• Mycobiology
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.214-216
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• 2012

Soft rot on banana fruit caused by Rhizopus oryzae was identified for the first time in Korea. Colonies were white to light brown and formed numerous sporangiospores. Optimum temperature for mycelial growth was $30^{\circ}C$. Sporangia were globose and $30{\sim}200{\mu}m$. Sporangiophores were usually straight, $8{\sim}20{\mu}m$, and rhizoids usually in groups of 3~5. Columella were globose to sub-globose and $90{\sim}110{\mu}m$. Sporangiospores were sub-globose or oval and $4{\sim}10{\mu}m$. Based on its mycological characteristics, molecular analysis, and pathogenicity to host plants, this fungus was identified as Rhizopus oryzae Went & Prisen Geerligs. This is the first report of soft rot on banana caused by Rhizopus oryzae in Korea.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.92-94
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• 2004

Changes in reducing sugar and cell wall degrading enzymes during ripening of banana for 10 days were investigated. The amount of reducing sugar in bananas increased during storage at room temperature during the first 7 days, and decreased thereafter. However, starch content in banana decreased during ripening, and invertase and cell wall degrading enzymes such as cellulase, polygalacturonase and xylanase were most active after bananas were stored for 7 days at room temperature. When the bananas were stored at 4$^{\circ}C$, the magnitude of changes were much less than during room temperature storage.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.45-48
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• 2009

느타리버섯 재배에 있어서 부레옥잠과 바나나 잎, 줄기는 단독으로 배지재료로 쓰기는 어려운 것으로 나타났다. 면실피를 주재료로 하고 부레옥잠과 바나나 잎, 줄기를 첨가재료로 사용할 경우 부레옥잠을 20% 혼합하였을 때 115mm로 대조구와 같은 균사생장속도를 나타냈고 50%를 혼합하였을 때 103mm로 균사생장속도는 약간 느리지만 균사밀도가 높아 50%까지 대체 사용할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 바나나는 20%를 혼합하였을 때 106mm의 생장속도를 보였고 그 이상의 혼합비에서는 균사생장속도가 늦어지고 균사밀도가 약해졌다. 이는 부레옥잠에서는 주재료의 대체 비율이 20%이상 50%미만 이었고, 바나나 잎, 줄기에서는 20%미만 이었다. 부레옥잠과 바나나 잎, 줄기는 대체배지로 그 생산량이 많고 저가로 구입할 수 있기 때문에 앞으로 더 많은 연구와 실증재배를 해 볼 필요가 있다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.133-147
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• 2020

Hexanal, a C-6 aldehyde has been implicated to have antimicrobial properties. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the antifungal activities of hexanal vapor against major postharvest pathogens of banana viz., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Lasiodiplodia theobromae. The pathogens were cultured in vitro and exposed to hexanal vapor at 600, 800, 1,000 and 1,200 ppm. Mycelial growth of both fungal pathogens were inhibited completely at 800 ppm and the incidence of anthracnose and stem-end rot diseases reduced by 75.2% and 80.2%, respectively. The activities of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and glucanase had transiently increased in hexanal vapor treated banana by 5 to 7 days and declined thereafter. Postharvest treatment of banana with hexanal vapor resulted in phospholipase D inhibition and also resulted in cell wall thickening of the treated fruit, which impeded the penetration of the pathogenic spores. This was further confirmed by scanning electron micrographs. The defense-related protein intermediaries had increased in hexanal vapor treated banana fruit, which suggests induced resistance against C. gloeosporioides and L. theobromae, via., the phenylpropanoid pathway which plays a significant role in hindering the pathogen quiescence. Delayed ripening due to inhibition of phospholipase D enzyme, inhibition of mycelial growth and induced systemic resistance by defense enzymes collectively contributed to the postharvest disease reduction and extended shelf life of fruit.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2022

Banana peels are also widely used as bio-adsorbent in the removal of chemicals contaminants and heavy metals from water and soil. GC-MS plays an essential role in the phytochemical analysis and chemo taxonomic studies of medicinal plants containing biologically active components. Intrinsically, with the use of the flame ionization detector and the electron capture detector which have very high sensitivities, Gas chromatography can quantitatively determine materials present at very low concentrations and most important application is in pollution studies. In the present study banana peels were used as bio-adsorbent to remediate the heavy metal contaminated water taken from three different stations located around the industrial belts of Ranipet, Tamilnadu, India. The AAS analysis of the samples shows a decrement of chromium concentration of 98.93%, 96.16% and 96.5% in Station 1, 2 and 3 respectively which proves the efficiency of the powdered peels of Musa paradisiaca. The GC-MS analysis of the control and treated peels of Musa paradisiaca reveals the presence of phytochemicals like Acetic Acid, 1-Methylethyl Ester, DL-Glyceraldehyde Dimer, N-Hexadecanoic Acid, 3-Decyn-2-Ol, 26-Hydroxy, Cholesterol, Ergost-25-Ene-3,5,6,12-Tetrol, (3.Beta.,5.Alpha.,6.Beta.,12.Beta.)-, 1-Methylene-2b-Hydroxymethyl-3, and 3-Dimethyl-4b-(3-Methylbut-2-Enyl)-Cyclohexane in the control banana peels. The banana peels which were used for the treatment reveals the changes and alteration of the phytochemicals. It is concluded that the alteration in phytochemicals of the experimental banana peels were due to adsorption of chromium heavy metal from the sample.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제50권
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• pp.127-136
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• 2023

