• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.1001-1007
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• 2004

암세포 성장 억제효과가 인정된 산수유 methanol 추출물의 chloroform층으로부터 silica gel column과 thin layer chromato-grapies를 이용하여 항암활성물질을 분리하고, IR, mass spectrometer, $^1H-NMR$ 및 $^{13}C-NMRs$을 통해 순수물질을 동정하였다. 이 물질은 triterpenoid로서 $C_{30}H_{48}O_3$의 구조식을 가진 화합물로 분자량이 456인 ursolic acid($3{\beta}$-hydroxyrus-12-ene-28-oic acid)로 동정되었다. 정제된 화합물을 A549 및 MCF-7 암세포주에 48시간동안 처리한 결과 농도 의존적으로 암세포주의 성장을 억제하였으며, 화합물을 처리하지 않은 대조구에 비하여 $30\;{\mu}g/mL$농도로 처리시 40% 이상 그 성장을 억제하였으며, $100\;{\mu}g/mL$농도로 처리시 90% 이상 그 성장을 억제하였다. 정제 화합물을 처리한 암세포를 광학현미경으로 관찰한 결과 뚜렷한 세포수의 감소와 함께 심한 형태학적 변화가 관찰되었다. 암세포 주에 정제시료를 $10\;{\mu}g/mL$농도로 처리하고, 15시간 배양한 후 세포주기를 분석한 결과 sub-G1 phase의 비율이 A549의 경우는 대조구에서 4.0%이었던 것이 11.7%로, MCF-7의 경우는 대조구에서 2.1%이었던 것이 처리구에서는 11.2%로 각각 증가된 것으로 나타나 정제물질은 apoptosis에 의한 세포사멸 유도를 시사하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.955-959
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• 2007

메밀싹을 건조 후 세절하여 70% 에탄올을 가하여 추출한 추출물과 용매의 극성에 따라 분별분리를 행하여 핵산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올 및 물 분획물로 조제하여 여섯 가지의 추출물 및 분획물을 얻었다. 이들 시료들에 대하여 항산화활성을 측정한 결과 에틸아세테이트 분획물에서 $RC_{50}$ 값이 26.1 ${\mu}g/mL$의 강한 항산화활성을 나타내었다. 염색체 유발 물질인 MNNG(N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitro-soguanidine)를 마우스에 50, 100, 150 그리고 200 mg/kg으로 투여한 경우의 소핵생성은 각각 3.7${\pm}$0.7, 4.3${\pm}$0.6, 12.8${\pm}$0.8 그리고 15.6${\pm}$1.1로써 농도증가에 비례적으로 증가하였으며 대조군에서는 1.4${\pm}$0.5의 소핵생성을 나타내었다. MNNG를 150 mg/kg과 메밀싹 추출물을 각각 10, 20, 40 그리고 80 mg/kg으로 동시에 투여한 경우 각각 23.4, 40.6, 56.3 그리고 73.4%의 소핵생성 억제효과를 나타내었다 . 메밀싹 용매 분획물 실험에서는 핵산, 클로로포름, 에틸 아세테이트, 부탄올 그리고 물 분획물이 시료농도 80 mg／kg의 투여군에서 양성대조군에 비해 각각 64.1, 67.9, 75.8, 74.2 및 63.3%의 소핵생성 억제율을 나타내었다. 따라서 메밀싹은 건강식품으로서의 개발가능성을 가진 매우 유용한 원료임을 알 수 있었고, 추후 이러한 생리활성을 나타내는 부분만을 분리, 정제하여 추가적인 검색 및 활용방안에 대하여 충분한 연구가 이루어져야 한다고 사료된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2010

This study assessed the lifetime cancer and non-cancer risk of aldehydes and volatile organic compounds exposure of young children at child-care facilities and indoor playgrounds in Korea. The samples were collected at various children's facilities (40 day-care houses, 42 child-care centers, 44 kindergartens, and 42 indoor playgrounds) in summer (Jul~Sep, 2007), winter (Jan~Feb, 2008) and Spring (Mar~Apr, 2008) periods, and analyzed by GC-MS. We estimated the lifetime excess cancer risks (ECRs) of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, chloroform, CCI4 and tetrachloroethylene, and the hazard quotients (HQs) of Non-carcinogens (toluene, xylene, benzaldehyde and formaldehyde). Formaldehyde evaluated both cancer and non-cancer risk. The average ECRs of formaldehyde for young children were $1\times10^{-4}{\sim}1\times10^{-5}$ level in all facilities. HQs of four non-carcinogens did not exceed 1.0 for all subjects in all facilities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.1094-1104
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• 2018

