• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.977-987
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• 2019

Objective: The use of tannin extract and other phytochemicals as dietary additives in ruminants is becoming more popular due to their wide biological actions such as in methane mitigation, bypass of dietary protein, intestinal nematode control, among other uses. Unfortunately, some have strong astringency, low stability and bioavailability, and negatively affecting dry matter intake and digestibility. To circumvent these drawbacks, an effective delivery system may offer a promising approach to administer these extracts to the site where they are required. The objectives of this study were to encapsulate acacia tannin extract (ATE) with native starch and maltodextrin-gum arabic and to test the effect of encapsulation parameters on encapsulation efficiency, yield and morphology of the microparticles obtained as well as the effect on rumen in vitro gas production. Methods: The ATE was encapsulated with the wall materials, and the morphological features of freeze-dried microparticles were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. The in vitro release pattern of microparticles in acetate buffer, simulating the rumen, and its effect on in vitro gas production was evaluated. Results: The morphological features revealed that maltodextrin/gum-arabic microparticles were irregular shaped, glossy and smaller, compared with those encapsulated with native starch, which were bigger, and more homogenous. Maltodextrin-gum arabic could be used up to 30% loading concentration compared with starch, which could not hold the core material beyond 15% loading capacity. Encapsulation efficiency ranged from $27.7%{\pm}6.4%$ to $48.8%{\pm}5.5%$ in starch and $56.1%{\pm}4.9%$ to $64.8%{\pm}2.8%$ in maltodextrin-gum arabic microparticles. Only a slight reduction in methane emission was recorded in encapsulated microparticles when compared with the samples containing only wall materials. Conclusion: Both encapsulated products exhibited the burst release pattern under the pH conditions and methane reduction associated with tannin was marginal. This is attributable to small loading percentages and therefore, other wall materials or encapsulation methods should be investigated.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.19-29
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• 1996

The neurological manifestations of AIDS include dementia, encountered even in the absence of opportunistic superinfection or malignancy. The AIDS Dementia Complex appears to be associated with several neuropathological abnormalities, including astrogliosis and neuronal injury or loss. How can HIV-1 result in neuronal damage if neurons themselves are only rarely, if ever, infected by the vitus\ulcorner In vitro experiments from several different laboratiories have lent support to the existence of HIV- and immune-related toxins. In one recently defined pathway to neuronal injury, HIV-infected macrophages/microglia as well as macrophages activated by HIV-1 envelope protein gp120 appear to secrete excitants/neurotoxins. These substances may include arachidonic acid, platelet-activating factor, free radicals (NO - and O$_2$), glutamate, quinolinate, cysteine, cytokines (TNF-${\alpha}$, IL1-B, IL-6), and as yet unidentified factors emanating from stimulated macrophages and possibly reactive astrocytes. A final common pathway for newonal suscepubility appears to be operative, similar to that observed in stroke, trauma, epilepsy, and several neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This mechanism involves excessive activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-operated channels, with resultant excessive influx of Ca$\^$2+/ leading to neuronal damage, and thus offers hope for future pharmacological intervention. This chapter reviews two clinically-tolerated NMDA antagonists, memantine and nitroglycerin; (ⅰ) Memantine is an open-channel blocker of the NMDA-associated ion channel and a close congener of the anti-viral and anti-parkinsonian drug amantadine. Memantine blocks the effects of escalating levels of excitotoxins to a greater degree than lower (piysiological) levels of these excitatory amino acids, thus sparing to some extent normal neuronal function. (ⅱ) Niuoglycerin acts at a redox modulatory site of the NMDA receptor/complex to downregulate its activity. The neuroprotective action of nitroglycerin at this site is mediated by n chemical species related to nitric oxide, but in a higher oxidation state, resulting in transfer of an NO group to a critical cysteine on the NMDA receptor. Because of the clinical safety of these drugs, they have the potential for trials in humans. As the structural basis for redox modulation is further elucidated, it may become possible to design even better redox reactive reagents of chinical value. To this end, redox modulatory sites of NMDA receptors have begun to be characterized at a molecular level using site-directed mutagenesis of recombinant subunits (NMDAR1, NMDAR2A-D). Two types of redox modulation can be distinguished. The first type gives rise to a persistent change in the functional activity of the receptor, and we have identified two cysteine residues on the NMDARI subunit (#744 and #798) that are responsible for this action. A second site, presumably also a cysteine(s) because <1 mM N-ethylmaleimide can block its effect in native neurons, underlies the other, more transient redox action. It appears to be at this, as yet unidentified, site on the NMDA receptor that the NO group acts, at least in recombinant receptors.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2007

