• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.836-846
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• 2005

This study was performed to determine the effect of carotenoid-rich food consumption and smoking on the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in human. The subjects consisted of the health 210 middle-aged adults who visited health care center in the Inha University hospital. The blood and urine samples of the subjects were taken to analyze serum lipid profiles, plasma TBARS, total antioxidant status (TAS) and urinary 8-isoprostanes concentration. The anthropometric indices of the subjects were measured. The nutritional intake and the frequency of carotenoid-rich food consumption was determined by semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire survey. HDL-cholesterol level of the smoking subjects was significantly lower than that of the non-smoking subjects in men. In the analysis of the carotenoid-rich food consumption, the frequency of pepper and tomato consumption of the non-smoking subjects was significantly higher than that of the smoking subjects in men. In women, the Sequency of pear and peach consumption of the non-smoking subjects was significantly higher than that of the smoking subjects. HDL-cholesterol level of the high carotenoid rich food consumption group was significantly higher than that of medium and low group in women. TAS of the high carotenoid rich food consumption group was significantly higher than that of medium and low group. In conclusion, carotenoid intakes seemed to be effective to reduce lipid peroxidation and increase antioxidant status in the body. The frequency of the carotenoid-rich food consumption seemed to be lower in the smokers than in the non-smokers. However, further researches consisted of large-scaled and randomized clinical trials are required to determine whether carotenoids have any other beneficial effect in human. (Korean J Nutrition 38(10): 836$\sim$846,2005)

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.288-294
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• 2006

In this study, the effects of smoking cessation and relative antioxidant activities on the oxidative stress were determined by using in vitro method. Thirty healthy smokers who were free of any disease and smoked more than 1 pack per day for the past 10 years participated in this study. For smoking cessation, smokers were asked to wear nicotine patch (21mg nicotine/ patch) everyday for 30 days and then to replace at the same time of the day. Smoking cessation program in conjunction with nicotine patch replacement was also conducted every week, one hour/each session, for 4 weeks. Canthaxanthin, $\beta-carotene$, and $\alpha-tocopherol$ were added into red blood cells at pre and post smoking cessation. As indicators of oxidative stress, hemoglobin degradation, lipid peroxidation, and percent hemolysis were determined at both pre and post smoking cessation. After 30 days of smoking cessation, the subjects gained an average of 5 pounds, varying 2 to 8 pounds, by suggesting that behavioral problems rather than nicotine itself are more important for gaining weight in ex-smokers. The total hemoglobin concentrations in blood were similar in pre and post smoking cessation, but smoking cessation resulted in a decrease in the percentage of methemoglobin from 0.96% to 0.85% Smoking cessation also caused to decease malondialdehyde (MDA) values ($26.7{\pm}7.8$ vs. $23.6{\pm}4.5$ (without oxidation), $179.3{\pm}21$ vs. $161.2{\pm}28$ nmol/ml (with oxidation) (p<0.05)), not percent hemolysis. Various antioxidants with smoking cessation significantly decreased MDA values(p<0.05), in contrast to marginal decrease of MDA in smoking cessation only. Three antioxidants used in this stu study were similarly effective in inhibiting MDA production, but relative effectiveness of canthaxanthin or $\alpha-tocopherol$ was greater than that of $\beta-carotene$ (p<0.05), in case of oxidation induced. The percent hemolysis was greatly decreased when antioxidants were added into the blood of ex-smokers (p<0.05) but no statistical significance in relative effectiveness of antioxidants was observed.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2021

Insects affect crop harvest yield and quality, making plant response mechanisms to insect herbivores a heavily studied topic. However, analysis of plant responses to honeybees is rare. In this study, comprehensive metabolic profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to honeybees was performed to investigate which metabolites were changed by the insect. A total of 85 metabolites-including chlorophylls, carotenoids, glucosinolates, policosanols, tocopherols, phytosterols, β-amyrin, amino acids, organic acids, sugars, and starch-were identified using high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The metabolite profiling analysis of Arabidopsis exposed to honeybees showed higher levels of stress-related metabolites. The levels of glucosinolates (glucoraphanin, 4-methoxyglucobrassicin), policosanols (eicosanol, docosanol, tricosanol, tetracosanol), tocopherols (β-tocopherol, γ-tocopherol), putrescine, lysine, and sugars (arabinose, fructose, glucose, mannitol, mannose, raffinose) in Arabidopsis exposed to honeybees were higher than those in unexposed Arabidopsis. Glucosinolates act as defensive compounds against herbivores; policosanols are components of plant waxes; tocopherols act as an antioxidant; and putrescine, lysine, and sugars contribute to stress regulation. Our results suggest that Arabidopsis perceives honeybees as a stress and changes its metabolites to overcome the stress. This is the first step to determining how Arabidopsis reacts to exposure to honeybees.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.601-609
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• 2021

