• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.465-469
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• 2006

Two mesophilic trickling bed bioreactors filled with two different types of media, hydrophilic- and hydrophobic-cubes, were designed and tested for hydrogen production via anaerobic fermentation of sucrose. Each reactor consisted of a column packed with polymeric cubes and inoculated with heat-treated sludge obtained from anaerobic digestion tank. A defined medium containing sucrose was fed with changing flow rate into the capped reactor, hydraulic retention time and recycle rate. Hydrogen concentrations in gas-phase were constant, averaging 40% for all conditions tested. Hydrogen production rates increased up to $10.5 L{\cdot};h^{-1}{\cdot}L^{-1}$ of reactor when influent sucrose concentrations and recycle rates were varied. Hydrophobic media provided higher value of hydrogen production rate than hydrophilic media at the same operation conditions. No methane was detected when the reactor was under a normal operation. The major fermentation by-products in the liquid effluent of the both trickling biofilters were acetate and butyrate. The reactor filled with hydrophilic media became clogged with biomass and bio gas, requiring manual cleaning of the system, while no clogging occurred in the reactor with hydrophobic media. In order to make long-term operation of the reactor filled with hydrophilic media feasible, biofilm accumulation inside the media in the reactor with hydrophilic media and biogas produced from the reactor will need to be controlled through some process such as periodical backwashing or gas-purging. These tests using trickling bed biofilter with hydrophobic media demonstrate the feasibility of the process to produce hydrogen gas in a trickle-bed type of reactor. A likely application of this reactor technology could be hydrogen gas recovery from pre-treatment of high carbohydrate-containing wastewaters.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.275-278
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• 2000

본 연구에서 비스판균에 비해 아포형성능이 우수한 변이주를 선별하고, 발효조 배양에서 활성아포 생산성의 증가를 확인하였다. 최종 선별된 변이주 KD21균주를 5 L jar fermenter에서 배양한 결과, 36시간만에 총균수는 $5.5{\times}10^9$ CFU/mL에 도달하고, 최대 활성아포수는 $2.7{\times}10^9$ CFU/mL에 도달하였다. 이는 비스판 친균주에 비해 활성아포의 생산성이 77%증가하였음 확인 할 수 있었다. 장질환 치료제로 판매되고 있는 비스판 제제의 활성아포 생산성이 우수한 변이주를 획득함으로서 친균주에 비해 가격경쟁력을 가질수 있을것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1580-1584
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• 2001

A study was conducted to estimate the nutritive value of some selected acacia forages using palatability index, in sacco degradability and in vitro gas production characteristics. Ten wethers (mean wt. $18{\pm}3.5kg$) were offered Acacia tortilis, Acacia nilotica, Acacia mellifera, Acacia brevispica, Acacia Senegal and Leucaena leucocephala (control) using a cafeteria system to determine the species preference by the animals. The acacia species were rich in nitrogen and showed variable palatability pattern. Significant (p<0.05) differences in relative palatability index (RPI) were detected among the species with the following ranking: brevispica > leucaena > mellifera > tortilis > Senegal > nilotica. Acacia nilotica appeared to be of low relative palatability with RPI of 24% and this was attributed to relatively high phenolic concentrations. The DM potential degradability (B) and rate of degradation (c) of the species were significantly (p<0.05) different, ranging from 40.1 to 59.1% and 0.0285 to 0.0794/h respectively. Acacia species had moderate levels of rumen undegradable protein, much higher than that in leucaena. In vitro gas production results indicated the effect of polyphenolic compounds on the fermentation rate, with lower gas production recorded from A. nilotica and tortilis. Based on RPI, A. brevispica and mellifera were superior to the rest and comparable to L. leucocephala. Long-term feeding trials are required with the superior species when used as protein supplements to poor quality diets.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2014

