• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1288-1295
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• 2009

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of xylanase on performance, blood parameters, intestinal morphology, microflora and digestive enzyme activities of broilers. The wheat-based diets were supplemented with 0, 500, 1,000, 5,000 U/kg xylanase. Xylanase supplementation significantly (p<0.05) improved the feed:gain ratio of broilers from 1 to 21 d and 1 to 42 d. Supplementing 500 U/kg and 1,000 U/kg xylanase improved (p<0.05) the villus height and the ratio of villus height to crypt depth in the small intestine. Excess supplementation of xylanase (5,000 U/kg) increased the villus height in the ileum (p<0.01) and the ratio of villus height to crypt depth in the duodenum and ileum (p<0.05). The microflora in the ileum and caecum, digestive enzyme activities in the small intestine and the concentrations of serum glucose, uric acid, insulin and IGF-I were not affected by the supplementation of xylanase. Excess level of xylanase (5,000 U/kg) had a tendency to induce the multiplication of E. coli and total aerobes. The results suggested that supplementing 500 U/kg and 1,000 U/kg xylanase was beneficial for broilers and excess xylanase supplementation resulted in no further improvement or negative effects.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1588-1594
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• 2012

An 8-wk experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing fish meal (FM) with soy protein isolate (SPI) on the growth, digestive enzyme activity and serum biochemical parameters of juvenile Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii). SPI was used to replace 0, 25, 50, 62.5, 75, 87.5, 100% of dietary FM and 100% replacement supplemented crystalline amino acid. Healthy sturgeon with an average initial weight of $26.38{\pm}0.24$ g were randomly assigned to 24 aquaria (8 treatments with triplicates each) at an initial stocking density of 11 fish per aquarium and cultured for 8 wks. The results showed that 75.00% or more substitution resulted in a poor weight gain rate, feed conversion ratio and survival rate compared to that of fish fed the control diet (p<0.05), whereas no significant differences were observed between diets of 25.00% to 62.50% substitution. Protease, lipase and amylase activity in foregut, mid-gut and hindgut were significantly (p<0.05) decreased by diets where SPI replacement levels were 62.50% or more. Levels of serum total protein (TP) and globulin decreased significantly from 21.03, 10.34 to 14.05, 5.63 g/L with the increasing dietary SPI (p<0.05), but alkaline phosphatase activity significantly increased (p<0.05). In addition, supplemental crystalline amino acid in the FM absence diet did not improve growth performance, intestine digestive enzyme activities and serum biochemical parameters. In conclusion, the results from this study showed adverse effects of inclusion of SPI in diets on growth performance, feed utilization and serum biochemical parameters in juvenile Amur sturgeon. Based on WGR and replacement ratio presented in this report, a 57.64% replacement level was recommended.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2001

황복의 소화효소의 변화과정을 부화직후부터 부화 후 65일까지 측정 하였다. 발육단계에 따른 소화효소의 발현과 활성의 변화에서 $\alpha-amylase$ 비활성은 전장 10mm에서 0.0493U/mg의 최소값을 나타낸 후, 전장 19mm를 전후하여 0.1480 U/mg의 최대값을 나타냈다. Trypsin과 pepsin 비활성은 전장 16mm에서 각각 0.0264U/mg, 0.0258U/mg 와 전장 24mm에서 0.0178U/mg, 0.0201 U/mg의 값을 가지는 두 번의 peak를 보였고, 이 시기에 황복 자치어의 성장률도 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 또한, trypsin과 pepsin의 비활성을 비교하여 보면, 자어기인 전장 $4\~5mm$와 치어 II기인 전장 $19\~24mm$에서는 pepsin이 높았고, 치어 I 기인 전장 $11\~16mm$와 유어기인 전장27 mm 이후에서는 trypsin이 높았다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.706-711
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• 2009

