• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.225-231
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• 1998

The studies on the potentiality of biomonitoring heavy metal pollution in coastal region of industrial complex were performed to investigate the heavy metal accumulation and induction of metal-binding protein (MBP) as detoxification process using Rumex maritimus. Bioconcentration in organs and MBP in root of R. maritimus was investigated for the research of the tolerance of heavy metals. The bioconcentration of cadmium and zinc in organs showed 3.6-8.0 times in root higher than in shoot, so it was found that heavy metal accumulated selectively in root. MBP increased absorbance in 254 nm and decreased in 280 nm, because it was composed of high cystein content and low aromatic acids, so absorbance had large difference between 254 nm and 280 nm. The existence of MBP in the 10-20 fraction was ascertained with anion exchange chromatography and it was identified that concentration of heavy metal increased according as an exposure concentration of medium increased in QAE Sephadex A-25 elution profile. These results suggested that MBP could play a role in biomarker determining the bioconcentration of plant. This study demonstrated a possibility that removal ability of heavy metal of R. maritimus resulted from detoxification process and MBP could be utilized as a biomarker of heavy metal pollution.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.4247-4252
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• 2011

The porphyrin-incorporated arylether dendrimers ZnP-D1 and ZnP-D4 were investigated to discover the influence of dendritic environments for the axial ligation of pyridine and photoinduced electron transfer by methyl viologen. Absorption and fluorescence spectra of ZnP, ZnP-D1, and ZnP-D4 were measured in dichloromethane with the addition of pyridine or methyl viologen dichloride. Axial ligation of pyridine was confirmed by red-shifted absorption spectrum. The complex formation constants $K_f$ (Table 1) for axial coordination of pyridine on ZnP, ZnP-D1, and ZnP-D4 were estimated to be $4.4{\times}10^3\;M^{-1}$, $3.3{\times}10^3\;M^{-1}$, and $1.7{\times}10^3\;M^{-1}$, respectively. The photoinduced electron transfer to methyl viologen dichloride was confirmed by fluorescence quenching. Stern-Volmer constants Ksv for ZnP, ZnP-D1, and ZnP-D4 were calculated to be $2.6{\times}10^3$, $2.5{\times}10^3$, and $2.1{\times}10^3$, respectively. ZnP-D4 surrounded by 4 aryl ether dendrons shows the smallest $K_f$ and Ksv values, with comparison to ZnP and ZnP-D1.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.663-670
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• 2004

ZNF 333 is a new and sole gene containing two KRAB domains which has been identified currently. It is a member of subfamilies of zinc finger gene complex which had been localized on chromosome 19p13.1. The ZNF333 gene mainly encodes a 75.5 kDa protein which contains 10 zinc finger domains. Using the methods of random oligonucleotide selection assay, electromobility gel shift assay and luciferase activity assay, we found that ZNF333 recognized the specific DNA core binding sequence ATAAT. Moreover, these data indicated that the KRAB domain of ZNF333 really has the ability of transcriptional repression.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제68권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2024

Glycerol dehydrogenase (GlyDH) plays a crucial role in the glycerol metabolism pathway by catalyzing the oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Previous studies of GlyDH have predominantly focused on unraveling the structural features of the active site and its binding interactions with ligand. However, the structural details of GlyDH in complex with both NAD⁺ and the substrate bound have remained elusive. In this study, we present the crystal structures of Klebsiella pneumoniae GlyDH (KpGlyDH) in the absence and presence of NAD⁺ at a resolution of 2.1 Å. Notably, both structures reveal the binding of the substrate, ethylene glycol, to the zinc ion. Interestingly, a significant change in the coordination number of the zinc ion is observed, with three in the absence of NAD⁺ and four in its presence. These findings shed light on the structural aspects of GlyDH and its interactions with NAD⁺ and the substrate.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1965

토루엔, 디메틸폴움아마이드, 디메틸슬포옥사이드, 테트라하이드로퓨란, 아세토나이트라일 및 디옥센 等 溶媒存在下에서 모노클로로醋酸과 亞鉛을 反應시켜 본 結果, 溶媒효果를 나타내었다. 反應試藥의 反應度가 溶媒의 極性 및 親水性에 따라 增加하였다. 같은 溶媒系를 使用하여 에틸모노클로로醋酸을 反應시켜 본 結果, 溶媒효果를 나타냈으나 酸의 境遇보다 그 差가 크지 못하였다. 酸, 에스타, 亞鉛 및 카보닐化合物(벤즈알데히드 및 4-헤프타논)의 反應에 있어서는 알데하이드의 境遇에 있어서는 Reformatsky 反應生成物을 주었으나, 4-헤프타논과의 反應度는 없었다. 反應生成物의 收率은 試藥添加方法에 따라 變化되었다. 最高收率은 酸의 하이드로옥시酸(38.5%), 0.8g의 salt(아세트나이트라일溶媒)이며, 에스타의 境遇에는 에틸신나메이트(19.3%), 폴리머(21.6%)이였다. 카보닐化合物의 境遇에 있어서는 反應溫度에 따라 試藥의 反應度의 變化가 있었다. 硏究結果를 溶媒效果에 關聯시켜 論議하였으며, 硏究方法에 關하여 記述하였다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.2.1-2.14
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• 2020

