• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.42.1-42.10
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• 2020

Long-lasting post-switched plasma cells (PCs) arise mainly from germinal center (GC) reactions, but little is known about the mechanism by which GC B cells differentiate into PCs. Based on our observation that the expression of the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EPBβ) is associated with the emergence of post-switched PCs, we enquired whether a cell-autonomous function of C/EPBβ is involved in the program for PC development. To address this, we generated C/EPBβ-deficient mice in which the Cebpb locus was specifically deleted in B cells after transcription of the Ig γ1 constant gene segment (Cγ1). In response to in vitro stimulation, B cells from these Cebpb^fl/flCγ1^Cre/+ mice had defects in the induction of B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 (Blimp1) and the formation of IgG1⁺ PCs, but not in proliferation and survival. At steady state, the Cebpb^fl/flCγ1^Cre/+ mice had reduced serum IgG1 titers but normal IgG2c and IgM titers. Moreover, upon immunization with T-dependent Ag, the mice produced reduced levels of Ag-specific IgG1 Ab, and were defective in the production of Ag-specific IgG1 Ab-secreting cells. These results suggest that a cell-autonomous function of C/EPBβ is crucial for differentiation of post-switched GC B cells into PCs through a Blimp1-dependent pathway.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.495-501
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• 2002

Sodium n-Octanoate(SOC)와 n-Octylammonium Chloride(OAC)의 혼합마이셀화에 대하여 연구하기 위하여 임계마이셀농도(CMC)와 반대이온 결합상수(B)값을 SOC의 겉보기 몰분율($\alpha_1$)을 변화시키면서 측정하였다. SOC/OAC 혼합시스템의 마이셀화에 대한 여러 가지 열역학적 함수값($x_i$, $Y_i$, $C_i$, ${\alpha}_i^M$ 및 ${\Delta}H_{mix}$)을 비이상적 혼합마이셀화 모델에 의하여 계산하고 분석하였다. 그 결과 이러한 혼합계면활성제의 마이셀화는 이상적 거동으로부터 큰 음의 벗어남을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 SOC,OAC 및 그들 혼합체($\alpha_1$=0.5)의 마이셀화에 대한 열역학적 함수값(${\Delta}G^0_m$, ${\Delta}H^0_m$ 및 ${\Delta}S^0_m$)을 계산하기 위하여 온도에 따른 CMC 및 B 값의 변화를 측정하였다. 이러한 변화로부터 계산한 열역학적 함수값을 상호 비교함으로써 순수 및 혼합계면활성제의 마이셀화에 대하여 분석하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.556-562
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• 2012

$25^{\circ}C$, 4-클로로벤조산의 묽은 수용액(0.5 mM)에서 양이온성 계면활성제인 TTAB(tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide)와 다른 종류의 계면활성제들(DTAB, CTAB, Tween-20, Tween-40 및 Tween-80)과의 혼합미셀화 현상을 분광광도법과 전도도법으로 조사하였다. 각 혼합계면활성제에서 TTAB의 겉보기몰분율(${\alpha}_1$)의 변화에 따른 임계미셀농도값(CMC)과 반대이온결합상수값(B)의 변화를 측정하여 비이상적 혼합미셀모델을 적용함으로써 여러 가지 열역학적 함수값들($X_i$, ${\gamma}_i$, $C_i$, ${\alpha}_i^M$, ${\beta}$ 및 ${\Delta}H_{mix}$)을 계산하고 비교분석하였다. 그 결과, TTAB/DTAB 혼합시스템은 이상적 혼합미셀화로 부터 큰 양의 벗어남을 보였으며, 다른 혼합시스템들은 모두 이상적 미셀모델로부터 큰 음의 벗어남을 보였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.539-546
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• 1994

몇 가지 n-알코올들을 포함하는 수용액에서 Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB)의 임계 미셀농도(CMC) 및 미셀 상태에서 반대이온의 결합상수$(\beta)$값을 $17^{\circ}C{\sim}41^{\circ}C$까지의 온도범위 내에서 전도도법으로 측정하였으며, CTAB 계면활성제의 미셀화에 대한 열역학 함수값($({\Delta}G^o_m,\;{\Delta}H^o_m,\;{\Delta}S^o_m,\;{\Delta}C_p)$)들을 온도에 따른 CMC 및 $\beta값$의 변화로부터 계산하였다. 또한 CTAB 계면활성제의 미셀화에 대한 n-알코올(프로판올, 부탄올, 펜탄올 및 헥산올)의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 n-알코올의 농도에 따른 CMC 및 $\beta$값의 변화를 측정하였다. n-알코올을 작은 양으로 첨가하였을 때 CMC값과 $\beta$값은 감소하였다. 그러나 과량의 n-알코올을 첨가하였을 때 CMC값은 오히려 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 현상들을 n-알코올 분자들의 미셀속으로의 가용화 및 n-알코올 분자들의 가용화로 인한 미셀의 표면전하값의 변화와 관련하여 설명하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.218-223
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• 1982

