• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.179-182
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• 2000

Toluene-degrading bacterium, Microbacterium esteraromaticum CS3-1 was isolated from the biofilter for the removal of BTEX. Microbacterium esteraromaticum CS3-1 was shown to utilize toluene as a primary carbon and energy source. Effect of mixed BTEX gases on toluene degradation rate by M. esteraromaticum CS3-1 was investigated in this study. Toluene degradation rate was 2.26(only toluene), 2.06(toluene+benzene), 2.57(toluene+ethylbenzene), and 4.74(toluene+xylene) mmole $toluene\;{\cdot}\;g-DCW^{-1}\;{\cdot}\;h^{-1}$. Toluene degradation rate was 2.26(only toluene), 1.23(toluene+benzene+ethylbenzene), 1.52 (toluene+ethylbenzene+xylene), and 1.76(toluene+benzene+ethylbenzene+xylene) mmole $toluene\;{\cdot}\;g-DCW^{-1}\;{\cdot}\;h^{-1}$. The presence of BTEX compounds over three mixtures had a negative effect on toluene degradation rate. Toluene degradation rates were enhanced by the presence of ethylbenzene or xylene, whereas the presence of benzene had a negative effect on toluene degradation rate in comparison with toluene degradation rate when only toluene is existent.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.976-980
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• 1996

흰쥐를 대조군과 체중 100g 당 ethanol 0.3ml를 1일 1회 4일간 복강내로 투여한 실험군, 체중 100g당 toluene 0.3ml를 1일 1회 4일간 복강내로 투여한 실험군 및 ethanol 투여 2시간 후 toluene을 투여한 군으로 나누어 실험을 행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Alcohol 투여군, toluene투여군 모두 간 microsomal aniline hydroxylase(AH) 및 aminopyrine demethylase(AD) 활성도가 대조군 보다 유의한 증가를 보였다. Toluene과 ethanol의 병 행군은 toluene 투여군 보다 AH 및 AD 활성도가 다소 낮게 나타나는 경향을 보였다. 간조직 중 benzylalcohol dehydrogenase 활성도 역시 alcohol 및 toluene 투여군 모두 대조군에 비하여 높게 나타났으며 toluene과 alcoho의 병행투여군은 toluene 투여군 보다 본 효소 활성도가 다소 낮게 나타나는 경향을 보였다. 한편 간조직 중 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase 활성도는 alcohol 및 toluene 투여군 모두 대조군에 비하여 증가되는 경향을 보였으며 alcohol과 toluene의 병행투여군은 toluene 투여군 보다 유의한 감소를 보였다. 또한 간조직 중 xanthine oxidase 활성도는 alcohol과 toluene 병행 투여군이 toluene 투여군 보다 유의하게증가되었다. 이상 실험성적을 종합해 볼 때 alcohol의 전처치는 toluene 대사 효소 활성도를 억제시켜 toluene 대사에 영향을 미칠 것으로 생각된다.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.458-462
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• 1993

Blood toluene concentrations of thirty nine Korean toluene-exposed workers in shoes making factory were checked by headspace-gas chromatographic analysis. Air toluene concentrations in each worker's working region also checked by personal sampler during workshift and analyzed by gas chromatography. The range of blood toluene concentration was 0.15-0.84mg/L. The range of toluene concentration of each worker's working area was 8.46-189.9ppm. The correlation between blood and air concentration of toluene was 0.824.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1971-1976
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• 2014

In this study, the photocatalytic decomposition characteristics of single toluene, toluene mixed with benzene, toluene mixed with acetone, and toluene mixed methyl mercaptan (MM) by UV reactor installed with $TiO_2$-coated perforated plate were studied. The photocatalytic decomposition rate of single toluene, toluene mixed with benzene, toluene mixed with acetone, and toluene mixed with MM fitted well on Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) kinetics equation. The maximum elimination capacity was obtained to be $628g/m^3{\cdot}d$ for single toluene, $499g/m^3{\cdot}d$ for toluene mixed with benzene, $318g/m^3{\cdot}d$ for toluene mixed with acetone, and $513g/m^3{\cdot}d$ for toluene mixed with MM, respectively. The negative effect in photocatalytic decomposition of toluene are found to be in the order of acetone>benzene>MM.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2000

Burkholderia cepacia strain G4 (pHG-2) containing toluene 2-monooxygenase and toluene dioxygenase, was able to grow on toluene and accumulate cis-3-methyl-3,5-cyclohexadien-1,2-diol (cis-toluene dihydrodiol) in the liquid culture. The cis-toluene dihydrodiol produced was identical to the authentic compound, as judged through mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. Our results indicate that pHG-2 provides an economical means to produce chemically-important chiral synthons while growing on toluene.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.296-305
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• 1998

