식물에서 흔히 존재하는 isoquercetin의 유전독성을 평가하기 위하여 최종평가항목인 DNA 절단 및 염색체 손상을 quercetin과 비교 평가하였다. 7주령의 수컷 ICR 마우스를 사용하였고 3일 동안 시험물질을 경구로 투여하였다. 부형제로 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose를 사용하였고 isoquercetin과 quercetin은 각각 250, 500 mg/kg/day로 투여하였으며, 양성대조물질로 ethyl methanesulfonate 200mg/kg/day를 사용하였다. 일차 투여 후 48시간에 그리고 마지막 투여 후 3시간 내에 부검하였고 조직을 적출하였다. DNA 손상은 Comet assay를 사용하여 위와 간세포에서 관찰하였고, 소핵시험은 골수세포에서 소핵 분석방법을 사용하여 평가하였다. 두 가지 유전독성 시험을 동일마우스를 사용하여 수행하였다. 그 결과, isoquercetin과 quercetin의 경구 투여는 500 mg/kg/day에서도 위와 간에서 DNA 손상을 초래하지 않았으며 골수세포에서 소핵을 유발하지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서 사용한 플라보노이드는 본 실험 조건하에서 유전독성을 유발하지 않는 것으로 사료된다.

The transesterification of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, and mixed fat were conducted at 65℃ with Al2O3-supported CaO, 0.8 wt% KOH, 1 wt% NaOH and mixed catalyst. The overall conversion(%) of rapeseed oil indicated to be 96% at the 12:1 molar ratio of methanol to oil, 8 wt% CaO and 2 wt% water. The pH ranges of biodiesel for mixed fat using four catalysts and for three fats using 8wt% CaO were 7.3-9.1, 7.3-7.5, respectively. The volumes of water needed to wash biodiesel from rapeseed oil using 0.8 wt% KOH and 8 wt% CaO were 15 mL and 3 mL.

The transesterification of vegetable oils into Biodiesel at 60℃ was performed on the rotary viscometer. The overall yield(%) of fatty acid methyl ester from canola oil at optimum conditions was 95%. The viscosities of fatty acid methyl esters were predicted by Orrick and Erbarr's model. The overall yield increased as the viscosities of fatty acid methyl esters decreased. The limiting molar ratio of methanol to oil appeared to be 1:5. The content of sodium hydroxide as the optimum catalyst appeared to be 0.5wt%.

Bio-diesel as fatty acid methyl ester was derived from such oils as soybean, peanut and canola oil by lipase catalyzed continuous trans-esterification. So the activation of lipase(Novozym - 435) was kept to be up to 4:1, the limiting molar ratio of methanol to oil under one-step addition of methanol due to the miscibility of oil and methanol through the static mixer for 4hrs and the elimination of glycerol on the surface of lipase by 7wt% silica gel. Therefore the overall yield of fatty acid methyl ester from soybean oil appeared to be 98% at 50·C of reaction temperature under two-steps addition of methanol with 2×2:1 of methanol to oil molar ratio at an interval of 5.5hrs, 7wt% of lipase, 24 number of mixer elements, 0.2ml/min of flow rate and 7wt% of silica gel.

Transesterfication of vegetable oils and methanol with alkaline catalyst was carried out to produce biodiesel fuel by continuous process. The process consists of two static mixers, one tubular reactor and two coolers and gave 96~99% of methyl ester yield from soybean oil and rapeseed oil. Experimental variables were the molar ratios of methanol to vegetable oil, alkaline catalyst contents, flow rates, mixer element number. The optimum ranges of operating variables were as follows; reaction temperature of 70℃, l:6 of molar ratio of methanol to oil, O.4%(w/w) sodium hydroxide based on oil, static mixer elements number of 24 and 4 min. residence time.

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are industrially important microorganisms for probiotics. The recent widespread application of LAB for preparation of functional food is attributable to the accumulating scientific evidence showing their beneficial effects on human health. In this study, we isolated and characterized plant-derived LAB that show angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities. The selected strain K2 was isolated from Kimchi, and identified as Lactobacillus plantarum by 16S rRNA gene analysis. The strain grew under static and shaking culture systems. They were also able to grow in different culture conditions like 25℃∼37℃ temperature, 4∼10 pH range and ∼6% NaCl concentration. L. plantarum K2 was highly resistant to acid stress; survival rate of the strain at pH 2.5 and 3 were 80% and 91.6%, respectively. The strain K2 also showed high bile resistance to 0.3% bile bovine and 0.3% bile extract with more than 74% of survival rate. The cell grown on MRS agar plate containing bile extract formed opaque precipitate zones around the colonies, indicating they have bile salt hydrolase activity. The strain showed an inhibitory activity against pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes; antibacterial activity was probably due to the lactic acid. The K2 strain showed relatively higher autoaggregation values, antihypertensive and antioxidant activities. These results suggest that L. plantarum K2 could be not only applied as a pharmabiotic for human health but also is also starter culture applicable to fermentative products.

