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Physical Analysis of nahQ tnpA Genes from Pseudomonas fluorescens

  • Seol, Ja-Young;Chol, Soon-Young;Min, Kyung-Hee
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.338-342
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    • 2001
  • Pseudomonas fluorescens SM11 is a naphthalene-degrading strain whose dissimilatory genes are cho-mosomally encoded. We have cloned the 2.9 kb Sal I fragment harboring genes for the naphthalene-degrading upper pathway. The nucleotide sequences were determined to be nahQ, napA, and partial regions of nahE genes. The nahQ encods a protein of 188 amino acid residues with a deduced molec-ular wight of 20.8kDa. The high homology with other proteins suggests that NAhQ may be an active and useful protein whtich gives as selective advantage to naphthalene degradatin. Transposase(TnpA)encodes a polypetide chain with a molecular mass of 41.8kDa consisting of 376 amino acid residues. The deduced anino acid sequence of tnpA revealed 96% idenitity with putative transposase of P. stutzeri OX1,. It was assumed that transposase plays an important role in the evloution of the catabloic-path way in the regulation of nah expression.

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Cloning and Characterization of dnaK Heat Shock Protein Gene in a Halotolerant Cyanobacterium (내염성 cyanobacteria로 부터 danK heat shock protein 유전자의 cloning 및 특성 해명)

  • ;;;Teruhiro Takabe
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.464-469
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    • 2001
  • A gene, dnaK2, encoding a distinct member of the HSP70 family of molecular chaperones is isolated from the halotolerant cyanobactrium Aphanothece halophytica. The dnak2 gene encodes a molecular wight of 68 kDa polypeptide with predicted 616 amino acid residues. The DnaK2 protein has a structural characteristic of bacterial DnaK homologues and shows high similarity to other HSP70/Dank proteins. The danK2 transcripts are hardly detectable at 28$^{\circ}C$ and strongly induced upon heat stress. It is also found that dnaK2 transcript is increased by high-salinity stress even in the absence of heat stress. These results suggest that the DnaK2 protein plays an important role in protecting A. halophytica against damage caused by salt stress at well as heat stress.

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A Study on the Molecular Weight Control and Rheological Properties of Branched Polycarbonate (분지형 폴리카보네이트의 분자량 조절 및 유변학적 특성 연구)

  • Lee, Bom Yi;Dahal, Prashanta;Kim, Hee Seung;Yoo, Seung Yoon;Kim, Youn Cheol
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.388-393
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    • 2012
  • Branched polycarbonates (B-PCs) were synthesized using melt polymerization method with four different end capping agents and vaying concentrations. The chemical structure of the synthesized PC was determined by FT-IR and $^{1}H-NMR$ spectroscopy, and the reaction of the end capping agent was confirmed by the existence of hydroxy group in FT-IR spectrum. The average molecular weight and distribution, glass transition and degradation temperatures were determined by GPC, DSC and TGA. The average molecular weight changed with the chemical structure of end capping agent, and 4-tert-butylphenol was estimated as the optimum end capping agent. The average molecular weights of B-PCs decreased with the increase of the concentration of the agent, the number average molecular weight represented 20000 when 0.05 mol% of 4-tert-butylphenol was added to B-PCs. The melt viscosities of the B-PCs decreased with the decrease of the molecular weight of B-PCs, and adding of the agent was not effected to shear thinning tendency.

Characterization of an Isometric virus Infecting Paprika (Capsicum annuum var. glosum) in Korea

  • Kim, Jae-Hyun;Kim, Jeong-Soo;Park, Gug-Seoun;Soo- Young Chae;Lee, Sin-Ho;Park, Jang-Kyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.140.1-140
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    • 2003
  • An Isometric virus was isolated from Paprika (Capsicum annuum var. glossum) showing necrosis spot and malformation on the fruit and the leaves, respectively, at yecheon in Korea. The virus could infect locally on Chenopodium amaranticolr, C. quinoa, Petunia x hybrida and Nicotiana glutinosa, but could not infect on Gomphrena globosa and Physalis floridana. The virus could infect systemically on red pepper and Lycopersicon esculentum. Datura stramonium, N. cleuarandii, N. rustim and N. tabacum cvs. were produced necrosis or necrotic ring spot lesions on the inoculated leaves and mosaic, vein necrosis or lethal death on the upper leaves. The virus was not related serologically to cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). In RT-PCR assay, it could not detected with specific primers of CMV and BBWV-II. The virions contain one molecule of genomic RNA, Which was approximately 3.8Kb and the coat protein (CP) of the purified virion migrated as a single band with molecular wight of about 29KDa in SDS-PAGE.

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Purification and Characterization of an Antiviral Ribosome-inactivating Protein from Chenopodium album L.

  • Cho, Kang-Jin;Lee, Si-Myung;Kim, Yeong-Tae;Hwang, Young-Soo
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.125-130
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    • 2000
  • An antiviral protein (CAP30) with ribosome-inactivating activity was purified from the leaves of Chenopodium album L. through ammonium sulfate precipitation and column chromatography using S-Sepharose, Blue-Sepharose, FPLC Suprose12 HR, and FPLC Mono-S. The molecular wight of CAP30 was estimated to be 30kD. CAP30 was thermostable, maintaing its activity even after incubation at $70^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, and was stable in the pH range of 6 to 9. In a cell-free in vitro translation system using rabbit reticulocyte lysate, protein synthesis was inhibited by the addition of CAP30 with an $IC_{50}$ of 2.26pM. The comparison of N-terminal amino acid sequences of this protein with known ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) revealed that it had some sequence homology with PAP-S and PAP-R from pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)and dodecandrin from P. dodecandra, but had no sequence homology with RIPs from other plants belonging to different orders. The mosaic symptoms on tobacco leaves caused by cucumber mosaic virus infection was completely inhibited by 100 ng/ml of the pure CAP30 protein.

