• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.88-92
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• 2010

DNA 구조를 밝히기 위해 의학, 약학 그리고 생명과학분야 등에서 활발한연구가 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 DNA의 염기쌍은 생명체의 정보 전달에 매우 중요한 역할을 하므로 염기쌍의 집중적인 분석이 필요하다. 그래서 DNA의 염기쌍 중 하나인 구아닌과 시토신을 선택하여 분석 실험을 하였다. 구아닌과 시토신의 분석은 Aspen chromatography 전산모사와 HPLC(High Performance Liquid Chromatography) 실험을 통하여 이루어졌다. Aspen Chromatography(ver. 2006 Aspen Tech. U.S.A)로 시료농도, 이동상 유속 그리고 이론단수를 변화시켜 전산모사하였다. HPLC 실험은 $C_{18}$ HPLC column 칼럼과 이동상 water/methanol/acetic acid 혼합액(90/10/0.1)을 이용하여 시료의 주입 농도와 이동상 속도를 변화시켰고 구아닌과 시토신의 크로마토그램의 분리도와 이론단수를 비교하였다. 실험과 전산모사 크로마토그래피 결과가 비교적 일치하였다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.235-239
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• 2006

Due to recent advances in genome sequencing, there has been a dramatic increase in the quantity of genetic information, which has lead to an even greater demand for a faster, more parallel expression system. Therefore, interest in cell-free protein synthesis, as an alternative method for high-throughput gene expression, has been revived. In contrast to in vivo gene expression methods, cell-free protein synthesis provides a completely open system for direct access to the reaction conditions. We have developed an efficient cell-free protein synthesis system by optimizing the energy source and S30 extract. Under the optimized conditions, approximately $650{\mu}g/mL$ of protein was produced after 2h of incubation, with the developed system further modified for the efficient expression of PCR-amplified DNA. When the concentrations of DNA, magnesium, and amino acids were optimized for the production of PCR-based cell-free protein synthesis, the protein yield was comparable to that from the plasmid template.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2000

고분자 이온 감응막을 광도파로로 이용한 새로운 형태의 센서소자를 제작하여 칼슘이온의 농도 변화에 따른 그 특성을 평가하였다. 광도파로 소자는 실리카 유리기판에 기존의 반도체 사진식각법 (photolitho-graphy)을 이용하여 도파로가 형성되어질 부분을 에칭한 후 감지막을 스핀코팅법으로 코팅하여, 그 자체를 도파로로 이용한 고속 응답의 새로운 형태의 센서소자를 제작하였다. 도파로로 사용된 감지막은 칼슘이온에 대해 특이성을 가지는 변색성 이온감응물질인 ETH5294, 중성이온감응물질인 K23El, anionic site인 NaTm(CF/sub 3/)/sub 2/PB, 가소제인 DOP 및 PVC-PVAC-PVA 폴리머를 THF 용매에 녹여 스핀 코팅법으로 제작하였다. 여러 가지 변수에 따른 센서의 특성을 평가하기 위하여 도파로의 두께(즉, 감지막의 두께), 변색성 이온감응물질의 농도, 각 모드 변화에 따른 센서의 감응특성을 비교 평가하였다. 제작된 센서는 칼슘이온에 대해 1×10­6∼1M의 측정 범위를 가지며, 1×10­⁴∼1×10­¹M 영역에서 선형성을 가지며, 기존의 광학적 측정 방법인 분광분석법에 비해 높은 감도를 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.437-449
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• 2016

To provide information on the safety of crude antifungal compounds produced by Bacillus subtilus SN7 isolated from Meju, we carried out an acute (single) oral dose toxicity test and 4 week repeated oral dose determination test on crude antifungal compounds in male and female Sprague Dawley rats. In the acute toxicity test, rats were treated with crude antifungal compounds produced by Bacillus subtilus SN7 orally at increasing dose levels (500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg) and observed for 2 weeks. In the repeated-dose 28-day oral dose determination study, rats were orally administered doses of 500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg daily for 4 weeks. There were no test article-related deaths or abnormal clinical signs in the two studies. In the 4 week repeated oral dose determination test, there were also no significant differences in clinical signs, body and organ weight changes, or any other hematological and biochemical parameters between the control and treated groups. The results suggest that the crude antifungal compounds produced by Bacillus subtilus SN7 up to a dosage level of 2,000 mg/kg are not toxic in male and female rats.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권8호
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• pp.261-265
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• 2017

