• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1377-1385
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• 2011

This study was conducted to determine the nutritive value of live yeast culture (RumiSacc, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and to investigate its effects on milk yield, milk composition and some blood parameters in lactating cows. Six multiparous Holstein cows were allocated to two groups of three cows and assigned randomly to one of two diets in a cross-over experiment. Daily 50 g RumiSacc was top dressed at the p.m. feeding for the treatment group. RumiSacc supplied a high protein and energy with high organic matter digestibility values (83.35%) determined by in vitro enzymatic analysis. Yeast culture supplementation significantly increased milk yield, tended to increase fat yield, protein yield and lactose yield of milk. Methylated fatty acid level of 18:3 (n-3) in milk fat was increased by yeast culture supplementation. The concentrations of methionine, phenyalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan and taurine were significantly increased with dietary inclusion of yeast culture. Live yeast culture supplementation did not affect other performance characteristics, milk quality characteristics and blood parameters. As a conclusion live yeast culture (RumiSacc, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) had high nutritive value and positive effects on milk production and some milk quality characteristics in lactating cows under field conditions.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2015

${\varepsilon}$-Polylysine (EPL) is used as a natural preservative in food. However, few studies have been conducted to assess the beneficial functions of dietary EPL. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism underlying the inhibition of neutral and acidic sterol absorption and hepatic enzyme activity-related fatty acid biosynthesis following EPL intake. EPL digest prepared using an in vitro digestion model had lower lipase activity and micellar lipid solubility and higher bile acid binding capacity than casein digest. Male Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet containing 1% (wt/wt) EPL or L-lysine. After 4 weeks of feeding these diets, the marked decrease in serum and liver triacylglycerol contents by the EPL diet was partly attributed to increased fecal fatty acid excretion. The activities of hepatic acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, which are key enzymes of fatty acid biosynthesis, were enhanced in rats fed EPL diet. The increased fatty acid biosynthesis activity due to dietary EPL may be prevented by the enhancement of fecal fatty acid excretion. The hypocholesterolemic effect of EPL was mediated by increased fecal neutral and acidic sterol excretions due to the EPL digest suppressing micellar lipid solubility and high bile acid binding capacity. These results show that dietary EPL has beneficial effects that could help prevent lifestyle-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2008

Background: The effects of the dietary administration of two heat-inactivated whole bacteria from the Vibrionaceae family, singly or combined, on innate immune response of the rainbow trout were studied. The two bacteria (Pdp11 and 51M6), which were obtained from the skin of rainbow trout, showed in vitro characteristics that suggested they could be considered as potential fish probiotics. Methods: The fish were fed four different diets: control (non-supplemented), or diets supplemented with heat-inactivated bacteria at $10^8$ cfu/g Pdp11, $10^8$ cfu/g 51M6 or with $0.5{\times}10^8$ cfu/g Pdp11 plus $0.5{\times}10^8$ cfu/g 51M6 for 4 weeks. Six fish were sampled at weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, and then the main humoral (natural haemolytic complement activity and serum peroxidase content) and cellular innate immune responses (leucocyte peroxidase content, phagocytosis, respiratory burst and cytotoxicity) were evaluated. Results: The serum peroxidase content and the natural haemolytic complement activity increased with time, reaching the highest values in the third and fourth weeks of feeding, respectively. The phagocytic ability of specimens fed the mixture of the two inactivated bacteria was significantly higher than in the controls after 2 and 3 weeks of treatment. The same activity increased significantly in rainbow trout fed the Pdp11 diet for 2 weeks or the 51M6 diet for 3 weeks. Respiratory burst activity was unaffected by all the experimental diets at all times assayed. Cytotoxic activity had significantly increased after 3 weeks in fish fed the 51M6 diet. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated the usefulness of incorporating inactivated probiotic bacteria into fish diets.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2004

A non-ionic surfactant, Tween 80 has been known to exert a number of positive effects on degradative enzymes in in vitro aerobic and anaerobic microbial cultures. An experiment was conducted to examine effects of supplementation of Tween 80 on ruminal fermentation and nutrient digestibility of Hanwoo steers. The experiment was designed as a $3{\times}3$ Latin square with duplication and six Hanwoo steers with rumen cannulae, average weight 497 (SE 61.1) kg. For the experiment the animals were given a basal diet consisting of rice straw and compound feed mixed at 4:6 ratio. The three experimental treatments were (1) the basal diet, supplemented with (2) 5 g/d Tween 80 and (3) 10 g/d Tween 80. Ruminal pH was significantly (p<0.05) affected by Tween 80 supplementation at 6 h after feeding. Increasing supplementation levels of Tween 80 linearly increased the total VFA concentration. CMCase activity by the 10g/d supplementation of Tween 80 were significantly increased (p<0.05) by 24.4% compared with that of control. Digestibility of crude fiber was significantly increased (p<0.05) in Hanwoo steers fed the diet supplemented with 10 g/d Tween 80 compared with those of control, whilst digestibility of ether extract (EE) was linearly increased by increasing Tween 80 supplementation level (p<0.05). In other nutrient components, their digestibilities of Hanwoo fed diets supplemented with Tween 80 tended to increase. It is concluded that Tween 80 has a potential for industrial application as a feed additive to improve ruminant production.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 1983

