We evaluated the protective effects of cricket methanol extract (CME) on ultra-violet B (UVB)-induced photoaging in human skin fibroblasts. The fibroblast cells were treated with 10, 50, and 100 μg/mL of CME for 24 h, and then exposed to UVB (30 mJ/cm2). CME showed a dose-dependent cytoprotective effect without any observable cytotoxicity. CME reduced UVB-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by 34.4, 34.9, 40.6% at concentrations of 10, 50, 100 μg/mL respectively. CME inhibited the release of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 1 and 3. Furthermore, CME also reduced UVB-induced collagen degradation in the fibroblast cells. Taken together, our data suggests that CME has a significant protective effect on UVB-induced photoaging of the skin. This benefit occurs through multiple mechanisms. The results also suggest a potential role for CME as an ingredient in anti-photoaging cosmetic products in the future.

This study examined the contents of bioactive compounds and the biological activity of okra seed oil. Okra seed oil consisted mainly of linoleic acid (44.2%). The content of total phytosterols was 2.180 mg/g oil, with β-sitosterol being the highest (1.756 mg/g oil). The vitamin E content was 1.278 mg/g oil; the content of α-tocopherol was higher than γ- tocopherol. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were 2.463 mg gallic acid equivalent/g and 1.602 mg cathechin equivalent/g, respectively. The 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid and α-α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activities were 15.297% and 22.265%, respectively, and the reducing power was 4.524 mg gallic acid equivalent/g. The okra seed oil inhibited 77.692% of the α-glucosidase activity. The present study showed that okra seed oil had a considerable amount of phytochemicals and exhibited biological activity. These results suggest that okra seed oil is a potential natural therapeutic for the management of metabolic syndromes.

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant activities on hydropoic-cultured ginseng roots (HGR) and leaves (HGL). The samples were lyophilized, extracted with 80% ethanol, and then evaluated the antioxidant activities compare with conventional- cultured ginseng. Total polyphenol content of ginseng, HGR, and HGL were 128.85±0.41, 115.74±1.28, and 282.15±5.15 mg/g, respectively. The DPPH radical scavenging activity(IC50) was the highest value of 6.47±0.13 mg/mL in the HGL. The ABTS radical scavenging activity was the highest value of 29.37±0.37 mg AA eq/g in HGL, and ginseng and HGR were 10.23±0.49 and 8.18±0.37 mg AA eq/g, respectively. The reducing power of ginseng, HGR, and HGL were 0.56±0.01, 0.53±0.01, and 0.68±0.01, respectively. Chelating effect was the highest value of 92.65±3.42% in HGL. The results of this study suggest that antioxidant activities in hydropoic-cultured ginseng leaves could have significant health benefits.

In this study, 70 kinds of nutritional composition for five bokkeumbap products(spicy chicken, shrimp(saeu), haemul, nakji, and barbecue bokkeumbap) in high-frequency processed foods were analyzed. Raw data of intake amounts were collected from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Regarding proximate composition, spicy chicken bokkeumbap had lower water content and higher carbohydrate content than other bokkeumbaps, resulting in the highest total calories. The proximate composition of other bokkeumbaps were all distributed within a similar range. Vitamin content differed according to ingredients added to the bokkeumbaps. Haemul bokkeumbap had high content of vitamins B1 and B2, nakji bokkeumbap had high content of vitamin C and β-carotene, and barbecue bokkeumbap had high content of total niacin, folic acid, and vitamin A. For mineral content, barbecue bokkeumbap showed the highest content distribution, while nakji bokkeumbap showed the lowest content distribution. Regarding fatty acid and fat content, the highest content of fatty acids, saturated fats, and trans fats was detected in shrimp(saeu) bokkeumbap. For amino acid content, barbecue bokkeumbap showed highest content distribution. These results can be used as salient basic data for a food nutrient composition database and to significantly contribute to consumers’ health.

