• Journal of Life Science
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.799-804
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• 2003

In order to verify the occurrence of an estrogenic compound in natural products, the estrogenic activity was measured using an in vitro detection system. For this system, human breast cancer cell line MCF7 was transfected using an estrogen responsive CAT reporter plasmid. Estrogenic activities of photosynthetic algae spirulina and sea lettuce were evaluated using this system. Estrogenic activities of a $500\mug/ml\; and\; 50 \mug/ml$ ethanol extracts of spirulina were as much as that of $10^{-8}$M standard solution (17$\beta$-estradiol) and activity of $5\mug/ml$ ethanol extract of spirulina was as much as that of $10^{-10}$ M standard solution. However, no significant estrogenic activity was observed using sea lettuce extract. Estrogenic activities of marine animals, such as star fish and shrimp, were also evaluated using this system, however, no significant estrogenic activity was observed in these extracts. In this result, it is confirmed that spirulina extract possesses estrogenic compound.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.370-372
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• 2005

본 연구는 전자선을 이용하여 염색폐수에 함유되어 있는 난분해성 물질을 생물학적으로 분해가 용이한 물질로 전환시키는 한편 전환되어진 물질을 표준 활성슬러지법을 이용하여 생물학적 처리함으로 처리효율을 극대화 하는 전자선이용 염색폐수 정화기술을 개발하기위해 수행하였다. 종합 염색폐수에 1 kGy의 전자선 전처리를 한 후 생물학적 처리를 연계하였을 때 0.1 이상의 생분해도 증가를 나타냈으며 오염부하량 변화에 따른 미생물 활동도역시 안정적이었다. 또한 물벼룩을 이용한 생태독성 평가에서도 2.49의 원폐수 독성이 2.16이하로 감소함을 확인하였다. 난분해성 물질에 대한 전자선 전처리의 효과를 확인하기 위하여 대표적인 난분해성 물질인 TPA 인공폐수를 대상으로 전자선 가속기 전처리한 결과40 % 이상 처리효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 전자선 전처리와 생물학적 처리공정의 연계로 보다 효과적인 염색폐수의 처리가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.139-159
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• 1995

Positive ion mass spectra of some corticosteroids were obtained by using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS). The base peak of each compound showed the protonated molecular ion [$MH^+$], ammonium adduct ion [${MNH_4}^+$] or [$MH^+-60$] ion according to its chemical structure and other characteristic mass ions were [$MH^+-18$], [${MNH_4}^+-18$] and so on. Several rat urinary metabolites of methylprednisolone acetate after the oral administration were detected by the thermospray LC-MS. The identified major metabolites were 20-hydroxymethylprednisolone(20-HMP), methylprednisolone(MP) and methylprednisone(11-KMP), which were supposed to be formed by deacetylation at the position of C-21, reduction at C-20, oxidation at C-11, or due to the bond cleavage between C-17 and C-20.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.310-316
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• 2005

축산식품(우유)내의 잔류항생물질을 신속하고 간편하고 정확하게 분석하기 위한 시험법 개발을 목적으로 하였다. 축산식품내의 일반적인 잔류항생물질에 대한 지금까지의 분석법으로는 Bioassay법, TLC법, ELISA법, GC법 및 HPLC법 등이 있지만 Streptomycin/dihydrostreptomycin, neomycin에 대한 HPLC법은 거의 확립되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 우리나라의 공인 검사법으로는 Bioassay법 및 HPLC법등이 있지만 그러나 지금까지의 방법으로는 검출감도가 낮은 것이 큰 문제점으로 되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 STP에 대한 HPLC법에 대한 보고한 Edder 방법 중에 clean-up 과정 및 이동상 조건을 대폭 수정하여 STP의 분리 및 검출감도를 낮추려고 시도하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 유도체화 장치 Post-Column Derivatization Instrument PCX 5100 (Pickering La-boratories, Inc.)의 컬럼 온도는 $40^{\circ}C$, 오븐온도 $55^{\circ}C$, 유도체화 용매 유속 0.6ml/min 이동상 유속 0.8ml/min으로 검출기는 형광검출기를 이용하여 STP 검출에 대해 만족할 만한 결과를 얻었다. 이때의 분석소요시간은 약 15분이었다. 표준시료 STP의 검량선은 넓은 농도범위(0.02${\sim}$1.0ppm)에서 양호한 직선성을 나타냈다. 본 시험법에 의한 검출한계는 limit of detection(LOD)은 0.02ppm이었으며, 적어도 우유에서의 MRL이 0.6ppm임을 감안하면 STP를 정량적으로 정도 좋게 측정할 수 있다는 것을 확인했다. 상기의 조건하에서 실제시료인 우유에 표준 STP를 0.5ppm을 spiking한 후 SPE상에서 SCX(Strong cation exchange column)을 통한 clean-up과정을 거친 후의 STP의 limit of quantification(LOQ)는 약 0.44ppm이었으며, 이에 대한 회수율은 89.7${\pm}$2.3%(n=6)를 나타냈다. 실제 CODEX에서 권장한 우유의 MRL이 0.6ppm인 점을 감안하면 CODEX권고치에 도달할 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발 된 시험법은 지금까지 국내적으로 STP에 대한 시험법이 확립되어 있지 않은 것으로 이와 아울러 간편한 parallux와 병용해 STP에 대한 정량 및 정성 분석을 유도체화 장치 및 형광검출기를 이용해 잔류항생물질 STP에 대한 분석시험법을 개발하였다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.1159-1163
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• 2019

