• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.383-393
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• 1991

The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of cimaterol on growth performance, carcass quality and cellular functional activity of broilers as affected by the various protein and energy levels. In starter period (0-21 days) all chicks were fed the basal diet which contained approximately 23 % crude protein and 3200 kcal of metabolizable energy per kg of diet. The cimaterol was added during 22-49 days and during the period of 8th week the cimaterol was withdrawn. In finisher period (22-49 days), a $2{\times}2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement consisting of 2 levels of cimaterol (0 mg/kg, 0.25 mg/kg), 2 levels of protein (19%, 17%) and 3 levels of energy (3200, 2900, 2600 kcal/kg) was used. In the finisher period, the body weight gain and feed efficiency was improved by the supplementation of cimaterol. The high protein and high energy level with supplementation of cimaterol had showed the highest body weight gain and feed efficiency, without significant difference. The administration of cimaterol had no effects on percentage of abdominal fat content, giblet and neck. Eventhough the difference was not significant (p>0.05), carcass yield was improved slightly by the administration of cimaterol. The effect of cimaterol on carcass composition was clearly demonstrated that protein content of broilers was not increased (p>0.05) but fat content decreased significantly (p<0.05). The ultilization of nutrients in experimental diets was not significantly affected by feeding cimaterol compared to control group. The results of in vitro studies with liver and adipose tissue showed that cimaterol increased the lipolytic activities at 19% protein level whereas at 17% protein level this effect was variable. Lipogenic activities in liver and adipose tissue were not affected with the administration of cimaterol but the activities increased as energy decreased, particularly in liver tissue. In cell studies with acinar culture of liver tissues, cimaterol had no effect on protein synthetic activity but the parameter was increased at higher level of dietary protein and energy. Protein secretion in liver was increased by the supplementation of cimaterol. In addition, at high protein level the protein secretion was increased and has shown the highest values at medium energy level.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1591-1597
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• 2009

이 실험의 목적은 해조류 중 특히 필수 아미노산 함량이 높은 매생이 열수 추출물(Capsosiphon fulvescens Extracts, CFE) 5%를 첨가한 식이를 급이 시켜 흰쥐에게 10일간의 단백질 소화율, 혈중 필수 아미노산 변화에 미치는 영향을 규명하고 사료의 품질 및 필수 아미노산 대사와 관련된 연구에 기초자료를 마련하는데 그 목적을 두고 본 실험을 하였다. CFE의 급이에 따른 단백질 소화율을 살펴 본 결과, casein 그룹의 경우 단백질 소화율이 약 97%인 반면 CFE가 포함된 그룹의 경우 87%로 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 실험 식이에 CFE 첨가 시 단백질 소화율이 유의적으로 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 간문맥 혈청 중의 아미노산에서 특히 필수 아미노산의 혈중 흡수에 미치는 영향을 식이 후 30, 60, 90, 120분별로 살펴보았다. 총아미노산과 필수 아미노산의 농도는 두개의 군에서 차이가 없었다. BCAA에 속하는 Leu, Ile, Val은 C군에 비해 CFE군에서 흡수속도가 증가하였으며 AAA에 속하는 Phe 또한 동일한 경향을 보여주었다. 간문맥 혈중의 Lys, Thr, Met의 경우, C군에 비해 CFE군에서 흡수속도가 지연되는 것으로 나타났다. 이 실험을 통해 식이섬유인 매생이 열수추출물을 섭취함으로서 간이나 뇌, 조직 등으로 흡수되는 혈중 필수 아미노산의 흡수속도를 증가시키거나 지연시킴으로서 단백질 대사에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보인다. 따라서 단백질 식이에 매생이 열수추출물을 첨가할 경우 혈중 아미노산 흡수정도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 기초자료를 마련 하였으며 이후 더 많은 연구가 필요한 것으로 보인다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.386-396
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• 2013

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in tomato plants by Ralstonia solanacearum infection and the role of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) and nitric oxide in tomato bacterial wilt control were demonstrated. During disease development of tomato bacterial wilt, accumulation of superoxide anion ($O_2{^-}$) and $H_2O_2$ was observed and lipid peroxidation also occurred in the tomato leaf tissues. High doses of $H_2O_2$ and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) nitric oxide donor showed phytotoxicity to detached tomato leaves 1 day after petiole feeding showing reduced fresh weight. Both $H_2O_2$ and SNP have in vitro antibacterial activities against R. solanacearum in a dose-dependent manner, as well as plant protection in detached tomato leaves against bacterial wilt by $10^6$ and $10^7$ cfu/ml of R. solanacearum. $H_2O_2$- and SNP-mediated protection was also evaluated in pots using soil-drench treatment with the bacterial inoculation, and relative 'area under the disease progressive curve (AUDPC)' was calculated to compare disease protection by $H_2O_2$ and/or SNP with untreated control. Neither $H_2O_2$ nor SNP protect the tomato seedlings from the bacterial wilt, but $H_2O_2$ + SNP mixture significantly decreased disease severity with reduced relative AUDPC. These results suggest that $H_2O_2$ and SNP could be used together to control bacterial wilt in tomato plants as bactericidal agents.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.200-206
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• 2014

