• 한국안광학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2001

$TiN_xW_y$ 전도박막층으로 무반사, 무정전 광학박막을 Essential Macleod 프로그램을 이용하여 설계한 결과 [공가 ${\mid}TiN_xW_y{\mid}SiO_2{\mid}$ 유리]층은 단 두층코팅막으로 가시광선 파장영역 (450~700 nm)에서 넓게 AR 코팅이 되었다. RF magnetron 스퍼터링 장치에 질소가스와 아르곤가스를 동시에 주입하면서 Ti 타켓을 스퍼터링하여 $TiN_x$ 광학박막을 7 nm에서 10 nm의 두께로 유리기판 위에 제작하였다. 이 때 박막의 화학적 조성과 성분비를 분석하기 위해 XPS를 사용하였고, 박막의 면저항과 화화적 조성과의 관계를 분석하기 위하여 XPS depth profiling과 4점탐침법을 사용하였다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제28권
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• pp.24-30
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• 2018

Coke aggregates and carbon artifacts were produced to investigate the interactions of coke and pitch during the kneading process. In addition, the kneading ratio of the coke and binder pitch for the coke aggregates was controlled to identify the formation of voids and pores during carbonization at $900^{\circ}C$. Experiments and thermogravimetric analysis revealed that carbon yields were improved over the theoretical yield calculated by the weight loss of the coke and binder pitch; the improvement was due to the binding interactions between the coke particles and binder pitch by the kneading process. The true, apparent, and bulk densities fluctuated according to the kneading ratio. This study confirmed that an excessive or insufficient kneading ratio decreases the density with degradation of the packing characteristics. The porosity analysis indicated that formation of voids and pores by the binder pitch increased the porosity after carbonization. Image analysis confirmed that the kneading ratio affected the formation of the coke domains and the voids and pores, which revealed the relations among the carbon yields, density, and porosity.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2016

Phytochemical investigation of Pistacia integerrima has highlighted isolation of two known compounds naringenin (1) and dihydrokaempferol (2). A crude extract and these isolated compounds were here evaluated for their effects on reversion of multidrug resistance (MDR) mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp). The multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein is a target for chemotherapeutic drugs from cancer cells. In the present study rhodamine-123 exclusion screening test on human mdr1 gene transfected mouse gene transfected L5178 and L5178Y mouse T-cell lymphoma cells showed excellent MDR reversing effects in a dose dependent manner. In-silico molecular docking investigations demonstrated a common binding site for Rhodamine123, and compounds naringenin and dihydrokaempferol. Our results showed that the relative docking energies estimated by docking softwares were in satisfactory correlation with the experimental activities. Preliminary interaction profile of P-gp docked complexes were also analysed in order to understand the nature of binding modes of these compounds. Our computational investigation suggested that the compounds interactions with the hydrophobic pocket of P-gp are mainly related to the inhibitory activity. Moreover this study s a platform for the discovery of novel natural compounds from herbal origin, as inhibitor molecules against the P-glycoprotein for the treatment of cancer.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.491-498
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• 2009

25 ${^{\circ}C}$의 순수 물 및 n-부탄올 수용액에서 음이온성 계면활성제인 DBS (sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate)와 비이온성 계면활성제인 Brij 30 (polyoxyethylene(4) lauryl ether)과 Brij 35 (polyoxyethylene(23)lauryl ether)의 혼합미셀화에 대한 임계미셀농도(CMC)와 반대이온의 결합상수값(B)을 DBS의 겉보기몰분율($\alpha$1)의 함수로서 전도도법으로 측정하였다. 이와 같이 측정한 CMC값에 비이상적 혼합미셀화모델을 적용함으로써 여러 가지 열역학적 함수값(Xi, $\gamma$i, Ci, aiM, $\beta$ 및 ${\Delta}H_{mix}$)들을 계산하여 상호 비교분석하였다. 그 결과, DBS는 Brij 30보다는 Brij 35와 더욱 강한 결합을 이루었으며 이상적 혼합미셀화로부터 더욱 큰 음의 벗어남을 보였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2009

The quorum sensing (QS) inhibitors that antagonize TraR, a receptor protein for N-3-oxo-octanoyl-L-homoserine lactones (3-oxo-C8-HSL), a QS signal of Agrobacterium tumefaciens were developed. The structural analogues of 3-oxo-C8-HSL were designed by in silico molecular modeling using SYBYL packages, and synthesized by the solid phase organic synthesis (SPOS) method, where the carboxamide bond of 3-oxo-C8-HSL was replaced with a nicotinamide or a sulfonamide bond to make derivatives of N-nicotinyl-L-homoserine lactones or N-sulfonyl-L-homoserine lactones. The in vivo inhibitory activities of these compounds against QS signaling were assayed using reporter systems and compared with the estimated binding energies from the modeling study. This comparison showed fairly good correlation, suggesting that the in silico interpretation of ligand-receptor structures can be a valuable tool for the pre-design of better competitive inhibitors. In addition, these inhibitors also showed anti-biofilm activities against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2006

