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Changes in Chemical Composition of Jujuba Leaf during Growth (성숙기에 따른 대추잎의 화학적 조성의 변화)

  • Jin, Qing;Park, Jyung-Rewng;Kim, Jong-Bae;Cha, Myung-Hwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.505-510
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    • 1999
  • The seasonal variations of chemical composition of jujuba leaf were studied by analyzing general composition, amino acid composition, fatty acid composition, mineral, phenol, condensed tannin, flavonoid contents. Fresh jujuba leaf contained 4.42~6.31% protein and 4.31~5.71% fat on wet basis. Jujuba leaf was rich in aspartic acid, glutamic acid and leucine, but methionine was a limiting amino acid. Four kinds of free sugar, i.e. glucose, fructose, sucrose and maltose were found in jujuba leaf. The contents of fructose and glucose increased during growth, while the contents of disaccharides, sucrose and maltose, decreased. The main fatty acids of the leaf were palmitic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid. Jujuba leaf was rich in K, Na and Ca, however, the amounts of Fe, Mn and Cu were low. The contents of Ca and Na increased during growth but the content of Mg decreased. The content of total phenolic compound was 0.83~0.89% and the content of condensed tannin was 0.40~0.45%. Two major flavonoids such as rutin and isoquercitrin were detected and their contents were 103.8~125.2mg/kg and 26.2~40.0mg/kg, respectively.

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Purification and Characterization of Glycerate Kinase From the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum: An Enzyme Belonging to the Second Glycerate Kinase Family

  • Noh, Mi-Young;Jung, Jin-Hwa;Lee, Sun-Bok
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.344-350
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    • 2006
  • Thermoplasma acidophilum is a thermoacidophilic archaeon that grows optimally at $59^{\circ}C$ and pH 2. Along with another thermoacidophilic archaeon, Sulfolobus solfataricus, it is known to metabolize glucose by the non-phosphorylated Entner-Doudoroff (nED) pathway. In the course of these studies, the specific activities of glyceraldehyde dehydrogenase and glycerate kinase, two enzymes that are involved in the downstream part of the nED pathway, were found to be much higher in T. acidophilum than in S. solfataricus. To characterize glycerate kinase, the enzyme was purified to homogeneity from T. acidophilum cell extracts. The N-terminal sequence of the purified enzyme was in exact agreement with that of Ta0453m in the genome database, with the removal of the initiator methionine. Furthermore, the enzyme was a monomer with a molecular weight of 49kDa and followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with $K_m$ values of 0.56 and 0.32mM for DL-glycerate and ATP, respectively. The enzyme also exhibited excellent thermal stability at $70^{\circ}C$. Of the seven sugars and four phosphate donors tested, only DL-glycerate and ATP were utilized by glycerate kinase as substrates. In addition, a coupled enzyme assay indicated that 2-phosphoglycerate was produced as a product. When divalent metal ions, such as $Mn^{2+},\;CO^{2+},\;Ni^{2+},\;Zn^{2+},\;Ca^{2+},\;and\;Sr^{2+}$, were substituted for $Mg^{2+}$ the enzyme activities were less than 10% of that obtained in the presence of $Mg^{2+}$. The amino acid sequence of T. acidophilum glycerate kinase showed no similarity with E. coli glycerate kinases, which belong to the first glycerate kinase family. This is the first report on the biochemical characterization of an enzyme which belongs to a member of the second glycerate kinase family.

Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Vitamin and Mineral Complexes on Estrus Rate, Pregnancy Rate, Gestation Length, and Birth Weight of Calves in Multiparous or Primiparous Korean Native Cows (한우 경산우 및 미경산우에 비타민과 미네랄 복합제의 급여가 발정발현율, 임신율, 임신 기간 및 송아지 체중에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Yong-Soo
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2010
  • The increase in the total number of cows on farms, which breed Korean Native Cattle (KNC), is associated with many problems. In particular, the services per conception and calving interval have increased. In this study, we examined the effect of dietary supplementation with vitamin and mineral complex on the estrus rate, pregnancy rate, gestation length, and birth weight of KNC calves. Multiparous or primiparous KNC were divided into 3 groups with 40 heads per group. Experimental group 1 was administered a consisting of 35,000 IU vitamin A, 100 IU vitamin E, 200 mg $\beta$-carotene, 200 mg Zn methionine, and 1.5 mg Se. Experimental group 2 was administered a vitamin complex (100 g/day) consisting of 100 IU vitamin E and 200 mg $\beta$-carotene. In the case of multiparous KNC, the estrus detection rate in the control group was 90.0% and those in the experimental groups were 75.0% to 95.0%. However, the first-service pregnancy rate after parturition in the control group was 41.2%, which was significantly lower than that in the experimental groups (71.0% to 76.7%; p<0.05). The average duration of pregnancy in the group supplemented with the vitamin complex was days, which was similar to that in the case of the control group. The birth weight of calves from cows fed with vitamin complex was 25.3 to 27.0 kg, which was similar to that in the case of the control group (25.2 to 26.0 kg). In the case of primiparous KNC, no differences in the estrus rate, pregnancy rate, gestation length, or the birth weight of calves were noted between the groups. Thus, dietary supplementation vitamin and mineral complex have no effect on the reproductive efficiency in primiparous cows, but the pregnancy rate was observed to have increased in multiparous KNC with these supplements.

