• Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.312-318
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• 2002

Dioxin represents a group of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons of which 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorod-ibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is well known for its extremely toxic properties as well as ubiquitous presence in our environment and ecosystems. In order to better assess the carcinogenic mechanism of dioxin, we should utilize the reliable biomarkers that can precisely and correctly reflect multi-stage carcinogenesis. When MCF10A cells were exposed to TCDD (10 nM), expression of both CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 was induced in a time-related manner. The expression as well as activity of ornithine decarboxylase was transiently induced by TCDD treatment. In contrast, the induction of COX-2 that is implicated in carcinogenesis as well as inflammation, was not induced by TCDD. In another study, gap-junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) was attenuated by TCDD treatment as revealed by the dye-transfer assay. Based on these findings, TCDD has both tumor initiating and promoting potential in human breast epithelial cells in culture. Also, treatment of MCF10A cells with the carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene plus TCDD resulted in malignant cell transformation as revealed by increased anchorage-independent growth of exposed cells. Additional studies may be necessary to assess the effects of TCDD on multi-stage carcinogenesis in vivo.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.34 no.2 s.133
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• pp.161-165
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• 2003

Ethanol extract from Thesium chinense Tunczaninov (TCTE) was tested for breast cancer chemopreventive activity by measuring 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) - induced cytochrome P450 1A1 activity, induction of quinone reductase and glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione level. TCTE significantly inhibited cytochrome P45O 1A1 activity at the concentration of 90 and 150 mg/ml. TCTE induced quinone reductase activity in a dose-dependent manner in a concentration range of 3-150 mg/ml. In addition glutathione S-transferase activity and glutathione level were increased with TCTE in cultured murine hepatoma Hepa1c1c7 cells. These results suggest that TCTE has breast cancer chemopreventive potential by inhibiting cytochrome P45O 1A1 activity, inducing quinone reductase and glutathione S-transferase activities, and increasing GSH level.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.145-145
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• 2001

Xanthorrhizol is a sesquiterpenoid isolated from Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) that has been traditionally used in Indonesia for dietary and medicinal purposes. In our studies to evaluate the cancer chemopreventive potential, xanthorrhizol inhibited the mutagenesis induced by reactive oxygen species in Sa;monella typhimurium TA 102 in a dose-related manner and decreased significantly the incidence and the multiplicity of skin tumors initiated by 7, 12-dimethylbenz[$\alpha$]anthracene and promoted by 12-Ο-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate at 19 weeks.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.503-503
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• 2013

유기발광소자는 기존의 디스플레이에 비해서 빠른 응답속도, 넓은 시야각과 높은 박막 특성으로 백색 조명 광원으로 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 특히 백색 조명 광원 관련 기술은 친환경 에너지와 관련해 주목을 받고 있어 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 백색 유기발광소자를 제작하기 위해서 청색과 황색의 발광층을 적층하는 방법은 유기물질의 계면에서의 불균일로 인한 효율 저하와 구동전압에 따른 재결합 구역의 변화로 색안정성이 나빠지는 문제점이 있었다. 본 연구에서는 고효율 및 높은 색안정성을 나타내는 백색 유기발광소자를 제작하기 위해 고분자/저분자 혼합 발광층 구조를 사용하였다. 고분자 poly (2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene (MEH-PPV)와 polystyrene (PS) 혼합물을 스핀코팅하여 박막을 형성한 후, 열처리에 의한 상분리 현상을 이용하여 선택적으로 PS 물질을 제거한 후, MEH-PPV 적색 다공성 고분자 발광층을 형성하였고, 저분자 2-methyl-9,10-di (2-naphthyl) anthracene을 적색 다공성 고분자 발광층 위에 진공증착하여 고분자/저분자 혼합 발광층 구조를 만들었다. MEH-PPV 적색 다공성 고분자 발광층의 혼합 비율을 변화함에 따른 발광층의 미세구조를 원자힘 현미경으로 관찰하였다. 진공증착 후 완성된 고분자/저분자 혼합 발광층을 가진 백색 유기발광 소자의 전류-전압-휘도 측정 결과, MEH-PPV와 PS의 혼합비율이 최적화 되었을 때 안정적인 백색광이 나오는 것을 관측할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.9-12
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• 2006

This paper reports the synthesis and electroluminescent properties of new aromatic compounds as hole-transporting materials based on phenothiazine, such as 1,4-diphenothiazyl-benzene [DPtzB], 1,4-diphenothiazyl-xylene [DPtzX] and 9,10-diphenothiazyl-anthracene [DPtzA]. DPtzB thin film exhibited photoluminescence (PL) maximum emission peak and emission shoulder at 450 and 475 nm, and a maximum emission at 447 nm without emission shoulder was obtained in DPtzX thin film. When DPtzA was excited by incident light of 359 nm, DPtzA showed strong PL emission at 417 nm and weak emission at 600 nm. Luminance efficiency of DPtzB, DPtzX and DPtzA-based electroluminescence (EL) devices was 3.57, 3.46 and 0.47 cd/A, and power efficiency of DPtzB, DPtzX and DPtzA-based EL devices was 1.48, 1.26 and 0.201 m/W.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.1054-1058
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• 2006

