• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.67-71
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• 2004

In vitro biological activities of ethanol extract of radish including whitening, hangover removal, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities were analyzed. For whitening activity assay, tyrosinase inhibition rate was measured as $IC_{50}$ (50% inhibitory concentration). The $IC_{50}$ values of radish trunk and root extracts were estimated as 0,9 mg/ml and 2.1 mg/ml, respectively. Radish trunk extract showed 2.5-fold tyrosinase inhibition activity of radish root extract, however, there was no significant difference according to radish species. By alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity assay as a hangover removal activity assay, radish trunk extract (2.5 mg/ml) and root extracts (8 mg/ml) showed ]50% activation of ADH. TBA values of radish trunk and root extracts (1% of each) were 43-61 % level of ${\alpha}-tochoperol$ (2.2%). From the analysis of in vitro biological activities of radish, it was suggested that radish could be used in functional food or cosmetics containing hangover removal, whitening and antioxidant activities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.765-770
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• 2017

Green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) is consumed as a popular beverage worldwide, particularly in Asia. In this study, the effects of green tea powder addition on the antioxidant activities and texture properties of cooked rice were investigated. Texture analysis was carried out by texture profile analysis. Total polyphenols and total flavonoids were determined using spectrophotometric methods, and antioxidative activities were determined based on DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities, reducing power, and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity. Antioxidant contents and antioxidative activities increased with a higher amount of green tea powder. However, there was no difference in texture properties between cooked rice with green tea powder and the control group. In conclusion, addition of green tea powder to cooked rice would be useful to increase antioxidant contents and antioxidative activities without alteration of texture properties.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.104 no.3
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• pp.397-402
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• 2015

This study was carried out to analyze the nutritional composition, bioactive compound and antioxidant activity in fresh sprout of 3 new Kalopanax septemlobus cultivars. Cheong-San, Cheong-Song and Cheong Sun 1 had largest carbohydrate (52.90, 53.12, 55.28%), crude protein (34.23, 31.33, 33.58%) in the proximate composition and had largest K (2.29, 2.22, 2.23%) followed by Ca (0.44, 0.34, 0.37%), Mg (0.24, 0.19, 0.19%) in the mineral contents. Three new cultivars contained a total of 26, 25 and 28 different kinds of amino acids, respectively and the number of essential amino acid is 6, 6 and 7 species, respectively. Also, Cheong-San had higher total polyphenol contents and Cheong-Song had higher total flavonoid contents. DPPH free radical scavenging activity of 70% ethanol, water extracts of Cheong-San and Cheong-Song is higher than others at 100 ppm. In the ABTS radical cation decolorization activity, 70% ethanol extract of Cheong Sun 1, water extract of Cheong-San and Cheong-Song are higher activity than others and all samples have more than 85% ABTS racial cation decolorization activity at 500 ppm. Our results suggest that new K. septemlobus cultivars possess good antioxidant capacities with a high nutritional value and might have potential applications in the food and medical industries.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.318-323
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• 2018

This study investigated whether Ganoderma lucidum (Y2)-mediated fermentation of Artemisia capillaris extract (ACE) could synergistically enhance its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and tyrosinase-inhibiting activities. Both G. lucidum extract and fermented ACE exhibited 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging ability, but with poorer efficacy than ACE (even at a low ACE concentration). Viability of RAW264.7 macrophages was significantly reduced in the presence of ACE (150 mg/mL and above). However, this effect was greatly mitigated upon G. lucidum-mediated ACE fermentation. Additionally, relative to the same concentration ($25{\mu}g/mL$) of G. lucidum mycelial extract, ACE exhibited an improved ability to significantly inhibit RAW264.7 macrophage nitric oxide (NO) production. Finally, relative to the same concentration ($200{\mu}g/mL$) of a positive control (arbutin), fermented ACE exhibited an approximately 3.66 times higher capacity for tyrosinase inhibition. These results suggest that G. lucidum-fermented ACE possesses enhanced tyrosinase-inhibiting activity and may be of utility as a skin-lightening agent.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.170-179
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to investigate the physiological activities of Cnidium officinale Makino extracts on extraction solvents. The yield of ethanol extract, 87.54%, was higher than that of the hot water extract(83.06%) and of the methanol extract(78.32%). In the inhibitory activity of xanthine oxidase, the ethanol extracts and methanol from Cnidium officinale Makino appeared to show significantly higher activity than hot water extract at $1,000{\mu}g/mL$. The DPPH radical scavenging activities of the ethanol and the methanol extracts at $50-2,000{\mu}g/mL$ were 19.96-89.01% and 19.41-88.21%, respectively. The SOD-like activities of all the extracts improved with an increase in the treatment concentration. Both collagenase and elastase inhibitory activities were shown higher from the ethanol and methanol extract compared to that of hot water extract. The tyrosinase inhibitory activity of ethanol extract, 12.04-73.85%($50-2,000{\mu}g/mL$), was higher than that of the other extracts. Taken together, these data suggest that Cnidium officinale Makino extract is effective in whitening and anti-wrinkle effect, thus it might strongly be considered as potential functional cosmetic components.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.731-736
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to evaluate selected functional compounds and biological activities of 11 different pepper cultivars grown in rain-shelter and field. The selected compounds were capsaicinoids, polyphenolic and vitamin C. Antioxidant activities were measured by ABTS radical scavenging activity, reducing power and metal chelating effect. Antiproliferative activity was assessed by the measurement of the inhibition of HCT116, MCF 7 and NCI-H460 cancer cell proliferation. The contents of capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, polyphenolics and vitamin C from 11 cultivars grown in field were 0.0~268.3 mg/100 g, 0~55.1 mg/100 g, 635~878 mg/100 g and 4.1~8.2 mg/g, respectively. There were significant differences in the content of selected compounds among the cultivars, although no significant difference in rain-shelter and field was detected. Similar to the results from the selected compounds, there was no difference in antioxidant and antiproliferative activities between rain-shelter and field. This research provides basic information on functional compounds and biological activity of cultivation methods and pepper cultivars.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.255-263
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• 2021

