• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2023

Endoribonuclease YbeY is specific to the single-stranded RNA of ribosomal RNAs and small RNAs. This enzyme is essential for the maturation and quality control of ribosomal RNA in a wide range of bacteria and for virulence in some pathogenic bacteria. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of YbeY from Staphylococcus aureus at a resolution of 1.9 Å in the presence of zinc chloride. The structure showed a zinc ion at the active site and two molecules of tricarboxylic acid citrate, which were also derived from the crystallization conditions. Our structure showed the zinc ionbound local environment at the molecular level for the first time. Molecular comparisons were performed between the carboxylic moieties of citrate and the phosphate moiety of the RNA backbone, and a model of YbeY in complex with a single strand of RNA was subsequently constructed. Our findings provide molecular insights into how the YbeY enzyme recognizes singlestranded RNA in bacteria.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.85-88
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• 1990

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of the copper (II) complex with the 2-methylamino-1-cyclo-pentene-1-dithiocarboxylate (acdc) anion, $Cu(N-CH_3acdc)_2$ has been studied in the diamagnetic host lattices afforded by the corresponding divalent nickel, zinc, cadmium and mercury complexes. EPR parameters of the complex support the exclusive use of sulfur atoms by the ligand in metal binding. A combination of host lattice structure and covalency effects can be account for the observed spin-Hamiltonian parameters.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.149-154
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• 2007

The zinc prosphate film treatments used to lubricating treatment of mostly cold forging processes. But there are several problems happened to lubricating treatment process such as happening harmful environment on person, complex lubrication processing occurring in energy and time consumption, eco-destructive and chemical by-product generation, the needs of waste disposal etc. As a result, a water-soluble lubricant was developed to replace the perfect or some of the zinc prosphate film in the world. In order to solve these problems, this study evaluated the performance of the typical water-soluble. In this study, for these requirement inquiry of two part. First, about possibility of replace zinc phosphate lubricant, quantitatively evaluation developed of water-soluble lubricant for cold forging vs zinc phosphate lubricant. Second, About optimization of coating Process use to equipment with practicable automatic coating Process. The performance evaluation of these lubricants was conducted using the double cup extrusion test and spike forging test. With the use of the commercial FE code DEFORM, friction factor calibration curves, i.e. cup height ratio vs. punch stroke and spike height vs. punch stroke, were established for different friction factor values. By matching the cup height ratio and the punch stroke and spike height vs. punch stroke from experiment to that obtained from FE simulations, the friction factor of the lubricants was determined. Survey of comparative analysis use to SEM that sprayed lubricant surface structure of grain shape and characteristic of lubricant performance based on grain shape and deformed lubricant surface expansion. As a result, developed lubricant were found to perform comparable to or better than zinc phosphate. And thought this result, innovatively cope with generated problem of existing lubrication process.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.699-704
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• 2000

도금폐수중의 시안이온의 전기화학적 분해 및 아연이온의 제거에 관한 연구를 백금으로 도금된 티타늄 양극과 스텐레스 음극 전극을 사용하여 수행하였다. 전기분해시간, 셀전류, 첨가제, 염화물농도등의 여러 가지 실험파라메터를 연구하여 도금폐수중의 시안화물 분해 및 수용액중의 아연이온의 효과적인 제거에 사용하였다. 셀전류와 첨가제의 종류에 따라 시안이온의 분해 및 아연이온의 제거 효율이 크게 영향을 받는 것이 발견되었다. 시안이온의 분해 및 아연이온의 제거를 위한 경제적이며 높은 효율을 나타내는 최적화된 조건은 1시간의 전기분해시간, 12A의 전류, 그리고 0.5 M NaCl 첨가제를 사용하여 확립하였다. 양극에서의 시안이온의 분해에 관한 반응메카니즘도 논의하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1160-1167
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• 2017

