• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2010

Definitive identification of original plant species is important for standardizing herbal medicine. The herbal medicines Cynanchi Wilfordii Radix (Baekshuoh in Korean and Beishuwu in Chinese) and Polygoni Multiflori Radix (Hashuoh in Korean and Heshuwu in Chinese) are often misidentified in the Korean herbal market due to morphological similarities and similar names. Therefore, we developed a reliable molecular marker for the identification of Cynanchi Wilfordii Radix and Polygoni Multiflori Radix. We used random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of three plant species, Polygoni multiflorum, Cynanchum wilfordii, and Cynanchum auriculatum, to obtain several species-specific RAPD amplicons. From nucleotide sequences of these RAPD amplicons, we developed six sequence characterized amplification region (SCAR) markers for distinguishing Polygoni Multiflori Radix and Cynanchi Wilfordii Radix. Furthermore, we established SCAR markers for the simultaneous discrimination of the three species within a single reaction by using multiplex-PCR. These SCAR markers can be used for efficient and rapid authentication of these closely related species, and will be useful for preventing the distribution of adulterants.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.499-499
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• 2011

Silicon nanowires (Si NWs) have been extensively studied for nanoelectronics owing to their unique optical and electrical properties different from those of bulk silicon. For the development of Si NW devices, better understanding of oxidation behavior in Si NWs would be an important issue. For example, it is widely known that atomic scale roughness at the dielectric (SiOx)/channel (Si) interface can significantly affect the device performance in the nano-scale devices. However, the oxidation process at the atomic-scale is still unknown because of its complexity. In the present work, we investigated the oxidation behavior of Si NW in atomic scale by simulating the dry oxidation process using a reactive molecular dynamics simulation technique. We focused on the residual stress evolution during oxidation to understand the stress effect on oxidation behavior of Si NWs having two different diameters, 5 nm and 10 nm. We calculated the charge distribution according to the oxidation time for 5 and 10 nm Si NWs. Judging from this data, it was observed that the surface oxide layer started to form before it is fully oxidized, i.e., the active diffusion of oxygen in the surface oxide layer. However, it is well-known that the oxide layer formation on the Si NWs results in a compressive stress on the surface which may retard the oxygen diffusion. We focused on the stress evolution of Si NWs during the oxidation process. Since the surface oxidation results in the volume expansion of the outer shell, it shows a compressive stress along the oxide layer. Interestingly, the stress for the 10 nm Si NW exhibits larger compressive stress than that of 5 nm Si NW. The difference of stress level between 5 an 10 anm Si NWs is approximately 1 or 2 GPa. Consequently, the diameter of Si NWs could be a significant factor to determine the self-limiting oxidation behavior of Si NWs when the diameter was very small.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.413-416
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• 2008

A synthesis route to ordered mesoporous carbons with controllable nitrogen content has been developed for high-performance EDLC electrodes. Nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons (denoted as NMC) were prepared by carbonizing a mixture of two different carbon sources within the mesoporous silica designated by KIT-6. Furfuryl alcohol was used as a primary carbon precursor, and melamine as a nitrogen dopant. This synthesis procedure gave cubic Ia3d mesoporous carbons containing nitrogen as much as 13%. The carbon exhibited a narrow pore size distribution centered at 3-4 nm with large pore volume (0.6-1 cm3 g-1) and high specific BET surface area (700-1000 m2 g-1). Electrochemical behaviors of the NMC samples with various N-contents were investigated by a two-electrode measurement system at aqueous solutions. At low current density, the NMC exhibited markedly increasing capacitance due to the increase in the nitrogen content. This result could be attributed to the enhanced surface affinity between carbon electrode and electrolyte ions due to the hydrophilic nitrogen functional groups. At high current density conditions, the NMC samples exhibited decreasing specific capacitance against the increase in the nitrogen content. The loss of the capacitance with the N-content may be explained by high electric resistance which causes a significant IR drop at high current densities. The present results indicate that the optimal nitrogen content is required for achieving high power and high energy density simultaneously.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 1992

