• 대한구순구개열학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2009

The orbicularis oris muscle (OOM) is a very important muscle that originate from the second branchial arch and is innervated by the facial nerve. The aim of this study was to elucidate distribution types of two muscle fibers that composing OOM by using enzyme-histochemical examinations and tried to make a basis for a clinical application. The fresh frozen tissues from the superior and inferior portions of the OOM were taken from post mortem 65-year-old Korean male adult. Total five different sagittal sections were used on the midline of the philtrum, the middle portion of lower lip, the mouth corner, and each midlateral side of upper and lower mouth. We used enzyme-histochemical staining such as Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS), Succinic Dehydrogenase (SDHase), reduced Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide-Tetrazolium Reductase (NADH-TR), Adenosine Triphosphatase (ATPase) in pH 9.4, 4.6 and 4.3, and Modified Gomori Trichrome. There were about 30.24 % type 1 muscle fiber and 65.40 % type 2 muscle fiber in the midline of the philtrum (p < 0.05). Enzyme-histochemical staining is very useful and innovative method to elucidate characteristics of muscle fibers. We expect that chiloplasty and reconstruction of the lip portions for cleft lip patients, based on these results, are better to recovery function and aesthetic. However, we have some problems as an intramuscular variability and the inter-individual variation etc. Therefore we have to make progress these studies continuously to overcome these problems.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.397-405
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• 2001

The ryanodine receptor, a $Ca^{2+}$ release channel of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), is responsible for the rapid release of $Ca^{2+}$ that activates cardiac muscle contraction. In the excitation-contraction coupling cascade, activation of SR $Ca^{2+}$ release channel is initiated by the activity of sarcolemmal $Ca^{2+}$ channels, the dihydropyridine receptors. Previous study showed that the relaxation defect of diabetic heart was due to the changes of the expressional levels of SR $Ca^{2+}$ATPase and phospholamban. In the diabetic heart contractile abnormalities were also observed, and one of the mechanisms for these changes could include alterations in the expression and/or activity levels of various $Ca^{2+}$ regulatory proteins involving cardiac contraction. In the present study, underlying mechanisms for the functional derangement of the diabetic cardiomyopathy were investigated with respect to ryanodine receptor, and dihydropyridine receptor at the transcriptional and translational levels. Quantitative changes of ryanodine receptors and the dihydropyridine receptors, and the functional consequences of those changes in diabetic heart were investigated. The levels of protein and mRNA of the ryanodine receptor in diabetic rats were comparable to these of the control. However, the binding capacity of ryanodine was significantly decreased in diabetic rat hearts. Furthermore, the reduction in the binding capacity of ryanodine receptor was completely restored by insulin. This result suggests that there were no transcriptional and translational changes but functional changes, such as conformational changes of the $Ca^{2+}$ release channel, which might be regulated by insulin. The protein level of the dihydropyridine receptor and the binding capacity of nitrendipine in the sarcolemmal membranes of diabetic rats were not different as compared to these of the control. In conclusion, in diabetic hearts, $Ca^{2+}$ release processes are impaired, which are likely to lead to functional derangement of contraction of heart. This dysregulation of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration could explain for clinical findings of diabetic cardiomyopathy and provide the scientific basis for more effective treatments of diabetic patients. In view of these results, insulin may be involved in the control of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ in the cardiomyocyte via unknown mechanism, which needs further study.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.567-571
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• 1997

절화의 수확 후 저장 및 유통과정 중에서 야기될 수 있는 문제 중의 하나인 굴지성 반응에 의한 화경의 구부러짐을 막아내기 위하여 CDTA, $CoCl_2$ 및 ortho-vanadate의 절화 굴지성 반응 억제 효과를 검정하였다. 절화의 굴지성 반응억제제 처리는 절화줄기 기부 혹은 굴지성 반응 부위를 시험용액에 담구는 두가지 방법에 의거 실시하였다. 절화기부를 저해제 용액에 1시간 침지시키는 방법으로 처리하였을 경우, P-type ATPase 저해제인 vanadate만 굴지성 반응 억제효과를 보였으나, 절화의 굴지성반응 활성부위를 직접 계면활성제 (Triton X-100, 0.01%)가 녹아있는 저해제 용액에 침지하였을 경우 CDTA 및 vanadate처리구에서도 상당한 정도의 굴지성 억제를 관찰 할 수 있었을 뿐만 아니라 특히 $CoCl_2$ 처리구에서 그 효과가 현저하였다. $CoCl_2$ 농도에 따른 굴지성 반응 억제효과의 변화를 조사한 결과, 20 mM 전후의 농도에서 거의 완벽한 효과를 볼 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 고려해 볼 때, 적절한 계면활성제와 $CoCl_2$를 이용한 처리액을 준비하여 활성부위에 직접처리하는 방법을 개선한다면 산업적 응용성이 높은 절화의 굴지성 억제 수단을 마련할 수 있다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 1972

