• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.199-203
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• 1986

The Lipids content of sea mussels was studied and the composition of neutral lipids, glycolipids, and phospholipids were analyzed for the sea mussels obtained from Pusan area in Korea. Fatty acids were found in roder of neutral lipid, phospholipid and glycolipid. total lipids and fatty acids were appeared higher in Mytilus edulis then Mytilus cosuscus. The neutral lipids showed to be approximately 50% of 새심 lipids in Mytilus coruscus and mytilus edulis. The phospholipids showed no significant differences between male and female of Mytilus edulis. The major fatty acids were consisted of C 16 : 0, C16 : 1, C18 ; 1 and C22: 6 in order. The level of C16 :0 with saturated acid was highest in lipids. The level of C18 :1 . C18 :2, C22 : 6 were higher in Mutilus edulis than Mytilus coruscus. $\omega$$_3$ High unsaturated fatty acid essential fatty acids C20 : 5, C22 ; 6 were higher in Mytilus edulis than Mytilus coruscus.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.103-108
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• 2004

Effects of temperature and salinity were investigated on physiological responses of Mytilus coruscus seedlings. Temperature tolerance and survival of M. coruscus, were examined at temperature 20, 25, 28, 30 and 35$^{\circ}C$ for 9 das. Survival of M. coruscus was 90% at temperature 2$0^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$. LT$_{50}$ (lethal temperature) of 9 days was at 27.1$^{\circ}C$. The respiration and filtration rates of M. coruscus were increased with temperature up to $25^{\circ}C$, and decreased with temperature ranged from $25^{\circ}C$ to 3$0^{\circ}C$. LS$_{50}$ (lethal salinity, psu) of 9 days at 1$0^{\circ}C$, 15$^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$ were 17.01 psu, 19.95 psu and 21.79 psu respectively. Salinity affected survival of M. coruscus with higher temperature. However the respiration and filtration rates were reduced with lower salinity.

• Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 2006

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play an important role in this response by rapidly killing invading microorganisms. In this study antimicrobial peptide has been isolated from acidified whole body extract of a bivalve mollusk, the marine mussel (Mytilus coruscus). This peptide purified to homogeneity by gel-filtration and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. The molecular weight was 1464.92 Da, determined by MALDI-TOF Mass spectrometry. In addition to growth inhibition of Escherichia coli D31.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.599-603
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• 2002

Radiolytic compounds of lipids, as hydrocarbons and 2-alkylcyclobutanones, were determined to detect the irradiated dried Mytilus coruscus. The detection methods were composed of fat extraction by Soxtec apparatus from dried Mytilus coruscus, isolation of hydrocarbons and 2-alkylcyclobutanones with a florisil column chromatography and identification of GC/MS. Concentrations of the radiation-induced hydrocarbons and 2-alkylcyclobutanones increased with the irradiation dose. The major hydrocarbons in irradiated Mytilus coruscus were pentadecane and 1-tetradecene originated from palmitic acid, and heptadecane and 1-hexadecene originated from stearic acid. 2-(5'- Tetradecenyl)cyclobutanone of 2-alkylcyclobutanones was high relatively. The radiation - induced hydrocarbons and 2-alkylcyclobutanones from dried Mytilus coruscus were detected at 0.5 kGy over and not detected at the non-irradiated.

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.55-57
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• 2021

Samples were collected from the subtidal region of Jumunjin on the eastern coast of Korea in July 2020. A total of 338 mussels of shell height (SH) 20.8-149.8 mm were used for sex ratio analysis. The sex ratio (F:M) in the same population of mussel Mytilus coruscus was approximately 1:0.7. The sex ratio according to the class of SH was different. The sex reversal pattern of M. coruscus appears to go from male → female → male → female, and as such is determined to be sequential hermaphrodites.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.1381-1387
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• 2012

We applied enzymatic hydrolysis and tangential flow filtration (TFF) to purify a novel anticancer peptide from Mytilus coruscus (M. coruscus) and investigated its anticancer properties. To prepare the peptide, eight proteases were employed for enzymatic hydrolysis. Pepsin hydrolysates, which showed clearly superior cytotoxic activity on prostate cancer cells, were further purified using a flow filtration system using a TFF and consecutive chromatographic methods. Finally, a novel anticancer peptide was obtained, and the sequence was identified as Ala-Phe-Asn-Ile-His-Asn-Arg-Asn-Leu-Leu. The peptide from M. coruscus effectively induced cell death on prostate, breast and lung cancer cells but not on normal liver cells. This is the first report of an anticancer peptide derived from the hydrolysates of M. coruscus.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.46 no.6
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• pp.717-724
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• 2013

