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Analysis of Residual Triflumizole, an Imidazole Fungicide, in Apples, Pears and Cucumbers Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography

  • Khay, Sathya;EI-Aty, A.M. Abd;Choi, Jeong-Heui;Shim, Jae-Han
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.87-91
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    • 2008
  • The present study was conducted to monitor the level of triflumizole residues in fruits (apple and pear) and vegetable (cucumber) samples in order to assess risk posed by the presence of such residues to the consumer. Triflumizole was applied at a recommended dose rate to apple and pear pulps and to a cucumber sample. The samples were collected at harvesting time following several treatments (three and/or four treatments). Triflumizole was extracted with methanol and re-extracted into dichloromethane. The presence of triflumizole was determined by HPLC with UV detection at 238 nm following the cleanup of the extract by open preparative chromatographic column with Florisil. The versatility of this method was evidenced by its excellent linearity (> 0.999) in the concentration range between 0.2 and 4.0 mg/kg. The mean recoveries evaluated from the untreated samples spiked at two different fortification levels. 0.1 and 0.4 mg/kg, and ranged from 87.5${\pm}$0.0 to 93.3${\pm}$2.6 for the tested fruits and vegetable, respectively, and the repeatability (as relative standard deviation) from three repetitive determinations of recoveries were no larger than 6%. The calculated limit of detection was 0.02 mg/kg and the minimum detectable level of 4 ng for triflumizole was easily detected. When triflumizole was sprayed onto the apple trees three times at 50-40-30 and 40-30-21 days prior to harvesting and four times onto the pear trees at 40-30-21-14 days prior to harvesting, the mean residual amounts of 0.05 and 0.06 mg/kg for apples and pears, respectively, were not detected in all of the treatments. When the cucumber sample was fumigated four times at 7, 5, 3 and 1 day prior to harvesting, the mean residual amount was not detectable. Triflumizole can be used safely when sprayed (wettable powder, 30% active ingredient) and fumigated (10%) 4 times at 14 and 1 day prior to harvesting to protect the fruits and vegetable, respectively.

Synthesis of New 4-Oxo-2-Thioxo-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydropyrimidine Derivatives with an Incorporated Thiazolidinone Moiety and Testing Their Possible Serine Protease and Cercarial Elastase Inhibitory Effects with a Possible Prospective to Block Penetration of Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae into the Mice Skin

  • Bahgat Mahmoud Mohamed;Maghraby Amany Sayed;Heiba Mogeda Emam;Ruppel Andreas;Fathalla Omar Abd-elfattah Mohamed
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제28권9호
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    • pp.1002-1012
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    • 2005
  • 5-Substituted 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine were synthesized by interaction of 4­oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-sulfonylhydrazide with some aldehydes to give the corresponding Schiff-bases, which after cyclization gave corresponding thiazolidinones. For some of the thiazolidinones, Mannich bases reaction was carried out. All the derivatives were tested for their possible inhibitory effect on Schistosoma mansoni cercarial elastase (CE). Only, N'-(4-methylbenzyledine)-4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2 ,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-sulfonylhydrazide was found to have potent inhibitory effect on the CE activity with $IC_{50} = 264{\mu}M.$ Upon its use as a paint for mice tails before infection with S. mansoni cercariae, the compound formulated in jojoba oil caused a significant reduction ($93\%$; P-value = 0.0002) in the worm burden. IgG & IgM in mice sera were measured by using several S. mansoni antigens by ELISA. Sera from treated infected mice (TIM) 2, 4, and 6 weeks (W) post infection (PI) showed 1.2 folds lower, 1.2 folds higher, 1.7 folds lower IgM reactivity against soluble cercarial antigenic preparation (CAP), respectively, when compared with sera collected from infected untreated mice (IUM). Sera from TIM 2, 4, and 6WPI showed 1.3, 1.6, and 1.7 folds higher IgG reactivity, respectively against CAP than the IgG reactivity from IUM. Sera from TIM 2, 4 and 6WPI showed 1.5, 1.2 folds lower and 1.4 folds higher IgM reactivity, respectively against soluble worm antigenic preparation (SWAP) when compared with sera collected from IUM. Sera from TIM 2, 4, and 6WPI showed 1.4, 1 folds lower and 1 fold higher IgG reactivity, respectivley to SWAP when compared with sera from IUM. Sera from TIM 2, 4, and 6WPI had generaly lower IgM and IgG reactivities against soluble egg antigen (SEA) when compared with sera from IUM.

