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Structure of an Antimicrobial Peptide Buforin II

  • Yi, Gwan-Su;Park, Chan-Bae;Kim, Sun-Chang;Chaejoon Cheong
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 1996년도 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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    • pp.29-29
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    • 1996
  • The structure of an antimicrobial peptide buforin II has been studied by $^1$H NMR and CD spectroscopy. Buforin II is flexible and random structure in H$_2$O but the parts of buforin II become helical structure in trifluoroethanol (TFE)/H$_2$O (1:1, v/v) solution. From the restrained molecular dynamics calculation using NMR data, we obtained the possible conformation of buforin II in TFE/H$_2$O solution. (omitted)

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조류 중 원형실린더 형상 구조물의 거동감소를 위한 실험적 연구 (Experimental Study on Reducing Motion of Circular Cylinder in Currents)

  • 임재환;조효제;황재혁;김재희;이태경;최윤우;이민준;김영규
    • 한국해양공학회지
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.350-357
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    • 2019
  • The development of marine technology is expected to increase the demand for marine plants because of increasing oil prices. Therefore, there is also expected to be an increase in the demand for cylindrical structures such as URF (umbilical, riser, flowline) structures and spars, which are used operating in various seas. However, a cylindrical structure experiences vortex induced motion (VIM) in a current. In particular, for risers and umbilicals, it is important to identify the characteristics of the VIM because interference between structures can occur. In addition, various studies have been conducted to reduce VIM because it is the cause of fatigue damage to structures. The helical strake, which was developed for VIM reduction, has an excellent VIM reduction performance, but is difficult to install on structures and has a negative effect on heave motion. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to supplement the shortcomings of the helical strake and develop a high-performance reduction device. In the reduction device developed in this study, a string is placed around the structure inside the flow, causing vibration. The vibration of this string causes a small turbulence in the flow field, reducing the VIM effect on the structure. Finally, in this study, the 2-DOF motion characteristics of models without a suppression device, models with a helical strake, and models with a string were investigated, and their reduction performances were compared through model tests.

자기 공명 무선 전력 전송 시스템에서 공진 코일의 배열에 관한 연구 (Study on Arrangement of Self-Resonant Coils in Wireless Power Transfer System Based on Magnetic Resonance)

  • 김진욱;지현호;최연규;윤영현;김관호;박영진
    • 한국전자파학회논문지
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    • 제21권6호
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    • pp.564-572
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문에서는 자기 공명 방식의 무선 전력 전송 시스템에서 공진 코일의 배열에 따른 특성을 제시한다. 공진 코일에는 헬리컬 구조를 사용하였다. 공진 코일을 설계하기 위해 헬리컬 코일의 인덕턴스와 커패시턴스를 구하였다. 유한 요소법을 이용하여 설계된 공진 코일을 시뮬레이션 하였고, 송수전 공진 코일 간의 다양한 배열에 대한 특성을 해석하였다. 검증을 위하여 시제품을 제작하였고, 수직 및 평행 배열일 때의 효율을 측정하였다. 측정 결과, 평행 배열일 때는 50 %의 전달 효율을 얻을 수 있는 구간이 코일 지름의 2배 이내였고, 수직 배열일때는 코일 지름의 1.5배 이내였다. 제작한 시제품은 평행 배열된 송수전 공진 코일이 40 cm 간격일 때 최대 84.25 %의 효율을 보였다.

Novel Preparation and Characterization of the α4-loop-α5 Membrane-perturbing Peptide from the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba δ-endotoxin

  • Leetachewa, Somphob;Katzenmeier, Gerd;Angsuthanasombat, Chanan
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.270-277
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    • 2006
  • Helices 4 and 5 of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba $\delta$-endotoxin have been shown to be important determinants for mosquito-larvicidal activity, likely being involved in membrane-pore formation. In this study, the Cry4Ba mutant protein containing an additional engineered tryptic cleavage site was used to produce the $\alpha4$-$\alpha5$ hairpin peptide by an efficient alternative strategy. Upon solubilization of toxin inclusions expressed in Escherichia coli and subsequent digestion with trypsin, the 130-kDa mutant protoxin was processed to protease-resistant fragments of ca. 47, 10 and 7 kDa. The 7-kDa fragment was identified as the $\alpha4$-loop-$\alpha5$ hairpin via N-terminal sequencing and mass spectrometry, and was successfully purified by size-exclusion FPLC and reversed-phase HPLC. Using circular dichroism spectroscopy, the 7-kDa peptide was found to exist predominantly as an $\alpha$-helical structure. Membrane perturbation studies by using fluorimetric calcein-release assays revealed that the 7-kDa helical hairpin is highly active against unilamellar liposomes compared with the 65-kDa activated full-length toxin. These results directly support the role of the $\alpha4$-loop-$\alpha5$ hairpin in membrane perturbation and pore formation of the full-length Cry4Ba toxin.

