• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2012

$Dioscorea$ $batatas$ Decne is a type of yam that eaten raw and used as a traditional oriental medicine in Asian countries. In this study, we evaluated the functional effects of yam water extracts on body weight levels and serum lipid concentrations in mice fed high fat diet. Mice were divided into four groups: normal diet control (ND), high fat diet control (HFD), HFD+yam extract 100 mg/kg (HFD-Y100), and HFD+yam extract 200 mg/kg (HFD-Y200). Yam extract was administrated orally to mice fed a high fat diet for 5 weeks. Treatment with yam extract significantly reduced body weight levels and energy efficiency in a dose-dependent manner in HFD-fed mice. Yam extract also attenuated serum levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol, as well as organ weights of liver and abdominal adipose tissue in mice fed a high fat diet. Moreover, blood levels of glucose, insulin, and leptin significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner upon administration of yam extract. Blood activities of GPT, GOT, and LDH were lower in the yam extract-treated groups compared to the HFD group. These results indicate that yam water extract may reduce elevated body weight and serum lipid concentrations in mice fed a high fat diet, suggesting its usefulness as a functional food for reducing body fat and hyperlipidemia.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 무미, 무취의 생마로부터 생리활성과 관능성이 강화된 산약칩 가공제품 개발을 목표로, 사과, 오미자, 포도, 머루, 오렌지, 토마토, 홍삼 및 흑마늘 주스에 동결건조 생마절편을 침지하여 과실주스의 관능성분 및 유용활성 성분을 흡착시키고, 이를 다시 동결건조하여 산약칩을 제조하였다. 제조된 산약칩의 색차 (명도, 적색도 및 황색도), pH, brix, 산도, 총폴리페놀, 총플라보노이드, 총당, 환원당 함량 및 항산화 활성, nitrite 소거능을 평가한 결과, 산약칩은 동결건조한 생마절편에 비해 과일주스의 단맛과 상쾌함, 과일 색소로 인한 시각적인 관능성 증대, 총폴리페놀 함량 증가에 따른 항산화능 증대 등 유용생리활성과 관능성이 증가되었음을 확인하였다. 선호도가 높은 포도주스 산약칩 제조를 위한 최적 생마 침지시간을 평가한 결과, 120초 침지가 관능성 및 항산화능이 가장 증가되어 있음을 확인하였다. 향후, 다양한 과일주스 산약칩 제조를 위한 침지 및 제조조건의 최적화 연구 및 기호도 평가가 필요하다. 본 연구결과는 생마를 이용한 고부가가치 가공식품 제조의 기초자료로 이용될 것이며, 무미, 무취의 생마로부터 기능성과 관능성이 강화된 산약칩 가공제품 생산이 가능함을 제시한다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2012

Yam($Dioscorea$ $japonica$) has been used in oriental medicine to modulate physiology, and it is considered as a potential functional food. So far, however, limited efforts has been performed to use yam for food processing and development. Thus, in this study, rice cakes called 'Backsulgi' containing 3%, 6% and 9% yam powder were prepared and the quality characteristics were evaluated. The results of this study showed that adding yam powder reduced the moisture content of Backsulgi, which led to a decrease in the strength of textural characteristics such as hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, gumminess, chewiness, and springiness. In contrast, the quality characteristics of the sample containing 3% yam powder were not significantly different from those of the control in moisture content, texture, and overall acceptability. Consequently, adding 3% yam powder could improve the biofunctionality and quality characteristics of Backsulgi in the case of adjusting moisture content.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.94-99
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• 2007

The immunostimulating activities of mucilage fraction from yam were investigated. The proliferation of BSA-primed lymph node cells was enhanced between 4.1- to 10.9-fold compare to control, when cultured with 1 to $25{\mu}g/mL$ of yam-mucilage fraction. It showed strong immunostimulating activity than ginseng extract and as remarkable as Bifidobacterium adolescentis M101-4 known as a positive immunostimulator. Mitogenicity to lymph node cells was fully induced by concanavalin A and lipopolysaccharide. The proliferation of splenocytes and Peyer's patch cells was enhanced between 5.0- to 14.1-fold and 2.4- to 6.4-fold, respectively, when cultured with 1 to $25{\mu}g/mL$ of yam-mucilage fraction. It enhanced the production of cytokines such as tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ and IL-6 in the culture of RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. In the culture of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, production of cytokines was as similar as compared to controls. In unstimulated RAW 264.7 cells, both tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ and IL-6 production were enhanced between 15.6- to 60.1-fold and 2.3- to 9.1-fold, respectively. Mucilage fraction from yam is expected to be a safe immunopotentiator to maintain the host immunity and develop a physiologically functional food.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2011

Physicochemical and sensory properties of Dioscorea opposita Thunb. (yam) powder-added yogurts (1, 3, 5, and 7%, w/v) were examined when stored at $4^{\circ}C$ for 16 d. When the yam concentration increased, the pH increased with 16 d storage. The lactic acid bacteria counts in all yogurt samples showed an increase during storage period, and the highest counts were appeared with 7% yam powder addition. The dramatic decrease was found in viscosity with higher concentrations of yam powder-added yogurt samples. No change was found in allantoin and diosgenin contents for 16 d storage periods. A significantly strong bitterness and astringency and decreased viscosity were found with 5 and 7% yam powder addition. However, less than 3% yam powder-added yogurt samples did not show a significant difference compared with the control (p>0.05) and overall acceptability score was the highest in 3% yam powder-added yogurt throughout the storage. The present study indicated that the concentrations (1 and 3%, w/v) of yam powder could be used to produce yam powder-added yogurt without significant adverse effects on physicochemical, microbial and sensory properties, and enhance functional components from the supplementation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.751-755
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• 1998

