• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.13-19
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• 2011

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the combined effects of ginkgo biloba extract, ginkgolide A and B and aspirin on SK-N-MC, human neuroblastoma cell viability and mRNA expression of growth associated protein43 (GAP43), Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2), B-cell lymphoma2 (Bcl2) and protein53 (p53) gene in hypoxia and reperfusion condition. Methods: SK-N-MC cells were cultured with Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM) media in $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ incubator. The cells were cultured for 8 hours in non-glucose media and hypoxic condition and for 12 hours in normal media and $O_2$ concentration. Cell survival rate was measured with Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) reagent assay. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to estimate mRNA levels of GAP43, MAP2, Bcl2, and p53 genes. Results: The ginkgolide A and B increased viable cell number decreased in hypoxic and reperfused condition. The co-treatment of ginkgolide B with aspirin also increased the number of viable cells, however, there was no additive effect. Although there was no increase of mRNA expression of GAP43, MAP2, and Bcl2 in SK-N-MC cells with individual treatment of ginkgolide A, B or aspirin in hypoxic and reperfused condition, the co-treatment of ginkgolide A or B with aspirin significantly increased GAP43 and Bcl2 mRNA levels. In MAP2, only the co-treatment of ginkgolide A and aspirin showed increasing effect. The mRNA expression of p53 had no change in all treating conditions. Conclusion: This study suggests that the combined treatments of Ginkgo biloba extracts and aspirin increase the regeneration of neuroblastoma cells injured by hypoxia and reperfusion.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2000

The 2-O-$\alpha$-D-glucopyranosyl L-ascorbic acid (AA-2G) which was enzymatically glucosylated with the cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) [EC 2.4.1.19] from Bacillus sp. JK-43 has been reported previously. The presnet experiments examined the optimal conditons for the productio of AA-2G from AA and soluble starch, and characterized the properties of the CGTase from Bacillus sp. JK-43. The reaction mixture for the maximal production of AA-2G was followings; 12% total substrate concentration, 1,400 usits/mL of CGTase and a mixing ratio of 2 : 3(g or AA : g of soluble starch). Under this condition, 1.76mM of AA-2G, which corresponded to 2.53% yield based on AA, was produced after incubation for 24hrs at 45$^{\circ}C$ (pH 5.5). The optimum pH and temperature for the CGTase activity were 6.0 and 45$^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at pH 5.5 to 9.5, and at temperature up to 5$0^{\circ}C$. The thermostability of the enzyme could be enhanced up to 6$0^{\circ}C$ by the addition of 30mM CaCl2.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.567-572
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• 2002

This research investigates experimentally an effect on the quality performances of the high flowing concrete according to binder types. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum mix proportion of the high flowing concrete having good flowability, viscosity and no-segregation. For this purpose, two types using belite cement＋lime stone powder(LSP) and furnace slag cement+lime stone powder are selected and tested by design factors including water cement ratio, fine and coarse aggregate volume ratio. As test results of this study, the optimum mix proportion for binder types is as followings. 1) One type based belite cement ; water cement ratio $51^{\circ}C$, fine aggregate volume ratio $43^{\circ}C$ and coarse aggregate volume ratio $53^{\circ}C$, replacement ratio of LSP $42.7^{\circ}C$. 2) Another type based slag cement : water cement ratio $41^{\circ}C$, fine aggregate volume ratio $47^{\circ}C$ and coarse aggregate volume ratio $53^{\circ}C$, replacement ratio of LSP $13.5^{\circ}C$.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.351-357
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• 2011

This study was carried out to investigate the effective extraction condition for increase of phytoecdysteroids from fronds of Matteuccia struthiopteris (FMS) and Osmunda japonica (FOJ). Lyophilizated fronds were mixed with three different solvents (MeOH, 80% EtOH or water) and then extraction was carried out by using six different methods, such as, immersion (room temp.), heating (60$^{\circ}C$), stirring (200 rpm) for 6 h, or sonication in 42 kHz ultrasonic bath for 15, 30 and 45 minutes. Contents of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) and ponasterone A (PonA) were measured by using HPLC after purification of the extracts by $C_{18}$ cartridge. Altogether, our results indicate that the extraction using sonication with MeOH as a solvent (for 30 minutes) was the most effective condition for 20E and PonA from both MFS and FOJ. Resulting contents of 20E from FMS and FOJ were 66.76 and 104.48 ${\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$ and PonA were 53.43 and 43.82 ${\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2009

실리콘 다층박막 태양전지를 위한 초고효율 실리콘 양자점 박막을 연구하기 위해 Silicon target과 Carbon target을 동시에 스퍼터하여 Silicon Carbide 박막을 증착하였다. Silicon Carbide 박막의 조성비는 target에 인가되는 RF Power를 조절하여 Auger Electro Spectroscopy를 사용하여 Si, C, O, N원소의 양을 정량화하여 측정하였다. Si Power를 200W에 고정하고, C Power를 0W에서 400W까지 변화시킬 때, $Si_{1-x}$ $C_x$ 박막에서 조성비 x는 0 ~ 0.43 범위였다. 이 박막을 증착 한 후에 질소 분위기에서 600 ~ $1000^{\circ}C$ 온도로 열처리를 진행하였다. High resolution TEM과 Raman 분석을 통해, 박막의 열처리 후 $Si_{1-x}$ $C_x$ 박막 내에 실리콘 양자점이 형성되었음을 관찰할 수 있었고, 2 ~ 10 nm 의 크기를 가지는 것으로 확인할 수 있었다. 이 실리콘 양자점을 포함한 $Si_{1-x}$ $C_x$ 박막을 적층하여 UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy, FTIR및 PL와 같은 측정을 통해 광학적 에너지 밴드갭의 변화와 그에 따른 특성을 확인하였다.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 1962

