• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.98-104
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• 1989

In order to determine the specific active oxygen species directly related to chlorophyll bleaching in the leaf-burning disease, we investigated the effects of singlet oxygen (1O2), superoxide radical (O2-), and hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) on isolated chloroplast suspension and leaf discs from Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer. When the singlet oxygen was added to the chloroplast suspension, the chlorophyll and carotenoid contents were decreased by more than 809), similar to treatment with high light intensity (100 KLux). We assumed that the conversion of dioxygen (O2) produced either in photolysis or in breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to singlet oxygen resulted from photorespiration. On the basis of these experiments , :he inhibitory effects of active oxygen scavengers propylgallic acid (PGA), 2,5-ditetrabutyl hydroquinon (DBH), sodium pyrosulfate (SPS), and ascorbic acid (ABS) were examined. In chloroplast suspension all four scavengers inhibited chlorophyll bleaching by more than 75fl , and in the leaf discs the inhibition rates of SPS, PGA and ABS were 46%, 51%, and 96% respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.377-381
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• 2002

Recently, interests to remove nitrogen in the nitritation process have increased because of its economical advantages, since it could be a short-cut process to save both oxygen for nitrification and carbon for denitrification compared to a typical nitrification. However, the kinetics related with the nitritation process has not yet been fully understood. Furthermore, many useful models which have been successfully used for wastewater treatment processes cannot be used to estimate effluent nitrite concentration for evaluating performance of the nitritation process, since the process rate equations and population of microorganisms for nitrogen removal in these models have been set up only for the condition of full nitrification. Therefore, the present study was conducted to estimate an effluent nitrite concentration in the nitritation process with a concept of enzymatic inhibition kinetics based on long-term laboratory experiments. Using a nonlinear least squares regression method, kinetic parameters were accurately determined. By setting up a process rate equation along with a mass balance equation of the nitrite-oxidizing step, an effluent nitrite concentration in the nitritation process was then successfully estimated.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2001

Free radical scavengers or quenching agents for reactive oxygen species (ROS) present in consumable fruits, vegetables, and beverages have received considerable attention as potential antioxidants, and thus uses for treatment of several human diseases. In this study, grapevine shoot extract (GSE) containing high concentration of resveratrol and viniferine was evaluated for antioxidant potential and inhibition of pro-inflam-matory mediator production. Utilizing 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity and xanthine oxidase (XOD) inhibition assay the GSE showed inhibitory effects of DPPH radical scavenging and XOD activity with the $IC_{50}$/ values of 34.5 and 155 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, respectively. In addition, GSE also exhibited the inhibition of prostaglandin E$_2$ (PGE$_2$) and nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells with the $IC_{50}$/ value of 6.4 and 14.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, respectively. This result suggests that grapevine shoot extract has the potential activity as a natural antioxidant or antiinflammatory agent.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2021

Hydrocotyle is a genus of prostrate, perennial aquatic or semi-aquatic plants formerly classified in the family Apiaceae, now in the family Araliaceae. Lipoxygenases (LOX) are present in the human body and play an important role in the stimulation of inflammatory reactions. Ethanolic extracts of five Hydrocotyle species (H. ramiflora, H. maritima, H. nepalensis, H. sibthorpioides, and H. yabei) showed inhibition of 23.5~50.6% at 2.0 mg/mL. Their extracts showed LOX inhibition in half maximal effective concentration (EC₅₀) range 15.1~15.7 ㎍/mL. Hyaluronic acid is a glycosaminoglycan, a major component of the extracellular matrix Five extracts of these species inhibited less than 23.0% of Hyaluronidase (HAase) activity at a concentration of 2.0 mg/mL Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a form of xanthine oxidoreductase, a type of enzyme that generates reactive oxygen species. Five Hydrocotyle species were found to have inhibitory activity of XO at 2.0 mg/ml, with 65% having greater than 50% inhibition. H. ramiflora exhibited the highest activity with an inhibition of 80.0%. The results suggested that Lipoxygenases, Hyaluronidase, and Busan 47340, Republic of Korea from five Hydrocotyle species might be multifunctional and prevent the degradation of allergic reactions and inflammation.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.314-321
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• 2023

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of thymus extract on corrosion inhibition of aluminum 5083 alloy in a 0.1 M NaCl medium prepared using a mixture of ethylene glycol and water using potentiodynamic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The potentiodynamic electrochemical technique showed an increase in corrosion inhibition efficiency starting from 49.63% at a concentration of 0.25 g/L to 92.71% at a maximum concentration of 1.25 g/L of the extract. These results were consistent with those obtained via EIS analysis. Spectral characterization of the tested plant extract using the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technique confirmed the presence of organic compounds having different oxygen and aromatic functionalities in the extract that could help enhance the adsorption of these compounds on the aluminum surface. This study reveals possible adsorption isotherm of the thymus extract on the aluminum surface, supporting a Langmuir isotherm for the adsorption of inhibitor molecules on this surface.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.298-307
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• 2010

