• 환경생물
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.335-342
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate the toxic effects of zinc in collembolan Paronychiurus kimi at the individual (survival and juvenile production) and population (population growth and age structure) levels after 28 days of exposure in artificially spiked soil. These toxic effects were interpreted in conjunction with the internal zinc concentrations in P. kimi. The EC₅₀ value for juvenile production based on the total zinc concentration was 457 mg Zn kg^-1 dry soil, while the LC₅₀ value for adult survival and r_i=0 value for population growth were within the same order of magnitude (2,623 and 1,637 mg Zn kg^-1 dry soil, respectively). Significant differences in adult survival, juvenile production, and population growth compared with the control group were found at concentrations of 1,500, 375, and 375 mg Zn kg^-1 dry or higher, respectively, whereas significant differences in the age structure, determined by the proportion of each age group in the population, were observed in all treatment groups. It appeared that the internal zinc level in P. kimi was regulated to some extent at soil zinc concentrations of ≤375 mg Zn kg^-1 dry soil, but not at high soil zinc concentrations. These results indicate that, despite zinc being regulated by P. kimi, excess zinc exceeding the regulatory capacity of P. kimi can trigger changes in the responses at the individual and population levels. Given that population dynamics are affected not only by individual level but also by population level endpoints, it is concluded that the toxic effects of pollutants should be assessed at various levels.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.615-618
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• 2016

Ethyl acetate extracts obtained from culture of endophytic fungi Aspergillus sp isolated from Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav, have been shown to possess cytotoxic activity against T47D breast cancer cells. Investigations were here conducted to determine bioactive compounds responsible for the activity. Bioassay guided fractionation was employed to obtain active compounds. Structure elucidation was performed based on analysis of LC-MS, $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, COSY, DEPT, HMQC, HMBC data. Cytotoxity assays were conducted in 96 well plates against T47D and Vero cell lines. Bioassay guided isolation and chemical investigation led to the isolation of pyrophen, a 4-methoxy-6-(1'-acetamido-2'-phenylethyl)-2H-pyran-2-one. Further analysis of its activity against T47D and Vero cells showed an ability to inhibit the growth of T47D cells with IC50 values of $9.2{\mu}g/mL$ but less cytotoxicity to Vero cells with an $IC_{50}$ of $109{\mu}g/mL$. This compound at a concentration of 400 ng/mL induced S-phase arrest in T47D cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1811-1817
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• 2007

Extracellular enzymes from Lentinus edodes M290 on normal woods (Quercus mongolica) and waste logs from oak mushroom production were comparatively investigated. Endoglucanase, cellobiohydrolase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, and xylanase activities were higher on waste mushroom logs than on normal woods after 1. edodes M290 inoculation. Xylanase activity was especially different, with a three times higher activity on waste mushroom logs. When the waste mushroom logs were used as a carbon source, a new 35 kDa protein appeared. After the purification, the optimal pH and temperature for xylanase activity were determined to be 4.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. More than 50% of the optimal xylanase activity was retained when the temperature was increased from 20 to $60^{\circ}C$, after a 240 min reaction. At $40^{\circ}C$, the xylanase maintained 93% of the optimal activity, after a 240 min reaction. The purified xylanase showed a very high homology to the xylanase family 10 from Aspergillus terreus by LC/MS-MS analysis. The highest Xcorr (1.737) was obtained from the peptide KWI SQGIPIDGIG SQTHLGSGGS WTVK originated from Aspergillus terreus, indicating that the 35 kDa protein was xylanase. This protein showed low homology to a previously reported L. edodes xylanase sequence.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2005

The leaf extracts of Araucaria bidwillii Hook. (Araucariaceae) were evaluated for their cytotoxic effect in various human cancer cell lines. Preliminary investigation by brine shrimp lethality assay indicated that $LC_{50}$ value of various successive extracts were found to be less than $1000\;{\mu}g/ml$, where the ethyl acetate extract showed maximum activity of less than $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. Further cytotoxic evaluation of various leaf extracts of Araucaria bidwilli Hook was carried out in four different human cancer cell lines-acute myeloblastic leukemia (HL-60), chronic myelogenic leukemia (K-562), breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and cervical epithelial carcinoma (HeLa). Cytotoxicity was assessed by trypan blue dye exclusion method and 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazole-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay. From the present investigation it was found that the ethyl acetate and methanol extract of Araucaria bidwilli Hook was found to be more effective in leukemic cell lines and was less effective in MCF-7 and HeLa. The $IC_{50}$ value of the ethyl acetate extract in leukemic cell lines was found to be $28.18\;and\;34.64\;{\mu}g/ml$ and methanol extract was found to be $33.11\;&\;39.81\;{\mu}g/ml$. It can be concluded that various extract from the leaves of Araucaria bidwillii Hook. posses cytotoxic activity tested in brine shrimps and various human carcinoma cell lines.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 1995

