• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.981-987
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate the psychological effect of a healing agricultural program using insect resources and to confirm the persistence of the healing effect. The applied insect was silkworm Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) and 28 adolescents from local children's centers were used as the subjects. The healing agricultural program was applied at the centers for 4 weeks, and stress was measured using salivary α-amylase levels and a survey on life satisfaction, happiness, and insect preference. The results indicated that stress levels decreased, and life satisfaction and insect preference increased after participating in the the healing agricultural program. Furthermore, it was confirmed that this healing effect continued until 4 weeks after the end of the program.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-27
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• 1970

황색종 잎담배의 인공발효숙성은 효모처리에 의한 인공발효, 단순한 인공숙성, 2년 저장숙성 및 미처리구로 나누어 미생물학, 물리학, 화학, 생화학적으로 그 변화과정을 종합적으로 연구하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 한국산 잎담배 Y.S.A의 발호숙성을 촉진시키는 최적 조건으로서는 및 담배를 온도 $40^{\circ}C$평형함수율 18%, 관계습도 74%에 놓아두는 것이 잎담배의 모든 품질적 특성에 가장 양호한 결과를 주는 것임을 알게되었다. 2. 잎담배를 $40^{\circ}C$의 숙성온도 및 74%의 상대습도에서 효모를 첨가하여 약 20일 내외에서 숙성을 촉진시켜 숙성시키면 잎담배의 여러가지 물리적 및 화학적 특성이 1년 및 2년 저장숙성시킨 것과 비슷하게 됨을 알게 되었음으로 그 실용적 효과를 입증할 수 있었다. 3. 온도 $40^{\circ}C$와 평형함수율 18%의 숙성조건하에서 잎담배에 효모를 첨가하여 또는 단순히 조기숙성시켰을 때 잎담배는 그 숙성에 필요한 물리화학적 특성은 약 20일만에 얻을 수 있다는 것을 알게되었다. 4, 본 실험에서 잎담배의 발효숙성기간중 미생물의 동태는 효모와 세균은 15일까지 증가하였다가 감소하였고 곰팡이류는 끝까지 계속 증가하였다. 5, 효모구 및 속성구 잎담배의 이화학성은 발효숙성이 $15{\sim}20$일 진행함에 따라 pH는 저하하였고 팽승성과 연소성이 양호하여 졌고 자극순도, 명도주재파장등 색택에 관련되는 물리성이 2년저장 잎담배와 비등하여졌다. 또 총환원성물질, 전당, 전환원당, 알카로이드량은 감소하였고 유기산, ether 추출물은 증가, 전질소 및 단백질량, 조섬유, 회분등은 별 변화가 없었다. 6. 효모 및 속성구의 잎담배는 발효숙성이 15-30일 진행되는 동안 그 개개의 화학성분이 다음과 같이 변화하였다. 즉, 시일이 경과함에 따라 당 류-sucrose, rhamnose, glucose 색소류-chlorophyll, carotenes, xanthophyll, violaxanthine polyphenols-rutin, chlorogenic 및 caffeic acid 유기산-iso?tutylic, crotonic, capronic, galacturonic,tartaric, succinic, citric acid 알카로이드-nicotine,nornicotine등 화합물은 감소하였다. 한편 시일이 경과함에 따라 당 류-fructose, maltose, raffnose 아미노산-proline, cystine, 유 기 산-formic, acetic, propionic, malic, oxalic,malonic, α-ketoglutaric, fumaric, glutaric acid 등 화합물은 증가하였다. 7. 잎담배 발효숙성중 생화학적 특성의 변화는 다음과 같았다. 즉, 30일간의 발효숙성기간중 산소흡수량은 점차 감소하였으며, ${\alpha}-amylase$ ${\beta}-amylase$}활성도는 점차 약하여 졌으나 catalase, invertase는 그 활성도가 일단 숙성중기에 높아졌다가 낮아졌다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제46권11호
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• pp.1308-1315
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• 2017

본 연구는 다양한 생리활성 기능을 가지고 있는 여주(Momordica charantia L.)와 유산균의 기능성을 이용하여 건강 기능성을 갖춘 발효 음료를 개발하고자 하였다. 따라서 여주에 Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus reuteri를 각각 접종하여 여주 유산균 발효음료를 제조하고 이들의 항산화 활성 및 소화효소 억제 효과를 연구하였다. 여주 유산균 발효음료의 pH는 24시간 발효 후 감소하였으나 총산 함량은 발효시간이 진행될수록 꾸준히 증가하였다. 총 페놀 함량은 발효시간에 따른 유의적인 차이가 없었으나 총 플라보노이드 함량은 48시간 발효 후 모든 군에서 유의적으로 가장 높은 값을 나타냈다. 또한, 모든 발효음료군에서 48시간 발효 후의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성은 91.24~95.05%로 높았으나 ${\alpha}$-amylase의 저해 활성은 14.21~19.00%로 낮았다. DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성과 FRAP 활성 모두 여주 분말 첨가량에 따라 증가하였고, 이에 따라 여주 유산균 발효음료의 프로바이오틱 효과와 탄수화물 분해효소 저해 활성 및 항산화 활성이 우수함을 확인하였으며 향후 이들이 기능성 음료로서의 이용 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2023

