• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.612-618
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• 1999

아마란스의 가공적성을 살피고 이용을 확대하기 위하여 아마란스 종실의 주성분인 전분을 분리하여 그 특성을 찹쌀전분과 찰옥수수전분과 비교하였으며 호화 및 노화 특성을 조사하였다. 아마란스 전분의 입자 크기는 $1.1{\sim}1.9\;{\mu}m$로 찹쌀전분입자보다 더 작았으며 겉보기 아밀로오스 함량은 찹쌀, 찰옥수수 및 아마란스 전분이 각각 0.01, 0.03, 0.07%로 모두 아밀로펙틴으로 구성되었다. 아마란스 전분의 팽윤력과 용해도는 찹쌀전분보다 낮았고 찰옥수수 전분보다는 높았으며 $70^{\circ}C$ 이후에 급격히 증가하는 양상을 나타냈다. 아마란스 전분의 X-선 회절도에 의한 결정형은 다른 곡류와 같이 A형이었으며 결정성도 큰 차이가 없었다. 비스코그래프로 조사한 아마란스 전분의 호화개시온도는 $75.1^{\circ}C$로 다른 전분에 비해 높았으며 피크점도는 찹쌀과 찰옥수수 전분보다 낮았다. 냉각점도는 찹쌀과 유사하였으나 breakdown이 특히 낮았다. 시차주사 열량계에 의한 찹쌀, 찰옥수수, 아마란스 전분의 호화 개시온도$(T_0)$는 각각 $58.7{\sim}64.0$, 67.2, $71.5^{\circ}C$이였으며, 호화 엔탈피는 찹쌀전분이 낮았고 아마란스와 찰옥수수 전분이 비슷하였다. $4^{\circ}C$에서 3일 저장하면 $43.0{\sim}49.9^{\circ}C$에서 용융이 시작되고 이때 용융 엔탈피는 아마란스 전분이 가장 높았다. 아마란스 전분은 호화가 매우 높은 온도에서 시작되었고 호화시 점도 상승이 급격하지 않았으며 기계적 전단에 대한 저항성이 다른 찰전분보다 커서 안정한 점도를 유지하는 특성이 있었다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.89-89
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• 2017

A gene encoding squalene synthase from grain amaranth was cloned and characterized. The full-length cDNA was 1805-bp long and contained a 1248-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 416 amino acids with a molecular mass of 47.6 kDa. Southern blot analysis revealed that the A. cruentus genome contained a single copy of the gene. Comparison of the cDNA and genomic sequences indicated that the amaranth SQS gene had 12 introns and 13 exons. All of the exons contributed to the coding sequence. The predicted amino acid sequence of the SQS cDNA shared high homology with those of SQSs from several other plants. It contained conserved six domains that are believed to represent crucial regions of the active site. We conducted qRT-PCR analyses to examine the expression pattern of the SQS gene in seeds at different developmental stages and in several tissues. The amaranth SQS gene was low levels of SQS transcripts at the initial stage of seed development, but the levels increased rapidly at the mid-late developmental stages before declining at the late developmental stage. These findings showed that the amaranth SQS is a late-expressed gene that is rapidly expressed at the mid-late stage of seed development. In addition, we observed that the SQS mRNA levels in stems and roots increased rapidly during the four- to six-leaf stage of development. Therefore, our results showed that the expression levels of SQS in stem and root tissues are significantly higher than those in leaf tissues. In present study provides useful information about the molecular characterization of the SQS clone isolated from grain amaranth. Finally, a basic understanding of these characteristics will contribute to further studies on the amaranth SQS.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2004

아마란스를 식품가공용 중간소재로 개발하기 위해 아마란스 종실을 1차 가공처리한 후 전분과 각 가루의 가공특성을 조사 하였다. 아마란스는 전분, 무처리(UT), 탈지(DF), 발아(GM), 로 스팅(RT), 팽화(POP), 압출성형(EK1, EX2)하여 시료로 사용하였다. 아마란스 가루의 결정형은 전형적인 A형을 보였고 탈지, 발아, 로스팅 처리에 의한 결정형과 결정강도의 변화는 없었다. 그러나 팽화 처리와 압출성형에 의해서는 결정형이 사라졌다. 시료의 물 결합능력은 가공방법에 따라 차이가 있어 POP 시료의 물 결합능력이 740.3%로 가장 컸고, EX1이 35.5%로 가장 낮았다. 아마란스 가루의 광투과도 특성은 $60^{\circ}C$에서 차이가 있어 RT, POP, EX1, EX2 시료의 광투과도가 높게 나타났다. RVA로 측정한 아마란스 시료의 호화온도는 POP와 EX1, EX2를 제외하고 $68.1-73.0^{\circ}C$이었고, 피크점도는 GM이 31.6 RVU, RT가 401.1 RVU로 큰 차이가 있었다. DSC결과 또한 RVA 결과와도 일치하여 POP, EX1, EX2는 milling endotherm이 나타나지 않았다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2024

