• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2016

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation induces cellular damage. A variety of cellular responses for repairing cellular damage including DNA damage occur after UV irradiation. During the repair processes, expression and activation of various molecules are regulated depending on the types of cellular damage. Parkin is an E3 ligase and act as a tumor suppressor. Recently, it has been reported that Parkin is involved in the DNA repair process. In the current study, we investigated whether UVB irradiation influences expression of Parkin. Parkin expression transiently decreased after UVB irradiation both at the mRNA and protein levels, but returned to normal levels thereafter. Taken together with cell viability data, Parkin expression is down-regulated during UVB-induced suppression of cell growth and is increased again in accordance with recovery of UVB-induced cell growth inhibition. However, Parkin overexpression or knockdown did not influence UVB-induced cell growth inhibition and recovery. We propose that Parkin could be a useful molecular marker for evaluating conditions of cells after UVB irradiation.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1585-1587
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• 1997

We investigated the generation of high pretilt angle for nematic liquid crystal (NLC) in the cell with slanted non-polarized ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation on two kinds of the polyimide (PI) film. It was shown that the monodomain alignment in NLC is obtained in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation on PI surface. The pretilt angle of NLC is generated about 3 degrees in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation with 70 degrees on PI surface without side chain. But, the pretilt angle of NLC is generated about 1 degree in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation with 80 degrees on PI surface with side chain. We consider that the pretilt angle generation in NLC is attributted to anisotropic dispersion force between the LC molecular and the PI surface.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.90-95
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• 1996

When reserpine-producing cell strains of Rauwolfia serpentina were transferred from the dark to the light irradiation, the production of reserpine was extremely enhanced whereas the cell growth was suppressed. In an incubation period of 20 days, the most effective culture condition for reserpine production was the combination of 8 days of dark culture and following 12 days of light culture. The time courses of both cell growth and reserpine production were measured in vitro in order to clarify the effect of wave length range of light on the biosynthesis of reserpine. Although the growth of cultured cells which had been incubated under continuous red, yellow, and green lights, respectively, was similar to that of the cultured cells subcultured in the dark. The cells cultured under red light irradiation produced less reserpine than dark-grown cultures. Both blue and near-ultraviolet light inhibited the growth of cultured cells. The production of reserpine was strikingly enhanced by blue light, but was strongly inhibited by near-ultraviolet light.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2017

Zinc nitrate hexahydrate [$Zn(NO_3){\cdot}6H_2O$] and sodium hydroxide [NaOH] were used as source reagents in the preparation of ZnO nanoparticles in an aqueous solution containing deionized water and ethanol in a ratio of 2:5 (v/v). ZnO nanoparticles were heated in an electric furnace at $700^{\circ}C$ for 2 h under an atmosphere of inert argon gas. The morphological and structural properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD). UV-vis spectrophotometry was used to analyze the photocatalytic degradation of 3-nitrophenol with ZnO nanoparticles as photocatalyst under ultraviolet irradiation at 254 nm. Evaluation of the kinetic of the photo-catalytic degradation of 3-nitrophenol indicated that the degradation of 3-nitrophenol with ZnO nanoparticles obeyed the pseudo-first order reaction rate model.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2023

The supply of microbiological risk-free water is essential to keep food safety and public hygiene. And removal, inactivation, and destruction of microorganisms in drinking water are key for ensuring safety in the food industry. Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation is an attractive method for efficient disinfection of water without generating toxicity and adversely affecting human health. In this study, the disinfection efficiencies of UV-C irradiation on Shigella flexneri (Gram negative) and Listeria monocytogenes (Gram positive) at various concentrations in drinking water were evaluated using a water purifier. Their morphological and physiological characteristics after UV-C irradiation were observed using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry combined with live/dead staining. UV-C irradiation (254 nm wavelength, irradiation dose: 40 mJ/cm²) at a water flow velocity of 3.4 L/min showed disinfection ability on both bacteria up to 10⁸ CFU/4 L. And flow cytometric analysis showed different physiological shift between S. flexneri and L. monocytogenes after UV-C irradiation, but no significant shift of morphology in both bacteria. In addition, each bacterium revealed different characteristics with time-course observation after UV-C irradiation: L. monocytogenes dramatically changed its physiological feature and seemed to reach maximum damage at 4 h and then recovered, whereas S. flexneri seemed to gradually die over time. This study revealed that UV-C irradiation of water purifiers is effective in disinfecting microbial contaminants in drinking water and provides basic information on bacterial features/responses after UV-C irradiation.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.392-400
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• 2004

