• 폴리머
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2014

본 논문은 저분자량의 폴리에틸렌이민을 폴리디아세틸렌 리포좀 표면에 연결하여 유전자를 세포 내로 전달할 수 있는 새로운 양이온성 고분자 리포좀 유전자 전달체 개발에 대한 결과이다. 폴리디아세틸렌 리포좀 제조 후에 자외선을 조사하여 고분자성 리포좀을 제조한 후, 유전자의 전달 효율을 높이기 위해 폴리에틸렌이민을 리포좀 표면에 커플링제를 이용하여 공유결합시켜서 PCDA-PEI 리포좀을 합성하였다. 제조한 고분자 리포좀을 이용하여 동물세포 내에서의 유전자 전달 및 발현 효율과 그에 따른 독성을 확인하는 연구를 수행하였다. 사용한 폴리에틸렌이민은 가지형이고 분자량은 2 kD인 것을 사용하였다. DNA와의 복합체 형성을 알아보기 위하여 전기영동 방법과 피코그린 형광 염색 시약을 사용하였으며 효율적으로 복합체를 형성하는 것을 확인하였다. 전달체의 효율과 독성을 확인하기 위하여 HEK 293 및 HeLa 세포를 사용하여 확인하였다. 실험 결과 PCDA-PEI 리포좀은 세포 내에서 비율이 높아질수록 유전자 전달 효율이 증가하는 경향을 보였고, 세포에 대한 독성도 상대적으로 낮음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 PCDA-PEI 리포좀이 효율적인 유전자 혹은 약물 전달체로 사용될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1800-1808
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• 2013

Dual-responsive amphiphilic block copolymers were synthesized by combining enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (eROP) of ${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone (CL) and ATRP of N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA). The obtained block copolymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), $^1H$ NMR and FTIR-IR. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of copolymer was determined by fluorescence spectra, it can be found that with hydrophilic block (PDMAEMA) increasing, CMC value of the polymer sample increased accordingly, and the CMC value was 0.012 mg/mL, 0.025 mg/mL and 0.037 mg/mL for $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{68}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{89}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{112}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{89}$ was chosen as drug carrier to study in vitro release profile of anti-cancer drug (taxol). The temperature and pH dependence of the values of hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of micelles, and self-assembly of the resulting block copolymers in water were evaluated by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The result showed that with the temperature increasing and pH decreasing, the Dh decreased. Drug-loaded nanoparticles were fabricated using paclitaxel as model. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) had been explored to study the morphology of the hollow micelles and the nanoparticles, revealing well-dispersed spheres with the average diameters both around 80 nm. In vitro release kinetics of paclitaxel from the nanoparticles was also investigated in different conditions (pH and temperature, etc.), revealing that the drug release was triggered by temperature changes upon the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) at pH 7.4, and at $37^{\circ}C$ by an increase of pH.

• 멤브레인
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2010

염료감응형 태양전지에 사용되기 위한 유기/무기 복합소재를 합성하였다. 다양한 분자량(600, 1,500, 2,000, 3,400)의 polyethylene glycol 양 끝단을 ethoxysilane기로 치환하여 전구체를 제조하였으며, 전구체간의 졸-겔 반응을 통하여 복합소재를 합성하였다. 전해질막은 유기/무기 복합소재를 KI 및 $I_2$로 도핑하여 제조하였으며, 제조한 전해질의 이온전도도 특성을 측정하였다. 전해질막의 이온전도도는 원료로 사용한 PEG에 크게 영향을 받았으며 가장 높은 이온전도도는 분자량 2,000의 PEG를 사용한 전해질막에서 볼 수 있었다. 복합전해질막은 이온전도도에 있어서 큰 향상을 보였다. PEO 전해질막에 비하여 분자량 2,000의 PEG를 사용하여 제조한 복합전해질막은 월등하게 높은 이온전도도를 보였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.736-742
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• 2005

Xyloglucan (XG), which exhibits thermal sol to gel transition, non-toxicity, and low gelation concentration, is of interest in the development of sustained release carriers for drug delivery. Drug-loaded XG beads were prepared by extruding dropwise a dispersion of indomethacin in aqueous XG solution (2 wt.-$\%$) through a syringe into corn oil. Enteric coating of XG bead was performed using Eudragit L 100 to improve the stability of XG bead in gastrointestinal (GI) track and to achieve gastroresistant drug release. Release behavior of indomethacin from XG beads in vitro was investigated as a function of loading content of drug, pH of release medium, and concentration of coating agent. Adhesive force of XG was also measured using the tensile test. Uniform-sized spherical beads with particle diameters ranging from 692 $\pm$ 30 to 819 $\pm$ 50 $\mu$m were obtained. The effect of drug content on the release of indomethacin from XG beads depended on the medium pH. Release of indomethacin from XG beads was retarded by coating with Eudragit and increased rapidly with the change in medium pH from 1.2 to 7.4. Adhesive force of XG was stronger than that of Carbopol 943 P, a well-known commercial mucoadhesive polymer, in wet state. Results indicate the enteric-coated XG beads may be suitable as a carrier for oral drug delivery of irritant drug in the stomach.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2007

