Single-tube nested PCR assay for the detection of avian botulism in cecal contents of chickens

Jang, I.,Lee, J.I.,Kwon, Y.K.,Kang, M.S.,Kim, H.R.,Park, J.Y.,Lee, S.H.,Lee, H.S.,Bae, Y.C. Academic Press 2015 Anaerobe Vol.35 No.2

This paper describes a novel diagnostic method for the detection of avian botulism caused by Clostridium botulinum type C and C/D, using single-tube nested PCR assay. This assay was developed to overcome the disadvantages of bioassays used in experiments with mice. Three primer pairs including an antisense primer were designed to target the N-terminal of the toxin gene from C. botulinum types C and C/D. The specificity of the PCR assay was confirmed by using 33 bacterial strains and chicken cecal contents from farms that experienced botulism outbreaks. The detection limit for purified DNA was 1.1 fg/μl, and for bacterial spores was 4.3 spores/200 mg of cecal contents. While checking for specificity of the PCR assay, the reactions with the templates form C. botulinum type C and C/D which were tested became positive, but the rest of the reactions turned negative. However, the results for all clinical samples (n = 8) were positive. The PCR assay results for cecal samples obtained from 300 healthy chickens (150 Korean native chickens and 150 broilers) were all negative. This assay is rapid and straightforward and evades ethical issues associated with mouse bioassay. Moreover, it is more economical than real-time PCR.

소 c-KIT Receptor 유전자의 다형성에 관한 연구

장요순,김태헌,윤두학,박응우,이혜원,이학교,정일정 한국동물자원과학회 2002 한국축산학회지 Vol.44 No.6

소의 흰 반점 관련 후보유전자로 c-KIT receptor 유전자를 선정하여, c-KIT receptor 유전자내의 변이를 탐색하고 변이가 흰반점 표현형과 연관성이 있는지를 분석하였다. 한우, Angus, Brown Swiss, Charolais, Hereford, Holstein, Limousin 및 Simmental 등 8개 품종의 DNA 시료를 사용하여 c-KIT receptor 유전자의 intron 6번 영역에서 다형성을 조사하고 분석하였다. c-KIT receptor 유전자의 intron 6번 영역에서는 4개의 염기치환이 발견되어, MspⅠ, BsrBⅠ 및 NdeⅠ 제한효소를 이용하여 PCR-RFLP 분석을 실시하였다. Intron 6번을 포함하는 영역의 PCR 산물 크기는 2,440 bp 이었다. MspⅠ다형성은 PCR-RFLP 분석 결과 3개의 대립유전자가 존재하였으며, 한우품종에서는 3개의 대립유전자 모두가 발견되었고, CC 형태이 유전자형을 제외한 5개의 유전자형 (AA, AB, AC, BC 및 BB)을 확인하였다. Angus, Brown Swiss, Hereford, Holstein 및 Simmental 품종에서는 A 대립유전자만을 갖는 것으로 조사되었고, 한우는 44%만 AA 유전자형을 나타내었다. BsrBⅠ 다형성은 2개의 대립유전자로서 3개의 유전자형이 나타나는 것을 확인하였으며, Charolais 및 Hereford 품종이 다른 소 품종에 비하여 A 대립유전자의 빈도가 높게 나타났다. NdeⅠ 다형성을 분석한 결과 Brown Swiss 품종에서는 NdeⅠ에 의해 절단되는 형태인 A 대립유전자만 관찰되었으며, Holstein 품종은 92%, Simmental 품종은 72%가 절단되는 형태를 나타내어, 모색이 흰색을 띠는 소 품종에서 절단되는 형태가 많았다. 소 c-KIT receptor 유전자의 intron 6번 영역에서 확인된 4개의 염기치환은 품종에 따라 다른 빈도를 보였으나, 이들 염기치환과 흰 반점과의 연관성에 대한 증거는 발견하지 못하였다. 그러므로 소의 흰 반점과 c-KIT receptor 유전자 내의 변이와의 관련성은 다른 영역에 대한 추가적인 분석과, 이미 보고된 다른 모색관련 유전자의 다형성과의 연관성 분석 등과 같은 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단된다. We considered KIT gene as a candidate gene for the white-spotting pattern in cattle. This study was carried out to detect genetic variation of c-KIT receptor gene and to investigate association between the mutation and the white-spotting pattern in cattle. PCR-RFLP analysis within intron 6 of c-KIT receptor gene were performed with 8 cattle breeds including Hanwoo, Angus, Brown Swiss, Charolais, Hereford, Holstein, Limousin and Simmental. When PCR product of approximately 2,440 bp including intron 6 of c-KIT receptor gene was sequenced, four nucleotide substitutions were found within intron 6 of the bovine c-KIT receptor gene. In PCR-RFLP analysis, three alleles (A, B and C), two alleles (A and B) and two alleles (A and B) at each locus were identified by Msp Ⅰ, BsrBⅠ and NdeⅠ, respectively. Although frequencies of allele at each locus were different among cattle breeds, we could not get any evidence related with white or white spotting phenotypes in these mutations on intron 6 of c-KIT receptor gene. However, we can not entirely exclude the possibility that c-KIT receptor gene is responsible for white spotting phenotype in cattle. Thus, further studies need to detect other mutations in c-KIT receptor gene and to test association of those mutations and coat color phenotypes in cattle.

