• 공업화학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.306-310
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• 2010

석유제품의 분별 및 유종의 불법혼입방지를 위해 현재 석유제품 내에 일정한 색을 띄는 가시적 식별제(착색제)를 혼입, 유통시키고 있다. 하지만 타유종이 미량 혼입되었을 경우, 육안으로 이를 판별하기 힘들다. 본 연구는 국내에서 사용되고 있는 가시적 식별제를 UV/Vis spectrophotometer를 이용하여, 이들을 분석할 수 있는 두 파장(370 nm, 645 nm)을 찾아내었다. 이렇게 분석된 파장에서 HPLC를 이용해 국내 석유제품 내의 가시적 식별제를 분리, 분석하였다. 또한 정상 석유제품에 타유종을 혼합한 뒤, 가시적 식별제를 분석함으로 석유제품의 불법 혼합판별을 할 수 있는 분석방법을 찾아내었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2009

정상경유에 등유 및 부생연료유를 인위적으로 혼합한 후, SPE 전처리 과정과 HPLC 분석을 통해 석유제품 내에 함유되어 있는 식별제의 정성 정량분석방법에 관해 연구하였다. SPE 전처리 과정에서 시료주입 후 15분에 분취된 시료에서 가장 높은 농도의 식별제가 분석되었다. 경유제품에 1 mg/L의 식별제를 혼입시킨 후, 전처리를 거쳐 HPLC로 분석한 결과 9.8분의 머무름시간에서 $1626.92mV{\cdot}sec$ 의 감도로 식별제가 분석되었으며, 또한 기존의 UV-Spectroscopy법으로 분석이 힘들었던 산성조건의 석유제품에서 식별제 분석이 가능하였다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.1073-1080
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• 2018

연료유로 사용되는 석유제품은 각각의 품질기준, 등급, 사용용도에 따라 여러 종류가 있다. 국가별로 유류에 세금을 부과하는 정도에 따라 동일한 석유제품이라 하더라도 가격차이가 발생한다. 가격이 저렴한 비과세의 석유제품을 상대적으로 고가인 수송용 연료에 불법적으로 혼합하는 행위로 인하여 탈세, 환경오염, 차량고장 등의 문제가 발생한다. 이러한 석유제품간 불법 혼합을 방지하기 위해 특정 석유제품에 미량의 식별제(Marker)를 법적으로 첨가하고 있다. 국내에서는 가정용 및 상업용 연료로 사용되는 등유를 자동차용 경유에 불법적으로 혼합하는 행위를 방지하기 위하여 식별제를 도입하여 사용하고 있으며, UV-Vis 분광광도계나 HPLC를 이용하여 식별제 함량을 정량적으로 분석하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 식별제 함량 분석을 위해 발색제를 첨가하거나 시료를 전처리하는 조작없이 GC-MS로 석유제품에 첨가된 식별제를 정성적 및 정량적으로 분석하는 방법을 개발하였다.

• 약학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2006

There are three kinds of liquid petroleum marker which is extracted by the basic or acidic, and both developer. Korean marker, Unimark 1494 DB (marker) have been spectrophotometrically analysed by the determination of absorbance at 582 nm after base extraction by Unimark 1494 DB Developer C-5 (developer). Some blue dyes which have same reactive radical of marker and can be changed deep blue color in base developer extraction (BDE), may be increased absorbance at 582 nm, but dyes or markers which can be increased the absorbance, were not unclear. In this experiment, effects of three dyes or marker such as Orimax Green 151 (the mixture of CI Solvent Yellow 16 and CI Solvent Blue 70), quinizarin and Orimax Blue 2N (CI Solvent Blue 35), and two solvent such as topasol (P-250) and lubricant (P-8) on the absorbance were studied by HITACHI Recording Spectrophotometer U-3300. It shows that all of them increased absorbance at 582 nm after BDE. Absorbance at 582 nm can be showed 0.0544 by Orimax Green 151 at the concentration of 3.96 mg/l, quinizarin at the concentration of 1.38 mg/l, and Orimax Blue 2N at the concentration of 2.73 mg/l in the artificial petroleum (normal diesel oil: topasol: lubricant=2 : 4: 4), respectively. Absorbance, 0.0544 indicates that concentration of marker is 1.64 mg/l in the reference curves, respectively. And also these results can be showed that the artificial petroleum have about 10% cheep fuel such as kerosene which have marker (16.0 mg/l). Absorbance of P-250 was 0.01361-0.22842 depending upon the purchasing date, and that of P-8 was 0.05644. pH of developer was 14.83, and so this result indicates that Unimark 1494 DB is a base extractable petroleum marker, phenylazophenol (US Patent No. 5,252,106). In the BDE, the slight color of Orimax Blue 2N, Orimax Green 151 and quinizarin in artificial petroleum changed to deep bright blue color, respectively. These result indicate that the absorbance at 582 nm by BDE may be increased not only by azo, diazo, amine and ketone (anthraquinone, coumarin) dyes or markers, but also the contaminants of P-250 and P-8 which have same as reactive radical of dyes or markers.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1076-1084
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• 2017

