• Biomedical Science Letters
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.251-256
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• 2002

This study was undertaken to determine the underlying mechanisms of reactive oxygen species-induced cell injury in renal epithelial cells and whether there is a difference in the role of lipid peroxidation between freshly isolated renal cells and cultured renal cells. Rabbit renal cortical slices were used as a model of freshly isolated cells and opossum kidney (OK) cells as a model of cultured cells. Cell injury was estimated by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release in renal cortical slices and frypan blue exclusion in OK cells. $H_2O$$_2$ was used as a drug model of reactive oxygen species. $H_2O$$_2$ induced cell injury in a dose-dependent manner in both cell types. However, renal cortical slices were resistant to $H_2O$$_2$ approximately 50-fold than OK cells. $H_2O$$_2$-induced cell injury was prevented by thiols (glutathione and dithiothreitol) and iron chelators (deferoxamine and phenanthroline) in both cell types. $H_2O$$_2$-induced cell injury in renal cortical slices was completely prevented by antioxidants N,N-diphenyl-p -phenylenediamine and Trolox, but the cell injury was not affected by these antioxidants in OK cells. $H_2O$$_2$ increased lipid peroxidation in both cell types, which was completely inhibited by the antioxidants. These results suggest that $H_2O$$_2$ induces cell injury through a lipid peroxidation-dependent mechanism in freshly isolated renal cells, but via a mechanism independent of lipid peronidation in cultured cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.119-119
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• 2010

다층박막구조를 갖는 유기발광소자는 저분자 증착 기술이 발전함에 따라 다양한 구조로 제작이 가능해 다양한 구조 설계를 통하여 발광특성을 향상할 수 있게 되었다. 다층박막구조에서 유기발광소자의 발광효율을 향상시키기 위하여 다양한 주입층과 수송층을 사용하여 전하의 주입 장벽과 이동도를 제어할 수 있다. 저분자 유기발광소자에서 가장 많이 이용되는 tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3) 또는 7-diphenyl-1, 10-phenanthroline (BPhen)을 단일구조로 전자수 송층으로 사용한 유기발광소자의 발광 메커니즘에 대한 연구가 많이 진행되었지만, Alq3 와 BPhen 을 같이 사용하였을 때 나타나는 전기적 특성과 광학적 특성에 대한 연구는 미미하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전자 수송층으로 Alq3 와 BPhen 을 다중 이종구조를 사용하여 녹색 유기발광소자를 제작하고 이의 전기적 특성과 광학적 특성을 연구하였다. 유기발광소자를 제작한 후 Alq3와 BPhen 다중 이종구조의 위치와 이종구조 개수의 변화에 따라 발광 특성 비교를 위하여 인가된 전압에 대한 전류밀도와 휘도, 발광 효율 및 전력 효율을 측정하였다. 다중 이종구조로 제작할 경우 단일 BPhen층의 두께가 얇아지기 때문에 단일 이종구조의 소자보다 BPhen층의 정공차단 능력이 저하되어 저전압에서는 Alq3/BPhen 계면에서의 누설되는 정공의 수가 증가하였다. 또한 이종구조의 수가 증가할수록 단일 이종구조일 때에 비하여 인가된 전압에 대한 전류밀도가 감소하였다. 이는 Alq3와 BPhen 내에서 각각 전자의 이동도가 다르기 때문에 Alq3/BPhen 이종계면에서 전자가 축적되어 공간전하를 형성하므로 내부전계가 형성되어 구동전압이 증가하는 것으로 보인다. 그러나 다중 이종구조로 된 전자 수송층을 포함한 유기발광소자의 발광 효율은 구동전압의 변화에 따라 변하지 않는다. 이종계면의 수가 증가함에 따라 각각의 이종계면에서 축적되는 전자의 양이 감소하기 때문에 고전압에서 발광효율의 저하가 감소하였다. 그러므로 다중 이종구조를 가진 전자수송층 내에서 전자의 주입과 수송에 대한 원리는 안정화된 발광효율을 가지는 유기발광소자를 제작하는데 중요하다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.305-309
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• 1992

