• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2001

Biodegradable polymeric microspheres were studied for their usefulness as carriers for the delivery of vaccine antigens. However, protein antigen could be denatured during microencapsulation processes due to the exposure to the organic phase and stress condition of cavitation and shear force. Therefore this study was carried out to re-evaluate the degree of protein denaturation during microencapsulation with poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) copolymer. PLGA microspheres containing ovalbumin (OVA), prepared by W/O/W multiple emulsification method, were suspended in pH 7.4 PBS and incubated with shaking at $37.5^{\circ}C$. Drug released medium was collected periodically and analyzed for protein contents by micro-BCA protein assay. In order to evaluate the protein integrity, release medium was subjected to the analyses of SDS-PAGE and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). And enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was introduced to measure the immunoreactivity of entrapped OVA and to get an insight into the three-dimensional structure of epitope. The structures of entrapped protein were not affected significantly by the results of SDS-PAGE and SEC. However, immunoreactivity of released antigen was varied, revealing the possibility of protein denaturation in some microspheres when it was evaluate by ELISA method. Therefore, in order to express the degree of protein denaturation, antigenicity ratio (AR) was obtained as follows: amount of immunoreactivity of OVA/total amount of OVA released ${\times}100(%)$. ELISA method was an efficient tool to detect a protein denaturation during microencapsulation and the comparison of AR values resulted in more accurate evaluation for immunoreactivity of entrapped protein.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2007

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the change of molecular weight (MW) profiles in natural organic matter (NOM) through various treatment processes (coagulation, granular activated carbon (GAC), and ozonation) using high performance size exclusion chromatography based on ultraviolet absorbance and dissolved organic detection (HPSEC-UVA-DOC). In addition, relationships between MW profiles and disinfection by-production (DBP) formation were evaluated. Each treatment process results in significant different effects on NOM profiles. Coagulation is effective to remove high molecular weight NOM, while GAC is effective to remove low molecular weight NOM. Ozonation removes only a small portion of NOM, while it induces a significant reduction of UV absorbance due to breakdown of the aromatic groups. All treated waters are chlorinated, and chlorination DBPs such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) are measured under formation potential conditions. Both THM and HAA formation potentials were significantly reduced through the coagulation process. GAC was more effective to reduce THM formation compared to HAA formation reduction, while ozonation showed significant HAA reduction compared to THM reduction.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.2019-2024
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• 2010

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP-5) plays an important role in controlling cell survival, differentiation and apoptosis. Apoptosis can be induced by an extrinsic pathway involving the ligand-mediated activation of death receptors such as tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1). To determine whether IGFBP-5 and TNFR1 interact as members of the same apoptosis pathway, recombinant IGFBP-5 and TNFR1 were isolated. The expression and purification of the full-length TNFR1 and truncated IGFBP-5 proteins were successfully performed in E. coli. The binding of both IGFBP-5 and TNFR1 proteins was detected by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (BIAcore), fluorescence measurement, electron microscopy, and size-exclusion column (SEC) chromatography. IGFBP-5 indeed binds to TNFR1 with an apparent $K_D$ of 9 nM. After measuring the fluorescence emission spectra of purified IGFBP-5 and TNFR1, it was found that the tight interaction of these proteins is accompanied by significant conformational changes of one or both. These results indicate that IGFBP-5 acts potently as a novel ligand for TNFR1.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3241-3246
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• 2010

NHERF ($Na^+/H^+$ exchanger regulatory factor) and E3KARP (NHE3 kinase A regulatory protein) play important roles in membrane targeting, trafficking and sorting of ion channels, transmembrane receptors and signaling proteins in many tissues. Each of these proteins contains two PDZ (PSD-95/Dlg-1/ZO-1) domains, which mediate the assembly of transmembrane and cytosolic proteins into functional signal transduction complexes. The interaction between NHERF and E3KARP was investigated by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (BIAcore), fluorescence measurement, His-tagged pull-down experiment, and size-exclusion column (SEC) chromatography. BIAcore experiments revealed that NHERF bound to E3KARP with an apparent $K_D$ of 7 nM. Fluorescence emission spectra of the NHERF-E3KARP complex suggested that the tight interaction between these proteins was accompanied by significant conformational changes in one or both. The CD spectra of NHERF and E3KARP show that the conformational changes of these proteins were dependent on pH and temperature. These results implicate that the NHERF-E3KARP complex allows intracellular signaling complexes to form through PDZ-PDZ interactions.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.428-433
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• 2013