Purpose: Studies on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in immunocompetent children are lacking, and minimal information is available in the medical literature on hepatic manifestations and complications of CMV. The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and prognosis of children with CMV hepatitis, and to investigate its prevalence at a single medical center in Korea over a 10-year period. Methods: One hundred thirty-two children diagnosed with CMV infection based on specific markers (anti-CMV IgM, CMV polymerase chain reaction in blood and urine, or CMV culture of urine) were included in the study. Clinical and biochemical characteristics, immunological markers, and outcomes of hepatic CMV infection were determined. Results: The median age of patients (n=132) was 8.5 months (range, 14 days-11.3 years). Peak total bilirubin and alanine aminotransferase levels in serum ranged from 0.11-21.97 mg/dL, and 5-1,517 IU/L, respectively. Alanine aminotransferase remained elevated from 2-48 weeks. Jaundice was the most common clinical feature of hepatic CMV infection during infancy. The hematologic findings revealed anemia, leukocytosis, and monocytosis in CMV-infected patients. All participants recovered without administration of ganciclovir. Conclusion: In children with CMV hepatitis, fever was the most common symptom at presentation, and jaundice was the most common clinical feature of hepatic CMV infection in infants younger than 3 months of age. Hepatic CMV infection in immunocompetent children is often a self-limited illness that does not require antiviral therapy, as most patients in this study had favorable outcomes.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.410-417
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• 2017

Estimation of postmortem interval (PMI) is a key issue in the field of forensic pathology. With the availability of quantitative analysis of RNA levels in postmortem tissues, several studies have assessed the postmortem degradation of constitutively expressed RNA species to estimate PMI. However, conventional RNA quantification as well as biochemical and physiological changes employed thus far have limitations related to standardization or normalization. The present study focuses on an interesting feature of the subdomains of certain RNA species, in which they are site-specifically cleaved during apoptotic cell death. We found that the D8 divergent domain of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) bearing cell death-related cleavage sites was rapidly removed during postmortem RNA degradation. In contrast to the fragile domain, the 5' terminal region of 28S rRNA was remarkably stable during the postmortem period. Importantly, the differences in the degradation rates between the two domains in mammalian 28S rRNA were highly proportional to increasing PMI with a significant linear correlation observed in mice as well as human autopsy tissues. In conclusion, we demonstrate that comparison of the degradation rates between domains of a single RNA species provides quantitative information on postmortem degradation states, which can be applied for the estimation of PMI.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.104-113
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• 2018

In order to investigate indigenous prokaryotic species diversity in Korea, various environmental samples from diverse ecosystems were examined. Isolated bacterial strains were identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, and those exhibiting at least 98.7% sequence similarity with known bacterial species, but not reported in Korea, were selected as unrecorded species. 28 unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes were discovered from various habitats including wastewater, freshwater, freshwater sediment, wet land, reclaimed land, plant root, bird feces, seawater, sea sand, tidal flat sediment, a scallop, marine algae, and seaweed. The unrecorded species were assigned to 18 different genera in five families: Flavobacterium, Epilithonimonas, Dokdonia, Gillisia, Flavicella, Chryseobacterium, Algibacter, Aquimarina, Lacinutrix, Gaetbulibacter, Cellulophaga, Tenacibaculum, and Maribacter of Flavobacteriaceae, Dyadobacter of Cytophagaceae, Draconibacterium of Draconibacterium_f, Sunxiuqinia of Prolixibacteraceae, and Fulvivirga of Fulvivirga_f. The selected isolates were subjected to further taxonomic characterization including analysis of Gram reaction, cellular and colonial morphology, biochemical activities, and phylogenetic trees. Descriptive information of the 28 unrecorded species is provided.

