• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.389-396
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• 2009

Objective : Triptolide (TP) has been reported to suppress the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase-1 (MKP-1), of which main function is to inactivate the extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK-1/2), the p38 MAPK and the c-Jun N-terminal kinase-1/2 (JNK-1/2), and to exert antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities. However, the mechanisms underlying antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities of TP are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the down-regulation of MKP-1 expression by TP would account for antiproliferative activity of TP in immortalized HT22 hippocampal cells. Methods : MKP-1 expression and MAPK phosphorylation were analyzed by Western blot. Cell proliferation was assessed by $^3H$-thymidine incorporation. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) against MKP-1, vanadate (a phosphatase inhibitor), U0126 (a specific inhibitor for ERK-1/2), SB203580 (a specific inhibitor for p38 MAPK), and SP600125 (a specific inhibitor for JNK-1/2) were employed to evaluate a possible mechanism of antiproliferative action of TP. Results : At its non-cytotoxic dose, TP suppressed MKP-1 expression, reduced cell growth, and induced persistent ERK-1/2 activation. Similar growth inhibition and ERK-1/2 activation were observed when MKP-1 expression was blocked by MKP-1 siRNA and its activity was inhibited by vanadate. The antiproliferative effects of TP, MKP-1 siRNA, and vanadate were significantly abolished by U0126, but not by SB203580 or SP600125. Conclusion : Our findings suggest that TP inhibits the growth of immortalized HT22 hippocampal cells via persistent ERK-1/2 activation by suppressing MKP-1 expression. Additionally, this study provides evidence supporting that MKP-1 may play an important role in regulation of neuronal cell growth.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.97.1-97.1
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• 2010

유연금속기판위에 DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링을 이용하여 Ag/ZnO 이중구조의 후면반사막을 증착하고 Ag 표면조도 변화에 따른 후면반사막의 반사특성 변화와 플렉서블 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 셀 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Substrate구조를 갖는 플렉서블 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서는 실리콘 박막 광흡수층의 상대적으로 낮은 광 흡수율로 인하여 입사광에 대한 태양전지 내에서의 광 산란 및 포획이 태양전지 효율을 증대시키는데 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 플렉서블 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서의 후면반사막은 광 흡수층에서 흡수되지 않는 입사광을 다시 반사시켜 광 흡수를 증대시키며 이때 후면반사막 표면에서 반사 빛을 효율적으로 산란시켜 이동경로를 증대시킴으로써 광 흡수율을 더욱 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 유연금속 기판위에 Ag와 ZnO:Al($Al_2O_3$ 2.5wt%) 타겟을 사용한 DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 Ag/AZO 이중구조의 후면반사막을 제조하고, Ag 박막의 표면형상 변화와 이에 따른 후면반사막의 반사도 변화를 비교, 분석하였다. 증착 조건 변화에 따른 표면 형상 및 반사 특성은 Atomic Force Mircroscope(AFM), Scanning electron miroscopy(SEM), UV-visible-nIR spectrometry를 통하여 분석하였다. 서로 다른 표면 거칠기를 갖는 후면반사막 위에 n-i-p구조의 a-Si:H 실리콘 박막 태양전지를 제조한 후 태양전지 동작 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. n,p층은 13.56MHz PECVD, i층은 60MHz VHF CVD를 사용하여 각각 제조 하였으며, Photo I-V, External Quantum Efficiency(EQE) 분석을 통하여 태양전지 특성을 조사 하였다. SEM 분석결과 공정 온도가 증가 할수록 Ag 박막의 표면 결정립 크기도 증가하였으며, AFM분석을 통한 Root-mean-square(Rms)값은 상온에서 $500^{\circ}C$로 증착온도가 증가함에 따라 6.62nm에서 46.64nm까지 증가하였다. Ag 박막의 표면 거칠기 증가에 따라 후면반 사막의 확산 반사도도 함께 증가하였다. 공정온도 $500^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 후면반사막을 사용하여 a-Si:H 태양전지를 제조하였을 때 상온에서 제조한 후면반사막에 비하여 단락전류밀도 (Jsc)값은 9.94mA/$cm^2$에서 13.36mA/$cm^2$로 증가하였으며, 7.6%의 가장 높은 태양전지 효율을 나타내었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1359-1360
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• 2006

