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Microbiological Characteristics and Physiological Functionality of Unrecorded Yeasts from Mountains Soils in Daejeon Metropolitan City and Chungcheongnam-do, Korea (대전광역시와 충청남도 산림토양에서 분리한 국내 미기록 효모들의 미생물학적 특성과 생리기능성)

  • Han, Sang-Min;Lee, Jong-Soo
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.138-144
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    • 2016
  • Twelve unrecorded yeasts, Pseudozyma prolifica HL9-1, Trichosporon coremiiforme NS19-2, Candida cretensis SA4-1, Cryptococcus diffluens TJ4-3, Cryptococcus pinus YB17-2, Candida vartiovaarae DD2-5, Pichia galeiformis DM3-5, Candida pseudolambica JW2-3, Trichosporon xylopini NS5-1, Trichosporon moniliiforme NS5-7, Tetrapisispora iriomotensis NS14-2, and Tetrapisispora nanseiensis SA17-1, were screened among 97 yeasts from soils of Chungcheongnam-do and Daejeon metropolitan city, Korea. These yeasts were oval or ellipsoidal and had a budding system for vegetative reproduction. They grew well in yeast extract-peptone-dextrose (YPD) medium and, in particular, Tetrapisispora iriomotensis NS14-2 and Candida cretensis SA4-1 grew well in 10% NaCl-containing YPD broth. Nine strains, including Trichosporon coremiiforme NS19-2, assimilated xylose and four yeast strains, such as Candida vartiovaarae DD2-5, also assimilated lactose. Physiological functionalities of cell-free extracts and supernatants from two halophilic unrecorded yeasts, Candida cretensis SA4-1 and Tetrapisispora iriomotensis NS14-2, were investigated. Cell-free extracts from Candida cretensis SA4-1 and Tetrapisispora iriomotensis NS14-2 exhibited 71.3% and 68.4% antihypertensive angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity.

Manufacture and Physiological Functionality of Korean Traditional Liquor by Using Purple-fleshed Sweet Potato (자색고구마를 이용한 민속주의 제조 및 생리 기능성)

  • Han, Kyu-Heung;Lee, Ju-Chan;Lee, Ga-Soon;Kim, Jae-Ho;Lee, Jong-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.673-677
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    • 2002
  • To develop a new traditional liquors using purple-fleshed sweet potato, the condition of alcohol fermentation was investigated by adding different concentrations $(5{\sim}75%)$ of cooked purple-fleshed sweet potato into mash and 10% nuruk, and fermenting for $5{\sim}15$ days. The maximum amount of ethanol (15.4%) was produced when 20% cooked purple-fleshed sweet potato and 10% nuruk were added into mash and fermented by S. cerevisiae at $25^{\circ}C$ for 15 days. The acceptability and physiological functionalities of the purple-fleshed sweet potato liquors were also investigated and compared. PSP-10 purple-fleshed sweet potato liquor prepared by adding 10% cooked purple-fleshed sweet potato into mash showed the best acceptability in the sensory evaluation test and color test $(pink{\sim}red)$; its fibrinolytic, electron-donating, and tyrosinase inhibitory activities were better than those of other purple-fleshed sweet potato liquors and wine.

The role of research in the creation of athletic footwear

  • Lafortune, Mario A.
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.407-415
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    • 2002
  • Athletic products must meet the needs of athletes and the demands imposed by sports through innovative design. These needs of athletes and requirements of sports are performance, protection and comfort related. In depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology, etiology of commonly reported injuries, and lower extremity mechanics form the basis of product creation/engineering. Game analysis which entails time and frequency surveys of the skills performed during a game, interviews with athletes and coaches, and discussions with medical staffs are used to identify the skills that are critical to the needs of athletes. In lab full biomechanical analyses of these skills and/or physiological responses of the athletes lead to clear functional criterions that serve as guidelines to be met by the design team. The concepts created by the design team are in turns subjected to the same battery of biomechanical analyses. The learning gathered through this pluridisciplinary process is used to further evolve design concepts. The evolution-testing loop is repeated until biomechanical and/or physiological, mechanical and perceptual tests indicate that the design concept meets the established functional design criterions. At that time, the design concepts is ready for manufacturing research and development. Additional biomechanical and physical tests are performed through that phase to confirm that the manufacturing processes preserve the functionality of the design concept. Durability and long term performance of production samples are evaluated through a final three month long weartest program. A rigorous research/testing program is crucial to create and engineer sport products that meet the performance, protection.

Functional Characterization of Mammary Gland of Holstein Cows under Humid Tropical Summer Climates

  • Lu, C.H.;Chang, C.J.;Lee, P.N.;Wu, C.P.;Chen, M.T.;Zhao, X.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.988-995
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    • 2003
  • Physiological parameters were measured on six primiparous, non-pregnant Holstein cows prior to peak lactation over a 3-month summer season in southwestern Taiwan. The objectives were to characterize heat stress-induced change in functionality of mammary gland under natural climates of tropical summer and to establish physiological indices applicable to this environment in referring to this change. Environmental and physiological readings, milk and blood samples were taken at 15:00 h biweekly for totally five time points during the study. Climate readings showed that the afternoon humidex value reached the highest (53.5) around mid summer. Rectal temperature of cows taken simultaneously varied between $38.26^{\circ}C$ and $40.02^{\circ}C$ in parallel to humidex. Milk production declined drastically from 29.2 to 22.2 kg/d the first month entering summer but leveled up at end of the summer season suggesting effects exerted by heat stress rather than stages of lactation. Lactose content decreased linearly (p<0.05) with times in summer, from 4.69 to 4.38%. On the other hand, activity of N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGase) in milk increased linearly to over two folds (p<0.05) during the same intervals. Elevations of fractional constituent of BSA in whey protein and serum cortisol level were also noticed in the course. Measurement of arteriovenous concentration (A-V) difference across the mammary gland demonstrated net uptake of glucose and net release of urea throughout the study period. The amount of urea released from mammary gland increased (p<0.05) progressively from 1.54 to 7.76 mg/dl during summer. It is concluded that gradual regression of mammary gland occurred along the humid tropical summer season. This regression is likely initiated through elevation of body temperature, which is irreversible above certain point. The increased release of urea from mammary gland during heat stress suggests its potential role as an early indicator of suboptimal mammary function.

