• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to conduct the study of the combustion and thermal characteristics through transportation oil for the analysis of fire hazard. Transportation oil breaks down into fuels such as diesel for civilian demands, gasoline, DF1(diesel for military), high sulfur diesel(for marine), kerosene and JP1(for aviation), and lubricants like brake fluid, power steering oil, engine oil, and automatic and manual transmission oil. The experiments of flash point, ignition point, flame duration time, heat release rate were carried out using TAG closed cup flash point tester(AFP761), Cleveland open cup auto flash point analyzer(AFP762), KRS-RG-9000 and Dual cone calorimeter. As a result, the fuel's ignition points were lower than lubricants, especially that of gasoline was not conducted as it has below zero one. Gasoline has the highest ignition point of about $600^{\circ}C$, while the other fuels showed $400{\sim}465^{\circ}C$. For flame duration time, lubricants had over 300 seconds, but fuels had less than 300 seconds except high sulfur diesel(350 seconds). Total heat release rate ranged $287{\sim}462kW/m^2$ for lubricants and gasoline showed the highest total heat release rate, $652kW/m^2$.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.78-85
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• 2012

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) are a population of cells that circulate in the blood stream. They play a role in angiogenesis and, therefore, can be prognostic markers of vascular repair. Ginsenoside $Rg_3$ prevents endothelial cell apoptosis through the inhibition of the mitochondrial caspase pathway. It also affects estrogen activity, which reduces EPC senescence. Sun ginseng (SG), which is heat-processed ginseng, has a high content of ginsenosides. The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects of SG on senescence-associated apoptosis in EPCs. In order to isolate EPCs, mononuclear cells of human blood buffy coats were cultured and characterized by their uptake of acetylated low-density lipoprotein (acLDL) and their binding of Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (ulex-lectin). Flow cytometry with annexin-V staining was performed in order to assess early and late apoptosis. Senescence was determined by ${\beta}$-galactosidase (${\beta}$-gal) staining. Staining with 4'-6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole verified that most adherent cells (93${\pm}$2.7%) were acLDL-positive and ulex-lectin-positive. The percentage of ${\beta}$-gal-positive EPCs was decreased from 93.8${\pm}$2.0% to 62.5${\pm}$3.6% by SG treatment. A fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis showed that 4.9% of EPCs were late apoptotic in controls. Sun ginseng decreased the apoptotic cell population by 39% in the late stage of apoptosis from control baseline levels. In conclusion, these results show antisenescent and antiapoptotic effects of SG in human-derived EPCs, indicating that SG can enhance EPC-mediated repair mechanisms.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2018

Background: Temperature is an essential condition in red ginseng processing. The pharmacological activities of red ginseng under different steam temperatures are significantly different. Methods: In this study, an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry was developed to distinguish the red ginseng products that were steamed at high and low temperatures. Multivariate statistical analyses such as principal component analysis and supervised orthogonal partial least squared discrimination analysis were used to determine the influential components of the different samples. Results: The results showed that different steamed red ginseng samples can be identified, and the characteristic components were 20-gluco-ginsenoside Rf, ginsenoside Re, ginsenoside Rg1, and malonyl-ginsenoside Rb1 in red ginseng steamed at low temperature. Meanwhile, the characteristic components in red ginseng steamed at high temperature were 20R-ginsenoside Rs3 and ginsenoside Rs4. Polar ginsenosides were abundant in red ginseng steamed at low temperature, whereas higher levels of less polar ginsenosides were detected in red ginseng steamed at high temperature. Conclusion: This study makes the first time that differences between red ginseng steamed under different temperatures and their ginsenosides transformation have been observed systematically at the chemistry level. The results suggested that the identified chemical markers can be used to illustrate the transformation of ginsenosides in red ginseng processing.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.747-755
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• 2020

