• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 1983

An equation is derived which correlates the unperturbed dimensions $_0$ of polypeptides with the helical contents in the helix-coil transition region by using a simple model of a polypeptide chain. The model is a chain of connected balls which represent the repeating units, -CO-NH-CHR-, based on the fact that the repeating unit has a plane structure. The changing trend of the expansion factor ${\alpha}_{\eta}$ in the transition region is connected with the helical content $f_H$. The intrinsic viscosities [${\eta}$] of polypeptides are calculated from the unperturbed dimensions and the ${\alpha}_{\eta}$ factors. The above calculated results concerning $_0$ and [${\eta}$] are compared with other authors' theoretical and experimental results. From the comparison, we concluded that our theory explains better the chain dimensional behavior of polypeptides in the helix-coil transition region than others.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 1996

The conformational transition of oligopeptide multimer,-(HPPHPPP)n-, is studied (H:hydrophobic amino acid, P:hydrophilic amino acid). The helix/coil transitions are detected in the multimer. The transition depends on the number of amino acid in the sequence, the concentration of the oligopeptide, and temperature which affects helix stability constant (${\xi}$) and hydrophobic interaction parameter (wj). In the thermodynamic equilibrium system jA${\rightarrow}$Aj (where A stands for oligopeptide monomer), Skolnick et al., explained helix/coil transition of dimer by the matrix method using Zimm-Bragg parameters ${\xi}$ and $\sigma$ (helix initiation constant). But the matrix method do not fully explain dangling H-bond effects which are important in oligopeptide systems. In this study we propose a general theory of conformational transitions of oligopeptides in which dimer, trimer, or higher multimer coexists. The partition of trimer is derived by using zipper model which account for dangling H-bond effects. The transitions of multimers which have cross-linked S-S bonds or long chains do not occur, because they keep always helical structures. The transitions due to the concentration of the oligopeptides are steeper than those due to the chain length or temperature.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제25권1E호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2006

Ultrasonic absorption and velocity spectra in bovine serum albumin (BSA) aqueous solutions have been measured at $20^{\circ}C$ over the frequency range 0.2-3 MHz in the pH range 1.5-13.2. The high-Q ultrasonic resonator and pulse-echo overlap methods were used. At acid pH's, excess absorption over that of pH 7 was explained by double relaxation. The pH dependences of the relaxation frequency and maximum absorption per wavelength, showed that the relaxation at about 200 kHz was related to the expansion of molecules and that about 3 MHz resulted from the proton transfer reaction of carboxyl group. At alkaline pH's, the excess absorption was explained by double relaxation. The relaxation at about 300 kHz was associated with a helix-coil transition, and that about 3 MHz was attributed to the proton transfer reaction of phenolic group. The rate constants and volume changes associated with these processes were estimated.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.776-782
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• 1995

.alpha. 트로포마이신솨 파라마이신등은 .alpha. 나선-사슬이합체를 이룰수 있다. 사슬이합체의 나선에서 코일로의 전이 현상을 적절이 설명할수 있는 이론을 얻을 수 있었다. 이전의 이론은 Zimm-Bragg 매개변수를 사용하는 행렬식으로 올리고펩티드 사슬 이합체의 전이를 설명하였지만 이 이론으로는 올리고펩티드에서 무시할 수 없는 dangling H-bond를 고려할 수 없었다. 본 이론에서는 dangling H-bond까지 고려할수 있는 zipper 모형을 사용하였다. 나선도를 단일 사슬에서 사용되는 나선 개시상수(.sigma.), 나선 안정화(.zeta.)와 소수성상호 인력 매개변수(.omega.) 등의 함수로서 계산할 수 있었다. .alpha. 트로포마이신에서 나선 안정화의 경향을 계산 하였다. 이 올리고펩티드의 온도, 올리고펩티드의 온도, 올리고펩티드농도 변화에 의한 전이는 사슬의 해리와 동시에 일어난다. S-S 결합 등으로 이어진 사슬이 합체나 긴 사슬을 가지는 폴리펩티드는 항상 나선구조로 존재하여 전이가 일어나기 힘들다. 올리고펩티드의 농도에 의한 전이는 사슬의 길이 또는 온도계에 의한 전이보다 급격함을 알 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2006

Gaegurin 4 (GGN4), a novel peptide isolated from the skin of a Korean frog, Rana rugosa, has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. A number of amphipathic peptides closely related to GGN4 undergo a coil to helix transition with concomitant oligomerization in lipid membranes or membrane-mimicking environments. Despite intensive study of their secondary structures, the oligomeric states of the peptides before and after the transition are not well understood. To clarify the structural basis of its antibiotic action, we used analytical ultracentrifugation to define the aggregation state of GGN4 in water, ethyl alcohol, and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). The maximum size of GGN4 in 15% HFIP corresponded to a decamer, whereas it was monomeric in buffer. The oligomeric transition is accompanied by a cooperative 9 nm blue-shift of maximum fluorescence emission and a large secondary structure change from an almost random coil to an ${\alpha}$-helical structure. GGN4 induces pores in lipid membranes and, using electrophysiological methods, we estimated the diameter of the pores to be exceed $7.3{\AA}$, which suggests that the minimal oligomer structure responsible is a pentamer.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.399-404
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• 1994