Erythrobacter species are extensively studied marine bacteria that produce various carotenoids. Due to their photoheterotrophic ability, it has been suggested that they play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. It is essential to identify the genome sequence and the genes of the species to predict their role in the marine ecosystem. In this study, we report the complete genome sequence of the marine bacterium Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M. The genome size was 3.1 Mbp and its GC content was 64.8%. In total, 2998 genetic features were annotated, of which 2882 were annotated as functional coding genes. Using the genetic information of Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M, we performed pan-genome analysis with other Erythrobacter species. This revealed highly conserved secondary metabolite biosynthesis-related COG functions across Erythrobacter species. Through subsequent secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene cluster prediction and KEGG analysis, the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was proven conserved in all Erythrobacter species, except for the spheroidene and spirilloxanthin pathways, which are only found in photosynthetic Erythrobacter species. The presence of virulence genes, especially the plant-algae cell wall degrading genes, revealed that Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M is a potential marine plant-algae scavenger.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.156-162
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• 2004

미이용자원인 어류 carotenoid에 관한 비교 생화학적 연구의 일환으로서, 메기과의 자연산 및 양식산 메기와 한국 특산의 담수어류인 미유기의 표피 carotenoid를 TLC, column chromatography 및 HPLC로 분리하고 NaBH$_4$에 의한 환원반응, I$_2$에 의한 이성화반응 및 UV-visible spectrophotometer로 비교하고 IR 및 Mass spectrum을 측정하여 carotenoid를 동정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 자연산 메기 표피의 총 carotenoid 함량은 0.27 mg($\pm$0.7)%였으며 carotenoid의 조성은 zeaxanthin 25.8%, diatoxanin 9.7% 및 cynthiaxanthin 9.1%로서 주성분을 이루고 있었으며 그 외 isocryptoxanthin 6.5%, $\beta$-carotene 5.1%, $\beta$-cryptoxanthin 4.3%, lutein 3.4% 및 $\alpha$-cryptoxantin 2.4%의 순으로 함유하고 있었다. 양식산 메기 표피의 총 carotenoid 함량은 0.07 mg($\pm$0.03)%로서 자연산 메기에 비해 다소 낮았으며, carotenoid의 조성은 lutein 48.5%, zeaxanin 13.9% 및 isocryptoxanin 13.3%로서 주성분을 이루고, 그 외 $\beta$-carotene 9.5%, $\beta$-cryptoxantin 1.4% 및 $\alpha$-cryptoxanthin 4.6%의 순으로 함유하고 있었다. 한편 미유기 표피의 총 carotenoid 함량은 0.75 mg($\pm$0.25)%로서 메기과의 다른 어종에 비해 함량이 높았으며, carotenoid 조성은 zeaxanthin 24.5%, 7'8'-dihydro-$\beta$ -carotene-4-ol 24.1%, 7'8'-dihydro-$\beta$-carotene 17.9% 및 7'8'-dihydro-$\beta$-carotene-3-ol 10.8%로서 주성분을 이루고 있었으며 그 외 diatoxanthin 8.7%, cynthiaxanthin 6,7% 및 lutein 5.0%의 순으로 함유하고 있었다. 이러한 결과는 parasiloxanthin과 7',8'-dihyo-parasiloxanthin을 주성분으로 함유하는 biwa호수 메기, P. asotus 표피 carotenoid 조성과 비교하여, 미유기에서는 7'8'-dihydro-$\beta$-carotene의 구조를 가진 carotenoid가 존재하였으나 자연산 및 양식산 메기에서는 발견되지 않아 특이하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2014

