• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제38권sup2호
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• pp.343-354
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• 2008

Purpose: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is associated with localized aggressive periodontitis. It produces cytolethal distending toxin (CDT), which induces cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. The CDT holotoxin is composed of CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC. CdtB has structural homology to human DNase I and is an active component of the CDT complex acting as a DNase. In particular, the pattern homology seen in the CdtB subunit has been associated with specific DNase I residues involved in enzyme catalysis, DNA binding, and metal ion binding. So, to study the functions and regulation of recombinant CdtB, we made up a quantity of functional recombinant CdtB and tested it in relation to the metal ion effect. Materials and Methods: We constructed the pET28a-cdtB plasmid from A. actinomycetemcomitans Y4 by genomic DNA PCR and expressed it in the BL21 (DE3) Escherichia coli system. We obtained the functional recombinant CdtB by the refolding system using the dialysis method and then analyzed the DNase activity and investigated the metal ion effect from plasmid digestion. Results: The recombinant CdtB subunit was expressed as the inclusion bodies. We were able to obtain functional recombinant CdtB subunit using refolding system. We confirmed that our refolded recombinant CdtB had DNase activity and was influenced by the metal ions $Mg^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$. Conclusion: We suggest that the factors influencing recombinant CdtB may contribute to CDT associated diseases, such as periodontitis, endocarditic, meningitis, and osteomyelitis.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.511-517
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• 2017

With different working pressures and substrate biases, Cr-Al-N coatings were deposited by hybrid physical vapor deposition (PVD) method, consisting of unbalanced magnetron (UBM) sputtering and arc ion plating (AIP) processes. Cr and Al targets were used for the arc ion plating and the sputtering process, respectively. Phase analysis, and composition, binding energy, and microstructural analyses were performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), respectively. Surface droplet size of Cr-Al-N coatings was found to decrease with increasing substrate bias. A decrease of the deposition rate of Cr-Al-N films was expected due to the increase of substrate bias. The coatings were grown with textured CrN phase and (111), (200), and (220) planes. X-ray diffraction data show that all Cr-Al-N coatings shifted to lower diffraction angles due to the addition of Al. The XPS results were used to determine the $Cr_2N$, CrN, and (Cr,Al)N binding energies. The compositions of the Cr-Al-N films were measured by XPS to be Cr 23.2~36.9 at%, Al 30.1~40.3 at%, and N 31.3~38.6 at%.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 1994

Fe(III) IDA -PEG/ dextran 액 이상 분계 시스템에서 phosphoprotein의 분배 예측을 위한 모델식이 유도되었다. 본 모델식에는 단백칠 분배에 수소이온과 hydroxide 이온의 저해효과가 포함되어 었다. 표변에 각각 1,27~의 phosphoryl 그 룹을 갖고 있는 ovalbumin의 AI, A2, 성분을 정제한 후 단백질 분배 실험을 수행하였으며 실 험결과와 모텔식에의한 예측이 잘 얼치하는 것 을 확인하였다. Fe(III)IDA-PEG와 단백질 표면 p phosphoryl group과의 결합상수는 PEG 상과 dextran상에 셔 각각 $6.1{\times}, 10^3M^{-1} and 2.3{\times}10^4M^{-1}$이었으며,이것은 Cu(II)IDA-PEG와 단백질 표면 histidine과의 결합상수 보다 3-5배 높은 값이 였 다.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.406-412
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• 2007

분광 광도법을 이용하여 ${\beta}$-CD와 $[Cu(dien)(sub-py)]^{2+}$ 이온 간의 복합체 형성에 관한 연구를 하였다. ${\beta}$-CD와 $Cu^{2+}$ 착물이 복합체를 형성 할 때 ${\gamma}_{max}$은 리간드에 전자 주는기($CH_3$)가 치환 된 경우는 $^2T_2{\rightarrow}^2E$로 한 곳에서, 전자 끄는기(Cl)가 치환된 경우는 $^2T_2{\rightarrow}^2E$와 MLCT에 의하여 두 곳에서 나타났다. 형성상수는 온도가 올라가면 결합에너지의 감소로 작아졌다. 모든 반응은 엔트로피의 감소를 보였으나 큰 발열반응으로 자발적 반응이었다. 치환기 상수(${\sigma}_x$)에 따른 Hammett plot 결과 좋은 직선성(${\gamma}=0.996$)을 보여 형성상수를 정량적으로 설명할 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2006

