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Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Extract from Leaf, Fruit Stalk and Stem of Hovenia dulcis Thunb (헛개나무의 부위별 이화학적 및 관능적 품질 특성)

  • Park Geum-Soon;Kim Hwang-Hee
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2005
  • This study was conducted in order to promote the utilization of Hovenia dulcis Thunb as food. The physicochemical properties and sensory characteristics of the extracts from the leaf, fruit, stalk and stem were examined. The extract of stem was the brightest in L value (p<0.05), but the lowest in b value (p<0.01). By the sensory evaluation, the external appearance was the best in the extract of stem. The extract of leaf was the darkest in color and that of stem the lightest. The bitter and astringent taste was stronger from the leaf compared with other parts. The extract of fruits stalk of Korean Hovenia dulcis was preferred in most of attributes. The total sugar content was the highest from the fruits stalk. Among free amino acids, aspartic acid, glutamic acid and alanine were rich in order. Potassium contents were the highest among minerals from the fruits stalk, leaf and stem. Ca and Mg followed the next. The results were the same both in Korean and in Chinese tree. Among organic acids, malic acid was the most in the fruits stalk, leaf and stem. It was followed by citric acid. In the test of free sugar, glucose was the most and followed by sucrose and fructose in the fruits stalk. Fructose was contained the most in leaf and stem.

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The Preparation and its Chemical Properties of Palladium Complexes with a series of Cycloamine (Cycloamine 계의 팔라듐 착물의 합성과 그 화학적 성질)

  • Sang-Oh Oh;Duck-Young Chung
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.406-413
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    • 1985
  • We synthesized Pd(II) complexes containing sulfoxide and cycloamine series on the basis of the fact that many workers had the foresight to suggest anticancer activites using Pd(II) complexes with sulfur, nitrogen, or nucleic acid relatives as ligands particulary. The identification and characterization of these complexes are followed; content rates of atoms and molecular weights are confirmed by Elemental Analysis and Mass spectra, bonding of metal and ligands by UV-Vis. spectra and NMR spectra, and donor sites of ligands and configuration of complexes by IR spectra. These are yellow crystals, soluble in methanol and chloroform, and insoluble in H2O and the other common organic solvents.

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Cutting Frequency and Liquid Manure Application on Green Manure Production of Rye and Hairy Vetch in Pear Orchard

  • Lee, Seong Eun;Park, Jin Myeon;Noh, Jae Seung;Lim, Tae Jun;Choi, Dong Geun
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.322-326
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    • 2013
  • Many organic fruit growers adopt cover cropping in their orchards to improve soil properties. A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of cutting frequency of cover crop (CF) and liquid manure application (LM) on green manure production (GMP) and returnable nutrient content (RNC) in pear orchard. The combined effects of CF and LM were tested at two levels, respectively, with liquid manure ($L_1$) and without liquid manure ($L_0$). After that, cover crops were cut once ($C_1$) and three times ($C_3$) in rye, and twice ($C_2$) and four times ($C_4$) in hairy vetch. The result showed that main factors related to green manure production were different depending on the species. In rye, LM was more effective in increasing the dry weight of cover crop and RNC than CF. In contrast, the parameters were more affected by CF rather than LM in hairy vetch. Thus, it is suggested that different management technique is needed depending on the cover crop species in order to maximize the green manure production in pear orchard.

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Broad-host-range Bacteriophage Infecting Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica for Biocontrol and Rapid Detection

  • Choi, In Young;Lee, Ju-Hoon;Kim, Hye-jin;Park, Mi-Kyung
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.12
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    • pp.2151-2155
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    • 2017
  • Bacteriophages have gained substantial attention as biocontrol and biorecognition agents, substituting antibodies. In this study, a Salmonella Enteritidis-specific bacteriophage, KFS-SE1, was isolated, identified, and characterized. This Siphoviridae phage infects S. Enteritidis with high specificity. This phage is highly stable under various pH (5-11), temperature ($4-60^{\circ}C$), and organic solvent conditions. The KFS-SE1 genome consisted of 59,715 bp with 73 predicted open reading frames and 57.14% GC content; it had a complete set of genes required for phage reconstruction. Comparative phylogenetic analysis of KFS-SE1 revealed that it was very similar to the other Salmonella phages in the Siphoviridae family. These characteristics suggest that KFS-SE1 with its high specificity and host lysis activity toward S. Enteritidis may have various potential applications.

