을 촉매를 사용하여 9, 9'-비스[4-(글라이시딜옥시)페닐]플루오렌 (1)을 아크릴산과 개환 에스터화의 효율적 반응을 통하여 9, 9'-비스[4-(2'-하이드록시-3'-아크릴로일옥시프로폭시)페닐]플루오렌 (3)을 높은 수율로 얻을 수 있었다. 알킬 사차염의 종류와 반응조건이 반응에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사한 결과, 촉매의 종류가 반응에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 브롬화사부틸인 촉매(3 mol%) 존재 하에 플로레닐에폭사이드를 아크릴산과 $110^{\circ}C$에서 반응시켰을 때 원하는 생성물을 90% 수율로 얻을 수 있었다. 이 반응은 반응물질 사용량과 화학적 폐기물의 생성량을 최소화한 청정반응이다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.203-207
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• 2006

Isomeric series of dilinked $NO_2S_2$ macrocycles ($L^2$: para-, $L^3$: meta- and $L^4$: ortho-linked) capable of binuclear complexing ability were prepared from its monomeric analog $L^1$ in reasonable yields except ortho-type reaction, which led to mixture due to the formation of monomer-type macrocyclic quaternary ammonium bromide $L^5$. Moreover, L2 (as $2HNO_3$ form) and $L^5$ were confirmed by an X-ray crystallography. Reaction of $HgCl_2$ with $L^2$ yielded a binuclear complex $[Hg_2(L^2)Cl_4]$. In the complex, each mercury(II) has a distorted tetrahedral environment made up of S and N donors from an exodentate $L^2$ and two coordinated Cl atoms.