• 대한화학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.490-497
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• 1990

1,4-dibora-2-cyclohexene 고리화합물 8을 합성하기 위한 두 가지 방법이 개발되었다. 방법 i)은 1,2-bis(dichloroaluminyl)ethane을 출발물질로 하는데 이 물질은 AlCl$_2$ 부분을 BCl$_2$로 치환시켜준다. 1,2-bis(dichloroaluminyl)ethane에 결합된 염소를 BI$_3$로 교환시켜 대응되는 요오드 화합물을 얻고 이 화합물을 alkynes와 반응시켜 헤테로고리화합물 8a, b를 많이 얻었다. 방법 ii)는 B$_2$Cl$_4$를 alkynes에 부가시켜 얻어지는 염소화합물에 BI$_3$를 치환시켜 bis(diiodoboryl)ethane유도체를 얻고 이 화합물에 alkynes와 산화환원반응을 하여줌으로 8c, d를 얻는다. 요오드 유도체인 8a는 pyridine 부가물인 9a를 생성하고 또 ether와 반응하여 ethoxy 유도체인 8e를 생성시킨다. 요오드 유도체의 dimethyl amino 치환제가 8f이다. 8a-d와 AlMe$_3$를 반응시켜 대응되는 methyl유도체인 8g-j를 얻고 이들 화합물은 THF속에서 칼륨과 반응시켜 불안정한 라디칼 음이온이 생성되고 여기서 ESR 결과가 측정된다. 8g-j의 전기화학적인 실험이 비가역적인 환원반응으로 나타났다. 8g-j화합물은 (C$_5$H$_5$)CO(C$_2$H$_4$)$_2$와 반응하여 중간체인 16개 VE(valence electron)를 갖는 착물 (C$_5$H$_5$)Co(8)이 얻어지는데 이 화합물은 다시 C-H 활성화에 의해 대응되는 붉은색의 1,4-diboracyclohexene 착물 10을 생성하게 된다. 착물 10h와 10j의 X-ray 구조가 결정되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.631-638
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• 2016

Glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPx3), an antioxidant enzyme, acts as a modulator of redox signaling, has immunomodulatory function, and catalyzes the detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS). GPx3 has been identified as a tumor suppressor in many cancers. Although hyper-methylation of the GPx3 promoter has been shown to down-regulate its expression, other mechanisms by which GPx3 expression is regulated have not been reported. The aim of this study was to further elucidate the mechanisms of GPx3 regulation. GPx3 gene analysis predicted the presence of ten glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) on the GPx3 gene. This result prompted us to investigate whether GPx3 expression is regulated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), which is implicated in tumor response to chemotherapy. The corticosteroid dexamethasone (Dex) was used to examine the possible relationship between GR and GPx3 expression. Dex significantly induced GPx3 expression in H1299, H1650, and H1975 cell lines, which exhibit low levels of GPx3 expression under normal conditions. The results of EMSA and ChIP-PCR suggest that GR binds directly to GRE 6 and 7, both of which are located near the GPx3 promoter. Assessment of GPx3 transcription efficiency using a luciferase reporter system showed that blocking formation of the GR-GRE complexes reduced luciferase activity by 7-8-fold. Suppression of GR expression by siRNA transfection also induced down-regulation of GPx3. These data indicate that GPx3 expression can be regulated independently via epigenetic or GR-mediated mechanisms in lung cancer cells, and suggest that GPx3 could potentiate glucocorticoid (GC)-mediated anti-infla-mmatory signaling in lung cancer cells.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2022

In vivo oocytes grow and mature in ovarian follicles whereas oocytes are matured in vitro in plastic culture dishes with a hard surface. In vivo oocytes show a superior developmental ability to in vitro counterparts, indicating suboptimal environments of in vitro culture. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of an agarose matrix as a culture substrate during in vitro maturation (IVM) on the development of pig oocytes derived from small antral follicles (SAFs). Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) retrieved from SAFs were grown in a plastic culture dish without an agarose matrix and then cultured for maturation in a plastic dish coated without (control) or with a 1% or 2% (w/v) agarose hydrogel. Then, the effect of the soft agarose matrix on oocyte maturation and embryonic development was assessed by analyzing intra-oocyte contents of glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), expression of VEGFA, HIF1A, and PFKP genes, and blastocyst formation after parthenogenesis. IVM of pig COCs on a 1% (w/v) agarose matrix showed a significantly higher blastocyst formation, intra-oocyte GSH contents, and transcript abundance of VEGFA. Moreover, a significantly lower intra-oocyte ROS content was detected in oocytes matured on the 1% and 2% (w/v) agarose matrices than in control. Our results demonstrated that IVM of SAFs-derived pig oocytes on a soft agarose matrix enhanced developmental ability by improving the cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes through redox balancing and regulation of gene expression.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.89.1-89.1
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• 2010

