• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2013

A rapid, sensitive and selective analytical method was developed and validated for the determination of compound K, a major intestinal bacterial metabolite of ginsenosides in human plasma. Liquid-liquid extraction was used for sample preparation and analysis, followed by liquid chromatography tandem spectrometric analysis and an electrospray-ionization interface. Compound K was analyzed on a Phenomenex Luna C18 column ($100{\times}2.00$ mm, 3 ${\mu}m$) with the mobile phase run isocratically with 10 mM ammonium acetate-methanol-acetonitrile (5:47.5:47.5, v/v/v) at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. The method was validated for accuracy (relative error <12.63%), precision (coefficient of variation <9.14%), linearity, and recovery. The assay was linear over the entire range of calibration standards i.e., a concentration range of 1 ng/mL to 1,000 ng/mL ($r^2$ >0.9968). The recoveries of compound K after liquid-liquid extraction at 1, 2, 400, and 800 ng/mL were $106.00{\pm}0.08%$, $103.50{\pm}0.19%$, $111.45{\pm}5.21%$, and $89.62{\pm}34.46%$ for intra-day and $85.40{\pm}0.08%$, $94.50{\pm}0.09%$, $112.50{\pm}5.21%$, and $95.87{\pm}34.46%$ for inter-day, respectively. The lower limit of quantification of the analytical method of compound K was 1 ng/mL in human plasma. The developed method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of compound K after oral administration in ten of healthy human subjects.

• 임산에너지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2002

위스키 숙성용 목통으로서 한국산 참나무속 목재의 이용 가능성을 검토하기 위하여 도관직경, 방사조직 밀도, 방사조직 높이, 타일로시스의 존재 유ㆍ무 등 해부학적 특성과 알콜 침지 중의 밀도, 색농도 변화 및 흡수량을 조사하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 참나무속 목재는 모두 환공재였고, 단열방사조직과 광방사조직으로 구성된 복합방사조직을 가지고 있었으며, 방사유세포는 대부분이 평복세포였다. 타일로시스는 루부라참나무를 제외한 공시재 모두에서 존재하였다. 목재 밀도는 알콜 침적 후 많이 감소하였다. 알콜 색 농도는 떡갈나무와갈참나무가 다른 수종보다 더 짙은 황갈색을 나타냈다. 홉수량은 변재가 심재보다 높았고, 특히 red oak가 white oak보다 더 크게 나타났다. 결론적으로 국산 참나무속 수종은 위스키숙성용 목통으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.418-430
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to understand the combined effect of shading treatment and harvest time on pungency, ascorbic acid content, market-quality pepper yield, and photosynthetic activity in a yellow 'Star Flame' and 'Fire Flame' F1 hybrid pepper cultivar (Capsicum annuum). Plants were cultivated in a greenhouse under white, red, and green shading nets and compared to those grown under unshaded control conditions. The ascorbic acid and pungency parameters were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatographic methods. Ascorbic acid, a compound of high nutritive value in pepper, was highest in fruits gathered during the first summer harvest in both hybrids. The ascorbic acid content was found to be further increased in fruits from plants grown under white net shading in both 'Star Flame' and 'Fire Flame'. Total capsaicinoid contents in 'Star Flame' were influenced by the interaction of shading treatment and harvest time (p = 0.004), with the lowest amounts ($241.2-251.5mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ fresh weight) resulting from white and red shading treatments at the early autumn harvest. In 'Fire Flame', both shading treatment (p = 0.009) and harvest time (p < 0.001) affected total capsaicinoid contents. We observed significantly higher total capsaicinoid contents in control fruits compared to that resulting from red and green shading treatments at the second harvest, and that resulting from red shading treatment at the third harvest. Analysis of photosynthetic activity revealed a significant and negative correlation between Fv/Fm values and total capsaicinoid contents in both hybrids (p < 0.001). Based on the obtained results, the harvest of peppers during summer should be promoted to produce fruits with high pungency.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.283-289
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• 1998

토양으로부터 다량의 적색 색소를 생산하는 KH-95 균주를 분리하였다. 형태학적 특성 및 생리학적 특성을 조사한 결과 KH-95는 Serratia sp.로 동정되었다. 본 균주가 생산하는 적색색소를 용매 추출 및 실리카겔 칼럼 크로마토그라피를 이용하여 분리, 정제 후 기기분석을 수행한 결과 prodigiosin의 일종으로 밝혀졌다. Serratia sp. KH-95 균주가 prodigiosin계 적색색소를 생산하기 위한 최적 조건은 배양온도 28$^{\circ}C$, 초기 pH는 7.0였으며 배지 조성을 검토 결과 카제인이 색소의 생산에 가장 적합하였다. 대두유, 미강유와 같은 oil을 제외한 대부분의 탄소원과 이용하기 쉬운 질소원인 효모즙, 육즙, 펩톤 등은 균체의 생장은 촉진 하였으나 색소 생산을 현저하게 저해하였다. 최적화된 배지 및 배양조건에서 대두유를 탄소원으로 첨가할 경우 3,380 mg/l의 많은 적색색소가 생산되었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2013

