• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.2007-2010
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• 2009

Donepezil hydrochloride is a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease to improve the cognitive performance. It shows different crystalline forms including hydrates. Therefore, it is very important to confirm the polymorphic forms in the formulations of pharmaceutical materials because polymorphs of the same drug often exhibit significant differences in solubility, bioavailability, processability and physical/chemical stability. In this paper, four different forms of donepezil hydrochloride were prepared and characterized using X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. This study showed that solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for obtaining structural information and the polymorphology of pharmaceutical solids.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2008년도 추계학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.538-544
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• 2008

Activated protein C (APC) is thought to exert antiinflammatory activities through the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR)-dependent cleavage of protease activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) in endothelial cells. Since thrombin cleaves PAR-1 with $\sim$3-4-orders of magnitude higher efficiency, and PAR-1 is a target for proinflammatory activities of thrombin, it is not understood how APC can elicit protective responses through the cleavage of PAR-1. In this study, we demonstrate that EPCR is associated with caveolin-1 in endothelial lipid rafts, but its occupancy by protein C leads to its dissociation from caveolin-1 and subsequent recruitment of PAR-1 to protective signaling pathways through the coupling of PAR-1 to Gi-protein. When EPCR is bound by protein C, the PAR-1-dependent protective response in endothelial cells can be mediated by either thrombin or APC. These results provide a new paradigm for understanding the mechanism through which PAR-1 and EPCR participate in cellular signaling events in endothelial cells.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.93-117
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• 2024

EU는 2022년 2월, 기업 공급망의 환경·인권 리스크 실사 이행 및 정보공시를 의무화하는 EU 기업 지속가능성 실사 지침(EU Corporation Sustainability Due Diligence Directive) 초안을 발표하였다. 추후 해당 지침의 최종안이 확정 및 발효되면 EU 회원국은 2년 내에 이를 자국법으로 제정하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 EU가 요구하는 공급망 실사 의무 요건에 대한 13개 국내 제약·바이오 기업의 대응 현황을 살펴보고, 환경·인권 영향 관리를 잘하고 있다고 평가받는 13개 글로벌 선진 기업의 대응 현황과 비교 분석하였다. 비교 분석을 위해 R을 활용해 텍스트 마이닝 분석을 수행하였다. 기본적인 단어빈도와 동시출현단어를 분석하였고 Latent Dirichlet Allocation 기법을 적용해 토픽 모델링을 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 선진 기업 대비 국내 제약·바이오 기업은 부정적 이슈의 식별 및 보고 체계와 공급망 실사 이행 프로세스가 미흡하며, 환경·인권 정보공시를 위한 데이터 관리 고도화가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 국내 제약·바이오 기업은 단순히 자금 지원 등의 수준을 넘어 중소기업 공급망이 가진 리스크를 체계적으로 파악하고, 이를 저감할 수 있는 차별화된 지원방안을 마련하여야 할 것으로 판단된다. 정부 역시 전문가 컨설팅, 재원 지원 등 국내 제약·바이오 기업 공급망 실사 대응 역량 강화를 위한 지원과 함께 우리나라의 독자적인 공급망 환경·인권 관리제도 의무화 시행을 통해 정책적인 뒷받침을 강화할 필요가 있다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.200.3-200.3
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• 2003

Reactive oxygen species(ROS) are produced at a high rate continuously as a by-product of aerobic metabolism. Several lines of evidence provided that ROS appears to cause to develop aging and various diseases. High level of hyaluronic acid with decreased molecular weight has been detected in patients with inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis. Hyaluronidase is an endohexosaminidase that initiates the degradation of hyaluronic acid with high molecular weight. Prunus persica Batsch var. davidiana Maximowicz has been known as a korean folk medicine for treatment of neuritis and rheumatism. (omitted)

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2010

K-$BEtest^{(R)}$ is a well known program for bioequivalence test using a $2{\times}2$ design. Lee et al.(1998) and Park et al.(1999) suggested a $3{\times}3$ and $3{\times}2$ design, and also discussed their benefits. We developed a computer program, called BioEquiv, which can analyze some complex experimental designs such as, $3{\times}3$ design and $3{\times}2$ design including a standard $2{\times}2$ design. This program is a user-friendly one and overcomes the disadvantages of K-$BEtest^{(R)}$. The detailed statistical formula and structure of BioEquiv are presented with some examples. The comparison between K-$BEtest^{(R)}$ and BioEquiv are given with actual data analysis. BioEquiv is able to present a table of ANOVA test over some complex experimental designs. Moreover K-$BEtest^{(R)}$ and BioEquiv draw the same result when data consists of $2{\times}2$ design.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2021

