• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1997

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of enzyme activities on male Sprague-Dawley rats intoxicated by CCI4 on IS(Godulbaegi) diets for 4 weeks. We divides into 5 diet groups which were normal diet(N), normal diet intoxicated by CCI4(NC) and 3 IS diets ; leaves diet(ILC), roots diet(IRC) and mixed diet of leaves and roots which were also injected by CCI4 3 times for 4 weeks. The activity of glutamic pyruvic transaminase(GPT) in serum in NC was higher than in N as we expected. The GPT activites and the values of malondial-dehyde(MDA) of IS groups were all lower than in NC, IC as lowest. The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) in NC was higher than in N and IS groups had values less than the values of N. Catalase showed similarity in results as above. The values of glutathione S-transferase(GST) and cytochrome P-450 in NC were lower than in N. IS groups had higher values than in NC. Godulbaegi might be important not only as one of the traditional Korean foods but also as therapeutic agent for hepatotoxicity and for shortening the recovery time in liver disease.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.431-436
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• 1986

분질고구마인 원기와 점질고구마인 천미로부터 얻은 전분에 각 고구마에서 추출된 조효소와 분가수분해효소를 작용시켜 비교 검토한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 천미보다 원기에서 추출한 조효소의 전분가수분해활성이 높았으며 각 전분의 호화온도에 따른 조효소의작용으로 생성된 환원당 함량은 $70^{\circ}C$에서는 천미전분을 기질로 한 것이, $95^{\circ}C$에서는 원기 전분을 기질로 한 것이 더 높았다. 원기 전분에 대한 ${\alpha}-amylase$와 ${\beta}-amylase$ 활성은 천미전분에 대한 것보다 높았다. 효소처리 전분의 요드 반응 후의 흡광도는 생전분보다 낮았으며, 형태는 표면에서 내부로 여러 층을 갖는 구멍이 있고 둥근형이었다. 각 전분의 X-선 회절양상을 관찰한 결과 본 실험에 사용된 고구마 전분은 효소처리 후에도 생전분과 같이 Ca 형을 유지하였으며 상대적 결정도는 효소처리전분이 생전분보다 낮았다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.911-913
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• 2002

Rubi Fructus (fruit of Rubus coreanus Miq.), oriental medicine, has been used for remedy of the liver diseases and for tonic. In order to investigate the oxygen free radical, a harmful factor of aging, in liver of rats fed diets supplemented with the Rubi Fructus water extract(RX), Sprague-Dawley male rats have been fed a diet supplemented with 3% or 5% RX for a month. In rats fed 3% RX supplemented diet, hepatic cytochrome P-450 contents appeared to be increased, and catalase and superoxide dismutase activities were significantly increased compared with the control. There was no difference in glutathione peroxide and glutathione-S-transferase activities between the rats fed RX supplemented diets and the control diet. In conclusion, it is likely that rats fed a diet supplemented with RX may have the oxygen free radicals detoxication potential.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.247-253
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• 1996

Changes in microorganisms, enzyme activities and major components of two types of Doenjang prepared with spring Meju and autumn Meju and Kochujang were investigated during 4 months of fermentation. The viable cell counts of aerobic bacteria in Doenjang and Kochujang were increased up to 60 days of fermentation, but viable cell counts of anaerobic bacteria did not show remarkable changes during fermentation. Viable cell count of yeast showed a rapid increase up to 15 days of fermentation in Doenjang and 60 days in Kochujang. It was found that $\alpha$-amylase activity of autumn Meju Doenjang and glucoamylase activity of Kochujang were higher than the other. Acidic and neutral protease showed the highest activity during 15-30 days of fermentation. The pH of Doenjang was increased up to pH 7.0 until 60 days of fermentation, but pH of Kochujang gradually decreased during fermentation. Moisture content of spring Meju Doenjang and Kochujang decreased to 40% during ferme- ntation and reducing sugar content of Kochujang increased up to 15 days of fermentation, but decreased after that.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.79-85
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• 1988

제초제(除草劑)가 토양환경내(土壤環境內)의 생화학적(生化學的) 전환과정(轉換過程)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 규명(糾明)하기 위해서 화학구조(化學構造)가 다른 여러 종류의 제초제(除草劑)를 질소질비료(室素質肥料)인 요소(尿素)와 함께 토양(土壤)에 처리(處理)하였을때 토양효소(土壞酵素)의 활성(活性)에 미치는 영향(影響)과 농약(農藥)의 잔류량(殘留量)의 변화(變化)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. 제초제(除草劑)의 처리(處理)로 Urease의 활성(活性)에는 Urea계(系), dinoseb, propanil, diphenylether계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮害率)이 높았다. L-Glutaminase 및 protease의 활성(活性)에는 dinoseb, urea계(系), diphenylether계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮害率)이 높았으며 phosphatase는 dinoseb, diphenylether계(系), urea계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮書率)이 높았다. 대체적으로 제초제(除草劑)의 처리(處理)로 처리초기(處理初期)에는 저해(沮害)를 보이다가 28일(日) 이후(以後)에는 거의 영향(影響)이 없거나 활성(活性)을 약간 증가(增加)시켰다. 요소(尿素)의 시용(施用)으로 인(因)해 제초제(除草劑)의 분해(分解)는 무시용구(無施用區)에 비해서 약간 촉진(促進)되었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.706-716
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• 1995

