• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.359-366
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• 1993

Molds are eucaryotic, multicellular, multinucleate, filamentous organisms that reproduce by forming asexual and sexual spores. The spores are readily spread through the air and because they are very light-weight and tend to behave like dust particles, they are easily disseminated on air currents. Molds therefore are ubiquitous organisms that are found everywhere, throughout the environment. The natural habitat of most molds is the soil where they grow on and break down decaying vegetable matter. Thus, where there is decaying organic matter in an area, there are often high numbers of mold spores in the atmosphere of the environment. Molds are common contaminants of plant materials, including grains and seeds, and therefore readily contaminate human foods and animal feeds. Molds can tolerate relatively harsh environments and adapt to more severe stresses than most microorganisms. They require less available moisture for growth than bacteria and yeasts and can grow on substrates containing concentrations of sugar or salt that bacteria can not tolerate. Most molds are highly aerobic, requiring oxygen for growth. Molds grow over a wide temperature range, but few can grow at extremely high temperatures. Molds have simple nutritional requirements, requiring primarily a source of carbon and simple organic nitrogen. Because of this, molds can grow on many foods and feed materials and cause spoilage and deterioration. Some molds ran produce toxic substances known as mycotoxins, which are toxic to humans and animals. Mold growth in foods can be controlled by manipulating factors such as atmosphere, moisture content, water activity, relative humidity and temperature. The presence of other microorganisms tends to restrict mold growth, especially if conditions are favorable for growth of bacteria or yeasts. Certain chemicals in the substrate may also inhibit mold growth. These may be naturally occurring or added for the purpose of preservation. Only a relatively few of the approximately 100,000 different species of fungi are involved in the deterioration of food and agricultural commodities and production of mycotoxins. Deteriorative and toxic mold species are found primarily in the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Alternaria, Trichothecium, Trichoderma, Rhizopus, Mucor and Cladosporium. While many molds can be observed as surface growth on foods, they also often occur as internal contaminants of nuts, seeds and grains. Mold deterioration of foods and agricultural commodities is a serious problem world-wide. However, molds also pose hazards to human and animal health in the form of mycotoxins, as infectious agents and as respiratory irritants and allergens. Thus, molds are involved in a number of human and animal diseases with serious implication for health.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2013

콜라겐 함유량이 높은 한식메뉴에 대한 미생물학적 위해 평가를 위해 S. aureus와 Salmonella를 삼계탕, 어글탕, 오돌뼈 볶음, 전약, 족발에 접종하여 다양한 저장온도에서 세균수를 관찰하였다. $4^{\circ}C$의 저장온도에서는 5가지 콜라겐 함유식품에서 세균의 성장이 관찰되지 않았고, $10^{\circ}C$의 경우 삼계탕과 족발이 다른 식품에 비해 세균이 생장하는 패턴을 나타냈다. 저장온도 $20^{\circ}C$에서는 전약을 제외한 나머지 식품에서 세균이 생장하였고, $30^{\circ}C$에서도 전약만 세균수가 감소하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 5가지 콜라겐 함유식품 중 전약만 고온 저장온도에서 위해세균의 활성이 관찰되지 않고 감소하는 경향을 나타냈기 때문에 전약에 첨가된 정향, 대추, 계피, 생강, 후추에 대한 항균활성을 실험하였다. 그 결과 정향, 계피, 후추, 생강이 S. aureus에 대해 항균성을 보였고, Salmonella에 대해서는 정향과 계피만 항균력이 나타났으며, 대추는 항균능력이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대기
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2012