Objectives: Moroccan Arbutus unedo is an essential medicinal plant; however, little is known about the biological properties of its leaves mentioned in Moroccan traditional medicine. Methods: Various standard experiments were performed to evaluate the phytochemical, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antibacterial, and acute and sub-chronic toxicity characteristics of A. unedo leaves. Results: Phytochemical screening led to the identification of several phytochemical classes, including tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, and anthraquinones, with high concentrations of polyphenols (31.83 ± 0.29 mg GAEs/g extract) and flavonoids (16.66 ± 1.47 mg REs/g extract). Further, the mineral analysis revealed high levels of calcium and potassium. A. unedo extract demonstrated significant antioxidant and anti-diabetic activities by inhibiting α-amylase (1.350 ± 0.32 g/mL) and α-glucosidase (0.099 ± 1.21 g/mL) compared to the reference drug Acarbose. Also, the methanolic extract of the plant exhibited significantly higher antibacterial activity than the aqueous extract. Precisely, three of the four examined bacterial strains exhibited substantial susceptibility to the methanolic extract . Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)/minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values indicated that A. unedo harbor abundant bactericidal compounds. For toxicological studies, mice were administered with A. unedo aqueous extract at single doses of 2,000 and 5,000 mg/kg. They did not exhibit significant abnormal behavior, toxic symptoms, or death during the 14-day acute toxicity test and the 90-day sub-chronic toxicity test periods. The general behavior, body weight, and hematological and biochemical status of the rats were assessed, revealing no toxicological symptoms or clinically significant changes in biological markers observed in the mice models, except hypoglycemia, after 90 days of daily dose administration. Conclusion: The study highlighted several biological advantages of A. unedo leaves without toxic effects in short-term application. Our findings suggest that conducting more comprehensive and extensive in vivo investigations is of utmost importance to identify molecules that can be formulated into pharmaceuticals in the future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2016

The bacterial strains were screened as potential starters for fermenting low-salt doenjang (a Korean traditional fermented soybean paste) using Korean doenjang based on proteolytic and antipathogenic activities under 6.5-7.5% NaCl conditions. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that they all belonged to the genus Bacillus. Proteolytic and antipathogenic activities against Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Aspergillus flavus, as well as fibrinolytic, amylase, and cellulase activities of the 10 strains were quantitatively evaluated. Of these, strains D2-2, JJ-D34, and D12-5 were selected, based on their activities. The functional, phenotypic, and safety-related characteristics of these three strains were additionally investigated and strains D2-2 and D12-5, which lacked antibiotic resistance, were finally selected. Strains D2-2 and D12-5 produced poly-γ-glutamic acid and showed various enzyme activities, including α-glucosidase and β-glucosidase. Growth properties of strains D2-2 and D12-5 included wide temperature and pH ranges, growth in up to 16% NaCl, and weak anaerobic growth, suggesting that they facilitate low-salt doenjang fermentation. Strains D2-2 and D12-5 were not hemolytic, carried no toxin genes, and did not produce biogenic amines. These results suggest that strains D2-2 and D12-5 can serve as appropriate starter cultures for fermenting low-salt doenjang with high quality and safety.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1097-1103
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• 2020

Bacterial surface display systems have been developed for various applications in biotechnology and industry. Particularly, the discovery and design of anchoring motifs is highly important for the successful display of a target protein or peptide on the surface of bacteria. In this study, an efficient display system on Escherichia coli was developed using novel anchoring motifs designed from the E. coli mipA gene. Using the C-terminal fusion system of an industrial enzyme, Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase, six possible fusion sites, V¹⁴⁰, V¹⁷⁶, K¹⁷⁹, V²²⁶, V²³², and K²³⁴, which were truncated from the C-terminal end of the mipA gene (MV¹⁴⁰, MV¹⁷⁶, MV¹⁷⁹, MV²²⁶, MV²³², and MV²³⁴) were examined. The whole-cell lipase activities showed that MV¹⁴⁰ was the best among the six anchoring motifs. Furthermore, the lipase activity obtained using MV¹⁴⁰ as the anchoring motif was approximately 20-fold higher than that of the previous anchoring motifs FadL and OprF but slightly higher than that of YiaTR232. Western blotting and confocal microscopy further confirmed the localization of the fusion lipase displayed on the E. coli surface using the truncated MV¹⁴⁰. Additionally the MV¹⁴⁰ motif could be used for successfully displaying another industrial enzyme, α-amylase from Bacillus subtilis. These results showed that the fusion proteins using the MV¹⁴⁰ motif had notably high enzyme activities and did not exert any adverse effects on either cell growth or outer membrane integrity. Thus, this study shows that MipA can be used as a novel anchoring motif for more efficient bacterial surface display in the biotechnological and industrial fields.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2001

