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THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF HORSERADISH(ARMORACIA RUSTICANA) ROOT EXTRACTS AGAINST ORAL PATHOGENS (구강내 미생물에 대한 서양산 고추냉이(Armoracia rusticana) 뿌리 추출물의 항균효과)

  • Yu, Nan-Young;Lee, Ju-Hyun;Seo, Hyun-Woo;Park, Ho-Won
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.447-456
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    • 2006
  • In this study, the antimicrobial effects of Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) root extracts against oral pathogens were investigated, and also compared with that of chlorhexidine. The following 7 microorganisms were used in this study, Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175, Streptococcus sobrinus(d) ATCC 27607, Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans ATCC 29522. Candida albicans ATCC 10261. Horseradish root extracts and chlorhexidine were tested to determine their minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration(MBC). The results of this study can be summarized as follows : 1. Horseradish root extracts showed antimicrobial effect against the tested oral pathogens. MIC and MBC of this extracts were 30-125, 125-500ppm, respectively. Especially, it was the most effective against C. albicans of other tested microorganisms. 2. Chlorhexidine also showed antimicrobial effect against the tested oral pathogens. MIC of chlorhexidine range between 0.15 and 2.5%, MBC are 0.4-2.5%. In conclusion, it was suggested that AIT had similar antimicrobial effects in the lower concentration, compared with that of chlorhexidine.

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THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF HORSERADISH(ARMORACIA RUSTICANA) ROOT EXTRACTS AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS ISOLATED FROM HUMAN DENTAL PLAQUE (치태에서 분리된 Streptococcus mutans에 대한 서양산 고추냉이(Armoracia rusticana) 뿌리 추출물의 항균효과)

  • Kim, Hye-Kyoung;Park, Ho-Won;Shin, Il-Shik;Lee, Ju-Hyun;Seo, Hyun-Woo
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.225-234
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    • 2008
  • Recently interesting in development of antimicrobial agent from natural origin has been increased in these days. Many studies have been reported antimicrobial effect of Horseradish(Armoracia rusticana) root extracts against various microorganisms such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio parahaemolyticu, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus parasiticus, Helicobacter pylori. The main component related to antimicrobial activity in horseradish is well known as allyl isothiocyanate(AIT). In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial effects of Horseradish(Armoracia rusticana) root extracts against Streptococcus mutans isolated from human dental plaque, Streptococcus mutans reference strain and compared with that of chlorhexidine. Horseradish root extracts and chlorhexidine were tested to determine their minimum inhibitory concentration( MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration(MBC). The result of this study can be summerized as follows; 1. Horseradish root extracts showed antimicrobial effect against both S. mutans isolated strain and reference strain, their MIC were respectively $0.083{\sim}0.25%$ ($833.33{\sim}2500 ppm$), 0.25% (2500 ppm). Horseradish root extracts showed antimicrobial effect against S. mutans isolated strain at same or slightly lower concentration compared with MIC of reference strain. 2. $0.083{\sim}0.25%$ horseradish root extracts showed similar antimicrobial effect with chlorhexidine ($0.0021{\sim}0.0041%$).

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Bacterial Contamination Reduction of Minimally Processed Agricultural Products using Antibacterial Foods and Molecular Biological Analysis (항균성 식품을 이용한 간편섭취 농산물 미생물오염의 감소 및 분자생물학적 분석)

  • Kim, Jin-Ah;Lee, Sung-Deuk;Hwang, Kwang-Ho;Song, Mi-Ok;Park, Jung-Eun;Kim, Da-Mi;Chung, Ae-Hee;Oh, Young-Hee
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.8-14
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    • 2016
  • The purposes of this study are to confirm ways to reduce bacteria of minimally processed agricultural products, using antibacterial foods that are easily available in home and to improve bacterial hygienic condition of them. We chose garlic-allicin, ginger-gingerol, green tea-catechin, cinnamon-cinnamic aldehyde, wasabi-allyl isothiocyanate as antibacterial foods and their unique antibiotic materials. We confirmed the better washing effect when these antibiotic extracts were used, compared to washing effect by only distilled water. Their antibiosis was proved by statistical processing. PFGE (Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis) of Bacillus cereus shows continuous contamination probability of minimally processed vegetables by same product suppliers and the necessity of systematic measures against bacterial contamination.

