• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.901-908
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• 2012

This study was conducted to analyze the antioxidant activities of fermented black jujube and to compare these with those of dried jujube, for the development of functional materials. The antioxidative activities of dried jujube and fermented black jujube extracts were analyzed by electron-donating ability (EDA) using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), superoxide-dismutase-(SOD)-like activity by pyrogallol, nitrite-scavenging ability, and xanthin oxidase. The yield of the fermented black jujube extracts was higher than that of the dried jujube extracts, and that of the ethanol extracts was higher than that of the hot-water extracts. The total phenol contents of the hot-water extracts from fermented black jujube were higher. The EDA values of the hot-water and ethanol extracts from fermented black jujube and dried jujube increased with an increase in extract concentration, and were about 85% in a $1000{\mu}g/mL$ extract concentration. The SOD-like activity increased with an increase in extract concentration. The SOD-like activity of the hot-water extract from fermented black jujube was higher than that of the other extracts. The nitrite-scavenging ability at pH 1.2 of the hot-water extracts from dried jujube was higher than that of the other extracts. The xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities of the hot-water and ethanol extracts from fermented black jujube were higher than those of the other extracts, and increased along with the concentrations of the extracts.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.285-292
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• 2014

In the course of study for development of functional food ingredients from aged black garlic (ABG), heat-treated ripe bulbs of Allium sativum L., the water extracts from raw-garlic (RG) and ABG, and the subsequent organic solvent fractions of ABG were prepared, and their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antithrombosis activities were compared. The extraction yield of ABG was 4-folds higher than that of RG, and the contents of total polyphenol, total flavonoid, total sugar and reducing sugar in the ABG extract were 4-folds, 1.56-folds, 3.36-folds and 6.75-folds higher than those of the RG extract, respectively. In antioxidation activity assay, the extract of ABG showed minor scavenging activity against DPPH anion, but revealed strong scavenging activity against ABTS cation and nitrite. Especially, the ethylacetate fraction from the ABG extract demonstrated stronger antioxidation activity than the RG extract and other fractions. Although the antimicrobial and antithrombosis activities of the RG extract did not appear in the ABG extract, the ethylacetate fraction from the ABG extract had antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, and strong antithrombosis activity via the inhibition of prothrombin, blood coagulation factors and platelet aggregation. All extracts and fractions did not show any hemolytic activity against human red blood cells up to 5 mg/ml. Our results suggest that the ethylacetate fraction of ABG could be applicable to the development of functional food ingredients for antithrombosis agents.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.260-273
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• 2010

This study aims to examine the quality characteristics of bread by the amount of addition of black garlic powder. there bas been increasingly higher interest in functional foods. According to the results, after analyzing mixograph, of the dough by using mixograph, the bread containing black garlic powder was considered to be most suitable for making bread As for stickiness of the dough with black garlic powder added, the higher black garlic powder was added, the more the bread becomes sticky. BG 6(i.e. bread with 6% of black garlic powder) had the highest fermentation rate for 60-minute fermentation period(i.e. first fermentation). Analysis through crumbScan showed that there were significant differences in crumb fineness between the control and bread with addition of black garlic powder, showing no significant difference by the amount of addition of black garlic powder. As for the volume and specific volume of bread with addition of black garlic powder, the more black garlic powder, the less volume and specific volume. Preference test showed that BG 6 got the best appearance and taste, in overall preference, BG 6 and BG 9(i.e. bread with 9% of black garlic powder) showed the same degree. However, BG 6 is considered the optimum addition of black garlic powder to reduce the production costs in the numerical respect.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.107-111
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• 2006

