• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2015

Water chestnut (Trapa japonica Flerov.) is an annual aquatic plant. In the present study, we showed that the treatment of water chestnut extracted with boiling water resulted in a significant increase 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity and decrease the intracellular $H_2O_2$-induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species. In addition, water chestnut extract (WCE) inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide production and suppressed mRNA and protein expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene. The cytokine array results showed that WCE inhibited inflammatory cytokine secretion. Also, WCE reduced tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$- and interleukin-6-induced nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ activity. Furthermore, during sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)-induced irritation of human skin, WCE reduced SLS-induced skin erythema and improved barrier regeneration. These results indicate that WCE may be a promising topical anti-inflammatory agent.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.864-867
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• 1992

This paper describes optimum conditions for depositing Langumuir Blodgett(LB) films. $\pi$-A isotherm characteristics were studied with the following species, $C_{18}$-Quinolium(TCNQ), $C_{22}$-Quinolium(TCNQ), Azobenzene, Arachidic Acid, by varing length of alkyl chains, temperacture, pH, spreading amount, barrier moving speed and etc. We have observed the change of $\pi$-A isotherm depending on the above variations. From there we investigate the depositing conditions of LB films for each material.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1657-1660
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• 2004

Several critical geometries associated with the rearrangement of $CH_3SNO_2\;to\;CH_3SONO$ are calculated with the density functional theory (DFT) method and compared with those of the ab initio molecular orbital methods. There are two probable pathways for this rearrangement, one involving the transition state of an oxygen migration and the other through the homolytic decomposition to radicals. The reaction barrier via the transition state is about 60 kcal/mol and the decomposition energy into radicals about 35 kcal/mol, suggesting that the reaction pathway via the homolytic cleavage to radical species is energetically favorable. Since even the homolytic cleavage requires large energies, the rearrangement reaction is unlikely without the aid of catalysts.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.993-999
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• 1998

Acid catalyzed hydrolysis of 1-phenoxyethyl propionate, Ⅰ, has been studied using the PM3 method in the gas phase. The first step of the reaction is the protonation of basic sites, three different oxygens in Ⅰ, producing three protonated species Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ. All possible reaction pathways have been studied from each protonated structure. Changes in the reaction mechanisms have also been discussed from the results obtained by varying a nucleophile from a water monomer to a water dimer to a complex between one water molecule and an intermediate product (propionic acid or phenol) produced in the preceding unimolecular dissociation processes. Minimum energy reaction pathway is 2-W among the possible pathways, in which water dimer acts as an active catalyst and therefore facilitates the formation of a six-membered cyclic transition state. Lower barrier of 2-W is ascribed to an efficient bifunctional catalytic effect of water molecules. PM3-SM3.1 single point calculations have been done at the gas-phase optimized structure (SM3.1/PM3//PM3) to compare theoretical results to those of experimental work.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.678-681
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• 1991

The Wittig-oxy-Cope rearrangements of deprotonated diallyl ether, I, $CH_2={\bar{C}}H-CH-O-CH_2-CH=CH_2$, have been investigated theoretically by the AM1 method. A two step mechanism forming a Wittig product ion, II, $(CH_2=CH)$ $(CH_2=CH-CH_2)$ $CHO^-$, through a radical-pair intermediate was found to provide the most favored reaction pathway in the Wittig rearrangement. The subsequent oxy-Cope rearrangement from species II also involves a two step mechanism through a biradicaloid intermediate. The intramolecular proton transfer in I (to form $CH_2=CH-CH_2-O-{\bar{C}}H-CH=CH_2$) is a higher activation energy barrier process compared to the Wittig and oxy-Cope rearrangements and is considered to be insignificant. These results are in good agreement with the condensed-phase as well as gas-phase experimental results.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.797-804
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• 2012