묵의 원료로 사용되는 동부, 녹두, 도토리와 묵의 원료로 사용되지 않는 팥, 밀, 고구마로부터 전분을 분리하여 이화학적 특성과 분자구조적 특성을 비교하였다. 아밀로오스 함량은 두류인 동부, 녹두, 팥에서 높았고, 밀, 도토리, 고구마의 순으로 낮았다. 아밀로그램에 의한 호화양상은 동부와 녹두 전분이 유사하였고, 팥 전분의 냉각점도와 고구마 전분의 최고점도가 높았으며, 밀 전분은 전반적으로 점도가 낮았다. 아밀로오스의 분자량 분포는 묵 형성 전분이 팥이나 밀보다 $5{\times}10^5$ 이상 큰 분자량의 것들이 많았으며, 예외로 고구마는 아밀로오스의 분자크기는 크나 아밀로오스 함량이 작아 묵을 형성하기 어려운 것으로 생각된다. 아밀로펙틴의 평균사슬길이는 $23{\sim}27$포도당 단위로 시료간에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 팥이 길었고 동부와 도토리가 짧았다. 아밀로펙틴의 $peak\;II(DP\;35{\sim}55)$에 대한 $peak\;III(DP\;10{\sim}20)$의 비율은 동부, 녹두, 도토리가 팥, 고구마, 밀 아밀로펙틴보다 컸다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2020

The genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) is often associated with fungus-feeding termites (Macrotermitinae) due to their strong symbiotic relationships. The genus is widely found exclusively in certain regions of Africa and Asia. They are recognized as edible mushroom within Southeast Asia as well. But it is often misidentified based on morphology by the local communities especially in Malaysia for Chlorophyllum molybdites which is a highly poisonous mushroom. Thus, it is necessary to study the genus for Malaysia with the synergy of using both morphological and molecular identification. In this study, we aim to describe another new species as an addition to the genus Termitomyces found within Sabah, Malaysia. We generated two new sequences (nrLSU and mtSSU) for the new species and a total of 28 nrLSU and mtSSU sequences were retrieved from GenBank for the phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inferences. We identified that the new collection from Sabah province is a new species and named as Termitomyces gilvus based on the termites found in the mound. A phylogeny tree made from the concatenated genes of LSU and mtSSU suggests that T. gilvus is closely related to T. bulborhizus from China. According to our results, the combination of molecular and morphology proved to be a robust approach to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of Termitomyces species in Malaysia. Additional surveys are needed to verify the species diversity and clarify their geographic distribution.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.397-402
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• 2020

타입 1 콜라겐 단백질은 인체 내에서 가장 많이 존재하는 단백질이다. 이 단백질은 점탄성 거동을 보이며 이는 힘줄에서도 찾아볼 수 있다. 분자동역학 시뮬레이션 방법에는 rescaling 방법과 reassignment 방법으로 온도를 조절할 수 있다. rescaling 방법은 온도를 주어진 온도로 책정하는 방법이고, reassignment 방법은 원하는 온도로 맥스웰 분포를 이용하여서 온도를 책정하는 방법이다. 우리는 reassignment 방법에서 콜라겐 단백질의 거동이 시간에 따라서 변화하는 현상을 찾아내었다. 반면에 rescaling 방법에서는 시간에 무관하게 거동하였다. 콜라겐에 다른 속도로 인장을 가하였을 경우, 예를 들어 0.5, 1, 2, 5 Å/ps의 속도로 40 Å까지 힘을 가했을 경우, rescaling 방법에서는 속도에 따른 변화가 거의 없었던 반면, reassignment 방법의 경우 대략 80nm, 100nm, 130nm, 180nm까지 인장이 되었음을 보여준다. 이 현상에 대한 물리학적 의미를 명확하게 규명하지는 못하였지만, 단백질에 관한 시뮬레이션을 실행하는데 있어서 주의를 기울여 수행하여야 한다는 점에서 이 논문의 가치가 있다고 생각한다.

