• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.563-568
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• 1997

갓김치의 발효과정 중 chlorophylls, chlorophyll de-rivatives 및 carotenoids의 함량 변화와 갓김치에서 얻어진 이의 조획분의 항산화성을 살펴보았다. 갓김치 발효기간에 따른 chlorophylls 및 carotenoids의 함량은 발효 7일 동안 chlorophylls가 pheophytins로 급격히 전환되었으며 chlorophylls와 함께 chlorophyllides는 높은 농도는 아니지 만 15일 까지는 존재하다가 그 이후 모두 pheophytins와 pheophorbides로 변했다. 갓김치 발효기간 동안 total chlorophylls에는 큰 변화없이 거의 일정하게 유지 되었으나 carotenoids는 발효 말기인 25일째에 초기 함량의 43.7%로 감소되었다. 갓김치에서 얻어진 chlorophylls와 carotenoids 조분획이 지방질의 자동산화에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 $\alpha$-tocophe-rol 보다 높은 항산화성을 나타내었으며 발효기간에 따른 갓김치의 항산화성을 비교하였을 때 유의적으로 차 이는 없었다. 갓김치의 chlorophylls와 carotenoids 분획이 지방산의 산화에 대한 저해작용을 나타내는 동안 chlorophylls와 caratenoids의 감소율을 비교했을 때 총 chlorophylls가 총 caratenoids 보다 안정성이 높았다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.96-103
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• 2001

Phaffia rhodozyma is the most promising microbial source of astaxanthin production, though wild-type strains are needed to increase the astaxanthin content for commercial production. To increase astaxanthin content for commercial production, a mutant strain of P. rhodozyma was selected and culture conditions of the mutant selected were optimized. P. rhodozyma was treated with mutagenic agent such as NTG, acriflavine, and UV in serial order and carotenoids hyper-producing mutant strain was selected based on the capabilities of cell growth on the agar plate containing chemical inhibitors and carotenoids production. Among the mutants tested, a mutant WS-2 was finally selected. Mutant WS-2 produced 1.26mg carotenoids/g-dry cell weight and this value was about- 4-folds higher than that of wild-type. The optimum culture conditions were $24^{\circ}C$ of temperature, 1.5vvm of aeration and 300rpm of agitation. In the optimized condition, cell and carotenoids concentrations were 7.62g/l and 14.9mg/l, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.851-857
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• 2014

Carotenoids, natural antenna pigments in photosynthesis share a symmetric backbone of conjugated polyenes. Contrary to the symmetric and almost planar geometries of carotenoids, excited state structure and dynamics of carotenoids are exceedingly complex. In this paper, recent infrared and visible transient absorption measurements and excitation dependent dynamics of 8'-apo-${\beta}$-caroten-8'-al and 7',7'-dicyano-7'-apo-${\beta}$-carotene will be reviewed. The recent visible transient absorption measurements of 8'-apo-${\beta}$-caroten-8'-al in polar and nonpolar solvents will also be introduced to emphasize the complex excited-state dynamics and unsolved problems in the $S_2$ and $S_1$ excited states.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.799-805
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• 2010

Since the consumption of spent laying hens as roasted skewered meat increases, the effects of various carotenoids on pigmentation and antioxidant activity were tested with 62-wk-old 250 ISA brown laying hens to improve the quality of chicken meat. In a 6-wk feeding trial, 4 carotenoids with different polarity (${\beta}$-8-apo-carotenoic acid ethyl ester (ACAEE)>astaxanthin>canthaxanthin>${\beta}$-carotene) at 100 mg carotenoid/kg feed were used. The more polar the carotenoids, the higher were the levels in blood. After 5-wk adaptation, the concentrations of astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, and ACAEE in blood were -4 ${\mu}g/ml$. Canthaxanthin decreased significantly (p<0.05) the level of total blood cholesterol. Decreases in blood triglyceride by all carotenoids used were significant. ACAEE and astaxanthin tended to increase skin yellowness of thigh, breast, and wing proportionally to feeding period. In the case of polar carotenoids (ACAEE and astaxanthin), the longer the period of feeding, the higher the accumulation in skin was observed. Only astaxanthin was effective against the production of lipid peroxides in skin. Conclusively, out of the commercially available carotenoids we tested, astaxanthin is recommended for pigmentation of skin and inhibition of lipid oxidation.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2000

시판 녹황색 채소를 대상으로 하여 생것과 3% 끓는 소금물에 데치기한 후의 카로티노이드 색소 함량을 HPLC를 이용하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 카로티노이드 색소인 $\alpha$-carotene, $\beta$-carotene 그리고 lutein을 각각 분석한 결과 5가지 채소 모두에서 lutein과 $\beta$-carotene이 검출되었고 $\alpha$-carotene은 당근에서만 검출되었다. 또한 lutein은 미나리에서, $\beta$-carotene은 부추에서 가장 많은 함량 증가가 있었다. 실험에 사용한 시료 모두에서, 카로티노이드 색소의 구성 성분에는 변화가 없었으나 생것과 비교하였을 때 데친것에서 함량 증가가 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 보아 채소류는 끓는 3% 소금 물에 살짝 데친 후에 섭취하는 것이 카로티노이드 색소의 이용 측면에서 유용하다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.507-517
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• 2019

