• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.801-807
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• 2006

To elucidate the effect of soy isoflavone supplementation on bone mineral density and antioxidant enzyme activity in 60 postmenopausal women residing in Iksan area were recruited. There were 31 participants in the treatment group and 29 in the control group. The treatment group consumed isoflavone extract capsules daily (which contained 90 mg of soy isoflavones) for 12 weeks. The study compared before and after isoflavone intake in the following areas. Physical examination, diet survey, bone mineral density (BMD) and antioxidant enzyme activity (superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT) and total antioxidant capacity (TA)). The average age of the treatment group was 64.6 years and that of the control group was 66.5 years. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of height, weight and body mass index. Both groups maintained a regular diet pattern in terms of their average daily nutrient intake. There were no significant differences between the treatment group (23.3 mg) and the control group (24.0 mg) in terms of daily isoflavone intake based on diet. Isoflavone supplementation of 12 weeks did not resulted in any significant changes in BMD or parameters of antioxidant enzyme activity, implying the necessity of more intensive intervention for a substantial change. In conclusion, this study revealed that antioxidant enzyme activity holds a significant relationship with the bone mineral density in postmenopausal women and further systematic research on dose and period of isoflavone supplementation is needed to clearify the positive effect of isoflavone on BMD and/or blood antioxidant capacity in postmenopausal women.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.294-298
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• 2004

세 가지 품종의 한국산 콩을 발아시키면서 isoflavone과 올리고당, 건물량의 변화를 조사하였다. 실험에 사용된 콩은 명주 나물콩, 태광콩, 다원콩이었으며 콩의 발아는 $20^{\circ}C$의 항온기에서 10시간 수침 후 8일간 발아시켰다. 세 가지 품종 중 isoflavone 함량이 가장 높았던 품종은 명주나물콩(1.288mg/g)이었으며 그 다음은 태광콩(0.671 mg/g), 다원콩(0.661 mg/g)이었다. 총 isoflavone함량은 전반적으로 발아 초기에 증가하였고 그 후는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 최고값에서의 증가율은 20-50%의 범위였으며 특히 daidzein과 genestein등 aglycone 형태의 증가가 더욱 현저하였다 올리고당인 stachyose와 raffinose의 함량은 발아 중 빠르게 감소하였으나 sucrose의 감소는 비교적 완만하였다. 건물량은 발아 중 서서히 감소하였고 뿌리의 성장은 발아 2일부터 시작하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2005

Isoflavone was extracted with various concentration of aqueous methanol using whole hypocotyls as the starting material. Whole hypocotyls were preferred as the raw material because the residue could be easily removed from the solvent after the extraction process. Extraction yield was almost constant at the methanol concentration of $20-80\%$. Most of the isoflavone was extracted within 1 hr, and the extraction yield remained almost constant thereafter. When the concentration of methanol was $80\%$, the content of total solid was reduced due to the reduced extraction of contaminating protein as the result of protein insolubilization. Among resins tested, Diaion HP-20, Amberlite XAD-16, and Amberlite IRC-50 showed the highest capacity to absorb the compound. Open column chromatography with Diaion HP-20 showed that $80\%$ aqueous ethanol was most efficient as the eluting solvent with final recovery of the phytochemical being more than $95\%$. Maximum adsorption of the phytochemical occurred at the acidic pH 2-4. When the spatial velocity was increased to 15 and more, the degree of adsorption was decreased, whereas below spatial velocity of 15, the adsorption capacity of isoflavone to the resin was almost constant. The purity of the isoflavone purified by column chromatography was $78\%$.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2004

