The pH dependence of sorption distribution coefficient (Kd) of Np(IV) on MX-80 in Ca-Na-Cl type solution with the ionic strength of 0.3 M, which was similar to one of the reference groundwaters in crystalline rock, was experimentally investigated under the reducing conditions. The overall trend of Kd on MX-80 was independent of pH at 5 ≤ pH ≤ 10 but increased as pH increased at pH ≤ 5. The 2-site protolysis non-electrostatic surface complexation and cation exchange model was applied to the experimentally measured pH dependence of Kd and the optimized surface complexation constants of Np(IV) sorption on MX-80 were estimated. The values of surface complexation constants in this work agreed relatively well with those in the Na-Ca-Cl solution previously evaluated, suggesting that compared to Na+, the competition of Ca2+ with Np(IV) for surface complexation on MX-80 was not much strong in Ca-Na-Cl solution. The sorption model well predicted the pH dependence of Kd values but slightly overestimated the sorption at the low pH region.

제주 연안 저서생물(해조류, 무척추동물)의 군집구조가 저서 기질 형태에 따른 차이를 파악하기 위해 신흥해역에서 2015년 2월부터 11월까지 매월 조사되었다. 암반정점에서는 해조류 57종과 무척추동물 102종이 출현하였고, 몽돌정점 에서는 해조류 42종과 무척추동물 67종이 관찰되어 암반기질에서 저서생물의 출현종수가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 해조 류의 연평균 생물량은 암반정점에서 1,601.13 g wet wt./㎡으로 몽돌정점의 448.85 g wet wt./㎡보다 약 4배 높았다. 감태는 암반정점에서 전체 생물량의 62.64% (1,002.93 g/㎡)를 차지하는 우점종이었고, 몽돌정점에서는 넓은게발, 감태, 붉은뼈까막살, 자루바다표고, 갈래곰보가 우점하였다. 저서무척추동물의 개체수 및 생물량은 암반정점에서 각각 106.9 indivi./㎡, 871.93 g/㎡이며, 몽돌정점에서는 64.6 indivi./㎡, 984.28 g/㎡로 나타났다. 무척추동물의 생물량 우점종을 파악한 결과, 암반정점에서는 소라(36.40%), 바퀴고둥(19.18%), 보라성게(13.61%)였고, 몽돌정점에서는 거 품돌산호(54.13%)와 그물코돌산호(24.28%)로 기질에 따른 우점종의 차이를 확인하였다.

Lectins belong to the pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) class and play important roles in the recognition and elimination of pathogens via the innate immune system. Recently, it was reported that lily-type lectin-1 is involved when a pathogen attacks in the early immune response of fish. However, this study is limited to information that the lectin is involved in the innate immune response against viral infection. In the present study, the lily-type lectin-2 and -3 of Oplegnathus fasciatus (OfLTL-2 and 3) have been presented to be included B-lectin domain and two D-mannose binding sites in the amino acid sequence that an important feature for the fundamental structure. To investigate the functional properties of OfLTLs, the tissue distribution in the healthy rock bream and temporal expression during early developmental stage analysis are performed using quantitative real-time PCR. OfLTL-2 and 3 are predominantly expressed in the liver and skin, but rarely expressed in other organ. Also, the transcripts of OfLTLs are not expressed during the early developmental stage but its transcripts are increased after immune-related organs which are fully formed. In the challenge experiment with RBIV (rock bream iridovirus), the expression of OfLTLs was increased much more strongly in the late response than the early, unlike previously known. These results suggest that OfLTLs are specifically expressed in the immune-related tissues when those organs are fully formed and it can be inferred that the more intensively involved in the second half to the virus infection.