• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.723-724
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• 2005

• 폴리머
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.501-508
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• 2009

폴리감마글루탐산의 나트륨 염 (sodium salt of poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid))의 고체상과 용액상에서의 열분해 실험을 $57{\sim}120^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 실시하였고, 점성도법과 광산란법을 이용하여 분자량 감소 결과를 시간의 함수로 분석하였다. 고체상에서의 분해 결과는 사슬 절단 속도가 시간에 무관하게 일정하며, 사슬 내에서의 절단 위치 또한 무작위하다는 것을 보여주었다. 특히, 용액상에서의 시간에 따른 분해과정은 특성분해시간 $t^*$로 스케일링된 환산시간 $t/t^*$를 이용하여 분자량 또는 고유점성도를 도시할 경우 서로 다른 온도에서의 분해 과정은 하나의 표준곡선 위에 놓임을 알 수 있었다. 특히, 용액상에서의 분해곡선은 지수함수와 선형식의 합으로 표시할 수 있었으며 지수함수는 분해 초기에 뚜렷이 나타났다. 또한, 고체상 분해와 용액상 분해 모두 활성화 에너지는 $107{\sim}115$ kJ/mol로써 측정되었으며 문헌치와 좋은 일치를 보여준다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2014

Poly(g-glutamic acid) (g-PGA) is a very promising biodegradable polymer that is produced by microorganism of Bacillus subtilis. Because g-PGA is water-soluble, anionic, biodegradable, and even edible, its potential applications have been studied from an industrial standpoint. In this study, we fabricated porous g-PGA foams by means of a freeze-solvent extraction method for tissue-engineering applications. Porous g-PGA foams were chemically cross-linked using a hexamethylene diisocyanate solution. An aqueous basic solution was used to neutralize g-PGA foam for cell culturing. During an in vitro cell culture study, it was observed that primary rabbit ear chondrocytes were well at tached and spread over the surface oft hree-dimensional cross-linkedg-PGA foam. From these results, it is concluded that cross-linkedg-PGA foam is aprom is in gmaterial for tissue-engineering applications, especially those pertaining to the regeneration of human cartilage.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.475-479
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• 2011

키토산은 천연고분자 물질로 다양한 물리화학적(다중양이온, 반응성 수산화기와 아미노기 그룹), 생물학적(생리활성, 생체적합성, 생분해성) 특성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 겔형성제로 폴리감마글루탐산을 이용하여 키토산 나노입자를 제조하였다. 나노입자는 폴리감마글루탐산의 카르복실기($-COO^-$)와 키토산의 아미노기($-NH_3^+$)사이의 이온 상호작용에 의해 형성되었다. 키토산(0.1~1 g)을 100 ml 아세트산 용액(1% v/v)에 첨가한 후 상온에서 충분히 용해되도록 하룻밤 동안 교반하였다. 폴리감마글루탐산(0.1 g)은 상온에서 90 ml 증류수에 용해시켰다. 교반되고 있는 폴리감마글루탐산 용액에 키토산 용액을 주사바늘을 통해 상온에서 적가하였다. 입자의 평균 크기는 80~300 nm 범위에서 형성되었다. 키토산/폴리감마글루탐산 나노입자는 중금속 이온들($Cd^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Ni^{2+}$)의 제거를 위해 콜로이드 상태의 흡착 물질로 사용되었다. 나노입자의 중금속 제거 능력은 $Cu^{2+}$ > $Pb^{2+}$ > $Cd^{2+}$ > $Ni^{2+}$ > $Zn^{2+}$의 결과를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1163-1169
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• 2015

