• 제목/요약/키워드: Seaweeds addition

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FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL CALCIUM FROM SEAWEEDS

  • Lawlor Susan
    • 한국식품영양과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국식품영양과학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Food,Nutrition and Health for 21st Century
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    • pp.126-133
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    • 2001
  • As dietary intakes levels of Calcium decrease below those recommended by health authorities the incidence of Osteoporosis is set to continue to rise. To address this issue it is becoming necessary to fortify regularly consumed foods such as cereals, biscuits etc. with ingredients such as AquaCal. AquaCal is a natural, organic source of calcium that is produced from calcified seaweed, Phymatolithon and Lithothamnion and can be utilised for Calcium and magnesium supplementation in a broad range of foods and beverages. AquaCal presents a great potential over other calcium sources because of its porous structure and it composition associating key minerals as calcium, magnesium and boron in addition to being neutral in taste in applications. Once consumed the efficacy of AquaCal must then be verified therefore a bioavailability a comparative feeding study to assess effects of AquaCal on bone density was carried out. There was no significant difference in bioavailability based on calcium absorption between AquaCal and Limestone however the weights of the femurs of the animals fed AquaCal did significantly increase over the group fed Limestone. As a natural and organic mineral AquaCal has many different fields of application.

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Effects of Fucoidan on NO Production and Phagocytosis of Macrophages and the Proliferation of Neuron Cells

  • Hang, Do;Choi, Hye-Sook;Kang, Se-Chan;Kim, Kyung-Ran;Sohn, Eun-Soo;Kim, Mi-Hyun;Pyo, Suhkneung;Son, Eun-Wha
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.344-348
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    • 2005
  • Fucoidans, high-molecular-weight sulfated polysaccharides extracted from brown seaweeds, have various biological activities. Here we examined whether fucoidan could ncrease the immunomodulation and proliferation capacity of cells in vitro. When peritoneal macrophages were treated with various concentrations of fucoidan $(1\~100{\mu}g/mL)$ for 24 hours, NO production was significantly increased. In addition, exposure of macrophages to $10{\mu}g/mL$ of fucoidan induced a phagocytic activity. Treatment of neuroblastoma cells (SK-N-SH) with fucoidan enhanced cell proliferation and NO production in a concentration-dependent manner. These results indicate that fucoidan has both immunomodulatory and cell proliferative properties, and may thus be a candidate for development as an immunomodulating agent.

해조류 유래 Fucoidan의 어류용 백신 항원보조제로서의 가능성에 대한 고찰 (Potential of Fucoidan Extracted from Seaweeds as an Adjuvant for Fish Vaccine)

  • 민은영;김광일;조미영;정승희;한현자
    • 한국해양생명과학회지
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2019
  • Fucoidan(후코이단)은 주로 갈조류에서 추출되는 fucose를 함유한 함황 다당류의 일종으로, 항균, 항바이러스 및 항종양 효과와 함께 다양한 경로로 면역력을 향상시키는 생리 기능성물질로 알려져 있다. 최근 연구에 따르면, 인체 백신 분야에서는 fucoidan의 백신 adjuvant(항원보조제)로서의 가능성이 제시되었다. 수산업 분야에서는, 보조사료로서의 fucoidan의 기능에 관한 연구는 보고되고 있으나, 수산용 백신 개발을 위한 adjuvant 연구는 전무한 실정이다. 동물세포에서 fucoidan의 adjuvant에 대한 긍정적인 검토와 함께 안전성을 증명한 연구는 많이 있지만, fucoidan을 어류 백신용 adjuvant로 사용하기 위해서는 어류에서도 이를 확인할 필요가 있다. 또한 fucoidan의 분자량에 따라 세포 내 흡수율이 각기 다르다는 점과 병원체의 인위감염에 따른 항체 생성을 포함한 어류의 특이면역 반응 시스템에 대한 연구가 많이 부족하다는 제약이 있다. 따라서 이러한 분야에 대한 적극적인 연구가 뒷받침 된다면 안전하고 효과적인 adjuvant로 사용할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 fucoidan이 사람과 동물을 포함하여 어류의 면역자극 즉 체액성 및 세포성 면역에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 검토하고, 수산업 분야에서 fucoidan의 사용과 어류 백신용 adjuvant로서의 가능성을 고찰하였다.