Since Gratzel and co-workers developed a new type of solar cell based on the nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ electrode, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention on account of their high solar energy-to-conversion efficiencies (11%), their easy manufacturing process with low cost production compared to conventional p-n junction solar cells. The mechanism of DSSC is based on the injection of electrons from the photoexcited dye into the conduction band of nanocrystalline $TiO_2$. The oxidized dye is reduced by the hole injection process from either the hole counter or electrolyte. Thus, the electronic structures, such as HOMO, LUMO, and HOMO-LUMO gap, of dye molecule in DSSC are deeply related to the electron transfer by photoexcitation and redox potential. To date, high performance and good stability of DSSC based on Ru-dyes as a photosensitizer had been widely addressed in the literatures. DSSC with Ru-bipyridyl complexes (N3 and N719), and the black ruthenium dye have achieved power conversion efficiencies up to 11.2% and 10.4%, respectively. However, the Ru-dyes are facing the problem of manufacturing costs and environmental issues. In order to obtain even cheaper photosensitizers for DSSC, metal-free organic photosensitizers are strongly desired. Metal-free organic dyes offer superior molar extinction coefficients, low cost, and a diversity of molecular structures, compared to conventional Ru-dyes. Recently, novel photosensitizers such as coumarin, merocyanine, cyanine, indoline, hemicyanine, triphenylamine, dialkylaniline, bis(dimethylfluorenyl)-aminophenyl, phenothiazine, tetrahydroquinoline, and carbazole based dyes have achieved solar-to-electrical power conversion efficiencies up to 5-9%. On the other hand, organic dye molecules have large ${\pi}$-conjugated planner structures which would bring out strong molecular stacking in their solid-state and poor solubility in their media. It was well known that the molecular stacking of organic dyes could reduce the electron transfer pathway in opto-electronic devices, significantly. In this paper, we have studied on synthesis and characterization of dendritic organic dyes with different number of electron acceptor/anchoring moieties in the end of dendrimer. The photovoltaic performances and the incident photon-to-current (IPCE) of these dyes were measured to evaluate the effects of the dendritic strucuture on the open-circuit voltage and the short-circuit current.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.117.2-117.2
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• 2011

Since Gratzel and co-workers developed a new type of solar cell based on the nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention on account of their high solar energy-to-conversion efficiencies (11%), their easy manufacturing process with low cost production compared to conventional p-n junction solar cells. The mechanism of DSSC is based on the injection of electrons from the photoexcited dye into the conduction band of nanocrystalline TiO2. The oxidized dye is reduced by the hole injection process from either the hole counter or electrolyte. Thus, the electronic structures, such as HOMO, LUMO, and HOMO-LUMO gap, of dye molecule in DSSC are deeply related to the electron transfer by photoexcitation and redox potential. To date, high performance and good stability of DSSC based on Ru-dyes as a photosensitizer had been widely addressed in the literatures. DSSC with Ru-bipyridyl complexes (N3 and N719), and the black ruthenium dye have achieved power conversion efficiencies up to 11.2% and 10.4%, respectively. However, the Ru-dyes are facing the problem of manufacturing costs and environmental issues. In order to obtain even cheaper photosensitizers for DSSC, metal-free organic photosensitizers are strongly desired. Metal-free organic dyes offer superior molar extinction coefficients, low cost, and a diversity of molecular structures, compared to conventional Ru-dyes. Recently, novel photosensitizers such as coumarin, merocyanine, cyanine, indoline, hemicyanine, triphenylamine, dialkylaniline, bis(dimethylfluorenyl)-aminophenyl, phenothiazine, tetrahydroquinoline, and carbazole based dyes have achieved solar-to-electrical power conversion efficiencies up to 5-9%. On the other hand, organic dye molecules have large ${\pi}$-conjugated planner structures which would bring out strong molecular stacking in their solid-state and poor solubility in their media. It was well known that the molecular stacking of organic dyes could reduce the electron transfer pathway in opto-electronic devices, significantly. In this paper, we have studied on synthesis and characterization of dendritic organic dyes with different number of electron acceptor/anchoring moieties in the end of dendrimer. The photovoltaic performances and the incident photon-to-current (IPCE) of these dyes were measured to evaluate the effects of the dendritic strucuture on the open-circuit voltage and the short-circuit current.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.633-643
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• 1989