General Characteristics of Korean Propolis

  • Woo, Soon Ok;Han, Sang Mi;Hong, Inpyo;Choi, Yong Soo;Lee, Kwang Gill;Yeo, Joo Hong;Kweon, Hae Yong;Lee, Myoung Ryeol;Lee, Man Young
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.209-213
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    • 2012
  • The propolis was collected from the whole part of Korea Peninsula, such as central, southern, and Jeju island, to analyze the general composition including total flavonoid and phenolic contents, heavy metals, colors, amino acids, and crude lipid. The total flavonoid and phenolic contents of middle region in Korea Peninsula (4.26% and 13.06 g/100 g gallic acid) were higher than southern region (2.53%, 10.9 g/100 g gallic acid) and Jeju island (0.03%, 7.22g/100 g gallic acid), respectively. The heavy metals contents showed that Zn contents were found in $0.44{\pm}0.2ppm$ and a harmful heavy metal such as Cr, Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, As, and Hg were not detected at all in our experiment. The colors of extracted propolis showed a various spectrum from yellow to red purple. Various amino acids were also detected as proline, valine, methionine and the average crude lipid contents of propolis were 42.4%. All data collected in South Korea were very first executed in our institution for the purposes of utilizing and developing the industrial insects, honeybees as well as silkworm.

Changes in Chemical Composition of Traditional Ewhaju druing Brewing (전통 이화주 양조 중의 화학성분 변화)

  • 김정옥;남상명;김종군
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.272-277
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    • 1993
  • Chemical composition was determined to evaluate the quality of traditional Ewhaju during brewing. The content of moisture, total sugar, reducing sugar, crude protein and crude ash of Ewhaju after the lapse of 20 days from brewing were 47.01%, 47.57%, 29.45%, 4.81% and 0.09%, respectively and free sugar composed with 28.07% of glucose and 1.30% of maltose compared with 17.43% of glucose in one year aged Ewhaju. Contents of minerals were Ca 4.8mg%, Mg 9.2mg%, K 33.0mg%, Na 16.0mg%, Mn 0.76 ppm, Fe 35.0 ppm, Zn 1.1 ppm, Cu 0.12 ppm, Cr 0.20 ppm and Pb 0.22 ppm and rarely changed during fermentation. Total amino acids were 4.23% immediately after brewing 4.54% after the lapse of 100 days. In change of amino acids, methionine and tyrosine slightly increased during fermentation. Total acid contents of Ewhaju at immediately after brewing, in the lapse of 100 days and aged one year were 0.25%, 2.16%, 3.70%, respectively and 0.05%, 0.72% and 1.04%, in volatile acid. The pH in Swhaju remarkably decreased during fermentation; 6.1 at immediatly after brewing, about 3.9 at 100 days and 365 days fermentation.

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A Study on the Method of Culture for Paecilomyces japonica Using an Egg (계란을 이용한 눈꽃동충하초 재배방법에 관한 연구)

  • 강한석;손장호;이길왕;김선구;조병욱;신택순;전해열
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2003
  • This study was conducted to established method of culture for Paecilomyces japonica using an egg. Mycelia grew favorably at the temperature of 22~26$^{\circ}C$ on eggs. 5.1g of dry matter basis(average 7.2cm of longer and 199.6 of numbers) of artificial fruiting bodies were harvested at 60 days after inoculation from one of egg. Commercial fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces japonica from silkworms was used for comparative nutriental contents. Cordycepin contents of fruit bodies of Paecilomyces japonica cultivated on eggs and silkworms were not significantly different. Crude fat contents of fruiting bodies of Paeilomyces japonica cultivated from eggs was significantly higher than from silkworms(P<0.05). Mn and Cu contents of fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces japonica cultivated from silkworms were significantly higher than from eggs(P<0.05), but Na, Mg, Fe and Zn contents were significantly higher from eggs(P<0.05). Glycine, Arginine and Proline contents in the fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces japonica cultivated from silkworms were tend to higher than from eggs, but Serine, cystein. methionine, isoleucine and phenylalanin were tend to higher from eggs. These results were made possible that possible mass production of artificial fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces Japonica cultivated on eggs.

