• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2013

Rhus verniciflua Stokes (Anacadiaceae) is a plant that is native to East Asian countries, such as Korea, China, and Japan, and it has been found to exert various biological activities including antioxidative, anti-aggregatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and apoptotic effects. Sulfuretin is one of the major flavonoid component isolated from the heartwood of R. verniciflua. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), produced via dental adhesive bleaching agents and pulpal disease, can cause oxidative stress. In the present study, we isolated sulfuretin from R. verniciflua and demonstrated that sulfuretin possesses cytoprotective effects against hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$)-induced dental cell death. $H_2O_2$ is a representative ROS and causes cell death through necrosis in human dental pulp (HDP) cells. $H_2O_2$-induced cytotoxicity and production of ROS were blocked in the presence of sulfuretin, and these effects were dose dependent. Sulfuretin also increased heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein expression. In addition, to determine whether sulfuretin-induced HO-1 expression mediated this cytoprotective effect, HDP cells were cotreated with sulfuretin in the absence or presence of SnPP, an inhibitor of HO activity. Sulfuretin-dependent HO-1 expression was required for suppression of $H_2O_2$-induced HDP cell death and ROS generation. These results indicate that sulfuretin-dependent HO-1 expression was required for the inhibition of $H_2O_2$-induced cell death and ROS generation. In addition, sulfuretin may be used to prevent functional dental cell death and thus may be useful as a pulpal disease agent.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2011

The saw dust of tropical hardwood, Nyatoh(Palaquium Spp.), was used as a raw material for the preparation of the high valued microcrystalline cellulose(MCC). Three pulping methods, soda pulping, Kraft pulping, and acid-sulfite pulping were applied to obtain cellulose from the saw dust. The residual impurities were removed with the additional bleaching processes: (A) $ClO_2{\rightarrow}H_2O_2$; (B) $ClO_2{\rightarrow}O_3$; (C) $O_3$. For the acid treatment for MCC preparation, the $H_2SO_4$, with three concentration, 20%, 40%, 60% were applied and the effects of $H_2SO_4$ concentration on the properties of MCC were evaluated. The results indicated that the MCC obtained by acid-sulfite pulping followed with $O_3$ treatment and 40% $H_2SO_4$ treatment showed less residual lignin, higher brightness and crystallinity than that of Avicel MCC.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.70-78
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• 1988

To separate and utilize the main components of hardwood (Quercus mongolica) by organosov pulping (ester pulping), chips were cooked at various conditions such as; the solvent ratio (acetic acid: ethylacetate: water, 50:25:25; 33:33:34; 25:50:25), maximum temperature (165, 170, $175^{\circ}C$), and cooking times (2, 2.5, 3 hr). The pulps were bleached by the sequences of CEDED, C/DEDED, PEDED. Lignin, sugars, and acetic acid were separated from black liquor and washing liquors. 1. The selective delignification at optimal pulp yield (43-45%) was obtained by cooking at acetic acid: ethylace tate: water ratio of 33:34:34 for 3 hr at $170^{\circ}C$. But in this case, kappa no. of the pulp was not reduced under 60 points. 2. Kappa no. of the pulp could be dropped by an acetone wash to remove reprecipitated lignin a t cooked pulp. 3. The unbleached pulps had a brightness of 45-50%, whereas the bleached pulps gave at 88-93% brightness. Tensile, burst, and tear strengths of the bleached pulps were lower than those of kraft pulp, especially in tear strength. The pulps which were bleached with CEDED sequence were higher in strengths than another bleaching sequences. 4. Lignin of 90-95%(lignin base on wood)was separated from black liquor and washing liquors, while the purified sugars and recovery of acetic acid were a low. An organic phase composed of acetic acid, ethylacetate, and water was separated to a two-phase system by proper adjustment of the solvent ratios.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2012

