• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.1249-1254
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• 2021

UV induce oxidative stress and increase matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression, resulting in skin aging. Thus, preventing skin damage from ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced skin damage can attenuate skin aging. Spirulina is comprised of prokaryotes a powerful antioxidant. This study aimed to investigate the photoprotective effects of spirulina-derived phycocyanin (PC) against UVB radiation using human skin fibroblast. As a results, PC showed no toxicity at concentrations of 5-40 ㎍/mL in terms of fibroblast viability. Survival rate of UVB-irradiated fibroblast incresased to 73.5% from 50.5% with PC treatment. UVB treatment increased MMP-1 and MMP-9 expression whereas PC treatment decreased it. The results indicate that PC might reduce or prevent skin aging by reducing UVB irradiation-induced skin wrinkles and free radicals.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.101-101
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• 2017

근래에 대한민국 담수계에 조류 대발생으로 인한 수질악화 문재가 대두되고 있다. 또한 독성물질을 생성하는 남조류종이 우점하는 현상으로인해 수질문제와더불에 생태계와 인간의 건강도 잠재적인 위험을 받고있는 실정이다. 이와같은 조류 대발생으로인한 피해를 최소화하기위해 효과적인 수질관리가 필수적이다. 원격탐사기술은 조류의 공간적인 분포를 해석하고 농도를 정량화하기위해 이용되고 있다. 현재까지 많은 분광알고리즘들이 개발되어 담수유역에 적용이 되고 있다. 수체마다 다른 분광특성 때문에 알고리즘내의 파라미터 및 분광밴드 조정이 필수적이다. 하지만 대부분의 연구에선 파라미터와 밴드의 변경에 따른 결과향상에만 초점이 맞춰지고 있어 분광알고리즘내의 파라미터와 분광밴드사이의 관계 이해 뿐만아니라 알고리즘 최종 산출물에 대한 영향에 관한 설명이 전무한 실정이다. 본 연구에선, 대한민국 백제보를 대상으로 현장모니터링 및 조류추출 실험을 진행하였고, 이를 기반으로 5가지 클로로필a 알고리즘과 2가지 피코시아닌 알고리즘을 구축하였다. 알고리즘내에서 변수들의 관계와 영향을 알아보기위해 민감도 분석을 실시하였다. 민감도 분석 조건을 기반으로 one-objective 최적화 및 multi-objective 최적화를 실시하여 백제보수계를 대표할 수 있는 최적 변수들을 모의하였다. 민감도 분석결과 후방산란계수에 영향을 미치는 파라미터와 조류 생체량에 영향을 미치는 파라미터가 다른 변수들 및 알고리즘 농도산정결과에 가장 민감한 것으로 나타났다. multi-objective 최적화 결과가 one-objective 결과 및 reference 결과보다 대부분 정확도가 향상되었고 흡광도 계수를 함께 고려할 수 있기 때문에 백제보 수계의 분광특성을 함께 고려하여 대표할 수 있는 장점을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 본 연구는 민감도 분석을 활용하여 분광알고리즘 내의 변수들의 이해를 도모하였고, 최적화 기법 중, multi-objective 최적화 기법이 백제보의 분광특성을 대변하는 최적변수를 제시할 수 있음과 동시에 보다 나은 정확성을 제고할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.403-408
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• 2013

The composition and antioxidant activity of three kinds of dried laver were compared (ondolgim, bandolgim, and paraegim). Dolgim was high in protein (>35%), carbohydrates (>41%), and minerals (>7.5%). Lipid content in dolgim was very low (<1%); eicosapentaenoic acid was the most abundant fatty acid. There were higher levels of carotenoids than phycobilin in dolgim, and chlorophyll among pigments was present at the least amount. Porphyran content was high (>110 g/kg), while tocopherol content was very low (<12.0 mg/kg). Ondolgim had the lowest levels of carotenoids, phycobilin, and chlorophyll, however, polyphenol content was higher in ondolgim. The antioxidant activity was the same among the three kinds of dolgim, and both water and a 20% ethanol extract of dolgim showed higher antioxidant activity than did a 100% ethanol extract. The results suggested that dried laver dolgim was a good food and that all varieties provided both food and health functionality.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.73-83
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• 1980

