• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.163.2-163.2
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• 2003

The genera Bifidobacterium is a member of the normal intestinal flora in humans, and important in food industry. In order to test the genetic identity of this bacterial genera, four primers originated from rice genome (SRILS Microbial $UniPrimers^{TM}$ kit) were used in molecular typing of 7 Bifidobacterial species and 20 isolates from various source. SRILS Microbial $UniPrimers^{TM}$ kit were effectively applied to genomic fingerprinting of various organism such as plant, animal and microorganism. (omitted)

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2693-2697
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• 2014

Background: Isoflavones, which are included in soybeans, have been suggested to protect against prostate cancer. Equol, one of isoflavones, is an intestinally derived bacterial metabolite of daidzein. A newly identified equol-producing bacterium, Slackia sp. strain NATTS, with a high equol-producing activity was isolated from human feces in Japanese adults. Counts of Slackia sp. strain NATTS in intestinal flora have not been assessed with regard to prostate cancer risk. In this study, we investigated the association of serum isoflavones and counts of Slackia sp. strain NATTS with prostate cancer risk in a case-control study. Materials and Methods: Concentrations of isoflavones and counts of Slackia sp. strain NATTS in feces were measured from 44 patients with prostate cancer and 28 hospital controls. The risk of prostate cancer was evaluated in terms of odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by the logistic regression analysis. Results: The detection proportions of Slackia sp. strain NATTS in cases and controls were 34.1% and 25.0%, respectively. Counts of Slackia sp. strain NATTS were significantly correlated with serum concentrations of equol both in cases and controls (Spearman correlation coefficients, $r_s$=0.639 and $r_s$=0.572, p<0.01, respectively). Serum concentrations of genistein, daidzein, glycitein, and equol were not significantly associated with risk of prostate cancer. Conclusions: This study found that counts of Slackia sp. strain NATTS correlated with serum concentrations of equol both in prostate cancer cases and controls, but serum isoflavone concentrations were not associated with risk of prostate cancer in our patients.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2009

Complex microbial communities play an important role in the human health and co-evolved with human in the form of symbiosis. Many literatures provide new evidences that the increased prevalence of obesity cannot be attributed solely to changes in the human genome, nutritional habits, or reduction of physical activity in our daily lives. The intestinal flora was recently proposed as an environmental factor responsible for the control of body weight and energy metabolism. A number of studies suggest that the modulation of gut microbiota affects host metabolism and has an impact on energy storage and demonstrated a role for the gut microbiota in weight gain, fat increase, and insulin resistance. Variations in microbiota composition are found in obese humans and mice and the microbiota from an obese mouse confers an obese phenotype when transferred to an axenic mouse. As well, the gut microbial flora plays a role in converting nutrients into calories. Specific strategies for modifying gut microbiota may be a useful means to treat or prevent obesity. Dietary modulations of gut microbiota with a view to increasing bifidobacteria have demonstrated to reduce endotoxemia and improve metabolic diseases such as obesity. The fermentation of medicinal herbs is intended to exert a favorable influence on digestability, bioavailability and pharmacological activity of herbal extract. Therefore we also expect that the fermented herbal extracts may open up a new area to treat obesity through modulating gut microbiota.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.151-162
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• 1971