천일염이 김치의 품질에 미치는 직접적인 영향을 규명하기 위해 발효조건(김치 원 부재료, 발효미생물, 발효온도 및 기간 등)을 동일하게 하여주고, L. citreum GJ7을 종균으로 사용하여 김치내 미생물 제어를 통한 원 부재료내의 토착미생물의 변수를 최소화한 환경하에서 사용된 소금에 따른 차이가 김치의 저장기간 중 김치품질특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 사용소금의 성분분석결과 NaCl 함량은 1년 숙성 천일염보다 4년 숙성 천일염에서 더 높았고, 수분과 $SO_4$ 및 무기양이온(Mg, K, Ca)은 4년 숙성 천일염보다 1년 숙성 천일염이 더 높게 나타나, 소금의 숙성에 따라 간수가 제거됨으로써 이러한 현상이 나타나는 것으로 보였다. 천일염 2종(4년 숙성염, 1년 숙성염) 및 정제염을 사용하여 제조된 김치는 발효하여 산도가 0.5-0.6%에 이르렀을 때 $-1^{\circ}C$에 보관하면서 5개월 동안 김치품질 특성을 조사하였다. 막 담근 김치에서 알맞게 김치가 익는데(산도 0.5-0.6%) 소요되는 시간은 정제염김치가 천일염김치보다 더 오래 걸리지만, 알맞게 익은 김치를 장기저장시(5개월)에는 정제염김치가 가장 빨리 그리고 제일 많이 시어지고, 4년 숙성염김치가 같은 기간내에 가장 덜 시어진다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 김치내 총균수 및 유산균수는 4년 숙성염김치가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음으로는 1년 숙성염김치 그리고 정제염김치순으로 나타났다. 김치 저장 5개월에 사용종균을 포함한 이종발효유산균의 점유율은 4년 숙성염김치가 77.2%, 1년 숙성염김치는 65.6%, 정제염김치는 53.1%로 4년 숙성염김치가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 김치연부를 일으키는 효모는 4년 숙성염김치에서 가장 낮게(1.3 log CFU/mL), 정제염김치에서 (5.1 log CFU/mL)로 가장 높게 나타났다. 즉, 김치의 품질특성에 바람직한 영향을 미치는 종균을 포함한 이종발효유산균 균총의 검출율과 그렇지 못한 동종발효유산균과 효모의 검출률 비율이 김치의 저장기간이 장기화될수록 사용소금간 김치에서 확연이 차이가 벌어짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 김치의 색도변화에서는 황색도(b값)가 저장기간이 경과함에 가장 유의적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 정제염김치의 증가폭이 가장 크게 나타났다. 저장기간에 따른 경도변화에 있어서 4년 숙성염김치가 가장 견고하였으며 정제염김치의 경도가 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 2개월, 5개월 동안 저장한 김치의 관능검사결과 4년 숙성염김치가 가장 높게 평가되었으며 정제염김치가 가장 낮게 평가되었다. 이와 같은 소금에 따른 김치품질특성 차이는 1개월 이내의 단기저장에서보다 5개월 이상의 장기저장에 따라 점점 더 확연한 차이를 나타냄으로서 4년 숙성염이 발효 김치의 장기저장에 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol (NOP) on gas production, rumen fermentation, and animal performances depending on animal type using a meta-analysis approach. A database consisted of data from 14 studies, 18 experiments and 55 treatments. The supplementation of NOP linearly decreased methane (CH₄) emissions [g/kg dry matter intake (DMI)] regardless of animal type and length of experimental period (beef, p < 0.0001, R² = 0.797; dairy, p = 0.0003, R² = 0.916; and long term, p < 0.0001, R² = 0.910). The total volatile fatty acids (VFA) concentration and the proportion of acetate, based on beef cattle database, were significantly decreased with increasing NOP supplementation (p = 0.0015, R² = 0.804 and p = 0.0003, R² = 0.918), whereas other individual VFAs was increased. Based on the dairy database, increasing levels of NOP supplementation linearly decreased proportion of acetate (p = 0.0284, R² = 0.769) and increased that of valerate (p = 0.0340, R² = 0.522), regardless of significant change on other individual VFAs. In animal performances, the DMI, from beef cattle database, tended to decrease when the levels of NOP supplementation increased (p = 0.0574, R² = 0.170), whereas there was no significant change on DMI from dairy cattle database. The NOP supplementation tended to decrease milk yield (p = 0.0606, R² = 0.381) and increase milk fat and milk protein (p = 0.0861, R² = 0.321, p = 0.0838, R² = 0.322). NOP is a viable candidate as a feed additive because of its CH₄ mitigation effects, regardless of animal type and experiment period, without adverse effects on animal performances.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.1619-1625
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• 2012