The peel of astringent persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb. cv. Cheongdo-Bansi) is a by-product of dried persimmon (gotgam). We investigated if deastringent peel extracts of persimmon cv. Cheongdo-Bansi had antioxidative and neuroprotective properties. Two different extracts were prepared: thermally and nonthermally treated persimmon peel extracts (TPE and NTPE, respectively). Both TPE and NTPE were fractionated sequentially in n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and water. The TPE and NTPE ethyl acetate fractions had the highest total phenolic and flavonoid contents as well as antioxidant capacities among all the fractions. Pretreatment of neuronal PC-12 and SH-SY5Y cells with the TPE and NTPE ethyl acetate fractions increased cell viability after exposure to oxidative stress. The ethyl acetate fraction of TPE attenuated oxidative stress inside both PC-12 and SH-SY5Y cells more effectively than that of NTPE. Furthermore, the TPE and NTPE ethyl acetate fractions inhibited acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. Analysis of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry results revealed gallic acid, kaempferol, kaempferol-3-O-galactoside, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside, quercetin, quercetin3-O-galactoside, quercetin-3-O-galactoside-2'-O-gallate, and quercetin-3-O-glucoside as the major phenolics of the TPE and NTPE ethyl acetate fractions. Taken together, these results suggest that the ethyl acetate fraction of deastringent persimmon peel is rich in antioxidants and has potential as a functional food to reduce oxidative stress.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2009

Headspace micro solid phase extraction using mulberry paper bag (HS-MPB-$\mu$-SPE) has been developed and validated for the analysis of volatile flavor compounds from five spice by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). HS-MPB-$\mu$-SPE was performed with adsorbent particles enclosed inside a mulberry paper bag. Four different kinds of adsorbents such as Tenax TA, Porapack Q, dimethylpolysiloxane and polyethylene glycol were tested. The extraction solvents compared were petroleum ether, methylene chloride, and chloroform. Better results were obtained when Tenax TA and petroleum ether were used. The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) were in the range of 1.3 ng/mL and 4.3 ng/mL, respectively, for o-cymene as a model compound of monoterpene. Proposed method showed good reproducibility (3.3%, RSD) and good recoveries (94.0%). The HS-MPB- μ-SPE is very simple to use, inexpensive, rapid, requires small sample amounts and solvent consumption. Because the solvent for extraction is reduced to only a very small volume (0.6 mL), there is minimal waste or exposure to toxic organic solvent and no further concentration step. This method allows successful characterization of the headspace in contact with the five spice sample. Strong trans-anethole from star anise or fennel is a characteristic flavor of five spice powders. HS-MPB-$\mu$-SPE combined with GC/MS can be a promising technique for the broad spectrum measurement of volatile aroma compounds from solid spices.

• 약학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2010

Development of alternative testing methods for the replacement of hazardous reagents with less hazardous ones is strongly enforced because exposure of human and environment to hazardous reagents are restricted and hazardous reagents are gradually prohibited from using in various testing methods. Thus, in this study, we developed 8 monographs from the Korean Pharmaceutical Codex by substituting the use of the hazardous reagents including ICH class 1 such as benzene, chloroform and dioxane to the use of less toxic ones like ICH class 2 or 3 reagents. We also improved their qualification and quantification performance. Among 8 monographs, the 6 newly developed TLC methods for the identification of nifedipine, oxolamine citrate, ketoprofen lysinate, chlorquinaldol, retinol acetate, and riboflavin showed a clear spot of corresponding material without any interference in spite of the replacement with ICH class 2 or 3 reagents. For the quantification of domperidone and trimebutine, HPLC methods were developed for the substitution of UV/VIS spectrometry and titrimetry, respectively. These HPLC methods were validated for the linearity, recovery, reproducibility, and inter-laboratory variations. In conclusion, the newly developed methods could be expected to become valuable tools for revising the Korean Pharmaceutical Codex.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, Chemical antiseptics have become great problems for health and environmental, so that developing of new substitutes for chemical antiseptics is more and more important. Natural product is a kind of environment-friendly additive that could be used as antiseptic in food industry. Thuja orientalis cv Aurea Nana is a gymnospermous plant of the family Cupressaceae, native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Korea and Japan. This study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial potential of various organic extracts from T. orientalis cones against some food-borne and food-spoilage bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hexane extract (HE), chloroform extract (CE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and methanol extract (ME) were obtained from female cones of T. orientalis. The antibacterial activities of various extracts were tested by standard agar diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against five gram-positive and six gram-negative bacteria. Cell viability and morphology change of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 treated with hexane extract were also observed. The various extracts displayed remarkable antibacterial effects against all the gram-positive bacteria but did not show any effect against the gram-negative bacteria. Hexane extract has the highest inhibitory effect on cell viability of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943. SEM observation also demonstrated the damaging effect of the hexane extract on the morphology of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 at the minimum inhibitory concentration. CONCLUSION(s): The tested gram-positive bacteria were significantly inhibited by organic extracts of T. orientalis cone. Hexane extract was the most potent against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 10943, as evidenced by the lowest MIC level and the complete inhibition of cell viability within shortest exposure time, along with SEM observation.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제10권1_2호
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• pp.1-14
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• 1995

