• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.1008-1014
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• 2019

This study investigated the effects of pressure-mediated protein changes on the ice nucleation temperature of pork loins. To variate chemical state of meat proteins, pork loin was pressurized at varying pressure levels (100-500 MPa) for 3 min, and moisture content, expressible moisture (EM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were analyzed. Although, all treatments showed similar moisture content, EM and degree of protein unfolding of pork loin showed different features as of 300 MPa. At moderate pressure treatments (100-200 MPa), all protein fractions were detected in DSC experiments, and pork loin had lower EM than control (p<0.05). Meanwhile, myosin and actin of pork loin treated at greater than 300 MPa were completely unfolded, and the treatments showed high EM compared to control (p<0.05). Unfolding of meat proteins was a factor suppressing ice nucleation, and the ice nucleation temperature tended to decrease with increasing applied pressure level. The ice nucleation characteristics of pressurized pork loin exhibited a potential application in freezing storage of pressurized meat with less tissue damage comparing to freeze fresh meat, and further exploration regarding the quality change after freezing of fresh and pressurized meat was warranted.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.326-336
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• 1997

INP를 포함한 빙핵활성세균을 식품 가공 단계에 직접 이용하기 위해 빙핵활성을 최대한 유지시키면서 완전 살균하는 방법을 찾기 위해 가열, 고압, 방사선으로 처리한 후 생균수 및 빙핵활성을 측정하였다. 균주는 Pseudomonas syringae, Xanthomonas campestris와 INP유전자를 포함한 plasmid가 재조합된 Escherichia coli JM109/pEIN229, Gluconobacter oxydans/pKIN230를 사용하였다. 빙핵활성을 T90 (drop의 90%가 어는 온도)으로 나타내었을 때 방사선 조사시 $0.3^{\circ}C{\sim}0.7^{\circ}C$, 초고압 처리시 $1^{\circ}C{\sim}2^{\circ}C$, 가열 처리시 $4^{\circ}C{\sim}7^{\circ}C$가 감소하여 방사선 조사에 의한 살균시 빙핵활성의 감소가 가장 적은 것으로 나타났다. 각 살균점에서의 cumulative ice nucleation activity spectra를 측정한 결과 A부류의 빙핵($-5^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 빙핵으로 작용)의 수는 방사선처리시 거의 감소가 없었으며 초고압처리시 90% 이상 감소하였으며 가열처리시 존재하지 않았다. 증류수에 방사선조사로 살균된 빙핵활성세균을 첨가한 후 DSC를 이용해 thermogram을 얻었다. 빙핵활성세균을 첨가하지 않은 증류수보다 $11^{\circ}C{\sim}15^{\circ}C$ 정도 높은 온도에서 발열 피크가 형성되기 시작했으나 흡열 피크는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 발열량 및 흡열량은 감소했다. 한편, DSC를 이용해 측정된 빙핵활성은 drop freezing method에 의해 측정된 값과 높은 연관성$(R^{2}>0.993,\;p<0.0001)$을 보여 간편하고 정확한 빙핵활성 측정법으로의 사용 가능성을 제시했다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.330-335
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was conducted for enhancing the performance of a conventional quick freezer by introducing the supercooling state, using a low-temperature coolant. Methods: In the present investigation, the supercooling process was executed prior to quick freezing for reducing the time by which the temperature passes the zone of maximum ice crystal formation. Every food has different nucleation points and hence, we used silicone oil as the coolant for supercooling for easy modification of temperature. Additionally, for quick freezing, we used liquid nitrogen spray. Results: Using the heat exchanger-type precooler with silicone oil, the temperature of the chamber was easily changed for enabling supercooling. Particularly, the results of the freezing test with garlic indicated that this system improved the hardness of garlic after it was thawed, compared to the conventional freezing method. Conclusions: Before quick freezing, if the food item is subjected to the supercooling state, the time from nucleation to the temperature reaching the frozen state ($-5^{\circ}C$, which is the maximum ice crystal formation zone) will be shorter than that incurred using quick freezing alone. The combination of the heat exchanger-type supercooler and liquid nitrogen sprayer is expected to serve as a promising technology for improving the physicochemical qualities of frozen foods.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.180-186
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• 1987

