• BMB Reports
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 1998

The catabolic ${\alpha}-acetolactate$ synthase purified from Serratia marcescens ATCC 25419 was rapidly inactivated by the tryptophane-specific reagent, N -bromosuccinimide, and the arginine-specific reagent, phenylglyoxal. The enzyme was inactivated slowly by the cysteine-specific reagent N-ethylmaleimide. The second-order rate constants for the inactivation by N-bromosuccinimide, phenylglyoxal. and N -ethylmaleimide were $114,749M^{-1}min^{-1}$, $304.3M^{-1}min^{-1}$, and $5.1M^{-1}min^{-1}$, respectively. The reaction order with respect to N-bromosuccinimide, phenylglyoxal, and N-ethylmaleimide were 1.5,0.71, and 0.86, respectively. The inactivation of the catabolic aacetolactate synthase by these modifying reagents was protected by pyruvate. These results suggest that essential tryptophane, arginine, and cysteine residues are located at or near the active site of the catabolic ${\alpha}-acetolactate$ synthase.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1743-1748
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• 2009

Novel 2-aminothiazolinium based tripodal receptors were designed and synthesized. The binding property of these receptors toward various anions was investigated by the isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) method. Receptor 4 recognized the acetate anion with 1:1 stoichiometry, whereas it bound the other oxoanions such as sulfate and phosphate in complex modes. By modifying the phenyl groups at the 4-position of the thiazoline rings of the tripodal receptor 4 to induce a mutual aromatic stacking interaction among the three ligands, receptor 10 showed totally different binding behavior, which gave rise to the 1:1 binding mode for the sulfate anion. This result was confirmed by ESI MS spectrometry.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1902-1909
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• 2007

This account reports an overview of our findings in homogeneous Pd-catalyzed reactions. Herein we describe the new design in reactions of Group 14 element compounds and in homogeneous nanosize Pd catalysts. In the early stages of our study, we developed Pd-catalyzed transformations of allylic esters with disilanes, silylcyanides and acylsilanes to the corresponding silylation, cyanation and acylation products, respectively. We also developed a Pd-catalyzed three component coupling reaction of Group 14 element compounds involving 1,3-diene and acid chlorides to form β,γ-unsaturated ketone as a single product. Recently, we focus our attention on modifying the catalytic environment by nanosize Pd in order to improve the performance of Pd catalysts. These nanosystems realize efficient catalytic environment with remarkable enhancement in catalytic activity and unprecedented selectivity.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.227-228
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• 2012

In interfaces between carbon black or Pt and FTO glass in dye-sensitized solar cell counter electrodes, a marginal resistant channel for electrons, we tried to improve the connection by modifying the sintering process. A stepwise sintering process for carbon black and Pt counter electrodes was applied and its effect on power conversion efficiency was studied. Power conversion efficiencies of built-in DSSC made by a one-step sintering process with carbon black and Pt counter electrodes were about 5.01% and 5.02%, respectively. Cells made with the stepwise sintering process were 5.96% and 6.21%, respectively, indicating an 20% improvement. Fill factor (FF) increased, and it was them main reason for the power conversion efficiency improvement. Step wise sintering increased the adhesion of the interface and reduced the film thickness and surface roughness. As a result, the resistivity of the counter electrode and EIS impedance of DSSCs decreased.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1233-1238
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• 2000

$Mo/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3catalysts$ modified with Fe, Co, and Ni were prepared by impregnation method and catalytic activity for water gas shift reaction was examined. The optimum amount of Mo loaded for the reaction was 10 wt% $MoO_3$ to ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3.$ The catalytic activity of $MoO_3/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3was$ increased by modifying with Fe, Co, and Ni in the order of Co${\thickapprox}$ Ni > Fe. The optimum amounts of Co and Ni added were 3 wt% based on CoO and NiO to 10 wt% $MoO_3/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$, restectively. The TPR (temperature-programmed reduction) analysis revealed that the addition of Co and Ni enganced the reducibility of the catalysts. The results of both catalytic activity and TPR experiments strongly suggest that the redox property of the catalyst is an important factor in water gas shift reaction on the sulfided Mo catalysts, which could be an evidence of oxy-sulfide redox mechanism.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1255-1260
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• 2001

The expansion of two different kinds of hydrodynamic size of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA Mw: 1.56- 2.04 ${\times}$ 106 g/mol) has been measured by dynamic light scattering and viscometry above the Flory $\theta$ temperature of the variou s solvents such as n-butyl chloride, 3-heptanone, and 4-heptanone. The expansion of PMMA chains was analyzed in terms of universal temperature parameters and also compared with previous results of polystyrene (PS) system. First it was found that simple $\tau/{\tau}c$ parameter no longer had its universality for the expansion behavior of hydrodynamic size in the chemically different linear polymer chains. However after modifying ${\tau}/{\tau}c$ parameter into $(Mw/Ro2)3}2(\tau/\tauc)$, we observed a much better universality for both PMMA and PS systems. Here Mw, Ro, $\tau[=(T-{\theta}$)/${\theta}$]$, and ${\tau}c[=({\theta}-Tc)/Tc]$ are defined as the weight average molecular weight, the unperturbed end-to-end distance, the reduced temperature and the reduced critical temperature, respectively.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2006

