• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.137-142
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• 2002

Caesalpinia sappan L. has long been commonly used as emmenagogue, analgesic, and a cure for contusion and sprain as well as a remedy for thrombosis in the Oriental medicine. The main constituent of C. sappan is brazilein, which is an antioxidative substance that has a flavonoid structure. In this study, we examined the effect of butanol extract of C. sappan on proliferation and melanogenesis in B16/F10 melanoma cells. After 48h treatment of cells with various concentrations of butanol extract, the cells exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition in their proliferation without apotosis. Therefore, the growth retardation by the extract may be due to the cell arrest, not due to the cell death induced by cytotoxicity. We also estimated total melanin contents as a final product and activity of tyrosinase, a key enzyme, in melanogenesis of B16/F10 melanoma cells. Our result showed that the melanin contents and tyrosinase activity were decreased in butanol extract-treated cells in a dose dependent manner compared to control group. In conclusion, it was observed that butanol extract of C. sappan inhibited melanization of these cells and therefore butanol extract could be developed as skin whitening components of cosmetics.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.178-182
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• 1992

An air-cooled discharge-heated copper-vapor laser system with its inter-electrode distance of 45 cm has been developed by utilizing an alumina ceramic plasma tube of 1.6 cm in diameter and 50 cm in lengih. For operating the laser, a dc high voltage power supply with output rating of 6 kV and 500 mA, a resonant charging circuitry consisting partly of an 1.8 H inductor assembly and a 5 nF storage capacitor, and a thyratron driver operating up to 7 kHz have also been developed. The present laser system starts lasing at the tube temperature of about $1350^{\circ}C$ and an maximum average output power of 0.7 W has been obtained at 12 kV, 4.5 kHz. 50 mbar of Ne buffer gas pressure, and at the tube temperature of $1460^{\circ}C$.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.61-66
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• 2002

목적： 본 연구는 감미의 작용에 관한 "감보" 등의 이론적 바탕과 약물의 이화학적인 특성을 통해 약효를 어느 정도 예측하고자 하였다. 방법： 한약재의 오미별 이화학적 특성을 구명하기 위하여 수소이온농도(pH), $200^{\circ}C$와 $550^{\circ}C$에서의 질량감소량, 전기전도도, 가시부 및 자외부 흡수 spectrum의 전자전이에 따른 비율, TLC에 의한 주요 성분의 이동율($R_{f}{\;}value$)과 낮은 성분의 이동율($R_{f}{\;}value$)을 측정하였다. 결과： 전탕에 따른 수소이온농도(pH)의 평균은 $5.24{\pm}0.56$이었으며. 약재의 휘발 성분 및 수분 함유량은 $288{\pm}125mg$이었고, 유기물함량의 평균은 $867{\pm}116g$이었으며, 전기전도도의 평균은 $5.46{\pm}0.93S/cm$이었으며, 가시부 및 자외부 흡수 spectrum의 전자전이에 따른 흡광도 비율($\pi{\\rightarrow}\pi^{*}/n{\rightarrow}\pi^{*}$)의 평균은 $3.043{\pm}0.679$이었으며, TLC에 의한 주요 성분의 이동율($R_{f}{\;}value$)의 평균은 $0.553{\pm}0.317$이었고, TLC에 의한 낮은 성분의 이동율($R_{f}{\;}value$)의 평균은 $0.136{\pm}0.122$ 이었다. 결론：약재의 pH는 모두 7보다 낮은 약산성 이었으며, 약재의 휘발 성분 및 수분 함유량은 대략 10~50%정도를 나타내었다. 유기물함량은 대략 80~95%정도를 나타내었다. 전기전도도를 통하여 산약이나 감초는 이온성 물질을 많이 포함하고 있으리라 추정된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.824-830
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• 2013

In ultra-precision machining, the inside temperature should be controlled precisely. The important factors are environmental conditions (outside temperature, humidity) and temperature conditions (cutting heat, spindle heat). Thus, in this study, an environmental control cell for the ultra-precision machine that could control the inside temperature and minimize effects of the surrounding environment to achieve a thermal deformation of less than 400nm of a specimen was designed and verified through C.F.D. Further, a method that could control the temperature precisely by using a blower, heat exchanger and heater was evaluated. As a result, this study established a C.F.D technic for the environmental control cell, and the specimen temperature was controlled to be within $17.465{\pm}0.055^{\circ}C$.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.325-331
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• 2002

investigated to maximize the production of fibrinolytic enzyme from Fomitella fraxinea mycelia. Among the tested media, Coriolus versicolor medium (CVM) showed the highest production for the enzyme. 2% galactose, 0.6% yeast extract and 0.1% $NaNO_3$, 0.1% $K_2HPO_4$, and 0.05% $MgSO_4$.$7H_2O$ as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and inorganic salt sources resulted in the maximum level of the enzyme activity, respectively. The enzyme production from F. fraxinea was reached to highest level after the cultivation for 10 days at $25^{\circ}C$ and pH 9. The enzyme activity of culture supernatant was most active at $40^{\circ}C$ and pH 10. The activity of the enzyme was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride and aprotinin, suggesting that it is a serine protease.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.336.1-336.1
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• 2005

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.123-132
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• 1982