Cytosine deaminase (EC 3.5.4.1) from BaciNus stc~urorhermophilus was partially purified 7.2-fold with an overall yield of 52.7%. The partially purified enzyme deiiminated cytosine only.but not 5-methylcytosine and 5-fluorocytosine. The apparent Michaclis constant. Km valuefor cytosine was 5.9 mM. The enzyme was relatively stable in the range of pH 4.0 to 7.0.furthermore extremely thermo-stable : more than 75'X) of the activity was remained afterheating at 80$^{\circ}$C for I0 min at pH 6.5. The enzyme had a pH optimum at around pH7.0 to 7.5. and temperature optimum at 35 to 31$^{\circ}$C. And the activation energ (En value)determined from an Arrhenius plot was 26 Kcal/mol. The enzyme activity was stronglyinhibited by heavy metal ions such as Cd", Hg". Cut' at 1 mM, anJ by o-phenanthroline,and p-chloromcrcuribcnzoate at I mM. But the enrymc activity was activatetl increased byGMP, and CMP at 1 mM.ased by GMP, and CMP at 1 mM.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 2014

Objectives: This study was undertaken to isolate a fibrinolytic enzyme from the snake venom of Gloydius blomhoffii siniticus and to investigate its enzymatic characteristics and hemorrhagic activity as a potential pharmacopuncture agent. Methods: The fibrinolytic enzyme was isolated by using chromatography, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and fibrin plate assay. The characteristics of the enzyme were investigated using fibrin plate assay, protein hydrolysis analysis, and hemorrhage assay. Its amino acid composition was determined. Results: The fibrinolytic enzyme with the molecular weight of 32kDa (FE-32kDa) from Gloydius blomhoffii siniticus showed a fibrin hydrolysis zone at the concentration of 0.2 mg/mL in the fibrin plate assay. The fibrin hydrolysis activity of the enzyme was inhibited completely by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), ethyleneglycoltetraacetic acid (EGTA), and 1, 10-phenanthroline, thiothreitol and cysteine, and partially by phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride (PMSF). Metal ions such as $Fe^{2+}$ and $Hg^{2+}$ inhibited the fibrin hydrolysis completely, but $Zn^{2+}$ enhanced it. FE-32kDa hydrolyzed ${\alpha}$-chain but did not hydrolyze ${\beta}$-chain and ${\gamma}$-chain of fibrinogen. High-molecular-weight polypeptides of gelatin were hydrolyzed partially into low-molecular-weight polypeptides, but the extent of hydrolysis was limited. FE-32kDa induced hemorrhage beneath back skin of mice at the dose of $2{\mu}g$. Conclusions: FE-32kDa is a ${\alpha}$-fibrin(ogen)olytic metalloprotease that requires $Zn^{2+}$ for fibrinolytic activity and causes hemorrhage, suggesting that the enzyme is not appropriate for use as a clinical pharmacopuncture.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.264-271
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• 2006

Two fibrinolytic enzymes were purified from the culture supernatant of Fomitella fraxinea mycelia by ion-exchange and gel filtration chromatographies, and were designated as F. fraxenia proteases 1 and 2 (FFP1 and FFP2). The apparent molecular masses of the enzymes were estimated to be 32 kDa and 42 kDa, respectively, by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration chromatography. Both enzymes had the same optimal temperature ($40^{\circ}C$), but different pH optima (10.0 and 5.0 for FFP1 and FFP2, respectively). FFP1 was relatively stable at pH 7.0-9.0 and temperature below $30^{\circ}C$, whereas FFP2 was very stable in the pH range of 4-11 and temperature below $40^{\circ}C$. FFPI activity was completely inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and aprotinin, indicating that this enzyme is a serine protease. The activity of FFP2 was enhanced by the addition of $CO^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$ and inhibited by $Cu^{2+},\;Ni^{2+}$, and $Hg^{2+}$. Furthermore, FFP2 activity was strongly inhibited by EDTA and 1,10-phenanthroline, implying that the enzyme is a metalloprotease. Both enzymes readily hydrolyzed fibrinogen, preferentially digesting the $A{\alpha}$- and $B{\beta}$-chains of fibrinogen over ${\gamma}$-chain. FFP1 showed broad substrate specificity for synthetic substrates, but FFP2 did not. $K_{m}$ and $V_{max}$ values of FFP1 for a synthetic substrate, N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNA, were 0.213 mM and 39.68 units/ml, respectively. The first 15 amino acids of the N-terminal sequences of both enzymes were APXXPXGPWGPQRIS and ARPP(G)VDGQ(R,I)SK(L)ETLPE, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.311-312
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• 2010

