• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.7.1-7.13
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• 2022

2-Methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (MNQ) has been shown to cause cytotoxic towards various cancer cell lines. This study is designed to investigate the regulatory effect of MNQ on the key cancer genes in mitogen-activated protein kinase, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, and nuclear factor κB signaling pathways. The expression levels of the genes were compared at different time point using polymerase chain reaction arrays and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis was performed to identify gene networks that are most significant to key cancer genes. A total of 43 differentially expressed genes were identified with 21 up-regulated and 22 down-regulated genes. Up-regulated genes were involved in apoptosis, cell cycle and act as tumor suppressor while down-regulated genes were involved in anti-apoptosis, angiogenesis, cell cycle and act as transcription factor as well as proto-oncogenes. MNQ exhibited multiple regulatory effects on the cancer key genes that targeting at cell proliferation, cell differentiation, cell transformation, apoptosis, reduce inflammatory responses, inhibits angiogenesis and metastasis.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.491-501
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• 2023

Comparing the effects of sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) concentrations of 0.2% and 0.4% on beef semitendinosus is the objective of the current investigation. The samples were cooked at varied temperatures (45+60℃ and 45+70℃) and times (1.5+1.5 h and 3+3 h) using staged cooking. The colour properties, cooking loss, water retention, shear force, water-holding capacity, sarcoplasmic, and myofibrillar solubility, and total collagen were investigated. The cooking time and temperature affected the water-holding capacity, cooking loss, CIE L^*, CIE a^*, CIE b^*, myofibrillar, and sarcoplasmic solubility, with lower temperature and short time having the lower detrimental effect. However, the significant effect can be intensified after the addition of STPP with higher water-holding capacity and tender meat obtained with 0.4% phosphate concentration at any cooking conditions. The STPP lowered the collagen content and increased the protein solubility of myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic, which this degradation is used as a good indicator of tenderness.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2008

Paclitaxel is a taxane diterpene amide, which was first extracted from the stem bark of the western yew, Taxus brevifolia. This natural product has proven to be useful in the treatment of a variety of human neoplastic disorders, including ovarian cancer, breast and lung cancer. Paclitaxel is a highly hydrophobic drug that is poorly soluble in water. It is mainly given by intravenous administration. Therefore, The pharmaceutical formulation of paclitaxel ($Taxol^{(R)}$; Bristol-Myers Squibb) contains 50% $Cremophor^{(R)}$ EL and 50% dehydrated ethanol. However the ethanol/Cremophor EL vehicle required to solubilize paclitaxel in $Taxol^{(R)}$ has a pharmacological and pharmaceutical problems. To overcome these problems, new formulations for paclitaxel that do not require solubilization by $Cremophor^{(R)}$ EL are currently being developed. Therefore this study utilized a supercritical fluid antisolvent (SAS) process for cremophor-free formulation. To select hydrophilic polymers that require solubilization for paclitaxel, we evaluated polymers and the ratio of paclitaxel/polymers. HP-${\beta}$-CD was used as a hydrophilic polymer in the preparation of the paclitaxel solid dispersion. Although solubility of paclitaxel by polymers was increased, physical stability of solution after paclitaxel/polymer powder soluble in saline was unstable. To overcome this problem, we investigated the use of surfactants. At 1/20/40 of paclitaxel/hydrophilic polymer/ surfactant weight ratio, about 10 mg/mL of paclitaxel can be solubilized in this system. Compared with the solubility of paclitaxel in water ($1\;{\mu}g/mL$), the paclitaxel solid dispersion prepared by SAS process increased the solubility of paclitaxel by near 10,000 folds. The physicochemical properties was also evaluated. The particle size distribution, melting point and amophorization and shape of the powder particles were fully characterized by particle size distribution analyzer, DSC, SEM and XRD. In summary, through the SAS process, uniform nano-scale paclitaxel solid dispersion powders were obtained with excellent results compared with $Taxol^{(R)}$ for the physicochemical properties, solubility and pharmacokinetic behavior.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4623-4626
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• 2012

