• BMB Reports
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.154-159
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• 2022

Protein S-glutathionylation is a reversible post-translational modification on cysteine residues forming a mixed disulfide with glutathione. S-glutathionylation, not only protects proteins from oxidation but also regulates the functions of proteins involved in various cellular signaling pathways. In this study, we developed a method for the detection of S-glutathionylated proteins (ProSSG) using eosin-glutathione (E-GSH) and mouse glutaredoxin 1 (mGrx1). ProSSG was efficiently and specifically labeled with E-GSH to form ProSSG-E via thiol-disulfide exchange. ProSSG-E was readily luminescent allowing the detection of ProSSG with semi-quantitative determination. In addition, a deglutathionylation enzyme mGrx1 specifically released E-GSH from ProSSG-E, which increased fluorescence allowing a sensitive determination of ProSSG levels. Application of the method to the adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells showed specific detection of ProSSG and its increase upon differentiation induction, which was consistent with the result obtained by conventional immunoblot analysis, but with greater specificity and sensitivity.

• 급식외식위생학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2022

As one of the post-COVID-19 response strategies, representative processed products derived from the natural plant material flaxseed and a dietary supplement fortified with female hormones (estrogens) were developed in Canada, an eco-friendly country was introduced. These products were: 1) flaxseed oil to help maintain cognitive and immune function, 2) Lignan50, a substance with effects similar to estrogen, a female hormone, 3) XanFlax, a thickener for confectionery/baking and egg substitute, 4) MediFlax, a constipation reliever, 5) SesaFlax, which has a fragrance similar to sesame, 6) Linusorb, which is effective for its pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory/anti-oxidation and anti-aging properties, and 7) LinuLyte, a water/electrolyte supplement containing high dietary fiber. It is expected that these dietary products will help maintain and promote health as part of a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.320-327
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• 2023

In this study, the nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)₂) electrode for supercapacitor was prepared via hydrothermal method. Based on the nickel (Ni) foam, the electrode does not require any additional binder material or post-processing. Nickel nitrate (Ni(NO₃)₂) and hexamethylenetetramine (C₆H₁₂N₄) were used for synthesis, and the synthesis condition was 12 hours at 80 ℃. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) were used to analyze the structural characteristics of the electrode, and it shown that the nickel hydroxide was successfully prepared after only the one-step hydrothermal synthesis. The electrochemical properties were analyzed through the half-cell test. The prepared electrode shown a pair of oxidation/reduction peaks, indicating that the driving method included the redox reaction on the electrode surface. After the charge/discharge test, the specific capacitance was calculated as the value of 438 F/g at 3 A/g.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제50권
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• pp.215-224
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• 2023

Disinfecting water containing pathogenic microbes is crucial to the food safety of fresh green agricultural products. The UV-activated peracetic acid (UV/PAA) treatment process is an efficient advanced oxidation process (AOP) and a versatile approach to disinfecting waterborne pathogens. However, its effects on plant growth remain largely unknown. This study found that low-dose UV/PAA treatment induced moderate oxidative stress but enhanced the innate immunity of Arabidopsis against Pseudomonas syringae pv. (Pst) DC3000. When applied as water sources, 5- and 10-ppm UV/PAA treatments slightly reduced biomass and root elongation in Arabidopsis seedlings grown under hydroponic conditions. Meanwhile, treatments of the same doses enhanced defense against Pst DC3000 infection in leaves. Accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and callose increased in UV/PAA-treated Arabidopsis samples, and during the post-infection period, UV/PAA-treated seedlings maintained vegetative growth, whereas untreated seedlings showed severe growth retardation. Regarding molecular aspects, priming-related defense marker genes were rapidly and markedly upregulated in UV/PAA-treated Arabidopsis samples. Conclusively, UV/PAA treatment is an efficient AOP for disinfecting water and protecting plants against secondary pathogenic attacks.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.323-336
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• 2019