lTO(Indium-Tin-Oxide) was used as anode material for OLED. Characteristics of ITO have great effect on efficiency of OLEDS(Organic light emitting diodes). ITO surface was treated by Nd:YAG laser in order to improve its chemical properties, wettability, adhesive property and to remove the surface contaminants while maintaining its original function. In this study, main purpose was to improve the efficiency of OLEDs by the ITO surface treatment: ITO surface was treated using a Nd:YAG(${\lambda}=266nm$, pulse) with a fixed power of 0.06[w] and various stage scanning velocities. Surface morphology of the ITO was investigated by AFM. Test OLEDs with surface treated ITO were fabricated by deposition of TPD (HTL), Ald3 (ETL/TML) and Al (cathode) thin films. Device performance of the OLEDs such as V-I-L was investigated using Source Measurement Unit (SMU: Keithly. Model 2400) and Luminance Measurement (TOPCON. BM-8).

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2005

The study was targeted to saccharify foodwastes with the cellulolytic and amylolytic enzymes obtained from culture supernatant of Trichoderma harzianum FJ1 and analyze the kinetics of the saccharification in order to enlarge the utilization in industrial application. T. harzianum FJ1 highly produced various cellulolytic (filter paperase 0.9, carboxymethyl cellulase 22.0, ${\beta}$-glucosidase 1.2, Avicelase 0.4, xylanase 30.8, as U/mL-supernatant) and amylolytic (${alpha}$-amylase 5.6, ${\beta}$-amylase 3.1, glucoamylase 2.6, as U/mL-supernatant) enzymes. The $23{\sim}98\;g/L$ of reducing sugars were obtained under various experimental conditions by changing FPase to between $0.2{\sim}0.6\;U/mL$ and foodwastes between $5{\sim}20\%$ (w/v), with fixed conditions at $50^{\circ}C$, pH 5.0, and 100 rpm for 24 h. As the enzymatic hydrolysis of foodwastes were performed in a heterogeneous solid-liquid reaction system, it was significantly influenced by enzyme and substrate concentrations used, where the pH and temperature were fixed at their experimental optima of 5.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. An empirical model was employed to simplify the kinetics of the saccharification reaction. The reducing sugars concentration (X, g/L) in the saccharification reaction was expressed by a power curve ($X=K{\cdot}t^n$) for the reaction time (t), where the coefficient, K and n. were related to functions of the enzymes concentrations (E) and foodwastes concentrations (S), as follow: $K=10.894{\cdot}Ln(E{\cdot}S^2)-56.768,\;n=0.0608{\cdot}(E/S)^{-0.2130}$. The kinetic developed to analyze the effective saccharification of foodwastes composed of complex organic compounds could adequately explain the cases under various saccharification conditions. The kinetics results would be available for reducing sugars production processes, with the reducing sugars obtained at a lower cost can be used as carbon and energy sources in various fermentation industries.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.5 No.1
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• pp.74-77
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• 2004

[ $HfO_2$ ] dielectric layers were grown on the p-type Si(100) substrate by metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy(MOMBE). Hafnium $t-butoxide[Hf(O{\cdot}t-C_4H_9)_4]$ was used as a Hf precursor and Argon gas was used as a carrier gas. The thickness of the layers was measured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron measurement(HR-TEM). The properties of the $HfO_2$ layers were evaluated by X-ray diffraction(XRD), high frequency capacitance-voltage measurement(HF C-V), current-voltage measurement(I-V), and atomic force measurement(AFM). HF C-V measurements have shown that $HfO_2$ layer grown by MOMBE has a high dielectric constant(k=19-21). The properties of $HfO_2$ films are affected by various process variables such as substrate temperature, bubbler temperature, Ar, and $O_2$ gas flows. In this paper, we examined the relationship between the $O_2/Ar$ gas ratio and the electrical properties of $HfO_2$.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.271-275
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• 2017