Background: The risk of treatment-related death (TRD) and febrile neutropaenia (FN) with adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy for early breast cancer is unknown in Malaysia despite its widespread usage in recent years. This study aims to determine these rates in patients treated in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). Patients and Methods: Patients who were treated with adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy for early breast cancer stages I, II or III from 2007-2011 in UMMC were identified from our UMMC Breast Cancer Registry. The TRD and FN rates were then determined retrospectively from medical records. TRD was defined as death occurring during or within 30 days of completing chemotherapy as a consequence of the chemotherapy treatment. FN was defined as an oral temperature > $38.5^{\circ}C$ or two consecutive readings of > $38.0^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours and an absolute neutrophil count < $0.5{\times}10^9/L$, or expected to fall below $0.5{\times}10^9/L$. Results: A total of 622 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy during this period. Of these patients 209 (33.6%) received taxane-based chemotherapy. 4 taxane-based regimens were used namely the FEC-D, TC, TAC and AC-PCX regimens. The commonest regimen employed was the FEC-D regimen accounting for 79.9% of the patients. The FN rate was 10% and there was no TRD. Conclusion: Adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy in UMMC for early breast cancer has a FN rate of 10%. Primary prophylactic G-CSF should be considered for patients with any additional risk factor for FN.

• 한국공간정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공간정보시스템학회 2005년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.239-244
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• 2005

In North Korea, there has been the considerable loss of human lives every yew due to the deficiency of foods. Thus, in order to reduce such damages, a research project should be launched to provide various information for cooperation with North Korean government, and to develop proper agricultural management system. Furthermore, based on the water resources information map generated by KOWACO (Korea Water Resources Corporation) and the environmental information system developed by MOE (Ministry of Environment), an agricultural information infrastructure of North Korea and a management system need to be effectively performed. Therefore, this research is mainly to develop the Agricultural Information Management System of North Korea (NKAIMS), which can collect, manage and analyze agricultural information and water resources utilization status of North Korea, and further support to make relevant decisions and establish the agricultural land-use plans. This research has three phases. The major outcome of the first phase is collecting the agricultural and water resources utilization data such as soils, rivers, streams, collective farms, etc., designing and building database, and developing integrated management system considering the users' requirements. The main work of the second phase is improving and reinforcing database such as adding the information of dams, land-over data, bridges, tunnels, satellite images, etc., inspecting and renewing such as importing detail attribute information of reservoirs, and improving system for more conveniently using. The third phase will be to supplement more useful functions such as statistic analysis, continually inspecting and improving database, and developing web-based system. The product of this research supports collecting and analyzing relevant data to facilitate easier agricultural activities and support effective decision making for food production in the preparation of unification. Moreover, through designing database considering sharing information and system expendability, it can support systematic data usability of agricultural information and save cost for data management.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2005

화훼류에서 발생하는 깍지벌레의 종을 파악하기 위해 2003년에 개나리 등 15종류의 화훼류에서 채집한 표본과 농업과학기술원에 소장하고 있는 화훼류에서 채집된 표본을 대상으로 동정한 결과, 5과 29속 45종의 깍지벌레가 확인되었다. 작물별로 조사된 깍지벌레는 개나리에서 3종, 국화에서 4종, 동백나무에서 15종, 목련에서 7종, 무궁화에서 3종, 배롱나무에서 1종, 장미에서 6종, 철쭉나무류에서 7종, 관음죽에서 2종, 벤자민고무나무에서 3종, 사철나무에서 12종, 주목에서 5종, 행운목에서 2종, 난류에서 6종 그리고 선인장류에서는 2종이 동정되었다. 한국 미기록 종으로는 동백나무에서 동백솜깍지벌레(신칭, Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood))와 검은조개깍지벌레(신칭, Pseudaonidia paeoniae (Cockerell)), 무궁화에서 무궁화솜깍지벌레(신칭, Pulvinaria citricolar Kuwana)가 확인되었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.334-344
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• 1998

Yew coating pmccss t.o form a surface layer ol CrN phasc on mild steel (A81 1020!, AlSI Hi3, 1Cr-0.5Mo steel (ASTM A213 and Nickrl-base superalloy (Inconel 718) was developed. Surlaces of various alloys t,n.ateii by chromizing for the formation ol Cr diffusion layer was subsequently trcaled by plasma nitriding in order t.o form the hard CrS coating layer on the surfaces. This duplex plasma surface tri-atments of chromizing and plasma nitriding have induced a lormation of a duplex-lrcated surfacr hyer of approximat~ls 70-80 $\mu\textrm{m}$thickncss with a iargcly improved microiiardnrss up to approxiniateW 1500Hv(50gf). The main cause for the lage improvment in the surface hardncss is altribilted to [.he fact that CrN and $Fe_xN$ phases are created successfully by ccliromizins and plasma nilriding treatment. High tenipera1,urc wear resislance of the duplex-treated mild steel and HI3 steels at $600^{\circ}C$ was examined. Comparing the duplex-treated specimens with the specimens treated only by chromizing, the rcsults shovmi that, thc wear volume of the duplex-treated mild skcl and 1113 stcel aSt.er a wear test, at $600^{\circ}C$ were reduced hy a Iactor of 8 and 3, respectively. Characteristics of the CrS phase by duplrx treatment were compared with $CrN_x$,/TEX> film by ion plating and the wear behaviors of CrN film lormed by two different nroccsses arc nea.riy identical.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 1999

