• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2018

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven desalination process with a hydrophobic membrane. MD process has been known to have a lower fouling potential compared to other pressure-based membrane desalination process (NF, RO). However, membrane fouling also occurs in MD process. In this study, the membrane fouling was observed in MD process according to the pre-treatment processes. The filtration and precipitation processes were applied as the pre-treatment to prevent the membrane fouling. The pore sizes of roughing filters were 0.4, 5, 10, 30, and $60{\mu}m$. The concentration of the coagulant was 1.2 mg/L as $FeCl_3$. The membrane fouling on MD membrane was successfully removed with both pre-treatment processes.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.385-393
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• 1998

Human neutrophil elastase (HNElastase, EC 3.4.21.37), a causative factor of inflammatory diseases, was purified by Ultrogel AcA54 gel filtration and CM-Sephadex ion exchange chromatography. HNElastase was inhibited by phenylbutazone in a concentration dependent manner up to 0.4 mM, but as the concentration increased, the inhibitory effect gradually diminished. Binding of phenylbutazone to the human neutrophil elastase caused strong Raman shifts at 200, 440, and 1194 $cm^{-1}$. The peak at 1194 $cm^{-1}$ might be evidence of the presence $of\;-N=N-{\Phi}$ radical. The core area of the elastase, according to the visual molecular model of human neutrophil elastase, was structurally stable. A deeply situated active center was at the core area surrounded by hydrophobic amino acids. Directly neighboring the active site was one positively charged atom and two atoms carrying a negative charge, which enabled the enzyme and the drug to form a strong interaction. Phenylbutazone may form a binding, similar to a key & lock system to the atoms carrying opposite charges near the active site of the enzyme molecule. Furthermore, the hydrophobicity of the surrounding amino acid near the active site seemed to enhance the binding strength of phenylbutazone. Binding of phenylbutazone near the active site may cause masking of the active site, preventing the substrate from approaching the active site and inhibiting elastase activity.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2010

본 연구는 옻나무의 allergy유발성분으로 알려진 urushiol이 장수버섯(Fomitella fraxinea)의 laccase유도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고 laccase isoenzyme을 분리 정제하여 그 특성을 살펴보았다. 장수버섯의 laccase활성과 균체생산량은 배양 10일째 최대치를 나타내었으며 urushiol첨가에 의해서 효소활성은 2.45배, 균체량은 1.5배 높아졌다. Laccase생산용 배지에서 Cu와 Mn이온을 결핍시켰을 경우 효소활성은 3.8-9.2배 낮아졌으나 균체생산에는 영향이 비교적 적었다. Anion exchange, hydrophobic interaction 및 gel filtration chromatography를 통하여 2종의 laccase isoenzyme(Lac1, Lac2)을 정제하였다. 이 효소는 단량체로 각각 67 kDa(Lac1)과 66 kDa(Lac2)의 분자량을 가지고 있었으며, 등전점은 3.67과 3.81이었다. 두 효소 모두 pH 4.5-5.0, $30-35^{\circ}C$에서 최대 활성을 보였으며, $Fe^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^+$에 의해서 저해를 받았다. 또한, EDTA와 sodium azide에 의해서도 효소활성이 강하게 저해 받았다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 하수처리수를 원수로 사용하여 직접 접촉식 막증발법을 적용하여 원수 온도와 원수 유량 변화에 따른 하수처리수의 COD, TN, TP, TOC의 제거율 변화와 여과플럭스의 변화를 측정하였다. 또한 하수처리수에 의한 분리막의 오염 가역성을 평가하기 위해 1차 증류수만을 사용하여 물리세정을 수행한 후 플럭스의 회복률을 측정하였다. 실험결과 원수의 온도 및 유량에 관계없이 원수가 3배 농축될 때까지 여과를 진행하였음에도 불구하고 하수처리수의 주요 오염물질인 COD, TN, TP, TOC에 대한 제거율이 92% 이상으로 높게 나타났다. 또한 비교적 낮은 온도인 $50^{\circ}C$와 $60^{\circ}C$에서 원수의 유량에 따라 최소 13.8 LMH에서 20.3 LMH로 높은 여과플럭스를 나타냈다. 그리고 높은 농축계수까지 여과 실험을 진행했음에도 불구하고 낮은 여과플럭스의 감소를 나타냈으며 1차 증류수를 이용한 짧은 시간 동안의 물리세정만으로 최소 90% 이상의 높은 여과 플럭스 회복율을 나타냈다. 따라서 하수처리수 재이용을 위한 공정으로 막증발법의 적용이 충분히 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.730-738
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• 1992