석유제품 내의 식별제를 정성 정량분석하기 위해 HPLC의 적용가능성을 연구하였다. 등유와 자동차용 경유에 함유된 식별제의 정성분석을 위해 HPLC에서 최적의 분석조건(이동상 용매의 비율, 유속 등)을 선정하고, 이를 바탕으로 식별제의 정량분석을 위한 검량곡선을 작성하였다. 특히, 일정 농도 범위에서의 등유는 4.75분에서, 그리고 자동차용 경유는 4.17분의 머무름시간(retention time)을 나타내었고, 등유와 자동차용 경유의 검량곡선 상관계수($R^2$)가 0.999 이상을 나타내어 정량분석에 적용 가능할 것으로 나타났다. 현행 식별제의 분석방법인 UV/Vis 분광광도계를 이용한 분석결과와 비교분석을 실시하였고, 등유의경우 약 7 %의 낮은 편차를 보였으며, 자동차용 경유의 경우 약 20 %의 다소 큰 편차를 확인하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

석유누출 사고로 인해 토양과 지하수 오염이 점차 증가되면서, 토양환경에 대한 중요성이 늘고 있다. 토양오염은 다른 환경오염에 비해 많은 정화비용과 긴 정화기간이 요구된다. 이런 이유로 토양오염이 발생되면, 어떤 오염물질에 의해 토양이 오염되었으며, 토양정화의 책임이 있는 오염자가 누구인지 법적 분쟁이 많이 발생되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 토양오염을 발생시킬 수 있는 항공유에 대한 물성 분석과 함께 항공유 내의 특정 첨가제를 분석함으로써 등유와 항공유의 구분법을 찾아내었다. 특히 발색제에 의해 등유 내 화학적 식별제만 발색되었으며, GC-MS 분석결과 항공유에서만 산화방지제와 금속불활성제가 분석되었다. 이는 추후 항공유에 의한 토양오염 야기 시, 어떤 석유제품에 의한 오염인지 쉽게 판단이 가능할 것이다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2005

Earlier we have reported the antidiabetic activity of fresh juice of rhizomes of Zingiber officinale (Z. officinale) and its correlation with 5-HT receptor antagonism. Since 6-gingerol the marker compound of Z. officinale is reported to posses 5-HT anatgonistic activity, the present investigation, was undertaken to find out the concentration of 6-gingerol present in methanolic extract of Z. officinale and its different fractions (petroleum ether, toluene and chloroform). We also evaluated these fractions for antidiabetic activity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced neonatal type 2 diabetic rats. Fasting glucose and insulin levels in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) rats were found to be significantly (P < 0.05) higher than control rats and these were significantly decreased by treatment with methanolic extract of Z. officinale and its fractions. The results of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showed that methanolic extract and its fractions significantly (P < 0.05) decreased both STZ-induced increase in $AUC_{glucose}$ and $AUC_{insulin}$ values in NIDDM groups. Treatment with petroleum ether fraction produced a greater reduction in elevated glucose and $AUC_{glucose}$ levels as compared to treatment with other fractions. Treatment with methanolic extract of Z. officinale and its fractions also produced significant reduction in the elevated lipid, serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) levels in NIDDM rats. The effect of petroleum ether fraction on elevated lipid, SGOT and SGPT levels was significantly greater as compared to treatment with other fractions. The concentration of 6-gingerol was found to be maximum in petroleum ether fraction (11.430%) and minimum in chloroform fraction (0.973%). The methanolic extract and toluene fraction was found to contain 3.080% and 2.191 %, 6-gingerol respectively. In conclusion, our data suggest that methonolic extract and its fractions possess significant antidiabetic activity in NIDDM rats. The extent of activity appears to be dependent on the concentration of 6-gingerol present in the extract or its fractions.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2005

