• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1581-1586
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• 2006

A La (III) ion-selective membrane sensor has been fabricated from poly vinyl chloride (PVC) matrix membrane, containing 3-hydroxy-N'-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)-2-naphthohydrazide (HPMN) as a neutral carrier, potassium tetrakis (p-chlorophenyl) borate (KTpClPB) as an anionic excluder and ortho-nitrophenyloctyl ether (NPOE) as a plasticizing solvent mediator. The effects of membrane composition and pH as well as the influence of the anionic additive on the response properties were investigated. The sensor with 30% PVC, 62% solvent mediator, 6% ionophore and 2% anionic additive, shows the best potentiometric response characteristics. It displays a Nernstian behavior (19.2 mV per decade) across the range of $1.0{\times}10^{-2}-1.0{\times}10^{-7}$ M. The detection limit of the electrode is $7.0{\times}10^{-8}$ M ($\sim$10 ng/mL) and the response time is 15 s from $1.0{\times}10^{-2}$ up to $1.0{\times}10^{-4} $M and 30 s in the range of $1.0 {\times}10^{-5}-1.0{\times}10^{-7}$ M. The sensor can be used in the pH values of 3.0-9.0 for about seven weeks. The membrane sensor was used as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric titration of lanthanum ions with EDTA. It was successfully applied to the lanthanum determination in some mouth wash preparations.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 1979

미곡저장중 곰팡이 침해 여부를 chitin 정량법으로 판정하기 위하여 상이한 수부조건(14.5, 18.0, 22.3, 26.9%)에서 26$^{\circ}C$를 유지하면서 4 주동안 저장한 후 미곡(통일)에 침해한 곰팡이 및 화학성분의 변화를 1주 간격으로 조사, 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 표면살균 후에 나타난 곰팡이는 Aspergillius sp., Penicilium sp., Rhizopus sp., 였으며 Asperg-illius sp.가 대부분이었다. 2) 통일쌀에 함유된 Chitin의 함량은 25$\mu\textrm{g}$/g-Dry.wt이었으나 수분의 함량이 높아지고 저장기간이 길어짐에 따라 증가하였다. 29.6%의 수분함량에서 4주간에 생성된 Chitin의 량은 1955$\mu\textrm{g}$/g.Dry.wt이었다. 3) 비환원당의 함량은 수분의 증가와 저장기간이 길어짐에 당라 감소하였다. 4) 지방산도는 수분의 증가와 저장기간이 길어짐에 따라 증가하였다. 5) 이상의 결과로 미곡 저장중 곰팡이 침해에 의하여 민감하게 변하는 Chitin 졍량법이 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.579-584
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• 2005

The 3-[(2-furylmethylene)amino]-2-thioxo-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one (FTT) was used as an excellent ionophore in construction of a $Zn^{2+}$ PVC-based membrane sensor. The best performance was obtained with a membrane composition of 30% poly(vinyl chloride), 62% nitrobenzen (NB), 3% FTT and 5% sodium tetraphenyl borate (TBP). This membrane sensor shows very good selectivity and sensitivity towards $Zn^{2+}$ over a wide variety of cations, including alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions. The membrane sensor revealed a great enhancement in selectivity coefficients for $Zn^{2+}$ ions, in comparison to the previously reported $Zn^{2+}$ membrane sensors. Theoretical studies also showed the selective interaction of TFF and $Zn^{2+}$ ions. The proposed membrane sensor exhibits a Nernstian behavior (with slope of 29.3 ${\pm}$ 0.3 mV per decade) over a wide concentration range (1.0 ${\times}$ $10^{-6}$-1.0 ${\times}$ $10^{-2}$) with a detection limit of 8.5 ${\times}$ $10^{-7}$ M (52 ng mL$^{-1}$). It shows relatively fast response time, in the whole concentration range ($\lt$ 20 s), and can be used for at least 10 weeks in a pH range of 3.0-7.0. The proposed membrane sensor was successfully used in direct determination of $Zn^{2+}$ ions in wastewater of industrial zinc electroplating companies, and also as an indicator electrode in titration with EDTA.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.709-714
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• 2014

