• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.410-416
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• 2003

Three varieties of soybean were acidified by soaking in two kinds of vinegar which were persimmon vinegar and brewed vinegar. Chemical properties of soaking solution and physical and organoleptic properties of soybean during soaking at room temperature for 8 days were studied. The soybeans were acidified in vinegar solution at room temperature for 8 days. The results showed that soybean weight was rapidly increased until first two days and then gradually increased thereafter. Increase in total acidity and sugar concentration and decrease in pH of vinegar solution were also measured during initial soaking stage. The changes in pH and acidity were more significant in brewed vinegar than those in persimmon vinegar, The L values of persimmon vinegar solution after soaking the soybean were relatively lower than that of brewed vinegar. The a values of the vinegar solution used for black beans were increased while that of the vinegar solution used for white beans were decreased, The flavor and texture of acidified bean in persimmon vinegar were more soft and less benny than those acidified in vinegar. However sourness of the acidified beans in persimmon vinegar was much softer higher to those values of brewed vinegar.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.275-283
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• 2011

This study was conducted to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effects of three phytoestrogens, genistein, coumestrol, and enterolactone, in type 2 diabetic animals. Forty male C57BL/KsOlaHsd-db/db mice were used as a diabetic animal model. The animals were divided into four groups and fed a phytoestrogen-free AIN-76 diet (control), or one of three phytoestrogen-supplemented (3.75 mg/100 g diet) AIN-76 diets for six weeks. During the experimental period, fasting blood glucose levels were measured on week 0, 2, 5, and 6 of the experiment, and oral glucose tolerance tests were performed on the 5th week. After the experimental period, blood concentrations of HbA1c, insulin, and glucagon were measured, and hepatic glycogen content and glucose regulating enzyme activities were analyzed. Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c level, and the area under the blood glucose curve in the oral glucose tolerance test were significantly lower in all of the phytoestrogen-supplemented groups compared to the control group. Plasma glucagon levels were also significantly lower in all of the phytoestrogen-supplemented groups compared to the control group. Hepatic glycogen level was significantly higher in the coumestrol-supplemented group compared to the other groups. However, there were no significant differences in the activities of glucokinase and glucose-6-phosphatase between the groups. These results suggest that all of the three major phytoestrogens tested in the present study were effective in lowering blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic animals. However, further studies need to be conducted to elucidate the exact mechanism for the hypoglycemic effects of phytoestrogens.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.43-51
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• 2010

Attenuation coefficients of medical ultrasound not only reflect the pathological information of tissues scanned but also provide the quantitative information to compensate the decay of backscattered signals for other medical ultrasound parameters. Based on the frequency-selective attenuation property of human tissues, attenuation estimation methods in spectral domain have difficulties for real-time implementation due to the complexicity while estimation methods in time domain do not achieve the compensation for the diffraction effect effectively. In this paper, we propose the modified VSA method, which compensates the diffraction with reference phantom in time domain, using adaptive bandpass filters with decreasing center frequencies along depths. The adaptive bandpass filtering technique minimizes the distortion of relative echogenicity of wideband transmit pulses and maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio due to the random scattering, especially at deeper depths. Since the filtering center frequencies change according to the accumulated attenuation, the proposed algorithm improves estimation accuracy and precision comparing to the fixed filtering method. Computer simulation and experimental results using tissue-mimicking phantoms demonstrate that the distortion of relative echogenicity is decreased at deeper depths, and the accuracy of attenuation estimation is improved by 5.1% and the standard deviation is decreased by 46.9% for the entire scan depth.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.123-128
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the quality characteristics of tofu (soybean curd) prepared with added alfalfa extracts (Medicago sativa L.). The moisture content, yield, and pH of tofu decreased according to the increase of an added quantity of alfalfa extract, whereas the crude protein and turbidity increased. The tofu made with additional alfalfa extracts gave a similar amount of crude ash with that of the control. The Hunter's L (lightness) color value decreased as the content of alfalfa extract increased, but the a (redness) and b (yellowness) values increased with increasing alfalfa extract concentration. Textural properties for hardness were higher but cohesiveness, springiness, gumminess, and brittleness were lower in alfalfa extracts with added tofu compared to those of control. Isoflavones such as daidzein and genistein content were significantly increased with increasing concentration of alfalfa extracts. A sensory evaluation indicated that the group with a 0.5% alfalfa extract showed the best color, flavor, taste, and overall acceptability results. In conclusion, adding alfalfa extracts could improve the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of tofu.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.655-661
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• 2005

This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of black sesame powder on bread quality. Breads were prepared by the addition of 0, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5% of black sesame powder to the basic formulation. The weight of bread with black sesame powder ranged from 522.0 to 532.0 g and that of the control was 516.0 g. The volume of the bread prepared by adding 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5% black sesame powder was 2250.0, 2290.0, and 1800.0 mL, respectively. The water absorptive rate of bread with added black sesame powder decreased 3.83 to 2.48 and that of the control was 5.28. The lightness, redness and yellowness values of the bread decreased with the increase of black sesame powder. The hardness increased with the addition of black sesame powder, and was the highest for the bread with added 7.5 % black sesame powder. The sensory quality of the black sesame powder-bread as estimated by taste, and overall acceptability was better than that of the control product, and especially the quality of the bread with the addition of 2.5% black sesame powder was the best.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.754-760
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• 2006

