• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.97-106
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and detergency of natural surfactants for the cleaning of excavated fabrics. For this purpose, SDS, a synthetic surfactant, was selected as the control, and five types of natural surfactants, namely, LES, apple wash, tea saponin, cornacopa, and coco betaine were selected. The structures of the surfactants were confirmed by FT-IR spectroscopy analysis, and the characteristics of the surfactants were determined by measuring the pH and surface tension. In addition, detergency testing was carried out on four artificially soiled fabrics and fragments of excavated fabrics. From the results, apple wash, tea saponin, and cornacopa were found to be as good as SDS in terms of detergency in the cleaning of artificially soiled fabrics, and the detergency of tea saponin and coco betaine was found to be good for cleaning excavated fabrics. Therefore, considering the safety and detergency of detergents, among natural surfactants, tea saponin is found to be most suitable for the cleaning of excavated fabrics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.1894-1897
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• 2007

Cassiae Semen (seeds of Cassia tora) showed a remarkably different HPLC chromatogram after being treated with a crude enzyme extract from Aspergillus usamii. Increased and decreased compounds were identified as aurantio-obtusin and glucoaurantio-obtusin, respectively. The aurantio-obtusin content reached its maximum level ($133.58{\pm}0.39\;{\mu}g/mg$ extract) after being incubated for 50 min at $37^{\circ}C$, whereas the inactivated crude enzyme-treated control remained unchanged ($54.13{\pm}1.33\;{\mu}g/mg$). On the other hand, the glucoaurantio-obtusin content decreased by less than one-third ($51.09{\pm}1.63\;{\mu}g/mg$) ofthe untreated control ($143.19{\pm}2.12\;{\mu}g/mg$), suggesting that an increase in aurantio-obtusin content originated from the enzymatic cleavage of its glucoside glucoaurantio-obtusin.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.319-326
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• 2011

Quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) is a flavonoid glucoside extracted from Rumex Aquaticus Herba. We aimed to explore its protective effect against ethanol-induced cell damage and the mechanism involved in the effect in feline esophageal epithelial cells (EEC). Cell viability was tested and 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate assay was used to detect intracellular $H_2O_2$ production. Western blotting analysis was performed to investigate MAPK activation and interleukin 6 (IL-6) expression. Exposure of cells to 10% ethanol time-dependently decreased cell viability. Notably, exposure to ethanol for 30 min decreased cell viability to 43.4%. When cells were incubated with $50{\mu}M$ QGC for 12 h prior to and during ethanol treatment, cell viability was increased to 65%. QGC also inhibited the $H_2O_2$ production and activation of ERK 1/2 induced by ethanol. Pretreatment of cells with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium, also inhibited the ethanol-induced ERK 1/2 activation. Treatment of cells with ethanol for 30 or 60 min in the absence or presence of QGC exhibited no changes in the IL-6 expression or release compared to control. Taken together, the data indicate that the cytoprotective effect of QGC against ethanol-induced cell damage may involve inhibition of ROS generation and downstream activation of the ERK 1/2 in feline EEC.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.149-149
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• 2003