For the improvement of ginsenoside bioavailability, the ginsenosides of fermented red ginseng by Phellinus linteus (FRG) were examined with respect to bioavailability and physiological activity. The polyphenol content of FRG ($19.14{\pm}0.50$ mg/g) was significantly higher (p<0.05) compared with that of non-fermented red ginseng (NFRG, $11.31{\pm}1.15$ mg/g). The antioxidant activities in FRG, such as 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid, and ferric reducing antioxidant power, were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those in NFRG. The HPLC analysis results showed that the FRG had a high level of ginsenoside metabolites. The total ginsenoside contents in NFRG and FRG were $41.65{\pm}1.53$ mg/g and $50.12{\pm}1.43$ mg/g, respectively. However, FRG had a significantly higher content ($33.90{\pm}0.97$ mg/g) of ginsenoside metabolites (Rg3, Rg5, Rk1, compound K, Rh1, F2, and Rg2) compared with NFRG ($14.75{\pm}0.46$ mg/g). The skin permeability of FRG was higher than that of NFRG using Franz diffusion cell models. In particular, after 3 h, the skin permeability of FRG was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that of NFRG. Using a rat everted intestinal sac model, FRG showed a high transport level compared with NFRG after 1 h. FRG had dramatically improved bioavailability compared with NFRG as indicated by skin permeation and intestinal permeability. The significantly greater bioavailability of FRG may have been due to the transformation of its ginsenosides by fermentation to more easily absorbable forms (ginsenoside metabolites).

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2003

홍삼 분쇄의 신 가공 기술로서 비충격 분쇄방식인 cell cracker의 공장 적용 가능성을 제시하고 홍삼분말의 품질고급화에 기초자료로 활용하고자 기존의 충격 분쇄방식 인 hammer mill과 cell cracker에 의한 분쇄방식으로 홍삼분말을 제조한 후 이화학적 특성을 조사한 결과, 수분함량의 경우 hammer mill로 분쇄한 홍삼분말은 3.16%로 cell cracker로 분쇄한 홍삼분말 6.30%보다 현저하게 낮게 나타나 현행 식품 공전에서는 홍삼분말의 수분함량을 8%이하로 규정하고 있어 cell cracker에 의한 분쇄가 수율제고라는 측면에서는 보다 경제적인 분쇄방법으로 판단된다. 그 외 cell cracker로 분쇄한 경우 조단백질, 총당, 산성다당체가 약간 높게 나타났으나 큰차는 없었으며, 조지방, 환원당, 조섬유, 회분함량은 hammer mill로 분쇄했을시 약간 높게 나타났으나 큰 차이는 없었다. 총 지방산 함량을 비교해볼 때 hammer mill로 분쇄한 시료는 87.90%이고 cell cracker로 분쇄한 시료는 87.50%로 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 총 아미노산 함량을 조사한 결과 hammer mill로 분쇄한 시료는 670.96mg%이고 cell cracker로 분쇄한 시료는 676.50mg%이었으며, 필수아미노산의 경우도 각각 212.25 mg%와 206.25 mg%로 조사되어 거의 차이를 나타내지 않았다. Total ginsenosides 경우 hammer mill로 분쇄한 시료는 1.263%였으나 cell cracker로 분쇄한 시료는 1.311%로 약간 높게 나타났다. 그 외에 유리당 및 무기성분 등에서도 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.322-330
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• 2015

