• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2000

Testosterone deficiency increased bone resorption, giving rise to osteoporosis. Testosterone deficiency also increased lipid peroxidation and free radical formation. Free radicals have been shown to be toxic to osteoblasts as well as to activate osteoclasts. In this study, the effects of giving an antioxidant, i.e. vitamin E-rich extract from palm oil on bone mineral density and calcium content was studied. Palm vitamin E prevented the loss in bone mineral density due to orchidectomy, seen in the whole femur, proximal amd midshaft regions, as well as L4 vertebra. Similar observations were seen in bone calcium content of the L5 vertebra. Giving palm olein also prevented the loss in bone mineral density in the femoral midshaft and L4 vertebra; and bone calcium content in the L5 vertebra. In conclusion, vitamin E-rich extract from palm oil was effective in preventing the loss in bone mineral density and calcium content of orchidectomized male rats. This action is probably due to its role as an antioxidant.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.70-92
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• 2017

Crude palm oil (CPO) is obtained from the fruit of oil palm tree, and is rich in palmitic acid, ${\beta}$-carotene and vitamin E. CPO containing a balanced range of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids is fractionated mainly into liquid palm olein and solid palm. Palm oil is highly stable during frying due to its fatty acid composition, and the synergistic antioxidant activity of ${\beta}$-carotene and tocotrienol. Blending and interesterification of palm oil and other oils are the main processes used to offer functional, nutritional, and technical advantages to produce oils suitable for margarine, shortening, vanaspati, and frying oils etc. The advantages of using palm oil products include cheap raw materials, good availability, and low cost of processing, since hydrogenation is not necessary. Future research should lead to the production of oils with a higher oleic acid content and a higher content of vitamins E, carotenoids, and tocotrienols.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.747-751
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• 2008

수분이나 유리지방산 함량이 높은 폐식용유의 적용 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 초임계메탄올을 이용한 바이오디젤 연료의 합성에서 첨가물이 미치는 영향에 대해 실험하였다. 회분식 반응기를 이용하여 물, 유리지방산, 항산화물질의 함량을 달리하여 전이에스테르화반응을 진행하였고, 기체크로마토그래피를 이용해 시료에 포함된 지방산메틸에스테르의 양을 측정하였다. 수분이 증가함에 따라 생성되는 지방산메틸에스테르의 함량이 약간 감소했으나 염기촉매나 산촉매에 비해서는 그 폭이 아주 작았다. 유리지방산, 비타민 E, ${\beta}$-카로틴의 함량 변화에 따른 영향은 거의 없었다.