• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.559-571
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• 2012

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a new clean fuel as an environmentally-benign energy resource. DME can be manufactured from various energy sources including natural gas, coal, and biomass. In addition to its environmentally friendly properties, DME has similar characteristics to those of LPG. The aim of this article is to represent the development of new DME process with KOGAS's own technologies. KOGAS has investigated and developed new innovative DME synthesis process from synthesis gas in gaseous phase fixed bed reactor. DME has been traditionally produced by the dehydration of methanol which is produced from syngas, a product of natural gas reforming. This traditional process is thus called the two-step method of preparing DME. However, DME can also be manufactured directly from syngas (single-step). The single-step method needs only one reactor for the synthesis of DME, instead of two for the two-step process. It can also alleviate the thermodynamic limitations associated with the synthesis of methanol, by converting the produced methanol into DME, thereby potentially enhancing the overall conversion of syngas into DME. KOGAS had launched the 10 ton/day DME demonstration plant project in 2004 at Incheon KOGAS LNG terminal. In the mid of 2008, KOGAS had finished the construction of this plant and has successively finished the demonstration plant operation. And since 2008, we have established the basic design of commercial plant which can produce 3,000 ton/day DME.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.191-210
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• 2021

To compare the antifungal effect of two nanomaterials (NMs), nanoparticles of zinc oxide were synthesized by a chemical route and zinc oxide-based nanobiohybrids were obtained using green synthesis in an extract of garlic (Allium sativum). The techniques of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Infrared (IR) and Ultraviolet Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopies and Scanning (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopies (TEM) were used to determine the characteristics of the nanomaterials synthesized. The results showed that the samples obtained were of nanometric size (< 100 nm). To compare their antifungal capacity, their effect on Cercospora sp. was evaluated. Test results showed that both nanomaterials had an antifungal capacity. The nanobiohybrids (green route) gave an inhibition of fungal growth of ~72.4% while with the ZnO-NPs (chemical route), inhibition was ~87.1%. Microstructural studies using High Resolution Optical Microscopy (HROM) and ultra-structural analysis using TEM carried out on the treated strains demonstrated the effect of the nanofungicides on the vegetative and reproductive structures, as well as on their cell wall. To account for the antifungal effect presented by ZnO-NPs and ZnO nanobiohybrids on the fungi tested, effects reported in the literature related to the action of nanomaterials on biological entities were considered. Specifically, we discuss the electrical interaction of the ZnO-NPs with the cell membrane and the biomolecules (proteins) present in the fungi, taking into account the n-type nature of the ZnO semiconductor and the electrical behavior of the fungal cell membrane and that of the proteins that make up the protein crown.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2023

Global efforts are focused on achieving carbon neutrality due to the increases in the levels of greenhouse gases. Moreover, the greenhouse gases generated from the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) are the primary sources of emissions in South Korea. In this study, we conducted the biological conversion of syngas (CO, H₂, and CO₂) generated from MSW gasification. The MSW-derived syngas was used as a feed source for cultivating Eubacterium limosum KIST612, and pressurization was employed to enhance gas solubility in culture broth. However, the pH of the medium decreased owing to the pressurization because of the CO₂ in the syngas and the cultivation-associated organic acid production. The replacement of conventional HEPES buffer with a phosphate buffer led to an approximately 2.5-fold increase in acetic acid concentration. Furthermore, compared with the control group, the pressurized reactor exhibited a maximum 8.28-fold increase in the CO consumption rate and a 3.8-fold increase in the H2 consumption rate.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.231-238
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• 1983

Glycine, alanine과 aniline 유도체(誘導體)로부터 각각 새로운 N-benzoylglycylanilide 및 N-benzoylalanilide 유도체(誘導體)를 합성(合成)하였다. 이 화합물(化合物)들을 원소분석(元素分析), IR, UV, 그리고 NMR 등(等)의 기기분석(機器分析)에 의(依)하여 N-benzoylglycylanilide, N-benzoyl-glycyl-o-toluidide, N-benzoylglycyl-m-toluidide, N-benzoylglycyl-p-toluidide, N-benzoyl-L-alanylanilide, N-benzoyl-L-alanyl-p-toluidide, N-benzoyl-L-alanyl-m-toluidide, N-benzoyl-L-alanyl-p-toluidide로 각각 동정(同定)되었다. 그리고 합성화합물(合成化合物)들의 벼, 무, 녹두작물(作物)과 잔디종자(種子)에 대한 발아(發芽) 및 생육억제(生育抑制) 효과(效果)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. N-benzoyl-L-alanyl-m-toluididie는 무에 대해서 강(强)한 억제효과가 나타남을 볼 수 있었으며, 특히 N-benzoyl-L-alanylanilide는 다른 화합물(化合物)보다 잔디의 생육(生育)을 강(强)하게 억제(抑制)하는 경향(傾向)을 보였다. 대체로 glycine 유도체(誘導體)보다 alanine 유도체(誘導體)가 활성효과(活性效果)가 컸으며, 합성화합물(合成化合物)의 methyl group의 위치(位置)에 따라서 (ortho, meta 그리고 para) 식물종자(種子)의 생육(生育)에 미치는 영향(影響)이 다르게 나타났다. 즉, N-benzoylglycyl-m-toluidide 는 N-benzoylglycyl-o-toluidide와 N-benzolyl-glycyl-p-toluidide보다 식물종자(植物種子) 생육저해활성(生育저沮害活性)이 컸으며, 또한 N-benzoylglycyl-o-toluidide도 역시 N-benzoyl-glycyl-p-toluidide와 N-benzoyl-L-alanyl-m-toluidide보다 크게 나타났다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2014