Conduritol F, the discriminant marker between C. wilfordii and C. auriculatum by ¹H NMR spectroscopy

Jang, H.S.,Jeong, B.,Choi, S.Y.,Jang, G.H.,Park, K.C.,Kwon, Y.S.,Yang, H. Academic Press 2017 Microchemical Journal Vol. No.

<P>Quantitative H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) spectroscopy is a powerful and versatile technique to enable the absolute quantification of specific components in a mixture with excellent reproducibility and robustness. In the present study, qNMR analysis was applied to conduritol F, a chemical marker with the potential to distinguish between C wilfordii and C auriculatum. We found that the signals of H-5 and H-6 of conduritol F were well-separated from others with purities sufficient to be used to distinguish between C wilfordii and C. auriculatum. This simple methodology can be applied to identify one or two species in products or powdered herbs widely distributed in the markets. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Role of Leu188 in the Fatty Acid Hydroxylase Activity of CYP102A1 from Bacillus megaterium

Jang, H.H.,Shin, S.M.,Ma, S.H.,Lee, G.Y.,Joung, Y.H.,Yun, C.H. Elsevier 2016 Journal of molecular catalysis Enzymatic Vol.133 No.-

<P>P450 BM3 (CYP102A1) from Bacillus megaterium catalyzes the subterminal hydroxylation of fatty acids with 12-22 carbons at the omega-1, omega-2 and omega-3 positions. Several amino acids located at the substrate channel and active sites are known to be important for the catalytic activity of CYP102A1. The L188 residue at the C-terminus of alpha-helix F undergoes a large shift upon substrate binding and has frequently been found in different combinations of multiple mutations showing enhanced and altered activities. In this study, we examined the role of the L188 residue by comparing the catalytic activities of wild-type CYP102A1 and 19 mutants of L188. The mutants were made with site-directed mutagenesis and functionally expressed in Escherichia coll. The enzymatic properties of the mutants for a set of fatty acids (C-10-C-16) were compared to the properties of the wild-type. L188Q and L188 P mutants showed especially strong increases in hydroxylase activity toward C-10-C-13 fatty acids, although they did not have activity changes for C-14-C-16 fatty acids. Although most mutants showed very similar overall hydroxylation rates for myristic acid, 14 mutants showed apparent changes in the regioselectivity of hydroxylation with a preference for the omega-3 position over the omega-1 position. A possible role for the L188 residue has been discussed in the context of the structure and function of CYP102A1. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

9주간 복합운동 프로그램이 댄스스포츠 선수인 여고생의 체력, 혈액성분, 산화적 스트레스 및 항산화 능력에 미치는 영향

임채성 ( C. S. Lim ),지용석 ( Y. S. Ji ),장창현 ( C. H. Jang ) 한국운동생리학회(구 한국운동과학회) 2011 운동과학 Vol.20 No.3