단감나무와 차나무의 표면에서 분리한 Pseudomonas syringae 2계통 PS8401, PS8402를 $2.5\%$ glycerol이 첨가된 nutrient agar에서 배양한 다음, 증류수로 세포현탁액($10^8$ colony forming unit/ml)을 조제하여 마이크로피펫법으로 동결온도를 측정하여 본 결과, 각각 -2.5와 $-3.8^{\circ}C$에서 동결하여 빙핵활성이 인정되었다. 한편 동일한 방법에 의한 증류수의 동결온도는 $-21.8^{\circ}C$였고 옥수수를 비롯한 8가지 작물즙액의 동결온도는 $-11.6^{\circ}C$ 이하였다. PS 8401의 nutrient broth 현탁액$(10^8\;cfu/ml)$을 살포한 옥수수유묘는 $-2^{\circ}C$에서부터 얼기 시작하여 $-4^{\circ}C$가 되면, 거의 전체 식물이 상해를 입었으나 nutrient broth만 살포한 대조구의 유묘는 온도가 $-9^{\circ}C$로 내려가기 전까지는 피해를 입지 않았다. PS8401 현탁액을 살포한 후 48시간에 측정한 유묘의 피해는 살포한 세균의 량이 증가함에 따라 심해지는 경향이었다. 상기 PS 8401의 빙핵활성은 현탁액내 세포의 수가 많아짐에 따라 증가하였으며 세균을 배양한 배지의 조성이 배양온도에 따라서도 빙핵활성이 변하였는데 $2.5\%$ glycerol 혹은 $2.5\%$ glucose를 첨가한 nutrient agar와 탄소원을 별도로 첨가하지 않은 nutrient agar에서 자란 세균현탁액$(10^2\;cfu/ml)$의 동결온도는 각각 -4.0, -4.4, $-7.2^{\circ}C$였고, 배지를 $2.5\%$ glycerol을 함유한 nutrient agar로 고정하고 온도를 달리하여 생육시킨 세균현탁액 $(10^2\;cfu/ml)$의 동결온도는 $-4.0^{\circ}C$(생육온도가 $15\~25^{\circ}C$인 경우)와 $-7.6^{\circ}C$(생육온도가 $30^{\circ}C$인 경우)였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.88-107
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• 2023

In the present investigation, bacterial isolates from infected apple trees causing apple canker during winter were studied in the northern Gyeongbuk Province, Korea. The pathogen was identified as Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) through various physiological and biochemical characterization assays such as BIOLOG, gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters, and 16S rRNA. Bioassays for the production of phytotoxins were positive for syringopeptin and syringomycin against Bacillus megaterium and Geotrichum candidum, respectively. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method enabled the detection of toxin-producing genes, syrB1, and sypB in Pss. The differentiation of strains was performed using LOPAT and GATTa tests. Pss further exhibited ice nucleation activity (INA) at a temperature of -0.7℃, indicating an INA⁺ bacterium. The ice-nucleating temperature was -4.7℃ for a non-treated control (sterilized distilled water), whereas it was -9.6℃ for an INA^- bacterium Escherichia coli TOP10. These methods detected pathogenic strains from apple orchards. Pss might exist in an apple tree during ice injury, and it secretes a toxin that makes leaves yellow and cause canker symptoms. Until now, Korea has not developed antibiotics targeting Pss. Therefore, it is necessary to develop effective disease control to combat Pss in apple orchards. Pathogenicity test on apple leaves and stems showed canker symptoms. The pathogenic bacterium was re-isolated from symptomatic plant tissue and confirmed as original isolates by 16S rRNA. Repetitive element sequence-based PCR and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR primers revealed different genetic profiles within P. syringae pathovars. High antibiotic susceptibility results showed the misreading of mRNA caused by streptomycin and oxytetracycline.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.857-868
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• 2005

This paper deals with the accumulated damage in concrete structures due to the cyclic freeze-thaw as an environmental load. The cyclic ice body nucleation and growth processes in porous systems are affected by the thermo-physical and mass transport properties, and gradients of temperature and chemical potentials. Furthermore, the diffusivity of deicing chemicals shows significantly higher value under cyclic freeze-thaw conditions. Consequently, the disintegration of concrete structures is aggravated at marine environments, higher altitudes, and northern areas. However, the properties of cyclic freeze-thaw with crack growth and diffusion of chloride ion effects are hard to be identified in tests, and there has been no analytic model for the combined degradations. The main objective is to determine the driving force and evaluate the reduced strength and stiffness by freeze-thaw. For the development of computational model of those coupled deterioration, micro-pore structure characterization, pore pressure based on the thermodynamic equilibrium, time and temperature dependent super-cooling with or without deicing salts, nonlinear-fracture constitutive relation for the evaluation of internal damage, and the effect of entrained air pores (EA) has been modeled numerically. As a result, the amount of ice volume with temperature dependent surface tensions, freezing pressure and resulting deformations, and cycle and temperature dependent pore volume has been calculated and compared with available test results. The developed computational program can be combined with DuCOM, which can calculate the early aged strength, heat of hydration, micro-pore volume, shrinkage, transportation of free water in concrete. Therefore, the developed model can be applied to evaluate those various practical degradation cases as well.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.261-270
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• 2015