• 폴리머
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.333-341
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• 2000

선형 폴리락틱산/스타형 폴리락틱산 블렌드를 용융 및 용액 블렌딩에 의해 제조하여 이들의 열적 특성 및 결정화 거동을 살펴보고 블렌딩 방법이 이들에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 분지형 구조를 갖는 스타형 폴리락틱산은 선형 폴리락틱산에 비하여 용융 및 용액 가공에서의 분자량 감소가 적음을 확인하였으며, 용융 가공에 비하여 용액 가공에서 분자량 분포가 넓어짐을 확인하였다. 스타형 폴리락틱산을 선형 폴리락틱산에 블렌딩하였을 경우 용융온도의 감소와 유리전이온도의 감소를 확인하였으며, 용액 블렌딩에 의하여 얻어진 블렌드는 용융 블렌딩에 의하여 얻어진 블렌드에 비하여 낮은 유리전이온도를 갖음을 알 수 있었다. 분지형 구조로 인하여 상대적으로 결정화가 어려운 스타형 폴리락틱산과 스타형 폴리락틱산 함량이 높은 블렌드의 경우, 용액 가공에 의하여 용융 가공에서 보다 높은 결정화도를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.414-422
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• 2020

Fangchinoline (FAN) is a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid that is widely known for its anti-tumor properties. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of FAN on arthritis and the possible pathways it acts on. Human fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLS), carrageenan/kaolin arthritis rat model (C/K), and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice model were used to establish the efficiency of FAN in arthritis. Human FLS cells were treated with FAN (1, 2.5, 5, 10 µM) 1 h before IL-1β (10 ng/mL) stimulation. Cell viability, reactive oxygen species measurement, and western blot analysis of inflammatory mediators and the MAPK and NF-κB pathways were performed. In the animal models, after induction of arthritis, the rodents were given 10 and 30 mg/kg of FAN orally 1 h before conducting behavioral experiments such as weight distribution ratio, knee thickness measurement, squeaking score, body weight measurement, paw volume measurement, and arthritis index measurement. Rodent knee joints were also analyzed histologically through H&E staining and safranin staining. FAN decreased the production of inflammatory cytokines and ROS in human FLS cells as well as the phosphorylation of the MAPK pathway and NF-κB pathway in human FLS cells. The behavioral parameters in the C/K rat model and CIA mouse model and inflammatory signs in the histological analysis were found to be ameliorated in FAN-treated groups. Cartilage degradation in CIA mice knee joints were shown to have been suppressed by FAN. These findings suggest that fangchinoline has the potential to be a therapeutic source for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2013

Inactivation of the gene coding for dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) is responsible for the color difference between red and yellow onions (Allium cepa L.). Two inactive DFR-A alleles, DFR-$A^{PS}$ and DFR-$A^{DEL}$, were identified in our previous study. A functional marker was developed on the basis of the premature stop codon that inactivated the DFR-$A^{PS}$ allele. A derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences (dCAPS) primer was designed to detect the single nucleotide polymorphism, an A/T transition, which produced the premature stop codon. Digested PCR products clearly distinguished the homozygous and heterozygous red $F_2$ individuals. Meanwhile, to develop a molecular marker for detection of the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele in which entire DFR-A gene was deleted, genome walking was performed and approximately 3 kb 5' and 3' flanking sequences of the DFR-$A^R$ coding region were obtained. PCR amplification using multiple primers binding to the extended flanking regions showed that more of the extended region of the DFR-A gene was deleted in the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele. A dominant simple PCR marker was developed to identify the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele using the dissimilar 3' flanking sequences of the DFR-A gene and homologous DFR-B pseudogene. Distribution of the DFR-$A^{PS}$ and DFR-$A^{DEL}$ alleles in yellow onion cultivars bred in Korea and Japan was surveyed using molecular makers developed in this study. Results showed predominant existence of the DFR-$A^{PS}$ allele in yellow onion cultivars.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2014

본 연구는 날치 난소막에서 추출한 날치 난소막 추출물(Flying fish Roe Shell Extract, 이하 FRSE라 명함)의 물리화학적인 특성을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 해양성 원료인 날치 난소막에서 FRSE를 제조하여 물리화학적인 특성을 분석하였다. 영양성분 조성을 분석한 결과 FRSE는 81.00%의 단백질과 9.12%의 회분, 그리고 4.48%의 수분으로 구성되어있는 것으로 나타났다. 아미노산 조성분석결과 FRSE는 콜라겐 펩타이드의 특징인 OH-proline과 glycine이 검출되었으며, 포도당과 지방 대사에 관여하는 glutamic acid와 aspartic acid 함량이 높게 검출되었다. 또한 열량분석 결과에서는 100g의 FRSE가 347 kcal의 열량을 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. FRSE의 분자량 분석 결과에서는 약 1,300 Da정도의 평균분자량 분포를 나타낸다는 것을 알 수 있었다.