• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.2403-2409
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• 2014

Absolute isotope ratio is a critical constituent in determination of atomic weight. To measure the absolute isotope ratio using a mass spectrometer, mass discrimination factor, $f_{MD}$, is needed to convert measured isotope ratio to real isotope ratio of gas molecules. If the $f_{MD}$ could be predicted, absolute isotope ratio of a chemical species would be measureable in absence of its enriched isotope pure materials or isotope references. This work employed gravimetrically prepared isotope mixtures of argon (Ar) to obtain $f_{MD}$ at m/z of 40 in the magnetic sector type gas mass spectrometer (gas/MS). Besides, we compare the nitrogen isotope ratio of nitrogen trifluoride ($NF_3$) with that of nitrogen molecule ($N_2$) decomposed from the same $NF_3$ thermally in order to identify the difference of $f_{MD}$ values in extensive m/z region from 28 to 71. Our result shows that $f_{MD}$ at m/z 40 was $-0.044%{\pm}0.017%$ (k = 1) from measurement of Ar artificial isotope mixtures. The $f_{MD}$ difference in the range of m/z from 28 to 71 is observed $-0.12%{\pm}0.14%$ from $NF_3$ and $N_2$. From combination of this work and reported $f_{MD}$ values by another team, IRMM, if $f_{MD}$ of $-0.16%{\pm}0.14%$ is applied to isotope ratio measurement from $N_2$ to $SF_6$, we can determine absolute isotope ratio within relative uncertainty of 0.2 %.

• 암석학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2001

1997읜 이후 한국기초과학지원연구원에 K-Ar 연대 측정 시스템이 도입되어 현재 이용중이다. 이 시스템은 흑연전기로, 가스 전처리 장치, 질량분석기와 자료획득장치로 구성되어 있으며 K-Ar연대 측정은 $^{38}$ Ar을 스파이크로 이용하는 동위원소 희석법에 의한 정밀한 Ar 농도 측정과 원자흡광분석을 통한 K 정량분석에의해 이루어진다. 연대가 잘 알려진 K-Ar 연대측정용 표준물질을 이용하여 시스템의 정밀성과 정확성을 확인하였다. 백만년 이하의 연대를 갖는 시료의 경우 질량분석기의 감도와 질량차별지수의 미약한 변화에도 큰영향을 받기 때문에 정확한 연대 측정이 곤란하나 중생대 및 제 3기의 K-Ar 연대를 갖는 표준시료의 연대를 측정했을 때, 믿을 만한 결과를 내고 있다. $92.6\pm$0.6 Ma의 연대가 알려진 SORI93혹운모의 경우 92.1$\pm$1.1 Ma의 연대를 얻을 수 있었고, $18.5\pm$0.6 Ma의 Bern4M 백운모는 권고치와 유사한 $17.8\pm$0.2 Ma의 연대를 얻을 수 있었다. .

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.470-475
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• 2013

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major environmental factor that leads to acute and chronic reactions in the human skin. UV exposure induces wrinkle formation, DNA damage, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Most mechanistic studies of skin physiology and pharmacology related with UV-irradiated skin have focused on proteins and their related gene expression or single-targeted small molecules. The present study identified and analyzed the alteration of skin metabolites following UVB irradiation and topical retinyl palmitate (RP, 5%) treatment in hairless mice using direct analysis in real time (DART) time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) with multivariate analysis. Under the negative ion mode, the DART ion source successfully ionized various fatty acids including palmitoleic and linolenic acid. From DART-TOF-MS fingerprints measured in positive mode, the prominent dehydrated ion peak (m/z: 369, M+H-$H_2O$) of cholesterol was characterized in all three groups. In positive mode, the discrimination among three groups was much clearer than that in negative mode by using multivariate analysis of orthogonal partial-least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). DART-TOF-MS can ionize various small organic molecules in living tissues and is an efficient alternative analytical tool for acquiring full chemical fingerprints from living tissues without requiring sample preparation. DART-MS measurement of skin tissue with multivariate analysis proved to be a powerful method to discriminate between experimental groups and to find biomarkers for various experiment models in skin dermatological research.