Isolation and Physiological Functionality of Yeasts from Wild Flowers in Seonyudo of Gogunsanyeoldo, Jeollabuk-do, Korea (전라북도 고군산열도의 선유도 일대 야생화들로부터 효모의 분리 및 생리기능성)

  • Hyun, Se-Hee;Han, Sang-Min;Lee, Jong-Soo
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.201-206
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    • 2014
  • Sixty one yeast strains of 21 species were isolated from wild flowers in Gogunsanyeoldo, including Seonyudo of Jeollabuk-do, Korea, and identified by comparison of nucleotide sequences for PCR-amplified D1/D2 region of 26S rDNA using BLAST. Among them, Cryptococcus sp. including C. aureus SY1-4 were found to be dominant, and Metschnikowia sp. including M. reukaufii SY20-1 and Rhodotnula sp. such as R. ingeniosa SY1-1 were also abundantly isolated. Some physiological functionalities of the culture broth and cell-free extracts from 61 yeast strains were determined. Supernatant from Metschnilowia reukaufii SY44-6 showed anti-gout xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of 49.6% and whitening tyrosinase inhibitory activity of 38.4%, respectively.

Detection and Extraction Condition of Physiological Functional Compounds from Bran of Heugjinju rice (Oryza sativa L.) (흑진주벼 미강으로부터 생리기능성 물질의 탐색 및 추출조건)

  • 이국영;김재호;손종록;이종수
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.296-301
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    • 2001
  • Physiological functionalities in various extracts of Heugjinju rice bran were determined and its optimal extraction condition were also investigated Angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE) inhibitory activity, fibrinolytic activity and tyrosinase inhibitory activity were higher in water extracts than those of 80% ethanol and methanol, hexane. Electron donating abilities were 97.8% in hexane extract and 83% in water extracts. ACE inhibitor was maximally extracted from Heugjinju rice bran when it was treated with 20 times of distilled water for 12 h at 20 $\^{C}$. Fibrinolytic compound was also maximally extracted by treatment of 10 times of distilled water for 18 h at 20 $\^{C}$. Electron donating compound and tyrosinase inhibitor were maximally extracted by treatment of 20 times of hexane and 10 times of distilled water at 20 $\^{C}$ for 18 h, respectively

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Changes of Physiological Functionalities during the Fermentation of Medicinal Herbs Doenjang (약용 식물 첨가 된장의 숙성 중 생리기능성의 변화)

  • 이대형;김재호;윤병하;이가순;최신양;이종수
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.213-218
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    • 2003
  • In order to develop new functional doenjang, two types of medicinal herb doenjang were prepared with several medicinal herbs, bamboo salts and meju and then changes of its physiological functionalities were investigated during 6 months of fermentation. Antihypertensive angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) inhibitory activities of medicinal herb doenjangs were decreased to 39.0∼5l.7% from 61.7∼72.5% after 6 months of fermentation. Fibrinolytic activity and electron donating ability of medicinal herb doenjangs were showed 10.4∼11.3 U and 96.3∼99.1% after 6 months of fermentation, respectively. SOD-like activity of medicinal herb doenjangs were also showed approximate 10% and tyrosinase inhibitory activity of 20$^{\circ}C$ -water extracts of medicinal herb doenjang(I) was increased up to 97.6% from 12.9% after 6 months of fermentation. Crude protein content and total sugar content of medicinal herb doenjangs were approximate 14% and 33%, respectively, which were higher than those of traditional doenjang.

Manufacture and Physiological Functionality of Korean Traditional Liquor by using Dandelion (Tarax-acum platycarpum) (민들레(Taraxacum platycarpum)를 이용한 전통 민속주의 제조 및 생리활성)

  • 김재호;이승환;김나미;최신양;유진영;이종수
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.367-371
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    • 2000
  • In order to develop a Korean traditional liquor using dandelion, alcohol fermentation condition was investigated. Etha-nol was produced maximally when 10% dandelion and 5% nuruk were added in cooked rice and fermented by S. cerevisiae at $25^{\circ}C$ for 10 days. The taste and nutraceutical properties of dandelion liquor with different concentra-tions(1%, 5%, 10%) of dandelion petal were compared. The dandelion-petal liquors which was brewed by addition of 1% dandelion petals into mash showed the best acceptability and its angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory activity was also high.

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Consumer's Response for Health Friendly Planning Features of Smart Home (건강친화 지능형주택 계획요소에 대한 소비자 반응 연구)

  • Lee, Sunmin;Lee, Yeunsook;Ahn, Changhoun
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2009
  • Due to rapid advances in science and technology and peoples life value, multi-dimensional functionality of the house has been possible and demanded. Among them, intellectual function and health support function appeared prominent and the former can support the later. The purpose of this study was to delineate health support planning features for smart home. Thirty six planning elements were extracted for initial pool for survey to find out what consumers demanded. Two hundred and nine data were collected through the web-survey. Important planning features were identified in relation to three different health dimensions that is physical/physiological, psychological, and social health. Generally consumers' responses were positive for all features. Major health friendly features highly demanded by consumers were found gas detect system, security system, and a call alarm system. The result of this study is expected to be used as a basic reference to develop strategies for smart home and to grasp current housing culture.