The consumption of ready-to-eat side dishes is rapidly growing in South Korea. These foods are particularly vulnerable to microbiological contamination as they are often cooked without any treatment, such as heating or stored at room temperature after cooking. Hence, in 2022, we analyzed the ready-to-eat side dishes sold in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea for microbiological contamination. We collected 100 samples from supermarkets in 7 cities, and then examined them for presence of food-borne pathogens and sanitary indicator bacteria. In the analysis of the food-borne pathogens, Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens were isolated from 51 samples (51.0%) and 3 samples (3.0%), respectively. However, both quantitatively met the Korean Food Standards Codex. Genes of five different enterotoxins and one emetic toxin were analyzed from the 51 isolated B. cereus strains. We detected enterotoxin entFM (100.0%), nheA (94.1%), hblC (58.8%), cytK (56.9%), and bceT (41.2%) in 51 isolates, and emetic toxin gene, CER, in only one (2.0%) isolate. We did not detect C. perfringens toxin gene (cpe) that causes food poisoning in any one of the three C. perfringens isolates. In the case of sanitary indicator bacteria, Kimchi had the highest levels of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms, followed by Saengchae, Jeotgal, Jeolim, Namul, and Jorim, respectively. We counted total aerobic bacteria at two different storage temperatures (4oC and 20oC) to determine the effect of storage temperature. When stored at 20oC, total aerobic bacteria count increased in most of the ready-to-eat side dishes, except for Jeotgal. This result conclusively shows the need for refrigerating the ready-to-eat side dishes after purchase. Further research is needed to assess the risk and safety of the ready-to-eat side dishes available in the market and determine appropriate safety management practices.

Three new asymmetric light emitting organic compounds were synthesized with diphenylamine or triphenylamine side groups; 10-(3,5-diphenylphenyl)-N,N-diphenylanthracen-9-amine (MADa), 4-(10-(3,5-diphenylphenyl)anthracen-9-yl)-N,N-diphenylaniline (MATa), and 4-(10-(30,50-diphenylbiphenyl-4-yl) anthracen-9-yl)-N,N-diphenylaniline (TATa). MATa and TATa had a PLmax at 463 nm in the blue region, and MADa had a PLmax at 498 nm. The EL efficiency and color coordinate values (respectively) were 10.3 cd/A and (0.199, 0.152; bluish-green) for the MADa device, 4.67 cd/A and (0.151, 0.177) for the MATa device, and 6.07 cd/A and (0.149, 0.177) for the TATa device. The TATa device had a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 6.19%, and its luminance and power efficiencies and life-time were more than twice those of the MADN device.

We synthesized new hole-transporting material, N,N'-diethyl-3,3'-bicarbazyl (E-Cvz-2), 9,9'-diethyl-6-(9-ethyl-carbazol-3-yl)-3,3'-bicarbazole (E-Cvz-3), 6-(9,9'-diethyl-3,3'-bicarbazol-6-yl)-9,9'-diethyl-3,3'-bicarbazole (E-Cvz-4A) and 9-ethyl-6-(9-ethyl-3,9'-bicarbazol-6-yl)-3,9'-bicarbazole (E-Cvz-4B). EL luminance efficiencies of E-Cvz-2, E-Cvz-3, E-Cvz-4A and E-Cvz-4B devices were found to be 4.77, 5.68, 4.27 and 4.64 cd/A, respectively, when synthesized materials are using as a HTL material. The luminance efficiency of E-Cvz-3 is 25% higher than that of NPB, a commercialized HTL material used as a reference in this study.

Two new synergists are proposed for pigment dispersion in pigment ink. Benzoic acid was applied to Pigment Yellow 74 (PY-74) and Pigment Yellow 150 (PY-150) as a hydrophilic functional group to synthesize (E)-4-(((3-(2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)hydrazono)-4-oxopent-1-en-2-yl)(2-methoxyph enyl)am-ino)methyl)benzoic acid (PY-74BA) and (E)-4-((2,4,6-trioxo-5-((2,4,6-trioxohexahydropyrimidin-5-yl)di-azenyl)tetrahydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)methyl)ben zoic acid (PY-150BA). Whereas pigment showed extremely low solubility in water and organic solvents like DMSO, DMF and methanol, two synergists were found to have higher solubility than pigment. This result can be interpreted as reduction of particle aggregation by increased polarity. Two synergists applied to pigment ink are expected to improve dispersion property and storage stability of ink.

