• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.68-77
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• 2006

The heartwood of cengal (Neobalanocarpus heimii) is known to have a high degree of decay resistance by virtue of its high extractive content. After 30 years in ground contact an utility pole of this tropical hardwood was found to be degraded only in the surface layers by cavity-forming soft rot fungi. The present work was undertaken 1) to characterize the degradation of cengal heartwood from the aspect of ultrastructure and chemistry and 2) to investigate the correlation between soft rot decay and its extractive microdistribution in wood tissues. The chemical analysis of cengal heartwood revealed the presence of a high amount of extractives as well as lignin. The wood contained a relatively high amount of condensed lignin and the guaiacyl units. Microscopic observations revealed that vessels, fibers and parenchyma cells (both ray and axial parenchyma) all contained extractives in their lumina, but in variable amounts. The lumina of fibers and most axial parenchyma were completely or almost completely filled with the extractives. TEM micrographs showed that cell walls were also impregnated with extractives and that pit membranes connecting parenchyma cells were well coated and impregnated with extractives. However, fungal hyphae were present in the extractive masses localized in cell lumina, and indications were that the extractives did not completely inhibit fungal growth. The extent of cell wall degradation varied with tissue types. The fibers appeared to be more susceptible to decay than vessels and parenchyma. Middle lamella was the only cell wall region which remained intact in all cell types which were severely degraded. The microscopic observations suggested a close correlation between extractive microdistribution and the pattern and extent of cell wall degradation. In addition to the toxicity to fungi, the physical constraint of the extractive material present in cengal heartwood cells is likely to have a profound effect on the growth and path of invasion of colonizing fungi, thus conferring protection to wood by restricting fungal entry into cell walls. The presence of relatively high amount of condensed lignin is also likely to be a factor in the resistance of cengal heartwood to soft rot decay.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.758-763
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• 1997

당도와 ascorbic acid함량이 높은 우수한 신선 과일인 생대추를 장기간 저장하기 위하여 숙도 및 저장온도에 따른 무등품종 대추의 호흡특성, 저장 중 품질변화를 측정하였다. 녹숙 대추와 적숙 대추의 숙도에 따라서 호흡속도는 차이가 없어서 non-climacteric특성으로 간주될 수 있었고, 호흡의 온도의존성에서도 숙도간에 차이가 없었다. 적숙 대추가 녹숙 대추에 비해서 단위과중이 약간 크며, 가용성 고형분 농도와 ascorbic acid 함량이 약간 높았다. 대추는 저장 중 조직의 연화가 먼저 나타난 후 부패가 진행되었다. 대추의 저장 중 연화 및 부패의 진행은 녹숙대추의 경우가 적숙대추에 비해서 늦어서 장기저장을 위해서는 녹숙대추를 저장하는 것이 유리하였다. 저장 중 녹숙 대추의 표면색택은 붉은 색으로 착색이 진행되고 가용성 고형분은 증가하고, 총산과 ascorbic acid 함량은 감소하였다. $-2^{\circ}C,\;0^{\circ}C,\;5^{\circ}C,\;10^{\circ}C,\;20^{\circ}C$에서의 녹숙 대추의 저장실험에서는 $-2^{\circ}C$에서는 저온장해가 발생하였고, $5^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 온도가 높을수록 품질변화와 부패가 빨라서, $0^{\circ}C$가 저장적온으로 판단되었다. 저장적온인 $0^{\circ}C$에서 대추는 40일정도 밖에 신선한 상태로 저장될 수 없어서 보다 장기간의 저장이 가능한 포장 기법의 적용이 필요한 것으로 평가되었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1992년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.64-67
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• 1992

To improve signal-to-noise ratio in sodium image, short echo time (2-3 ms) and long data acquisition (10-20 ms) protocols are used. Sodium in biological specimens demonstrates a bi-exponential decay of transverse magnetization and the fast decaying component of the sodium signal results in the reconstruction of images which are blurred significantly. The spatially-dependent nature of the blurs are due mainly to the presence of short local transverse relaxation values (0.7-3 ms) of sodium in tissue. We present an algorithm that corrects for object-dependent blurs due to fast-decaying T2 and improves the computational behavior of the algorithm by incorporating a relaxation parameter into the iterative process.