본 연구에서는 발아와 고압처리에 따른 검정콩 조사포닌 추출물의 in-vitro 항암 활성을 확인하기 위하여 검정콩을 발아시킨 후 고압처리하고, 조사포닌 추출물을 제조한 후 인체 유래 유방암(MCF-7), 대장암(HCT-116), 전립선암(PC-3) 및 위암(AGS) 세포주에 대한 증식억제효과를 검토하였다. 대조구의 조사포닌 추출물은 400 μg/mL 농도에서 4종의 암세포주에 대하여 67.02~91.70% 범위의 생존율을 보여 항암 효과가 낮았지만, 발아 4일차 콩을 150 MPa의 압력에서 고압처리한 검정콩의 조사포닌 추출물은 23.94~57.37% 범위의 생존율을 보여 발아와 고압처리에 의해 암세포 성정억제효과가 증가하였다. 특히, 위암세포(AGS)의 경우 다른 세포주에 비해 저농도에서도 세포증식효과를 보여 가장 높은 암세포 증식억제 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로부터 항암 활성을 나타내는 Soyasaponin, B group의 soyasaponin 및 soyasapogenol의 함량은 발아와 고압처리에 의해 증가하였고, 고압처리 발아콩으로부터 항암 활성을 나타내는 사포닌 추출물의 개발이 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 또한, 추후 항암 활성 물질의 분리동정과 메커니즘 규명에 대한 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

We investigated the influence of germination and high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment conditions on the conversion of functional compounds and antioxidant activity in adzuki bean. The adzuki bean germinated at 25°C for three- or six-days, and was later subjected to HHP at 0.1, 50, 100, or 150 MPa for 24 h. The highest polyphenol content (5.36 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g) and flavonoid content (0.91 mg catechin equivalents (CE)/g) were observed after germination for six days and HHP treatment at 100 MPa for 24 h, respectively. The total phenolic acid contents increased with increasing applied pressure from 88.86 to 208.26 μg/g (100MPa, 24h). Phenolic acids are divided into two categories; those that exhibit increased content upon HHP treatment, and those that exhibit decreased content. The increasing phenolic acids were gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, (+)-catechin, ρ-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, heperidin, salicylic acid, protocatechuic acid, cinnamic acid, naringenin. The total anthocyanin content decreased with increasing applied pressure from 22.42 mg/100 g to 6.28 mg/100 g (150 MPa, 24 h). The highest ABTS radical scavenging activity (8.02 mg eq AA/g) and DPPH radical scavenging activity (1.22 eq Trolox/g) were observed after germination for six days and HHP treatment at 100MPa for 24h, respectively. These results suggested that the combination of HHP and germination can lead to improved functionality in adzuki bean.

The objective of this study was to investigate the non-thermal sterilization effect of methods such as high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and UV-irradiation (specifically with regard to the storage stability and shelf-life of carrot juice. The microbial counts of the non-sterilized product increased from 5.51 to 7.34 log CFU/mL up to the fifth day, and then decreased to 5.46 log CFU/mL at six days. UV-irradiation was increased from 2.37 to 4.92 log CFU/mL. HHP was maintained under the 3 log CFU/mL. The pH of UV-irradiation and HHP was maintained withing the range of 6.29~6.30 and 6.20~6.22 during storage. However, the pH arising from non-sterilization decreased from 6.31 to 4.49. The color of non-sterilization changed significantly during storage, but UV-irradiation and HHP were similar during storage. The β- carotene content of non-sterilization was noted to have decreased from 269.45 to 65.19 μg/mL during storage. The UV- irradiation and HHP decreased from 263.46 and 268.35~281.16 μg/mL to 243.42 and 244.09~269.29 μg/mL, respectively. In conclusion, these findings suggest that HHP can be used for the pasteurization, or sterilization, of carrot juice and the optimal condition is two minutes.