철피석곡은 중국에서 전통의약식물로 잘 알려진 난과 식물 중 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 생물반응장치를 이용하여 조직 배양된 철피석곡에 대하여 화장품 성분으로써 응용 가치를 평가하였다. 이미 몇몇 보고된 논문에서 철피석곡은 항암, 상처 치유 그리고 면역기능증진 등의 약리학적 활성에 대한 연구가 진행되었다. 본 연구에서는 생물반응장치를 이용하여 조직 배양된 철피석곡의 원괴체상구체 및 다신초에 대하여 화장품 성분으로서 효능, 효과를 자연에서 자란 철피석곡과 비교 평가하였다. 항산화 활성 비교 실험 결과 철피석곡의 원괴체상구체는 조직배양된 다신초 및 철피석곡 지하부 및 지상부보다 항산화 효과가 우수하였다. 조직배양된 원괴체상구체의 총 페놀 및 총 플라보노이드 성분 또한 다른 다신초나 자연에서 자란 철피석곡 추출물보다 함유량이 높음을 알 수 있었다. 다른 한편으로는 피부 미백과 관련한 효과를 비교 조사한 결과, 조직 배양된 다신초가 자연에서 자란 철피석곡 지상부, 지하부 및 조직 배양된 원괴체상구체보다 타이로 시네이즈 활성 억제 및 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과가 우수하였다. 이러한 결과들은 피부개선을 위한 화장품 성분으로서 조직배양체의 부분별 응용 가능성을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.392-395
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• 2014

생리학적 활성을 가진 (2S,3S,4S)-3,4-다이하이드록시 글루타믹산(DHGA)을 값이 저렴하고 수급이 용이한 D-serine 유도체로부터 효율적으로 합성하였다. D-serine 유도체로부터 얻어진 ${\gamma}$-아미노-${\alpha},{\beta}$-불포화성(Z)-에스터의 아민에 다이페닐메틸렌기를 도입, 이를 이용한 입체선택적 이 중 알코올화 반응을 통해 2,3 위치에 두 개의 하이드록시기를 10 : 1 이상의 높은 선택성과 86%의 높은 수율로 도입하여 중간체 5a를 효율적으로 합성하였고, 이 중간체의 간단한 산화 및 가수분해 반응을 통해 (2S,3S,4S)-3,4-DHGA 합성에 성공하였다. 이는 11단계에 총 30%의 수율과 입체선택적인 결과로 현재까지 보고된 (2S,3S,4S)-3,4-DHGA의 합성법 중에 가장 효율적이다. 이 결과는 $OsO_4$을 이용한 입체선택적 이중 알콜화 반응이 아미노 다이올을 포함하는 다양한 생리활성 물질의 효율적인 합성에 적용할 수 있음을 뒷받침한다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2016

The current study investigated the anti-obesity effect of Cissus quadrangularsis extracts (CQR-300) and its molecular action mechanism on obese mice induced high-fat diet (HFD). To induce the obesity, mice were fed a HFD for 6 weeks and then fed HFD only or HFD with CQR-300 at 50 and 200 mg/kg. Then, body weight gain and white adipose tissue weights were measured. We investigated the reduction in body fat and the regulation of fatty acid synthesis was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and real-time PCR with Western blot, respectively. In vitro study, CQR-300 inhibited pancreatic lipase activity. The CQR-300 treatment was significantly decreased the body weight gain and adipocytes size as well as white adipose tissues weights in HFD-induced obese mice. Furthermore, CQR-300 reduced the body fat and fat mass with regulating of adipose tissue hormones as leptin. Treatment with 50 mg/kg CQR-300 showed effectively lower expression levels of adipogenesis/lipogenesis related genes and proteins such as CCAAT/enhancer binding protein ${\alpha}$ ($C/EBP{\alpha}$), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$), Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), and fatty acid synthase (FAS) in white adipose tissue (WAT) as compared with the HFD fed only mice. These results suggest that the CQR-300 has an anti-obesity effect via inhibition of lipase activity, decrease the body fat mass by regulating the adipogenesis and lipogenesis related genes and proteins in epididymal adipose tissue with evaluate body fat reduce in the HFD-induced obese mice.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.471-476
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• 1998

