• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.271-274
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• 2009

Cereal $\beta$-glucans, linked essentially by mixed $\beta$-(1,4/1,3) glycosidic bonds, were extracted, purified, and structurally identified. Previously chemical structure of barley $\beta$-glucans was characterized from 3 varieties of 'Gang', 'Ohl', and 'Gwangan', and the (1,4)/(1,3) linkage ratio of the $\beta$-glucans was identical. In this study, $\beta$-glucans from 1 barley ('Chal') and 3 oat ('Ohl', 'Samhan', and 'Donghan') varieties were structurally scrutinized, and the linkage pattern of total 7 cereal $\beta$-glucans was compared. The amount of 2 major 3-O-$\beta$-cellobiosyl-D-glucose (DP3) and 3-O-$\beta$-cellotriosyl-D-glucose (DP4) from barley and oat accounted for only 66.6-73.3 and 68.12-81.89% of water-extractable $\beta$-glucan fractions, and the (1,4)/(1,3) linkage ratios of both barley and oat $\beta$-glucans were within very narrow range of 2.27-2.31 and 2.38-2.39, respectively, among the cultivars tested. Structural difference in the cereal $\beta$-glucans was evident when DP3:DP4 ratio in the $\beta$-glucan structure was compared. As a result, this ratio was significantly greater for barley $\beta$-glucan (2.26-2.74) than for oat (1.54-1.66). Chal-B had the greatest DP3 to DP4 ratio among the samples, which in turn reflected the least amount of (1,4)-linkages.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.482-487
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• 1996

한국산 보리 및 귀리품종의 수용성, 불용성 및 총 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량을 분석하여 ${\beta}-glucan$의 용해성을 조사하였다. 보리원맥의 총 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량은 $3.3{\sim}5.6%$ 범위였으며 $65{\sim}70%$ 정맥수율로 도정하여 껍질 및 강층을 제거한 정맥의 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량은 $3.5{\sim}7.1%$로 증가하였다. 보리원맥의 수용성 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량은 $1.4{\sim}3.3%$의 분포였으며 총 ${\beta}-glucan$에 대한 수용성 ${\beta}-glucan$의 백분을로 나타낸 용해성(% solubility)은 $43{\sim}61%$ 범위로 총량의 약 반가량이 수용성인 것으로 나타났다. 보리정맥에 있어서는 총 ${\beta}-glucan$과 불용성 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량은 증가한 반면 수용성 ${\beta}-glucan$은 약간 감소하는 경향을 보여 용해성이 $35{\sim}55%$로 원맥보다 다소 낮았다. 귀리는 총 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 겉귀리에서 $3.1{\sim}4.0%$, groats에서 $4.0{\sim}4.8%$였으며 불용성 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 $0.5{\sim}0.7%$로 보리에서 보다 훨씬 낮아 추출되어 나오는 수용성 ${\beta}-glucan$은 약 84%로 매우 높게 나타났다. 보리와 귀리는 추출초기에 빠른 속도로 ${\beta}-glucan$이 추출되었으며 귀리가 보리에 비해 추출이 보다 급격히 이루어졌는데 $2{\sim}3$시간 후에는 대부분의 수용성 ${\beta}-glucan$이 추출되었다 추출온도가 $23{\sim}45^{\circ}C$로 증가함에 따라 수용성 추출량이 증가하였으나 $65^{\circ}C$에서는 보리의 경우 추출량이 떨어졌다. 보리 및 귀리는 증자에 의한 가열처리에 의해 불용성 ${\beta}-glucan$ 함량이 증가하여 ${\beta}-glucan$의 용해성이 떨어진 반면 보리의 볶음처리에서는 ${\beta}-glucan$이 가용화됨에 따라 용해성이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권spc1호
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• pp.10-24
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• 1996

[ ($1{\to}3$) ], ($1{\to}4$)-${\beta}$-D-glucans(${\beta}-glucans$) are a major component of the cell walls of grasses as a component of the cereal endosperm and aleurone cell walls. Although ${\beta}-glucans$ exist in all cereals, their concentration is highest in oats and barley. Genetic and environmental differences are found in total ${\beta}-glucan$ content. Both oats and barley ${\beta}-glucans$ have cholesterol-lowering effects. This suggests possible use as food additives. Structural characterization of ${\beta}-glucan$ is important because structure can influence physical and physiological properties. In this review, ${\beta}-glucans$ of barley and oats are discussed in details including structure, chemical and physical properties, and nutritional implications. The use of barley and oat products as well as ${\beta}-glucan$ as a food additive continues to increase. This can provide an additional market for barley and oats, thus increasing the value of the crops.

