• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2020년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.32-32
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• 2020

High-quality and high-phytonutrient watermelon fruits have strong market opportunities besides their health related benefits. Hence, investigating quality and nutritional related traits of watermelon genetic resources could provide important baseline data in breeding for increased lycopene content thereby increasing the marketability of watermelon. To this end, we have examined some fruit morphological traits and lycopene content of 105 genetic resources. The morphological characters were recorded on the field and inside laboratory and lycopene was measured using spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. Watermelon fruits have shown a diverse morphological characters. Red and pink fleshed fruits dominated in the entire collections. Fruits with higher thickness of rind were found to exhibit less soluble solid content (SSC). Korean origin fruits were characterized by intermediate SSC while USA, RUS, TJK, TKM, TWN, and URY originated fruits had the highest SSC. The lycopene content varied between 41.37 and 182.82 ㎍/g, 2.81 and 163.72 ㎍/g, and 3.54 and 255.47 ㎍/g using HPLC, UV-Vis, and microplate reader instrumnets, respectively. Red- and pink-fleshed fruits had the highest levels of lycopene content compared to the yellow- and orange-fleshed. Lycopene content had a significant positive correlation with SSC, however, no correlations were detected between lycopene and other quantitative fruit morphological characters.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2002

Lycopene as a natural antioxidant may provide protection against a broad range of epithelial cancers and chronic diseases. Lycopene concentrate extracted from tomatoes can be used as functional food. Lycopene would undergo degradation via isomerization and oxidation under different processing conditions, which impact its bioactivity and reduce the fuuctionality for health benefits. Heat and light induce lycopene oxidation and isomerization of all-trans form to cis form. The effects of thermal treatment and light irradiation on the stability of lycopene were determined. Results have shown that lycopene stability depends on the extent of oxidation and isomerization. Cir-isomers are less stable than trans-isomers. The level of cis-isomers increased as treatment time increased but only for a short period during the beginning of the treatment. The major effect of thermal treatment and light irradiation was a significant decrease in the total lycopene content. A true assessment of health benefits of lycopene concentrate depends on the lycopene content and the composition of all trans-isomers and cia-isomers.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.624-637
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• 2020

High-quality and high-phytonutrient watermelon fruits have strong market opportunities besides their health related benefits. Hence, investigating quality and nutritional related traits of watermelon genetic resources could provide important baseline data in breeding for increased lycopene content thereby increasing the marketability of watermelon. To this end, we have examined some fruit morphological traits and lycopene content of 105 genetic resources. Seeds, originally obtained from 22+ countries, were obtained from the National Agrobiodiversity Center, Jeonju, South Korea, grown in an experimental field and harvested at a fully mature stage. The size of pistil scar (SPS), the width of stripes (WS), weight of fruit (WF), length of fruit (LF), width of fruit (WIF), the thickness of pericarp (TP), soluble solids content (SSC), fruit shape in longitudinal section, ground color of skin, the intensity of the green color of skin, fruit shape at the apical part, grooving distribution, conspicuousness of stripes, and main color of the flesh were recorded on the field and inside laboratory and the lycopene was measured using spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. Watermelon fruits have shown a diverse morphological characters. Red and pink fleshed fruits dominated in the entire collections. Fruits with higher thickness of rind were found to exhibit less soluble solid content (SSC). Korean origin fruits were characterized by intermediate SSC while the United States of America (USA), Russia (RUS), Tajikistan (TJK), Turkmenistan (TKM), Taiwan (TWN), and Uruguay (URY) originated fruits had the highest SSC. The lycopene content varied between 41.37 and 182.82 ㎍/g, 2.81 and 163.72 ㎍/g, and 3.54 and 255.47 ㎍/g using HPLC, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and microplate reader spectrophotometer, respectively. Red- and pink-fleshed fruits had the highest levels of lycopene content compared to the yellow- and orange-fleshed. Lycopene content had a significant positive correlation with SSC, however, no correlations were detected between lycopene and other quantitative fruit morphological characters. Our study demonstrated high diversity exists in fruit morphological traits and lycopene content of the germplasm collections which provide beneficial baseline data for a future breeding program and utilization of watermelon germplasm collections in gene banks for the maintenance and improvement of the current levels of production, marketability, and health-related benefit of watermelon fruits.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2011