임채성, 지용석, 장창현. 9주간 복합운동 프로그램이 댄스스포츠 선수인 여고생의 체력, 혈액성분, 산화적 스트레스 및 항산화 능력에 미치는 영향. 운동과학, 제20권 제3호. 227-238, 2011. 본 연구의 목적은 9주간의 DS+CT(댄스스포츠+복합운동) 집단이 댄스스포츠 선수인 여고생의 체력, 혈액성분, 산화적 스트레스 및 항산화 능력에 미치는 영향을 규명하는 것이었다. 연구 대상은 현재 댄스스포츠 선수로서 과거에 규칙적인 복합운동 프로그램에 참여한 경험이 없는 여고생 16명과 규칙적인 운동을 하지 않는 여고생 8명으로 구성하였다. DS+CT(댄스스포츠+복합운동) 집단의 대상자 8명은 일일 60분, 주 3회, 9주간의 복합운동 프로그램에 참여하였고, DS(댄스스포츠)집단과 C(통제)집단 16명은 동일한 처치 기간 동안 평소 생활방식을 그대로 유지하였다. 처치 전과 후에 체력, 혈액성분과 항산화 스트레스 및 능력을 비교하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 체력과 관련된 변인은 DS+CT 집단의 악력, 근지구력, 유연성, 민첩성, 순발력의 변화가 유의한 차이가 있었고(p<.05, p<.01), DS집단과 C집단에서는 체력과 관련된 모든 변인에서 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 2. 혈액성분과 관련된 변인은 DS+CT 집단은 HDL-C, DS집단은 TC가 유의한 차이를 보였으며(p<.05), C집단은 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 3. 산화적 스트레스 및 항산화 능력과 관련된 변인은 DS+CT집단에서 산화적 스트레스가 감소하는 경향을 보였고, 항산화 능력은 유의하게 증가되었다(p<.05). DS집단과 C 집단은 산화적 스트레스와 항산화 능력 모두에서 유의한 변화가 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면, 9주간의 복합운동 트레이닝 프로그램이 댄스스포츠 선수인 여고생의 체력, 혈액성분과 산화적 스트레스 및 항산화 능력에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 결론지을 수 있다. 더 의미 있는 연구를 위해서는 향후 보다 장기간의 트레이닝이 수반되는 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of physical fitness, blood component, oxidant stress and antioxidant capacity to 9-weeks complex training in girls high school dance sport players. This was performed by analyzing 16 female high school dance sport athletes and 8 ordinary female high school students who were divided into 3 groups DS+CT (dance sport+complex training), DS (dance sport), C (control) of which each composed of 8 students. The results of the study can be summarized as follows: 1. Physical fitness showed that muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, agility, power increased after the exercise from the group of DS+CT (p<.05, p<.01). DS and C did not show any significant difference. 2. Blood component showed that HDL-C increased after the exercise from the group of DS+CT (p<.05). DS showed significant difference in TC (p<.05). C (control croup) did not show any significant difference. 3. Oxidant stress and antioxidant capacity showed that antioxidant capacity increased after the exercise from the group of DS+CT (p<.05). DS and C did not show any significant difference. In conclusions, this study suggests that the 9 weeks combined exercise program can improve physical fitness, blood component, oxidant stress and antioxidant capacity in girls high school dance sport players.

Microstructural evolution and tensile properties of oxide dispersion strengthened Alloy 617 at elevated temperatures

Chun, Y.B.,Mao, X.,Han, C.H.,Jang, J. Elsevier Sequoia 2017 Materials science & engineering Structural materia Vol.706 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>This study investigated evolution of the microstructure of oxide dispersion strengthened Alloy 617 with annealing temperature. A mixture of prealloyed Alloy 617 and Y<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> powders was mechanically alloyed and consolidated by hot-extrusion at 1100°C. Hot extrusion developed a submicron-sized grain structure with M<SUB>23</SUB>C<SUB>6</SUB> carbides and finely dispersed Al<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> and Y<SUB>2</SUB>Ti<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> oxides. The fine-grained structure was stable during subsequent annealing at temperatures up to 1250°C. Further increase of annealing temperature to 1300°C resulted in a significantly coarsened grain structure, which was coincident with the abrupt coarsening of oxides. M<SUB>23</SUB>C<SUB>6</SUB> carbides in the as-extruded conditions were transformed to M<SUB>7</SUB>C<SUB>3</SUB> carbides with complex shapes when annealed at 1200°C, and their shapes changed to very coarse hexagonal prisms at 1250°C, which was followed by the formation of eutectic M<SUB>2</SUB>C carbides at grain boundaries at 1300°C. Tensile tests of the as-extruded ODS Alloy 617 showed that the yield strength decreased steeply at a transition temperature of around 600°C, which can be attributed to diffusional creep along the grain boundaries.</P>