Background: Ginsenosides accumulation responses to temperature are critical to quality formation in cold-dependent American ginseng. However, the studies on cold requirement mechanism relevant to ginsenosides have been limited in this species. Methods: Two experiments were carried out: one was a multivariate linear regression analysis between the ginsenosides accumulation and the environmental conditions of American ginseng from different sites of China and the other was a synchronous determination of ginsenosides accumulation, overall DNA methylation, and relative gene expression in different tissues during different developmental stages of American ginseng after experiencing different cold exposure duration treatments. Results: Results showed that the variation of the contents as well as the yields of total and individual ginsenosides Rg1, Re, and Rb1 in the roots were closely associated with environmental temperature conditions which implied that the cold environment plays a decisive role in the ginsenoside accumulation of American ginseng. Further results showed that there is a cyclically reversible dynamism between methylation and demethylation of DNA in the perennial American ginseng in response to temperature seasonality. And sufficient cold exposure duration in winter caused sufficient DNA demethylation in tender leaves in early spring and then accompanied the high expression of flowering gene PqFT in flowering stages and ginsenosides biosynthesis gene PqDDS in green berry stages successively, and finally, maximum ginsenosides accumulation occurred in the roots of American ginseng. Conclusion: We, therefore, hypothesized that cold-induced DNA methylation changes might regulate relative gene expression involving both plant development and plant secondary metabolites in such cold-dependent perennial plant species.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.75-79
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin {TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} deficiency on the utilization and recuperation of stored fuel in exercising rats. Thirty six rats were fed either a vitamin {TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} deficient diet(-{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX}) or a control diet(+{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX}) for 5 weeks, then subdivided into 3 group: non-exercise group(NE), exercise group(EX), exercise and recuperation group(EX). EX group were exercised in treadmill({TEX}$10^{o}${/TEX}, 0.5~0.8km/h)for 2 hours and ER group were recuperated three days with the respective diet after exercise. Glucose(GLU), glycogen(GLY), protein(PRO), trigyceride(TG) and free fatty acid(FFA) were compared in plasma(P), liver(L) and skeletal muscle(M) of rats. Compared to +{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats, in NE group, the level of L-GLY of -{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats was higher, M-TG, L-PRO of -{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats were lower and there were no differences in P-PRO, P-FFA, P-TG, M-GLY, M-PRO and L-TG. In EX group, the levels of P-FFA, L-PRO of -{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats were higher. P-TG, L-TG of -{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats were lower and there was no difference in L-GLY. In EG group, the levels of P-GLU, P-PRO, P-RG, L-PRO of -{TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} rats were lower and there were no differences in L-GLY, L-TG, M-TG and M-GLY. these results suggest that a lowered intake of vitamin {TEX}$B_{6}${/TEX} may impair the recuperation of aminals after exercise related to exercise fuel stores although there is a compensation among stored fuel utilization during exercise.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.168-172
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• 1996

Ginsenoside Rb,, at a concentration of 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml and over, initiated the cycle of oscillation of ion flux in erythrocytes after the cells had been treated with a protonophore, carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoro-methoxyphenyl hydrazone (FCCP) and then with a $Ca^{2+}$ ionophore, A23,3,. Its action was similar to the additional portion of $Ca^{2+}$-ionophore or $Ca^{2+}$ ion to the erythrocytes. Effects of $Rg_1$ and Rf were different from that of Rb,. They did not induce the oscillation. They, however, increased the extracellular $K^{+}$ concentration and pH without returning to the initial state in the erythrocytes processed with FCCP and $A_{23187}$. We established that ginsenosides from 20-(5)-panaxatriol family induced the membrane hyperpolarization in erythrocytes, which was attenuated by the pretreatment of $Rb_1$, a major component of 20-(5)-panaxadiol.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제68권1호
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• pp.8-19
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• 2023