• 분석과학
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2021

에탄올 대사체인 에틸글루쿠로나이드(ethyl glucuronide, EtG)와 에틸설페이트(ethyl sulfate, EtS)는 에탄올 섭취의 직접적인 지표물질로서 여러 생체 시료에서 법과학적으로 다양하게 연구되고 있다. 부검 변사자에게서 검출된 에탄올이 사망 전 음주에 의한 것인지 사후 부패에 의해 생성된 에탄올인지 판단하기 위해서는 에탄올 대사체를 분석할 필요가 있다. 일반적으로 혈액에서 에탄올과 함께 EtG, EtS를 검출하고 있지만 부패 상황에 따라 혈액을 확보하는 것이 어려우므로 조직 생체시료를 이용해 에탄올 대사체를 검출함으로써 이를 대체해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 조직 중에서 비장을 선택하여 LC-MS/MS를 이용해 EtG, EtS를 검출하였으며 시험법이 적합한 방법인지를 증명하기 위해 밸리데이션을 수행하여 법과학적 감정에 사용할 수 있는 분석법을 완성하고 실제 부검 사례에 적용하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.157-168
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• 1967

The entry of antipyrine and urea from the peritoneal cavity of rabbit into organ tissue and blood plasma was studied. Two hundred mg of antipyrine plus 300 mg of urea in 10 ml Ringer's solution was injected into the peritoneal cavity of anesthetized rabbit. The injection was made from above of a rabbit kept tying right side down and it enabled part of the abdominal organs (liver, intestine, kidney) was immersed in the injected solution and kept high concentration gradient throughout the experimental period. The remaining part of the organs was revered only by a thin film of the test solution. Subsequently, in this part of the organs the concentration gradient of the diffusible substances during entry was presumed to decrease as time elapsed. Four pieces of the liver tissue were taken namely, the right superficial, right deep, left superficial and left deep portions. Two were taken from the small intestine, one from the portion which was immersed in. the fluid and the other from that above the fluid mass. Both kidneys were separately analyzed. As a remote organ the gastrocnemius muscle was taken from the right leg of the animal. The intervals which were the time periods elapsed after injections were 5,7,10,15 or 30 minutes. At each point 5 animals were sacrificed and the concentrations of the test substances in the tissue water were measured. The results obtained were as follows. 1. In the liver the right portion which was immersed in the fluid showed higher concentration if the test substances than the left portion and the superficial region exceeded the deep region. The concentrations diminished as the time elapsed after infusion, particulary in the case of antipyrine, suggesting circulatory removal of the substances. In urea such decreasing tendency of the concentration was not obvious, and suggested slower removal rate of it as compared with that of antipyrine. 2. In the small intestine there was no regional difference in the concentration of the test substances. Because of the intestinal motility different portions of the intestine were seemed to have bathed in the fluid of the same concentration. In general the concentrations in the intestinal wall exceeded those of the liver, suggesting a slower removal rate than in the latter. 3. In the kidney the accumulation of the endogenous urea was predominant, and the accumulating mechanism in the renal tissue went on during the period of the experiment. Therefore it revealed increasing tendencies as the time elapsed. The penetration of the test substances in this organ from the peritoneal cavity seemed to be slower than in other abdominal organs, namely liver or small intestine. Part of the test substances in the kidney were obviously brought by the blood stream. 4. Rapid exponential decay of the concentration of antipyrine and of the osmolality of the peritoneal fluid was attributed to the extensive removal through the whole dimension of the peritoneal surface, and the remote organ such as the gastrocnemius muscle attained a fairly close value to that of the abdominal organs in less than 30 minutes. The factors which related to the absorption rate were discussed. They were the concentration gradient, permeability and the regional perfusion rate.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2001

Fungus gnats, Bradysia spp.의 기주를 조사한 결과 오이, 멜론, 수박, 애호박, 토마토, 고추, 파프리카, 백합, 카네이션, 장미, 거베라, 국화, 호접란, 글라디오러스, 생강, 천궁, 작두콩, 신선초, 등굴레, 소나무, 해송 등 21종이 조사되었고 이들 유충은 작물의 지제부나 뿌리근권을 가해하여 뿌리절단, 줄기내 침입 등으로 생육저해, 시들음 증상, 식물체 고사의 원인이 된다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2014

Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is a facultative anaerobic bacterium mainly found in the oral cavity and is known to contribute to tooth decay and gingivitis. Recent studies on intestinal microbiota have revealed that microorganisms forming a biofilm play important roles in maintaining tissue homeostasis through their own metabolism. However, the physiological roles of oral microorganisms such as S. mutans are still unclear. In our current study, we identified that constituents released from S. mutans (CR) reduce arecoline-mediated cytotoxicity without producing toxic effects themselves. Arecoline, as a major alkaloid of areca nut, is known to mediate cytotoxicity on oral epithelial cells and induces a sustained intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) increase that is cytotoxic. The exposure of human gingival fibroblast (HGF) cells to CR not only inhibited the sustained $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase but also the initial $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ elevation. In contrast, CR had no effects on the gene regulation mediated by arecoline. These results demonstrate that S. mutans has physiological role in reducing cytotoxicity in HGF cells and may be considered a novel pharmaceutical candidate.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.551-564
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• 2020