In the present study, we investigated the protective effect of various grain methanolic extracts against UVB-induced photo-aging in human skin fibroblasts. Various grain methanolic extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant compounds and activities. 2,2-Ddiphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and ABTS 2,2-azino-bris-(3-ethylbenzoth iazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical cation scavenging activities have been used to measure the relative antioxidant activities of extracts from grains. The content of total polyphenolics in the extracts were evaluated using spectrophotometric methods. Human skin fibroblast (Hs68) cells were pretreated with various grain methanolic extracts (25 μg/mL). Skin toxicity was simulated by exposing the cells to UVB (30 mJ/cm2) irradiation. In response to the UVB-irradiation, an increased amount of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) release was observed, whereas pretreatment of various grain methanolic extracts significantly inhibited the production of MMP-1 in Hs68 cells. We also found that pretreatment of the extracts significantly decreased UVB-induced reactive oxygen species and significantly increased total collagen content in Hs68 cells. These results provide that grains could be regarded as a potential ingredient in natural cosmetics, used for UVB protection.

Vitamin K (phylloquinone) is an essential cofactor in the synthesis of active blood-clotting factors II, VII, IX and X. Deficiency of vitamin K leads to inadequate activity of these factors, resulting in bleeding. In this study, we investigated vitamin K1 content of agricultural products that are widely and specifically grown in Korea including 9 leaves and vegetables, 16 fruits, and 11 cereals and specialty crops. Vitamin K1 analysis of the agro-samples was by a validated, modified, reversed phase-HPLC method with fluorescence detection after post-column derivatization. The vitamin K1 content ranged from 1.83 to 682.73 μg/100 g in leaves and vegetables, 0.17 to 28.22 μg/100 g in fruits, and ND to 279 μg/100 g in cereals and specialty crops. Among the 36 samples, high content of vitamin K1 were found in Gugija (Lycium chinense Miller) leaves (average 682.73 μg/100 g) and Hansan ramie leaves (average 423.12 μg/100 g); however, mushroom, amaranth and Chinese artichoke showed no detectable levels. The results of ourstudy provide reliable vitamin K1 content of Korean grown agricultural products that expand nutritional information and food composition database.

본 연구에서는 장미꽃 methanol 추출물의 항염증 활성을 조사하기 위하여 LPS에 의해 염증이 유도된 RAW 264.7 대 식세포에서 염증억제 효과를 알아보았다. 염증 억제의 지표 로서는 세포가 방출하는 NO 생성량과 iNOS 및 NF-κB 발현정도를 측정하였다. 실험 결과, RAW 264.7 대식세포에 대한 품종별 장미꽃 methanol 추출물(500 μg/mL)이 NO의 함량을 감소시키는 경향을 나타내었다. NO의 생성에 영향을 미치는 iNOS 단백질의 발현량을 측정한 결과, LPS 처리에 의해 활성 화된 iNOS 단백질의 발현이 장미꽃 methanol 추출물 처리 시 유 의적으로 수준으로 억제하는 경향을 보였다. Luciferase activity 를 실행한 결과, LPS로 자극한 세포와 비교하였을 때 염증과 관련된 NF-κB promoter activity가 장미꽃 methanol 추출물 처 리시 현저히 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 세포질의 IκBα의 인산화를 저해함으로써 전사요소인 NF-κB p65, p50을 핵 속 으로 유리시키는 과정을 억제하였다. 이 결과로 장미꽃 methanol 추출물이 전사단계에서 저해활성을 나타낸다는 것을 확인하 였다. 본 연구결과, 장미꽃 methanol 추출물은 항염증 효과를 나타냄에 따라 만성 질환 예방을 위한 기능성 식품의 원료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 여겨진다.