We studied the effects of soy isoflavones supplementation with exercise on bone mineral density and the urinary excretion of deoxypyridinoline as an index of bone resorption rates in postmenopausal women. A total of 67 postmen-opausal women were assigned to Isoflavone (90 mg/day) or placebo groups. These group were further divided into groups that undergone a regular exercise or a rather sedentary state performing daily activity only. Four groups were Placebo-control group (n = 16), Placebo-exercise group (n = 16), Isoflavone-sedentary group (n = 19) and Isofla-vone-exercise group (n = 16). After the intervention, we compared anthropometric mesurement, dietary recall, bone mineral density (femoral neck, lumbar spine), urinary deoxypyridinoline between the groups and between the pre and post studies. There were no significant differences between the four groups in terms of average age, height, weight, period after menopause at the baseline. The average age of the subjects were 55.2 yrs, average height, weight, period after menopause were 154.7 cm, 59.3 kg, 5.58 yrs, respectively. After eight week intervention period, there were no significant differences between the four groups in bone mineral density, but urinary deoxypyridinoline excretion was significantly decreased both in Isoflavone-sedentary and Isoflavone-Exercise groups. These results suggest that Isofla-vone supplementation alone or with exercise may be preventive measures through the decrease of bone reabsorption rate in post-menopausal subjects. Whereas exercise alone did not appear to be an effective measure in bone loss with these subjects.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2011

고 함량 이소플라본 생산을 위한 대두의 침지, 발아조건 및 청국장 발효 최적조건을 찾기 위해 반응표면분석법을 사용하였다. 대두의 침지와 발아조건은 대두를 25.6$^{\circ}C$에서 7 hr 침지 후 29.1$^{\circ}C$에서 42.4 hr 발아 시 이소플라본 함량이 가장 높게 측정이 되었다. 또한 고함량 이소플라본을 얻기위한 청국장 발효 최적 조건은 온도 39.96$^{\circ}C$, 접종량 1.32%, 42.4 hr 이었다. 최적조건에서의 이소플라본 함량은 2,544 ppm으로 대조구(1,960 ppm)보다 약 1.3 배 향상되었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.643-646
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• 2006

Cheonggukjang, a popular Korean traditional fermented soyfood, was manufactured by fermenting steamed soybeans in a temperature-controlled room by traditional methods in which steamed soy was exposed to rice straw naturally rich in Bacillus species. B. subtilus and B. licheniformis were found to be the major microorganisms present in cheonggukjang made by the traditional method. We analyzed the composition of 12 kinds of isoflavones and their glycosides present in cheonggukjang collected at various fermentation times. Total isoflavone content in raw soybeans was 2,867 mg/kg and this decreased by about 50% during cooking prior to cheonggukjang preparation. However, total isoflavone content changed slightly during 45 hr of fermentation. Total content of isoflavone glycosides, consisting mainly of daidzin, glycitein, and genistin, decreased by about 40% during 45 hr of fermenting cooked soybeans. The contents of tree isoflavones including daidzein, glycitein, and genistein showed a dramatic increase during fermentation in cheonggukjang preparation, with a 2.9-, 54.0-, and 20.6-fold increase in concentration, respectively, by the end of fermentation (45 hr). In conclusion, short-term fermentation of cooked soybeans with Bacillus species caused conspicuous changes in the composition of isoflavone derivatives, and its implication in terms of health benefits deserves further study.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.872-880
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• 2004

This study was performed to investigate the effect of Puerariae radix-ethanol extracts rich in isoflavone on the antio-xidative system of rats. For this purpose, first, Puerariae radix was extracted with ethanol, and its total isoflavone and puerarin contents were analysed. Second, female Sprague Dawley rats were fed for 6 weeks with four diets which were based on AIN96G diet and supplemented with Puerariae radix-ethanol extracts to contain isoflavone. The isoflavone contents of four experimental diets were 0 mg, 500 mg, 1,000 mg, 2,000 mg per kg diet, respectively (control, P0.05%,P0.1%, P0.2%). Liver and erythrocyte activities of antioxidative enzyme such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase,glutathione peroxidase (GSHpx) were measured. Also, plasma and liver malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations, liver glutathione (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) concentrations were measured. The total isoflavone content of Puerariae radix-ethanol extract was 3067.6 mg per 100 g extract and the content of puerarin was 2557.4 mg per 100 g extract. The erythrocyte activities of GSH-Px and catalase were higher in group P0.1% and P0.2%. But SOD activity of erythocyte did not show any difference by the Puerariae radix-ethanol extract supplementation in diet. The activity of SOD in liver increased significantly by the supplementation of extract, showing highest level in P0.1% group. The liver GSH concentration increased significantly in group of P0.05%, P0.1%, and P0.2% compared with control group (p <0.05). The GSSG concentration in liver showed no difference by the supplementation of Puerariae radix extract from the control group, except P0.2% group. The plasma MDA concentration did not show any significant differences by the extract supplementation. But the liver MDA concentration decreased by the extract supplementation, showing the lowest level in P0.1 % diet group. These results suggest that the supplementation of Puerariae radix-ethanol extract can inhibit lipid peroxidation in liver and enhance the antioxidative defense competence of rats.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.610-621
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• 2014