혐기성 소화액의 한외여과에 의한 후처리에서 분리막의 재질에 따른 여과특성을 연구하였다. 상이한 분리막의 여과특성을 정량적으로 평가하기 위해 저항 모델을 이용하였다. 소화액에 대한 플럭스의 양태는 초기의 물에 대한 분리막의 투과도에 무관하게 나타났다. 플루오로 폴리머 막의 경우에 유속의 증가에 따라 큰 플럭스의 향상을 보였는데 이것은 다른 분리막에 비해 막표면에 형성된 케이크층의부착성이 약해 쉽게 제거될 수 있음을 시사해준다. 장시간 운전에서 플럭스의 감소는 오염층 저항의 증가에서 뿐만아니라 분극층 저항의 증가에서도 기인되었는데, 이와같은 계속적인 분극층 저항의 증가는 미생물의 분해 및 성장에 따른 케이크층 내의 성상변화를 반영할 수 있다. 막표면이 친수성인 셀룰로오즈 막은 소수성인 폴리술폰 막에 비해 낮은 막오염도를 보여주었다. 감압을 통해 플럭스를 $5-10L/m^2/h$회복시킬 수 있었다. 세척단계에서 여과저항을 평가함으로써 15분의 단시간내에 세척이 완료됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물학회 1987년도 식물생명공학 심포지움 논문집 Proceedings of Symposia on Plant Biotechnology
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• pp.133-148
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• 1987

Gibberellin(GA) 3-$\beta$ hydroxylation is very important for the shoot elogation in the higher plants, since only 3$\beta$-hydryoxylated GAs promote shoot elogation in several plants. Fluctuation of 3$\beta$-hydryoxylase activity was examined during seed maturation using two cultivars of , P. vulgaris, Kentucky Wonder (normal) and Masterpiece (dwarf). Very immature seeds of both cultivars contain high level of 3$\beta$-hydroxylase activity (per mg protein). Both cultivars showed maximum of enzyme activity (per seed) in the middle of their maturation process. Gibberellin 3$\beta$-hydroxylase catalyzing the hydroxylation of GA20 to GA1 was purified 313-fold from very early immature seeds of P. vulgaris. Crude soluble enzyme extracts were purified by 15% methanol precipitation, hydrophobic interaction chromatogrphy, DEAE ion exchange column chromatography and gel filtration HPLC. The 3$\beta$-hydroxylase activity was unstable and lost much of its activity duting the purification. The molecular weight of purified enzyme was extimated to be 42, 000 by gel filtration HPLC and SDS-PAGE. The enzyme exhibited maximum activity at pH 7.7. The Km values for [2.3-3H] GA20 and [2.3-3H]GA9 were 0.29 $\mu$M and 0.33 $\mu$M, respectively. The enzyme requires 2-oxoglutarate as a cosubstrate; the Km value for 2-oxoglutarate was 250 $\mu$M using 3H GA20 as a substrate. Fe2+ and ascorbate significantly activated the enzyme at all purification steps, while catalase and BSA activated the purified enzyme only. The enzyme was inhibited by divalent cations Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+. Effects of several GAs and GA anaogues on the putrified 3$\beta$-hydroxylase were examined using [3H]GA9 and GA20 as a substrates. Among them, GA5, GA9, GA15, GA20 and GA44 inhibited the enzyme activity. [13C, 3H] GA20 was converted by the partially purified enzyme preparation to [13C, 3H]GA1, GA5 and GA6, which were identified by GC-MS, GA9 was converted only GA4, GA15 and GA44 were converted to GA37 and GA38, respectively. GA5 was epoxidized to GA6 by the preparation. This suggests that 3$\beta$-hydroxylation of GA20 and epoxidation of GA5 are catalyzed by the same enzyme in P, vulgaris.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1341-1346
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• 2007

Paenibacillus sp. DG-22로부터 세포내 효소인 ${\beta}-xylosidase$가 이온교환, 소수성 상호작용, 겔여과 크래마토그래피에 의해 순수하게 정제되었다. 이 효소의 분자량은 겔여과에 의해서는 156,000으로, SDS-PACE에 의해서는 80,000으로 측정되었는데 이것은 이 효소가 동일한 두 소단위로 구성되어 있음을 나타낸다. 정제된 효소는 $65^{\circ}C$와 pH 5.5에서 최대 활성을 나타내었다. 이 효소는 $60^{\circ}C$에서 60분까지 초기 활성의 80%를 유지하였고 $65^{\circ}C$에서 25분의 반감기를 가지고 있었다. 이 효소는 기질로서 pNPX에 매우 특이적이었고 다른 p-nitrophenyl 글리코시드들과 자일란에는 활성을 나타내지 않았다. pNPX에 대한 $K_m$과 $V_{max}$는 각각 0.53 mM과 3.18 U/mg단백질이었다. 이 ${\beta}-xylosidase$는 $Ag^+,\;Fe^{2+},\;Hg^{2+}$ 및 $Zn^{2+}$에 의해 강하게 억제되었으며 DTT에 의해서 약간 활성화되었다. 자일로바이오스, 자일로트라이오스 및 자일로데트라오스로부터의 가수분해 산물은 자일로오스이었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.553-558
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• 2004