신 농약을 개발할 목적으로 선도화합물인 티아졸린의 곁가지를 변화시킨 새로운 2-이미노티아졸린 유도체를 합성하여 항균활성을 검색하였다. 디키틴과 아닐린으로부터 제조된 아세토아세트아닐리드 유도체를 브롬화하여 상응하는 감마-브로모아세토아세트아닐리드 유도체를 얻고 이를 티오우레아 유도체와 반응시켜 2-이미노티아졸린 유도체를 합성하였다. 2-이미노티아졸린의 항균활성을 검색하고자 6 종류의 대표적인 식물 병원균에 대한 시험(in vivo)을 하였다. 2-페노치환체들은 벼도열병균에 대하여 250 ppm에서 탁월한 항균성을 나타냈다. 1차 활성시험에서 방제가 90이상으로 평가된 것만 선발하여 2차 활성시험(농도저하 시험)을 수행하였다. 2-아릴기에 전자주게보다 전자 끌게, 전자끌게 중에서도 할로겐치환체가 도입된 경우에 고 활성을 나타냈으며 불소원자가 치환된 경우에 활성이 비교적 양호하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.197-205
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• 1970

1. myo-inositol (aeeeee) 에서 scyllo- (eeeeee), epi-(aeaeee) 및 muco-inositol (aaaeee)에 도달(到達)시킬 수 있었다. 2. inositol의 과산화수소(過酸化水素) 산화(酸化)는 ax. 수산기(水酸基)가 산화(酸化)되어 microbial oxidation, 접촉산화(接觸酸化)에서와 대등(對等)한 inosose를 얻고, 이것은 산성(酸性)에서 $NaBH_4$로 환원(還元)하면 eq.-alcohol이 되며, 한편 접촉산원(接觸還元)하면 az. alcohol 이 된다. 3. inositol의 p-HBA ester인 사종(四種) 신화합물(新化合物) [III], [XII], [XVI], [XXI]을 합성(合成)하였다. 4. 이들 ester는 모두 항균작용(抗菌作用)이 있고 pH의 저하(低下)로 증대(增大)되는 경향(領向)이 있으며 muco-inositol ester는 가장 강력(强力)하고, 이는 입체구조(立體構造)와 관련(關聯)되는 것 같다.

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book I
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• pp.352-373
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• 2003

Rhamnose-rich (RROP-s) and fucose-rich (FROP-s) oligo-and polysaccharides were prepared and extensively characterised by physical and chemical procedures [1,2] and compared to L-fucose. Their biological properties were then studied on human skin fibroblast cell cultures, human skin explant cultures and on hairless rat skin, using a variety of cell-biological, biochemical and computerised morphometrical procedures. Among the most important properties we could establish, the following are of particular interest for the tretment and prevention of age-dependent modifications of human skin (loss of skin-tissue, cells and matrix, wrinkle formation and others) : stimulation of cell proliferation (by $^3$[H]-thymidine incorporation and the MTT test), scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using several different procedures, and protease (MMP-2 and MMP-9) down-regulation. A topical preparation, using RROP-s and FROP-s, and/or L-fucose, was shown to increase cell proliferation, dermal matrix synthesis, efficient scavenging of ROS-s and to increase also the thickness of dermal tissue when applied for 4 weeks on hairless rat skin, accompanied by the densification of collagen bundles as well as by an increase of elastin synthesis. Using fluorescent labeled FROPs, it could be shown that these oligosaccharides react with cell-membrane receptors and especially with the elastin-laminin-receptor and the fucose-mannose receptor, but they penetrate also in the cell nucleus, suggesting the possibility of a direct action on the regulation of gene expression. When applied to the human skin of a team of voluntary women encompassing all age-groups, the efficiency of FROP-containing preparation could be confirmed using indentometry and computerised evaluation of skin micro-relief, as well as evaluation of periorbital wrinkles. It appears therefore that these preparations correspond to all the requirements of active anti-aging principles.