우리나라의 대표적인 식용 봄꽃 중 개나리꽃, 진달래꽃, 벚꽃, 목련꽃(백목련, 자목련) 등의 80% 에탄올 추출물에 함유된 항산화 활성성분과 항산화활성을 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 5종의 봄꽃 시료의 건물 중량(g of dry weight)에 함유된 생리활성 성분중 총 페놀함량은 gallic acid 등량값으로 14.1-18.9 mg이며, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 catechin 등량값으로 0.3-4.9mg으로 나타났다. 또한 비타민 C의 함량은 0.71-1.31 mg이었으며, 총 카로티노이드 함량은 베타카로틴 등량값으로 $1.9-578.1{\mu}g$으로 나타났으며 프로안토시아니딘의 함량은 카테킨의 등량값으로 2.8-23.5 mg으로 측정되었다. DPPH와 ABTS 라디컬 소거능 및 FRAP 분석의 환원력에 의한 시료의 항산화활성은 건물시료 중량 당 trolox 등량값으로 1.2-46.1 mM로 나타났다(p<0.05). 이들 항산화활성에 상관도($r^2$)가 가장 높은 생리활성 성분은 비타민 C, 플라보노이드, 총 폴리페놀 함량의 순으로 나타나 이들 성분이 항산화활성의 주요인자로 확인되었다. 본 실험에 사용된 5종의 봄꽃 시료 중 항산화활성 성분이 다양하면서 동시에 항산화능이 가장 탁월한 시료는 벚꽃으로 나타났으며(p<0.05), 이들의 항산화활성은 시료 농도(1-1000 mg)에 비례하는 것으로(p<0.05) 나타나, 천연 항산화제 및 기능성 식이소재로서의 잠재적 활용 가능성이 가장 높은 꽃으로 평가되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.958-965
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• 2015

Lycopene, a red non-provitamin A carotenoid, mainly presenting in tomato and tomato byproducts, has the highest antioxidant activity among carotenoids because of its high number of conjugated double bonds. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lycopene supplementation in the diet on plasma lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense system in feedlot lamb. Twenty-eight Bamei male lambs (90 days old) were divided into four groups and fed a basal diet (LP0, 40:60 roughage: concentrate) or the basal diet supplemented with 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg lycopene. After 120 days of feeding, all lambs were slaughtered and sampled. Dietary lycopene supplementation significantly reduced the levels of plasma total cholesterol (p<0.05, linearly), total triglycerides (TG, p<0.05) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, p<0.05), as well as atherogenic index (p<0.001), whereas no change was observed in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p>0.05). The levels of TG (p<0.001) and LDL-C (p<0.001) were decreased with the feeding time extension, and both showed a linear trend (p<0.01). Malondialdehyde level in plasma and liver decreased linearly with the increase of lycopene inclusion levels (p<0.01). Dietary lycopene intake linearly increased the plasma antioxidant vitamin E level (p<0.001), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC, p<0.05), and activities of catalase (CAT, p<0.01), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px, p<0.05) and superoxide dismutase (SOD, p<0.05). The plasma T-AOC and activities of GSH-Px and SOD decreased with the extension of the feeding time. In liver, dietary lycopene inclusion showed similar antioxidant effects with respect to activities of CAT (p<0.05, linearly) and SOD (p<0.001, linearly). Therefore, it was concluded that lycopene supplementation improved the antioxidant status of the lamb and optimized the plasma lipid profile, the dosage of 200 mg lycopene/kg feed might be desirable for growing lambs to prevent environment stress and maintain normal physiological metabolism.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2017

BACKGROUND : Environmental stress has a major effect on the growth and yields of vegetables, and can significantly affect nutritionally important phytochemicals, causing large economic losses. METHODS AND RESULTS : The present study was aimed at exploring the effects of water stress on the carotenoid and proline contents in kale leaves to understand drought tolerance of kale plants. Kale was randomly divided into two groups at 57 days after sowing (DAS). One of the groups was well-watered (WW) and the other was water stressed (WS). Harvesting of kale leaves was started one day after treatment (58 DAS) and continued for 10 days (~67 DAS). We investigated the status of plant growth (leaf number, length, width, fresh weight) of kale throughout the study. Carotenoid (lutein, ${\alpha}-carotene$, zeaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$) and proline contents were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Our results showed that the total carotenoid contents ranged from 926.0 to 1,212.0 mg/kg dry wt. (at 3 and 2 days, respectively) in WW treatment and 887.8 to 1,157.4 mg/kg dry wt. (at 10 and 4 days, respectively) in WS treatment. The ratio of individual carotenoid to the total carotenoid contents of kale leaves was 51.4 for lutein, 4.44 for zeaxanthin, 2.76 for ${\alpha}-carotene$, and 41.4% for ${\beta}-carotene$. Total carotenoid contents showed a significant reduction from 7 days (1,037.2 mg/kg dry wt.) to 10 days (887.8 mg/kg dry wt.) in WS treatment. The lutein content did not show a significant difference in WW between 7 and 10 days after treatment but showed a significant difference in WS treatment. The ${\alpha}-carotene$ content showed no significant difference between the treatments. However, zeaxanthin content was higher during 4-10 days and ${\beta}-carotene$ content was lower during 6-10 days in WS than in WW on each harvest day. In WW, the proline content showed no significant difference, but in WS, the proline content started to increase at 7 days and almost doubled in 10 days. CONCLUSION : The marked increase in zeaxanthin and proline contents in kale leaves indicated that the two phytochemicals are associated with drought tolerance in the plant.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2016