An ultrafiltration membrane (polyethersulfone, PM 10) was surface-modified by treating it with low-tem­perature plasmas of oxygen, acrylic acid (AA), acetylene, diaminocyolohexane (DACH), and hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO). The effects that these modifications have on the filtration efficiency of a membrane in waste water treat­ment were investigated. The oxygen, AA, and DACH plasma-treated membranes became more hydrophilic. The water contact angles ranged from < $10^{\circ}\;to\;55^{\circ}$ depending on the type of plasma and the treatment conditions. The oxygen plasma-treated membranes displayed a higher initial flux $(312-429\%),$ but lower rejection $(6-91\%),$ than did an untreated membrane. The AA plasma-treated membranes displayed lower or higher initial flux $(42-156\%),$ depending upon the treatment conditions, but higher rejection $(224-295\%)$ in all cases. The DACH plasma-treated membranes displayed lower initial flux. All of them, especially the AA plasma-treated membrane, displayed improved fouling resistance with either a slower or no flux decline. Acetylene and HMDSO plasma-treated membranes became more hydrophobic and displayed both lower initial flux and lower fouling resistance.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 1994

A bacterial strain NS-83 isolated from soil was able to produce an extracellular thermostable protease. The strain was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on its morphological and physiological characteristics. A thermostable protease from this strain has been purified to homogeneity as judged by SDS-PAGE and isoelectric focusing. The purification procedures included hydrophobic interaction, ion exchange, and gel filtration chromatography. The $M_r$ and the pl of the enzyme were 32,000 and 5.9, respectively. The optimal pH at 55$^{\circ}C$ and the optimal temperature at pH 7.0 were 8.0 and 60$^{\circ}C$, respectively. The D-values of the enzyme at 60, 65, and 70$^{\circ}C$ were 22, 2.1, and 0.75 hrs, respectively. The enzyme activity was significantly inhibited in the presence of 1 mM o-phenanthroline or EDTA, suggesting that the enzyme is metalloprotease. The $K_m$, and $V_{max}$ for Hammarsten casein were found to be 3.2 mg/ml and 0.918 unit/ml, respectively. These enzymatic properties were similar to those of elastase produced from P. aeruginosa IFO 3455, but the enzyme was clearly different from the reported elastase, in respect to $Ca^{++}$ effects on enzyme-thermostability. This property, together with amino acid composition analysis, confirmed that the enzyme differs from the known P. aeruginosa elastase.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.170-192
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• 2000

Objectives : This study was carried out to research antioxidant effects of Sagunja-Tang(SA) through in vitro and vivo experiments, and tried to investigate the relation between oxidation of tissues and deficiency of Qi. Methods and results : HPLC analysis of glycyrrhizine - known to be the main compound of Radix Glycyrrhizae - was done to certify the quality of SA. Chemiluminescence was initiated by adding tort-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) to rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils), and generated reactive oxygen species (superoxide anion) decreased significantly by SA as dose dependent manner. Cell injury during 60 minutes tissue incubation was initiated by adding t-BHP, a hydrophobic hydroperoxide and $H_2O_2$, an water soluble oxidant to rat renal cortical and liver slices. Percentage cell death and lipid peroxidation were estimated by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and malondialdehyde (MDA), a product of lipid peroxidation. t-BHP induced % cell death of renal cortical slices and lipid peroxidation of renal cortical and liver slices were decreased significantly by SA. SA decreased significantly % cell death and lipid peroxidation of renal cortical and liver slices induced by $H_2O_2$, too. Acute renal and liver injury induced by $HgCl_2\;and\;CCl_4$, which initiated from free radical, were applied to mice and metabolic data were obtained. Data showed protective effects of SA on acute renal injury caused by decrease of glomerular filtration. SA protected acute liver injury too. Conclusions Through this study, we found that SA have antioxidant effects and tissue oxidation was similar to deficiency of Qi. And further studies have to be followed to certify the mechanisms.