• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1258-1262
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• 1999

With an attempt to elucidating the lipid metabolism of Tsaiya ducks, thirty ducks at growing (8 weeks of age) and laying periods (10 weeks after the onset of laying) were examined, respectively. The ducks were randomly allocated into ad libitum feeding and 3-day fasting groups, to investigate their in vitro hepatocytes lipogenesis capacity and adipocytes lipolysis rate. Results indicate that (1) the capacity of hepatocytes incorporation of glucose and acetate into total lipid and metabolite of $^{14}CO_2$ production during the laying period was greater than during the growing period. Approximately 50% of the glucose or acetate converted into triacylglycerol (TG) by the hepatocytes were recovered as fatty acid during the growing period, while it was 65-70% during the laying period. (2) Acetate used for lipogenesis ability was superior to glucose in both periods. (3) The adipocytes lipolysis rate was increased significantly (p<0.05) by fasting. In contrast, the capacity of incorporated glucose or acetate into total lipid, triacylglycerol, fatty acid and glycerol by hepatocytes was reduced significantly (p<0.05) by fasting.

• 생약학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2017

In a series of investigations to develop a potential anti-obese agent, we prepared a immature Citrus fruits (IMF) and compared its lipid excretion effects to those of Citrus fruits (MF, CP, JP) in an ICR mouse model of obesity induced by a high fat diet. The body weights of IMF fed mice were found to be significantly lower from 2 weeks oral administration, despite the fact that their food intakes were similar to that of the HFD control mice. The fecal cholesterol content showed a significant increase in IMF (52.0 mg/g) at 7 weeks oral administration, and mature Citrus fruits (MF, 41.3 mg/g), immature Citrus peel (CP, 32.2 mg/g), mature Citrus peel (JP, 30.0 mg/g) respectively. And also, the triglyceride content in the feces showed a significant increase in MF (14.6 mg/g), and IMF (14.2 mg/g), CP (10.5 mg/g) and JP (10.0 mg/g), respectively. On the other hand, in the inhibition activity of pancreatic lipase, MF (0.78 nmol/min/ml) showed the greatest decrease in glycerol, CP (0.79 nmol/min/ml), JP, (0.93 nmol/min/ml) and IMF (1.42 nmol/min/ml).

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.390-393
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• 1997

2% ${\kappa}-carrageenan$, 0.1% KCl, 0.75%, PEG, 및 0.75% glycerol을 사용하여 제조한 필름을 고등어육의 포장재로 사용 가능성을 시험하기 위하여 포장 후 수분 손실 및 지방 산화의 정도를 측정하였다. 고등어육을 carrageenan 필름으로 포장하여 $20^{\circ}C,\;10^{\circ}C,\;0^{\circ}C$, 및 $-15^{\circ}C$에 저장하였으며, 포장하지 않은 시료도 $0^{\circ}C$에 저장하면서, 무게 감소, PV, TBA가 등을 측정하였다. $20^{\circ}C,\;10^{\circ}C$, 및 $0^{\circ}C$에 저장한 포장 또는 비포장 시료는 저장 후 15일 이내에 60%의 무게 감소 현상을 보였으나, $-15^{\circ}C$에 저장한 시료는 25일 후에도 약 3% 정도만의 무게 감소가 있었다. 포장하지 않은 채 $0^{\circ}C$에 저장한 시료는 지방 산화가 꾸준히 증가하는 현상을 보였는데, PV는 20일만에 23 mequivalent peroxide (PO)/㎏, TBA가는 5일만에 $0.4\;{\mu}mole$ malonaldehyde (MA)/g에 도달한 반면, carrageenan 필름으로 진공 포장한 어육은 28일간의 저장기간 동안 저장 온도에 관계없이 PV 및 TBA가가 각각 2 mequivalent PO/kg 및 $0.4\;{\mu}mole\;MA/g$ 이하를 나타냈다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.425-429
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• 2008

The anti-obesity effect of chokong, Rhynchosia nolubilis seeds pickled in vinegars for 2 weeks at $4^{\circ}C$, was investigated. During the differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes, the addition of ethanolic extracts of chokongs lowered the cellular triglyceride content by 8.1-9.0%, and glucose content by 12.2-27.6%, depending on the kinds of vinegar used. The activity of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase also decreased up to 56.0-59.3% by supplying those extracts. In addition, vinegars were superior to acetic acid, citric acid, and hydrochloric acid solutions, and distilled water in anti-obesity of the pickled seeds.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.101-107
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• 1993

Zygosaccharomyces rouxii는 간장의 숙성 기간동안 중요한 역활을 하는 내염성 효모이다. 이 실험에서 사용된 Z. rouxii는 18% NaCl함유 YPD (1% yeast extract, 2% peptone과 2% glucose, pH5.0)에서 잘 성장하는 반면 Saccharomyces cerevisiae는 8% NaCl보다 적은 YPD에서만 자란다 15% NaCl존재하에서 Z. rouxii는 대수기에서 세포내에서 적합한 용질로서 많은 양의 글리세린을 축적하는데 이것은 내염성 효모의 특성이다. 세포막 지질 유동층의 화학 분석에 따르면 15% NaCl에서 자란 세포의 막구조는 더욱 단단하였고 그 유동층은 고농도의 식염의 배지에서는 세포내에 글리세린이 감소되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.285-288
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• 2006