This research uses the $TiO_2$/UV process to verify the most suitable condition and possibility to dispose dyeing wastewater that contains pigment and a large amount of pollutants. For this, this research has enforced experiments that compare photo adsorption, photolysis, and photo catalyst oxidation reaction, and also evaluated and analyzed the change of pH and $TiO_2$ dosage, irradiation rates of ultraviolet rays and the dosage change and injection method of $H_2O_2$. According to the results of the dyeing wastewater experiment of storehouse catalyst that uses the new form of $TiO_2$, the photo catalyst oxidation reaction proved to be more effective than photo adsorption and photolysis; 35%, 21% in the case of $TCOD_{cr}$ and 39%, 28% in the case of chromaticity. Taking into consideration the reaction time, amount of photo catalyst reaction and irradiation amount of ultraviolet rays, the decomposition efficiency of pH change proved to be most effective at pH 4. On the whole, the acidity area proved to be effective in dyeing water exclusion than neutral and alkalinity areas. Having evaluated the influence of $TiO_2$ dosage, not only does the decomposition efficiency continuously improve as the $TiO_2$ dosage increases but the shielding effect does not occur also when the $TiO_2$ is at a fixed state. The influence of ultraviolet irradiation amount concluded in the result that as the ultraviolet irradiation amount increases the decomposition efficiency continually increased, but in the case of chromaticity when the irradiation amount was higher than 37.8mW/cm2 the removal efficiency is slowed remarkably. The influence of $H_2O_2$ dosage evaluation reached the results that although the decomposition efficiency increases with the increase of $H_2O_2$ dosage, when above 150mg (total dosage: 1200mg) $H_2O_2$ consumes OH radical itself and reduces the decomposition efficiency. Also in the case of the $H_2O_2$ injection method rather than injecting in the whole amount of $H_2O_2$ (1200mg) needed at the beginning all at once, injecting divided quantities of $H_2O_2$ whenever the electric current density falls below 10mgfl reduces the wases of OH radical due to an excess of $H_2O_2$ and in tum heightens the decomposition efficiency.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-34
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• 1978

BPMC제(劑)의 안정성유지(安定性維持)에 관한 연구(硏究)의 일환(一環)으로, BPMC제(劑)를 포장(圃場)에 사용(使用)할 경우, 식물체(植物體)나 충체(蟲體)에 부착되거나 또 토양(土壤)에 흡착(吸着)된후 일광(日光), 수분(水分), 기온등(氣溫等)의 제반 요인(要因)들에 의(依)한 변화(變化)의 추이(推移)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. BPMC제(劑)를 제제형태별(製劑形態別)로 조제(調製)하여 자외선(紫外線)을 조사(照射)시킨 결과(結果), 조사시간(照射時間)이 경과될수록 그 주성분(主成分)의 분해율(分解率)은 증가되었으며 분제(粉劑), 유제(乳劑), 입제(粒劑)의 순(順)이었다. 그리고 관용살포(慣用撤布) 유화액(乳化液)의 경우는 희석배율이 클수록 분해율(分解率)이 증가(增加)하였다. 또한 BPMC제(劑)는 강알카리성 용액중액에서 상당히 불안정(不安定)하였으며 자외선(紫外線)은 BPMC제(劑)의 분해촉진제(分解促進劑) 역할을 하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-38
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• 1999

