• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 1999

A red tide organism, Amphidinium carterae was incubated under different iron/chelator and nitrate concentrations to investigate the factors controlling the growth. The chelation capacity played a critical role in regulating the nitrate reductase (NR) activity and in vivo fluorescence of this organism. However, there was a significant difference between the NR activity and in vivo fluorescence in response to trace metals and chelator treatments. In vivo fluorescence was the highest in FeEDTA 10 ${\mu}$M treatments and the lowest in DTPA 10 ${\mu}$M treatments. This indicates that the availability of the trace metal is important in regulating the in vivo fluorescence of this photosynthetic microalgae In contrast, NR activity showed the highest values in trace metal enriched treatments, and trace metal + DTPA treatments showed fairly high NR activities. This suggests that DTPA treatment did not hinder the NR activity as much as it did in vivo fluorescence. In vivo fluorescence and NR activity increased with nitrate concentration of up to 50 ${\mu}$M and remained relatively constant or the rate of increase decreased above that concentration, indicating that initial nitrate concentration of higher than a certain level would not accelerate the growth of A. carterae. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the reason for the difference in timing sequence between the NR and in vivo fluorescence in response to different metal treatments and chelation capacity.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2012

$Kalopanax$ $pictus$ is a long-lived deciduous perennial tree in the family Araliaceae mainly distributed in the East Asia. In Korea, this species is of ecological and medical importance. Because typical populations of this species are small and distributed in patches, $K.$ $pictus$ has been considered as a narrow habitat species. To understand the genetic diversity and population structure of this species, the sequence variation of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was analyzed among 18 different $K.$ $pictus$ populations in the present investigation. The nrDNA ITS sequences of Korean populations investigated in this study showed identical of 616 bp in length, and no any nucleotide variation was found in the entire nrDNA ITS region sequence. This result suggested that the $K.$ $pictus$ populations in Korea might belong to the same isolate, and no mutation was found in the nrDNA ITS region. Compared with other known ITS sequence sources from $K.$ $pictus$ populations, only four variable nucleotide sites were found within the entire ITS region. Very narrow genetic diversity appearing in the population level of $K.$ $pictus$ makes us hypothesize that their relatively isolated habitats. The long-lived traits might be one main reason. However, another probability was that the nr-DNA ITS region might be noneffective in classifying populations of $K.$ $pictus$. Thus, to further understand the phylogenetic relationship of $K.$ $pictus$ populations, more samplings should be performed based on more DNA sequences.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.460-464
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 전통적으로 담석증, 신장치료 등의 한약제로 많이 사용하는 대왕을 여러 용매를 사용하여 얻은 대왕추출물 분액에 대한 세포독성을 여부를 MTT 정량법, NR 정량법, SRB 정량법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 1. 추출 용매 methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, butanol, water로부터 얻은 대왕추출물 모두 처리농도에 따라 세포에 미치는 영향이 증가하였다. 2. Butanol을 용매로 사용하여 얻은 대왕추출물 분액이 다른 3가지 용매로부터 얻은 대왕추출물보다 세포에 미치는 영향이 크게 나타났고 water를 용매로 사용하여 얻은 추출물이 A498 세포주에 미치는 영향이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 3. Butanol을 추출 용매로 하여 얻은 대왕추출물이 A498 세포주에 미치는 영향이 가장 컸는데 그 추출물에 대한 MTT$_{50}$, NR$_{50}$, SRB$_{50}$값은 각각 0.63mg/ml, 0.65mg/ml, 0.68mg/ml이었고, 가장 영향이 적은 water의 경우 MTT$_{50}$, NR$_{50}$, SRB$_{50}$값은 각각 0.84mg/ml, 0.82mg/ml, 0.80mg/ml이었다. 4. 정량방법 간의 대왕추출물에 대한 반응은 MTT 정량법이 가장 민감하게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.154-161
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• 2011

