• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.107-110
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• 2021

The goal of this study was to investigate moisture sorption characteristics of Lactobacillus brevis-fermented sea tangle Saccharina japonica, Mekabu fucoidan, and these mixture powders. Moisture sorption isotherms of powders were determined at 37℃ using the static gravimetric technique in a water activity (aw) range of 0.11-0.93. Equilibrium moisture content (Xeq) values of the fermented sea tangle powder were almost 3 times when aw<0.7 and increased upto almost 4 times when aw<0.9 higher than mekabu fucoidan powder. In these reason, to improve strong hygroscopic nature of the fermented sea tangle powder, fermented sea tangle and mekabu fucoidan powders were dissolved as ratios of 7:3, 5:5, and 3:7 (w/w) in a distilled water and then freeze dried. Xeq values of mixture powders were around average value of sum of both powders at all aw ranges. All moisture sorption isotherms of powders exhibited typical J-shaped type III. Xeq of mixture powders increased with increasing aw and decreased as increasing proportion of mekabu fucoidan powder. The Peleg model was found to accurately describe moisture sorption isotherms of powders. The results can be used to understand hygroscopic nature of powders, improve shelf life, and retain quality across postharvest processing.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2009

The radioprotect effects of fractinated fucoidan, derived from Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls, were examined in lung injured rats treated with partial body irradiation. The right lung of Sprague-Dawley rats, eight separately grouped by including radiation only control group (ROG) and fucoidan+radiation treated group (FRG), were treated with various fraction of Undaria-derived fucoidan every other day by intraperitoneal injection 6 days prior to irradiation and during monitoring at 24 hours, 48 hours, 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 12-weeks post-irradiation of 6 Mev/2 Gy. The rats were euthanized at completion of the treatment. Tissue samples from the injured lung, fixed in formaldehyde using lung perfusion prior to extraction, were H/E stained for histological analysis using optical microscopy. Interstitial congestion (IC), hemorrhage in alveolar sac (HM), number of macrophage (MP) and alveolar wall thickness (AWT) as a measure of early indication of fibrosis were measured. AWTs in 24 hrs post-irradiation rats increased in comparison with $2.49{\pm}0.06{\mu}m$ of control group by $3.67{\pm}0.09{\mu}m$, $3.21{\pm}0.08{\mu}m$ (p=0.013), $2.98{\pm}0.08{\mu}m$ (p=0.00) in ROG, F1-fucoidan+radiation, and F3-fucoidan+radiation group, respectively. AWT of the ROG was further increased by $4.30{\pm}0.13{\mu}m$ in the 12 weeks post-irradiation group, but AWT on average was $2.56{\pm}0.05{\mu}m$ in the FRG. MP in the 24 hrs post-irradiation group markedly increased in comparison with $2.6{\pm}0.34/0.14\;mm^2$ of the control group by $8.0{\pm}1.48/0.14\;mm^2$ in the ROG, but it was only $3.6{\pm}0.48/0.14\;mm^2$ in F3-FRG. MP in the 12 weeks post-irradiation group was $7.2{\pm}1.28/0.14\;mm^2$ in ROG, but it was $2.8{\pm}0.37/0.14\;mm^2$ or $2.4{\pm}0.4/0.14\;mm^2$ (p<0.05) in the FRG. In addition, increased IC and HM in ROG were relatively smaller in FRG of the 24 hr and 12 weeks post-irradiation rats. In conclusion, Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls-derived fucoidan fractions exhibited radioprotectant activity on injured rat lung subjected to X-ray irradiation. However, success was variable according to the fractions and also time of injection post injury.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2007

해조성분 강화 기능성소금 3종(Hizikia mineral salt, fucoidan salt, laver salt)을 제조하여 일반적 품질특성 및 무기성분 조성, 용해도, 관능특성 및 ACE 저해활성과 bile acid 결합력을 알아보았다. 수분함량은 Hizikia mineral salt의 경우 대조시료와 유의한 차이가 없었으나 fucoidan salt와 laver salt는 상대적으로 높은 수분함량을 나타내었다. 염도는 해조성분 강화 기능성소금 3종 모두 대조시료 보다는 약간 낮은 값을 나타내었고 pH는 Hizikia mineral salt의 경우 11.34로 다소 높은 값을, fucoidan salt와 laver salt은 6.88과 6.53으로 중성에 가까운 값을 나타내었으며, ORP는 -229 mV에서 38 mV로 월등히 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 기능성 소금의 L, a, b 값은 모두 정제염 보다는 약간 어두운색을 나타내었다. 무기물 함량은 Hizikia mineral salt에서 혈압 저하에 효과가 있는 무기성분인 $K^{+}$ 함량이 다량 함유되어 있었으며 용해도는 Hizikia mineral salt가 다소 떨어지는 경향을 나타내었으나 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 관능특성을 알아본 결과 $Na^{+}$ 이외의 미네랄 성분을 다량 함유하고 있는 Hizikia mineral salt를 제외한 나머지 fucoidan salt, laver salt에서는 색을 제외한 모든 항목에서 높은 점수를 받아 조미기능성 염으로서도 사용가치가 기대되었다. 또한, laver salt는 54.8% 수준의 ACE 저해 활성값을 나타내었으며, fucoidan salt는 54.1-80.7% 수준의 높은 bile acid 결합특성을 각각 나타냄으로서 콜레스테롤 대사 및 혈압조절 기능성을 갖고 있는 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2009

