• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.196-200
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• 2004

The supra molecular weight poly(〔R〕-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PH B), having a molecular weight greater than 2 million Da, has recently been found to possess improved mechanical properties compared with the normal molecular weight PHB, which has a molecular weight of less than 1 million Da. However, applications for this PHB have been hampered due to the difficulty of its production. Reported here, is the development of a new metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strain and its fermentation for high level production of supra molecular weight PHB. Recombinant E. coli strains, harboring plasm ids of different copy numbers containing the Alcaligenes latus PHB biosynthesis genes, were cultured and the molecular weights of the accumulated PHB were compared. When the recombinant E. coli XL1-Blue, harboring a medium-copy-number pJC2 containing the A. latus PHB biosynthesis genes, was cultivated by fed-batch culture at pH 6.0, supra molecular weight PHB could be produced at up to 89.8 g/L with a productivity of 2.07 g PHB/L-h. The molecular weight of PHB obtained under these conditions was as high as 22 MDa, exceeding by an order of magnitude the molecular weight of PHB typically produced in Ralstonia eutropha or recombinant E. coli.

• 멤브레인
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2022

최근 들어 컴퓨터 및 소프트웨어 기술의 발달로 전산모사 관련 연구가 급격하게 늘어나고 있는데, 특히 원자의 개수 및 모델 크기의 문제로 기존에는 많은 제약을 받던 고분자 관련 다양한 전산모사 결과들이 발표되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고분자 소재를 필름형태의 분리막으로 활용하기 위한 중요한 특성 중 하나인 기계적 특성을 분자동역학 전산모사를 이용하여 분석하고자 하는 연구를 진행하였다. 이를 위하여 이미 관련 물성이 널리 보고되어 있는 상용 고분자 소재인 polyethylene (PE)과 polystyrene (PS)을 대상으로 선정하여 주쇄길이 차이를 통한 각 고분자들의 인장특성을 비교하였고, 최종적으로 분자동역학 전산모사의 기계적 특성 분석이 적합한지 확인하고자 하였다. 밀도, radius of gyration, scattering 분석을 통해 본 연구에서 제작된 모델이 실제 실험에서 얻어진 기계적 특성 경향과 잘 일치함을 알 수 있었고, 따라서 분자동역학 전산모사를 이용한 기계적 특성 분석이 다양한 고분자 소재들의 분자 구조에 따른 기계적 특성을 예측할 수 있게 해주며, 실제 실험에서는 적용하기 어려운 다양한 변수들을 반영한 기계적 특성 해석도 가능하게 해 줄 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2015

A sample of soil humic acid (HA) was divided by ultrafiltration (UF) into five fractions of different molecular size (UF₁: > 300, UF₂: 100~300, UF₃: 30~100, UF₄: 10~30, UF₅: 1~10 kilodaltons). Apparent average molecular weight (M_w) of the HA fractions were measured using high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC), and the chemical and structural properties of the five HA fractions were characterized by elemental compositions (H/C, O/C and w ((2O + 3NH)/ C)) and ultraviolet-visible absorption ratios (SUVA, A_4/6). The organic carbon normalized-sorption coefficients (Koc) for the binding of phenanthrene to the HA fractions were determined by fluorescence quenching and relationship between the sorption coefficients and structural characteristics of the HA fractions were investigated. The elemental analysis and UV-vis spectral data indicated that the HA fractions with higher molecular weights have grater aliphatic character and lower contents of oxygen, while the HA fractions with lower molecular size have greater aromatic character and molecular polarity that correspond to greater SUVA and internal oxidation values (w). The log Koc values (L/kg C) were gradual increased from 4.45 for UF₅ to 4.87 for UF1. The correlation study between the structural descriptors of the HA fractions and log Koc values of phenanthrene show that the magnitude of Koc values positively correlated with $M_w$ and H/C, while negatively correlated with the independent descriptors of the O/C, w, SUVA and A_4/6.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.3810-3816
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• 2012

Here we report our recent result of a new semiconductor material, which has an asymmetric structure. The synthesized molecules consist of anthracene and thiophene connected by bridged ethylene and substituted with hexyl or dodecyl groups as pendants. The semiconductors were synthesized using a McMurry coupling reaction between anthracene-2-carbaldehyde and corresponding 5-hexyl(or dodecyl)thiophene-2-carbaldehyde. A first investigation of synthesized asymmetry AVHT (9a) and AVDT (9b) for the physical properties showed that they have high oxidation potential and thermal stability. The devices prepared by using AVHT (9a) and AVDT (9b) showed the mobility of $2.6{\times}10^{-2}cm^2/Vs$ and $4.4{\times}10^{-3}cm^2/Vs$, respectively, in solution processed OTFTs.

• Composites Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.163-169
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• 2019

본 연구에서 우리는 자유 라디칼 중합에 기반한 열가소성 고분자의 동적 분자동역학 중합 알고리즘을 이용하여 95%의 변환률을 갖는 PMMA의 고분자 모델을 구성하였다. 본 알고리즘에서는 계산 수행에 필요한 시간을 줄이기 위해 PCFF 포텐셜 함수의 결합 항들 TraPPE-UA 포텐셜 함수의 비결합 항을 조합한 united-atom level의 coarse-grained 포텐셜 함수를 도입하였다. 자유 라디칼 중합 시뮬레이션을 통해 생성된 각 사슬을 분석하여 고분자의 분자량 분포와 평균 분자량을 계산하였고, 고분자의 분자량은 초기 상태에 존재하는 개시제 라디칼의 수를 이용하여 조절하였으며, 유리전이온도, 기계적 물성에 미치는 분자량의 효과에 대해 연구되었다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.50.2-51
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• 2021

