• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2003

Most of the ethyl alcohol consumed by humans is oxidized to acetaldehyde in the liver by the cytoplasmic alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) system. For this ADH-catalyzed oxidation of alcohol, $NAD^+$ is required as the coenzyme and $NAD^+$becomes reduced to NADH. As the $NAD^+$becomes depleted and NADH accumulates, alcohol oxidation is reduced. For continued alcohol oxidation, the accumulated NADH must be quickly reoxidized to $NAD^+$, and it is this reoxidation of NADH to $NAD^+$that is known to be the rate-limiting step in the overall oxidation rate of alcohol The reoxidation of NADH to $NAD^+$is catalyzed by lactate dehydrogenase in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, with pyruvate being utilized as the substrate. The pyruvate may be supplied from alanine as a result of amino acid metabolism via the urea cycle. Also, glutamine is thought to help with the supply of pyruvate indirectly, and to activate the urea cycle by producing $NH_3$. Thus, in the present study, we have examined the effects of alanine and glutamine on the alcohol oxidation rate. We utilized isolated perfused liver tissue in a system where media containing alanine and glutamine was circulated. Our results showed that when alanine (5.0mM) was added to the glucose-free infusion media, the alcohol oxidation rate was increased by 130%. Furthermore, when both glutamine and alanine were added together to the infusion media, the alcohol oxidation rate increased by as much as 190%, and the rate of urea nitrogen production increased by up to 200%. The addition of glutamine (5.0mM) alone to the infusion media did not accelerate the alcohol oxidation rate. The increases in the rates of alcohol oxidation and urea nitrogen production through the addition of alanine and glutamine indicate that these amino acids have contributed to the enhanced supply of pyruvate through the urea cycle. Based on these results, it is concluded that the dietary supplementation of alanine and glutamine could contribute to increased alcohol detoxification through the urea cycle, by enhancing the supply of pyruvate and $NAD^+$to ensure accelerated rates of alcohol oxidation.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2020

Nitrogen flux release from organically enriched sediments into overlying water, which may have significantly influence on water quality and increasing continuous eutrophication. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the remediation efficiency of oyster shell powder and its treated product into organically enriched sediment in terms of nitrogen flux, organic matter, chlorophyll-a, pH and dissolved oxygen (DO). The TOSP was mainly composed of CaO2. The application of TOSP into the sediment has increased the pH, DO and significantly decreased the concentrations of NH₄⁺-N and T-N compared to other basins. On the other hand, nitrate was enriched with the addition of treated oyster powder, an oxygen releasing compound on both phases. Furthermore, chlorophyll-a was found to be increasing with time in the control basin meanwhile it dropped drastically with the addition of TOSP, which implied on the repression of algal growth owing to blockage of nitrogen source migrating from the sediment. This study has shown that the TOSP was effective to improve sediment-water quality, diminish eutrophication and control harmful algae blooms in a marine environment. Therefore, it is a good reference as an effective environmental remediation agent.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.348-355
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• 2013

오징어 젓갈에 오징어 먹즙을 2% 및 4% 농도로 첨가하고 $10^{\circ}C$에서 8주일간, $20^{\circ}C$에서 32일간 숙성시키면서 아미노태 질소와 근육단백질 변화를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 오징어 먹즙이 첨가되지 않은 오징어 젓갈의 아미노태 질소는 식염 농도가 낮고 숙성온도가 높을수록 숙성 후반까지 계속 유의성 높게 증가하여 숙성이 촉진되었으며 오징어 근육의 단백질 변화는 myosin heavy chain이 숙성 초반에 현저히 분해되지만 actin의 변화는 거의 없어서 protease에 강하였다. 오징어 먹즙을 첨가한 오징어 젓갈의 아미노태 질소 함량은 숙성후반까지 계속 증가하였으나 증가폭은 무 첨가군에 비하여 적었으며 오징어 근육 단백질 중 myosin heavy chain은 숙성 중반에 현저히 분해되었으며 식염농도가 높고, 온도가 낮은 먹즙 첨가군은 분해 속도가 느렸다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.602-608
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• 2010

An atrazine-degrading bacterium, strain KU001, was obtained from a sugarcane field at the Cane and Sugar Research and Development Center at the Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Thailand. Strain KU001 had a rod-to-coccus morphological cycle during growth. Biolog carbon source analysis indicated that the isolated bacterium was Arthrobacter histidinolovorans. Sequence analysis of the PCR product indicated that the 16S rRNA gene in strain KU001 was 99% identical to the same region in Arthrobacter sp. The atrazine degradation pathway in strain KU001 consisted of the catabolic genes trzN, atzB, and atzC. Strain KU001 was able to use atrazine as a sole nitrogen source for growth, and surprisingly, atrazine degradation was not inhibited in cells grown on ammonium, nitrate, or urea, as compared with cells cultivated on growth-limiting nitrogen sources. During the atrazine degradation process, the supplementation of nitrate completely inhibited atrazine degradation activity in strain KU001, whereas ammonium and urea had no effect on atrazine degradation activity. The addition of strain KU001 to sterile or nonsterile soils resulted in the disappearance of atrazine at a rate that was 4- to 5-fold more than that achieved by the indigenous microbial community. The addition of citrate to soils resulted in enhanced atrazine degradation, where 80% of atrazine disappeared within one day following nutrient supplementation.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.198-207
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• 2012

