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Hydrogenosomal activity of Trichomonas varinalis cultivated under different iron conditions

  • Kim, Yong-Seok;Song, Hyun-Ouk;Choi, Ik-Hwa;Park, Soon-Jung;Ryu, Jae-Sook
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.44 no.4 s.140
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    • pp.373-378
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    • 2006
  • To evaluate whether iron concentration in TYM medium influence on hydrogenosomal enzyme gene expression and hydrogenosomal membrane potential of Trichomonas vaginalis, trophozoites were cultivated in iron-depleted, normal and iron-supplemented TYM media. The mRNA of hydrogenosomal enzymes, such as pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR), hydrogenase, ferredoxin and malic enzyme, was increased with iron concentrations in T. vaginalis culture media, measured by RT-PCR. Hydrogenosomal membrane potentials measured with $DiOC_6$ also showed similar tendency, e.g. T. vaginalis cultivated in iron-depleted and iron-supplemented media for 3 days showed a significantly reduced and enhanced hydrogenosomal membrane potential compared with that of normal TYM media, respectively. Therefore, it is suggested that iron may regulate hydrogenosomal activity through hydrogenosomal enzyme expression and hydrogenosomal membrane potential.

Mitochondrial Dynamics in Red Algae. 3. Filament Apices in Colaconemacaespitosum (Acrochaetiales) and Antithamnion cruciatum (Ceramiales)

  • Garbary, David J.;Zuchang, Pei
    • ALGAE
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.323-332
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    • 2006
  • Mitochondrial distribution and abundance were assessed during the growth of apical and subapical cells in the red algae Colaconema caespitosum (J. Agardh) Jackelman, Stegenga and Bolton and Antithamnion cruciatum (C. Agardh) Nägeli after staining with 3,3’-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide [DiOC6(3)] and 2,4’-dimethylaminostyryl-Nethylpyridinium iodide (DASPEI). In fully elongate apical cells of C. caespitosum there were 100-120 mitochondria. During apical cell enlargement and division there is a doubling and then halving of the mitochondrial numbers. Apical cells prior to cytokinesis in young filaments are smaller than in mature filaments (ca. 50 and 100 μm long, respectively) and have fewer mitochondria (ca. 100 and 120 mitochondria per cell, respectively). In older vegetative cells mitochondria tend to aggregate at opposite ends of the cells with some mitochondria associated with the central nucleus or at points of apparent branch initiation. There is a greater density of mitochondria in apical cells of smaller versus larger plants (one mitochondrion per 6.3 μm3 and 9.8 μm3, respectively), suggesting that apical cells of younger plants may be more metabolically active. Male and female gametophytic thalli of Antithamnion cruciatum had similar numbers of mitochondria in apical cells of indeterminate axes, as did gametophytic and sporophytic thalli. There were about 40-50 mitochondria in fully elongated apical cells with about half this number in newly divided apical and subapical cells. Apical cells of determinate branches had more mitochondria (60-77) than indeterminate branches (60-70 vs. 40-50). In both species and in all cell types mitochondrial numbers were highly correlated with cell size.

Di(propylene glycol) Methylether (DPGME) Sensing Characteristics of SnO2-ZnO Sensor (SnO2센서의 ZnO 첨가량에 따른 di(propylene glycol) methylether (DPGME)에 대한 반응 특성)

  • Cha G. Y;Baek W. W;Yun K. Y;Lee S. T;Choi N. J;Lee D. D;Huh J. S
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.224-228
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    • 2004
  • Respectively the powder made of ZnO added $SnO_2$ was prepared by coprecipitation method and the thick film gas sensor was fabricated by screen-printing technique, The morphology and phase of the powder and film was investigated by SEM and XRD. The specific area of the particle was linearly increased with ZnO contents. Target gas was di(propylene glycol) methylether ($CH_3$($OC_3$$H_{6}$ )$_2$OH, DPGME), which is simulant gas of blister gas. The gas sensing characteristics for DPGME were examined with flow type measurement system and the concentrations of target gas were controlled from 500 ppb to 1500 ppb. ZnO (2 wt%) added $SnO_2$ showed maximum sensitivity to DPGME at $300^{\circ}C$.

