본 연구는 설탕의 일부를 트레할로스로 치환하여 제조한 쌀식빵의 품질을 검토한 것이다. 쌀식빵의 맛과 품질을 새롭게 하고 노화 억제 효과가 있는 트레할로스를 설탕 사용량의 25%(Ts25), 50%(Ts50), 75%(Ts75)를 트레할로스로 각각 치환하여 제품을 제조한 다음 상온에서 0, 2, 4일간 저장하면서 경시변화를 확인하였다. 쌀식빵의 비체적은 트레할로스를 첨가한 쌀식빵의 경우 대조군의 97%로 약간 줄어든 결과를 보였으나 경시적인 변화는 감소률이 적은 것으로 나타났다. 수분함량 또한 0일차에는 대조군과 트레할로스 첨가 시료 간 차이가 없었지만 트레할로스 첨가 시료의 수분함량은 경시변화가 작아 보습 효과가 나타났다. 쌀식빵의 경도는 트레할로스를 첨가한 시료에서 대조군보다 유의적으로 낮아 트레할로스의 첨가는 쌀식빵 경도를 낮추어 주는 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 관능검사 결과 쌀식빵의 맛은 대조군에 비해 Ts50의 시료가 가장 좋은 것으로 나타났으며 경시변화를 살펴보면 대조군의 경우 2일차, 4일차에서 크게 감소하였지만 트레할로스 첨가 시료는 맛의 감소가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 풍미와 질감, 전반적인 기호도에서도 트레할로스 첨가 시료가 대조군보다 전반적으로 좋다고 나타나 대조군에 비해 시간이 경과할수록 품질이 유지 또는 증가하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 트레할로스 첨가는 품질 지속시간 증가에 따른 상품성을 기대할 수 있어 제과·제빵 관련 상품개발에 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

Our objective was to evaluate the function of treahlose and erythritol in reducing ROS concentrations, which is associated with a general improvement in the quality of frozen-thawing miniature pig sperm. Semen was mixed in modified Modena B extender, added to cooling media and freezing media, followed by the supplement of 100 mM trehalose and/or 100 mM erythritol with spermatozoa (1000x 109cells/straw). The trehalose plus erythritol (TE) added group had less intracellular H2O2 than did control and trehalose (36.6±1.6 vs. 49.0±5.8 and 48.8±7.9; P<0.05). The percentage of viable acrosome-intact sperm (FITC-PNA-/PI-) was higher in erythritol and TE than controls (57.0±5.5% and 62.5±4.3% vs. 45.4±5.4%; P<0.05 and P<0.001). The percentage of sperm with high fragmented DNA was observed in control group when compared with erythritol and TE also trehalose (65.5±1.3% vs 59.3±0.7% and 59.0±0.3% vs 62.2± 0.8%; P<0.001). The percentage of sperm LPO was higher in control and trehalose than erythritol (4.4±0.5% and 5.0±0.5% vs. 3.5±0.2; P<0.01 and P<0.001), and was lowest in the TE (control and trehalose vs. TE: P<0.001, erythritol vs. TE: P<0.05). Also, we performed that surgical insemination based on above data to evaluate the function of new cryoprotectant such as trehalose plus erythritol in vivo. Finally, 1 pregnant gilt showed natural estrus was allowed to go to term and 8 live piglets were born. In conclusion, miniature pig sperm was successfully cryopreserved with trehalose plus erythritol provided the increasing the sperm quality and reducing the ROS.