저급미역에서 추출한 푸코이단/라미나린의 천연 항산화제로서의 이용 가능성을 평가하기 위해 돈육 패티에 이를 첨가하여 품질평가를 하였다. 푸코이단/라미나린 첨가 돈육 패티의 지질산패도를 측정한 결과 무첨가구에 비해 효과적으로 패티의 지질산화를 억제한 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 조사선량에 따라 지질산화 억제 효과가 증진하였다. 감마선 조사한 돈육 패티의 색도 변화를 측정한 결과, 시료 무첨가구와 라미나린 첨가구는 조사에 의한 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 푸코이단 처리구의 경우 패티의 조사선량이 증가함에 따라 명도가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 돈육 패티에 푸코이단/라미나린을 첨가 하였을 때 패티의 보수성이 증가하여 경도가 감소하였으며, 이는 감마선 조사에 의한 유의적인 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 감마선 조사와 푸코이단/라미나린 병용처리는 패티의 미생물을 제어하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과 감마선 조사와 이 기술을 활용하여 추출한 푸코이단/라미나린을 병용처리 하였을 때 미생물학적 안전성을 확보하고 품질을 개선시켜 식품산업에서의 천연 항산화제로서 적용할 수 있을 것이라고 판단된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.227-236
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• 1995

국내산 갈조류로부터 생리 기능성이 우수한 수용성 식이섬유 소재를 개발하기 위한 기초자료를 얻기위해 다시마와 미역(엽상체와 포자엽 각각)으로부터 fucoidan을 추출, 정제하여 그 특성을 조사하였다 Fucoidan의 추출 조건은 pH 2.0의 산성 추출액으로 $65^{\circ}C$I에서 1시간 씩 3회 추출을 하였고 cetylpyridinium chloride를 사용하여 부분 정제하였다. 부분 정제 fucoidan의 수율은 다시마 $2.71\%$, 미역포자엽 $6.65\%$, 미역 엽상체$0.40\%$였다. 특히 미역포자엽의 수율이 가장 높은 반면에 미역 엽상체는 가장 낮아 부위에 따른 차이가 매우 큼을 알 수 있었다. DEAE-Sephadex A-25 이온 교환 칼럼으로 부분 정제 fucoidan을 분획한 결과 다시마, 미역포자엽 모두 3종의 fraction으로 분획되었고 각 fraction은 전기 영동상에서 2종 이상의 band가 검출되어 불균일함을 알 수 있었다 이온 교환 칼럼으로 분획한 주fraction을 다시 알콜 분별 침전법으로 재분획한 결과 다시마와 미역포자엽은 에탄올농도 $60-70\%$에서 침전된 fraction이 cellulose acetate 전기 영동 및 gel filteration chromatography상에서 균일성을 나타내었다. 균일하게 정제된 fucoidan의 fucose : galactose : 황산기의 mole 조성비는 다시마, 미역포자엽이 각각 1 : 0.31 : 2.43,1 : 0.87 : 1.99였다. 분자량은 다시마가 31,000, 미역포자엽이 38,000으로 비교적 적었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1017-1025
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• 2022

Bone homeostasis is regulated by constant remodeling through osteogenesis by osteoblasts and osteolysis by osteoclasts and osteoporosis can be provoked when this balance is broken. Present pharmaceutical treatments for osteoporosis have harmful side effects and thus, our goal was to develop therapeutics from intrisincally safe natural products. Fucoidan is a polysaccharide extracted from many species of brown seaweed, with valuable pharmaceutical activities. To intensify the effect of fucoidan on bone homeostasis, we hydrolyzed fucoidan using AMG, Pectinex and Viscozyme. Of these, fucoidan biotransformed by Pectinex (Fu/Pec) powerfully inhibited the induction of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity in osteoclasts differentiated from bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) by the receptor for activation of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL). To investigate potential of lower molecular weight fucoidan it was separated into >300 kDa, 50-300 kDa, and <50 kDa Fu/Pec fractions by ultrafiltration system. The effects of these fractions on TRAP and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were then examined in differentiated osteoclasts and MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, respectively. Interestingly, 50-300 kDa Fu/Pec suppressed RANKL-induced osteoclasts differentiation from BMMs but did not synergistically enhance osteoblasts differentiation induced by osteogenic agents. In addition, this fraction inhibited the expressions of NFATc1, TRAP, OSCAR, and RANK, which are all key transcriptional factors involved in osteoclast differentiation, and those of Src, c-Fos and Mitf, as determined by RT-PCR. In conclusion, enzymatically low-molecularized 50-300 kDa Fu/Pec suppressed TRAP by downregulating RANKL-related signaling, contributing to the inhibition of osteoclasts differentiation, and represented a potential means of inducing bone remodeling in the background of osteoporosis.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.194-202
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• 2009