Optimization of Mixing Ratio to Improve Antioxidant Activity of Aged Garlic with Pine Needle Using Response Surface Methodology

  • Park, Jae-Hee;Shin, Eunji;Park, Eunju
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.241-245
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    • 2017
  • Aged garlic has been reported to possess beneficial pharmacological activities, including anti-stress and anti-fatigue properties, and to exert protective effects on the cardiovascular system and liver. Pine needles are widely used in folk medicine and as food additives owing to their pharmacological properties such as anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects. It has long been known that combining certain phytochemicals with other phenols or organic acids can produce synergistic effects. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop an optimal formula of aged garlic with added pine needle powder for improved antioxidant activity using the statistical technique of response surface methodology. The antioxidant activities of aged garlic mixed with pine needle powder were confirmed by measuring oxygen radical absorbance capacity and total polyphenol content. An optimized antioxidant formula was identified that contained 5.08 g aged garlic and 1.97 g pine needle powder. The antioxidant activities of the mixture prepared using this optimal formula were significantly higher than the predicted values according to an additive model. Hence, this study confirms that the addition of pine needle powder to aged garlic can improve its antioxidant activity. This study demonstrated an optimal mixing ratio to produce an aged garlic product with improved functionality through the addition of pine needle powder that could be successfully employed by the food industry to prepare functional foods.

Curing Kinetics of TDI/PTMEG-based Urethane Prepolymers Depending on the Amount of Curing Agent and Curing Temperatures by DSC and Real Time FT-IR Spectroscopy

  • Kim, Se Mi;Park, Hee Jung;Kim, Seon Hong;Lee, Eun Ju;Lee, Kee Yoon
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.266-271
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    • 2017
  • This study describes the influence of the amount of curing agent and curing temperature on the kinetics of polyurethane elastomers. The urethane prepolymer series was prepared by reacting toluene diisocyanate with polytetramethylene ether glycol at $80^{\circ}C$ for 1 h, and 4,4'-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) was used as the curing agent. The ratio of the amine group of the curing agent to the isocyanate group of the urethane prepolymer was controlled from 0.85 to 1.05 at curing temperatures ranging from 80 to $120^{\circ}C$. The curing rate of the urethane prepolymer was monitored by observing the change in heat flow during the curing process using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). As either the content of curing agent or the curing temperature was higher, the conversion rate to the polyurethane elastomer was high. The DSC results were compared with those obtained from using real-time FT-IR.

Yarn dyed wastewater treatment using hybrid electrocoagulation-Fenton method in a continuous system: Technical and economical viewpoint

  • Gunawan, Denny;Kuswadi, Vincensius Billy;Sapei, Lanny;Riadi, Lieke
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.114-119
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    • 2018
  • Yarn dyed wastewater has to be treated prior to disposal into the water bodies due to its high content of harmful organic compounds. In this study, the performance of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal and kinetic rate constant are investigated via hybrid electrocoagulation-Fenton in a continuous system using wastewater discharged from a yarn dyed industry in Surabaya city. The wastewater was treated in a batch mode using electrocoagulation to reduce Total Suspended Solid, followed by Fenton method in a continuous system to reduce COD level. Various Fe(II) feeding modes, molar ratio of $Fe(II)/H_2O_2$, initial pH of wastewater, and flow rate are used in this study. The results show that COD removal process obeys a pseudo-first order kinetics. At $Fe(II)/H_2O_2$ ratio of 1:10, initial wastewater pH of 3.0, and feed flow rate of 30 mL/min, the COD removal efficiency was observed to be 80%, and the kinetic rate constant is $0.07046min^{-1}$. The chemical cost for the treatment estimated to be IDR 160 per L wastewater, which is cheaper than the previously reported batch system of IDR 256/L.