Protein tyrosine nitration is considered as an important indicator of nitrosative stresses and as one of the main factors for pathogenesis of inflammation and neuronal degeneration. In this study, we investigated various nitrosative modifications of bovine carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) through qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis using the combined strategy of Fourier transformation ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) and ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (IT-MS/MS). FT-ICR MS and its spectra were used for the search of the pattern of nitrosative modifications. Identification of nitrosatively modified tyrosine sites were executed through IT-MS/MS. In addition, we also tried to infer the reason for the site-specific nitrosative modifications in CAII. In view of the above purpose, we have explored- i) the side chain accessibility, ii) the electrostatic environment originated from the acidic/basic amino acid residues neighboring to the nitrosatively modified site and iii) the existence of competing amino acid residues for nitration.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2003년도 International Symposium on Clean Environment
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• pp.232-235
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• 2003

In general, the parameters of climate change include aerosol chemical compounds, aerosol optical depth, greenhouse gases(carbon dioxide, CFCs, methane, nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone), ozone distribution, precipitation acidity and chemical compounds, persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals, radioactivity, solar radiation including ultra-violet and standard meteorological parameters. Over the last ten years, the monitoring activities of Korea regarding to the climate change have been progressed within the WMO GAW and ACE-Asia IOP programs centered at the observation sites of Anmyeon and Jeju Gosan islands respectively. The Greenhouse gases were pointed out that standard air quality monitoring techniques are required to enhance data comparability and that data presentation formats need to be harmonized and easily understood. Especially, the impact of atmospheric aerosols on climate depends on their optical properties, which, in turn, are a function of aerosol size distribution and the spectral reflective indices. Aerosol optical depth and single scattering albedo in the visible are used as the two basic parameters in the atmospheric temperature variation studies. The former parameter is an indicator of the attenuation power of aerosols, while the latter represents the relative strength of scattering and absorption by aerosols. For aerosols with weak absorption, surface temperature decreases as the optical depth increases because of the domination of backscattering. For aerosols with strong absorption, however, warming could occur as the optical depth increases. The objective of the study is to characterize the means, variability, and trends of Greenhouse gases and aerosol properties on a regional basis using data from its baseline observatories in Korea peninsula. A further goal is to understand the factors that control radiative forcing of the greenhouse and aerosol.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.474-478
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• 1999

Modulation of unscheduled DNA synthesis by dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) after exposure to various chemical carcinogens was investigated in the primary rat hepatocytes. Unscheduled DNA synthesis was induced by treatment of such direct acting carcinogens as methly methanesulfonate (MMS) and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) or procarcinogens including benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). Unscheduled DNA synthesis was determined by measuring [methyl-3H]thymidine radioactivity incorporated into nuclear DNA of hepatocytes treated with carcinogens in the presence or absence of DHEA. Hydroxyurea $(5{\times}10^{-3} M)$was added to growth medium to selectively suppress normal replication. DHEA at concentrations ranging from $(1{\times}10^{-6} M)$ to$(5{\times}10^{-4} M)$ did not significantly inhibit unscheduled DNA synthesis induced by either MMS $(1{\times}10^{-4} M)$ or EMS $(1{\times}10^{-2} M)$. In contrast, DHEA-significantly inhibited unscheduled DNA synthesis induced by BaP $(6.5{\times}10^{-5} M)$ and DMBA.$(2{\times}10^{-5} M)$. DHEA-induced hepatotoxicity in rats was examined using lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release as an indicator of cytotoxicity. DHEA exhibit no significant increase in LDH release compared with the control at 18 h. These data suggest that nontoxic concentration of DHEA does not affect the DNA excision repair process, but it probably influence the enzymatic system responsible for the metabolic activation of procarcinogens and thereby decreases the amount of the effective DNA adducts formed by the ultimate reactive carcinogenic species.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1153-1159
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• 2013