본 연구는 돼지 품종에 따른 지방 함량, 지방산 조성 및 전자코에 의한 향기 패턴의 차이를 분석하고자 실시하였으며, 평균 생시체중이 111 kg인 멧돼지 5두, 64 kg인 재래흑돼지 5두 및 114 kg인 개량종 돼지($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$) 5두의 등심(M. longissimus) 부위를 본 실험에 이용하였다. 근내 지방함량은 재래흑돼지가 멧돼지, 개량종 돼지보다 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 지방산 조성에서 C14:0, C18:3n3, MUFA/SFA 비율은 재래흑돼지가 가장 유의적으로 높았으며(p<0.05), C18:1n9는 개량종 돼지가 멧돼지보다 높았다(p<0.05). C16:1n7, C18:1n7, UFA/SFA 비율은 멧돼지가 가장 높았으며(p<0.05), C18:0, C20:1n9는 멧돼지가 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). C20:4 n6은 멧돼지가 개량종 돼지보다 높았고(p<0.05), C22:4n6은 재래흑돼지가 가장 높았으며(p<0.05), C22:5n3은 멧돼지가 재래흑돼지보다 높았다(p<0.05). PUFA n6/n3 비율은 개량종 돼지가 가장 낮았으며(p<0.05), 멧돼지가 재래흑돼지보다 낮았다(p<0.05). 전자코의 PCA에 의한 향기패턴은 신선육에서 품종에 따른 차이가 명확히 나타났으며, 가열육에서는 멧돼지 및 재래흑돼지, 개량종 돼지간에 차이가 나타났다. 따라서 재래흑돼지가 가장 높은 근내 지방 함량 및 가장 낮은 MUFA/SFA 비율을 가졌고, 멧돼지가 가장 높은 UFA/SFA 비율을 가졌으며, 개량종 돼지가 가장 낮은 PUFA n6/n3 비율을 가졌다. 또한 전자코에 의해 돼지 품종에 따른 돈육의 향기 패턴 차이를 효과적으로 분별할 수 있었다.

• Journal of English Language & Literature
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.129-147
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• 2008

Since the beginning of her dramatic career, Suzan-Lori Parks has considered digging up and restoring African-American history buried under the dominant white Anglo-Saxon history as her mission as a playwright. In Red Letter Plays, she attempts what Deborah Geis called "canon-critique" by taking canonical work by Nathaniel Hawthorne and casting an African-American character as the main character and describing her oppression as an African-American female. This paper argues that Suzan-Lori Parks accuses the oppressive social system by restoring and representing the history of sexual, economic, and racial exploitation that African-American females had to suffer through the dominant image of body and blood. Parks had to rewrite the history of black female characters on their bodies and in the blood because their bodies have been the ultimate object of revulsion and attraction in the perspective of white male. While abhorring and despising Hester La Negrita's abject body, male characters in In the Blood nonetheless not only exploit her sexually and economically but also impregnate her. Hester resorts to her only means of revolting against this oppressive system; she kills her most beloved son and writes "A" on the floor with his blood. Likewise, Hester Smith in Fucking A, who wears "A" on her bosom like Hester Prynne, which in this case means "abortionist," "saves" her son from the hunters by slitting his throat. Abundant graphic and sensational images written on black female body and in the blood are Parks's dramatic strategy to rewrite the forgotten and hidden history of black women's history.

• Food preservation and processing industry
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.45-53
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• 2008

흑마늘의 이화학적 성분의 변화 및 항산화 활성에 대한 연구를 분석한 결과, 흑마늘의 색은 제조공정을 거치면서 L, a 및 b값이 모두 감소하였는데 내부색의 경우 가공 초기에 크게 감소하였다. 수분은 가공 중 계속해서 감소하였고, pH도 점차 산성화되어 가공이 끝난 시료에서 pH $4.22{\pm}0.02$였다. 총 페놀 화합물과 플라보노이드는 1단계시료에 비해 최종단계에서 각각 약 1.9배, 2.6배 증가하였다. Total pyruvate와 thiosulfinate도 비슷한 패턴으로 각각 약 1.6배, 5.8배 증가하였다. 유리당 중 가장 함량이 높은 fructose는 1단계에서는 $1,403.03{\pm}6.24\;mg/100\;g$ 였던 것이 4단계에서는 $2,454.45{\pm}4.20\;mg/100\;g$으로 증가하였으나, 반면에 이당류인 sucrose와 maltose는 흑마늘의 숙성과 더불어 서서히 감소하는 경향이다. 흑마늘의 구성아미노산은 glutamic acid의 함량이 가장 많았고, 다음으로 proline과 aspartic acid였으며, 유리아미노산은 taurine, homocysteine 및 $\delta$-hydroxylysine은 1단계 혹은 2단계 시료에서는 검출되지 않았으나, 2단계 혹은 3단계 이후시료에서 미량 검출되었다. 흑마늘 가공중 물추출물과 에탄올 추출물의 DPPH에 대한 전자공여능은 숙성이 진행될수록, 추출물의 첨가 농도를 높일수록 점차 증가하여 4단계 시료의 $1,000\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 에탄올 추출물은 $45.63{\pm}0.43%$, 물추출물은 $67.40{\pm}0.21%$로 시험된 시료 중 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 환원력은 100 및 $500\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 1, 2단계 시료를 제외한 모든 시료에서 물추출물이 에탄올 추출물 보다 높은 활성을 보였다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.22 no.11
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• pp.1529-1537
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• 2012

