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Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Extracts and Phenolic Compounds in Asian Pear at Different Stages of Maturity

  • Zhang, Xian;Koo, Ja-Heon;Eun, Jong-Bang
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.44-50
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    • 2006
  • Contents of phenolic compounds in peel, flesh, and core of three Asian pear cultivars, Hosui, Niitaka, and Chuwhangbae, were determined at different stages of maturity. Antioxidant properties of methanol extracts of peels at various fruit maturity stages were also evaluated. Total phenolic content decreased with maturity. Arbutin, chlorogenic acid, and epicatechin were major phenolic compounds in young fruits. Catechin, 4-hydroxymethyl benzoic acid, and caffeic acid were detected in peel and core of immature and mature pears. 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activities of methanol extracts were 16.30 and $15.73\;{\mu}g$ in peel of immature Hosui and Chuwhangbae pears, respectively, and $11.59\;{\mu}g$ in mature Niitaka pears, which was significantly higher than those of other maturity stage in the same cultivar. Inhibitory activities on lipid oxidation of methanol extracts of three cultivars at all maturity stages were similar to that of ${\alpha}$-tocopherol.

Immature Stages of Paracycnotrachelus longiceps (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Attelabidae: Apoderinae) from Korea (한국산 왕거위벌레 (딱정벌레목: 거위벌레과: 목거위벌레아과)의 미성숙 단계)

  • Park Jin Young;Lee Jong Eun
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.225-230
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    • 2004
  • The egg, larva, and pupa of Paracycnotrachelus longiceps (Motschulsky) are described and illustrated. The species is a well-known forest pest and lives on such host plants as Quercus acutissima, Q. aliena, Q. mongolica, and Q. serrata. Taxonomic notes and cradle structure are also provided.

Origin of Somatic Embryo Induced from Cotyledons of Zygotic Embryos at Various Developmental Stages of Ginseng

  • Soh, Woong-Young
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.365-370
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    • 1994
  • Excised cotyledon segments of ginseng zygotic embryos at various developmental stages were cultured on MS basal medium from which somatic embryos were directly induced. The frequency of somatic embryo formation on the segments declined with the advancing zygotic embryo maturity. All of the cells in the cotyledons of immature zygotic embryos were smaller and more densely cytoplasmic than those in mature embryos. Histological examinations revealed that the poly-somatic embryos formed on immature embryos were of multi-cell originand derived from the epidermal and subepidermal cell layers. However, in the cotyledon of germinating zygotic embryos, only theepidermal cells were densely cytoplasmic and singularly competent to develop into somatic embryos resulting into single embryos at a frequency of 100%.

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Taxonomic Study of the Larvae of the Genus Mantura Stephens (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) from Korea (한국산 통벼룩잎벌레속 (딱정벌레목: 잎벌레과: 벼룩잎벌레아과) 유충의 분류학적 연구)

  • Park, Jin-Yoong;Lee, Jong-Eun;Park, Jong-Kyun
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.269-272
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    • 2010
  • Immature stages of Mantura rustica (Linnaeus) are described in detail for the first time in Korea. A key to identifying larvae of Korean Mantura is provided, with their illustrations and larval tubercle pattern.

Quality Changes of Immature Green Cherry Tomato Pickles with Different Concentration of Soy Sauce and Soaking Temperature During Storage (푸른 방울토마토로 제조한 저염 장아찌의 저장 중 품질 특성 변화)

  • Kim, Jin-A;Cho, Mi-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.295-307
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    • 2009
  • The principal objective of this study was to develop and standardize a preparation method for low-sodium tomato jangachi (traditional Korean pickle) via short-term fermentation with immature green cherry tomatoes. In order to determine the preferred concentrations of soy sauce and soaking temperatures of immature cherry tomato pickles in different stages of storage, we conducted an analysis of physico-chemical characteristics and microbiological properties, and also performed a preference test on samples of immature green cherry tomato pickles. Immature cherry tomatoes were prepared in three different soy sauce concentrations --20, 40, and 60%-- and three different soaking temperatures --60, 80, and 100$^{\circ}C$-- and then stored for 28 days at 5$^{\circ}C$. As a result, the pH increased significantly with increases in the amount of soy in the dipping solution (p<0.05). The saltiness was maintained at levels of approximately $0.17{\sim}0.28%$ (20% group), $0.32{\sim}0.67%$% (40%group), $0.48{\sim}1.00%$ (60% group) during storage periods. These results show that the saltiness of immature cherry tomato pickles was substantially lower than that of commercial pickles. The contents of reducing sugar and lightness decreased significantly with increasing concentrations of soy dipping solution. The redness and yellowness values of the tomatoes decreased significantly with increasing concentrations of soy sauce. Additionally, the lower the concentration of soy sauce used, the more rapidly the hardness of the immature cherry tomato pickles was reduced at 100$^{\circ}C$. PME activity moved within a narrow range, and then stabilized during the storage period. With regard to the results of the consumer preference test, 20%-100$^{\circ}C$ was the most preferred condition overall, 40%-80$^{\circ}C$ was the condition in which the texture was most preferred, and 40%-80$^{\circ}C$ was the condition that yielded the highest color scores.

The Factors on Somatic Embryogenesis of Soybean [Glycine max. (L.) Merrill]

  • Kim, Kyong-Ho;Kim, Hag-Sin;Oh, Young-Jin;Suh, Sug-Kee;Kim, Tae-Soo;Park, Ho-Kee;Park, Moon-Soo;Kim, Seok-Dong;Yeo, Up-Dong
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.123-128
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    • 2000
  • To enhance in vitro plantlet regeneration efficiency of soybean through embryogenesis, the culture conditions such as material part and size of immature seed, 2,4-D, pH and solidifying agents for somatic embryogenesis were investigated. Somatic embryogenesis was induced from the immature embryo, immature cotyledon and embryonic axis explants of the immature seed on MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/L 2,4-D. The highest rate (up to 22.9%) of somatic embryogenesis was obtained from the immature cotyledon, following embryonic axis and the immature embryo. The rate varied with the developmental stages of seed. The maximum rate (25.4%) of embryogenesis was obtained from 3-4 mm length of the seed (after 25 days of flowering). The optimum concentration of 2,4-D for embryogenesis was 10 mg/L. The optimum pH was at 5.8 and solidifying agent for medium was better with 0.4% gelrite than with agar. For rapid multiplication of shoot tips from the germinating somatic embryos, they were cultured on MS medium containing 2 mg/L indole-3-butyyic acid (IBA) and 1 mg/L 6-benzyladenine (BA). After then somatic embryos with one and three cotyledons were transferred to the growth regulator free medium. The medium exhibited the higher rate (ca. 50%) of development than the multiplication medium.

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