동해안 블루카본 자원의 가치와 활용방안 (Blue Carbon Resources in the East Sea of Korea and Their Values and Potential Applications)

  • 윤호성;도정미;전병희;여희태;장형석;양희욱;서호성;홍지원
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제32권7호
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    • pp.578-587
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    • 2022
  • 우리나라는 세계 7위의 온실가스 배출국가로서 국제적으로 배출량 규제가 강화됨에 따라 국가 온실가스 감축 목표를 상향하였고 이로 인해 산업계를 포함한 사회 전반적인 탄소 감축의 노력이 절실한 상황이다. 기후변화 완화 또는 적응 계획의 중요 이행 수단으로 연안과 해양생태계를 자연기반 해법(nature-based solutions, NbS)으로 활용 가능하게 되면서 최근 블루카본(blue carbon) 생태계가 주목받고 있다. 블루카본은 대기 중 이산화탄소가 광합성작용을 통해 맹그로브, 염습지 및 해초류와 같은 연안 생태계나 해조류와 미세조류와 같은 해양생태계에 의해 바이오매스로 흡수된 뒤 퇴적되어 장기간 저장되는 탄소를 의미한다. 현재 기후변화에 관한 정부 간 협의체(IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)에서 현재 공식적으로 인정하고 있는 블루카본 생태계는 맹그로브, 염습지, 해초지 3가지뿐이다. 하지만, 최근 해조류, 미세조류, 산호초, 비식생 갯벌 등 다양한 새로운 블루카본 흡수원들이 가진 높은 이산화탄소 격리 및 저장 능력에 대해 새로운 연구 결과들이 지속적으로 학계에 보고되고 있어, 이들 신규 블루카본 후보군들의 온실가스 흡수량 산정에 관련된 과학적 입증을 통해 IPCC 국제 인증의 가능성이 점차 높아지고 있다. 본 총설에서 동해안이 보유하고 있는 블루카본 흡수원인 해조류, 해초지 및 비식생 갯벌의 현황과 잠재적 가치에 대해 논하고자 한다. 본 논문을 통해 동해는 해조류 자원을 NbS로 활용하는 것이 가장 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다. 또한, 동해안이 보유한 신규 블루카본 흡수원이 이른 시일 내에 IPCC 국제 인증을 받을 수 있도록 연구개발의 방향성과 활용방안을 제안하고자 한다.

학교급식에서 편식 아동의 식생활 양상 (Dietary Pattern of Children with an Unbalanced Diet in School Feeding)

  • 김영희;서정숙
    • 대한영양사협회학술지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.345-355
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    • 2004
  • This study was conducted to investigate the dietary pattern of children with unbalanced diet in school feeding. Children who eat only what they like among elementary school students were selected for this survey. The general characteristics, nutrition knowledge, eating behavior, food intake frequencies and food preferences of the subjects were investigated compared with control group. The subjects were consisted of a total of 160 children : 92 male students(unbalanced-diet group, 46; control group, 46), and 68 female students(unbalanced-diet group, 34; control group, 34). There was no significant difference in nutrition knowledge between the unbalanced-diet group and the control group. Dietary behavior of control group turned out to be more desirable than that of the unbalanced-diet group. In addition, 68.7% of the unbalanced-diet group and 13.8% of the control group hated to eat vegetables. The result of food intake frequency indicates that the control group turned out to be higher in their intake of fish, cereals, vegetables, seaweeds, fats & oils and Kimchi compared with unbalanced-diet group. Intake frequency of minerals and vitamins of the control group was higher than that of the unbalanced-diet group. On the other hand, the unbalanced-diet group turned out to be higher in sugar intake. Children showed the greatest preference of fruits. The unbalanced group turned out to prefer sugar and beverages more than the control group. These results suggest that the desirable dietary habits of children should be formed with the help of nutrition education designed for behavior modification.

