• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.124-127
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• 2008

The behavior of Penicillium camembertii and Geotrichum candidum growing in submerged pure cultures on simple (glutamate) or complex (peptones) substrates as nitrogen and carbon sources and lactate as a second carbon source was examined. Similar to the behavior previously recorded on a simple substrate (glutamate), a clear differentiation between the carbon source and the energy source was also shown on peptones and lactate during P. camembertii growth, since throughout growth, lactate was only dissimilated, viz., used for energy supply by oxidation into $CO_2$, whereas peptides and amino acids from peptones were used for carbon (and nitrogen) assimilation. Because of its deaminating activity, G candidum preferred peptides and amino acids to lactate as energy sources, in addition to being assimilated as carbon and nitrogen sources. From this, on peptones and lactate, G candidum grew faster than P. camembertii (0.19 and 0.08 g/l/h, respectively) by assimilating the most readily utilizable peptides and amino acids; however, owing to its lower proteolytic activity, the maximum biomass was lower than that of P. camembertii (3.7 and 5.5 g/l, respectively), for which continuous proteolysis and assimilation of peptides were shown.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1221-1229
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• 2022

In this work, the guided wave de-bonding area-detecting technique was studied for application to containment liner plates in nuclear power plant areas. To apply this technique, an appropriate Lamb wave mode, symmetric and longitudinal dominance, was verified by the frequency shifting technique. The S0 2.7 MHz mm Lamb wave mode was chosen to realize quantitative experimental results and their visualization. Results of the bulk wave, longitudinal wave mode, and comparison experiments indicate that the wave mode was able to distinguish between the de-bonded and bonded areas. Similar to the bulk wave cases, the bonded region could be distinguished from the de-bonded region using the Lamb wave approach. The Lamb wave technique results showed significant correlation to the de-bonding area. As the de-bonding area increased, the Lamb wave energy attenuation effect decreased, which was a prominent factor in the realization of quantitative tomographic visualization. The feasibility of tomographic visualization was studied via the application of Lamb waves. The reconstruction algorithm for the probabilistic inspection of damage (RAPID) technique was applied to the containment liner plate to verify and visualize the de-bonding condition. The results obtained using the tomography image indicated that the Lamb wave-based RAPID algorithm was capable of delineating debonding areas.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.1245-1254
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• 2020

The object of the present paper is to characterize Bach flat (k, 𝜇)-almost co-Kähler manifolds. It is proved that a Bach flat (k, 𝜇)-almost co-Kähler manifold is K-almost co-Kähler manifold under certain restriction on 𝜇 and k. We also characterize (k, 𝜇)-almost co-Kähler manifolds with divergence free Cotton tensor.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.933-938
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• 2006

Decaprenyl diphosphate synthase (DPS) is the key enzyme for the production of coenzyme $Q_{10}$ ($CoQ_{10}$). A dps gene from Sinorhizobium meliioti KCCM 11232 (IFO 14782) was isolated by PCR and then cloned in Escherichia coli. DNA sequencing analysis revealed an open reading frame of 1,017 bp encoding a 338-amino-acid protein. The protein was identical at the 98% level to the putative octaprenyl diphosphate synthase (IspB) of S. meliloti 1021. The deduced amino acid sequence included the DDxxD domains conserved in the majority of the prenyl diphosphate synthases. Heterologous expression in E. coli BL21 (DE3) was carried out, and the $CoQ_{10}$ produced was then analyzed by HPLC. E. coli BL21 (DE3) harboring the dps gene from S. melioti produced CoQ$_{10}$ in addition to endogenous coenzyme Q$_8$ (CoQ$_8$), whereas wild-type E. coli BL21 (DE3) host did not have the ability of producing CoQ$_{10}$. The results suggest that the putative dps from S. meliloti KCTC 2353 encoded the DPS.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1925-1931
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• 2017

Korean red pine (Pinus densiflora) bark extract, PineXol (PX), was investigated for its potential antioxidant and anti-inflammation effects in vitro. It was hypothesized that PX treatment ($25-150{\mu}g/ml$) would reduce the lipid synthesis in HepG2 hepatocytes as well as lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Hepatocytes' intracellular triglycerides and cholesterol were decreased in the PX $150{\mu}g/ml$ treatment group compared with the control (p < 0.05). Consequently, de novo lipogenic proteins (acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1, stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1, elongase of very long chain fatty acids 6, glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1, and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1) were significantly decreased in hepatocytes by PX $150{\mu}g/ml$ treatment compared with the control (p < 0.05). In differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, the lipid accumulation was significantly attenuated by all PX treatments (p < 0.01). Regulators of adipogenesis, including CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins alpha, peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor gamma, and perilipin, were decreased in PX $100{\mu}g/ml$ treatment compared with the control (p < 0.05). In conclusion, PX might have anti-obesity effects by blocking hepatic lipogenesis and by inhibiting adipogenesis in adipocytes.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1512-1523
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• 2022

