• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.23-34
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• 2006

The production of various commodity chemicals including fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, bulk chemicals, plastics, and fuels is based on fossil resources such as petroleum. However, the limited reserves and ever-increasing demand of petroleum lead to the rapid elevation of its price. In addition, the traditional chemical processes using petroleum as a raw material have been imposing a serious environmental burden to our planet including global warming. These problems can be alleviated substantially by employing biological raw materials and bioconversion processes. Industrial biotechnology is expected to significantly complement or replace the current petroleum-based industry and to play an important role in bringing about so-called 'bio-based society'.

• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.1401-1413
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• 2017

신약개발은 많은 투자비와 시간이 필요하면서도 성공률이 낮아 위험성이 높은 분야로, 국내 제약 기업의 투자 역량과 인력이 부족하여 민간 R&D 투자만으로는 한계가 있다. 현재 바이오 분야 중 신약 분야에 가장 많은 정부 R&D 예산이 투입되고 있으나, 특정 단계가 아닌 신약 개발 단계 전주기에 걸쳐 지원하고 있기 때문에 투입 예산을 효율적으로 활용하여 성과를 창출하기 위해서는 투자 현황에 대한 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 정부 R&D 사업 중 신약개발 과제를 대상으로 신약개발 단계, 의약품 종류, 대상 질환을 기준으로 정부 R&D 투자 현황을 분석하고자 한다. 이는 향후 신약 분야의 경제적 성과 창출을 위한 정부의 투자 방향과 전략 수립에 활용 가능할 것이다.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.3-11
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• 2019

최근 화장품 산업은 제약사들을 중심으로 기업들이 보유한 바이오 및 의약 기술을 접목하여 기능성 화장품 개발에 주목하고 있다. 화장품과 의약품의 경계가 무너지고 코스메슈티컬이 화장품 산업의 블루오션 시장으로 각광받고 있다. 특히 현대병으로 알려진 고질적 피부질환 아토피성 피부 인구가 늘면서 아토피 기능성 스킨케어 시장이 급부상하고 있다. 98년부터 시작된 아토피 관련 시장은 국내 약국 아토피성 화장품 시장 100억 원을 포함해 현재 700억원대로 급성장하고 있어 앞으로 확고한 수익 시장으로 자리잡을 것이라 전망되고 있다. 현 사회에서 심각한 문제로 인식되는 아토피 피부를 치료할 수 있는 다양한 화장품 제품들이 급증하고 있으므로, 본 기획에서는 아토피 화장품 시장의 현황, 동향 및 전망을 분석하여 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.5 s.72
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• pp.772-778
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• 2005

Chiral epoxides are important chiral synthons in organic synthesis for the production of chiral pharmaceuticals and functional food additives. Chiral epoxides can be synthesized by enantioselective introduction of oxygen to double bond of substrate by monooxygenase. Peroxidase also carry out asymmetric epoxidation of alkene in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Kinetic resolution of racemic epoxides via enantioselective hydrolysis reaction by epoxide hydrolase (EH) is a very promising method since chiral epoxides with a high optical purity can be obtained from cheap and readily available racemic epoxides. In this review, various biocatalytic approaches for the production of chiral epoxides with several examples are presented and their commercial potential is discussed.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.171-178
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• 2021

In this study, exosomal-like nano-vesicles derived from probiotics were isolated and various physiological activities were evaluated on the skin. This study show that Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (LL) are incubated, and then isolated LL derived exosomal nanovesicles (LVs) at the range of 70 ~ 200 nm by high-pressure homogenizer and ultrafiltration. The vesicle numbers were an average of 1.81 × 10¹¹ particles/mL. This study finds out the bacterial nanovesicles' beneficial effect on the skin. Fibrillin (FBN1) gene expression increased by 23% in fibroblast cells. Fibronectin (FN1) and filaggrin (FLG) gene expression increased by 65% and 400% in keratinocytes. We could see that cornified envelope (CE) formation ability was increased by 30% compared to the control group. Furthermore, collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1) protein expression increased by 83% compared to the UV-irradiated control group. These results suggest that LVs could help skin barrier improvement and used as an ingredient for cosmetics or pharmaceuticals.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.97-104
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• 2018

In recent years, more than 5,000 tons of sargassum honeri have been infested in the southern coast and the coast of Jeju Island, causing serious damage to the farms and fisheries, and environmental problems. The alginate contained in the sargassum honeri is a natural polymeric substance mainly used for medicines and foods. However, since there is no way to utilize it in large quantities, a study was carried out to utilize bio polymer obtained from sargassum honeri in producing polymer mortar for repairing deteriorated infrastructures. From the tests of setting time, it was found that the L0BP12 mixture containing 12% of bio polymer increased the setting time by 20% as compared with the L12BP0 mixture using only synthetic polymer. From the tests of water absorbtion, the LOBP12 combination decreased by 0.36% compared to Plain-URHC using ultra rapid hardening cement. This indicated that the watertightness of the mortar was increased by the incorporation of the bio polymer. In the compressive and flexural strength tests, the strength decreased as the amount of bio polymer increased. The incorporation rate of the maximum bio polymer satisfying the KS F 4042 standard was determined to be 12%. In addition, the bond strength of the mortar produced with biopolymer was higher than that of Plain-URHC specimens, and it was confirmed that incorporation of bio polymer improves bond strength of mortar.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.261-271
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• 2019