가장 대중적(大衆的)으로 이용(利用)되고 있는 식품(食品)인 라면, 식빵 건조인절미를 쥐의 기초사료(基礎飼料)와 여러 가지로 혼합(混合)하여 10개군(個群)의 쥐에 대(對)해 사육(飼育)실험하여 생리적(生理的) 변화(變化)를 조사(調査)한 바 다음과 같았다. 1. 체중증가율(體重增加率)은 라면과 기초사료를 1 : 4 또는 1 : 2로 혼합(混合)한 경우가 가장 우수(優秀)하였으며 대조구(對照區)를 능가하였고 라면, 식빵, 인절미 등을 단용(單用)한 경우는 약간 저조(低調)하였다. 2. 사육시험중(飼育試驗中)의 장내세균(腸內細菌) flora의 변동(變動), 간기능(肝機能) 그리고 신장(腎臟)의 기능(機能)은 모두 정상적(正常的)이었으나, albumin globulin의 비율(比率)은 전(全) 시험구(試驗區)에서 대조구(對照區)와 공(共)히 약간 낮은 치(値)를 보였다. 3. 간(肝), 신장(腎臟)의 조직도 전시험구(全試驗區)에서 대조구(對照區)와 공(共)히 전시험기간중(全試驗其間中) 이상(異常)이 없었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.820-825
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 비만과 관련된 요소 중 하나인 장내 균총을 개선하고자, 식이섬유소가 풍부하고 저칼로리인 담자균류 추출물을 이용하여 in vitro 상에서 비만 관련 장내 미생물에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 항균성 담자 균류 소재 탐색결과 석이버섯 자실체와 운지버섯 균사체의 추출물을 선발하였고, 선발된 담자균류 소재 추출물의 특성을 분석한 결과 열에 대단히 안정하였고, pH에도 비교적 안정한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 rat을 이용한 동물실험에서 석이버섯 80% 에탄올 추출물 투여군이 고지방식이만 투여한 군에 비하여, 장내 균총에서 Bifidobacterium spp.가 증가되었고, Clostridium spp.와 Eubacterium spp.는 감소된 것으로 나타났다. 석이버섯과 운지버섯 추출물이 첨가된 기능성 음료를 제조하고자 관능평가를 실시한 결과, 운지버섯 균사체 배양액에 석이버섯 추출물을 3% 첨가한 실험구가 가장 좋은 평가를 받았다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 석이버섯과 운지버섯 추출물이 장내 균총 개선을 위한 기능성 식품소재로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.199-205
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• 1998

우리의 식생활과 대장암이 밀접한 관계를 가지므로 일반적으로 이용되고 있는 식품과 한방에서 건강식품으로 사용되고 있는 재료들이 장내세균 효소인 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 및 tryptophanase 활성에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 한방식품 물추출물을 장내세균 배양배지에 첨가하였을때 pH 저하효과, ${\beta}-glucuronidase,{\;}tryptophanase$, 활성억제 효과를 측정한 결과, 대추, 감초는 pH 저하효과 뿐만 아니라 대장암 유발효소인 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 및 tryptophanase의 활성을 억제하는 효과도 우수하였다. 한방식품 물추출물의 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 및 tryptophanase의 효소를 직접저해하는 효과도 대추, 감초가 우수하였다. 감초, 대추, 수삼, 갈근의 유기용매 분획물의 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 및 tryptophanase 생산성 저해효과는 감초의 ether 분획과 대추의 ethylacetate 분획이 가장 우수하게 나타났다. ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 효소저해활성이 가장 우수한 분획은 대추의 ether 및 ethylacetate 분획이였으며 그 다음이 인삼의 ether 분획과 감초의 ether 분획이였다. Tryptophanase 효소저해활성은 감초의 ether 분획과 대추의 ethylacetate 분획이 우수했다. ${\beta}-Glucuronidase$ 및 tryptophanase 저해효소가 가장 우수한 분획을 silica gel column chromtography로 성분 분획을 하여 6종(Rf=0.98, 0.65, 0.43, 0.34 0.22 0.16)을 분리 하였는데${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 저해효과는 Rf가 0.34인 화합물이 가장 우수 하였으며 tryptophanase 저해효과는 Rf가 0.43인 화합물이 가장 우수 하였다. 대추에는 장내세균 기인성 유해효소를 억제하는 효과가 있는 성분이 함유되어 대장암의 발암물질 생성이 낮아지고 이들 유해효소의 생산성을 억제하는 효과가 우수하게 나타났다 그러므로 대추는 우리 식생활에서 대장암과 같은 성인병 예방에 크게 기여하고 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2014

The development of the gut is controlled and modulated by different interacting mechanisms, such as genetic endowment, intrinsic biological regulatory functions, environment influences and last but no least, the diet influence. In this work, we compared the fecal microbiota of breast-fed (BF), formula-fed (FF), and mixed-fed (MF) infants from Hebei Province, China. By using high-throughput 16S rDNA sequencing analyses, we found some differences in gut microbiota in the three groups. Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the dominant bacteria at the phylum level in the three groups, where FF infants showed a significant depletion in Bacteroidetes (p < 0.001) and Actinobacteria (p < 0.05). Enterobacteriaceae was the dominant bacteria at the family level in the three groups, but FF infants showed higher Enterobacteriaceae enrichment than BF and MF infants (p < 0.05); the abundance of the Bifidobacteriaceae was only 8.16% in the feces of BF infants, but higher than in MF and FF infants (p < 0.05). The number of genera detected (abundance >0.01%) in BF, MF, and FF infants was only 15, 16, and 13, respectively. This study could provide more accurate and scientific data for the future study of infant intestinal flora.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2005