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고학력 기혼여성의 취업여부별 식품섭취상태로 본 식사의 질 평가 - 전업주부와 교사의 비교 - (Evaluation of Diet Quality according to Food Consumption between Highly Educated, Married, Unemployed and Employed Women)

  • 최지현;정영진
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.274-285
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    • 2006
  • The differences in food consumption between highly educated, married, unemployed and employed women were analyzed by food group and common food item intake, DDS (dietary diversity score), and DVS (dietary variety score) & DVSS (dietary variety score including condiment). In food group intake, the total amount of food intake of the unemployed women (1,554.0 g) were significantly higher than those of the employed (1,477.9 g), while the amount of food from fungi and mushrooms (4.2 g), seaweeds (2.4 g), and fish and shellfish (60.5 g) of the unemployed women was significantly lower than those of the employed. And the amount of meat, poultry and their products (102.8 g), eggs (29.9 g), and animal oil and fats (4.0 g) was significantly higher than those of the employed. Moreover, the common food items of the unemployed women were ranked as eggs (29.7 g), pork (28.9 g), chicken (27.2 g), and beef (26.7 g) at 7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively. When counting the major food groups consumed, DDS=4 has the highest proportion in both groups (unemployed 47.4%, employed 49.1 %). In case of the subjects who had not consumed one particular food group in DDS=4, dairy group was the first (83%), followed by fruit, meat, and vegetables. This order is same in other DDS levels. In dietary variety score (DVS & DVSS), the average number of foods consumed per day of employed women was higher than those of the unemployed. The level of DVSS in the employed women (31.9), especially, is significantly higher than in the unemployed women (30.6). Consequently, highly educated women should pay more attention to increasing dairy intake, and they have need of various foods, over thirty foods without condiments in their diet every day. In addition, encouraging unemployed women to have a nutritionally balanced diet, and offering nutrition education and guidance, such as appropriate choices about animal foods, are needed.

Ten Years' Monitoring of Intertidal Macroalgal Vegetation of Hyogo Prefecture, Northwestern Coast of Honshu, Japan to Assess the Impact of the Nakhodka Oil Spill

  • Kawai, Hiroshi;Kamiya, Mitsunobu;Komatsu, Teruhisa;Nakaoka, Masahiro;Yamamoto, Tomoko;Marine Life Research Group of Takeno, Marine Life Research Group of Takeno
    • ALGAE
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2007
  • In order to understand the impact of the heavy-oil pollution by the 1997 Nakhodka oil spill on the intertidal macroalgal vegetation, we have been monitoring succession in the intertidal flora since 1997 at Oh-ura, Takno, and Imago-Ura Cove, Kasumi in Hyogo Prefecture, northwestern coast of Honshu, Japan. We employed two different monitoring methods: 1) The percent cover of macro-algae (seaweeds) in 1 x 1 m quadrats along 450 m intertidal transects parallel to the shoreline were assessed and recorded by photographic imaging until 2002, and for 30-40 m transects of the most heavily polluted areas in 2004 and 2006; 2) The percent cover of macro-algae in 0.5 x 0.5 m quadrats along a transect line perpendicular to the shore were recorded and all macrophytes within the quadrat were completely removed to record the wet weight of each taxon (1997-2006). Based on the monitoring data, we conclude that the high intertidal zone at Imago-ura, where a large part of the stranded oil accumulated, suffered the heaviest damage and experienced the slowest recovery. In addition, although the original status of macroalgal vegetation before the impact was not well-documented, it appeared that recovery from the damage caused by the oil pollution required four to five years.

한국인 식이섬유 섭취 상태의 연차적 추이 $(1991{\sim}2001)$ (Annual Changes in the Estimated Dietary Fiber Intake of Korean during $1991{\sim}2001$)

