• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.525-535
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• 2005

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a 3 week low calorie diet (LCD) and a 9 week of behavior modification (BM) program on the weight loss, mineral and vitamin status in 22 obese women. The subject were healthy, obese (PIBW> $120\%$) women aged 20 - 50 Yr and not taking any medications known to influence body composition, mineral or vitamin metabolism During the LCD program, subjects were provided commercial liquid formulas with 125 kcal per pack and were instructed to have a formula for replacement of one meal and at least one regular meal per day within the range of daily 800 - 1200 kcal intake. During the BM program the subjects weekly attended the group nutrition counseling session to encourage themselves to modify their eating behavior and spontaneously restrict their energy intakes. The BM program focused on stimulus control, control of portion sizes and modification of binge eating and other adverse habits. The initial mean energy intake of subjects was 2016.9 $\pm$ 129.8 kcal ($100.8\%$ of RDA) and dropped to 1276.5 $\pm$ 435.7 kcal at the end of a 3 week of LCD program and elevated to 1762 $\pm$ 329.3 kcal at the end of a 9 week of BM program. Carbohydrate, protein and fat intakes were significantly decreased at the end of the LCD but carbohydrate was the only macro nutrient that showed significant decrease (p < 0.05) at the end of the BM program compared to baseline. Calcium and iron intakes decreased significantly (p < 0.01, respectively) with no significant changes in other micronutrients at the end of the LCD. The mean weight of the subjects decreased from 73.8 $\pm$ 8.0 kg to 69.2 $\pm$ 7.7 kg with LCD and ended up with 67.7 $\pm$ 7.1 kg after 9 weeks of BM. The 3 weeks of LCD reduced most of the anthropometric indices such as BMI, PIBW, fat weight, wast-to-hip ratio and subscapular and suprailiac skinfold thickness. The 9 weeks of behavior modification showed slight change or maintenance of each anthropometric measurements. Weight loss and decreased WHR with the diet program induced significantly decreased systolic blood pressure. SGOT, SGPT and serum insulin levels with improved serum lipid profiles. Biochemical parameters related to iron status such as hemoglobin, hematocrit were significantly decreased (p < 0.01) at the end of the LCD. But their mean values were within normal range. The mean serum 25 (OH) vitamin $D_3$ level significantly increased after whole diet program. Serum folate level significantly decreased after 12 weeks of diet program. In conclusion 3 weeks of LCD brought 4.6 kg reduction in body weight without risk of iron, zinc or vitamin D deficiency and 9 weeks of the BM was effective to maintain nutritional status with slightly more weight reduction (1.5 kg). However calcium intake and serum folate should be monitored during the LCD and BM because of increased risk of deficiencies.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2004

인삼재배지에서 나타나는 적변삼 외피세포 조직의 특성과 화학성분을 조사하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 적변외피는 현미경 관찰결과 적색이 아닌 황색으로 보였으며, 적변외피의 세 포층수는 10∼13층으로 건전외피의 5∼6층에 비해 2배 정도 많았고, 외피층의 두께에 있어서는 적변외피가 179 $\mu\textrm{m}$로서 건전외피의 55$\mu\textrm{m}$에 비해 3.2배 정도 더 두꺼웠다. 2. 착색도는 적변외피가 건전외피에 비해 5.5배 정도 짙게 나타났으며, 적변물질의 각 추출분획별 용해도는 비극성 보다는 극성용매에서 높았고, 또한 UV-spectrum은 275∼280nm에서 흡광 최대를 나타냈다. 3. 적변외피는 지질성 물질은 물론 산불용성 에스테르화 페놀물질, 산불용성 결합 페놀물질, 산불용 축합성 페놀물질, 불용성 결합 페놀물질 및 유리 페놀 물질 함량이 건전외피에 비해 많았으며 철의 함량에 있어서도 적변외피가 2,220 ppm으로 건전외피의 820 ppm 보다 2.7배 정도 많았다. 4. 적변삼은 인삼뿌리가 분포된 근권환경의 어떤 외적환경에 의해 뿌리가 stress를 받을 때 자체방어 물질인 phenol 물질이 외피로 배출되면서 외피의 지질성 물질과 polymerization되고 이때 철(Fe)이 체놀성 물질과 강하게 chelating 되는 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1819-1825
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• 2006

