• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2013

Laminitis is a common horse disease that causes pain and disability. One of the major causes of laminitis is carbohydrate overload, which leads to the overgrowth of gram-positive bacteria and subsequent toxemia. This study was performed to establish an experimental model of acute phase laminitis. A horse was fed with a bolus dose of oligofructose, examined for clinical signs and blood parameters, and euthanized for necropsy and histopathology. After administration, the horse exhibited clinical signs including watery feces, inappetence, severe lameness, pyrexia and tachycardia. Complete blood count showed increased hematocrit, lymphocytosis and neutropenia. Serum chemistry revealed hyperglycemia, hyperproteinemia, high level of glutamic oxalate transaminase, creatinine, uric acid and mild hyponatremia. Histologically, the lamina tissue was edematous with mild infiltration of inflammatory cells. These findings indicate that oligofructose-induced laminitis in horse is an appropriate model for studying pathogenesis of acute phase laminitis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1444-1452
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• 2007

An in vitro experiment was conducted to evaluate the differences in microbial activity of five faecal inocula from weaned pigs and one faecal inoculum from unweaned pigs in combination with 6 substrates. The substrates tested were negative control diet, corn, soybean meal, oligofructose (OF), ground chicory roots and a mixture (60% chicory pulp and 40% OF). The inocula used were derived from pigs fed either a corn-soy based diet without antibiotics (NCON), the NCON diet supplemented with oligofructose (OF), a mixture of chicory pulp (40%) and OF (60%) (MIX), ground chicory roots (CHR) or the NCON diet supplemented with antibiotics (PCON). The cumulative gas production measured fermentation kinetics and end products, such as total gas production, ammonia and volatile fatty acids, were also determined. Both the substrate and the inoculum significantly affected the fermentation characteristics. The cumulative gas production curve showed that different substrates caused more differences in traits of fermentation kinetics than the different inocula. Inocula of weaned pigs gave a significantly higher VFA production compared to the inoculum from unweaned animals, whilst the rate of fermentation and the total gas produced did not differ. OF showed the highest fermentation kinetics and the lowest $NH_3$, pH and OM loss compared to other substrates. It was concluded that the microbial activity was significantly affected by substrate and inoculum. Inoculum from weaned pigs had more potential for microbial fermentation of the carbohydrate ingredients and oligofructose than that of unweaned pigs. A combination of high and low polymer inulin may be more beneficial to the gut ecosystem than using high- or low-polymer inulin alone.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of major prebiotics and the related studies, and to provide basic data for future research. Prebiotics are defined as 'nondigestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, and thus improve host health'. Well-known prebiotics are inulin, oligofructose, and galacto-oligosaccharide. Prebiotics assist in the health activity of lactic acid bacteria by acting as a substrate for lactic acid bacteria, with their unique physical and chemical properties. Bifidobacteria are known to be beneficial bacteria that prevent intestinal inflammation, maintain intestinal microflora balance, inhibit carcinogenesis, reduce cholesterol, and enhance immunity. However, Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, Bacillus, and Weissella are also found in animal-based fermented foods such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and salted fish. Prebiotics can act as a substrate for lactic acid bacteria, helping the activity of lactic acid bacteria and improving health. Therefore, the authors suggest that investigation into the category and effectiveness of prebiotics should be extended in the future through research.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2015

There is no reliable indicator available for the diagnosis of horse laminitis, although the disease is common and costly. This study was performed to develop a specific diagnostic biomarker for laminitis. We have identified 33 differentially expressed proteins in plasma of a horse suffering laminitis that is experimentally induced by an overdose of oligofructose, in comparison with normal horse plasma. Among the proteins, myosin-9 mRNA was found in RNA sequencing analysis to be expressed specifically in laminitis tissues compared to other horse tissues. It is thus suggested that expression of plasma myosin-9 may be used for the diagnosis of equine laminitis.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.567-570
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• 2000

DFA IV를 생산하는 levan fructotransferase를 ${\kappa}\;-carrageenan$을 이용하여 고정화한 결과 카라기난의 농도가 2%일 때 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 이 때에 고정화 담체에 포괄되어지는 효소의 활성도는 0.81 units으로서 soluble enzyme 7.7 units에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 활성을 보여주었다. 고정화 및 soluble enzyme의 최고 활성온도와 최적 pH는 동일하게 $55^{\circ}C$, pH6.0 이었다. 가교제를 처리할 경우에 적당한 농도는 0.5%로 생각되어진다. $37^{\circ}C$에서 시간에 따른 고정화 및 soluble enzyme의 DFA IV 생산량을 HPLC로 분석한 결과 60시간 이후의 전환률이 각각 32%, 61%로 나타났다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.140-143
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• 2006

본 연구는 레반과 레반 올리고당, 이눌린과 이눌린 올리고당의 산 및 효소적 안정성을 분석하였다. 네종류의 플락탄을 1.25% 농도로 $30^{\circ}C$, 16시간 반응시킨 후 생성된 과당의 양으로 가수분해 정도를 판단하였다. 네 종류의 플락탄은 중성과 알칼리 pH 에서는 비교적 높은 안정성을 보여, pH 14인 조건에서 레반과 이눌린은 2% 이하, 이눌린 올리고당은 10%, 레반 올리고당은 14%가 가수 분해 되었다. pH 5의 조건에서는 거의 분해되지 않았으나, 산성 조건에서는(pH 1.4) 빠르게 가수분해되어, 이눌린보다 레반이 더 빠르게 가수분해 되었다. 플락탄은 inulinase에 의하여 분해되었으나, invertase에서는 분해정도가 적었다. 이눌린 올리고당은 inulinase와 invertase 모두에서 분해되는 특성을 보였다. 본 연구결과는 플락탄을 이용한 식품가공과 보관 공정에서 플락탄의 분해속도를 예측하는데 도움을 주리라 생각된다.