The emergence of livestock-associated (LA)-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in livestock animal has become a significant zoonotic concern. In the present study, we investigated nationwide prevalence of LA-MRSA across pork production chain including pig farms, slaughterhouses, and retail markets. A total of 40 MRSA strains were isolated during the investigation and the overall prevalence of MRSA was 3.4% (n = 37), 0.6% (n = 2), and 0.4% (n = 1) in pig farms, slaughterhouses, and retail markets, respectively. Multilocus sequence typing analyses revealed that the 2 most significant clonal lineages in pork production chain in Korea were ST398 (n = 25) and ST541 (n = 6). All of the 40 MRSA isolates were further characterized to investigate key genotypic and phenotypic correlates associated with the emergence and spread of clonal complex 398 (CC398; ST398, and ST541) LA-MRSA. Although the prevalence of swine-associated MRSA was still relatively low and mostly restricted to pig farms, multidrug-resistant CC398 LA-MRSA isolates with new spa types (t18102 and t18103) were identified as a major clonal lineage. The CC398 LA-MRSA strains tended to exhibit increased levels of multiple drug resistance (MDR) phenotype compared with non-CC398 MRSA strains. Of note, in comparison with non-CC398 MRSA isolates, CC398 LA-MRSA isolates exhibited significantly enhanced tetracycline (TET) and zinc resistance. These findings suggested that co-selection pressure associated with MDR phenotype, especially TET resistance, and zinc resistance may have played a significant role in the emergence and persistence of CC398 LA-MRSA in pig farms in Korea.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1519-1526
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• 2023

For the first time Aluminium-BariumeZinc oxide nanocomposite (ZABONC) was synthesized by solution combustion method where calcination was carried out at low temperatures (600℃) to study the electromagnetic (EM) (X/γ) radiation shielding properties. Further for characterization purpose standard techniques like PXRD, SEM, UV-VISIBLE, FTIR were used to find phase purity, functional groups, surface morphology, and to do structural analysis and energy band gap determination. The PXRD pattern shows (hkl) planes corresponding to spinel cubic phase of ZnAl₂O4, cubic Ba(NO₃)₂, α and γ phase of Al₂O₃ which clearly confirms the formation of complex nano composite. From SEM histogram mean size of nano particles was calculated and is in the order of 17 nm. Wood and Tauc's relation direct energy band gap calculation gives energy gap of 2.9 eV. In addition, EM (X/γ) shielding properties were measured and compared with the theoretical ones using standard procedures (NaI (Tl) detector and multi channel analyzer MCA). For energy above 356 keV the measured shielding parameters agree well with the theory, while below this value slight deviation is observed, due to the influence of atomic/crystallite size of the ZABONC. Hence synthesized ZABONC can be used as a shielding material in EM (X/γ) radiation shielding.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.321-326
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• 2002

착체중합법을 사용하여 nano-size의 ZnWO$_4$ powder를 제조하였다. 금속이온물질로서 znic nitrate와 tungstic acid를 사용하였으며 용매는 ethylene glycol을 사용하였다. 300$^{\circ}$C부터 600$^{\circ}$C의 온도 영역에서 하소한 분말에 대해 열분해 및 결정화 과정, 분말의 형상, 입도 변화 양상을 분석하였다. 일반적인 고상합성시에 필요한 온도보다 현저히 낮은 온도인 400$^{\circ}$C에서 ZnWO$_4$상이 생성되었으며, 600$^{\circ}$C에서 완전한 경정상을 얻을 수 있었다. 합성된 분말은 400$^{\circ}$C와 500$^{\circ}$C에서 원형과 silk-worm 형태가 혼합된 입자 형상을 나타내었고, 600$^{\circ}$C에서보다 균질한 양상을 나타내었다. 합성된 분말의 입자 크기는 400$^{\circ}$C∼600$^{\circ}$C의 온도영역에서 19.9∼24.2nm 정도로 매우 미세하였으며, 하소 온도가 증가함에 따라 분말의 결정상과 입도가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.444-451
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• 1987

에틸렌디아민, 프로필렌디아민 및 디에틸렌트리아민의 구리(II), 카드뮴(II) 및 아연(II)착이온의 桓元에 대하여 압력에 따른 폴라로그래피적 파라미터의 依存性을 조사하였다. 水銀滴下電極, 고인수은전극 및 나선형 백금선을 각각 作業電極, 基準電極 및 補助電極으로 사용하였다. 압력이 1기압에서 1,500기압으로 증가함에 따라 금속착이온의 還元半波電位는 陰電位 쪽으로 이동하였으며, 擴散電流는 상당히 커졌다. 이러한 현상은 전해질용액의 물리적 성질 곧 密度, 粘性度, 誘電常數, 電氣傳導度 등이 압력이 증가함에 따라 커지기 때문이다. 압력을 증가시키면 log plot의 기울기 값이 커지므로 환원반응의 可逆性은 나빠지고 있다. 25$^{\circ}$C ~ 35$^{\circ}$C의 온도범위에서 측정한 확산전류의 溫度係數가 압력을 증가시켜도 2%정도이므로 高壓下에서 폴라로그래피적 환원반응은 擴散支配的이다. 또 실험압력 범위내에서 금속착이온의 확산전류와 농도 사이에는 線形關係가 성립하였다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.II
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• pp.1280-1283
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• 2005

A novel zinc complex, Zn(phen)q, was synthesized from 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 8-hydroxyquinoline (q) as organic ligands and its electroluminescent (EL) properties were characterized. The structure of Zn(phen)q was elucidated by FT-IR, UV-Vis and XPS. The complex Zn(phen)q showed thermal stability up to $300^{\circ}C$ under nitrogen flow, which was measured by TGA and DSC. The photoluminescence (PL) of the Zn(phen)q was measured from the THF solution and the solid film on quartz substrate. The PL emission of Zn(phen)q exhibited green light centered at about 505nm. The EL devices were fabricated by the vacuum deposition. The EL devices having the structure of ITO/a-NPD/Zn(phen)q/Li:Al were studied, where 4,4'-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl(a-NPD) used as a hole transport layer(HTL). a-NPD has high Tg of $96^{\circ}C$ and thus makes the device thermally stable. The EL emission of Zn(phen)q exhibited also green light centered at 532nm.