• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 1998

Kojic acid (KA) is an antimelanogenic agent which has been widely used in cosmetics to whiten the skin color. However, it has the drawbacks of the skin irritancy and the instability against the pH, temperature, and light. In order to overcome these problems, various topical gels and multiple emulsion creams which can control the release of active ingredient, KA, were formulated employing cream bases of mineral oil with caprylic capric triglyceride and hydrophilic polymers such as chitosan, carbopol. and pluronics. Using Franz diffusion cells mounted with a synthetic cellulose membrane (MWCO 12,000), drug release characteristics of the formulations were evaluated by the HPLC assay of KA concentration in the receptor compartment of pH 7.4 phosphate buffered saline solution. Drug release from chitosan-based gels (ChitoGel) obeyed to the first order kinetics with a rapid release especially in the initial period. However, pluronic-based gels (PluGel) and carbopol-based gels (CarboGel) revealed controlled release of drug to some extent, followed by the square root-time kinetics. Moreover, the release of KA was further controlled with the W/O/W multiple emulsion creams (MultiCream), showing the apparent zero order release kinetics by virtue of dynamic ratecontrolling membrane of the oil layer. The flux $(J,\;{\mu}g/cm^2/hr)$ of ChitoGel. CarboGel. PluGel. and MultiCream in the initial period of 6hr were 73.30, 28.67. 24.04 and 7.72, respectively. On the other hand, the skin irritancy score of ChitoGel and MultiCream were observed as 2.5 and 2.3 respectively, in the rabbit skin irritation test. Although there were insignificant differences at p<0.05 between those formulations, it was possible to conclude that the W/O/W multiple emulsion creams containing KA might be a good candidate for an antimelanogenic drug delivery system due to the controlled release of acidic drug molecules.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to develop novel nanoparticles based on polyion complex formation between low molecular weight water-soluble chitosan (LMWSC) and all-trans retinoic acid (atRA). LMWSC nanoparticles encapsulating atRA based on polyion complex were prepared by mixing of atRA into LMWSC aqueous solution using ultrasonication. In FTIR spectra, the carbonyl group of atRA at 1690 $cm^{-1}$ disappeared or decreased when ion complexes were formed between LMWSC and atRA. In ${1}^H$ NMR spectra, specific peaks of atRA disappeared when atRA-encapsulated LMWSC (RAC) nanoparticles were reconstituted into $D_{2}O$ while specific peaks both of atRA and LMWSC appeared in $D_{2}O$/DMSO (1/3, v/v) mixture. XRD patterns also showed that the crystal peaks of atRA were disappeared by encapsulation into LMWSC nanoparticles. LMWSC nanoparticles encapsulating atRA have spherical shapes with particle size below 200 nm. The mechanism of encapsulation of atRA into LMWSC nanoparticles was thought to be an ion complex formation between LMWSC and atRA. LMWSC nanoparticles showed high atRA loading efficiency over 90$\%$ (w/w). AtRA was continuously released from nanoparticles over 10 days. In in vitro cell cytotoxicity test, free atRA showed higher cytotoxic effect against CT 26 colon carcinoma cell line on 1 day. However, RAC nanoparticles showed similar cytotoxicity against CT 26 cells on 2 day. These results suggest the potential for the introduction of LMWSC nanoparticles into various biomedical fields such as drug delivery.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.289-292
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• 2014

The effect of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) on global warming is serious problem. The adsorption with solid sorbents is one of the most appropriate options. In this study, the most interesting adsorbent is granular activated carbon (GAC). It is suitable material for $CO_2$ adsorption because of its simple availability, many specific surface area, and low-cost material. Afterwards, GAC was impregnated with chitosan solution as impregnated granular activated carbon (CGAC) in order to improve the adsorption capacity of GAC. This research aims to compare the physical and chemical characteristics of GAC and CGAC. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of $CO_2$ adsorption between GAC and CGAC. The results indicated that the iodine number of GAC and CGAC was 137.17 and 120.30 mg/g, respectively. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller results (BET) of both GAC and CGAC show that specific surface area was 301.9 and $531.3m^2/g$, respectively; total pore volume was 0.16 and $0.29cm^3/g$, respectively; and mean diameter of pore was 2.18 and 2.15 nm, respectively. Finally, the $CO_2$ adsorption results of both GAC and CGAC in single column how the maximum adsorption capacity was 0.17 and 0.25 mol/kg, respectively; how degeneration time was 49.6 and 80.0 min, respectively; and how the highest efficiency of $CO_2$ adsorption was 91.92% and 91.19%, respectively.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2005