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of New π-conjugated Polymers Based on Benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole (Benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole을 기본 골격으로 한 공액고분자의 합성 및 광전변환특성 연구)

  • Bea, Jun Huei;Lim, Gyeong Eun;Kim, Joo Hyun
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.396-401
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    • 2013
  • Alternating copolymers, poly[9-(2-octyl-dodecyl)-9H-carbazole-alt-4,7-di-thiophen-2-yl-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole] (PCD20TBT) and poly[9,10-bis-(2-octyl-dodecyloxy)-phenanthrene-alt-4,7-di-thiophen-2-yl-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole] (PN40TBT), were synthesized by the Suzuki coupling reaction. The copolymers were soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform, chlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, tetrahydrofuran and toluene. The maximum absorption wavelength and the band gap of PCD20TBT were 535 nm and 1.75 eV, respectively. The maximum absorption wavelength and the band gap of PN40TBT were 560 nm and 1.97 eV, respectively. The HOMO and the LUMO energy level of PCD20TBT were -5.11 eV and -3.36 eV, respectively. As for PN40TBT, the HOMO and the LUMO energy level of PCD20TBT were -5.31 eV and -3.34 eV, respectively. The polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on the blend of copolymer and PCBM (1 : 2 by weight ratio) were fabricated. The power conversion efficiencies of PSCs based on PCD20TBT and PN40TBT were 0.52% and 0.60%, respectively. The short circuit current density ($J_{SC}$), fill factor (FF) and open circuit voltage ($V_{OC}$) of the device with PCD20TBT were $-1.97mA/cm^2$, 38.2% and 0.69 V. For PN40TBT, the $J_{SC}$, FF, and $V_{OC}$ were $-1.77mA/cm^2$, 42.9%, and 0.79 V, respectively.

Synthesis and Characterization of a Di-$\mu$-oxo-bridged Molybdeum(V) Complexes (두 개 산소가교형 몰리브덴(V) 착물의 합성과 그 성질에 관한 연구)

  • Doh, Gil Myung;Kim, Ill Chool;Choi, Bo Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.198-203
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    • 1995
  • The Mo(V) $di-\mu-oxo$ type $(Mo_2O_4(H_2O)_2L)$ complexes $(L:\;C_3H_7CH(SCH_2COOH)_2,\;C_6H_5CH(SCH_2COOH)_2,\;CH_3OC_6H_4CH(SCH_2COOH)_2,\;C_5H_{10}C(SCH_2COOH)_2,\;C_3H_7C(CH_3)(SCH_2COOH)_2,\;C_3H_7CH(SCH_2CH_2COOH)_2,\;C_6H_5CH(SCH_2CH_2COOH)_2)$ have been prepared by the reaction of $[Mo_2O_4(H_2O)_6]^{2+}$ with a series of dithiodicarboxy ligands. These complexes are completed by two terminal oxygens arranged trans to one another and each ligand forms a chelate type between two molybdenum. In $Mo_2O_4(H_2O)_2L$, two $H_2O$ coordinated at trans site of terminal oxygens. The prepared complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, electronic spectra, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. In the potential range -0.00 V to -1.00 V at a scan rate of 20 $mVs^{-1}$, a cathodic peak at -0.50∼-0.58 V (vs. SCE) and an anodic peak at -0.40∼-0.43 V (vs. SCE) have been observed in aquous solution. The ratio of the cathodic to anodic current ($I_{pc}/I_{pa}$) is almost 1, we infer that redox is reversible reaction.

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Synthesis and Characterization of π-Conjugated Polymer Based on Phthalimide Derivative and its Application for Polymer Solar Cells (프탈이미드 유도체를 기본으로 하는 공액고분자의 합성과 특성, 그리고 태양전지의 적용)

  • Do, Thu Trang;Ha, Ye Eun;Kim, Joo Hyun
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.694-701
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    • 2013
  • A new copolymer named T-TI24T (poly((5,5-(2-butyl-5,6-bisdecyloxy-4,7-di-thiophen-2-yl-isoindole-1,3-dione))- alt-(2,5-thiophene))) based on phthalimide derivative and thiophene is synthesized by the Stille-coupling reaction. The polymer shows relatively high number average molecular weight of 86500 g/mol with good solubility in common organic solvents such as chloroform, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, and toluene and is thermally stable up to $380^{\circ}C$. Besides, it possesses a relatively low highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level of -5.33 eV, promising the high open circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) for photovoltaic applications. Active layer solution of polymer T-TI24T-as a donor and (6)-1-(3-(methoxycarbonyl)- {5}-1-phenyl[5,6]-fullerene (PCBM)-as an acceptor in different weight ratios is applied to fabricate the polymer solar cell devices. The ratio of polymer/PCBM affects the solar cell efficiency and the best performance exhibits in the device with polymer/PCBM = 1:3 (w/w), which shows a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.199% and a $V_{oc}$ of 0.99 V, respectively. Even though the device shows the very low PCE, the $V_{oc}$ is higher than that of well known bulk heterojunction type solar cell based on P3HT:PC61BM (c.a. 0.5 V).

