• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권9호
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• pp.2577-2582
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• 2013

A novel stick-shaped portable sensing device featuring a microhole array interface between the polyvinylchloride-2-nitrophenyloctylether (PVC-NPOE) gel and water phase was developed for in-situ sensing of perchlorate ions in real water samples. Perchlorate sensitive sensing responses were obtained based on measuring the current changes with respect to the assisted transfer reaction of perchlorate ions by a perchlorate selective ligand namely, bis(dibenzoylmethanato)Ni(II) (Ni(DBM)2) across the polarized microhole array interface. Cyclic voltammetry was used to characterize the assisted transfer reaction of perchlorate ions by the $Ni(DBM)_2$ ligand when using the portable sensing device. The current response for the transfer of perchlorate anions by $Ni(DBM)_2$ across the micro-water/gel interface linearly increased as a function of the perchlorate ion concentration. The technique of differential pulse stripping voltammetry was also utilized to improve the sensitivity of the perchlorate anion detection down to 10 ppb. This was acquired by preconcentrating perchlorate anions in the gel layer by means of holding the ion transfer potential at 0 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) for 30 s followed by stripping the complexed perchlorate ion with the ligand. The effect of various potential interfering anions on the perchlorate sensor was also investigated and showed an excellent selectivity over $Br^-$, $NO_2{^-}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $CO{_3}^{2^-}$, $CH_3COO^-$ and $SO{_4}^{2^-}$ ions. As a final demonstration, some regional water samples from the Sincheon river in Daegu city were analyzed and the data was verified with that of ion chromatography (IC) analysis from one of the Korean-certified water quality evaluation centers.

• 멤브레인
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 음이온교환막 개발에 관한 것으로 poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) / poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)의 혼합비율에 따라 막을 제조하였다. 제조된 막의 특성화를 평가하기 위하여 함수율, 접촉각, FT-IR, 이온교환용량, 이온전도도, 열 중량분석, 탄성계수 측정을 실시하였다. 이온전도도 측정 결과 PVA/PEI의 함량이 90 : 10으로 제조된 막의 경우 $5.16{\times}10^{-2}S/cm$의 값을 나타내어 우수한 음이온전도도를 나타내었으며 접촉각 측정 결과 PEI의 함량이 증가함에 따라 막표면의 소수성이 $78.3^{\circ}$까지 함께 증가하는 결과를 나타내었다. 또한 열에 대한 안정성은 PVA의 우수한 성질을 변화시키지 않았으며 탄성계수 측정을 통해 고강도 기계적 물성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.3567-3572
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• 2010

Black pine barks from the southern region of Korea were extracted using pressurized hot water and the water soluble extracts were then separated in a stepwise fashion using a variety of solvents, column chromatography (CC), thin layer chromatography (TLC), and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). The antioxidant activities of each fraction and the active compounds were determined based on the radical scavenging activities of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), reductive potential of ferric ion, and total phenol contents. A DPPH test showed that the half maximal effective concentration ($EC_{50}$ value : $6.59{\pm}0.31\;{\mu}g/mL$) of the ethyl acetate fraction (ca. 0.67%) was almost the same as that of the control compounds and inversely proportional to the value of the total phenol contents. The cell viability of the water extracts was confirmed by methyl thiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) with enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA). Catechin, epicatechin, quercetin and ferulic acid were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction as active compounds and identified by nuclear magnetic resonance. The antioxidant activity as value of DPPH of each of the separated compounds was lower than the ethyl acetate fraction, and ferulic acid was the lowest among these compounds.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2006

The aim of this study is to develop a simple and rapid field method for the determination of chloride content in tobacco green or cured leaves. To set up a practical process, several factors such as the proper sampling position of each leaf, the size of leaf lamina pieces for blending, the substitution of deionized water fur the extracting solution, 0.1N $HNO_3$, the submerging durations before blending, and the standing times before measuring were studied using flue-cured and burley tobacco with a stable and reproducible Chloride Meter, KRK CL-2Z. From the results, chloride contents of tobacco leaves could be analyzed with the Chloride Meter(CL-2Z) using the suspension of 14 mm diameter leaf disks after soaking in distilled water for 30 min., blending with a mini-blender for 30 seconds. The chloride contents measured in this way showed highly significant correlations with ones by the conventional potentiometric method using an ion meter-chloride electrode and $AgNO_3$ titration. In our method, the procedures such as drying, powdering and weighing samples, and using chemical reagents for extraction (0.1N $HNO_3$) and titration(0.028N $AgNO_3$) could be eliminated. These results suggest that the newly constructed method using the Chloride Meter is more efficient to determine the chloride content of tobacco leave in comparison with the one by the Ion $Meter:AgNO_3$ titration.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2002

양액재배 용수 내에 HCO$_3$$^{-}$(중탄산 이온)이 많이 존재하면 배지의 pH가 높아져서 알칼리성이 되고 다른 유용 이온의 용해도와 흡수를 저해하므로 중탄산 이온의 제거를 위한 적절한 방법이 필요하다. 중탄산 이온을 제거하기 위해 실제 농가에서 사용하고 있는 용수를 재료로 산 용액(HNO$_3$, H$_3$PO$_4$ 및 H$_2$SO$_4$)의 첨가법을 이용하여 중탄산 이온을 처리하였다. 적정기를 이용하여 처리 전과 후 시료의 중탄산 이온을 적정한 결과 산의 첨가량에 비례해서 중탄산 이온 농도가 감소하였다. KHCO$_3$을 3차 증류수에 첨가하여 50, 100, 150, 200, 250mg.L$^{-}$의 중탄산 용액들을 만들고, 각각 HNO$_3$, H$_3$PO$_4$또는 H$_2$SO$_4$을 일정 비율로 첨가한 결과 pH도 교정되고 중탄산 제거에도 효과적이었다 이 결과에 따라 양액재배를 하고 있는 농가에서 사용하고 있는 용수의 중탄산 이온의 함량을 적정하고 각 산을 첨가한 후 잔류량을 적정한 결과 중탄산 이온의 제거 효과를 보였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2002

