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Optimization of a Diagnostic DNA Chip for Fish Rhabdovirus

  • Kim Young Ju;Kang Ji Hee;Kim Su Mi;Park Soo Il;Kim Sang Bong;Lee Myung Suk
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.122-127
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    • 2005
  • A DNA chip that rapidly and accurately detects the viral genes in rhabdovirus-infected fish was developed. The N, Ml, and G proteins of three rhabdovirus strains, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV), and flounder rhabdovirus (HIRRV), were selected for use as probes. The sequences of the corresponding genes were obtained, and probes were prepared by PCR using specific primer sets. The specificity of the probes was confirmed by cross PCR. The prepared probes were spotted on poly-L-lysine- or aminosilane-coated glass slides and hybridized with target DNA under several different conditions in order to determine the optimal hybridization temperature, glass-slide coating, and target cDNA concentration.

Synthesis and Preliminary Cytotoxicity Evaluation of New Diarylamides and Diarylureas Possessing 2,3-Dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]quinoline Scaffold

  • Kim, Hyun-Jin;El-Gamal, Mohammed I.;Lee, Yong Sup;Oh, Chang-Hyun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.8
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    • pp.2480-2486
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    • 2013
  • A new series of diarylamides and diarylureas having 2,3-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]quinoline scaffold was synthesized. Their in vitro antiproliferative activities were tested over NCI-60 cancer cell lines of nine different cancer types. Some target compounds showed good inhibition percentages over different cell lines. Among all the target compounds, compound 1f possessing 6,7-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]quinoline nucleus, amide linker, and 4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl terminal ring showed high selectivity against MCF7 and MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cell lines more than the other tested cell lines. Its inhibition percentages at $10{\mu}M$ concentration over those two cell lines were 84.97% and 87.13%, respectively.

Effect of Initial Concentration on Pilot-Scale Composting of Diesel-Contaminated Soil (초기농도가 파일럿 규모의 디젤 오염토양 콤포스팅 처리에 미치는 영향)

  • 임재량;박준석;황의영;남궁완
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of initial concentration on pilot-scale composting of diesel-con-laminated soil. Sandy soi] was used in this study. Target contaminant, diesel oil, was spiked. at about 10,000, 25,000, and 50,000 mg TPH/kg of dry roil. Mit ratio of soil to sludge was 1:0.5 as wet weight basis. Removal efficiencies for initial concentrations of 12,966,23,894 and 51,042 mg TPH/kg were 90, 93 and 54%, respectively, during 33 days of composting. Normal alkanes in TPH ranged from 15 to 22% in initial soils. Volatilization of individual normal alkane in 1,999 mg n-alkanes/kgwas completed within 4 days, while n-alkane compounds of Cl1-Cl4 in 5,270 and 9,836 mg n-alkanes/kg were volatilized continuously during 33 days of composing operation. The first order degradation rate con-stants for 12,966, 23,894, and 51,042 mg TPH/kg were 0.058, 0.076, and 0.022/day, and those for 1,997 5,270, and 9,836 mg n-alkanes/kg were 0.093, 0.100, and 0.019/day, respectively. Considering TPH removal rate, $CO_2$porduction rate, and dehydrogenase activity, the concentration of 51,042 mg TPH/kg inhibited biodegradation of diesel-composting.

Trace Organic Contaminants in Sediments from Deep-sea Basin near Dokdo, Korea

  • Yim, Un-Hyuk;Oh, Jae-Ryoung;Hong, Sang-Hee;Li, Dong-Hao;Shim, Won-Joon;Choi, Hye-Kyung;Kim, Eun-Soo;Shim, Jae-Hyung
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.391-398
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    • 2002
  • Trace organic contaminants in deep-sea sediments near Dokdo were analyzed. Total PAMs concentration ranged 14.8-314 ng/g dry weight and high molecular weight PAHs were dominant. The highest PAHs concentration was detected at A19 which located at Ulleung Basin. Most of organochlorines were under detection limit. Among the detected organochlorines, DDT compounds were dominant and followed by HCHs and HCB. Butyltin compounds and most of organophosphorus pesticides were not detected. Vertical distribution of PAHs showed typical sub-surface maximum and decreasing trends depending on depth. The highest PAHs concentration reached 454ng/g. Some organochlorines, DDT, HCH was detected and also showed decreasing trends. Other target organic pollutants were not detected in core sediments. Abnormally high level of PAHs concentration in A19 was discussed and the input sources were inferred to be the transport of sludge derived pollutant dumped at dumping site 'Byung' by deep current.