The novel $\alpha$-amylase purified from locally isolated strain, Bacillus sp. KR-8104, (KRA) (Enzyme Microb Technol; 2005; 36: 666-671) is active in a wide range of pH. The enzyme maximum activity is at pH 4.0 and it retains 90% of activity at pH 3.5. The irreversible thermoinactivation patterns of KRA and the enzyme activity are not changed in the presence and absence of $Ca^{2+}$ and EDTA. Therefore, KRA acts as a $Ca^{2+}$-independent enzyme. Based on circular dichroism (CD) data from thermal unfolding of the enzyme recorded at 222 nm, addition of $Ca^{2+}$ and EDTA similar to its irreversible thermoinactivation, does not influence the thermal denaturation of the enzyme and its Tm. The amino acid sequence of KRA was obtained from the nucleotide sequencing of PCR products of encoding gene. The deduced amino acid sequence of the enzyme revealed a very high sequence homology to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) (85% identity, 90% similarity) and Bacillus licheniformis $\alpha$-amylases (BLA) (81% identity, 88% similarity). To elucidate and understand these characteristics of the $\alpha$-amylase, a model of 3D structure of KRA was constructed using the crystal structure of the mutant of BLA as the platform and refined with a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation program. Interestingly enough, there is only one amino acid substitution for KRA in comparison with BLA and BAA in the region involved in the calcium-binding sites. On the other hand, there are many amino acid differences between BLA and KRA at the interface of A and B domains and around the metal triad and active site area. These alterations could have a role in stabilizing the native structure of the loop in the active site cleft and maintenance and stabilization of the putative metal triad-binding site. The amino acid differences at the active site cleft and around the catalytic residues might affect their pKa values and consequently shift its pH profile. In addition, the intrinsic fluorescence intensity of the enzyme at 350 nm does not show considerable change at pH 3.5-7.0.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.293-308
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• 2014

본 연구는 국립 DMZ자생식물원 조성 부지의 관속식물을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 조사기간은 2012년 5월부터 2013년 11월까지 조사하였다. 그 결과 증거표본에 의한 관속식물은 79과 211속 272종 4아종 32변종 4품종 1교잡종으로 총 313분류군이 확인되었다. 그 중 산림청 지정 희귀식물은 긴잎갈퀴, 가시오갈피, 너도바람꽃, 나도개감채 등 총 8분류군, 특산식물은 키버들, 할미밀망, 고광나무, 고려엉겅퀴 등 총 4분류군이 확인되었다. 식물구계학적 특정식물종은 51분류군이 확인되었다. 귀화식물은 11분류군으로 확인되었으며 귀화율과 도시화지수는 각각 3.51%, 3.43%로 나타났다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 1995

