• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.203-203
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• 2002

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a beta-herpesvirus with worldwide distribution, exhibits host persistence, a distinguishing characteristic of all herpesviruses. This persistence is dependent upon restricted gene expression in infected cells as well as the ability of productively infected cells to escape from normal cell-mediated anti-viral immunosurveillance. Type I (IFN-α/β) and type II (IFN-γ) interferons are major components of the innate defense system against viral infection. They are potent inducers of MHC class I and II antigens and of antigen processing proteins. Additionally, IFNS mediate direct antiviral effects through induction effector molecules that block viral infection and replications such as 2′, 5-oligoadenylate synthetase (2, 5-OAS). IFNS function through activation of well-defined signal transduction pathways that involve phosphorylation of constituent proteins and ultimate formation of active transcription factors. Recent studies have shown that a number of diverse viruses, including CMV, EBV, HPV mumps and Ebola, are capable of inhibiting IFN-mediated signal transduction through a variety of mechanisms. As an example, CMV infection inhibits the ability of infected cells Is transcribe HLA class I and II antigens as well as the antiviral effector molecules 2, 5-OAS and MxA I. EMSA studies have shown that IFN-α and IFN-γ are unable to induce complete signal transduction in the presence of CMV infection, phenomena that are associated with specific decreases in JAKl and p48. Viral inhibition of IFN signal transduction represents a new mechanistic paradigm for increased viral survival, a paradigm predicting widespread consequences in the case of signal transduction factors common to multiple cytokine pathways.

• 한국레이저가공학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.8-12
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• 2011

As the aged population grows around the world, many medical instruments and devices have been developed recently. Among the devices, a drug delivery stent is a medical device which requires precision machining. Conventional drug delivery stent has problems of residual polymer and decoating because the drug is coated on the surface of stent with the polymer. If the drug is impregnated in micro hole array on the surface of the stent, the problem can be solved. Micro sized holes are generally fabricated by laser machining; however, the fabricated holes do not have an enough aspect ratio to contain the drug or a good surface finish to deliver it to blood vessel tissue. To overcome these problems, we propose a vibration-assisted machining mechanism with PZT (Piezoelectric Transducers) for the fabrication of micro sized holes. If the mechanism vibrates the eyepiece of the laser machining head, the laser spot on the workpiece will vibrate vertically because objective lens in the eyepiece shakes by the mechanism's vibration. According to the former researches, the vibrating frequency over 20kHz and amplitude over 500nm are preferable. The vibration mechanism has cylindrical guide, hollowed PZT and supports. In the cylinder, the eyepiece is mounted. The cylindrical guide has upper and low plates and side wall. The shape of plates and side wall are designed to have high resonating frequency and large amplitude of motion. The PZT also is selected to have high actuating force and high speed of motion. The support has symmetrical and rigid characteristics.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1002-1008
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• 2003

Ferulic acid (3-methoxy, 4-hydroxy cinnamic acid) is a flavoid component possessing antioxidant property. The compound is currently under development as a new drug candidate for the treatment of the dementia. The objective of this preformulation study was to determine the physicochemical properties of ferulic acid. The n-octanol to water partition coefficients of ferulic acid were 0.375 and 0.489 at the pHs of 3 and 10, respectively. Accelerated stability study for ferulic acid indicated that the t 90 value for the drug was estimated to be 459 days at $25^{\circ}C$. Ferulic acid was also found to be unstable under the relative humidity of more than 76%, probably because of the hygroscopic nature of the drug. In order to study compatibility of ferulic acid with typical excipients, potential change in differential scanning calorimetry spectrum was studied in 1: 1 binary mixtures of ferulic acid and typical pharmaceutical excipients (e.g., Aerosil, Avicel, CMC, Eudragit, lactose, PEG, PVP, starch and talc). Avicel, CMC, PVP and starch were found to be incompatible with ferulic acid, indicating the addition of these excipients may complicate the manufacturing of the formulation for the drug. Particle size distribution of ferulic acid powder was in the size range of 10-190 $\mu$m with the mean particle size of 61 $\mu$m. The flowability of ferulic acid was apparently inadequate, indicating the granulation may be necessary for the processing of the drug to solid dosage forms. Two polymorphic forms were obtained by recrystallization from various solvents used in formulation. New polymorphic form of ferulic acid, Form II, was obtained by recrystallization from 1,4-dioxane. The equilibrium solubility for Form I was approximately twice of that for Form II. The dissolution rate of Form II was higher than that of Form I in the early phase (<6 min). Therefore, these physicochemical information has to be taken in the consideration for the formulation of ferulic acid.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.388-396
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• 2021