This study was conducted to examine the quality characteristics of canned kimchi prepared by minimal thermal processing. Korean cabbage kimchi was fermented at $20^{\circ}C$ for several days up to acidity $0.5{\pm}0.1%$, was packaged in cylindrical can of 115 mL and pasteurized at low temperature. Thermal processing times based on $F_{60}$ value at geometrical center of the can were determined as 23.1, 17.7 and 12.7 min at 65, 70 and $80^{\circ}C$, respectively. The quality changes of the processed kimchi were measured during storage at $20^{\circ}C$. The pH of pasteurized kimchi was higher than that of unpasteurized control. The number of lactic acid bacteria was reduced to about $10^{2}{\sim}10^{3}$ (CFU/mL). The pasteurized kimchi product showed better texture and color values compared to the control, while resulting in the lower carotenoid and ascorbic acid contents. Kimchi preparation by minimal thermal processing had a positive effect for reduction of sour taste and sour flavor in sensory quality, but gave adverse effect in acceptability because of off-taste and off-flavor.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.591-594
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• 1999

An instrumental analysis of Sanyakbyung was carried out along with sensory evaluation to find out how its quality characteristics changed by the addition of glutinous rice flour(0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%). The moisture content of Sanyakbyung decreased in proportion to the increment of glutinous rice flour. In terms of color, L-value increased depending on the increment of glutinous rice whereas a-value and b-value showed a decrease. This could be accounted for by two factors: one is that the protein contained in yam flour contributed to black coloring and the other is that the color of yam flour itself contributed ostensively to the tint of blackish coloring, and also to the tint of yellow and red coloring. ln the two bite compression test, the hardness, gumminess, chewiness, and cohesiveness of Sanyakbyung decreased depending on the increment of glutinous rice flour. The springiness did not show any significant variation among the samples. That is, the more yam flour was added, the more cohesive and gummy Sanyakbyung was produced. There were significant differences(p<0.05) in the sensory characteristics of the samples in which Sanyakbyung with 10% glutinous rice flour was most preferred in color, those with 20% in flavor, and those with 40% in taste. Adhesiveness and consistency in the palate responses also showed significant differences among samples in which the sample with 40% glutinous rice flour was most favored in consistency. When the content of yam increased, the gumminess also increased. Generally, Sanyakbyung with soft but less gummy texture was preferred to strong gummy one which was easily stuck to teeth. In the overall acceptance, Sanyakbyung with 40% glutinous rice four was most preferred.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.108-112
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• 2012

Glycogen storage disease type III (GSD type III, OMIM #232400) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by a deficiency of the glycogen-debranching enzyme (GDE) with a mutation in the AGL gene (OMIM *610860). It is known to be bifunctional enzyme, that is, having two independent catalytic activities; 1,4-${\alpha}$-D-glucan 4-${\alpha}$-D-glycosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.25) and amylo-1,6-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.33) that occur at separate active sites on a single polypeptide chain. Most patients with GSD type III usually have symptoms related to decreased glycogenolysis in liver and muscles, such as hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, hyperlipidemia, muscle weakness and cardiomyopathy (type IIIa), however some patients show symptoms restricted to liver (type IIIb). GSD type III is diagnosed by enzyme test through liver or muscle biopsy or mutation analysis of the AGL gene. We report the case of GSD type III proven by gene study after liver biopsy, which revealed c.476delA, c.3444_3445insA in exon 6, 27 of AGL gene in Korean patient.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.1595-1599
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• 2009

Ginseng is one of the most well known medicinal plant in East Asia with many bioactivities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality properties of cookies added with different concentrations (0, 1, 3, and 5%) of ginseng powder by molecular press dehydration (MPD) method. MPD was known to be an excellent tool for keeping taste and flavor without any loss of original materials. The results indicated no significant difference in the density of cookie dough with different concentrations of ginseng powder. The L color value was decreased and the a color values were increased with increasing concentrations of ginseng powder (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the b values. Spread factor of cookie was not significantly different between 1% and 3%, but decreased at 5% (p<0.05). The hardness of cookies was significantly increased as ginseng powder concentration increased. The result of sensory score showed that cookie added with 1% ginseng powder had higher color, sweetness, overall acceptability scores than other samples. As a result of this study, quality of cookies with added 1% ginseng powder were the most suitable in terms of its color, texture, and sensory properties.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.321-327
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• 2010

The effect of cattle sex (cow, bull, and steer) on carcass traits of quality grade factors, physicochemical, and sensory traits of Longissimus Dorsi in Hanwoo was evaluated. Carcass traits of 42,113 heads were collected nation-wide and 257 heads were slaughtered to analyze beef quality. Sex affected significantly marbling score, meat color, fat color, texture, maturity, and quality grade of Hanwoo (p<0.05). Hanwoo steer carcasses had the highest marbling score (5.02), maturity (2.17), and texture (1.31) than those of cows and heifers. Crude fat of steers was higher than that of other cows and bulls. Steers showed the highest $L^*$(39.01), Warner-Bratzler shear force (4.03 kg), and water holding capacity (57.08%), however, there was no significant differences between those of cows and bulls. Ultimate$pH_{24}$ was shown difference among sex (5.58-5.69), however, the values remained within normal range. In sensory evaluation analyses, sex affected significantly tenderness, juiciness, and flavor (p<0.05). Also, the over all acceptability of steer beef was significantly higher than that of cow and bull beef. These results could be used as fundamental data set for further research activities to elevate Hanwoo beef qualities (p<0.05).