• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1259-1264
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• 1994

$\beta$-Sialon has been regarded as one of promising materials showing high strength, fracture toughness, corrosion resistence and wear resistence. The improvement of the fracture toughness and tribological properties of $\beta$-Sialon (Z=1) has been attempeted by fabricating the $\beta$-Sialon/ SiC whisker composite. Each of green body composed of following ingredients, i.e., Si3N4, AlN, Y2O3 nd SiC, respectively, was first fired at 178$0^{\circ}C$ for 3hrs in N2 atmosphere and then post-HIPed at 173$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr under 170 MPa for N2 gas pressure. The fracture toughness, flexural strength and tribological properties increased with increasing SiC whisker content, despite the reduction of the relative density and hardness. $\beta$-Sialon/15 vol% SiC whisker showed a significant enhancement of wear resistance compared to the monolithic $\beta$-Sialon. The addition of SiC whisker caused the reduction of the density and hardness, but induced the increment of wear resistance.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2006

One new sterol glucoside, $gomphsterol\;{\beta}-D-glucoside$ 1 along with known compounds, ${\beta}-sitosterol$, stigmasterol, campesterol, $stigmasterol-{\beta}-D-glucoside$, friedelin, 3-epi-friedelinol, allantoin, and $chrysoeriol-7-O-{\beta}-D-glucoside$ have been isolated from the aerial parts of Gomphrena globosa (Amaranthaceae). On the basis of spectroscopic (including 2D NMR) and chemical studies, the structure of 1 was elucidated as $(22E,24S)-24-ethylcholesta-7,9(11),22-trien-3{\beta}-ol-3-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$. Known compounds are reported for the first time from this plant species.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 1993

보리를 thermostable ${\alpha}-amylase$와 amyloglucosidase로 처리하여 ${\beta}-glucan$을 얻은 후 정제과정을 통해 순수한 ${\beta}-glucan$을 얻어 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 열적특성을 연구하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 보리${\beta}-glucan$의 DSC thermogram은 3개의 흡열곡선을 나타냈으며 1차 흡열곡선은 겔화상전이 현상을 나타냈다. 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 농도가 증가함에 따라 겔화 온도범위와 엔탈피가 최대값을 나타냈으며 4 g/dl ${\beta}-glucan$의 To, Tp 및 Tc는 각각 $48.8^{\circ}C,\;61.2^{\circ}C$ 및 $78.5^{\circ}C$였고 엔탈피는 0.23 ca1/g이었다. pH 의존성에서 pH 7일 때 겔화온도의 범위가 넓었고 엔탈피도 가장 컸으며 산성과 알칼리성이 강할수록 낮은 값을 나타냈다. 염농도 의존성에서는 염을 가하지 않았을 때 겔화 온도범위와 엔탈피가 높았고 염을 첨가했을 경우 엔탈피는 급격히 감소하였으며 Tp와 Tc는 저온으로 이동되었으나 염농도 증가에는 영향을 받지 않았다. 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 열적특성에서 urea는 겔형성을 촉진시키는 active-reagent이었고 glycerol은 inactive-reagent임이 확인되었다. 열분해 현상에서 보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 "true melting" 온도는 $184^{\circ}C$ 였고 엔탈피는 34.6 cal/g이었으며 분해온도는 $316^{\circ}C{\sim}346^{\circ}C$ 범위로 열에 대해 매우 안정한 물질임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.283-288
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• 1989

최초로 구축된 $\beta$-xylosidase 유전자 함유 5.0kb HindIII 절편을 포함하는 pAX278의 Insert 크기를 줄이기 위하여 subcloning을 행한 결과, 1.4kb EcoRI-XbaI 절편이 subcloning되었으며 이를 pAK 208로 명하였다. Plasmid pAX208에 의해 형질전환된 대장균은 $\beta$-xylosidase 활성이 pAX278의 경우보다 약 1.3배 증가하였고 또한, $\beta$-xylosidase의 활성을 증가시키기 위하여 강력한 tac-promoter를 가진 pKK223-3 plasmid vector를 이용하여 대장균에 cloning 및 발현시켰을 때, pAX278을 가진 대장균 형질전환체와 유전자 source균인 호알칼리성 Bacillus속 K-17에 비하여 각각 약 3.3배 및 1.8배의 효소활성 증가를 나타내었다. 전체 5.0kb HindIII 절편을 cloning하여 Bacillus속 K-17에 발현시킨 균주는 각각 3.7배 및 2.0배의 $\beta$-xylosidase 활성증가를 보였다. 각 형질전환체로부터 정제된 $\beta$-xylosidase의 효소학적 특성은 Bacillus속 K-17과 거의 일치하였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1164-1169
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• 2005