홍화의 식품재로로서 이용성을 높이고자 홍화의 부위별 성분분석 및 DPPH radical 소거 활성을 조사하였다. 단백질은 어린싹 부위에 28.39%, 지방은 씨 부위에 20.47%로 많이 함유되어 있었다. Glucose는 어린싹에 1,253.6 mg%, fructose는 이린싹에 970.7 mg%, sucrose는 꽃봉오리 부위에 912.0 mg%로 많이 함유되어 있었다, Succinic acid는 꽃잎 부위에 2,795.3 mg%, malic acid는 잎과 어린싹 부위에 각각 2,054.8 mg%와 934.2 mg%로 많이 함유하고 있었다. 무기질로는 K이 잎과 어린싹 부위에 각각 2,826.8 mg%와 l1999.8 mg%, Ca 또한 잎과 어린싹 부위에 각각 2,613.6 mg%와 1160.9 mg%로 많이 함유하고 있었다. 불포화지방산인 linoleic acid는 어린싹과 씨 부위에 각각 80.01%와 78.21%로 가장 많이 함유하고 있었다. 총페놀함량은 꽃잎, 어린싹, 잎 부위에 각각 5.8%, 4.4% 및 2.5%, 총플라보노이드 함량은 꽃잎, 어린싹, 잎 부위에 각각 4.7%, 6.5% 및 2.0%로 많이 함유하고 있었다. Serotonin(5-bydrnxyoyptamine, 5-HT)화합물인 serotonin-I은 홍화씨 부위에 147.7 mg%, serotonin-II 또한 홍화씨 부위에 155.4 mg%를 함유하고 있었고, flavonoid화합물인 acacetin도 홍화씨 부위에 116.5 mg%을 함유하고 있었다. 또한, luteolin은 어린싹 부위에 388.3 mg%, luteolin 7-glucoside은 잎 부위에 692.3 mg%로 많이 함유하고 있었다. DPPH radical 소거 활성은 꽃잎과 잎의 80% 에탄을 추출물이 114.2%와 113.6%의 높은 활성을 나타내어 기존의 합성항산화제인 BHA 100 ppm 농도의 88.05%의 활성 보다 높은 항산화 활성을 가지고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.347-353
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• 2020

Background: Fermentation of medicinal plants increases their absorption rate and bioavailability in the body. Astragalus membranaceus has been used as a raw material, but research in its use as a food ingredient is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the physicochemical characteristics and anti-inflammatory effect of fermented Astragalus membranaceus. Methods and Results: Astragalus roots were fermented using Aspergillus awamori for 4 days and their extracts prepared using hot water. The pH, total acidity (%), and reducing sugar (%) of the extracts were then investigated. The pH and total acidity decreased during fermentation. After fermentation, the pH and total acidity decreased, whereas the reducing sugar level increased. The active ingredients in fermented Astragalus were calycosin-7-O-ßd-glucoside, ononin, calycosin and formononetin. The calycosin contents was highest in the hot-water extracted samples fermented for 4 days. The other components were similar to those in control. Nitric oxide level was lower in the hot-water extracted samples fermented for 4 days than in lipopolysaccharide control group. The sample fermented for 4 days was confirmed to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β. Conclusions: Our results showed the physicochemical properties and anti-inflammatory effects of A. membranaceus after fermentation using Aspergillus awamori. These results indicated that fermented Astragalus membranaceus can be used as a functional food.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.33-40
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• 2007

Biochemical characteristic of Streptococcus iniae and Streptococcus parauberis that are pathogens of streptococcosis of cultured flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, in Jeju area was examined. The result of experiments on the grow according to temperatures showed that only S. parauberis grew at 10℃, the result of hemolysis test showed that only S. iniae bacteria showed β hemolysis. Only S. parauberis were positive in VP test and HIP test, both bacteria used α-D-glucose, D-mannose, D-psicose, D-trehalose, pyruvatic acid methyl ester, and glycerol as substrates. L-lactic acid was used only S. iniae bacteria, and β-methyl-D-glucosid was used only by S. parauberis. S. iniae exhibited acute infection patten, differently S. parauberis exhibited chronic infection patten in pathogenic test.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.238-244
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• 2017

Antioxidant activities of blackberry juice and aronia juice were enhanced when fermentation was performed by acetic acid bacteria. Acetobacter pasteurianus exhibited 19.84% improvement of antioxidant activity (from $198.12{\pm}2.03$ to $237.42{\pm}7.32{\mu}mol\;TE/g$) after 12 h fermentation of blackberry juice among four acetic acid bacteria. And A. pasteurianus sub sp. Pasteurianus exhibited 9.62% improvement of antioxidant activity (from $204.25{\pm}3.98$ to $223.89{\pm}5.52{\mu}mol\;TE/g$) after 12 h fermentation of aronia juice. Metabolites of blackberry juice were analyzed to investigate the enhancement of antioxidant activity before and after fermentation. As results, Quercetin 7-(rhamnosylglucoside), nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide, and quercetin 3-O-(6"-acetyl-glucoside) were significantly increased after fermentation by A. pasteurianus.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.274-280
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• 2014