본 연구에서 식물플랑크톤 뿐 아니라 동물플랑크톤을 포함하는 생태계 모델을 이용하여 해양 심층수의 해역 비옥화의 효과를 검증하였다. 모델은 2종의 식물플랑크톤, 3종의 동물플랑크톤, 질산염, 암모늄염, 규산염, 입자성 유기질소, 용존 유기질소, 입자성 규소 총 11개 요소로 구성된 NEMURO에 기초하고 있다. NEMURO의 11개 요소 외에도 두 종의 식물플랑크톤내 질소 셀 쿼터와 대형 식물플랑크톤내 규산염 셀 쿼터를 추가하였다. 해역 비옥화 효과를 조사하기 위해서 이즈 오시마 섬에서 실험을 실시하였지만, 본 실험에서 심층수의 유무에 의한 명확한 차이를 확인할 수 없었다. 이 실험 결과의 원인들을 모델 시뮬레이션에 의해 조사하였으며, 그 원인의 하나는 실험에 사용된 표층수의 높은 영양염 농도이다. 다른 원인은 무기질소 섭취율이 $NH_4$에 대한 $NO_3$의 비율에 관련되어 있으므로 무기질소의 총 농도의 증가가 광합성 속도를 반드시 증진시키지 않는다는 것이다. 이 모델로 실험 결과들을 재현할 수 있었기 때문에 우리는 이 모델을 이용하여 해양 심층수에 의한 해역 비옥화의 효과를 검증하였다. 해양 심층수의 공급 간격이 너무 짧거나 해양 심층수의 양이 너무 많을 때 해역 비옥화 효과는 나타나기 어려운 것으로 밝혀졌다. 해양 심층수의 첨가가 너무 비번하거나 너무 많이 첨가하면 플랑크톤 농도의 희석이 식물플랑크톤의 광합성 증진 효과를 초과해 버린 것으로 추측된다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2018

We report Optically-Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR) study on Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. The experiment can easily be conducted with basic optics and microwave components. A diamond crystal having a high-density NV center is suitable for the ODMR study. The magnetic field dependence of ODMR spectrum allowed us to determine the orientation of the diamond crystal. In addition, we measured the variation of the ODMR spectrum as a function of the excitation laser power. Thermal heating induced by optical absorption caused the monotonic decrease of zero field splitting. The contrast of the ODMR peak, however, increased and, then, began to decrease, indicating the optimal laser power for recording the ODMR spectrum.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2008

Numerical simulations of freely propagating premixed flames burning mixtures of methane and chlorinated hydrocarbons in fuel are performed at atmospheric pressure in order to understand the effect of chlorinated hydrocarbons on the formation of nitrogen oxide. A detailed chemical reaction mechanism is used, the adopted scheme involving 89 gas-phase species and 1017 elementary forward reaction steps. Chlorine atoms available from chlorinated hydrocarbons inhibit the formation of nitrogen oxides by lowering the concentration of radical species. The reduction of NO emission index calculated with thermal or prompt NO mechanism is not linear and is probably related to the saturation effect as $CH_3Cl$ addition is increased, In the formation or consumption of nitrogen oxide, the $NO_2$ and NOCl reactions play an important role in lean flames while the HNO reactions do in rich flames. The molar ratio of Cl to H in fuel has an effect on the magnitude of NO emission index.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.715-726
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• 1997

This study was conducted longitudinally following the total nitrogen , total lipid, and lactose concentrations and their factors on concentrations of energy-yielding nutrients in human milk from 2-5 days to 12 weeks postpartum of 45 lactating Korean mothers. All samples were from well-defined subjects. And uniform collection procedures were used . Total nitrogen concentration of milk decreased significantly from 385mg/이 at 2-5 days to 201mg/dl at 12 weeks postpartum. Total lipid concentration increased from 1.98g/dl at 2-5 days to 3.09g/dl at 12 weeks postpartum. However, there was a large variation in the concentration of total lipids. Lactose concentration increased signifciantly from 6.53g/dl at 2-5 days to 7.48g/dl at 12 weeks. Total nitrogen concentration in milk was positively related to pregnancy weight gains at 2 and 6 weeks postpartum. Total lipid concentration was positively related to infant birth weight : however, it was negatively related to the maternal weight loss. In addition, total lipid concentration was positively related to parity and maternal percentage body fat at 12 weeks postpartum. Milk lactose concentration was positively related to parity at 2 weeks postpartum.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.353-358
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• 2005

The present study investigated the feces production rate and fecal nitrogen production ratio of abalone, Haliotis discus hannai fed seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida. The abalone, with shell lengths of 3 cm, 5 cm, and 7 cm, were tested at temperatures of $12^{\circ}C$, $16^{\circ}C$, and $20^{\circ}C$ in a semi-recirculating aquaculture system. Under the given experimental conditions, the weight specific feces production rate (FPw) of the abalone increased with the decrease of shell length and the increase of temperature. The relationship of the FPw was. $FPw=-3.092+206.573/T - 1916.8/T^2+0.141L -0.037L^2(r^2=0.9412)$. In addition the abalone produced 17.8-22.5% of fecal material against ingested seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, and $18.4-22.4\%$ of nitrogen ingested total nitrogen.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.620-625
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• 2008

A novel nitrogen-phosphorus compound, diphenyl piperazine-1,4-diylbis(methylphosphinate)(DPPMP) was synthesized via a two step reaction and its flame retarding efficiency as a single component additive was investigated. The success of synthesis was confirmed by FTIR and $^1H$ and $^{31}P$ NMR analysis. The product was mixed with polycarbonate (PC), poly(butylene terephtalate) (PBT), ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer (EVA), and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS). The flame-retarding efficiency was evaluated using the limiting oxygen index (LOI) and the UL-94 vertical test methods. The addition of DPPMP enhanced the flame retardancy of the polymers and the V-0 ratings were obtained for the polymers examined in this study at a loading of 7-30 wt%. The gas-phase flame retardancy mode of action was suggested for this material from the thermogrametry experiment results.