The light harvesting pigment proteins of dinoflagellates exhibit essentially 100% efficient energy transfer from carotenoid (peridinin) to chlorophyll a within the antenna pigment complexes. The high efficiency of solar energy harvesing (particularly blue light) for photosynthesis in dinoflagellates is attributable to the unique molecular topography of peridinin and chlorophyll e within the protein crevice. The mechanisms of energy transfer from carotenoids to chlorophyll in higher plants have also been discussed in comparison with the dinoflagellate antenna pigment complexes. As an example of solar energy harvesting, particularly red light, for photosynthesis in algae, the molecular topography and energy transfer in the photosynthetic accessory pigment protein, Chroomonas phycocyanin, have also been discussed.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.52 no.5
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• pp.487-494
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• 2020

This study was performed to evaluate the quality characteristics and antioxidant activities of rice crispy cereal supplemented with dried laver powder. Reducing sugar content decreased in the dried laver-supplemented group. According to the Hunter color system, the L, a, and b values of rice crispy cereal decreased with an increase in the amount of dried laver. The LP5 (rice crispy cereal added with 5% dried laver) group showed the highest phycocyanin and chlorophyll contents, which tended to increase with increased amounts of added dried laver. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents increased with the amount of dried laver, as did 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl radical-scavenging activities. Intensity test results showed that the color, flavor, and taste of rice crispy cereal improved with the addition of dried laver. The LP5 group scored the highest on overall satisfaction. These results suggest that the addition of dried laver to rice crispy cereal improves sensory properties by increasing antioxidant activities.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.520-527
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• 2016

Phycocyanin (PC) is one of the water-soluble accessory pigments of cyanobacteria species, and its concentration is used to estimate the presence and relative abundance of cyanobacteria. In laboratory experiments, PC content of field data were determined using Sarada's freeze-thaw method in algal bloom season. The effectiveness of three selected extraction methods (repeated freeze-thaw method, homogenization, power control) for PC were determined. The extraction efficiency of phycocyanin was the highest (of the methods compared) when a single freezing-thawing cycle was followed by pre-sonication. Applying this optimized method to surface water of Korean inland waters, the average concentration distribution was estimated at $2.9{\sim}51.9mg/m^3$. It has been shown that the optimized pre-sonication method is suitable to measure cyanobacteria PC content for the characterization of inland waters. The approach and results of this study indicates the potential of effective methods for remote monitoring and management of water quality in turbid inland waters using hyperspectral remote sensing.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.20-20
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• 2022

최근 국내 기후변화와 산업화로 인한 오염물 배출량 증가로 인해 하천 및 호소에 남조류 과대 성장이 빈번히 발생한다. 과거에 비해 녹조현상의 빈도가 잦아졌으며, 지속기간이 증가하였다. 조류 발생 시 현장에서 채수한 샘플을 통해 검경 및 chlorophyll-a 분석을 진행하여 조류의 정성·정량적 평가를 진행한다. 이러한 분석결과는 녹조 발생에 대한 기초자료로 활용되고 있다. 하지만 현장 시료 샘플을 통한 조류 검경의 경우 단일지점에 대한 분석으로 인해 하천 및 호소의 전체적인 대표성을 나타내기엔 한계가 있고, 많은 인력과 시간이 소요된다. 또한 chlorophyll-a는 녹조류와 높은 관련성이 있어 유해남조류에 대한 집중 분석에는 한계가 발생한다. 이러한 한계점을 통해 국내·외로 조류 연구에 분광 스펙트럼을 활용한 원격탐사 기법 적용되고 있으며, 남조류 농도를 분석하기 위해 남조류의 보조 색소인 phycocyanin을 활용한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 분광스펙트럼을 활용한 phycocyanin 분석을 진행하였다. 분광 스펙트럼을 측정하기 위해 점(point) 단위의 고해상도 분광방사계를 활용하였으며, phycocyanin 측정을 위해서 형광 센서를 활용하였다. 현장에서 형광센서 및 분광방사계를 동시에 측정하여 데이터를 취득하였으며, 분광 스펙트럼 특성상 노이즈 및 이상치가 발생하기 때문에 전처리 과정을 통해 이를 보완하였다. phycocyanin 분석을 위해 다중 스펙트럼을 활용한 분광지수를 활용했으며, 이를 통해 phycocyanin 분석에 있어 최적의 분광지수를 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구 결과는 고해상도 점(point)단위 분석으로 향후 선단위, 면단위 하천 조류-스펙트럼 분석에 있어 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.451-464
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• 2023

