• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.248-257
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• 2009

The inhibitors against Vibrio harveyi quorum sensing (QS) signaling were developed by modifying the molecular structure of the major signal, N-3-hydroxybutanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (3-OH-$C_4$-HSL). A series of structural derivatives, N-(3-hydroxysulfonyl)-L-homoserine lactones (HSHLs) were synthesized by the solid-phase organic synthesis method. The in vivo QS inhibition by these compounds was measured by a bioassay system using the V. harveyi bioluminescence, and all showed significant inhibitory effects. To analyze the interaction between these compounds and LuxN, a 3-OH-$C_4$-HSL receptor protein of V. harveyi, we tentatively determined the putative signal binding domain of LuxN based on the sequence homology with other acyl-HSL binding proteins, and predicted the partial 3-D structure of the putative signal binding domain of LuxN by using ORCHESTRA program, and further estimated the binding poses and energies (docking scores) of 3-OH-$C_4$-HSL and HSHLs within the domain. In comparison of the result from this modeling study with that of in vivo bioassay, we suggest that the in silica interpretation of the interaction between ligands and their receptor proteins can be a valuable way to develop better competitive inhibitors, especially in the case that the structural information of the protein is limited.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.23 no.9
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• pp.1133-1139
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• 2013

During the collection of boar semen, bacterial contamination usually occurs. The contamination has deleterious effects both on semen quality and on sow fertility. The majority of contaminants are gram-negative bacteria, especially Serratia marcescens. In this study, we developed a PCR assay for the identification of S. marcescens targeting the luxS gene (GenBank no. EF164926). S. marcescens yielded a specific 306 bp PCR product. However, no amplification was observed in the other strains tested. The detection limit of PCR was $50pg/{\mu}l$ of template DNA of S. marcescens. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. marcescens isolated from boar semen were tested using the disk diffusion method. Gentamicin, ceftiofur, florfenicol, and neomycin showed high sensitivity in this test. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was also determined by the broth microdilution method. The $MIC_{90}$ values of ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, and neomycin were 8, 8, 8, and $16{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. These results indicate that PCR amplification of the luxS gene is a reliable and effective method for the identification of S. marcescens and that ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, and neomycin are effective semen extenders for controlling S. marcescens.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.214-220
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• 1990

To establish a greening assay for screening, and physiological and biochemical studies of the compounds affecting biosynthesis of plant pigments, were conducted on environmental factors, and on ways of incubation and illumination which affect plant greening. Greening was good when both cucumber and barley were grown for 5 to 6 days at $25^{\circ}C$ in darkness, when adaxial sides of cucumber cotyledons were contacted with the solution, and when barley leaf fragments were taken 0.5 to 2.0cm from the leaf tip. Potassium phosphate buffer(pH 6.0) at 10mM was most desirable for plant greening. The speed of greening during illumination was increased as the temperature increased from $15^{\circ}C$ to $35^{\circ}C$. The responses were sensitive more in cucumber than in barley, and in chlorophyll biosynthesis than in carotenoid biosythesis. The content of chlorophyll was greatest at the light intensity of 5000 and 1000 lux for cucumber and barley, respectively, but the biosynthesis of carotenoids were greatest at the light intensity higher than for chlorophyll. In use of solvents for dissolving chemicals, acetone, ethyl alcohol and DMSO at 10, 0.1 and 2.5% or less, respectively, did not affect the biosynthesis of plant pigments. $pI_{50}$ values were calculated for chemicals affecting pigment biosynthesis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.149-156
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• 2018

Objective: Broilers show clear preference towards red color light (RL). However setting of an optimum light intensity is difficult since dim intensities that favor growth reduce welfare. This experiment was conducted to test the most effective RL intensity regimen (Dim [5 lux; DI] vs high [320 lux; HI]) in combination applied at different growth stages that favors for both performance and welfare. Methods: Complete randomize design was adopted with 6 replicates. Treatments were; T1 = early DI (8-21 d)+latter HI (22-35 d); T2 = early DI (8-28 d)+latter HI (29-35 d), T3 = early HI (8-21 d)+latter DI (22-35 d), T4 = early HI (8-28 d)+latter DI (29-35 d) and T5 = control (white light; WT) (8-35 d) at medium intensity (20 lux). Body weight (BW), weight gain (WG), water/feed intake and ratio, feed conversion ratios (FCR) were assessed. Common behaviours (15) were recorded by scan sampling method. Lameness, foot pad dermatitis, breast blisters, hock burning damage were assessed as welfare parameters. Fear reactions were tested using Tonic Immobility Test. Ocular and carcass evaluations were done. Meat and tibiae were analyzed for fat and bone ash respectively. Results: On 35 d, the highest BW ($2,155.72{\pm}176g$), WG ($1,967.78{\pm}174g$) were recorded by T2 compared to WT ($BW_{WT}=1,878.22{\pm}155$, $WG_{WT}=1,691.83{\pm}160$). But, application of RL, either DI, or HI during early/latter stage had no significant effect on FCR. Under HI, birds showed much higher active behaviours. DI encourages eating. Though LI changed from DI to HI, same trend could be seen even under HI. The highest leg strength ($218.5{\pm}120s$) was recorded by T2. The lowest leg strength ($64.58{\pm}33s$) and the highest ocular weight ($2.48{\pm}1g$) were recorded by T1. Significantly (p<0.05) the highest skin weight ($162.17{\pm}6g$) but the lowest fat% in meat ($13.03%{\pm}5%$) was recorded by T2. Conclusion: Early exposure to DI-RL up to 28 days followed by exposure to HI-RL is the most favorable lighting regimen for optimizing production, better welfare of broilers and improving health benefits of meat.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.04a
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• pp.53-53
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• 2018