여과막 생물반응기를 이용하여 $60^{\circ}C$에서 혐기 세균 복합체가 포도당으로부터 수소를 생산할 수 있는 최적조건을 연구하였다. 여과막 생물반응기는 연속교반 탱크반응기와 외부에 장착된 PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) 중공사막 여과장치로 구성되었다. 접종슬러지는 하수처리장 소화 슬러지조에서 얻었고, 포자형성 수소생산 미생물을 얻기 위해 $90^{\circ}C$에서 20분 간 열처리하였다. 16S rRNA PCR-DGGE(polymer chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) 분석을 통해 열처리 전후의 미생물상 변화를 조사하였다. 열처리 후 DGGE 밴드의 수는 감소하였고, 주요 밴드는 Clostridium perfringens와 유사한 염기서열을 나타내었다. 운전 기간 동안 바이오가스 내 수소함량은 60%(v/v)를 유지하였고, 메탄은 검출되지 않았다. 연속교반 탱크반응기를 여과막 없이 수력학적 체류 4시간에서 운전하였을 때 공급된 포도당의 95.0%가 제거되었고, 이때 균체농도 및 수소생산속도는 각각 1.35 g cell/L 및 7.4 L $H_2$/L/day이었다. 동일한 체류시간에서 PVDF중공사막 여과장치를 장착하여 연속교반 탱크반응기를 운전하였을 때, 균체농도는 1.62 g cel/L로 증가하였고 높은 포도당 제거율(99.5%) 및 수소생산속도(8.8 L $H_2$/L/day)가 관찰되었다. 40 nm 및 100 nm의 공극크기를 가진 여과막은 균체농도 및 수소생산 측면에서 유사한 성능을 나타내었다. 여과막 생물반응기는 여과막의 반복적인 세척을 통해 30일 이상 안정적으로 운전될 수 있었다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2007

Mucus is an aqueous gel complex with a constitution of about 95% water, high molecular weight glycoprotein (mucin), lipid, salts etc. Mucus appears to represent a significant barrier to the absorption of some compounds. Natural mucoadhesive agent was isolated and purified from the aqueous extract of the seeds of prosopis pallida (PP). Formulated tablet with the isolated material by wet granulation method. Some natural edible substances are in consideration for candidates as mucoadhesive agents to claim more effective controlled drug delivery as an alternative to the currently used synthetic mucoadhesive polymers. Subjected the materials obtained from natural source i.e. PP and standard synthetic substance, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose for evaluation of mucoadhesive property by various in vitro and in vivo methods. Through standard dissolution test and a model developed with rabbit, evaluated in vitro controlled release and bioadhesive property of theophylline formulation. Mucoadhesive agent obtained from PP showed good mucoadhesive potential in the demonstrated in vitro and in viνo models. The results suggest that the mucoadhesive agent showed controlled release properties by their application, substantially. In order to assess the gastrointestinal transit time in vivo, a radio opaque X-ray study performed in healthy rabbit testing the same controlled release formulation with and without bioadhesive polymer. Plasma levels of theophylline determined by the HPLC method and those allowed correlations to the in vitro mucoadhesive study results. Better correlation found between the results in different models. PP may acts as a better natural mucoadhesive agent in the extended drug delivery system.

• 한국생물정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물정보시스템생물학회 2000년도 International Symposium on Bioinformatics
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• pp.13-16
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• 2000