Proper development of the nervous system is critical for its function, and deficits in neural development have been implicated in many brain disorders. A precise and predictable developmental schedule requires highly coordinated gene expression programs that orchestrate the dynamics of the developing brain. Especially, recent discoveries have been showing that various mRNA chemical modifications can affect RNA metabolism including decay, transport, splicing, and translation in cell type- and tissue-specific manner, leading to the emergence of the field of epitranscriptomics. Moreover, accumulating evidences showed that certain types of RNA modifications are predominantly found in the developing brain and their dysregulation disrupts not only the developmental processes, but also neuronal activities, suggesting that epitranscriptomic mechanisms play critical post-transcriptional regulatory roles in development of the brain and etiology of brain disorders. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of molecular regulation on transcriptome plasticity by RNA modifications in neurodevelopment and how alterations in these RNA regulatory programs lead to human brain disorders.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.565-572
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• 2006

팔당호에서 분포 면적과 빈도가 가장 큰 대형 수생 식물인 줄(Zizania latifolia), 갈대(Phragmites communis), 애기부들(Typha angustata) 3종의 잎과 줄기의 분해 실험을 낙엽 주머니 법(litter bag method)을 이용하여 2005년 7월에서 12월까지 실험하였다. 97일간의 실험 기간 동안 줄의 잎과 줄기는 각각 초기 건중량의 78.8%와 77.4%, 갈대의 잎과 줄기는 각각 67.5%와 43.6%, 애기부들의 잎과 줄기는 각각 55.3%와 61.9% 분해되었다. 식물체의 분해로 인한 중량 감소는 높은 질소(N) 함량과, 낮은 C/N을 보인 종과 식물체 부위에서 빠른 분해율을 나타내는 뚜렷한 상관이 있었다. 반면에 리그닌(lignin)의 함량이 높거나, lignin/N, cellulose/N이 높은 식물 종과 부위에서는 그 분해율이 늦은 것으로 나타났다. 수온과 수중 인(P)의 함량 변화와 낙엽 분해율 사이에는 양의 상관을 보였으나, $NO_3^-$-N 함량과는 음의 상관을 보였다. 더욱이 낙엽주머니의 망목의 크기를 달리한 각 낙엽주머니에서의 분해율은 차이를 나타내지 않아 이들 식물체의 분해는 대부분 갉아먹는 수생미소절지동물에 의하여 진행되는 것이 아니라 세균이나 곰팡이 등과 같은 미생물의 작용에 의하여 분해되고 있는 것으로 보이며, 특히 수중의 질소와 인(P)의 함량은 수온의 변화와 함께 이들 미생물의 소장에 영향을 주는 주요 환경요소로서 수중 식물체의 분해에 영향을 미치는 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제112권4호
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• pp.554-560
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• 2023

불법 목재 유통을 막기 위해 DNA를 활용한 수종 및 원산지 식별이 이루어지고 있지만, 목재의 물리·화학적 특성 때문에 양질의 DNA를 얻기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 목재 DNA 추출 수율과 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 성공률에 목재 조직의 나이가 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여, 국내 주요 수종인 소나무 원목에서 DNA를 추출하여, 목재의 나이테 생성 시기와 추출 DNA 농도(ng/μl) 및 순도(A260/A280) 그리고 PCR 성공률(%)의 관계를 확인하였다. 분석 결과, 나이테가 형성층으로부터 멀어질수록, 즉 오래 전에 생성된 목재일수록, 추출한 DNA의 농도와 순도는 유의하게 감소하였다. 증폭 길이가 짧은 trnM-trnV(285 bp) 영역과 rpoC1(298 bp) 영역의 경우 PCR 증폭 성공률이 100 %였으나, rbcL(1.3 kb) 영역의 경우 66.67 %였고 30년보다 오래된 조직에서는 모두 증폭에 실패하였다. 시간이 지남에 따라 목재 세포의 사멸과 함께 양질의 DNA가 파괴되어 DNA 농도, 순도, PCR 성공률이 감소한 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 목재를 활용한 수종 동정 등에 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대된다.