• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2019

Antioxidant activity in water and ethanol extracts of dried Lycium chinense fruit, as a result of the total phenolic and tannin content, was measured using a number of chemical and biochemical assays for radical scavenging and inhibition of lipid peroxidation, with the analysis being extended by applying a bootstrapping statistical method. Previous statistical analyses mostly provided linear correlation and regression analyses between antioxidant activity and increasing concentrations of phenolics and tannins in a concentration-dependent mode. The present study showed that multiple component or multivariate analysis by applying multiple regression analysis or regression planes proved more informative than linear regression analysis of the relationship between the concentration of individual components and antioxidant activity. In this paper, we represented the multivariate analysis of antioxidant activities of both phenolic and tannin contents combined in the water and ethanol extracts, which revealed the hidden observations that were not evident from linear statistical analysis.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2022

Inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) are a large group of rare disorders affecting normal biochemical pathways. The ophthalmic involvement can be very varied affecting any part of the eye, including abnormalities of cornea, lens dislocation and cataracts, retina and the optic nerve, and extraocular muscles. Eye disorders can be initial symptoms of some IMD and can be clue for diagnosis of IMD. However, eye disorders can evolve later in the natural history of an already diagnosed metabolic disorder. Awareness of IMDs is important to facilitate early diagnosis and in some cases instigate early treatment if a patient presents with eye involvement suggestive of a metabolic disorder. Ophthalmological interventions are also an important component of the multisystem holistic approach to treating patients with metabolic disorders.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.413-413
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• 2023

Wetlands are a critical component of the global carbon cycle and are essential in mitigating climate change. Accurately quantifying wetland carbon emissions is crucial for understanding and predicting the impact of wetlands on the global carbon budget. The uncertainty quantifying carbon in wetlands may comes from the ecosystem's hydrological, biochemical, and microbiological variability. The Community Land Model is a sophisticated and flexible land surface model that offers several configuration options such as energy and water fluxes, vegetation dynamics, and biogeochemical cycling, necessitating careful consideration for the alternative configurations before model implementation to develop a practical model framework. We conducted a systematic literature review, analyzing the alternatives, focusing on the carbon stock pools configurations and the parameters with significant sensitivity for carbon quantification in wetlands. In addition, we evaluated the feasibility and availability of in situ observation data necessary for validating the different alternatives. This analysis identified the most suitable option for our study site, the Binbong Wetland, in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.154-159
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• 1995

SH-14, a novel killer strain of Ustilago maydis was isolated in Korea. It has been reported in other papers that the toxin specificity and double-stranded RNA pattern of SH-14 strain were different from other laboratory strains. In this paper, we analyzed the biochemical characteristics of U. maydis SH-14 virus. Three distinctive peaks were isolated from CsCl density gradient, designated as top (T), intermediate (I) and bottom (B) components. We found that the densities of each components, 1.285, 1.408 g/cm$\^$3/, respectively, are very similar to those of other strains. As previously reported by the analysis of dsRNA in each component, the dsRNA segments are separately encapsidated. Capsid protein of SH-14 virus consists of two proteins about 70 Kd shown by SDS-PAGE analysis. Electron microscopic examination of the virus particles revealed that UmV particles are very similar in size and morphology to all isolates as well as all lab-strains. In order to test immunological cross reactivity of UmV, werstern bolt analysis was carriedout with antiserum against A8 virus. All capsid protein had positive reaction against A8 antibody which indicated that UmV are immunologically cross-reactive with all isolates from Korea. The results presented in this paper may show that UmV isolated from SH-14 strain has very similar biochemical characteristics to those of other UmV. However, the difference in the toxin specificity and the molecular weight of toxin protein from the SH-14 strain has us to conclude that U. maydis SH-14 strain is a new killer type.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2016

