We developed a type of sausage made of chicken breast and liquid egg whites for consumers interested in weight management. To determine the quality of the product, its chemical characteristics, fatty acid composition, free amino acid contents, and nucleotides contents were evaluated during 4 weeks of storage. Sensory evaluation was conducted by both general consumers and body-builders. The sausage was proposed as a fat-free product as fat content was 0.12% based on the Korean Indication Standard of Animal Origin Food. Protein content was 13.42% and calorie value was 61.50 kcal/100 g of the sausage. In sensory evaluation, the mixture of chicken breast and egg whites stuffed into the same casing had an adverse effect on taste, color, texture and overall acceptance while the product that contained egg white stuffed separately into the outer casing enclosing the chicken breast (double layer) improved these attributes. The developed double-layer sausage can last for at least 4 weeks of storage without quality deterioration of flavor-related compounds, such as fatty acids and nucleotides.

전량여과(dead-end filtration)를 사용하여 계란 난백용액으로부터 라이소자임 효소의 분리정제에 대한 연구를 수 행하였다. 전량여과 시 사용된 한외여과 막의 분획분자량과 난백용액의 pH 변화에 따른 라이소자임의 난백에 존재하는 다른 종류의 단백질인 오발부민과 콘알부민에 대한 막을 통한 투과선택도(permselectivity)를 측정하여 투과선택도가 가장 큰 값을 나타내는 전량여과의 최적 운전조건을 결정하였다. 이 결과 난백용액으로 라이소자임을 효과적으로 투과 분리시키기 위한 최 적 운전조건은 한외여과 막의 분획분자량 30 kDa, 난백용액의 pH 11이었다. 최적 운전조건에서 난백 내 총 단백질에 대한 라이소자임의 투과선택도가 약 83의 가장 큰 값을 나타내었다.

The present study evaluated the potential use of immunoglobulin prepared from egg yolk of chickens immunized with Escherichia coli K88 (IgY-Ec) in the control of E. coli K88 infection in RAW 264.7 murine macrophage. The binding activity of IgY-Ec against E. coli K88 surface protein was more specific and increased than control IgY. In infection assay of E. coli in macrophage, the specific IgY-Ec to E. coli K88 remarkably inhibited the phagocytic activity comparing to nonspecific IgY (p<0.001). In adherence assay, bacterial adhesion on macrophage cells was definitely reduced by preincubation of IgY-Ec compared with nonspecific IgY (p<0.05). These findings suggested that IgY-Ec have the protective effects against pathogens and IgY-based diets may have potential benefits for preventing or treating various infections in domestic animals.