Four naphthalene-degrading bacteria (Pseudomonas sp. strains O1, W1, As1, and G1) were isolated feom pollutant-contaminated sites. Examination of their substrate utilization and analyses of key naphthalene-catabolic regulatory genes revealed that the pathway and regulation of naphthalene-degradation in all four strains resemble those of NAH7 from P. putida G7. Superoxide anion production, superoxide dismutase activity, and catalase activity during their growth on naphthalene-amended medium increased significantly, compared with those with glucose-amended medium. Addition of ascorbate, an antioxidant, or ferrous iron ($Fe^{2+}$) increased the growth rates of all tested microorganisms on naphthalene. Northern blot and HPLC analyses showed that both nahA gene expression and naphthalene degradation increased under those conditions. Our data suggest that naphthalene degradation can impose severe oxidative stress, and defenses against oxidative stress would play an important role in the metabolism of naphthalene.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.17-31
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• 1991

The effects of environmental agents on health are great concern for all. It was recognized that each human has differential susceptibility to environmental effects. Susceptibility are changed by many factors includin gdevelopmpntal processes, genetic factors, nutritional stratus, preexisting disease conditions, life style and personal habits. Of all factors nutritional factors seem to be the area most modifiable. Consequently, It is an area that must be more thoroughly evaluated. In this paper, nutrient and environment interactions are reviewed briefly with published literatures. This paper deals with the influence of micronutrients(energy, protein and fat), Vitamins (vitamin 4, vitamin B-complex, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin I) and Minerals(calcium, iron, selenium, zinc and other minerls) on environmental effects. The role of arch nutrient was assessed in modifyine the expression of environmental pollutant toxicity with available litertures. In each nutrient section, the effect of environment was considered in following agents : heavy metals(lead, cadmium, mercury, silver and etc), inorganic agents(nitwits, sulfite, fluoride and etc), organic agents(benzene, carbon tatra-chloride, aflatoxin, auto dye, dialbrin etc), Irritant gas(ozone, carbon monooxide and etc), physical agents(X-irradiation, ultra violet, temperature and noise) and insectcides. The extent to which nutritional status modifies environmental effects 3nd its converse, how envirollments affects nutritional status is very complex. In deed, at the present time there are more than 50 chelnical/phycical agents that affect the nutrient metabolism and/or have their toxicity either directly diminished or enhanced by nutrients of those agents, small number of agents for each nutrients have sufficient evidence to warrant any reasonable degree of confidence in their hypothesized associtation. With these information at this present time it is hard to conclude that the recommended dietary allowance for each nutrient should be reconsidered.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2011년도 30주년 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.128-135
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• 2011

Consortia demonstrated the high capacities of anaerobic degradation of various aromatic compounds, which were successfully enriched from gley paddy soils under different conditions. Phenol and cresol was decomposed anaerobically using nitrate, ferric oxide or sulfate as electron acceptors. Biphenyl was degraded to $CO_2$, especially without addition of external electron acceptor. Alkylphenols with middle length of alkyl chain, were co-metaboliocally degraded with the presence of hydroxylbenzoate as the co-substrate under nitrate reducing conditions. The microorganisms responsible for the anaerobic co-metabolism was Thauera sp. Reductive dechlorination activity was also observed for polychlorophenols, fthalide, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins with the presence of lactate, formate or $H_2$ as electron donor. The fthalide dechlorinator was classified as Dehalobacter sp. Coupling of two physiologically-distinct anaerobic consortia, aromatic ring degrader and reductive dechlorinator, resulted in the mineralization of pentachlorophenol under anaerobic conditions. These results suggested that gley paddy soils harbored anaerobic microbial community with versatile capacity degrading aromatic compounds under anaerobic conditions.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.575-583
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• 2023

Mitochondria, fundamental cellular organelles that govern energy metabolism, hold a pivotal role in cellular vitality. While consuming dioxygen to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the electron transfer process within mitochondria can engender the formation of reactive oxygen species that exert dual roles in endothelial homeostatic signaling and oxidative stress. In the context of the intricate electron transfer process, several metal ions that include copper, iron, zinc, and manganese serve as crucial cofactors in mitochondrial metalloenzymes to mediate the synthesis of ATP and antioxidant defense. In this mini review, we provide a comprehensive understanding of the coordination chemistry of mitochondrial cuproenzymes. In detail, cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) reduces dioxygen to water coupled with proton pumping to generate an electrochemical gradient, while superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) functions in detoxifying superoxide into hydrogen peroxide. With an emphasis on the catalytic reactions of the copper metalloenzymes and insights into their ligand environment, we also outline the metalation process of these enzymes throughout the copper trafficking system. The impairment of copper homeostasis can trigger mitochondrial dysfunction, and potentially lead to the development of copper-related disorders. We describe the current knowledge regarding copper-mediated toxicity mechanisms, thereby shedding light on prospective therapeutic strategies for pathologies intertwined with copper dyshomeostasis.

