• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.262-265
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• 2017

Bombyx mori (silkworm pupae) is a unique and biologically significant insect, which is a recognized source of high quality protein that provides all the essential amino acids required for human health. Recently, many studies have focused on various biomedical applications of B. mori proteins. The purpose of this study was to manufacture protein-fortified kefir containing different concentrations of B. mori powder according to pH and sensory evaluations. The value of the protein-fortified kefir increased but the pH decreased with increasing incubation time, indicating that the amount of B. mori powder did not affect and pH. Addition of B. mori powder also did not affect the sensory properties of overall acceptability, texture, and color compared to control group without addition of B. mori powder. However, flavor and taste were affected by increasing the amounts of B. mori powder, with a significant difference in both flavor and taste between the control and treated groups (both p<0.05). There was no significant difference in overall acceptability, texture, and color. Further studies are needed for producing kefir as a dietary supplement utilizing the functional properties of B. mori.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.96-104
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• 1988

누에 난황단백질의 주성분인 난황소(vitellin)를 분리하고 그 면역반응적 특성과 난소 이식과의 관계 및 배발생중의 양적 변화를 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 누에의 용혈액 vitellogenin과 난황소는 원심분리에 이은 DEAE-cellulose column chromatography에 의해 거의 순수하게 분리되었으며 두 단백질의 polyacrylamide gel 전기영동상의 이동도는 같았다. 2. 누에의 난황소와 이의 전구물질인 용혈림프 vitellogenin은 면역반응적으로 서로 동질임이 확인되었고, 가잠의 근록곤충인 상잠(Bombyx mandarina)의 난황단백질에는 가잠의 난황소와 면역학적으로 같은 반응을 나타낸 항원이 있는 반면, 천잠(Antheraea yamamai)의 난황단백질에는 가잠과의 공통항원이 없었다. 3. 수누에에 이식한 난소에서 생성된 난황단백질에는 난황소가 결여됨이 확인되어 난황소의 합성에는 난소이외의 다른 암컷 기관에서 생성된 전구물질이 필요함을 나타내었다. 4. 배발생중의 난황소는 배자발육 후기에 주로 기관의 형성에 이용되어 배자발육 초기부터 꾸준하게 이용되는 난특이단백질(ESP)과는 이용상 다른 특성을 보였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2011

Protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in many cellular signaling pathways, it participates in many physiological processes, such as cell cycle, growth, proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. To investigate the effect of PKC on the silkworm midgut tissue infection of Bombyx mori parvo-like virus (BmPLV), a B. mori atypical protein kinase C (BmaPKC) gene was cloned from larval midgut tissue, expressed in E. coli and purified. Additionally, the BmPLV susceptible silkworm strain and resistant silkworm strain were used to test the effect of the B. mori infection on BmPLV. The result showed that BmaPKC encodes a predicted 586 amino acid protein, which contains a C-terminal kinase domain and an N-terminal regulatory domain. The maximum expression amount of the soluble (His)6-tagged fusion protein was detected after 0.8 mmol/L IPTG was added and cultured at $21^{\circ}C$. The (His) 6-tagged fusion protein revealed about 73 kDa molecular weight which confirmed by western blot and mass spectrography. Furthermore BmaPKC protein were detected at 0-72 h post-infection in BmPLVinfected larval midgut tissue, western blot showed that as time went on, the expression of BmaPKC increased gradually in susceptible strain, the expression quantity on 72 h is 5 times of 0 h. However, in resistant strain, the expression quantity is slightly lower than susceptible strain. But no significant change in resistant strain was observed as time went on. The available data suggest that BmaPKC may involve in the regulation of BmPLV proliferation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.470-473
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• 2008

본 연구는 누에 실 샘으로부터 얻은 Bambyx mori 피브로인의 효소 가수분해 시 그 분자량 및 구조적 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. Gel filtration chromatography(GFC)에 의해 B. mori 피브로인을 순수 분리한 결과 회수율이 약 70% 이상으로 기존의 방법(막과 튜브 분리법)에 비해 약 40% 이상 높았다. 이는 GFC법이 고 순수 고 수율의 B. mori 피브로인을 얻을 수 있는 방법임이 확인되었다. Gel permeation chromatography에 의한 분자량 측정 결과 누에 체내 피브로인, 염화칼슘 용해 물 및 효소 가수분해물이 각각 평균분자량 108,000 Da 내외, 65,000 Da 내외 및 1,000 Da 내외임을 알 수 있었다 또한 효소 가수분해에 의한 구조적 변화를 $^{13}C-NMR$로 알아본 결과, B. mori 피브로인의 메인 골격에 해당되는 glycine, alanine 및 serine 등의 골격 피크가 관찰되어졌으며, 특히 효소가수분해 시 glycine를 의미하는 40-44 ppm 부근의 피크가 높게 나타난 것으로 보아 -G-A-G-A-반복 구조가 분해되었고, 이로 인해 분자량이 현저히 저하되었을 것으로 생각되어진다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2003