The purpose of this research is to assess the health risk of pollutants in drinking water and recommend the guidelines and management plans for maintaining good quality of drinking water. This study has been funded as a national project for three years from 1992 to 1995. This study(the second year, 1993-1994) was conducted to monitor 32 species of carcinogenic chemicals such as volatile organic compounds(VOCs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), pesticides and heavy metals of drinking water at some area in six cities of Korea, and evaluate health risk due to these chemicals through four main steps of risk assessment in drinking water. In hazard identification, 32 species of carcinogenic chemicals were identified by the US EPA classification system. In the step of exposure assessment, sampling of raw, treated and tap water from the public water supply system had been conducted from 1993 to 1994, and 32 chemicals were analyzed. In dose-response assessment, cancer potencies, unit risk estimates and virtually safe doses of carcinogens were obtained by TOX-RISK (Version 3.1). In risk characterization of detected chemicals, health risk due to carcinogens such as vinyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane, 1, 2-dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene and arsenic of tap water in several cities exceeded 10$^{-5}$ level. We suggest that non-regulated chemicals which exceed 10$^{-5}$ excess cancer risk level, such as vinyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride and 1, 2-dichloroethane, should be monitored periodically and be regulated by the Drinking Water Management Act, and database for exposure parameter of our own situation should be established.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.191-204
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• 2005

Building and furnishing materials and consumer product are important sources of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) and other aldehydes in the indoor environment. Some available evidence indicates that VOCs can cause adverse health effects to the building occupants and contribute to some of the symptoms of what we call, 'Sick House Syndrome' in Korea. The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficiency of emission system and to investigate comparison of the emission characteristics of different building materials such as wall-papers, paints, and adhesives. The emission of VOCs from building materials were determined in the small chambers defining the temperature, relative humidity, and ventilation rate in this study. VOCs were sampled for 20 minutes using Tenax-TA tubes and analysed by GC-MS with thermal desorption. The stability of conditions for temperature and relative humidity in this small chamber system showed that the fluctuation of temperature was between 25.4$\pm$0.3$^{\circ}C$ and that of relative humidity was 50.2$\pm$0.6$\%$ under the airflow rate of 167 mL/min. The emission tests from building materials resulted in TVOC emission rates of 0.011 $\~$ 3.108 mg/m$^{2}$h after 7 days. The general wall-papers emitted toluene abundantly and the natural wall-papers mainly emitted n-butanol and a minor amount of alkanes compound such as n -tetradecane. The remainder consisted of toluene, m,p -xylene, and styrene. The paints mainly emitted toluene and the adhesives mainly emitted chloroform as well as toluene. As a result, this study is expected to suggest meaningful data for future studies in exposure control through selecting healthy building materials and for the establishment of guidelines for various building materials in Korea.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제82권4호
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• pp.347-353
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• 1993

여천공업단지(麗川工業團地)에서 배출되는 대기오염물질(大氣汚染物質)이 해송(海松)의 생육에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 3개 지역에서 해송엽내(海松葉內) 오염물질(汚染物質), 엽록소(葉綠素) 및 wax함량과 침엽(針葉)의 생장량을 1991년 7월 초에서 10월 초까지 4주마다 조사하였다. 수용성(水溶性) 황(黃)과 불소(弗素)는 채취시기에 관계없이 오염원(汚染源)에 가까운 지역일수록 높았으며 수용성(水溶性) 황(黃)은 7월 초에서 10월 초까지 큰 변동이 없었으나 불소(弗素)는 지속적으로 증가하였다. 엽록소함량(葉綠素含量)은 대기오염(大氣汚染)이 경미한 지역에서는 대조지역(對照地域)과 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 대기오염(大氣汚染)이 심한 지역에서는 급격히 감소하였고 침엽(針葉)의 wax함량은 오염도(汚染度)가 높을수록 점차 감소하였다. 침엽(針葉)의 생장은 7월 초까지는 각 조사기간에 차이가 없었으나 시간이 흐를수록 오염지역내 해송(海松) 엽(葉)의 생장(生長)은 둔화되었다. 따라서 해송엽내(海松葉內) 수용성(水溶性) 황(黃) 및 불소함량(弗素含量)의 증가와 wax함량의 감소는 여천지역의 대기오염(大氣汚染)에 의한 것으로 생육중반 이후에는 대기오염(大氣汚染)에 대한 생물지표(生物指標)로 이용될 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 엽록소함량(葉綠素含量)의 감소는 오염(汚染)이 심한 지역에서 비교적 이른 시기에 생물지표성(生物指標性)을 보이는 것으로 생각되었다. 한편 침엽(針葉)의 왜소화(矮小化)는 장기간의 대기오염(大氣汚染)에 의한 영향으로 생육기 후반부에 나타나기 때문에 초기에 침엽(針葉)의 길이만으로 대기오염(大氣汚染)을 파악하는 것은 적절하지 못하였다.