본 연구에서 어린 으름잎으로부터 추출된 열수추출물인 AQH와 80% 주정추출물인 AQE를 대상으로 3T3-L1 전지방세포의 지방세포 분화과정 중에 처리한 후, Oil Red O 염색법에 의한 lipid accumulation, intracellular 중성지방 함량을 평가하고 free glycerol release 함량을 측정하여 지방세포형성 억제능을 확인하며, ICR 마우스를 대상으로 고지방식이 섭취 하에 어린 으름잎 추출물의 경구투여에 따른 체중과 백색지방에 작용하는 효과를 평가하여 어린 으름잎 추출물의 항비만 효과를 밝히고자 하였다. 3T3-L1 지방세포 분화과정 중 AQH 및 AQE 추출물을 처리한 결과 AQE 처리군에서만 유의적 감소를 나타내었다. Intracellular 중성지방 함량의 경우도 AQE 처리군에서 유의적으로 감소되었다. 지방세포 분화 중 배양액으로 유출되는 free glycerol 함량을 평가한 결과에서도 AQE 처리군의 유의적 감소를 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 통해 AQE는 3T3-L1 지방세포 분화과정 중에 지방구 생성 억제 및 지방세포의 지방세포 생성 억제효과가 있는 것으로 판명되었다. 마우스에서 8주간 고지방식이 하에 600 mg/kg/day의 AQE를 경구투여 하였을 때 고지방식이군과 비교하여 체중 및 체중증가량이 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였고, 부정소 주위 및 신장 주위 백색지방의 감소가 나타났다. AQE 투여에 의한 체중 감소 및 부정소 주위 백색지방량의 감소는 양성대조군으로 사용한 Orlistat의 경구투여 결과와 유사하였다. 이상의 결과로 세포수준에서의 지방세포 분화 억제, 지방구 생성 억제 작용과 실험동물에서 체중증가량 및 체지방의 감소 작용을 갖는 AQE는 향후 항비만 효과를 갖는 소재로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.356-364
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• 2009

The current ruminant feeding models require parameterization of the digestion kinetics of carbohydrate fractions in feed ingredients to estimate the supply of nutrients from a ration. Using an automated gas production technique, statistically welldefined digestion rate of carbohydrate, including soluble carbohydrate, can be estimated in a relatively easy way. In this study, the gas production during in vitro fermentation was measured and recorded by an automated gas production system to investigate degradation kinetics of carbohydrate fractions of a wide range of ruminant feeds: corn silage, rice straw, corn, soybean hull, soybean meal, and cell mass from lysine production (CMLP). The gas production from un-fractionated, ethanol insoluble residue and neutral detergent insoluble residue of the feed samples were obtained. The gas profiles of carbohydrate fractions on the basis of the carbohydrate scheme of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (A, B1, B2, B3 and C) were generated using a subtraction approach. After the gas profiles were plotted with time, a curve was fitted with a single-pool exponential equation with a discrete lag to obtain kinetic parameters that can be used as inputs for modern nutritional models. The fractional degradation rate constants (Kd) of corn silage were 11.6, 25.7, 14.8 and 0.8%/h for un-fractioned, A, B1 and B2 fractions, respectively. The values were statistically well estimated, assessed by high t-value (>12.9). The Kd of carbohydrate fractions in rice straw were 4.8, 21.1, 5.7 and 0.5%/h for un-fractioned, A, B1 and B2 fractions, respectively. Although the Kd of B2 fraction was poorly defined with a t-value of 4.4, the Kd of the other fractions showed tvalues higher than 21.9. The un-fractioned corn showed the highest Kd (18.2%/h) among the feeds tested, and the Kd of A plus B1 fraction was 18.7%/h. Soybean hull had a Kd of 6.0, 29.0, 3.8 and 13.8%/h for un-fractioned, A, B1 and B2, respectively. The large Kd of fraction B2 indicated that NDF in soybean hull was easily degradable. The t-values were higher than 20 except for the B1 fraction (5.7). The estimated Kd of soybean meal was 9.6, 24.3, 5.0%/h for un-fractioned, A and B1 fractions, respectively. A small amount of gas (5.6 ml at 48 ho of incubation) was produced from fermentation of CMLP which contained little carbohydrate. In summary, the automated gas production system was satisfactory for the estimation of well defined (t-value >12) kinetic parameters and Kd of soluble carbohydrate fractions of various feedstuffs that supply mainly carbohydrate. The subtraction approach, however, should be applied with caution for some concentrates, especially those which contain a high level of crude protein since nitrogen-containing compounds can interfere with gas production.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.100-104
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• 2007