ApolipophorinIII (apoLp-III) is a protypical exchangeable apolipoprotein that is abundant in hemolymph of many insect species. Its function lies in the stabilization of low-density lipophorin particles (LDLp) crossing the hemocoel in phases of high energy consumption to deliver lipids from the fat body to the flight muscle cells. But, recent studies with naive Galleria mellonella-apoLp-III gave first indication of an unexpected role of that protein in insect immune activation. In this research, we cloned a cDNA encoding putative apoLp-III from the silkworm, Bombyx mori injected with E. coli and characterized its role. We constructed a cDNA library using whole bodies of B. mori larvae injected with E. coli, carried out the differential screening, and selected the up-regulated clones. Among these clones, we focused on a cDNA showing a high sequence similarity to the apolipophorinIII from other insects and analyzed the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences. The pupative B. mori Jam123 apoLp-III cDNA contained 1,131 bp encoding 186 amino acid residues. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the B. mori apoLp-III cDNA formed a highly inclusive subgroup with Bombycidae. But, it was interesting that B. mori Jam123 is closer to B. mandarina than B. mori P50 and B. mori N4. Northern blot analysis showed a signal in the fat body, posterior silkgland and midgut.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2007

Changes in protein metabolism were studied in hemolymph and fat body on days 1, 3, 5 and 7 of the fifth-instar silkworm, Bombyx mori, exposed to lethal, sublethal doses and prevailing levels of fluoride in groundwater in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh States of India. The total protein content indicated a depletion followed by a concomitant increase in accumulation of free amino acids. Concurrently, the activity of protease in both of the tissues was also increased. A steady enhancement in the activities of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase paralleled the elevation of glutamate dehydrogenase activity in the tissues studied. It is presumed, on the basis of these results, that the fluoride toxicity causes major changes in protein metabolism of the silkworms.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.150-152
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• 2000

The investigation of electroantennogram (EAG) using insect antennad has been primarily focused on the measurement of insect pheromone. Insect has highly specialized olfactroy receptors inside their antennae. In this paper, EAG was applied to detect general oborants and the feasibility of this system for the olfactroy biosensor was investigated. Electroantennogram measurement was carried out using the antennae of male silkworm moth, bombyx mori, and ammonia gas as the model odorant. EAG parametres including peak ampiltude increased linearly with the ammonia concentration and the reproducible electrical signals were generated at least for 2 hrs after the antenna was cut off from the sulkworm moth.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.215-219
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• 2009

The effect of mating duration and multiple use of male on fecundity and fertility was investigated in the hybrids of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. One hour to five hours of mating duration did not affect egg laying (fecundity) significantly, while fertilization affected significantly. Below 50% fertility was noticed when mating duration was reduced to below two hours. Similarly multiple use of male caused significant reduction in fertility but not fecundity. Till fourth mating no significant reduction in fertility was observed, thereafter fertility reduced considerably.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2009

An in vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of certain botanicals viz., rhizomes of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and leaves of amla (Phyllanthus emblica), asparagus (Asparagus racemosus), bael (Aegle marmelos), boerhavia (Boerhavia diffusa), garlic (Allium sativum) and basil (Oscimum basicilum) against bacterial pathogens viz., Staphylococcus sp., Bacillus sp. and Klebsiella cloacae, of silkworm, Bombyx mori. Asparagus and basil, amla and boerhavia, basil and bael at concentration of 20, 000 ppm showed higher antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus sp., Bacillus sp., K. cloacae respectively, both in vitro and in vivo studies.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2005

Studies on extended egg preservation schedule from 120 days to 180 days was taken up with 20 germplasm accessions of mutant silkworm genetic stocks of Bombyx mori L. Statistical analyses of the data collected over three trials revealed no significant changes both in the qualitative and quantitative traits of the genetic stocks between treatment (6 months egg preservation) and control (4 months egg preservation), except for fifth instar larval duration in TMS-61, TMS-62, TMS64, TMS-31 and TMS-34 shell weight in TMS-62, TMS-64 and TMS-66. Thus, the results indicate that extended schedule of 6 months egg preservation can safely be adopted, which will reduce the cost of conservation and minimize the genetic erosion owing to reduced crop cycle.