In this study, the antioxidant property of leaf and callus extracts of five selected in vitro grown Ocimum species (Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum basilicum, and Ocimum americanum) and their respective callus extracts was investigated. The callus cultures were successfully initiated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) (1mg L) combined with different concentrations (0.1-0.4 mg L) of kinetin as plant growth regulators. Total phenolic contents were estimated using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, ferric reducing antioxidant power, $Fe^{2+}$ chelating activity, and ${\beta}$-carotenelinoleic acid bleaching assays were used to determine the biological effects of the extracts. Interestingly, all the callus extracts exhibited significant (p<0.05) increase in phenolic contents and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, a liner correlation was obtained between the total phenolic contents and free radical scavenging activity ($R^2$ = 0.783). The extracts of leaves and calluses of Ocimum species exhibited activity in all the in vitro antioxidant assays, but its extent was less potent that the positive controls butylated hydroxyl anisole (BHA) and ascorbic acid. A higher accumulation of phenolics in the callus extracts suggests that isolation of high-concentration materials with antioxidant activivity is possible from in vitro callus cultures rather than field-grown plant organs. Furthermore, these extracts may be used as an effective preservative in the food industry.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.63-72
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• 1998

In order to evaluate the biodegradability and mechanism of 4,5,6-trichloroguaiacol (TCG) produced from bleaching process in pulp mill by Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Trametes versicolor, and Inonotus cuticularis, changes in TCG and its metabolites during biodegradation were analyzed by HPLC, and GC/MS spectrometry. By three fungi, the maximum biodegradability against TCG were very quickly reached, compared with other chlorinated aromatic compounds such as PCP. Within 24 hrs, T versicolor indicated up to 95% of TCG removal rate, and P. chrysosporium and I. cuticularis also showed more than 80%, and 90%, respectively. Particularly, in case of T. versicolor, the removal rate of TCG after 1 hr. incubation was reached to approximately 90%, implying very rapid metabolization of TCG. However, by analyzing the filtrates extracted from TCG containing culture by GC/MS, the major metabolites at initial stage of biodegradation were dimers, indicating that the added TCG monomers were quickly polymerized. The others were trichloroveratrole, dichloroguaiacol, and trichlorobenzoic acid, suggesting that TCG may be biodegraded by several sequential reactions such as polymerization, oxidation, methylation, dechlorination, and hydroxylation. In other experiments, the extracellular fluid which did not contain any fungal mycelia was used to evaluate the effect of mycelia on TCG biodegradation. The extracellular fluid of T. versicolor also biodegraded TCG up to 90% within 24hrs, but those of P. chrysosporium and I. cuticularis did not show any good biodegradability. T versicolor showed the highest value of laccase, and other two fungi indicated a little activity of lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese peroxidase (MnP). In addition, the laccase activity of T. versicolor was very linearly proportional to the removal rate of TCG during incubation, in other words, showing the induction effect against TCG. Consequently, the biodegradation of TCG was very dependent upon the activity of laccase.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2020

탈모인들은 자신의 이미지 개선과 자신감 극복을 위해 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 그 중 탈모를 위해 착용하는 가발에 대한 수요와 인식의 변화는 좋아지고 있으나 가발 자체의 탈모, 탈색, 엉킴 현상이 발생하고 부자연스러운 헤어 스타일링과 가발 착용에 드는 소요 시간 등 불편한 부분들이 있어 이를 개선한 새로운 시술방법으로 헤어 증모술이 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 자신의 모발에 인모 가닥을 엮어 증모시키는 헤어 증모술을 통해 중년 여성 탈모인들의 삶의 질에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는지 검증하는데 있다. 조사 대상자는 중년 탈모여성으로 증모 전, 후 삶의 질을 측정하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과 헤어 증모술이 중년 탈모 여성의 경제적 만족도, 신체적 만족도, 정신적 만족도, 사회적 만족도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 헤어 증모술이 중년 탈모 여성의 삶의 질을 향상시키는데 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 증모 후 만족도와 재시술 의향도 높아 뷰티 시장의 블루오션인 헤어 증모술을 통해 고부가 가치 창출을 기대할 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.49-55
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• 1996