두 개의 아닐린계 질소와 두 개의 피리딘계 질소가 각각의 로듐이온에 트란스형으로 결합된 $Rh_2(ap)_4$(2,2-trans) 이성질체는 -0.40 V vs SCE에서 디 옥시젼의 한 전자를 환원시킬 수 있음을 보여주고 있다. 123K에서의 ESR 스펙트럼에 의하면 한 로듐이온에 산소 1분자가 측쇄 결합하여 $[Rh_2(ap)_4(O_2)]^-$이온을 형성하고, 착물은 $Rh_2^{III}$ 산화수를 가짐을 알 수 있다. 이 착물은 시안화메틸/염화메틸렌 혼합용액에서 Rh-$O_2^-$결합의 분열없이 [$Rh_2(ap)_4(O_2)(CH_3CN)]^-$을 형성한다. -0.25, 0.55V에서 산화되었을 때 [$Rh_2(ap)_4(O_2)]^-$ 은 $Rh_2(ap)_4(O_2)$와 [$Rh_2(ap)_4(O_2)]^+$을 형성하기 위하여 두 단계의 한 전자 산화과정이 일어난다. 두 화학종은 모두 초산소가 측쇄 결합되어 있지만, 전자는 $Rh^{II}Rh^{III}$, 후자는 $Rh_2^{III}$의 산화수를 갖는다. 반면에, ESR 스펙트럼과 $CH_3CN$ 부가 연구에서 보면 후자 착물이 로듐이온에 위치한 부대전자와 함께 [$Rh^{II}Rh^{III}(ap)_4(O_2)]^+$로 기술되고 그 착물은 측쇄 배위결합된 산소분자를 가지고 있음을 보여주고 있다. 또한 전기화학적, ESR 연구는 디 옥시젼의 활동도가 전기화학적 산화환원전위와 관계 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.281-286
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• 1989

벤조히드로옥사믹산(Hben)과 이의 옥소바나듐(IV) 착화합물, $VO(Ben)_2$의 전기화학적 거동을 폴라로그래피와 순환 전압 전류법을 이용하여 조사하였다. Hben의 경우, 아세톤 용매중에서 얻은 폴라로그램은 Ag/AgCl 전극에 대해 -0.05V와 -1.78V에서 두개의 환원파를 나타내었다. 첫번째 환원파는 단일 라디칼 음이온의 생성에, 그리고 두번째 환원파는 이중 라디칼 음이온의 생성에 기인하는 것으로 해석되었다. $VO(Ben)_2$ 착물의 폴라로그램은 +0.55V에서 한개의 산화파를, 그리고 -0.15V와 -1.30V에서 각각 한개씩의 환원파를 나타내었다. +0.55V의 전극반응은 1전자 산화과정이었다$(VO(ben)_2 {\rightleftharpoons} VO(ben)^+ + e)$. -0.15V에 나타난 환원파는 준가역적인 역시 1전자 과정이었으며 $VO(Ben)_2^-$라디칼 형성에 의한 것으로 해석되었다. -1.30V에서 나타난 환원파는 비가역적이며 이 과정에서는 바나디움(III)이온을 생성하는 것으로 믿어진다. 산소 주게 원자를 갖는 Hben 리간드는 황이나 질소를 포함하는 다른 리간드들과 비교해 볼 때 중심금속인 바나듐의 +4가 산화상태의 안정성을 감소시키는 것으로 믿어진다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2012

The $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ clusters with 2-, 3-, and 4-pyridinemethanethiolate (S2-Pic, S3-Pic, and S4-Pic, respectively) terminal ligands have been synthesized from the ligand substitution reaction of the $(^nBu_4N)_2[Fe_4S_4Cl_4]$ (I) cluster. The new $(^nBu_4N)_2[Fe_4S_4(SR)_4]$ (R = 2-Pic; II, 3-Pic; III, 4-Pic; IV) clusters were characterized by FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Cluster II was crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 24.530 (5) $\AA$, b = 24.636(4) $\AA$, c = 21.762(4) $\AA$, ${\beta}=103.253(3)^{\circ}$, and Z = 8. The X-ray structure of II showed two unique 2:2 site-differentiated $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ clusters due to the bidentate-mode coordination by 2-pyridinemethanethiolate ligands. Cluster III was crystallized in the same monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 26.0740(18) $\AA$, b = 23.3195(16) $\AA$, c = 22.3720(15) $\AA$, ${\beta}=100.467(2)^{\circ}$, and Z = 8. The 3-pyridinemethanethiolate ligand of III was coordinated to the $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}$ core as a terminal mode. Cluster IV with 4-pyridinemethanethiolate ligands was found to have a similar structure to the cluster III. Fully reversible $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}/[Fe_4S_4]^+$ redox waves were observed from all three clusters by cyclic voltammetry measurement. The electrochemical potentials for the $[Fe_4S_4]^{2+}/[Fe_4S_4]^+$ transition decreased in the order of II, III and IV, and the reduction potential changes by the ligands were explained based on the structural differences among the complexes. The complex III was reacted with sulfonium salt of $[PhMeSCH_2-p-C_6H_4CN](BF_4)$ in MeCN to test possible radical-involving reaction as a functional model of the [$Fe_4S_4$]-SAM (S-adenosylmethionine) cofactor. However, the isolated reaction products of 3-pyridinemethanethiolate-p-cyanobenzylsulfide and thioanisole suggested that the reaction followed an ionic mechanism and the products formed from the terminal ligand attack to the sulfonium.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2022