본 연구는 수박 과실썩음병의 원인균인 Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli 균에 대해서 항균활성을 갖는 친환경 유기농자재를 개발할 목적으로 약용식물 133종을 대상으로 진행되었다. 이들 133종 약용식물의 MeOH 추출물에 대한 bioassay를 통해 항균 활성을 검정한 결과 청피(Citrus unshiu Markovich) 추출물에서 강한 항균활성을 보였다. 청피(Citrus unshiu Markovich)로부터 항균활성물질을 구명하고자 용매분획을 하였고, 용매분획 중에서 hexane fraction이 가장 강한 활성을 나타내었다. Hexane fraction을 GC-MS로 분석하여 chromatogram상의 각각의 peak에 해당하는 mass spectrum과 Wiley library를 비교하여 profiling 한 결과, essential oil인 d-limonene, γ-terpinene, β-linalool, terpineol과 지방산인 palmitic acid, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, linolenic acid 그리고 steroid 화합물인 stigmasterol이 검출되었다. 이들 검출화합물 중에서 항균 활성물질로 추정되는 d-limonene, γ-terpinene, β-linalool, terpineol의 항균 활성을 검정하기 위해 표준품을 사용하여 bioassay한 결과 두 화합물 dlimonene, γ-terpinene에서 높은 항균활성을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 청피로부터 분리한 d-limonene과 γ-terpinene 화합물이 항균 활성물질인 것을 구명하였다. 항균력이 강한 청피 추출물 또는 d-limonene과 γ-terpinene을 주성분으로 하는 추출물을 수박 과실썩음병에 대한 친환경 방제용 자제로 개발이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

The effect of the metal oxide catalyst in the dimerization of waste vegetable oil was investigated. The high efficiency and recyclability has allowed different metal oxides to be used as catalysts in numerous synthetic reactions. Herein, clay, aluminum, titanium, calcium, magnesium and silicon oxide micro/nanoparticles are used in a Diels-Alder reaction to catalyze the production of the dimer acids. The metal oxides assist the electron transfers during cyclization to produce the desired product. Liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) were used to verify the production of dimer acids. For the confirmation of cyclization, compounds were analyzed using the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. From the analysis, silylated or pristine clay showed its effectiveness as a catalyst in dimerization. Furthermore, alumina and alumina/silica composite showed successful performance in the reaction to yield cyclic dimer acids. These result suggested that metal oxides and montmorillonite might be used in synthesis of dimer acids for the recycle of waste vegetable oils.

선발된 13종의 천연색소 추출물에 대하여 free radical 소거활성 및 아질산염 소거활성, 그리고 항산화효소 활성에 대하여 조사하였다. 천연색소 종류별 free radical 소거 활성을 보면 적양배추(red cabbage), 양파껍질(onion peel), 레드비트(redbeet), 흑미(black rice), 오디(mulberry) 색소 등에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났고, 청치자(blue gardenia) 및 황치자(yellow gardenia), 완숙여주(mature bitter melon) 색소 등에서는 비교적 낮은 활성을 보였다 또한 아질산염에 대한 소거능을 조사한 결과, 반응용액 pH 1.2의 경우 양파껍질, 레드비트, 치자황, 지황(chinese foxglove), 치자청 색소에서 높은 소거 활성을 나타냈으며, 적양배추와 오디 색소에서는 상대적으로 낮은 소거활성을 보였다. 그리고 반응용액 pH 6.0에서는 대부분의 색소 추출물에서 아질산염 소거활성을 나타내지 않았다. 그리고 항산화효소활성 결과를 보면, SOD 활성의 경우 여주, 흑미, 포도과피 등에서 높은 활성을 나타냈고, 자색고구마, 지황에서도 비교적 높은 활성을 보였다. 또한 APX 활성은 뽕잎, 오디, 지황의 순으로 높은 활성을 보였으며, CAT 활성도 APX 결과와 비슷한 양상으로 나타났다. 이는 천연색소에 있어 항산화 효소의 종류에 따라 그 활성에 차이가 있음을 알 수 있다. 본 연구결과를 통해 다양한 생리활성을 지니고 있는 천연식물색소에 대해 높은 항산화 기능성을 확인함으로서 향후 고부가가치의 향장소재 및 식품소재로서의 개발가능성이 매우 높음을 시사해 주고 있다.