• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2016

Kefir is a probiotic food. Probiotics have shown to be beneficial to health, and are currently of great interest to the food industry. Hence, this study was carried out to evaluate the lactase activity of kefir-isolated lactic acid bacteria. Three strains, Lactobacillu kefiri DH5 isolated from the kefir grains and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis and Bifidobacteria longum 720, commercial probiotic LAB, were fermented in 10% reconstituted nonfat dry milk suspensions and incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 48 h, and then analyzed for various saccarides by HPLC. The results showed that changes in the concentrations of lactose and galactose were significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p<0.05), but all 3 probiotic strains tested in this study showed no increase in glucose concentration during 48 h of incubation. Both DH5 and BL720 showed high lactase activities (p<0.05), whereas BLC exhibited the lowest activity. Additionally, all three lactic acid bacteria showed high tagatose, but did not show high xylose and sedoheptulose. Finally, DH5, a kefir-isolated LAB, may have similar characteristics and properties to typical Bifidobacterium spp. and showed higher lactase activity than commercial Bifidobacterium spp.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.368-376
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of lycopene on the migration, adhesion, tube formation capacity, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) activity of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) cultivated with high glucose (HG) and as well as explore the mechanism behind the protective effects of lycopene on peripheral blood EPCs. MATERIALS/METHODS: Mononuclear cells were isolated from human peripheral blood by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation. EPCs were identified after induction of cellular differentiation. Third generation EPCs were incubated with HG (33 mmol/L) or 10, 30, and $50{\mu}g/mL$ of lycopene plus HG. MTT assay and flow cytometry were performed to assess proliferation and apoptosis of EPCs. EPC migration was assessed by MTT assay with a modified boyden chamber. Adhesion assay was performed by replating EPCs on fibronectin-coated dishes, after which adherent cells were counted. In vitro vasculogenesis activity was assayed by Madrigal network formation assay. Western blotting was performed to analyze protein expression of both phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated p38 MAPK. RESULTS: The proliferation, migration, adhesion, and in vitro vasculogenesis capacity of EPCs treated with 10, 30, and $50{\mu}g/mL$ of lycopene plus HG were all significantly higher comapred to the HG group (P < 0.05). Rates of apoptosis were also significantly lower than that of the HG group. Moreover, lycopene blocked phosphorylation of p38 MAPK in EPCs (P < 0.05). To confirm the causal relationship between MAPK inhibition and the protective effects of lycopene against HG-induced cellular injury, we treated cells with SB203580, a phosphorylation inhibitor. The inhibitor significantly inhibited HG-induced EPC injury. CONCLUSIONS: Lycopene promotes proliferation, migration, adhesion, and in vitro vasculogenesis capacity as well as reduces apoptosis of EPCs. Further, the underlying molecular mechanism of the protective effects of lycopene against HG-induced EPC injury may involve the p38 MAPK signal transduction pathway. Specifically, lycopene was shown to inhibit HG-induced EPC injury by inhibiting p38 MAPKs.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2016

Various microflora, including lactic acid bacteria, are important and necessary components of various cheeses and have significant roles in cheese manufacturing and ripening. In general, the starter culture and secondary microflora could affect the physicochemical properties of various cheeses and could contribute to modifications during manufacturing and ripening. Therefore, during cheese manufacturing and ripening, microbial diversity may depend on continuous interactions among microflora and various environmental conditions. The microbial diversity of cheese is very complex and difficult to control using the classical microbiological techniques. However, recent culture-independent methods have been rapidly developed for microflora in cheese, which could be directly detected using DNA (and/or RNA) in combination with culture-dependent methods. Therefore, this review summarizes state-of-the-art molecular methods to analyze microbial communities in order to understand the properties that affect quality and ripening as well as the complex microbial diversity of various raw-milk, long-ripened cheeses.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2016

Kaempferia parviflora (Krachaidam, Zingiberaceae) is used as a traditional Thai medicine for treating various ailments, including allergy, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and ulcer. Moreover, it is also used to promote longevity and as a nerve tonic. The aim of this study was to develop functional yoghurt containing Kaempferia parviflora and to examine the physicochemical characteristics of yoghurt supplemented with different concentration of K. parviflora. To this end, we examined the pH and sensory evaluation of yoghurt containing K. parviflora. The pH of this yoghurt decreased whereas the TA increased with incubation time (up to 5 h) without altering the amounts of K. parviflora added. In the sensory evaluation, the taste, flavor, color, and overall acceptability decreased in proportion to the amount of K. parviflora added. Among the experimental group, high scores were achieved by yoghurt containing 1% K. parviflora compared with that by the control group. We conclude there is an urgent need for additional research on the production of this multi-functional yogurt (with properties including anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory), using an optimum concentration of K. Parviflora.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.450-460
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• 1992