친수성 표면을 만들기 위하여 산소분위기에서 1 keV의 에너지를 갖는 아르곤 이온빔을 폴리프로필렌 담체의 표면에 조사하였다. 삼차 증류수에 대한 접촉각은 개질 전의 $78^{\circ}$에서 최적의 조건에서 $22^{\circ}$까지 감소하였다. 이온 보조 반응 후의 친수성 증가는 ether, carbonyl, carboxyl 등의 새로 형성된 작용기에 의한 것이며 극성 용매에 대한 안정성이 우수하므로 활성화된 표면이 폐수 내에서도 안정하다. 활성화된 폴리프로필렌 담체를 합성폐수내의 유기물을 제거하기 위한 bio-film공정에 적용하였다. 이온 보조 반응법으로 친수성 표면으로 개질된 PP 담체는 극성 용매내에서 극성작용기가 유지되었으므로 안정된 표면 특성을 이용하여 박테리아 부착의 생물막 공정에 대한 연구를 수행하여 미생물의 부착은 표면의 염기성 극성작용기에 의하여 증진됨을 확인하였다. 합성폐수에 대한 처리 효율은 30%까지 증가 하였으며 장시간에 걸친 COD 농도 감소 효과를 나타내었으므로 이온 보조 반응법에 의하여 처리된 PP고분자를 수질 개선용의 담체로 사용하여 처리효율을 증가시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2010

Flavonoids are known to be effective scavengers of free radicals. In particular, proanthocyanidins are flavonoids that possess cardiovascular protection, antioxidative activities, and immunomodulatory activities. Here, we evaluated proanthocyanidin contents in the total polyphenolic compounds of pine needle extracts prepared by hot water, ethanol, hexane, hot water-hexane (HWH), and hot water-ethanol (HWE). Analysis of each extract indicated that the ethanol extract contained the highest proanthocyanidin concentration. The HWH and hexane extracts also contained relatively high concentrations of proanthocyanidin. On the other hand, proanthocyanidin content analyses out of the total polyphenolic compounds indicated that the HWH extract contained the highest content. These results suggest that HWH extraction is a suitable method to obtain an extract with a high level of pure proanthocyanidins and a relatively high yield. The HWH extract possessed superior activity in diverse antioxidative analyses such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferrous ion chelating (FIC), and ferric-ion reducing power (FRAP) assays. In addition, upon assessing the effects of the pine needle extracts on macrophages (Raw 264.7 cell), the HWH extract exhibited the highest activity. In this study, we discerned an efficient extraction method to achieve relatively pure proanthocyanidins from pine needles and evaluated the biological functions of the resulting extract, which could potentially be used for its efficacious components in functional food products.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1436-1439
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• 2010

Many studies have clarified that poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) (PGA) increases the solubility of $Ca^{2+}$, suggesting that PGA enhances calcium absorption in the small intestine. However, there has been no report on the specific interaction between PGA and $Ca^{2+}$ in water. We studied the aqueous solution properties of PGA calcium salt (PGA-Ca complex). The chelating ability and binding strength of PGA for $Ca^{2+}$ were evaluated. The PGA-Ca complex was soluble in water, in contrast to the insolubility of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) calcium salt, and the chelating ability of PGA for $Ca^{2+}$ was almost the same as that of PAA. The globular conformation of the PGA-Ca complex in water was estimated by SEC and viscosity measurements. The chelation ability of PGA for $Ca^{2+}$ was examined by $^1H$ NMR. The present study showing the characteristics of the PGA-Ca complex will provide useful information about the calcium absorption by PGA in vivo.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.505-510
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• 2006

A gallocyanine-bound nanoporous titanium dioxide electrode system was investigated to carry out a mediated enzyme reaction. Gallocyanine was bound either directly or through an aminopropylsilane linker to the film of nanoporous titanium dioxide and used as a mediator for nitrate reductase in the mediated enzymatic nitrate reduction. The electrode with the aminopropylsilane linker showed 20% higher efficiency of electron transfer at the same potential than that directly linked. The prepared electrodes showed $0.26{\mu}mol/h$ nitrate reduction at a $100mm^2$ surface of the electrode, and linear current response on nitrate ion concentration up to 1.0 mM, which is very useful as a biosensor of nitrate ion in water.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 1998년도 임시총회 및 학술논문발표요지
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• pp.111-114
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• 1998

상추의 Ca 결핍으로 인한 생리 장해인 tipburn은 \circled1 배지 중의 Ca이 부족했을 때 \circled2 배지 중 Ca 은 충분하나 여러 원인에 의해서 Ca 흡수가 억제될 때, 또는 \circled3흡수 및 지상부로의 이동은 어느 정도 이루어지나 필요한 부위로의 충분한 공급이 이루어지지 않을 때 또는 필요량이 많아 공급이 부족할 때 등이다. 본 실험은 지상부로의 Ca 이동에 영향을 미치는 인자 중 습도 조건을 달리 했을 때의 막투과성의 변화와 기공반응 및 생육에 미치는 영향을 살펴봄으로써 상추의 Ttpburn 발생에 미치는 습도의 영향을 알아보고자 실시하였다. (중략)