Harmful cyanobacterial monitoring is time-consuming and requires skilled professionals. Recently, Phycocyanin, the accessory pigment unique to freshwater cyanobacteria, has been proposed as an indicator for the presence of cyanobacteria, with the advantage of rapid and simple measurement. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the correlation between the harmful cyanobacterial cell density and the concentration of phycocyanin and to consider how to use the real-time water quality monitoring system for algae bloom monitoring. In the downstream of the Nakdong River, Microcystis spp. showed maximum cell density (99 %) in harmful cyanobacteria (four target genera). A strong correlation between phycocyanin(measured in the laboratory) concentrations and harmful cyanobacterial cell density was observed (r = 0.90, p < 0.001), while a weaker relationship (r = 0.65, p < 0.001) resulted between chlorophyll a concentration and harmful cyanobacterial cell density. As a result of comparing the phycocyanin concentration (measured in submersible fluorescence sensor) and harmful cyanobacterial cell density, the error range increased as the number of cyanobacteria cells increased. Before opening the estuary bank, the diurnal variations of phycocyanin concentrations did not mix by depth, and in the case of the surface layer, a pattern of increase and decrease over time was shown. This study is the result of analysis when Microcystis spp. is dominant in downstream of Nakdong River in summer, therefore the correlation between the harmful cyanobacteria density and phycocyanin concentrations should be more generalized through spatio-temporal expansion.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.111-123
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• 2017

The phycocyanin pigment (PC) is a marker for cyanobacterial presence in eutrophic inland water. Accurate estimation of low PC concentration in turbid inland water is challenging due to the optical complexity and criticalforissuing an early warning of potentialrisks of cyanobacterial bloom to the public. To monitor cyanobacterial bloom in eutrophic inland waters, an approach is proposed to partition non-water absorption coefficient from measured reflectance and to retrieve absorption coefficient of PC with the aim of improving the accuracy in remotely estimated PC, in particular for low concentrations. The proposed inversion model retrieves absorption spectra of PC ($a_{pc}({\lambda})$) with $R^2{\geq}0.8$ for $a_{pc}(620)$. The algorithm achieved more accurate Chl-a and PC estimation with $0.71{\leq}R^2{\leq}0.85$, relative root mean square error (rRMSE) ${\leq}39.4%$ and mean relative error(RE) ${\leq}78.0%$ than the widely used semi-empirical algorithm for the same dataset. In particular, low PC ($PC{\leq}50mg/m^3$) and low PC: Chl-a ratio values of for all datasets used in this study were well predicted by the proposed algorithm.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.111-118
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to develop functional breads added with spirulina, improvement of Quality Characteristics and for long-term storage of spirulina bread. Three different levels of spirulina (0.4, 0.8, 1.2 %) were added to the total amount of ingredient. The weight of spirulina containing bread decreased with spirulina level. During storage, moisture content was higher in spirulina containing breads compared with control bread. During storage, contents of phycocyanin increased with increasing spirulina powder. There was Hunter color value($L^*$, $a^*$ and $b^*$ value) lightness of the crumb of bread with increasing spirulina powder was decreased during storage. Textural properties by TPA showed that hardness was increased during storage, but the hardness of spirulina bread decreased as spirulina addition amount increased. Also, springiness was decreased during storage. The antioxidant activities was decreased with increasing spirulina powder content. Sensory results showed that the scores of over-all preference buy in the bread with spirulina 0.8 % higher than the control and the other groups.