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Pectolytic Enzymes of the Industrial Fungus Aspergillus kawachii

  • Vita, Carolina Elena;Esquivel, Juan Carlos Contreras;Voget, Claudio Enrique
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1365-1370
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    • 2009
  • Aspergillus kawachii extracellular pectinases were screened in liquid cultures with different carbon sources. The fungus grown on citrus pectin or lemon pomace produced at least one of these inducible pectinases: acidic polygalacturonase, pectin lyase, pectin methylesterase, $\alpha$-L-arabinofuranosidase, $\alpha$-1,5-endoarabinase, $\beta$-D-galactosidase/exogalactanase, and $\beta$-1,4-endogalactanase. The lemon-pomace filtrates also contained significant $\alpha$-L-rhamnosidase and $\beta$-D-fucosidase activities. Most of the screened pectinases were active at pH 2.0-2.5, indicating that the A. kawachii enzymes were acidophilic. Under the culture conditions employed we could not detect enzymatic degradation of soybean rhamnogalacturonan. The A. kawachii pectinase-production-related regulatory phenomena of induction-repression resemble those described for other Aspergillus sp.

A Study of Antibacterial and Aromatic Fibers Using Microeapsule of Antibiotics and Perfume (2) - application of microcapsule to fabric - (항균제 및 향료의 마이크로캡슐을 이용한 항균.방향 섬유에 관한 연구(2) 마이크로캡슐의 직물에의 적용-)

  • Kim, Ho-Jung;Park, Cha-Cheol;Kim, Han-Do
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.870-876
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    • 1996
  • Microcapsules containing 2,4,4'-trichloro-2-hydroxydiphenyl ether (DP) and perfumes were prepared by the coacervation using poly (vinyl alcohol) and crosslinking agents. Internal phase content, percent releasing of core materials, antimicrobial activities of microcapsules and fabrics treated with them were investigated. The internal content of microcapsules containing perfumes and DP are increased with increasing perfumes. The internal content of cacharia in the microcapsue was higher than that of lemon and its maimum value was 93%. The microcapsules containing perfumes and DP did not release cacharia and lemon at roonl temperature. But the amount of perfumes released from microcapsules were increased with temperature and time of microcapsules containing DP and perfumes showed 100% reduction percentage of bacteria. The size of obstruction of fabrics treated with microcapsule containing DP and perfumes were increased with DP content in microcapsules.

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Effect of the extracts of various foods and medicinal herbs on the antioxidant activity and sensory characteristics of jujube-omija herbal sauce (식품과 한약재 에탄올 추출물이 대추.오미자 약선소스의 항산화 및 관능적 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • 곽은정;이영순
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.433-439
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    • 2002
  • In order to increase the antioxidant effect and preference of jujube-omija herbal sauce, we added ethanol extracts of 12 kinds of food and 12 kinds of medicinal herb to the sauce, and then evaluated the antioxidant activity and sensory characteristics. The antioxidant activity of the jujube-omija herbal sauces was greatly increased by the addition of ethanol extracts of foods such as green tea, mugwort, mint, lemon, leek, etc. and those of medicinal herbs such as ginseng. pine needle, the root of arrowroot, orange peel, etc.. Due to the high content of phenolic compounds, the ethanol extracts foods and medicinal herbs appeared to be responsible for high electron-donating ability and low hydroperoxide productivity. While the jujube-omija sauce with the extracts of green tea, mugwort, ginseng and pine needle were not preferred by the panels due to bitter taste and aroma, those of lemon, fruit of Chinese quince, orange peel, etc. were preferred with their sweet and a little sour taste and showed a high antioxidant activity. Especially, lemon juice was the best to increase the antioxidant activity and the preference of the jujube-omija herbal sauce.

Evaluation of the Odor with Aging (연령증가에 따른 향의 평가)

  • 강인형;민병찬;전광진;김철중
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2002
  • It is already known that olfactory susceptibility differ with races and sex. Moreover, with aging both detection and identification about olfactory information were impaired. For researches about evaluation of the odor with aging, although the subject used, from infants to elderly, was various, the kinds of odor used were restricted to simple alcohol and acetic acid. Also, the evaluation methods were mainly used olfactory test. From over respects , this research was done as follows. Subjects were 19 to 72 years (n=50) whose sense-of-smell functions are normal. They were taken as stability and closed eye state. The odor stimuli were used 100% natural odor of six kinds of Basil, Lavender, Lemon, Jasmine, Ylangylang oil and Skatole , during 60 seconds using olfactometer. ECG, GSR and subjective evaluation were measured, and examined their relevance. Twenty and 40 ages group evaluated Lemon and 60 ages group did Lavender affirmatively. Correlation was seen among RRI, HR, GSR and subjective evaluation for 40 ages group, and it turns out that it is the group which a mature olfactory function most. These results are fully applied not only to development of the classified cosmetics for the age group but to development of the artificial smell and taste.