Effect of Ionic Liquids with Different Cations in I-/I3- Redox Electrolyte on the Performance of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • Cho, Tae-Yeon;Yoon, Soon-Gil;Sekhon, S.S.;Han, Chi-Hwan
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.2058-2062
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    • 2011
  • The effect of the addition of ionic liquids with four different cations (imidazolium, pyrrolidinium, piperidinium and pyridinium) on the performance of dye-sensitized $TiO_2$ solar cells based on electrolytes containing a t-butylpyridine (TBP) in 3-methoxypropionitrile (MPN) was studied. A total of 18 ionic liquids with mono-, di- and tri-alkyl derivatives were used in the present study, and among them a pyridinium cation with a mono-alkyl group showed better cell efficiency than the others. The best photoelectric conversion efficiency, 7.213%, was obtained using 1-hexylpyridinium iodide with an open-circuit photovoltage ($V_{oc}$) = 0.731 V, a short-circuit photocurrent density ($J_{sc}$) = 16.175 $mA/cm^2$, and a fill factor (ff) = 0.610 under AM1.5 and 100 $mW/cm^2$ illumination.

Comparison of Diesel Exhaust Particle Concentration between Large Above-Underground Parking Lots (수도권 일부 대형상가 지상주차장 및 지하주차장의 공기중 디젤엔진배출 입자상물질의 공기중 농도 비교)

  • Kim, Boowook;Song, Dong-Woo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.323-332
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: This study was conducted in order to investigate the diesel exhaust particle(DEP) concentrations in the thirteen parking lots of large shopping complex. Methods: The real-time black carbon(BC) concentration was determined using an Aethalometer, and elemental/organic carbon concentration was determined according to the method of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) 5040. The particle number concentration(NC), lung deposited surface area concentration(LDSA) and geometric mean diameter(GMD) were determined using a DiSCmini aerosol monitor. Results: The average concentration of BC, EC, OC, NC, LDSA and GMD were $19.1{\mu}g/m^3$, $12.6{\mu}g/m^3$, $51.5{\mu}g/m^3$, $94,000particles/cm^{-3}$, $298{\mu}m^2/cm^{-3}$ and 57 nm in all parking lots, respectively, approximately 3-fold higher than those found in the urban outdoor. The average concentration of BC were $21.3{\mu}g/m^3$ in underground parking lots, 3-fold higher than above parking lots. Conclusions: Therefore, the parking lots at the large shopping complex can be considered a potentially dangerous environment with a high concentration of DEP nanoparticles.

Effects on the Apoptosis of U937 cell line by n-butanol Extracts of Drynariae Rhizoma (골쇄보(骨碎補) 부탄올 추출물의 U937세포주 세포자멸사에 미치는 효과)

  • Cho, Sung-Yeon;Jeong, Han-Sol
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.358-364
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    • 2006
  • To investigate the possible mechanism of Drynariae Rhizoma extracts as a candidate of anti-cancer drug, I examined the effects of Drynariae Rhizoma extracts on the apoptosis of U937 cell line. MTT assay, flow cytometric analysis, SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Western blot analysis, and RT-PCR were performed. Drynariae Rhizoma extracts treatment reduced the cell viablilty of U937 cells in a dose-dependent manner, which was associated with induction of apoptotic cell death. Drynariae Rhizoma extracts treatment also reduced the levels of Bcl-xL anti-apoptotic protein expression and increased the levels of caspase-3, p53, pro-apoptotic protein, in U937 cells. RT-PCR data revealed that the level of bcl-2, bcl-xL mRNA expressions decreased in a dose-dependent manner. These findings suggest that Drynariae Rhizoma extracts may have induction of apoptotic cell death via regulation of several growth regulatory gene products. The abbreviations used are: FBS, fetal bovine serum; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; PI, propidium iodide; OD, optical density; DiOC6, 3,3-dihexyloxa carbcyanine iodide; MTT, 3 [4-5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl] -2-diphenyltetrazolium bromide.

Combined Effect of Radiation and $7{\beta}$-Hydroxycholeslerol on Human Cervical Cancer Cells in vitro

  • Chae, Sung-Wook;Kang, Kyoung-Ah;Lee, Kyoung-Hwa;Zhang, Rui;Jung, Myung-Sun;Hyun, Jin-Won
    • Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.104-109
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    • 2005
  • [ $7{\beta}$ ]-Hydroxycholesterol (cholest-5-ene-3, 7-diol, $7{\beta}$-OHC) showed the cytotoxicity on human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa), $10{\mu}M$ of 50% inhibitory concentration. We evaluated $7{\beta}$-OHC as the possibility of radiation sensitizer. The combination effect of $7{\beta}-OHC\;and\;{\gamma}$-irradiation was measured using colony forming assay and flow cytometer with propidium iodide and $DiOC_6$ stained cells, respectively. The combined treatment of $7{\beta}-OHC\;and\;{\gamma}$-irradiation did not show significant enhancing effects on HeLa cells.

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