• Toxicological Research
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.329-335
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• 1995

Incubation of aflatoxin $B_1$ $(AFB_1)$ with microsomes isolated from human liver number 110 yielded two metabolite peaks which were aflatoxin $Q_1$ $(AFQ_1)$ and $(AFB_1)$-exo-8, 9-epoxide (exo-epoxide) in high performance liquid chromatography. Production ratio of $AFQ_1$ to exo-epoxide was 2.43$\pm $0.04. Metabolism of $(AFB_1)$ to $(AFQ_1)$ and exo-epoxide was inhibited by troleandomycin in a same degree although troleandomycin was not activated as a mechanism-based inhibitor. The inhibitory effect was dependent upon either the incubation time with $(AFB_1)$ or the preincubation time before the addition of $(AFB_1)$. Incubation of troleandomycin and NADPH by the microsomes resulted in the formation of a cytochrome P 450 (P450)-metabollc intermediate (MI) complex and the level was approximately 80% of total P450 3A4 in the microsomes. This figure was similar to that of the inhibitory effect of troleandomycin on $AFB_1$ metabolism. Glutathione which was reported that it prevented the formation of MI complex in rat liver microsomes did not inhibit the formation of MI complex in human liver microsomes. These results suggested that the inhibitory effect of troleandomycin on $AFB_1$ metabolism is due to the formation of MI complex with P450 3A4. And the reaction mechanism of troleandomycin by human liver microsomes might be dlfferent from that one by rat liver microsomes.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.153-158
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• 1996

The effects of $\alpha$- and $\beta$-cyclodextrins (CD) on the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) behavior of p-N,N'-dimethylaminobenzoic acid (DMABA) in buffered aqueous solution have been investigated by examining formation and decay behaviors of the TICT-typical dual fluorescence. The ratio of the TICT emission to the normal emission (I$_a$/I$_b$) increases linearly $\alpha$-CD concentration increases, while in the presence of $\beta$-CD it shows nonlinear dependences on the CD concentration. The analysis of the CD-dependent changes of the I$_a$/I$_b$ and absorption spectra demonstrates formation of 1:1 inclusion complexes between DMABA and CDs. The decay time of the normal emission (ca. 700 ps) is little affected by the formation of $\alpha$-CD inclusion complex, whereas it increases upto ca. 1.6 ns upon formation of $\beta$-CD inclusion complex. The TICT emission for the $\beta$-CD inclusion complex exhibits two decay components while it shows a single component for the $\alpha$-CD inclusion complex, indicating formation of one or two types of inclusion complex in the presence of $\alpha$-CD or $\beta$-CD, respectively. These results are attributed to the CD cavity size dependence on patterns of complexation between CDs and DMABA. The CD size dependences of the TICT fluorescence properties with the orientation of the guest molecule demonstrate that the specific hydrogen bonding between the carboxylic acid group and water plays an important role in the excited-state TICT.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.13 no.6 s.59
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• pp.408-414
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• 2006

[ $MoSi_2$ ] alloys with Al, B or Nb were prepared by an advanced consolidation process that combined mechanical alloying with pulse discharge sintering (complex forming) to improve the mechanical properties. Their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. The $MoSi_2$ alloys fabricated by complex forming method showed very fine microstructure when compared with the sample sintered from commercial $MoSi_2$ powders. Alloys made from powders milled in Ar gas had fewer silica or alumina phases as compared to their counterparts sintered from powders milled in air. In densification of the sintered body, addition of B was more effective than Al or Nb. Both Victors hardness and tensile test indicated that the alloy fabricated by the complex forming method showed better properties than the sample sintered from commercial $MoSi_2$ powders. The Al added alloy sintered from the powders milled in air had the superior mechanical properties due to the suppression of $SiO_2$ and formation of fine $Al_2O_3$ particles.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.197-201
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• 2004

A 2-D gel protein analysis of Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55739 produced spots corresponding to subunits of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, as identified by N-terminal protein sequencing. Oligonucleotide probes specific for the subunits of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex were synthesized ,md used to screen a L. reuteri genomic library to clone the structural genes. Two positive clones were isolated and identified as having the same 2.2 kb insert. A pdhB encoding the $\beta$-subunit of El subunit (pyruvate dehydrogenase component) of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was located in the middle of the insert. Furthermore, a 5' truncated pdhA encoding the $\alpha$-subunit of the E1 subunit and a 3' truncated pdhC encoding the E2 subunit (dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase) were also located upstream and downstream of the pdhB, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.321-338
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• 2008