Water scarcity decreases the rate of photosynthesis and, consequently, the yield of banana plants (Musa spp). In this study, transcriptome analysis was performed to identify photosynthesis-related genes in banana plants and determine their expression profiles under water stress conditions. Banana plantlets were in vitro cultured on Murashige and Skoog agar medium with and without 10% polyethylene glycol and marked as BP10 and BK. Chlorophyll contents in the plant shoots were determined spectrophotometrically. Two cDNA libraries generated from BK and BP10 plantlets, respectively, were used as the reference for transcriptome data. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis was performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) and visualized using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway prediction. Morphological observations indicated that water deficiency caused chlorosis and reduced the shoot chlorophyll content of banana plantlets. GO enrichment identified 52 photosynthesis-related genes that were affected by water stress. KEGG visualization revealed the pathways related to the 52 photosynthesisr-elated genes and their allocations in four GO terms. Four, 12, 15, and 21 genes were related to chlorophyll biosynthesis, the Calvin cycle, the photosynthetic electron transfer chain, and the light-harvesting complex, respectively. Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis using DESeq revealed that 45 genes were down-regulated, whereas seven genes were up-regulated. Four of the down-regulated genes were responsible for chlorophyll biosynthesis and appeared to cause the decrease in the banana leaf chlorophyll content. Among the annotated DEGs, MaPNDO, MaPSAL, and MaFEDA were selected and validated using quantitative real-time PCR.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.78-92
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• 2016

본 연구는 바나나 첨가에 따른 식빵의 품질 특성을 알아보고자 하였다. 반죽의 mixograph와 stickiness, 발효율, TPA, 비용적, 영상분석, 색도, 수분함량, 기호도 검사를 통하여 분석하였다. Mixograph의 peak time(min)는 모든 시료가 4~5분을 나타냈지만, peak value(%)의 경우 CON, B10, B20 시료가 60% 이상, B30, B40이 60% 이하를 나타냈다. Stickiness 측정결과, 바나나 첨가량이 늘어나면서 점착력이 낮아짐을 알 수 있었다. 발효율은 전반적으로 증가하였으나, B40 시료의 경우 75분 이후에는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 껍질과 속질의 색도 측정결과, 명도 L값은 CON이 가장 높았고, 적색도 a값은 B40이 가장 높았으며, 황색도 b값 역시 B40이 가장 높았다. pH 측정 결과, B40이 가장 낮은 수치를 보였고, 바나나 첨가량이 많을수록 pH가 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 바나나 첨가가 제품의 부피와 비용적에는 부정적인 영향을 끼치는 것을 알 수 있었으며, crumbScan을 통한 영상분석 결과, 껍질두께, 기공의 찌그러짐에서 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 반면, 기공의 조밀도에서는 CON의 값이 774.33으로 가장 낮았으며, B40의 값이 927.66으로 가장 높게 나타났다. Hardness는 유의한 차이를 보이며 B40이 가장 낮았고, 대조구가 가장 높았다. 수분함량은 전체적으로 유의한 차이가 있었고, CON의 값이 가장 높았으며, 바나나 첨가량이 늘어남에 따라서 그 값이 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 관능검사 중 기호도 검사 결과, B20이 가장 높은 평가를 받았고, B40은 전체적 기호도에서 가장 좋지 않게 나타났다. 특성차이 검사결과, 바나나 첨가량이 부피를 크게 하는데 부정적인 영향을 끼친다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 전반적인 품질특성 결과와 관능검사 결과에 따르면, 바나나를 20% 첨가하는 것이 품질과 기호도 측면에서 최적이라 사료된다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2017

The valorization of domestic wastes becomes a very important research axis that can reduce the energy consumption and protect our environment. The objective of this study is to remove zinc ions from wastewater by using banana peels after their activation as sensor in the working electrode for an environmental application. Banana peels were dried, crushed and treated with sulfuric acid then mixed with polyaniline to improve their electrical conductivity. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used for electrochemistry tests. The obtained voltammogramms at well optimized conditions of applied potential of -1.3 V/SCE and initial zinc concentration of 0.2M during 2 hours of electrolysis, showed the reduction peak of the zinc at a potential of -1.14 V/SCE, which confirmed the activity of this electrode. The modeling of experimental data revealed that the adsorption was fitted by the Langmuir isotherm with a maximal adsorption capacity of 3.4188 mg/g. Changes in the structure of the powder after the electrosorption was noticed by SEM and EDX. Finally, the dosage of the electrolytic solution showed a diminution of the zinc concentration with yield of 99.99%.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.694-704
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• 2018

Novel $SnO_2$ mixed biochar composite was prepared from banana peel developed as electrode material for supercapacitor using simple chemical co-precipitation method. The physiochemical and morphological properties of activated composite $SnO_2$ mixed biochar were investigated with XRD, FTIR, UV-vis, FESEM and HRTEM. The composite accounts for outstanding electrochemical behavior such as high specific capacitance, significant rate capability and leading to good cycle retention up to 3500 cycles when used as electrode material for supercapacitors. Highly permeable $SnO_2$ mixed biochar derived from banana peel exhibited maximum specific capacitance of $465F\;g^{-1}$ at a scan rate of $10mV\;s^{-1}$ by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and $476Fg^{-1}$ at current density of $0.15Ag^{-1}$ by charge discharge studies significantly higher about 47% than previously reported identical work on banana peel biochar.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2008

Using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), mechanical properties like modulus and phase transition temperature of polyester composites of banana fibers (treated and untreated) are measured simultaneously. The shifting of phase transition temperature is observed in some treatments. The performance of the composite depends to a large extent on the adhesion between polymer matrix and the reinforcement. This is often achieved by surface modification of the matrix or the filler. Banana fiber was modified chemically to achieve improved interfacial interaction between the fiber and the polyester matrix. Various silanes and alkalies were used to modify the fiber surface. Chemical modification was found to have a profound effect on the fiber/matrix interaction, which is evident from the values of phase transition temperatures. Of the various chemical treatments, simple alkali treatment with 1% NaOH was found to be the most effective.