우리나라에 자생하는 옻나무과 수종을 대상으로 석엽표본 조사와 현지답사를 통하여 지리적 분포 현황을 확인하였으며, 자생지서 수한 잎과 화서,열매,동아,줄기를 관찰하여 종의 특징을 조사하였고, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 옻나무는 우리나라 전지역에 재배가 가능하며, 특히 추운지방에서 많은 재배를 하고 있었다. 잎은 개옻나무에 비해 두꺼웠으며, 열매는 황갈색이었다. 2. 개옻나무는 우리나라 남쪽 먼 일부도서지방을 제외한 전지역에 분포하고 있으며, 엽병이 붉고, 열매는 6-7월에 성숙하며 강모가 있는게 특징이었다. 3. 산검양옻나무는 난대지방과 온대남부지방에 폭넓게 분포하며, 우리나라에서는 36$^{\circ}$이남지방의 해안과 제주도를 포함한 도서지방에 주로 분포하고 있었으며, 주맥과 2차맥의 형성각이 70$^{\circ}$이상이었으며, 잎과 엽병에 많은 털이 있어 검양옻나무와 구별되었다. 4. 검양옻나무는 난대수종으로 제주도와 남쪽 일부 도서지방에만 분포하고 있었으며, 제주도에는 큰 군락을 이루고 있었다. 잎은 피침형 내지 장타원형이며 털이 거의 없는게 다른 수종과 구별되었다. 5. 붉나무는 난온대지방에 매우 폭넓게 분포하는 수종으로, 우리나라 전지역에 자생하고 있으며, 해조 800-900m에까지 분포하고, 원추화서는 8-9월에 가지끝에 달리는 것이 특징이었다. 6. 덩굴옻나무는 난대지방에 분포하고 있으며, 우리나라에서는 연천군 광도와 상백도에 천연분포하고 있었으며, 낙엽덩굴성으로 잎은 삼출복엽이고, 질이며 광택이 있고, 뒤로 젖혀지는 특징이 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.126-133
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• 2016

A gene from Actinomyces sp. Korean native goat (KNG) 40 that encodes an endo-${\beta}$-1,4-glucanase, EG1, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli) $DH5{\alpha}$. Recombinant plasmid DNA from a positive clone with a 3.2 kb insert hydrolyzing carboxyl methyl-cellulose (CMC) was designated as pDS3. The entire nucleotide sequence was determined, and an open-reading frame (ORF) was deduced. The ORF encodes a polypeptide of 684 amino acids. The recombinant EG1 produced in E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ harboring pDS3 was purified in one step using affinity chromatography on crystalline cellulose and characterized. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis/zymogram analysis of the purified enzyme revealed two protein bands of 57.1 and 54.1 kDa. The amino terminal sequences of these two bands matched those of the deduced ones, starting from residue 166 and 208, respectively. Putative signal sequences, a Shine.Dalgarno-type ribosomal binding site, and promoter sequences related to the consensus sequences were deduced. EG1 has a typical tripartite structure of cellulase, a catalytic domain, a serine-rich linker region, and a cellulose-binding domain. The optimal temperature for the activity of the purified enzyme was $55^{\circ}C$, but it retained over 90% of maximum activity in a broad temperature range ($40^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ}C$). The optimal pH for the enzyme activity was 6.0. Kinetic parameters, $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ of rEG1 were 0.39% CMC and 143 U/mg, respectively.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.285-293
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• 2009

본 연구는 초본에 한하여 진행되고 있는 귀화식물 연구 영역을 확대하여 목본 귀화식물인 일본목련을 대상으로 산림군집, 분산범위, 산포방법 등을 조사하였다. 대상지는 경기도 이천시 호법면 매곡리 산 27번지 일대 한국유네스코평화센터 주변 산림지역이다. 일본목련의 분산특성 조사결과 조경 식재된 일본목련이 모수를 중심으로 산림내부까지 확산되었으며, 거리별 분산은 모수로부터 $20{\sim}100m$ 에서 가장 많은 개체수가 관찰되었고 최대 420m 까지 분포하였다. 이러한 일본목련의 분산은 중력산포에 의한 경향이 두드러진 것으로 보이며, 그 밖에 어치, 까마귀, 까치, 청설모, 다람쥐 등의 야생동물에 의한 동물산포가 이루어진 것으로 보인다. 산림군집조사 결과 리기다소나무-일본목련-신갈나무 군집에서는 일본목련이 리기다소나무를 피압 가능한 상태에 있었으며, 신갈나무-일본목련 군집은 중 하층에서 신갈나무와 경쟁 중인 것으로 보인다. 생장량 및 울폐도 분석결과 일본목련은 신갈나무와 졸참나무보다 생장이 빠르며, 내음성 수종으로서 신갈나무, 졸참나무와의 경쟁에서도 뒤지지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 결과적으로 일본목련은 출현한 군집내 층간우점도, 내음성, 속성수 등의 특징으로 인하여 차후에 산림생태계의 교란을 야기할 것으로 보인다. 특히 본 대상지 산림 내부에서 관찰된 수고 10m, 흉고직경 10cm 이상인 일본목련이 교목층에 분포하고 있는 지역은 일본목련 성목을 대상으로 벌채 등을 통한 관리가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.340-345
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• 2004