Variation in the microbial biomass and community structure found in sediment of heavily polluted bays and the adjacent unpolluted areas were examined using phospholipid fatty acid analysis. Total microbial biomass and microbial community structure were responding to environmental determinants, sediment grain size, depth of sediment, and pollution due to petroleum hydrocarbons. The marker fatty acids of microeukaryotes and prokaryotes - aerobic, anaerobic, and sulfate-reducing bacteria - were detected in sediments of the areas studied. Analysis of the fatty acid profiles revealed wide variations in the community structure in sediments, depending on the extent of pollution, sediment depth, and sediment grain size. The abundance of specific bacterial fatty acids points to the dominance of prokaryotic organisms, whose composition differed among the stations. Fatty acid distributions in sediments suggest the high contribution of aerobic bacteria. Sediments of polluted sites were significantly enriched with anaerobic bacteria in comparison with clean areas. The contribution of this bacterial group increased with the depth of sediments. Anaerobic bacteria were predominantly present in muddy sediments, as evidenced from the fatty acid profiles. Relatively high concentrations of marker fatty acids of sulfate-reducing bacteria were associated with organic pollution in this site. Specific fatty acids of microeukaryotes were more abundant in surface sediments than in deeper sediment layers. Among the microeukaryotes, diatoms were an important component. Significant amounts of bacterial biomass, the predominance of bacterial biomarker fatty acids with abundance of anaerobic and sulfate-reducing bacteria are indicative of a prokaryotic consortium responsive to organic pollution.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.7303-7307
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• 2015

Background: Leukemia is a common cancer among children and adolescents. Wilms' tumor gene (WT1) is highly expressed in patients with acute leukemia. It is found as a tumor associated antigen (TAA) in various types of hematopoietic malignancies and can be employed as a useful marker for targeted immunotherapy and monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD). In this regard, WT1 is a transcription factor that promotes gene activation or repression depending on cellular and promoter context. The purpose of this study was assessment of WT1 gene expression in patients with acute leukemia, measurement of IL-12 and C3 levels in serum and evaluation of the relationship between them. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the expression of WT1 mRNA using real-time quantitative RT-PCR and serum levels of IL-12 and C3 using ELISA and nephelometry in peripheral blood of 12 newly diagnosed patients with acute leukemia and 12 controls. Results: The results of our study showed that the average wT1 gene expression in patients was 7.7 times higher than in healthy controls (P <0.05). In addition, IL-12 (P = 0.003) and C3 (P <0.0001) were significantly decreased in the test group compared to controls. Conclusions: WT1 expression levels are significantly higher in patients compared with control subjects whereas serum levels of interleukin-12 and C3 are significantly lower in patients. Wt1 expression levels in patients are inversely related with serum levels of IL-12 and C3.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.1547-1553
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• 2011

An effective analytical method of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed for the rapid determination of essential oils in the crude extract of Acorus species (Acorus gramineus, Acorus tatarinowii, and Acorus calamus). Major phenypropanoids (${\beta}$,${\alpha}$-asarone isomers, euasarone, and methyleugenol) and ${\beta}$-caryophyllene in Acorus species were used as marker compounds and determined for the quality control of herbal medicines. To extract marker compounds, various extraction techniques such as solvent immersion, mechanical shaking, and sonication were compared, and the greatest efficiency was observed with sonication extraction using petroleum ether. The dynamic range of the GC/MS method depended on the specific analyte; acceptable quantification was obtained between 10 and 2000 ${\mu}g/mL$ for ${\beta}$-asarone, 10 and 500 ${\mu}g/mL$ for ${\alpha}$-asarone, 10 and 200 ${\mu}g/mL$ for methyleugenol, and between 5 and 100 ${\mu}g/mL$ for ${\beta}$-caryophyllene. The method was deemed satisfactory by inter- and intra-day validation and exhibited both high accuracy and precision, with a relative standard deviation < 10%. Overall limits of detection were approximately 0.34-0.83 ${\mu}g/mL$, with a standard deviation (${\sigma}$)-to-calibration slope (s) ratio (${\sigma}$/s) of 3. The limit of quantitation in our experiments was approximately 1.13-3.20 ${\mu}g/mL$ at a ${\sigma}$/s of 10. On the basement of method validation, 20 samples of Acorus species collected from markets in Korea were monitored for the quality control. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were performed on the analytical data of 20 different Acorus species samples in order to classify samples that were collected from different regions.