This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of age and dietary linolenic acid content and the linolenic acid/linoleic acid (LAN/LA) ratio on the brain lipid composition and membrane-bound enzyme, acetylcholinesterase(AchE) activities. AchE was selected as a test case for the relationship between cell lipid composition and cell membrane function. The male rats were fed diets with 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 of LNA/LA ratio within 8% LNA(H-LNA) or 4% LNA(L-LAN) of total fatty acid content for different feeding period(1, 4, 12 month). The fats used s source were sesame oil, perilla oil, soybean oil and beef tallow. The AchE activity of brain crude synaptosomal fraction was reduced with advancing age, showing 20-30% reduction in 12M compared with 1 M, and the P/C ratio was reduced in old rats. In 1 and 4 monthed rats, AchE activites was higher in H-LAN-0.2 and L-LNA-0.2 and 0.4 group. In accordance with rising of AchE activities was higher in H-LNA-0.2 and L-LNA-0.2 and 0.4 group. In accordance with rising of AchE activities, the PC/PE ratio increasedin those groups. Paricularly in L-LNA, the PC/PE ratio increased as the AchE activites for decline of membrane fluidity with increasing cholesterol and decreasing P/C ratio when rats were old. Also, AchE activity increaed with increasing PC/PE ratio which depended on the dietary LNA/LA ratio within each LNA content. Therefore, it is concluded that the lipid composition of cell membrane influenced the AchE activiteis, which was mediated by aging and the modification of dietary LNA/LA ratio.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.239-247
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• 1988

Spermidine, spermine and IAA promoted an increase in $\beta$-1, 4-endoglucanase activity in hypocotyls of Glycine max. The optimal concentration for the increase of the enzyme activity was 10-6 M for spermidine, 10-8 M for spermine and 10-6 M for IAA. However, IAA had innocuous effect on arginine decarboxylase and ornithine decarboxylase activites, and the content of polyamine. Such cumulative results suggest that the increase in $\beta$-1, 4-endoglucanase activity by IAA is not attributed by the effect on the biosynthesis of polyamine by IAA but spermidine, spermine and IAA induce cell wall loosening and therefore extension growth of cells.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.889-894
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• 1997

The effect of lxeris sonchifolia H.(godulbaegi) on lipid metabolism were studied in S. D. rats. Twenty four rats were divided into four groups and fed diets containing 1 % cholesterol, 0.25% sodium cholate, 10% coconut oil and 5% lard(control group)f for 3 weeks. An experimental diet group was added with 5% leaf(PL group) or root powder(PR group) of godulbaegi. The lipid components and enzyme activites of serum and liver were assayed. The concentrations of total cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid were significantly lower in the PL and PR groups than in the control group. The levels of HDL-cholesterol were not significant but showed somewhat higher values in the PL and PR groups compaired with the control. The activities of glutamic oxaloacetic transminase(GPT) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase(GPT) were significantly lower in the PL and PR groups compaired with the control. In view of these results Godulbaegi is expected to be an effective food in preventing and improving the hyperlipidemic state.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2003

Kombucha fermentation broth has been used as a popular health beverage and an alternative therapy with prophylactic and therapeutic benefit. We tried to establish optimal culture conditions for Kombucha fermentation in milk and to investigate cytotoxicity and antioxidative enzyme activity of Kombucha broth against normal human fibroblasts. The optimal conditions of Kombuch culture were established to 3$0^{\circ}C$, 20∼23 hours by DPPH radical scavenging test. There were positive effects on cell growth while no cytotoxicity against primary normal human diploid fibroblasts was found. The activites of glutathione peroxide and catalase in the cells treated by hydrogen peroxide (1 mM) alone and by hydrogen peroxide with Kombucha broth (1 mg/mι) were significantly different (p＜0.05). These results suggest that Kombucha broth could be developed as an antioxidant agent for a new cosmetic material.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.370-375
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• 2004

There has been increasing interest in the value of using soybean to delay or reduce the tumor incidence. This study was undertaken to investigate the possible protective effects of soybean against hepatocarcinogenesis induced by DL-ethionine. Accordingly, we measured biochemical changes occurring in serum and liver of rats treated with DL-ethionine in the presence or absence of soybean. Male albino rats were fed a control diet containing the hepatocarcinogen, DL-ethionine, or the control diet plus soybean 30%, or the control diet plus soybean plus DL-ethionine 0.25% for three months and then returned to a control diet for up to nine months. Rats fed a control diet plus DL-ethionine showed a gradual decrease in liver DNA, RNA, total protein, and liver weight and enzyme activites of liver transaminases (GOT and GPT) and alkaline phosphatase over the 7-month study period. This was followed by a large increase in the liver parameters at the end of the $9^{th}$ month, except for 5'-nucleotidase and glucose-6-phosphatase that showed a large decrease. On the other hand, a gradual increase in the serum enzyme activities of GOT, GPT, 5-nucleotidase, alkaline phosphatase, and in the albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio is observed in the group of rats fed a control diet plus DL-ethionine compared to the control group over 8 months, and this was followed by a large increase in all serum parameters studied at nine-months. The administration of 30% soybean to the rat diet in addition to DL-ethionine maintained all parameters studied at near control values until the end of the $9^{th}$ month. This study suggests that soybean has a protective effect against the hepatocarcinogenesis induced by DL-ethionine.