AFLPs에 의한 Aegilops의 계통발생학적 재평가 (Application of AFLPs to Phylogenetic Analysis of Aegilops)

  • 박용진;심재욱
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.790-799
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    • 1997
  • 각 게놈형간의 근연관계 및 배수체종의 게놈분석에 관한 새로운 접근을 시도하고자, Aegilops 19종 및 재배밀(T. aestivum)을 공시하여 AFLP 분석을 실시하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. AFLPs를 이용한 Aegilops종들간 근연관계를 분석한 결과, 7개의 primer 조합에서 총 207개의 다형 band를 조사하였으며 조합당 평균 다형 band수는 29.8개 이었다. 2. 각 게놈간 유연관계로 보아 Ae. heldreichii ($M^h$) 는 Ae. comosa (M)와 Ae. uniaristate(N)의 중간위치의 게놈으로 나타났고, UM게놈을 가진 4배체종의 M게놈 공여종으로 판단되었다. 그리고 Ae. squarrosa는 재배밀의 D게놈 공여종임을 확인하였다. 3. 6배체성 Ae. triaristate(UMN)는 4배체성 Ae. triaristate(UM)보다는 Ae. columnaris(UM)와 더 근연인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 Ae. ventricosa(DN)은 U게놈이 N게놈보다 더 근연인 것으로 나타났다. 4. AFLPs에 의한 군집형성은 5개의 군집으로 구분되었고 이는 기본적으로 Gihara의 Section군과 일치하였고, 다양성분석, 게놈분석 등에 보다 효율적인 것으로 평가되었다.

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지하철과 버스의 서비스권역 비교 및 이용자들의 도보거리 추정 - 부산시를 중심으로 - (Comparing the Service Coverages of Subways and Buses and Estimating the Walking Distances of Their Users)

  • 김경환;이덕환;최종문;오일성
    • 대한토목학회논문집
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    • 제30권6D호
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    • pp.541-552
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    • 2010
  • 대도시 주변 및 중규모도시에서 경전철을 중심으로 하는 대중교통정비사업이 진행되고 있으나 새로운 교통수단인 경전철의 서비스권역 설정에 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 부산시를 연구도시로 도시철도와 버스의 서비스권역을 동시에 조사하여 비교함으로써 양수단의 서비스권역의 특성을 파악하고 보행거리 추정 모형을 구축하여 장래 건설될 경전철의 서비스권역 설정에 이용될 수 있는 기초자료 및 기법을 제공하고자 한다. 도시공간 구조별로 대중교통 이용자들의 이용행태가 서로 다른점을 반영하기 위해 군집분석을 실시하여 역세권을 도심형, 부도심형, 지역중심형의 세 유형으로 구분하고 각 유형에서 1개의 역을 연구대상역으로 선정하였다. 각 수단별 도보거리 분석에서 누적분포 80% 도보거리는 지하철이 672m, 버스가 472m로 산정되었다. 지하철과 버스의 역세권 유형별 서비스권역은 지하철과 버스 모두 도심형을 제외한 부도심형, 지역중심형에서는 유의한 차이가 없음을 볼 수 있었다. 수단별 도보거리와 인적속성변수와의 관계 분석에서는 지하철의 경우 여성이 남성에 비해 도보거리가 길며 월평균 수입과 연령이 많을수록 도보거리가 짧아지는 것으로 나타났다. 지하철 이용자들의 주거유형에서는 아파트 거주자들이 단독주택 거주자 보다 적극적으로 지하철을 이용하게 하는 것으로 분석되었다. 지하철과 버스 이용자의 도보거리 추정모형은 도심형과 비도심형(부도심+지역중심형)으로 구분하고 두 교통수단 모두의 도보거리에 영향을 미치는 이용자 수입을 독립변수로 한 1차 회귀식형태의 추정모형이 구축되었다.