To characterize the food components of two mussels (wild hard-shelled mussel (HM) Mytilus coruscus, and cultured sea mussel (SM) Mytilus edulis) in Korea, we examined the proximate composition, fatty composition, amino acid/mineral content, texture, collagen content and chemical and taste compounds. Regarding the proximate composition, HM had lower moisture levels and higher crude protein and carbohydrate contents than SM. The amino nitrogen, volatile basic nitrogen and total amino acid contents of HM and SM were 250.6 and 227.3 mg/100 g, 11.2 and 12.0 mg/100 g, and 17,451.1 and 15,334.8 mg/100 g, respectively. The major amino acids were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glycine, alanine, lysine and arginine. The major fatty acids of HM and SM were 14:0, 16:0, 16:1n-7, 20:5n-3, and 22:6n-3, which did not differ significantly between the two mussels. HM had a higher n-3 polyene ratio, and a lower saturate and monoene ratio than SM. Regarding the taste-active compounds, the free amino acid contents of HM and SM were 1,116.5 and 961.8 mg/100 g, respectively, and the major free amino acids were taurine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, citrulline, lysine and arginine. The primary minerals in both HM and SM were Na, Cl, K and P which did not differ significantly between the two mussels. The soluble and insolube collagen contents of HM and SM were 265.8 and 228.4 mg/100 g, and 119.5 and 121.8 mg/100 g, respectively.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.282-288
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• 1999

This study was designed as a part of efforts to investigate the biochemical pollutant markers for diagnosis of marine pollutions by changes in cholinesterase activity of the mussel (Mytilus coruscus) in South Sea of Korea. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in muscle of cultured mussels in South Sea were remarkably lower (20∼41%, respectively) than those of wild mussel in Pohang(control) of East Sea. Acetylcholine (Ach) activities in muscle of cultured mussels in South Sea were remarkably lower (15∼30%, respectively) than those of wild mussel in Pohang of East Sea. Monoamineoxidase (MAO-B) activities in muscle of cultured mussels in South Sea were significantly 2∼19% higher than those of wild mussel in Pohang of East Sea. It suggests that AChE, ACh and MAO-B activities in muscle of cultured mussels of South Sea may be used as the most effective mean in a biochemical markers for early warning of environmental damages caused by organophosphorus pesticides.

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.142-146
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• 2005

In this study, the reattachment processes of small and medium size of spot of Mytilus coruscus and M. edulis were observed. The small spats (Shell length, SH, $3{\sim}7mm$) of hard shelled mussel, M. coruscus showed 100% reattachment rate within 7 minutes after the detachment of byssus thread and 100% survival rate. While large spats (SH 25 mm) showed 85% reattachment rate within 5 hours and 100% survival rate for 24 hours. The reattachment rate of M. edulis (SH 30 mm) was higher than that of M. coruscus (SH, 28 mm). The thread consisted of three identifiable structures; adhesive disc, adhesive thread and adhesive root. The adhesive disk and adhesive thread of M. coruscus were larger and thicker than those of M. edulis, whereas the thickness of adhesive root was the other way round. Further studies are required to identify the relationship between the structure of byssus thread and attachment ability. This study suggests that the sizes of spats could be an important factor in determining the timing of removing and reattaching mussel seedling for aquaculture or releasing to the sea.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.73-81
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• 2016

Heat shock proteins (HSPs), one of the most highly conserved groups of proteins characterized to date, play crucial roles in protecting cells against environmental stresses, such as heat shock, salinity and oxidative stress. The glutathione S-transferases (GST) have important role in detoxification of oxidative stress, environmental chemicals and environmental stress. GST mRNA expression have been used as biomarkers on environmental stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the death rate and the gene expression of Hsp70 and GST during air exposure and starvation. Results showed that, the expression of Hsp70 mRNA was significantly changed in the experiment groups, such as air exposure and starvation. GST mRNA expression was significantly increased in the experimental group of starvation. These results suggest that Hsp70 and GST were played roles in biomarker gene on the air exposure and starvation.