Wolfiporia cocos is an edible fungus commercially cultivated in Asia. To investigate metabolic changes of W. cocos mycelia under both light and dark culture conditions, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were performed. In terms of the total amount of sugars, alcohols, amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, and purines, there no significant differences between the W. cocos mycelia cultivated under light (L) or dark (D) conditions (p < 0.05). However, there were some differences with respect to the production of particular sugars and proteins. The levels of trehalose (L: 17.2 ± 0.3% vs. D: 13.9 ± 1.6%), maltose (L: 0.9 ± 0.1% vs. D: 0.3 ± 0.1%), turanose (L: 0.7 ± 0.2% vs. D: 0.1 ± 0.1%), glutamine (L: 1.6 ± 0.3% vs. D: 0.7 ± 0.2%), and proline (L: 0.3 ± 0% vs. D: 0.1 ± 0%) were all significantly higher under light condition (p < 0.05). In contrast, the levels of galactose (L: 13.7 ± 1.2% vs. D: 17.6 ± 2.0%), aspartic acid (L: 0.6 ± 0.1 % vs. D: 0.9 ± 0.1%), cystathionine (L: 0.6 ± 0.1% vs. D: 0.8 ± 0 %), and malic acid (L: 0.7 ± 0.1% vs. D: 1.2 ± 0.1%) were higher under the dark condition. It is worth noting that the amount of pachymic acid, a pharmaceutically active compound of W. cocos, was 1.68 times greater under the light condition (p < 0.05).

본 연구는 비만여대생을 대상으로 섭식제한(DG), 유산소운동(EG), 섭식제한과 유산소운동 (DEG) 그룹으로 나누어 체중, 비만의 개선, 혈중지질성분 및 대사성위험요인에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 실험은 8주간 주 5회 실시하였으며, DG는 1일 에너지 섭취열량을 300㎉를 제한하였고, EG는 런닝 머신을 이용하여 300㎉를 소비시켰으며, DEG는 각각 150㎉를 제한과 소비시켰다. 결과, 신체조성의 경우 DG에서는 체중(p<.011), BMI(p<.008)가 감소하였고, EG와 DEG에서는 체중(p<.044, p<.017), 체지방량(p<.047, p<.018), BMI(p<.03, p<.008), 체지방률(p<.036, p<.015), WHR(p<.049, p<.027)이 유의하게 감소하였다. 혈중지질성분은 DG에서 HDL-C(p<.028), EG에서 TG(p<.038), DEG에서는 TC(p<.014), LDL-C(p<.007)에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 대사성위험요인은 DG에서 HOMA-IR (p<.035), leptin(p<.007), EG에서 FBG(p<.043), leptin(p<.003), DEG에서 FBG(p<.014), insulin (p<.005), HOMA-IR(p<.005), leptin(p<.016), resistin(p<.040)에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과로부터 비만여대생들이 섭식제한, 유산소운동의 단독처치보다 섭식제한과 유산소운동을 병행 하는 것이 신체조성, 혈중지질성분, 대사성위험요인의 개선에 가장 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

This study was conducted to evaluate roughage to concentrate ratio on the changes of productivity and metabolic profiling in milk. Six lactating Holstein cows were divided into two groups, T1 group was fed low-concentrate diet (Italian ryegrass to concentrate ratio = 8:2) and T2 group was fed high-concentrate diet (Italian ryegrass to concentrate ratio = 2:8). Milk samples were collected and its components and metabolites were analyzed by 1H-NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance). The result of milk components such as milk fat, milk protein, solids-not-fat, lactose and somatic cell count were not significantly different between two groups. In carbohydrate metabolites, trehalose and xylose were significantly higher (P<0.05) in T1 group, however lactose was not significantly different between two groups. In amino acid metabolites, glycine was the highest concentration however, there was no signifi-cant difference observed between two groups. Urea and methionine were significantly higher (P<0.05) in the T2 group. In lipid metabolites, carnitine, choline and O-acetylcarnitine there were no significant difference observed between the two groups. In benzoic acid metabolites, tartrate was significantly higher (P<0.05) in T2 group. In organic acid metabolites, acetate was significantly higher (P<0.05) in T1 group and fumarate was significantly higher (P<0.05) in T2 group. In the other metabolites, 3-methylxanthine was only significantly higher (P<0.05) in T2 group and riboflavin was only significantly higher (P<0.05) in T1 group. As a result, milk components were not significantly different between two groups. However, metabolites concentration in the milk was significantly different depends on roughage to concentrate ratio.

The effect of seasonality is one of the most significant external sources of variation affecting cambial activity and the development of newly divided cells, and therefore influencing stem growth of trees. Here, we investigated changes in the seasonal concentrations of metabolites of current-year stem tissues in 6-year-old Pinus densiflora at June, August, and October. 76, 75, and 78 metabolites were assigned at June, August, and October by GC/MS. Among these compounds, 55 metabolites were commonly found in all three times, and they were divided into six groups according to the variation of concentrations in each times. Among 56 metabolites, the concentrations of three inositol-methylated derivatives, myo-inositol, ononitol, and pinitol in current-year stem tissues at August were significantly correlated with the heights of nursery-grown trees. Furthermore, we found that such metabolites were significantly correlated with stem diameter at 27 years for two consecutive years. Therefore we suggest that seasonal differences in the contents of inositol derivatives may explain much of the natural variation seen for tree stem size in even-aged pine forests. And these have the potential as metabolic markers of inherently rapidly growing trees in the early selection of those conifer families.