Adzuki beans have gained popularity in recent years due to their health benefits. Breeding of Adzuki beans is less favorable than with other legumes due to low genetic diversity. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of 252 adzuki bean germplasms from China, Japan, and Korea using 18 agro-morphological parameters and comparing their performance to three prominent Korean cultivars: Geomguseul, Arari, and Chungjupat. Leaf shape, pod color, and seed coat color were among the qualitative traits that showed wide variations. The quantitative variables also showed wide variations among adzuki bean germplasms. Although there was no significant difference (p < 0.05), the average rate of germination declined in the order of Korean (91.44%) > Chinese (91.31%) > Japanese (87.47%) adzuki beans. Chinese adzuki beans needed fewer days to flower (DF, 58.22 days) and days to mature (DM, 107.13 days), which varied significantly compared to the Korean and Japanese adzuki beans (p < 0.05). The average number of pods per plant (PPP) and one-hundred seeds weight (HSW) were higher in Japanese adzuki beans compared to the Korean and Chinese adzuki beans although the variation of each was not significant. Almost 29.76% of the accessions had early-blooming flowers, 3.97% were premature, 21.43% produced more PPP, and 3.97% yielded more SPP compared to control cultivars. Results of hierarchical cluster and principal component analyses revealed three clusters with significant variation in all quantitative variables except for RG (p < 0.05). The key factors in multivariate analyses were DF, DM, and HSW. Our study investigated the genetic diversity of adzuki bean accessions and identified ten early maturing and ten high PPP-yielding accessions. Our findings would help farmers and breeders to select the top-performing accessions that can provide them with various options.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2017

쌀 배아의 활용가능성을 높이기 위한 기초연구로서 미생물을 이용하여 발효 쌀 배아를 제조한 후 품질특성과 생리활성을 분석하였다. 대조군인 왕겨와 쌀 배아 30% 및 70% 함유시료를 Bacillus 속의 발효균으로 발효시켰다. 일반성분 분석결과, 쌀 배아 함량이 증가할수록 조단백질 함량이 유의적으로 증가하였고, 발효 전에 비해 발효 후에 유의적으로 높았다. 수분함량은 발효 후 현저히 감소하였다. 발효 후 pH는 5.83~6.26에서 4.77~4.93으로 급격히 감소하였고, 총산도는 증가하였다. 총고형분 함량은 $0.40{\sim}0.87^{\circ}Bx$에서 발효 후 $1.63{\sim}2.20^{\circ}Bx$로 증가하였고, 총당 함량은 377.56~450.64 mg/mL에서 136.81~151.53 mg/mL로 감소하였다. 발효 전 후 폴리페놀 함량은 대조군이 0.59 및 0.73 mg GAE/g으로 가장 높았고 쌀 배아 30% 및 70% 함유시료는 발효 전 각각 0.26 및 0.28 mg GAE/g에서 발효 후 0.52 및 0.70 mg GAE/g과 같이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 플라보노이드 함량은 시료별 및 발효 전 후의 차이가 미미한 것으로 나타났다. DPPH 자유라디칼에 대한 전자공여능을 분석한 결과, 대조군의 $IC_{50}$은 가장 낮았으며, 발효 전 3.77 mg/mL에서 발효 후 3.36 mg/mL로 유의적으로 감소하였다. 쌀 배아 30% 함유시료는 발효 전 후 각각 6.05 및 3.90 mg/mL로 나타났고, 70% 함유시료는 각각 10.52 및 6.58 mg/mL와 같이 발효 후 유의적으로 감소하였다. 대조군의 xanthine oxidase 저해활성은 발효 전 59.65%에서 발효 후 63.69%로 증가하였으며, 모든 시료 중 가장 높았다. 쌀 배아 30% 및 70% 함유시료는 발효 전 각각 43.12% 및 49.81%에서 발효 후 51.32% 및 59.32%로 유의적으로 활성이 증가하였다. ACE 저해활성은 대조군이 발효 전 후에 가장 높아 36.11%에서 40.51%로 증가하였다. 쌀 배아 30% 함유시료는 14.79%에서 22.69%로 활성이 증가하였고, 70% 함유시료는 28.54%에서 33.91%로 유의적으로 증가하였다. 종합적으로 쌀 배아의 함량이 증가할수록 단백질 함량은 증가하고, DPPH 라디칼 소거능, XO 및 ACE 저해활성은 낮아지나, 미생물 발효에 의해 이와 같은 생리활성이 증진되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 미생물 발효는 향후 쌀 배아의 이용가능성 증진에 효과적인 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.88-94
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• 2006