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Purification and Characterization of Endoinulase from Streptomyces sp. S56 (Streptomyces sp. S56이 생산하는 Endoinulase의 정제 및 특성)

  • 김수일;하영주
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.551-558
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    • 1992
  • The extracellular endoinulase from Streptomyces sp. 556 was purified and characterized, The culture broth was fractionated by ammonium sulfate saturation followed by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography and 5ephadex G-200 gel filtration, The ultimately purified fraction revealed a single band in 7.5% polyacrylamide gel electropherogram. The purified enzyme showed the maximal activity at pH 5.5-6.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, but lost 93% of inulase activity after 30 min incubation at $55^{\circ}C$ . The essen.tial amino acid residue for catalytic activity appeared to be tryptophan. This endo inulase was activated by $Mn^{2+}$, whereas inactivated by $Ag^{+}$, $Hg^{+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Fe^{3+}$ and $Mo^{6+}$ EDTA and 8-hydroxyquinoline inhibited the enzyme so that the enzyme was considered to be a metalloenzyme. The Km value for inulin was 0.287 mM, and no invertase or $\alpha$-glucosidase activity was found in the enzyme.

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Mineral Contents and Physiological Activities of Dried Sea Tangle (Laminaria japonica) Collected from Gijang and Wando in Korea. (기장산과 완도산 건 다시마의 무기성분 및 생리활성 분석)

  • Choi, Jae-Suk;Shin, Su-Hwa;Ha, Yu-Mi;Kim, Yang-Chun;Kim, Tae-Bong;Park, Sun-Mee;Choi, In-Soon;Song, Hyo-Ju;Choi, Young-Ju
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.474-481
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    • 2008
  • This research was performed to determine the proximate compositions, mineral contents, alginic acid, antioxidative activities and amino acids of sea tangles collected from Gijang and Wando area. Crude protein and ash contents were higher in Gijang sea tangle, whereas carbohydrate and moisture were higher in Wando in general. Mineral contents of Gijang sea tangle were higher than Wando. Especially, Na and K was the most abundant in both Gijang and Wando sea tangles. Alginic acid content was almost similar in both sea tangles. The major free amino acids were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, alanine, proline and hydroxyproline in both Gijang and Wando sea tangles. Antioxidative activity of methanol extract of sea tangle was measured by using DPPH radical scavenging and SOD-like activity. DPPH radical scavenging and SOD-like activity were about 17% ($40\;{\mu}g/ml$) and 7% ($5\;{\mu}g/ml$) higher, respectively, in Wando sea tangle. When stimulate the macrophages RAW264.7 cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), inhibition of NO synthesis of the methanol extract was 11% higher in Wando sea tangle comparing with Gijang samples.

Meat Quality and Nutritional Properties of Hanwoo and Imported Australian Beef (한우고기와 호주산 냉장수입육의 육질 및 영양성분 비교)