다중필터링에 의한 PDC-R 기법의 자동화 해석 (Automated Analysis for PDC-R Technique by Multiple Filtering)

  • 조성호;노리나;하사눌
    • 대한토목학회논문집
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    • 제30권3C호
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2010
  • 지반내 존재하는 자연전위, 돌발성 전기잡음, 60Hz 전기잡음 등은 전기비저항 시험에 있어서 신뢰성을 저하하는 요인 중의 하나이다. 특히 최근 개발된 저주파 교류를 사용하는 PDC-R(Pseudo DC Resistivity) 시험의 자료해석에 있어서도 해석의 신뢰성을 저하시키는 요인이 되고 있다. 즉 직류기반 전기비저항 시험, 교류기반 전기비저항 시험 모두에 있어서 정도의 차이가 있을 뿐 전기잡음은 전기비저항 기법의 신뢰도에 여전히 영향을 주고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PDC-R 기법의 자료해석에 있어서 전기잡음의 영향을 최소화하여 기법의 신뢰성을 제고할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 또한 이를 구현하는 자동화 알고리듬을 이용하여 PDC-R 기법의 적용성도 개선하도록 하였다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 PDC-R 시험데이터의 자동화 해석기법은 두 단계로 구성되어 있는데, 그 첫 번째는 다중필터링을 사용하여 입력전류와 동일한 주파수 성분을 추출하는 것이고, 두 번째 단계는 추출된 자료 중에서 안정적 거동의 신호성분만 분류해 내는 작업을 수행하는 것이다. 이러한 자동화 기법은 자연전위, 돌발성 잡음, 60Hz 전기잡음 등을 포함한 가상의 조화함수를 이용하여 그 정확성과 안정성을 확인하였다. 또한 현장적용을 통하여 제안된 기법의 적용성 및 정확성도 확인할 수 있었다.

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Quercetin and Vitexin on Activated Human Peripheral Blood Neutrophils - The effects of quercetin and vitexin on human neutrophils -

  • Nikfarjam, Bahareh Abd;Hajiali, Farid;Adineh, Mohtaram;Nassiri-Asl, Marjan
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.127-131
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) constitute the first line of defense against invading microbial pathogens. Early events in inflammation involve the recruitment of neutrophils to the site of injury or damage where changes in intracellular calcium can cause the activation of pro-inflammatory mediators from neutrophils including superoxide generation, degranulation and release of myeloperoxidase (MPO), productions of interleukin (IL)-8 and tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$), and adhesion to the vascular endothelium. To address the anti-inflammatory role of flavonoids, in the present study, we investigated the effects of the flavonoids quercetin and vitexin on the stimulus-induced nitric oxide (NO), $TNF-{\alpha}$, and MPO productions in human neutrophils. Methods: Human peripheral blood neutrophils were isolated, and their viabilities were determined by using the Trypan Blue exclusion test. The polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNL) preparations contained more than 98% neutrophils as determined by morphological examination with Giemsa staining. The viabilities of cultured neutrophils with various concentrations of quercetin and vitexin ($1-100{\mu}M$) were studied using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. Neutrophils were cultured in complete Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) medium, pre-incubated with or without quercetin and vitexin ($25{\mu}M$) for 45 min, and stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) ($10^{-7}M$). NO production was carried out through nitrite determination by using the Griess method. Also, the $TNF-{\alpha}$ and the MPO productions were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits and MPO assay kits. Results: Neutrophil viability was not affected up to a concentration of $100{\mu}M$ of quercetin or vitexin. Both quercetin and vitexin significantly inhibited $TNF-{\alpha}$, NO, and MPO productions in human neutrophils (P < 0.001). Conclusion:The present study showed that both quercetin and vitexin had significant anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, treatment with either quercetin or vitexin may be considered as a therapeutic strategy for treating patients with neutrophil-mediated inflammatory diseases.