• 정보처리학회논문지:소프트웨어 및 데이터공학
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• 제3권10호
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• pp.421-428
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• 2014

파킨슨병은 뇌의 흑질 영역에서 도파민계 신경이 파괴되는 질병으로 알츠하이머병과 함께 대표적인 퇴행성 뇌 질환이다. 현재까지 병을 완치시킬 수 있는 치료법은 없지만 병의 진행을 완화시킬 수 있는 치료법이 존재하기 때문에 병의 진단이 굉장히 중요하다. 파킨슨병을 진단하기 위한 과거의 연구는 대부분 단일 바이오마커를 이용한 것으로 이러한 방법은 파킨슨병 환자를 높은 정확도로 진단할 수 있지만 정상인에 대한 진단은 상대적으로 낮은 성능의 한계성이 존재한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생화학적 바이오마커인 뇌척수액 내의 ${\alpha}$-synuclein 단백질 수치와 영상학적 바이오마커인 확산 텐서 영상의 여러 모수들을 결합하여 특징으로 사용하는 파킨슨병 진단 모델을 개발하고 성능을 평가하였다. 진단을 위해 개발된 모든 모델은 10-fold cross validation 성능평가에서 정확도가 최고 91.3%의 높은 성능을 보였으며, test 성능평가에서는 확산 텐서 영상의 모수들 중 FA와 ${\alpha}$-synuclein 단백질 수치가 결합된 모델, MO와 ${\alpha}$-synuclein 단백질 수치가 결합된 두 모델에서 최고 72%의 정확도 성능을 보여 파킨슨병의 진단에 유용하게 사용될 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다. 파킨슨병의 진단을 위해 개발된 모델의 영상학적 특징 벡터를 통하여 파킨슨병 환자와 정상인의 신경섬유 경로의 특징을 분석하였다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.186-189
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• 2006

7개월된 암컷 Cocker spaniel견이 3주전부터 체중감소, 구토, 탈수, 식욕저하를 보이면서 지속적인 미열을 동반한 다음과 다뇨를 주증상으로 시내 병원에 내원하였다. 담당 수의사의 진료내역을 검토한 결과 복수와 간종대, 혈액 도말 검사에서 비재생성빈혈과 흉부방사선 사진에서 좌측 중심부에 불규칙한 음영이 관찰된 것으로 기록되었다. 이후 prednisolone으로 치료하였지만 증상의 경과가 호전되지 않아 정밀진단을 위하여 환자의 혈액을 강원대학교 부속동물 병원에 분석, 의뢰하였다. 혈액화학검사에서 고칼슘혈증, 고질소혈증, 콜레스테롤혈증, 고인혈증, 저알부민혈증 및 대사성 산증을 보였으며 뇨검사에서 단백뇨를 동반한 약산성의 등장뇨가 관찰되었다. 임상증상과 실험실 소견에 근거하여 간과 신장에 대한 정밀한 검사를 위하여 입원을 요청하였으나 다음 날 환자는 폐사한 상태로 병원에 후송되었다. 보호자의 동의를 얻어 부검과 조직병리학적인 검사를 실시한 결과 간, 신장, 비장 등의 전신 장기에 과량의 아밀로이드가 침착되어 있음을 확인하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.225-229
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• 2010

The aim of this study is to clarify the clinical features of Hap/orchis taichui infection in humans in Nan Province, Thailand, and to correlate the clinical features with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms. In this study area, only H. taichui, but neither other minute intestinal flukes nor small liver flukes were endemic. The degree of infection was determined by fecal egg counts and also by collecting adult worms after deworming. The signs and symptoms of individual patients together with their hematological and biochemical laboratory data were gathered to evaluate the relationship between the clinical features and the severity of infection. Special emphasis was made to elucidate the possible similarities of the clinical features of H. taichui infection and IBS-like symptoms. The results showed useful clinical information and the significant (> 50%) proportion of haplorchiasis patients complained of abdominal pain, lassitude, and flatulence, which were the important diagnostic symptoms of IBS. This study has reported a possible link between H. taichui and IBS, and H. taichui might probably play a role in the etiology of these IBS-like symptoms.