김장김치를 김치냉장고에서 6개월간 '숙성 후 저장'과 '저온 저장' 모드에서 저장하였을 때 발효 양상을 비교해 보았다. 본 연구에 사용한 '숙성 후 저장' 모드에 보관한 김치는 $10^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 발효시킨 후 $-2.5^{\circ}C$에 저장한 F1김치, $15^{\circ}C$에서 1일 발효시킨 후 $-2.5^{\circ}C$에서 저장한 F2김치이고, '저온 저장'에 보관한 김치는 담금 즉시 $-1^{\circ}C$에 저장한 S1김치와 $-2.5^{\circ}C$에 저장한 F2김치 4종류이다. '숙성 후 저장'한 F1김치는 2주에 pH 4.4, 그리고 산도는 0.6%로 숙성기에 접어들었으나 F2김치는 8주, '저온 저장'한 S1김치는 12주에 그리고 S2김치는 저장 말기에 숙성기로 접어들었다. Lactobacillus spp. 생육은 F1 및 F2김치에서는 저장 초기부터 급속히 증식하여 8주에 최대 균수인 8.0~9.0 log CFU/mL에 도달한 후 F1김치에서는 균수가 6개월간 지속된 반면, F2김치에서는 저장 12주 이후 감소하였다. S1과 S2김치에서는 8주에 최대 균수인 6.8 log CFU/mL에 도달하여 적숙기 최대 균수에 미치지 못하였다. Leuconostoc spp.는 저장모드에 따라 최대 생육 시점은 다르나 8.0~9.0 log CFU/mL에 도달하였다. F1김치의 Leuconostoc spp.는 6개월 동안 지속적으로 성장하여 최대 생육에 도달한 반면, 다른 김치 시료에서는 최대 생육 후 균이 감소하였다. 고온 젖산균인 Lactobacillus spp.의 생육은 '저온 저장'한 김치에서 억제되었으나 Leuconostoc spp.의 생육은 $-2.5^{\circ}C$와 같이 낮은 온도에서도 최대 생육을 하였다. 김장김치의 관능은 저장 3개월까지 외관, 신맛, 탄산미, 아삭아삭함에서 F1김치가 가장 높은 평가를 받았는데 이는 Lactobacillus spp.와 Leuconostoc spp.의 균수가 가장 높았기 때문으로 생각된다. 6개월 후에는 F1와 S1김치가 높은 평가를 받았는데, S1김치는 저장 말기에 신맛과 탄산미가 증가하는 현상을 보였는데, 이는 Leuconostoc spp.의 균수 저장 후기에 높아졌기 때문으로 생각된다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 김장김치를 저장 기간 내 맛있게 먹기 위해서는 김치를 완전히 숙성시킨 후 저온에서 저장하는 방법인 $10^{\circ}C$에서 5일 동안 발효시켜 $-2.5^{\circ}C$로 온도 변환하는 시스템이 가장 우수하였다. '저온 저장' 온도로는 $-1^{\circ}C$가 $-2.5^{\circ}C$보다 우수하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2016

We investigated changes in the physiochemical quality of sailfin sandfish sauces fermented with two kojis during long-term storage at room temperature. Four fish sauces, including a control, were prepared by salt-fermentation with soybean koji (S-koji) or rice koji (R-koji) after autolysis. During storage, for 12 months, the color and levels of amino acids, total volatile base nitrogen (T-VBN) and organic acids but not moisture, salt or total nitrogen levels or pH differed markedly according to fish sauce type. The total nitrogen level was highest in S-koji, but there was no difference in the rate of increase in amino acid levels among the four fish sauces during storage. The T-VBN, of autolysis and S-koji were significantly higher than those of the control and R-koji during the entire storage period (P<0.05). The initial organic acid level did not differ among the four fish sauces, whereas it was notably higher in R-koji than in the other sauces at the end of storage. Hunter L, a and b values decreased in all fish sauces with increasing storage time. In conclusion, soybean koji may enhance the levels of nitrogen compounds as well as T-VBN in fish sauce, while rice koji reduced the formation of excess T-VBN and increased organic acid levels during storage at room temperature.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2015