In order to determine the effective concentration, 2, 7, and 14 brix black garlic extracts (BGE) were fed to restraint stressed rats and the lipid metabolism was analyzed. The dietary intake of the 14 brix BGE-fed group was $547.64{\pm}13.99$ g/4 weeks and it was significantly higher than that of the control group. The weight of all organs from the all BGE-fed groups showed no significant differences. While BGE concentration increased, BGE-fed groups tend to have low content of blood glucose. It was the lowest in the 14 brix BGE-fed group ($121.32{\pm}3.50$ mg/dl). Total cholesterol content was $54.54{\pm}1.63{\sim}65.84{\pm}2.61$ mg/dl. Total cholesterol content of the 14 brix BGE-fed group was the lowest and, in addition, lower than the normal group. Triglyceride content of serum showed the same tendency. HDL-cholesterol concentrations of the restraint stressed control (RSC) group were significantly higher than those of 7 and 14 brix BGE-fed groups. LDL and VLDL-cholesterol contents showed contrary results. GOT, GTP, and ALP activity of serum were lower when BGE concentration was higher. It is expected that BGE has a liver protective activity. In the liver, total lipids and triglyceride contents were significantly lower in BGE-fed groups than in the ISC group. However, total cholesterol content showed no significant difference between groups. TBARS content in liver of the 2 brix BGE-fed group was not significantly different than control, while 7 and 14 brix BGE-fed groups were lower than control. Glycogen content in the liver was only significantly lower in the 14 brix BGE-fed group than in the RSC group. Findings indicate that feed of BGE over 7 brix contributes to resolving the restraint-stressed rats by improving the lipid metabolism and liver protective activity.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.772-777
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of black garlic supplementation and exercise on TBARS, HSP 70, and COX-2 expression after high-intensity exercise in rats. Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 weeks) were used in this study. Experimental groups were a control group (A, n=6), black garlic supplementation group (B, n=6), exercise group (C, n=6), and black garlic supplementation with exercise group (D, n=6). High-intensity exercise was performed by treadmill running (every 10 min speed increased gradually; 15~24 m/min, $0^{\circ}$ grade) and 2.86 g/kg black garlic for 4 weeks. The findings of this study were as follows: TBARS levels were significantly lower in the D group compared to the other group and B and C groups were significantly lower in TBARS levels than in the A group. HSP 70 expression was lower in the B group compared to the other groups. COX-2 expression has showed a similar expression in all groups. Therefore, it is considered that black garlic intake and exercise may reduce oxidative stress.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.1222-1228
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• 2009

This study was performed to investigate the quality characteristics of the sponge cakes with black garlic powder added such as cake batters, pH, height, specific volume, moisture contents, texture, color and sensory acceptability. Specific gravity of cake batters was increased as black garlic powder increased. Moisture contents, pH, height and specific volume of cakes were decreased as black garlic powder increased. In color of cake's crumb, lightness (L) and yellowness (b) was decreased as the black garlic powder increased, while redness (a) increased. Hardness, gumminess and chewiness was increased with the black garlic powder while springiness decreased in texture of the cakes. In sensory evaluation, flavor and taste of the cake was better than others when the 6% black garlic powder was added while overall acceptability was the highest when 4% black garlic powder was added.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.510-517
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• 2013

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the hot-water and methanol extracts of raw and black Doraji to increase its utilization. In order to prepare the black Doraji, it was steamed for 15 days at a temperature of $60^{\circ}C$ and then it was dried at a temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ for 3 hr. The methanol extract from the black Doraji (BM) contained the highest levels of total polyphenols among the extracts, and the total polyphenol content of the extract from a black Doraji was higher than that of the extract from a raw Doraji. The total flavonoid contents of the hot-water extract from a black Doraji (BW) was the highest (7.94 mgQE/g) among the samples. The DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities increased according to the increase in the concentrations of the Doraji extracts. The BM has the highest radical scavenging activity among the extracts. Each extract showed a slight difference in the antibacterial activity according to the tested strains. The Black Doraji showed a higher antimicrobial activity compared to the raw Doraji. The hot-water extracts demonstrated higher activities than the methanol extracts, and the BW revealed the strongest activity. In this study, the black Doraji showed more effect of the antioxidant and anti-microbial activities than the raw Doraji. These results will provide fundamental data for improving the sitological value and the black Doraji can be used as a valuable resource for the development of nutraceutical foods.