To investigate the co-expression and crystallization of a fusion gene between the Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein and a foreign protein in B. thuringiensis, the expression of the Cry1Ac fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) genes in a B. thuringiensis $Cry^-B$ strain was examined. The cry1Ac gene was cloned in the B. thuringiensis-E. coli shuttle vector, pHT3101, under the control of the native cry1Ac gene promoter, while the GFP gene was inserted into the XhoI site upstream of the proteolytic cleavage site, in the middle region of the crylAc gene (pProAc-GFP). The B. thuringiensis $Cry^-B$ strain carrying pProAc-GFP (ProAc-GFP/CB) did not produce any inclusion bodies. However, the transformed strain expressed fusion protein forms although the expression level was relatively low. Furthermore, an immu­noblot analysis using GFP and Cry1Ac antibodies showed that the fusion protein was not a single spe­cies, but rather multiple forms. In addition, the N-terminal fragment of Cry1Ac and a non-fused GFP were also found in the B. thuringiensis $Cry^-B$ strain after autolysis. The sporulated cells before autolysis and the spore-crystal mixture after autolysis of ProAc-GFP/CB exhibited insecticidal activities against Plutella xylostella larvae. Accordingly, the current results suggest that a fusion crystal protein produced by the transfomant, ProAc-GFP/CB, can be functionally expressed but easily degraded in B. thuring­iensis.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2014

The ecosystem of Jaemin stream, flowing into the center of Gongju-si, had been damaged by low water quality and lack of water quantity of the steam. However, after applying the SSB (Sustainable Structured wetland Biotop) system to the flood plain and the upstream of Jaemin stream, the efficiency of ecological water purification and ecological restoration are as follows. Through the constant maintenance and monitoring from year 2009 to year 2013 after restorative design and construction the average influent concentration of BOD5 was 4.2 mg/L, and the average effluent concentration was 1.8 mg/L, reaching ecological water purification rate of 57%. As for the T-N, the average influent concentration was 9.983 mg/L, and the average effluent concentration was 6.303 mg/L, showing the rate of 37%. For the T-P, the average influent concentration was 0.198 mg/L, and the average effluent concentration was 0.098 mg/L, being the rate of 51%. The vegetation of Jaemin stream monitored for 2 years after the restoration was composed of 51 species in 28 families which show high ratio of planted native species. As for the animals in the site, 5 species in 3 families of reptiles and amphibians, 34 species of 23 families of birds, and 3 species in 2 families of mammals were monitored, indicating that the bio-diversity of the site has improved, as well.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.13-16
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• 2005

This study was performed to detect genetic variation of the heart fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) gene by PCRRFLPs approach and its association with intramuscular fat (IMF) content. Data from 223 individuals, including one Chinese native pig breed and four western pig breeds, were analyzed. The results showed that for the H-FABP gene, there was one polymorphic HinfI site in the 5'-upstream region, whereas there were one HaeIII and one HinfI (marked as $HinfI^*$) polymorphic site in the second intron, respectively. The three PCR-RFLPs were present in all breeds tested. The allele frequencies, however, revealed significant differences between them (p<0.05). Furthermore, the allele frequency distribution of HinfI in the Laiwu Black and that of $HinfI^*$ in the Hampshire breed were at disequilibrium, which might be the result of selective breeding. Results also indicated that for HinfI, HaeIII and $HinfI^*$ HFABP RFLP, significant (p<0.05) contrasts of 0.78%, -0.69% and 0.72% were detected in the least square means of IMF content between the homozygous genotype HH and hh, DD and dd, BB and bb classes, respectively. It implied that the HHddBB genotype had the highest IMF content in this experimental population and these H-FABP RFLPs could serve, to some extent, as genetic markers for use in improvement of IMF content.