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Effect of Extraction Condition on the Content of EGCG and Caffeine of Green Tea: Comparison with the Inhibitory Activity on Pancreatic Lipase

  • Lee, Eun Song;Lee, Mi Kyeong
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.166-172
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    • 2013
  • Caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) are major constituents of green tea, the leaves of Camellia sinensis (Theaceae). Although EGCG is well known for diverse beneficial effect, caffeine is sometimes harmful with adverse effects. Therefore, the extraction efficiency was investigated using different extraction method such as extraction solvent, extraction time, extraction method, and repeated extraction. The content of EGCG and caffeine in green tea extract was quantitated by HPLC analysis. The extraction condition exerted difference on the extraction yield. The content of EGCG was also affected by different extraction condition. Especially, the extraction solvent greatly affected the content of EGCG in the extract. However, the content of caffeine was less affected compared to that of EGCG. The inhibitory effect of green tea extract on pancreatic lipase was almost similar regardless of extraction condition. Taken together, optimization of extraction condition will provide best efficacy for further development of green tea as anti-obesity therapeutics.

Relevance of Light Spectra to Growth of the Rearing Tiger Puffer Takifugu rubripes

  • Kim, Byeong-Hoon;Hur, Sung-Pyo;Hur, Sang-Woo;Lee, Chi-Hoon;Lee, Young-Don
    • Development and Reproduction
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2016
  • In fish, light (photoperiod, intensity and spectra) is main regulator in many physiological actions including growth. We investigate the effect of light spectra on the somatic growth and growth-related gene expression in the rearing tiger puffer. Fish was reared under different light spectra (blue, green and red) for 8 weeks. Fish body weight and total length were promoted when reared under green light condition than red light condition. Expression of somatostatins (ss1 and ss2) in brain were showed higher expression under red light condition than green light condition. The ss3 mRNA was observed only higher expression in blue light condition. Expression of growth hormone (gh) in pituitary was detected no different levels between experimental groups. However, the fish of green light condition group was showed more high weight gain and feed efficiency than other light condition groups. Our present results suggest that somatic growth of tiger puffer is induced under green light condition because of inhibiting ss mRNA expression in brain by effect of green wavelength.

Effect of Storage Conditions on the Quality of Green Tea Beverage (저장 조건이 녹차 음료의 품질에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jung-Min;Lim, Sang-Wook;Cho, Sung-Hwan;Choi, Sung-Gil;Heo, Ho-Jin;Lee, Seung-Cheol
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.27-34
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    • 2009
  • Green tea was prepared by soaking 1.5 g of green tea leaves into 100 mL of distilled water at $75^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. The green tea was stored at three different conditions - (A) green tea was stored at not-artificially excluding natural light condition, at natural air condition, and without addition of vitamin C; (B) green tea was stored at artificially excluding natural light condition by wrapping a vial with aluminium foil, at nitrogen filling up condition, and with addition of 30 mg/100 mL of vitamin C; and (C) green tea was stored at artificially excluding natural light condition by wrapping a vial with aluminium foil, at nitrogen filling up condition, and without addition of vitamin C. After 28 days of storage at $4^{\circ}C$, the chemical quality of the green tea was evaluated. Total phenolic contents of (A), (B), and (C) green tea decreased to 71.50, 73.88 and 75.07%, respectively, after storing for 28 days compared to those of beginning state. DPPH radical scavenging activities of (A), (B), and (C) green tea were 87.87, 92.93 and 88.39%, respectively. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the main active compounds of green tea, contents of (A), (B), and (C) green tea were 130.61, 136.47 and 4.34%, respectively. The results indicated that light, air condition, and vitamin C were significantly important to the chemical quality of green tea during storage.

Study on the palstic green houses depending on regional weather conditions (지역기후특성을 고려한 비닐온실에 관한연구)

  • Woo, Byung Kwan;Lee, Sung;Kim, Se Hwan;Kim, Sam Yeol
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2009
  • Most Plastic Green Houses in Korea are made according the European weather condition, which lead to have very low solar energy efficiency. Moreover, the function of green houses, as well as the structure of them, has not changed for Korean weather condition. Therefore, the structure and function of them should adopt the regional weather condition in order to improve the energy efficiency. This paper investigates the current plastic green housesin Korea, and presents an alternative for improving the energy efficiency. The elements of green houses were investigated. When using a partial opaque insulation with a thermal storage body, the difference of indoor air temperature became 20C during daytime, and 5C during night, which will save massive fossil fuels.

Effect of molding condition on tensile properties of hemp fiber reinforced composite

  • Takemura, K.;Minekage, Y.
    • Advanced Composite Materials
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.385-394
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    • 2007
  • In this study, the effect of molding condition on the tensile properties for plain woven hemp fiber reinforced green composite was examined. The tensile properties of the composite were compared with those of the plain woven jute fiber composite fabricated by the same process. Emulsion type biodegradable resin or polypropylene sheet was used as matrix. The composites were processed by the compression molding where the molding temperature and its heating time were changed from 160 to $190^{\circ}C$ and from 15 to 25 min, respectively. The following results were obtained from the experiment. The tensile property of hemp fiber reinforced polypropylene is improved in comparison with polypropylene bulk. The strength of composite is about 2.6 times that of the resin bulk specimen. Hemp fiber is more effective than jute fiber as reinforcement for green composite from the viewpoint of strength. The molding temperature and time are suitable below $180^{\circ}C$ and 20 min for hemp fiber reinforced green composite. Hemp fiber green composite has a tendency to decrease its tensile strength when fiber content is over 50 wt%.