은행 가공산업에서 부산물로 제거되는 은행 외종피의 활용성을 증대시키고자 다양한 생리활성에 미치는 열처리의 영향을 살펴보았다. 은행 외종피를 분리하여 130℃에서 2시간 열처리한 후 물, 70% 에탄올 및 80% 메탄올 추출물을 제조하여 생리활성변화를 살펴본 결과, ABTS와 DPPH 자유라디칼 소거활성은 80% 메탄올 추출물을 제외하고, 열처리 후 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 물 추출물에서 각각 14.95 mg AAE/g과 7.36 mg TE/g으로 높게 나타났다. α-Glucosidase 저해 활성은 물 추출물을 제외하고 열처리 시 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 열처리 전 80% 메탄올 추출물에서 98.66%로 가장 높게 나타났다. Angiotensin converting enzyme I 저해 활성은 추출물 간의 유의적인 차이가 없었으며(P>0.05), 열처리 후 모두 감소하였다. 산화질소 생성억제 활성은 열처리 시 증가하였으며, 물 추출물(200 μg/mL)이 12.33 μM로 LPS 처리구에 비해 산화질소 생성량을 72.39% 감소시켰다. 지방구 축적억제활성은 세포독성을 보이지 않는 농도에서 열처리 시 감소하였다. 유방암 세포주에 대한 항암 활성은 열처리 후 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이상의 결과로부터 은행 외종피 추출물의 다양한 생리활성을 확인하였으며, 특히 열처리 후 항산화 활성과 유방암 세포주에 대한 증식억제 활성이 크게 증가하였으며, 추후 생리활성물질의 규명 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

쌀 도정시 발생하는 미강의 부가가치를 높이기 위하여,미강내 생리기능성 물질를 고농도로 농축하기 위한 전처리방법 및 농축조건을 확립하고자 하였다. 미강으로부터 추출한 조미강유중 지방산을 분리하기 위하여 산 또는 효소촉매를 이용하여 지방산 에틸 에스터를 제조하였다. 산 촉매 에스터 반응시 tocopherol류의 함량은 크게 영향을 받지 않았으나, tocotrienol류의 함량은 크게 감소하였고, 특히 γ-tocotrienol은 52% 감소하였다. 효소 촉매 에스터반응시 tocopherol류와 tocotrienol류 모두 크게 변화가 없었으므로 효소촉매를 이용한 에틸 에스터 반응이 생리활성물질농축에는 더 적합하였다. 효소 촉매 반응을 이용하여 생산한 미강유 에틸 에스터를 초임계 이산화탄소를 이용하여분리하고, 생리활성물질을 농축하였다. 온도 조건은 45oC,50oC, 55oC, 압력조건은 9.62MPa, 10.34MPa, 11.03MPa이었다. Tocols는 소량이지만, 1-5번 추출 분획에서 모두검출되었으며, 5번 분획에 가까워질수록 더 많은 양의tocols이 추출되었다. γ-Oryzanol도 매우 소량이기는 하나 1-5번 분획에서 추출되었다. Policosanol과 phytosterol은 1-5번 분획에서 전혀 추출되지 않았다. 특히 초임계 이산화탄소의 밀도와 지방산 에스터와 함께 추출되는 tocols 및 γ-oryzanol의 양은 높은 상관관계를 가지고 있었다(R2tocols=0.9306, R2oryzanol=0.7934). Tocols와 phytosterol은 55oC,9.62MPa에서 농축시 농축률이 가장 높았으며, γ-oryzanol과policosanol은 각 조건별로 농축률에 변화가 없었다. 또한초임계 이산화탄소의 밀도가 클수록 농축속도는 매우 빨랐으나 농축물질의 선택성은 낮았다. 따라서 생리활성물질을농축하는데에는 상대적으로 낮은 밀도의 초임계 이산화탄소를 적용하는 것이 더 효과적이었으며, 이러한 결과는 건강기능식품등에 이용하는 생리활성물질의 농축 및 정제 공정에 효율적으로 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

This study investigated the effects of temperature, solvent concentration, and pH on the β-glucan extraction. Oat bran β-glucan was extracted with different extraction conditions, using various combinations of experiment factors, such as temperature (40, 45, 50, 55, and 60℃), ethanol concentration (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20%), and pH (5, 6, 7, 8, and 9). Under the various extraction conditions, β-glucan extraction rate and overall mass transfer coefficient of oat bran β-glucan, and viscosity of oat bran extracts were investigated. As increasing the extraction time, the extraction rate of β-glucan increased. The overall mass transfer coefficient of β-glucan ranged from 3.36×10^-6 to 8.55×10^-6 ㎝/min, indicating the lowest at the extraction condition of 45℃, 15% and pH 8, and the highest at 50℃, 0% and pH 7. It was significantly greater with increasing extraction temperature and decreasing ethanol concentrations of extraction solvent, except for solvent pH. There were positive correlations among the overall mass transfer coefficient, the extraction rate of β-glucan, and the viscosity of extract.

