• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.411-418
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• 2011

Ginsenoside Rp1 (G-Rp1) is a novel ginseng saponin derivative with anti-tumor activity. However, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of G-Rp1 on anti-tumor activity are not fully understood. In the present study, we report that G-Rp1 inhibits lung cancer cell proliferation, migration and adhesion in p53 wild-type A549 and p53-defi cient H1299 cells. Anti-proliferative activity of G-Rp1 in lung cancer cells is mediated by enhanced nuclear localization of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors including $p27^{Kip1}$ and $p21^{WAF1/Cip1}$, and subsequent inhibition of pRb phosphorylation. We also show that these anti-tumor activities of G-Rp1 in both A549 and H1299 cells appear to be mediated by suppression of mitogenic signaling pathways such as ERK, Akt and $p70^{S6K}$. Taken together, these findings suggest further development and evaluation of G-Rp1 for the treatment of lung cancers with mutated p53 as well as wild-type p53.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 2004

Over 98％ of Dendranthema x grandiflorum plants growing under a glasshouse in Gumi, Korea were infested with Meloidogyne hapla. Dendranthema x grandiflorum cv, 'Ardilo' had fewer eggmass (3.3/g root), followed by cv. 'Euro' (6.5), and cv. 'Monarisa' had the most eggmasses(17). The coefficient correlation between plant growth and nematode reproduction(number of eggmass per plant) indicated that nematode reduced chlorophyll content in leaf (r = -0.418, p = 0.059; r = -0.463, p = 0.040). Number of flowers, number of leaves and stem height to flower were positively correlated with flower weight(p < 0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.418-423
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• 2007

Meats with alginate binders including sodium alginate, glucono-delta-lactone and calcium carbonate were tested in restructured steaks made from M. pectoralis profundus of beef steers in terms of meat quality and binding ability by tumbling time. The treatment with 25 min tumbling time was significantly lower (p<0.05) for crude protein than 5 and 15 min, while higher (p<0.05) for moisture content. This corresponded with sensory panel juiciness ratings, which showed the treatment for longer tumbling times to be significantly juicier (p<0.05) than that for a shorter time. Cooking loss decreased (p<0.05) linearly with an increased tumbling time, and Kramer shear force also significant decreased (p<0.05) with tumbling time. This corresponded with sensory panel tenderness ratings, which showed that the treatment for longer tumbling times was more tender (p<0.05). The texture results indicated that longer tumbling time had lower (p<0.05) hardness and chewiness values. Sensory panels ranked binding ability in the order 5 min, 15 min and 25 min from best to worst, and the overall acceptability for slices from roasts of treatments for 5 and 15 min were rated by the sensory panelists as moderate to very acceptable, but those for 25 min were rated as fair to moderate.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.12
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• pp.1958-1965
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• 2013

This study is conducted to investigate the contents of ${\beta}$-carotene and retinol in bap (e.g. gimbap, bokkeumbap, sushi, deopbap, bibimbap), guk (e.g. sundaeguk, seonjiguk), tang (e.g. galbitang, chueotang), and jjigae (e.g. dongtaejjigae, kimchi jjigae with port) by using saponification extraction and HPLC analysis. The samples were collected from six regions in Korea (Gangwon-do, Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsang-do, Seoul, Jeonla-do, Chuncheong-do). In bap, the ${\beta}$-carotene contents of kimchi gimbap (234.459~719.180 ${\mu}g/100g$), bibimbap (200.091~489.867 ${\mu}g/100g$) and pork deopbap (228.876~778.591 ${\mu}g/100g$) were higher than that of sushi (0.000~41.234 ${\mu}g/100g$), and jajangbap (4.833~28.141 ${\mu}g/100g$). The retinol contents of bap was 0.000~60.418 ${\mu}g/100g$, among which, omelet rice (13.974~60.418 ${\mu}g/100g$) showed the highest amount of retinol. Among the analyzed guk (tang) and jjigae, higher contents of ${\beta}$-carotene were observed in chueoutang (346.261~843.947 ${\mu}g/100g$), kimchi jjigae with pork (178.558~352.604 ${\mu}g/100g$) and altang (169.443~175.287 ${\mu}g/100g$). The retinol of guk (tang) and jjigae were not detected to doganitang, gomtang, naejangtang, chueotang and soy sprout haejangguk.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.187-191
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• 2007

This study was canted out to develop cell lines overexpressing human H-transferase (HT). One of the approaches to prevent hyperacute rejection in xenotransplantation might be the expression of human HT in porcine cells. In this study, we cloned human HT gene from HepG2 cells using RT-PCR to establish HT-overexpressing vector. The full-length cDNA of human HT was inserted into the 3' end of CMV promoter for construction of the overexpression vector pRc/CMV-hHT. Using ietPEI DNA transfection reagent, the vector was introduced into porcine ear skin fibroblasts from newborn piglets. Transfected cells were selected by treatment of $300{\mu}g/ml$ G418 for 12 days. After antibiotic selection, survived colonies with approximately 5mm in diameter were picked and analysed for transgene human HT by PCR. The colonies proven to be human HT transfectants were analysed by RT-PCR to determine their expressions or human HT. In all colonies tested, human HT mRNA was detected. This result demonstrates the establishment of porcine cell lines overexpressing human HT, and these cell lines may be used for the development of transgenic pigs for xenotransplantation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.418-424
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• 2015

