• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.239-251
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• 1992

There has been a great deal of controversy in the views on the impact of the pesticide pollution from the golf courses. The stream and reservoir associated with a existing golf course were investigated. The parameters include the ones related with eutrophication, heavy metals, pesticides. and aquatic ecological conditions. It was found that the impact on the aquatic ecosystem by the pollution from the golf course was not so serious. An aquatic ecological food chain was well established in the reservoir which belongs to the golf course. In contradiction to the general recognition, the livestock farming and agricultural farming gave much more adverse impacts on the stream than the golf course.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.754-760
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• 1996

Effects of washing and additives on the texture of squid surimi gel which has been known to hard to gelation due to high protease activities and many water solubles were studied by SDS-PAGE, compression test, jelly strength and transmission electron microscopy analysis (TEM). Myosin (205 kDa) heavy chain was the major protein in water soluble fractions. It was impossible to make a gel after washing of the minced squid meat. These results suggested that squid (Todarodes pacificus) minced meat does not need a washing for good jelly products. $3.0\%$ of bovine plasma protein (BPP) produced the hardest gel ($16\%$ harder than the control) among the additives including egg white (EW), potato extracts (PE) and transglutaminase-K (TG-K) by compression test (P>0.05). Microstructure of control, $2\%$ EW and $4\%$ TG-K treated gels showed a sponge-like structure with more vacant space. Gels containing $3\%$ BPP formed the most rigid and arranged networks. Those results indicates that poor gel-network formation Was due to the degradation of myofibrillar proteins by proteases contained in the minced meat, which result in non-interlinkage.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.930-937
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• 2010

This study was carried out to investigate the textural and sensory properties of pork jerky with differently added sources of tenderizer or humectant at final concentrations of 2 or 5% (v/w). Pork jerky treated with 5% glycerol, kiwi, or pineapple had lower moisture content and water activity than that of control pork jerky (p<0.05). The addition of tenderizer or humectant resulted in a lower shear force than that of control (p<0.05). The addition of 2 or 5% glycerol resulted in higher equilibrium moisture content (EMC) than other treatments, and addition of tenderizer or humectant produced a higher EMC than that of control (p<0.05). Furthermore, addition of pineapple and kiwi to the samples affected the structures of the myosin heavy chain and the actin filaments of myofibrillar protein, respectively. Trained panel sensory evaluations indicated that pineapple enhanced the flavor score, whereas tenderness score was improved by the addition of tenderizer or humectant (p<0.05).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.119-122
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• 2005

본 연구는 한우 근내 지방 축적 기작을 구명하고 고급육과 저급육에서 차등 발현되는 유전자를 발굴 동정하여 한우 육질 진단을 위한 분자 표지 마커로 활용하기 위해 GeneFishing PCR 기법을 이용하여 한우 육질등급에 따른 등심조직에서 차등적으로 발현되는 유전자를 분석하였다. 한우 육질 등급($1^+$ 등급 vs 3 등급)간에 총 10개의 차등 발현 유전자가 확인되었고 이 가운데 고급육 한우 등심에서 발현량이 높은 유전자가 4개 그리고 저급육 등심에서 발현량이 높은 유전자 6개가 각각 검출되었다. 발현량 차이 유전자를 cloning하여 염기서열을 분석하고 상동성 검색을 실시한 결과 고급육에서 발현량이 높은 DEG는 주로 EST(expressed sequence tag) 유전자들로 밝혀졌고 저급육에서 발현량이 높은 DEG는 malate dehydrogenase 2(MDH2), myosin heavy chain 2a, triosephosphate isomerase 1(TPI 1), actin, alpha 1, skeletal muscle(ACTA1 ) 유전자들로 동정 되었다. 본 연구를 통해 한우 육질간 차등 발현되는 유전자들은 한우 육질 및 등급판정을 위한 표지인자(marker)로 활용할 수 있어 유전자 마커를 이용한 고급육 생산 한우의 육질 조기진단이 가능할 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.579-586
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• 2005

When subjected to hyperosmotic pressure by NaCl addition, H69K-NGD transfectoma, like KR12H-2 transfectoma, displayed decreased specific growth rate (${\mu}$) and increased specific antibody productivity ($q_{Ab}$): Elevation of medium osmolality from 280 mOsm/kg to 415 mOsm/kg decreased ${\mu}$ by $79\%$ in batch cultures of H69K-NGD transfectoma, while it increased $q_{Ab}$ by $103\%$. However, unlike KR12H-2 tranfectoma, enhanced $q_{Ab}$ of H69K-NGD transfectoma at hyperosmolalities was not due to elevated levels of Ig mRNAs. In hyperosmotic cultures of H69K-NGD transfectoma, heavy-chain mRNA per cell was not enhanced with increasing osmolality. Hyperosmotic pressure was found to preferentially enhance immunoglobulin (Ig) translation rates of H69K-NGD transfectoma. However, under hyperosmotic pressure, the translation rate of Ig polypeptides was not enhanced as much as $q_{Ab}$. This result suggests that hyperosmotic pressure also influences the post-translational process. Taken together, the results obtained show that intracellular response of transfectomas to hyperosmotic pressure, in regard to the main intracellular steps of the antibody secretory pathway, is cell-line dependent.

• Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.52-52
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• 2003

Junctate is a newly identified integral ER/SR membrane $Ca^{2+}$ binding protein, which is an alternative splicing form of the same gene generating aspartyl $\square$-hydroxylase and junctin. To elucidate the functional role of junctate in heart, transgenic (TG) mice overexpressing mouse cardiac junctate-1 under the control of mouse $\square$$^{~}$ myosin heavy chain promoter were generated. Overexpression of junctate in mouse heart resulted in cardiac hypertrophy, increased fibrosis, bradycardia, arrhythmias and impaired contractility. Overexpression of junctate also led to down-regulation of SERCA2, calsequestrin, calreticulin and RyR, but to up-regulation of NCX and PMCA. The SR $Ca^{2+}$ content decreased and the L-type $Ca^{2+}$ current density and the action potential durations increased in TG cardiomyocytes, which could be the cause for the bradycardia in TG heart. The present work has provided an important example of pathogenesis leading to cardiac hypertrophy and arrhythmia, which was caused by impaired $Ca^{2+}$ handling by overexpression of junctate in heart.n heart.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.114-119
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• 2008

Terpene synthase plays a key role in biosynthesis of triterpene saponins (ginsenosides) and is intermediate in the biosynthesis of a number of secondary metabolites. A terpene synthase (PgTPS) cDNA was isolated and characterized from the root of Panax ginseng c.A. Meyer. The deduced amino acid sequence of PgTPS showed a similarity with A. deliciosa (AAX16121) 61%, V. vinifera (AAS66357) 61%, L. hirsutum (AAG41891) 55%, M. truncatula (AAV36464) 52%. And the segment of a terpene synthase gene was amplified by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR). We studied expression of terpene synthase under stressful conditions like chilling, salt, UV, and heavy metal stress treatment. Expression of PgTPS was increased gradually after exposure to stresses such as chilling, salt, and UV illumination. But its transcription seems to be reduced by cadmium and copper treatment.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.49-54
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• 2007

The effects of hydrostatic pressure (HP) treatment on the physicochemical, morphological, and textural properties of bovine semitendinosus (ST) muscle were assessed. Based on SDS-PAGE, the decrease in HP-treated ST muscle protein solubility in 0.1 M KCl buffer (pH 7.0) was attributable to a reduction in the levels of sarcoplasmic protein, and the protein solubility decrease observed in 0.6 M KCl buffer (PH 7.0) was attributable to a reduction in the levels of myosin heavy-chain and actin. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations showed that muscle fibers became finer and more compact with increasing pressures. The shear force and hardness of ST muscle pressurized to 300 MPa decreased significantly (p<0.05), however samples pressurized at 100 and 500 MPa exhibited a significant increase in both attributes relative to the control sample (p<0.05).

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.181-190
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• 2019

Constructed wetlands are improvised man-made systems, designed for adopting the principle of natural wetlands for purifying wastewater - the elixir of life. They are used widely as a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for treating greywater generated from different tertiary treatment sources. It provides an elaborate platform for research activities in an attempt to recycle earth's natural resources. Among the several organic impurities removal mechanisms existing in constructed wetland systems, the earth's active microbial population plays a vital role. This review deals with the recent advancements in constructed wetland systems from a microbiological perspective to (effect/ devise/ formulate) chemical and physical treatment for water impurities. It focuses on microbial diversity studies in constructed wetlands, influence of wetland media on microbial diversity and wetland performance, role of specific microbes in water reuse, removal of trace elements, some heavy metals and antibiotics in constructed wetlands. The impurities removal processes in constructed wetlands is achieved by combined interactive systems such as selected plant species, nature of substrate used for microbial diversity and several biogeochemical effected reaction cycles in wetland systems. Therefore, the correlation studies that have been conducted by earlier researchers in microbial diversity in wetlands are addressed herewith.

• BMB Reports
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• v.52 no.9
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• pp.540-547
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• 2019

Immune repertoire is a collection of enormously diverse adaptive immune cells within an individual. As the repertoire shapes and represents immunological conditions, identification of clones and characterization of diversity are critical for understanding how to protect ourselves against various illness such as infectious diseases and cancers. Over the past several years, fast growing technologies for high throughput sequencing have facilitated rapid advancement of repertoire research, enabling us to observe the diversity of repertoire at an unprecedented level. Here, we focus on B cell receptor (BCR) repertoire and review approaches to B cell isolation and sequencing library construction. These experiments should be carefully designed according to BCR regions to be interrogated, such as heavy chain full length, complementarity determining regions, and isotypes. We also highlight preprocessing steps to remove sequencing and PCR errors with unique molecular index and bioinformatics techniques. Due to the nature of massive sequence variation in BCR, caution is warranted when interpreting repertoire diversity from error-prone sequencing data. Furthermore, we provide a summary of statistical frameworks and bioinformatics tools for clonal evolution and diversity. Finally, we discuss limitations of current BCR-seq technologies and future perspectives on advances in repertoire sequencing.