[ $RF-O_2$ ] plasma 처리한 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율을 집속이온빔 장치를 이용하여 측정하였다. 가속 전압 10 kV의 Ga 이온빔을 주사했을 때 plasma 처리하지 않은 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율은 0.33 atoms/ion, $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율은 0.20 atoms/ion 으로 $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 경우 스퍼터링 수율이 낮아졌다. 또한 XPS, AFM을 통해 plasma 처리로 인한 MgO 표면의 변화를 관찰하였다. MgO 박막에 $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 후 XPS O 1s spectra의 binding energy와 FWHM 값이 각각 2.36 eV와 0.6167 eV 작아졌고 표면거칠기의 RMS 값 또한 0 32 nm 작아졌다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.219-227
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 염해에 열화작용을 일으키는 염소이온을 고정하기 위한 방안으로 이온교환능력과 흡착능력이 우수하다고 알려진 층상이중수산화물(LDHs)을 활용하였다. 실험에 앞서 두 종류의 LDHs(Mg/Ca)를 공침법을 사용하여 합성하였고, 합성된 고형물을 활용하여 수용액내에서 실험적 연구를 진행하였다. 일반적 합성법인 공침법으로 기존문헌의 입증된 나노 입자의 LDHs를 제조 할 수 있었으며 이는 건축재료로써의 적용에 앞서 간단한 제조방법만으로도 제조가 가능하다는 긍정적인 효과로 볼 수 있다. 또한, 이온교환시간 15분내에서는 Mg체계가 고정속도가 빨랐으나, 그 후의 시간에서는 최대 4시간까지 Ca체계의 고정량이 우수하였다. 임계치 $1.2kg/m^3$의 경우 0.5 g당 Mg/Ca은 각각 0.0035g, 0.0015g의 염소이온을 고정하였다. 또한, 효과가 우수했던 이온교환된 Ca체계를 XRD 분석한 결과 층간에 삽입한 $NO_3$가 용출되고 염소이온이 치환되었음을 알 수 있었다. 시멘트계의 적용시 Mg체계보다 Ca체계가 우수한 고정효과를 기대 할 수 있다고 판단되며, 향후 연구에서는 본 연구에 결과를 바탕으로 시멘트계 재료에서의 염소이온 고정효율을 평가하고자 한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.1685-1691
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• 2011

The molecular structures of thiacalix[4]biscrown-5 (1) and p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]biscrown-5 (2) and their alkali-metal-ion complexes were optimized using the DFT BLYP/6-31G(d) and mPW1PW91/6-31G(d,p) (hybrid HF-DF) calculations. The total electronic energies, the normal vibrational modes, and the Gibbs free energies of the mono- and di-topic complexes of each host with the sodium and potassium ions were analyzed. The $K^+$-complexes exhibited relatively stronger binding efficiencies than $Na^+$-complexes for both the monoand di-topic complexes of 1 and 2 comparing the efficiencies of the sodium and potassium complexes with an anisole and phenol. The mPW1PW91/6-31G(d,p) calculated distances between the oxygen atoms and the alkali metal ions were reported in the alkali-metal-ion complexes ($1{\cdot}Na^+$, $1{\cdot}2Na^+$, $1{\cdot}K^+$, $1{\cdot}2K^+$, $2{\cdot}Na^+$, $2{\cdot}Na^+$, $2{\cdot}K^+$, $2{\cdot}2K^+$). The BLYP/6-31G(d) calculated IR spectra of the host 1 and its mono-topic alkali-metal-ion complexes are compared.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.115-120
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• 1999

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Pine needle extract on lipid oxidation and free radical reaction in iron sources reacted with active oxygen species. The results were summarized as follow; The pine needle extracts didn`t show a distinct effect on reduction of lipid oxidation if the iron ion didn`t exist in oil emulsion. The pine needle extracts played role as a strong chelating agents to bind iron ion if Ferrous iron(Fe\ulcorner) exist in oil emulsion. Ferric iron(Fe) was lower effect than Ferrous iron(Fe) on free radical reaction in oil emulsion. And also, the Fe\ulcorner reacted with pine needle extract did not show distinct effect on free radical reaction, compared to Fe\ulcorner reacted with pine needle extract. And also, Pine needle extracts reacted with H\ulcornerO\ulcorner were tended to show a low oxygen scavenging ability in case of H\ulcornerO\ulcorner only was existed, compared to those of H\ulcornerO\ulcorner + Fe\ulcorner complex. Pine needle extracts were the most powerful Fe\ulcorner binding agents, compared to other strong synthetic antioxidants such as EDTA and DTPA.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1973-1976
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• 2008

Electronic photodepletion spectrum of dibenzo-18-crown-6 with a potassium ion ($K^+$-DB18C6) was obtained in the gas phase using electrospray ionization and quadrupole ion-trap reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The spectrum exhibited rather a broad absorption band at 36350 $cm^{-1}$, which was tentatively assigned as the origin of the S1 band. The photodepletion spectrum of $Cs^+$-DB18C6 was also obtained to elaborate the effects of metal cations on electronic and geometric structures of metal cation-DB18C6 complexes. We found that the S1 band of $Cs^+$-DB18C6 was red-shifted by 180 $cm^{-1}$ from that of $K^+$-DB18C6. With the results of quantum theoretical calculations using the density functional theory, we suggested that the red-shift arose mainly from weaker binding of $Cs^+$ to DB18C6 than that of K+, which resulted from a larger size of $Cs^+$ than that of the cavity in DB18C6.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2008

A ligand - whether an endogenous hormone, neurotransmitter, exogenous toxin or synthetic drug - binds to plasma membrane proteins (e.g., ion channels, receptors or other functional proteins) to exert its physiological or pharmacological effects. Ligands can also have functional groups, showing stereospecificity for interaction sites on their counterpart plasma membrane proteins. Previous reports have shown that the ginsenoside Rg$_3$, a bioactive ginsenoside, meets these criteria in that: 1) an aliphatic side chain of $Rg_3$ plays a role as a functional group, 2) Rg$_3$ regulates voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels in a stereospecific manner with respect to carbon-20, and 3) $Rg_3$ regulates subsets of ligand-gated and voltage-gated ion channels through specific interactions with identified amino acid residues inside the channel pore, in the outer pore entryway, or in toxin binding sites. Rg$_3$, therefore, could be a candidate for a novel ginseng-derived glycosidic ligand regulating ion channels and receptors. This review will examine how Rg$_3$ regulates voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels through interactions with its target proteins in the plasma membrane. Hopefully, this review will advance understanding of ginseng pharmacology at the cellular and molecular levels.