The fabricated photovoltaic cells based on PIN heterojunctions, in this study, have a structure of ITO/poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS)/donor/donor:C60(10nm)/C60(35nm)/2, 9-dimethyl-4, 7-diphenyl-1, 10-phenanthroline(8nm)/Al(100nm). The thicknesses of an active layer(donor:C60), an electron transport layer(C60), and hole/exciton blocking layer(BCP) were fixed in the organic photovoltaic cells. We investigated the performance characteristics of the PIN organic photovoltaic cells with copper phthalocyanine(CuPc), tetracene and pentacene as a hole transport layer. Discussion on the photovoltaic cells with CuPc, tetracene and pentacene as a hole transport layer is focussed on the dependency of the power conversion efficiency on the deposition rate and thickness of hole transport layer. The device performance characteristics are elucidated from open-circuit-voltage(Voc), short-circuit-current(Jsc), fill factor(FF), and power conversion efficiency($\eta$). As the deposition rate of donor is reduced, the power conversion efficiency is enhanced by increased short-circuit-current(Jsc). The CuPc-based PIN photovoltaic cell has the limited dependency of power conversion efficiency on the thickness of hole transport layer because of relatively short exciton diffusion length. The photovoltaic cell using tetracene as a hole transport layer, which has relatively long diffusion length, has low efficiency. The maximum power conversion efficiencies of CuPc, tetracene, and pentacene-based photovoltaic cells with optimized deposition rate and thickness of hole transport layer have been achieved to 1.63%, 1.33% and 2.15%, respectively. The photovoltaic cell using pentacene as a hole transport layer showed the highest efficiency because of dramatically enhanced Jsc due to long diffusion length and strong thickness dependence.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.320-320
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• 2011

차세대 디스플레이로 각광 받고 있는 유기발광소자는 빠른 응답속도, 넓은 시야각 및 얇은 두께로 제작이 가능한 장점들을 가지고 있으나, 고효율 유기발광소자를 제작하기 위하여 엑시톤 형성 효율을 증가시키고 형성된 엑시톤의 소멸을 감소시켜 발광 효율을 증진하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 유기발광소자의 발광 효율을 증진하기 위하여 소자의 구조에 대한 구조적 연구와 발광 물질에 대한 재료적 연구 등이 진행되고 있으며, 그 중에서 발광층에 사용하는 인광 물질은 삼중항 상태의 엑시톤을 광자로 천이할 수 있는 특성이 있어서 높은 발광 효율의 유기발광소자 제작이 가능하기 때문에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 인광 물질을 사용한 유기발광소자의 엑시톤 수명이 형광 물질을 사용한 유기발광소자의 엑시톤 수명보다 길기 때문에, 인광 물질을 사용한 유기발광소자에서 형성된 삼중항 엑시톤끼리 서로 충돌하여 소멸될 확률이 높아지는 문제점이 있다. 또한, 인광물질을 사용한 유기발광소자 동작시에 높은 전류 영역에서 삼중항 엑시톤 형성 양이 많아서 삼중항 엑시톤 소멸 확률이 증가하는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 고효율 유기발광소자를 제작하기 위하여 유기발광소자의 발광층으로 인광 호스트 물질에 iridium을 포함한 중금속 착화합물 계열의 녹색 인광 도펀트 물질인 tris(2-phenylpyridine) iridium(III) ($Ir(ppy)_3$)를 도핑하였다. 제작된 유기발광소자는 전류 증가에 따른 삼중항 엑시톤 충돌로 인한 발광 효율 감소를 억제하기 위하여 인광 도펀트인 $Ir(ppy)_3$와 같은 lowest unoccupied molecular orbital 준위를 가지는 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline 전자 수송층을 사용하였다. 전기적 및 광학적 특성 분석 결과 제작된 유기발광소자에서 삼중항 엑시톤 소멸을 최소화하여 발광 효율이 증가한 것을 확인하였다. 본 실험의 결과는 $Ir(ppy)_3$을 도핑한 녹색 인광 유기발광소자의 삼중항 엑시톤 충돌을 억제하여 유기발광소자의 발광 효율을 증진하는 메커니즘을 이해하는데 중요하다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.40-46
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• 1995

