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Effect of Pork Meat Oligopeptides as a Foodstuff for Experimental Hepatitic Rats (돈육 Oligopeptide를 이용한 간질환식의 효과)

  • Kim, Jong-Hee;Hong, Soon-Kwang
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.416-420
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    • 2009
  • A formula diet based on pork meat oligopeptides(pork meat protein hydrolysates) was designed for experimental hepatitic rats. The rats were given D-galactosamine for 6 days. During this period, the rats were provided with a 12% casein diet or the formula diet which was low in aromatic amino acids and rich in branched chain amino acids. The formula diet was prepared using pork meat oligopeptides as the principal nitrogen source. The hepatitic rats given the formula diet had lower plasma GOT and GPT concentrations. Additionally, the fischer ratio of the plasma was significantly lower in those rats. However, there was no significant difference in the plasma insulin-like growth factor-I concentration before and after acid-ethanol extraction among groups. These results suggest that the formula diet was better for the animals than the casein diet. Furthermore, these findings suggest that pork meat oligopeptides are an excellent material for preparation of formula diets for patients suffering from hepatitis.

A Study on the Optimal Amino Acid Pattern at the Proximal Duodenum in Growing Sheep

  • Wang, Hongrong;Lu, Dexun
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 2002
  • Nine crossbred castrated lambs fitted with rumen and duodenum cannula and fed a diet of hay and concentrate formulated with ground corn and soybean meal as main ingredients were used to assess the duodenal ideal amino acid pattern. Three synthetic amino acid mixtures with different profile of essential amino acids were duodenally infused in order to get three different amino acid patterns flowing into the duodenum. The mixtures were designed to have similar amino acid profile as rumen microbial protein (Pm), casein (Pc) and modified muscle amino acid (Pmm). Results showed a lower urine nitrogen excretion (p=0.05), a higher nitrogen retention (p=0.04) and bodyweight gain with treatment Pmm. The modified muscle amino acid pattern also promoted a lower ratio of Gly to other amino acids in plasma (Gly/OAA) and a higher RNA and RNA/DNA concentration in the liver of the sheep. Meanwhile, the urea concentration in plasma was reduced and the insulin concentration was increased with Pmm treatment. No differences in glucose and growth hormone concentration in plasma were found among three treatments. All results obtained indicate that the modified muscle amino acid pattern (Lys 100%, Met+Cys 39%, Thr 76%, His 41%, Arg 72%, Leu 158%, Ile 81%, Val 105%, Phe 81% and Trp 13%) was the best for growing sheep.

The Effect of Vitamin $B_2$ Deficiency on Fuel Metabolism in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats (Vitamin $B_2$ 결핍이 Streptozotocin 유발 당뇨 흰쥐의 에너지대사에 미치는 영향)

  • 조윤옥;박경순
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.487-492
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    • 1995
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin B2 deficiency on fuel metabolism in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Thirty rats were fed a vitamin B2 deticient diet(-B2) or a control diet (+B2) for 2 weeks and then subdivided into 3 groups respectively : base group, one day diabetic group and three day diabetic group. Diabetes of the rats were induced by streptozotocin injection into the tail vein. Glucose, glycogen, protein, alanine, triglyceride and free fatty acid were compared in plasma, liver, skeletal muscle of rats. Also, the total urinary nitrogen and glucose excertion were compared. Compared with +B2 rats, the increase of plasm glucose in -B2 rats due to the diabetes tended to be smaller. After diabetes were induced, the levels of plasma protein and alanine was significantly decreased and the urinary nitrogen excretion was significantly increased in -B2 rats. The level of plasma free fatty acid was increased continuously in B2 rats while increased at the first day and decreased at the third day diabetes was induced in +B2 rats. These results suggest that vitamin B2 deficiency increase protein catabolism due to the decrease of fatty acid oxidation. Thus, vitamin B2 deficiency in diabetes impair the adaptation of animals to the fuel metabolism and aggravate the body protein wasting which is one of the chronic complications of diabetes.

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Effect of Protein and Protein Hydrolysate on Nitrogen Metabolism in Rats with Gastric Ulcer Induced by Restraint and Water-Immersion Stress (단백질과 단백질 가수분해물이 침수 속박 스트레스로 유도된 위 궤양 흰쥐의 질소대사에 미치는 영향)

  • 김창임
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.291-297
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    • 1995
  • This study aimed to verify the nutritional and curative effects of protein hydroysate in rats model with gastric ulcer induced by restraint and water-immersion stress. Sprague-Dawley, famale rats weighing approximtely 200g were forced in 5$\times$5$\times$15cm plexiglas cage. The restraint and water immersion stress was carried at 20$\pm$2$^{\circ}C$ for 8-hours. After stress 4 kinds of diets(10% casein, 20% casein, 10% casein hydrolysate, 20% casein hydrolysate) were given for 5 days. In the gastric ulcer rats model, the growth, gastric emptying rate, trypsin activity in gastrointestinal content, plasma total protein, albumin, $\alpha$-amino-N, UUN, creatinine and hydroxyproline of the urine and nitrogen retention were analyzed for nutritional effects of dietary nitrogen levels(10%, 20%) and sources (casein, casein hydrolysate). The results were as follows ; In gastric ulcer rats model, severeness of ulcer, plasma protein, gastric emptying rate, nitrogen retention rate were not different between 20% casein-fed group and 20% casein hydrolysatefed group. But 10% casein hydrolysate-fed group had more curative group. The casein hydrolysate diet-fed group was lower trysin activity in small intestianl content than the casein-fed group, at both casein level(10%, 20%). Finally at 20% levels, there was no difference between casein and casein hydrolysate diet, but 10% level, casein hydrolysate diet was more curative of ulcer than casein diet in gastric ulcer rat model. The results of this study provide useful information concerning diet therapy for the patients with gastrointestinal diseases and the field of enteral diet materials.

