• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.498-504
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• 2008

Metal-reducing bacterium, Geobacter sulfurreducens is available for mediator-less microbial fuel cell (MFC) because it has biological nanowires(pili) which transfer electrons to outside the cell. In this study, in the anode chamber of the MFC system using G. sulfurreducens, the concentrations of NaCl, sodium phosphate and sodium bicarbonate as electrolytes were mainly optimized for the generation of electricity from acetate. 0.4%(w/v) NaClO and 0.5M $H_2SO_4$ could be utilized for the sterilization of acrylic plates and proton exchange membrane (major construction materials of the MFC reactor), respectively. When NaCl concentration in anode phosphate buffer increased from 5 to 50 mM, power density increased from 6 to $20\;mW/m^2$. However, with increasing sodium phosphate buffer concentration from 5 to 50 mM, power density significantly decreased from 18 to $1\;mW/m^2$. Twenty-four mM sodium bicarbonate did not affect electricity generation as well as pH under 50 mM phosphate buffer condition. Optimized anode chamber of MFC using G. sulfurreducens generated relatively high power density ($20\;mW/m^2$) with the maximum coulombic efficiency (41.3%).

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.83-94
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• 2019

LPG is increasingly being used as a clean energy source due to the continuous strengthening of environmental regulations. In addition, the demand of propane which is the basic compound for petrochemicals is increasing for propylene production. In the study, a divided wall column was used as de-propanizer and de-butanizer, which is expected to save large amount of energy among the four conventional distillation columns used for processing LPG. The simulation results showed a decrease of energy duty with ESI by 30.30% using two divided wall columns. Furthermore, simulation case studies were carried out with respect to design and operation condition. The main column tray and withdrawal tray were determined from the design case studies while the internal liquid flow and vapor flow were decided from the operating case studies. Also, ESI of 1.06% could be achieved from the case studies. According to the results, the simulation method used showed that it is greatly helpful to the design and evaluate a highly efficient divided wall column.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.464-474
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• 2021

Bacterial cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are responsible for the hydroxylation of diverse endogenous substances with a heme molecule used as a cofactor. This study characterized two CYP154C3 proteins from Streptomyces sp. W2061 (CYP154C3-1) and Streptomyces sp. KCCM40643 (CYP154C3-2). The enzymatic activity assays of both CYPs conducted using heterologous redox partners' putidaredoxin and putidaredoxin reductase showed substrate flexibility with different steroids and exhibited interesting product formation patterns. The enzymatic characterization revealed good activity over a pH range of 7.0 to 7.8 and the optimal temperature range for activity was 30 to 37℃. The major product was the C16-hydroxylated product and the kinetic profiles and patterns of the generated hydroxylated products differed between the two enzymes. Both enzymes showed a higher affinity toward progesterone, with CYP154C3-1 demonstrating slightly higher activity than CYP154C3-2 for most of the substrates. Oxidizing agents (diacetoxyiodo) benzene (PIDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were also utilized to actively support the redox reactions, with optimum conversion achieved at concentrations of 3 mM and 65 mM, respectively. The oxidizing agents affected the product distribution, influencing the type and selectivity of the CYP-catalyzed reaction. Additionally, CYP154C3s also catalyzed the C-C bond cleavage of steroids. Therefore, CYP154C3s may be a good candidate for the production of modified steroids for various biological uses.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1507-1514
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• 2012