Objective: To assess the effects of proteinate complex zinc (PC-Zn) on growth performance, antioxidative function, trace element concentrations and immune function in weaned piglets. Methods: Three hundred newly weaned barrows ($Duroc{\times}Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$), 28 days of age, were randomly allotted to 3 dietary groups of 5 replicate pens per group for 4 weeks of feeding. Experimental diets were: i) zinc deficient diet (ZnD, 24 mg/kg Zn supplementation from $ZnSO_4$), ii) inorganic Zn diet supplemented with 120 mg/kg of Zn from Zn sulfate ($ZnSO_4$), and iii) organic Zn diet supplemented with 120 mg/kg of Zn from PC-Zn. The body weight of pigs were recorded at the beginning, at the middle and at the end of the experiment, and the amount of feed supplied each day was recorded. Five barrows from each dietary treatment group were selected to be anesthetized and euthanized at the end of the trial to determine the Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn concentrations, the hepatic metallothionein content, the levels of methane dicarboxylic aldehyde (MDA), Mn, and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the spleen, the levels of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-10, interferon $(IFN)-{\gamma}$, $CD3^+$, $CD4^+$, and $CD8^+$ T lymphocyte. Results: The accumulation of Zn in the spleen, levels of SOD, GSH-Px, IL-4, IL-10, the proportions of $CD3^+$ and $CD4^+$ T lymphocyte, and the ratio of $CD4^+/CD8^+$ T lymphocyte were increased by organic Zn supplementation compared to ZnD, while the levels of MDA, $IFN-{\gamma}$, and proportion of $CD8^+$ T lymphocyte were lowered. Conclusion: These findings indicate that Zn can improve the antioxidant potential and immune functions of weaned piglets.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1477-1483
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• 2004

We present the tandem mass spectrometry applications carried out to elucidate the coordination structure of Zn(II) bound lysine ternary complexes, $(Zn+Lys+Lys-H)^+$, which is a good model system to represent a simple (metallo)enzyme-substrate complex (ES). In particular, experimental efforts were focused on revealing the involvement of a lysine side chain ${\varepsilon}$-amino group in the coordination of $Zn^{2+}$ divalent ions. MS/MS fragmentation pattern showed that all the oxygen species within a complex fell off in the form of $H_2O$ in contrast to those of other ternary complexes containing amino acids with simple side chains (4-coordinate geometries, Figure 1a), suggesting that the lysine complexes have different coordination structures from the others. The participation of a lysine basic side chain in the coordination of Zn(II) was experimentally evidenced in MS/MS for $N{\varepsilon}$-Acetyl-L-Lys Zn(II) complexes with acetyl protection groups as well as in MS/MS for the ternary complexes with one $NH_3$ loss, $(Zn+Lys+Lys-NH_3-H)^+$. Detailed structures were predicted using ab initio calculations on $(Zn+Lys+Lys-H)^+$ isomers with 4-, 5-, and 6-coordinate structures. A zwitterionic 4-coordinate complex (Figure 7d) and a 5-coordinate structure with distorted bipyramidal geometry (Figure 7b) are found to be most plausible in terms of energy stability and compatibility with the experimental observations, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.3547-3552
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• 2013

Single crystal EPR and optical studies of a mixed ligand zinc(II) complex doped with VO(II) ion is carried out to establish the structural properties. The angular variation of vanadyl hyperfine lines indicates a single site, with spin Hamiltonian parameters as: $g_{xx}=1.985$, $g_{yy}=1.979$, $g_{zz}=1.943$; $A_{xx}=8.71$, $A_{yy}=6.41$ and $A_{zz}=17.80$ mT. By comparing the direction cosines of principal g and A values with the direction cosines of metalligand bonds, it has been confirmed that the vanadyl ion has entered the lattice interstitially. The exact interstitial position of VO(II) in host lattice has been calculated using the fractional coordinates of atoms in the host lattice out of many assumptions. The EPR and optical data have been confirmed to obtain various bonding parameters, from which the nature of the bonding in the complex is discussed. FT-IR confirms the formation of structure of host lattice.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