Gut microbiome have recently provided evidence that the gut microbiota are capable of greatly influencing all aspects of physiology and immunology. Although a number of recent studies have shown that probiotics can modulate gut microbiota structure, the mechanism underlying this effect remains to be elucidated. In a disease state, the relative abundances of beneficial gut bacteria are generally reduced, which is restored by constant probiotic supplementation. Oral administration of probiotics improved the disease state by (1) inducing differentiation and function of regulatory T cells, (2) reducing inflammatory response, (3) modulating the gut environment, and (4) increasing the proportions of short-chain fatty acid- or beneficial metabolite-producing gut microbiota including the genera Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, Akkermansia, etc. In this review, current knowledge on how probiotics can influence host's health by altering gut microbiota structure and on how probiotics and beneficial gut bacteria can be applied as next-generation probiotics will be discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.184-184
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• 2016

대기압 플라즈마를 이용한 폴리머 합성은 기존의 합성방법에 비해 간단하고 쉽게 폴리머를 합성할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 대부분의 폴리머는 합성온도가 $150^{\circ}C$ 이하이기 때문에 각 폴리머에 적합한 온도를 제어하는 것이 핵심이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 폴리머 합성온도를 제어하기 위하여 플라즈마 방전전극에 모노머를 직접 주입하지 않고 간접적인 방법을 선택했다. 그리고 모노머는 액체 공급 장치를 이용해 플라즈마의 가스량과 파워를 제어하면서 폴리머를 합성의 조건을 찾았다. AC 플라즈마를 이용해 methyl methacrylate($C_5H_8O_2$) 모노머를 폴리머로 합성했으며, 그 결과는 FTIR, XRD 등으로 분석하고 특성을 평가했다. FTIR의 결과, C-O, C-H, C=O 등의 전형적인 poly methyl methacrylate(PMMA)의 피크를 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 XRD의 관찰결과 C1s 및 O1s의 각 binding energy가 각각 283, 285, 288 eV 및 533 eV 주변에서 확인되었다. 그리고 합성시간에 따라 폴리머의 두께가 비례해서 증가하는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 실험결과, AC 플라즈마를 이용한 폴리머합성은 가능한 것으로 확인되었으며 소형화 및 휴대가 가능하기 때문에 식품, 바이오, 의약품, 의료용품 등의 현장포장 등 여러 가지 용도로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.77-85
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• 2019

OMiYakSung theory consists of various herbs that contain at least one or more of the five flavors. This theory has been used to prevent human diseases and enhance the immune system. The main objective of the present study was to investigate efficacy differences and changes in ingredients of blended and single herb extracts based on OMiYakSung theory. We selected three herbs Coptis japonica Makino, Cimicifuga heracleifolia Komarov, and white Poria cocos and assessed their physiological effect. As results, the blended extracts showed excellent cell migration effect at 400 ug/mL concentration, compared to the single extract. In addition, the blended extracts enhanced immune function by increasing the activity of dendritic cells and showed the highest antioxidant activity by DPPH assay and HPLC-ABTS assay. In this study, we developed a new materials that can be applicable to cosmetics and pharmaceuticals field by applying oriental medicine theory.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.64-72
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• 2023

Biopolymer is a versatile material used in food processing, medicine, construction, and soil reinforcement. 𝛽-glucan is one of the biopolymers that improves the soil water content and ion adsorption in a drought or toxic metal contaminated land for plant survival. We analyzed drought stress damage reduction in sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L. cv. Sodammi) by measuring the growth and major protein expression and activity under 𝛽-glucan soil amendment. The result showed that sweet potato leaf length and width were not affected by drought stress for 14 days, but sweet potatoes grown in 𝛽-glucan-amended soil showed an effect in preventing wilting caused by drought in phenotypic changes. Under drought stress, sweet potato leaves did not show any changes in electrolyte leakage, but the relative water content was higher in sweet potatoes grown in 𝛽-glucan-amended soil than in normal soil. 𝛽-glucan soil amendment increased the expression of plasma membrane (PM) H⁺-ATPase, but it decreased the aquaporin PIP2 (plasma membrane intrinsic protein 2) in sweet potatoes under drought stress. Moreover, water maintenance affected the PM H⁺-ATPase activity, which contributed to tolerance under drought stress. These results indicate that 𝛽-glucan soil amendment improves the soil water content during drought and affects the water supply in sweet potatoes. Consequently, 𝛽-glucan is a potential material for maintaining soil water contents, and analysis of the major PM proteins is one of the indicators for evaluating the biopolymer effect on plant survival under drought stress.