The boar sperm has more lipid droplets and specialty of seminal plasma compared with other species, causing difficulties of freezing sperm and decreases for the utilization of frozen semen into the artificial insemination. However, several studies reported significant results for the recovery of sperm motility and reproductive by addition of cryoprotectants and seminal plasma after thawing. This study was designed to investigate the effects of supplementation of trehalose or glycerol in the LEY (lactose and egg yolk in BTS) solution for the conventional freezing and vitrification process. Two boars aged 16 months were used to collect semen for 2 times in a week. The samples were allotted to 3 freezing solutions (LEY + glycerol 10.5% + OEP 1.5%, LEY + trehalose 1M + OEP 1.5%, and sucrose 1.5M + trehalose 1 M + OEP 1.5%) after centrifugation at 800 g for 10 minutes. Semen was equilibrated in freezing solutions for 10 minutes and injected into plastic straws with 2∼3 air bubbles to minimize freezing damages. Vitrification was performed to locate sperm in 5 cm above LN2 for 5 minutes, and the conventional freezing was conducted with an automatic freezer. Motility and survival rates were measured by CASA (Computer assisted sperm an alyzing system) and FITC (Fluorescein isothiocyanate), respectively after thawing semen at 50℃ for 12 seconds. The results were analyzed by ANOVA with STATVIEW statistical program. The vitrificatioin solution (LEY + 10.5% glycerol + 1.5% OEP) presented higher motility (20.9%) than other solutions while the solution (LEY + 1M trehalose + 1.5% OEP) showed the lowest (motility : 5.2%). However, survival rates of vitrified sperms detected by FITC showed 1~4% live sperms in almost of dead sperms at all vitrification solutions’ groups, but survival rate of freezing solution of LEY + 1M trehalose + 1.5% OEP LEY and LEY + 10.5% glycerol + 1.5% OEP were showed 49%, and 79%, respectively. There were differences (P<0.05) survival rate of conventional freezing in LEY + 10.5% glycerol + 1.5% OEP and LEY + 1M trehalose + 1.5% OEP and the remaining showed no differences. The results suggested that vitrified boar semen was not enough to be utilized for the artificial insemination, but it showed possibility to utilize for ICSI and conventional freezing with glycerol would be useful method for artificial insemination in pig while we choose the outstanding semen against tolerance to freezing damages.

Like vertebrate insulins, insulin-like peptides (ILPs) play crucial roles in controlling immature growth, adult lifespan, and plasma sugar level in some insects. An ILP gene (SeILP1) was predicted from a transcription database of Spodoptera exigua. SeILP1 encodes 95 amino acid sequence, which shares sequence homologies (33~83%) with other insects ILPs. The predicted B and A chains possess six cysteine residences. SeILP1 was expressed in all developmental stages of S. exigua. However, its expression was detected in fat body, gut and epidermis, but not in hemocytes. Its expression increased with feeding activity. Plasma trehalose levels of fifth instar larvae maintained at relatively stable concentration of 2.31±0.62 mM. However, starvation induced a significant increase of plasma trehalose level by more than two fold in 48 h, at which SeILP1 expression kept at a low level. RNA interference of SeILP1 induced a significant increase of plasma trehalose level. Interestingly, a bovine insulin decreased plasma trehalose level in a dose-dependent manner. These results indicate mat SeILP1 plays a role in suppressing plasma trehalose level in S. exigua.

Insulin in vertebrates plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis of blood sugar level. Insulin-like peptide (ILP) has been identified in insects, such as Drosophila melanogaster and Aedes aegypti. Plasma sugars and polyols of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella were separated by a Bio-LC. Among seven peaks, trehalose was the most predominant blood sugar and maintained at approximately 3.5 mM in the larval plasma. However, the feeding activity affected the plasma trehalose level, in which starvation significantly up-regulated the trehalose level. Analysis of ILP expression upon feeding indicated that feeding stimulated the gene expression of ILP. Interestingly, an injection of a vertebrate insulin significantly suppressed the hypertrehalosemia induced by starvation. These results suggest that ILP is a endocrine signal to down-regulate the plasma trehalose level in P. xylostella.

본 연구는 돼지 정자의 동결 건조 시 동결 보호제인 trehalose의 효과와 동결 건조 시간과 동결 건조 후 저장 기간에 따라 정자의 생존성과 체외 성숙 난자 내 동결 건조 정자를 직접 주입한 후 전핵 형성율, 난할율 그리고 배발달 성적을 조사하였다. 동결 건조 후 정자의 생존율은 trehalose 무첨가구에 비해 trehalose를 첨가한 처리구에서 높은 생존율을 보였으며, 75 mM의 trehalose를 첨가하여 동결 건조한 정자들의 생존율이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 동결 건조 후 저장 기간이 길어질수록 생존율이 낮아지는 경향이었다. 체외 성숙 난자 내 동결 건조 정자를 직접 주입 후 전핵 형성율은 trehalose 첨가구에서 유의적으로 높았으며(p<0.05), 난할율과 배발달 성적도 trehalose 첨가구에서 유의적으로 높았고(p<0.05), 정자의 동결 건조 시간이 짧을수록 높은 난할율과 배발달율을 보였다.

