• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.435-439
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• 2011

Sildenafil citrate (SIL) a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor (PDE5I) has been used for long time as a first line oral drug for erectile dysfunction. Though it has beneficial effects on erectile organ it also has some adverse effects in other cells and/or tissues related to reproductive system when exposed to longer duration. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the long term effect of SIL on sperm parameters in Wistar albino rat. The animals are divided into two groups, for group I - rats were treated with saline (vehicle alone) and group - II oral administration of 5 mg/kg b.w. of SIL was administrated orally once in a day for 120 days. At the end of the trial period animals were sacrificed and epididymal sperm were subjected to various analysis. Results showed significant reduction in sperm count, motility, viability and morphologically intact sperm in long term PDE5I exposed animals when compared to control. Acrosomal status and fertility test also showed significant reduction in long term PDE5I exposed animals. The present study clearly indicated that long term SIL has shown to induce alteration in sperm quality and quantity, leading to decline in fertility rate. Indicate that SIL impinge on spermatogenesis as well as epididymal function. Understanding the molecular down-stream events involved in long-term exposure to PDE5 inhibitor can be valuable to supervise on related infertility issues and to suggest corrective measures.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2005

$LaFeO_3$ 복합산화물과 부분 치환한 $LaFeO_3$ 복합산화물을 citrate와 Cyanide 공침법으로 합성하여 공기중에서 $850^{\circ}C$로 24시간동안 열처리해 제조방법에 의한 영향을 비교하였다. XRD와 IR의 결과에 의하여면, 합성된 산화물은 Orthorhombic의 Perovskite구조를 나타냈으나 B자리에 0.5mol의 Cu가 치환된 복합산화물은 단일상을 얻지 못하였다. 또한, 이들 산화물의 환원반응은 치환하지 않은 $LaFeO_3.17$ 복합산홤루은 2단계 반응인 반면에 치환한 복합산화물은 3단계 반응으로 Dopant에 의한 새로운 환원단계가 존재함을 알았다.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.150-150
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• 2009

We prepared the Au-coated $TiO_2$ (Au/$TiO_2$) nanoparticles by deposition-precipitation (DP) method with and without bases (urea or NaOH) and investigated the effects of pH on the preparation of Au/$TiO_2$ nanoparticles for various kinds of bases. For the DP method without bases, the Au nanoparticles in the diameter of about 50 nm were generated in the solution by the reduction reaction with trisodium citrate and they did not deposit on the surface of $TiO_2$. For the DP method with bases, Au precursors deposited on the surface of $TiO_2$ and then reduced to the Au nanoparticles in the diameter of 4-5 nm on the surface of $TiO_2$ by the reaction with trisodium citrate.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.161-167
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• 1989

Effects of bath composition on electroless deposition of Ni-W-B from sulphate solution were invesrigated in terms of deposition kinetics, electro resistivity and composition of deposit film. The microstruigated and crystataine structure of the films were also studied using a scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer. The deposition rate increased linearly with increasing the concentration of nickel sulphate in bath solution, wheras the rate decreasing with sodium citrate. The rate was also affected by sodium tungstate, which was maaximum at the concentration of 0.06 M/1 in sodium tungstate, The content of W in the deposit increased with increased with increasing the sodium citrate had on opposite effect on the composition of W and B in the deposit. The crystal change film from armorphous to cryatallicne nature by heat treatments was proved by the reduction of specific resistance and X-ray diffration.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1519-1525
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• 2021

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is recognized to be carcinogenic and toxic and registered as a contaminant in many drinking water regulations. It occurs naturally and is also produced by industrial processes. The reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) has been a central topic for chromium remediation since Cr(III) is less toxic and less mobile. In this study, fermentative Fe(III)-reducing bacterial strains (Cellu-2a, Cellu-5a, and Cellu-5b) were isolated from a groundwater sample and were phylogenetically related to species of Cellulomonas by 16S rRNA gene analysis. One selected strain, Cellu-2a showed its capacity of reduction of both soluble iron (ferric citrate) and solid iron (hydrous ferric oxide, HFO), as well as aqueous Cr(VI). The strain Cellu-2a was able to reduce 15 μM Cr(VI) directly with glucose or sucrose as a sole carbon source under the anaerobic condition and indirectly with one of the substrates and HFO in the same incubations. The heterogeneous reduction of Cr(VI) by the surface-associated reduced iron from HFO by Cellu-2a likely assisted the Cr(VI) reduction. Fermentative features such as large-scale cell growth may impose advantages on the application of bacterial Cr(VI) reduction over anaerobic respiratory reduction.