현재 식품첨가물로 많이 사용되고 있는 유기산과 안정제 및 색소 등의 각종 세균과 Sacch. cerevisiae 에 대한 향균 특성을 조사하였다. 산도 조절용으로 사용되고 있는 젖산, 사과산, 호박산 및 주석산은 L. acidophilus와 Sacch. cerevisiae에 대하여 향균성이 없었으나 B. subtilis등의 세균에 대하여는 향균성이 있었고 특히 사과산은 P. aeruginosa에 대하여 강한 향균력이 있었다.(최소생육저지농도 : 0.05%). 안정제로서의 알긴산과 펙틴은 B. subtilis, E. coli, P. aeruginosa에 대하여 비교적 강한 향균성을 보였고 L. acidophilus에 대하여는 향균성이 없었다. 황색 색소(홍화엘로우)와 적색 색소(Red powder-N)는 향균성이 없었고 표백제인 $NaHSO_3$의 세균에 대한 최소생육저지농도는 0.05%, Sacch. cerevisiae에 대하여는 0.5%로 향균성이 있었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.124-128
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• 1992

인삼의 엽소현상과 광계 II(photosystem II)의 광수확 엽록소-단백질 복합체(LHCP II)의 광에너지 분배 기작과의 관계를 구명코저 LHCP II의 인산화에 따른 형광 quenching과 광량별 인산화 정도, 그리고 단백질 조성을 조사하였다. 인삼은 DCMU의 존재 하에서 photosystem II의 형광발생량이 양지식물인 콩에 비해 많았으며, 인간화에 따른 형광 quenching율도 현저히 높았다. 또한, 강광(25k1ux 이상)에서 인삼은 인산화에 따른 형광 quenching율이 콩에 비해서 2배정도 높다는 사실을 확인하였다. 엽록소-단백질 복합체(CP-complex)의 조성비율 및 LHCP II를 구성하고 있는 단백질의 앙과 수적인 면에서 비교식물과 큰 차이를 나타내었는데, 24~29kD 범위에서 인삼은 25, 26, 27kD의 major 밴드와 24, 25.3, 28.3kD의 minor밴드로 구성되어 있었으며 광량에 의존적으로 인산화가 증가하는 인삼의 LHCP II 단백질은 24kD 이었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.92-97
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• 1989

인삼엽을 강광(100 KLuw) 및 고온($45^{\circ}C$, 암상태)에 처리하여 효소(glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, catalase, peroxidase)의 활성도를 조사한 결과 두 처리구에서 공히 감소하는 경향이었으나, 특기 강광에서 활성도가 현저히 감소하였다. 이와 같은 활성도 감소는 효소의 thermal stabilities나 coagulation 등과 같은 광에 의한 2차적인 엽온상승 효과에 따른 inactivation이 아니며, proteolytic activity 증가로 인한 효소단백질의 함량감소로 확인되었다. 인삼엽에서 proteolytic activity가 강광에 의해 급속히 증가하는 것으로 보아 정상엽(normal leaf)에 inactive 상태로 내재(compartmentation)되어 있는 proteinase가 타 식물에 비해 많은 것으로 사료된다. 또한 chlorphyll bleaching과 효소의 inactivation을 유발시킬 수 있는 superoxide radical(${O_2}^{-}$)의 광화학적 생성율이 비교식물(Solanum nigrum)보다 높게 나타나고 crude saponin이 superoxide의 생성율을 촉진하는 것으로 보아 superoxide에 의한 pigment system의 광산화율이 타 식물에 비해 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.176-183
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• 1994

새로 합성된 KC6361화합물은 기존 디페닐에 테르계 화합물에서 보였던 증상(회백색)과는 달리 식물체의 백화를 유기시킬 뿐만아니라 암조건에서 녹화를 유기시키는 생리현상을 가지는 바 본 연구에서는 암조건에서 녹화가 유기되었던 원인을 규명하고자 실험하였다. 1. KC6361은 암조건에서 PPIX의 축적, 광전환 후 Pchlide의 재축적 정도, Shibata shift 등에는 영향이 없었던 반면, ALA, Pchl, Chl은 증가되었으며 이중 Pchl의 축적이 현저하였다. 2. KC6361 또는 phytol을 단독처리하거나 KC6361, phytol, ALA 상호간 혼합처리하였을 때 Pchlide의 Pchl로의 전환이 촉진되었던 것으로 보아 KC6361에 의한 암조건에서 녹화는 phytol이 일부 축적되어 이들이 Pchlide와 에스테르화되었기 때문으로 보였다.