밤(품종, 은기) 전부의 성상, 이화학적 특성 및 전분 겔의 노화속도를 조사하였다. 전분의 입자는 장축 및 단축의 비가 1.4 : 1인 불규칙한 타원형으로서 크기는 $2.9{\sim}21.4{\mu}$(평균 $10\;{\mu}$)이었다. X-ray 회절도는 $2{\theta}$가 $5.6^{\circ},\;15.3^{\circ},\;17.2^{\circ},\;22.0^{\circ},\;23.8^{\circ}$에서 peak를 보였으며, B형에 속하였다. 전분의 아밀로스 함량은 22.7%, 물 결합 능력은 81.5%, 호화온도는 $55^{\circ}C$이었다. 전분의 swelling은 $55^{\circ}C$까지는 큰 변화가 없었고, 이후 급격히 증가하였으나 $65^{\circ}C$ 이후에는 그 변화가 완만하였다. 아밀로그라프에 의한 전분의 호화는 농도(5 및 6%)에 관계없이 비슷한 양상을 보였으며, 최고 점도는 나타나지 않았다. 밤 전분은 입자간의 결합강도가 강하며, 열 및 shear force에 의한 swollen granule의 저항성이 큰 특징을 보였다. 전분 겔(건물중으로 45%)의 노화 시간상수(속도 상수의 역수)는 $21^{\circ}C$에서 1.68일이었다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2005

In the manufacture of ceramo-metal crown, difference of fracture strength according to the metal depth has been known to be an important influence on enough intensity and internal stress to endure an occlusion-pressure as well as aesthetics of rehabilitating similar colour such as natural teeth. Depth of ceramic material could be determined by that of metal in three groups: first case of thin depth, second case of thick depth, and third case of constant depth. For the enhancement of the fracture strength between metal and ceramic materials and aesthetic satisfaction, a study on the bonding force, fracture strength, and aesthetics have been required more. In this study, therefore metal coping were made in three groups of A, B and C by using both ceramic powder of Norithe and metal of Columbium, which have been used primarily in the market. A group was made in $0.2mm\times10mm\times10mm$, B group was made in $0.4mm\times10mm\times10mm$, and, C group was made in $0.8mm\times10mm\times10mm$, respectively. The number of metal coping in each group was 10, and total sample numbers used in this study were 30 metal copings. After these metal coping tissue were in the process of build-up in 1.5mm constant depth of porcelain, firing, and glazing, the fracture strength about each metal coping tissue was investigated using oil press. It was found that the average values of durable occlusion pressure for separation of ceramic material in the porcelain fused to metal crown (PFM) in the each group showed the increasing order of A group (30 bar), B group (42 bar), and C group (44 bar), respectively. Proper depth of metal coping in the PFM was considered to be 0.4mm in the B group because this metal size showed higher durable property to the occlusion pressure and better coupling strength in the ceramo-metal crown.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.532-541
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• 2010

Peroxidase-like activity of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) has been recently disclosed. To maximize such activity, two catalytically conserved residues (histidine and arginine) found in the distal pocket of peroxidases have successfully been introduced into that of the VHb. A 15-fold increase in catalytic constant ($k_{cat}$) was obtained in P54R variant,which was presumably attributable to the lower rigidity and higher hydrophilicity of the distal cavity arising from substitution of proline to arginine. None of the modifications altered the affinity towards either $H_2O_2$ or ABTS substrate. Spectroscopic studies revealed that VHb variants harboring the T29H mutation apparently demonstrated a spectral shift in both ferric and ferrous forms (406-408 to 411 nm, and 432 to 424-425 nm, respectively). All VHb proteins in the ferrous state had a $\lambda_{soret}$ peak at ~419 nm following the carbon monoxide (CO) binding. Expression of the P54R mutant mediated the downregulation of iron superoxide dismutase (FeSOD) as identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF). According to the high peroxidase activity of P54R, it could effectively eliminate autoxidation-derived $H_2O_2$, which is a cause of heme degradation and iron release. This decreased the iron availability and consequently reduced the formation of the $Fe^{2+}$-ferric uptake regulator protein ($Fe^{2+}$-Fur), an inducer of FeSOD expression.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2003