인삼과 유산균은 각각 면역 활성, 생리기능조절 등 생체 효용성을 인정받고 있는 가능성 식품소재이다. 따라서 유산균을 이용한 인삼 발효물은 두 소재의 장점을 모두 이용할 수 있는 가능성이 있으므로 본 연구는 여러 가지 유산균을 이용하여 인삼 발효물을 제조하고 생균수, pH 및 산도 등을 조사하여 인삼 발효물 제조에 적합한 최적의 유산균주를 선정하고 인삼의 발효공정을 확립하였다. 27종의 유산균 중 인삼농도가 증가할수록 생육이 촉진되는 유산균은 Lac.plantarum MG208, Lac.casei Mg311, Lac.rhamnosus, MG315, Lac.acidophilus MG501, Lac.acidophilus MG501C, Lac.reuteri MG505, Lac.fermentum MG590, Bif.longum MG723 등 8종이었다. 특히, Lac.plantarum MG208이 5% 홍삼배지에 배양했을 때 가장 생육이 촉진되는 균주였다. 발효 전 배지 pH를 6.8로 동일하게 보정하였을 때 최종 인삼발효물의 pH는 유의하게 낮아졌고($pH3.45{\sim}4.83$), 특히, 홍삼농도가 높을수록 pH는 더 낮았다($pH3.42{\sim}4.30$). 이와 유사하게 백삼 및 홍삼 발효제조물의 적정산도는 약 10배정도 증가했고, 적정산도 증가율이 가장 높은 균종은 Lac.plantarum MG208, Lac.acidophilus MG501, 및 Bif.longum MG723이었으며, 발효 후 적정산도는 백삼보다 홍삼을 첨가한 경우 좀 더 높았다. 이와같이 여러 가지 유산균주를 이용하여 인삼 발효물을 제조한 결과 생균수와 유산균 발효제품에 적용할 수 있는 pH 및 적정산도 유도면에서 발효인삼 제조에 가장 적합한 유산균주는 Lac.plantarum MG208이며 인삼첨가농도는 1-5%, 배양시간은 48시간이 적합한 것으로 생각된다. 인삼의 유산균 발효물의 생리활성 효능은 앞으로 추가연구를 통하여 검증되어야 하며 그 유용성에 대한 고찰 및 검토가 필요하다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.401-412
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• 2013

Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) is an oriental herbal preparation obtained from Panax ginseng Meyer (Araliaceae). To expand our understanding of the action of KRG on central nervous system (CNS) function, we examined the effects of KRG on tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)/plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression in rat primary astrocytes. KRG extract was treated in cultured rat primary astrocytes and neuron in a concentration range of 0.1 to 1.0 mg/mL and the expression of functional tPA/PAI-1 was examined by casein zymography, Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. KRG extracts increased PAI-1 expression in rat primary astrocytes in a concentration dependent manner (0.1 to 1.0 mg/mL) without affecting the expression of tPA itself. Treatment of 1.0 mg/mL KRG increased PAI-1 protein expression in rat primary astrocytes to $319.3{\pm}65.9%$ as compared with control. The increased PAI-1 expression mediated the overall decrease in tPA activity in rat primary astrocytes. Due to the lack of PAI-1 expression in neuron, KRG did not affect tPA activity in neuron. KRG treatment induced a concentration dependent activation of PI3K, p38, ERK1/2, and JNK in rat primary astrocytes and treatment of PI3K or MAPK inhibitors such as LY294002, U0126, SB203580, and SP600125 (10 ${\mu}M$ each), significantly inhibited 1.0 mg/mL KRG-induced expression of PAI-1 and down-regulation of tPA activity in rat primary astrocytes. Furthermore, compound K but not other ginsenosides such as Rb1 and Rg1 induced PAI-1 expression. KRG-induced up-regulation of PAI-1 in astrocytes may play important role in the regulation of overall tPA activity in brain, which might underlie some of the beneficial effects of KRG on CNS such as neuroprotection in ischemia and brain damaging condition as well as prevention or recovery from addiction.