This study was designed to determine whether low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from egg yolk and taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose as antioxidant in extender improve the freezability and fertility of Korean Jeju Black Bull semen. The semen was cryopreserved with tris egg yolk extenders containing 7% glycerol and treated 4% LDL, 20 mM taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose. Frozen-thawed sperm were evaluated motility, viability, membrane, and acrosome integrity and sperm penetration ability. The results were compared to semen cryopreserved in tris egg yolk extender only as control. Frozen-thawed semen evaluation cleary indicated that the addition of LDL and LDL-antioxidants (taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose) combination were significantly improved (p<0.05) the viability (%; with staining test using eosin-Y) compared to control spermatozoa. Also, in membrane integrity (%; with supravital hypo-osmotic swelling test), not only LDL-antioxiants combination but also LDL were significantly increased (p<0.05) the swelled sperm using HOST compared to control. Sperm acrosome integrity state was classified by CTC (chlortetracycline) staining test. F pattern was significantly increased in LDL-antioxidant combination than control (p<0.05) and B pattern was not significantly differences among all treatments and control. However, AR pattern was significantly decreased in LDL-antioxidants combination than control (p<0.05). Pronucleus formation and sperm penetration index (SFI) were significantly increased in LDL and LDL-antioxidants combination than control (p<0.05). Especially, LDL-taurine significantly improved pronucleus fomation and SFI than LDL (p<0.05). It was concluded that LDL and LDL-antioxidants in extender improved the freezability and fertility of Korean Jeju Black bull spermatozoa.

Miniature pig sperm cryopreservation is continually researched in biotechnology for breed conservation and reproduction. It is important to control the temperature at each stage of cryopreservation and cryoprotectant. It is also necessary to find the optimal cryoprotectant concentration and chemical elements of the extender. Recently, many studies have used various cryoprotectant materials, such as dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), ethylene glycol (EG), antifreeze protein (AFP), amides, and glycerol. Glycerol is a commonly used cryoprotectant. However, glycerol has critical cytotoxic properties, including osmotic pressure and it can cause irreversible damage to live cells. Therefore, We focused on membrane fluidity modifications can reduce cell damage from freezing and thawing procedures and evaluated on the positive effects of trehalose to the viability, chromatin integrity, and motility of boar sperm. Miniature pig sperm was separated from semen by washing with modified- Modena B (mMB) extender. After centrifugation, the pellet was diluted with the prepared first extender. This experiment was designed to compare the effects that sperm cryopreservation using two different extenders has on sperm chromatin. The control group used the glycerol only and it was compared with the glycerol and glycerol plus trehalose extender. Sperm viability and motility were evaluated using WST1 assays and computer-assisted semen assays (CASA). Chromatin structure was examined using acridine orange staining. For the motility descriptors, trehalose caused a significant (p<0.01) increase in total motility ( in glycerol vs. in glycerol + trehalose) and progressive ( in glycerol vs. in glycerol + trehalose). A significant (p<0.05) increase in VAP ( vs. ), VSL ( vs. ), VCL ( vs. ), STR ( vs. ), and LIN ( vs. ) were also detected, respectively. The sperm DNA fragmentation index was 48.8% to glycerol only and 30.6% to glycerol plus trehalose. Trehalose added group showed higher percentages of sperm motility, stability of chromatin structure than glycerol only. In this study, we suggest that trehalose is effective in reducing freezing damage to miniature pig sperm and can reduce chromatin damage during cryopreservation.

Cryopreservation of canine spermatozoa affords potential exchange of genetic material, and thus may lead to improvement in the breeding management. However, canine spermatozoa undergo many damages such as, cold shock, ice crystal formation, oxidative stress during cryopreservation. In this study used the CASA for investigating the effect of various trehalose concentrations and thawing temperatures on the sperm viability. In addition, the efficacy of the most optimal of the tested cryopreservation protocols in this study was verified by AI as the in vivo test. Also, this study evaluates the variation of frozen- thawed canine spermatozoa during different incubation condition. The addition of trehalose 25 mM was optimal concentration and frozen-thawed semen quality was significantly higher better than control (Glucose) and other concentration groups. In effect of thawing temperature on frozen-thawed sperm movement and intact acrosome evaluations, which result enhance the sperm motility and movement value depending on increase temperature condition at 36, 54 and 72℃. Also, in the effect of different incubation condition on frozen-thawed sperm after thawing at 36℃ for 60 sec, that the results trehalose 25 mM was significantly better (p<0.05) than glucose in general as well as, the post-thawed sperm motility and intact acrosome was reduced depending on increase the incubation time. Especially, incubation at 4 to 8 hour was rapidly depreciation of movement value and the rate of intact acrosome was dropped similar tendency. Thus, incubation 17℃ was better than other incubation groups on sperm motility and acrosome integrity. For the in vivo evaluate of spermatozoa survival and is the most definitive test of sperm function, we performed artificial insemination in estrous bitch. The semen was prepared for intrauterine insemination using the 25 mM trehalose freezing extender and thawing at 36℃, and 2 bitches were inseminated with 1×106 motile spermatozoa by surgical method. The results of AI, the pregnancy rates, mean litter size and oocyte fertilization rate were 16.6% (1/6), and 50% (2/4), respectively. In conclusion, based on the results of these experiments, the effect of addition of trehalose on extender improves the movement and intact acrosome of frozen-thawed semen. In particular, trehalose 25 mM groups was higher than other different concentration group on movement value and acrosome integrity of frozen-thawed sperm. Also, through incubation condition, this study identify the optimal incubation temperature after thawing was 17℃. Furthermore, the information will be contributed to develop the canine ART including AI, IVF and canine ICSI. * This research was supported by iPET (Grants 110056-3), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea.