In this study, we assessed the technological characteristics and safety of 88 Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from meju; the strains possess the glutamate decarboxylase gene gadA/B involved in γ-aminobutyric acid production. The study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of introducing E. faecium meju isolates as food fermentation starters. We observed that a NaCl concentration of 6% (w/v) facilitated the growth and acid production of all strains. At a NaCl concentration of 7%, 21 strains (24%) exhibited a low growth rate, 72 strains (82%) a weak acid production, and 16 strains (18%) showed no acid production. All strains exhibited protease activity at a NaCl concentration of 4%. At a NaCl concentration of 5%, 86 strains exhibited weak activity, and one strain showed no protease activity. We could not detect any lipase activity in the investigated strains. None of the strains exhibited an acquired antibiotic resistance to the seven antibiotics tested in the present study, namely ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, penicillin G, tetracycline, and vancomycin. We could identify the Enterococcus endocarditis antigen gene efaA and the tyrosine decarboxylase gene tdc contributing to tyramine production, in 88 meju isolates. We could not detect the Enterococcus surface protein gene esp, which is specifically possessed by human-originated E. faecium strains, in any of the 88 strains tested in the study.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2014.04a
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• pp.677-679
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• 2014

생명현상은 기능적 요소인 단백질의 활성에 의해 유지되고 조절된다. 최근 단백질의 복잡한 네트워크 정보가 생명현상을 조절하는 기능적 단위로 인식되면서 단백질 네트워크의 최소 단위인 단백질-단백질 상호작용 정보의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 특히 단백질의약품의 경우 단백질 네트워크 상에서 리셉터 단백질과 리간드 단백질 사이의 상호작용에 의해서 약효가 나타나도록 설계되기 때문에 상호작용에 관여하는 인터페이스 정보의 확보가 필수적이다. 단백질-단백질 상호작용 인터페이스 확인을 위한 연구들이 활발히 이루어지고 있으나 인터페이스 정보의 가시화에 대한 연구는 극히 제한적이다. 본 논문에서는 리셉터 단백질과 리간드 단백질에 대한 3차구조 분석을 통해 단백질-단백질 상호작용에 관여하는 인터페이스 정보를 가시화하였다. 기존의 단백질 3차구조 정보 서비스 사이트인 PDB에서 확인할 수 없는 인터페이스 정보를 3차원으로 시각화하여 인터페이스 상에 위치하는 아미노산 정보를 새롭게 제공함으로써 의약품 연구자들이 단백질 구조와 인터페이스 구조를 쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 하였다. 이는 의약품 등 단백질-단백질 상호작용 정보를 활용하는 바이오 산업 분야에 필요한 정보를 제공함으로써 산업 활성화에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.173.1-173
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• 2003

열처리는 과일의 저장성을 증가시키기 위하여 최근에 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 열처리가 사과의 내부 성분변화에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보았다. 45$^{\circ}C$에서 30분 동안 침지하여 열처리하였으며 풍건 후 4$^{\circ}C$에서 보관하면서 사과 내부의 일부 기능성 성분의 변화를 조사한 결과 total phenolic compound는 열처리 후 저장 5일째까지 증가하다가 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 열처리구가 무처리구보다 지속적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 항산화 활성은 열처리구의 경우 항산화 활성이 증가하였다. 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 무처리구는 지속적으로 증가하였다. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 활성은 열처리구 사과에서 저장 7일째까지 활성이 증가하다가 이후 감소하는 경향은 보인 반면 무처리구의 경우 저장 5일째까지 활성이 증가하다가 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며 열처리한 사과가 ACE 저해 활성이 더 높게 나타났다. 아질산염 소거능은 무처리구가 열처리구보다 더 높은 효과를 나타내었고, 열처리 후 산도 및 환원당의 변화를 조사한 결과 무처리구가 열처리구보다 변화가 적게 나타났다. 또한 일반적으로 식물체가 stress를 받았을 때 phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) activity가 증가하므로 활성을 조사한 결과 무처리구에서 PAL activity의 급격한 증가가 나타났으며 열처리구에서 거의 증가하지 않았는데 이는 열처리에 의해 PAL를 포함한 단백질합성이 억제를 받아서 일 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.304-310
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• 2014

Antioxidative, immunostimulating, and antihypertensive activities of hot water extracts of fermented Hizikia fusiformis were evaluated. Fermentation with lactic acid bacteria generally increased the biological activities of H. fusiformis. Fermentation with isolated Weissella sp. SH-1 resulted in 13.83-62.15% DPPH radical scavenging activity and 34.90-59.25% SOD-like activity. The maximal inhibition of ACE was 82.25%, and the maximal reduction in NO production was 46.53%. Fermentation with Lactobacillus casei resulted in 11.98-72.84% DPPH radical scavenging activity and 14.17-33.62% of SOD-like activity. The maximal inhibition of ACE was 73.31%, and the maximal reduction in NO production was 65.20%. These results hint at the applicability of fermentation with lactic acid bacteria to improve the diverse biological activities of H. fusiformis and to develop functional materials or foods.