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Isolation and Identification of an Antioxidant Substance from Heated Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

  • Hwang, In-Guk;Woo, Koan-Sik;Kim, Dae-Joong;Hong, Jin-Tae;Hwang, Bang-Yeon;Lee, Youn-Ri;Jeong, Heon-Sang
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.963-966
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    • 2007
  • The objectives of this study were to identity antioxidant substance in heated garlic juice (HGJ). We evaluated the antioxidant activities of heated garlic juice exposed to 120, 130, and $140^{\circ}C$ for 2 hr. The HGJ was partitioned using the solvents of hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water. The ethyl acetate fraction of HGJ treated at $130^{\circ}C$ for 2 hr showed strong antioxidant activity; this extract was isolated and purified using silica gel column chromatography and semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. The structure of the purified compound was determined using spectroscopic methods, i.e., ultraviolet, mass spectrometry, infrared, $^1H$ NMR, $^{13}C$ NMR, DEPT, HMBC, and HMQC. The isolated compound was identified as thiacremonone (2,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-thiophene-3-one). Thiacremonone showed strong 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity, with a 50% inhibition concentration ($IC_{50}$) of $22.25{\pm}0.44\;{\mu}g/mL$, which is much higher than that of the antioxidants ascorbic acid ($30.06{\pm}0.42\;{\mu}g/mL$), ${\alpha}$-tocopherol ($71.30{\pm}0.97\;{\mu}g/mL$), and butylated hydroxyanisole ($50.54{\pm}0.94\;{\mu}g/mL$).

Growth Analysis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in Photoautotrophic Culture with Microdroplet Photobioreactor System (미세액적 광생물반응기를 활용한 광독립영양배양에서 Chlamydomonas reinhardtii의 성장성 분석)

  • Sung, Young Joon;Kwak, Ho Seok;Choi, Hong Il;Kim, Jaoon Young Hwan;Sim, Sang Jun
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.55 no.1
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    • pp.80-85
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    • 2017
  • Recently, microalgae which can produce high-value products have attracted increasing attention for biological conversion of $CO_2$. However, low photosynthetic efficiency and productivity have limited the practical use of microalgae. Thus, we developed microdroplet photobioreactor for the analysis of photoautotrophic growth of model alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. $CO_2$ transfer rate was increased by integrating micropillar arrays and adjusting height of microchamber. These results were identified by change of cell growth rate and fluorescence intensity. Lastly, the photoautotrophic growth kinetics of C. reinhardtii in microdroplet photobioreactor were investigated under different $CO_2$ concentrations and light intensities for 96 hours. As a result, microdroplet photobioreactor was efficient platform for isolation and rapid evaluation of microalgal strains which have enhanced productivity of high-value products and growth performance.

Design and Performance Evaluation of MIMO Antenna for Handheld Devices (휴대 단말형 MIMO 안테나 설계 및 성능 평가)

  • Moon, Hyo-Sang;Jun, Kye-Suk;Lee, Bom-Son
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.33 no.12A
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    • pp.1233-1241
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    • 2008
  • We design, fabricate, and measure a MIMO antenna system mountable on a small PCB (such as UMPC). The proposed antenna system accommodates three radiation elements on the PCB area of $40mm\;{\times}\;100mm$. Two of them employ a slot type and one uses a modified monopole with an inverted L shape expecting high isolation and polarization purity. The bandwidth of each proposed MIMO antenna ranges from 80MHz and 200MHz at the center frequency of 1.8 GHz. The isolations between ports have been found to be greater than 10dB over the interested frequency band. Besides, the proposed MIMO system has been evaluated in terms of ARC(Active Reflection Coefficient, TARC(Total ARC), correlation, MEG, and etc. The envelope correlation is calculated to be much less than 0.04 and the ratio of the mean effective gain(MEG) between the antennas is found to be close to unity.

The Gross Thrust Estimation Technique of Air-Breathing Engine (공기 흡입 엔진의 총추력 추정 기법)

  • Kim, Jeongwoo;Jung, Chihoon;Ahn, Dongchan;Lee, Kyujoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.97-108
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    • 2018
  • It is definitely important to measure thrust during ground test when developing air-breathing engine, and in case of air-breathing engine, gross thrust should be calculated considering not only the measured thrust but also the force induced by the air flow of engine intake. Also, side thrust like yaw and pitch should be measured and analyzed using multi-component thrust measurement system. Engine performance was accurately evaluated by calculating the gross thrust of air breathing engine precisely which is analyzed from below serial procedure: labyrinth seal isolation, 1-axis gross thrust calculation, develop multi-component thrust measurement system, and side thrust analysis.

