• 환경생물
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2010

Metal ions are essential to life. However, some metals such as mercury are harmful, even when present at trace amounts. Toxicity of mercury arises mainly from its oxidizing properties. Ionizing radiation (IR) is an active tool for destruction of cancer cells and diagnosis of diseases, etc. IR induces DNA double strand breaks in the nucleus, In addition, it causes lipid peroxidation, ceramide generation, and protein oxidation in the membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. Yeasts have been a commonly used material in biological research. In yeasts, the physiological response to changing environmental conditions is controlled by the cell types. Growth rate, mutation and environmental conditions affect cell size and shape distributions. In this work, the effect of IR and mercury chloride (II) on the morphology of yeast cells were investigated. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were treated with IR, mercury chloride (II) and IR combined with mercury chloride (II). Non-treated cells were used as a control group. Morphological changes were observed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The half-lethal condition from the previous experimental results was used to the IR combined with mercury. Yeast cells were exposed to 400 and 800 Gy at dose rates of 400Gy $hr^{-1}$ or 800 Gy $hr^{-1}$, respectively. Yeast cells were treated with 0.05 to 0.15 mM mercury chloride (II). Oxidative stress can damage cellular membranes through a lipidic peroxidation. This effect was detected in this work, after treatment of IR and mercury chloride (II). The cell morphology was modified more at high doses of IR and high concentrations of mercury chloride(II). IR and mercury chloride (II) were of the oxidative stress. Cell morphology was modified differently according to the way of oxidative stress treatment. Moreover, morphological changes in the cell membrane were more observable in the frequently stress treated cells than the temporarily stress treated cells.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2004

생태계는 수은의 화학적 형상 및 산업화에 따른 방출로 지속적이면서 다양하게 오염된다. 또한 수은은 화학적 여러 형태로 분류되며 쉽게 기화되는 성질로 인해 수은을 공정하는 과정에서 수많은 근로자들이 쉽게 급성 혹은 만성 중독이 될 수 있다. 그러나 수은의 유독성이 알려져 있기는 하나 생체가 환경에서 노출 가능한 저농도의 수은 영향에 대해서는 정확한 접근이 이루어지지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 실험은 이온화 방사선과 염화수은(II)의 영향을 비교해보고자 수행하였다. 미성숙의 웅성F344 흰쥐의 음용수에 염화수은을 녹여 실험기간 동안 음용시켰으며, 방사선 조사군의 경우는 6.5Gy의 감마선을 전신 조사하여 실험기간 동안 관찰하였다. 실험기간 동안의 체중의 변화량을 대조군과 비교 하였을 때, 염화수은을 처리한 군은 4.9% 증가를 보였으나, 감마선을 조사한 군에서는 14.4% 감소를 보였다. 혈액적 표지 인자들의 농도를 분석하여 각각 비교하였을 때, 염화수은을 처리하였을 때의 결과는 방사선을 전신조사한 것과는 확연히 다른 양상을 나타내었다. 반면 스트레스 호르몬으로 알려진 대표적인 부신피질 호르몬인 cortisol의 혈청내 농도는 대조군에 비해 두 실험군에서 모두 상승하였다. 각 외인성 인자에 의한 세포자연사 양상을 비교하고자 정소와 신장 조직에 대한 역전사중합반응을 실시하였다. Bax mRNA 분자의 발현은 두 실험군의 정소와 신장에서 모두 증가하였으나, Bcl-2 mRNA는 실험군에 따라 혹은 기관에 따라 다른 양상을 보였다. 본 실험의 결과 염화수은(II)은 주대상기관을 신장으로 하여 그 손상 기전은 이온화 방사선의 것과 구별되는 양상을 나타나는 것으로 확인하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1719-1723
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• 2002

