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Effect of Addition of Pentaerythritol Triacrylate on the Properties of Waterborne Polyurethane (수분산 폴리우레탄의 물성에 미치는 Pentaerythritol Triacrylate의 첨가 효과)

  • Shin, Yong Tak;Hong, Min Gi;Choi, Jin Joo;Lee, Won Ki;Yoo, Byung Won;Lee, Myung Goo;Song, Ki Chang
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.411-416
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    • 2011
  • NCO terminated polyurethane prepolymers were synthesized from isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI), polycarbonate diol(PCD) and dimethylol propionic acid(DMPA). Subsequently, acrylic terminated prepolymers were prepared by capping the NCO groups of polyurethane prepolymers with different moles of pentaerythritol triacrylate (0~0.024 moles) as a acrylate monomer. The average particle size of the acrylic terminated polyurethane solutions was increased with increasing PETA contents. Also, the prepared coating films showed better abrasion resistance and pencil hardness than pure waterborne polyurethane.

Biochemical characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella Gallinarum detection in chickens and rapid diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction (닭에서 분리한 Salmonella Gallinarum의 생화학적 특성, 약제감수성과 polymerase chain reaction을 이용한 신속진단)

  • Chu, Keurn-Suk;Lee, Jeong-Won;Song, Hee-Jong
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2009
  • Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum is the causative agent of fowl typhoid (FT) and Salmonella enterica serovar Pullorum is pullorum disease (PD), a severe systemic disease of chick and it has the same antigenic fomula, the close relation but distinct pathogen. The traditional bacteriologic and serologic methods routinely used but tedious, time consuming. some of biochemical differences are helpful in differentiating the two organisms, however variation in the characteristics of some strains can be observed. During 2006 to 2008, there was isolated 30 strains. The biochemical characteristics of S. Gallinarum was nonmotile, fermentation of dulcitol, maltose but positive arginine (6.6%), lysine (83.3%) and arabinose (20.0%). The antimicrobial susceptibility test showed 100% sensitive to amikacin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and florfenicol, but resistant to penicillin (100%) and erythromycin (60.0%). This PCR method can be applied in the diagnosis between S. Gallinarum and S. Pullorum.

The Trophic State Assessment using Biochemical Composition in the Surface Sediments, the Southern Coast of Korea (표층 퇴적물의 생화학적 조성을 이용한 남해연안 영양상태 평가)

  • Cho, Yoon-Sik;Kim, Yoon-Bin;Lee, Won-Chan;Hong, Sok-Jin;Lee, Suk-Mo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.101-110
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    • 2013
  • In order to classify the trophic state and environmental quality of marine coastal system, an approach using the characteristics and biochemical composition in the sediments can be available. This research, including 25 coastal bay, belong to 131 stations, was carried out along the south coasts of Korea in February 2007. Type of sediment, total ogranic carbon, total nitrogen, phytopigments and biochemical composition(proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) were analyzed. Result from Multi-dimensional Scaling(MDS) ordination indicates that four group can be identified. The result of ANOVA with tukey test shows that the concentrations of proteins, carbohydrates and biopolymeric carbon were significantly different to four groups. We propose the trophic state classification for these groups using the biochemical composition of sediment organic matter. I group(Masan, Jinhae, Haengam) has been defined as hypertrophic state, II group(Tongyeong, Goseong;Jaran, Geoje et al.), as eutrophic; III group(Gamak, Deungnyang, Yeoja et al.), as mesotrophic and IV group(Sinan, Jindo, Muan), as oligotrophic. On the basis of results reported in this study, the biochemical composition of sediment organic matter could be considered an useful and sensitive tool for the classification of the trophic state of marine coastal systems.

Effect of Types of Silane Coupling Agents on the Properties of Waterborne Polyurethane (실란커플링제 종류 변화가 수분산 폴리우레탄의 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Shin, Yong-Tak;Hwang, Ji-Hyeon;Hong, Min-Gi;Choi, Jin-Joo;Lee, Won-Ki;Lee, Gyoung-Bae;Yoo, Byung-Won;Lee, Myung-Goo;Song, Ki-Chang
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.285-291
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    • 2011
  • NCO terminated polyurethane prepolymers were synthesized from isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI), poly (tetramethylene glycol)(PTMG) and dimethylol propionic acid(DMPA). Subsequently, waterborne polyurethanes were prepared by capping the NCO groups of polyurethane prepolymers with different types of silane coupling agents, such as methyltrimethoxysilane(MTMS), glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane(GPTMS), methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) and aminopropyl triethoxysilane(APS). The average particle size of the waterborne polyurethane solutions was increased by adding silane coupling agents. Also, the coating films prepared from GPTMS, MPTMS and APS, exhibited better pencil hardness than those from pure waterborne polyurethane. On the other hand, the coating films from MTMS did not show an improved pencil hardness than those from pure waterborne polyurethane.