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Antibrowning Effects of Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water with/without Freezing Point Depressing Agents on Peeled Chestnut during Storage (빙점강하제 첨가 전해산화수에 의한 깐밤의 저장 중 갈변억제 효과)

  • 정진웅;이선민;김은미;김종훈;김명호
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.385-392
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    • 2001
  • This study was to investigate the inhibiting effect of electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) water with/without freezing point depressing agents on polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity of peeled chestnut. 0.85% sodium chloride, 0.5% citron and 0.5% lemon juice were used to freezing point depressing agents. The content of total phenolics was 13.36 mg% at the earlier stage of storage, and then suddenly increased at around 8∼1ldays. At the 11th day, PPO activity of untreated chestnut was 1,152 units, that was higher than any ethers. EO water adding lemon and citron juice showed synergistic effects on the enzyme inhibition, and their PPD activities were 143.3 and 180.22 units after 4 weeks, respectively. Sensory analysis showed that acceptance of peeled chestnuts was dependent on color and taste, which was related to PPO activity and sweetness. The peeled chestnut treated with EO water added citron or lemon juice tended to show the highest score fur acceptance.

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The Antimicrobial Effects of Natural Aromas for Substitution of Parabens (합성 항균제를 대체하기 위한 천연물질의 항균 효과)

  • 조춘구;김봉남;홍세흠;한창규
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.166-185
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    • 2002
  • Aroma oils extracted from the natural material have antibacterial, antivirus, antiinflammatory, and preservative effect. The preserve efficacy testing between aroma oils and parabens as an artificial preservative had been performed and then it had been suggested that aroma oil was possibile to apply to the cosmetics. Aroma oils were pine, rosemary, lemon and eucalyptus, and parabens were methylparaben, blitylparaben. Antiseptic concentrations of aroma oils and parabens having 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.0wt% were tested respectively. Escherichia coil(ATCC No.8739), Pseudomonas aeruginosa(ATCC No. 9027) which are gram-negative and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC No. 6538), Bacillus subtilis(ATCC No. 6633) which are gram-positive were used as the test organisms. Disk paper and broth dilution methods were used as the methods of preservative efficacy testing. The antibacterial activity of aroma oils and parabens for gram-positive were better than that for gram-negative. For the antibacterial activity aroma oils were better than parabens. Among the aroma oils, rosemary and pine having superior antibacterial activity were selected and blended to illuminate if there is any synergy, There was synergical effect and optimum ratio of aroma blend is 3 : 1(rosemary pine) in this study.

Effects of Titratable Acidity and Organic Acids on Enamel Erosion In Vitro

  • Kim, Eun-Jeong;Jin, Bo-Hyoung
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2019
  • Background: Erosion is a gradual process that occurs fairly quickly, and the full extent of the erosive effects of acidic beverages is not yet clear. The present study aimed to determine the differences in the erosive potentials among four naturally acidic fruit nectars within the same range of titratable acidity and to determine the influence of the components of organic acids on tooth erosion. Methods: Diluted fruit nectars (mandarin 1:1.1, orange 1:1.7, lemon 1:15, grapefruit 1:20) with the same range of titratable acidity (7.9 ml) and their corresponding organic acids (0.05%, 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5% citric acid, malic acid, and a citric and malic acid mixture [pH 2.8], respectively) were used. Specimens were placed in conical tubes with 50 ml of each of the test solutions for 1 hour. A microhardness test and scanning electron microscopy were used to measure enamel erosion. Acid separation was carried out using high-performance liquid chromatography to analyze the composition of each test solution. Results: Similar decreases in the Vickers hardness number (VHN) were observed among the groups treated with the following diluted fruit nectars: diluted mandarin nectar ($75.9{\Delta}VHN$), diluted lemon nectar ($89.1{\Delta}VHN$), diluted grapefruit nectar ($91.7{\Delta}VHN$), and diluted orange nectar ($92.5{\Delta}VHN$). No statistically significant differences were found in the enamel surface hardness after erosion (p>0.05). Citric and malic acids were the major organic acids in the test fruits. The lemon and orange groups had the highest malic acid concentrations, and the mandarin group had the lowest malic acid concentration. Conclusion: The titratable acidity and the citric and malic acid contents of the fruits could be crucial factors responsible for enamel erosion. Therefore, fruit-based drinks should be regarded as potentially erosive.