1,5-diphenylcarbazone was immobilized on sodium dodecyl sulfate coated alumina. The alumina particle was effectively used for collection of mercury(II) and methylmercury cations at sub-ppb level. The adsorbed mercury was eluted with l mol $L^{-1}$ of hydrobromic acid solution. The mercury(II) was then directly measured by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry utilizing tin (II) chloride where as the total mercury was determined after the oxidation of methylmercury into the inorganic mercury. The methylmercury concentration was calculated by the difference between the value of total mercury and mercury (II). Mercury (II) and methylmercury cations were completely recovered from water with a preconcentration factor of 100 (for 1 L solution.) Relative standard deviation at Hg L ${\mu}gL^{-1}$ level 1.7%(n=8) and the limit of detection was 0.11 ${\mu}gL^{-1}$. The procedure was applied to spring water, well water and seawater and accuracy was assessed through recovery experiments.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.205-213
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• 1987

In order to investigate the effects of red ginseng extract to methyl mercury toxicities in mice, the serum lipoproteins, tissure protein patternsm and growth rates were studied. Animals wee divided into 3 groups of the control, group I treated with methyl mercury chloride only, and group II treated together with methyl mercury chloride and red ginseng extract. In serum lipoprotein fractions of group I, beta lipoprotein fraction was increased and pre-beta lipoprotein fraction was decreased in comparision to those of the control. However, there was almost no difference in quantities of serum lipoprotein fractions between the control and group II. Total pretein contents of groups I and II were increased in liver and those of groups I and II in the kidney were decreased. However, in comparison to group I, total protein contents of group II in the liver and kidney were similar values with those of the control. Percentage of tissue protein fractions between control and group I in the liver and kindey showed considerable difference. On the other hand, the percentage of protein fractions of group II approximated to that of the control. Daily average growth rate of body weight in group II was similar to the control, but that of group I was decreased significantly in comparison to the other 2 groups.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.127-139
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• 1991

Four group(Control I II, Treatment I II ) of Rats, each consisting of 10 rats, were studied Methylmercury Chloride MMc was orally given to Sprague-Dawley male at does of 10mg/kg (5 mg/kg $\cdot$ day), 10mg/kg after two weeks. This study was designed to investigate the distribution, the difference and the ratio of organic mercury, total mercury, zinc and copper in tissue, in each others group. The result were as follows: 1. There was no significantly difference in the body weight between two groups( p > 0.05). 2. There was significantly difference in the distribution of zinc concentration in liver, kidndey, blood, spleen between control I and treatment I, and in blood, spleen between control II and treatment II (P < 0.05). 3. There was significantly difference in the distribution of copper concentration in kidney, blood between control I and treatment I, and in spleen brain between control II and treatment II. 4. The ratio of zinc concentration in treatment/control was high at spleen. 5. The ratio of methylmercury/totalmercury was high at spleen.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2006

세포에 미치는 염화수은(II)과 이온화 방사선의 영향과 수은 처리 전 후 방사선 조사 시 그 상호 작용에 관해 알아보고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 염화수은(II)의 독성정도를 알아보기 위하여 사람의 자궁암 세포에 농도별로 염화수은(II)을 처리하였다. 세포의 생존율은 3가지 농도(1,0. 1,0. $0.01\;{\mu}M$)모두에서 유의하게 감소하였으며 이미 $0.1\;{\mu}M$에서 약 73%의 생존율이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 염화수은(II)과 방사선의 단독처리 시 DNA의 손상 정도에 비해 복합처리 시의 DNA손상 정도가 $2\sim4$배 정도 확연히 높아짐을 볼 수 있었다. 특히 방사선 후 수은 처리군은 DNA손상의 정도가 다른 처리군에 비하여 높게 나타났는데 이는 이미 기존의 보문에서 밝혀진 바와 같이 수은의 DNA수복에 관련되어 있는 Fpg protein에 미치는 영향 때문으로 사료된다. 이미 방사선에 의해 산화적 손상을 입은 DNA의 수복 기작을 수은이 방해하여 좀 더 높은 손상을 가져오는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1.1-11
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• 1992