200 GeV/핵자 유황이온과 핵건판핵의 충돌에 의해 생성된 헬륨 파쇄핵의 극한파쇄 연구

김동철,송진섭,윤천실,정성헌,박인곤,김종오,김철수,김태연,이승희,조재희,천병구,김재률,김준원,김태익,박명렬,장한일,임인택 慶尙大學校 기초과학연구소 1992 基礎科學硏究所報 Vol.8 No.-

고에너지 중이온 원자핵과 핵건판의 충돌에서, 200GeV/핵자 유황이온에 의해 생성된 파쇄 헬륨핵(Z=2)의 실험실계의 방출각 분포는 표적핵에 무관한 회귀공식. dN=exp[a+k exp(η-y_b)]d[exp(η-y_b)]로 잘 표현된다. 여기에서 의사신속도 η=-ln[tan(θ/2)]이고, y_b는 실험실계의 입사입자(^32S)의 신속도이다. 이 공식에 의한 적합에서 k=-0.057±0.008로 얻어진다. 즉, 핵건판과 고에너지 중이온의 충돌에서 파쇄 헬륨핵의 exp(η-y_b)의 분포는 "극한파쇄" 현상을 잘 설명하고 있다. The angular distribution of emission angle θ of helium (Z=2) produced in the collisions of incident particles of 200 GeV/nucleon ^32S in nuclear emulsion is well expressed by dN=exp[a+k exp(η-y_b)]d[exp(η-y_b)] where the pseudorapidity is η=-ln[tan(θ/2)], the laboratory system primary rapidity is y_b, and k=-0.057+0.008. The shape of this frequency of occurrence distributions in terms of exp(η-y_b) attests to the validity of the concept of "limiting fragmentation" for helium projectile fragments produced in the projectile fragmentation regions of heavy ion collisions in nuclear emulsion.

Comprehensive study on critical role of surface oxygen vacancies for 2DEG formation and annihilation in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces

Moon, S. Y.,Moon, C. W.,Chang, H. J.,Kim, T.,Kang, C. Y.,Choi, H. J.,Kim, J. S.,Baek, S. H.,Jang, H. W. Springer Science + Business Media 2016 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.12 No.2

<P>Here we report comprehensive study of 2DEG at a-LAO/STO interfaces in comparison with 2DEG at crystalline LaAlO3 (c-LAO)/STO interfaces. We observe that the oxygen deficient environment during the deposition of LAO overlayer is essentially required to create 2DEG at LAO/STO interface regardless of growth temperature from 25 degrees C to 700 degrees C, indicating that the oxygen-poor condition in the system is more important than the crystallinity of LAO layer. The critical thickness (2.6 nm) of 2DEG formation at a-LAO/STO heterostructure is thicker than (1.6 nm) that at c-LAO/STO. Upon ex-situ annealing at 300 degrees C under 300 mTorr of oxygen pressure, 2DEG at a-LAO/STO interface is annihilated, while that in c-LAO/STO interface is still maintained. With combing these findings and scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) analysis, we suggest that oxygen vacancies at the LAO surface is attributed to the origin of 2DEG formation at the LAO/STO and the crystallinity of the LAO overlayer plays a critical role in the annihilation of 2DEG at a-LAO/STO interface rather than in the formation of 2DEG. This work provides a framework to understand the importance of prohibiting the LAO surface from being oxidized for achieving thermally stable 2DEG at a-LAO/STO interface.</P>

Carbon-coated boron using low-cost naphthalene for substantial enhancement of J_c in MgB₂ superconductor