Brain microglia are phagocytic cells that are the major inflammatory response cells of the central nervous system and widely held to play important pathophysiologic roles in Alzheimer's disease (AD) in both potentially neurotoxic responses and potentially beneficial phagocytic responses. In the study, we examined whether ginsonoside Rg3, a by-product of red ginseng, enhances the microglial phagocytosis of $A{\beta}$. We found that Rg3 promoted $A{\beta}$ uptake, internalization, and digestion. Increased maximal $A{\beta}$ uptake was observed at 4 and 8 h after Rg3 pretreatment (25 ${\mu}g/mL$), and the internalized $A{\beta}$ was almost completely digested from cells within 36 h when pretreated with Rg3 comparing with single non-Rg3-treated groups. The expression of MSRA (type A MSR) was also up-regulated by Rg3 treatment in a dose- and time-dependent manner which was coincidently identified in western blots for MSRA proteins in cytosol. These results indicate that microglial phagocytosis of $A{\beta}$ may be enhanced by Rg3 and the effect of Rg3 on promoting clearance of $A{\beta}$ may be related to the MSRA-associated action of Rg3. Thus, stimulation of the MSRA might contribute to the therapeutic potentials of Rg3 in microglial phagocytosis and digestion in the treatment of AD.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.212-217
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• 1997

A strain of Bacillus sp. WS-14 was isolated from soil. Medium optimization for ${\beta}-mannanase$ production by Bacillus sp. WS-14 was performed. Effect of various carbon sources on ${\beta}-mannanase$ production was investigated and locust bean gum was the most effective for ${\beta}-mannanase$ production. ${\beta}-mannanase$ activity and cell growth increased with increasing the concentration of locust bean gum, however, the amounts were not significant. Among nitrogen sources, soytone was the most effective for ${\beta}-mannanase$ production. Inorganic compounds such as $KH_2PO_4,\;NaCl\;Na_2CO_3\;and\;MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O\;on\;{\beta}-mannanase$ production were optimized for ${\beta}-mannanase$ production. Locust bean gum of 10.0 g/l, soytone of 5.0 g/l, $KH_2PO_4$ of 2.0 g/l, NaCl of 10.0 g/l, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O\;of\;0.2\;g/l,\;Na_2CO_3$, of 2.0 g/l were selected as optimum content. Production of ${\beta}-mannanase$ by using the optimum medium was carried out. The maximum ${\beta}-mannanase$ activity of 20.8 unit/ml could be obtained after 14 h fermentation which corresponed to the productivity of ${\beta}-mannanase$ of 1.48 unit/ml-h.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.93-93
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• 2019

In this study, we evaluated the anti-cancer activity and potential molecular mechanism of 70% ethanol extracts of branches from Taxillus yadoriki parasitic to Neolitsea sericea (TN-NS-B) against human lung cancer cells, A549. TY-NS-B dose-dependently suppressed the growth of A549 cells. TY-NS-B decreased ${\beta}$-catenin protein level, but not mRNA level in A549 cells. The downregulation of ${\beta}$-catenin protein level by TY-NS-B was attenuated in the presence of MG132. Although TY-NS-B phosphorylated ${\beta}$-catenin protein, the inhibition of $GSK3{\beta}$ by LiCl did not blocked the reduction of ${\beta}$-catenin by TY-NS-B. In addition, TY-NS-B decreased ${\beta}$-catenin protein in A549 cells transfected with Flag-tagged wild type ${\beta}$-catenin or Flag-tagged S33/S37/T41 mutant ${\beta}$-catenin construct. Our results suggested that TN-NS-B may downregulate ${\beta}$-catenin protein level independent on GSK3${\beta}$-induced ${\beta}$-catenin phosphorylation. Based on these findings, TY-NS-B may be a potential candidate for the development of chemopreventive or therapeutic agents for human lung cancer.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1494-1499
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• 2011