Phenolic compounds such as isoflavones contribute to the antioxidant properties of soybean. This study investigated differences in the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of ten soybean cultivars grown in two different locations in Korea. We observed a wide range of variation in total isoflavone and phenolic content by location and cultivar. The total isoflavone content of cultivars grown at Pyeongchang (sub-highland) was significantly higher than that in cultivars grown at Gangneung (lowland). In contrast, the total phenolic content of cultivars grown at Gangneung was greater than that of cultivars grown at Pyeongchang. The radical scavenging activity of DPPH was similar to that of the total phenolic content rather than that of the total isoflavone content. These results suggest that antioxidant activity of soybean was associated with phenolic compounds rather than isoflavones. To identify the individual antioxidant components, we used an on-line HPLC-$ABTS^+$-based assay system, ESI/MS, and NMR. The results showed that the strongest antioxidant activity was linked to epicatechin.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제22권4호통권94호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2006

The effects of the addition of germinated soybean powder on Injulmi characteristics were investigated in this study. Injulmi was prepared with five different levels of germinated soybean powder (0%, 4%, 8%, 12% and 16%)and the physical properties were examined. The moisture content decreased, while the protein, fat and ash contents increased With increasing germinated soybean powder content. Total isoflavone contents, 3.39${\sim}$15.35 mg% before cooking, slightly increased to 3.94${\sim}$15.96 mg% after cooking. Genistin, genistein, daidzin and daidzein, which are blown to be the major functional isoflavones, accounted for approximately 93% of total isoflavone contents. The color of Injulmi darkened slightly and became greenish yellow with the addition of germinated soybean powder. Textural profile analysis showed that hardness and gumminess increased, but cohesiveness and springiness decreased with increasing germinated soybean powder level. Sensory test showed that Injulmi prepared with up to 8% added germinated soybean powder was evaluated as being equally acceptable as Injulmi without germinated soybean powder.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2016

본 연구는 잠재적인 생균제제 Lactobacillus plantarum P1201을 이용하여 갈색콩 두유의 젖산발효 중 이화학적 특성, 총 phenolics, isoflavone 함량 및 항산화 활성 변화를 연구하였다. 갈색콩 두유는 발효가 진행됨에 따라 pH가 최종 4.03으로 감소하였으며, 이에 따라 총산이 증가하여 발효 후(60시간) 1.03%를 나타내었다. 생균수 역시 11.55log cfu/g으로 발효 과정 중 점차적으로 증가하였다. 총 phenolics 함량은 발효 전 2.87mg/g에서 발효 후 2.98mg/g으로 약간 증가하였다. Isoflavoneglycosides 및 -malonylglycosides 형태는 감소하였고 -aglycones 형태는 증가하였다. 특히 발효 초기 isoflavone-aglycones 함량은 38.30㎍/g에서 증가하여 발효 36시간째 84.31㎍/g으로 최대치를 나타내었고 이후에는 감소하였다. 발효 36시간째 isoflavone-aglycones 형태인 daidzein, glycitein 및 genistein의 함량은 각각 24.12㎍/g, 25.25㎍/g 및 24.71㎍/g이었다. 한편 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성 및 환원력은 발효 중 서서히 증가하였다.