재료(材料)의 예건수준(豫乾水準)에 따른 건물함량(乾物含量)이 사일리지 품질(品質)에 미치는 影響(影響)을 알고져 1981년(年) 11월(月) 11일(日)에 호밀과 이탈리안라이그라스를 수확하였다. 예건(豫乾)에 의하여 재료(材料)의 건물함량(乾物含量)을 15.8%에서 53.2%까지 4수준(水準)으로 조절하였으며 사일리지는 폴리에틸렌필름봉지에 넣어 실온에 저장하였다. 1. 유기산(有機酸)의 함량(含量)은 재료(材料)의 건물함량(乾物含量)이 증가(增加)됨에 따라 감소(減少)하였으나 총산에 대한 유산(乳酸)은 증가(增加)하였다. 2. 건물손실(乾物損失)은 재료(材料)의 건물함량(乾物含量)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 감소(減少)하였다. 3. 사일리지의 품질(品質)은 건물함량(乾物含量)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 양호(良好)하였다. 4. 암모니아태질소는 건물함량(乾物含量)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 감소(減少)했다. 5. Invitro 건물소화율(乾物消化率)에는 건물함량(乾物含量)에 의한 차(差)가 없었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.387-400
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• 2023

Ruminal protozoa, especially entodiniomorphs, engulf other members of the rumen microbiome in large numbers; and they release oligopeptides and amino acids, which can be fermented to ammonia and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by amino acid-fermenting bacteria (AAFB). Studies using defaunated (protozoa-free) sheep have demonstrated that ruminal protozoa considerably increase intraruminal nitrogen recycling but decrease nitrogen utilization efficiency in ruminants. However, direct interactions between ruminal protozoa and AAFB have not been demonstrated because of their inability to establish axenic cultures of any ruminal protozoan. Thus, this study was performed to evaluate the interaction between Entodinium caudatum, which is the most predominant rumen ciliate species, and an AAFB consortium in terms of feed degradation and ammonia production along with the microbial population shift of select bacterial species (Prevotella ruminicola, Clostridium aminophilum, and Peptostreptococcus anaerobius). From an Ent. caudatum culture that had been maintained by daily feeding and transfers every 3 or 4 days, the bacteria and methanogens loosely associated with Ent. caudatum cells were removed by filtration and washing. An AAFB consortium was established by repeated transfers and enrichment with casamino acids as the sole substrate. The cultures of Ent. caudatum alone (Ec) and AAFB alone (AAFB) and the co-culture of Ent. caudatum and AAFB (Ec + AAFB) were set up in three replicates and incubated at 39℃ for 72 h. The digestibility of dry matter (DM) and fiber (NDF), VFA profiles, ammonia concentrations, pH, and microscopic counts of Ent. caudatum were compared among the three cultures. The co-culture of AAFB and Ent. caudatum enhanced DM degradation, VFA production, and Ent. caudatum cell counts; conversely, it decreased acetate: propionate ratio although the total bacterial abundance was similar between Ec and the Ec + AAFB co-culture after 24 h incubation. The ammonia production and relative abundance of C. aminophilum and P. anaerobius did not differ between AAFB alone and the Ec + AAFB co-culture. Our results indicate that Ent. caudatum and AAFB could have a mutualistic interaction that benefited each other, but their interactions were complex and might not increase ammoniagenesis. Further research should examine how such interactions affect the population dynamics of AAFB.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 1992

농산물 및 그 가공식품을 수확·저장·가공하는 기간중에 Aspergillus parasiticus가 오염되어 aflatoxin을 생성하는 것을 방지할 목적으로 생육배지에 graefruit 종자추출물(GFSE)을 처리하여 곰팡이의 생육 및 aflatoxin 생합성을 저해하는 뚜렷한 효과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 4000 ppm의 GFSE농도 처리로 Aspergillus parasiticus의 생육을 92% 저해하였으며, 5000ppm 농도에서는 곰팡이 생육을 완전히 저해하였고 3000ppm 이상의 농도에서 aflatoxin 의생성을 100% 억제하였다. 한편, GFSE 처리에 의하여 aflatoxin 생합성 경로증, averufin, versiconal acetate 등의 중간대사산물이 aflatoxin으로 주입되는 것이 완전히 저해된 반면, versicolorin A, versicolorin A hemiacetal, sterigmatocystin 등은 aflatoxin 으로 전환되는 결과를 보여주어 GFSE는 versiconal acetate를 포함한 그 이전의 중간 대사물이 반응기질이 되는 효소 반응계를 저해하는 것으로 나타났다. 전자현미경을 이용한 곰팡이균체 및 포자의 형태변화는 GFSE처리에 의하여 세포막기능에 파괴되어 세포구성 내용물이 유실되고 곰팡이가 사멸하고 aflatoxin 생합성 기작이 중단되는 결과를 초래하였다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.136-153
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• 2019