Rhodotorula is a group of pigment-producing yeasts well known for its intracellular biosynthesis of carotenoids such as ${\beta}-carotene$, ${\gamma}-carotene$, torulene and torularhodin. The great potential of carotenoids in applications in food and feed as well as in health products and cosmetics has generated a market value expected to reach over $2.0 billion by 2022. Due to growing public concern over food safety, the demand for natural carotenoids is rising, and this trend significantly encourages the use of microbial fermentation for natural carotenoid production. This review covers the biological properties of carotenoids and the most recent findings on the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway, as well as strategies for the metabolic engineering methods for the enhancement of carotenoid production by Rhodotorula. The practical approaches to improving carotenoid yields, which have been facilitated by advancements in strain work as well as the optimization of media and fermentation conditions, were summarized respectively.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.834-839
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 반응표면분석법을 이용한 Arthrobacter sp. PAMC 25486의 carotenoids 생산 배지의 최적화를 수행하였다. Placket-Burman 방법을 이용하여 yeast extract, $MgSO_4$, dextrose가 carotenoids의 생산에 영향을 미치는 주요인자인 것을 확인하였다. 반응표면분석 방법을 이용하여 최대 carotenoids 생산 농도를 갖는 yeast extract, $MgSO_4$, dextrose의 농도를 계산한 결과 1 g/L yeast extract, 0.0879 g/L $MgSO_4$ and 1 g/L dextrose의 농도에서 최대 307 mg/L의 carotenoids 농도가 예측됐으며, 실제 배양 결과 288 mg/L carotenoids가 얻어졌다. 얻어진 농도 값은 최적화 이전의 값에 비하여 200% 이상 증가하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 미생물 배양에 의한 carotenoids 생산을 증가시키기 위한 배지최적화 방법으로서 반응표면분석법의 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1034-1043
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• 2014

This study determined the effect of light intensity and photoperiod on the dry cell weight and total amount of carotenoids in four isolates of purple non-sulfur bacteria obtained from shaded and exposed microhabitats of a mangrove ecosystem in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The initial isolation of the bacteria was carried out using synthetic 112 medium under anaerobic conditions (2.5 klx) at $30{\pm}2^{\circ}C$. On the basis of colony appearance, cell morphology, gram staining, motility test, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analyses, all four bacteria were identified as Afifella marina. One of the bacterial isolates, designated as Af. marina strain ME, which was extracted from an exposed mud habitat within the mangrove ecosystem, showed the highest yield in dry cell weight ($4.32{\pm}0.03g/l$) as well as total carotenoids ($0.783{\pm}0.002mg/g$ dry cell weight). These values were significantly higher than those for dry cell weight ($3.77{\pm}0.02g/l$) and total carotenoid content ($0.706{\pm}0.008mg/g$) produced by the isolates from shaded habitats. Further analysis of the effect of 10 levels of light intensity on the growth characteristics of Af. marina strain ME showed that the optimum production of dry cell weight and total carotenoids was achieved at different light intensities and incubation periods. The bacterium produced the highest dry cell weight of 4.98 g/l at 3 klx in 72 h incubation, but the carotenoid production of 0.783 mg/g was achieved at 2.5 klx in 48 h incubation. Subsequent analysis of the effect of photoperiod on the production of dry cell weight and total carotenoids at optimum light intensities (3 and 2.5 klx, respectively) revealed that 18 and 24 h were the optimum photoperiods for the production of dry cell weight and total carotenoids, respectively. The unique growth characteristics of the Af. marina strain ME can be exploited for biotechnology applications.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.489-498
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• 1997

Recent researches suggest that carotenoids are important not only as provitamin A but also for prevention of chronic diseases. This study was conduction to determine levels and factors affecting serum levels of lutein + zeaxanthin, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin, and $\beta$-carotene in 93 adults living in rural area of Korea. Fasting blood samples were collected and serum carotenoid levels were measured by HPLC. Dietary intake was estimated by 24 hour recall method and frequency questionnare of major food groups. Mean serum concentration of lutein + zeaxanthin was 616.32 nmol/L, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin was 856.95nmol/L, and $\beta$-carotene was 242.90nmol/L. Serum $\beta$-carotene levels in study subjects were very low. Both $\beta$-cryptxanthin and $\beta$-carotene were negatively correlated with serum triglyceride and positively correlated with total-choesterol and LDL-cholesterol. Serum levels of female subjects were significantly higher than males in all carotenoids. For age groups, subjects in their 30's were shown to have the highest concentration of all carotenoids. Lutein + zeaxanthin were lowest in subjects in theri 40's while $\beta$-crytoxanthin and $\beta$-carotene levels were lowest in subjects in their 60's. The $\beta$-carotene levels in non-smokers were significantly higher than in drinkers. Lutein+zeaxanthin levels were significantly higher among subjects consuming more green and yellow vegetables by frequency questionnarie. In conclusion, serum carotenoids were affected by sex, age, serum lipids, smoking, and alcohol intake. Intake of vegetables and fruits could affect by sex, serum lipids, smoking, and alchol intake. Intake of vegetables and fruits could affect serum lutein+zeaxanthin level. This data indicated that compared to other studies, Korean adults in rural areas have high lutein+zeaxanthin concentratins and low $\beta$-carotene concentrations in serum. High lutein+zeaxanthin levels may be related to high consumption of vegetables in these subjects.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.117-121
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• 1971