In this study, we determined major foods and food groups which contributed to the intake of folate in korean child-bearing women. Folate content of the major foods was also analyzed. A total of 91 healthy women with childbearing potential participated. They were divided into one of three groups by age; A (15∼24 yrs), B(25∼34 yrs) and C (35∼49 yrs). Food consumption data of the subjects were obtained by the 24-hr recall method. The rate of contribution of each food to the total intake of dietary folate was determined. Seventy major foods for folate were selected from the 178 foods they consumed. Two sets of the 70 foods were collected from different markets. After extracting folates from the foods by heating with a HEPES-CHES buffer, the samples were treated with α-amylase, protease and folate intakes was Korean cabbage kimchi followed by laver, soybean sprout, rice, yolmu kimchi, eggs, lettuce, perilla leaves, sea mustard and radish root. Food items that contributed to folate intake were slightly different among the age groups. Although the folate content of Korean cabbage kimchi was 51.6 ㎍/100g, but due to the high amount of intake, it was ranked the first major food prviding folate. High folate foods containing over 100㎍/100g were laver, corn flakes, spinach, mungbean, sesame, quail's eggs, small radish kimchi, kidney beans, leeks and peanuts. However, based on the serving size, spinach, corn flakes, leeks, sweet potato, pepper leaves, quail's eggs, crown daisy, small radish kimchi and perilla leaves contributed above 50㎍ of folate per serving size.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.508-515
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• 2016

This study aimed to investigate the functional and physicochemical properties of yogurt, supplemented with germinated brown rice (GBR) containing γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), during storage. GBR was produced by soaking brown rice at 30℃, and saccharified germinated brown rice (SGBR) was produced by treating brown rice with α- and β-amylase for 1 h, at 80℃ and 60℃, respectively. Yogurt was manufactured using a commercial starter (YC-X11, CHR. Hansen, Denmark) at 37℃ for 12 h. The fatty acids and GABA contents were analyzed using GC and HPLC, respectively. The fatty acids in the cereal samples consisted of oleic, linoleic, and palmitic acid. The portion of oleic acid was the highest, at 35.65% in GBR, and 32.16% in SGBR. During germination, the oleic acid content increased, whereas linolenic and palmitic acid contents from GBR tended to decrease. Although the portion of saturated fatty acids, such as stearic and myristic acid, decreased significantly (p<0.05), that of unsaturated fatty acids, such as oleic and linoleic acid, increased with an increase in supplementation of BR, GBR, or SGBR in the yogurt. The yogurt, supplemented with cereal samples, showed a tendency of an increase in the concentration of GABA with an increase in the supplementation of the cereal samples. However, yogurt supplemented with GBR showed the highest concentration of GABA, regardless of the supplementation of the cereal samples. These results indicated that yogurt supplemented with BR, GBR, or SGBR could be a promising dairy product.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2020

Beer production with rice or other malt substitutes suffers from a lack of suitable enzymes for saccharification. For this reason, rice nuruk (fermentation starter) was tested as a starch replacement for malt in the saccharification process of beer production. The results of this study show that the enzyme activities of rice nuruk made with brewing fungi were higher than those of malt. Saccharification and glucoamylase activities were high in Aspergillus awamori KCCM 30790 and α-amylase activity was high in Aspergillus oryzae CF1003. Overall, malt beer had significantly higher alcohol, pH, total acid, volatile acids, amino acids, free amino nitrogen, bitterness unit and ΔE than rice nuruk beer. Where as Aspergillus awamori KCCM 30790 beer had significantly higher soluble solids, reducing sugar than malt beer. According to a sensory evaluation, malt beer was better color, flavor and Aspergillus oryzae CF1003 beer was better taste, texture, overall acceptability than other beer. Therefore Aspergillus awamori KCCM 30790 beer was suitable considering enzyme activities (saccharification, glucoalmylase) and physicochemical characteristics (soluble solids, reducing sugar). And then Aspergillus oryzae CF1003 beer was suitable considering sensory evaluation (taste, texture, overall acceptability). Therefore rice nuruk like Aspergillus awamori KCCM 30790 and Aspergillus oryzae CF1003 were suitable as a substitute material that can replace for malt in beer proceccing.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.1981-1986
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza (S.m.) aerial parts as an alternative ingredient on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and digestive enzymes in growing rabbits. Methods: Treatments included five tested diets: a control (basal diet), antibiotic (basal diet+enramycin at 5 mg/kg), and S.m. aerial parts powder added at 3.0%, 6.0%, and 9.0% of feed using 300 growing rabbits. Results: The diets with S.m. aerial parts addition at 9.0% decreased (p<0.05) feed/gain compared to the control, but there were no differences in feed intake and body weight gain. In contrast with the control, the addition of antibiotic increased (p<0.05) digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, energy, fiber, and ash. The herb addition did not cause differences in the digestibility of most nutrients compared to the antibiotic, but fiber digestibility of the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% was lower (p<0.05) than that of the antibiotic. Moreover, the antibiotic and the herb also similarly increased (p<0.05) the activities of duodenal α-amylase, maltase, lipase, and trypsin, compared to the control, and the herb at 6.0% and 9.0% showed a greater (p<0.05) activity of elastase than the dose 3.0%. Conclusion: The obtained data indicate that S.m. aerial parts can be a potential forage in rabbit's diet at 9.0% with a beneficial regulation on nutrition and digestion.