Effect of trehalose for the mycelial growth of Tricholoma matsutake were examined. When T. matsutake Z-1 strain was cultured in the partially modified matsutake liquid (PMML) medium and the Hamada matsutake liquid (HML) medium supplemented with trehalose at 24 ℃ for 80days, the vegetative mycelial dry weights showed higher value compared with those of PMML medium and HML medium supplemented with glucose (control). The range of the effect of 1.0-8.0% carbohydrate substrate on vegetative mycelial growth was investigated. The optimal concentration for mycelial growth was 2.0% for the glucose medium but 8.0% for the trehalose medium. To evaluate the potential of the production of trehalase from T. matsutake, the extracellular trehalase activity during the vegetative mycelial growth was measured. The activity of the extracellular trehalase increased during vegetative mycelial growth of T. matsutake and was maximal 70 days after inoculation. This extracellular enzyme was investigated for the purification and the characterization. The partially purified trehalase was obtained from about 1.53l static culture filtrate, with 19.1% recovery, and about 2,940 fold purification. The molecular mass was about 62.6kDa (SDS-PAGE) and 70kDa (Gel-filtration). The enzyme was most active around 40℃ and pH 5.0 and stable over a pH of 4.5~ 6.5 for 30min at 37℃. The enzyme readily hydrolyzed trehalose having α -1,1 glucosidic bond. However, it did not hydrolyze disaccharides such as maltose, iso-maltose, cellobiose, saccharose and lactose.

본 연구는 백설기의 노화를 억제 및 저장 중 품질 향상을 위한 Novamyl의 최적 첨가량을 0.1%로 선정하고 트레할로스를 5%, 10%, 15% 첨가하여 백설기를 제조한 후 상온(25oC)에서 0, 1, 2, 3일간 저장하면서 기계적 및 관능적 특성과 노화 속도 변화를 살펴보았으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 수분활성도는 트레할로스의 첨가량이 증가할수록 유의적으로 감소하였으며 저장 일수에 따른 차이는 없었다. 색도는 트레할로스를 첨가한 백설기의 명도(L값)가 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며 적색도를 나타내는 a값은 첨가군이 대조구에 비해 낮게 나타났고 황색도(b값)는 첨가군이 다소 낮은 값을 보였으며 저장 일수가 증가함에 따라 황색도가 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 기계적 조직감에 대해서는 트레할로스의 첨가량이 증가할수록 경도가 감소하였고 저장 중 씹힘성의 감소폭이 감소하였다. Avrami 방정식으로 노화속도를 측정하였으며, Avrami exponent(n) 값과 시간상수(1/k) 값을 계산한 결과 트레할로스 첨가군이 대조구에 비해 노화속도가 감소하였음을 알 수 있었다. 관능검사 결과에서 15% 첨가구가 대부분의 항목에서 우수한 결과를 보였고 특히 전반적인 기호도 및 씹힘성 항목에서 높은 선호도 값을 보였으나 10% 첨가구와의 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았다. 이와 같은 실험결과를 통해 백설기 제조 시 Novamyl 0.1%를 처리하고 트레할로스를 첨가할 경우 노화 억제와 품질 향상의 효과가 있었으며, 특히 기계적 측정 결과와 관능검사 결과를 종합했을 때, 트레할로스를 10% 첨가가 15%의 첨가에 비해 유의적인 차이가 적어 가장 적절한 것으로 나타났다. 효소의 첨가는 백설기의 노화를 억제하는 효과가 있지만 물성적인 측면에서 조직이 과도하게 물러지는 등의 문제를 보이는데 이에 트레할로스를 적당량 첨가함으로써 노화 억제를 향상시키고 물성적인 측면과 기호도를 향상시켜 저장성이 우수하고 소비자의 입맛에 적합한 백설기의 제조가 가능하다고 사료된다.

