• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2019

본 논문은 치약의 성분이 구강 내 세포에 영향을 미치는 정도를 확인하기 위하여 세포활성도, 세포독성을 평가하고자 하였다. 일반치약 6종, 미백치약 3종, 천연치약 2종, 양성대조군으로 SLS(sodium lauryl sulfate)를 사용하였다. Immortalized human gingiva fibroblast cell 을 사용하여, 세포활성도 평가를 위하여 WST test, 세포 독성평가를 위해 Agar diffusion test를 시행하였다. 일반치약그룹, 미백치약그룹, 천연치약그룹 순으로 세포 생존률이 높게 나타났으며, Agar diffusion test는 일반치약그룹과 미백치약그룹은 높은 세포독성을 나타낸 반면 천연치약그룹은 낮은 독성을 나타냈다. 세포핵염색 결과 세포모양과 핵활성도 또한 천연치약이 가장 높은 활성도를 나타냈고, 미백치약, 일반치약 순으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과, 치약의 사용목적에 따라 나누어지는 종류와 성분별 세포독성을 확인할 수 있었다. 소비자의 올바른 선택을 위해 치약의 자세한 성분표기가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 1991

The agar diffustion method using Escherichia coli was investigated for determination of Vitamin $B_{l2}$ instead of turbidimetric method using Lactobacillus leichannii (USP XXII method). The turbidimetric method is difficult to control the test organism and it has complicated procedure. From this study, it was found that the agar diffusion method on the determination of Vitamin $B_{12}$ in pharamaceutical preparation is simple and convenient as compared with turbidimetric method. Also we found that the coefficient of variation in reproducibility and the standard error in recovery were 2.18% and 1.83%, respectively.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.506-512
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• 2009

The antimicrobial activity of water and ethanol extracts from 30 species of algae was measured using the agar diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test. In agar diffusion method, the 95% ethanol extracts from 12 of the algae showed growth inhibition against the tested microorganisms. In particular, Ishige okamurai, Ecklonia stolonifera, Sargassum siliquastrum, Sargassum thunbergii, Colpomenia bullosa, and Ecklonia cava had strong antibacterial activities against Gram-positive bacteria at 4 mg/mL. In the results of the MIC test, S. siliquastrum showed the most antimicrobial activity, where its MIC values ranged from 0.005 to 0.0075% against Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium perfringens, and Basillus subtilis. In the thermal stability test, for the ethanol extracts of I. okamurai, E. cava, S. siliquastrum, S. thunbergii, and C. bullosa, the extracts proved to maintain high antimicrobial activities when they were treated at $121^{\circ}C$ for 15 min. In the pH stability test, the antimicrobial activity of the S. siliquastrum ethanol extract was stable from pH 2 to 10, whereas the activity of the other species ethanol extracts were weakened under pH 10 against several microbes.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.215-232
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• 2020

Crude oils are essential source of energy. It is majorly found in geographical locations beneath the earth's surface and crude oil is the main factor for the economic developments in the world. Natural crude oil contains unrefined petroleum composed of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and it contains other organic materials like aromatic compounds, sulphur compounds, and many other organic compounds. These hydrocarbons are rapidly getting degraded by biosurfactant producing microorganisms. The present study deals with the isolation, purification, and characterization of biosurfactant producing microorganism from oil-contaminated soil. The ability of the microorganism producing biosurfactant was investigated by well diffusion method, drop collapse test, emulsification test, oil displacement activity, and blue agar plate method. The isolate obtained from the oil contaminated soil was identified as Bacillus subtilis. The identification was done by microscopic examinations and further characterization was done by Biochemical tests and 16SrRNA gene sequencing. Purification of the biosurfactant was performed by simple liquid-liquid extraction, and characterization of extracted biosurfactants was done using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The degradation of crude oil upon treatment with the partially purified biosurfactant was analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy and Gas-chromatography mass spectroscopy (GC-MS).

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.498-503
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• 2004

The properties of ideal root canal sealers include the ability of sealing the total root canal system and no toxic effects to periradicular tissues. Cytotoxicity test using cell culture is a common screening method for evaluation of the biocompatibility of root canal sealers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic effect of newly developed resin-based sealer (Adseal 1, 2, and 3) comparing with those commercial resin-based sealers (AH26 and AH Plus), ZOE-based sealers (Tubliseal EWT, Pulp Canal Sealer EWT) and calcium hydroxide based sealer (Sealapex), An indirect contact test of cytotoxicity by agar diffusion was performed according to the international standard ISO 10993-5. L929 fibroblast cells were incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ in humidified 5% $CO_2-containing$ air atmosphere. The freshly mixed test materials were inserted into glass rings of internal diameter 5 mm and height 5 mm placed on the agar. After the 24 hrs incubation period, the decolorization zones around the test materials were assessed using an inverted microscope with a calibrated screen. A Decolorization Index was determined for each specimen. Adseal 1. 2, and 3 did not exert any cytotoxic effects, whereas AH26, AH Plus, Tubliseal EWT, Pulp Canal Sealer EWT, and Sealapex produced mild cytotoxicity.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 1979