초임계 이산화탄소 크로마토그래피 방법에 의한 paclutaxel baccatm III, 7-epn-10-deacetyltaxol.cephalomanme, 10-deacetyltaxol의 분리에서 초임계 유체의 압력, 온도 및 이동상의 조성이 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. Pachaxel, 10-deacetylbaccatin III, 10-deacetyltaxol은 압력, 온도, 이동상의 조성 변화에 의하여 우수한 분리 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. Pacltaxel 의 경우 압력 275kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$,온도 $40^{\circ}C$, 이동상 조성을 초기 20분간 초임계 이산화탄소와 보조용매인 메탄올을 각각 3.9~3.6mL/min, 0.1~0.4mL/min의 gradienl조건으로 하였을 때 가장 우수한 분리능을 보였다. Baccatin III, caphalomamine, 7-epn-10-deacetyltaxol의 경우에는 낮은 분리능을 보였다. 주목 분말 시료로부터 paclitaxel 을 정제할 때 on-linc coupled SFE/SFC장치를 이용하여 추출 정제 공정을 단순화하였다. 초임계이산화탄소를 용매로하여 추출, 1차 정제 및 크로마토그래픽 정제 단계를 연속적으로 거쳐 38%수율로 95%paclitazel을 얻을 수 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.263-269
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• 1996

유럽 주목(Taxus baccata Pendula) 의 세포배양에 서 추출한 taxol 전구체 baccatin ill를 이용하여 항암제 taxol을 반합성할 수 있었다. 유럽주목의 캘러 스배양과 현탁배양 모두에셔 baccatin ill의 생성을 확인할 수 있었으며 함량은 건조중량 기준으로 평균 0.015%(w/w)에 달하였다. Taxol의 반합성은 세포 배양에서 생성된 baccatin ill에 taxol side chain을 합성시킴으로서 가능하였다. Taxol side chain을 합 성하기 위하여 (S)-(+)-phenylglycine로부터 (-) - -N-(S)-2-hydroxy-l-phenyl ethyl)benzamide를 합성하였고 다음 단계로 (-)-N-(lS,2S)-2-hy­d droxy-l-phenyl-3-butenyl) benzamide를 합성하 였고 최종적으로 산화과정을 거쳐 taxol side chain 인 (2R,3S) - (-) -2-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-3-phenyl-3 (phenylmethanamido) propanoic acid를 얻을 수 있었다. 이러한 반합성 과정을 통하여 0.0002 % 수준의 taxol 및 0.0005 %의 관련 taxane을 합성하였다. 이와 같이 주목 세포배양을 이용한 taxol 반합성 방법은 기존의 주목 잎에서 추출한 baccatin ill를 이용하는 방법에 비하여 충분한 경제성이 있을 수 있으며 이에 따라 taxo!의 새로운 공급원의 역할 및 기타 여러 종류의 taxol 유사체의 효율적인 이용 등 앞으로 기대 효과가 크다고 본다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.706-712
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• 2011

애기장대에서 추출한 효소원에 동위원소로 표지 된 $^{32}P$-ATP와 $^3H$-castasterone를 기질로 하여 효소반응을 수행하여 얻어진 생성물을 분석한 결과 $^3H$와 $^{32}P$의 활성이 동시에 검출되었다. 이 대사산물의 구조를 알아보고자 동위원소로 표지 되지 않은 CS, ATP를 이용하여 효소 반응하여 얻어진 대사산물의 GC-MS 분석결과 ion m/z 664의 값을 얻었는데, 이를 CS phosphate로 예상할 수 있었다. 상기의 대사산물 분획에 wheat germ acid phosphatase를 처리하여 phosphoester 결합을 깨뜨린 후 얻어진 생성물의 GC-MS 분석결과 CS의 spectrum을 얻을 수 있었는데 이를 통해 식물체 내 CS의 결합체로 인산화 된 형태가 존재할 가능성을 확인하였다.