Functional properties of yam mucilage were investigated by physicochemical analysis. Yam mucilage was extracted from the root of yam and then separated into two fractions by its selective aggregation with isopropanol concentration. Each mucilge fraction showed the excellent binding properties with heavy metal ions Co, Cr and Cu. Cr showed the higher affinity with mucilage than Co and Cu at pH 6.3. In ACE inhibition, IC50 values of mucilage fraction 1 and 2 showed 8.99$\mu\textrm{g}$/${mu}ell$ and 7.1$\mu\textrm{g}$/${mu}ell$, respectively.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2007

생마의 저장성 및 접근성 강화에 따른 소비증대 및 유통 안전성을 확보하기 위해, 생마 저온부패균을 효율적으로 제어하는 천연물을 선별하였다. 저온$(4^{\circ}C)$ 및 상온$(30^{\circ}C)$ 부패에 직접적으로 관여하는 Pseudomonas rhodesiae YAM-12 에 대해 다양한 자생 및 약용식물 추출물 800여종의 항균력을 평가하였으며, 그 결과 클로버 오일을 선정하였으며, 이를 이용한 생마 신선편이 개발 가능성을 검토하였다. 건전생마 신선편이에 1%클로버 오일을 3분간 침지하여, $4^{\circ}C$에서 31일간 저장한 경우, 색차의 변화는 거의 나타나지 않았으며, 미생물의 증식 또한 완전히 억제되었다. 한편 P. rhodesiae YAM-12를 인위적으로 오염시키고(초기농도 $10^3$ CFU/g), $4^{\circ}C$에서 14일간 저장한 경우에도, 1%클로버 오일의 처리는 색차 변화를 최소화하며, 미생물증식을 $10^4$ CFU/g로 억제하였다. 반면 무처리, 멸균수 및 NaOCl 처리의 경우에는 심각한 부패와 함께 색차변화로 상품성을 상실하였다. 클로버 오일의 항균, 항산화, 항혈전 활성과 향신료로 사용되어온 점을 고려할 때, 클로버 오일을 처리한 생마 신선편이는 별도의 화학 방부제 처리 없이 생마의 유통안전성 향상 및 부패억제, 기능성 및 향미부여에 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.268-275
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to confirm the possibility of using Korean purple yam (Dioscorea alata) as proximate composition, material, and antioxidant activity. In the proximate composition of the freeze-dried purple yam powder, the carbohydrate content was the highest at 86.67%, and in minerals, potassium showed the highest content at 1,765.69 mg/100 g. To study the antioxidant activity of purple yam, distilled water and 70% ethanol were used as extraction solvents. The total polyphenol, total flavonoid, and total anthocyanin contents were 1.3~1.6 times higher in 70% ethanol extract, than in the distilled water extract. As a result of ORAC, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity, SOD activity, and reducing power, the 70% ethanol extract showed higher antioxidant activity than the distilled water extract in all results. As a result of freeze-drying purple yam and measuring antioxidant activity by extraction solvents, it is concluded that purple yam can contribute to the food industry as a natural antioxidant and health functional material.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.194-203
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• 2014

Yam (Dioscorea batatas) is widely consumed as functional food for health promotion mainly in East Asia countries. We assessed whether yam root (tuber) or bark (peel) extracts stimulated the activity of osteoblasts for osteogenesis. MC3T3-E1 cells (mouse osteoblasts) were treated with yam root extracts (water or methanol) (study I) or bark extracts (water or hexane) (study II) within $0{\sim}10{\mu}g/mL$ during the periods of osteoblast proliferation (5~10 day), matrix maturation (11~15 day) and mineralization (16~20 day) as appropriate. In study I, both yam root water and methanol extracts increased cell proliferation as concentration-dependent manner. Cellular collagen synthesis and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, both the indicators of bone matrix protein and inorganic phosphate production for calcification respectively, were also increased by yam root water and methanol extract. Osteoblast calcification as cell matrix Ca and P accumulation was also increased by the addition of yam root extracts. In study II, yam bark extracts (water and hexane) increased osteoblast proliferation and differentiation, as collagen synthesis and ALP activity and osteoblast matrix Ca and P deposition. The study results suggested that both yam root and bark extracts stimulate osteogenic function in osteoblasts by stimulating bone matrix maturation by increasing collagen synthesis, ALP activity, and matrix mineralization.

• 식물병연구
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2017

During 2012 to 2014, a survey for the presence of viral diseases in yam plants was carried out in a field of the Institute for Bioresources Research in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. A total of 88 leaf samples were collected and tested by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction using specific primer sets. Eighty-one samples were positive for Broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2), Chinese yam necrotic mosaic virus (ChYNMV), Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Japanese yam mosaic virus (JYMV), and Yam mild mosaic virus (YMMV), whereas Yam mosaic virus (YMV) was not detected. Additionally, seven samples were negative for all viruses. Several samples exhibited mixed (double and triple) infections. Three viruses (CMV, JYMV, and YMMV) were detected for the first time in yam plants in Korea. A BLAST search showed that three viruses shared nucleotide identities with CMV-Ca (98%), JYMV-O2 (91%), and YMMV-TG_NH_1 (86%). Thus, our findings confirmed that yam plants cultivated in Korea were infected with multiple viruses with three of these viruses reported for the first time in Korea.