Microorganisms have been widely employed for the production of useful bioproducts including primary metabolites such as ethanol, succinic acid, acetone and butanol, secondary metabolites represented by antibiotics, proteins, polysaccharides, lipids and many others. Since these products can be obtained in small quantities under natural condition, mutation and selection processes have been employed for the improvement of strains. Recently, metabolic engineering strategies have been employed for more efficient production of these bioproducts. Metabolic engineering can be defined as purposeful modification of cellular metabolic pathways by introducing new pathways, deleting or modifying the existing pathways for the enhanced production of a desired product or modified/new product, degradation of xenobiotics, and utilization of inexpensive raw materials. Metabolic flux analysis and metabolic control analysis along with recombinant DNA techniques are three important components in designing optimized metabolic pathways, This powerful technology is being further improved by the genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics. Complete genome sequences are providing us with the possibility of addressing complex biological questions including metabolic control, regulation and flux. In silico analysis of microbial metabolic pathways is possible from the completed genome sequences. Transcriptome analysis by employing ONA chip allows us to examine the global pattern of gene expression at mRNA level. Two dimensional gel electrophoresis of cellular proteins can be used to examine the global proteome content, which provides us with the information on gene expression at protein level. Bioinformatics can help us to understand the results obtained with these new techniques, and further provides us with a wide range of information contained in the genome sequences. The strategies taken in our lab for the production of pharmaceutical proteins, polyhydroxyalkanoate (a family of completely biodegradable polymer), succinic acid and me chemicals by employing metabolic engineering powered by genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics will be presented.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2010

The effects of molecular weight (MW) and concentration on the rheological properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solutions in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were investigated at $30^{\circ}C$. Ubbelohde viscometer and rotational rheometer were employed for dilute and concentrated regime, respectively. In the dilute regime, the Mark-Houwink exponent ($\alpha$) of the solutions determined from three different MWs proved 0.73. The critical concentration (C*), in which the entanglement and overlap of polymer molecules began to take place, decreased with increasing the MW of PVA. Huggins constant ($K_H$) values ranged from 0.33 to 0.45 over the MW examined. In the log-log plot of $\eta_{sp}$ versus [$\eta$]C, the PVA with higher degree of polymerization (DP) gave a greater slope exhibiting the inflection point in the vicinity of C*. In the dynamic viscosity ($\eta'$) curve, the PVA solutions of DP 1700 presented Newtonian fluid behavior over most of the frequency range examined. However, the lower Newtonian flow region reduced with increasing the DP. As the PVA concentration increased, $\eta'$ was increased and the onset shear rate for pseudoplasticity was decreased. In the Cole-Cole plot, PVA solutions showed almost a single master curve in a slope of ca. 1.65 regardless of the DP. However, the increase of the concentration from 8 to 12 wt% for PVA solutions of DP 5000 decreased the slope from 1.73 to 1.57. In the tan $\delta$ curve, the onset frequency for sol-gel transition was shifted from 154 to 92 rad/s with increasing the DP from 3300 to 5000 and from 192 to 46 rad/s with increasing the concentration from 8 to 12 wt%. In addition, longer relaxation time ($\lambda$) was observed with increasing the DP and concentration.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.578-581
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• 1991

EPA 및 DHA가 각간 25, 10% 함유된 어유에 상업용 레시틴을 첨가하여 어유의 산화안정성에 미치는 레시틴의 산화 방지효과를 AOM 시험, Oven 시험, 중합물 시험, 색도 시험 등을 통해서 비교하였다. 레시틴을 첨가한 산화안정성은 제품의 종류에 따라 산화안정성에 차이는 있었으나 첨가량이 증가할수록 산화안정성이 증가됨을 알 수 있었다. 가장 우수한 항산화성을 갖고 있었던 레시틴(III)을 1, 5, 10%을 첨가함에 따라 AOM 조건에서 유도시간이 각각 310, 620, 840%로 증가하였다. 또한 레시틴(III)을 10% 첨가한 시료구에서는 AOM 조건에서 10시간까지 중합물이 생성되지 않았으나 색도는 저장시간이 경과할수록 증가하였고 고온에서 더욱 가속화되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2000

미생물로부터 고분자 물질을 생산하여 기능성 식품보조제로 사용하기 위한 일환으로 고점성의 biopolymer를 생산하는 균주를 분리하고 이 분리균에 대한 분류학적 성질 및 생성 biopolymer의 이화학적 성질을 조사하였다. 분리 균주는 Bacillus coagulans로 동정되었으며 Bacillus cuagulans CE-74라 명명하었다. Acetone과 ethanol 처리를 하여 crude biopolymer를 얻었으며, crude biopolymer를 DEAE-cellulose ion exchange cromatography, Sephadex G-100 및 Sepharose CL-2B를 사용하여 fraction I과 fraction II 두 분획을 분리 정제하였다. 분리된 분획의 구성 성분을 분석한 결과 당 성분은 검출되지 않았고, 아미노산 분석을 실시한 결과 fraction I은 lysine만으로 구성되어 있었으며, fraction II는 glutamic acid만이 검출되었다. 분자량은 fraction I은 약 42kD, fraction II는 약 $1.6{\times}10^3\;KD$로 추정되었다.