본 연구에서는 국내에서 시판되고 있는 19종 식초 및 식초 음료에 대해 항산화활성과 항산화성분의 함량을 측정함으로써 그 상관관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 발사믹 식초가 372.53mg/100mL로 가장 높았으며, 주로 음료용 식초가 조리용 식초보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 또한 총 플라보노이드 함량에서도 발사믹 식초가 114.40mg/100mL로 가장 높았으며, 주로 음료용 식초가 조리용 식초보다 높은 함량을 나타낸 반면에, 유기산 함량에서는 빙초산이 가장 높은 수치를 보였다. 본 연구에서 식초의 유기산 함량과 항산화 성분·활성은 상관관계가 없었으며 이는 식초의 유기산이 항산화 활성에는 관여하지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 항산화 활성이 가장 높게 나타난 식초는 발사믹 식초였으며, 주로 음료용식초가 조리용식초보다 높게 나타났으며, 식초의 항산화 활성에 주로 기여하는 물질은 폴리페놀 화합물로 생각된다.

일반적으로 현미를 발아시킬 경우 다양한 효소의 활성화로 인하여 GABA, ferulic acid, arabinoxylan, inositol 등의 기능성 성분들이 증가될 뿐만 아니라 조직을 연화시켜 현미의 식미를 개선시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. GABA는 발아현미에 존재하는 기능성 물질 중의 하나로 비단백질 아미노산이다. 본 연구의 목적은 발아 후 품종별 GABA 함량의 변화를 측정하고자 하였으며 이와 함께 vitamin E의 변화와 항산화력의 변화를 측정하고자 하였다. GABA 함량은 비색법을 이용하였고 vitamin E는 HPLC 방법을 항산화력은 ABTS와 DPPH 라디칼 소거능을 이용하여 측정하였다. 본 연구 결과 품종별 현미는 발아 과정을 통하여 GABA 함량은 약 10배 이상 그리고 vitamin E의 경우 tocotrienol이 상당히 증가하였으며 항산화 활성에는 전반적으로 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 큰눈 발아 현미의 경우 GABA 함량이 다른 품종에 비해 월등히 높았고 vitamin E 함량과 항산화 활성은 신명흑찰 발아현미가 높은 값을 나타내었다. 본 연구결과 현미를 발아시키면 GABA 및 vitamin E 등과 같은 생리활성 물질이 증가되고 항산화 활성이 그대로 유지된 기능성 쌀 가공품의 원료를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

This study was performed to investigate the effects of different cooking methods (boiling, roasting, stir-frying, and deep-frying) on folate retention in 6 kinds of mushrooms (Beech-, button-, Juda’s ear-, oak-, oyster-, and winter-mushrooms) frequently consumed in Korea. In order to assure reliability of analytical data, trienzyme extraction-L casei method was verified and analytical quality control was also evaluated. Folate contents of mushrooms varied by 6.04-64.82 g/100 g depending on the type of mushrooms. and were significantly affected by cooking methods. Depending on cooking methods, folate contents of mushrooms decreased by 22-48%, 2-31%, and 17-56% for Juda’s ear-, oak- and oyster-mushrooms, respectively, while 17-90% of folate was increased in Beech mushroom. Overall, the largest weight loss was found in boiled mushrooms, but the lowest one in deep-fried samples. True folate retention rates considering processing factor were less than 100% for all cooked mushrooms except for Beech samples. Overall, folate loss was the largest by boiling with water but the smallest by deep-frying. Both accuracy and precision of trienzyme extraction-L-casei method were excellent based on a recovery close to 100% and coefficient variations less than 3%. Quality control chart of folate analysis (n=26) obtained during the entire study and an international proficiency test (z-score=-0.5) showed that trienzyme extraction-L casei method is reliable enough for production of national folate database.