Six compounds were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction of the aerial parts of Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus including: sambunigrin (1), prunasin (2), aruncide A (3), aruncide C (4), 1-O-caffeoyl-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranose (5), and caffeic acid (6). Their structures were confirmed by comparing the spectral data with those reported in the literature. The isolated compounds (1 - 6) were then examined for their cytotoxic effects towards MCF-7, HL-60, and HeLa cancer cell lines, as well as their DPPH radical scavenging activity. The results indicated that compound 4 possessed the strongest inhibitory effect toward HeLa cell line with $IC_{50}$ value of $5.38{\pm}0.92{\mu}M$. Compound 3 possessed selective cytotoxic activity on HL-60 cells with $IC_{50}$ value of $6.27{\pm}0.17{\mu}M$, compound 5 was found as the best in inhibiting proliferation with $IC_{50}$ value of $2.25{\pm}0.09{\mu}M$, and the other compounds showed significant inhibition with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 6.10 to $11.27{\mu}M$. Compound 5 also displayed the strongest cytotoxic effect toward MCF-7 cell line ($IC_{50}$ $4.32{\pm}0.15{\mu}M$). Both 5 and 6 demonstrated strong radical scavenging activity ($IC_{50}$ $6.87{\pm}0.03$ and $4.33{\pm}0.22{\mu}M$, respectively). Compounds 1 and 5 were isolated for the first time from this plant.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.150-157
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to analyze the anthocyanin contents of black soybean crude extracts derived using a countercurrent system and to compare the effects of stabilizers(${\beta}-cyclodextrin$, maltodextrin) and sugars(sucrose, maltose) on the color deterioration of the anthocyanin. When the extraction process was kept at 100$^{\circ}C$ for 120$\sim$180 min, only C3G (cyanidin-3-glucoside) was detected in the water extract. The C3G contents in the water extracts acquired at 8$^{\circ}C$, 60$^{\circ}C$, and 80$^{\circ}C$ were 2.38 ppm, 1.73 ppm, and 1.73 ppm, respectively. Sucrose and maltose retarded color deterioration of the crude pigment extract by the countercurrent method with methanol. Finally, the additions of maltodextrin or ${\beta}-cyclodextrin$ did not retard thermal color deterioration of the black soybean crude pigment extract.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 2001

Aucubin, an irdoid g1ucoside, was investigated to determine whether it has a stimulating effect on $\alpha$-amanitin excretion in $\alpha$-amanitin intoxicated rats, and whether there is binding activity to calf thymus DNA. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of $\alpha$-amanitin in rat urine allowed quantitative measurement of the $\alpha$-amanitin concentration with a detection limit of 50${mu}g/ml$. In this system, a group treated with both $\alpha$-amanitin and aucubin showed that o(-amanitin was excreted about 1.4 times faster than in the $\alpha$-amanitin only treated group. Our previous results showed that the toxicity of $\alpha$-amanitin is due to specific inhibition of RNA polymerase activity and the resultant blockage of the synthesis of certain RNA species in the nucleus. However, no significant activity change on RNA polymerase from Hep G2 cells was observed when aucubin was treated with $\alpha$-amanitin at any concentration tested. Nevertheless, aucubigenin inhibited both DNA polymerase (IC50, 80.5${mu}g/ml$) and RNA polymerase (IC50, 135.0${mu}g/ml$) from the Hep G2 cells. The potential of both $\alpha$-amanitin and aucubin to interact with DNA were examined by spectrophotometric analysis. $\alpha$-Amanitin showed no significant binding capacity to calf thymus DNA, but aucubin was found to interact with DNA, and the apparent binding constant ($K_{app}$) and apparent number of binding sites per D7A phosphate ($B_{app}$) were 0.45$0.45{\times}$$10^4$ $M^{-1}$ and 1.25, respectively.