Background : Korea's agriculture has been forced to change due to the decline in agricultural population, the aging of the population and the conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Thus, agriculture is seeking to develop into a sixth industry. For this reason, it is necessary to find high-function alternative plant resources for health promotion to meet the changes in national needs for agricultural products. The adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng is the raw material of food code that produced by the biotechnology technique. introduced in the culture of the plant, which is the only way to use a raw material of food. Therefore, in order to increase the yield of ginsenoside in adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng, ginsenoside precursor was treated and ginsenoside contents were analyzed. Methods and Results : In order to investigate effect of precursor treatment on the production of ginsenoside in adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng, 5 g of adventitious roots culture of mountain ginseng were cultured in liquid SH media supplemented with 2 ㎎/l IBA, 3% sucrose for 8 weeks, which was co-cultured with β-sitosterol and Squalene (0.0625 to 1 mM) or without. Determination of 17 ginsenosides contents of each extract was carried out by HPLC. Rb3 was accumulated by only β-sitosterol, also it increased production of total ginsenoside in the cultured ginseng roots at a concentration of 0.125 mM, which was 2.47-fold higher than that in the control (78.13 ㎎/g of extract). Conclusion : These results are an important to improve the production yield of ginsenoside in adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng, and they provide an opportunity for development of adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng in dietary health supplement and pharmaceutical industries.

Background : This study was carried out to investigate the antioxidative activity and active ingredients of Glehenia littoralis through purification process. Methods and Results : Above-ground and below-ground parts of Glehenia littoralis, dried in Gangneung, were purchased, crushed, sonicated for 2 hours in 100% ethanol, filtered and concentrated. Above-ground part of G.littoralis which is more effective higher antioxidant effect than below-ground part in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. Was used to extract the above-ground part of the solvent fraction according to polarity (hexane, ethyl acetate, water) and HP20 column separation (0, 30, 60, 100% EtOH). Using the fraction was the DPPH assay with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Comparing the antioxidant efficacy with that of fraction isolated from Glehenia littoralis extract. Hexane, water layer and 100% EtOH fraction showed lower efficacy than Glehenia littoralis extract. 60% EtOH fraction showed more than 8 times higher efficacy. In order to compare the components according to their efficacy, HPLC analysis was carried out. The fraction (hexane, water layer, 100% EtOH fraction) which showed low antioxidative activity confirmed imperatoin and nonpolar compound, the fraction (ethyl acetate, 60% EtOH fraction) showed a higher antioxidant activity was confirmed 2 flavonoid and scopoletin. Conclusion : Glehenia littoralis extract showed low antioxidant activity of 893 ㎍/㎖ with IC50 of DPPH assay. However, it showed an increase of antioxidant activity by IC50 of 115㎍ /㎖ of DPPH assay of 60% EtOH fraction by fractionation and separation. Through HPLC analysis, the active ingredient, scopoletin and two flavonoids were identified.

Background: Hot steaming is known to be effective in improving the biological activities of plant extracts by breaking down useful compounds to low molecular weight ones. Methods and Results: This study aimed to develop an optimal extraction and steam processing method for enhancing the low molecular ginsenoside contents of the adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng. The total ginsenoside was optimally extracted when 70% EtOH was used at 50℃, whereas low molecule ginsenoside such as Rg2, Rh1, Rh4 and Rk1 could be extracted using 70% EtOH at 70℃. The adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng is known to contain four major ginsenosides, i.e., Rb2, Rb1, Rg1 and Rd, however new ginsenosides Rg6, Rh4, Rg3, Rk1 and Rg5 were new abundantly obtaind after steam processing method was applied. The contents of total ginsenosides were the highest when thermal steam processing was conducted at 120℃ for 120 min. Unlike ginsenosides such as Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, and Rh1, which decreased after steam processing, Rg3, Rk1, and Rg5 increased after thermal processing. Steam processing significanltly reduced the content of Rb1, increased that of Rg6 by about ten times than that in the adventitious roots culture of wild mountain ginseng. Conclusions: Our study showed that the optimal extraction and steam processing method increased the content of total ginsenosides and allowed the extraction of minor ginsenosides from major ones.

일부 소스류 제품에 사용된 스탠딩 파우치에서 전자레인 지 가열조리 시 열변형이 발견되어 이의 원인을 규명하고자 온도 변화 패턴을 조사하였다. 전자레인지로 포장된 식품 을 가열 시 포장재의 온도 변화는 식품 자체의 온도보다 높고 국소적인 온도 측정 기술을 요한다. 공시 시료로 매운 맛 닭 소스와 인도카레의 전자레인지 가열 시 포장재와 시료의 온도를 열화상 카메라, 온도센서 테이프 및 광섬유 온도계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 스탠딩 파우치 형태의 포 장은 전자레인지 가열 조리 시 내용물의 불균일한 가열이 관찰되어 특정 부위, 특히 액위선 상단과 측면 sealing layer 에 열이 집중되는 현상이 발생하였다. 열화상 카메라를 이 용한 온도 측정 방법은 식품의 표면 온도를 측정하는 제약 이 있고 실제 식품의 온도보다 낮게 측정되는 경향을 보였 다. 온도센서 테이프를 이용할 경우 200℃까지 온도까지 측정되어 전자레인지 가열 과정 중 포장재 변형 현상이 야기될 수 있는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 전자레 인지 가열 시 포장재 표면의 온도 변화를 기존 광섬유 온도 계로 측정할 경우 실제 온도보다 낮게 측정되는 결과가 초래되므로, 좁은 범위에서의 hot spot의 온도 변화를 감지할 수 있는 방법으로 GaAS crystal 센서를 사용함으로서 기존 센서보다 더 민감하고 정확한 온도 측정이 가능하였다.