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Species Identification of the Tropical Abalone (Haliotis asinina, Haliotis ovina, and Haliotis varia) in Thailand Using RAPD and SCAR Markers

  • Klinbunga, Sirawut;Amparyup, Piti;Leelatanawit, Rungnapa;Tassanakajon, Anchalee;Hirono, Ikuo;Aoki, Takashi;Jarayabhand, Padermsak;Menasveta, Piamsak
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.213-222
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    • 2004
  • A randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was used to identify the species- and population-specific markers of abalone; Haliotis asinina, H. ovina, and H. varia in Thai waters. Fifteen species-specific and six population-specific RAPD markers were identified. In addition, an 1650 bp band (UBC195) that was restricted to H. ovina from the Gulf of Thailand (east) was also found. All of the specific RAPD markers were cloned and sequenced. Twenty pairs of primers were designed and specificity-tested (N = 12 and 4 for target and non-target species, respectively). Seven primer pairs (CUHA1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, and 14) were specifically amplified by H. asinina DNA, whereas a single pair of primers showed specificity with H. ovina (CUHO3) and H. varia (CUHV1), respectively. Four primer pairs, including CUHA2, CUHA12, CUHO3, and CUHV1, were further examined against 216 individuals of abalone (N = 111, 73, and 32, respectively). Results indicated the species-specific nature of all of them, except CUHO3, with the sensitivity of detection of 100 pg and 20 pg of the target DNA template for CUHA2 and CUHA12 and CUHV1, respectively. The species-origin of the frozen, ethanol-preserved, dried, and boiled H. asinina specimens could also be successfully identified by CUHA2.

Evaluation of a Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer Tag in the Soft-shelled Turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis

  • Park, Min-Ouk;Seol, Dong-Won;Im, Soo-Yeon;Hur, Woo-June;Park, In-Seok
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.226-229
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    • 2007
  • Survival, tag retention and tag readability were compared among the control and three treatment groups of soft-shelled turtles, Pelodiscus sinensis Crother, 2000 (mean body $weight{\pm}SD$: $182.6{\pm}13.7\;g$), marked with visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIFE) tags for 16 months. Mortality 4 to 16 months after tagging was attributed to collection and handling stress rather than to the tagging itself. Tags applied to the web surface between the fourth and fifth dactyl of the hindfoot appeared to have the highest retention rates, while adipose eyelid tagging had high tag readability but a high loss rate. We conclude that in soft-shelled turtles, the most suitable region for VIFE tagging is on the web surface between the fourth and fifth dactyls of the hindfoot.

The Precursors and Flavor Constituents of the Cooked Oyster Flavor (굴 자숙향의 발현성분)

  • Kang, Jin-Yeong;Roh, Tae-Hyun;Hwang, Seok-Min;Kim, Yeong-A;Choi, Jong-Duck;Oh, Kwang-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.606-613
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    • 2010
  • In order to elucidate a mechanism responsible for the development of the odor characteristics of cooked, desirable-flavored shellfish, oysters were extracted using various solvents and the resulting extracts were evaluated organoleptically after cooking. The 80% aqueous methanol extract was found to produce a desirable cooked flavor. This oyster extract was fractionated using ion-exchange column chromatography and dialysis, and each of the fractions was subjected to cooking, followed by organoleptic evaluation. The outer dialysate fraction such as acidic and amphoteric water-soluble fractions produced a cooked oyster flavor. The volatile flavor compounds identified from cooked oyster included 29 hydrocarbons, 20 alcohols, 16 acids, 12 aldehydes, nine nitrogen-containing aromatic compounds, eight ketones, five furans, three esters, three phenols, and one benzene.

Feeding habits of juvenile sea perch, Lateolabrax japonicus in tidal creek at Sangnae-ri Suncheon, Korea (순천 상내리 갯골에 출현하는 농어(Lateolabrax japonicus) 치어의 식성)

  • Jeong, Jae Mook;Kim, Hyeon Ji;Ye, Sang Jin;Yoem, Si Dong;Park, Jong Hyeok;Baeck, Gun Wook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.221-226
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    • 2015
  • During the study periods, total 143 individuals of Lateolabrax japonicus were collected. Body length (BL) range was 2.0-11.8 cm. Empty stomach occurred in 8.4%. The most abundant prey was copepods. Among copepods, Tigriopus japonicus was the most abundant prey appeared 32.1 in %F. Next important prey was shrimps and mysids. The results of analysis in ontogenetic changes, main prey of two small size classes (2.0-3.9 cm, 4.0-5.9 cm) were copepods. Thereafter, copepods percentage was decreased, but shrimps, mysids, fishes percentage was increased by increasing body length from 8.0 cm< size class.

Quality Characteristics of Canned Boiled Oyster and Canned Boiled Oyster in Bamboo Salt in Various Sterilization Conditions (살균조건에 따른 굴 보일드통조림 및 죽염 굴 보일드통조림의 식품 품질 특성)