해양환경에서 오염물질의 거동은 화학적 특성뿐 아니라 부유물질 표면의 정전하, pH 및 염분과 같은 환경 인자에 크게 영향을 받을 것이다. 이 연구는 해산어 양식장에서 빈번히 사용하고 있는 항생제인 옥소린산의 거동이 여러 종류의 부유물질, 염분 및 pH에 따라 어떻게 변동하는가를 HPLC에 의한 화학적 분석과 bioassay 분석으로 검토하였다. 부유물질의 농도가 증가할수록 옥소린산은 HPLC 분석에 의해서도 저농도로 검출되었고, 생물활성에 의한 bioassay 분석으로도 현저히 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 부유물질이 옥소린산을 흡착하여 수서환경에서 제거하는 역할을 한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 그리고 옥소린산은 염분 40%o과 pH 7에서 bioassay 분석에 의해 생물활성이 약간 저해되지만 HPLC 분석은 조금 다른 양상을 보였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.699-704
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• 2006

Escherichia coli RNase P is a ribonucleoprotein composed of M1 RNA and C5 protein. Previously, analysis of RNA aptamers selected for C5 protein from a synthetic RNA library showed that C5 protein could bind various RNA molecules as an RNA binding protein. In this study, we searched cellular RNA motifs that could be recognized by C5 protein by a genomic SELEX approach. We found various C5 protein-binding RNA motifs derived from E. coli genomic sequences. Our results suggest that C5 protein interacts with various cellular RNA species in addition to M1 RNA.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.969-976
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• 2004

Cassava peelings waste, which is both a waste and pollutant, was chemically modified using mercaptoacetic acid (MAA) and used to adsorb $Cu^{2+}\;and\;Cd^{2+}$ from aqueous solution over a wide range of reaction conditions at $30^{\circ}C$. Acid modification produced a larger surface area, which significantly enhanced the metal ion binding capacity of the biomass. An adsorption model based on the $Cu^{2+}/Cd^{2+}$ adsorption differences was developed to predict the competition of the two metal ions towards binding sites for a mixed metal ion system. The phytosorption process was examined in terms of Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich models. The models indicate that the cassava waste biomass had a greater phytosorption capacity, higher affinity and greater sorption intensity for $Cu^{2+}\;than\;Cd^{2+}$. According to the evaluation using Langmuir equation, the monolayer binding capacity obtained was 127.3 mg/g $Cu^{2+}$ and 119.6 mg/g $Cd^{2+}$. The kinetic studies showed that the phytosorption rates could be described better by a pseudo-second order process and the rate coefficients was determined to be $2.04{\times}10^{-3}\;min^{-1}\;and\;1.98{\times}10^{-3}\;min^{-1}\;for\;Cu^{2+}\;and\;Cd^{2+}$ respectively. The results from these studies indicated that acid treated cassava waste biomass could be an efficient sorbent for the removal of toxic and valuable metals from industrial effluents.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.3695-3702
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• 2013

A nickel(II) complex $[Ni(H_2biim)_2(H_2O)_2](ClO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$ (1) of biimidazole ligand has been synthesized and characterized (Where $H_2biim$ = 2,2'-biimidazole). The single crystal X-ray diffraction of the complex shows a dimeric structure with six coordinated psudo-octahedral geometry. The cyclic voltammograms of complex exhibited one quasireversible reduction wave ($E_{pc}=-0.61V$) and an irreversible oxidation wave ($E_{pa}=1.28V$) in DMF solution. The interaction of the complex with Calf-Thymus DNA (CT-DNA) has been investigated by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The complex is an avid DNA binder with a binding constant value of $1.03{\times}10^5M^{-1}$. The results suggest that the nickel(II) complex bind to CT-DNA via intercalative mode and can quench the fluorescence intensity of EB bind to CT-DNA with $K_{app}$ value of $3.2{\times}10^5M^{-1}$. The complex also shown efficient oxidative cleavage of supercoiled pBR322 DNA in the presence of hydrogen peroxide as oxidizing agent. The DNA cleavage by complex in presence of quenchers; viz. DMSO, KI, $NaN_3$ and EDTA reveals that hydroxyl radical or singlet oxygen mechanism is involved. The complex showed invitro antimicrobial activity against four bacteria and two fungi. The antimicrobial activity was nearer to that of standard drugs and greater than that of the free ligand.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1360-1364
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• 2009

The bacterium Sphingomonas chungbukensis DJ77 produces the extracellular polysaccharide gellan in high yield. Gellan produced by this bacterium is widely used as a gelling agent, and the enzyme UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGP) is thought to play a key role in the gellan biosynthetic pathway. The UGP gene has been successfully cloned and over-expressed in E. coli. The expressed enzyme was purified with a molecular weight of approximately 32 kDa, as determined by a SDS-polyacrylamide gel, but the enzyme appears as ca. 63 kDa on a native gel, suggesting that the enzyme is present in a homodimer. Kinetic analysis of UDP-glucose for UGP indicates $K_m$ = 1.14 mM and $V_{max}$ = 10.09 mM/min/mg at pH 8.0, which was determined to be the optimal pH for UGP catalytic activity. Amino acid sequence alignment against other bacteria suggests that the UGP contains two conserved domains: An activator binding site and a glucose-1-phosphate binding site. Site-directed mutagenesis of Lys194, located within the glucose-1-phosphate binding site, indicates that substitution of the charge-reversible residue Asp for Lys194 dramatically impairs the UGP activity, supporting the hypothesis that Lys194 plays a critical role in the catalysis.