복족류 근육단백질을 다른 연분동물의 그것과 비교생화학적으로 검토하고져 전복을 선정하여 근육단백질의 조성을 측정하고 그 주요 구성단백질인 paramyosin을 정열 단리하여 몇가지 생물물리화학적인 성질에 관하여 실험하였다. 전복근육의 단백조성은 수용성구분 $19\~22\%$, 염용성구분 $27\~39\%$, 알카리 가용성구분 $20\~26\%$, 그리고 stroma $20\~28\%$이었다. 염용성구분은 초원심분석에서 Paramyosin이 약 $65\%$, actomyosin이 약 $30\%$, myosin이 약$5\%$로서 이루어져 있음을 알았다. 그리고 초원심분석상 균질의 단일 표품으로 판명 분리된 본 실험에서의 전복 Paramyosin은 침항정수($S^{\circ}\;_{20,\;{\omega}$) 3.14s, 정전염용 $0.35{\mu}$ 이상, $25^{\circ}C$에서의 고유점도는 3.1이었고, 한편 동 Paramyosin은 염석분석에서 이 단백질의 염석절위가 $18\~30\%$이었다. 그리고 아미노산 분석결과, 구성아미노산은 arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid등이 많이 함유되어 있고, proline과 tryptophane이 흠여되어 있는 점 등 2매패류의 아미노산조성과 비슷하였으나, Iysine/arginine의 비는 0.61로서 2매패류보다 낮았다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1620-1632
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• 2017

Objective: This study evaluated the effects of a traditional Chinese medicine formula (TCMF) on muscle fiber characteristics in finishing pigs and the effects of the formula's extract (distilled water, ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extraction) on porcine cell proliferation and isoforms of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) gene expression in myocytes. Methods: In a completely randomized design, ninety pigs were assigned to three diets with five replications per treatment and six pigs per pen. The diets included the basal diet (control group), TCMF1 (basal diet+2.5 g/kg TCMF) and TCMF2 (basal diet+5 g/kg TCMF). The psoas major muscle was obtained from pigs at the end of the experiment. Muscle fiber characteristics in the psoas major muscle were analyzed using myosin ATPase staining. Cell proliferation was measured using 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) dye and cytometry. Isoforms of MyHC gene expression were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results: The final body weight and carcass weight of finishing pigs were increased by TCMF1 (p<0.05), while the psoas major muscle cross-sectional area was increased by TCMF (p<0.05). The cross-sectional area and diameter of psoas major muscle fiber Ι, IIA, and IIB were increased by TCMF2 (p<0.05). The cross-sectional area and fiber diameter of psoas major muscle fiber IIA and IIB were increased by diet supplementation with TCMF1 (p<0.05). Psoas major muscle fiber IIA and IIB fiber density from the pigs fed the TCMF1 diet and the type IIB fiber density from the pigs fed the TCMF2 diet were lower compared to pigs fed the control diet (p<0.05). Pigs fed TCMF2 had a higher composition of type Ι fiber and a lower percentage of type IIB fiber in the psoas major muscle (p<0.05). The expression levels of MyHC Ι, MyHC IIa, and MyHC IIx mRNA increased and the amount of MyHC IIb mRNA decreased in the psoas major muscle from TCMF2, whereas MyHC Ι and MyHC IIx mRNA increased in the psoas major muscle from TCMF1 (p<0.05). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ $coactivator-1{\alpha}$ and CaN mRNA expression in the psoas major muscle were up-regulated by TCMF (p<0.05). Porcine skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation was promoted by $4{\mu}g/mL$ and $20{\mu}g/mL$ TCMF water extraction (p<0.05). Both $1{\mu}g/mL$ and $5{\mu}g/mL$ of TCMF water extraction increased MyHC IIa, MyHC IIb, and MyHC IIx mRNA expression in porcine myocytes (p<0.05), while MyHC Ι mRNA expression in porcine myocytes was decreased by $5{\mu}g/mL$ TCMF water extraction (p<0.05). Porcine myocyte MyHC Ι and MyHC IIx mRNA expression were increased, and MyHC IIa and MyHC IIb mRNA expression were down-regulated by $5{\mu}g/mL$ TCMF ethyl acetate extraction (p<0.05). MyHC Ι and MyHC IIa mRNA expression in porcine myocytes were increased, and the MyHC IIb mRNA expression was decreased by $1{\mu}g/mL$ TCMF ethyl acetate extraction (p<0.05). Four isoforms of MyHC mRNA expression in porcine myocytes were reduced by $5{\mu}g/mL$ TCMF petroleum ether extraction (p<0.05). MyHC IIa mRNA expression in porcine myocytes increased and MyHC IIb mRNA expression decreased by $1{\mu}g/mL$ in a TCMF petroleum ether extraction (p<0.05). Conclusion: These results indicated that TCMF amplified the psoas major muscle cross-sectional area through changing muscle fiber characteristics in finishing pigs. This effect was confirmed as TCMF extraction promoted porcine cell proliferation and affected isoforms of MyHC gene expression in myocytes.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 1984