To investigate variation of aerosol number concentration at each different size with three-dimensional (3D) wind components in ocean area, aerosol particles and 3D wind components were measured in the Ieodo Ocean Research Station, which is located to 419 km southwest from Marado, the southernmost island of Korea, from 25 June to 8 July 2010. The Laser Particle Counter (LPC) and ultrasonic anemometer were used to measure the size of aerosol particles and 3D wind components (zonal (u), meridional (v), and vertical (w) wind) respectively. Surface weather chart, NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data and sounding data were used to analyze the synoptic condition. The distribution of aerosol number concentration had a large variation from bigger particles more than 1.0 ${\mu}m$ in diameter by wind direction during precipitation. In the number concentration of aerosol particles with respect to the weather conditions, particles larger than 1.0 ${\mu}m$ in size were decreased and sustained to the similar concentration at smaller particles during precipitation. The increase in aerosol number concentration was due to the sea-salt particles which was suspended by southwesterly and upward winds. In addition, the aerosol number concentration with vertical wind flow could be related with the occurrence and increasing mechanism of aerosol in marine boundary layer.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.597-604
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• 2014

$\small{D}$-Phenylglycine aminotransferase ($\small{D}$-PhgAT) from Pseudomonas stutzeri ST-201 is useful for enzymatic synthesis of enantiomerically pure $\small{D}$-phenylglycine. However, its low protein solubility prevents its application at high substrate concentration. With an aim to increase the protein solubility, the N-terminus of $\small{D}$-PhgAT was genetically fused with short peptides ($A_1$ ${\alpha}$-helix, $A_2$ ${\alpha}$-helix, and ALAL, which is a hybrid of $A_1$ and $A_2$) from a ferredoxin enzyme of a halophilic archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum. The fused enzymes $A_1$-$\small{D}$-PhgAT, $A_2$-$\small{D}$-PhgAT, and ALAL-$\small{D}$-PhgAT displayed a reduced pI and increased in solubility by 6.1-, 5.3-, and 8.1- fold in TEMP (pH 7.6) storage, respectively, and 5-, 4.5-, and 5.9-fold in CAPSO (pH 9.5) reaction buffers, respectively, compared with the wild-type enzyme (WT-$\small{D}$-PhgAT). In addition, all the fused $\small{D}$-PhgAT displayed higher enzymatic reaction rates than the WT-DPhgAT at all concentrations of L-glutamate monosodium salt used. The highest rate, $23.82{\pm}1.47$ mM/h, was that obtained from having ALAL-$\small{D}$-PhgAT reacted with 1,500 mM of the substrate. Moreover, the halophilic fusion significantly increased the tolerance of $\small{D}$-PhgAT in the presence of NaCl and KCl, being slightly in favor of KCl, where under the same condition at 3.5 M NaCl or KCl all halophilic-fused variants showed higher activity than WT-$\small{D}$-PhgAT.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.574-580
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• 2019

Group II형 샤페로닌은 단백질의 캡슐화를 유도하기 위해 열린 기질 결합 형태에서 닫힌 형태로 형태를 변화시키며, 이 때 ATP를 필요로 한다. 샤페로닌의 폴딩 유도는 ATP에 의한 샤페로닌의 구조 변화와 관련이 있는 것으로 보여진다. 본 연구에서는 Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3의 group II형 샤페로닌인 PhCpn의 ATPase 활성을 다양한 조건에서 측정하였다. PhCpn의 반응온도(37-85℃)와 ATP 농도(1.5-10 mM) 의존성을 확인한 결과, 반응 온도는 80℃에서, ATP 농도는 3 mM에서 최적 활성을 보였다. 염의 종류에 따른 ATPase의 활성을 분석한 결과, 1가 양이온은 300 mM LiCl, 2가 양이온은 5 mM MgCl₂에서 최적 활성을 나타내었다. ATP 기질에 대한 Km 값은 2.17 mM, Vmax 값은 833.3 μM/min으로 계산되었다. 이러한 결과는 의약학용 및 바이오 산업용 단백질(효소)을 장기간 활성유지하는데 PhCpn을 이용할 경우에 귀중한 기초 자료를 제공할 것이다.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.968-973
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• 1998