흰쥐에 있어서 toluene 또는 ethanol 전처치가 toluene 대사에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 검토하는 일환으로 흰쥐에 toluene 또는 ethanol을 경시별로 4주간 투여한 다음, 톨루엔을 1회 재투여한 후 처치하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 즉, 간조직의 광학 및 전자현미경을 통한 병리조직학적 소견과 체중당 간무게, 혈청 alanine aminotransferase 활성 및 간조직 중 glutathione 함량 변동을 관찰한 결과, toluene 및 ethanol 전처치군 모두 가역적 간손상 정도가 관찰되었으며 톨루엔 및 에탄올 전처치군 간에 간손상 정도 차이는 볼 수 없었다. 이러한 실험동물 모델에서 toluene 및 ethanol 전처치군 모두 요 중 마뇨산 농도가 대조군 보다 높게 나타났으며 toluene 대사에 관여하는 간조직의 cytochrome P-450 함량 및 benzylacohol(BAD) 또는 benzaldehyde dehydrogenase(BzAD) 활성치가 대조군 보다 높게 나타났다. 그리고 요 중 마뇨산 농도와 BAD 및 BzAD 의 활성치는 톨루엔 전처치군이 에탄올 전처치군 보다 전 실험기간 동안 대체로 다소 높게 나타났다. 또한 간조직의 benzylalcohol dehydrogenase의 반응속도를 관찰한 결과 $V_{max}$치는 toluene 및 alcohol 전처치군 모두 대조군 보다 높게 나타났다. 이상 실험결과를 종합해 볼 때 실험동물에 toluene 및 ethanol 전처치가 toluene 대사를 촉진시키며 이는 toluene 대사에 관여하는 효소활성에 영향을 미쳐 나타난 결과로 생각된다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2005

An experimental investigation of the gas-phase photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures at sub-ppm concentrations has been carried out in a 6.9 m3, indoor smog chamber irradiated by blacklights. Measured parameters in the toluene-NO$_{x}$ experiments included $O_3$, NO, NO$_2$, NO$_{x}$, CO, SO$_2$ toluene, and air temperature. The initial toluene concentration ranged from 225 ppb to 991 ppb and the initial concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$ in ppbC/ppb was in the range of 5～20. It was found that the variation of gaseous species with irradiation time caused by the photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures depended on the initial toluene concentration for similar concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$. The dependency of initial toluene concentration on the photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures for toluene/NO$_{x}$=5～6 seemed to be opposite to that for toluene/NO$_{x}$=10～11. The arriving time at maximum ozone concentration depended on both initial toluene concentration and initial concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$. However, the maximum concentration of ozone formed by photooxidation depended only on the initial toluene concentration.luene concentration.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2005

An experimental investigation of the gas-phase photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures at sub-ppm concentrations has been carried out in a 6.9 ㎥, indoor smog chamber irradiated by blacklights. Measured parameters in the toluene-NO$_{x}$ experiments included aerosol, $O_3$, NO, NO$_2$, NO$_{x}$ CO, SO$_2$ toluene, and air temperature. The initial toluene concentration ranged from 225 ppb to 991 ppb and the initial concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$ in ppbC/ppb was in the range of 5～20. It was found that the variation of aerosol number concentration with irradiation time caused by the photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures depended on the initial toluene concentration for similar concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$. The dependency of initial toluene concentration on the photooxidation of toluene-NO$_{x}$-air mixtures for toluene/NO$_{x}$= 5～6 seemed to be opposite to that for toluene/NO$_{x}$=10～11. The maximum number concentration of aerosols formed by photooxidation and the aerosol yield depended on both initial toluene concentration and initial concentration ratio of toluene/NO$_{x}$. In this study, the aerosol yield, defined as aerosol formed per unit toluene consumed, was found to be 0.01～0.16.und to be 0.01～0.16.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2001

Toluene is mainly metabolized in liver by oxidative pathway. Oxigen free radicals occur through the process of toluene metabolism Therefore it causes tissue and cell min by the oxygen free radicals from the metabolism of toluene. Melatonin acts as a highly efficient free radical scavenger that protects cells from damage by oxygen free radicals. To test this hypothesis, toluene hepatotoxicity was induced by an abdominal injection of toluene. To see if the melatonin protects the rat's liver, melatonin was administrated orally, at the time of each toluene injection. Aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanin aminotransferase(ALT), latic dehydrogenase(LDH) and alkaline phosphatase(ALP) levels in serum were measured to estimate hepatic function. Malondialdehyde(MDA), which gives an indirect index of oxidative injury was also measured. Hippuric acid is the last metabolic Production of toluene was measured by HPLC. There were significantly higher in AST, ALT, LDH, MDA and hippuric acid in toluene group, but there were no significant difference in melatonin group except ALT and hippuric acid. There was significantly lower in ALP level in toluene group, but there was no significant difference melatonin group, suggesting a significant hepatotoxicity due to oxygen free radicals through the process of toluene metabolism Melatonin treatment significantly protected hepatic function and free radical-mediated injury in the liver against toluene-induced changes. Accordingly, this study shows that melatonin is helpful in protecting liver injury by acute toluene intoxication.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.243-250
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• 1996

To evaluate an effect of ethanol pretreatment on the toluene metabolism, toluene (50% in olive oil) was given three times at 0.2 ml/100g body weight at the interval of one day to the rats fed with 5% ethanol during two months. The ethanol pretreated rats were not identified particular liver injury by the histopathologic findings. In case of toluene treatment, the ethanol pretreatment to the rats led to more increased concentration of urinary hippuric acid than those treated with only toluene. The ethanol pretreatment to the rats led to the increased activities of hepatic aniline hydroxylase and these enzyme activities were higher both in toluene treated and those pretreated with ethanol, but no differences were found in two groups. Ethanol pretreated rats showed the more increased activities of benzylalcohol dehydrogenase than control group. Moreover, the ethanol pretreatment to the toluene treated rats led to significantly more increased activities of benzylalcohol dehydrogenase compared with those treated with toluene only. Furthermore, the alcohol pretreatment to the toluene treated rats also led to somewhat higher activities of benzaldehyde dehydrogenase than those treated with toluene. In conclusion, these results indicate that the chronic pretreatment of ethanol at not so much liver damage as normal may rather activate the toluene metabolism.