[$PGF_{2{\alpha}}$]의 rat적출심방에 대한 작용을 ouabain의 작용과 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$의 양성변력성작용은 ouabain의 작용에 비해 potency가 강하고 efficacy는 낮았다. Ouabain은 $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$의 양성변시성작용과 유사한 양성변시성 경향을 나타내었는데 이 점에 대해 추후의 탐구가 요구된다. $PGF_{2{\alpha}}(3{\pm}10^{-8}M)$의 작용은 저칼슘농도(1.4mM)에서 ouabain$(3{\pm}10^{-3}M)$보다 현저히 $({\leq}0.05{\sim}p{\leq}0.00)$강하게 나타났고, medium내에 첨가되는 $Ca^{++}$에 대하여도 보다 예민하게 반응하였다. 저칼륨 medium(2.8mM) 또는 medium내 $K^+$첨가는 $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$보다 ouabain의 작용에 더 큰 영향을 미쳤다. $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$와 ouabain의 작용에 미치는 lidocaine ($1{\pm}10^{-5}M$이상의 고농도)의 영향은 매우 흡사하여 별다른 차이점을 볼 수 없었다. Propranolol $(3{\pm}10^{-6}M)$로써 전처치하여 아드레나린성 ${\beta}$수용체를 봉쇄한 적출심방에서 $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$ 양성변력성 및 양성변시성 작용은 방해를 받지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 보아 $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$는 ouabain의 $Na^+$, $K^+$-ATPase 억제기전파는 달리 $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$ 고유의 막수용체에 작용하여 $Ca^{++}$의 세포내 유입을 촉진시키는 기전으로 작용하는 것으로 추측되며, 그 수용체의 등정(identification)은 추후의 연구과제로 남는다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2011

Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is ATPase-directed molecular chaperon and affects survival of cancer cell. Inhibitory effect of Hsp90 by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the cancer cell was reported. However, its role during oocyte maturation and early embryo development is very insufficient. In this study, we traced the effects of Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), on meiotic maturation and early embryonic development in pigs. We also investigated several indicators of developmental potential, including structural integrity, gene expression (Hsp90-, cell cycle-, and apoptosis-related genes), and apoptosis, which are affected by 17-AAG. Then, we examined the roles of Hsp90 inhibitor on viability of primary cells in pigs. Porcine oocytes were cultured in the NCSU-23 medium with or without 17-AAG for 44 h. The proportion of GV arrested oocytes was significantly different between the 17-AAG treated and untreated group (78.2 vs 34.8%, p<0.05). After completion of meiotic maturation, the proportion of MII oocytes was lower in the 17-AAG treated group than in the control group (27.9 vs 71.0%, p<0.05). After IVF, the percentage of penetrated oocytes was significantly lower in the 17-AAG treated group (25.2%), resulting in lower normal pronucleus formation (2PN of 14.6%). Therefore, the inhibition of meiotic progression by Hsp90 inhibitor played a critical role in fertilization status. Porcine embryo were cultured in the PZM-3 medium with or without 17-AAG for 6 days. In result, significant differences in developmental potential were detected between the embryos that were cultured with or without 17-AAG. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) showed that the number of containing fragmented DNA at the blastocyst stage increased in the 17-AAG treated group compared with control (7.5 vs 4.4, respectively). Blastocysts that developed in the 17-AAG treated group had low structural integrity and high apoptotic nuclei than those of the untreated control, resulting in decrease the embryonic qualities of preimplantation porcine blastocysts. The mRNA expressions of cell cycle-related genes were down-regulated in the 17-AAG treated group compared with control. Also, the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene Bax increased in 17-AAG treated group, whereas expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bel-XL decreased. However, the expression of ER stress-related genes did not changed by 17-AAG. Cultured pESF cells were treated with or without 17-AAG and used for MIT assay. The results showed that viability of pESF cells were decreased by treatment of 17-AAG ($2{\mu}M$) for 24 hr. These results indicated that 17-AAG decreased cell proliferation and increased cell death. Expression patterns Hsp90 complex genes (Hsp70 and p23), cell cycle-related genes (cdc2 and cdc25c) and apoptosis-related genes (Bax and Bcl-XL) were significantly changed by using RT-PCR analysis. The spliced form of pXbp-1 product (pXbp-1s) was detected in the tunicamycin (TM) treated cells, but it is not detected in 17-AAG treated cells. In conclusion, Hsp90 appears to play a direct role in porcine early embryo developmental competence including structural integrity of blastocysts. Also, these results indicate that Hsp90 is closely associated with cell cycle- and apoptosis-related genes expression in developing porcine embryos.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.455-463
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• 1985

말쥐치 육의 근원섬유단백질을 추출하고 몇가지 온도조건이 그 변성에 미치는 영향을 실험하였으며, sucrose와 sorbitol 및 아미노산을 첨가하였을 때의 변성억제효과에 관하여도 비교 검토하였다. 실험에서 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 말쥐치 근원섬유단백질의 $25^{\circ}C,\;30^{\circ}C,\;35^{\circ}C$에서의 변성속도정수($K_D$값)는 각각 $19.52{\times}10^{-5},\;112.25{\times}10^{-5},\;247.20{\times}10^{-5}$이었다. 활성화 에너지${\Delta}E$값은 43 kcal/mole, 활성화엔탈피 ${\Delta}H$는 42.4kcal/mole, 활성화 엔트로피 ${\Delta}S$는 66.79 e.u., 그리고 자유에너지 ${\Delta}G$는 22.4kcal/mole이었다. 2. 말쥐치 근원섬유단백질이 $0^{\circ}C$에서 96시간 경과했을 때는 최초 활성의 $53\%$가 감소하였고, $-20^{\circ}C$에서 60시간이 경과했을 때는 약 $72\%$가 감소했다. 3. 농도별 첨가제의 가열변성에 대한 억제 효과는 1M Na-Glu>1M sorbitol>1.25M Gly>0.5M sucrose>1.25M Ala의 순이며, 변성억제효과 값 ${\Delta}E$는 Na-Glu가 1.25, sorbitol이 0.58, Gly이 0.28, sucrose가 0.21, Ala이 0.05이였다. 4. 혼성 첨가시는 1M Na-Glu+1.25M Gly>1M sorbitol+1.25 M Gly>1M sorbito1+0.5M sucrose>1M sorbito1+1M Na-Glu순으로 가열변성억제효과를 가지고 있으며, 이들의 $K_D$값은 위의 순서대로 $25^{\circ}C$에서 각각 $1.38{\times}10^{-5},\;11.75{\times}10^{-5},\;14.95{\times}10^{-5},\;15.66{\times}10^{-5}$으로서 무첨가시보다 $7{\sim}l.2$배의 효과를 나타내고 있었다. 5. 혼성 첨가시의 열역학적 함수로서 활성화 에너지, 활성화 엔탈피, 활성화 엔트로피, 자유 에너지는 Na-Glu+Gly 일 때, 68.4kcal/mole, 67.8 kcal/mole, 146.70 e. u., 24kca1/mole이며, sorbitol+Gly은 44kcal/mole, 43.4kcal/mole, 69.14 e. u., 22.8kcal/mole, sorbitol+sucrose는 42.7kcal/mole, 42.1kcal/mole 65.26 e. u., 22.6kcal/mole이고. sorbitol+Na-Glu는 49kcal/mole, 48.4kcal/mole, 86.49 e. u., 22.6kcal/mole이었다. 6. 냉동중의 변성억제효과는 1M Na-Glu+1.25M Gly/1M sorbito1+0.5M sucrose>1M sorbitol+1.25M $Gly{\sim}lM$ sorbito1+1M Na-Glu의 순으로 좋았다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.221-227
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• 1977