본 연구에서는 냉동요구르트 제조 시 trehalose와 sorbitol 첨가가 유산균의 동결변성방지 및 향기성분의 변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 요구르트를 L. bulgaricus와 S. thermophilus 단독균주 및 혼합균주로 발효시켰을 때 처리구 모두 trehalose와 sorbitol 첨가에 의한 발효과정 중 유산균의 증식효과는 나타나지 않았다. 요구르트를 6주간 냉동저장하는 동안 trehalose와 sorbitol 첨가에 의한 모든 처리구에서 유산균수의 차이가 없었으며, MRS 액상배지에 trehalose와 sorbitol을 각각 2%, 5% 첨가하여 6주간 냉동저장하였을 때는 5% trehalose 처리구의 동결변성방지 효과가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 냉동저장 기간 동안 고형분 함량이 12%인 처리구와 20%인 처리구의 생균수는 큰 차이가 나타나지 않아 고형분 함량 차이에 의한 trehalose와 sorbitol 효과에는 차이가 없는 결과를 나타내었다. 요구르트의 동결과 해동을 반복하였을 경우 trehalose와 sorbitol 모두 2% 첨가구보다 5% 첨가구가 우수한 동결변성방지 효과를 나타내었다. 전반적으로 Trehalose 첨가구가 sorbitol 첨가구보다 2%, 5% 모두 동결변성방지 효과가 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. Trehalose와 sorbitol을 첨가하여 요구르트를 제조하였을 때 향미성분의 함량은 대조구와 유사하였으며 일반적인 요구르트의 향미를 나타내었다. 냉동저장 중 요구르트 향미성분은 손실되거나, 함량비율의 변화가 발생하지 않았다. 이상의 결과로부터 요구르트의 풍미에는 영향을 미치지 않으면서 냉동저장에 의한 유산균의 동결변성방지제로서의 trehalose첨가가 냉동요구르트의 유산균 안정화에 효과가 있다고 하겠다.

The purpose of this study was to determine toxic effect of sucrose and trehalose prior to cryopreservation on nuclear maturation and embryonic development in immature bovine oocytes. All cryoprotectant was prepared in tissue culture medium 199-HEPES (TCM 199-HEPES) with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS). Immature oocytes were exposed to 1.2M ethylene glycol (EG) and 0.1M sucrose or 1.2M EG and 0.1M trehalose for 3 min and then were exposed to 3.2 M EG and 0.25 M sucrose or 3.2 M EG and 0.25 M trehalose for 1 min. Oocytes treated with cryoprotectants were exposed to 0.25 M sucrose or 0.25 M trehalose for 5 min and then 0.1 M sucrose or 0.1 M trehalose for 5 min. Depending on type of sugar added to cryopreservation solution, oocytes were allocated to sucrose group and trehalose group, respectively. Oocytes exposed to TCM 199-HEPES with 10% FBS were considered as control. Oocytes were cultured in TCM 199 supplemented with 10% FBS, 5 ng/ml epidermal growth factor, 0.01 IU/ml luteinizing hormone, and estradiol for 24 h in , 5% . Nuclear maturation was assessed by staining oocytes with 1% aceto-orcein. Oocytes were fertilized in vitro and were cultured in TCM 199 supplemented with 10% FBS, 5 mM sodium pyruvate, and antibiotics in , 5% . The rates of cleavage and blastocyst, and cell number in blastocyst were assessed. Metaphase II rates were not different among experimental groups regardless of type of sugar. The cleavage rate of trehalose group (73.3%) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of sucrose group (62.8%) and control group (60.8%). The blastocyst rate was significantly higher in trehalose group (p<0.05). Mean cell number in blastocyst were not different among experimental groups, although cell number of blastocyst in trehalose group was significantly higher on day 7 (p<0.05). In conclusion, sucrose and trehalose were not toxic to immature bovine oocytes prior to cryopreservation. In particular, trehalose was more effective on embryonic development.