The anti-adipogenic effect of dongchimi nano juice prepared using a nano-filtering process was investigated by measuring leptin and glycerol levels and the expression of a peroxisome proliferator-activated $receptor-\gamma\;(PPAR\gamma)$ gene as indicators of lipid accumulation or lipolysis. Red pepper powder, seeds of red pepper, garlic, and ginger were added in the preparation of dongchimi. Dongchimi was fermented to reach the optimal fermentation period, followed by nano-filtration in the range of $0.0005\sim0.1\;{\mu}m$. The lactic acid bacteria of dongchimi nano juice were removed completely by a nano-filtering process. Treatment of dongchimi nano juice induced glycerol release in the 3T3-L1 adipocytes and decreased the mRNA expression level of $PPAR\gamma$. These results suggested that dongchimi nano juice may enhance lipolysis and modulate adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1778-1784
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• 2002

Novel membrane lipids containing the unusual very long chain fatty $acid{\alpha}{\omega}-1316-dimethyloctacosanedioate$, dimethyl. Ester (DME C30) was isolated and purified from thermophilic anaerobic eubacterium, Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Structures of the lipids containing the bifunctional fatty acyl components were proposed by various analyses such as $^1H,\;^{13}C,\;^{31}P$ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FAB/MS). Combined with the GC/MS, $^1H,\;and\;^{13}C$NMR data, we confirmed that the head groups of the lipids contained the glycerol and/or glucosamine molecules. $^{31}P$ NMR spectrum also showed that the lipids contained phosphate in a phosphodiester linkage. The proposed structures of these novel lipid components were the ones in which two head groups were linked by the membrane spanning fatty acyl component(DME C30)and regular chain fatty acids on glycerol moiety of each head group.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) has been reported to have many biological functions including anti-obesity. Leptin, peptide hormone produced by adipocytes and its concentration is increased in proportion to the amount of the adipocytes. In the present study, we examined the effects of Korean turmeric on the regulation of adiposity and leptin levels in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and rats fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet. MATERIALS/METHODS: Leptin secretion, free fatty acid and glycerol contents in 3T3-L1 adipocytes were measured after incubation of cells with turmeric for 24 hours. Rats were divided into four experimental groups: a normal diet group (N), a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet group (HF), a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet group supplemented with 2.5% turmeric extracts (TPA group) and a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet group supplemented with 5% turmeric extracts (TPB group). Serum samples were used for the measurement of leptin concentration. RESULTS: Contents of free fatty acid and glycerol showed concentration dependent increase in response to turmeric extracts. Effects of turmeric extracts on reduction of lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells were examined by Oil Red O staining. Treatment with turmeric extracts resulted in increased expression levels of adipose triglyceride lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase mRNA. The concentration of leptin from 3T3-L1 adipocytes was significantly decreased by turmeric. Proportional abdominal and epididymal fats weights of the turmeric 5% supplemented group, TPB has significantly decreased compared to the HF group. The serum levels of leptin in the TPA and TPB groups were significantly lower than those of the HF group. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, we suggested that Korean turmeric may contribute to the decreasing of body fat and regulating leptin secretion.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.446-451
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• 2001

The interaction of cytochrome c with binary phospholipid mixtures was investigated by solid-state $^2H$- and $^{31}P$-NMR. To examine the effect of the interaction on the glycerol backbones, the glycerol moieties of phosphatidylcholine (PC), and cardioliph (CL) were specifically deuterated. On the binding of cytochrome c to the binary mixed bilayers, no changes in the quadrupole splittings of each of the components were observed for the PC/PG, PE/CL and PE/PG liposomes. In contrast, the splittings of CL decreased on binging of protein to the PC/CL liposomes, although those of PC did not change at all. This showed that cytochrome c specifically interacts with CL in PC/CL bilayers, and penetrates into the lipid bilayer to some extent so as to perturb the dynamic structure of the glycerol backbone. This is distinctly different from the mode of interaction of cytochrome c with other binary mixed bilayers. In the $^{31}P$-NMR spectra, line broadening and a decrease of the chemical shift anisotropy were observed on the binding of cytochrome c for all binary mixed bilayers that were examined. These changes were more significant for the PC/CL bilayers. Furthermore, the line broadening is more significant for PC than for CL in PC/CL bilayers. Therefore, it can be concluded that with the polar head groups, not only CL but also PC are involved in the interaction with cytochrome c.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.150-160
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• 2015

We previously reported that 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol (PLAG) accelerates hematopoiesis and has an improving effect on animal disease models such as sepsis and asthma. The effects of PLAG supplementation on immune modulation were assessed in healthy men and women. The objective was to evaluate the effects of PLAG supplementation on immune regulatory functions such as activities of immune cells and cytokine production. A randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted. Seventy-five participants were assigned to one of two groups; all participants had an appropriate number of white blood cells on the testing day. The PLAG group (n=27) received oral PLAG supplements and the control group (n=22) received oral soybean oil supplements. IL-4 and IL-6 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were lower (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively) with PLAG than with soybean oil. However, the production of IL-2 and IFN-$\gamma$ by PBMC was unaltered with PLAG supplementation. The B cell proliferation decreased significantly in the PLAG group compared to the soybean oil control (p<0.05). The intake of PLAG in healthy adults for 4 weeks was deemed safe. These data suggest that PLAG has an immunomodulatory function that inhibits the excessive immune activity of immunological disorders such as atopic and autoimmune diseases. PLAG could improve the condition of these diseases safely as a health food supplement.