Objective: The aim of this research was to explore the effects of dietary substitution of alfalfa hay by amaranth hay on production performance, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, serum biochemical parameters and antioxidant ability in dairy cows. Methods: A total of 45 healthy Holstein cows with same parity and similar milk yield and body weight were randomly divided into 3 groups: control diet without amaranth hay (CON) or 50% and 100% alfalfa hay replaced by an equal amount of amaranth hay (dry matter basis, AH1 and AH2, respectively). All the cows were fed regularly 3 times a day at 06:30, 14:30, and 22:30 and had free access to water. The experiment lasted for 60 d. Results: The dry matter intake of CON and AH1 groups was higher (p<0.05) than that of AH2 group. Compared with AH1 group, the milk yield of AH2 group was reduced (p<0.05). Moreover, dietary substitution of alfalfa hay by amaranth hay increased (p<0.05) milk fat, ammonia nitrogen and acetate concentrations. However, the crude protein digestibility of AH2 group was lower (p<0.05) than that of CON group, while an opposite tendency of serum urea nitrogen was found between two groups. The neutral detergent fiber digestibility of AH1 group was increased (p<0.05) when compared to AH2 group. Amaranth hay treatment increased (p<0.05) the serum concentration of glutathione peroxidase in dairy cows. Compared with CON group, the malonaldehyde activity of AH1 group was decreased (p<0.05). Conclusion: Dietary replacing alfalfa hay with amaranth hay (50% ratio) in dairy cows did not affect production performance but improved their antioxidant ability.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.325-328
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• 2020

Damping-off symptoms were frequently observed on young plants of edible amaranth (Amaranthus mangostanus) grown in vinyl greenhouses by farmers located in Goyang and Yangpyeong in Korea during disease surveys carried out in 2019 and 2020. The incidence of the disease was 1-20%. A total of eight isolates of Rhizoctonia sp. were obtained from the stems of the diseased plants. All the isolates were identified as Rhizoctonia solani AG-4, based on the morphological characteristics and anastomosis test. Three isolates of R. solani AG-4 were tested for pathogenicity on edible amaranth by artificial inoculation. All the tested isolates of R. solani AG-4 induced damping-off symptoms on the inoculated plants; these symptoms were similar to those observed on the vinyl greenhouse plants surveyed. This is the first report of R. solani AG-4 causing damping-off in edible amaranth.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.568-575
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• 2016

청국장으로부터 분리된 B. amyloliquefaciens CGD3를 이용하여 아마란스를 발효하였으며 발효시간에 따른 발효물의 이화학적 특성 및 생리활성을 조사하였다. 아마란스 발효 0시간에서의 생균수는 4.54 log CFU/mL로 나타났으며 72시간 발효물에서 8.01 log CFU/mL로 가장 높은 생균수를 나타내었고, protease 활성은 72시간 배양하였을 때 36.70 unit/mL로 가장 높았다. 총 폴리페놀 및 총 플라보노이드 함량은 발효시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하여 72시간 발효 시 각각 601.12 mg/100 g 및 442.32 mg/100 g으로 가장 높았으며 72시간 이후부터 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 총 단백질 함량은 발효시간이 증가할수록 증가하여 96시간 발효 시 0시간 보다 2.7배 단백질 함량이 증가하였으며, 총 당 함량은 발효 12시간 이후부터 급격히 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 유리아미노산 함량은 발효시간이 증가할수록 증가하였는데 0시간에서 119.49 mg/100 g이었고 96시간 발효시 886.94 mg/100 g으로 증가하였다. 전자공여능, FRAP 및 환원력은 72시간 발효구간에서 각각 84.46%, $551.91{\mu}M$ 및 2.74로 가장 항산화활성이 우수하였다. ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성 및 ACE 저해활성은 발효 72시간 구간에서 각각 81.41% 및 79.09%의 저해활성을 나타내어 발효최적 시간임을 확인하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권spc1호
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• pp.145-165
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• 1996