Saururus chinensis Baill was reported to inhibit ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ in vitro and flatten postprandial increase in blood glucose in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. We studied the effect of chronic consumption of S. chinensis Baill on blood glucose and lipid profile in STZ-induced diabetic male rats fed high fat diet. Male rats weighing 100-120 g were fed 30% fat diet with and without 10% freeze-dried leaves of S. chinensis Baill for 7 weeks after 1 week of adaptation. The rats were rendered diabetic by intravenous injection of STZ (60 mg/kg) after 6-week feeding of the assigned diets. At 1 week after the injection, the rats were sacrificed after an overnight fast. Plasma glucose ($380.2{\pm}14.4mg/dL$), total cholesterol ($93.9{\pm}7.9mg/dL$) and triglyceride levels ($123.6{\pm}7.5mg/dL$) of the S. chinensis Baill group were significantly lower than those of the control group ($418.1{\pm}12.0mg/dL,\;119.9{\pm}9.4mg/dL,\;152.0{\pm}10.3mg/dL$, respectively, p<0.05). Chronic consumption of S. chinesis Baill significantly decreased maltase activity of the small intestinal mucosa ($120.1{\pm}8.7U/g$) protein compared with the control group ($96.8{\pm}7.0U/g protein, p<0.05). These results suggest that S. chinensis Baill have hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects by inhibiting ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity in the animal model of diabetes mellitus.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.473-482
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• 2003

Lactobacillus spp. 급여에 의하여 Salmonella enteritidis 감염에 의한 치사율의 저하 성향, 시험관내 억제활성, 장액 내의 총 IgA 농도변화와 Lactobacillus casei.의 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region의 sequence를 측정 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. Lactobacillus spp. 5균주는 시험관내 Salmo- nella enteritidis 억제활성 측정 결과 모든 시험균주가 억제활성을 나타내었고 그 억제활성의 차이가 통계적인 유의성을 보였으며, 억제활성의 차이는 L. helveticus CU 631 > L. rhamnosus GG ATCC 53103 > L. johnsonii C-4 > L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 > L. casei YIT 9018 인 것으로 나타났다. Lactobacillus spp. 급여에 의하여 Salmonella enteritidis challenge에 의한 치사율 저하효과는 Lb. helveticus CU 631은 대조구의 생존률 62%에 대하여 100%로서 가장 높은 치사율 저하효과를 나타내었고, L casei YIT 9018, L johnsonii C-4의 생존률이 70%와 50%를 나타내었다. Lactobacillus spp.의 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region의 sequence를 측정하고 gene bank에 등록된 균주의 sequence와 비교한 결과 homology의 차이를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1246-1251
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• 2004

본 실험은 사염화탄소 독성에 대한 몇 가지의 식물소재들- 솔잎, 콩나물, 인진쑥, 표고버섯 - 의 간보호 효과를 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 우선적으로 일차 간세포 배양실험에서 식물추출물(열수 또는 에탄올)을 첨가(20 mg/mL 배지)하고 2시간 후에 사염화탄소를 처리(50$\mu$L)한 결과, 배지내의 AST와 ALT 효소활성은 다음과 같았다. 솔잎은 에탄올 및 열수 추출물(P<0.05)에서, 표고버섯은 열수 추출물(p<0.01∼0.05)에서, 그리고 콩나물과 인진쑥은 추출방법에 따라 유의성 있는(p<0.01) 감소를 보였다. 또한, 3주간의 식물 추출물을 첨가한 사료를 사전급여하고 사염화탄소를 2일간 복강주사(1 mg/kg 체중)한 동물실험에서 혈청내의 AST 및 ALT 활성은 간세포 배양의 결과와 유사하게 솔잎과 콩나물에서 낮은 활성효과(p<0.01)를 보였다. 정상군에 대한 사염화탄소의 투여는 지질과산화물과 cytochrome P-450의 함량, 그리고 xanthine oxidase(XOD) 활성을 크게 증가시켰다. 그러나 식물소재 중에서 솔잎, 콩나물, 인진쑥 등을 추출물을 첨가한 실험군에 대한 사염화탄소 처리는 일반적으로 지질과 산화와 XOD 활성증가를 억제하는 것(p<0.01)으로 나타난 반면에, cytochrome P-450의 함량 증가는 솔잎과 인진쑥의 첨가군에서 관찰되었다. 따라서 본 실험에서 cytochrome P-430의 함량증가에 대한 식물 추출물들의 효과는 확실하지 않았지만, 솔잎과 콩나물의 추출물은 항산화관련 실험에서 대부분 탁월한 효과를 나타내었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1989