Poly-gamma-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a natural polymer that is synthesized by Bacillus species and has been reported to have antitumor activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of γ-PGA on the treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN). A retrospective observational study on γ-PGA therapy for biopsy-proven VAIN was conducted. The efficacy was assessed by evaluating the results of Pap cytology and the viral load of high-risk HPV at three time points: at enrollment, and at the first and second post-treatment visits. Of 17 patients treated with γ-PGA, only 12 patients who had a high-risk HPV infection were included in the analysis. Histology was VAIN1 in seven patients, VAIN2 in two patients, and VAIN3 in three patients. γ-PGA was administered for newly diagnosed VAIN in five (41.7%) patients and persistent VAIN in seven (58.3%) patients for the mean time of 4.5 months. At the first and second post-treatment visits, cytological regression was observed in five (41.7%) and six (50%) patients, respectively. Regarding the HPV load, the overall response rate was 66.7%, and the mean level was 670.6 ± 292.5 RLU at the first follow-up, which was lower than the initial viral load of 1,494.8 ± 434.5 RLU (p = 0.084). At the second follow-up, the overall response rate was 58.3%, and the mean viral load level was 924.2 ± 493.7 RLU. γ-PGA may be helpful for the cytological regression and reduction of viral load in patients with high-risk HPV-positive VAIN, suggesting that γ-PGA is a promising treatment option for primary or persistent VAIN.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.440-446
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• 2009

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2002

Rod-coil amphiphilic block copolymers, PALG-PEOs, poly(alkyl $\alpha$, L-glutamate-co-ethylene oxide)s, were successfully synthesized in three steps: 1) esterification of L-glutamic acid, 2) synthesis of ${\gamma}$-alkyl L-gultamate N-carboxyanhydride, and 3) polymerization of NCA monomers. These molecules form polymeric micelles with the hydrophobic core and hydrophilic corona in aqueous solution, which were characterized by light scattering and static fluorescence measurement.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.436-436
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• 2005

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.766-775
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• 2011

We investigated the effect of high molecular weight polygamma- glutamic acid (hm ${\gamma}$-PGA) on adiposity and lipid metabolism of rats in the presence of an obesity-inducing diet. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a normal-fat (11.4% kcal fat, NFC) or high-fat (51% kcal fat, HFC) diet. After 5 weeks, half of each diet-fed group was treated with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (NFP or HFP) for 4 weeks. The HFC group had significantly higher body weight, visceral fat mass, fasting serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and leptin, and lower serum HDL cholesterol level compared with those of the NFC group (p < 0.05). Treatment with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA decreased body weight gain and perirenal fat mass (p<0.05), fasting serum total cholesterol, and mRNA expression of glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), regardless of dietary fat contents (p < 0.01). However, hm ${\gamma}$-PGA increased serum HDL cholesterol in the HFC group (p < 0.05). In vitro, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMGCoA) reductase activity was suppressed by the addition of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA. In agreement with observations in animal study, the supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (150 mg/day) to 20 female subjects in an 8-week double-blind, placebocontrolled study resulted in a tendency to decrease total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol concentrations. We thus conclude that dietary supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA may act as a hypocholestrolemic agent, secondary to its inhibitor effect on HMG-CoA reductase, and decrease abdominal adiposity by decreasing hepatic lipogenesis. The present study is an important first step in establishing the effect of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA on cholesterol levels in rats and humans.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2007

라이소자임이 내포된 폴리감마글루탐산(PGA)의 서브-마이크론 크기의 미세입자를 압력, 온도, 노즐내경, 농도 등을 변화시켜가면서 초임계 반용매 침전법 (SAS)으로 제조하였다. SAS법의 전체적인 결과는 압력이 클수록, 온도가 낮을수록, 노즐 내경이 작을수록, 농도가 묽을수록 작은 입자가 얻어졌다. FT-IR로 분석한 결과, 본래 초기의 PGA:라이소자임:50 : 50의 조성비는 SAS 공정을 거치면서 최종 분말 입자 내에서는 33 : 67로 변화하였다. 이것은 PGA가 라이소자임보다 탄산가스/디메틸설폭사이드(DMSO) 혼합용매에 더 높은 용해도를 가지기 때문인 것으로 추측된다. 또 이러한 용해도 특성 때문에 생성 입자는 핵-껍질 구조를 갖고 있으며, 핵 부분은 라이소자임이 구성하는 것으로 여겨진다. 생성된 분말 입자 내에는 $7.8\times10^{-3}wt%$의 농도로 미량의 DMSO가 잔존하고 있음이 밝혀졌다.