• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.604-609
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• 2009

To investigate the potential use of microbial heme as an iron source, recombinant Escherichia coli coexpressing ALA synthase (HemA) as well as the NADP-dependent malic enzyme (MaeB) and dicarboxylic acid transporter (DctA) were cultured. The typical red pigment extracted from the recombinant E. coli after 38 h showed highest absorbance at 407 nm, and the amount of iron in 38.4 mg of microbial heme extract derived from 6-1 fermentation broth was 4.1 mg. To determine the commercial potential of the recombinant E.coli-synthesized iron-associated heme as an iron source, mice were fed the iron-free provender with the microbial heme extract. The average body weight reduction of mice fed non-iron provender was 2.3%, whereas no detectable weight loss was evident in mice fed microbial heme addition after 15 days. The heme content of the blood from microbial heme fed mice was 4.2 mg/ml whereas that of controls was 2.4 mg/ml, which implies that the microbial heme could be available for use as an animal iron source.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.512-520
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• 2001

한국의 대표적인 전통식품 중 하나인 김치의 발효시 문제가 되고 있는 저장성과 미생물의 과도 성장으로 인한 부패를 지연시키기 위한 방법을 모색하고자 과숙김치의 pH와 산도, 유기산, 효소활성 등의 이화학적 특성과 미생물학적 특성을 살펴 본 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 김치의 발효초기단계에 pH는 급격히 감소하다가 산도가 0.5% 부근일 때부터 완만한 감소를 보였고 반면에 산도는 초기에는 완만히 증가하다가 pH가 4부근일 때부터 발효미생물의 영향으로 급격한 증가를 보였다. 2. 김치의 숙성과정시 생성되는 유기산은 oxalic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, malic acid, succinic acid 등 이며, GC-MSD로 확인 작업을 하였다. 유기산들 중 lactic acid가 발효기간 중 가장 큰 변화를 보였으며, malic acid는 저장기간이 경과함에 따라 감소하였다. 3. 과숙김치에서 산도가 0.75%인 kimchi A의 acidic protease activity, lipase activity가 가장 높았고, Amylase activity는 산도 0.95%인 kimchi C가 가장 높았다. 4. 5가지 과숙김치 각각(A, B, C, D, E순으로)의 총균에서는 8.1$\times$$10^{5}$ , 4.7$\times$$10^4$, 1.2$\times$$10^3$, 3.2$\times$$10^4$, 4.9$\times$$10^{5}$ (CFU/ml)를 나타내었다. 유산균수는 1.0$\times$$10^{5}$ , 1.3$\times$10s, 1.2$\times$$10^3$, 2.3$\times$ $10^3$, 2.1$\times$$10^4$(CFU/ml)이 었다. 또한, 초산균수는 1.8$\times$$10^{5}$ , 9.3$\times$$10^4$, 7.0$\times$$10^1$, 4.5$\times$$10^4$, 5.3$\times$$10^3$(CFU/ml)으로 계수되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.911-916
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• 2013

열처리에 따른 수경재배인삼과 잎줄기의 화학성분과 효소활성 변화를 살펴보기 위하여 90, 110, 130 및 $150^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 열처리한 후 갈변도, 5-HMF, 유리당, 유기산 함량, 효소활성을 살펴보았다. Tyrosinase와 ACE 저해활성 등 효소활성은 높은 저해활성을 나타내지는 않았지만 온도가 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 그 활성이 증가하였다. Maillard 반응의 중간 및 최종 단계의 생성물인 5-HMF, 유리당, 유기산의 함량은 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 증가하였다. 5-HMF 함량은 수경재배인삼과 잎줄기 모두 대조구에서는 검출되지 않았지만 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 유리당은 수경재배인삼에서는 fructose, glucose 및 sucrose 3종류의 당이 검출되었다. Sucrose는 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였으며, fructose 및 glucose 함량은 증가하였다. 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 이당류가 단당류로 분해되고 지속적인 열분해로 인하여 HMF, furfural 및 5-methyl furfural 등과 유기산으로 분해되기 때문에 유기산 함량 또한 증가하였다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 기능성 식품 소재로의 이용을 위하여 다양한 열처리 조건을 검토해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 살균 온도에 따른 사과주스의 이화학적 특성과 영양성분 및 기능성을 분석하였다. pH는 저온살균 사과주스가 고온살균 사과주스보다 약간 높았으며, 적정산도는 고온살균 사과주스가 저온살균 사과주스보다 높았다. 두 시료의 가용성 고형분 함량은 동일하였으며, 색도는 고온살균 사과주스의 명도가 높았으며, 황색도와 적색도의 경우는 저온살균 사과주스가 약간 더 높게 나타났다. 환원당 함량은 고온살균 사과주스가 저온살균 사과주스보다 높은 경향을 나타냈다. 두 시료 모두 칼륨과 malic acid 함량이 가장 많았다. 유리 아미노산의 총 함량은 고온살균 사과주스가 높았으며, aspartic acid와 glutamic acid의 함량이 그 중 가장 높게 나타났다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 저온살균 사과주스가 고온살균 사과주스 보다 유의적으로 높았으며, 라디칼 소거능에서는 DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 저온살균 사과주스가 고온살균 주스에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며, xanthine oxidase 저해 활성 및 tyrosinase 저해 활성에서 저온살균 사과주스가 고온살균 사과주스에 비해 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과, 사과주스 제조시 고온살균을 할 경우 농축으로 인해 일반성분의 함량이 다소 높게 나타날 수 있으나, 사과의 기능성을 유지하기 위해서는 저온살균 방법이 고온살균 방법에 비해 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2005

