• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2015

Objectives : Rosa laevigata Michx. has been used for the treatment of renal disease in traditional Korean medicine. In this study, we investigated cytoprotective effect of R. laevigata water extract (RLE) against oxidative stress induced by arachidonic acid (AA) + iron.Methods : To evaluate the protective effects of RLE against AA + iron-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cell, cell viability and changes on apoptosis-related proteins were assessed by MTT and immunoblot analyses. The effects of RLE on reduced glutathione level, production of reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential were also monitored. Furthermore, to verify underlying molecular mechanism, NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) was examined by immunoblot analysis. Additionally, Nrf2 transactivation and its downstream target genes expression were also determined by reporter gene and realtime RT-PCR analyses.Results : RLE pretreatment (30-300 μg/ml) prevented cells from AA + iron-mediated cell death in a concentration dependent manner. In addition, 100 μg/ml RLE inhibited AA + iron-induced glutathione depletion, reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial dysfunction. RLE accumulated nuclear Nrf2 and also transactivated Nrf2, which was evidenced by antioxidant response element- and glutathione S-transferase A2-driven luciferase activities and mRNA level of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 and sestrin 2. Moreover, protective effect of RLE against AA + iron was abolished in Nrf2 knockout cells.Conclusions : These results indicate that RLE has the ability to protect hepatocyte against oxidative stress through Nrf2 activation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1357-1363
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• 2008

The $P_{entC}$ promoter of the entCERA operon encoding enzymes for enterobactin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli is tightly regulated by the availability of iron in the culture medium. In iron-rich conditions, the $P_{entC}$ promoter activity is strongly repressed by the global transcription regulator Fur (ferric uptake regulator), which complexes with ferrous ions and binds to the Fur box 19-bp inverted repeat. In this study, we have constructed the expression vector pOS2 containing the $P_{entC}$ promoter and characterized its repression, induction, and modulation by quantifying the expression of the lacZ reporter gene encoding $\beta$-galactosidase. $\beta$-Galactosidase activities of E. coli transformants harboring pOS2-lacZ were highly induced in the presence of divalent metal ion chelators such as 2,2'-dipyridyl and EDTA, and were strongly repressed in the presence of excess iron. It was also shown that the basal level $\beta$-galactosidase expression by the $P_{entC}$ promoter was drastically decreased by incorporating the fur gene into the expression vector. Since the newly developed iron chelator-inducible expression system is efficient and cost-effective, it has wide applications in recombinant protein production.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.923-929
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• 2010

Colostral whey prepared from colostrum (pooled from first six post-partum milkings) was heated for 10 min at $100^{\circ}C$ Heated colostral whey was incubated with 1% enzymes (protein equivalent basis) for 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min at $50^{\circ}C$. Papain, pepsin, trypsin, and alcalase produced different degrees of hydrolysis (DH), 10.66%, 12.42%, 10.83%, and 25.31%, respectively, at an incubation time of 120 min. The SDS-PAGE reveals that significant amounts of bovine serum albumin (BSA), ${\beta}$-lactoglobulin (${\beta}$-LG), and ${\alpha}$-lactalbumin (${\alpha}$-LA) survived papain digestion. In contrast, pepsin completely removed BSA but not ${\beta}$-LG present in heated colostral whey. Alcalase completely eliminated BSA, ${\beta}$-LG, and ${\alpha}$-LA. This differential hydrolysis was confirmed by reversed-phase HPLC analysis. Using ion-exchange chromatography, fraction-1 (F-1) was obtained from alcalase hydrolysate at a NaCl gradient concentration of 0.25 M. Reversed-phase HPLC chromatograms of alcalase F-1 showed numerous small peaks, which probably indicate that a variety of new peptides were produced. Iron content of alcalase F-1 was 28.94 ppm, which was the highest among all enzyme fractions, whereas iron content of colostral whey was 36.56 ppm. Main amino acids contained in alcalase F-1 were Thr (15.45%), Glu (14.12%), and Ser (10.39%). Therefore, alcalase can be used to generate good iron-binding peptides in heated colostral whey, and the resulting iron-binding peptides could be suitable as a value-added food ingredient for food supplements.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2023