A novel solid-contact indium(III)-selective sensor based on bis-(1H-benzimidazole-5-methoxy-2-[(4-methoxy-3, 5-dimethyl-1-pyridinyl) 2-methyl]) thiosulfinate, known as an omeprazole dimer (OD) and a neutral ionophore, was constructed, and its performance characteristics were evaluated. The sensor was prepared by applying a membrane cocktail containing the ionophore to a graphite rod pre-coated with polyethylene dioxythiophene (PEDOT) conducting polymer as the ion-to-electron transducer. The membrane contained 3.6% OD, 2.3% oleic acid (OA) and 62% dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as the solvent mediator in PVC and produced a good potentiometric response to indium(III) ions with a Nernstian slope of 19.09 mV/decade. The constructed sensor possessed a linear concentration range from $3{\times}10^{-7}$ to $1{\times}10^{-2}$ M and a lower detection limit (LDL) of $1{\times}10^{-7}$ M indium(III) over a pH range of 4.0-7.0. It also displayed a fast response time and good selectivity for indium(III) over several other ions. The sensor can be used for longer than three months without any considerable divergence in potential. The sensor was utilized for direct and flow injection potentiometric (FIP) determination of indium(III) in alloys. The parameters that control the flow injection method were optimized. Indium(III) was quantitatively recovered, and the results agreed with those obtained using atomic absorption spectrophotometry, as confirmed by the f and t values. The sensor was also utilized as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of fluoride in the presence of chloride, bromide, iodide and thiocyanate ions using indium(III) nitrate as the titrant.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.394-402
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• 2014

High-voltage dielectric discharges are an emerging technique in environmental pollutant degradation, which are characterized by the production of hydroxyl radicals as the primary degradation species. The initiation and propagation of the electrical discharges depends on several physical, chemical, and electrical parameters such as 1st and 2nd voltage of power, gas supply, conductivity and pH. These parameters also influence the physical and chemical characteristics of the discharges, including the production of reactive species such as OH, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$. The experimental results showed that the optimum 1st voltage and oxygen flow rate for RNO (N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline, indicator of the generation of OH radical) degradation were 160 V (2nd voltage of is 15 kV) and 4 L/min, respectively. As the 2nd voltage (4 kV to 15 kV) was increase, RNO degradation was increased and, generated $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ concentration were increased. The conductivity of the solution was not influencing the RNO degradation, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation. The pH effect on RNO degradation was not high. However, the lower pH and the conductivity, the higher $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation were observed.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.424-429
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• 1996

유색미 쌀겨가 화학적 변이원에 의한 유전독성을 억제하는 작용기작을 유색미 품종인 수원415호 쌀겨의 유기용매추출물과 변이원인 mitomycin C를 이용하여 조사하였다. 70%에탄올 분획 및 클로로포름분획에서 수원 415호는 대조구로 사용된 추청에 비하여 변이원에 대한 억제활성이 월등히 높았음에도 불구하고 항산화활성은 추청보다 다소 낮은 결과로 보아 항산화작용과는 다른 억제기작이 존재함을 추정할 수 있었다. E. coli를 지시세포로 유색미 쌀겨 추출물의 mitomycin C에 대한 변이원성 억제기작을 조사한 결과, desmutagen으로 작용할 가능성이 크다는 사실을 알았고, 쌀겨 추출물과 mitomycin C를 반응시킨 후 반응액 중에 존재하는 유리상태의 mitomycin C를 정량한 결과, 유색미의 쌀겨 추출물이 mitomycin C에 직접 결합하여 변이원을 흡착함으로써 세포에 대한 유전독성을 억제할 것으로 생각되었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.393-404
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• 1992

새로운 효소반응기를 쓰는 요소 정량용 연속${\cdot}$자동화 장치의 감응성질을 조사하였다. 효소반응기는 지지체인 nylon-6입자(42∼48 mesh)를 teflon관(안지름 2mm, 길이 20cm)에 충전시키고, 이 지지체의 표면에 공유결합제인 glutaraldehyde로 urease를 고정화시켜서 제작하였다. 연속${\cdot}$자동화장치는 효소반응기, 기체투석기 및 지시전극인 관형 PVC-nonactin막 암모늄 이온 선택성 전극을 차례로 연결하여 만들었다. 이 장치를 써서 요소를 정량할 때 감응특성은 다음과 같다. 곧 직선감응 농도범위는 $5.5{\times}10^{-6}$~$2.4{\times}10^{-3}M$, 감응기울기는 57.8 mV/decade, 검출한계는 $1.5{\times}10^{-6}M$, 효소반응기의 전환백분율은 80.8%이었다. 효소반응기의 최적 완충용액은 0.01M Tris-HCl 완충용액(pH 7.0∼7.8)과 0.01M 인산염 완충용액(pH 6.9∼7.5)이었고, 수명은 150일 정도였다. 또한 다른 생리활성물질의 방해는 없었다.