• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.405-413
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• 2013

Monocyte chemotactic protein-3 (MCP-3), a chemokine that is in a superfamily of structurally related small chemotactic cytokines involved in leukocyte trafficking, is regarded as a key factor in atherogenesis. In this study, we examined the changes in atherogenic parameters including hepatic lipid accumulation and oxidative balance in MCP- 3-overexpressing transgenic mice (MCP-3 mice) under atherogenic conditions. To induce an extreme atherogenic condition, mice were fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet for 12 weeks. The body weight and food intake were not changed by MCP-3 overexpression in the aorta. On a HFHC diet, the MCP-3 mice had higher plasma levels of total cholesterol and a higher atherogenic index compared with wild-type mice, although there were no differences in the plasma HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Furthermore, an increase in lipid accumulation was observed in the aortas as well as the livers of the HFHC diet-fed MCP-3 mice compared with wild-type mice. The activities of antioxidant enzymes increased in the livers of the HFHC diet-fed MCP-3 mice, whereas supplementation with antioxidants, naringin and hesperidin, reversed the activities of the hepatic antioxidant enzymes in HFHC diet-fed MCP-3 mice, indicating that there might be more oxidative damage to the tissues in the HFHC diet-fed MCP-3 mice leading to progression towards atherosclerosis and hepatic steatosis. Microarray analyses of the aorta revealed atherosclerosis-, PPARs-, lipoprotein receptor, and apolipoprotein-related genes that were affected by the HFHC diet in MCP-3 mice. These findings suggest that aortic MCP-3 overexpression may contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and hepatic steatosis under atherogenic conditions.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.672-681
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activities of enzymatic digests from citrus by-products (CBPs) prepared by high speed drying (HSD). HSD needs a short time (60 min) for drying and can be used in a commercial scale. Enzymatic digests were prepared from the CBPs using 6 enzymes such as aminoglucosidase (AMG), celluclast, pectinex, termamyl, ultraflo, and viscozyme. Antioxidant activities of AMG digest from CBPs were evaluated by different in vitro models such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl, alkyl, $H_2O_2$ scavenging, metal chelating, lipid peroxidation, and comet assays, and exhibited strong activities. The antioxidant compounds were detected by an high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled on-line to an 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid ($ABTS^+$) scavenging detection system, and found that hesperidin was the key compound. Therefore, the results obtained in this study suggest that HSD is an effective method to transform wet CBPs into dried form, and CBPs are potential source of natural antioxidant.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.465-469
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• 2014

버려지는 자몽 껍질에 다량 함유되어있는 플라바논을 추출하여 기능성 성분을 재이용하였다. 친환경용매인 아임계수 추출기술을 이용하여 $170^{\circ}C$, 10 min의 최적 조건에서 추출함으로써 무독성 용매로 빠르고 경제적으로 추출할 수 있었다. 자몽껍질 추출물을 ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin을 이용하여 처리함으로써 플라바논과 같은 비극성 물질을 캡슐화하여 소재의 가용화를 용이하게 하였다. 이것은 항산화 기능이 향상된 대체 소재의 개발 및 건강지향식품에 이용할 수 있으며, 이를 통하여 세계 기능성 식품 시장으로의 진출을 위한 발판으로도 삼을 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2005

제주산 감귤과즙을 이용하여 감귤식초를 제조할 목적으로 식초산 발효균 CV1과 CV2를 분리하고 식초산 생성능력을 산업적으로 이용되고 있는 균주와 비교 검정하고 165 rDNA 염기서열을 분석하고 동정하였다. 분리균은 8일간의 발효에 의하여 산도 $5.5\%$ 이상의 식초산을 생성하였으며, 감귤식초 발효에는 사과식초나 감식초 발효에 이용되고 있는 균주 보다 더욱 적합한 것으로 판정되었다. 분리한 균주는 Gluconacetobacter hanenii(CV2) 및 G. hanenii의 변이주(CV1)로 동정되었다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2014

Objectives: Hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) surface treatment of fiber posts has been reported to increase bond strength of fiber posts to resin cements. However, residual oxygen radicals might jeopardize the bonding procedure. This study examined the effect of three antioxidant agents on the bond strength of fiber posts to conventional and self-adhesive resin cements. Materials and Methods: Post spaces were prepared in forty human maxillary second premolars. Posts were divided into five groups of 8 each: G1 (control), no pre-treatment; G2, 10% $H_2O_2$ pre-treatment; G3, G4 and G5. After $H_2O_2$ application, Hesperidin (HES), Sodium Ascorbate (SA) or Rosmarinic acid (RA) was applied on each group respectively. In each group four posts were cemented with Duo-Link conventional resin cement and the others with self-adhesive BisCem cement. Push-out test was performed and data were analyzed using 2-way ANOVA and tukey's post-hoc test (${\alpha}=0.05$). Results: There was a statistically significant interaction between the cement type and post surface treatment on push-out bond strength of fiber posts (p < 0.001, F = 16). Also it was shown that different posts' surface treatments significantly affect the push-out bond strength of fiber posts (p = 0.001). $H_2O_2$ treated posts (G2) and control posts (G1) cemented with Duo-link showed the highest ($15.96{\pm}5.07MPa$) and lowest bond strengths ($6.79{\pm}3.94$) respectively. Conclusions: It was concluded that $H_2O_2$ surface treatment might enhance the bond strength of fiber posts cemented with conventional resin cements. The effect of antioxidants as post's surface treatment agents depends on the characteristics of resin cements used for bonding procedure.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

