• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2006

Reproduction and organ structure of the pale chub, Zacco platypus in Isa stream were investigated by means of histological methods. The results of the study confirmed reproductive abnormality and histopathological features in the pale chub. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) of the fish showed two peak in April and August. In summer season, GSI of the male was about two times of the female's GSI. Monthly variation of the gonadal development was very irregular. From the histological analysis of the organ structure, epidermal atrophy, necrosis and hyperplasia of pigment cell were observed in the skin. Epithelial layer lifting and clubbing of the lamella and bifurcation of the filament were observed in the gill. Also histological changes as congestion, cytoplasmic degeneration of hepatic cell, degeneration of bile duct, glomerular dilatation, degeneration of renal tubule and pycnosis of interstitial cell were identified in the liver and kidney, respectively.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.384-391
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• 2015

In the course of survey of endophytic fungi from Bangladesh pumpkin seeds in 2011~2012, two strains (CNU111042 and CNU111043) with similar colony characteristics were isolated and characterized by their morphology and by molecular phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer, glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpd), and Alternaria allergen a1 (Alt a1) sequences. Phylogenetic analysis of all three sequences and their combined dataset revealed that the fungus formed a subclade within the A. alternata clade, matching A. burnsii and showing differences with its other closely related Alternaria species, such as A. longipes, A. tomato, and A. tomaticola. Long ellipsoid, obclavate or ovoid beakless conidia, shorter and thinner conidial size ($16{\sim}60[90]{\times}6.5{\sim}14[{\sim}16]{\mu}m$) distinguish this fungus from other related species. These isolates showed more transverse septation (2~11) and less longitudinal septation (0~3) than did other related species. Moreover, the isolate did not produce any diffusible pigment on media. Therefore, our results reveal that the newly recorded fungus from a new host, Cucurbita maxima, is Alternaria burnsii Uppal, Patel & Kamat.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 1997

Heliobacillus mobilis is a strictly anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium which contains a primitive Photosystem I-type reaction center. The membrane-bound cytochrome $C_{553}$ from the heliobacterium suggested to be the immediate electron donor to the photooxidized pigment (P798+) has been isolated and characterized. The heme protein was visualized as a major component with an apparent molecular size of 17kDa in TMBZ-staining analysis of the membrane preparation and showed characteristic $\alpha$ (552.5 nm), $\beta$ (522nm), and Soret absorption (416 nm) peaks of a typical reduced c-type cytochrome in the partially purified sample. The internal 43 amino acid sequence of the electron donor was obtained by chemical agent and protease treatments followed by N-terminal sequencing of the resulting fragments. The internal sequence carries lots of lysine residues and a Cys-X-X-Cys-His sequence motif which are the characteristics of typical c-type cytochromes. The analysis of the sequence by FAST or FASTA program, however, did not show any significant similarity to other known heme proteins.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.29.1-29.11
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• 2020

Maize seed pigmentation is one of the important issue to develop maize seed breeding. The differently gene expression was characterized and compared for three inbred lines, such as the pigment accumulated seed (CM22) and non-pigmented seed (CM5 and CM19) at 10 days after pollination. We obtained a total of 63,870, 82,496, and 54,555 contigs by de novo assembly to identify gene expression in the CM22, CM5, and CM19, respectably. In differentially expressed gene analysis, it was revealed that 7,044 genes were differentially expressed by at least two-fold, with 4,067 upregulated in colored maize inbred lines and 2,977 upregulated in colorless maize inbred lines. Of them,18 genes were included to the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathways, while 15 genes were upregulated in both CM22/5 and CM22/19. Additionally, 37 genes were detected in the metabolic pathway concern to the seed pigmentation by BINs analysis using MAPMAN software. Finally, these differently expressed genes may aid in the research on seed pigmentation in maize breeding programs.

• Mycobiology
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.429-439
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• 2018

To develop a convenient promoter analysis system for fungi, a null-pigment mutant (NPG) of Aspergillus nidulans was used with the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPTase) gene, npgA, which restores the normal pigmentation in A. nidulans, as a new reporter gene. The functional organization of serially deleted promoter regions of the A. nidulans trpC gene and the Cryphonectria parasitica crp gene in filamentous fungi was representatively investigated to establish a novel fungal promoter assay system that depends on color complementation of the NPG mutant with the PPTase npgA gene. Several promoter regions of the trpC and crp genes were fused to the npgA gene containing the 1,034-bp open reading frame and the 966-bp 3' downstream region from the TAA, and the constructed fusions were introduced into the NPG mutant in A. nidulans to evaluate color recovery due to the transcriptional activity of the sequence elements. Serial deletion of the trpC and crp promoter regions in this PPTase reporter assay system reaffirmed results in previous reports by using the fungal transformation step without a laborious verification process. This approach suggests a more rapid and convenient system than conventional analyses for fungal gene expression studies.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2021