A study on Sea-salt distribution of High-rise Apartments in Waterfront Area (워터프런트 지역 고층아파트의 해염분포에 관한 연구)

  • Doe, Geun-Young;Lee, Han-Seok;Song, Hwa-Cheol
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the concentration of sea-salt distribution giving great characteristic environmentally. Therefore the field measurement was conducted to target high-rise apartments constructing in reclaimed land of Busan and measured the concentration of sea-salt by means of distance and height of high-rise apartments from coast. The results of this study were as follows ; 1) The more a horizontal distance is far from coast, the more concentration sea-salt become low. But this study can not draw conclusion exactly as differ from a tendency of the thing close to the coast and the land. 2) In the near seaside, No.132 apartment accords existing research result that in difference of the concentration of sea-salt by height, the more height is high, the more that is high. But in seaside, No.117 apartment of middle point appears that the upper story and the lower story than middle story. Once more, in inland, No.132 apartment and No.117 apartment tend toward opposite it of the seaside. The reason that the result of this measurement and existing study is not agreement is thought that it occurs to turbulent flow between apartments by construction of high-rise apartments group.

Multivariate Optimization of a Sulfated- β-Cyclodextrin-Modified Capillary Zone Electrophoretic Method for the Separation of Chiral Arylalcohols

  • Zhang, Yu-Ping;Noh, Hyun-Joo;Choi, Seong-Ho;Ryoo, Jae-Jeong;Lee, kwang-Pill;Ohta, Kazutoku;Fujimoto, Chuzo;Jin, Ji-Ye;Takeuchi, Toyohide
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.377-381
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    • 2004
  • Chiral separation of aryalcohols such as 1-phenyl-propanol, 1-phenyl-2-proanol, and 2-phenyl-1-propanol by capillary electrophoresis has been optimized using the overlapping resolution mapping (ORM) scheme. Three critical parameters of the electrophoretic media, i.e. phosphate concentration, sulfated ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin (CD) concentration and pH, were chosen for optimization. The working ranges were initially presumed by 7 preexperiments. Further optimization was carried out by another seven experiments within the narrow working ranges. From the final overlapping resolution mapping all peak pairs, the area of maximum separations were located. Using the conditions of a point in this area, we found that the target compounds were a baseline separated within 30 min. The maximum separation conditions of arylalcohols were a chiral selector concentration of 5.4%, a phosphate concentration of 28 mM, and a pH of 5.0.

Preliminary Phantom Experiments to Map Amino Acids and Neurotransmitters Using MRI

  • Oh, Jang-Hoon;Kim, Hyug-Gi;Woo, Dong-Cheol;Rhee, Sun Jung;Lee, Soo Yeol;Jahng, Geon-Ho
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.29-41
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    • 2018
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) effect of amino acids and neurotransmitters, which exist in the human brain, depending on the concentration, pH, and amplitude of the saturation radiofrequency field. Phantoms were developed with asparagine (Asn), ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), glycine (Gly), and myoinositol (MI). Each chemical had three different concentrations of 10, 30, and 50 mM and three different pH values of 5.6, 6.2, and 7.4. Full Z-spectrum CEST images for each phantom were acquired with a continuous-wave radiofrequency (RF) saturation pulse with two different $B_1$ amplitudes of $2{\mu}T$ and $4{\mu}T$ using an animal 9.4T MRI system. A voxel-based CEST asymmetry was mapped to evaluate exchangeable protons based on amide (-NH), amine ($-NH_2$), and hydroxyl (-OH) groups for the five target molecules. For all target molecules, the CEST effect was increased with increasing concentration and B1 amplitude; however, the CEST effect with varying pH displayed a different trend depending on the characteristics of the molecule. On CEST asymmetric maps, Glu and MI were well visualized around 3.0 and 0.9 ppm, respectively, and were well separated macroscopically at a pH of 7.4. The exchange rates of Asn, Glu, BABA, and Gly usually decreased with increasing pH. The CEST effect was dependent on the concentration, acidity of the target molecules, and B1 amplitude of the saturation RF pulse. The CEST effect for Asn can be observed in a 9.4T MRI system. The results of this study are based on applying the CEST technique in patients with neurodegenerative diseases when proteins in the brain are increased with disease progression.