Objectives : In other to determine the optimal extraction conditions, the various Bojungikgi-tang (BJIGT) decoctions prepared by different pressure levels and different extraction times were compared and evaluated in terms of the extract yield and the total soluble solid content. Methods : Decoctions were prepared by the pressure levels of 0 (non-pressurized) and 1 $kgf/cm^2$ (pressurized) for 60, 120 and 180 min. The extract yield and the total soluble solids content of decoctions were measured, and the amounts of the reference compounds in decoctions were investigated by the analysis using high performance liquid chromatography. Results : The extract yield and the total soluble solid content were higher in decoctions extracted by the pressurized method than those from decoction with non-pressurized method. The patterns of yield and contents showed a proportional increase to the extraction time. In analysis of the linear regression for four reference compounds such as liquiritin, nodakenin, hesperidin, and glycyrrhizin, the good linearity with the correlation coefficient more than 0.9999 was observed. The highest contents for four reference compounds were observed at 180 min of both the pressurized method and the non-pressurized method. Conclusions : This study suggests that the pressure in extraction method and the extraction time affect the compositional constituents in BJIGT decoctions. The extraction time of 180 min could be chosen in both pressurized and non-pressurized method as optimal extraction condition.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.4.1-4.15
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• 2022

Background: Flavonoids are natural polyphenols found widely in citrus fruit and peel that possess anti-adipogenic effects. On the other hand, the detailed mechanisms for the antiadipogenic effects of flavonoids are unclear. Objectives: The present study observed the anti-adipogenic effects of five major citrus flavonoids, including hesperidin (HES), narirutin (NAR), nobiletin (NOB), sinensetin (SIN), and tangeretin (TAN), on AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation in palmitate (PA)-treated HepG2 cells. Methods: The intracellular lipid accumulation and triglyceride (TG) contents were quantified by Oil-red O staining and TG assay, respectively. The glucose uptake was assessed using 2-[N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-NBDG) assay. The levels of AMPK, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) phosphorylation, and levels of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP-2) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) expression were analyzed by Western blot analysis. The potential interaction between the flavonoids and the γ-subunit of AMPK was investigated by molecular docking analysis. Results: The flavonoid treatment reduced both intracellular lipid accumulation and TG content in PA-treated HepG2 cells significantly. In addition, the flavonoids showed increased 2-NBDG uptake in an insulin-independent manner in PA-treated HepG2 cells. The flavonoids increased the AMPK, ACC, and GSK3β phosphorylation levels and decreased the SREBP-2 and HMGCR expression levels in PA-treated HepG2 cells. Molecular docking analysis showed that the flavonoids bind to the CBS domains in the regulatory γ-subunit of AMPK with high binding affinities and could serve as potential AMPK activators. Conclusion: The overall results suggest that the anti-adipogenic effect of flavonoids on PA-treated HepG2 cells results from the activation of AMPK by flavonoids.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2024

In this study, in order to develop an foaming tablet product using yuzu powder, yuzu powder was manufactured using different drying methods such as freeze-drying, 60℃ drying, and 40℃ drying, and then quality characteristics and functionality were analyzed. The naringin content per g of yuzu powder was 8.9 mg for freeze-drying and 8.8 mg for 60℃ drying, and the hesperidin content per g of yuzu powder was highest at 53.6 mg for freeze-drying and 46.2 mg for 60℃ drying. followed by 40℃drying (41.7 mg). The tyrosinase inhibitory activity of 60℃ dried powder was found to be twice as high as that of freeze dried powder. Accordingly, in order to develop an inner beauty product, foaming tablets were manufactured using hot air dried powder, and the quality characteristics and functional ingredients of the final foaming tablets were investigated. The foaming tablet prepared with yuzu powder content of 10 and 15% showed an inhibitory activity of tyrosinase of 73.7 %, which was 1.6 times higher than that of ascorbic acid (1 mM), which was a positive control, confirming its melanin production inhibition effect.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.1688-1694
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• 2014