Elution Profiles of Volatile Compounds and Free Amino Acids during Alcohol Soaking of Garlic(Allum sativum L.) (마늘의 alcohol 침지 중 휘발성 향기성분과 침출유리아미노산 함량)

  • Lee, Young-Guen
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.17 no.2 s.82
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    • pp.286-292
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    • 2007
  • Free amino acids and volatile compounds of fresh garlic and its liqueur were investigated to search elution profile of those components as basic data for development of garlic liqueur. The garlic was soaked in 20% alcohol solution and then sampled every week for 5 weeks. The major free amino acids were L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-arginine, L-alanine, L-proline, L-asparagine and L-serine. Neutral amino acids such as L-threonine, L-proline, L-valine and L-leucine, and aromatic amino acids such as tyrosine and phenylalanine were eluted over 80% of those content in fresh garlic after 3 weeks of soaking, but acidic, basic and sulfur containing amino acids were below 80% even after 5 weeks. Sulfide compounds such as diallyl trisulfide, diallyl disulfide, methyl allyl disulfide, 2-vinyl-4H-1,3-dithi in, 3-vinyl-3,4-dihydro-1,2-dithiin, 3,5-diethyl-1,24-trithiolane, isobutyl isothiocyanate and diallyl sulfide were identified as major volatile compounds of fresh garlic by using GC/MS. Among volatile compounds of fresh garlic, allyl alcohol, diallyl disulfide, 3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane, diallyl trisulfide and 3,4-dimethoxy furan were eluted to liqueur, but those compounds except 3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane were lowered in liqueur during soaking. Furfural, 5-methylfurfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, dimethyl pyrazine, furfuryl alcohol, 3-hydroxy-2-bytanone and 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyr-an-4-one were generated newly and their content increased in liqueur during soaking.

Responses of Phyllotreta striolata and Athalia rosae ruficornis to Colored-sticky Traps and Aggregation Pheromone and Seasonal Fluctuations in Radish Fields on Jeju Island (제주지역 무에서 벼룩잎벌레와 무잎벌의 색트랩과 집합페로몬에 대한 반응과 연중 발생특성)

  • Song, Jeong Heub;Yang, Young Taek;Yang, Cheol Jun;Choi, Byeong Ryul;Jwa, Chang Sook
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.54 no.4
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    • pp.289-294
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    • 2015
  • Striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata (SFB) and turnip sawfly, Athalia rosae ruficornis (TSF) are two economically important sporadic pests in radish fields on Jeju island. The response of adult SFB and TSF to a mixture of aggregation pheromone, (+)-(6R,7S)-himachala-9,11-diene and host plant volatile, allyl isothiocyanate (HAI), as well as to yellow and blue sticky traps was examined in radish fields. Adult SFB was more attracted to the sticky trap with HAI, regardless of the color of the sticky trap; however, adult TSF was more attracted on the yellow sticky trap than blue, and no effect of HAI was observed. The adult SFB and TSF can be effectively monitored using yellow sticky traps placed 10 cm above the plant canopy. SFB and TSF had 3 and 5 peak times in a year, respectively. The first peak occurred in the middle of March for SFB and mid-late of April for TSF. We expect that the results of the present study can facilitate minimizing the damage caused by the two important pests in commercial radish fields.

Modulation of Cell Cycle Regulators by Sulforaphane in Human Mepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells (HepG2 인체간암세포의 세포주기조절인자 발현에 미치는 sulforaphane의 영향)

  • Bae, Song-Ja;Kim, Gi-Young;Yoo, Young-Hyun;Choi, Byung-Tae;Choi, Yung-Hyun
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.16 no.7 s.80
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    • pp.1235-1242
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    • 2006
  • Sulforaphane, an isothiocyanate derived from hydrolysis of glucoraphanin in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, was shown to induce phase II detoxification enzymes and inhibit chemically induced mammary tumors in rodents. Recently, sulforaphane is known to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human canter cells, however its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In tile present study, we demonstrated that sulforaphane acted to inhibit proliferation and induce morphological changes of human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells. Treatment of HepG2 cells with $10{\mu}M\;or\;15{\mu}M$ sulforaphane resulted in significant G2/M cell cycle arrest as determined by DNA flow cytometry. Moreover, $20{\mu}M$ sulforaphane significantly induced the population of sub-G1 cells suggesting that sulforaphane induced apoptosis. This anti-proliferative effect of sulforaphane was accompanied by a marked inhibition of ryclin A, cyclin 31 and Cdc2 protein. However, the levels of tumor suppressor p53 and Cdk inhibitor p21 mRNA and protein expression were significantly increased by sulforaphane treatment in a concentration-dependent manner. Although further studies are needed, the present work suggests that sulforaphane may be a potential rhemoprevetiveichemotherapeucc agent for the treatment of human cancer cells.

Apolipophorin-III uptake by the adult testes in the wax moth, Galleria mellonella (꿀벌부채명나방 성충 정소에 의한 아포리포포린-III의 흡수)

  • Yun, Hwa-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.199-203
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    • 2016
  • Apolipophorin-III (apoLp-III) was isolated and purified from the last larval hemolymph of Galleria mellonella by KBr gradient ultracentrifugation and gel chromatography (Sephadex G-100). After KBr gradient ultracentrifugation, the lipophorin-free fractions were used as the samples for gel chromatography. The purity of the finally purified apoLp-III was confirmed by SDS-PAGE after gel chromatography. In this study, we found that apoLp-III is taken up into the adult testes in Galleria mellonella. The testes were dissected from day-1 or -2 adults in cold Ringer's solution and used for tissue culture. The protein moiety of apoLp-III was labeled with FITC dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at room temperature under conditions of continuous stirring for 1 h. The FITC-labeled apoLp-III was purified with a Sephadex G-25 PD-10 column. The tissues of the adult testes were incubated at room temperature for 30 min with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled apoLp-III. Fluorescein microscopy and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) revealed that the adult testis tissues internalize the FITC-labeled apoLp-III. The results showed that apoLp-III is taken up by the adult testes.