Lactic acid bacteria had been widely utilized in fermented foods such as fermented dairy products, traditional sauces, kimchi, fermented sausages, medicines or probiotic feed additives for a long time. LAB are also widely distributed in the mammalian gastrointestinal tracts, oral cavity, vagina, and various foods or soils. The most familiar examples of using LAB would be the fermented milk products, and those had become one of the favorite foods in Korea f3r more than 34 years of history. The main benefits of the fermented milk products were originally the improvement of the balance of intestinal flora to control diarrhea and congestion disorders, and gradually, they were chosen by the consumer preference of the taste. The very beginning of the fermented milk products in Korea was the Yakult type products in 1971, and it was the commencement of the solid foundation of the dairy industry and the understanding beneficial effect of probiotic yogurt. After middle of 80's, stirred type fermented milk products had been firstly produced, and it was the time that the domestic dairy industry took root in Korea. From 90's, functional fermented milk products were produced, and drink type yogurt sales a mount increased drastically, and these products began to be chosen not only with the values of nutrition but also with physiological functions. The health claims are classified into intestinal health, gastric health and hepatic health. The prospects for the Korean market are as follows; The majority of leading products would be the premium functional yogurt products as it was last year. It is because the sales of lower cost products shows slow-down, and industries tend to increase the commercial advertisements of premium functional yogurt products through mass media. These tendencies would make the market situation become more competitive.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1640-1650
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• 2020

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the leading cause of common malignant neoplasm worldwide. Many studies have analyzed compositions of gut microbiota associated with various diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and colon cancer. One of the most representative bacteria involved in CRC is enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF), a species belonging to phylum Bacteroidetes. We used ETBF colonized mice with azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) and zerumbone, a compound with anti-bacterial effect, to determine whether zerumbone could restore intestinal microbiota composition. Four experimental groups of mice were used: sham, ETBF colonized AOM/DSS group, ETBF colonized AOM/DSS group zerumbone 60 mg kg-1 (ETBF/AOM/DSS + Z (60)), and only zerumbone (60 mg kg^-1)-treated group. We performed reversible dye terminators-based analysis of 16S rRNA gene region V3-V4 for group comparison. Microbiota compositions of ETBF/AOM/DSS + Z (60) group and ETBF colonized AOM/DSS group not given zerumbone were significantly different. There were more Bacteroides in ETBF/AOM/DSS + Z (60) group than those in ETBF colonized AOM/DSS group, suggesting that B. fragilis could be a normal flora activated by zerumbone. In addition, based on linear discriminant analysis of effect size (LEfSe) analysis, microbial diversity decreased significantly in the ETBF colonized AOM/DSS group. However, after given zerumbone, the taxonomic relative abundance was increased. These findings suggest that zerumbone not only influenced the microbial diversity and richness, but also could be helpful for enhancing the balance of gut microbial composition. In this work, we demonstrate that zerumbone could restore the composition of intestinal microbiota.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 1996

최근에 난과 식물에 속하는 천마의 농가재배가 성공함에 따라 천마를 이용한 음용차의 개발 등이 추진되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 천마의 성분을 분석하였고 Sprague-Dawely (SD) rat을 이용하여 천마의 기능성을 조사하였다. 사용된 건조 천마는 수분 11.8, 조단백질 7.6, 회분 3.2, 조지방 0.5, 조섬유 3.9, 조탄수화물 72.9%(w/w) 로 분석되었다. 무기질 함량은 칼슘 121, 나트륨 83, 철 6.2, 인 170, 마그네슘 69, 칼륨 1,278 mg% 수준 이었다. SD rat에 분말 천마가 0, 0.15, 1.5, 5.0% 첨가된 chow diet를 4주간 섭식시키며 실험한 결과 실험군간에 몸무게의 유의적인 차이는 없었으며 혈중 콜레스테롤은 5% 섭취군이 49.3 mg/dl로서 대조군 (63.7 mg/dl)에 비하여 현저히 저하되었다. 0.15% 첨가군은 가장 높은 진정 효과를 나타내었다. 천마 식이는 본 연구에서 조사된 대장의 상재 균총조성에는 큰 영향이 없었고 대장 내용물의 ${\beta}-glucuronidase$ 활성 수준도 유의적 변화가 나타나지 않았다. ${\beta}-Glucosidase$의 경우에는 5%첨가군이 대조군에 비하여 유의적으로 높았다.