한반도에서 중생대 화성활동은 주로 트라이아스기 후-충돌대형, 쥐라기 조산대형 그리고 후기 백악기 후-조산대형 화성활동으로 대표되며, 각 지질시대별 광화작용의 다양성은 마그마의 지화학적 특성과 함께 정치 심도의 차별성에서 유도된 서로 다른 지열수계로부터 발생하게 되었다. 백악기 금속광화작용은 후-조산대형 천부 화성활동과 관련된 약 115~45 Ma(주 광화기; 약 100~60 Ma)의 광범위한 기간에 걸쳐서 진행되었으며, 대부분 금속광상은 소규모 암주형 화강암체를 따라 집중되는 공간적 배태양상을 보인다. 경기육괴와 영남육괴에서 후기 백악기 금속광상은 전반적으로 공주-음성 단층계와 영동-광주 단층계 및 경상분지의 경계부를 따라 분포하며, 대부분 원지성 천열수~중열수 Au-Ag 맥상 광상 또는 점이성 중열수 Zn-Pb-Cu 맥상 광상으로 산출되고 있다. 반면에 태백산분지, 옥천대 및 경상분지에서는 스카른형, 탄산염교대형, 열수충진형 맥상, 반암형, 각력 파이프형, 칼린형 광상과 같은 다양한 광상 유형으로부터 상이한 금속종이 산출되고 있다. 후기 백악기 금속광화작용은 지역에 따라 광화유체의 유동성 차이뿐만 아니라, 관계 화강암의 근접성 차이에서 나타나는 침전 환경의 차별성으로부터 다양한 광상유형 및 광종이 유도되었다. 백악기 광상 유형의 다양성은 근본적으로 관계화성암의 분화도 및 산화도와 같은 지화학적 특성에 따라 좌우되지만, 광화유체는 전반적으로 중간황형~저황형(intermediate~low sulfidation) 열수의 진화 특성을 보인다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 고체산화물 연료전지의 공기극 집전체로 사용되고 있는 고가의 Ag 소재를 대체하고자 전도성 세라믹이 코팅된 mesh 형태의 Crofer 22 APU 집전체를 개발하였다. 고전자전도성의 $(La_{0.80}Sr_{0.20})_{0.98}MnO_3$ (LSM)을 습식 스프레이법으로 코팅하여 고온 산화 및 전기적 특성의 열화를 억제하고자 하였다. $800^{\circ}C$의 산화 실험 결과에 의하면 LSM이 코팅된 Crofer mesh의 면저항(area-specific resistance)은 mesh의 제작에 사용된 와이어 지름과 접촉 부위의 형상등 실제 접촉점의 수 및 면적을 좌우하는 mesh의 특성에 의해 좌우되었다. 또한 LSM 코팅 후 $H_2/N_2$ 분위기에서의 열처리를 통해 Crofer mesh와 LSM 코팅층 계면에서의 Cr 함유 산화물의 형성을 효과적으로 억제하여 전기적 특성의 열화를 억제할 수 있다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.202-208
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• 2001

In Recent results suggested that doping $Ta_2O_5$ with a small amount of $TiO_2$ using standard ceramic processing techniques can increase the dielectric constant of $Ta_2O_5$ significantly. In this paper, this concept is studied using RTCVD (Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition). Ti-doped $Ta_2O_5$ films are deposited using $TaC_{12}H_{30}O_5N$, $C_8H_{24}N_4Ti$, and $O_2$ on both Si and $NH_3$-nitrided Si substrates. An $NH_3$-based interface layer at the Si surface is used to prevent interfacial oxidation during the CVD process and post deposition annealing is performed in $H_2/O_2$ ambient to improve film quality and reduce leakage current. A sputtered TiN layer is used as a diffusion barrier between the Al gate electrode and the $TaTi_xO_y$ dielectric. XPS analyses confirm the formation of a ($Ta_2O_5)_{1-x}(TiO_2)_x$ composite oxide. A high quality $TaTi_xO_y$ gate stack with EOT (Equivalent Oxide Thickness) of $7{\AA}$ and leakage current $Jg=O.5A/textrm{cm}^2$ @ Vg=-1.0V has been achieved. We have also succeeded in forming a $TaTi_x/O_y$ composite oxide by rapid thermal oxidation of the as-deposited CVD TaTi films. The electrical properties and Jg-EOT characteristics of these composite oxides are remarkably similar to that of RTCVD $Ta_2O_5, suggesting that the dielectric constant of $Ta_2O_5$ is not affected by the addition of $TiO_2$.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2001