소면적 재배작물의 농약 잔류성 시험 후 작물 그룹화를 통한 외삽적용 (An Extrapolation from Crop Classifications Based on Pesticide Residues Trial Data within Vegetables in Minor Crops)

  • 박종혁;;;최정희;임건재;오창환;심재한
    • 농약과학회지
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.28-38
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    • 2009
  • Bifenthrin, chlorothalonil, cypermethrin, diazinon, fenvalerate, phenthoate 및 procymidone 등 7종의 농약에 대한 잔류시험을 통해 외삽적용을 위한 연구를 실시하였다. 실험을 위해 소면적 재배작물 중 잔류농약 부적합 사례가 많은 작물을 중심으로 11종의 엽채류, 5종의 근채류, 그리고 6종의 경채류를 포함한 총 22종의 작물을 선정하여 재배한 후 7종의 농약을 각각 처리하여 24시간 경과 시점을 1일로 하여 1, 3, 5, 7 일차에 수확하여 분석하였다. 실험결과 회수율은 엽채류는 $72.0{\sim}117.0%$, 경채류는 $81.3{\sim}105.0%$, 그리고 근채류는 $70.1{\sim}108.1%$ 수준이었고 검출한계는 엽채류는 0.005-0.1 mg/kg, 경채류와 근채류는 0.001-0.005mg/kg 수준이었다. 농약의 감소경향과 작물의 표면 형태학적 차이에 의한 농약 잔류특성을 파악 비교하여 선정된 작물을 고잔류군과 저잔류군으로 그룹화하였고 이 내용을 바탕으로 대상 농약들에 대하여 경채류 및 근채류 작물을 대상으로 농약데이터의 외삽을 통한 안전사용기준 및 MRL의 설정이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

예비 과학교사의 과학의 본성에 대한 인식 조사: 생물과 비생물 교사와의 비교 (Exploring Preservice Science Teachers' Views of the Nature of Science: Biology vs. Non-Biology Teachers)

  • 김선영
    • 한국과학교육학회지
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.206-217
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    • 2010
  • 본 연구는 사범대학에 재학 중인 예비 과학교사들의 과학의 본성에 대한 인식을 개방형 설문지인 VNOS를 이용하여 조사하였다. 학생들의 과학에 대한 정의와 함께, 6가지 측면의 과학의 본성, 즉 (1) 과학적 이론과 법칙, (2) 과학적 이론의 가변성, (3) 이론 의존성, (4) 사회적 문화적 측면, (5) 창의성, 그리고 (6) 유추에 대한 학생들의 이해도를 알아보았다. 예비과학교사들은 과학을 정의내릴 때 대체로 과학적 방법 (예를 들어, 관찰과 실험)을 떠올리는 경향을 보였다. 또한 대부분의 학생들이 과학적 이론과 법칙의 차이점을 제대로 인식하지 못하고 있었다. 일부 학생들은 과학이 언제나 보편타당하며 관찰 증명되었다고 생각하여 과학의 사회적 문화적 측면 및 유추에 대해서 제대로 이해하지 못하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 우리나라 예비 과학교사는 과학적 지식의 형성에 있어서 창의력과 상상력의 사용에 대한 이해도가 미국의 예비과학교사에 비해 현저히 낮았다. 또한 예비 생물 교사들은 비생물 교사들에 비해 과학적 이론과 법칙 및 이론의 가변성에 대한 이해도가 낮았으나, 성별에 의한 관점의 차이는 없었다.