Effects of Replacement of Fish Meal by Soy Protein Isolate on the Growth, Digestive Enzyme Activity and Serum Biochemical Parameters for Juvenile Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)

  • Xu, Q.Y.;Wang, C.A.;Zhao, Z.G.;Luo, L.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1588-1594
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    • 2012
  • An 8-wk experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing fish meal (FM) with soy protein isolate (SPI) on the growth, digestive enzyme activity and serum biochemical parameters of juvenile Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii). SPI was used to replace 0, 25, 50, 62.5, 75, 87.5, 100% of dietary FM and 100% replacement supplemented crystalline amino acid. Healthy sturgeon with an average initial weight of $26.38{\pm}0.24$ g were randomly assigned to 24 aquaria (8 treatments with triplicates each) at an initial stocking density of 11 fish per aquarium and cultured for 8 wks. The results showed that 75.00% or more substitution resulted in a poor weight gain rate, feed conversion ratio and survival rate compared to that of fish fed the control diet (p<0.05), whereas no significant differences were observed between diets of 25.00% to 62.50% substitution. Protease, lipase and amylase activity in foregut, mid-gut and hindgut were significantly (p<0.05) decreased by diets where SPI replacement levels were 62.50% or more. Levels of serum total protein (TP) and globulin decreased significantly from 21.03, 10.34 to 14.05, 5.63 g/L with the increasing dietary SPI (p<0.05), but alkaline phosphatase activity significantly increased (p<0.05). In addition, supplemental crystalline amino acid in the FM absence diet did not improve growth performance, intestine digestive enzyme activities and serum biochemical parameters. In conclusion, the results from this study showed adverse effects of inclusion of SPI in diets on growth performance, feed utilization and serum biochemical parameters in juvenile Amur sturgeon. Based on WGR and replacement ratio presented in this report, a 57.64% replacement level was recommended.

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Two Drosophila Low Molecular Weight-Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases DARP and Primo-1

  • Lee, Hye Seon;Mo, Yeajin;Shin, Ho-Chul;Kim, Seung Jun;Ku, Bonsu
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.43 no.12
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    • pp.1035-1045
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    • 2020
  • The Drosophila genome contains four low molecular weight-protein tyrosine phosphatase (LMW-PTP) members: Primo-1, Primo-2, CG14297, and CG31469. The lack of intensive biochemical analysis has limited our understanding of these proteins. Primo-1 and CG31469 were previously classified as pseudophosphatases, but CG31469 was also suggested to be a putative protein arginine phosphatase. Herein, we present the crystal structures of CG31469 and Primo-1, which are the first Drosophila LMW-PTP structures. Structural analysis showed that the two proteins adopt the typical LMW-PTP fold and have a canonically arranged P-loop. Intriguingly, while Primo-1 is presumed to be a canonical LMW-PTP, CG31469 is unique as it contains a threonine residue at the fifth position of the P-loop motif instead of highly conserved isoleucine and a characteristically narrow active site pocket, which should facilitate the accommodation of phosphoarginine. Subsequent biochemical analysis revealed that Primo-1 and CG31469 are enzymatically active on phosphotyrosine and phosphoarginine, respectively, refuting their classification as pseudophosphatases. Collectively, we provide structural and biochemical data on two Drosophila proteins: Primo-1, the canonical LMW-PTP protein, and CG31469, the first investigated eukaryotic protein arginine phosphatase. We named CG31469 as DARP, which stands for Drosophila ARginine Phosphatase.

Production of Lyopilized Culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus with Preserving Cell Viability

  • Kang, Moo-Heon;Vibhor Saraswat;Lee, Jeewon;Park, Young-Hoon
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 1999
  • Optimal lyophilization process was developed for manufacturing the dried product of Lactobacillus acidophilus with high cell viability. Three major factors, freezing rate, specific surface area of samples, and stabilizer type and their synergy were shown to play a crucial role in the development of an effective lyophilization process. Finally we found an optimal combination among three process parameters mentioned above; an exceptionally high cell survival percentage of 90% was achieved using the 8.28 cm-1 specific surface area of samples, slow freezing rate, and a stabilizer composition of 4% skim milk +1% glycerol +0.1% calcium chloride.

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Actions of Korean Ginseng and Benzoyl Peroxide on Inflammation Relevant to Acne (여드름과 관련된 염증에 대한 고려인삼과 벤조일퍼옥시드의 영향)

  • Kim, Hye-Young;Jin, Sung-Ha;Kim, Shin-Il
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.391-398
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    • 1990
  • The intradermal injection of Propionibacterium acnes (ATCC 6919) into the ears of female Sprague-Dawley rats produced a chronic inflammation with the formation of acneiform lesions. Inflammation was characterized by more than four times of ear thickness and 2.8 times of ear weight at day 21. Histologically, massive infiltration of neutrophils, macrophage and lymphocytes, hyperplastic epidermis, comedones containing keratin mass and inflammatory materials were observed. Both ginseng saponin and extract from Korean red ginseng significantly redliced the ear thickness and their effects were similar to that of benzoyl peroxide. Ginseng samples and beneoyl peroxide modified lipid constituents of P. acnesinjected rat ear tissues. Even though no marked histological changes in inflammatory lesions were observed in ginseng-treated ear tissues, Korean red ginseng showed a possibility of reduce in the risk of acne development.

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Evaluation of TTP Applicability of Steel Slag Aggregate (재강슬래그 골재의 TTP 적용성 검토를 위한 연구)

  • 이광교;양은익;한상훈;최중철;김명유
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.120-123
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    • 2003
  • In order to evaluate the applicability of steel slag aggregates for tetrapod concrete, the properties of concrete as structural material were investigated. The biochemical research of marine concrete using steel slag aggregates was also carried out. The tested concrete properties are slump, air content, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, elastic modulus, carbonation, hydration heat, freezing and thawing, sulfate attack, drying shrinkage, etc. The biochemical experiments are carried to research the propagation and reproduction of seaweeds and survival of bottom dwelling species. According to the experimental results, the steel slag aggregate content did not have a significant effect on compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and elastic modulus. The durability of concrete was not influenced by the steel slag aggregate content. From the biochemical research, steel slag aggregate can be evaluated as the material that is ideally suited for promoting propagation and reproduction of seaweeds and survival of bottom dwelling species.

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