• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.287-294
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• 2005

Three different gruels; $100\%$ rice, $70\%$ rice and $30\%$ sprouted black bean with sprout, and $100\%$ rice and $70\%$ sprouted black bean, were prepared. Organoleptic, chemical and rheological properties were compared according to the heating time and the quantity of water. Regarding to the the rheological properties, the gruel with $30\%$ rice and $70\%$ sprouted black bean with sprout revealed the lowest level of solidity and the highest level of viscosity among these three kinds of gruels. The chemical properties; pH, total sugar content and amylose content were similar each other. In terms of organoleptic properties, the best gruel was made with $30\%$ rice and $70\%$ sprouted black bean with sprout. In addition, the best cooking condition was found that 9 times of water to the weight of rice and sprouted black bean with sprout, was used follows by 40 minutes' heating.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.32 no.1 s.55
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• pp.7-15
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• 2006

In this study, the effect of oligopeptide ($Oligosproutin^{(R)}$) from sprouted black rice was evaluated for possible improvement in skin elasticity. We examined the changes in gene expression on oligopeptide-treated HaCaT cells using DNA microarray analysis. As a result, oligopeptide treatment showed a differential expression ratio of more than 2-fold : 745 genes were activated and 1011 genes were repressed. One of the most interesting findings is a 2-fold increase in hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS 2) gene expression by oligopeptide. We also found that oligopeptide increased cell proliferation, HAS2 mRNA expression and intracellular ROS scavenging activity in HaCaT cells. A human clinical study which oil-in-water emulsion with oligopeptide was topically applied showed significant increase in skin elasticity. These results suggest that the sprouted black rice oligopeptide ($Oligosproutin^{(R)}$) can be effective anti-aging ingredient for cosmetics.