• 생약학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.302-307
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• 1986

Sixteen kinds of Chinese herb drugs using in digestive system have screened for antibacterial activity. It was revealed that all of the herb drug extracts showed antibacterial activity in one or more strains of microbials selected in this experiments. It is noteworthy that Aconitum trilobum showed inhibition of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.167-168
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• 1996

Experiments were conducted to determine the activities of protease and carbohydrase in growing lensky sturgeon fed with three different diets containing various concentrations of protein and carbohydrate. Neutral pretense activity from growing lensky sturgeon the protein diet (predo-minary, almost $100\%$ protein) was lower then those from fish fed the other diets during the experimental period. The results may indicate that the level of pretense activity is inversely related to the level of protein in the diets.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.151-163
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• 2012

이매패류의 소화맹낭은 고도로 발달된 리소솜 시스템을 지니고 있어 소화작용과 함께 오염물질의 해독과 배출작용을 담당한다. 따라서 소화맹낭의 리소솜 시스템은 환경변화에 민감하게 반응한다고 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 동결절편을 이용한 조직학적 방법으로 조간대에 서식하는 참굴 소화맹낭의 리소솜 활동을 측정하였다. 참굴은 2010년 6월 광양만 내만의 초남대교, 차면리와 외만의 신덕리, 평산리 조간대에 서식하는 굴을 채집하였다. 제작된 동결절편을 이용하여 lysosomal membrane stability(LMS) 및 lipofuscin(LF) 축적, neutral lipid(NL) 축적, 소화맹낭 위축도(digestive gland atrophy, DGA)를 평가하였다. 비만도 및 소화맹낭 위축도는 내만에 서식하는 참굴이 다른 지역에 비해 유의적으로 낮았다(P<0.05). LMS는 내만이 외만에 비해 짧은 리소솜 막 불안정화 시간을 보였지만 지역별 통계적인 유의차는 없었다. LF 축적은 내만에 서식하는 참굴이 유의적으로 높은 축적을 보였지만(P<0.05), NL 축적의 경우 외만에 서식하는 참굴이 유의적으로 높은 축적을 보였다(P<0.05). DGA와 LF의 경우 내만과 외만에서 뚜렷한 차이를 보였고, 이는 환경오염의 수준과 관련 있을 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 이 두 가지 분석항목은 연안환경평가에서 좋은 biomarker로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2003

부화 직후부터 변태를 완료하는 58일째까지 찰가자미 자어에서 소화효소들의 활성과 성장이 조사되었다. 자어들은 먹이를 공급하지 않는 조건과 충분히 공급하는 두 가지 조건에서 사육되었고 일정한 간격으로 성장과 함께 acid phosphatase(ACPase), alkaline phosphatase (ALPase)의 비활성 및 trypsin-like enzyme과 pepsin-like enzyme의 활성 변화를 파악하였다. 절식구에서 전장의 성장은 부화 후 7일까지 빠르게 증가하였으나, 이후부터는 거의 변화가 없었고 먹이 공급구의 경우 부화시 5.13$\pm$0.18mm였던 것이 58일 후 13.43$\pm$1.40mm로 성장하였다. 절식구의 개체 당 건조 체중은 부화 직후부터 기아로 사망이 발생한 12일째까지 시간이 경과할수록 감소하였다. 먹이 공급구의 경우 난황이 흡수될 때까지는 감소하였지만, 부화 후 20일째부터 빠르게 증가하기 시작하였다. ACPase와 ALPase 비활성은 절식구의 경우 실험을 종료할 때까지 증가하였으나, 먹이공급구는 부화 후 20일까지 증가한 후 실험을 마칠 때까지 서서히 감소하였으며 두 실험구 사이에서는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 절식구의 trypsin-like enzyme 활성은 부화 후 3일부터 증가하여 6일째에 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었으나 난황을 완전히 흡수한 이후부터는 활성이 거의 검출되지 않았다. 먹이 공급구의 경우 부화 후 3일부터 난황을 완전히 흡수할 때까지 빠르게 증가하였고,20일째 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. Trypsin-like enzyme 활성은 부화 후 8일부터 먹이공급구가 절식구보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. Pepsin-like enzyme 활성은 두 실험구 모두에서 부화 초기에는 증가하였으나, 절식구에서는 실험종료 시까지 감소하였고, 먹이 공급구는 부화 후 10일째 높은 활성을 나타낸 후 일시적으로 감소하지만 부화 후 20일째 다시 높은 활성을 나타낸 후 실험 종료 시까지 서서히 감소하였다. Pepsin-like enzyme 활성은 8일째와 10일째 절식구가 먹이공급구보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과들을 종합해보면 ACPase, ALPase의 비활성 및 trypsin-like enzyme과 pepsin-like enzyme치 활성은 자어의 성장이나 형태 발달과 깊은 연관이 있었다. 그리고 trypsin-like enzyme과 pepsin-like enzyme의 활성은 자어의 발달 단계, 성장 및 먹이 공급 등에 영향을 받기 때문에 자어의 건강이나 성장 상태를 나타낼 수 있는 간접적인 지표로써 이용 할 수 있겠다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.87-97
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• 1999