Stars form exclusively in cold and dense molecular clouds. To fully understand star formation processes, it is hence a key to investigate how molecular clouds form out of the surrounding diffuse atomic gas. With an aim of shedding light in the process of the atomic-to-molecular transition in the interstellar medium, we analyze Arecibo HI emission and absorption spectral pairs along with TRAO/PMO 12CO(1-0) emission spectra toward 58 lines of sight probing in and around molecular clouds in the solar neighborhood, i.e., Perseus, Taurus, and California. 12CO(1-0) is detected from 19 out of 58 lines of sight, and we report the physical properties of HI (e.g., central velocity, spin temperature, and column density) in the vicinity of CO. Our preliminary results show that the velocity difference between the cold HI (Cold Neutral Medium or CNM) and CO (median ~ 0.7 km/s) is on average more than a factor of two smaller than the velocity difference between the warm HI (Warm Neutral Medium or WNM) and CO (median ~ 1.7 km/s). In addition, we find that the CNM tends to become colder (median spin temperature ~ 43 K) and abundant (median CNM fraction ~ 0.55) as it gets closer to CO. These results hints at the evolution of the CNM in the vicinity of CO, implying a close association between the CNM and molecular gas. Finally, in order to examine the role of HI in the formation of molecular gas, we compare the observed CNM properties to the theoretical model by Bialy & Sternberg (2016), where the HI column density for the HI-to-H2 transition point is predicted as a function of density, metallicity, and UV radiation field. Our comparison shows that while the model reproduces the observations reasonably well on average, the observed CNM components with high column densities are much denser than the model prediction. Several sources of this discrepancy, e.g., missing physical and chemical ingredients in the model such as the multi-phase ISM, non-equilibrium chemistry, and turbulence, will be discussed.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권12호
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• pp.769-775
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• 2009

Periplasmic glucans (PGs) are general constituents in the periplasmic space of Proteobacteria. PGs from bacterial strains are found in larger amounts during growth on medium with low osmolarity and thus are often been specified as osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs). Furthermore, they appear to play crucial roles in pathogenesis and symbiosis. PGs have been classified into four families based on the structural features of their backbones, and they can be modified by a variety of non-sugar substituents. It has also recently been confirmed that novel PGs with various degrees of polymerization (DPs) and/or different substituents are produced under different growth conditions among Proteobacteria. In addition to their biological functions as regulators of low osmolarity, PGs have a variety of physico-chemical properties due to their inherent three-dimensional structures, hydrogen-bonding and complex-forming abilities. Thus, much attention has recently been focused on their physico-chemical applications. In this review, we provide an updated classification of PGs, as well as a description of the occurrences of novel PGs with substituents under various bacterial growth environments, the genes involved in PG biosynthesis and the various physico-chemical properties of PGs.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2005년도 제25회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.9-12
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 셀룰로오즈 유도체로 사용되어지는 cellulose acetate butyate (CAB), cellulose acetate propionate (CAP), nitrocellilose (GC-519)의 분자량에 의한 유변학적 특성의 영향을 분석하기 위하여 각각의 셀룰로오즈 유도체를 Gel Permeartion Chromatography (GPC)를 이용하여 각각의 분자량을 측정하였다. GPC를 이용하여 셀룰로오즈 유도체의 중량평균분자량 (Mw)과 수평균분자량 (Mn)을 측정하였다. 각각의 셀룰로오즈 유도체에 가소제인 di-n-propyl adipate (DNPA)를 첨가한 뒤 아세톤에 녹여 레오미터를 이용하여 $0^{\circ}C$에서 가소제가 포함된 셀룰로오즈 유도체의 유변학적 특성을 측정하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.761-763
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• 2001

Dendrimers represent a new class of synthetic macromolecules characterized by a regularly branched treelike structure. Dendrimer can be made with high regularity and controlled molecular weight. Peculiar features of the dendritic geometry are the large number of end groups as well as the shape persistence in higher generations, approaching spherical geometry. One of the most peculiar characteristics of dendritic macromolecules is their controlled molecular structure and orientation, which means that they have a practical application in achieving a highly organized molecular arrangement. We attempted to fabricate a G4-48PyA dendrimer LB films containing 48 pyridinealdoxime functional end group that could form a complex structure with metal ions. Also, we investigated the surface activity of dendrimer films at air-water interface. And we have studied the electrical properties of the ultra-thin dendrimer LB films. The electrical properties of the ultra-thin dendrimer LB films were investigated by studying the current-voltage(I-V) characteristics of metal/dendrimer LB films/metal (MIM) structure. And rectifying behavior of the devices was occurred in applied field.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.402.1-402.1
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• 2014

Photonic force microscopy (PFM) is an optical tweezers-based scanning probe microscopy, which measures the forces in the range of fN to pN. The low stiffness leads proper to measure single molecular interaction. We introduce a novel photonic force microscopy to stably map various chemical properties as well as topographic information, utilizing weak molecular bond between probe and object's surface. First, we installed stable optical tweezers instrument, where an IR laser with 1064 nm wavelength was used as trapping source to reduce damage to biological sample. To manipulate trapped material, electric driven two-axis mirrors were used for x, y directional probe scanning and a piezo stage for z directional probe scanning. For resolution test, probe scans with vertical direction repeatedly at the same lateral position, where the vertical resolution is ~25 nm. To obtain the topography of surface which is etched glass, trapped bead scans 3-dimensionally and measures the contact position in each cycle. To acquire the chemical mapping, we design the DNA oligonucleotide pairs combining as a zipping structure, where one is attached at the surface of bead and other is arranged on surface. We measured the rupture force of molecular bonding to investigate chemical properties on the surface with various loading rate. We expect this system can realize a high-resolution multi-functional imaging technique able to acquire topographic map of objects and to distinguish difference of chemical properties between these objects simultaneously.