본 연구는 안토시아닌을 함유하는 자색당근, 블랙커런트, 아사이베리, 복분자, 블루베리의 생리활성 물질 및 항산화능을 측정하였고, 자색당근 농축액의 첨가량을 달리한 푸딩을 제조하여 7일간 푸딩의 품질을 측정하고 그 변화를 관찰하였다. 생리활성 물질인 phenol, carotenoid, flavonoid, anthocyanin 함량을 측정한 결과, 자색당근과 복분자는 폴리페놀을 다른 과일에 비해 높은 값을 나타내었는데, 안토시아닌함량은 블루베리, 카로티노이드 함량은 블랙커런트가 나머지 안토시아닌이 풍부한 과일과 채소에 비해 높았다. 그러나 DPPH와 ABTS로 측정한 항산화능은 복분자와 블랙커랜트가 다른 과일과 채소에 비해 높았고 자색당근과 블루베리가 중간 정도의 항산화능을 나타내었다. 그러므로 우리나라에서 재배가 용이하고 시장성이 좋은 자색당근 추출액을 첨가한 안토시아닌이 풍부한 푸딩을 제조하여 관능검사를 실행하고, 7일 동안 저장할 때의 물리적 특성을 조사하였다. 자색당근을 첨가량을 달리하여 푸딩을 제조하였을 때, pH는 자색당근 농축액의 첨가량이 증가할수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였고, 당도는 시간이 지나도 $24^{\circ}Bx$로 일정한 값을 나타내었다. 색도는 자색당근을 첨가량이 증가할수록 적색도가 증가하고 갈색도는 감소하였고 물성 검사에서는 경도가 낮고 탄성이 높았던 7.5 % 자색당근 추출액 첨가 푸딩이 가장 좋은 값을 나타내었다. 완성된 푸딩을 7일간 냉장 보관하여 품질 특성의 변화를 확인한 결과, 시간이 지남에 따라 적색도가 감소하였고 갈색도는 약간 증가하는 경향을 보였는데, 이는 시간이 흐름에 따라 자색당근이 산화되는 것과 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다. 물성은 시간이 지남에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론적으로 7.5 %의 자색당근 추출액을 첨가한 푸딩이 관능적이나 물리적 특성이 적절하였다. 그러나 자색당근추출액에 함유된 안토시아닌의 산화 방지를 위해 pH와 온도를 낮게 유지하면서 푸딩을 제조하는 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2008

감귤착즙박의 자원화를 위하여 감귤 착즙박과 완숙기에 수확한 궁천조생의 유용성분 등을 분석하였다. 채취시기에 따라 감귤착즙박의 성분 함량은 다소 차이는 있었으나, 평균적으로 수분 82.23%, 무질소화합물 16.94%, 조단백질 1.27%, 조지방 2.5%, 조회분 0.58%였다. 일반성분은 온주 밀감의 과육보다 껍질 부위의 특성과 비슷한 경향이었다. 감귤 착즙박의 pH는 3.57, 산 함량은 0.43%, 펙틴 1.49% 그리고 비타민 C는 온주밀감의 껍질 부위가 87.1mg/100g로 가장 높았으며, 감귤 착즙박에는 46.4mg/100g을 함유하였다. 총카로티노이드 함량은 감귤 착즙박, 온주밀감의 껍질 및 과육에 각각 512.2mg/kg, 2,649.5mg/kg, 199.4mg/kg으로 과육보다는 껍질에 많이 분포하였으며, 감귤 착즙박은 펙틴 및 카로티노이드의 소재원으로 이용가치가 높다고 판단되었다. 감귤 착즙박에 주요 무기성분은 칼륨 201.3 mg/100g, 칼슘 47.9mg/100g, 인산 19.4mg/100g, 마그네슘 17.8mg/100g이었다. 감귤 착즙박의 주요 유리당은 fructose 3.06%, glucose 2.91%, sucrose 3.94%였으며, 총 유리당은 9.91%로 무질소화합물의 58.5%였다 온주밀감의 주요 플라보노이드 성분은 대부분 배당체 형태로 존재하며 주로 narirutin, hesperidin, rutin 이었으며, 이 외로 neohesperidin, hesperetin이 검출되었다. 감귤 착즙박에서 가장 큰 비중을 차지하는 플라보노이드는 hesperidin과 narirutin이었으며, hesperidin이 194.6mg/100g으로 가장 많이 함유하고 있었다.