• 공업화학
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.992-998
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• 1996

Citrate process로 제조한 $La_{1-x}Ca_xCoO_3$에서 Ca이 20mole% doping된 perovskite oxide가 산소환원반응에 대해 가장 높은 전류밀도와 specific activity를 보여주었으며 cyclic voltammogram에서 carbon만으로 제조된 전극에서보다 carbon과 Perovskite oxide를 혼합한 전극에서 높은 산소흡착/탈착전류를 보였다. 입자크기분포와 소결효과에 의해 $900^{\circ}C$, 5시간 공기중에서 소결한 $La_{0.8}Ca_{0.2}CoO_3$가 산소환원반응에 대한 전기화학적 촉매특성이 우수하였다.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2011

그래파이트 옥사이드(GO)를 tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH)수용액을 이용하여 나노 크기로 분산되어 박리된 그래파이트 옥사이드(Exfoliated Graphite Oxide: EGO)를 제조하였다. 얻어진 EGO를 $Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O$, $Al(NO_3)_3{\cdot}9H_2O$, urea, trisodium citrate의 혼합용액에 넣어 격렬히 교반 후 고압멸균기에서 열수 처리하여 동시에 환원된 그래핀(RGO)과 Zn-Al 이중층상 수산화물(LDH)의 나노 복합재료를 제조하였다. 즉, EGO의 표면에 두 개의 금속이온이 흡착된 후 열수처리 환원을 통하여 Zn-Al 이중층상 수산화물이 RGO의 표면에 자유롭게 성장하여 복합화 되었다. 얻어진 그래핀/Zn-Al LDH의 구조 및 형태와 열적 특성은 FE-SEM, EDX, TEM, FT-IR, XRD, TGA와 DSC를 통하여 분석하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.287-294
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• 1995

본 논문에서는 철 이외에 사이데로포 생성에 관여하는 요인을 연구하였다. 약산성(pH6)에서 세포의 양은 감소하는 반면에 세포당 사이데로포의 생성은 증가하였다. 사이데로포 생성의 적정온도는 7NSK2 균주가 $12^{\circ}C$이고 ANP15은 $19^{\circ}C$였다. 배지의 C : N 비율에 따른 사이데로포 생성력을 보면 C : N율이 낮은 배지에서는 사이데로포 생성과 세포생장은 감소됐다. 서로 다른 배지에서 사이데로포 생성을 조사한 바에 의하면 citrate를 탄소원으로 했을 경우 세포의 철 흡수능력이 증가했으며 사이데로포 생성도 감소되었다. 그러나 Glucose나 Succiuate에 비해서 citrate 배치의 세포량에는 별 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 보아 환경요인으로 작용할 수 있는 pH나 온도, 탄소원 등은 철분 외에도 사이데로포의 생성에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인하게 되었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 1997

The influence of (-0-Hydroxycitrate(HCA), shown to be a competitive inhibitor of adenosine 5-triphosphate(ATP) citrate lyase, on food intake and body weight, serum triglyceride and cholosterol level, in vivo rates of fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis, and fat cell number and size was investigated. 3 groups of female, 5 weeks old Sprague Dawley rats, 8 animals each, were ad libitum meal-fed or pair-fed(3 hours from 10 : 00 to 13 : 00) AIN based high glucose diet for a total period of 8 weeks. Providing normolipidemic rats orally with 400mg of HCA formula containing approximately 20mg of HCA 1 hour prior to daily feeding schedule significantly depressed in vivo hepatic rates of fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis in the liver and adipose tissue. Serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly reduced by HCA. At the end of treatment period, the rats administered with HCA resulted in a significantly reduction in body weight gain. The reduction in weights was attributable to a significant decrease in fat cell size with a smaller extent, but not significant, reduction in fat cell number. Rats receiving HCA demonstrated less food intake than the controls ; however, this decreased caloric intake was not fully responsible for the HCA induced depression of hepatic and adipocytic lipogenesis, since experiment using pair-fed cojntrol rats showed, less magnitude but similar results. Both a anorectic and an antilipogenic properties of HCA seem to be responsible for this weight reduction activity of HCA. The outcome of this study suggest that metabolic regulation may be a feasible approach to the control of obesity and hyperlipidemia.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.2645-2648
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• 2014

In this paper ultrafine copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were prepared from copper salt via chemical reduction method with sodium citrate dispersant and polyvinylalcol (PVA) capping polymer. The colloidal CuNPs were characterized by using UV-Visible spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) techniques. Our obtained results indicated that the CuNPs were produced ranging from 2 to 4 nm in diameter. The colloidal solution at 7 ppm of CuNPs exhibited a powerful antifungal activity against Corticium salmonicolor (C. Salmonicolor). Fungal killing assays showed colloid solutions containing 10 ppm of CuNPs killed entirely the cultured fungus. A highly killing activity against the fungus was also performed when the CuNPs were sprayed on pink disease-infected rubber trees. These positive results may offer a great potential to produce CuNPs-based eco-fungicide for pink disease.