  • Cho, Soo-Hyun;Seong, Pil-Nam;Kang, Geun-Ho;Park, Beom-Young;Jung, Seok-Geun;Kang, Sun-Moon;Kim, Young-Chun;Kim, Jong-In;Kim, Dong-Hun
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.772-781
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to investigate the proximate composition, meat color, Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBS), total collagen content (%), cooking loss (CL), fatty acid composition, amino acid composition, and mineral content of loin, strip loin, top round, and chuck tender Hanwoo beef and imported Australian beef. Protein content was significantly lower for strip loin and loin of Hanwoo QG $1^+$ and 1 beef when compared to that of Australian black Angus or cross beef (p < 0.05), whereas it was not significantly different for top round and chuck tender. Intramuscular fat content was higher for QG $1^+$ Hanwoo beef strip loin (15.48%) than that in Australian cross beef (8.83%) and it was also higher in loin for QG $1^+$ (17%) and 1 (15.52%) Hanwoo beef than that in Australian Angus beef (10.59%) and cross beef (9.21%) (p < 0.05). The CIE $L^*$ value was significantly higher for Australian cross beef strip loin than that of Hanwoo beef but the CIE $a^*$ value was not significantly different between the same cuts from different origins. However, CIE $b^*$ values were significantly higher for the Australian cross beef than those for four cuts of Hanwoo beef and Australian Angus beef (p < 0.05). No significant difference in WBS of loin, top round, or chuck tender was observed among the different beef sample origins except that strip loin had significant higher WBS for Australian cross beef (3.02 kg) but lower for Australian Angus beef (2.13 kg). Australian cross beef contained significantly higher palmitic acid, stearic acid, linolenic acid, but lower palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, eicosenoic acid content in strip loin, loin, and top round than those of QG $1^+$ and 1 Hanwoo beef (p < 0.05). QG $1^+$ Hanwoo beef had significant lower saturated fatty acid and higher monounsaturated fatty acid content than those in Australian cross beef (p < 0.05). Hanwoo $1^+$ beef had more glycine in top round and chuck tender, whereas Hanwoo QG 1 beef and Australian Angus beef had higher cysteine, methione, and glycine levels in strip loin and loin and valine and leucine in top round and chuck tender than the same cuts of Hanwoo $1^+$ beef (p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed for Ca, Fe, or Zn content among the different beef samples.

Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the New Zealand Deer Velvet Antler Cervus elaphus var. scoticus-(I)

  • Lee, Nam Kyung;Shin, Hyun Jung;Kim, Wan Seok;Lee, Jong Tae;Park, Chae Kyu
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.160-169
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    • 2014
  • 44 compounds and 9 minerals were isolated from and detected in the New Zealand deer velvet antler Cervus elaphus var. scoticus L$\ddot{o}$nnberg. The chemical structures of (1 - 26) were identified on the basis of the spectroscopic methods and comparisons with literature, respectively. The structures were identified as cholesterol (CS, 6), 7-keto-CS (7), $7{\beta}$-hydroxy-CS (8), and $7{\alpha}$-hydroxy-CS (9), and included 12 steroid $3{\beta}$-O-(palmitic/stearic/myristic acid esters; PM/SA/MS) [CS-$3{\beta}$-O-PM (1 - 1), CS-$3{\beta}$-O-SA (1 - 2), CS-$3{\beta}$-O-MR (1 - 3), 7-keto-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-PM (2 - 1), 7-keto-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-SA (2 - 2), 7-keto-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-MR (2 - 3), $7{\beta}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-SA (3 -1), $7{\beta}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-PM (3 - 2), $7{\beta}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-MR (3 - 3), $7{\alpha}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-SA (4 - 1), $7{\alpha}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-PM (4 - 2), and $7{\alpha}$-hydroxy-CS-$3{\beta}$-O-MR (4 - 3)], dinonyl phthalate (5), 8 nucleic acids analogues [uracil (10), deoxyguanosine (11), deoxyuridine (12), uridine (13), deoxyadenosine (14), adenosine (15), inosine (16), and guanosine (17)], and the 9 free amino acids [L-phenylalanine (18), L-isoleucine (19), L-leucine (20), L-tyrosine (21), L-valine (22), L-proline (23), L-threonine (24), L-alanine (25), and L-hydroxyproline (26)]. Also, there are 8 kinds of amino acids [asparagine, serine, glutamine, glycine, histidine, arginine, methionine, and lysine], 2 sialic acids [N-acetylneuraminic acid (27), ketodeoxynonulosonic acid (28)], and 9 minerals [Na > K > Ca > Mg > Fe > Zn > B > Al > Cu] were detected from the autoaminoacid analyzer and ICP spectrometer, HPAEC-PAD/HPLC-FLD, respectively. 9 kinds of oxycholesterol-$3{\beta}$-O-fatty acid ester (2 - 1, 2 - 2, 2 - 3, 3 - 1, 3 - 2, 3 - 3, 4 - 1, 4 - 2, and 4 - 3) and 3 nucleic acids (12, 14, and 15) were isolated from the velvet antler for the first time. 6 kinds of steroids (7, 8, 9, 2 - 1, 3 - 1, and 4 - 1) were examined for their anti-proliferative effects against L1210, P388D1, K562, MEG-01, KG-1, MOLT-4, A549, HepG2, MCF-7, SK-OV-3, and SW-620 cancer cell lines. They showed anti-proliferative effects with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.06, 2.16, 2.42, > 50.0, 1.66 and $8.31{\mu}M$ against L1210, while the values were 24.05, 9.44, 5.22, 0.25. 9.48 and $49.77{\mu}M$ against P388D1, respectively. The others were inactive.