A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor was investigated for the inactivation of Ralstonia Solanacearum which causes bacterial wilt in aquiculture. The DBD plasma reactor of this study was divided into power supply unit, gas supply unit and plasma reactor. The plasma reactor consisted of a quartz dielectric tube, discharge electrode (inner) and ground electrode (outer). The experimental results showed that the optimum 1st voltage, 2nd voltage, air flow rate and pH were for 100 V (1st voltage), 15 kV (2nd voltage), 4 L/min, and pH 3, respectively. At a low 1st voltage, shoulder and tailing off phenomena was observed. The shoulder phenomenon was decreased as the increase of 1st voltage. R. Solanacearum disinfection in the lower air flow rate was showed shoulder and tailing off phenomenon because the active species generated less. Under optimum condition, shoulder and tailing off phenomenon was reduced. When the 2nd voltage was less than 7.5 kV, tailing off phenomenon was observed and this was not vanishes even though the increase of the disinfection time. The inactivation efficiency increased as the increase of air flow rate, however, the efficiency decreased when the air flow rate was above 4 L/min. R. Solanacearum disinfection at pH 3 showed somewhat higher than in pH 11. The pH effect of R. Solanacearum deactivation is less than the impact on other factor.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 침출수 차수재에 Zero Valent Iron (ZVI)를 포함 시켰을 경우, ZVI 함량과 pH에 따른 TCE, 6가 크롬, 질산성질소의 제거능의 변화를 살피고, 반응이 끝난 후 철과 벤토나이트 표면의 철 산화물을 라만 분광기를 통해서 알아보고자 하였다. ZVI의 함량을 중량비로 벤토나이트의 0, 3, 6, 10, 13, 16, 20, 30, 100 w/w% 로 맞춘 9가지의 샘플을 pH7의 완충 용액을 사용했을 경우와 완충 용액을 사용하지 않을 경우 두 가지로 나누어서 실험하였다. Kinetic test 결과, pH7의 완충 용액을 사용하였을 때가 사용하였지 않았을 때보다 TCE의 경우 330시간에서 300시간으로, 6가 크롬의 경우 20시간에서 4시간으로, 질산성질소는 140시간에서 5시간으로 제거 속도가 빨라졌다. 모든 오염물질의 경우 ZVI 함량이 증가할수록 제거 효율이 높아졌으며, pH 7의 완충 용액을 사용하였을 경우 제거 효율도 더 높아지는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 반응 후 철과 벤토나이트의 표면을 라만 분광기를 이용하여 분석한 결과 여러 가지 철산화물이 확인되었다. 이러한 철산화물은 좋은 흡착제의 역할을 할 수 있으며, 이 중 magnetite는 장기간 동안 오염물질의 제거 성능을 유지시켜 줄 수 있다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.167-177
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• 2016

This work investigated the decomposition of aqueous anatoxin-a originated from cyanobacteria using an underwater dielectric barrier discharge plasma system based on a porous ceramic tube and an alternating current (AC) high voltage. Plasmatic gas generated inside the porous ceramic tube was uniformly dispersed in the form of numerous bubbles into the aqueous solution through the micro-pores of the ceramic tube, which allowed an effective contact between the plasmatic gas and the aqueous anatoxin-a solution. Effect of applied voltage, treatment time and the coexistence of nutrients such as $NO_3{^-}$, $H_2PO_4{^-}$ and glucose on the decomposition of anatoxin-a was examined. Chemical analyses of the plasma-treated anatoxin-a solution using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and ion chromatography (IC) were performed to elucidate the mineralization mechanisms. Increasing the voltage improved the anatoxin-a decomposition efficiency due to the increased discharge power, but the energy required to remove a given amount of anatoxin-a was similar, regardless of the voltage. At an applied voltage of 17.2 kV (oxygen flow rate: $1.0L\;min^{-1}$), anatoxin-a at an initial concentration of $1mg\;L^{-1}$ (volume: 0.5 L) was successfully treated within 3 min. The chemical analyses using LC-MS and IC suggested that the intermediates with molecular weights of 123~161 produced by the attack of plasma-induced reactive species on anatoxin-a molecule were further oxidized to stable compounds such as acetic acid, formic acid and oxalic acid.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.107-123
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• 2003

본 연구는 0가 철 (ZVI)의 설치위치와 전극의 배열에 따른 다양한 조합의 전기적 투수성 반응벽을 대상으로 트리클로로에틸렌의 탈염소화 반응에 의한 정화시 ZVI의 부식에 기인하는 광물상침전물에 대해 알아보고, 이에 대한 조절 요소를 알아보고자 한다. 광물학적 연구 결과, 지하수 유입부의 ZVI 시료는 상대적으로 많은 레피도크로사이트, 훼리하이드라이트 혹은 철 수산화물과 (phospho)siderite가 산출되는 반면, 용출부의 ZVI 시료는 아카가나이트, 자철석/마그헤마이트, 그리고 중간 산물인 green rust (CR) I 과 CR II가 산출되었다. 이러한 광물 조합의 변화는 용존 산소 및 pH의 상승에 주로 기인한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전기적 투수성 반응벽 내에 산출되는 광물상 침전물들의 조절 요소들은 (1) pH, (2) 용존산소, (3) 철의 부식시 중간 산물, (4) 음이온 종류 등으로 밝혀졌다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권9호
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• pp.494-499
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• 2014

NADH:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is known to be involved in the regulation of energy synthesis and metabolism, and the functional studies of NQO1 have largely focused on metabolic disorders. Here, we show for the first time that compared to NQO1-WT mice, NQO1-KO mice exhibited a marked increase of permeability and spontaneous inflammation in the gut. In the DSS-induced colitis model, NQO1-KO mice showed more severe inflammatory responses than NQO1-WT mice. Interestingly, the transcript levels of claudin and occludin, the major tight junction molecules of gut epithelial cells, were significantly decreased in NQO1-KO mice. The colons of NQO1-KO mice also showed high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, which are known to affect transcriptional regulation. Taken together, these novel findings indicate that NQO1 contributes to the barrier function of gut epithelial cells by regulating the transcription of tight junction molecules.