본 연구는 한라봉 과피 추출물과 효소 처리시킨 한라봉 과피추출물의 3T3-L1 지방전구세포에서의 항비만 효과를 비교하여 연구하였다. Cytolase를 이용한 플라보노이드 형태 전환으로 한라봉 과피 추출물에 다량 존재하던 narirutin이 naringenin으로 또는 hesperidin이 hesperetin으로 변환되었다. 지방전구세포에 분화배지와 함께 10일간 HLB와 HLB-C, 양성대조군으로 Sinetrol을 다양한 농도로 처리한 결과 모든 세포군에서 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서는 세포생존율에 유의적인 영향을 미치지 않았기 때문에 적정 처리 농도를 0.5 mg/mL로 확정하였다. Oil red O 염색을 통해 지방세포의 분화 정도를 측정한 결과 양성대조군인 Sinetrol 처리군 보다 같은 농도의 HLB와 HLB-C 처리군이 분화를 억제시켰다. 지방세포 분화 억제의 분자생화학적 기전을 규명하기 위해 분화 관련 유전자와 단백질 발현을 RT- PCR과 western blotting을 통해서 실험한 결과, 0.5 mg/mL 농도의 HLB와 HLB-C 처리군에서 대조군과 Sinetrol군에 비해 $C/EBP{\alpha}$, SREBP1c의 유전자가 감소하는 경향성을 나타내었고 $C/EBP{\alpha}$와 $PPAR{\gamma}$의 단백질 발현이 유의적으로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이미 형성된 지방세포의 분해 작용에 HLB와 HLB-C가 영향을 주는지 평가하기 위해 완전히 분화된 지방세포에 24시간 동안 0.5 mg/mL의 농도로 처리한 결과 Sinetrol과 HLB는 지방분해 효과를 나타내었으나 HLB-C는 지방세포의 분해 작용에 유의적인 영향을 주지 않았다. 따라서 이러한 실험 결과들은 한라봉 과피 추출물이 지방세포 분화 억제와 지질분해 활성이 있고 이는 cytolase로 효소 처리를 할 경우에도 비슷한 결과를 보였으며 오히려 지질분해 활성은 감소하였다. 한라봉 과피 추출물의 in vitro 상에서 검증된 항비만 효능이 향후에 in vivo 상에서 지방분화 억제와 지방분해에 미치는 영향에 대한 추가 검증이 필요하다고 사료된다. 또한 향후 한라봉뿐 아니라 다른 감귤류를 이용하여 다양한 probiotics 미생물에 존재하는 효소와 다른 상업화 효소 등을 통한 물질전환 효과를 비교 연구하는 것이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.283-291
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• 2015

본 연구는 고흥과 제주도로부터 수확된 유자의 수확시기에 따른 과실의 품질 변화를 규명하고자 하였다. 8월부터 12월까지 매월 1일 수확된 유자 과실을 사용하여 유자의 크기, 중량, 과형지수, 당도, 수분함량등 외관적 특징과 총 페놀함량, 항산화 활성 그리고 감귤류의 대표 플라보노이드 성분인 나린진과 헤스페리딘의 함량을 각각 측정하였다. 고흥과 제주도로부터 수확된 과실의 외관적 특징을 비교할 때 8월 9월에 수확된 유자는 초록색을 띄며 수확시기가 지날수록 노란색으로 변하면서 성숙되었고 수확적기인 11월과 12월에는 진한 노란색을 띄었다. 제주도 유자가 고흥 유자에 비해 다소 크나 유의적인 차이는 크게 없었으며. 수확시기에 따른 구형지수는 점차 감소하여 구형에서 타원형으로 변하였고 당도는 증가하였다. 총 페놀화합물의 함량은 제주도 유자가 고흥 유자에 비해 다소 높은 함량을 보였으며, 8월에 수확한 어린숙기의 유자의 총 페놀화합물 함량은 수확적기인 11월, 12월 유자 보다 높은 수준의 함량을 보였으며 산지에 따라 10월까지 점차적으로 감소하다 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 산지별, 수확시기에 따른 항산화 활성은 총 페놀화합물 함량과 비슷한 경향을 보였으며 8월 수확한 미숙 유자의 항산화 활성은 높은 수준의 활성을 보였으며 산지에 따라 10월과 11월까지 감소하다 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 나린진과 헤스페리딘 함량 또한 제주도 유자가 고흥유자에 비해 다소 높은 함량을 보였으며 8월 수확한 미성숙과의 유자는 높은 수준의 함량을 보였으며 수확시기에 따라 현저하게 감소하였고 수확적기인 11월과 12월은 유의적인 차이 없이 거의 비슷한 함량을 보였다. 본 연구 결과로 보아, 미성숙과에서 식물체에 존재하는 많은 페놀성 물질과, 플라보노이드 성분을 다량 함유하며 강한 항산화 효과가 있어 다양한 생리활성을 기대할 수 있을 뿐 아니라 이를 다양하게 활용한다면 여러 질병의 예방 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.