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Effect of Solvent Extraction on the Low Molecular Weight and Volatile Organic Compounds of Polycarbonate (폴리카보네이트의 저분자량 화합물 및 휘발성 유기물에 대한 접촉추출 영향)

  • Choi, Su-Jung;Yoon, Kyung-Hwa;Hwang, In-Hye;Lee, Chang-Young;Kim, Hee-Seung;Yoo, Seung-Yoon;Kim, Youn-Cheol
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.532-536
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    • 2010
  • A study on the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and low molecular weight (LMW) amount which is contained within bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) was performed by the solvent extraction with ketone type solvents (acetone, butanone, pentanone). The LMW amount of untreated PC was 2.6 wt%, but the values of treated samples with acetone and pentanone were 0.96 and 1.53 wt%, respectively. Acetone is a more effective solvent than pentanone on the LMW extraction. Methylene chloride (MC) and toluene were certified and quantified by GC-Mass experiments, and the quantitative results indicated the fact that the pentanone was the effective solvent on VOC extraction. Focused on the change of VOCs and LMW amount, the use of co-solvent might be more useful, and the experimental results of co-solvent extraction showed that the optimum condition was 50 : 50 volume percent.

Syntheses of 70% Solids Acrylic Resin and Comparative Study in Physical Properties as Acrylic Urethane Resin Coatings (고형분 70% 아크릴수지 합성과 아크릴-우레탄 도료의 도막물성 비교 연구)

  • Kim, Seong-Kil;Park, Hyong-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.476-487
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    • 2021
  • To prepare acrylic resin coatings containing 70% of solids, we used n-butyl methacrylate(BMA), methyl methacrylate(MMA), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate(2-HEMA), and acetoacetoxyethyl acrylate(AAEA), caprolactone acrylate(CLA) as raw materials, the glass transition temperature(Tg) of acrylic copolymer was adjusted around 50 ℃. The viscosity and molecular weight of the acrylic resins was increased with increasing OH values. Di-tert-amyl peroxide was found to be the suitable initiator to get high-solids acrylic resins. The optimum reaction conditions found in the study are 5 wt% of initiator, 4 wt% of chain transfer agent, 4 hrs of dropping time, and 140 ℃ of reaction temperature. The structure of the synthesized resins were characterized by FT-IR and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Number average molecular weight of 1900~2600 and molecular wight distribution of 1.4~2.1 were obtained. Crosslinked acrylic urethane clear coatings were obtained by curing reaction between the synthesized acrylic resins and hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer(Desmodur N-3300), the equivalent ratio of NCO/OH was 1.2/1.0. The physical properties from the following studies were carried out: viscosity(Zahn cup #2), adhesion, drying time, pot-life, pensil hardness, and 60° specular gloss. Various properties of the acrylic urethane clear coatings were also evaluated on the coating specimens. Adhesion property to a substrate, drying time, pot-life, pencil hardness, and 60° specular gloss of prepared paint showed quite good properties. Futhermore, prepared paint containing 10% of CLA showed quite good properties for adhesion, low viscosity and high hardness.

Study on Synergistic Anti-tumor Effect of Combination with Adriamycin and Palginhonhapwhajucwhan (팔진탕합화적환(八珍湯合化積丸)과 Adriamycin의 병용처리시 나타나는 synergistic 항종양(抗腫瘍) 효과(效果)에 관(關)한 작용기전 연구(硏究))

  • Moon, Gu;Moon, Seok-Jae;Won, Jin-Hee;Cho, Jung-Yun;Park, Sang-Gu;Song, Bong-Gil;Park, Rae-Gil;Lee, Byung-Gu
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.443-452
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    • 2000
  • Objective : This study was designed to evaluate the synergistic effect on cytotoxicity of combination with adriamycin and Palginhonhapwhajucwhan, a traditional prescription for cancer treatment in oriental medicine, in Chang, HL-60, Hep-3B and Alexander cells. Methods : We observed cell viability in Chang, HL-60, Hep-3B, and Alexander cells by crystal violet staining. Those cells were treated with various concentrations of adriamycin alone, Palginhonhapwhajucwhan alone and combination of two medications for 10 hr. On condition of $0.5{\mu}l/ml$ adriamycin alone, $15.6{\mu}l/ml$ Paljintanghapwhajucwhan alone and combination of two medications, at first, we observed colony forming of Chang and HL-60 cells. Second, we observed DNA fragmentation by agarose electrophoresis in Chang, HL-60, Hep-38 and Alexander cells. Third, we measured the catalytic activation of caspase-1, 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9 protease in Chang cells and caspase-3 protease in Chang, HL-60, Hep-3B and Alexander cells by using fluorogenic substrate. Finally, we isolated mRNA of Fas in Chang, HL-60, Hep-38 and Alexander cells and observed that Fas gene was amplified by RT-PCR Results : 1. The combination of adriamycin and Palginhonhapwhajucwhan synergistically augmented the cytotoxicity of Chang and HL-60 cells whereas did not in Hep-38 and Alexander cells. 2. Cotreatment of two drugs also markedly inhibited the colony forming ability both in Chang and HL-60 cells. 3. The cytotoxicity of these medicatons was revealed as apoptosis characterized by high molecular wight DNA fragmentaton. 4. The apoptotic cytotoxicity was mediated by activation of caspase-3 protease in Chang cells. 5. Synergistic increase in apoptotic cytotoxicity by combination of two medications was dependent on the expression of Fas in cancer cells. Conclusions : Combination of adriamycin and Palginhonhapwhajucwhan significantly augmented apoptotic cytotoxicity of Fas-positive cells such as Chang and HL-60 cells via acticaton of apoptosis signaling pathway.

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