This is an overview paper reporting our most recent work on processing and microstructure of nano-structured oxides and their photoluminescence and photo-catalysis properties. Zinc oxide and related transition metal oxides such as vanadium pentoxide and titanium dioxide were produced by a combination of magnetron sputtering, hydrothermal growth and atmosphere controlled heat treatment. Special morphology and microstructure were created including nanorods arrays, core-brushes, nano-lollipops and multilayers with very large surface area. These structures showed special properties such as much enhanced photoluminescence and chemical reactivity. The photo-catalytic properties have also been promoted significantly. It is believed that two factors contributed to the high reactivity: the large surface area and the interaction between different oxides. The transition metal oxides with different band gaps have much enhanced photoluminescence under laser stimulation. Use of these complex oxide structures as electrodes can also improve the energy conversion efficiency of solar cells. The mixed oxide complex may provide a promising way to high-efficiency photo emitting materials and photo-catalysts.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.61-65
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• 1965

有機클로로酸, 또는 에스타와 各種金屬(亞鉛, 硅素, 마그네슘, 錫)과의 여러 溶媒存在下(아세트나이트라일, 디옥센 및 토루엔)의 反應에서 얻은 反應生成物, 또는 反應系中의 金屬分布狀態를 (n,${\gamma}$)反應으로 製造한 各種放射性 金屬트레이서를 使用하여 決定하였다. 有機클로로 金屬 콤푸렉스의 溶解度는 親水性溶媒에서는 顯著하게 增加하였으며, 無極性溶媒에는 減少하였다. 이 事實은 回收된 金屬, 또는 回收된 金屬混合物의 水洗液中의 金屬分布狀態의 增加로서 確認되었다. 카보닐化合物 存在下에서 反應시켰 때에도 같은 事實을 나타내었다. 親水性溶媒中의 金屬콤푸렉스의 溶解度는 亞鉛, 硅素, 錫 및 마그네슘이 順序로 減少되었으며 無極性溶媒下에서는 硅素, 錫, 마그네슘 및 亞鉛의 順으로 減少되었다. 有機할로겐化合物과 金屬과의 反應生成物로 普通 豫期되는 有機金屬化合物은 全反應을 通하여 거의 없었다. 反應結果를 論議하였으며, 本反應過程에서 觀察한 溶媒의 影響에 關하여 論及하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2015

Zinc has been considered as a vital constituent of proteins, including enzymes. Mobile reactive zinc ($Zn^{2+}$) is the key form of zinc involved in signal transductions, which are mainly driven by its binding to proteins or the release of zinc from proteins, possibly via a redox switch. There has been growing evidence of zinc's critical role in cell signaling, due to its flexible coordination geometry and rapid shifts in protein conformation to perform biological reactions. The importance and complexity of $Zn^{2+}$ activity has been presumed to parallel the degree of calcium's participation in cellular processes. Whole body and cellular $Zn^{2+}$ levels are largely regulated by metallothioneins (MTs), $Zn^{2+}$ importers (ZIPs), and $Zn^{2+}$ transporters (ZnTs). Numerous proteins involved in signaling pathways, mitochondrial metabolism, and ion channels that play a pivotal role in controlling cardiac contractility are common targets of $Zn^{2+}$. However, these regulatory actions of $Zn^{2+}$ are not limited to the function of the heart, but also extend to numerous other organ systems, such as the central nervous system, immune system, cardiovascular tissue, and secretory glands, such as the pancreas, prostate, and mammary glands. In this review, the regulation of cellular $Zn^{2+}$ levels, $Zn^{2+}$-mediated signal transduction, impacts of $Zn^{2+}$ on ion channels and mitochondrial metabolism, and finally, the implications of $Zn^{2+}$ in health and disease development were outlined to help widen the current understanding of the versatile and complex roles of $Zn^{2+}$.