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Improved Electrical Properties by In Situ Nitrogen Incorporation during Atomic Layer Deposition of HfO2 on Ge Substrate (Ge 기판 위에 HfO2 게이트 산화물의 원자층 증착 중 In Situ 질소 혼입에 의한 전기적 특성 변화)

  • Kim, Woo-Hee;Kim, Bum-Soo;Kim, Hyung-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.14-21
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    • 2010
  • Ge is one of the attractive channel materials for the next generation high speed metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) due to its higher carrier mobility than Si. But the absence of a chemically stable thermal oxide has been the main obstacle hindering the use of Ge channels in MOS devices. Especially, the fabrication of gate oxide on Ge with high quality interface is essential requirement. In this study, $HfO_xN_y$ thin films were prepared by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on Ge substrate. The nitrogen was incorporated in situ during PE-ALD by using the mixture of nitrogen and oxygen plasma as a reactant. The effects of nitrogen to oxygen gas ratio were studied focusing on the improvements on the electrical and interface properties. When the nitrogen to oxygen gas flow ratio was 1, we obtained good quality with 10% EOT reduction. Additional analysis techniques including X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy were used for chemical and microstructural analysis.

The Analysis of Nitrogen Plasma Using One-dimensional Self-consistent RF Fluid-Model (유체 모델을 이용한 질소 플라즈마의 특성 분석)

  • 임장섭;소순열
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.28-35
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    • 2004
  • $N_2$ has been one of the most useful gases in industrial application, for example, plasma ashing, surface cleaning and decomposition of pollution gases. In order to clarify $N_2$ plasma properties and increase practical applications, many experimental and theoretical investigations have been carried out until now on. In this papa, we examined the characteristics of $N_2$ RF Plasmas using one-dimensional fluid model. $N_2$ plasmas showed a double-layer structure in both sheath regions as the power source voltage becomes higher. Generally, a double-layer structure should be showed in electro-negative plasmas, but not in electro-postive plasmas such as $N_2$ discharge. However, most electrons in $N_2$ plasmas lost their energy by many excitation reactions in the near of both electrodes where electron collisions were actively executed and such continuous reactions during an RF period made this structure strong with increase of the power source voltage. The dependence of $N_2$ plasma properties on pressure was also discussed.

A Study on the Characteristic Analysis of ITO and the Fabrication of Organic Light Emitting Diodes by Variation of Plasma Condition (플라즈마 조건 변화에 따른 ITO 특성 분석 및 유기발광소자의 제작에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Joong-Yeon;Kang, Seong-Jong;Cho, Jae-Young;Kim, Tae-gu;Oh, Hwan-Sool
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.941-944
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    • 2005
  • In this experiment, OLEDs(Organic Light Emitting Diodes) was fabricated to confirm effect of Plasma treatment which increase the hole injection characteristic from anode. Device structure was $ITO/2-TNATA/{\alpha}-NPD/DPVBi/BAlq/Alq_3/Al:Li$. We used DPVBi (4, 4 - Bis (2,2-diphenylethen-1-yls) - Biphenyl) as a blue emitting material. To optimize the process condition of plasma treatment, we used 2 gases of the oxygen and nitrogen gas under 120 mTorr with 100 W, 200 W, and 400 W plasma power. The current efficiency of $N_2$ plasma is more efficient than that of $O_2$ plasma. At $1000 cd/m^2$, we obtained the maximum current efficiency of 6.45 cd/A using $N_2$ gas with 200 W plasma power.

Carbon Nano-Powder Functionalization and Disperisibility with Plasma Discharge

  • Gang, Yu-Seok;Jeong, Man-Gi;Lee, Deok-Yeon;Song, Seok-Gyun;Kim, Seong-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.491-491
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    • 2013
  • A novel plasma system has been developed for 3-dimensional modification of the carbon nano-powders. Improvement of dispersion of these nano materials are studied by plasma discharge, not using chemical modification. The plasma process is considered to great advantages over wet chemical process due to environmental, economic viewpoint, and uniformity over the treated volume. The uniform dispersion is a critical factor for these material's nano composite applications. Using this plasma system, graphene, carbon black, and CNT was treated and functionalized. Several key discharge conditions such as Ar/H2/O2 or Ar/H2/NH3 gas ratio, treatment time, power, feeder's vibration frequency are investigated. Hydrophobic of graphene has turned some more into hydrophilic by reaction test with water, electrophoresis, surface contact angle test, and turbidity analysis. The oxygen content ratio in the plasma treated CNT has increased about 3.7 times than the untreatedone. In the case of graphene and carbon black, the oxygen- and nitrogen- content has been enhanced average 10%. O-H (N-H) peak, C-O (C-N) peak, and C=O (C=N) peak data have been detected by FTIR measurement and intensified compared to before-plasma treatment due to O2 or NH3 content.

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