  • 이혜정;김영아;이혜성
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제39권6호
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    • pp.549-559
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    • 2006
  • The present study determined the estimated dietary fiber (DF) intake per capita of Korean from 1991 to 2001 and analyzed the major food sources of dietary fiber for Korean using the data on per capita consumption of each food reported in the Korean National (Health and) Nutrition Survey Reports and the recently established DF database by the Korean Nutrition Society. The estimated mean daily DF intakes of Korean during the last 11 years $(1991{\sim}2001)$ were in the range of $19.25{\sim}21.22\;g\;or\;9.97{\sim}11.99\;g/1,000\;kcal$ with a small range of fluctuations. As of 2001, average DF intake per capita of Korean was estimated as 20.92 g or 10.59 g/1,000 kcal. The average DF intake level was under the Adequate Intake for DF (12 g per 1,000 kcal) of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for Koreans established in 2005. The level of DF intake was relatively lower in small city residents compared to the large city or rural area. The top two major food group sources of DF for Korean were vegetables and cereals, in addition, legumes, fruits, seaweeds and seasonings were included among top five food groups. The ratio of DF intake from fruits was gradually increased but the ratio from legumes was steadily decreased during the last 11 years. The mostly contributed single foods for DF intakes of Korean were Kimchi and rice regardless of year and area. Percentage of DF intake from top ten single foods was continuously decreased from 65% in 1991 to 51 % in 2001. The results of this study revealed that DF intakes of Korean as of 2001 is insufficient compared to the Adequate Intake for DF for Korean and the source of fiber in Korean diet has been more various. Therefore the beneficial health effects of DF and the increased consumption of DF from a variety of food sources should be continuously emphasized through the nutritional education.

Fucoxanthin Protects Cultured Human Keratinocytes against Oxidative Stress by Blocking Free Radicals and Inhibiting Apoptosis

  • Zheng, Jian;Piao, Mei Jing;Keum, Young Sam;Kim, Hye Sun;Hyun, Jin Won
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.270-276
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    • 2013
  • Fucoxanthin is an important carotenoid derived from edible brown seaweeds and is used in indigenous herbal medicines. The aim of the present study was to examine the cytoprotective effects of fucoxanthin against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell damage. Fucoxanthin decreased the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species, as assessed by fluorescence spectrometry performed after staining cultured human HaCaT keratinocytes with 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. In addition, electron spin resonance spectrometry showed that fucoxanthin scavenged hydroxyl radical generated by the Fenton reaction in a cell-free system. Fucoxanthin also inhibited comet tail formation and phospho-histone H2A.X expression, suggesting that it prevents hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular DNA damage. Furthermore, the compound reduced the number of apoptotic bodies stained with Hoechst 33342, indicating that it protected keratinocytes against hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptotic cell death. Finally, fucoxanthin prevented the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. These protective actions were accompanied by the down-regulation of apoptosis-promoting mediators (i.e., B-cell lymphoma-2-associated ${\times}$ protein, caspase-9, and caspase-3) and the up-regulation of an apoptosis inhibitor (B-cell lymphoma-2). Taken together, the results of this study suggest that fucoxanthin defends keratinocytes against oxidative damage by scavenging ROS and inhibiting apoptosis.

Physiological Responses of Porphyra yezoensis Ueda (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) Exposed to High Ammonium Effluent in a Seaweed-based Integrated Aquaculture System

  • Kang, Yun-Hee;Park, Sang-Rul;Oak, Jung-Hyun;Seo, Tae-Ho;Shin, Jong-Ahm;Chung, Ik-Kyo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.70-77
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    • 2009
  • Porphyra yezoensis is known to act as a biofilter against nutrient-rich effluent in seaweed-based integrated aquaculture systems. However, few studies have examined its physiological status under such conditions. In this study, we estimated the photosynthetic activity of P. yezoensis by chlorophyll fluorescence of PSII (${\Delta}F/F'm$ and relative $ETR_{max}$) using the Diving-PAM fluorometer (Walz, Germany). In addition, bioremediation capacity, tissue nutrients, and C:N ratio of P. yezoensis were investigated. The ammonium concentration in seawater of seaweed tank 4 decreased from $72.1{\pm}2.2$ to $33.8{\pm}0.4{\mu}M$ after 24 hours. This indicates the potential role of P. yezoensis in removing around 43% of ammonium from the effluents. Tissue carbon contents in P. yezoensis were constant during the experimental period, while nitrogen contents had increased slightly by 24 hours. In comparison with the initial values, the ${\Delta}F/F'm$ and $rETR_{max}$ of P. yezoensis had increased by about 20 and 40%, respectively, after 24 hours. This indicates that P. yezoensis condition improved or remained constant. These results suggest that chlorophyll fluorescence is a powerful tool in evaluating the physiological status of seaweeds in a seaweed-based integrated aquaculture system.