• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that induces symptoms such as a decrease in motor function and cognitive impairment. Increases in the aggregation and deposition of amyloid beta protein ($A{\beta}$) in the brain may be closely correlated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. In this study, the effects of an adzuki bean extract on the aggregation of $A{\beta}$ were examined; moreover, the anti-Alzheimer's activity of the adzuki extract was examined. MATERIALS/METHODS: First, we undertook thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to evaluate the effect of an adzuki bean extract on $A{\beta}_{42}$ aggregation. To evaluate the effects of the adzuki extract on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in vivo, $A{\beta}_{42}$-overexpressing Drosophila were used. In these flies, overexpression of $A{\beta}_{42}$ induced the formation of $A{\beta}_{42}$ aggregates in the brain, decreased motor function, and resulted in cognitive impairment. RESULTS: Based on the results obtained by ThT fluorescence assays and TEM, the adzuki bean extract inhibited the formation of $A{\beta}_{42}$ aggregates in a concentration-dependent manner. When $A{\beta}_{42}$-overexpressing flies were fed regular medium containing adzuki extract, the $A{\beta}_{42}$ level in the brain was significantly lower than that in the group fed regular medium only. Furthermore, suppression of the decrease in motor function, suppression of cognitive impairment, and improvement in lifespan were observed in $A{\beta}_{42}$-overexpressing flies fed regular medium with adzuki extract. CONCLUSIONS: The results reveal the delaying effects of an adzuki bean extract on the progression of Alzheimer's disease and provide useful information for identifying novel prevention treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.584-589
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• 2007

The effect of water extract of adzuki beans on acetaminophen-altered lipid metabolism was examined in rats. Control group of rats was fed a basal diet, another group of rats was fed 0.5% acetaminophen (APAP group), and a third group of rats was fed 0.5% acetaminophen plus 5% adzuki bean extract (ABE group) for 4 weeks. Serum total and HDL cholesterol levels in the APAP group were significantly lower than those in the control and ABE groups. Hepatic cholesterol $7{\alpha}-hydroxylase$ and fatty acid synthase mRNA levels in the APAP and ABE groups were significantly higher and lower than in the control group, respectively. Hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase mRNA level in the APAP group was significantly lower than in the control group, whereas that in the ABE group was significantly higher than in the APAP group. These results indicate that adzuki bean extract may improve the acetaminophen-altered serum lipid metabolism in rats.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.245-249
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• 1998

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.), mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilcz.], cowpea [V. unguiculata (L.) Walp.], adzuki bean [V. angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi], maize [Zea mays L.], sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], sorghum $\times$ sudangrass [So bicolor intraspecific hybrid], and Japanese millet [Echinochloa crusgalli var. frumentacea (Link) W.F. Wight] were grown at two planting dates (18 June and 15 July) at Cheju in 1997 to select the best forage legumes adapted to Cheju Island for grass-legume forage rotation. Averaged across planting dates and cultivars, dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and total digestible nutrient (TDN) yields were 5,646, 1,056, and 3,637 kg/ha for soybean, 4,458, 676, and 2,661 kg/ha for mungbean, 3,289, 553, and 2,055 kg/ha for cowpea, 3,931, 674, and 2,489 kg/ha for adzuki bean, 12,695, 969, and 7,642 kg/ha for maize, 17,071, 1,260, and 8,857 kg/ha for sorghum, 16,355, 1,163, and 8,543 kg/ha for sorghum $\times$ sudangrass hybrid, and 8,288, 929, and 4,091 kg/ha for Japanese millet. Soybean was higher in CP, ether extract (EE), and TON content but was lower in nitrogen free extract content compared with the three other legumes. The legumes had much higher CP (13.7 to 21.9%), EE (2.42 to 6.23%), and TDN (58.7 to 69.9%) content but lower in crude fiber (CF) content (17.3 to 25.3%) than did the grasses tested except maize which had relatively lower CF content but higher TDN content. These results suggest that soybean could be the best forage legume for grass-legume forage rotation in the Cheju region.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2014

1. Pepsin과 pancreatin 소화물들을 비교한 결과, 순수한 팥 단백질 중에서 소화효소 저항성을 가지는 단백질이 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. 2. 팥의 주요 단백질을 제거하고 pepsin과 pancreatin으로 소화시켰을 때 더 많은 분해가 일어나는 것으로 보아 팥의 주요단백질들 중에 소화효소 저항성을 가지는 것이 많을 것이라 추측된다. 3. 팥의 주요 단백질들은 장 점막세포와는 크게 작용하지 않는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 4. 팥 단백질의 데이터베이스 구축과 팥 단백질이 다른 영양소들과의 상호작용을 하는 지에 대한 연구가 진행되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.1325-1333
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• 2014

사상의학은 한국 고유의 전통 한의학으로 4가지 체질 즉 태양인, 태음인, 소음인, 소양인으로 분류한다. 새로운 기능성 생식제품을 개발하기 위하여 태음인(Taeumin), 소양인(Soyangin) 그리고 소음인(Soeumin)의 혈액으로부터 분리한 면역세포(림프구와 대식세포)를 이용하여 생식 원료(쌀, 보리, 율무, 콩, 팥, 차조, 가지, 무, 당근, 표고버섯, 양송이버섯, 목이버섯)와 생식제품의 면역 활성을 연구하였다. 생식원료와 생식제품 추출물들을 처리한 면역세포에서 세포 증식율, NO와 TNF-${\alpha}$의 증가를 면역 활성의 지표로 사용하였다. 쌀(milled rice), 팥(adzuki bean), 무(radish) 그리고 표고버섯(Lentinus edodes)을 태음인을 위한 생식 원료로 선택하였고, 보리(barley), 콩(soybean), 가지(eggplants) 그리고 양송이버섯(Agaricus bisporus)을 소양인을 위한 생식 원료로 선택하였으며, 율무(Job's tears), 팥(adzuki bean), 당근(carrot) 그리고 목이버섯(Auricularia auricula-judae)을 소음인을 위한 생식 원료로 선택하였다. 이러한 결과를 근거하여 생식제품 개발을 위하여 생식 원료의 종류와 배합비율을 달리하여 배합비 1~6(Mix 1~6)을 개발하였다. 태음인의 면역 활성은 배합비 1, 배합비 2, 배합비 3, 배합비 4, 배합비 5 또는 배합비 6 추출물을 처리한 면역세포 중에서 배합비 2(Mix 2; 쌀 60%, 팥 20%, 무 10%, 표고 10%) 추출물을 처리한 면역세포에서 가장 높았다. 소양인의 면역 활성은 6개의 배합비(Mix 1~6) 추출물 중에서 배합비 4(Mix 4: 보리 60%, 콩 20%, 가지 10%, 양송이 10%) 처리에 의해 최고로 높았다. 배합비 6(Mix 6: 율무 60%, 팥 20%, 당근 10%, 목이 10%)를 처리한 면역세포의 면역 활성 증가는 다른 5개의 추출물들(Mix 1~5)보다 높았다. 따라서 배합비 2, 4 그리고 6은 체질 맞춤형 면역 활성생식제품을 위한 혼합물로 사용할 수 있을 것이다.