Isolation and Characterization of Proteoglycan Derived From Human Placenta and its Biological Activities

  • Lee, Kyung-Bok;Kim, Jong-Sig;Yoo, Yung-Choon;Kwak, Sang-Tae;Song, Kyung-Sik;Kim, Yeong-Shik
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.182-186
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    • 2000
  • Chondroitin sulfates proteoglycans were isolated from human placenta. For the identification of enzymatic digestion products of isolated proteoglycan, strong anion exchange-high performance liquid chromatography (SAX-HPLC) was performed. By the action of chondroitin ABC and chondroitin B lyase, three unsaturated disaccharides 2-acetamide-2-deoxy-3-O-($\beta$-D-gluco-4-enepyranosyluronic acid)-D-galactose ($\delta$Di-OS), 2-acetamide-2-deoxy-3-O-($\beta$-D-gluco-4-enepyranosyluronic acid)-6-O-su lfo-D-galactose ($\delta$Di-6S) and 2-acetamide-2-deoxy-3-O-($\beta$-D-gl uco-4-enepyranosyluronic acid)-4-O-sulfo-D-galactose ($\delta$Di-4S) were produced from the human placenta proteoglycan. The anticoagulant activity of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan was evaluated by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) assay and thrombin time (TT) assay. The clotting times of aPTT and TT were increased from 72 to 144 sec and 19 to 27 sec, respectively. The Immune-modulating activity of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan was examined by cell proliferation assay and these results suggest that it may play a role in suppression of the function of immune-related cells.

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Dietary Intake and Accumulation of Phlorotannins in Abalone after Feeding the Phaeophyte Ecklonia stolonifera (전복에서의 갈조류 곰피의 섭취 및 phlorotannin 축적)

  • Bangoura, Issa;Hong, Yong-Ki
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.25 no.7
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    • pp.780-785
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    • 2015
  • Dietary intake and bioavailability of phorotannins in abalone was investigated after feeding with the phlorotannin-rich brown seaweed Ecklonia stolonifera after 4 days starvation. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) affords isolation and quantification of the major phlorotannins of 7-phloroeckol and eckol, which were identified by mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. Abalone growth and feed consumption rates were similar when fed either with the E. stolonifera or the common feed seaweed Saccharina japonica for 20 days. Throughout the feeding period, 7-phloroeckolol was accumulated in the abalone flesh tissue up to an average of 0.58±0.13 mg/g dry weight after 6 days. Eckol was reached to 0.25±0.05 mg/g dry tissue after 6 days, and maintained the level until end of feeding period. By feeding S. japonica as a control, no phlorotannins were detected in the abalone tissues. Both of the abalone, fed with E. stolonifera or S. japonica, had enzymes that decomposed 7-phloroeckol and eckol in muscle tissues, with similar degradation rates of −0.05 or less and −0.05 mg/ml/hr, respectively. Phlorotannins were reduced by constitutive enzymes in abalone tissues. Therefore, value-added abalone containing bioactive phlorotannins can be produced by simply changing the feed to the phlorotannin-rich brown seaweed E. stolonifera 6 days before harvest.

Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Antioxidative Bioactive Elastin Peptides from Poultry Skin

  • Nadalian, Mehdi;Kamaruzaman, Nurkhuzaiah;Yusop, Mohd Shakir Mohamad;Babji, Abdul Salam;Yusop, Salma Mohamad
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.966-979
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    • 2019
  • Muscle-based by-products are often undervalued although commonly reported having a high amount of natural bioactive peptides. In this study, elastin was isolated from the protein of broiler hen skin while its hydrolysate was prepared using Elastase. Assessment of antioxidative properties of elastin-based hydrolysate (EBH) was based on three different assays; 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) radical, 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical and metal chelating ability. The EBH was purified further using ultrafiltration, gel filtration and Reverse- Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC). The IC50 of ABTS radical activities for EBH were decreased as EBH further purified using ultrafiltration (EBH III; 0.66 mg/mL)>gel filtration (EB-II; 0.42 mg/mL)>RP-HPLC (EB-II4; 0.12 mg/mL). The sequential identification of the peptide was done by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/ TOF-MS) of the potent fractions obtained from RP-HPLC (EB-II4). The presence of hydrophobic amino acids (Val and Pro) in the peptide sequences could potentially contribute to the high antioxidant activity of EBH. The sequences GAHTGPRKPFKPR, GMPGFDVR and ADASVLPK were identified as antioxidant peptides. In conclusion, the antioxidative potential from poultry skin specifically from elastin is evident and can be explored to be used in many applications such as health and pharmaceutical purposes.