Particulate matter is an air pollutant composed of various components, and has adverse effects on the human body. Particulate matter is known to induce cell death by generating an imbalance in the antioxidant system; however, the underlying mechanism has not been elucidated. In the present study, we demonstrated the cytotoxic effects of the size and composition of particulate matter on small intestine cells. We found that particulate matter 2.5 (PM_2.5) with extraction ion (EI) components (PM_2.5 EI), is more cytotoxic than PM containing only polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Additionally, PM-induced cell death is characteristic of ferroptosis, and includes iron accumulation, lipid peroxidation, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Furthermore, ferroptosis inhibitor as liproxstatin-1 and iron-chelator as deferiprone attenuated cell mortality, lipid peroxidation, iron accumulation, and ROS production after PM_2.5 EI treatment in human small intestinal cells. These results suggest that PM_2.5 EI may increase ferroptotic-cell death by iron accumulation and ROS generation, and offer a potential therapeutic clue for inflammatory bowel diseases in human small intestinal cells.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.168-183
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• 2020

기원전 5세기부터 중국에서는 주조철기의 사용을 늘리기 위해 주조철기 특유의 취성(脆 性)을 제거하려 노력해 왔다. 그중 한 가지는 주조철기를 생산한 다음 별도의 가마에서 풀림열처리를 하는 기술이다. 이 기술은 조직 내 탄소를 응집하거나 제거해, 주조철기의 취성을 제거하고 단조(鍛造)를 가능하게 만드는 것이다. 풀림열처리 기술의 실체를 명확히 하기 위해 현재의 제철 기술 및 중국·일본의 연구 성과를 바탕으로 한반도 출토 고대 주조철기 가운데, 풀림열처리 기술이 확인된 가단주철제 주조철기를 검토하였다. 그 결과 원삼국시대 이전까지 가단주철제 주조철기는 모두 외부로부터 수입된 것으로 추정된다. 또한 일본 이시가미신궁에 소장 중인 칠지도가 한반도에서 제작된 것으로 본다면, 4세기에 들어서야 백제에서는 풀림열처리 기술을 확보했을 가능성이 있다. 하지만 당시에는 괴련철을 중심으로 철 생산이 이루어졌으며, 괴련철을 정련한 괴련강을 소재로 다량의 단조철기가 제작되었다. 또한 기존의 주조철기 중 주조괭이를 제외한 대부분의 주조철기가 단조철기로 대체되었다. 따라서 삼국시대까지 풀림열처리 기술은 많이 사용되지 못하였다. 하지만 통일신라시대에 들어서 철 생산 및 유통의 지역 거점인 장안리 유적에서 확인될 정도로 기술이 확산된 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2004

The company was focusing on production which was partial mission rather than acquiring the information of customer in intensive process industry. The company accepted loss which is from over-production, losing of opportunity. After changing to web environment, supply chain is more complicated and need of customer is more various. As a result the company hard works on controlling production rates, production quantities in production area and gathering exact information which is about available resource and available quantities. Cooperated demand planning have to get decreasing of inventory, improving of customer service in supply chain management. Specially demand planning that considers allocation of capacity is executed in Iron-Industry. Demand planning must be classified by customer, region and supply position level.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2000년도 창립총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.145-148
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• 2000

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2008

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.100.1-100.1
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• 2001

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.3731-3739
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• 2009

철, 황동, 아연, 구리 등 금속과 탄소섬유를 양전극으로 한 해양 퇴적물 전지를 구성하여 전기적 특성을 알아보았다. 금속 전극으로는 철, 황동, 아연, 구리판과 탄소전극으로는 graphite felt가 사용되고 환원부 전극은 graphite felt로 하였다. 해안 퇴적토에 서식하는 미생물군에 의해, 또는 빠른 금속 부식반응에 기초한 산화작용에 의해 전자가 방출되고 아연/철 전극에서 최대전류가 $7.7\;A/m^2$, 철 전극에서 최대 $6.9\;W/m^2$의 전력밀도가 형성되었다. 탄소 천을 감싼 복합금속전극 시험결과 금속전극만 사용한 경우보다 전기특성이 60%정도 향상되었고 이는 미생물 증식과 부식에 의한 산화피막 형성이 지연된 결과로 여겨진다. 산화전극부의 ORP는 실험시간 내내 일정하였으며 구리전극 사용시 유기산 형성으로 추정되는 약한 pH 강하가 일어났다. 전극부와 전해질 부분의 전기저항을 계산한 결과 전기 생산의 주 영향인자는 부식반응 조절과 미생물의 전자 이전활성에 있음을 알 수 있었다.