This study is aimed at understanding the role of arsenic in Roxarsone in causing fatty livers in mule ducks. One hundred 10-week-old mule ducks were randomly divided into 5 groups. Ducks received 2 weeks of various treatments followed by 2 weeks of withdrawal. The treatments were non-treatment (control), 300 mg/kg Roxarsone inclusion for 2 weeks ($1^{st}$ and $2^{nd}$ week), Roxarsone inclusion for one week ($2^{nd}$ week only), restrict feeding, or Roxarsone analogue (3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenyl acid) inclusion. Results showed that feed intake and body weight in the Roxarsone groups and the restrict feeding group decreased significantly during the treatment period. However only the liver and heart weights were significantly decreased (p<0.05) in the restrict feeding group. Fatty acid synthetase (FAS) activity showed a significant decrease (p<0.05) in the Roxarsone groups and the restrict feeding group, two-week-Roxarsone treatment significantly increased NADP-malic dehydrogenase (MDH) activity compared to the restrict (p<0.05). After 2 weeks drug withdrawal, the 1-week-Roxarsone or restrict feeding group showed significantly increased (p<0.05) glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH) activity (p<0.05). Two-week-Roxarsone treatment significantly decreased (p<0.05) the high density lipoprotein (HDL) and increased (p<0.05) the low density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) ratio. After drug withdrawal, the 1-week-Roxarsone or restrict feeding group showed significantly increased (p<0.05) creatine kinase (CK) activity. The 2-week-Roxarsone treatment group showed significantly increased (p<0.05) aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity. The restrict feeding treatment group showed significantly decreased (p<0.05) total protein (TP) concentration. After drug withdrawal, the related enzyme activities in the blood that reflected the liver function were restored to the normal physiological range, except for the total bilirubin concentration and CK activity in the 1-week-Roxarsone group. This group showed a significant increase (p<0.05). Thus, the reasons for liver enlargement in the Roxarsone and restrict feeding groups were different.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1443-1450
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• 2016

The objective of the current study was to investigate the effects of dietary ${\omega}-6/{\omega}-3$ polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratios on lipid metabolism in goslings. One hundred and sixty 21-day-old Yangzhou geese of similar weight were randomly divided into 4 groups. They were fed different PUFA-supplemented diets (the 4 diets had ${\omega}-6/{\omega}-3$ PUFA ratios of 12:1, 9:1, 6:1, or 3:1). The geese were slaughtered and samples of liver and muscle were collected at day 70. The activities and the gene expression of enzymes involved in lipid metabolism were measured. The results show that the activities of acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC), malic enzyme (ME), and fatty acid synthase (FAS) were lower (p<0.05), but the activities of hepatic lipase (HL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) were higher (p<0.05), in the liver and the muscle from the 3:1 and 6:1 groups compared with those in the 9:1 and 12:1 groups. Expression of the genes for FAS (p<0.01), ME (p<0.01) and ACC (p<0.05) were higher in the muscle of groups fed diets with higher ${\omega}-6/{\omega}-3$ PUFA ratios. Additionally, in situ hybridization tests showed that the expression intensities of the high density lipoprotein (HDL-R) gene in the 12:1 and 9:1 groups were significantly lower (p<0.01) than that of the 3:1 group in the muscle of goslings. In conclusion, diets containing lower ${\omega}-6/{\omega}-3$ PUFA ratios (3:1 or 6:1) could decrease fat deposition by inhibiting fat synthesis in goslings.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.733-741
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• 2006

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary calcium and soy isoflavone on body fat and lipid metabolism in high fat-induced obesity. Four week old female C57/BL6J mice, known as a good model of diet-induced obesity, were fed low Ca and high fat diet for 6 weeks. After induced obesity, mice were divided into six groups according to diets varying calcium contents (0.1 or 1.5%) and genistein contents (0 or 500 or 1,000 ppm). Body weight, fat pad (perirenal fat and parameterial fat), adipocyte size, serum total lipid and total cholesterol were significantly decreased by both high Ca intake and genistein supplementation. However, the effect of genistein supplementation showed in low Ca-fed groups. Serum LDL-cholesterol and TG were significantly decreased by high Ca intake and genistein supplementation, respectively. In liver, lipogenic enzymes (fatty acid synthase and malic enzyme) activity and TG were significantly decreased by both high Ca intake and genistein supplementation. This inhibitory effect of genistein on lipogenic enzymes showed in low Ca-fed groups. But liver total cholesterol and total lipid were significantly decreased by high Ca intake and genistein supplementation, respectively. Fecal excretion of total lipid, total cholesterol and TG were significantly increased by high Ca intake, not by genistein supplementation. In conclusion, high calcium intake and genistein supplement may be beneficial for suppression of obesity through direct anti-adipogenesis by decreasing fat weight and size and indirect anti-lipo-genesis by inhibiting lipogenic enzymes activity and improving lipid profile.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2009