산수유는 다양한 생리적 기능을 가지는 것으로 보고되어 있으며 또한 최근에 관심의 증가로 산수유로부터 유효성분의 추출 방법 개발은 산업적으로 매우 중요하며, 유효성분의 존재 여부를 분석하는 것은 산업적 상품의 진위와 품질을 판정하는데 중요한 수단이 된다. 본 연구는 loganin을 지표 물질로 하여 산수유로부터 유효성분을 추출하는 여러 방법을 비교 분석하였으며, 각 방법에 따라 추출한 시료의 기능성의 차이를 항산화 작용으로 분석하였다. 산수유로부터 항산화 성분을 추출하기 위하여 네 가지 방법을 적용하였다. 추출된 유효성분 지표물질로 loganin의 함량을 HPLC로 분석하였을 때 열수를 사용한 추출 방법이 알코올 추출 또는 효소 처리 방법 보다 효율적인 결과를 보여 주었다. 각 추출 시료의 항산화 기능은 DPPH radical 소거능, hydrogen peroxide scavenging assay, reducing power 측정으로 분석하였다. 추출 방법에 따라 항산화 기능이 차이가 있었으며, 열수 추출 시료가 DPPH radical 소거능과 hydrogen peroxide scavenging 효과가 우수하였고, 효소 처리 추출 시료는 reducing power가 우수하게 나타났다. 추출 방법에 따라 시료에 함유된 성분의 차이가 항산화 기능이 차이와 연관이 있다고 생각된다. 이 연구에서 얻은 결과는 산수유는 대조군으로 사용한 vitamin C에 준하는 항산화 성분을 함유하고 있으며, 이들 성분은 열수 추출 방법으로 효율적으로 추출되었으며, 열수 추출 방법은 산업적으로 응용될 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.43-46
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• 2001

$\alpha$-Phenyl-N-t-butylnitrone (PBN) is one of the most widely used spin-trapping compounds for investigating the existence of free radicals in biological systems. Recently, there has been considerable interest in the antioxidant nature of PBN on degenerative diseases, presumably related to oxidative stress. In the present study, the protective effect of PBN on the HepG2 cell line under oxidative stress was investigated. When the HepG2 cells were exposed to oxidant, such as hydrogen peroxide, menadione, or ethanol, the protective role of PBN was manifested as a reduction in trypan blue uptake and a decrease in the endogenous production of oxidants, as measured by the oxidation of 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescin. The modulation of activity of major antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase and catalase, was not significantly different either in the presence or in the absence of PBN. This indicates that PBN acts as a direct scavenger of reactive oxygen species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.775-783
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• 2016

The identification of novel reagents that exert a biological ultraviolet (UV)-protective effect in skin cells represents an important strategy for preventing UV-induced skin aging. To this end, we investigated the potential protective effects of Ettlia sp. YC001 extracts against UV-induced cellular damage in normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs). We generated four different extracts from Ettlia sp. YC001, and found that they exhibit low cytotoxicity in NHDFs. The ethyl acetate extract of Ettlia sp. YC001 markedly decreased UVB-induced cytotoxicity. Additionally, the ethyl acetate extract significantly inhibited the production of hydrogen peroxide-induced reactive oxygen species. Moreover, it inhibited UVB-induced thymine dimers, as confirmed by luciferase assay and thymine dimer dot-blot assay. Thus, the study findings suggest Ettlia sp. YC001 extract as a novel photoprotective reagent on UVB-induced cell dysfunctions in NHDFs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.2065-2071
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• 2014

${\beta}$-Secretase (beta-amyloid converting enzyme 1 [BACE1]) is involved in the first and rate-limiting step of ${\beta}$-amyloid ($A{\beta}$) peptides production, which leads to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease(AD). Therefore, inhibition of BACE1 activity has become an efficient approach for the treatment of AD. Ligand-based and docking-based 3D-quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) studies of acyl guanidine analogues were performed with comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) to obtain insights for designing novel potent BACE1 inhibitors. We obtained highly reliable and predictive CoMSIA models with a cross-validated $q^2$ value of 0.725 and a predictive coefficient $r{^2}_{pred}$ value of 0.956. CoMSIA contour maps showed the structural requirements for potent activity. 3D-QSAR analysis suggested that an acyl guanidine and an amide group in the $R_6$ substituent would be important moieties for potent activity. Moreover, the introduction of small hydrophobic groups in the phenyl ring and hydrogen bond donor groups in 3,5-dichlorophenyl ring could increase biological activity.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.122-137
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• 2019