Isolation and Charaterization of Bioactive Peptides from Hwangtae (yellowish dried Alaska pollack) Protein Hydrolysate

  • Cho, San-Soon;Lee, Hyo-Ku;Yu, Chang-Yeon;Kim, Myong-Jo;Seong, Eun-Soo;Ghimire, Bimal Kumar;Son, Eun-Hwa;Choung, Myoung-Gun;Lim, Jung-Dae
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.196-203
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    • 2008
  • Hwangtae, dried Alaska pollack, is a major storage product in the fish processing industry. Hwangtae is prepared by removing the internal organs and drying outdoors during the cold witner months by allowing it to thaw during the daytime and re-freeze at night under sub-zero ($-10^{\circ}C$) conditions and gradually dry from December until the next April for around 5 months from Myungtae. In this study, ground Hwangtae was hydrolyzed using two proteolytic enzymes (pepsin and alcalase) which produced five soluble active peptides from Hwangtae (yellowish dried Pollack, Theragra chalcogramma) protein. Two different peptides with strong antioxidative activity were isolated from the hydrolysate using consecutive chromatographic methods of Sephadex G-25 gel, ion-exchange chromatography on a Sepharose-Sephadex C-25 gel, and high-performance liquid chromatography. The isolated peptides, APO1 and APO2, were composed of 16 and 13 amino acid residues, respectively. Both peptides contained a Gly residue at the C-terminus and the repeating motif Gly-Pro-Hyp. The peptide with a molecular weight less than 1,000 Daltons (APACE) obtained from enzymatic hydrolysates of Hwangtae exhibited the highest ACE inhibitory activity. The APACE peptides was composed of 4 amino acid residues (Gly-Leu-Leu-Pro). These results suggest that Hwangtae hydrolysates could be a good source of peptides with ACE inhibitory activity. Biochemical analysis indicated that two 70 kDa peptides (APG1 and APG2) isolated from the hydrolysate had gelatinoytic activity, which was shown to be a calcium dependent protease type as showed by gelatin SDS PAGE.

Design and Performance of Linear Clock Fair Queueing Algorithm (LCFQ ( Linear Clock Fair Queueing ) 알고리즘의 설계와 성능 분석)

  • Kim, Young-Han;Lee, Jae-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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    • v.36S no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1999
  • In order to provide appropriate Quality of Service(QoS) guarantee to each traffic flow in intergrated service networks, an efficient traffic scheduling algorithm as well as resource reservation must be adopted in host and transit routers. In this paper, a new efficient fair queueing algorithm which adopts a linearly increasing virtual time is presented. The proposed algorithm is fair and the maximum and mean delay guaranteed of each flow are less than those of the SCFQ(self clocked fair queueing) algorithm which is one of the most promising traffic scheduling algorithm, while providing low implementation complexity as the SCFQ scheme. And, it has the better isolation provided than SCFQ, which means that each flow is much less influenced by the violating traffic flows provided its allocated bandwidth gurantee. The fairness of the proposed algorithm is proved and simulation results of maximum and mean delay presented.

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A High Power SP3T MMIC Switch (고출력 SP3T MMIC 스위치)

  • 정명득;전계익;박동철
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.782-787
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    • 2000
  • The monolithic single-pole three-throw(SP3T) GaAs PIN diode switch circuit for the broadband and high power application was designed, fabricated and characterized. To improve the power handling capability, buffer layers of the diode employ both low temperature buffer and superlattice buffer. The diode show the breakdown voltage of 65V and turn-on voltage of 1.3V. The monolithic integrated switch employed microstrip lines and backside via holes for low-inductance signal grounding. The vertical epitaxial PIN structure demonstrated better microwave performance than planar type structures due to lower parasitics and higher quality intrinsic region. As the large signal characteristics of the fabricated SP3T MMIC switch, the insertion loss was measured less than 0.6dB and the isolation better than 50dB when the input power was increased from 8dBM to 32dBm at 14.5GHz.

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