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli were investigated. Strains were isolated from 310 shellfish, 36 crustaceans, and 12 fish collected off the West Coast of Korea from April 2019 to October 2020. Two hundred and ninety-five E. coli strains were isolated from shellfish, 100 from crustaceans, and 54 from fish. Strains isolated from shellfish showed the highest resistance to ampicillin (27.5%), whereas those from crustaceans were resistant to sulfisoxazole (30.0%) and those from fish were resistant to ampicillin (59.3%) and sulfisoxazole (59.3%). Ceftazidime resistance was observed in strains isolated from short neck and hard clams, whereas gentamicin resistance was observed in strains from fish. Multi-drug resistance was observed in 56 strains (48.7%) isolated from shellfish, 11 (28.2%) from crustaceans and 27 (73.0%) from fish. Depending on the source of isolation, the strains showed specific antimicrobial resistance tendency. Strains isolated from shellfish showed 12 different multi-drug resistance patterns, whereas those from crustaceans showed high resistance (59%) to a single antimicrobial agent and those from fish showed a broad trend of multi-drug resistance to more than eight antimicrobials.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2010

아밀로오스 함량이 서로 다른 품종의 현미를 이용하여 가공 처리 즉, frying 처리와 parboiling 처리를 하여 여러 화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 페놀성 물질 함량은 품종에 따른 뚜렷한 경향은 나타나지 않았으며, 일품벼의 실험 결과를 볼 때 frying 처리 후 현미가 백미보다 높은 페놀성 물질 함량을 나타내었다. Blue value는 아밀로오스 함량에 따라 비례적으로 증가하는 경향을 보임으로서 고도의 상관관계에 있다고 판단된다. 향기 성분은 Hydrocarbons류와 Esters류가 각각 3종, Alcohols류와 Acetals류가 각각 2종, Aldehydes류가 5종, Acids류가 6종이 동정되었다. 그 중에서 Aldehydes류의 Benzaldehyde, Phenylmethanal이 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었다. Vitamin B군은 현미 무처리구보다는 가열처리 후 frying 처리구의 vitamin 함량이 전반적으로 감소되었으며, vitamin $B_1$함량은 1.4189~1.6494 mg에서 0.3102~0.7097 mg으로 감소되었고, vitamin $B_2$는 아밀로오스 함량이 높을수록 함량이 증가하였고, parboiling 처리구가 무처리구에 비해 높게 나타났다. Vitamin $B_6$는 아밀로오스 함량이 높을수록 함량이 감소하였다. Niacin은 함량이 상대적으로 다른 vitamin B군에 비해 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 무기질 함량을 조사한 결과 Mg이 가장 높은 함량을 나타냈으며 대체적으로 아밀로오스함량에 비례하여 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 현미를 품종과 처리 조건에 따라 달리하여 frying 처리한 전자 공여능 결과 백미보다는 현미상태에서 대체적으로 높은 전자 공여능 값을 보여주었고, 무처리구보다 유탕 처리 후 좀더 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.569-579
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 스마트폰과 Wi-Fi통신을 이용한 로봇의 조종과 장착된 카메라를 통한 영상처리 기술에 대하여 서술하였다. 제안된 로봇은 바퀴와 4족을 환경에 따라서 선택적으로 사용할 수 있도록 메커니즘을 구성하였다. 카메라의 스트림 데이터 중 이미지 데이터만을 이용하도록 네트워크를 형성하였으며 영상처리 기법을 응용하여 약병을 구분하고, 로봇 팔을 이용하여 약병을 사용자에게 전달해주는 로봇 메커니즘에 대해서도 서술한다. 본 논문에서 개발된 영상처리 알고리즘과 처리는 별도의 컴퓨터 없이 스마트폰만을 이용하여 구현이 가능하도록 설계하였으며 스마트폰의 강력한 기능과 연산능력을 최대로 활용하여 약병 로봇의 지능화 및 소형화 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1042-1047
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• 2005