Ulva pertusa, a common bloom-forming green alga, was used as a model system to examine the effects of elevated carbon dioxide (CO₂) and temperature on growth and photosynthetic performance. To do this, U. pertusa was grown under four temperature and CO₂ conditions; ambient CO₂ (400 μatm) and temperature (16℃) (i.e., present), elevated temperature only (19℃) (ET; i.e., warming), elevated CO₂ only (1,000 μatm) (EC; i.e., acidification), and elevated temperature and CO₂ (ET and EC; i.e., greenhouse), and its steady state photosynthetic performance evaluated. Maximum gross photosynthetic rates (GP_max) were highest under EC conditions and lowest under ET conditions. Further, ET conditions resulted in decreased rate of dark respiration (R_d), but growth of U. pertusa was higher under ET conditions than under ambient temperature conditions. In order to evaluate external carbonic anhydrase (eCA) activity, photosynthesis was measured at 70 μmol photons m⁻² s⁻¹ in the presence or absence of the eCA inhibitor acetazolamide (AZ), which inhibited photosynthetic rates in all treatments, indicating eCA activity. However, while AZ reduced U. pertusa photosynthesis in all treatments, this reduction was lower under ambient CO₂ conditions (both present and warming) compared to EC conditions (both acidification and greenhouse). Moreover, Chlorophyll a and glucose contents in U. pertusa tissues declined under ET conditions (both warming and greenhouse) in conjunction with reduced GP_max and R_d. Overall, our results indicate that the interaction of EC and ET would offset each other’s impacts on photosynthesis and biochemical composition as related to carbon balance of U. pertusa.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.412-420
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• 2017

Multinucleated bone resorptive osteoclasts differentiate from bone marrow-derived monocyte/macrophage precursor cells. During osteoclast differentiation, mononuclear pre-osteoclasts change their morphology and biochemical characteristics. In this study, Raman spectroscopy with multivariate techniques such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) were used to extract biochemical information related to various cellular events during osteoclastogenesis. This technique allowed for label-free and noninvasive monitoring of differentiating cells, and clearly discriminated four different time points during osteoclast differentiation. The Raman band intensity showed significant time-dependent changes that increased up to day 4. The results of Raman spectroscopy agreed with results from atomic force microscopy (AFM) and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining, a conventional biological assay. Under AFM, normal spindle-like mononuclear pre-osteoclasts became round and smaller at day 2 after treatment with a receptor activator of nuclear $factor-{\kappa}B$ ligand and they formed multinucleated giant cells at day 4. Thus, Raman spectroscopy, in combination with PCA-LDA, may be useful for noninvasive label-free quality assessment of cell status during osteoclast differentiation, enabling more efficient optimization of the bioprocesses.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2005

2004년 1월부터 12월까지 가리맛조개, Sinonovacula constricta의 생식소 발달단계에 따른 생식주기를 조직학적 관찰에 의해 조사하였고, 폐각근과 내장낭, 족부근육 및 외투막의 생화학적 성분의 계절적 변화를 생화학적 분석방법에 의해 조사하였다. 본 종의 생식주기는 초기활성기 (3-5월), 후기활성기 (5-7월), 완숙기 (7-9월), 부분산란기(8-10월), 퇴화 및 비활성기 (10-3월) 의 연속적인 5 단계로 구분할 수 있었다. 총단백질 함량은 폐각근, 내장낭, 족부근육, 외투막 중 폐각근에서 가장 높았다. 외투막을 제외하고 일반적으로 성숙 및 산란기 중에 좀 더 높았다. 그러나 비활성기 중에는 좀 더 낮았다. 폐각근, 족부근육 및 내장낭 사이의 총단백질 함량은 양(+)의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 그러나 상관성은 통계학적으로 유의하지 않았다. 총지질 함량은 내장낭 내에서 가장 높았는데 폐각근, 족부근육 또는 외투막 내의 함량 보다 5-6배 더 높았다. 월별 변화는 내장낭 내에서 가장 크게 나타났는데, 초기활성기 (3-5월) 중에 처음 증가한 후 후기활성 기 (5-7월) 에 감소하였다. 그리고 산란기 (9월) 중에 급격하게 다시 증가했다. 족부근육파 폐각근 사이의 총지질 함량간에는 강한 음 (-)의 상관관계 (r = -0.634, p = 0.027)를 보였고, 폐각근과 외투막 사이에는 강한 양 (+) 의 상관관계 (r = 0.665, p = 0.018)를 나타내었다. 글리코겐 함량은 폐각근, 족부근육 그리고 내장낭 내의 총지질 함량 변화와 다소 유사한 경향을 보였다. 함량 변화는 초기활성기와 산란기 중에 높았고, 후기활성기와 퇴화 및 비팔성기 중에는 낮게 나타났다. 각 조직들 사이에 글리코겐 함량의 상관성은 통계학적으로 유의하지 않았다. 특히, 총지질 함량은 족부근육, 폐각근, 내장낭 및 외투막 사이에 음 (-) 의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 그러므로 이들 결과는 족부근육, 폐각근, 내장낭 및 외투막의 영양성분이 생식소의 에너지 요구에 반응하여 변하는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2004