The content of ${\beta}$-carotene in agricultural foods, such as seasonings, tea, vegetables, cereals, nuts & seeds, oils & fats, and fruits, were quantitatively analyzed using reversed-phase HPLC with an UV/visible detector. Standard reference material (SRM) 2385 was used as a control material to validate measurement of ${\beta}$-carotene in this study. Recovery percentage and relative standard deviation of ${\beta}$-carotene in SRM 2385 were 102% and 1.73%, respectively. Vegetables and tea contained relatively high concentrations of ${\beta}$-carotene (young barley powder, $17,293.95{\mu}g/100g$; raw young barley, $2,755.15{\mu}g/100g$; dried green tea leaves, $13,671.85{\mu}g/100g$; green tea powder, $7,579.04{\mu}g/100g$). Contents of ${\beta}$-carotene in nuts & seeds as well as oils & fats ranged from $11.32{\mu}g/100g$ in almond products (roasted with salt) to $58.56{\mu}g/100g$ in perilla seed oil. Among 20 fruits, a high content of ${\beta}$-carotene was found in apricots (raw), which contained $2,280.35{\mu}g/100g$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Developmental Biology Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.121-121
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• 2003

The standard protocol for the production of transgenic mouse from ES-injected embryo has to process via chimera producing and several times breeding steps, In contrast, tetraploid-ES cell complementation method allows the immediate generation of targeted murine mutants from genetically modified ES cell clones. The advantage of this advanced technique is a simple and efficient without chimeric intermediates. Recently, this method has been significantly improved through the discovery that ES cells derived from hybrid strains support the development of viable ES mice more efficiently than inbred ES cells do. Therefore, the objective of this study was to generate transgenic mice overexpressing human resistin gene by using tetrapioid-ES cell complementation method. Human resistin gene was amplified from human fetal liver cDNA library by PCR and cloned into pCR 2.1 TOPO T-vector and constructed in pCMV-Tag4C vector. Human resistin mammalian expression plasmid was transfected into D3-GL ES cells by lipofectamine 2000, and then after 8~10 days of transfection, the human resistin-expressing cells were selected with G418. In order to produce tetraploid embryos, blastomeres of diploid embryos at the two-cell stage were fused with two times of electric pulse using 60 V 30 $\mu$sec. (fusion rate : 93.5%) and cultured upto the blastocyst stage (development rate : 94.6%). The 15~20 previously G418-selected ES cells were injected into tetraploid blastocysts, and then transferred into the uterus of E2.5d pseudopregnant recipient mice. To investigate the gestation progress, two El9.5d fetus were recovered by Casarean section and one fetus was confirmed to contain human resistin gene by genomic DNA-PCR. Therefore, this finding demonstrates that tetraploid-ES mouse technology can be considered as a useful tool to produce transgenic mouse for the rapid analysis of gene function in vivo.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.418-426
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• 2015

Total phenol contents, total flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity of 70% methanol, 70% ethanol and chloroform-methanol (CM, 2:1, v/v) extracts from onion (Allium cepa L.) peels were studied. The $IC_{50}$ values of DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical and ABTS [2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt] radical scavenging activity in 70% ethanol extract were remained to be lowest followed by 70% methanol extract and CM extract. And the total phenol content ($113.56{\pm}0.86mg\;CAE/g$), total flavonoid content (49.63 mg QE/g) and ferric reducing antioxidant power value were also found to be the highest. In contrast, 70% methanol extract possessed the strongest antioxidant activity by ${\beta}$-carotene bleaching assay. CM extract displayed the lowest antioxidant activity compared with other extracts. Onion peels exhibited strong antioxidant activity and abundant phytochemicals, which could be used in a various food products to add phytochemicals and promote good health.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.3060-3065
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• 2009

A series of wholly aromatic Poly(ether-ether-ester)s with flexible side chain was synthesized by direct polycondensation from ether linkaged triad diol and 2,5-dialkoxyterephthalic acid. The chemical structures and physical properties of these polymers were investigated by using $^1H$-NMR, FT-IR, DSC and TGA. As results of investigations, the inherent viscosities($\eta$inh) measured at $40^{\circ}C$ in 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane(TCE) were 0.45~0.86 dl/g and initial decomposition(Td) in TGA occurred at 378~418 $^{\circ}C$ in N2 gas. The majority of these polymers were soluble in organic solvents used in this experiments at elevated temperatures. Melting temperatures(Tm) decreased with increasing the length of the side chain and showed odd-even effects.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.415-423
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• 2014

This study aims to understand the difference in department satisfaction, career decision types and career preparatory behavior of health college students, and the relationship between variables and their effects on career preparatory behavior, and presents basic data for development of career guidance programs. The subjects of this study were 450 college students studying emergency rescue, physical therapy, public health administration and dental hygiene at three-year colleges located in B and G cities. They were selected through convenience sampling. The period of the study was from November 12 to 15, 2013. of 450 copies of the questionnaire distributed, a total of 418 copies were used in the final analysis. For data analysis, SPSS 14.0 for Windows was used. As a result, there were correlations between variables, the largest effect department satisfaction had on career preparatory behavior was found in aptitude learning followed by personal relationships and career job. The reasonable type of career decision types had a positive effect on career preparatory behavior while dependent and instinctive types had a negative effect on career preparatory behavior.