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of skin care foods on the synthesis of pro-collagen type I C peptide and suppression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 secretion through an in vitro study using fibroblasts (Hs68 cells) and keratinocytes (HaCaT cells). Among the three skin care foods developed in this study, three beans cookie and avocado yoghurt influenced the production of pro-collagen type I C peptide and suppressed MMP-1 secretion; however, tiger nut Galsu drink did not exhibit these effects. All skin care foods, including three beans cookie and plain yoghurt ($50{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.001) influenced the suppression of MMP-1 in addition to other commercially available breast milk production support foods examined, such as Heath Heather ($50{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.001), Happy Mama ($50{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.01), BioLys ($50{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.001), Enfamama ($25{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.0001), and Pregnagen ($25{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.001). Avocado fruit yoghurt ($25{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.05), avocado fruit jam yoghurt ($50{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.01), Enfamama ($100{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.05), and Pregnagen ($100{\mu}g/mL$, p<0.05) influenced the production of pro-collagen type I C peptide and suppressed MMP-1 secretion. This result indicates that only avocado jam yoghurt significantly influenced both the prevention of skin keratinization and acceleration of recovery of skin fibrous structure. Therefore, avocado is a favorable ingredient for nutrition-balanced dietary foods or an essential ingredient in products for revitalization of human skin.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1774-1780
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• 2016

Vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) are insecticidal proteins synthesized by Bacillus thuringiensis during the vegetative stage of growth. In this study, Vip3Aa protein, obtained by in vitro expression of the vip3Aa gene from B. thuringiensis WB5, displayed high insecticidal activity against Spodoptera litura aside from Spodoptera exigua and Helicoverpa armigera. Bioassay results showed that the toxicity of Vip3Aa protein against S. litura larvae statistically decreased along with the increase of the age of the larvae, with LC₅₀ = 2.609 ng/cm² for neonatal larvae, LC₅₀ = 28.778 ng/cm² for first instar larvae, LC₅₀ = 70.460 ng/cm² for second instar larvae, and LC₅₀ = 200.627 ng/cm² for third instar larvae. The accumulative mortality of 100% larvae appeared at 72 h for all instars of S. litura larvae, when feeding respectively with 83.22, 213.04, 341.40, and 613.20 ng/cm² of Vip3Aa toxin to the neonatal and first to third instar larvae. The histopathological effects of Vip3Aa toxin on the midgut epithelial cells of S. litura larvae was also investigated. The TEM observations showed wide damage of the epithelial cell in the midgut of S. litura larvae fed with Vip3Aa toxin.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1155-1162
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• 2013

갱년기의 여성에는 여러 폐경 증후들이 나타나는데, 특히 에스트로겐의 감소로 인한 혈중의 지질 조성의 변화 등으로 골다공증 및 심혈관계 질환의 발병율이 높아지게 된다. Estrogen의 감소는 다양한 생리적 변화를 초래하며 특히 심혈관계 질환을 빠르게 진행시킨다고 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 에스트로겐 유사활성이 뛰어난 갈조류를 선정하여 해조공진단을 제조하였으며, 실험동물인 흰쥐의 난소를 절제하여 인위적으로 갱년기를 유도한 후 해조공진단이 혈소판 응집능 및 혈중 지질 함량에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 에스트로겐 검출시스템을 사용하여 공진단 및 갈조류 추출물의 에스트로겐 유사활성을 검증한 결과, 다시마 및 곰피 열수 추출물에서는 통계적으로 유의한 에스트로겐 유사활성이 나타났으며, 특히 다시마 열수 추출물에서 가장 높은 활성이 나타났다. 이러한 in vitro 실험 결과를 통해 다시마 추출물을 첨가한 해조공진단을 제조한 후, 갱년기를 유도한 실험동물에 투여하여 혈소판 응집능 및 혈청 내 지질 조성에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 해조공진단 투여로 인해 OVX-CON군에 비해 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으나 유의적인 결과가 나타나지 않은 반면, 혈청 중 중성지방 함량의 경우, 해조공진단을 투여한 OVX-GJD군은 OVX-CON군과 비교하여 중성지방 함량이 유의적으로 감소하는 결과가 나타났다. 혈청 중 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도는 정상군인 SHAM군에 비해 난소를 절제한 OVX-CON군이 유의적으로 감소하였으나, 해조공진단을 첨가한 사료 섭취군(OVX-GJD)은 OVX-CON군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하는 결과를 나타내었다. 또한, 혈소판 응집 저해능을 검토한 결과에서 OVX-CON군에 비해 OVX-GJD군의 혈소판 응집이 유의적으로 감소하여 저해하는 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 제조된 해조공진단이 에스트로겐 유사활성을 가지고 있으며, 난소절제로 갱년기를 유도한 실험동물에게 이를 섭취시킨 결과 혈중 지질 개선 및 혈소판 응집 저해 효과가 나타나 갱년기 증상 완화에 활용 될 수 있는 소재로 기대된다.