A new tannin, polygagallin, related to acertannin, is isolated from air-dried leaves of Acer ginnala Max. as prismatic crystals with 1/2 H$_{2}$O per mole, m.p.154-155.deg. and [.alpha.]$_{D}$$^{29}$ +43.79.deg. C. Polygagllin gives hexaacetate, m.p.164.5.deg. C, [.alpha.]$_{D}$$^{28}$ +42.deg. C, on treating with anhydroacetic acid and on treating with diazomethane, gives trimethyl ether, m.p.176.deg. C, [.alpha.]$_{D}$$^{22}$ +53.43, which yields triacetate, m.p.160.5.deg. C, [.alpha.]$_{D}$$^{22}$ + 132.5.deg. C, on acetylation and is not attacked by periodate. On hydrolysis, trimethoxypolygagallin yields one mole of polygalitol and that of trimethoxygallic acid. By the above results polygalallin has been established as 3-galloylpolygalito.ygalito.galallin has been established as 3-galloylpolygalito.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2002

Hydrological factors prevailing in the Namdae stream were as follows : temperature = -0.2~$26.8^{\circ}C$, salinity = 0.50~3.21$\textperthousand$, DO = 5.21~8.13 ppm, $PO_{4}-P$ = ND~1.37 ppm, $NO_{2-}$ = 0.10~0.81 ppm, COD = 1.53~2.82 ppm, $H_2 S$ = ND~0.0012 ppm and IL = 0.85~1.36 %. Sediment was typical, gravelly sand or sand with very good sorting value ranging from 0.53 to 1.77$\varphi$. Population density of the clam C. japonica ranged from 2 to 464/$m^2$. The clams were divided into four size classes, based on shell length of small (0~10 mm), medium (10~20 mm), large (20~30 mm) and largest (>30 mm), and were encountered at the frequency of 3.2, 50.4, 43.3 and 3.1 %, respectively.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.241-246
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• 2001

The antigenic domain of the major surface protein (Nc-p43) of Neospora caninum was examined by polymerase chain reaction of its gene fragments and recombinant expression as GST fusion proteins. The fragments of Nc-p43 were as follow: a total open reading frame (OFR), T: OFR without signal sequence and C-terminal hydrophobic sequence, S: N-terminal 2/3 parts of S, A: C-terminal 2/3 parts, P; N-terminal 1/3 part, X: middle 1/3 part Y; and C-terminal 1/3 part, Z, respectively. The DNA fragments were cloned into pGEX-47 vector. Recombinant plasmids transformed into Escherichia coli of BL21 pLysS (DE3) strain were induced to express GST or GST fused fragments of Nc-p43 such as 69 kDa protein for T,66 kDa for S, 52 kDa for A,53 kDa for P, and 40 kDa proteins for X, Y, and Z, respectively in SDS-PAGE. The Nc-p43 fragments of T, S, and P reacted with a bovine serum of neosporosis while those of A, X, Y, and Z together with GST did not in the western blot. These findings suggest that the antigenic domain of Nc-p43 of N. caninum may be localized in the C-terminal 2/3 parts. Together with Al9 clone in SAGI of Toxoplasma gondii (Nam et at., 1996), the P fragment of Nc-p43 could be used as efficient antigens to diagnose and differentiate those infections with both species .

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.717-722
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• 2004

Response surface methodology was used to optimize production conditions of monoacylglycerol (MAG) and diacylglycerols (DAG) from corn oil by enzymic glycerolysis. Contents of $1,3-DAG\;(Y_1),\;1,2-DAG\;(Y_2),\;total\;DAG\;(Y_3),\;MAG\;(Y_4)$, and total $DAG+MAG\;(Y_5)$ were obtained. Conditions were optimized using central composite design with incubation temperature $(35-75^{\circ}C,\;X_1)$, incubation time (1-11 hr, $X_2$), and amount of hexane added (0-2 mL, $X_3$) as three variables. Content of 1,3-DAG was maximized by 20.43 area% at incubation temperature of $44.92^{\circ}C$, incubation time of 10.24 hr, and hexane content of 1.16 mL, whereas that of 1,2-DAG (26.78 area%) was maximized at $56.32^{\circ}C$, 6.95 hr, and 1.04 mL, respectively. Predicted maximum total DAG content was 45.09 area% at $53.82^{\circ}C$, 8.03 hr, and 1.08 mL, while production conditions of MAG (9.57 arae%) were $64.14^{\circ}C$, 7.00 hr, and 0.13 mL. At variables of $54.07^{\circ}C$, 7.98 hr, and 1.02 mL, maximum content of total DAG+MAG predicted by RSM was 53.54 area%.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.53-54
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• 2001

The chromosome number of Morus bombycis Koidz. and Morus monogolica C.K.Schn. growing wild in the Korea Peninsula is diploid (2n=28) and that of Morus tiliaefolia Makino is hecxaploid (2n=84). The somatic cell division of each species is nomal.