짙은 연색의 모자익병징을 나타내는 이병 시금치를 채집하여 Broad bean wilt virus(BBWV)를 분리동정 하였다. 분리된 Broad bean wilt virus (BBWV)를 지표식물에 즙액접종한 결과, 명아주(Chenopodium amaranticolor), 명아주(Chenopodium quinoa) ,잠두(Vicia faba)에서는 접종엽에 국부병반이 나타났고 접종상엽에서는 모자익(전신감염)병징이 나타났으며 꽈리(Physalis floridana), 시금치, 담배 (W.B), 담배 (Nicotiana glutinosa)에는 모자익 병징이 나타났다. 이병시금치로부터 분리한 병원바이러스와 BBWV의 항혈청을 한천내확산법(Agar gel-diffusion test)으로 반응시킨 결과 양성 반응이 나타났다. 이병엽을 Dip법으로 시료를 제작하여 전자현미경에서 검경한 결과 구형의 입자가 관찰되었으며 직경은 25nm이었다. 시금치 재배포장에서 BBWV의 발생분포는 수원, 안양, 대구 진주 등 거의 전국적으로 발생하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2020

Coix lacryma-jobi (Hanjeli) is known to posses anti-microbial properties. Therefore, phytochemical compounds of C. lacryma-jobi have been studied to produce novel antimicrobial agents as treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.The objective of this study was to determine the phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity of the C. lacryma-jobi oil against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus subtilis. The phytochemical composition of the oil was determined via gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS). Moreover, agar disk and agar well diffusion were employed to screen the antibacterial activity of the oil. An agar well diffusion test was implemented to determinate MIC's (minimum inhibitory concentrations). Dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropylester, 1,3-dioctanoin, N-methoxy-N-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-thiopyran6-carboxamide, propanamide, 5-Amino-1-(quinolin-8-yl)-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide, and pyridine were identified in the C. lacryma-jobi oil. The MIC value of the oil was 0.031 g/L and the MBC of the oil was 0.125 g/L effective in all test bacteria. Dodecanoic acid displayed inhibitory activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, our research demonstrated C. lacryma-jobi (Hanjeli) oil exhibited antibacterial activity against E. coli, S. aureus, and B. subtilis. These research suggest that C. lacryma-jobi root oil could be used for medicinal purposes; however clinical and in vivo tests must be performed to evaluate its potential as an antibacterial agent.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.449-456
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• 2017

Objective : Coptis rhizoma is traditional herb in Korean medicine, and Pelargonium sidoides extract has been used for relief of acute bronchitis in Western medicine. The present study examined the antibacterial effect of fusion formulation of Coptis rhizoma extract and Pelargonium sidoides extract against bronchial diseases bacteria. Methods : Test sample, fusion formulation of Korean and Western medicine, was prepared by mixing Coptis rhizoma extract and Pelargonium sidoides extract at a ratio of 1:2 (w/w). Antimicrobial properties of test sample were determined by agar diffusion assay and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against bronchus diseases bacteria. Results : In agar diffusion assay, the highest amount of test sample (4 mg/disk) exhibited antibacterial activity against all microorganisms tested. Test sample showed the high activity for S. aureus (19.5 mm), C. diptheriae (16.5 mm), A. fumigatus (19.3 mm), F. nucleatum (22.7 mm) and Mycobactrium sp. (17.3 mm), whereas it showed a low activity for K. pneumonia (9.7 mm). The MIC value was determined as $250{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ against C. diptheriae. Test sample showed better growth inhibitory effects against S. aureus and A. fumigatus with the MIC valus of $125{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. Conclusion : These results suggest the possibility of application to chronic respiratory diseases of fusion formulation of Korean and Western medicine, which was prepared with Coptis rhizoma extract and Pelargonium sidoides extract.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.437-440
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• 2006