A comparative slaughter feeding experiment with steer calves weighing 280 kg and a concurrent digestion trial with wether lambs was conducted to study the energy value of rice straw as influenced by ammonia treatment and mixing with alfalfa hay. Steers were ad libitum fed one of nine completely mixed experimental diets: basal (high concentrate); 25 or 50% of untreated rice straw (URS) or ammoniated (plastic covered bales, 4.6% $NH_3$ by weight) rice straw (ARS) proportionately replacing part of the basal; a 50:50 % mixture of URS or ARS and alfalfa replacing a proportion of the basal at 25 and 50%. Digestibility of the nine complete diets (pelleted to prevent sorting) was determined with four ad libitum fed lambs. Ammoniation increased crude protein level (from 3.6 to 10.8%) and in vitro dry matter digestibility of the rice straw by 15%. The improvement in DE, NEm and NEg by ammoniation of rice straw was 20, 52 and 117%, respectively. Ammoniation of rice straw fed as 50% of the diet improved gains over the diet containing 50% URS, but no significant influence on animal performance was observed when rice straw was fed at the 25% level. Each 10% addition of URS to basal diet decreased empty body gain of steers by 116 gram per day compared with a decrease of 70 gram per day when rice straw had been ammoniated. There was no beneficial effect of ammoniation when the roughage component of the diet was a 50:50 mixture of rice straw and alfalfa. Ammoniation of straw and inclusion of alfalfa generally increased the concentration of total volatile fatty acids in rumen fluid. Ammoniation resulted in reduced concentrations of acetic and propionic acid, but increased concentration of butyric acid. Digestibility of URS was improved by mixing with alfalfa. However, alfalfa hay did not influence digestibility of ARS. Diets in which ARS replaced the basal mixture at 25 and 50% had higher NEm and NEg values than comparable URS diets. The same pattern was observed in the straw: alfalfa mixtures, but differences between URS and ARS were significant only for the 50% roughage diets.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2000

This study was conducted to compare probiotic activities and physiological functions of Bifidobacterium longum Mk-G7 with weveral commercial and type strains of bifidobacteria. bif. longum MK-G7 showed the highest acid tolerance against HCl and acetic acid, whereas bif. infantis Y-1 showed the lowest acid tolerance and more than 4 log cycles of viable cell count decreased due to acid injuty. Viable cell counts of bifidobacteria strains decreased more than 1.5 log cycles owing to oxygen toxicity, with the exception of Bif. longum MK-G7, Bif. infantis Y-2, Bif. longum Y-3, Bif. longum Y-6, and Bif. longum RD-13 showed the highest bile tolerance, whereas Bif. longum MK-G7 showed a medium level of bile tolerance. Only Bif. longum MK-G7 howed much higher antibiotic resistance against both tetracycline and penicillin-G in the MIC(minimum inhibitory concentration) level of 24.8 mg/I and 0.52mg/I, respectively. Bif longum Y-6, and Bif. bifidum ATCC 29539 showed more than 80% of anti-mutagenicity against NQO(4-nitroquinolinel-oxide). Since the production of cytokines such as $TNF(tumor necrosis factor)-{\alpha}$ and IL (interleukin)-6, and NO(nitric oxide) in the macrophage cell line Raw 264.7 cells increased as Bif. longum MK-G7 cell concentration increased, ti was suggested that Bif. longum MK-G7 is able to enhance immunopotentiating activity in vitro. When freeze-dred Bif. longum MK-G7 was administered to mice at the dose of 1,2,4, and 6 g/kg of body weight, all of the mice survived in all feeding groups, proving the GRAS(generally recognized as safe) status of Bif. longum MK-G7. When fermented milk containing Bif. longum MK-G7 was administered to human volunteers, viable cell count of total bifidobacteria and anaerobes in the feces increased up to 0.5 log cycles more than before the administration. In particular, Bif. logum MK-G7 ingibited the growth of Bacteroides at the level of 1.0-1.5 log cycles.