Introduction of bacterial and viral pathogens from imported ornamental finfish in South Korea

  • Choi, Hee Jae;Hur, Jun Wook;Cho, Jae Bum;Park, Kwan Ha;Jung, Hye Jin;Kang, Yue Jai
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.5.1-5.9
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    • 2019
  • Background: Live fish import may lead to the unintended introduction of pathogens. We examined the monthly distribution of microbial pathogens in ornamental finfish imported into South Korea over a 6-month period. Results: Vibrio alginolyticus was detected in one lemon damsel in June and July; V. vulnificus was detected in one lemon damsel, one caerulean damsel, and one pearl-spot chromis and one ocellaris clownfish in July, April, and May, respectively; Photobacterium damselae was detected in one ocellaris clownfish and one caerulean damsel in June and July, respectively; V. anguillarum was detected in one pearl-spot chromis in February; V. harveyi was detected in one ocellaris clownfish and two mandarin fish in February and April, respectively; Yersinia ruckeri was detected in a pearlscale goldfish group in June and July and in two colored carp groups in July; and Lactococcus garvieae was detected in a lemon damsel group and a sutchi catfish group in July and May, respectively. European catfish virus, the only viral pathogen detected, was found in two sutchi catfish groups in May. Conclusion: This study is the first to identify pathogenic species and the presence or absence of pathogens (non-quarantine diseases) in imported ornamental finfish. These results demonstrate that various pathogens with the potential to harm indigenous fish populations can accompany ornamental finfish imported into South Korea.

Extending Raw Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Shelf-life by Addition of the Natural Food Additives (천연 추출물 첨가에 의한 생굴(Crassostrea gigas)의 식품학적 품질 유지)

  • DoKyung Oh;Do-Ha Lee;Du-Min Jo;Kyung-Jin Cho;Seul-Ki Park;Yeon-Ju Sim;Jeong-Bin Jo;Jae-Ho Woon;Young-Mog Kim
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.56 no.6
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    • pp.810-817
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    • 2023
  • Oysters are a highly consumed seafood throughout Korea, but they have a short shelf life because they support rapid microbial growth due to their of high moisture content and fragile muscle tissue. We examined natural food additives including lactic acid bacteria fermentation powder, rosemary extract, and lemon juice for their ability to preserve raw oyster Crassostrea gigas quality. Samples were stored at 4℃, and microbiological and physicochemical analyses were conducted. Among the natural additives tested, lemon juice was the most effective. Lemon juice was thus applied at different concentrations (50-300 ppm) to quantitatively assess its effect on total viable cell count, pH, glycogen, soluble protein, and turbidity. 200 ppm was confirmed to be optimal, and is projected to extend shelf life by 2 days compared to the control group.

Effects of Lemon and Cranberry Juice on the Quality of Chicken Thigh Meat during Cold Storage (레몬과 크랜베리즙이 닭 다리육의 저장품질에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Dongwook;Kim, Hee-Jin;Kim, Hye-Jin;Kim, Jung-Soo;Kim, Hanna;Sujiwo, Joko;Kang, Seokwon;Gwak, Hyeon-Ah;Jang, Aera
    • Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.53-62
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    • 2018
  • This study was performed to evaluate the effect of lemon and cranberry juice on meat quality of chicken thighs during cold storage. Experimental groups were chicken thigh meat dipped into distilled water (CON), 1% lemon juice (LJ), 1% cranberry juice (CJ), and a mixture of 0.5% lemon juice and 0.5% cranberry juice (LCJ). The meat quality traits were determined at day 0, 3, 6, and 9 during cold storage at $4^{\circ}C$. The pH value of all treatments was lower than that of the control (P<0.05). Total microorganisms of CJ and LCJ at day 9 was 6.94 and 6.76 log CFU/g, respectively, whereas that of the control was 7.51 log CFU/g. The $a^*$ value of CJ and LCJ was higher than that of CON and LJ during storage (P<0.05), whereas the $b^*$ value of LJ, CL, and LCJ was lower than that of CON at day 6 and 9 (P<0.05). Overall acceptability of all treatments was significantly higher than that of CON after day 3. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen values were lower than those of the CON after day 3 (P<0.05). Principle component analysis (PCA) of the aroma pattern of all treatments was closer together, whereas PCA of the CON was scattered with the increase in storage days. This result suggests that dipping the chicken thigh meat into the lemon and cranberry juice could be beneficial to enhance chicken thigh meat quality by retardation of total microbes, lipid oxidation, and protein decomposition.