Objective: The growth of pigs involves multiple regulatory mechanisms, and modern molecular breeding techniques can be used to understand the skeletal muscle growth and development to promote the selection process of pigs. This study aims to explore candidate lncRNAs and mRNAs related to skeletal muscle growth and development among Duroc pigs with different average daily gain (ADG). Methods: A total of 8 pigs were selected and divided into two groups: H group (high-ADG) and L group (low-ADG). And followed by whole transcriptome sequencing to identify differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs and mRNAs. Results: In RNA-seq, 703 DE mRNAs (263 up-regulated and 440 down-regulated) and 74 DE lncRNAs (45 up-regulated and 29 down-regulated) were identified. In addition, 1,418 Transcription factors (TFs) were found. Compared with mRNAs, lncRNAs had fewer exons, shorter transcript length and open reading frame length. DE mRNAs and DE lncRNAs can form 417 lncRNA-mRNA pairs (antisense, cis and trans). DE mRNAs and target genes of lncRNAs were enriched in cellular processes, biological regulation, and regulation of biological processes. In addition, quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis was used to detect the functions of DE mRNAs and lncRNAs, the most of DE mRNAs and target genes of lncRNAs were enriched in QTLs related to growth traits and skeletal muscle development. In single-nucleotide polymorphism/insertion-deletion (SNP/INDEL) analysis, 1,081,182 SNP and 131,721 INDEL were found, and transition was more than transversion. Over 60% of percentage were skipped exon events among alternative splicing events. Conclusion: The results showed that different ADG among Duroc pigs with the same diet maybe due to the DE mRNAs and DE lncRNAs related to skeletal muscle growth and development.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권8호
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• pp.1200-1205
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 최근 연구 결과들에 기초하여 발효성 당류인 FODMAP(fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols)이 설사와 높은 상관성을 가지고 있을 것이라 판단하였다. 따라서 상업용 메디컬푸드와 탄수화물 급원으로부터 FODMAP 함량을 측정하였다. 상업용 메디컬푸드의 단당류(fructose)와 이당류(lactose)의 함량 범위는 각각 ND~0.158, ND~0.304 g/200 mL였다. 삼당류(raffinose)와 사당류(stachyose)의 함량 범위는 각각 0.051~0.738, ND~0.579 g/200 mL였다. 또한 프럭토올리고당의 함량 범위는 1-kestose ND~0.413 g/200 mL, nystose ND~1.239 g/200 mL, 1-fructofuranosylnystose 0.205~0.458 g/200 mL였다. 탄수화물 급원 중 단당류(fructose)는 치커리 식이섬유($18.877{\pm}4.320g/kg$)에서만 검출되었으며, 이당류(lactose)는 모든 급원에서 검출되지 않았다. 삼당류(raffinose)의 함량은 치커리 식이섬유 $61.523{\pm}3.014g/kg$, 대두 식이섬유 $3.273{\pm}0.499g/kg$, 난소화성 말토덱스트린 $5.430{\pm}0.671g/kg$, 말토덱스트린(DE10~15, DE15~20)에서는 검출되지 않았다. 사당류(stachyose)의 함량은 치커리 식이섬유 $78.817{\pm}5.483g/kg$, 대두 식이섬유 $5.547{\pm}0.822g/kg$, 난소화성 말토덱스트린 $13.180{\pm}1.165g/kg$, 말토덱스트린(DE10~15) $16.440{\pm}0.370g/kg$, 말토덱스트린(DE15~20) $22.553{\pm}1.491g/kg$이었다. 프럭토올리고당(1-kestose, nystose, 1-fructofuranosylnystose)의 함량은 치커리 식이섬유 $29.369{\pm}2.553g/kg$, $39.430{\pm}6.740g/kg$, $50.407{\pm}2.642g/kg$, 대두 식이섬유 ND, ND, $18.647{\pm}0.397g/kg$, 난소화성 말토덱스트린 ND, $16.667{\pm}1.719g/kg$, $17.107{\pm}1.814g/kg$, 말토덱스트린 (DE10~15) ND, ND, $16.533{\pm}2.083g/kg$, 말토덱스트린 (DE15~20) ND, ND, $27.490{\pm}1.783g/kg$이었다. FODMAP은 탄수화물의 일종으로 메디컬푸드 제품의 탄수화물과 FODMAP 함량 간에 양의 상관관계를 가질 것으로 예상하였으나 r=0.55로 밀접한 상관성을 나타내지는 않았다. 국내외 메디컬푸드는 모두 유사한 원재료와 영양설계로 구성되어 있으나 사용되는 원재료의 종류에 따라 유래되는 FODMAP 함량이 다르기 때문에 제품 간의 함량 차이가 있는 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구에서 측정된 상업용 메디컬푸드 제품 및 탄수화물 급원의 FODMAP 함량 분석은 상대적으로 부족한 FODMAP 정량 분석 연구에 활용될 것으로 생각되며, 나아가 경관급식의 주요 부적응증인 설사를 최소화하는 메디컬푸드의 제품개발 및 원재료 선정에 기초 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 한국기계기술학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.844-851
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• 2018

In this study, the regression equation was suggested to predict of the shot ball velocity according to blade shapes based on discrete element (DE) analysis. First, the flat type blade DE model was used in the analysis, the validity of the DE model was verified by giving that the velocity of the shot ball almost equal to the theoretical one. Next, the DE analyses for curved and combined blade models was accomplished, and their analytical velocities of shot ball were compared with the theoretical one. The velocity of combined blade model was greatest. From this, the regression equation for velocity of shot ball according to the blade shape based on the DE analysis was derived. Additionally, the wind speed measurement experiment was carried out, and the experimental result and analytical one were the same. Ultimately, it was confirmed that the prediction method of the velocity of shot ball based on DE analysis was effective.

• 생약학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2015

Myrrh is a resinous substance obtained from Commiphora trees, which has long been used as an antiseptic agent. A sesquiterpene, $1{\beta}$, $6{\alpha}$-dihydroxyeudesm-4(15)-ene (DE), was isolated from the hot water extract of Myrrh. In the present study, we found that DE attenuates the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in BV2 microglial cells. DE significantly inhibited LPS-induced production of pro-inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) in BV2 microglia in a concentration-dependent manner without cytotoxic effect. Furthermore, DE dose-dependently suppressed the protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). These results suggest that DE may be a good candidate to regulate LPS-induced inflammatory response.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.45-46
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• 1998