양이온성 계면활성제인 cetylpyridinium chloride(CPC)와 비이온성 계면활성제인 Triton X-100(TX-100)의 혼합계면활성제에 염(KCl과 $Na_2CO_3$)과 부탄올 이성질체(tert-부탄올, iso-부탄올과 n-부탄올)를 첨가하였을 때 변화되는 임계미셀농도값($CMC^*$)을 UV 분광광도법으로 측정하였다. 이들 $CMC^*$값들로부터 여러 가지 열역학적 함수값들을 유사상태분리모델(pseudo-phase separation model)을 이용한 식에 의해 계산하였으며 그 값들을 상호 비교하였다. 그 결과 염 및 부탄올 이성질체들을 첨가하였을 때 CPC/TX-100 혼합계면활성제의 미셀화는 순수 물에서의 경우보다 열역학적 함수값($X_1$, $\beta$, ${\gamma}i$, $ai^M$, $C_i$ 및 ${\Delta}H_{mix}$)들이 큰 차이를 보였으며, 또한 모두 비이상적 혼합미셀모델에 잘 일치하였으며 이상적 혼합미셀모델과는 음방향으로 크게 벗어남을 보였다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-46
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• 2004

해양심층수는 겨울철 표층수의 냉각으로 인하여 동해 고위도 지역인 극 지역에서 형성된 후 점차로 표층수와 혼합이 차단된 상태로 순환한다. 하구역 혼합만큼 뚜렷하지는 않지만, 지하염수는 순환해수와 지하수의 혼합물기다 높은 삼투압을 가지고 있는 해수는 바다와 연결된 대수층으로 스며들어 지하수와 혼합하게 된다. 해양심층수와 지하염수의 자원특성을 파악하기 위하여 이들 수괴의 기원과 성분 및 각 수자원에 대한 수질 특성과 자원 안정성을 조사하였다. 해수 중 산소와 수소 동위원소 비는 0‰, 인 반면, 지하염수는 지표수의 순환선(meteoric water line) 위에 있거나, 벗어나는 경우도 있다. 이러한 현상은 두 수괴가 다른 기원을 가지고 있다는 것을 의미한다. 해수에 용존 된 주성분 이온(Na, Ca, Mg, K) 들은 각각 일정한 성분비를 이루고 있다. 그러나 지하염수에서 이들 주성분 원소들의 일정성분비의 법칙이 성립하지 않는 것이 관측되었다. 그 이유는 주변 토양과 지하수 사이의 화학적 반응에 기인한다. 또한 해양심층수는 지하염수에 비하여 기능성 미량 원소들이 풍부하고 생물학적 친하력이 높은 반면, 유해한 박테리아와 인공 오염물이 적은 특성을 가지고 있으며, 자원적인 측면에서도 안정성을 가지고 있다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2010

Losartan potassium, 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[p-(o-1H-tetrazol-5-ylphenyl)benzyl]imidazole-5-methanol mono-potassium salt, is a new class of antihypertensive agents, and is an antagonist in angiotensin receptor. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two Losartan potassium tablets, Cozaar tablet (MSD Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) and Losata tablet (Kyung Dong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), according to the guidelines of the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). The release of losartan from the two losartan potassium formulations in vitro was tested using KP VIII Apparatus II method with various dissolution media. Twenty eight healthy male subjects, $23.86{\pm}1.80$ years in age and $67.27{\pm}6.60\;kg$ in body weight, were divided into two groups and a randomized $2{\times}2$ cross-over study was employed. After a single tablet containing 50 mg as losartan potassium was orally administered, blood samples were taken at predetermined time intervals, and the concentrations of losartan in serum were determined using HPLC with fluorescence detector. The dissolution profiles of two formulations were similar in all tested dissolution media. The pharmacokinetic parameters such as $AUC_t$, $C_{max}$ and $T_{max}$ were calculated, and Equiv Test/K-BE Test 2002 was utilized for the statistical analysis of the parameters using logarithmically transformed $AUC_t$, $C_{max}$ and untransformed $T_{max}$. The results showed that the differences between two formulations based on the reference drug, Cozaar, were -2.70%, 1.45% and 2.31% for $AUC_t$, $C_{max}$ and $T_{max}$, respectively. There were no sequence effects between two formulations in these parameters. The 90% confidence intervals using logarithmically transformed data were within the acceptance range of log 0.8 to log 1.25 (e.g., log 0.8852~log 1.0655 and log 0.8319~log 1.2342 for $AUC_t$ and $C_{max}$, respectively). Thus, the criteria of the KFDA bioequivalence guideline were satisfied, indicating Losata tablet was bioequivalent to Cozaar tablet.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 2001