The expression of Deinococcus radiodurans dr1558 and pprM genes was examined for enhanced lysine production in recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum. These genes are known to confer high tolerance to pH and osmotic shock in Escherichia coli. D. radiodurans dr1558 and pprM genes were expressed in C. glutamicum by using 6 synthetic promoters of different strengths, to evaluate the effect of expression efficiency on lysine production. Recombinant C. glutamicum expressing DR1558 under the L26 and I64 promoters showed higher lysine production than that expressing DR1558 under other promoters. Similarly, recombinant C. glutamicum expressing PprM under same promoters (L26 and I64) showed a higher increase in lysine production compared to that expressing PprM under other promoters. In the absence of $CaCO_3$ in the medium, the expression of DR1558 or PprM also increased lysine concentration in C. glutamicum depending on the promoter used. Together, these results suggest that genes involved in radiation tolerance in D. radiodurans can be used to enhance production of amino acids and their derivatives.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1986

제지(製紙)슬러지가 논 토양(土壤)의 화학성(化學性)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 검토(檢討)코자 슬러지를 600 ㎏/10a시용(施用)하여 pot시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)함으로써 토양중(土壤中) 유기물(有機物) 및 부식(腐植)의 형태변화(形態變化)와 부식산(腐植酸)의 자외부(紫外部) 및 가시부령역(可視部領域)에서의 흡수(吸收) spectra, infrared spectra 및 작용기함량(作用基含量)을 경시적(經時的)으로 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1) 토양중(土壤中) ether 가용물질(可溶物質), resins, 수용성(水溶性) polysaccharides, hemicellulose, cellulose, ligno-protein, 부식산(腐植酸) 및 폴보산의 함량(含量)은 3요소구(要素區)에 비(比)하여 슬러지구(區)가 높았다. 2) 부식산(腐植酸)의 자외부(紫外部) 및 가시부령역(可視部領域)에서의 흡수(吸收) spectra는 모든 처리구(處理區)가 극대(極大)나 극소(極少)가 없는 일정(一定)한 흡수곡선(吸收曲線)을 나타내면서 파장(波長)이 길어질수록 optical density는 감소(減少)하는 경향(傾向)이었다. 부식산(腐植酸)의 작용기중(作用基中) phenolic-OH/alcoholic-OH는 슬러지구(區)가 3요소구(要素區)에 비(比)하여 약간 증가(增加)하는 경향(傾向)이었다. 부식산(腐植酸)의 형태(形態)는 모든 처리구(處理區)가 주로 P형(型) 및 Rp형(型)이었다. 3) 부식산(腐植酸)의 infrared spectra의 공통적(共通的)인 주요(主要) 흡수(吸收) band는 $3,400cm^{-1}$, $2,900cm^{-1}$, $1,600cm^{-1}$ 및 $1,050cm^{-1}$부근(附近)이었으며 $3,400cm^{-1}$부근(附近)의 넓은 흡수(吸收) band는 hydrogen-bonded OH에 기인(基因)되었고 $2,900cm^{-1}$부근(附近)의 흡수(吸收)는 aliphatic C-H stretching에 의한 것이었으며 $1,630cm^{-1}$부근(附近)의 흡수(吸收)는 aromatic C=C외에 hydrogen-bonded C=O로 추측(推測)되었으며 $1,050cm^{-1}$부근(附近)의 강(强)한 흡수(吸收) band는 규산(珪酸) 부순물(不純物)의 Si-O결합(結合)에 기인(基因)된 것으로 해석(解釋)되었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.462-467
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• 2006