Water Quality Improvement Plans based on the Analysis of Pollutant Discharge Characteristics and Water Quality Modelling of Seokmun Reservoir Watershed (석문호 유역 오염물질 배출특성 분석 및 수질모델링에 기초한 수질개선방안 연구)

  • Choi, Moojin;Jung, Woohyeuk;Choi, Jaehun;Kim, Youngil
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.39 no.10
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    • pp.581-590
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    • 2017
  • For effective improvement of water quality in Seokmun reservoir, this study implemented various analyses including the tributary water quality and flowrate monitoring, contamination of sediment, investigation of pollution source, selection of priority management target tributary by stream grouping method. The COD concentration of the majority of tributaries in Seokmun reservoir watershed was relatively higher than BOD concentration. The concentration of water pollutants regardless of water quality parameters in Yeokcheon, Dangjincheon, Sigokcheon, Baekseokcheon, small stream in Jinkwanri and Janghangri were higher than the other tributaries. The pollution sources in the Seokmun reservoir watershed were mostly distributed in the population, livestock, and industry. The pollutants, which located in Yeokcheon, Dangjincheon, Baekseokcheon, and small stream in Janghangri selected as priority management target tributary, should be preferentially reduced for improving the water quality in Seokmun reservoir. As the evaluation results of water quality in Seokmun reservoir for the effect of water quality improvement according to various scenarios using water quality model, it was found that the water quality in Seokmun reservoir due to the construction of a wastewater treatment plant for management of pollutants in the watershed would be satisfied the class V of water environment standard in reservoir.

A study on Determination Method of the Compliance Concentration of Effluent Limitation from Public Sewage Treatment Works in the Jinwee-stream Watershed Sewer System (유역하수도 공공하수처리시설의 방류수 수질 준수농도 설정방안 연구: 진위천 수계를 중심으로)

  • Jeong, Dong-Hwan;Cho, Yangseok;Kim, Youngseok;Ahn, Kyunghee;Chung, Hyen-Mi;Kwon, Ohsang
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.493-502
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    • 2015
  • In accordance with the Watershed Sewer System Maintenance Plan enforced on February 2, 2013, the different compliance concentration of effluent limit be applied to effluent discharged from public sewage treatment works(PSTWs) in each watershed on the basis of water quality thereof. With the introduction of watershed sewer system, it is necessary to set the compliance concentration of effluent limit for PSTWs situated in the watershed, by region and PSTW size, to achieve water quality criteria for regional watersheds or target water quality under TMDL program. Watershed Environmental Agencies establish the Watershed Sewer System Maintenance Plan and set the compliance concentrations of effluent limit for PSTWs under the plan. The agencies plan to apply tougher effluent BOD concentration limits in Class I to IV areas. Effluent BOD concentration limits will be toughened from 5~10 mg/L to 3 mg/L in class II~III areas, from 10mg/L to 5mg/L in class IV areas. Uniform application of effluent BOD concentration limits to PSTWs in the watershed sewer system need to be complemented considering type of sewage treatment technology employed and watershed characteristics. Therefore, this study presents method to determine the compliance concentration of effluent limit from PSTWs in the watershed.

Feasibility of Microwave for the Solubilization of Cattle Manure and the Effect of Chemical Catalysts Addition (우분의 가용화에 대한 마이크로웨이브의 적용성 및 화학적 촉매의 첨가에 따른 효과)

  • Kim, Hyanggi;Kang, Kyeong Hwan;Lee, Jaeho;Park, Taejoo;Byun, Imgyu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.186-193
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    • 2017
  • Microwave (MW) is an effective method for solubilizing organic solids because it has thermal, non-thermal and ionic conduction effects by dielectric heating and high energy efficiency. In this study, we evaluated the application of MW to the solubilization of cattle manure and investigated the solubilization ratio of cattle manure by solid concentration, MW power and target temperature. And $H_2SO_4$ and NaCl were added to investigated the effects on the MW-assisted solubilization. Also, we evaluated the solubilization efficiency by biochemical methane potential(BMP) test according to the solubilization conditions. Maximum SCOD increment per energy supply was 70.5 mg $SCOD_{increased}/kJ$ at 12% of the solid concentration, MW power of 800 W and the target temperature of $40^{\circ}C$. And SCOD concentration went up 153.2% compared to the initial concentration. In the MW-assisted solubilization with $H_2SO_4$ and NaCl as chemical catalysts, SCOD concentration was increased by 36% and 22.7%, respectively, compared to the result of MW. The methane production was increased by 13.3% and 11.3% with the addition of $H_2SO_4$ and NaCl. Therefore, MW is an effective method for solubilization of cattle manure, and it is necessary to use chemical catalysts to increase the solubilzation efficiency.