Amaranth(Amaranthus spp. L.) and quinoa (Chenpodium quinoa Willd.) are old crops from South, Central America and Central Asia and their grains have been identified as very promising food crops because of their exceptional nutritive value. Squalene is an important ingredient in skin cosmetics and computer disc lubricants as well as bioactive materials such as inhibition of fungal and mammalian sterol biosynthesis, antitumor, anticancer, and immunomodulation. Amaranth has a component called squalene (2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,22-tetraco-sahexaene) about 1/300 of the seed and $5\~8\%$ of its seed oil. Oil and squalene content in amaranth seed were different for the species investigated. Squalene content in seed oil also increased by $15.5\%$ due to puffing and from 6.96 to $8.01\%$ by refining and bleaching. Saponin concentrations in quinoa seed ranged 0.01 to $5.6\%$. Saponins are located in the outer layers of quinoa grain. These layers include the perianth, pericarp, a seed coat layer, and a cuticle like structure. Oleanane-type triterpenes saponins are of great interest because of their diverse pharmacological properties, for instance, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, contraceptive, and cholesterol-lowering effects. It is known that quinoa contains a number of structurally diverse saponins including the aglycones, oleanolic acid, hederagenin, and phytolaccagenic acid, which are new potential in gredient for pharmacological properties. It is likely that these saponin levels will be considerably affected by genetic, agronomic and environmental factors as well as by processing. With the current enhanced public interest in health and nutrition amaranth and quinoa will most likely remain in the immediate future within the realm of exotic health foods until such time as agricultural production meets the quantities and qualify required by industrial food manufacturers.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.294-294
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• 2022

To date, there have been no reports on the cloning and characterization of a gene encoding SQS from Amaranthus, although there have been some reports on methods of extracting and purifying squalene from Amaranthus seeds. In this study, we monitored the expression pattern of the amaranth SQS gene in seeds at different developmental stages and in different tissues. The transcript expression pattern of the SQS gene was investigated using total RNA isolated from seeds at different stages of development. There were low levels of SQS transcripts at the early stage of seed development, and the levels remained low until the middle developmental stage. The expression of SQS increased rapidly to reach a peak at the mid-late developmental stage, and then declined dramatically. This pattern of expression was consistent with the results of RT-PCR analyses. All RNA samples generated a fragment of the expected size (183-bp). The amaranth SQS was expressed at low levels during the initial to middle stages of seed development, and its expression level increased at the mid-late development stage. Also The tissue-specific expression of amaranth SQS was determined by quantifying its mRNA in total RNA isolated from the leaves, petioles, stems, and roots of seedlings at the four- and six-leaf stages. Using qRT-PCR and RT-PCR analysis, we detected amaranth SQS transcripts in some of the tissues at the six-leaf stage, but in none of the tissues from plants at the four-leaf stage. SQS transcripts accumulated in almost equal amounts in stems and roots, while a lower level accumulated in leaves and petioles during seedling development at the four- to six-leaf stages. This study provides useful information about the molecular characterization of the SQS clone isolated from grain amaranth. A basic understanding of these characteristics will contribute to further studies on the amaranth SQS.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2013

This study was conducted to assess the genetic diversity and population structure of 70 amaranth accessions collected from South and Southeast Asia using 14 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. In total, 67 alleles were detected, with an average of 4.79 per locus. Rare alleles comprised a large portion (46.3%) of the detected alleles, and 29 unique alleles associated with rice accessions were also discovered. The mean major allele frequency (MAF), genetic diversity (GD) and polymorphic information content (PIC) of the 14 SSR loci were 0.77, 0.36, and 0.34, respectively. A model-based structural analysis revealed the presence of three subpopulations. The genetic relationships revealed by the neighbor-joining tree method were fairly consistent with the structure-based membership assignments for most of the accessions. All 70 accessions showed a clear relationship to each cluster without any admixtures. We observed a relatively low extent of genetic exchange within or among amaranth species from South and Southeast Asia. The genetic diversity results could be used to identify amaranth germplasms and so facilitate their use for crop improvement.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.211-211
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• 2022

Amaranth is a nutritious and broadly adapted seed crop in high demand around the world. A preliminary approach for understanding the genetics of amaranth resources entails a morphologic characterization, which can provide the basis for breeding the first variety in Korea, leading to satisfying the needs of farmers and consumers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the phenotypic characteristics of ten genetic amaranth accessions for the selection of outstanding accessions in terms of yield and grain quality. A randomized complete block design was used, with fifteen replications for each accession under field conditions. Five quantitative and three qualitative descriptors were evaluated with descriptive analysis. The results showed that the accessions with plant heights smaller than the average (>112.7 cm) presented lower yields and smaller seed sizes, thus decreasing the grain quality. The cluster analyses established groups of accessions with good yields (>30.1 g of seeds per plant) and stable morphological characteristics. Based on yield and morphological descriptors, the proposed selection index indicated four accessions as potential parents for amaranth breeding programs in Kora.