An improvement of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in SBR using the elutriated acids from the food waste as an external carbon source was investigated in this study. The food waste was elutriated at $35^{\circ}C$ and pH 9 to produce the external carbon source. The elutriate of food waste were continuously collected. The elutriated liquid contained VFAs of 39,180 mg/L representing soluble COD of 44,700 mg/L. The SBR showed poor denitrification and EBPR (enhanced biological phosphorus removal) without elutriated VFAs addition. An average denitrification rate was 0.4 mg NOx-N/g MLVSS/day. In turn, EBPR was also inhibited by this poor denitrification because the remaining nitrate in anaerobic phase resulting a poor denitrification. On the other hand, the denitrification in anoxic phase significantly improved with an elutriated VFAs addition. Nitrate removal was 82% while the denitrification rate was 2.9 mg NOx-N/g MLVSS/day with 18.4 mL/cycle of elutriated VFAs. With the enhanced denitrification, nitrate concentration in anaerobic phase could effectively be controlled to a very low level. The elimination of nitrate inhibition in anaerobic phase resulted enhancement of EBPR. The specific phosphate release rate was $1.9mg\;PO_4^{3-}-P/g\; MLVSS/day$ with less than 0.5 mg/L of $PO_4^{3-}-P$ concentration.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 염료감응 태양전지의 상대전극으로써 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 사용하여 전기화학적 특성에 미치는 열처리 효과에 대해 연구하였다. 다중벽 탄소나노튜브는 실리콘 기판위에 철 촉매를 사용하여 열화학 기상증착법으로 합성하였다. 직경이 다른 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 각각 성장하여 두 개의 샘플을 준비하였고 질소 분위기의 RTA(rapid thermal annealing) system에서 $900^{\circ}C$ 온도로 1분간 열처리 하였다. 다중벽 탄소나노튜브의 구조적, 전기적, 전기화학적 특성은 FE-SEM, Raman spectroscopy, 2-point probe station, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)을 이용하여 측정하였다. 라만 스펙트럼 분석에서 열처리 한 다중벽 탄소나노튜브의 I(D)/I(G) ratio는 상당히 감소한 것을 확인하였으며, 다중벽 탄소나 노튜브 표면과 전해질과의 산화 환원 반응 특성에서는 열처리 전보다 열처리 후의 전해질과의 산화 환원 반응 특성이 향상된 것을 알 수 있었다. 표면에서의 반응 저항 또한 열처리 후의 다중벽 탄소나노튜브가 더 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 그 결과, 열처리 후의 다중벽 탄소나노튜브를 상대전극으로 사용하였을 때의 전기화학적 특성이 더 좋은 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권11호
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• pp.1612-1617
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• 2009

단백질 식품의 가공에 이용할 수 있는 내염성 단백분해효소를 생산하기 위하여, 된장에서 분리한 Aspergillus sp. 101균으로부터 내염성 단백분해효소생산을 위한 최적 배지조성을 확립하였다. 질소원으로서 대두단백원인 탈지대두분(DSF)과 분리대두단백(SPI)을 각각 2% 첨가 시에 효소 활성이 가장 높았고, 무기질소원으로 $CaCO_3$와 $K_2HPO_4$이 각각 0.1%씩 첨가 시에 가장 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 또한 Arabic gum을 배양액에 0.1% 첨가하였을 때, 효소 활성이 가장 높았다. Aspergillus sp. 101은 최고 15% NaCl 농도의 agar plate에서 생육이 가능하였으며, 조효소 또한 NaCl 7%까지 안정하였다. 이와 같이 조정 배지(modified medium)에 Aspergillus sp. 101에 의해 생산된 내염성 단백분해효소는 일반적인 곰팡이류의 단백분해효소 생산용 배지에 비해 생산성이 높았으며, 최적배지에서 배양한 Aspergillus sp. 101 유래 단백분해효소에 의한 어육단백질 가수분해물의 기능 개선 또는 식품첨가물로서의 활용은 단백분해효소 생산의 산업화를 가능하게 하는 것으로 보인다.