• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.187-191
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• 2007

In this study, antioxidant activities of acetone/dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Arctic seaweeds were investigated. The antioxidant properties of both extracts of arctic seaweed were evaluated using two different peroxynitrite tests, including scavenging power on authentic peroxynitrite and inhibitory activities on peroxynitrite generation from 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1) producing superoxide anion and nitric oxide simultaneously in vitro. At concentration of $10\;{\mu}g/ml$, the acetone/dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Odonthalia dentata exhibited 54.6 and 64.2% inhibition against peroxynitrite generation from SIN-1 while they exhibited 24.3 and 23.0% scavenging activities on authentic peroxynitrite, respectively. On the other hand, the acetone/dichloromethane extract of Polysiphonia stricta exhibited 61.8% inhibition only against the induced peroxynitrite from SIN-1. Furthermore, the crude extracts of Odonthalia dentata and Polysiphonia stricta were fractionated into n-hexane, 85% aq. MeOH, n-BuOH, and $H_2O$ fractions, successively, and only 85% aq. MeOH fraction exhibited the best inhibition.

• 분석과학
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.284-289
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• 1999

지하수 중에 용존된 무기탄소 화합물을 기체 방출 법을 이용하여 정량적으로 추출하였다. 기체 방출법은 직접 침전법에 비하여 소요시간이 적으며, 대기중의 이산화탄소 및 수중에 존재하는 황산이온의 영향도 무시할 수 있어 보다 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 기체 방출법에 의한회수율 측정 결과 분당 4리터의 유량 율로 2시간 방출시켰을 때 99% 정도의 회수율을 나타내었다. 포집 시간에 따른 동위원소 분별효과를 측정하기 위하여 방출 초기 1시간과 이후 30분 간격으로 2회 포집 분석한 결과, 각각의 ${\delta}^{13}C$는 각각 -7.9‰, -3.0‰, +0.4‰로 측정되어 기체 방출법을 이용한 수중의 무기탄소 회수시 방출 초기에는 보다 가벼운 탄소의 방출이 우세하며, 보다 무거운 탄소의 방출은 후기에 이루어지는 것을 나타내었다. 그러나 이러한 동위원소 분별효과는 탄소화합물의 거의 완전한 회수에 의해 무시될 수 있었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2009

The prescriptions (DB-1-DB-5) were prepared with the active herbal medicines, Acanthopanax senticosus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Polygonatum odoratum, and Cichorium intybus. The most active crude polysaccharide fraction (DB-2-3), which was isolated through the fractionation of hot-water extract from DB-2, was significantly reduced by periodate oxidation (52.7 and 63.7%) on intestinal immune system modulating and anticancer activity. When DB-2-3 was further fractionated by column chromatographies, DB-2-3IIc-2 showed the most potent activities. In addition, DB-2-3IIc stimulated the proliferation of bone marrow cells via Peyer's patch in dose-dependent pattern by oral administration. The metastasis of colon 26-M3.1 lung carcinoma had significantly inhibited in mice fed DB-2-3IIc at 1 mg/mouse (43.8%). DB-2-3IIc-2 mainly contained uronic acid (46.1%) and 42.5% of neutral sugar with a small amount of protein (7.6%), and component sugar analysis also showed that DB-2-3IIc-2 was composed Ara, Gal, and GalA (molar ratio; 0.50:0.63:1.00). It may be suggested that activities of DB-2-3IIc-2 are resulted from pectic polysaccharides containing a polygalacturonan moiety with side chain of neutral sugars, such as Ara and Gal.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2000

The pyritization of heavy metals in Lake Shihwa sediments was investigated to determine sedimentary Pyrite-heavy metal associations influenced by various metal fractions, organic carbon, and total reduced sulfur. Parameters indicating the degree of heavy metal pyritization (DTMP) and degree of pyritization (DOP) were used to study the incorporation of heavy metals into the pyrite phase. The DOP levels ranged from 3.28-39.45%, showing wide differences among sampling stations. The levels were greater near the water gate and the center of the lake than near the industrial complex. The spatial pattern of the DOP levels was similar to the S/C ratio and also to the salinity. Based on the measured relationships between DOP and DTMP, heavy metals can be divided into three groups. In the first group was As, which showed a high affinity for pyrite. In the second group were Ni, Co and Cu, which showed a gradual increase in DTMP with increasing DOP. In the final group were Pb, Zn, Mn and Cr, which all showed a low DTMP with constant values with respect to DOP.