Mannose 기본구조에 galactose 치환체 비율이 4:1인 화학적 구조와 평균 분자량이 1,050 kg/mol인 LBG를 황산암모늄 침전법을 사용하여 분자량 크기별로 분획하여 분획물질들 간에 서로 다른 물리화학적 성질을 확인하였다. 황산암모늄을 맑은 용액에 천천히 첨가한 후 얻어진 침전물을 원심분리에 의해 모집, 탈이온수에 대한 투석 후 동결상태에서 건조시켜서 첫 번째 분획물을 얻었고 동일한 방법으로 각 단계별 분획물을 여섯 단계 까지 얻었다(F1-F6). 수득율은 F1 7.1% 부터 F6 6.35%까지 총 65%였다. 각 분획물들의 묽은 농도범위 0.05 g/dL 이하에서 Ubbelohde viscometer로 흐르는 시간을 측정하여 상대점성도, 비점성도, 유도점성도 및 본성점성도를 구하였으며 그 값은 F1:8.44, F2:4.59, F3:9.89, F4:8.80, F5:8.30, F6:8.10 dL/g이었다. F1과 F2 분획물이 갖는 본성 점성도 값은 기대치보다 작았고 그 원인은 단백질 성분을 포함하는 것으로 판단되어 함량을 측정한 결과 전체 단백질 함량 3.45%중에 F1, F2가 2.59%를 포함하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 고분자 물질의 용질-용매간의 상호작용과 응집상태에 의존하는 상태를 나타내는 k' (Hugg. Coeff.)값을 측정한 결과 값의 범위는 0.463-0.781이였고 점성도 값이 클수록 k'값이 커지는 경향을 나타내었다. 분획물들의 체류용량에 대한 RI detector 크로마토그램은 4개의 분획물들의 다당류는 6.0에서 9.0 mL에서 용리되었고 염 혹은 oligomeric sugar 성분은 10에서 11 mL에서 용리되었음을 나타내었다. 중량 평균 분자량, 수 평균 분자량, 회전 반경 및 본성 점성도 값들은 $c_p=0.5mg/mL$, dn/dc = 0.145의 RI 피크면적에 기초를 둔 OmniSEC 프로그램으로 계산되었다. 본성 점성도 값은 F3: 10.15, F4: 9.99, F5: 9.35, F6: 9.31이었고 $M_w$값 범위는 617-674 kg/mol, $M_n$값 범위는 324-423%, recovery 72.44-101.61%였다. Ubbelohde viscometer와 SEC로 측정한 각 분획물들의 본성 점성도 값을 비교한 결과, 측정에 사용한 기기 원리와 계산식의 영향으로 수치에는 미소한 차이가 있었으나 분획물 순서대로 본성점성도가 감소하는 경향은 동일하여 황산암모늄 침전법에 의한 LBG 분획화가 차별화 있게 잘 이루어졌음을 확인하였다. 화학물질에 대한 안정제 및 식품첨가제로 주로 사용되고 있는 LBG 복합물질을 단순물질로 분획화하여 균일한 성분의 물리화학적 성질을 연구한 것은 안정제 및 첨가제의 효과를 높이고 사용범위가 확대될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.257-274
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• 2020

There are many previous review articles are available to summarize either the characterization methods of effluent organic matter (EfOM) or the individual control treatment options. However, there has been no attempt made to compare in parallel the physicochemical treatment options that target the removal of EfOM from biological treatments. This review deals with the recent progress on the characterization of EfOM and the novel technologies developed for EfOM treatment. Based on the publications after 2010, the advantages and the limitations of several popularly used analytical tools are discussed for EfOM characterization, which include UV-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). It is a recent trend to combine an SEC system with various types of detectors, because it can successfully track the chemical/functional composition of EfOM, which varies across a continuum of different molecular sizes. FT-ICR-MS is the most powerful tool to detect EfOM at molecular levels. However, it is noted that this method has rarely been utilized to understand the changes of EfOM in pre-treatment or post-treatment systems. Although membrane filtration is still the preferred method to treat EfOM before its discharge due to its high separation selectivity, the minimum requirements for additional chemicals, the ease of scaling up, and the continuous operation, recent advances in ion exchange and advanced oxidation processes are greatly noteworthy. Recent progress in the non-membrane technologies, which are based on novel materials, are expected to enhance the removal efficiency of EfOM and even make it feasible to selectively remove undesirable fractions/compounds from bulk EfOM.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2018