Stricter environmental demands have increased the need to replace conventional C/D bleaching sequence by chlorine-free sequence. Permanganate is well known as a powerful oxidant and have been used industrially in variable fields. However, it has considered to be difficult to use permanganate as a bleaching reagent because of its strong oxidative effect decreasing the viscosity of pulps extremely. We have tried to use permanganate as a bleaching reagent for KP under the mild condition and it was clear that pernanganate oxidized lignin remained in pulps selectively and increased pulp brightness decreasing K number of pulps with small degradation of cellulose. We have employed the neutral condition in the permanganate bleaching process in this study. In this case, permanganate was converted to manganese dioxide after bleaching reaction. The manganese dioxide is remained in the treated pulp fibers because of its insolublity in water. So it was required to reduction the manganese oxide to manganese ion by using reductants with acid. In this paper, we proposed to use oxalic acid as a reducing reagent converting manganese oxide to manganese ion after bleaching reaction. Oxalic acid plays the role as a reductant and a acid, so post-treatment after bleaching became to be easy by using oxalic acid. On the study using lignin model compounds, it was clear that permaganate react with phenols firstly, after that oxalic acid reduce the manganese oxide to manganese ion in the mixture of permanganate, phenols and oxalic acid. Several lignin model compounds ($\textit{p}$-hydroxybenzaldehyde, vanillin, syringaldehyde, veratraldehyde) are selected to elucidate the effect of substituents on reaction rate and its mechanism with permanganate including oxalic acid in this study. Except for veratraldehyde, the rate of oxidative degradation of phenolic compounds by permanganate with oxalic acid are higher than neutral condition. Especially, the degradation rate of $\textit{p}$-hydroxybenzaldehyde are strongly dependent on pH of reaction mixture. On the other hand, the degradation rate of veratraldehyde are decreased with decreasing pH and main degradation product is veratric acid. This result indicate that pH of bleaching liquor should be kept over 2 to degrade of non-phenolic lignin in the pulps effectively in permanganate bleaching.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1756-1763
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• 2017

Objective: The study aimed at assessing the effects of frozen storage duration on quality characteristics, lipid oxidation and sensory quality of various horse muscles. Methods: Five representative muscles: longissimus dorsi (LD), gluteus medius (GM), semimembranosus (SM), biceps femoris (BF), and triceps brachii (TB) at 24 h post-mortem obtained from 28-mo-old Jeju female breed horses (n = 8) were used in the present investigation. The muscles were vacuumpackaged and frozen at $-20^{\circ}C$ for 120, 240, and 360 days. All the samples were analyzed for thawing and cooking losses, pH, Warner-Bratzler shear forces (WBSF), color traits, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and sensory traits. The muscle samples analyzed on day 0 of frozen storage (fresh, non-frozen) were used for comparison. Results: Results revealed that thawing and cooking losses significantly (p<0.05) increased in all the muscles after 120 days and then remained unchanged up to 360 days of frozen storage. The TBARS and TVBN contents significantly increased as increasing frozen storage time up to 360 days (p<0.05). While, significant decreases in WBSF values were observed for all the muscles with increased frozen storage time (p<0.05). Frozen storage variously affected the color traits of the muscles for instance; the redness of LD, GM, and BF muscles showed a decreasing tendency during frozen storage while it was not changed in TB and SM muscles. Furthermore, the frozen storage did not produce detrimental effects on sensory quality as it did not cause flavor and juiciness defects whereas it partially improved the tenderness of all the muscles studied. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained from our work, it is concluded that frozen storage could be applied to increase the long-term shelf life of horsemeat while still retaining its sensory quality.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제5권7호
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• pp.835-841
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• 1995

Si$_3$N$_4$가 추진기관 연소조건 하에서 흑연의 산화와 마모를 효과적으로 방지하는 다층 코팅재료로 쓰일 수 있도록 하기 위하여 저압화학기상증착법(LPCVD)으로 Si$_3$N$_4$를 코팅할 때의 증착특성에 대해 연구하였다. 흑연 위에 pack cementation방법으로 SiC를 코팅하고 그 위에 저압화학기상증착법으로 Si$_3$N$_4$를 코팅 하였으며, 증착온도와 반응기체입력비를 변화시키면서 이에 따른 증착속도와 표면형상의 변화를 관찰하였다. 증착속도는 증착온도가 높아짐에 따라 처음에는 증가하다가 최대값을 나타낸 후 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 그레인의 크기는 증착온도가 높아짐에 따라 작아지는 경향을 보였다. 한편, 반응기체의 입력비가 20$\leq$NH$_3$/SiH$_4$$\leq$40인 조건에서는 증착속도의 변화나 표면형상의 변화를 관찰할 수 없었다. 증착온도 800~130$0^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 증착된 Si$_3$N$_4$가 비정질상인 것을 XRD로 확인할 수 있었으며 130$0^{\circ}C$, 질소 분위기에서 2시간 동안 열처리하여 결정상인 Si$_3$N$_4$를 인을 수 있었다.