Methane, one of the important greenhouse gas, has a higher global warming potential than that of carbon dioxide. Agriculture, especially livestock, is considered as the biggest sector in producing anthropogenic methane. Among livestock, ruminants are the highest emitters of enteric methane. Methanogenesis, a continuous process in the rumen, carried out by archaea either with a hydrogenotrophic pathway that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide to methane or with methylotrophic pathway, which the substrate for methanogenesis is methyl groups. For accurate estimation of methane from ruminants, three methods have been successfully used in various experiments under different environmental conditions such as respiration chamber, sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique, and the automated head-chamber or GreenFeed system. Methane production and emission from ruminants are increasing day by day with an increase of ruminants which help to meet up the nutrient demands of the increasing human population throughout the world. Several mitigation strategies have been taken separately for methane abatement from ruminant productions such as animal intervention, diet selection, dietary feed additives, probiotics, defaunation, supplementation of fats, oils, organic acids, plant secondary metabolites, etc. However, sustainable mitigation strategies are not established yet. A cumulative approach of accurate enteric methane measurement and existing mitigation strategies with more focusing on the biological reduction of methane emission by direct-fed microbials could be the sustainable methane mitigation approaches.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.496-500
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• 2005

홍경천(Rhodiola dumulosa)을 기능성 식품소재로 개발하기 위하여 홍경천(뿌리)을 80% 메탄올로 열수 추출하여 용매 분획한 후 이들에 대한 항산화, 암세포 성장 억제 및 대식세포의 면역활성 등과 같은 기능성을 조사하였다. 홍경천 메탄올 추출물의 헥산, 에틸 아세테이트, 부탄올, 메탄올 및 물 분획물의 수소공여능은 100 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 각각 28.30, 53.21, 35.48, 42.64 및 21.14% 로서 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 가장 높았으며, 이는 합성 항산화제인 BHT와 비슷한 항산화 효과를 나타내었다. A549 및 SW480 와 같은 암세포에 용매 분획물 1, 10 및 100 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 48시간 처리한 결과 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 다른 분획물에 비하여 암세포주의 성장을 강하게 억제하였으며, 그 활성은 농도 의존적으로 나타났다. 또한 100 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 48시간 동안 에틸아세테이트 분획물을 암세포에 처리시 처리구에서의 암세포는 뚜렷한 세포수의 감소와 함께 심한 형태학적 변화가 관찰되었다. 대식세포주(RAW 264.7)에 1, 10 및 50 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 용매 분획물을 처리한 후 NO의 생성량을 측정한 결과 10 μg/mL 이상의 농도에서 메탄올 분획물에서 NO 생성을 강하게 유도하였다. 따라서 본 결과는 홍경천의 기능성 식품소재로의 활용 가능성을 시사한다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2010

검정콩 종피에 함유된 안토시아닌의 항산화 및 항염증 효과를 분석하였다. 메탄올로 추출된 검정콩의 안토시아닌 조추출물은 0.01%에서 0.5% 범위에서 농도 의존적으로 SOD활성을 증가시켰으며 0.5%에서 superoxide radical을 100% 소거시키는 결과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 RAW 264.7 세포를 배양한 후, 세포 배양액에 LPS와 농도별 안토시아닌 추출물을 가한 결과, 안토시아닌 추출물을 0.001%, 0.01%, 0.02% 농도로 각각 처리했을 때 LPS에 의해 증가된 NO의 생산이 농도 의존적으로 감소하는 결과를 보였다. 따라서 검정콩 안토시아닌 추출물의 항산화능 및 항염증효과를 가늠할 수 있었다. 그러나 안토시아닌 조추출물은 DDT 시험에 의해서는 S. aureus, E. coli, C. albicans, A. niger에 대해서 10%의 농도에서도 항균력을 보이지 않았다.