• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.665-671
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Vigna angularis ethanol extract (VA-E) on papain induced arthritis in C57BL/10 mice. The C57BL/10 mice were injected with papain and oral administration of Vigna angularis ethanol extract (VA-E) at different doses (100 and 200 mg/kg) once a day for 42 days and compared with untreated mice. Histological examination and the measurement of inflammatory cytokine release were performed. The results showed that comparing with untreated mice, the treatment with Vigna angularis ethanol extract (VA-E) decreased the pathological changes of knee joint tissue. The level of inflammatory cytokine secreted from the tissues, such as IL-$1{\beta}$ (interleukin-$1{\beta}$), IL-6 (interleukin-6), TNF-${\alpha}$ (Tumor Necrosis Factor-${\alpha}$), were decreased. These results were confirmed by the quantification of cartilage volume using micro CT scanning. Consequently, Vigna angularis ethanol extract (VA-E) has a therapeutic potential in inflammatory joint diseases such as osteoarthritis.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2011

FFV(Flexible Fuel Vehicle) is the vehicle that can be used liberally from gasoline to E100(Ethanol 100%) for fuel. Recently, interest in the bio-fuel is increased by the environmental factors like exhaustion of the fossil fuel and ruduction of greenhouse gases. For the reason, adopting of FFV is activated in the world including North and South America. In general, bio-ethanol has highly corrosive substance in compare with gasoline. In the part of fuel system, corrosion can make a safety problem in case of fuel leakage and engine starting problem. So the fuel system of FFV have to be made of high corrosion-resistant materials. This study examined the effect of bio-ethanol on the durability properties according to component materials in FFV fuel pump motor and regulator using the High Temperature Fuel Circulation Test.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2000

Characteristics of ethanol production by a xylose-fermenting yeast, Pichia stipitis Y-7124, were studied. The sugar consumption rate and specific growth rate were higher in the glucose-containing medium than in the xylose-containing medium. Specific activities of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase were higher in the medium with xylose than glucose, suggesting their induction by xylose. Maximum specific growth rate and ethanol yield were achieved at 30 g xylose/L concentration without formation of by-products such as xylitol and acetic acid whereas a maximum ethanol concentration was obtained at 130 g/L xylose. Adding a respiratory inhibitor, rotenone, increased a maximum ethanol concentration by $10\%$ compared with the control experiment. In order to evaluate the pattern of ethanol inhibition on specific growth rate, a kinetic model based on Luong's equations was applied. The relationship between ethanol concentration and specific growth rate was hyperbolic for glucose and parabolic for xylose. A maximum ethanol concentration at which cells did not grow was 33.6 g/L for glucose and 44.7 g/L for xylose.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.245-247
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• 2013

홍삼박을 에탄올 발효의 원료로 활용하기 위하여 홍삼박을 탄수화물 분해효소와 단백질분해효소로 처리한 결과 환원당의 함량이 7.2 g/L에서 101.1 g/L로 증가하였다. 홍삼박 효소분해물에 영양성분을 추가하지 않고 시판 효모를 접종하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 7일간 발효한 결과 에탄올은 29.3 g/L까지 생성되었으며 총당대비수율은 0.274 g/g로 계산되었다. 이는 대조군보다 에탄올 생산량은 1,000% 이상, 수율은 50% 이상 향상된 결과이다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.290-295
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• 2009

해조류 중에서도 홍조류의 agar는 D-galactose와 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose로 구성되어 있기 때문에 이를 분해하면 바이오 에탄올을 생산 할 수 있는 가능성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 열처리와 산 처리를 이용하여 agar를 당화하고 이를 통해 바이오 에탄올을 생산하고자 한다. 바이오 에탄올을 생산하기 위하여 전처리 된 agar에 Saccharomyces cerevisiae KCCM1129를 접종하여 발효하였다. Agar로부터 환원당 생성의 최적조건은 0.1 N HCl이었고, $120^{\circ}C$에서 15 min 반응하는 것으로 확인되었다. 발효균주 성장을 위한 최적 염 농도는 0.1 N NaCl로 17.88 g/L까지 성장하였으며, 0.1 N 이상의 농도에서 6.78~10.76 g/L로 성장이 감소했다. 그리고 agar 16% 농도에서 최적 전처리에 의한 에탄올 생산은 10.16 g/L이었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.636-642
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• 2014

As environment problem became a worldwide issue, countries are tightening regulations regarding greenhouse gas reduction and improvement of air pollution problems. With these circumstances, one of the renewable energies produced from biomass is getting attention. Bio-ethanol, which is applicable to SI engine, showed a positive effect on the PFI (Port Fuel Injection) type. However, Ethanol has a problem in homogeneous mixture formation because it has high latent heat of vaporization characteristics and in the GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) type, mixture formation is required quickly after fuel injection. Particularly, South Korea is one of the countries with great temperature variation among seasons. With this reason, South Korea supply fuel additive for smooth engine operation during winter. Therefore, experimental study and investigation about application possibility of blending fuel is necessary. This paper demonstrates the spray characteristics by using the CVC direct injection and setting the bio-ethanol blending fuel temperature close to the temperature during each seasons: -7, 25, $35^{\circ}C$. The diameter and the width of the CVC are 86mm and 39mm. High-pressure fuel supply system was used for target injection pressure. High-speed camera was used for spray visualization. The experiment was conducted by setting the injection pressure and ambient pressure according to each temperature of bio-ethanol blending fuel as a parameter. The result of spray visualization experiment demonstrates that as the temperature of the fuel is lower, the atomization quality is lower, and this increase spray penetration and make mixture formation difficult. Injection strategy according to fuel temperature and bio-ethanol blending rate is needed for improving characteristics.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2015