Although there is a growing interest in male menopause, a phenomenon associated with male hormone depletion, current kits using antibodies to quantify male hormones are expensive. In this study, we constructed an in vitro system for verifying the activity or concentration of male steroid hormones using a transcriptional activity test. A reporter plasmid, pGL2-Neo-ARE-AdE1BTATA, which reacts to testosterone, was constructed. In this plasmid, the ARE-AdE1bTATA sequences can be bounded by the testosterone - androgen receptor complex to express luciferase as a reporter. Then, a stable transfection was performed on the human prostate cancer cell line, LNcap-LN3. The constructed LNcap-LN3/pGL2-Neo-ARE-AdE1BTATA testosterone compound detection (TCD) system showed quantitatively proportional luciferase activities to concentrations of $10^{-13}$ to $10^{-8}M$ of standard testosterone. The established in vitro TCD system will contribute to the development of materials for health/functional foods and drugs as it will be possible to search en masse for testosterone-like or testosterone-inhibiting substances derived from natural materials.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.172-180
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• 2006

This study was performed to establish new methods for hazardous substances and to develop an analytical method in specified wastes for preventing the environmental pollution caused by hazardous wastes. Therefore, the trends of international management, regulatory criteria, and items of hazardous wastes in various countries were investigated. Based on this study, target priority of new hazardous substances in specified wastes was established. An analytical method was developed using the waste standard reference materials of sludge, oil, bottom ash, etc., which contain the new hazardous substances (Ba, Be, Cr(VI), F, Ni, Sb, Se, and V). A total of 37 waste samples from the representative facilities, which are emitting new hazardous substances, were analyzed.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.78-83
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• 2007

To perform proficiency test for determining anti-impotence drug-like compounds in food, interlaboratory test has been done. Targets were 6 such as sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, homosildenafil, hydroxy-homosildenafil and pseudo-vardenafilI. Total 13 institutes were participated and all is in charging of food analysis. To do double blind test, the reference materials were made as 13 different ginseng drink samples and each sample had random 3 targets. By the official method for anti-impotence drug-like compounds in food code, sample was just diluted in water, extracted in organic solvents, determined by HPLC/UV and then confirmed by LC/MS. The analytical duration was 60 days after receiving sample. Ten out of 13 institutes were satisfied by evaluation of Z-score and RSZ according to the regulation for managing analytical quality assurance.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.172-187
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• 2024

In good laboratory practice (GLP), analytical method validation prior to toxicity testing is important in terms of concentration setting and sample preparation. The testing agency performed validation of the two requested test substances using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and as a result, the analysis satisfied the criteria for specificity, system suitability, linearity, intra-day reproducibility, homogeneity, stability, concentration analysis, and quality control. The method was established and validated. However, the content of standard substances in the test report of the requesting institution was found to be 1.34 and 1.17 times higher than the results of the testing institution, confirming that deriving results through validation of analysis methods suitable for GLP is important in terms of securing reliability and stability.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.86-93
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• 2007

In recent tests using tracer have been frequently conducted by fluorescent tracers. In this study, granular activated charcoal (GAC) as a detector for the fluorescent tracers (rhodamine WT and uranine) was investigated through laboratory and field tests. In the laboratory tests, tracer concentrations of rhodamine WT and uranine determined by the GAC were slightly different from those of standard solutions but they were excellent in linearity. Results show that GAC is excellent as tracer detector when concentration of the fluorescent tracers is greater than 10 & micro; g/L whileas no obvious differences in mixed solutions of the two tracers due to interferences. Compared to conventional methods of water sampling, field results shows a high potential of GAC as a tracer in the field. Our results also show that wet analysis is better for the lower concentrations of tracers whileas dry analysis is good for high concentrations of tracers. This study demonstrates that fluorescent tracer detection using the GAC is very useful and economical for a hydraulic connection between target areas and very longer period of the tracer test.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.205-213
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• 2011

The Folin-Ciocalteu (F-C) reagent has been extensively used for quantifying total phenolic contents in many different types of food materials. Since several different procedures of the assay methods using the F-C reagent have been applied, we investigated changes in reactivity of various phenolic compounds with the F-C reagent under three different assay conditions and factors affecting reactivity. Among 10 standard compounds tested, compounds with high hydroxyl density (number of -OH/molecular weight) showed a largely different response according to addition sequence of the F-C reagent or $Na_2CO_3$. Preincubation in $Na_2CO_3$ significantly reduced the reactivity of the phenolic compounds bearing galloyl moiety (e.g. gallic acid, tannic acid, and epigallocatechin-3-gallate) with the F-C reagent, while monophenol compounds including ferulic acid and sinapinic acid were more stable as compared to diphenols. There was little change in response to the F-C reagent of all phenolic compounds incubated in acidic pH; their reactivity except ferulic acid was reduced significantly when incubated in neutral or alkaline pH. Changes in reactivity of gallic acid incubated in $Na_2CO_3$ or neutral/alkaline pH conditions were the most prominent. $H_2O_2$ generated from phenolic compounds did not affect the reaction with the F-C reagents. The present results suggest that reactivity of different phenolic compounds with F-C reagent was affected considerably by different procedures of the assay, and the total phenolic contents could be fluctuated according to standard compounds and assay scheme.