It has long been known that lactoferrin prevents human beings from infection of virus. To prove this activity of lactoferrin, we evaluated the activities of different lactoferrins to an isolate human rotavirus K-21. Bovine lactoferrin inhibited infection of K-21 to MA-104 cell at the concentration of $25.9\;{\mu}M$ whereas bovine hydrolysed lactoferrin prevented rotavirus infection at $103.8\;{\mu}M$. However human lactoferrin prevented infection of K-21 at the concentration of $217.5\;{\mu}M$. These data suggested that lactoferrin activity may be unaffected by the intestinal digestive enzymes and bovine lactoferrin is more active than human lactoferrin with respect to prevention of rotavirus infection.

• 약학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.35-38
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• 1959

The enzymatic activity of amylase which was isolated from a shell fish Veneridae Soxidmnus purpuratus Sowerby(Korean name :Gai-jo-gai") was studied and the obtained results were as follows: (1) The optimum pH of the enzyme was Ca. 6.2-6.4. (2) Prohibiting activity of metalic ions for the enzymatic activity was the order of 1/1000M-$Mg^{++}$>1/1000M-$Sr^{++}$>1/1000M-$Na^{+}$, and $Ca^{++}$ ion's prohibiting action was hardly showed. (3) Of 3 specimens of amyiase from Heptapancreas, Gastro-intestine and crystalline style, the highest activity was shown by amylase from crystlline style, and the other two showed almost same degree of activity. (4) Heptapancreas Amylase from the shell fish showed remarkably higher enzymatic activity than the pancreas amylase from a pig.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.140-148
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• 2010

This study was to investigate the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose using the cellulase from whole body of the native termite collected in Milyang-si, Kyungsangnamdo, Korea. In the results, optimal temperature and pH for the enzyme of native termites were $45^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.5 for both endo-${\beta}$-1, 4-glucanase and ${\beta}$-glucosidase. Enzyme activity of the termite enzyme was shown $8.8{\times}10^{-2}\;FPU/m{\ell}$. And the highest glucose hydrolysis rate of cellulose by the digestive enzyme from test termites was 24.5% based on the glucan, comparing 59.7% by commercial enzyme (only celluclast 1.5 L) at 1% (w/v) substrate and 36 hours in hydrolysis time. This hydrolysis rate by the digestive enzyme from test termites was comparatively high value in 41% level of the commercial enzyme. When cellulose was hydrolyzed by the digestive enzyme of the native termite, glucose hydrolysis was almost completed in 12 hours which was the considerably reduced time for cellulose hydrolysis. It was suggested that the quiet short reaction time for cellulose hydrolysis by the enzyme from native termite could be a very high advantage for development of hydrolysis cellulase for lignocellulosic biomass.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2008