Sulfated fucans are known to have both anti-thrombotic and anti-coagulant activities. In this study, the variation in platelet aggregation and anti-coagulant activities was investigated in vitro with regard to administered dose, molecular weight distribution, sulfate content, and sugar composition in two algal fucoidans from Eisenia bicyclis and Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls (Mekabu). The anti-coagulant activity largely correlated with sulfate content and with molecular weight distribution in a dose-dependent manner. However, both fucoidans demonstrated inhibitory responses to ADP-induced platelet aggregation in dose- and structure-dependent manners that contrasted with the anti-coagulant activity. Neither molecular weight distribution nor sulfate content greatly affected platelet-aggregation inhibition (PA-inhibition) by the fucoidan fractions, whereas anti-coagulant activity was sensitive to these structural factors. Interestingly, an E. bicyclis fucoidan fraction exhibited almost complete PA-inhibition at a treatment dose of 500 mg/mL while retaining weak anti-coagulant activity. In conclusion, these observations suggest that fucoidan may be a useful anti-thrombotic or anti-platelet agent in various arterial thrombotic disorders, including post-vascular intervention with controlled bleeding complications, due to its anti-coagulant modulating activity.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2022

Fucoidans were degraded by hydrogen peroxide under the electron beam (2.5 MeV) with various radiation doses (5 kGy, 10 kGy, 15 kGy, and 20 kGy) at room temperature. The degradation property was analyzed with a gel permeation chromatography (GPC-MALLS) method. An average molecular weight of fucoidan decreased from 99,956 at the irradiation dose of 0 kGy to 6,725 at the irradiation dose of 20 kGy. The solution viscosity of fucoidans showed a similar pattern to the molecular weight change. The number of chain breaks per molecule (N) increased with increasing the irradiation dose and concentration of hydrogen peroxide. The radiation yield of scission value markedly increased with increasing the irradiation dose up to 15 kGy. Also a 10% hydrogen peroxide concentration was more efficient than that of 5%. The structures of degraded fucoidan samples were studied with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results showed that the degradation process did not significantly change the chemical structure or the content of sulfate group. The sulfur content of each sample was determined with an Elemental Analyzer. With increasing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide, the ratios of sulfur/carbon, hydrogen/carbon, and nitrogen/carbon slightly decreased. The antioxidant activities of fucoidans were investigated based on hydroxyl radical scavenging activities. The ability of fucoidan to inhibit the hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was depended on its molecular weight.

• ALGAE
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2022

Enzyme-assisted hydrolysis is frequently used as a cost-effective and efficient method to obtain functional ingredients from bioresources. This study involved the enzyme-assisted hydrolyzation and purification of fucoidan from Ecklonia maxima stipe and the investigation of its anti-inflammatory activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Fucoidans of Viscozyme-assisted hydrolysate from E. maxima (EMSFs) harvested in Jeju, Korea. Structural and chemical characterizations were performed using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, and monosaccharide analysis. Among fucoidans, EMSF6 was rich in fucose and sulfate and had a similar structural character to commercial fucoidan. EMSF6 showed a strong inhibitory effect on nitric oxide generation in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells and significantly decreased the production of LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor α. The anti-inflammatory potential of EMSF6 was mediated through the downregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression. Thus, fucoidans from E. maxima stipe are promising candidates for functional food products.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2020

We investigated the immune restoration activity of Undaria pinnatifida fucoidan-rich extract in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice. C57BL/6 mice were intraperitoneally injected with 80 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide (CP) and orally administered with either drinking water (DW), red ginseng extract (RG), or one of three different doses of Undaria pinnatifida fucoidan-rich extract (DSU02 50, 100, and 150 mg/kg). After 14 days, liver, spleen, and whole blood were isolated from each animal. The frequencies of NK and CD³⁺, CD⁴⁺, and CD⁸⁺ T cells were significantly increased in splenocytes isolated from the DSU02 100 mg/kg and DSU02 150 mg/kg groups (NK1.1+, 5.4% or 4.9% vs 3.8%; CD³⁺, 39.3% or 37.9% vs 32.3%; CD4+, 22% or 20.2% vs 17.4%; CD8+, 12.7% or 11.6% vs 10.1%). NK cytotoxicity was enhanced in the DSU02-fed groups at all doses (CP-treated DW, 93.4%; RG, 107.2%; DSU02 50, 107.3%; DSU02 100, 107.3%; DSU02 150, 107.1%), and the proliferation of T cells (CD³⁺, CD⁴⁺, and CD⁸⁺) was also greater in the DSU02 100 mg/kg and DSU02 150 mg/kg administered groups compared with the unfed group. Plasma concentrations of TNF-α, IgM, and total IgG from the DSU02 150 mg/kg group were also significantly higher compared with the other groups (TNF-α: CP-treated DW - 21.5 pg/ml, DSU02 150 - 47.1 pg/ml; IgM: CP-treated DW - 82.9 ng/ml, DSU02 150 - 110.8 ng/ml; total IgG: CP-treated DW - 114.4 ng/ml, DSU02 150 - 162.7 ng/ml). We suggest that Undaria pinnatifida fucoidan-rich extract could be a promising candidate for a marine natural immune stimulator.