The kinetic and chemical mechanisms of AChE-catalyzed hydrolysis of short-chain thiocholine esters are relatively well documented. Up to propanoylthiocholine (PrTCh) the chemical mechanism is general acid-base catalysis by the active site catalytic triad. The chemical mechanism for the enzyme-catalyzed butyrylthiocholine(BuTCh) hydrolysis shifts to a parallel mechanism in which general base catalysis by E199 of direct water attack to the carbonyl carbon of the substrate. [Selwood, T., et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 10477- 10482] The long chain thiocholine esters such as hexanoylthiocholine (HexTCh), heptanoylthiocholine (HepTCh), and octanoylthiocholine (OcTCh) are hydrolyzed by electric eel acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The kinetic parameters are determined to show that these compounds have a lower Michaelis constant than BuTCh and the pH-rate profile showed that the mechanism is similar to that of BuTCh hydrolysis. The solvent isotope effect and proton inventory of AChE-catalyzed hydrolysis of HexTCh showed that one proton transfer is involved in the transition state of the acylation stage. The relationship between the dipole moment and the Michaelis constant of the long chain thiocholine esters showed that the dipole moment is the most important factor for the binding of a substrate to the enzyme active site.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 1990

To examine the effects of sequence variations near the transcriptional start site on the rate of formation of the open complexes at bacteriophage $\lambda P_{R}$ promoter, two mutant promoters were created by site-specific mutagenesis using synthetic oligonucleotides. Mutant I coatains changes at positions -3 and -4 from TT to CC, thus having a 6-bp long G/C stretch between -10 region and transciptional start site (+1). Mutant II has changes at positions -5 and -6 from GG to AA, thereby having a 9-bp long A/T stretch between positions -11 and -3. Selective filter binding assays were performed to measure the rate of formation of the open complexes between the wild-type or two mutant $P_{R}$ promoters on 664 bp fragments and E. coli RNA polymerase at two temperatures. At 37.deg.C, the wild-type and two mutants showed similar rates for the formation of open complex. The second order rate constant $k_{a}$ and $\tau _{int}$, as determined from the .tau.-plot analysis, were $(6.0\pm0.4)\times10^{6}M^{-1}sec^{-1}$ and $11\pm5$sec, respectively. At 18.deg.C, however, the wild-type and two mutant promoters showed differences in the kinetic parameters. k for the wild-type promoter was (2.2$\pm$0.1)\times 10^{6}M^{-1}sec^{-1}$ and $\tau _{int}$ was 76$\pm$sec. Mutant I and II exhibited differences mainly in the rate of isomerization ($\tau_{int,I}=91\pm$10 sec, int,II=34$\pm$ sec), whereas the second order rate constant $k_{a}$ was similar to the wild type value. This result implies that at $18^{\circ}C$, the isomerization rate is determined by both protein conformational change and DNA melting, which are separable kinetically according to the 3-step mechanism of Roe et al.(1984,1985), and that the base changes affected mainly the rate of DNA melting as predicted.lting as predicted.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2015

Objective of this study was to investigate adsorption characteristics and kinetic models of $NH_4-N$ to biochar produced from rice hull in respective to mitigation of greenhouse gases. $NH_4-N$ concentration was analyzed by UV Spectrophotometer. For the experiment, the soil texture used in this study was sandy loam soil, and application rates of chemical fertilizer and pig compost were $420-200-370kgha^{-1}$ (N-P-K) and $5,500kgha^{-1}$ as recommended amount after soil test for corn cultivation. Biochar treatments were 0.2-5% to soil weight. Its adsorption characteristic was investigated with application of Langmuir isotherm, and pseudo-first order kinetic model and pseudo-second order kinetic model were used as kinetic models. Adsorption amount and removal rates of $NH_4-N$ were $39.3mg^{-1}$ and 28.0% in 0.2% biochar treatment, respectively. The sorption of $NH_4-N$ to biochar was fitted well by Langmiur model because it was observed that dimensionless constant ($R_L$) was 0.48. The maximum adsorption amount ($q_m$) and binding strength constant (b) were calculated as $4.1mgg^{-1}$ and $0.01Lmg^{-1}$ in Langmuir isotherm, respectively. The pseudo-second order kinetic model was more appropriate than pseudo-first order kinetic model for high correlation coefficient ($r^2$) of pseudo-second order kinetic model. Therefore, biochar produced from rice hull could reduce $N_2O$ by adsorbing $NH_4-N$ to biochar cooperated in sandy loam soil.