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of exogenous non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) enzymes on performance, intestinal content viscosity and digestive enzyme activities of growing pigs fed a rough rice-based diet. A total of 60 crossbred barrows with an initial body weight of 35.16 kg (SD = 0.82) were blocked by body weight and randomly assigned to two treatments with three replications. Each group was fed the diet based on rice with or without exogenous NSP enzymes (2 g/kg of diet). During the 70 days of the feeding trial, all pigs were given free access to feed and water. At the end of the feeding trial, six pigs from each treatment were randomly selected and slaughtered to collect intestinal digesta, intestinal mucosa, and pancreas. The addition of NSP enzymes improved average daily gain (p<0.05) and feed:gain (p<0.05), and decreased viscosity of digesta in the jejunum (p<0.001) and ileum (p<0.01) of pigs. The supplementation of NSP enzymes increased activities of protease (p<0.01), trypsin (p<0.01) and ${\alpha}$-amylase (p<0.05) in duodenal contents. However, digestive enzymes in the pancreas, jejunal and ileal mucosa were unaffected by the supplemental NSP enzymes (p>0.10). The results indicate that the addition of NSP enzymes to rough rice-based diets improved performance of pigs, reduced viscosity and increased digestive activity in the small intestine.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2015

Purpose: Recent studies have suggested that decreased serum potassium level may contribute to various metabolic disorders in adult patients including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to study the correlation between serum potassium levels and the histologic severity of NAFLD in children. Methods: Pediatric patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, and histopathological data were obtained. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess whether potassium levels are associated with the presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or fibrosis after adjusting for possible confounders. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 125 biopsies, 49.6% (62) had evidence of NASH while 66.4% (83) had some degree of fibrosis (stage 1-3). Mean serum potassium was significantly lower in NASH group as compared to non-NASH group ($4.4{\pm}0.42mmoL/L$ vs. $4.8{\pm}0.21$, p<0.001). Higher potassium level had negative correlation with presence of steatosis, ballooning, lobular inflammation, fibrosis and NAFLD activity score (p<0.05). On multivariable analysis and after adjusting for the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, higher potassium level was significantly associated with lower likelihood of having a histological diagnosis of NASH on biopsy (odds ratio [OR], 0.12; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.05-0.28; p<0.001). Similarly, the likelihood of having fibrosis decreases by 76% for every 0.5 mmoL/L increase in potassium (OR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.11-0.54; p<0.001). Conclusion: Our study shows an inverse relationship between serum potassium levels and the presence of aggressive disease (NASH and fibrosis) in children with NAFLD.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.1784-1789
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• 2002

One hundred and twenty-eight growing barrows (Jiaxing Black${\times}$Duroc${\times}$Landrace) at an average BW of 20.8 kg were allocated to four treatments for 42 days, each of which was replicated four times with eight pigs per replicate and used to investigate the effects of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on digestive enzyme activities, intestinal microflora and morphology of growing pigs. The pigs received the same basal corn-soybean meal diet and FOS was added to the basal diet at 0, 2, 4, 6 g/kg diet at the expense of corn, respectively. As compared to control, supplementation with 4 and 6 g/kg FOS significantly improved average daily gain and feed efficiency. Addition of FOS enhanced the growth of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, but inhibited Clostridium and Escherichia coli in the small intestinal and proximal colonic contents. Supplementation with 4 and 6 g/kg FOS significantly improved the activities of total protease, trypsin and amylase in the small intestinal contents. However, FOS had no significant effect on the activity of lipase in the small intestinal contents as well as the digestive enzymes in pancreas. Morphological measurement of jejunal mucosa did show response to consumption of FOS. Villus height and the villus height to crypt depth ratio at the jejunal mucosa were significantly higher with 4 and 6 g/kg FOS supplementation as compared to control.