These experiments were conducted to investigate the enzymatic characteristics of the purified $\alpha$-amylase (F-2A) of Bacillus circulans F-2 and the digestion rate of various starches. 1. The molecular weight was estimated to be 93000 by SDS-polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point was about pH 5.0. The optimum pH for the enzyme action was 6.0-6.5 and the stable pH ranged pH 5.5-12.0. The optimum temperature was 6$0^{\circ}C$, and the purified $\alpha$-amylase was stable below 4$0^{\circ}C$. 2. The purified $\alpha$-amylase was activated by Mn$^{＋＋}$ and Co$^{＋＋}$, whereas it was inhibited by Ag$^{＋}$, HT$^{＋＋}$, Cu$^{＋＋}$ and Pb$^{＋＋}$. 3. The purified $\alpha$-amylase is considered to have no sulfhydryl residue essential for its catalytic activity. 4. Michaelis constant (Km) was 1.704 mg/$m\ell$. Activation energy between 25-4$0^{\circ}C$ was 12.297 Kcal/mole, and between 40-6$0^{\circ}C$, it was 7.831 Kcal/mole. 5. The hydrolysis product from soluble starch, amylose and amylopectin in the early stage of hydrolysis was G$_{6}$, and as hydrolysis proceeds, G$_4$and G$_2$appeared. 6. Products from each oligosaccarides are as follows: G$_4$longrightarrow G$_2$＋ G$_2$,G$_3$ ＋G$_1$,G$_{5}$longrightarrow G$_4$＋G$_1$,G$_{6}$longrightarrowG$_4$＋ G$_2$,G$_{7}$ G$_4$,G$_{8}$longrightarrow G$_4$＋G$_4$, 7. On raw potato starch, raw sago starch and raw yam starch, the purified enzyme exhibited a remarkably high digestion rate than Porcine pancreatic amylase and Streptococcus bovis amylase.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.383-390
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the physicochemical and sensory changes of 6 kinds of commercial Makgeolli (A, B, C, D, E, and F) during storage at $4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 30 days. The initial pH was 3.50~4.23, but it increased to 3.65~4.37 by the end of the storage period (p<0.05) There were no significant differences in titratable acidity between the beginning and end of the storage period. The reducing sugar content of A and B increased, whereas C, D, E, and F decreased with increasing storage time. A decrease in lightness (L values) was observed in all samples with increasing storage time (p<0.05). The alcohol content increased from beginning values of 5.90~6.10% to ending values of 6.30~7.35% at the end of storage, of which sample B exhibited the highest value. A sensory evaluation test revealed that the overall acceptability of samples A, B, D, and E were still within acceptable limits, but samples C and F showed undesirable changes during 30 days of storage at $4^{\circ}C$.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.665-676
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• 2016

As high temperature during citrus growing season has caused a serious problems including inferior coloration in production of mandarins in Korea, we were to investigate the expression pattern of several genes related with coloration during the ripening in high temperature condition of citrus fruits. The expression of genes related with sugar metabolism, cell wall degradation, and flavonoid synthesis in high temperature conditions was investigated in fruits of 'Haryejosaeng' (Citrus unshiu) and 'Shiranuhi' mandarin (C. reticulata). While the expression of beta-amylase (BMY), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), chalcone synthase (CHS), and flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) was differently induced, expression of polygalacturonase (PG) decreased dependently on temperature conditions. In 'Haryejosaeng' mandarin, while the expression of genes related to the skin coloration, such as CHS and F3H genes increased at $25^{\circ}C$, the expression of PAL and stilbene synthase (STS) genes were induced at $30-35^{\circ}C$ in all ripening stages. In 'Shiranuhi' mandarin, the expression of the BMY gene decreased at early time point in all temperature condition and then increased at $30-35^{\circ}C$ than at $25^{\circ}C$ in the ripening stage 2 to 3 of fruits. F3H and STS genes also showed the tendency to decrease at $30-35^{\circ}C$. Although the expression levels of genes in ripening stage 1 and stage 2 of fruits showed similar patterns in both 'Haryejosaeng' and 'Shiranuhi', the expression levels of genes were down-regulated in late ripening stage of 'Shiranuhi' fruits compared to 'Haryejosaeng'. In general, the mRNA levels of seven tested genes were higher in 'Haryejosaeng' than in 'Shiranuhi' mandarin, and expression of genes by high temperature was regulated sensitively in 'Haryejosaeng' compared to 'Shiranuhi' mandarin. Further investigations of expression of various genes based on transcriptome analysis in early ripening stage can provide valuable information about the responses to climatic changes in ripening citrus fruits.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.655-660
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• 1999

Sphingomyelinase (SMase EC:3.l.4.l2) has been suggested to play important roles in the cell cycle, differentiation, apoptosis, inflammation, and the regulation of eukaryotic stress responses. SMase inhibitors may be a powerful tool to elucidate and regulate these cellular responses in which SMase involves. We first isolated an SMase inhibitor, named sphinin, from a strain of soil actinomycetes, F50970. Sphinin inhibited Mg/sup 2+/ -dependent neutral SMase from chicken embryo at 1.2 ㎍/㎖ of IC/sub 50/ Sphinin also inhibited acidic SMase, but it had no inhibitory activity on PI-PLC and PC-PLC, suggesting that sphinin is a specific inhibitor of SMase. The strain F50970 was identified as a Streptomyces sp. by its spiral spore chain, LL-diaminopimelic acid, menaquinone patterns of MK-9 (H'6) and MK-9 (H'8), FA-2c type of fatty acid pattern, and other morphological, physiological, and cultural characteristics.