복합레진의 적층계면에서 산소억제층(oxygen inhibition layer:이하 OIL)의 영향을 연구하기 위해, 아크릴릭 몰드(하층) 에 복합레진의 shade A3를 충전한 후 표면의 조건을 달리하여 중합하였으며 상층은 shade A1으로 충전하고 중합하였다. 대조군(OIL 존재), 1군(OIL 형성억제), 2군(OIL 형성억제+레진표면의 미반응 모노머 제거), 3군(가압하에 중합), 4군(열중합), 5군(시효처리), 6군(시효처리+본딩제 도포)로 하층의 계면조건을 다르게 하였다. 전단결합강도와 파절양상, 전환률을 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 전단결합강도 측정 결과 대조군과 제 1군 사이에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 2. 제 2군은 대조군과 1군에 비해 낮은 결합강도를 보였다(p<0.05). 3. 제 3군은 가장 높은 결합강도를 보인 반면, 4군은 가장 낮은 결합강도를 보였다. 4. 6군은 5군보다 두 배 정도 높은 결합강도를 보였다. 5. 대조군과 1군 및 3군에서는 주로 응집성 복합레진파절이 일어난 반면 2군, 4군, 5군과 6군에서는 주로 접착성 계면파절이 일어났다. 6. FTIR로 전환률을 측정한 결과 2군에서는 50.55%로 가장 높았고, 대조군에서는 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 전단결합강도와 전환률의 결과로 보아, OIL은 복합레진 계면의 결합에 필수적인 요인은 아니며, 표층의 미반응 모노머가 결합강도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보인다. 향후 계면 결합강도에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 미반응 모노머의 정량적인 분석을 통한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 여러 가지 계면조건의 변화를 통해서 layering시 복합레진 층간의 결합에 oxygen inhibition layer (OIL)가 필수적인지를 고찰해보는 것이다. 가로 $\times$ 세로 $\times$ 두께가 16 $\times$ 28 $\times$ 2.5 mm인 알루미늄판에 지름 3.7 mm의 구멍을 형성하여 몰드를 제작하고 다음과 같이 복합레진 (Z-250, 3M ESPE)을 충전하여 광중합하였다. 1 군: 하층판에 복합레진을 충전하고 광중합 한 후, 상층판을 접합하고 레진을 충전하여 광중합을 하였다 (OIL를 남김). 2 군: 하층판에 복합레진을 충전하고 광중합 한 후 acetone에 적신 cotton으로 문질러서 OIL를 제거하고 상층판을 접합하여 복합레진을 충전하고 광중합을 하였다 (OIL를 제거). 3 군: 하층판에 복합레진을 충전하고 Mylar strip을 접합하여 공기와의 접촉을 차단한 후 광중합을 하였다. Mylar strip을 제거하고 상층판을 접합 후 복합레진을 충전하여 광중합을 하였다 (OIL형성을 억제). 4 군: 하층판에 복합레진을 충전하고 광중합 한 후 glycerin을 OIL 표면에 도포하고 다시 광중합하였다. 상층판을 접합하여 복합레진을 충전하고 광중합을 하였다 (OIL를 중합). 5군 (대조군): 하층판과 상층판의 경계에 복합레진층의 계면이 위치하지 않도록 복합레진을 bulk충전하였다 (계면형성 없이 bulk 충전한 복합레진). 24 시간 100% 습도에서 보관 후 상층판과 하층판 사이의 계면 전단결합강도를 측정하고 파절 양상을 관찰하였다. 계면을 통한 중합과정의 확산을 관찰하기 위하여 제조한 광개시제가 들어있지 않은 실험적 복합레진 (Exp_Com)을 몰드에 충전하고 상부에 flowable 복합 레진 (Aelite Flow) 또는 접착레진 (ScotchBond Multipurpose)을 접촉시킨 후 광조사하였다. 몰드내의 미중합된 Exp_Com을 acetone bath 에서 5 분 동안 제거한 후 몰드내에 다시 Aelite Flow를 충전하고 광중합을 시행하였다. 경화된 복합레진 시편의 단면을 관찰하여 Exp_Com 층의 두께를 측정하였다. OIL를 배제하거나 중합시킨 2-4군은 OIL이 존재하는 1 군과 통계적으로 유의한 결합강도의 차이를 보이지 않았으며, Mylar strip을 이용하여 OIL의 생성을 억제했던 3군과 glycerin을 도포하여 OIL를 중합시킨 4군은 계면을 생성하지 않은 대조군인 5 군과도 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 중합과정의 확산에 의해 중합개시제가 포함되지 않은 Exp_Com내에 중합된 층이 생겨난 것을 시각적으로 확인할 수 있었으며, Exp_Com의 중합층 두께는 flowable 레진의 경우 20.95 (0.90) um였고 접착레진의 경우 42.13 (2.09) 였다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2014