Ironically, marine bioresource production in Chungnam Province is the second-largest in the country. The province's marine bioresource production puts its lack of a marine bioindustry in the spotlight despite the region's favorable conditions to produce representative value-added and (ultra) high value-added products such as neutraceutical and/or pharmaceutical function. This juxtaposition is to be expected, as there are no institutions for training professionals in the field of marine biology or in the fisheries industry in the West Sea area. The unique features of the region require individuals with specialized training who have been educated in accordance with regional development and the specificity of the region. Recently, however, a plan has been initiated at the national level to foster the growth of the marine biology industry in the Chungnam Province on Korea's west coast. This plan includes increasing funds to the marine biology market to 1.2 trillion by 2030. If the Chungnam region wants to successfully revitalize the marine biology industry and put the increased funds to efficient use, it must first establish various research and (business) development (R&(B)D) plans regarding local marine biology infrastructures and marine biology programs at local universities. It must also focus on training specialists to protect, maintain, and develop the region's marine bio-resources to increase the growth of the region's bioindustry.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2004

The union of information-technology and biology presents great possibilities to both applications of bio-information and development of science and technology. Also, meaningful analysis of bio-information brings about a new innovation in the field of bio-market with the advent and growth of bioinformatics. Hence, bioinformatics is the most import aspect for establishing a science-technology-oriented society in the $21^{st}$ century. This article provides trends in current state of bioinformatics. Technological development of bioinformatics for the rapid growth of bio-industry means that using bioinformatics, a biologist can process and store enormous amount of data such as current Human Genome Project and future data in the field of biology. We have manly looked at the tends of bio-information, databases and mining tools that are generally used, and strategies and directions for the future.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.275-290
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• 2014

The marine ecosystem represents a vast and dynamic array of bio-resources attributed with its huge diversity and considered as potential untapped reservoirs for the development of functional foods for future health markets. Basically, marine microorganisms, sponges, algae, invertebrates such as crustaceans and mollusks along with marine fish species can be considered as marine bio-resources, which can be utilized to obtain different health benefits for humans, directly or after processing. Most of the bio-molecular components, such as lipids and proteins from these marine bio-resources, which can be extracted in large scale using the modern and advanced biotechnological approaches, are suitable drug candidates for the pharmaceutical industry as well as functional food ingredients for the food industry. Moreover, the furtherance of high throughput molecular biological techniques has already been incorporated with identification, mining and extraction of molecular components from marine bio-resources. In this review, potential marine bio-resources with respect to their extractable bio-molecules were described in details, while explaining the present and prospective methods of identification and extraction, which are integrated with advanced techniques in modern biotechnology. In addition, this provides an overview of future trends in marine biotechnology.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1807-1811
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• 2010

갈조류에서 에스트로겐 활성소재를 평가하기 위하여 in vitro 검출시스템을 사용하여 에스트로겐 효과를 가지는 분획을 검증하였다. 각각의 갈조류의 분획물들은 에탄올 추출로부터 물, 헥산, 부탄올 그리고 메탄올의 용매를 이용한 분획과정을 통해 제조하였다. 갈조류들의 수층 분획물에서 가장 높은 에스트로겐 활성을 보였다. 미역과 다시마의 수층 분획물들은 $500\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 $10^{-7}\;M$의 표준물질($17{\beta}$-estradiol)과 비슷한 활성을 보였으며, 곰피와 돌자반의 수층 분획물들은 $500\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 $10^{-8}\;M$의 표준물질보다 높은 활성을 보였다. 이 연구의 결과로 갈조류인 미역, 다시마, 곰피 및 돌자반의 수층 분획물에 에스트로겐 대체 작용을 할 수 있는 성분이 포함되어 있는 것을 확인하였으며, 이를 이용하여 폐경기 장애를 예방할 수 있는 에스트로겐 활성소재의 개발이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to characterize the putative anxiolytic-like effects of the 70% ethanol extract of Portulaca oleracea (EPO) using an elevated plus maze (EPM) in mice. The EPO was orally administered at 50, 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg to ICR mice, 1 h before the behavioral evaluation in the EPM, respectively. Control mice were treated with an equal volume of 10% tween 80, and positive control mice with diazepam (1 mg/kg). Single treatments of the EPO significantly increased the percentage of time spent and arm entries into the open arms of the EPM versus controls (P < 0.05). Moreover, there were no changes in the locomotor activity and myorelaxant effects in any group compared with the saline controls. In addition, the anxiolytic-like effects of the EPO were blocked by flumazenil (10 mg/kg, i.p), a $GABA_A$ antagonist not by WAY 100635 (0.3 mg/kg, i.p), a 5-$HT_{1A}$ receptor antagonist. These results indicate that P. oleracea is an effective anxiolytic agent, and suggest that the anxiolytic-like effects of P. oleracea is mediated via the GABAergic nervous system.