RNA synthesis rate was measured at different time points after UV irradiation in various xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) cells including complementation groups F and G. The RNA synthesis was assayed by measuring 3H-uridine incorporation. In normal cells, recovery of RNA synthesis was initiated at about 6 hr ager UV irradiation and reached to the same level as in unirradiated cells at 24hr after UV irradiation. By contrast, no such recovery was observed in group F,G XP cells.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2008

C57BL/6 마우스에서 자외선(Ultraviolet, UV) B 조사에 의한 표피 멜라닌세포의 변화에 대한 보중익기탕(Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang, BZYQT)의 효과를 관찰하였다. 마우스에 UVB를 매일 $80\;mJ/cm^2$ (0.5 mW/sec)씩 7일간 조사하고, BZYQT를 UV 조사전 또는 조사 후에 복강내주사 또는 피부에 도포하여, 멜라닌세포 형성 억제효과 및 형성된 멜라닌세포에 대한 미백 효과를 dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) 염색으로 관찰하였다. 마우스의 귀등쪽 표피를 분리하여 관찰한바, 정상대조군에서는 $mm^2$ 당 11-16개의 멜라닌세포가 관찰되었으며, UV 조사 일주일 후 발달된 가지를 가진 DOPA양성 멜라닌세포는 급격히 증가하였다. 멜라닌세포 형성 억제 실험에서는 평균치를 기준으로 복강 내 주사군에서 16.3%, 피부도포군에서 26.6%(p<0.01)의 효과가 관찰되었으며, 형성된 멜라닌세포의 감소 효과 실험에서는 평균치를 기준으로 복강 내 주사군의 경우 3주에 24.0%(p<0.01), 6주에 26.0%(p<0.01)의 효과가 관찰되었고, 피부도포군의 경우 3주에 5.2%, 6주에 12.5%(p<0.05)의 효과를 보였다. 이상의 결과는 BZYQT가 UV에 의한 멜라닌세포 형성 억제제 및 미백제로서의 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2011

견본 회화 문화재의 보존처리의 보견작업에 적합한 자외선 인공 열화견을 얻기 위해 자외선의 종류, 자외선 조사시간에 따른 열화견의 물리적 특성과 견본 회화 보존처리에의 적용성을 평가하였다. 장파장 자외선(UV-A) 조사 열화견은 단파장 자외선(UV-C) 조사 열화견에 비해 자연상태에서 열화가 일어난 생견과 유사한 표면 손상 형태를 보였다. UV-C 열화견은 자외선 조사와 함께 강도가 급격하게 떨어져 54시간을 조사하였을 때 원래 강도의 12.7%까지 저하한 반면 UV-A 열화견은 168시간 조사하였을 때 원래 강도의 14.2% 수준으로 떨어져 강도 저하가 완만하였다. UV-A 열화견의 수분율은 자외선 조사시간의 증가와 함께 7.3%까지 떨어지다가 증가하지만 UV-C 열화견은 6.0%까지 떨어지다가 다시 증가하였으며 전체적으로 UV-A 열화견의 수분이 높았다. UV-A 열화견은 밝은 황색을 띠며 황변지수가 낮은 반면 UV-C 열화견은 어두운 황갈색이며 황변지수가 높았다. 견본 회화 보존처리에의 적용성을 평가한 결과, UV-A 열화견은 UV-C 열화견에 비해 황변에 의한 색상차가 크지 않아 보견 작업시 염색이나 보채에 크게 문제가 되지 않을 정도이며, 강도면에서 UV-C 열화견은 섬유가 부서지기 쉬운 상태인 것과는 달리, UV-A 열화견은 자연상태에서 열화가 일어난 생견과 유사한 속심이 살아있는 듯한 느낌을 띠었다. 그리고 UV-A 열화견과 UV-C 열화견 모두 친수성을 가져 보채에는 문제가 없었다. 전반적인 평가 결과 UV-C 열화견 보다 UV-A 열화견이 견본 회화의 보견에 사용하기 적합하였다.