• 암석학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.157-171
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• 2001

다검출기 유도결합 플라즈마 질량분석기(Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer; MC/ICP/MS; AXIOM MC 모델)를 이용한 Pb동위원소 분석 시 고려 사항인 Pb/Ti 비율, Pb농도 영향, 기질 원소 영향을 살펴보고, NBS 981 용액을 2001년 3월부터 8월까지 42번 측정하여 정확도 및 재현성 을 검토하였다. 그리고 암석, 청동기 및 퇴적물 시료의 Pb 동위원소를 분석하여 열 이온화 질량분석기(TIMS) 자료와 비교하였다. NBS 981 Pb 200 ng으로 동위원소 비율을 측정하였을 때 $^{206}$ $Pb^{204}$ , $Pb^{207}$ //$Pb^{204}$ , $Pb^{208}$ $Pb^{204}$ Pb 비율은 약 500 ppm(2sd), $^{/}$$207^{206}$ Pb 및 $Pb^{208}$ $Pb^{206}$Pb 비율은 100~200 ppm(2sd)의 재현성을 얻을 수 있었다. Pb등위원소 분석의 정확도 및 재현성 측면에서 최적 조건은 1) Pb/Tl농도 비가 10 이고 2) Pb농도가 100 ng/ml 이상이며 3) 질량 분별 효과는 지수 법칙에 따라 보정하고 이 때 사용된 Tl의 동위원소 비율($^{205}$ $Tl^{203}$ Tl)은 2.3887이며 질량 분별 인자는 측정된 $208^{Pb}$ $^{206}$ 및 $Pb^{205}$ $Tl^{203}$ Tl 비율로부터 경험적으로 구해진 Pb의 인자를 이용하는 것이었다. 시료 중의 기질 원소들(matrix elements)에 의한 Pb 동위원소 비율의 영향은 없는 것으로 판단되며, TIMS와 비교된 시료들에 대하여 Pb 등위원소들은 측정 오차 범위 내에서 잘 일치하였다. 즉, MC/ICP/MS에 의한 Pb 동위원소 분석은 시료 전처리 단계를 줄여도 WS와 유사한 정밀도를 얻을 수 있어 신속한 분석방법이라 할 수 있다.다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.149-162
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• 2024

Ginseng, the roots of Panax species, is an important medicinal herb used as a tonic. As ginsenosides are key bioactive components of ginseng, holistic chemical profiling of them has provided many insights into understanding ginseng. Mass spectrometry has been a major methodology for profiling, which has been applied to realize numerous goals in ginseng research, such as the discrimination of different species, geographical origins, and ages, and the monitoring of processing and biotransformation. This review summarizes the various applications of ginsenoside profiling in ginseng research over the last three decades that have contributed to expanding our understanding of ginseng. However, we also note that most of the studies overlooked a crucial factor that influences the levels of ginsenosides: genetic variation. To highlight the effects of genetic variation on the chemical contents, we present our results of untargeted and targeted ginsenoside profiling of different genotypes cultivated under identical conditions, in addition to data regarding genome-level genetic diversity. Additionally, we analyze the other limitations of previous studies, such as imperfect variable control, deficient metadata, and lack of additional effort to validate causation. We conclude that the values of ginsenoside profiling studies can be enhanced by overcoming such limitations, as well as by integrating with other -omics techniques.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate weight control and the relative influence of individual variables affecting children's attempts to control weight. The study subjects were 319 elementary school children. First, the average body height and weight of the children who participated in this study was somewhat larger in boys and similar in girls, as compared with the normal body shape of Korean children. More boys were classified as overweight than girls, based on BMI. Both boys and girls were dissatisfied with their body shape, and especially the girls showed higher dissatisfaction rate than the boys did. Almost half of the children were concerned about weight control and girls had higher concern than boys. Of the children, 38.8% had controlled their weight; however there was no difference between their sexes. There were significant differences between children who had and had not experienced weight control in the following variables: stress caused by obesity, body satisfaction, BMI, subjective body shape perception and concern about weight control. Therefore, discriminant function analysis was performed to determine the discrimination of these variables between the two groups. From the analysis results, the most critical factor was BMI in the boys and concern about weight control in the girls. This finding should be reflected in the design of weight control programs for children i.e., boys should be encouraged to perceive correctly their own body shape and to control weight by maintaining a well-balanced diet and moderate exercise over a long period of time, rather than by skipping meals, while girls should be inspired with sound values and attitudes regarding their body shape, rather than provided with the concrete information on how to control weight.