Purpose: Cold storage is the most popular method used to preserve highly perishable foods such as beef and fish. However, at refrigeration temperatures, the shelf life of these foods is limited, and spoilage leads to massive food waste. Moreover, freezing significantly affects the food's properties. Ice crystallization and growth during freezing can cause irreversible textural damage to foods through volumetric expansion, moisture migration induced by osmotic pressure gradients, and concentration of solutes,which can lead to protein denaturation. Methods: Although freezing can preserve perishable foods for months, these disruptive changes decrease the consumer's perception of the food's quality. Therefore, the development and testing of new and improved cold storage technologies is a worthwhile pursuit. Results: The process of maintaining a food product in an unfrozen state below its equilibrium freezing temperature is known as supercooling. As supercooling has been shown to offer a considerable improvement over refrigeration for extending a perishable product's shelf life, implementation of supercooling in households and commercial refrigeration units would help diminish food waste. Conclusions: A commercially viable supercooling unit for all perishable food items is currently being developed and fabricated. Buildup of this technology will provide a meaningful improvement in the cold storage of perishable foods, and will have a significant impact on the refrigeration market as a whole.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2018

19종의 과채류에 대한 동결점 및 빙핵 형성 온도, 함수율, 경도, 당도, pH를 측정하여 Pearson 상관분석을 하였다. 동결점은 함수율과 당도에 p<0.01의 유의적인 상관관계를 나타냈으나, 빙핵 형성 온도는 당도에만 p<0.05의 상관관계를 보였다. 특히 동결점과 빙핵 형성 온도의 차이값인 과냉각 격차 FSD와는 함수율과 당도 등이 모두 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 호기성세균, 유산균, 효모, 곰팡이의 다양한 미생물이 분포하는 배추에 대한 미생물 분석과 FSD와의 상관분석을 수행하였는데, 호기성 세균과 p<0.01의 상관관계가 나타났다. 호기성 세균을 9.4 log CFU/mL의 농도로 접종한 식염수와 이를 멸균한 시료를 각각 $10^2$, $10^4$, $10^6$ 배로 희석하여 동결점과 빙핵 형성 온도 분석에서도 높은 농도의 호기성 세균이 빙핵 형성 온도를 높이는 결과가 나왔다. 하지만, 약 5 log CFU/mL 수준 이하에서는 멸균식염수와 빙핵 형성 온도의 통계적 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.168-180
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• 2017

본 연구는 초저온 액체 침지식 급속 냉동으로 동결된 돈육 등심에 적합한 급속 해동방법을 선정하고 과냉각 저장이 냉동-해동 돈육의 미생물학적, 이화학적 및 관능적 품질 변화에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 4와 $10^{\circ}C$ 송풍식 해동과 4와 $10^{\circ}C$ 유수식 해동은 냉동 돈육 시료가 해동이 완료되는 약 290-750분 소요되었지만 27.12 MHz 라디오파 해동은 약 20분으로 가장 신속하게 돈육을 해동시켜 저장실험에 필요한 냉동 돈육의 급속 해동방법으로 선정하였다. 한편 $-1.5--5^{\circ}C$로 24시간 냉각 처리 후 돈육 횡단면의 미세구조 분석 결과, $-1.5^{\circ}C$에서 냉각 처리된 시료의 표면과 중심부는 동결에 의한 조직 손상이 발생하지 않았음을 확인하여 $-1.5^{\circ}C$를 과냉각 저장 온도로 선정하였다. 저장 중 대조구인 신선육과 비교하여 냉동-해동 처리된 돈육에서 발생한 드립감량은 유의적으로(p<0.05) 높은 경향을 보였지만 $-1.5^{\circ}C$과냉각 저장이 돈육의 드립감량 증가를 억제하였다. 또한 4와 $15^{\circ}C$ 저장과 비교하여 $-1.5^{\circ}C$ 과냉각 저장은 대조구와 냉동-해동 처리구의 TVBN과 TBARS 함량 증가, Hunter a* 값 감소와 b* 값 증가를 억제하는 효과를 보였다. $15^{\circ}C$ 저장 4일 후 대조구와 냉동-해동 처리구의 총 호기성 세균 수는 9 log CFU/g 이상으로 급격히 증가하였다. 반면 $-1.5^{\circ}C$ 저장 10일 후 대조구와 냉동-해동 처리구의 총 호기성 세균 수는 각각 5.62와 4.43 log CFU/g으로 관찰되었다. $-1.5^{\circ}C$ 저장 10일 동안 대조구와 냉동-해동 처리구의 대장균군과 효모 및 곰팡이 수는 저장 초기 수준으로 유지하거나 다소 감소하였다. 관능평가 결과에 있어서 4와 $15^{\circ}C$ 저장에 비해 $-1.5^{\circ}C$ 저장한 대조구와 냉동-해동 처리구는 모든 관능평가 항목에서 저장 중 유의적으로 높은 값을 유지하였다(p<0.05). 따라서 라디오파 유전가열 해동은 냉동 돈육 등심의 해동 과정 중 상전이 구간을 빠르게 통과함으로써 급속 해동이 가능하였으며 $-1.5^{\circ}C$ 과냉각 저장이 냉동-해동 처리된 돈육에 얼음결정 형성 없이 품질 유지 및 미생물 생장지연에 효과적인 것을 확인하였다.