  • Kong, Cheong-Sik;Je, Hae-Soo;Jung, Jae-Hun;Kwon, Soon-Jae;Lee, Jae-Dong;Yoon, Moon-Joo;Choi, Jong-Duck;Kim, Jeong-Gyun
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.1231-1244
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    • 2014
  • Oysters, especially are excellent source of several mineral including iron, zinc and selenium, which are often low in the mordern diet. They are also an excellent source of glycogen, vitamin B12 and considered the healthiest when eaten raw on the half shell in good tasted season from November to March. This study was investigated for the purpose of obtaining basic data which can be applied to processing of two kinds of canned boiled oyster (canned boiled oyster, canned boiled oyster in bamboo salt). Shucked oyster meat was cooked in steam (15min) after washing with water, filled 90g into can (301-3), added with salt solution and then precooked for 10 min. at $100^{\circ}C$. Canned boiled oyster was added 1.5% salt solution 60mL. Canned boiled oyster in bamboo salt was added 0.5% salt solution 30mL and 0.7% bamboo salt solution 30mL. The cans were seamed using a vacuum seamer, and then sterilized for various Fo values (Fo 8~12 min.) in a steam system retort at $116^{\circ}C$, $118^{\circ}C$. Viable bacterial count, proximate composition, pH, salinity, yield, VBN, amino-N, TBA, mineral, color value, free amino acid, hardness and sensory evaluation of two kinds of canned boiled oyster produced at various sterilization condition (Fo 8~12 min.) were measured after divide to meat and juice. The results showed that canned boiled oyster in bamboo salt sterilized at Fo 8 min. was the most desirable because this condition is the most economical and tasty.

Detecting Techniques for Marine-derived Pathogens: Grouping and Summary (해양 유래의 병원성 미생물 검출방법: 분류 및 요약)

  • Hwang, Byeong Hee;Cha, Hyung Joon
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2014
  • Marine-derived pathogens threat health and life of human and animals. Therefore, rapid and specific detection methods need to be developed. Here, we summarized various groups of detection methods, including conventional method, flow cytometry, nucleic acid-based method, and protein-based method. In addition, perspective of detection technique was discussed as a unified detection system for pathogens.

Anti-oxidative Properties of Lipids Extracted from Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fed with Carotenoids and Conjugated Linoleic Acid

  • Eum, Gwang-Sik;Kim, Jeong-Gyun;Ha, Yeong-Lae;Park, Chan-II;Kang, Seok-Joong;Choi, Yeung-Joon;Choi, Byeong-Dae
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.258-264
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    • 2009
  • A commercial diet supplemented with carotenoids and conjugated linoleic acid was fed to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) for 8 weeks. To investigate the anti-oxidative properties of these compounds, lipids from the muscle and viscera of the fish were subjected to different assays. At $10\;{\mu}g/mL$, L-ascorbic acid exhibited 95% 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity, while the tissue lipids showed little radical scavenging activity. At 50 and $100\;{\mu}g/mL$, the lipids of the muscles and viscera showed 11.7-22.6% and 11.3-24.9% DPPH radical-scavenging activity, respectively. A lipid peroxidation inhibitory assay using the ferric thiocyanate method was also performed in comparison with $\alpha$-tocopherol at a concentration of 6.0 mg/mL. Our results indicate that the anti-oxidative property of the lipids in fish muscle, which was 85.2% compared to 85.3% for the visceral lipids, was stronger than that of $\alpha$-tocopherol (74.3%) following 3 days of storage at $40^{\circ}C$.

Evaluation of visible fluorescent elastomer tags implanted in marine medaka, Oryzias dancena

  • Im, Jae Hyun;Gil, Hyun Woo;Park, In-Seok;Choi, Cheol Young;Lee, Tae Ho;Yoo, Kwang Yeol;Kim, Chi Hong;Kim, Bong Seok
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.20 no.9
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    • pp.21.1-21.10
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    • 2017
  • The aim of this study was to assess visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIE) tagging and stress response in marine medaka, Oryzias dancena. The experimental fish were anesthetized individually and marked with red, yellow, or green elastomer at each of the following three body locations: (1) the abdomen, (2) the back, and (3) the caudal vasculature. During 12 months, the accumulated survival rates of fish in the experimental treatments were not different among red, yellow, and green elastomers. The experimental fish retained > 85% of the tags injected in the back, > 70% of the tags injected in the caudal vasculature, and > 60% of the tags injected in the abdomen (P < 0.05). An important observation was that the abdomen site was associated with poor tag retention. For all injected sites, the red and green tags were able to be detected more easily than the yellow tags when observed under both visible and UV lights. Tag readability was lower for the abdomen site than for the other sites (back and caudal vasculature). Thus, VIE tags were easy to apply to marine medaka (< 1 min per fish) and were readily visible when viewed under UV light.

Anti-inflammatory Activity on LPS-stimulated in vitro RAW 264.7 Cells and in vivo Zebrafish of Heterosigma akshiwo

  • Kim, Junseong;Choi, Youn Kyung;Lee, Ji-Hyeok;Kim, Seo-Young;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Jeon, You-Jin;Heo, Soo-Jin
    • Journal of Chitin and Chitosan
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.185-193
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    • 2017
  • Red tide Heterosigma akashiwo (H. akashiwo), a microscopic alga of the class Raphidophyceae, causes extensive damage to all marine ecosystems. It is essential to reduce the damage to marine ecosystems for them to be used as a resource. In this study, we used organic solvent fractionation to obtain an ethyl acetate-methanol extract from H. akashiwo (HAEM80) and then evaluated its anti-inflammatory activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells and a zebrafish model. HAME80 markedly inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$). It also down-regulated the protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and decreased the secretion of interleukin-$1{\beta}$ ($IL-1{\beta}$) in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. HAME80 reduced yolk edema and improved the survival rate of LPS-stimulated zebrafish embryos; in addition, the extract significantly reduced the production of ROS and NO and attenuated cell death in this model. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of the extract was used to confirm the identity of peaks 1-20. Taken together, our data suggest that H. akashiwo is a beneficial anti-inflammatory agent.