포스포리파아제 D(PLD)의 8개의 시스테인 잔기들의 특성을 파악하기 위해 설프히드릴(SH)기와 반응하는 각종 화학물질들을 동원하였다. 5,5-다이티오비스(2-니트로벤조산) (DTNB)는 시스테인 잔기의 SH기를 적정하기 위해 이용하였으며, 412nm에서의 환원된 DTNB의 값으로부터 자연 상태의 PLD는 1몰 당 4개의 SH기가 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 8 M의 요소 등으로 3차원 구조를 교란 시킨 변성된 PLD는 8개의 SH기가 적정되었다. 이 결과로 시스테인 잔기의 반(4개)은 외부에 노출되어 있고 그 나머지 반은 내부에 가려져 있다고 추정할 수 있다. SH기 변형 시약인 p-클로로머큐리벤조산(PCMB), 요오드아세트산, 요오드아세트아미드, 그리고 N-에칠마레이미드 등은 모두 PLD를 비활성화 시켰다. 이들 중 다이티오스라이톨(DTT)로 처리했을 때 유일하게 PCMB에 의해 비활성화 된 PLD는 가역적으로 그 활성이 회복되었다. 다양한 작용기를 갖는 다이설파이드들을 이용한 노출된 SH기의 주위 환경을 검토한 결과 음전하나 전하를 띄지 않은 다이설파이드들이 양전하를 띈 시스타민 보다 더 효과적으로 PLD를 비활성화 시키는 것으로 나타났다. 그 이외 시스테인 잔기의 산화-환원 전환이 PLD 활성에 미치는 영향을 과산화수소를 이용하여 검토하였다. 과산화수소 산화에 의해 70% 이상 잃은 PLD 활성은 대부분 DTT에 의해 복원되었다. 이들 결과로부터 양배추 PLD의 시스테인 잔기들이 모두 SH기로 존재한다는 것을 반응을 통해 확인 할 수 있었으며, 또한 외부에 노출된 4개의SH기는 PLD 활성 조절에 지대한 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 Eschscholtzia californica의 이차 대사산물인 benzo[c]phenanthridine alkaloids의 생산량을 향상시키기 위해 주요 영양성분인 질소원 농도를 조절하여 배지의 조성을 최적화하였다. 그 결과, 질산과 암모늄 이온의 초기 농도 비율은 세포 성장과 alkaloids 생산량 증대에 중요한 영향을 미치는 인자로서 작용함을 볼 수 있었다. 총 질소 농도를 standard MS배지의 총 질소원 농도와 동일하게 유지하고 (60 mM), 농도 비율 다양하게 조절했을 때, 세포 성장과 alkaloids 생산량은 질산과 암모늄 이온을 각각 단독으로 이용할 때 보다 효율적으로 증대함을 볼 수 있었다. 최대 성장 (9.84 g DCW/L)과 alkaloids 생산량 (60.72 mg/L)은 50 : 10의 비율에서 나타났으며, 농도 비율의 감소는 세포 성장을 억제하고 alkaloids 생산량을 감소시켰다. 또한, 질산과 암모늄 이온이 세포 성장과 alkaloids 생산량에 미치는 영향력을 보다 명확히 확인하기 위해 질산 이온과 암모늄 이온 농도를 각각 조절한 결과, 암모늄 이온이 증가할수록 alkaloids 생산량은 비슷하나, 세포 성장은 감소하였으며, 또한, 질산 이온의 농도를 증가시킬수록 세포 성장은 비슷한 값을 나타내었지만, alkaloids 생산량은 다양한 차이를 나타내었다. 본 실험에서 세포성장과 alkaloids 생산량에 적합한 농도는 50 : 25 (mol/mol) 비율에서 나타났으며, 본 실험을 통해 Eschscholtzia californica의 현탁 세포배양에서 질소원 농도의 조절을 통한 외부 환경조절은 세포 성장과 alkaloids 향상에 매우 효과적이며, 소량의 암모늄 이온의 첨가 시 질산 이온 농도조절은 세포 성장을 억제하지 않으면서 alkaloids 생산량을 유도하는데 적합한 이온임을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.498-503
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• 2016

The characteristics of aqueous lithium recovery by ion exchange were studied using three commercial cation exchange resins: CMP28 (porous type strong acid exchange resin), SCR-B (gel type strong acid exchange resin) and WK60L (porous type weak acid exchange resin). CMP28 was the most effective material for aqueous lithium recovery; its performance was even enhanced by modifying the cation with $K^+$. A comparison to $Na^+$ and $H^+$ form resins demonstrated that the performance enhancement is reciprocally related to the electronegativity of the cation form. Further kinetic and equilibrium isotherm studies with the $K^+$ form CMP28 showed that aqueous lithium recovery by ion exchange was well fitted with the pseudo-second-order rate equation and the Langmuir isotherm. The maximum ion exchange capacity of aqueous lithium recovery was found to be 14.28 mg/g and the optimal pH was in the region of 4-10.

• Carbon letters
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• 제1권3_4호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2001

Lithium intercalated carbon (LIC) are basically employed as an anode for currently commercialized lithium secondary batteries. However, there are still strong interests in modifying carbon surface of active materials of the anode because the amount of irreversible capacity, charge-discharge capacity and high rate capability are largely determined by the surface conditions of the carbon. In this study, the carbonaceous materials were coated with tin oxide and copper by fluidized-bed chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and their coating effects on electrochemical characteristics were investigated. The electrode which coated with tin oxides gave the higher capacity than that of raw material. Their capacity decreased with the progress of cycling possibly due to severe volume changes. However, the cyclability was improved by coating with copper on the surface of the tin oxides coated carbonaceous materials, which plays an important role as an inactive matrix buffering volume changes. An impedance on passivation film was decreased as tin oxides contents and it resulted in the higher capacity.