L. lactis sk071115 has been shown to grow more actively and generate lower levels of lactate in glucose-defined medium with nitrate than in medium with Mn(IV). By adding Mn(IV) to a L. lactis culture, lactate production was relatively reduced in combination with Mn(II) production, but cell mass production levels did not increase. Both cell-free extract and intact L. lactis cells reacted electrochemically with Mn(IV) but did not react with Mn(II) upon cyclic voltammetry using neutral red (NR) as an electron mediator. A modified graphite felt cathode with NR (NR-cathode) was employed to induce electrochemical reducing equivalence for bacterial metabolism. Cell-free L. lactis extract catalyzed the reduction of Mn(IV) to Mn(II) under both control and electrochemical reduction conditions; however, the levels of Mn(II) generated under electrochemical reduction conditions were approximately 4 times those generated under control conditions. The levels of Mn(II) generated by the catalysis of L. lactis immobilized in the NR-cathode (L-NR-cathode) under electrochemical reduction conditions were more than 4 times that generated under control conditions. Mn(II) production levels were increased by approximately 2.5 and 4.5 times by the addition of citrate to the reactant under control and electrochemical reduction conditions, respectively. The cumulative Mn(II) produced from manganese ore by catalysis of the L-NR-cathode for 30 days reached levels of approximately 3,800 and 16,000 mg/l under control and electrochemical reduction conditions, respectively. In conclusion, the electrochemical reduction reaction generated by the NR-cathode activated the biochemical reduction of Mn(IV) to Mn(II) by L. lactis.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2020

The present study investigated the participation of D-serine and NR2 in antinociception produced by blockade of central erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular carcinoma (Eph) A4 (EphA4) signaling in rats with trigeminal neuropathic pain. Trigeminal neuropathic pain was modeled in male Sprague-Dawley rats using mal-positioned dental implants. The left mandibular second molar was extracted under anesthesia, and a miniature dental implant was placed to induce injury to the inferior alveolar nerve. Our current findings showed that nerve injury induced by malpositioned dental implants significantly produced mechanical allodynia; additionally, the inferior alveolar nerve injury increased the expression of D-serine and NR2 subunits in the ipsilateral medullary dorsal horn (trigeminal subnucleus caudalis). Intracisternal administration of EphA4-Fc, an EphA4 inhibitor, inhibited nerve injury-induced mechanical allodynia and upregulated the expression of D-serine and NR2 subunits. Moreover, intracisternal administration of D-amino acids oxidase, a D-serine inhibitor, inhibited trigeminal mechanical allodynia. These results show that D-serine and NR2 subunit pathways participate in central EphA4 signaling after an inferior alveolar nerve injury. Therefore, blockade of D-serine and NR2 subunit pathways in central EphA4 signaling provides a new therapeutic target for the treatment of trigeminal neuropathic pain.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1978

Ambidentate 리간드인 isonitrosobenzoylacetone imine 및 그 N-알킬치환체들의 새로운 니켈(II)착물 Ni(IBA-NH)(IBA-NR)를 합성하였다. 여기서 IBA-NH 및 IBA-NR (R=H, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl 또는 benzyl)은 각각 isonitrosobenzoylacetone imine 및 그 N-알킬치환체를 표시한다. 합성한 니켈(II)착물들의 적외선, 핵자기공명, 전자스펙트라 및 자기모멘트등을 측정한 결과 이들 착물에서 IBA-NH 리간드는 이소니트로소기의 산소를 통하여 니켈에 배위되어 6각형 고리를 이루고 있으며, 그리고 IBA-NR 리간드는 이소니트로소기의 질소를 통하여 니켈에 배위되어 5각형 고리를 이루고 있음을 확인하였다. 이들 리간드의 배위 구조는 Bose 등에 의해 알려진 isonitrosoacetylacetone imine 및 N-알킬유도체들의 구조와 유사하다.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2015

양기능성 실란 커플링제인 bis(triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide(TESPT)가 실리카/천연고무 복합소재 내에서 실리카의 hydroxy기와 고무 계면간에 화학적 결합반응을 하여 실리카-실란-고무간의 3차원 사슬구조를 형성한 것을 열분해 가스 크로마토그래피 질량분석기(Py-GC/MS)와 주사전자현미경(SEM)을 통해 관찰하였다. TESPT의 첨가로 배합물 내의 황 함유율이 증가하여 스코치 시간($t_{10}$)은 감소하고, TESPT 내 sulfur donor 역할을 하는 황이 활성화제 및 촉진제와의 복합반응으로 가교반응이 지속적으로 이루어짐에 따라서 가교속도지수(CRI)의 값이 감소하였다. 또한 TESPT가 첨가된 컴파운드는 첨가되지 않은 컴파운드에 비해 가공성 및 기계적 물성이 향상되었다. 결과적으로, 실리카로 충전된 천연고무 복합소재에 실란 커플링제(TESPT)가 첨가되어 화학반응으로 실리카-실란-고무간의 3차원 사슬구조가 형성됨을 관찰하였고 이에 따라 가교밀도가 증가하여 복합소재의 물성 증가에 기여함을 보여주었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.442-446
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• 2009

