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Analysis of Sterols and Its Hydrogenation to Stanols in Vegetable Oils for the Development of a Cholesterol Absorption-lowering Neutraceutical (콜레스테롤 흡수저하 기능성소재 개발을 위한 식물성 유지 중이 Sterols 분석 및 Stanol로의 수소첨가반응)

  • 인만진;김동청;채희정;김명희;임병순;김의용
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.980-983
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    • 1999
  • The contents of sterols and stanols in vegetable oils and mist oil were analyzed by gas chromatography using a capillary column. The total sterol contents showed high values of 0.67~0.89g/100g in corn oil, rice bran oil, red pepper seed oil and sesame oil. Mist oil, a byproduct of soybean oil manufacture, was a suitable raw material for the production of stanol since it showed high sterol content (10.2g/100g). In the hydrogenation of sterol contained in mist oil using Pd catalyst, the effects saponification of oil were examined. The conversion of sterol to stanol was improved by a factor of 4~5 through saponification of oil, compared to the reaction without saponification.

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Components of Nutraceutical Value in Physalis minima

  • Misra, L.N.;Lal, P.;Kumar, D.
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2006
  • It is of utmost importance to feed the current world population by improving agricultural production with newer varieties of food crops, but what is still more important is to add nutrition into the food. Some of the plants, which are currently growing in the wastelands, contain certain phytochemicals which add to their neutraceutical and health value. These plants contain secondary metabolites which enhance the over all metabolic functions of the body. Withasteroids are one of such phytochemicals. These chemicals are almost exclusively found in plants of the Solanaceae family; one of which, Physalis minima, contains several with asteroids. The aerial parts and roots of P. minima have been found to contain several steroids, identification of which is been discussed in this paper. These with asteroids contribute to the functional value since incorporation of withanolides in the diet may prevent or decrease the growth of tumors in humans.

Immunoaugmenting Activity of Acemannan, the Polysaccharides Isolated from Aloe vera Gel (알로에 다당체 Acemannan의 면역증강 효능)

  • Im, Sun-A;Park, Chan-Su;Lee, Chong-Kil
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.103-109
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    • 2016
  • Aloe vera L.(Aloe barbadensis Miller) has been used for many centuries for various medical, cosmetic and neutraceutical purposes. The gel of A. vera was reported to exert numerous biological activities including wound healing, immunomodulatory, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-diabetic, and anti-psoriasis activities. Acemannan, found predominantly in the inner leaf gel of A. vera, has been identified as the main active ingredient exerting diverse biological activities. In this review, we summarized the recent findings on the immunomodulatory activities of acemannan. Studies that used purified acemannan demonstrate that acemannan exerts immune-stimulating, anti-cancer, anti-viral, and hematopoiesis-increasing activities. In addition, it is being clear that most of these activities of acemannan are mediated primarily by activating professional antigen presenting cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells.

Some Aspects of functional foods and their perspective (건강기능성 식품의 현황 및 전망)

  • Lee, Gun-Soon
    • Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.17-40
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this paper is to explore some aspects of functional foods and to give an prospective view of the foods. Recently the increasing rate of old ages is very rapid so that the functional foods is demanded as the treatment of cure and health foods for the old ages. Those are the foods which includes such elements as polyphenol, vitamin E & C, 𝛽-carotene, selenium, lycopene, lutein, isoflavon, capsaicin, DHA, lecithin, peptide, dietry fiber, alginic acid, lactic ferments, caffeine, kitin and kitosan, taurine, and phenylalanine. The total amounts of those foods are $ 112 billion in 2001, the American market marks $36.3 billion (32%) and Europe marks $32.6 billion (29%) and Japan marks $27.1 billion (24%), however, Korea marks $11 billion which equivalent to 1%. We are in need to develop the new foods for the antioxidant effect, anti-cancer, the prevention of cardio vascular disease, the control of intestine vacillius, control of diabetes, with those functional elements in order to secure the world market for the functional foods.

Sasa quelpaertensis Leaf Extracts Induce Apoptosis in Human Leukemia HL-60 Cells

  • Jang, Mi-Gyeong;Park, Soo-Young;Lee, Sun-Ryung;Choi, Soo-Youn;Hwang, Joon-Ho;Ko, Hee-Chul;Park, Ji-Gweon;Chung, Wan-Seok;Kim, Se-Jae
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.188-190
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    • 2008
  • In east Asia, the leaves of various Sasa species have been used in folk medicine for centuries. The effects of the methanolic extract and its subsequent fractions derived from the leaves of Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai on cell proliferation in human leukemia HL-60 cells were evaluated. The ethyl acetate fraction of this extract (ESQL) significantly reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner ($0-250\;{\mu}g/mL$). ESQL ($IC_{50}=24.8\;{\mu}g/mL$) exhibited growth inhibition comparable to the main constituent of green tea, epigallocatechin ($IC_{50}=26.2\;{\mu}g/mL$), which was used as a positive control. ESQL treatment induced apoptosis, which was confirmed by the presence of nuclear condensation and annexin V-staining. These results demonstrate that ESQL contains chemopreventive phytochemicals that may be useful in neutraceutical applications.

Marinebio Industry review and Strategy Analysis of Chungnam Province (충남 해양바이오산업 현황과 전략 분석)

  • Jung, Myung-Hwa;Cha, Seon-Heui
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.20-27
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    • 2021
  • Ironically, marine bioresource production in Chungnam Province is the second-largest in the country. The province's marine bioresource production puts its lack of a marine bioindustry in the spotlight despite the region's favorable conditions to produce representative value-added and (ultra) high value-added products such as neutraceutical and/or pharmaceutical function. This juxtaposition is to be expected, as there are no institutions for training professionals in the field of marine biology or in the fisheries industry in the West Sea area. The unique features of the region require individuals with specialized training who have been educated in accordance with regional development and the specificity of the region. Recently, however, a plan has been initiated at the national level to foster the growth of the marine biology industry in the Chungnam Province on Korea's west coast. This plan includes increasing funds to the marine biology market to 1.2 trillion by 2030. If the Chungnam region wants to successfully revitalize the marine biology industry and put the increased funds to efficient use, it must first establish various research and (business) development (R&(B)D) plans regarding local marine biology infrastructures and marine biology programs at local universities. It must also focus on training specialists to protect, maintain, and develop the region's marine bio-resources to increase the growth of the region's bioindustry.