전라북도 동부권 지역은 중산악지형으로 표고 100~500m 산지가 69%, 500~1,000m가 26%로 이루어져 있어, 산채를 재배하기에 유리한 지리적 조건을 갖고 있다. 따라서 소비자의 수요가 높은 산채류의 재배 및 이용에 대한 농업인들의 기술개발이 요구되고 있다. 이에 전라북도 준고랭지역에서 재배하기 적합한 산채작목을 선발하고자 본 시험을 실시하였다. 시험은 표고 500m 전라북도 남원시 운봉읍 허브시험장에서 노지재배, 남원시 주천면 표고 530~540m, 진안군 주천면 표고 340~350m에 위치한 농가포장에서 임간재배를 실시하였다. 대상작물은 개미취(Aster tataricus), 갯기름나물(Peucedanum japonicum), 곤달비(Ligularia stenocephala), 눈개승마(Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus), 단풍취(Ainsliaea acerifolia), 산마늘(Allium microdictyon), 섬쑥부쟁이(Aster glehnii), 어수리(Heracleum moellendorffii), 우산나물(Syneilesis palmata) 등 9종을 2016년 종묘를 정식하였다. 정식 2년차에 해당지역의 5월~9월 평균기온 및 조도 등 생육환경을 조사하고, 시험작물의 출현율, 생육특성, 수량 등을 조사하였다. 조사기간 동안의 평균기온은 노지가 $20.8^{\circ}C$, 남원임간은 $20.3^{\circ}C$, 진안임간은 $20.5^{\circ}C$이었으며, 평균조도는 노지가 37,362Lux, 남원임간은 7,816Lux, 진안임간은 25,316Lux이었다. 노지에서 출현율은 개미취, 갯기름나물, 눈개승마, 산마늘, 섬쑥부쟁이, 우산나물이, 임간에서는 개미취, 곤달미, 눈개승마, 단풍취, 산마늘, 어수리, 우산나물이 높았다. 생육특성은 노지에서 개미취, 갯기름나물, 눈개승마, 섬쑥부쟁이, 임간에서는 단풍취, 산마늘, 우산나물의 생육이 좋았다. 수량은 노지에서 개미취, 갯기름나물, 곤달비, 산마늘, 섬쑥부쟁이, 어수리가 높았으며, 남원임간에서는 곤달비, 단풍취, 우산나물, 어수리가, 진안임간에서는 개미취, 갯기름나물, 산마늘, 우산나물의 수량이 많았다. 이와 더불어 준고랭지에 적합한 산채류률 선발하기 위해서는 차후 재배 지역 및 방법의 차이에 따른 산채작물의 연차별 수량성과 경제성에 관한 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 여겨진다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.565-574
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• 2024

Objective: To evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes of the Passeo-18 Lux drug-coated balloon (DCB) in endovascular revascularization procedures under real-world conditions in a Korean population with atherosclerotic disease of the infrainguinal arteries, including below-the-knee (BTK) arteries. Materials and Methods: Eight institutions in the Republic of Korea participated in this prospective, multicenter, single-arm, post-market surveillance study. Two hundred patients with Rutherford class 2-5 peripheral arterial disease and infrainguinal lesions suitable for endovascular treatment were competitively enrolled. Data were collected at baseline, the time of intervention, discharge, and 1-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up visits. The primary safety endpoint was freedom from major adverse events (MAE) within 6 months (except when limiting the time frame for procedure- or device-related mortality to within 30 days), and the primary effectiveness endpoint was freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) within 12 months after the procedure. Results: A total of 197 patients with 332 target lesions were analyzed. Two-thirds of the patients had diabetes mellitus, and 41.6% had chronic limb-threatening ischemia. The median target lesion length was 100 mm (interquartile range: 56-133 mm). Of the target lesions, 35.2% were occlusions, and 14.8% were located in the BTK arteries. Rate of freedom from MAE was 97.9% at 6 months, and the rate of freedom from CD-TLR was 95.0% and 92.2% at 12 and 24 months, respectively. Subgroup analysis of 43 patients and 49 target lesions involving the BTK arteries showed rate of freedom from MAE of 92.8% at 6 months and rates of freedom from CD-TLR of 88.8% and 84.4% at 12 and 24 months, respectively. Conclusion: The results of the present study, including the BTK subgroup analysis, showed outcomes comparable to those of other DCB studies, confirming the safety and effectiveness of Passeo-18 Lux DCB in the Korean population.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.205-205
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.210.2-210
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.228.4-228
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1987.07b
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• pp.1402-1404
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• 1987

Photoconductive target was fabricated to make vidicon available. In order for a vidicon to operate well, it is essential that the target have high photosensitivity, low image lag, and high resolution. In the vidicon mode analysis, photosensitivity of 0.8, image lag of 30%, resolution of 300 TV lines, and the S/N ratio of 30 dB at 10 lux illumination were measured.