This study was performed to investigate the antioxidant mechanism of tomato wine with varying lycopene content in rats fed a high fat diet (HFD). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups (n=10 per group) and fed an HFD (35% of total energy from fat) plus ethanol (7.2% of total energy from alcohol), tomato wine with varying lycopene content (0.425 mg%, 1.140 mg% or 2.045 mg% lycopene) or an isocaloric control diet for 6 weeks. Mice fed HFD plus ethanol significantly increased erythrocyte hydrogen peroxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels with increases in activities of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and glutathione reductase (GR) compared to pair-fed rats. Supplementation of tomato wine with varying lycopene content decreased ethanol-mediated increases of erythrocyte lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in HFD-fed rats, and tomato wine with higher lycopene appeared to be more effective. Tomato wine also dose-dependently lowered TBARS levels with decreased pro-oxidant enzyme, xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity in plasma of HFD-fed rats. In contrast to erythrocytes, the inhibitory effects of tomato wine on hepatic lipid peroxidation were linked to increased hepatic antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) and alcohol metabolizing enzyme (alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase) activities. There were no significant differences in hepatic XOD and cytochrome P450-2E1 activities among the groups. Together, our data suggest that tomato wine fortified with lycopene has the potential to protect against ethanol-induced oxidative stress via regulation of antioxidant or pro-oxidant enzymes and alcohol metabolizing enzyme activities in plasma, erythrocyte and liver.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.1516-1521
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 토마토의 알코올발효 조건에 따른 이화학적 특성 및 토마토 과실주의 품질특성을 조사하였다. 효모 종류에 따른 영향을 조사한 결과 S. bayanus Lalvin EC-1118 에서 알코올 함량이 11.8%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 적정산도와 pH는 효모 종류에 따른 큰 차이는 없었다. 알코올발효 온도가 높을수록 알코올 함량은 높게, 당도는 낮게 나타나는 경향으로, 토마토의 알코올발효 온도를 $25^{\circ}C$로 설정하였다. 당 종류에 따른 영향을 조사한 결과, 설탕 첨가구간에서 알코올 함량은 11.4%로 가장 높았고 프락토올리고당에서는 11.1%로 두 가지 종류의 당이 토마토 알코올발효에 적합한 것으로 나타났으며, 라이코펜의 함량은 당 종류에 따른 차이 없이 약 4.2 mg%로 비슷한 함량을 나타내었다. 라이코펜 함량 강화를 위해 low-does lycopene(LDL), medium-dose lycopene(MDL) 및 high-dose lycopene(HDL) type의 과실주 3종을 제조한 결과, 알코올 함량은 10.0~10.8%로 과실주간에 큰 차이는 없었다. 라이코펜 함량은 LDL에서 4.25 mg%, MDL 11.40 mg% 및 HDL 20.45 mg%로, LDL에 비해 MDL은 약 3배, HDL은 약 5배 이상 높아서 라이코펜 함량이 강화된 토마토 과실주의 제조가 가능한 것으로 기대되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1937-1943
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• 2020

Although classical metabolic engineering strategies have succeeded in developing microbial strains capable of producing desired bioproducts, metabolic imbalance resulting from extensive genetic manipulation often leads to decreased productivity. Thus, abiotic strategies for improving microbial production performance can be an alternative to overcome drawbacks arising from intensive metabolic engineering. Herein, we report a promising abiotic method for enhancing lycopene production by UV-C irradiation using a radiation-resistant ΔcrtLm/crtB+dxs+ Deinococcus radiodurans R1 strain. First, the onset of UV irradiation was determined through analysis of the expression of 11 genes mainly involved in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in the ΔcrtLm/crtB+dxs+ D. radiodurans R1 strain. Second, the effects of different UV wavelengths (UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C) on lycopene production were investigated. UV-C irradiation induced the highest production, resulting in a 69.9% increase in lycopene content [64.2 ± 3.2 mg/g dry cell weight (DCW)]. Extended UV-C irradiation further enhanced lycopene content up to 73.9 ± 2.3 mg/g DCW, a 95.5% increase compared to production without UV-C irradiation (37.8 ± 0.7 mg/g DCW).

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2011

우수한 영양성분과 생리활성 물질을 함유하고 있는 토마토에 대해서 품종별 완숙 토마토의 부위 와 토마토 가공제품에 대하여 ascorbic acid, lycopene, ${\beta}$-carotene과 ${\alpha}$-carotene의 함량 차이 를 조사한 결과 토마토의 품종에 따른 ascorbic acid 함량 수준의 차이가 존재하며, 부위별에서는 pulp보다 jelly가 월등히 높은 함량 수준을 나타내었다. 토마토 가공제품의 ascorbic acid의 함량은 토마토 주스 제품들이 타 제품들보다는 ascorbic acid 함량 수준이 높았지만, 가공 시 토마토 이외에 첨가되는 다양한 첨가제의 영향에 따른 것으로 ascorbic acid 함량 수준에 따라 제품을 평가하기에는 다소 무리가 있었다. 품종별 lycopene의 함량은 품종별 pulp와 jelly 부위 간의 lycopene의 함량 수준은 일정한 차이가 존재하지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 대부분의 품종의 부위별 ${\beta}$-carotene의 함량 수준의 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았지만, 여용 품종은 pulp 부위 보다 jelly 부위가 2.7배 높은 함량 수준을 나타내었다. 품종별 ${\alpha}$-carotene의 함량은 pulp와 jelly 부위 모두 가장 높은 함량 수준을 나타내었으며, yellow carol 품종의 경 우 lycopene, ${\beta}$-carotene 함량의 경우 부위별과 상관없이 가장 낮은 함량 수준을 나타내었으며, ${\alpha}$-carotene의 경우는 pulp 및 jelly 부위 모두 검출되지 않았다. 토마토 가공제품별 lycopene, ${\beta}$-carotene, ${\alpha}$-carotene의 함량 수준은 전제적으로 유의성 있는 차이를 보였는데 이는 토마토 가공제품은 토마토의 가공 형태 및 첨가제로서의 역할에 따른 lycopene, ${\beta}$-carotene, ${\alpha}$-carotene의 함량 수준의 차이가 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 우수한 특성을 가진 토마토의 다양한 형태로의 섭취, 즉 국내에서 생육형태로만 섭취되어지고 있는 토마토에 대하여 다양한 토마토 가공제품과 함께 사용하여 영양적으로 우수한 다양한 조리법을 개발하는데 도움이 되고자 한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2021