Background: UV-irradiated keratinocytes secrete various proinflammatory cytokines. UV-induced skin damage is mediated by growth factors and proinflammatory cytokines such as granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). In a previous study, we found that the saponin of Korean Red Ginseng (SKRG) decreased the expression of GM-CSF in UVB-irradiated SP-1 keratinocytes. In this study, we attempted to find the inhibitory mechanism of SKRG on UVB-induced GM-CSF expression in SP-1 keratinocytes. Methods: We investigated the inhibitory mechanism of SKRG and ginsenosides from Panax ginseng on UVB-induced GM-CSF expression in SP-1 keratinocytes. Results: Treatment with SKRG decreased the expression of GM-CSF mRNA and protein induced by irradiation of UVB in SP-1 keratinocytes. The phosphorylation of ERK was induced by UVB at 10 min, and decreased with SKRG treatment in SP-1 keratinocytes. In addition, treatment with SKRG inhibited the UVB-induced phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is known to be an upstream signal of ERK. From these results, we found that the inhibition of GM-CSF expression by SKRG was derived from the decreased phosphorylation of EGFR. To identify the specific compound composing SKRG, we tested fifteen kinds of ginsenosides. Among these compounds, ginsenoside-Rh3 decreased the expression of GM-CSF protein and mRNA in SP-1 keratinocytes. Conclusion: Taken together, we found that treatment with SKRG decreased the phosphorylation of EGFR and ERK in UVB-irradiated SP-1 keratinocytes and subsequently inhibited the expression of GM-CSF. Furthermore, we identified ginsenoside-Rh3 as the active saponin in Korean Red Ginseng.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.392-397
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• 2015

Background: Red ginseng (RG) is processed from Panax ginseng via several methods including heat treatment, mild acid hydrolysis, and microbial conversion to transform the major ginsenosides into minor ginsenosides, which have greater pharmaceutical activities. During the fermentation process using microbial strains in a machine for making red ginseng, a change of composition occurs after heating. Therefore, we confirmed that fermentation had occurred using only microbial strains and evaluated the changes in the ginsenosides and their chemical composition. Methods: To confirm the fermentation by microbial strains, the fermented red ginseng was made with microbial strains (w-FRG) or without microbial strains (n-FRG), and the fermentation process was performed to tertiary fermentation. The changes in the ginsenoside composition of the self-manufactured FRG using the machine were evaluated using HPLC, and the 20 ginsenosides were analyzed. Additionally, we investigated changes of the reducing sugar and polyphenol contents during fermentation process. Results: In the fermentation process, ginsenosides Re, Rg1, and Rb1 decreased but ginsenosides Rh1, F2, Rg3, and Compound Y (C.Y) increased in primary FRG more than in the raw ginseng and RG. The content of phenolic compounds was high in FRG and the highest in the tertiary w-FRG. Moreover, the reducing sugar content was approximately three times higher in the tertiary w-FRG than in the other n-FRG. Conclusion: As the results indicate, we confirmed the changes in the ginsenoside content and the role of microbial strains in the fermentation process.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2006

백삼과 홍삼의 quercetin, cinnamic acid, p-coumaric acid, maltol, esculetin 함량을 측정한 결과 백삼에는 cinnamic acid가 가장 높은 함량을 보였고, 홍삼에는 증숙과정 중에 생성되는특이 성분인 maltol이 가장 높은 함량을 나타냈다. 인삼시료 중 백삼의 ethyl acetate 분획물은 melan-a 세포주에서의 세포생존율 대비 멜라닌 생성억제활성측정, UV-흡수도 측정, tyrosinase 억제활성 측정에서 모두 우수한 활성을 나타내었으며, 이의 활성 성분으로는 cinnamic acid가 주요한 역할을 하는 것으로 판단되어진다. 한편, maltol을 다량 함유한 홍삼 ethyl acetate 분획물은 UV-흡수 활성을 보였으나 다른 유의적인 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 따라서 인삼소재 중 백삼 ethyl acetate 분획물은 피부미백소재로써의 기능을 가지는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2019

Background: Ginsenosides, which are bioactive components in ginseng, can be converted to smaller compounds for improvement of their pharmacological activities. The conversion methods include heating; acid, alkali, and enzymatic treatment; and microbial conversion. The aim of this study was to determine the bioconversion of ginsenosides in fermented red ginseng extract (FRGE). Methods: Red ginseng extract (RGE) was fermented using Lactobacillus plantarum KCCM 11613P. This study investigated the ginsenosides and their antioxidant capacity in FRGE using diverse methods. Results: Properties of RGE were changed upon fermentation. Fermentation reduced the pH value, but increased the titratable acidity and viable cell counts of lactic acid bacteria. L. plantarum KCCM 11613P converted ginsenosides $Rb_2$ and $Rb_3$ to ginsenoside Rd in RGE. Fermentation also enhanced the antioxidant effects of RGE. FRGE reduced 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and reducing power; however, it improved the inhibition of ${\beta}$-carotene and linoleic acid oxidation and the lipid peroxidation. This suggested that the fermentation of RGE is effective for producing ginsenoside Rd as precursor of ginsenoside compound K and inhibition of lipid oxidation. Conclusion: This study showed that RGE fermented by L. plantarum KCCM 11613P may contribute to the development of functional food materials.