Treatment with Rutin - A Therapeutic Strategy for Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases - Anti-inflammatory Effects of Rutin on Neutrophils -

  • Nikfarjam, Bahareh Abd;Adineh, Mohtaram;Hajiali, Farid;Nassiri-Asl, Marjan
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.52-56
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Neutrophils represent the front line of human defense against infections. Immediately after stimulation, neutrophilic enzymes are activated and produce toxic mediators such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide (NO) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). These mediators can be toxic not only to infectious agents but also to host tissues. Because flavonoids exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, they are subjects of interest for pharmacological modulation of inflammation. In the present study, the effects of rutin on stimulus-induced NO and tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-{\alpha}$ productions and MPO activity in human neutrophils were investigated. Methods: Human peripheral blood neutrophils were isolated using Ficoll-Hypaque density gradient centrifugation coupled with dextran T500 sedimentation. The cell preparations containing > 98% granulocytes were determined by morphological examination through Giemsa staining. Neutrophils were cultured in complete Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) medium, pre-incubated with or without rutin ($25{\mu}M$) for 45 minutes, and stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Then, the $TNF-{\alpha}$, NO and MPO productions were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Griess Reagent, and MPO assay kits, respectively. Also, the viability of human neutrophils was assessed using tetrazolium salt 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT), and neutrophils were treated with various concentrations of rutin ($1-100{\mu}M$), after which MTT was appended and incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 4 hour. Results: Rutin at concentrations up to $100{\mu}M$ did not affect neutrophil viability during the 4-hour incubation period. Rutin significantly decreased the NO and $TNF-{\alpha}$ productions in human peripheral blood neutrophils compared to PMA-control cells (P < 0.001). Also, MPO activity was significantly reduced by rutin (P < 0.001). Conclusion: In this in vitro study, rutin had an anti-inflammatory effect due to its inhibiting NO and $TNF-{\alpha}$ productions, as well as MPO activity, in activated human neutrophils. Treatment with rutin may be considered as a therapeutic strategy for neutrophil-mediated inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.

Comparison of the Change in the Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosoma haematobium Infection Between High and Low Prevalence Areas of White Nile State, Sudan

  • Cha, Seungman;Hong, Sung-Tae;Lee, Jin-Su;Jeong, Hoo Gn;Kwon, In-Sun;Saed, Abd Al Wahab;Elhag, Mousab Siddig;Ismail, Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed;Amin, Mutamad;Lee, Young-Ha
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제58권4호
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    • pp.421-430
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    • 2020
  • This study aimed to investigate whether mass drug administration (MDA) intervention has an equivalent effect on reducing the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection regardless of the baseline values. A repeated cross-sectional survey was performed targeting students of 12 primary schools in Al Jabalain and El Salam districts of White Nile State, Sudan, at both 1 week before and 8 months after the MDA. Prior to the baseline survey, schoolaged children in Al Jabalain had received MDA interventions twice in 4 years, while those in El Salam had not. The baseline prevalence was 9.1% in Al Jabalain and 35.2% in El Salam, which were reduced to 1.8% and 5.5% at 8 months after the MDA, respectively. The corresponding reduction rates were 80.3% and 84.4%, not significant difference between both districts. However, changes in the geometric mean intensity (GMI) of egg counts were significantly different between both districts. The baseline GMIs were 14.5 eggs per 10 ml of urine (EP10) in Al Jabalain and 18.5 EP10 in El Salam, which were reduced to 7.1 and 11.2 EP10 after treatment, respectively. The corresponding reduction rates were 51.0% and 39.5%. In conclusion, MDA interventions were found to bring about similar relative reduction in prevalence regardless of the baseline value; however, the relative reduction in infection intensity was more salient in the district with a low baseline value for both prevalence and intensity. This clearly points to the importance of repeated MDA interventions in endemic areas, which will eventually contribute to schistosomiasis elimination.