안전한 천연물을 이용한 천연항산화제 개발 연구의 일환으로, 오크라, 엉컹퀴, 엄나무 및 줄풀 등 4종의 천연 약용식물 추출물의 항산화 활성을 측정해보았다. 추출물의 총 phenolic compounds 함량은 오크라와 엉컹퀴는 50% ethanol, 엄나무는 40% ethanol, 줄풀은 60% ethanol에서 최대용출을 나타내었으며, water 추출물에서 2.72~34.15 mg/g, ethanol 추출물에서 2.83~34.23 mg/g의 용출율을 나타내었다. 4종류 약용식물 water과 ethanol 추출물의 DPPH radical 소거능은 $50{\mu}g/mL$의 저농도에서 모두 74% 이상의 높은 소거활성을 나타내었다. ABTS radical cation decolorization을 측정한 결과, 4종의 약용식물 water 추출물과 ethanol 추출물 $100{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 모두 88% 이상의 높은 저해율을 나타내었다. 지용성 물질에 대한 항산화 효과를 측정하기 위해 antioxidant protection factor(PF)를 측정한 결과, 엉컹퀴 water과 ethanol 추출물 $50{\ddot{I}}g/mL$의 저 농도에서 각각 1.73과 1.76 PF로 다른 약용식물 보다 높은 항산화효과를 나타내었다. TBARs 생성 억제율을 측정한 결과 오크라를 제외한 3종의 약용식물 추출물 $50{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도에서 80% 이상의 생성억제 효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과에 따라 다양한 약용식물 추출물이 항산화 및 기능성 식품 소재로 활용이 가능하다고 판단되었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2006

Ethanol abuse is associated with liver injury, neurotoxicity, modulation of immune responses, and increased risk for cancer, whereas moderate ethanol consumption exerts protective effects against liver injury. However, the underlying signal transduction mechanisms of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) which play an important regulatory role in various metabolism mechanisms are not well understood. We investigated the effects of ethanol-induced p42/44 activity on IGF-I secretion, IGF-I receptor and IGFBP-1 secretion using radioimmunoassay and western blotting in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. The p42/44 activity, IGF-I secretion and IGF-I receptor activity significantly accelerated compared to control at 10 and 30 min after 200 mM ethanol treatment, but then it became suppressed at 180 min. In contrast, IGFBP-1 secretion was inhibited compared to control at 30 min after 200 mM ethanol treatment, but increased at 180 min. The IGF-I secretion, IGF-I receptor and p42/44 activity at 30 min after 200 mM ethanol treatment accelerated with increasing ethanol concentration but IGFBP-1 secretion inhibited (p<0.05). The increased IGF-I secretion, inhibited IGFBP-1 secretion and IGF-IR activity by ethanol-induced temporal p42/44 activity at 30 min after ethanol treatment was blocked by treatment with PD98059. Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) inhibitor, 4-methylpyramazole blocked the changes of IGF-I secretion, IGFBP-1 secretion, and IGF-IR activity by ethanol-induced p42/44 activity at 30 and 180 min. Taken together, these results suggest that ethanol is involved in the modulation of IGF-I and IGFBP-1 secretion and IGF-IR activity by p42/44 activity in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. In addition, changing of p42/44 activity by ethanol was caused with ADH.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of high dietary methionine (Met) consumption on plasma and hepatic oxidative stress and dyslipidemia in chronic ethanol fed rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: Male Wistar rats were fed control or ethanol-containing liquid diets supplemented without (E group) or with DL-Met at 0.6% (EM1 group) or 0.8% (EM2 group) for five weeks. Plasma aminothiols, lipids, malondialdehyde (MDA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase were measured. Hepatic folate, S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) were measured. RESULTS: DL-Met supplementation was found to increase plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and MDA compared to rats fed ethanol alone and decrease plasma ALT. However, DL-Met supplementation did not significantly change plasma levels of HDL-cholesterol, cysteine, cysteinylglycine, and glutathione. In addition, DL-Met supplementation increased hepatic levels of folate, SAM, SAH, and SAM:SAH ratio. Our data showed that DL-Met supplementation can increase plasma oxidative stress and atherogenic effects by elevating plasma Hcy, TG, and TC in ethanol-fed rats. CONCLUSION: The present results demonstrate that Met supplementation increases plasma oxidative stress and atherogenic effects by inducing dyslipidemia and hyperhomocysteinemia in ethanol-fed rats.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2017

소나무 뿌리(동송근)로부터 phenolic compounds를 추출 후 미용식품활성을 검정하여 기능성 소재로 활용가능성을 살펴보았다. 동송근에 함유된 페놀성 물질의 tyrosinase 저해효과를 측정한 결과 $50{\mu}g/mL$ phenolics 농도에서 ethanol 추출물이 92%의 tyrosinase 저해효과를 나타내었다. Elastase와 collagenase 저해효과를 측정한 결과 $200{\mu}g/mL$ phenolics 농도에서 ethanol 추출물이 각각 61, 78%의 높은 저해력을 나타내어 주름개선효과가 높았다. 수렴효과는 $50{\mu}g/mL$ phenolics의 저농도 ethanol 추출물에서 82%의 저해효과를 나타내었다. 염증억제효과를 나타내는 hyaluronidase 저해효과를 측정한 결과 $100-200{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도의 ethanol 추출물에서 74-94%의 매우 높은 염증억제효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 동송근 추출물이 미용식품활성 또는 기능성 소재로서 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.