This study analyzed phytochemicals, including various carotenoids, tocopherol and L-ascorbic acid, in green, yellow and orange paprikas (GP, YP and OP) and measured the preventive effects of lipophilic extracts from different colored paprikas on the blockage of gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC), which is known as a cellular event associated with tumor promotion. Main carotenoids were lutein and ${\beta}$-carotene in GP, lutein, ${\beta}$-carotene, capsanthin, violaxanthin, ${\beta}$-carotene and capsorubin in YP, and lutein, ${\beta}$-carotene, cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin in OP. Total carotenoid contents were $65.54{\pm}15.87$ mg/100 g dw in OP, $11.98{\pm}0.69$ mg/100 g dw in YP and $10.30{\pm}1.43$ mg/100 g dw in GP. Tocopherol contents were highest in GP compared with in YP and OP, whereas L-ascorbic acid contents were very high in all paprikas. We determined the non-cytotoxic levels of paprika extracts by MTT assay, which showed less formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by $500{\mu}M$ $H_2O_2$ for 1h. Finally, we showed that pretreatment of paprika extracts prevented inhibition of GJIC induced by $500{\mu}M$ $H_2O_2$ by the scrape-loading/dye-transfer technique. In conclusion, each colored paprika has unique phytochemicals and showed a protective effect on inhibition of GJIC.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2003

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resveratrol on the oxidative stress-induced inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication in HaCaT keratinocytes. Anti-oxidative activity of resveratrol was measured by $\alpha,\alpha$-diphenyl-$\beta$-picrylhydrazyl assay and dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate oxidation assay. Gap junctional intercellular communication in HaCaT keratinocytes was assessed using the scrape loading/dye transfer technique. Western blots and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were also analyzed for connexin 43 protein and mRNA expression, respectively. Resveratrol scavenged directly the stable $\alpha,\alpha$-diphenyl-$\beta$-picrylhydrazyl radical over a concentration range of 4 mg/ml ($78.2{\pm}2.7$% of control) to 500 mg/ml ($29.9{\pm}4.2$% of control) and decreased the intracellular reactive oxygen species induced by ultraviolet A (UVA) irradiation ($89.3{\pm}1.1$% of UVA group), ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation ($70.9{\pm}1.7$% of UVB group) and 12-0-tet-radecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA, $48.3{\pm}1.1$% of TPA group), respectively. UVA irradiation and TPA markedly reduced gap junctional intercellular communication, which was restored by resveratrol. There were no significant differences in the level of connexin 43 protein and mRNA expression among any of the experimental groups. Our data suggests that resveratrol has the protective effect on the oxidative stress-induced inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication in HaCaT keratinocytes, and this protection is likely due to the scavenging of reactive oxygen species.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.65-66
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• 2005

Anaerobic digestion is one of the well-known methods for biological treatment handling of concentrated organic matter such as swine $wastewater.^{1)} The anaerobic digestion can reduce organic loading but also hydrolyze non-biodegradable organic $matter.^{2)}$ The feces from the scrapper-type barn are usually collected to make compost and the urine is discarded with swine-slurry wastewater by ocean-dumping or treated by biological methods. The lagoon, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion, SBR, $A^{2}/O$, and UCT have been applied for treating swine $wastewater.^{3)} In this study, as a result of the analysis of swine wastewater, the total and soluble chemical oxygen demand was 130g/L and 60g/L, respectively. And the volatile fatty acid as chemical oxygen demand equivalent was 45g/L, which was 75% of soluble chemical oxygen demand. Before everything else, ammonia nitrogen concentration was 6.5 g/L. From biochemical acidogenic potential test, it was concluded that the enhanced acidification process to manage swine waste should be operated in the ammonia nitrogen concentration of less than 1.2 g/L. In the result of seeding ratio experiments with artificial $wastewater^{4)}, the lag period of acidogens was taken the long time because of the inhibition by the $ammonia^{5)}$, however no difference of period by the seeding ratio was not shown. The Haldane-based biokinetics were also evaluated using a method of fourth order Runge-Kutta $approximation.^{6,7)}$ The nonlinear least squares (NLLS) method with a 95% confidence interval was also used. The ranges of maximum microbial growth rate, ${/mu_{max}}$, and half saturation coefficient, $K_{s}$, for acidogenesis of various seeding ratio with artificial wastewater were 6.1 ~ 12.6 $d^{-1}$ and 45,000 ~ 53,500 mg glucose/L, respectively. Also, the methanogenic microbial yield coefficient, Y, and microbial decay rate coefficient, $k_{d}$, and inhibition substrate concentration, $K_{si}$, for the reactors were determined to be 0.32 ~ 0.465 ${/mu}g$/mg glucose; 0.42 ~ 1.01 $d^{-1}$ and 51,500 ~ 55,600 mg glucose/L, respectively.