The Analysis of Green Roof during the Summer by Numerical Method (모델을 이용한 하절기 옥상정원 해석)

  • Byun, Kihong
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.51-62
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this paper is to study the effectiveness of a green roof by simple mathematical model. The developed model simulates a green roof during the summer. The results explain and support the claims in the literature such that effectiveness of a green roof depends on the climate condition, and on the insulation condition of the roof. If insolation can not be reduced more than 60% by the shading effects of a green roof, more active measures than green roof seem necessary. The analysis tools like presented in the paper is necessary especially to consider climate effect, to design, and also to test green roof.

The Current Status Analysis and Improvement of Green Building Education through Expert Survey (전문가 인식조사를 통한 녹색건축물 교육 실태분석과 개선방안 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Gook;Song, Yu-Mi;Cho, Young-Jin
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the current condition of green building education, which is a necessary condition to activate green architecture, with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. The main results are as follows. First, the level of education and the level of domestic green architecture were generally underestimated. Second, in order to increase the satisfaction of participants in green building education, it is necessary to increase the number of courses and to increase the number of lecturers who have excellent practical skills. Third, there is a need to strengthen green building programs related to BEMS and green remodeling. Fourth, it is necessary to expand the education on green architecture for the people in the architectural planning and design field and the related field officials. Fifth, green building education needs to be implemented in conjunction with curriculum of elementary, middle and high school. Sixth, it is necessary to diversify the PR(public relations) channels of the green building education program and to provide a way to give the employment increase point when the curriculum is completed. Seventh, there is a need to expand administrative and financial incentives for green architecture in order to revitalize green architecture education.

Effect of Different Golf Shoe treads on Wear and Ball Speed of Putting Green (퍼팅그린의 마모와 골프공의 구름에 미치는 골프화의 영향)

  • 심포룡;심규열
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.205-210
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    • 1997
  • The metal spikes evaluated in this study significantly affected more negative on the turf wear and ball speed of putting green than alternative plastic spikes. 1.The metal spikes caused the most amount of wear compared with plastic spikes, athletic shoes and mountain-climbing shoes. On the other hand, athletic shoes caused the least amount of wear. Plastic spikes caused wear more than athletic shoes, hut apparently wear less than metal spikes. The wear from metal spike repaired later than any other tread types. 2.The wear from all kinds of shoe treads in wetcondition green were higher than in dry-condition green and the wear from metal spikes was more severe compared with plastic spikes in both green condition. 3. Ball speed of heavy compaction area by metal spike was reduced about 9% compared with that of light compaction area, hecause metal spikes made many holes in the putting green surface. On the other hand, plastic spikes did not affect hall speed of heavy and light compaction area in the putting green. Key words: Metal spike, Plastic spike, Wear, Ball speed.

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Analysis of Field Condition for Proper Waterproofing Materials applied to Green Roof System for Depot (도시철도 차량기지의 기반녹화에 적합한 방수시스템 선정을 위한 환경 조건 분석)

  • Min, Kwang-Man;Kwon, Shi-Won;Choi, Sung-Min;Kwak, Kyu-Sung;Oh, Sang-Keun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.127-131
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    • 2006
  • Depot have a lagged behind structure in the side of building up the view. With this reason, people have been recognized depot as hatred facility causes to have car noise, air pollution. In the other hand, depot become a underground and complex facility as a higher-value added building, and moreover, it need to understand the environment that depot structure have a specific field condition to apply green roof system. 1) Analysis proper waterproofing material and root barrier apply to depot need root penetrating test method 2) Suggest root barrier and waterproofing material relate to maintain and construction for green roof system 3) Construction condition for depot have crack movement of structure by vehicle vibration and root penetrating force by plant growth

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Prediction of Sound Field Inside Duct with Moving Medium by using one Dimensional Green's function (평균 유동을 고려한 1차원 그린 함수를 이용한 덕트 내부의 음장 예측 방법)

  • Jeon, Jong-Hoon;Kim, Yang-Hann
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.915-918
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    • 2005
  • Acoustic holography uses Kirchhoff·Helmholtz integral equation and Green's function which satisfies Dirichlet boundary condition Applications of acoustic holography have been taken to the sound field neglecting the effect of flow. The uniform flow, however, changes sound field and the governing equation, Green's function and so on. Thus the conventional method of acoustic holography should be changed. In this research, one possibility to apply acoustic holography to the sound field with uniform flow is introduced through checking for the plane wave in a duct. Change of Green's function due to uniform flow and one method to derive modified form of Kirchhoff·Heimholtz integral is suggested for 1-dimensional sound field. Derivation results show that using Green's function satisfying Dirichlet boundary condition, we can predict sound pressure in a duct using boundary value.

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