Safflower, a natural dye representing red, is the dye that materials and dyeing method are recorded in the literature, including materials and dyeing. Although the safflower is the same, the ash used as a mordant is recorded differently in each literature, which greatly affects the aesthetic perspective in realizing the traditional safflower red. Therefore, the optimal conditions for realizing the traditional safflower red were sought. The experiment was conducted by pH investigation, dyeing and color analysis by dyeing solution water, concentration, and temperature by ash, and the unique color of red was confirmed. As a result of the test, the pH point of time when the uniq ue color was expressed was 11.53 as goosefoot ash (natural bedrock water), which was 1:100 for concentration and 70℃ for temperature, which was easier to extract red pigment than other ash, indicating that it is suitable for safflower dyeing. The analysis of the ash showed that K and Si play an important role in dyeing, especially Si, which is an element that inhibits carthamon. The color of red was similar to that of KS Standard vivid purplish red in the ash of the goosefoot, and the other ash was deep purplish pink. In the light of findings, it was possible to quantify the dyeing method through traditional materials and find the standard color of red color, and it is judged to be a basic data for studying the unique color of natural materials.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2011

This paper studies the experimental method that uses the homogeneous precipitation method to prepare mica flakes coated with anatase-type titania pearlescent pigment with urea as precipitant. The optimum technology parameters, the chemical composition, the microstructure, and the color property of resulting pigments are discussed. The coating principle of mica coated titania with various coating thickness is analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and tested by spectrophotometer analysis. The colored nanocrystalline pigments with different morphology and coating thickness 45-170 nm were prepared by homogeneous precipitation treatment of $TiOSO_4$(titanum oxysulfate) aqueous solutions. Characterizations on the pigments show that the pearlescent effects of the pigments depend mainly on mica size, thickness of the metal oxide deposit, its chemical composition, and crystal structure.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.255-264
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• 2020

With the development of synthetic dyes, excellent dyeing properties and massive production became possible. On the other hand, natural dyeing technology has gradually disappeared. However, the international environmental and human safety requirements of the apparel and textile industry are increasing, and there is a growing interest in safer and more environmentally friendly products. Accordingly, the public's interest in natural dyeing is increasing. To meet these demands, it is first necessary to clarify the stages of production and distribution of natural dyes. It is necessary to evaluate whether the product is a natural dye product and study the suitability of the natural dye product through qualitative and quantitative assessment of the indicator components of the natural dye. Typical of three natural dyes did qualitative and quantitative analysis by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS. Products dyed using natural dye three products were analyzed, and the presence or absence of detection of each indicator components was confirmed to confirm whether the product was dyed using natural dyes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.170-176
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• 1983

미생물을 이용한 식량자원개발의 일환으로 분리배양한 전분이용성 효모, Sporobolomyces holsaticus FRI Y-5의 균체성분에 대하여 검토하였다. 효모균체의 일반조 성분으로서 총 탄수화물이 33.08%, 조단백질이 45.63%, 조지방이 20.01%, 회분이 3.04%였으며, 그 밖에 색소수출물이 4.46%였다. 완전세포(Whole cell)의 가용성단백질함량은 cold and hot NaOH extraction 시 40.89%였으며, 이때 조단백질과 가용성단백질 함량으로부터 핵산함량이 7.6%로 추정되었다. 균체단백질의 아미노산 분석결과, 표준단백질에 비하여 필수아미노산 중 threonine, valine, isoleucine이 약간 적었으며 그때 제한아미노산인 valine의 단백가는 89.4였다. 균체지방의 지방산 조성은 $C_{16:0}$이 6.5%였고, $C_{18:0}$이 2.4%, $C_{18:1}$이 81.9%, $C_{18:2}$이 3.2%, $C_{18:3}$이 6.0%였으며, 이 때 $C_{18:1}$이 특이하게 많았다. 또한 이 효모균체는 미량원소로서 Fe나 Ca에 비하여 Mg과 K을 많이 함유하고 있었으며, 각각 365.33mg/100g, 282.75mg/100g이었고, 비타민 중 $Vit.\;B_2$는 3.7mg/100g이나 niacin은 검출되지 않았다. 색소수출물의 흡광도 실험결과, carotenoid계 색소가 확인되었으며 자외선부분에서 태양광에 파괴되지 않는 물질을 발견하였다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.331-339
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 천연 안료 중 남동광(Azurite)으로 제조된 청색계열 안료 입도의 단계별 분포특성을 파악하고자 국내 외 청색계열 안료 57종을 선정, Malvern사의 Mastersizer2000을 이용하여 입도분석을 실시하였다. 실험 결과, 국내 외에서 시판되고 있는 청색 안료 일부를 제외하고는 비교적 단계별 입도 분리가 잘 되어 있으며, 안료의 입도가 작아질수록 Span 값은 증가하고 입도 분포 범위는 넓어지는 특징을 확인할 수 있었다. Friedman and Sanders가 제안한 Grain size를 기준으로 보면 대부분의 안료는 주로 모래와 실트영역에 해당하였으며 B-100은 72.2%가 점토영역에 해당되었고 A-14는 자갈에 해당하는 영역이 2.5%를 차지하였다. 나아가 동일 성분의 안료라 할지라도 입자 크기에 따라 안료의 발색특성이 다르며 흡유량, 비중, 작업성 등 중요물성에 밀접한 영향을 미친다. 이에 대한 추가적 실험이 필요하며 물리적 특성과 입도분포 특징에 대한 정보는 천연 안료의 취급을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.