There is a paucity of detailed data related to the effect of senescence on the mitochondrial antioxidant capacity and redox state of senescent human cells. Activities of TCA cycle enzymes, respiratory chain complexes, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), superoxide anions (SA), lipid peroxides (LPO), protein carbonyl content (PCC), thioredoxin reductase 2 (TrxR2), superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1), glutathione reductase (GR), reduced glutathione (GSH), and oxidized glutathione (GSSG), along with levels of nicotinamide cofactors and ATP content were measured in young and senescent human foreskin fibroblasts. Primary and senescent cultures were biochemically identified by monitoring the augmented cellular activities of key glycolytic enzymes including phosphofructokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and glycogen phosphorylase, and accumulation of H₂O₂, SA, LPO, PCC, and GSSG. Citrate synthase, aconitase, α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, and complex I-III, II-III, and IV activities were significantly diminished in P25 and P35 cells compared to P5 cells. This was accompanied by significant accumulation of mitochondrial H₂O₂, SA, LPO, and PCC, along with increased transcriptional and enzymatic activities of TrxR2, SOD2, GPx1, and GR. Notably, the GSH/GSSG ratio was significantly reduced whereas NAD⁺/NADH and NADP⁺/NADPH ratios were significantly elevated. Metabolic exhaustion was also evident in senescent cells underscored by the severely diminished ATP/ADP ratio. Profound oxidative stress may contribute, at least in part, to senescence pointing at a potential protective role of antioxidants in aging-associated disease.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.847-870
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• 2023

고준위 방사성폐기물을 심지층에 안전하게 처분하기 위해서는 방사성 핵종의 장기적 지구화학 거동에 대한 정확한 예측이 요구된다. 이와 관련하여 본 연구에서는 국내 심부 지하수를 대표하는 다섯가지 지화학 환경 조건에서 지화학 모델링을 수행하여 일부 방사성 핵종의 지화학 거동을 예측하였다. 다섯가지 국내 심부 지하수의 지화학 환경은 다음과 같다: 고 TDS 염지하수(G1), 산성 pH의 CO₂가 풍부한 지하수(G2), 고 pH 알칼리성 지하수(G3), 황산염이 풍부한 지하수(G4), 묽은(담수) 지하수(G5). 3~12의 pH 범위와 ±0.2V의 산화-환원전위(Eh) 조건에서 일부 방사성 핵종(우라늄, 플루토늄, 팔라듐)의 국내 심부 지하수 내에서의 용해도와 화학종(존재형태)을 예측하였다. 모델링 결과, 용존 상태의 우라늄은 주로 U(IV)로서 중성~알칼리성의 넓은 pH 환경에서 높은 용해도를 보였으며, Eh가 -0.2V인 환원 환경에서도 알칼리 pH 조건에서 높은 용해도를 보였다. 이러한 높은 용해도는 주로 Ca-U-CO₃ 착물의 형성에 의한 것으로 예측되는데, 이 착물의 활동도(activity)는 국내 심부 지하수 중 주요 단층대를 따라 산출되는 G2와 화강암반에 위치하는 G3에서 높다. 한편, 플루토늄(Pu)의 용해도는 pH에 따라 달라지며, 특히 중성~알칼리성 조건에서 가장 낮은 용해도가 나타난다. 주요 화학종은 Pu(IV)와 Pu(III)이며, 이들은 주로 흡착을 통해 제거될 것으로 추정된다. 그러나 콜로이드에 의한 이동을 고려하면, 이온강도가 낮은 심부 지하수인 G3와 G5 유형에서 콜로이드 형성 및 이동 촉진에 따라 이동성이 증가할 것으로 예상된다. 팔라듐(Pd)은 환원 환경에서는 황화물 침전 반응으로 인해 낮은 용해도를 나타내며, 산화 환경에서는 주로 금속(수)산화물에의 흡착을 통해 Pd(OH)₃^-, PdCl₃(OH)₂^-, PdCl₄^2- 및 Pd(CO₃)₂^2-와 같은 음이온 착물이 제거될 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 한국의 심부 지하수 환경에서 방사성 핵종의 운명과 이동에 대한 이해를 높이고, 고준위 방사성 폐기물의 안전한 처분을 위한 전략 개발에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.