• 지질공학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2012

금정산 일대 지하수공으로부터 공막힘 물질(clogging material)의 형성원인과 특성을 연구하였다. 공막힘 원시료는 레이저입도측정기를 이용하여 입도분포 분석을 하였고, 광물분석, 미세구조특성분석을 위하여 X-선회절분석(XRD)과 전자현미경(SEM, TEM)분석을 실시하였다. 대부분의 시료들은 로그정규분포에 가까운 입도분포의 특성을 나타내나 일부 시료에서는 여러 구간에서 높은 빈도분포를 보인다. 이 같은 입도특징은 입자의 형성단계가 다양하여 입자의 크기가 다르거나, 물질의 종류 자체가 다름을 의미한다. XRD 분석결과에 의하면, 공막힘 물질들은 주로 침철석, 페리하이드라이트, 래피도크로사이트와 같이 결정도가 낮은 철수산화물이 우세하며, 일부는 철, 망간, 아연의 금속물질, 또는 석영, 장석, 운모 및 스멕타이트 등으로 구성된다. 적갈색 시료의 경우 철수산화물, 암적색 및 암흑색 시료는 철수산화물, 망간수산화물, 회백색 및 연갈색 시료는 스멕타이트, 석영, 장석, 철수산화물 등으로 이루어진다. SEM하에서 공막힘 물질은 주로 철수산화물과 미량의 암편으로 구성되는데, 철박테리아의 일종인 Gallionella와 Leptothrix가 철수산화물과 흔히 수반된다. TEM하에서 철박테리아는 협막과 내부에 철수산화물의 덩어리를 산점상의 형태로 보유하고 있어 대사과정에서 철의 침전작용과 밀접하게 관련됨을 보인다. 석영, 장석, 백운모와 같은 조암광물은 지하수공 분포지역인 금정산 일대의 화강암편으로부터 유래한 것으로 토양이나 대수층으로부터 유래되었다. 지하수공의 성능을 잘 유지하려면 공막힘물질의 형성원인 규명이 중요한 과제이다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 KURT(KAERI underground research tunnel) 지하수 내에 금속이온을 환원시키는 미생물의 존재 여부를 확인하고 배양하여, 이들의 활동에 따른 철과 망간 환원의 관찰과 환원물의 광물학적 특성을 연구함으로써, 금속환원미생물에 의한 산화상태로 존재하는 철과 망간의 환원과 광물 상전이 가능성을 확인하는 것이다. KURT 지하수 내 금속을 환원하는 미생물은 전자공여체로 포도당, 초산, 젖산, 개미산, 피루브산을, 전자수용체로 Fe(III)-citrate를 사용하여 농화배양 하였으며, 16S rRNA 분석을 통해 종 다양성을 확인하였다. 농화배양된 금속환원미생물에 의한 철과 망간의 환원과 생광물화작용을 알아보기 위해 전자공여체로 포도당, 초산, 젖산, 개미산, 피루브산을, 전자수용체로 철수산화물인 아카가나이트(akaganeite, ${\beta}$-FeOOH)와 망간산화물(manganese oxide, ${\lambda}-MnO_2$)을 이용하여 금속환원 실험을 실시하였다. 미생물 활동에 의해 형성된 환원물의 광물학적 특성은 SEM, EDX, XRD 분석을 통해 확인되었다. 연구 결과 KURT 지하수에서 금속을 환원하는 혐기성 미생물로는 Fusibacter, Desulfuromonas, Actinobacteria, Pseudomonas sp. 등이 확인되었고, 이 미생물들은 체외에서 철과 망간을 환원하여 이들 광물의 상전이를 확인하였다. 철(Fe)은 $Fe^{3+}$을 포함한 아카가나이트(${\beta}$-FeOOH)에서 $Fe^{2+}/Fe^{3+}$를 포함한 자철석($Fe_3O_4$)으로 환원되었고, 망간(Mn)은 $Mn^{4+}$를 포함한 망간산화물(${\lambda}-MnO_2$)에서 $Mn^{2+}$을 포함한 능망간석($MnCO_3$)으로 환원되었다. 이러한 지하 140 m의 KURT 지하수에서 서식하는 미생물들에 의해 철과 망간이 환원됨은 다른 중금속과 핵종원소의 환원 가능한 환경이 조성되었을 뿐 만 아니라, 미생물에 의하여 환원된 철의 재산화에 의해서도 주변 핵종원소가 환원될 수 있음을 의미한다. 따라서 이러한 직 간접적인 산화-환원 반응에 의해 KURT 지하수 내에서는 금속환원미생물들이 유해금속물질을 침전시켜 이동성을 줄일 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 고준위 폐기물에서 유해물질의 유출시 핵물질의 확산을 막는데 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.82-89
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• 1984

