• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.540-542
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• 2005

Juice Valley and Gogu Valley were administered to twelve healthy young volunteers for 4 weeks to study their clinical effects on human intestinal microflora. Changes in fecal microflora, fecal moisture, and fecal pH were observed for Juice Valley intake. Administration of Juice Valley significantly increased numbers of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus from 8.69 and 7.02 to 10.89 and 9.02 (Log CFU/g wet feces), respectively, whereas those of Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli decreased. Moisture content of feces increased, and fecal pH decreased after 4 weeks of Juice Valley intake, intake of Gogu Valley slightly increased growth responses of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus and decreased growth responses of C. perfringens and E. coli. Su-mi potato, as a reference, had no effect on Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus numbers. This study confirmed Juice Valley has better effects than Gogu Valley and Su-mi, and has important role on growth promotion and inhibition of human intestinal bacteria.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.134-138
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• 2009

In an attempt to establish anti-ulcerogenic activity of potato tubers, inhibitory activity against ethanol- and indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer models in rats was evaluated for the first time. From several varieties of potato tubers including Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Superior (white skin and fresh potato) and two new varieties of (Bora valley and Gogu valley), raw potato juice was prepared and the starch was obtained from each juice by filtration and drying. Upon oral administration to rats, raw potato juice showed more or less inhibitory activity. The starch showed higher and dose-dependent inhibitory activity, suggesting that the active ingredient in raw potato juice may be the starch. Particularly, the starch obtained from the tubers of new potato variety, "Bora valley," with purple color, showed the highest inhibitory activity (62.4% and 37.1% inhibition of ulcer index at 500 mg/kg), while omeprazole (proton pump inhibitor) used as a reference drug showed 74.4% and 75.7% inhibition at 20 mg/kg against ethanol- and indomethacin-induced ulcer formation, respectively. The present study provides a first evidence of anti-ulcerogenicity of raw potato juice and the starch. Especially, the starch from "Bora valley" strongly inhibited ulcer formation in rats. Considering that these are food components, they may be safely used for anti-ulcerogenic nutraceuticals.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.540-547
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• 2011

High consumption of fruits and vegetables has been suggested to provide some protection to smokers who are exposed to an increased risk of numerous cancers and other degenerative diseases. Carrot is the most important source of dietary ${\beta}$-carotene. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate whether carrot juice supplementation to smokers can protect against lymphocyte DNA damage and to compare the effect of supplementationof capsules containing purified ${\beta}$-carotene or a placebo (simple lactose). The study was conducted in a randomized and placebo-controlled design. After a depletion period of 14 days, 48 smokers were supplemented with either carrot juice (n = 18), purified ${\beta}$-carotene (n = 16) or placebo (n = 14). Each group was supplemented for 8 weeks with approximately 20.49 mg of ${\beta}$-carotene/day and 1.2 mg of vitamin C/day, as carrot juice (300 ml/day) or purified ${\beta}$-carotene (20.49 mg of ${\beta}$-carotene, 1 capsule/day). Lymphocyte DNA damage was determined using the COMET assay under alkaline conditions and damage was quantified by measuring tail moment (TM), tail length (TL), and% DNA in the tail. Lymphocyte DNA damage was significantly decreased in the carrot juice group in all three measurements. The group that received purified ${\beta}$-carotene also showed a significant decrease in lymphocyte DNA damage in all three measurements. However, no significant changes in DNA damage was observed for the placebo group except TM (P = 0.016). Erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme was not significantly changed after supplementation. Similarly plasma lipid profiles were not different after carrot juice, ${\beta}$-carotene and placebo supplementation. These results suggest that while the placebo group failed to show any protective effect, carrot juice containing beta-carotene or purified ${\beta}$-carotene itself had great antioxidative potential in preventing damage to lymphocyte DNA in smokers.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.750-758
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• 2009

건강한 성인 남자 48명을 대상으로 각각 당근즙 섭취군과 ${\beta}$-carotene 섭취군, placebo 약 섭취군으로 나누어 8주동안 실시하였으며, 당근즙은 매일 300 mL을 주었고 정제된 항산화 비타민은 당근즙에 함유된 ${\beta}$-carotene과 같은 양을 주어 항산화 영양 상태에 대한 개선 효과를 비교하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 혈장 비타민 C, 비타민 E 및 ${\beta}$-carotene 함량은 당근즙 및 항산화 비타민 섭취 전보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났고, 그 증가 정도가 비슷하게 나타나 식품으로부터 항산화 영양소를 충분히 섭취하는 것이 흡연자의 산화적 손상과 관련된 질병을 예방하는 좋은 방법이 될 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.264-274
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• 2003

한국감자육종소재 은행(KPGR)에서 는 많은 감자유전자원을 수집함과 동시에 수집된 유전자원을 분석해서 감자육종에 활용하고 있다 다양한 유전자원 중에서 2001년 우리나라 준고냉지 지역인 장평과 양구에서 수확한 58가지 감자 계통 및 품종에서 식용 및 칩 가공에 적합한 품종 및 계통을 선발하였다. 감자의 선발 기준은 지역적 응성, 감자 괴경형태(눈 깊이, 모양, 표피색, 육색, 생산량, 더뎅이병 저항성과 중심공동 및 내부갈색저항성)와 감자의 칩 색도에 아주 큰 영향을 주는 환원당 함량 등 요소를 종합적으로 고려하였다. 기존 '수미'와 대등한 흰색 표피 품종은 '얼리밸리', '썸머밸리', '윈터밸리', '태복밸리'였고, '골든밸리'는 노란색 품종으로, '고구밸리'와 '주스밸리'는 적색표피 품종으로, '퍼플밸리'는 보라색 표피 품종으로 각각 선발되었다. 가공용 재배 품종인 '대서' 칩 색도와 비슷하고 생산량(4.0톤ha)이 비교적 높고 환원당 함량(0.30％이하)이 비교적 낮은 24계통 및 품종이 선발되었다. 선발된 계통 및 품종의 괴경형태 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 '태동밸리', '강심밸리', '강원밸리' 품종이 밝은 흰 색칩용으로 선발되었는데 환원당 함량은 각각 0.23％, 0.27％와 0.29％였으며; '보라밸리', '로즈밸리', Valley54는 칼라 칩용으로 선발하였는데 그중 '보라밸리' 의 환원당 함량은 0.26％로서 밝은 보라색 칩색도를 나타냈으며 '로즈밸리'의 환원당 함량은 0.19％로서 칩 색도는 밝은 황색을 나타냈으며 밸리54의 환원당 함량은 0.27％였다. '스틱밸리'와 밸리72은 프렌치 프라이용으로 선발하였는데 환원당 함량은 각각 0.22％와 0.15％로서 괴경의 형태가 비교적 긴 형태로서 프라이 색도는 밝은 담황색을 나타냈다.