• 생약학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.366-375
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• 2014

Aldose reductase (AR) has been indicated the critical enzyme of the polyol pathway in the development of the diabetic complications. In this study, 119 Vietnamese herbal medicines have been investigated for inhibitory activities on AR. Among them, 7 herbal medicines, Synedrella nodiflora (stems and leaves), Combretum sundaicum (stems and leaves), Argyreia acuta (stems and leaves), Platea latifolia (whole plants), Linociera sangda (whole plants), Rhaphiolepis indica (whole plants), Harrisonia perforata (stems and leaves) and 2 fractions from Harrisonia perforata (stems and leaves) with EtOAc and BuOH, exhibited a significant inhibitory activity against AR. Particularly, S. nodiflora, A. acuta and H. perforata (stems and leaves) showed 1.0-1.8 times more potent inhibitory activity than the positive control, 3,3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid (TMG).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.562-568
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• 2017

Background: The chemical characterization of metallic alloys and oxides is conventionally carried out by wet chemical analytical methods and/or instrumental methods. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) is capable of analyzing samples nondestructively. As a part of a chemical quality control exercise, Zircaloys 2 and 4, nimonic alloy, and zirconium oxide samples were analyzed by two INAA methods. The samples of alloys and oxides were also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and direct current Arc OES methods, respectively, for quality assurance purposes. The samples are important in various fields including nuclear technology. Methods: Samples were neutron irradiated using nuclear reactors, and the radioactive assay was carried out using high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Major to trace mass fractions were determined using both relative and internal monostandard (IM) NAA methods as well as OES methods. Results: In the case of alloys, compositional analyses as well as concentrations of some trace elements were determined, whereas in the case of zirconium oxides, six trace elements were determined. For method validation, British Chemical Standard (BCS)-certified reference material 310/1 (a nimonic alloy) was analyzed using both relative INAA and IM-NAA methods. Conclusion: The results showed that IM-NAA and relative INAA methods can be used for nondestructive chemical quality control of alloys and oxide samples.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.122-133
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• 2006

Objectives : The amyloid $\beta$-protein ($A\beta$) is the principal component of the senile plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and elicits a toxic effect on neurons in vitro and in vivo. Many environmental factors including antioxidants and proteoglycans modify $A{\beta}toxicity$. In this study, we have investigated the protective effects of water- and organic solvent-extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root fractions pre-extracted with methanol on $A\beta$-induced oxidative cell death in cultured rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. Methods : For this study, we used MTT reduction assay for detection of protective effects of water- and organic solvent-extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root fractions pre-extracted with methanol on $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-induced cytotoxicity to PC12 cells. We also used cell-based $\beta$-secretase assay system to investigate the inhibitory effect of water- and organic solvent-extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root on $\beta$-secretase activity. Results : We previously reported that methanol extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root strongly attenuated cytotoxicity induced by the three $A\beta$ fragments ($A{\beta}_{25-35},\;A{\beta}_{1-42}\;A{\beta}_{1-43}$) to both SK-N-MC and PC12 cells. In the present study, we found that butanol-, ethylacetate-, chloroform-, and water-extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root fractions pre-extracted with methanol had strong protective effects against $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-induced cytotoxicity to PC12 cells and inhibitory potency to $\beta$-secretase activity. Conclusion : These results suggest that butanol-, ethylacetate-, chloroform-, and water-extracts of Hemerocallis fulva root fractions pre-extracted with methanol may contain the protective component(s) against $A\beta$-induced cell death in PC12 cells as well as inhibitory component(s) to $\beta$-secretase activity.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.247-250
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• 2008