${LC}_{50}$에 의한 살충제 저항성 사험결과 지역에 따라 pirimicarb가 49~830배 phosphamidon이 31~536배, demeton S-methyl이 5~204배의 약제 저항성이 확인됨으로서 사과에 조팝나무진딧물이 포장에서 방제결과가 없는 난방제해충이 되었음을 알 수 있다. 이와 같이 약제에 따라, 지역에 따라 저항성차가 크게 나타나는 원인을 공시충을 채집한 과수원의 살충제 산포상황을 조사한 결과 저항성이 가장 높았던 예산과 이천-1의 개체군을 채집한 과수원에서는 살충제를 4회 이상산포하였고, 저항성이 가장 낮았던 개체별 esterase 활성을 활성지수별로 분포비율을 비교한 결과 활성지수가 원주는 낮은 곳에, 이천-1과 예산은 높은 곳에 집중적으로 분포하였으며, 효소의 활성지수로써 저항성도를 계산한 결과 원주는 44.5, 이천-1과 예산은 92.0이었고 기타의 개체군들은 약제산포회수가 적어 이 사이에 모두 분포하였음을 알 수 있어 포장에서 약제산포회수가 많을수록 효소의 활성이 높게 나타났고 저항성비도 높았다. 이들중 광주(조팝나무)를 S크론, 과천(사과)을 R크론으로 하여 AChE의 조해제에 대한 감수성을 조사한 결과 pirimicarb는 299.2배, phosphamidon은 186배나 저하되었다. 이로써 약제저항성이 높았던 크론에서 에스테라제의 활성이 높았고, AChE의 감수성이 저하되는 것으로 보아 조팝나무진딧물의 약제저항성기작에는 적오도 두가지 이상의 요인이 작용하고 있음이 확인되었다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.255-260
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• 1999

곤충병원선충(Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser) 기주 증식을 위해 실내 대량사육이 용이한 파밤나방(spodoptera exigua (Hubner))과 담배거세미나방(Sp. litura (Fabricius))유충에서 병원성과 증식선충수를 조사하였다. 반수치사 병원선충수는 두 기주간 또는 발육시기에 따라 차이가 없었으나 기주내에 증식된 선충수는 기주의 크기에 비례하였다. 온도에 따른 선충의 증식은 온도가 증가함에 따라 기주내 최대 감염태 선충수(담배거세미나방 5령충에서 약 500,000마리, 파밤나방 5령충에서 약 100,000 마리)를 보이는 소요기간이 $25^{\circ}C$에는 접종 후 6일이나 $20^{\circ}C$에서는 12일로 길어졌다.

• 환경생물
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.314-318
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• 2012

The aims of the present study were to estimate the possibility for toxicity test and compare acute toxicity of potassium dichromate in the larva stage of Neocaridina denticulata, Daphnia magna and the juvenile stage of Oryzias latipes. N. denticulate, a freshwater shrimp lives in Korea, is an indigenous species and considered to be useful for toxicity test. D. magna and O. latipes were recommended as a test species for the OECD test guideline. The 96 h-$LC_{50}$ potassium dichromate value was 0.62 mg $L^{-1}$ for the larva stage of N. denticulata and 168.44 mg $L^{-1}$ for the juvenile stage of O. latipes. The 48 h-$EC_{50}$ value was 1.27 mg $L^{-1}$ for the D. magna. The study was confirmed higher sensitivity of the larva stage of N. denticulata to potassium dichromate compared to the D. magna and the juvenile stage of O. latipes.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 추계종합학술대회 B
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• pp.600-603
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• 2008