Let $\bar{M}$ be a smoothly bounded pseudoconvex complex manifold with a family of almost complex structures $\{L^{\tau}\}_{{\tau}{\in}I}$, $0{\in}I$, which extend smoothly up to bM, the boundary of M, and assume that there is ${\lambda}{\in}C^{\infty}$(bM) which is strictly subharmonic with respect to the structure $L^0|_{bM}$ in any direction where the Levi-form vanishes on bM. We obtain explicit estimates for the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem in Sobolev spaces both in space and parameter variables. Also we get a similar result when $\bar{M}$ is strongly pseudoconvex.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.251-263
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• 2012

A CW complex B is said to be I-trivial if there does not exist a $\mathbb{Z}_2$-map from $S^{i-1}$ to S(${\alpha}$) for any vector bundle ${\alpha}$ over B a any integer i with i > dim ${\alpha}$. In this paper, we consider the question of determining whether $\Sigma^k\mathbb{R}P^n$ is I-trivial or not, and to this question we give complete answers when k $\neq$ 1, 3, 8 and partial answers when k = 1, 3, 8. A CW complex B is I-trivial if it is "W-trivial", that is, if for every vector bundle over B, all the Stiefel-Whitney classes vanish. We find, as a result, that $\Sigma^k\mathbb{R}P^n$ is a counterexample to the converse of th statement when k = 2, 4 or 8 and n $\geq$ 2k.

• Proceedings of the Korea Crystallographic Association Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.13-13
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• 2003

B-cell activating factor (BAFF) is a key regulator of B-lymphocyte development. Its biological role is mediated by the specific receptors BCMA, TACI, and BAFF-R. We have determined the crystal structure of BAFF-R extracellular domain bound to BAFF at a resolution of 3.3 ?. The cysteine-rich domain(CRD) of the BAFF-R extracellular domain adopts a b-hairpin structure and binds to the virus-like BAFF cage in a 1:1 molar ratio. The conserved DxL motif of BAFF-R is located on the tip of the b-turn, and plays an indispensable role in the binding of BAFF. The crystal structure shows that a unique dimeric contact occurs between the BAFF-R monomers in the virus-like cage complex. Both of the CRDs of TACI contain the DxL motifs and simultaneously interact with the BAFF dimer in the virus-like cage.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.525-532
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• 2022

Let 𝓟_n denote the space of all complex polynomials $P(z)=\sum\limits_{j=0}^{n}{\alpha}_jz^j$ of degree n. Let P ∈ 𝓟_n, for any complex number α, D_αP(z) = nP(z) + (α - z)P'(z), denote the polar derivative of the polynomial P(z) with respect to α and B_n denote a family of operators that maps 𝓟_n into itself. In this paper, we combine the operators B and D_α and establish certain operator preserving inequalities concerning polynomials, from which a variety of interesting results can be obtained as special cases.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.205-210
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• 2011

Genistein (GT), a major isoflavone found in soybeans, has a potent antioxidant effect that protects the skin from UV-induced damages and malignant melanoma. In order to enhance the cellular uptake of GT, liposome/Tat complexes were prepared by an electrostatic interaction of anionic liposome (DMPC/DCP, 9:1 in molar ratio) with Tat peptide (0.02 to 0.08 mole), one of the well-known cell penetrating peptide (CPP). As the amount of Tat increased, the size increased but the zeta potential decreased. In vitro release study with dialysis membrane elicited GT release from liposomal preparations in a controlled manner. The addition of Tat increased GT release, especially for the initial period. In the cellular uptake study by incubating B16 melanoma cells with various liposomal preparations containing GT, B16 melanoma cells demonstrated a time-dependent increase of drug accumulation. Compared to the aqueous GT suspension, intracellular uptake was substantially enhanced by anionic liposomal formulation and further increased by the complex formulation. Therefore, liposome/ Tat complex might be a good candidate for facilitating intracellular drug delivery.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.58-63
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• 1998

B.Widrow established fundamental relations between the least-mean-square (LMS) algorithm and the digital Fourier transform［1］. By extending these relations, we proposed the short time spectra analysis system using the LMS algorithm［2]. In that paper, we used the normal LMS algorithm on the thought of dealing with only real analytical signal. This algorithm minimizes the real mean-square by recursively altering the complex weight vector at each sampling instant. But, the short time spectra analysis sometimes deals with the complex signal that is outputted from complex analog filter. So, in order to optimize and develop this methods, furthermore it is necessary to derive an algorithm for the complex analytical signal. In this paper, we first discuss the new adaptive system for the spectra analysis using the complex LMS algorithm and then derive convergence condition, time constant of coefficient adjustment and frequency resolution by extending the discussion. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is experimentally demonstrated by applying it to the measurement of transfer performance on complex analog filter.