To find heavy metal-specific effects on the photosynthetic apparatus of higher plants, we investigated effects of $CuCl_2$, HgCl_2$ and $ZnCl_2$ on electron transport activity and chlorophyll fluorescence induction kinetics of chloroplasts isolated from barley seedlings. Effects on some related processes such as germination, growth and photosynthetic pigments of the test plants were also studied. Germination and growth rate were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by these metals. Mercury was shown to be the most potent inhibitor of germination, growth and biosynthesis of photosynthetic pigments of barley plants. In the inhibition of electron transport activity, quantum yield of PS II, and chlorophyll fluorescence induction kinetics of chloroplasts isolated from barley seedlings, mercury chloride showed more pronounced effects than other two metals. Contrary to the effects of other two metals, mercury chloride increased variable fluorescence significantly and abolished qE in the fluorescence induction kinetics from broken chloroplasts of barley seedlings. This increase in variable fluorescence is due to the inhibition of the electron transport chain after PS ll and the following dark reactions. The inhibition of qE could be attributed to the interruption of pH formation and do-epoxidation of violaxathin to zeaxanthin in thylakoids by mercury. This unique effect of mercury on chlorophyll fluorescence induction pattern could be used as a good indicator for testing the presence and/or the concentration of mercury in the samples contaminated with heavy metals.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.276-281
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• 1991

Electrochemical behaviors of optically active sparteine-Cu(II) dihalide complexes were investigated by polarography and cyclic voltammetry (CV). These Cu(II) complexes are rather easier to be reduced to Cu(I) states when comparison is made with other nonplaner copper complexes, We have assigned the CV peaks and polarographic waves related to the redox processes for these complexes. We could also observe the exchange reaction of Cu(II) ion in the complex with mercury metal in the cell having mercury pool. The redox mechanism of these complelxes is as follows; The 1st wave appeared at +0.47 V/+0.65 V corresponds to the reaction of $SpCuX_2+ e{\rightleftarrow}SpCuX_{2^-}$ and the 2nd one at +0.26 V/+0.21 V does the reaction of $SpCuX_{2 ^-} +e{\rightleftarrow}SpCuX_2^{2-}$. The 3rd one at -0.35 V/-0.27 V is dueto the reduction of mercury complex formed via exchange reaction. Where, X is chloride ion.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.3459-3464
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• 2014

Synthesis and structural characterization of mercury(II) halides and perchlorate complexes (1-4) of bis-$OS_2$-macrocycle (L) are reported. L reacts with mercury(II) chloride and bromide to yield an isostructural 2D coordination polymers with type $[Hg(L)X_2]_n$ (1: X = Cl and 2: X = Br). In 1, each Hg atom which lies outside the cavity is six-coordinate with a distorted octahedral geometry, being bound to four adjacent ligands via monodentate Hg-S bonds and two remaining sites are occupied by two terminal chlorido ligands to form a fishnet-like 2D structure. When reacting with mercury(II) iodide, L afforded a 1D coordination polymer $\{[Hg_2(L)I_4]{\cdot}CHCl_3\}_n$ (3) in which each exocyclic Hg atom is four-coordinate, being bound to two sulfur donors from different ligands doubly bridging the ligand molecules in a head-to-tail mode. The coordination sphere in 3 is completed by two iodo terminal ligands, adopting a distorted tetrahedral geometry. On reacting with mercury(II) perchlorate, L forms solvent-coordinated 1D coordination polymer $\{[Hg_2(L)(DMF)_6](ClO_4)_4{\cdot}2DMF\}_n$ (4) instead of the anion-coordination. In 4, the Hg atom is five-coordinate, being bound to two sulfur donors from two different ligands doubly bridging the ligand molecules in a side-by-side mode to form a ribbon-like 1D structure. The three remaining coordination sites in 4 are completed by three DMF molecules in a monodentate manner. Consequently, the different structures and connectivity patterns for the observed exocyclic coordination polymers depending on the anions used are influenced not only by the coordination ability of the anions but also by anion sizes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.949-951
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• 1996