• 약학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2002

$\beta$-l, 3-glucans are well known to enhance the immune reactions, resulting in antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulatory and wound healing activities. $\beta$-1, 3-glucans have various activities depending on molecular weight, degree of branching, conformation, water-solubility and intermolecular association. However, the $\beta$-1, 3-glucans linked backbone structure is essential and $\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl units are required for immunopotentiating activities. In this study, we tested the immunophamacological activities of insoluble $\beta$-1, 3-glucan from Agrobacterium sp. R259 KCTC 10197BP and confirmed the following activities: (1) IFN-${\gamma}$ production in PBMCs in the presence or in the absence of PHA, LPS, IL-18, and IL-12; (2) the induction of various cytokines in the spleen and thymus; (3) the adjuvant effect on the antibody production; (4) the cytotoxic and antitumor effects on cell lines and ICR mice. These results strongly suggest that $\beta$-1, 3-glucan from Agrobacterium sp. R259 KCTC 10197BP possesses various immunopharmacologica1 activities.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.156-163
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• 2003

Background: $\beta$-1,3-glucans are well known to enhance the immune reactions, resulting in antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulatory and wound healing activities. $\beta$-1, 3-glucans have various activities depending on molecular weight, degree of branching, conformation, water-solubility and intermolecular association. However, the $\beta$-1,3-glucan linked backbone structure is essential and $\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl units are required for immuno-potentiating activities. Result: In this study, we tested the immunophamacological activities of soluble $\beta$-1,3-glucans and confirmed the following activities: (1) $IFN-{\gamma}$ production in PBMCs in the presence or the absence of PHA, LPS, or IL-18; (2) induction of various cytokines in the spleen and thymus; (3) adjuvant effect on the antibody production; (4) nitrogen oxide synthesis in macrophages; (5) the cytotoxic and antitumor effects on cell lines and ICR mice. Conclusion: These results strongly suggested that $\beta$-1,3-glucans possessed various immuno-pharmacological activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.576-583
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• 2006

The alkali-soluble glucan of the yeast cell wall contains $\beta-(1,3)-$ and (1,6)-D-linkages and is known to systemically enhance the immune system. In the previous study [6], in order to isolate cell wall mutants, a wild-type strain was mutagenized by exposure to ultraviolet light, and the mutants were then selected via treatment with laminarinase $(endo-\beta-(1,3)-D-glucanase)$. The mass of alkali- and water-soluble glucans produced by the mutant was measured to be 33.8 mg/g of the dry mass of the yeast cell. Our results showed that the mutants generated the amount of alkali-soluble glucan 10-fold higher than that generated by the wild-type. Structural analysis showed that the alkali-soluble glucan from the mutants was associated with a higher degree of $\beta-(1,6)-D-linkage$ than was observed in conjunction with the wild-type. Yeast cell wall $\beta-glucan$ was shown to interact with macrophages via receptors, thereby inducing the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha $(TNF-\alpha)$ and nitric oxide. Alkali-soluble $\beta-glucans$, both from water-soluble and water-insoluble glucan, exhibited a higher degree of macrophage activity with regard to both the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha $(TNF-\alpha)$ and nitric oxide and direct phagocytosis, than did the positive control ($1{\mu}g$ of lipopolysaccharide).

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.590-597
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• 2000

${\beta}-Glucan$의 점증제 및 겔화제로서의 이용성을 규명하기 위하여 메성 및 찰성보리 ${\beta}-glucan$ 용액의 리을로지 특성을 비교하였다. 메성 및 찰성보리 ${\beta}-glucan$ 용액 모두 의가소생 유체 특성을 나타내었으며, Power law mdel에 잘 적용되었다. Arrhenius 식에 의해 구한 층밀림 속도 $700s^{-1}$에서의 겉보기 점도의 활성화에 너지는 농도가 1%에서 4%로 .증가함에 따라 메성 ${\beta}-glucan$의 경우 20.01에서 16.78kj/mol로, 찰성 ${\beta}-glucan$의 경우 지수의 경우 27.18에서 17.82kj/mol로 감소하였으며, 지수함수식에 의해 구한 농도의존성 상수인 A는 온도가 $20^{circ}C$에서 $65^{circ}C$로 증가함에 따라 메성 ${\beta}-glucan$의 경우 $0.37%^{-1}$에서 $0.42%^{-1}$로, 찰성 ${\beta}-glucan$의 경우 $0.49%^{-1}$에서 $0.57%^{-1}$로 증가하였다. 찰성보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 고유점도는 2.38dL/g으로 메성보리 ${\beta}-glucan$의 1.60dL/g보다 높게 나타났으며, 비점도와 환원농도의 관계에서 구한 critical coil overlap parameter($C^*[{\eta}]$)를 경계로 기울기가 달라져 $C[{\eta}] 영역에서는 메성 및 찰성보리 ${\beta}-glucan$ 간에 차이가 나지 않았지만 $C[{\eta}]>C^*[{\eta}]$ 영역에서는 각각 2.907과 3.757을 나타내었다. 동적점탄성 측청 결과 진동수 변환중 cross-over가 일어나고 이후의 진동수 영역에서는 저장탄성율이 손실탄성율보다 높은 값을 나타내었으며, 24시간 경과 후 겔을 형성하여 겔화제로서의 이용 가능성을 보여주었다.