농경지로의 개발 가능성이 높은 중국 길림성 백성지역의 주요한 토양인 흑개토의 이화학성 및 인산 흡착특성을 조사하였다. 토지 이용방식 또는 재배작물이 서로 다른 중국 길림성 백성지역 4곳과 중국 용정에 위치한 연변 대학교 농과대학 부속 시험장 1곳에서 1993년 8월에 토양을 채취하여 실험을 수행하였다, 중국 길림성 백성지역 토양의 $_PH$는 미경작지 10.2, 경작지는 $7.3{\sim}7.6$으로 비교적 높았다. 양이온 치환용량은 20 cmol(+) $kg^{-1}$ 이상이었으며, 치환성 양이온 중 Na는 특히 표토에 많이 존재하였으며, Ca의 함량이 매우 높아 Ca 포화율이 100% 이상을 나타내었다. 토양 포화 침출액의 주요 양이온은 Na이었으며, ECe와 SAR을 기준으로 백성 미경작지 토양은 염류-나트륨성 토양, 경작지 토양은 나트륨성 또는 일반 토양에 해당하였다. 백성지역 토양의 유효인산 함량은 10mg P $kg^{-1}$ 미만으로 아주 낮았으며, 최대 인산흡착량은 $ $ mg P $kg^{-1}$이었다. 길림성 백성지역 토양의 경우 유효인산 함량이 매우 낮아 토양 비옥도 중진을 위한 인산질 비료의 시용과 함께 토양 투수성의 개선 등과 같은 적절한 토양 관리가 필요하며, 용정지역 토양의 경우에는 인산흡착 특성을 고려하여 인의 과잉 축적을 방지하기 위한 인산질 비료의 적정 시용을 권장하여야 한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.4331-4338
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• 2014

$N^1$-(2, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)-$N^8$-hydroxyoctanediamide (N25) is a novel SAHA cap derivative of HDACi, with a patent (No. CN 103159646). This invention is a hydroxamic acid compound with a structural formula of $RNHCO(CH_2)6CONHOH$ (wherein R=2, 5dimethoxyaniline), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt which is soluble. In the present study, we investigated the effects of N25 with regard to drug distribution and molecular docking, and anti-proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycling, and $LD_{50}$. First, we designed a molecular approach for modeling selected SAHA derivatives based on available structural information regarding human HDAC8 in complex with SAHA (PDB code 1T69). N25 was found to be stabilized by direct interaction with the HDAC8. Anti-proliferative activity was observed in human glioma U251, U87, T98G cells and human lung cancer H460, A549, H1299 cells at moderate concentrations ($0.5-30{\mu}M$). Compared with SAHA, N25 displayed an increased antitumor activity in U251 and H460 cells. We further analyzed cell death mechanisms activated by N25 in U251 and H460 cells. N25 significantly increased acetylation of Histone 3 and inhibited HDAC4. On RT-PCR analysis, N25 increased the mRNA levels of p21, however, decreased the levels of p53. These resulted in promotion of apoptosis, inducing G0/G1 arrest in U251 cells and G2/M arrest in H460 cells in a time-dependent and dose-dependent manner. In addition, N25 was able to distribute to brain tissue through the blood-brain barrier of mice ($LD_{50}$: 240.840mg/kg). In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that N25 will provide an invaluable tool to investigate the molecular mechanism with potential chemotherapeutic value in several malignancies, especially human glioma.