Lysozyme was treated with digestive enzymes and the production of interleukin 8 (IL-8) was measured in Caco-2 cell with the peptides from lysozyme upon stimulating with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to investigate the overall anti-inflammatory activity of lysozyme when it is in digestive tracts. Lysozyme reduced IL-8 production, and the peptides from pepsin hydrolysis of lysozyme had the similar effect. The products of trypsin digestion of lysozyme had no effect on the reduction of IL-8 production while those of pepsin-trypsin hydrolysis did. The effectiveness of lowering IL-8 production was not different by time of the peptide addition. When Caco-2 cells were pre-incubated with peptides for 24 hr, the reduction effects were observed from the peptides from pepsin hydrolysis, indicating that some of the peptides are still remaining in the cells. Therefore, it can be concluded that the IL-8 reduction effect of lysozyme against LPS still remained even after the pepsin and trypsin hydrolysis.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.209-215
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• 1990

The activities of s-amylase, ${\alpha}-amylase$ and protease of three combination products containing digestive enzymes, antacids and herbal drugs on the Korean market were estimated. The effects of antacids and herbal drugs on the activities of digestive enzymes were investigated. Starch-saccarifying activity of s-amylase, starch-dextrinizing activity of ${\alpha}-amylase$ and protein-peptic activity of protease were estimated by Somogy, Mc'Credy, and Casein-Folin method, respectivley. The optimal pH of s-amylase, ${\alpha}-amylase$ and protease were pH 5.0, 4.8 and 7.0, rcspectively. The digestive activities at optimal pH continued about eight hours. The digestive activities of individual enzymes were reduced to 40-90% by antacids and were affected somewhat positively or negatively by herbal drugs. Enzyme activities of the combination products were also affected by pH and reaction time.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2009

Cadmium (Cd) and tributyltin (TBT) are common contaminants of marine and freshwater ecosystems, and can induce the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These ROS can, in turn, cause oxidative stress. In the present study, we investigated time-related effects of Cd (0.05 and 0.1 ppm) and TBT (5 and 10 ppb) treatment on antioxidant enzyme activity, i.e., the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the gills and digestive glands of the ark shell, Scapharca broughtonii. In addition, hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) concentrations, lysozyme activity, and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) levels were measured in the hemolymph. We found that Cd and TBT treatment significantly increased antioxidant enzyme mRNA expression and activity in the digestive glands and gills in a time-dependent manner. In response to the Cd and TBT treatments, antioxidant enzymes mRNA expression and activity increased up to day 5 in the digestive glands and then decreased by day 7. In the gills, antioxidant enzymes mRNA expression and activity increased up to day 3 and then decreased by day 5. Likewise, $H_2O_2$ concentrations significantly increased up to day 5 and then decreased by day 7. Finally, lysozyme activity decreased during the experimental period, whereas GOT and GPT levels were significantly increased in a time-dependent manner. These results suggest that antioxidant enzymes play an important role in decreasing ROS levels and oxidative stress in ark shells exposed to Cd and TBT.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 1996

메밀(날 메밀, 볶은 메밀, 찐 메밀)에서 추출, 분리한 crude hemicellulose, alcohol-insoluble hemicellulose, residue 및 고분자 가용성 다당류(분자량 10 KDa 이상)와 저분자 가용성 다당류(분자량 10 KDa 이하)가 in vitro에서 췌장의 소화효소 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 다당류-효소액을 $37^{\circ}C$에서 5분간 반응시킨 후 다당류를 제거하고 여액의 소화효소 활성을 측정함으로써 다당류가 소화효소의 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 메밀의 crude hemicellulose, alcohol-in-soluble hemicellulose, residue는 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 활성을 저하시켰으며, 고분자 수용성 다당류와 저분자 수용성 다당류는 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 활성을 저해하지 않았다. 또한, 저분자 수용성다당류를 제외한 모든 다당류는 lipase의 활성을 감소시켰다. Crude hemicellulose, alcohol-insoluble hemicellulose, residue와 고분자 수용성 다당류는 trypsin과 chymotrypsin 활성을 현저히 저하시켰으나 저분자 수용성 다당류는 이들의 활성을 약간 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다.