To explore the possible usefulness of ${\beta}$-glucans as natural antioxidants, the antioxidant profiles of ${\beta}$-glucan, extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCTC 7911, and water soluble and insoluble mutant ${\beta}$-glucan, isolated from yeast mutant S. cerevisiae IS2, were examined by five different in vitro evaluation methods: lipid peroxidation value (POV), nitric oxide (NO), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, reducing power, and ${\beta}$-carotene diffusion assay. The antioxidant activities of all ${\beta}$-glucans evaluated in POV test were comparable to or better than that of the known antioxidant, vitamin C. Remarkably, the ${\beta}$-glucan and water insoluble mutant ${\beta}$-glucan possessed 2.5-fold more potent activity than vitamin C at a dosage of 2 mg. Although vitamin C showed 100-fold greater activity than all ${\beta}$-glucans in NO and DPPH tests for measuring the radical scavenging capacity, all ${\beta}$-glucans revealed higher radical scavenging activity than the known radical scavenger, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), in DPPH test. The water insoluble mutant ${\beta}$-glucan had 2.6- and 5-fold greater antioxidative activity than water soluble ${\beta}$-glucan in NO and DPPH tests, respectively, showing that all ${\beta}$-glucans were able to scavenge radicals such as NO or DPPH. While all ${\beta}$-glucans revealed lower antioxidant profiles than vitamin C in both reducing power activity and ${\beta}$-carotene agar diffusion assay, the ${\beta}$-glucan and water insoluble mutant ${\beta}$-glucan did show a marginal reducing power activity as well as a considerable ${\beta}$-carotene agar diffusion activity. These results confirmed the potential usefulness of these ${\beta}$-glucans as natural antioxidants.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.270-280
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• 1983

임상적으로 폐흡충증이 의심되나 충란검출이 안되었던 155예(3예는 충란발견)의 피내반응 양성례에 대하여 Agar-gel Diffusion (AGD)반응, Counterimmunoelectro-phoresis(CIEP)반응 및 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay(ELISA)를 실시하여 이들사이의 상관관계를 검토하였다. AGD 반응과 CIEP 반응은 폐흡충친항원원액(단백농도 7.56mg1m1)과 혈청원연을 사용하였고 ELISA반응에서는 상기 조항원의 40,000배 희석항원을, 그리고 혈청은 100배 및 200배 희석혈청을 사용하였다. 1. AGD 반응과 CIEP 사이의 양성반응의 일치률은 98%이었고 융성반응의 일치률은 100%이었다. 침강대는 AGD 반응에서 1∼3개가 흔히 관찰되었고 CIEP 반응에서는 1∼7개가 관찰되었으며 염색강도도 후자에서 일부의 피검혈청에서 강하게 나타났다. 2. AGD 반응과 ELISA 반응은 사성반응에서는 100배 희석혈청에서 96%, 그리고 200배 희석혈청에서 94%의 일치률을 나타내었고, 음성반응에서는 100석 희석혈청 및 200배 회석혈청에서 각각 97%와 99%의 일치율을 나타내었다. 3. CIEP와 ELISA 반응은 양성반응에서 100배 희석혈청에서는 98%, 200배 희석혈청에서는 96%의 일치률을 나타내었고 융성반응에서는 100배 희석혈청에서 97%, 200배 희석혈청에서 99%의 일치률을 나타내었다. 4. 대조혈청인 간흡충감염 혈청, 아메바감염 혈청 및 Toxoplaima형광항체반응 양성혈청에 대한 AGD 반응, CIEP 및 ELISA 반응은 전례에서 음성이었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 반응에 사용된 항원-항혈청의 농도로 보아서는 ELISA 반응의 감수성이 월등히 높았다. 같은 농도의 항원과 혈청을 사용한 AGD와 CIEP 반응에서는 CIEP에서 침강반응의 염색강도가 보다 강하게 나타난 것으로 보아 세가지 반응의 감수성의 높은 순위는 ELISA, CIEP, AGD라고 보여진다. 그러나 본 실험에서 AGD와 CIEP반응에서 ELISA보다 높은 농도의 항원과 항혈청을 사용하였을 때 감수성의 차이는 거의 볼 수 없는 유사한 상관관계의 반응을 나타내었다. 즉 반응방법에 따라 적절한 농도의 항원과 항혈청을 사용한다면 감수성의 차이는 없다고 본다. 세가지 반응의 유효성 으로 볼 때 가장 수기가 간편한 AGD 반응은 조항원을 사용할 때 용이하게 사용할 수 있는 방법이라 생각되며 CIEP는 AGD보다 전기영동장치가 필요한 번거로움이 있으나 보다 조기에 반응 결과를 알 수 있다. 가장 감수성이 예민한 ELISA반응은 항원을 정제하여 소동의 항원으로 다수의 집권집사를 할 수 있는 가장 바람직한 방법이라 생각된다. (본 실험을 수행함에 있어 ELISA 반응을 검사해 주신 연세의대 기생충학교실의 장재경 선생님께 감사드립니다)