A new analytical luminescence method for the Tb+3 and Eu+3 ions was studied using the fluorescence enhancement of the ions on the TLC plate. Compared to the specific emission intensities of the ions in aqueous or ethanol solution, if spotted on the TLC plate, the line intensities were extremely enhanced. There was additional enhancement effect of the lines from the ions on the TLC plate, if treated with ο-phenanthroline. Based on the luminescence enhancement, the detection limit of the ions was lowered more than 6 order of magnitude compared to the luminescence method using solution samples. The energy-transfer mechanism was also explained for the theoretical back ground of the luminescence enhancement.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1259-1263
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• 2012

Two metal compounds, $[Co(phen)_2(H_2O)_2]{\cdot}2H_2SIP{\cdot}2H_2O$ 1 and $[Ni(phen)_3]{\cdot}2H_2SIP{\cdot}3H_2O$ 2, have been obtained by incorporating 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 5-sulfoisophthalic acid monosodium salt ($NaH_2SIP$) ligands under hydrothermal conditions. Meanwhile, the two compounds were characterized by element analysis, IR, XRD, TG-DTA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both 1 and 2 present 3D supramolecular structures via O-H${\cdots}$O hydrogen bond interactions. Luminescent properties for 1 and 2 were also studied. The compound 1 has two fluorescence emission peaks centered at 398 nm attributed to the intraligand emission from the SIP ligand and at 438 nm assigned to the combined interaction of intraligand ${\pi}^*-{\pi}$ transitions of the phen ligand and ligand-to-metal-charge-transfer (LMCT) transitions (${\lambda}_{ex}$ = 233 nm). The compound 2 shows one emission band centered at 423 nm with a shoulder peak at 434 nm which may be originated from the intraligand ${\pi}^*-{\pi}$ transitions of the phen ligand (${\lambda}_{ex}$ = 266 nm).

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.199-203
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• 2008

High-efficiency phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes using TCTA-TAZ as a double host and $Ir(ppy)_3$ as a dopant were fabricated and their electro-luminescence properties were evaluated. The fabricated devices have the multi-layered organic structure of 2-TNATA/NPB/(TCTA-TAZ) : $Ir(ppy)_3$/BCP/SFC137 between an anode of ITO and a cathode of LiF/AL. In the device structure, 2-TNATA[4,4',4"-tris(2-naphthylphenyl-phenylamino)-triphenylamine] and NPB[N,N'-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N'-diphenyl-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine] were used as a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, respectively. BCP [2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline] was introduced as a hole blocking layer and an electron transport layer, respectively. TCTA [4,4',4"-tris(N-carbazolyl)-triphenylamine] and TAZ [3-phenyl-4-(1-naphthyl)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole] were sequentially deposited, forming a double host doped with $Ir(ppy)_3$ in the [TCTA-TAZ] : $Ir(ppy)_3$ region. Among devices with different thickness combinations of TCTA ($50\;{\AA}-200\;{\AA}$) and TAZ ($100\;{\AA}-250\;{\AA}$) within the confines of the total host thickness of $300\;{\AA}$ and an $Ir(ppy)_3$-doping concentration of 7%, the best electroluminescence characteristics were obtained in a device with $100\;{\AA}$-think TCTA and $200\;{\AA}$-thick TAZ. The $Ir(ppy)_3$ concentration in the doping range of 4%-10% in devices with an emissive layer of [TCTA ($100\;{\AA}$)-TAZ ($200\;{\AA}$)] : $Ir(ppy)_3$ gave rise to little difference in the luminance and current efficiency.