본연구는 사람을 대상으로하여 8주간 종류가 서로 다른 옥수수겨를 식이섬유질의 급원으로 기본식이에 첨가하여 먹였을 때 티아민, 나이아신 및 판로텐산의 체네 이용율을 살펴보고자 실시되었다. 실험식이의 종류의 옥수수겨를 첨가하지 않은 기본식이(Basal diet : B)와 이에 wet-milled fine(WF)/coarse(WC) corn bran이나 dry-milled fine(DF)/coarse(DC) corn bran을 첨가한 식이들로서 무작위법에 의하여 첫 4주간동안 일부의 피실험자는 B, WF, WC 식이를 급여 받았으며, 나머지 피실험자는 B, DF, DC를 급여받았다. 따라서, 각각의 피실험자들은 8주간의 실험기간동안 모든 실험식이를 섭취하였다. 비타민의 이용율을 측정하기 위하여 24시간 뇨를 채집하였으며 이들을 주별로 나누어 이들 비타민의 뇨중함량을 측정하였고 변을 채집, 건조하여 neutral detergent fiber(NDF)량을 측정하였다. 또한 매일 뇨증의 creatinine치를 측정하여 뇨의 완전한 채집을 도모하였으며 불완전한 채집으로 인한 실험오차를 줄여주기 위하여 비타민의 이용을 계산시 각 주별의 평균 creatinine치에 대하여 비타민 이용율을 보정하여 주었다. 실험분석 결과에 따르면 옥수수겨를 첨가한 식이를 먹는 경우 티아민, 나이아신 및 판토텐산의 생체 이용율이 저하되는 것으로 나타났으며 옥수수겨를 wet-milling 방법으로 처리한 식이의 경우 저하의 효과가 더운 현저한 것으로 보여졌다. 또한 옥수수겨의 처리방법을 막론하고 옥수수겨의 입자가 거친것이 비타민 이용율의 저하효과가 더욱 큰것으로 나타났다. 변건량과 변량에 있어서도 이와 유사한 양상을 보였고 특히 fecal trasit time이 wet-milled corn bran 식이군과 입자가 거친 옥수수군에서 빨랐다. 따라서 본 연구는 옥수수겨가 이들 세가지 B 비타민의 이용율을 저하시키는 것이 식이 섬유질의 종류에 따라서 영향을 받을 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.442-449
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• 1991

한국인 수유부 21명 의 모유에 함유된 철분, 아연, 및 구리의 함량을 경시적으로 초유부터 12주의 성숙유에 이르기까지 일정한 간격으로 세분하여 비교 검토하고, 생후 6~7주 된 14명의 모유영양아에 대한 1일 모유 및 미량원소 섭취량을 조사하였다. 모유에 함유된 이 세가지 미량원소들의 함량은 수유기간에 따라 유의적으로 감소 하였으며 모유의 평균 철분 함량은 초유에서 0.33$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 이행유에서 0.31$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 그리고 성숙유에서 0.2$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$이었고, 아연 농도는 각각 4.15$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 3.51$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$과 2.8$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$이었으며 초유와 이행유 그리고 성숙유의 평균 구리 농도는 각각 0.21$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 0.34$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 및 0.26$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$로 측정 되었다. 모유영양아의 평균 1일 모유 섭취량은 768g이었으며 모유를 통한 미량원소의 1일 평균 섭취량은 철분 0.19mg, 아연 2.10mg, 그리고 구리는 0.15mg 이었다. 앞으로 수유기간에 따른 모유내 미량원소 함량의 감소가 영아의 성장 발달 및 급식과 어떻게 관련되는가에 관한 연구와, 모유 영양아와 인공 영양아의 체내 미량윈소 영양 상태 비교가 이루 어져야 하겠으며 한국인 영아를 위한 영양 권장량은 성장이 양호한 모유 영양아의 영양소 섭취량을 기준하여 책정하는 것이 바람직 하다고 본다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2012

천년초(Opuntia humifusa)에 존재하는 점질다당의 새로운 이용방안을 모색하기 위해 천년초로부터 다당을 분리하여 면역자극활성을 측정하였다. 천년초의 주요 다당 CNC-E는 상업용 효소처리, 물 추출 및 ethanol 침전을 거쳐 조제하고 이들의 특성을 검토하였다. CNC-E는 분자량 약 700 kDa의 다당체로, 구성당 조성을 확인한 결과, arabinose, galactose 및 xylose를 높은 비율로 함유하고 있었으며 rhamnose와 fucose를 미량 함유하고 있었다. 한편 CNC-E는 비장세포 유래 림프구에 대해서는 비교적 높은 증식활성을 농도 의존적으로 나타냈다. CNC-E로 자극한 macrophage는 IL-6, IL-12, IL-10 및 TNF-${\alpha}$와 같은 cytokine의 생산을 농도 의존적으로 증진시켰으며 CNC-E를 mouse에 정맥 주사한 후 얻어진 NK세포는 Yac-1 종양 세포주에 대한 높은 치사작용을 보였다. 특히 CNC-E를 mouse 당 $100{\mu}g$ 처리한 후 얻어진 NK세포는 미처리 대조군에 비해 3배 높은 치사활성을 나타냈다. CNC-E는 인체 초기 면역반응에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당하는 보체계에 대하여 농도 의존적인 활성을 나타냈으며, anti-human C3를 이용한 면역전기영동실험과 $Ca^{2+}$이온이 제거된 상태에서의 항보체 활성 실험을 통해 천년초 다당 CNC-E는 고전경로와 부경로를 모두 경유하여 활성을 나타내고 있음을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로부터 한국산 선인장 천년초에는 인체에 유익한 면역 활성 다당체를 다량 함유함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.544-552
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• 2005