유기성 폐기물 소화공정의 발효액에서 젖산(lactic acid)을 회수하기 위해 화학침전법을 평가하였다. 젖산(lactic acid)의 회수율을 높이기 위하여 화학침전제 종류와 교반속도 및 침전시간 등 반응조건이 회수율 향상에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 화학침전제의 종류에 관계없이 주입양이 증가할수록 젖산(lactic acid) 회수율이 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, CaO가 $Ca(OH)_2$와 $CaCO_3$에 비하여 높은 회수율을 나타냈다. CaO를 사용한 반응조건 최적화 실험결과, 교반속도 180 rpm, 침전시간 24 h, ethanol 주입량 25%(v/v)에서 회수율이 48%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 발효액 내 젖산(lactic acid)의 농도만 고려하여 주입할 침전제의 양을 계산하였기 때문에 실제 적용을 위해서는 발효액의 유기산 종류 및 농도를 고려하여 침전제의 투입량을 결정해야할 것이다. 유기물의 정성적 분석(FEEM, SEC) 결과로 볼 때 침전공정은 유기산의 특성에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2017

${\beta}-catenin$ is a key signaling protein which regulates cell signaling and gene transcription. Abnormal activation of ${\beta}-catenin$ is linked to many cancers, particularly with colorectal cancers. Although many genetic and biological studies on $Wnt/{\beta}-catenin$ have been reported and structures of the complex between ${\beta}-catenin$ and its diverse binding partners have been published, many of them have focused on armadillo repeat domain of ${\beta}-catenin$. Both N- and C-terminal domains have been suggested to regulate interactions of ${\beta}-catenin$ with other molecules, but still little is known about the C-terminal unstructured domain. To investigate the structure of this domain, construct of C-terminus was designed and structural studies were performed using size exclusion chromatography (SEC), circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We observed that not only the purified full-length construct but the purified C-terminal construct also dimerizes in solution by SEC, suggesting that this domain involves in dimerization of ${\beta}-catenin$. CD and fluorescence data indicate its flexibility and structural formation in the presence of membrane environments.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 poly(N-vinyl carbazole) (PVK), poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP), PVK-b-PVP 블록 공중합체를 RAFT 중합법으로 합성하였으며, 이를 이용하여 ethanol, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), dichloromethane (DCM), tetrahydrofuran (THF)와 같은 비 수계 용매에서 그래핀 분산액을 제조하였다. 합성된 고분자의 화학적 구조는 양성자 및 탄소 핵자기 공명 분광기($^1H-$, $^{13}C-NMR$), 크기 배제 크로마토그래피 (size exclusive chromatography, SEC), 시차 주사 열량계 (differential scanning calorimetry, DSC)를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 그래핀 분산액의 분산 안정성은 Turbiscan을 이용하여 시간에 따른 터비스캔 안정성 지수(Turbiscan stability index, TSI)를 측정, 정량적으로 평가하였다. 용매, 고분자, 그래핀의 표면장력(${\sigma}$), 용해도 상수(${\delta}$)를 이용하여 물질간의 상호작용에 대하여 설명하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 용매와 그래핀간의 용해도와 표면장력의 차이가 분산안정성에 큰 영향을 미침을 확인하였다. 그래핀의 분산 안정성이 좋지 못한 ethanol 및 THF 용매 하에서 PVK-b-PVP를 사용하여 그래핀을 분산시킬 경우 낮은 TSI값을 효과적으로 유지할 수 있었으며, 그래핀을 잘 분산시킨다고 알려진 NMP에 비하여 DCM이 더 좋은 그래핀 분산안정성을 보임을 확인하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2015

Several researches are focused on improving the value of fine chemicals based on biomass resources due to environmental and other concerns associated with the use of petroleum-based products. Therefore, the synthesis and application of estolides derived from plant-based waste oil materials and their application as lubricants and as processing oil for butyl rubber products have been studied. Four kinds of estolide were prepared with conversions of 71~92% over 24h using various vegetable oils, as determined by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. FT-IR spectroscopy determines the esterification of estolides using 2-ethylhexyl alcohol. The estolides have iodine values of 35~90, α-ester/α-acid ratios of 0.45~0.55, and total acid number of 114~134 mg KOH g^–1. Four ball wear tests show that the wear scar diameters (WSDs) of estolides as base oil significantly decreased to 0.328~0.494 mm, compared to WSDs of 0.735 and 0.810 mm of WSD for 150N and Yubase 6, respectively, as general base oil. Thus, the estolides have better wear resistance and satisfying design objectives for the engineering of a variety of lubricant base oils.