We report the synthesis and electroluminescent properties of new aromatic compounds as hole-transporting materials based on phenothiazine, such as 1,4-diphenothiazyl-benzene [DPtzB], 1,4-diphenothiazyl-xylene [DPtzX] and 9,10-diphenothiazyl-anthracene [DPtzA]. DPtzB thin film exhibited photoluminescence (PL) maximum emission peak and emission shoulder at 450 and 475nm, and maximum emission at 447nm without emission shoulder was found in DPtzX thin film. When DPtzA was excited by incident light of 359nm, DPtzA showed strong PL emission at 417nm and weak emission at 600nm. Luminance efficiency of DPtzB, DPtzX and DPtzA-based electroluminescence (EL) devices was 3.57, 3.46 and 0.47cd/A, and power efficiency of DPtzB, DPtzX and DPtzA-based EL devices was 1.48, 1.26 and 0.20lm/W.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.72-79
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• 1999

The ability of several wood rotting fungi for decolorization of two anthracene derivatives, Carminic acid (CA) and Remazol brilliant blue R (RBBR), and hardwood KP bleaching liquor (BL) as well as laccase activities in these fungi were studied. The enzyme activity appeared exclusively in fungi destaining RBBR and CA, but in the case of BL, such relationship was not observed. The laccase enzyme was released into the decolorization media and its inducible (but not constitutive) forms shown destaining activity. The purified inducible forms of Kuehneromyces mutabilis and Pleurotus ostreatus laccase destained CA. Thus the possible differentiation between specificity of particular LAC forms was confirmed. In addition the nitrogen starvation induced both laccase and CA destaining activities, but the increase was higher for decolorization of CA than LAC activity. Probably LAC would be only partly responsible for decolorization of this dye. This results suggested that purified LACs decolorize CA, however its destaining activities were considerably lower than the activities on syringaldazine.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.3343-3347
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to investigate the anticlastogenicity as well as the clastogenicity of Eryngium foetidum leaf (EF) using the in vivo mouse peripheral blood erythrocyte micronucleus assay. Eighty ICR male mice were fed AIN-76 diet supplemented with ground freeze-dried EF at 0.0%, 0.8%, 1.6% and 3.2% for 2 weeks prior to the administration of both direct-acting, mitomycin C (MMC), and indirect-acting, 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a) anthracene (DMBA) clastogens. Peripheral blood samples were collected from mice just before administration of clastogen and at 24 and 48 h thereafter for MMC. Blood samples were collected at the same times and after 72 h for DMBA. Then, reticulocytes in blood samples were counted using fluorescent microscopy. The results indicated that EF had no clastogenic effect in mice. All doses of diets supplemented with EF decreased the number of micronucleated peripheral reticulocytes in all the MMC-treated groups in a dose dependent manner, but significant reduction was found only at 1.6% and 3.2% EF in the DMBA-treated groups. It can be concluded that EF has no clastogenicity, but possesses anticlastogenic potential against both direct- and indirect-acting types of clastogen in mice.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.415-418
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• 2006

회동저수지를 중심으로 수영강 일대 하상퇴적물에 대한 PAHs(Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) 오염특성 연구가 진행되었다. 하상퇴적물의 화학분석결과, 16 EPA PAHs 중 naphthalene 등 총 15개 성분이 검출되었으며, benzo(a)anthracene과 chrysene의 검출빈도가 가장 높고, 총 PAHs는 최대 7,116 ppb가 검출되었다. 한편 퇴적물 내 PAHs의 심도별 함량 변화는, 대체로 하부 시료에 비해 상부 시료에 PAHs 함량이 높게 나타나며, 특히 상부의 점토질 토양과 하부의 현지 토양이 함께 산출되는 시료의 경우, 하부 현지 토양에서의 PAHs 함량에 비해 상부 점토질 토양에서의 PAHs 함량이 높으며, 이는 PAHs가 수영강 으로부터 유입되어 주로 상부 점토질 퇴적물에 축적된 결과로 판단된다. PAHs의 기원은 전반적으로 수영강 상류지역에서는 연소 기원을 보이며, 수영강 하류에서는 교량 및 도심지역에서의 차량통행과 관련이 있는 석유류의 특징을 나타내며, 회동저수지의 경우 석유류와 연소 기원의 특징을 복합적으로 보여주고 있다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.111-120
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• 1998

Sensitized photolysis of two onium borates (diphenyliodoium and dimethylphenacylsulfonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, 1a and 2a , respectively) and cationic photopolymerization of an epoxy monomer by the photolysis were investigate. The onium borates were sensitized by the excited singlet of the athracenes(non-substituted, 9-methyl-and 9, 10-dimethylanthracene) and generated acid by decomposing teemselves. The quantum yields of photobleaching of the anthracenes($\Phi$-AH) and acid generatiion (øacid) by the onium borates were the same order as those of the corresponding onium salts in aerated solutions (methanol and acetoitrile) and in argon(Ar) saturated acetonitrile. However, in the photolysis of the iodonium borates 1a in Ar saturated MeOH , øacid was much higher than the corresponding ø-AH. The acid generated by the photolysis of the onium borates initiated cationic polymerization of an epoxy monomer. The values of both rate of polymerization (Rp) and degree of conversion on the photopolymerization for the iodonium borated 1a were higher than those of the sulfoium borate 2a. In the photopolymerization for the iodonium borate 1a, both the Rp value and the degree of conversinio increased upon the addition of glycerol as a hydrogen donor. It is suggested that the increase of both values may be caused with the increase of øacid by addition of glycerol.