The non-Newtonian viscosities (the specific or intrinsic viscosities) of poly(L-proline) (PLP, $M_v$=19,000 and 32,000) in various mixed-solvent systems like water-propanol and acetic acid-propanol of varying compositions were measured during the reverse mutarotation (Form II ${\rightarrow}$Form I) by the application of external pressure (up to 4.5 psi). The non-Newtonian viscosity effect was found to be larger in acetic acid-propanol system than in water-propanol system and to somewhat decrease during the reverse mutarotation at a given solvent system. The non-Newtonian viscosity behavior of PLP in aqueous salt ($CaCl_2$) solution was also studied, from which it was found that the degree of the non-Newtonian effect decreased with increasing salt concentration, and increased with increasing PLP molecular weight. These findings could be explained in terms of conformational changes of PLP in solution (like the helix-helix or helix-coil transition) involved.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.409-414
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 Alcaligenes faecalis에 의해 생산되는 세포 외 다당류인 $\beta$-glucan의 생합성에서 탄소원, 질소원의 영향과 생합성된 curdlan의 구조를 살펴보았다. 먼저 $\beta$-glucan의 생합성을 확인하기 위해 Aniline Blue 배지에서 청색 colony들을 선별하고 Cellufluor 배지에서 형광성을 보임으로 $\beta$-1,3 glucan의 생합성을 확인하였다. Flask 배양에서는 탄소원이 glucose이고 질소원이 ($NH_4$)$_2$$SO_4$일 때 가장 많은 $\beta$-glucan을 생산하였다. 탄소원을 glucose로 질소원을 (NH$_4$)$_2$$SO_4$로 사용한 발효조 배양에서는 flask 배양에 비해 생산량이 7.2%가 증가되었다. 질소원을 제한한 발효에서는 최종 생산수율이 38.82%였고 질소원을 제한하지 않은 발효보다 3.02%가 증가 되었다. 분리 정제된 curdlan의 FT-IR의 분석에서는 지문영역인 890$cm^{-1}$ /에서 $\beta$-form이 관찰되었고 $^{13}C$-NMR 분석에서는 $C_1$-103.5 ppm, $C_2$-74.3 ppm, $C_3$-89.8 ppm, $C_4$-68.8 ppm, $^{5}C$-75.5 ppm, $C_2$-61.8 ppm에서 검출되어 homogeneous $\beta$-1,3 glucan으로 확인되었다. curdlan의 triple-helix coil 형태에서 random coil 형태로의 전이는 0.1에서 0.25 N NaOH의 농도에서 일어남이 확인되어 중성 상태의 curdlan은 triple-helix coil 형태를 가지지만 알칼리 상태에서는 그 구조가 약해져 random-coil로 전이 되어짐을 알 수 있었다. 이는 본 연구에서 분리 정제된 curdlan이 정확한 $\beta$-결합을 가진 glucan임이 확인되었으며 생합성된 curdlan의 구조와 분자적인 특성을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 $\beta$-결합을 가지는 glucan의 신속한 선별법을 구축할 수 있었고 이는 새로운 기능을 가지는 $\beta$-glucan 생합성 효소나 분해효소의 탐색에 이용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.394-400
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• 1996

결합성 사슬이합체를 형성할 수 있는 올리고펩티드-$(HPPHPPP)_n$-(H: 소수성 아미노산, P: 친수성 아미노산)는 온도, 수소이온 농도, 이온세기, 변성시약 등에 의해 구조적인 변화가 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 변성시약과 온도에 의한 올리고펩티드의 전이 현상을 이론적으로 고찰하였다. 사슬이합체로는 올리고펩티드20R, 변성시약으로는 구아니듐-염산을 사용하였다(20R에는 사슬 내의 정전기적 반발력이 10개가 존재하고, 사슬사이의 정전기적 반발력이 10개가 존재한다). 변성 시약에 의한 올리고펩티드의 나선에서 코일로의 전이는 급격한 것으로 보아, 변성이 일어나는 전이상태에서 올리고펩티드들은 완전한 나선구조와 무질서한 코일구조로만 되어있다. 반면에 온도에 의한 전이는 변성시약에 의한 전이보다 완만하게 일어난다. 낮은 온도에서 긴 나선 구조를 가지는 올리고펩티드가 짧은 나선 구조를 가지는 것보다 다량으로 존재한다. 온도가 증가할수록 부분적으로 변성된 분자들의 몰분율이 증가하여, 전이가 일어나는 온도에서 부분적으로 변성된 올리고펩티드가 널리 분포되어 있다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.763-772
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• 1998

The effects of an inserted coil on flow patterns and heat transport performance for a horizontal rotating heat pipe have been studied experimentally. Especially, the present study is to see an internally inserted helical coil inside a RHP would lead to the same kind of results as internal fins. Visualization test conducted for an acryl tube, charged water with at a volumetric rate of 20%. When the flow kept pool regime at a low RPM(less than 1,000 RPM), the movement of coil forced the water to flow in axial direction. But this pumping effect of coil disappeared, when the pool regime changed to annular one which could be created by increasing RPM. The pumping effects for RHP with an inserted coil resulted enhancement both in condensation heat transfer coefficient and heat transport limitation, as obtained in case of using internal fins. But all these effects became negligible in the range of higher RPM(above 1,000∼1,200) with the transition of flow regime to annular flow.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.50-61
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• 2000

The effects of an inserted coil on flow . patterns and heat transfer performance for a horizontal rotating heat pipe have been studied experimentally. Especially, the present study is to see an internally inserted helical coil inside a RHP would lead to the same kind of results as internal fins. Visualization test conducted for an acryl tube, charged water with at a volumetric rate of 20%. When the flow kept pool regime at a low rpm(less than 1,000rpm), the movement of coil forced the water to flow in axial direction. But this pumping effect of coil disappeared, when the pool regime changed to annular one which could be created by increasing rpm. The pumping effects for RHP with an inserted coil resulted in the enhancement in both condensation heat transfer coefficient and heat transport limitation, as obtained in case of using internal fins. But all these effects became negligible in the range of higher rpm(above 1,000-1,200) with the transition of flow regime to annular flow.