작업 현장에서 사용하는 살균소독제의 유효성을 평가하고 사용되는 제품의 저장기간별 안정성을 조사하였다. 다양한 식품을 생산하는 공장에서 식품가공 시 살균소독제 사용전후 미생물 오염정도를 파악하고 네 가지 대표 살균소독제의 보관기간 별 살균력의 안정성을 조사하기 위하여 2개월 간 저장성 시험을 실시하였다. 8개 식품가공공장에서 실제 사용 중인 살균소독제를 테스트한 결과, 살균소독제 사용 전 일반세균수는 $10^1-10^5CFU/cm^2$, 대장균군수는 $10^1-10^2CFU/cm^2$, 대장균은 $10CFU/cm^2$ 미만이었으며 살균소독제 사용 후 일반세균수는 $10^1-10^3$ 수준으로 감소하였으나 모두 사멸시키지는 못하였다. 살균소독력 지속여부를 S. aureus 와 E. coli를 이용하여 검증한 결과, 권장사용농도에서 alcohol계, hydrogen peroxide계, QAC계 제품은 2개월간 그 효과가 유지되었으나 chlorine계 제품은 개봉 2주 이내에 8 log에서 4 log로 효과가 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 실제 법적으로 인정을 받은 살균소득제는 in vitro에서 S. aureus와 E. coli를 5 log 감소시켜 그 살균력을 인정받았으나 실제 현장에서는 그 정도의 효과를 거두지 못하고 있으며 개봉 후 즉시 사용하지 않고 보관될 경우 그 효력이 현저히 감소되는 것으로 파악되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.2907-2909
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• 2012

A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin domains (ADAMTS) are a member of peptidase and involved in processing of von Willebrand factor as well as cleavage of aggrecan, versican, brevican and neurocan. Among 19 subfamilies of human ADAMTS, ADAMTS-4 is a zinc-binding metalloprotease and is a famous therapeutic target for arthritis. It has been reported that a flavonoid luteolin shows inhibitory activity against ADMATS-4. In this study, we verified that luteolin is a potent inhibitor of ADAMTS-4 and probed the molecular basis of its action. On the basis of a docking study, we proposed a binding model between luteolin and ADAMTS-4 in which 3',4'-dihydroxyl groups in luteolin formed hydrogen bonding with ADMATS-4 and these interactions are important for its inhibitory activity against ADAMTS-4.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2008

다환방향족탄화수소는 환경오염이나 식품의 제조공정 과정 중에 생성될 수 있으며, 홍삼은 수증기로 찌고 건조하여 만들어진다. 시료를 핵산으로 추출한 후 물로 세척하고 후로리실 SPE 카트리지로 정제한 후 고속액체크로마토그래피/형광검출기로 분석하였다. 이동상으로는 아세토니트릴과 물의 혼합용액(8:2)을 사용하였으며 형광검출기의 여기파장은 294 nm이었고 형광파장은 404 nm이었다. 평균 회수율은 105%이었으며, 상대표준편차는 0.5이었다. 대상 식품인 홍삼음료 중 벤조피렌은 검출되지 않았다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2014

Gumiganghwal-tang (GMT) is a traditional herbal prescription used for treatment of the common cold, pain, and inflammatory diseases. Variations in the amounts of bioactive components of GMT and GMT fermented with 10 Lactobacillus strains were investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD). Simultaneous qualitative and quantitative analyses of eleven bioactive compounds (prim-O-glucosylcimifugin, liquiritin, cimifugin, baicalin, liquiritigenin, wogonoside, baicalein, wogonin, butylphthalide, imperatorin, and isoimperatorin) were performed, with comparison of their retention times (tR) and UV spectra with those of standard compounds. The amounts of baicalin (8.71 mg/g), liquiritigenin (5.28 mg/g) and butylphthalide (5.10 mg/g) were the major compounds in GMT. We found that L. fermentum KFRI 145 fermented wogonoside and baicalin to their aglycones, wogonin and baicalein, respectively. These results indicated that L. fermentum KFRI 145 has potential as a functional starter culture for manufacturing fermented GMT.