충전제의 영향을 막기 위해 비보강 NR, BR, SBR 고무 가황물을 원형 변형시켜 노화시킨 후 회복 거동을 비교하였다. 시료는 상온, 50, 70, $90^{\circ}C$에서 10일간 노화시켰다. 측정 시간이 증가함에 따라 회복률은 증가하였다. 노화 후 측정 시간에 따른 회복률의 변화로부터 1.0 초 미만의 순간회복률을 구하였다. 상온 노화에서는 노화 기간이 짧아 고무 간의 회복률 차이가 거의 나타나지 않았다. 하지만 50, 70, $90^{\circ}C$에서의 가속 노화 실험 결과에서는 각 고무 간의 회복률 차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. BR의 회복률이 가장 우수하였고, SBR의 회복률이 가장 적었다. 그러나 $90^{\circ}C$ 가속 노화 에서는 NR의 회복률이 BR보다 높게 나타났다. 노화 온도가 높아 질수록 초기 회복률이 감소하였으며, 그 감소 폭은 SBR이 가장 크게 나타났다. 실험 결과는 고무의 반발 특성과 노화에 의한 가교밀도 변화로 설명하였다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.88-93
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• 2019

Objectives Psychological stress has been known to increase the risk of schizophrenia. Because stress responses are mainly mediated by cortisol, the action of the glucocorticoid receptors (Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 3 Group C Member 1, NR3C1) is possibly related to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this study, we investigated the associations between polymorphisms of NR3C1 and schizophrenia. Methods Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs17100236, rs2963155, rs9324924, and rs7701443) of NR3C1 were genotyped in 208 patients with schizophrenia and 339 healthy individuals. A chi-square test was performed to test differences in allele distributions among groups. A multiple logistic regression model was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and multiple inheritance models to analyze the associations between schizophrenia and SNPs (the dominant, recessive and additive models). Results The minor allele frequencies of two SNPs were significantly higher in the schizophrenia group than in those of the control group (rs2963155 G > A : 0.25 vs. 0.18, p = 0.0066 ; rs7701443 A > G : 0.40 vs. 0.33, p = 0.012). The genotype frequencies of two SNPs were found to be significantly different between patients with schizophrenia and controls in the dominant model (rs2963155 : AG/GG vs. AA, OR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.16-2.38, p = 0.0055, rs7701443 : AG/AA vs. GG, OR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.11-2.34, p = 0.01) and the log-additive model (rs2963155 : AG vs. GG vs. AA, OR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.13-2.10, p = 0.0067). Conclusions This study showed significant associations between NR3C1 polymorphisms and schizophrenia. It suggests that NR3C1 may play a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.412-421
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• 2022

5G NR 모든 기기는 기지국과 통신을 위해 가장 먼저 셀 탐색 및 동기화 과정을 진행해야 한다. 이 과정에서 PSS 검출이 제일 먼저 성공적으로 수행되어야 하므로, PSS 검출은 5G NR 통신에서 가장 중요하고 어려운 문제 중 하나이다. 다양한 PSS 검출 방법 중 본 논문에서는 교차상관관계 기반의 검출 방법에 대해 소개하고 복잡도와 검출 속도를 고려한 하드웨어 구조에 대해서 설명한다. 또한, PSS 검출기를 포함하는 시스템 구성을 위해 필요한 인터페이스와 효율적이고 유연한 동작을 위한 구동 소프트웨어 동작도 제안하고, 이를 구현하였을 때 Xilinx사의 UltraScale+ FPGA의 자원 사용량을 다양한 구조에 따라 비교 분석한다.