The $CHCl_3$, EtOAc, and n-BuOH fractions showed a marked inhibition of 5% fatal bovine serum (FBS)-induced cell proliferation. The $IC_{50}$ values of the chloroform fractions from leaf, stem, and root as well as the n-BuOH and EtOAc fraction from root on cell proliferation were $1.2{\pm}0.4$, $17.2{\pm}6.4$, $81.8{\pm}33.2$, $40.8{\pm}8.0$, and $237.1{\pm}85.6\;{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. On the other hand, the EtOAc fractions, and the $CHCl_3$ fraction significantly inhibited collagen-, arachidonic acid-, U46619-, and thrombin-induced platelet aggregations. The $IC_{50}$ values of EtOAc fraction from leaf, and the $CHCl_3$ and EtOAc fraction from stem were $214.1{\pm}12.2$, $134.3{\pm}2.5$, and $42.6{\pm}7.0\;{\mu}g/mL$ with collagen, $312.4{\pm}7.5$, $158.9{\pm}1.7$, and $82.2{\pm}2.7\;{\mu}g/mL$ with arachidonic acid, $31.1{\pm}2.4$, $48.7{\pm}0.3$, and $29.7{\pm}1.1\;{\mu}g/mL$ with U46619, and $36.7{\pm}2.4$, $69.1{\pm}11.3$, and $34.2{\pm}0.1\;{\mu}g/mL$ with thrombin, respectively. Taken together, these data provide new evidence that fractions from Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum (AVP) are able to inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and platelet aggregation, which may be a novel resource for the development of anti-atherothrombotic agents.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.1432-1438
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• 2004

In vitro SOS chromotest 실험계에서 콩된장 메탄올 추출물의 경우 100 ${\mu}$g/assay 첨가시 97%의 돌연변이 억제효과를 70% 콩된장 메탄올 추출물은 87%의 억제효과를 가졌고, 청국장, 미소, 원재료인 콩과 콩/밀가루 메탄올 추출물보다 높은 저해 효과를 보였다. 된장의 메탄올 추출물을 더욱 분획하여 얻어진 분획물들, 즉 헥산, 메탄올, 디클로로메탄, 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올, 물 분획물을 100 ${\mu}$g/assay 첨가했을 때 MNNG에 대한 돌연변이 억제효과는 각각 73%, 73%, 91%, 95%, 82%, 73%로 전반적으로 매우 높은 저해효과를 나타내었으며, 특히 디클로로메탄과 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 항돌연변이 효과가 가장 높았음을 관찰할 수가 있었다. 초파리의 wing hairs spots 시스템의 small mwh spots의 경우, $AFB_1$ 단독 처리군을 체세포 돌연변이 유발 100%로 기준해서 된장 메탄올 추출물 2.5%, 5% 첨가농도의 경우, 각각 22%, 30%의 낮은 항돌연변이 효과를 나타내었다. 분획물들 중 가장 활성이 높았던 된장의 에틸아세테이트 분획물 5%, 10% 첨가농도의 경우, 각각 97%의 높은 항돌연변이 효과를 가짐으로 낮은 농도에서부터 강하게 체세포 돌연변이를 억제함을 알 수 있었고, large mwh spots의 경우는 된장의 에틸 아세테이트 분획물 5%의 낮은 농도에서 체세포 염색체 재조환이나 mwh+ 좌위에 유전자 돌연변이를 현저하게 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 된장 메탄올 추출물은 다른 콩 관련 발효식품과 콩의 메탄올 추출물에 비해 in vitro SOS chromotest에서 높은 돌연변이 유발 억제 작용을 나타냈고 분획물들 중 에틸아세테이트 분획물은 in vitro와 in vivo 돌연변이 유발실험에서 가장 높은 저해효과를 나타내어 된장의 항돌연변이 활성을 가지고 있는 분획물로 추정되어진다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.286-290
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• 2004

동결건조한 청갓과 담금당일 청갓김치, 15$^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 발효시킨 청갓 김치로부터 극성이 다른 용매들을 사용하여 각각의 용매별 추출물을 얻고 methanol(MeOH), hexane(C$_{6}$ $H_{14}$), dichlorometane(C $H_2$Cl$_2$), ethyl acetate(EtOAc), butanol(BuOH), water($H_2O$)의 각각의 용매분획별(DPPH) 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl assay에 의한 항산화성을 측정하였고 항산화효과를 상호 비교하였다. 청갓과 담금당일 청갓 김치에서 EtOAc와 n-BuOH에서 얻은 분획층이 다른 분획층보다 항상화효과가 높게 나타났으며 15$^{\circ}C$ 5일간 발효시킨 청갓 김치에서는 C $H_2$Cl$_2$와 EtOAc분획층이 다른 분획층에 비하여 radical scavenger효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 결과의 차이는 다양한 재료에 의한 발효공정에 기인된다고 판단된다.