• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.854-858
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• 2014

Extracts of Styela clava (Korean name: miduduk) tunic, mulberry, and onion were selected by pre-screening to develop low-salt soy sauce (12% salt content) with anti-hypertensive activity. After choosing the formula for low-salt soy sauce, extracts were added separately or by mixture in combination. In the case of anti-hypertensive activity, low-salt soy sauce containing extracts of miduduk tunic and onion showed 30% increased inhibitory activity towards angiotensin I converting enzyme, compared to normal salt soy sauce (15% salt content). Addition of extracts also significantly increased DPPH radical scavenging activities of the soy sauces. These results suggest that natural resources such as miduduk tunic, mulberry, and/or onion might be potential candidates for development of low-salt soy sauce with anti-hypertensive activity.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.10
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• pp.1538-1542
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• 2015

For development of premium sauce, fermented sauces containing ferment (with wheat flour and soybean) and extract(s) of Styela clava (Korean name: miduduk) tunic and/or mulberry leaves and/or onion were prepared, and their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities were evaluated. All sauces containing extract(s) showed increased ACE inhibitory and DPPH radical scavenging activities. Especially, sauces containing extracts of mulberry leaves and onion showed superior activities, with 26.92% and 40.66% relatively increased ACE inhibitory and DPPH radical scavenging activities, respectively, compared to control (no extract was added). These results suggest that extracts of mulberry leaves and onion could improve antihypertensive and antioxidant activities of fermented sauce.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.289-294
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• 1985

Total lipid (TL) content of sea squirt (Ureungsweng-ee), Halocynthia roretzi, and Mideuduck, Styela clava, were 2.0%, 2.1%, respectively. Reviewing the composition of each lipid fraction in total lipids of sea squirt and Mideuduck, it was found that contents of neutral lipids (NL) (36.6%, 36.3%) and phospholipids (PL) (46.2%, 44.5%) were high, while that of glycolipids (GL) (17.2%, 19.2%) was low. The NL of sea squirt and Mideuduck were mainly consisted of triglyceride (49.0%, 59.6%) and free sterol (25.8%, 22.0%), and followed by diglyceride (9.4%, 7.7%), monoglyceride (6.0%, 4.2%), free fatty acid (4.6%, 1.9%) and esterified sterol and hydrocarbon (5.2%, 4.4%). And main lipids in PL were phosphatidylcholine (48.6%, 46.7%) and phosphatidylethanolamine (32.4%, 35.0%), and followed by phosphatidylinositol (9.8%, 7.0%), phosphatidylserine (5.7%, 5.8%) and an unknown substance (3.5%, 5.5%). Fatty acid composition was not significantly different among TL, NL, PL and GL contained in sea squirt and Mideuduck. The major fatty acids of TL in sea squirt and Mideuduck were eicosapentaenoic (21.3%, 18.3%), docosahexaenoic (16.3%, 14.2%), palmitic (13.8, 16.3%) and oleic acid (8.5%, 7.0%), respectively. Fatty acid composition of PL and NL were similar to those of TL. In case of GL fraction the major fatty acids were gadoleic (15.7%, 14.7%), palmitic (13.5%, 14.7%), stearic (11.6%. 9.8%) and oleic acid (8.0%, 8.1%).

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.633-639
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• 2016

Biomaterials including polymer, metal, ceramic, and composite have been widely applied for medical uses as medical fibers, artificial blood vessels, artificial joints, implants, soft tissue, and plastic surgery materials owing to their physicochemical properties. However, the biocompatibility and toxicity for film- and plate-form biomaterials is difficult to measure in mammalian cells because there is no appropriate incubation system. To solve these problems, we developed a novel mammalian cell culture system consisting of a silicone ring, top panel, and bottom panel and we applied two polymer films (PF) and one metal plate (MP). This system was based on the principal of sandwiching a test sample between the top panel and the bottom panel. Following the assembly of the culture system, SK-MEL-2 cells were seeded onto Styela Clava Tunic (SCT)-PF, NaHCO₃-added SCT (SCTN)-PF, and magnesium MP (MMP) and incubated at 37℃ for 24 hr and 48 hr. An MTT assay revealed that cell viability was maintained at a normal level in the SCT-PF culture group at 24 or 48 hr, although it rapidly decreased in the SCTN-PF culture group at 48 hr. Furthermore, the cell viability in the MMP culture group was very similar to that of the control group after incubation for 24 hr and 48 hr. Together, these results suggest the sandwich-type mammalian culture system developed here has the potential for the evaluation of the biocompatibility and toxicity of cells against PF- and MP-form biomaterials.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.1829-1837
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• 2010