Ranot, Mahipal,Shinde, K.P.,Oh, Y.S.,Kang, S.H.,Jang, S.H.,Hwang, D.Y.,Chung, K.C. The Korea Institute of Applied Superconductivity a 2017 한국초전도저온공학회논문지 Vol.19 No.3

Carbon coating approach is used to prepare carbon-doped $MgB_2$ bulk samples using low-cost naphthalene ($C_{10}H_8$) as a carbon source. The coating of carbon (C) on boron (B) powders was achieved by direct pyrolysis of naphthalene at $120^{\circ}C$ and then the C-coated B powders were mixed well with appropriate amount of Mg by solid state reaction method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that there is a noticeable shift in (100) and (110) Bragg reflections towards higher angles, while no shift was observed in (002) reflections for $MgB_2$ doped with carbon. As compared to un-doped $MgB_2$, a systematic enhancement in $J_c(H)$ properties with increasing carbon doping level was observed for naphthalene-derived C-doped $MgB_2$ samples. The substantial enhancement in $J_c$ is most likely due to the incorporation of C into $MgB_2$ lattice and the reduction in crystallite size, as evidenced by the increase in the FWHM values for doped samples.

N₂/ CH₄가스비에 따른 Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Nitride 박막의 특성

장홍규(H. K. Jang),김근식(G. S. Kim),황보상우(S. W. Whangbo),이연승(Y. S. Lee),황정남(C. N. Whang),유영조(Y. Z. Yoo),김효근(H. G. Kim) 한국진공학회(ASCT) 1998 Applied Science and Convergence Technology Vol.7 No.3

DC saddle-field-plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition(PECVD) 장치를 이용하여 상온에서 p-type Si (100) 기판위에 hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride [a-C:H(N)]박막을 증착하였다. 원료가스인 CH₄과 N₂의 전체압력은 90 mTorr로 고정하고 N₂/CH₄비를 0에서 4까지 변화하면서 제작한 a-C:H(N) 박막의 미세 구조의 변화를 연구하였다. 진공조의 도달 진공도는 1×10^(-6) Torr이고, 본 실험시 CH₄+N₂가스의 유량은 5 sc㎝으로 고정하고 배기량을 조절하여 진공조의 가스 압력을 90 mTorr로 고정하였으며 기판에 200 V의 직류 bias 전압을 인가하였다. α-step과 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)를 이용한 분석결과 N₂/CH₄비가 0에서 0.5로 증가함에 따라 박막 두께는 4840 Å에서 2600 Å으로 급격히 감소하였으며, 박막내의 탄소에 대한 질소함유량(N/C비)는 N₂/CH₄비가 4일때 최대 0.25로 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 XPS 스펙트럼의 fitting 결과 N₂/CH₄비가 증가할수록 CN결합이 증가하였다. Fourier Transformation Infrared (FT-IR) 분석결과 N₂/CH₄비가 증가함에 따라 박막내의 C-H 결합은 감소하고, N-H, C≡N 결합은 증가하였다. Optical bandgap 측정 결 과 N₂/CH₄비가 0에서 4로 증가함에 따라 a-C:H(N)박막의 bandgap 에너지는 2.53 eV에서 2.3 eV로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. Hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride[a-C:H(N)] films were deposited on p-type Si(100) at room temperature with substrate bias voltage of 200 V by DC saddle-field plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Effects of the ratio of N₂to CH₄(N₂/CH₄), in the range of 0 and 4 on such properties as optical properties, microstucture, relative fraction of nitrogen and carbon, etc. of the films have been investigated. The thickness of the a-C:H(N) film was abruptly decreased with the addition of nitrogen, but at N₂/CH₄> 0.5, the thickness of the film gradually decreased with the increase of the N₂/CH₄. The ratio of N to C(N/C) of the films was saturated at 0.25 with the increase of N₂/CH₄. N-H, C≡N bonds of the films increased but C-H bond decreased with the increase of N₂/CH₄. Optical band gap energy of the film decreased from 2.53 eV deposited with pure methane to 2.3 eV at the ratio of N₂/CH₄=4.