Studies of Tertiary Structures of Mastoparan B and Alanine Analogues by NMR Spectroscopy

  • Kyeunghee Yu;Kang, Shin-Won;Park, Nam-Gyu;Kim, Yangmee
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 1999년도 학술발표회 진행표 및 논문초록
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    • pp.33-33
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    • 1999
  • Mastoparan B (MP-B), an antimicrobial cationic tetradecapeptide amide isolated from the venom of the hornet Vespa basalis, is an amphiphilic ${\alpha}$-helical peptide. In order to study the relationship between the structure and biological activity, we used the three analogues by replacing amino acids with alanine (4LysAla: 4MP-B, 12-LYsAla: 12MP-B, 9TrpAla: 9Mp-B).(omitted)

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Periodicity in Chemical Shifts and Temperature Coefficients of $\alpha$-helix in TFE Solution

  • Suh, Jeong-Yong;Choi, Byong-Seok
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 1997년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.42-42
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    • 1997
  • Local conformation of helical peptides in TFE solution are studied by NMR spectroscopy. One is a helix containing proline and the other is its alanine derivative in which alanine is substituted for the proline. Chemical shift and temperature coefficient In NMR spectroscopy can be used preliminarily to determine secondary structure in proteins and peptides.(omitted)

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NMR Studies of Metal-binding Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone

  • Won, Ho-Shik
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제32권11호
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    • pp.4021-4026
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    • 2011
  • Functions of the luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) and its induced release by divalent metal ions have received great attention because this neurotransmitter subsequently regulates the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH). Metal-LHRH complexes were synthesized by addition of various Cu(II),Ni(II),Zn(II) ions into LHRH in order to understand how the induced release of LHRH is possible. The degree of complexation was monitored by $^1H$, $^{13}C$-NMR chemical shifts, and final products were identified by Mass spectrometry. Solutionstate structure determination of Zn(II)-LHRH out of metal-complexes was accomplished by using NMR and NMR-based distance geometry (DG). Interproton distance information from nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy was utilized for structure determination. Structure obtained in this study has a cyclic conformation exhibiting a specific ${\alpha}$-helical turn with residue numbers His[2]-Leu[7] out of 10 amino acids. Comparison of chemical shifts and EPR studies of Ni(II),Cu(II)-LHRH complexes exhibit that these metal complexes have 4-coordination geometry.

Effect of gamma-irradiation on the Physicochemical Properties of Hemoglobin

  • Lee, Seung-hwan;Song, Kyung-Bin
    • 한국식품저장유통학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국식품저장유통학회 2003년도 제23차 추계총회 및 국제학술심포지움
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    • pp.135.1-135
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    • 2003
  • To elucidate the effect of gamma-irradiation on the molecular properties of hemoglobin, the secondary, tertiary structure, and the molecular weight size of the protein were examined after irradiation at 0.5, 1, 5, and 10 kGy. Gamma-irradiation of hemoglobin solutions caused the disruption of the ordered structure of the protein molecules, as well as degradation, cross-linking, and aggregation of the polypeptide chains. A SDS-PAGE study indicated that irradiation caused initial fragmentation of the proteins and subsequent aggregation due to cross-linking of the protein molecules. The effect of irradiation on the protein was more significant at lower protein concentrations. Ascorbic acid decreased the degradation and aggregation of proteins by scavenging oxygen radicals that were produced by irradiation. A circular dichroism study showed that irradiation decreased the helical content of hemoglobin with a concurrent increase of the aperiodic structure content. Fluorescence spectroscopy indicated that irradiation decreased the emission intensity that was excited at 280 nm.

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Purification and Structural Studies on Human Pro-ghrelin

  • Yun, Ji-Hye;Lee, Jee-Won;Lee, Weon-Tae
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.40-50
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    • 2008
  • Ghrelin is a unique peptide hormone that releases growth factor and it stimulates appetite. It comes from pre pro-ghrelin by the post translational modification process and its innate functions are known as food up-take and the growth hormone regulation. Therefore, the structural information of ghrelin precursor is of importance in understanding it function. From our results, we found that the solution structure of ghrelin is mostly random coil conformation at neutral pH value and the structural population changes with pH environments. Data from circular dichroism in different TFE concentrations revealed that the secondary structure changes from random coil to a-helix and the isodichroic point is observed at 202nm, implying that two equilibrium states exist between random coil and helical structure.

PCS 및 IMT-2000 대역용 소형 로딩 슬리브 모노폴 설계 (The Design of a Low-Profile Loading Sleeve Monopole for PCS and IMT-2000 Frequency Bands)

  • 최광제;이은학
    • 한국전자파학회논문지
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.178-182
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    • 2003
  • 본 논문에서는 광대역 특성을 갖는 로딩 슬리브 모노폴의 구조를 이용하여 PCS 및 IMT-2000 대역에서 사용 가능하고, 안테나 전장이 현재 상용화되어 PCS 휴대용 단말기에 사용되고 있는 헤리컬 및 휩 결합형 안테나보다 짧은 로딩 슬리브 모노폴을 설계, 제작하였다. 설계, 제작한 로딩 슬리브 모노폴은 안테나 전장이 38 mm, 슬리브 부분의 직경은 8 mm이다. 제작한 안테나의 측정 결과는 PCS 및 IMT-2000주파수 대역인 1750 MHz~2170 MHz에서 VSWR은 1.5 이하이고, 이득은 3.5 dBi이다.