Evaluation of Quality Characteristics of Broth Packets with Different Treatment of Dolsan Mustard Seeds (돌산갓 종자를 첨가한 국물용 육수팩의 품질특성)

  • Oh, SunKyung;Choi, MyeongRak
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.32 no.9
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    • pp.667-677
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    • 2022
  • Dolsan mustard seeds (DMS) were added in whole, crushed, and roasted form at 0.5 g (S-1), 1.0 g (S-2), and 1.5 g (S-3), respectively to broth and heated for 10 or 15 min. After cooling, the quality characteristics were measured. Salinity and pH decreased with boiling time. The antioxidant activities of the experimental broth were measured in terms of total polyphenol content, total flavonoid content, electron donating ability (EDA), 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethyl-benzothizoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The overall, antioxidant activity was higher in broths containing 1.0 g and 1.5 g DMS than in those containing 0.5 g DMS and the activity increased with increasing boiling time. Sinigrin was not detected in the control group, and no significant difference in sinigrin content was noted among broths containing different concentrations of DMS. A high glutamic acid content was detected in the control broth, whereas glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glycine, proline, alanine, and arginine were detected in the broths containing DMS. The free amino acid contents, particularly aspartic acid and glutamic acid contents, were high in umami. Volatile components, such as 2-propenyl-isothiocyanate (ITC), allylthiocyanate, n-butyl ITC, and 3-butenyl ITC, were detected in the DMS-containing broths. Sensory evaluation revealed that a higher amount of DMS added and a longer heating time increased the overall taste preference, and the difference was statistically significant. The purpose of this study was to present basic data on the quality characteristics of DMS-added broths to aid in the development of new products using DMS.

Changes in Isothiocyanate Levels in Korean Chinese Cabbage Leaves during Kimchi Storage

  • Hong, Eun-Young;Kim, Gun-Hee
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.688-693
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    • 2006
  • Glucosinolates are hydrolyzed by the enzyme myrosinase and are mainly found in cruciferous vegetables such as Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis). lsothiocyanates (ITCs) are glucosinolate degradation products with reported anticarcinogenic properties. Korean Chinese cabbage in the form of 'kimchi' is a staple part of the Korean diet. In this study, we examined the effects of storage temperature and duration on glucosinolate, ITC, soluble sugar, and organic acid levels in kimchi. Changes in pH and the impact of various parts of the Korean Chinese cabbage being used during the preparation of the dish were also assessed. Extracted ITC levels, analyzed via gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), were higher in the midrib parts than in the cabbage leaves after storage at both 4 and $20^{\circ}C$. During storage, organic acid levels increased while soluble sugars were depleted. The pH initially increased (after 1 day at $20^{\circ}C$, and 1 week at $4^{\circ}C$), but subsequently decreased over time at both temperatures. Glucosinolate and ITC levels increased in the beginning of storage but then generally fell during further storage. Our data suggest that acidity-related reduction in myrosinase activity during storage may decrease glucosinolate and ITC levels. The changes in these levels depended on the storage conditions and the Korean Chinese cabbage parts used for the kimchi preparation.

20S-dihydroprotopanaxadiol, a ginsenoside derivative, boosts innate immune responses of monocytes and macrophages

  • Kim, Mi-Yeon;Cho, Jae Youl
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.293-299
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    • 2013
  • 20S-dihydroprotopanaxadiol (2H-PPD) is a derivative of protopanaxadiol, a glycone of ginsenosides prepared from Panax ginseng. Although ginsenosides and acidic polysaccharides are known to be major active ingredients in ginseng, the immunopharmacological activities of their metabolites and derivatives have not been fully explored. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the regulatory action of 2H-PPD on the function of monocytes and macrophages in innate immune responses. 2H-PPD was able to boost the phagocytic uptake of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran in macrophages and enhance the generation of radicals (reactive oxygen species) in sodium nitroprusside-treated RAW264.7 cells. The surface levels of the costimulatory molecules such as CD80 and CD86 were also increased during 2H-PPD treatment. In addition, this compound boosted U937 cell-cell aggregation induced by CD29 and CD43 antibodies, but not by cell-extracellular matrix (fibronectin) adhesion. Similarly, the surface levels of CD29 and CD43 were increased by 2H-PPD exposure. Therefore, our results strongly suggest that 2H-PPD has the pharmacological capability to upregulate the functional role of macrophages/monocytes in innate immunity.