In this study, a comparative analysis was carried out between the 'Beta Tiny' and 'TY Nonari' cherry tomato cultivars harvested at the pink and red stages. Samples of the red stage were stored at room temperature for 9 days, during which physicochemical qualities, antioxidant compounds, and activities were measured. As cherry tomato ripening and storage progressed, firmness was reduced, whereas the lycopene content increased. Total phenolic content and antioxidant activity showed no significant changes as ripening and storage progressed; however, total flavonoid content of 'Beta Tiny' showed a significant increase (p<0.05). The main polyphenols in the two cultivars were identified as chlorogenic acid, rutin, and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, among which chlorogenic acid showed a significant decrease (p<0.05) as ripening and storage progressed. A strong correlation was found between total phenolic and flavonoid content (R=0.744), and ABTS radical scavenging activity (R=0.975). Additionally, a negative correlation was shown by lycopene and chlorogenic acid (R= -0.934).

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2013

The effect of lycopene supplementation on the antioxidant system was investigated by analyzing lipid peroxide levels, glutathione contents, and antioxidant enzyme activities in Mongolian gerbils fed a high fat diet. Gerbils were fed on each experimental diet for 6 weeks; normal diet (NC), normal diet with 0.05% lycopene (NL), high fat diet (HF), and a high fat diet with 0.05% lycopene (HFL). Dietary supplementation of lycopene increased hepatic lycopene level in gerbils fed a normal or high fat diet (P < 0.05). Liver and erythrocyte concentrations of lipid peroxide increased in gerbils fed a high fat diet, whereas lycopene supplementation decreased liver and erythrocyte concentrations of lipid peroxide (P < 0.05). Hepatic total glutathione content was higher in the NL group than that in the NC group (P < 0.05). Total antioxidant status in plasma increased following lycopene supplementation compared with that of the non-lycopene supplemented groups (P < 0.05). Hepatic catalase activity increased following dietary lycopene supplementation (P < 0.05). Superoxide dismutase activity in liver remained unchanged with lycopene supplementation, but erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity increased in NL group compared with NC group (P < 0.05). Glutathione-S-transferase activity increased in the NL group compared to NC group (P < 0.05). Liver and erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase activity increased significantly in the NL group compared to that in the HF group (P < 0.05). Liver glutathione reductase activity was higher in the NL group than that in the NC group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that lycopene supplementation may be efficient for preventing chronic diseases induced by oxidative stress related to high fat diet.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2006

라이코펜 생산성을 향상시키기 위하여 몇 가지 대장균 균주들을 대상으로 생산성 시험을 한 결과 MG1655 균주가 가장 우수하였다. 대장균 MG1655 균주의 염색체 DNA 내에 존재하는 특정 유전자의 기능이 상실되었을 때 라이코펜 생산성이 증가되는 변이체를 선발하기 위해 transposon 돌연변이를 수행하였으며, 5종의 우수 transposon 변이체를 얻었다. 특히, Tn4 변이체는 야생형 MG1655에 비해서 라이코펜 생산량은 6배, 균체 내 함량은 7배로 가장 높았다. Transposon 삽입에 의해 결손된 유전자를 파악하기 위해 inverse PCR을 통해 염기서열을 확인하였으며, 결손된 유전자는 rfaH, treB, B2436으로 규명되었다. 또한 특정 유전자 기능의 상실뿐만 아니라 기능의 강화나 변화 등에 의한 라이코펜 생산성이 증가된 변이체를 선발하기 위해 NTG 돌연변이를 수행하였으며, 4개의 우수한 NTG 변이체를 얻었다. 이들 중에 NTG4 변이체가 가장 높은 라이코펜 생산량을 보였다. 특히, NTG4 변이체는 발현유도물질인 arabinose의 소량(0.013mM) 첨가 시에 라이코펜 농도, 6 mg/L와 균체 내 함량 4 mg/g DCW로 최대의 라이코펜 생산성을 보였고, 이것은 야생형 MG1655에 비해서 각각 18배와 12배 높은 생산성이다.