Yogurt is a product of the acidic fermentation of milk, which affects the survival of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The aim of this present study was to examine the survival and acid stress response of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG to low pH environment. The survival of LAB in commercial yogurt was measured during long-term storage. The enumeration of viable cells of LAB was determined at 15-day intervals over 52-weeks at $5^{\circ}C$. L. acidophilus, L. casei, and Bifidobacterium spp. showed low viability. However, L. rhamnosus GG exhibited excellent survival throughout the refrigerated storage period. At the end of 52-weeks, L. rhamnosus GG survived 7.0 log10 CFU/mL. $F_0F_1$ ATPase activity in L. rhamnosus GG at pH 4.5 was also evaluated. The ATPase activities of the membranes were higher when exposed at pH 4.5 for 24 h. The survival of L. rhamnosus GG was attributable to the induction in $F_0F_1$ ATPase activity. In addition, the mRNA expression levels of acid stress-inducible genes at low pH were investigated by qRT-PCR. clpC and clpE genes were up-regulated after 1 h, and atpA and dnaK genes were up-regulated after 24 h of incubation at pH 4.5. These genes could enhance the survival of L. rhamnosus GG in the acidic condition. Thus, the modulation of the enzymes or genes to assist the viability of LAB in the low pH environment is thought to be important.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.382-389
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• 2013

Propionate is an important intermediate product during the methane fermentation of organic matter, and its degradation is crucial for maintaining the performance of an anaerobic digester. In order to understand the effect of temperature on propionate degradation, an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with synthetic wastewater containing propionate as a sole carbon source was introduced. Under the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 10 h and influent propionate of 2,000 mg/l condition, propionate removal was above 94% at 30-$35^{\circ}C$, whereas propionate conversion was inhibited when temperature was suddenly decreased stepwise from $30^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$, to $20^{\circ}C$, and then to $18^{\circ}C$. After a long-term operation, the propionate removal at $25^{\circ}C$ resumed to the value at 30- $35^{\circ}C$, whereas that at $20^{\circ}C$ and $18^{\circ}C$ was still lower than the value at $35^{\circ}C$ by 8.1% and 20.7%, respectively. Microbial community composition analysis showed that Syntrophobacter and Pelotomaculum were the major propionate-oxidizing bacteria (POB), and most POB had not changed with temperature decrease in the UASB. However, two POB were enriched at $18^{\circ}C$, indicating they were low temperature tolerant. Methanosaeta and Methanospirillum were the dominant methanogens in this UASB and remained constant during temperature decrease. Although the POB and methanogenic composition hardly changed with temperature decrease, the specific $COD_{Pro}$ removal rate of anaerobic sludge (SCRR) was reduced by 21.4%-46.4% compared with the control ($35^{\circ}C$) in this system.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.173-186
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• 2021

BACKGROUD/OBJECTIVES: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Due to the increased incidence of dementia, there is a corresponding increase concerning the importance of AD. In this study, we investigated the protective effects conferred by Zizyphus jujuba (Zj) and Zizyphus jujuba fermented by yeast (Zj-Y), on cognitive impairment in an AD mouse model. MATERIALS/METHODS: AD was induced by injecting amyloid beta25-35 (Aβ25-35) in ICR mice, and subsequently 200 mg/kg Zj or Zj-Y was administered daily for 14 days. The cognitive ability of AD mice was observed through behavioral experiments in T-maze, novel object recognition, and Morris water maze tests. We subsequently measured the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase in either tissues or serum. RESULTS: In behavioral tests, deterioration was revealed in the short- and long-term learning and memory functions in the Aβ25-35-injected control group compared to the normal group, indicating that Aβ25-35 injection impairs cognitive functions. However, administration of Zj and Zj-Y improved cognitive function in mice, as compared to the Aβ25-35-injected control mice. In addition, the Aβ25-35 induced elevations of MDA and NO in the brain, kidney, and liver were suppressed after exposure to Zj and Zj-Y. Especially, Zj-Y showed stronger scavenging effect against MDA and NO, as compared to Zj. CONCLUSIONS: Results of the present study indicate that Zj-Y exerts a protective effect on cognitive impairment and memory dysfunction, which is exerted by attenuating the oxidative stress induced by Aβ25-35.