2003년 1월부터 12월까지 일본재첩의 생식소 발달단계에 따른 생식주기를 조직학적 관찰에 의해 조사하였고, 폐각근과 내장낭 및 족부 근육의 생화학적 성분의 계절적 변화를 조사하였다. 본 종의 생식주기는 초기활성기 (2-4월), 후기활성기 (4-7월), 완숙기 (6-8월), 부분산란기 (7-9월), 퇴화 및 비활성기 (9-3월) 의 연속적인 5 단계로 구분할 수 있었다. ANOVA test 결과, 내장낭 조직과 폐각근 및 족부 근육 모두에서 월 중 총단백질, 총 지질 및 글리코겐 함량들 사이에는 유의한 차이가 있었음을 나타내었다(p < 0.05). 총 단백질 함량은 폐각근 내에서 최대였으나 내장낭에서는 최소로 나타났다. 내장낭과 폐각근의 총단백질 함량은 아무런 상관관계를 보이지 않았으나 (p = 0.208), 폐각근과 족부 근육 사이에서는 강한 양의 상관관계 (r = 0.769, p < 0.001) 를 보였다. 총 지질 함량은 내장낭 내에서 가장 높았다. 그 함량은 폐각근 또는 족부 근육의 함량 보다 2, 3배 더 높았으며, 월별 변화도 내장낭 내에서 가장 크게 변하였다. 총지질 함량은 1월부터 3월까지 감소되었으나 4월에 증가 되어 최대를 이루었으며, 그 후 5월부터 8월까지 점차 감소된 다음 10월까지 다시 증가되었다. 다중비교 결과, 인접하고 있는 두 달 모두에서 내장낭 내 총지질 함량들 사이에는 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < 0.05). 내장낭과 폐각근 사이의 총지질 함량 간에는 강한 음의 상관관계 ( r = 0.678, p < 0.001) 를 나타내었고, 내장낭과 족부 근육 사이에도 음의 상관관계 (r = 0.473, p < 0.008) 를 보였다. 글리코겐 함량 변화는 4월을 제외하고, 내장낭, 폐각근 및 족부 근육 사이에 다소 유사하게 나타났다. 4월에 내장낭 내 글리코겐 함량은 폐각근이나 족부 근육내 함량들 보다 4배나 더 높았다. 폐각근과 족부 근육내의 글리코겐 함량 사이에는 양의 상관관계 (r = 0.686, p < 0.001) 를 보였다. 특히, 총 지질 함량은 폐각근과 내장낭 사이에 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 따라서 이들 결과는 폐각근과 내장낭의 영양물질 함량이 생식소의 에너지 요구에 반응하여 변하고 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.189-199
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• 2015

Objectives: The marker substances of cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture that may not be detected during the process of steaming remain controversial. We developed a combined cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture that contains all the marker substances. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the marker substances and test the toxicity of the combined cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture. Methods: The marker substances were detected using HPLC. Intravenous injection toxicity studies were conducted at Medvill, an authorized institution for non-clinical studies, under the regulations of Good Laboratory Practice. We observed survival rates, abnormal behaviors, weight changes, gross findings in autopsy, blood biochemical properties, and histological abnormalities of organs such as the liver and kidney. Results: HPLC data showed that ginsenosides Rg1, Rb1, and Rg3 were detected at concentrations of 19.29, 47.64, and 3.02 μ g /ml, respectively. Administration of combined cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture resulted in no dead animals or significant toxicological changes. Conclusions: The combined cultivated wild ginseng pharmacopuncture contains all the marker substances and is a relatively safe treatment medium. Further studies should be conducted to confirm the present findings.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.694-704
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• 2020

HslUV is a bacterial heat shock protein complex consisting of the AAA+ ATPase component HslU and the protease component HslV. HslV is a threonine (Thr) protease employing the N-terminal Thr residue in the mature protein as the catalytic residue. To date, HslUV from Gram-negative bacteria has been extensively studied. However, the mechanisms of action and activation of HslUV from Gram-positive bacteria, which have an additional N-terminal sequence before the catalytic Thr residue, remain to be revealed. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of HslV from the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus with and without HslU in the crystallization conditions. The structural comparison suggested that a structural transition to the symmetric form of HslV was triggered by ATP-bound HslU. More importantly, the additional N-terminal sequence was cleaved in the presence of HslU and ATP, exposing the Thr9 residue at the N-terminus and activating the ATP-dependent protease activity. Further biochemical studies demonstrated that the exposed N-terminal Thr residue is critical for catalysis with binding to the symmetric HslU hexamer. Since eukaryotic proteasomes have a similar additional N-terminal sequence, our results will improve our understanding of the common molecular mechanisms for the activation of proteasomes.