• Macromolecular Research
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.109-113
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• 2007

The surface molecular motion of monodisperse polystyrene (PS) films was examined using scanning vis-coelasticity microscopy (SVM) in conjunction with lateral force microscopy (LFM). The dynamic storage modulus, E', and loss tangent, $tan\delta$, at a PS film surface with number-average molecular weights, $M_n$, smaller than 30 k were found to be smaller and larger than those for the bulk sample, even at room temperature, meaning that the PS surface is in a glass-rubber transition or fully rubbery sate at this temperature when the $M_n$ is small. In order to quantitatively elucidate the dynamics of the molecular motion at the PS surface, SVM and LFM measurements were performed at various temperatures. The glass transition temperature, $T_g$, at the surface was found to be markedly lower than the bulk $T_g$, and this discrepancy between the surface and bulk became larger with decreasing $M_n$. Such an intensive activation of the thermal molecular motion at the PS surfaces can be explained in terms of an excess free volume in the vicinity of the film surface induced by the preferential segregation of the chain end groups.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.113-117
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• 2005

To prepare oligouronic acids from high-molecular-weight alginates, sea tangle Laminaria japonicus alginates were hydrolyzed at $80^{\circ}C$ for various hydrolysis times (HT). The effects of hydrolysis time on the distribution ratios (DR) of the molecular weights (MW) of the hydrolyzed alginates were in-vestigated. As HT increased, the DR of the alginates with MW>500 kDa decreased ex-ponentially, while those with MW=50-100 kDa or MW<50 kDa increased exponentially. For MW=300-500 kDa, DR increased exponentially until HT reached 60 min, and then decreased exponentially. Similarly, for MW=100-300 kDa, DR increased exponentially until HT reached 90 min, and then decreased.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.46-54
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• 2013

Objective: This study was undertaken to isolate a fibrin(ogen)olytic enzyme from the snake venom of Gloydius blomhoffii siniticus and to investigate the enzymatic characteristics and hemorrhagic activity of the isolated enzyme as a potential pharmacopuncture agent. Methods: The fibrinolytic enzyme was isolated by using chromatography, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and fibrin plate assay. The characteristics of the enzyme were determined by using fibrin plate assay, protein hydrolysis analysis, and hemorrhage assay. Its amino acid composition was determined. Results: The fibrin(ogen)olytic enzyme with the molecular weight of 27 kDa (FE-27kDa) isolated from G. b. siniticus venom consisted of two heterogenous disulfide bond-linked polypeptides with the molecular weights of 15 kDa and 18 kDa. When more than $20{\mu}g$ of FE-27kDa was applied on the fibrin plate, fibrinolysis zone was formed as indicating its fibrinolytic activity. The fibrinolytic activity was inhibited completely by phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride (PMSF) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and partially by thiothreitol and cysteine. Metal ions such as $Hg^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}$ inhibited the fibrinolytic activity completely, but $Mn^{2+}$ did not. FE-27kDa preferentially hydrolyzed ${\alpha}$-chain of fibrinogen and slowly hydrolyzed ${\beta}$-chain, but did not hydrolyze ${\gamma}$-chain. High-molecular-weight polypeptides of gelatin were hydrolyzed partially into polypeptides with molecular weights of more than 45 kDa. A dosage of more than $10{\mu}g$ of FE-27kDa per mouse was required to induce hemorrhage beneath the skin. Conclusion: FE-27kDa was a serine proteinase consisting of two heterogeneous polypeptides, hydrolyzed fibrin, fibrinogen, and gelatin, and caused hemorrhage beneath the skin of mouse. This study suggests that the potential of FE-27kDa as pharmacopuncture agent should be limited due to low fibrinolytic activity and a possible side effect of hemorrhage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.9
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• pp.1285-1292
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• 2016

Changes in surface hydrophobicity of soy protein isolate (SPI), which plays an important role in the functional characteristics of protein, were measured according to various SPI concentrations, pH levels, electrolytes concentrations, and alginate molecular weights by using 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonic acid as a fluorescent probe. SPI surface hydrophobicity decreased as SPI concentrations increased. SPI surface hydrophobicity reached a maximum at pH 7.0. SPI surface hydrophobicity rapidly increased as the NaCl concentration of SPI solution increased up to 100 mM, and showed no large increases above 100 mM. However, SPI surface hydrophobicity radically decreased until the $CaCl_2$ concentration reached 50 mM and revealed no large variations above 50 mM. A similar trend was exhibited in the case of $MgCl_2$. As both the concentration and molecular weight of sodium alginate increased, SPI surface hydrophobicity decreased. The increasing rate of SPI surface hydrophobicity decreased as the molecular weight of sodium alginate increased.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2001

Monomer casting nylons were synthesized by casting anionic polymerization of ${\varepsilon}$-caprolactam. Polymerization rates, molecular weights of the products and the conversions were determined while varying the content of catalysts in the range of 0.2~0.6 mol% and 0.1~1.0 mol% for initiator. The polymerization rates were enhanced as the ratio of catalysts to initiator increased. The maximum molecular weight was observed when the ratio of catalysts to initiator was 0.8, and as the ratio increased the molecular weight decreased. On the other hand, when the ratio of catalysts to initiator was below 0.8, the conversions and the molecular weights were abruptly diminished due to the termination of growing chains.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.17-23
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• 2004

In this study, we prepared the polycarbonates with various molecular weights by melt polymerization and investigated the crystallization by solvent induced crystallization. Effects of the types and compositions of solvents, crystallizing temperatures and molecular weights on crystallinity and melt temperatures of polycarbonates were evaluated by DSC, XRD and SEM. In case of low molecular weight polycarbonates and high crystallization temperature, the crystallinity of the polycarbonate was increased. As the increase of the crystallization temperature and the solution concentration, relatively uniform crystalline structures were obtained. Also, by treating with mixed solvents, the control of desired surface areas and crystallinity could be possible.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.175-183
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• 1986

The isolate HL-15 of Bacillus thuringiensis had common biochemical characteristics of the 23 serovarieties of B. thuringiensis. The isolates formed round endotoxin crystals which killed insect larvae, showed independent serological H antigen to the 23 serotypes, and contained two defferect DNA elements with over 100 Mdaltons of molecular weights.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.58-58
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• 2006

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.12
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• pp.3834-3837
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• 2010

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.360-363
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• 1995

The photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate(MMA) with phenylsilane wasperformed. The molecular weights of the poly(MMA) containing SiH moieties were increased with augment of molar ratio of PhSiH3 over MMA by cross-linking via hydrosilation at the expense of isolated yield. Phenylsilane apparently influenced on the photopolymerization as a chain transfer agent and solvent.