콩나물의 품질은 세근형성 정도에 크게 영향을 받는다. 본 연구는 기능성 물질을 함유하고 있으면서도 세근형성 억제용 BA를 대체할 수 있는 물질을 탐색하고자 풍산나물콩, 소원콩, 준저리 종자를 이용하여 녹차와 두충 잎, 옥수수 종자 추출물과 현재 콩나물 생산에 이용되고 있는 황토와 키토산이 콩나물의 세근형성, 생장 및 형태에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 수행되었던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 상품성이 높은 하배축 길이가 7 cm 이상의 비율은 풍산나물콩과 소원콩보다 준저리에서 현저히 낮았던 반면, 상품으로 출하가 불가능한 하배축 길이가 4 cm 이하의 비율은 이와 반대의 결과를 보였다. 이러한 경향은 여타 처리보다는 두충잎 추출물 처리에서 가장 현저하였다. 2. 두충잎 추출물을 처리할 경우 소원콩에서는 세근이 대부분 형성되나, 풍산나물콩, 준저리 순으로 현저히 감소되었으나 여타 처리에서는 품종간 차이가 없었다. 세근형성 개체의 세근수는 두충잎 추출물을 처리할 경우 가장 적었으며, 키토산 처리를 제외한 여타 처리에서는 소원콩에서 가장 많았던 반면, 준저리에서 가장 적은 경향을 보였다. 3. 준저리에서 가장 짧았던 콩나물 길이는 녹차잎 추출물 처리에서 가장 길었던 반면, 두충잎 추출물 처리에서 가장 짧았다. 이러한 길이의 차이는 하배축과 뿌리 모두의 차이에 기인되었다. 4. 준저리에서 가장 적었던 개체당 전체생체중도 콩나물 길이와 유사한 길이를 보였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 1979

자연계에서 진균류와 절족동물의 외피를 이루는 주된 다당류인 chitin(N-acetyl glucosamine polymer)의 $\beta$-1, 4-lingkage를 가수분해하는 Strepto-myces sp. 115-5 균주로부터 생성되는 chitinase를 정제하여 그 성질을 조사하였다. 48시간 진탕배양하여 생성된 chitinase를 ammonium sulfate처리, 1차 Sephadex G-100, DEAE-Cellulose, 2차 Sephadex G-100 column chromatography하여 정제하였으며 그 순도를 CM-Sephadex C-50 column chromatography 및 polyacryla-mide gel electrophoresis로서 확인하였다. 이 chitinase는 chitin과 chitosan을 가수분해 할수 있었으나 cellulose는 분해할수 없었고 chitin을 기질로서 사용하였을 경우 Km value가 3.6mg/ml이며 Vmax가 100 $\mu$mole/hr였다. Activation energy는 산 가수분해보다 훨씬 낮은 3.66kca1/mole이었고 분자량은 Sephadex G-100을 사용한 column chromatography에서 56,000 daltons으로 나타났으며, 이 chitinase의 등전점은 pH3.0에서 보여졌다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 1998

Polysulfone 재질의 다공성 평판막 및 실관막에 키토산 피막층을 형성시킨 후 반응성 염료인 Cibacron Blue 3GA를 고정화시켜 human serum albumin(HSA)의 결합용량이 최대 70 $\mu{g/cm}^2$인 단백질 친화성 막을 제조하였다. 친화성 평판막 모듈을 대상으로 HSA에 대한 용출 크로마토그래피 실험을 수행하여 eluent 용액의 최적 환경조건을 결정하였는바, 1M KCl이 첨가된 농도 0.06 M, pH 10의 universal buffer를 eluent로 사용했을 때 리간드와 결합된 단백질의 용출이 가장 우수하였다. 친화성 평판막 및 실관막 모듈을 대상으로 HSA의 전열 크로마토그래피 실험을 수행하여 단백질에 대한 동적 결합용량을 측정하였다. 이 결과 동적 결합용량은 평판막 모듈의 경우에는 loading 용액의 유량과 HSA의 농도가 증가함에 따라 평형 결합용량 값으로부터 크게 감소하였으나, 실관막 모듈의 경우에는 loading 용액의 유량과 HSA의 농도에 관계없이 항상 평형 결합용량 수준을 유지하였는바, 따라서 실관막 모듈이 평판막 모듈보다 단백질 친화성 크로마토그래피 분리관으로서 더 효과적이었다.