This study was conducted to examine the correlation among bone mineral density (BMD), hair and nail calcium and magnesium contents, and nutrient intakes in preschool children in Chungnam district. A total of 111 preschool children (61 boys, 50 girls) measured the anthropometric characteristics, the bone mineral density of carpus using DEXA and hair and nail calcium and magnesium contents were analyzed by ICP spectrometer. The average ages of the study subjects were 55.7 months in boys and 53.0 months in girls (3.8${\~}$7 years). The birth height and weight of subjects were 51.0 cm and 3.3 kg in boys and 50.3cm and 3.2kg in girls, respectively. The average height, weight, $\%$ body fat, and obesity index were 111.6 cm, 19.6 kg, $15.0\%,\;96.1\%$ in boys and 108.6 cm, 18.5 kg, $17.5\%,\;98.1\%$ in girls, respectively. The bone mineral density in carpus was $0.25 g/cm^2$ in boys and $0.24 g/cm^2$ in girls. The hair calcium and magnesium contents were 440.9 ppm, 16.4 ppm in boys and 373.2 ppm, 28.9 ppm in girls. The nail calcium and magnesium contents were 9.4 ppm, 2.1 ppm in boys and 10.4 ppm, 2.4 ppm in girls. The intakes of energy, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin A. niacin, and vitamin C did not meet the Korean RDAs. The ultradis and average carpus BMD were positively correlated to the plant calcium intake (p < 0.05, p < 0.05). And the ultradis, distal, and average carpus BMD were positively correlated to the plant iron intake (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.05). The average bone mineral density in the carpus was positively correlated to the nail magnesium content (p < 0.05). Therefore, more systematic studies to investigate the roles of iron and calcium intakes, nail magnesium content in bone development of preschool children were required.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1237-1245
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• 2004

브라질 기원인 신령 버섯 (A. blazei murill)은 강력한 항암 및 면역강화 작용을 가진 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 신령버섯 수용성 추출물(water extracted A. blazei Murill, WEAB)이 A549 인체 폐암세포 증식에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며, 증식억제와 연관된 기전 해석을 시도하였다. WEAB가 처리된 A549 세포는 처리 농도 의존적으로 생존율이 감소되었으며, WEAB 처리는 암세포의 다양한 형태적 변형을 유발하였다. Flow cytometry 분석 결과로서 WEAB 처리에 의한 A549 폐암세포의 증식억제는 세포주기 G2/M arrest 및 apoptosis 유발과 직접적으로 연관성이 있음을 알 수 있었다. WEAB가 처리된 암세포에서 전사 및 번역 수준에서 cyclin A 발현의 감소 및 Cdk inhibitor p21 발현의 증가 현상이 관찰되었으나, cyclin B1, Cdk2, Cdc2, Wee1, Cdc25c 및 p53 등의 발현에는 큰 변화가 관찰되지 못하였다. 또한 WEAB의 처리는 COX-2 선택적 발현 저하를 유발하였으나, telomere 조절 관련 유전자들의 발현에는 큰 영향을 주지 못하였다. 이상의 결과는 신령버섯 추출물이 강력한 항암 및 암 예방 효능의 잠재력을 가지고 있음을 의미하며, 이에 관한 지속적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.1286-1294
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• 2011

This paper reviews the future directions and perspectives on the soil environmental researches in the 21 century. Previously, the principal emphasis of soil environmental researches had put on the enhancement of food and fiber productions. Beside the basic function of soil, however, the societal needs on soil resources in the 21st century have demands for several environmental and social challenges, occurring regionally or globally. Typical global issues with which soil science should deal include food security with increasing agronomic production to meet the exploding world population growth, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, increase of the carbon sequestration, supply of the biomass and bioenergy, securing the water resource and quality, protection of environmental pollution, enhancing the biodiversity and ecosystem health, and developing the sustainable farming/cropping system that improve the use efficiency of water and agricultural resources. These challenges can be solved through the sustainable crop production intensification (SCPI) or plant welfare concept in which soil plays a key role in solving the abovementioned global issues. Through implementation of either concept, soil science can fulfill the goal of the modern agriculture which is the sustainable production of crops while maintaining or enhancing the ecosystem function, quality and health. Therefore, directions of the future soil environmental researches should lie on valuing soil as an ecosystem services, translating research across both temporal and spatial scales, sharing and using data already available for other purposes, incorporating existing and new technologies from other disciplines, collaborating across discipline, and translating soil research into information for stakeholders and end users. Through the outcomes of these approaches, soil can enhance the productivity from the same confined land, increase profitability, conserve natural resource, reduce the negative impact on environment, enhance human nutrition and health, and enhance natural capital and the flow of ecosystem services. Soil is the central dogma, final frontier and new engine for the era of sustainability development in the $21^{st}$ century and thus soil environmental researches should be carried according to this main theme.