Purity assignment of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone by mass balance method to establish traceability in measurement

  • Lee, Hwa Shim;Park, Su Jin
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.225-232
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    • 2019
  • Traceability establishment in chemical measurements is a like a linkage established through an unbroken chain from the measured results to the international system (SI) of units. The primary process for traceability establishment is the purity assignment of a target material to be measured. In this study, we studied the purity assignment of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP). The presence of 17-OHP is indicative of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and it builds up due to the deficiency of 21-hydroxylase and 11β-hydroxylase enzyme in the human blood. The purity assignment of 17-OHP was performed by the mass balance method, in which the impurities are categorized into four classes: total related structural impurities, water, residual organic solvents, and nonvolatiles/inorganics. The total related structural impurities were characterized by HPLC-UV; water content was determined by Karl-Fisher coulometer; and the total residual solvents and nonvolatiles/inorganics were determined by TGA. The purity of 17-OHP from a commercial manufacturer was calculated as 993.30 mg/g, and the expanded uncertainty was 0.58 mg/g. The proposed method was validated by uncertainty evaluation and comparing with the actual value of purity.

Carbon Sequestration of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) Plantations in the Bago Yoma Region of Myanmar

  • Oo, Thaung Naing;Lee, Don Koo;Combalicer, Marilyn
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.96 no.5
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    • pp.602-608
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    • 2007
  • Forest plantations become important strategy not merely for the financial aspect, but for carbon sequestration and ecosystem stability. Forest plantations increase the density of the forest biomass, which reduce the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biomass density is also a useful variable for comparing structural and functional attributes of forest ecosystems across a wide range of environmental conditions. In this study, carbon sequestration of teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in the individual tree and plantation levels estimation was carried out Site-specific allometric equation for the estimation of teak tree biomass was developed based on the direct measurement of fifteen (15) harvested trees in the Oak-twin Township of the Bago Yoma Region, Myanmar. A regression equation of the diameter at breast height (DBH) and the aboveground biomass (carbon content) was constructed to estimate the carbon storage level of plantations, which averaged 79 ton/ha. The average carbon accumulation in the soil (up to 30 cm in depth) was estimated 38.89 ton/ha, The highest mean annual increment (MAI) of total carbon was found in the 6-yr-old teak plantation (12.10 ton/ha/yr) whereas the lowest MAI was in the 26-yr-old teak plantation (4.31 ton/ha/yr).

Studies on the Microbial Population and the Amylase Activity of the Forest Soil (삼림토양의 미생물군집과 아밀라아제 활성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hee-Sun;Shim, Jae-Kuk
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.171-183
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    • 1994
  • Soil condition, total number of bacteria, soil amylase activity and microbial biomass $(CO_2-C)$ were measured at soil of different forest types. And the difference of the allelopathic effect was determined between fresh leaf extract of Quercus acutissima and Pinus rigida to the bacteria isolated from soil of different forest types. 1. Total number of bacteria in Carpinus laxiflora forest soil was 4~7 times larger than that in pinus desiflora forest soil. 2. Soil amylase activity was positively correlated with total number of soil bacteria and soil organic matter content. The amylase activity at F layer was 4~5 times larger than that at H layer, and that at H layer was 2~4 times larger than that at A layer. 3. Seasonal changes of microbial biomass showed a peak in summer, and vertical distribution of microbial biomass decreased with increasing soil depth. The microbial biomass in Pinus densiflora forest soil was larger than that in Quercus serrata forest soil. 4. Fresh leaf extract of Pinus rigida and Quercus acutissima showed an acceleration or inhibition effect on the growth of soil bacteria, and that of !. acutissima inhibited larger number of soil bacterial strains than that of P. rigida. 4.2% and 25% of soil bacterial strains isolated from soil of P. rigida and Q. acutissima forests were inhibited by fresh leaf extract of P. rigida and Q. acutissima, respectively.

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