본 논문은 액정 표시 소자 (liquid crystal display, LCD)의 저소비 전력을 위한 새로운 메모리-인-픽셀 회로 설계를 제안한다. 각 픽셀 (화소)이 한 개의 메모리를 가지고 있기 때문에 이러한 회로는LCD동작을 위해 게이트와 소스 구동 회로의 동작 없이도 메모리에 저장된 데이터를 이용하여 8컬러를 표현할 수 있다. 즉 구동 회로의 동작 없이도 각 화소에 내장된 메모리를 이용하여 데이터를 표현할 수 있기 때문에 LCD패널의 소비전력을 줄일 수 있다. 각 메모리 회로는 각 화소에 내장된 수정된 S-R플립플롭(NAND형)으로 구성되어 있고, 플립플롭은 겹치지 않는 클럭 CLK_A와 CLK_B를 이용하여 교류 바이어스를 공급한다. NAND형은 인버터형 메모리에 비해 회로는 더 복잡하지만, 약 50%의 더 낮은 소비전력 특성을 가진다. $96{\times}128$의 해상도를 가진 LCD패널에 대해 인버터형 메모리가 0.037 mW의 소비전력을 보인 반면 제안된 메모리 회로는 단지 0.007mW의 우수한 소비전력을 보였다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.372-383
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• 1995

The staining tendency of esthetic restorative material was very important factor for the people who are great concern about the esthetics. Most external stains were superficial and adjustable by routine prophylactic procedure. But some of these stains were remained under superficial stain. Some of these stains were accumulative on external tooth surface and it's removal alter the anatomic contour of restoration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the staining tendency of esthetic restorative materials to staining solution. In this study two glass-ionomer cements (Fuji II Glass-Ionomer Cement and Fuji II LC Glass-Ionomer Cement) and three composite resins (Sil$\ddot{u}$x Plus, APH and P-50) were evaluated and compared. Total 8 disc-shaped specimens of each material (17mm diameter, Imm thick) were immersed in coffee staining solution. These specimens were divided into one control and 3 experimental groups according to the immersion period as follows : Control: immersed in distilled water during each testing period Group 1 : immersed in staining solution for 6 hours Group 2 : immersed in staining solution for 24 hours Group 3 : immersed in staining solution for 72 hours Staining tendency was evaluated by total color difference(${\Delta}E^*$) of specimen before and after staining by spectorcolorimeteric readings (ColorQUEST Spectrophotometer, U.SA.). The results were as follows : 1. The total color differences of each testing materials were increased with time. 2. Among the experimental groups, the Fuji II Glass Ionomer Cement showed the highest total color difference(6.803) and the Silux Plus showed the lowest total color difference(1.637). 3. In comparison of glass ionomer cements, the total color difference of chemical cured glass ionomer cements(6.803) were higher than light cured glass ionomer cements(3.891) (P<0.01). 4. In comparison of composite resins, the P-50 showed the highest total color difference and the Silux Plus showed the lowest total color difference, but there was not significant difference among composite resins(P>0.05).

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.848-854
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• 1999

전통된장으로부터 안지오텐신전환효소(angiotensin converting enzyme; ACE)를 저해하는 물질을 추출하여 그 구조를 밝혀냈다. ACE 저해물질을 열수추출한 다음 gel permeation chromatography (GPC)를 통하여 ACE 저해작용이 큰 두 개의 큰 획분을 받았다. 앞획분은 90%와 70%의 ACE 저해효과를 나타내었으나 단일물질로 분리되지 않아 계속하여 역상 HPLC를 통하여 순수 분리를 하였다. 그러나 앞획분은 순수분리되지 않아 결국 2차원 전기영동/TLC를 통하여 분리한 결과 분자량이 759.63인 아미노기를 갖고 있는 비펩타이드 물질임이 밝혀졌다. 뒷획분은 다른 조건의 HPLC(reverse column과 $NH_2$, column)를 이용하여 순수분리에 성공하였다. 이중 ACE 저해효과가 큰 물질은 분자량 271.33인 dipeptide인 arginine-proline임을 밝혀냈다. 이물질의 ACE $IC_{50}$은 $92\;{\mu}M$이었다. 본 연구 결과는 대부분 ACE 저해물질이 3개 내지 7개 등의 긴 펩타이드임을 감안할 때, 짧은 dipeptide로 ACE 저해펩타이드가 한국의 전통된장에서 생산할 수 있음을 보여주고 있다.