• 한국키틴키토산학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2018

Amyloid plaque is a product of aggregation of ${\beta}$-amyloid peptide ($A{\beta}$) and is an important factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). $A{\beta}$ is a major component of amyloid plaque and vascular deposits in the AD brain. The enzyme ${\beta}$-secretase is required for the production of $A{\beta}$; thus, prevention of the formation of $A{\beta}$ through the inhibition of ${\beta}$-secretase is a major focus in the study of the treatment of AD. In this study, we investigated ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity of an Arctoscopus japonicus peptide. An Alcalase hydrolysate had the highest ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity. A ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory activity peptide was separated using ion exchange column chromatography (carboxy-methyl: CM, quaternary methyl ammonium: QMA) and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) on a C18 column. The $IC_{50}$ value of the purified peptide was $248.2{\pm}1.73{\mu}g/mL$. The ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitory peptide was identified as a six amino acid residue of Gly-Pro-Val-Gly-Ala-Pro (MW: 497.27 Da). In cell viability experiments, the final purified fraction, the carboxy-methyl ion exchange column fraction (CM-F1) showed no significant cytotoxic effect in SH-SY5Y cells at concentrations below $100{\mu}g/mL$ in 24 h. The results of this study suggest that peptides separated from Arctoscopus japonicus may be beneficial as ${\beta}$-secretase inhibitor compounds in functional foods.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.1189-1195
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• 2018

This study developed an antimicrobial hydrogel to control Listeria monocytogenes in Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare). Four hydrogels (hydrogel 1: 5% alginate+1% chitosan+0.2% $CaCl_2$, hydrogel 2: 1% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+1% chitosan, hydrogel 3: 2% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+1% $CaCl_2$, and hydrogel 4: 2% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+3% $CaCl_2$) were prepared. The hydrogels then absorbed 0.1% grapefruit seed extract (GSE) and 0.1% citrus extract (CE) for 30, 60, 120, and 240 min to be antimicrobial hydrogels. To select the most effective antimicrobial hydrogel, their swelling ratio (SR) and antilisterial activities were determined. The selected hydrogel ($2{\times}2cm$) was then placed on surface of beef (round; $3{\times}3cm$), where L. monocytogenes (ca. $10^6CFU/g$) were inoculated, and the cell counts were enumerated on PALCAM agar. Among the hydrogels, the SR of hydrogel 1 increased with absorbing time, but other hydrogels showed no significant changes. Antimicrobial hydrogel 1 showed higher (p<0.05) antilisterial activity than other antimicrobial hydrogels, especially for the one absorbed the antimicrobial for 120 min. Thus, the antimicrobial hydrogel 1 absorbed antimicrobials for 120 min was applied on raw beef at $4^{\circ}C$, and reduced (p<0.05) more than 90% of L. monocytogenes on raw beef. These results indicate that antimicrobial hydrogel 1 formulated with 0.1% GSE or 0.1% CE is appropriate to improve the safety of Yukhoe by reducing psychrotrophic L. monocytogenes cell counts on raw beef.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 1998

Protein affinity membrane was prepared via the coating of chitosan gel on the porous flat polysulfone membrane surface, followed by the immobilization f the reactive dye (Cibacron Blue 3GA) to the chitonsan gel. The maximum protein binding capacity of affinity membrane was about 70${\mu}g/cm^2$ determined by the batch adsorption experiments of human serum albumin (HSA). Using module of this membrane, the characteristics of protein chromatography were investigated through the experiments of elution and frontal chromatography of HSA. This membrane module promises as a chromatography column, since it represented a lower pressure drop and a greater reproducibility. The protein separation ratio was significantly influenced by the flow rate of mobile phase and the injection quantity of HSA. The dynamic protein binding capacity of module decreased from the equilibrium binding capacity with increasing flow rate and approached the value of 15 - 20 ${\mu}g/cm^2$ for flow rates above 6 mL/min.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 1996

Chitosanase from Bacillus sp. HW-002 was purified with CM-cellulose column chromatography, and HPLC with DEAE- TSK gel and YMC-pack Diol 120. The purified enzyme appeared as a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about 46 kDa on SDS-polyacrylamide gel, and was estimated to be about 23 kDa by GFC. The optimal pH of chitosanolytic activity was about pH 5.5-6.0, and the purified enzyme was most stable at pH 5.0. The optimal temperature of chitosanolytic activity was $65^{\circ}C$ and the enzyme was stable at $45^{\circ}C$ for 1 h. Chitosan was the most favorable substrate among various $\beta$-glucan. UVmax of the purified enzyme was 195 nmand was not noted around 280 nm. The main product of enzyme reaction with chitosan was chitobiose.