${\beta}$-lapachone은 남미에 자생하는 lapacho 나무(Tabeuia avellanedae)의 수액에 함유된 quinone계열의 일종으로 많은 인체암세포에서 apoptosis를 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 A549 인체폐암세포를 대상으로 ${\beta}$-lapachone에 의한 apoptosis 유발 과정에서 나타나는 또 다른 현상들을 조사하기 위하여 실시되었다. ${\beta}$-lapachone이 처리된 A549 세포는 처리 농도의 증가에 따라 생존율이 감소되었으며, 이는 apoptosis 유발과 연관이 있음을 MTT assay와 flow cytometry 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. ${\beta}$-lapachone에 의한 A549 세포의 증식억제는 종양억제유전자 p53과 cyclin-dependent kinase 저해제인 p21의 발현을 전사 및 번역 수준에서 증가시켰으며, p53 단백질의 인산화 증가와 연관성이 있었다. 또한 ${\beta}$-lapachone은 caspase-3과 -9를 활성화시켰으며, 활성화된 caspase-3의 기질 단백질들[poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, ${\beta}$-catenin 및 phospholipase C-$\gamma$1]의 단편화를 유도하였다. 아울러 ${\beta}$-lapachone은 cyclooxygenase (COX)-2의 mRNA 및 단백질의 발현을 억제하였으나 COX-1의 발현에는 영향을 미치지 않았으며, ${\beta}$-lapachone에 의한 COX-2의 발현억제는 prostaglandin E2의 생성 저하에 관련이 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 ${\beta}$-lapachone의 항암활성 기전의 이해와 더불어 ${\beta}$-lapachone이 폐암세포에서 강력한 항암활성이 있음을 보여 주는 것이다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.422-429
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• 1992

Maltosy-$\beta$-cyclodextrin는 $\beta$-cyclodextrin에 maltose가 $\Alpha$-1,6 glycosidic bond로 결합된 분지환상결합체로서 pullulanase의 역반응(축합반응)을 이용하여 $\beta$-cyclodextrin과 maltose로부터 합성된다. Maltosyl-$\beta$-cycloextrin의 합성수율을 증가시키기 위하여 각종 water activity depressor인 각종 polyol, sugar 그리고 polyethylene glycol(PEG)등의 첨가의 영향을 검토하였다. 가장 적절한 water activity depressor는 PEG 6000로서, 첨가량 10%(w/w)의 경우 maltosyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin 생성량과 합성수율은 크게 증가하여 3.02g/100ml 와 55.9%(w/w)로서, 첨가하지 않았을 경우보다 약 1.3배 증가하였다. Water activity는 PEG 6000을 20%(w/w) 첨가할 때 원래의 0.966에서 0.914로 감소하였으며, maltosyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin 합성수율은 water activity에 반비례하여 증가하였다. Pullulanase의 역반응을 이용한 maltosyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin 합성반응의 각종 열역학적 상수를 평가하였으며, $\Delta$H는 36.788kJ/mol, $\Delta$S는 0.067kJ/moleK, 그리고 $\Delta$G는 14.433kJ/mole이였다. PEG 6000의 분리회수에 적절한 ultrafiltration membrane의 pore size는 3K dalton이었으며, 여과액과 농축액의 적정 분획비는 1.0 : 9.0였다. Maltosyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin 합성수율의 증가는 첨가한 PEG가 water activity를 감소시켜 합성된 maltosyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin이 재분해되는 pullulanase이 정반응인 hydrolysis reaction을 억제하여 equilbrium state에 변화를 주기 때문인 것으로 유추된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1921-1924
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• 2011

Nitrile-forming eliminations from $(E)-2,4,6-(NO_2)_3C_6H_2CH=NOC_6H_4-2-X-4-NO_2$ (1) promoted by $R_3NH/R_3NH^+$ in 70 mol % MeCN(aq) have been studied kinetically. When X = $NO_2$, the reactions exhibited second-order kinetics as well as Br$\"{o}$nsted ${\beta}$ = 0.63 and ${\mid}{\beta}_{lg}{\mid}$ = 0.34-0.46, and an E2 mechanism is evident. As the leaving group was made poorer (X = H, Cl, and $CF_3$), Br$\"{o}$nsted ${\beta}$ value increased from 0.63 to 0.85-0.89 without much change in the ${\mid}{\beta}_{lg}{\mid}$ value E2, indicating that structure of the transition state changed to an E1cb-like with extensive $C_{\beta}-H$ bond cleavage, significant negative charge development at the ${\beta}$-carbon, and limited $C_{\alpha}$-OAr bond cleavage.