This study examined the effects of com gluten (CG) and its hydrolysate consumptions on weight reduction in rats fed a high-fat diet. Eight-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=40) were fed a high-fat diet (40% calorie as fat) for 4 weeks. They were then randomly divided into four groups and fed the isocaloric diets with different protein sources for 8 weeks. The protein sources were casein (control group), intact CG (CG group), CG hydrolysate A (CGHA group, 30% of protein as peptides and 70% as free amino acids) and CG hydrolysate P (CGHP group, 93% of protein as peptides and 7% as free amino acids). Body weight gain, adipose tissue weights, nitrogen balance, absorptions of energy, protein and fat, lipid profiles in plasma, liver and feces and hepatic activities of camitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT), fatty acid synthase (FAS), malic enzyme (ME) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) were assessed. The CGHA diet had the highest amount of BCAAs, especially leucine, and most of them existed as free amino acid forms. The CGHA group showed significant weight reduction and negative nitrogen balance. Protein absorption and apparent protein digestibility in the CGHA group were significantly lower than those in other groups. Adipose tissue weights were the lowest in the CGHA group. Activity of CPT tended to be higher in the CGHA group than in other groups and those of FAS, ME and G6PDH were significantly lower in the CGHA group than in other groups. In conclusion, the CGHA diet which had relatively high amounts of free amino acids and BCAAs, especially leucine, had a weight reduction effect by lowering adipose tissue weight and the activities of FAS, ME and G6PDH in experimental animals, but it seemed to be a negative result induced by lowering protein absorption, increasing urinary nitrogen excretion and protein catabolism.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2012

This study examined the effects of corn gluten (CG), wheat gluten (WG), and soybean protein isolate (SPI), as well as their hydrolysates, on weight reduction in rats fed a high-fat diet. Eight-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=70) were fed a high-fat diet (40% of the calories were fat) for 4 weeks. Rats were then randomly divided into seven groups and were fed isocaloric diets with different protein sources for 8 weeks. The protein sources were casein (control group), intact CG (CG group), CG hydrolysate (CGH group), intact WG (WG group), WG hydrolysate (WGH group), intact SPI (SPI group), and SPI hydrolysate (SPIH group). Body weight gain, adipose tissue weights, lipid profiles in plasma and liver; and hepatic activities of carnitine palmitoyl transferase, fatty acid synthase (FAS), malic enzyme, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were assessed. The CGH group showed significant weight reduction compared with the other groups. Epididymal fat pad and plasma triglycerides in the CGH group were the lowest and were significantly different than those in the control group. FAS activity in the CGH group was significantly lower than that in the other groups. In conclusion, the CGH diet of these experimental animals demonstrated a weight-reducing effect by lowering the adipose tissue weight and by affecting the activities of hepatic lipogenic enzymes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.236-244
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• 2006

This study was designed to determine the effects of daidzein (DE) on hepatic lipid metabolism in chicks fed with low protein (LP) diet based on casein. In experiment 1, the male chicks were fed with one of the three levels of dietary protein containing 10.95%, 21.9% and 43.8% protein content for 2 days. In experiment 2, the chicks were fed one of the three levels of protein with or without DE at 1,000 mg/kg diet for 2 days. Experiment 3 was conducted to compare DE (LP+DE) with estradiol (LP+E2) in chicks fed with LP diet for 7 days. Plasma lipid profiles, hepatic lipid profiles, activities of hepatic malic enzyme and isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH) were measured. Transcriptions of hepatic fatty acid synthase, apolipoprotein-B (APO-B), and fructose bisphosphatase mRNA were measured by RT-PCR. Increasing dietary protein levels markedly decreased the concentrations of plasma triglycerides, hepatic total lipids, hepatic TG, and the mRNA transcriptions while the increased dietary protein levels increased hepatic ICDH activities in experiment 1. In experiment 2, the effects of dietary protein levels on blood and hepatic lipid content were more prominent than those of the additional DE. Interestingly, plasma TG levels were affected by DE supplementation (p<0.05). In experiment 3, DE inhibited APO-B mRNA expressions and stimulated the accumulation of lipid in the liver through mechanisms different from E2. In this study, we demonstrate that DE has beneficial effects on blood lipid profiles, but that it inhibits APO-B mRNA transcription and aggravates the fatty liver induced by LP diet in chicks.