우리나라 서해안(西海岸)에 자생(自生)하는 내염성식물(耐鹽性植物) 10종(種)에 대한 proline함량(含量)은 $84{\sim}1700{\mu}g/gfw.$이었으며 Cl함량(含量)은 $0.13{\sim}0.45mM/gfw.$이었다. 이들 식물체내(植物體內)의 proline함량과 Cl함량 간(間)에는 상호반비례(相互反比例)하는 경향을 나타냈다. 그중에서 화본과(禾本科)인 갈대는 고(高) proline함유(含有) 저(低) Cl함유(含有) 식물(植物)로서 염처리(鹽處理)가 갈대의 질소대사(窒素代謝)에 미치는 영향을 검정하였다. 그 결과 0.25M NaCl 처리 이상에서는 위조현상(萎凋現象)이 나타나고, 총질소(總窒素) 함량(含量)은 감소(減少)하는 경향이지만 알콜 가용성(可溶性) 질소 및 proline함량(含量)은 염처리(鹽處理) 농도(濃度)에 비례(比例)하여 증가하였다. 이와 같은 경향(傾向)은 해변(海邊)과 육지(陸地)에 채취한 갈대간에 큰 차이가 없었다. Gel전기영동의 단백질분획(蛋白質分劃)을 0.1M NaCl처리까지는 변화가 없으나 0.25M NaCl처리 이상에서는 Fraction 1 단백질이 감소(減少)하고 대조구(對照區)에 없는 새로운 단백질분획이 나타났다. 이 결과에서 0.1M NaCl 처리는 갈대의 생육과 질소 대사에 영향을 미치지 않았고, 0.25M NaCl 처리는 외관상(外觀上)의 생육(生育)은 저해되지 않았으나 체내(體內) 질소 대사에 이상(異常)을 가져왔으며 0.5M NaCI 처리 이상에서는 생육(生育) 및 대사(代謝)에 이상(異常)을 가져왔다. 질소대사(窒素代謝)의 가장 두드러진 이상(理象)은 proline의 축적(蓄積)이었으며 이 proline은 내염성(耐鹽性) 식물(植物)의 삼투압(?透壓) 조절기능(調節機能)과 관계있을 것으로 생각된다.기적 흥분현상과 결부하여 $Ca^{++}$을 유리할 수 있을 것으로 추정하였으며, 한편 digitalis배당체의 강심작용기전에 있어서는 digitalis 배당체에 의한 세포막의 $Na^+$, $K^+$-ATPase 억제결과 초래될 수 있는 세포내의 $Na^+$ 증가 및(또는) $K^+$감소가 간접적으로 mitochondria에서부터 $Ca^{++}$ 유리를 증가하여 E-C coupling 과정을 촉진할 수 있을 것을 사료하였다. 통계적(統計的)인 유의성(留意性)은 인정(認定)되지 않았고 일반적(一般的)으로 식물성 유지급여군의 간지방함량(肝脂肪含量)이 다른 군보다 높았다. 5. 혈청(血淸)콜레스테롤 함량(含量)은 쥐에 있어서는 채종유군이 가장 높았으며 참기름군이 비교적(比較的) 높은 수치(數値)를 나타냈고, 병아리실험에서는 동물유군이 어유, 콩기름, 참기름, 들기름, 옥수수기름, 채종유, 대조군보다 높았으나 통계적(統計的)인 유의차(留意差)는 없었다.6. 지방산조성(脂肪酸造成)은 동물성유지는 대체로 palmitic acid, myristic acid함량이 많았으며 식물성유는 Linoleic acid 와 oleic acid가 많았고 옥수수기름이 필수지방산인 Linoleic acid 함량이 54.7%로 가장많았으며 특히 들기름이 2중 결합 3개인 Linolenic acid가 58.4%로 다른 식물성기름보다 월등히 높았다. 한편 식물성 기름에는 Arachidonic acid 가 소량있으나 동물유(動物油)나 어유(魚油)에서는 분석(分析)되지 못했다. 5. Paper chromatograhpy에 의하여 유기산(有機酸)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. a) Volatile acid i) 7년(年)