논토양(土壤)에 볏짚을 시용(施用)하고 투수조건(透水條件)으로 수도(水稻)를 재배(栽培)하면서 경시적(經時的)으로 질소대식(窒素代識)에 관여(關與)하는 미생물(微生物)의 소장(消長)과 토양성분(土壤成分)의 변화(變化)를 조사(調査)하여 얻어진 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 토양중(土壤中) Eh는 경시적(經時的)으로 저하(低下)했으며 볏짚시용구(施用區)의 Eh가 더욱 낮다. pH는 상층(上層)이 하층(下層)보다 약간 높았다. 이가철(二價鐵)은 함량(含量)이 볏짚시용(施用)으로 증가(增加)되었으며 경시적(經時的)으로 증가(增加)하는 경향(傾向)이었다. $NH_4$-N는 생육초기(生育初期)에 볏짚시용구(施用區)가 함량(含量)이 낮고 $NO_3$-N는 거의 검출(檢出)되지 않았다. 탈실균(脫室菌)은 담수초기(湛水初期)에 상층(上層)에서 높았으며 볏짚시용(施用)으로 생육초기(生育初期)에 약간 균수증가(菌數增加)가 있었다. 경시적(經時的)으로 탈질균(脫窒菌)은 감소(減少)하는 경향(傾向)이었으며 질산환원균(窒酸還元菌)은 증가(增加)하였다. 암모니아 산화균(酸化菌)은 상층(上層)의 균수(菌數)가 하층(下層)보다 많았다. 아질산산화균(亞窒酸酸化菌)은 경시적(經時的)으로 감소(減少)하고 볏짚시용(施用)으로 균수(菌數)가 더욱 감소(減少)되었다. 토양중(土壤中) 이가철함량(二價鐵含量)과 탈질균(脫窒菌)과는 부(負)의 상관(相關)이 비교적 높으며 질산환원균(窒酸還元菌)과는 정(正)의 상관(相關)은 있으나 유의성(有意性)은 없었다. 암모니아산화균(酸化菌)과 그 이가철함량(二價鐵含量)과는 일정(一定)한 상관관계(相關關係)를 나타내지 못하고 있으며 $NH_4$-N 함량(含量)과도 뚜렷한 유의상관(有意相關)이 없었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권2호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2012

Background: Cigarette smoke induced release of iron could alter iron metabolism in the lungs of chronic smokers and contribute to the increase in the total oxidative burden on the lungs of smokers. In previous studies, ferritin levels of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in smokers were elevated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between serum ferritin concentration, smoking and lung function in Korean people. Methods: This study was based on the data acquired in the second year (2008) of the Forth National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that was conducted from 2007 to 2009. The analysis included 2,244 subjects who were older than 20 years and had complete data from both lung function test and serum ferritin concentration. Among participants, 1,076 were male and 1,168 were female. Results: Mean serum ferritin concentrations in males were $120.3{\pm}80.1{\mu}g/L$ and $47.9{\pm}39.8{\mu}g/L$ in females. There were no differences in serum ferritin concentrations between non-smokers and smokers after adjusting for age, body mass index, and amounts of alcohol. Serum ferritin concentrations were associated with smoking amounts by simple linear regression but not associated with smoking amounts after adjustment with age, body mass index, and amounts of alcohol in both males and females. Lung function was not associated with serum ferritin concentrations. Conclusion: Our data suggested that serum ferritin concentrations are not related with smoking and lung function.