Mideoduck drips were mixed with amino acids (Met, Tau, Gly, Ala, Thr, Cys), thiamine and sugars (Glucose, Ribose) for flavor modification and evaluation using the Maillard reaction. To mask the seafood flavor, onions, spring onions, garlic, ginger, citric orange and green tea were mixed with Mideoduck drips at $160^{\circ}C$ for 2.5 hr in a stainless still reaction bomb. The glucose/thiamine model reaction system was estimated to be lower than the ribose/thiamine model system, and an extreme case is the ribose/Met model system. Mixed system of glucose, ribose and taurine containing sulfur compounds showed fair results. Among the Mideoduck drips mixed with sugars and amino groups, only thiamine model systems were estimated to be normal. The flavor composition of Mideoduck drips/sugars model system, and long chain fatty acids were composed of 31.32~62.71% total flavor content. The 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid dibutylester contents made up more than 20% of the model system in groups A, B and C. From the model system in this study, drip/glucose, drip/ribose, drip/glucose/citric orange, and drip/glucose/glycine/cystine groups showed most intense good flavor.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.465-471
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• 2012

To compare the accumulation of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) in different marine organisms, the occurrence and variation of PSP were surveyed in blue mussel Mytilus edulis, oyster Crassostrea gigas, short neck clam Ruditapes philippinarum, bay scallop Argopecten irradians, and warty sea squirt Styela clava collected from Jinhae Bay, Korea, in 2005 and 2006 year. We also investigated the ability of the blue mussel to detoxify PSP by relaying and depuration (via the water flow or water circulation system). In the marine organisms examined, PSP levels were the highest in blue mussel, followed in order by bay scallop, oyster, short neck clam, and warty sea squirt. Comparing the maximum PSP levels in the bivalve species examined in 2005 and 2006, PSP in blue mussel was 1.6-2.0, 4.0-5.9, and 5.1-6.0 times higher than in bay scallop, oyster, and short neck clam, respectively. Therefore, blue mussel could be useful as a bioindicator for PSP monitoring. With the increasing PSP levels in blue mussel in 2006, the proportion of PSP in its digestive gland increased to 95.1% when the maximum level was detected from the whole tissues of blue mussel on May 29. Subsequently, the PSP proportion in the digestive gland decreased as the PSP level in whole tissue decreased. The detoxification of PSP in blue mussel was greatest with relaying, followed by the water flow, and water circulation systems. Relaying decreased the PSP level below the regulatory limit of $80{\mu}g$/100 g after 2 days in low toxic sample with $124{\mu}g$/100 g, and after 7 days in high toxic sample with $401{\mu}g$/100 g. During depuration in the blue mussel with $401{\mu}g$/100 g via the water flow system, the PSP amounts in the digestive gland decreased by about 50% after 1 day, and about 77% after 7 days. In contrast, the PSP amounts in the soft body, gill, and mantle did not change significantly with depuration.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.1648-1655
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• 2010

The flavor extracts of Mideoduck muscle and its juices were concentrated by simultaneous distillation and extraction (SDE) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) methods. Each component present in the extracts was identified with GC and GC-MS by the n-paraffin hydrocarbon retention index and standard MS library data system. By SDE, $371.3\;{\mu}g/g$ of hexanal, $80.1\;{\mu}g/g$ of 1-tridecanol, $72.1\;{\mu}g/g$ of (Z)-4,5-dimethylhex-2-en-4-ol with other alcohols, aldehydes and acids were present in the flavor extracts, with the alcohols having the highest composition and being the most important factor in Mideoduck muscle flavor. By SPME, 9 alcohols, 1 acid, 1 aldehyde, 1 hydrocarbon, 1 ester, 1 amine and 2 ketones were detected in the extracts, with alcohol such as 1-nonanol, 1-decanol and 1-tridecanol as the major components. In SPME, the muscle sample, consisting of $31.6\;{\mu}g/g$ of 1-nonanol, $20.3\;{\mu}g/g$ of (E)-2-butenedioic acid dibutylester, and $26.7\;{\mu}g/g$ of heptadecanoic acid made up the 62.1% of total flavor extracts of Mideoduck muscle. The results of the SPME methods were similar to the composition of the raw material flavor of the sample even at a low concentration.