Mun Yhung Jung

Woosuk University, Wanju, North Jeolla, South Korea

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  • Article: Characterization and Quantitation of Anthocyanins in Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Cultivated in Korea by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS.
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    ABSTRACT: The characterization and quantitative analysis of anthocyanins in 4 purple fleshed sweet potato varieties (Borami, Mokpo 62, Shinzami, and Zami) cultivated in Korea were carried out by HPLC/diode array detector (DAD), HPLC-TOF/MS, and HPLC-MS/MS analyses. For the identification of anthocyanins, molecular formulas were first calculated by using the exact mass data of the molecular ions ([M]+). The patterns of isotope ions of M+ were also monitored for confirming the assignment of the molecular formulas. HPLC-MS2 analysis was further conducted for elucidating their molecular structures. Twenty seven different anthocyanins were tentatively identified in the sweet potatoes. Six of them are the first reported in sweet potatoes roots. The quantity and profiles of anthocyanins in sweet potatoes varied greatly with variety. Borami was found, for the first time, to be a rare sweet potato variety with exceptionally high quantity of pelargonidin-based anthocyanins.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 03/2013; · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Chemical Properties and Oxidative Stability of Perilla Oils Obtained From Roasted Perilla Seeds As Affected by Extraction Methods.
    Dong Min Jung, Suk Hoo Yoon, Mun Yhung Jung
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    ABSTRACT:   The chemical properties and oxidative stability of perilla oils obtained from roasted perilla seeds as affected by extraction methods (supercritical carbon dioxide [SC-CO(2) ], mechanical press, and solvent extraction) were studied. The SC-CO(2) extraction at 420 bar and 50 °C and hexane extraction showed significantly higher oil yield than mechanical press extraction (P < 0.05). The fatty acid compositions in the oils were virtually identical regardless of the extraction methods. The contents of tocopherol, sterol, policosanol, and phosphorus in the perilla oils greatly varied with the extraction methods. The SC-CO(2) -extracted perilla oils contained significantly higher contents of tocopherols, sterols, and policosanols than the mechanical press-extracted and hexane-extracted oils (P < 0.05). The SC-CO(2) -extracted oil showed the greatly lower oxidative stability than press-extracted and hexane-extracted oils during the storage in the oven under dark at 60 °C. However, the photooxidative stabilities of the oils were not considerably different with extraction methods.
    Journal of Food Science 10/2012; · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Effects of catechins and green tea extract on the photosensitized singlet oxygen oxidation of linoleic acid in a model system as compared with α-tocopherol
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    ABSTRACT: Effects of catechins and green tea extract (GTE) on the photosensitized singlet oxygen oxidation of linoleic acid were studied. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) showed the highest antioxidant activity, followed by gallocatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, and epicatechin in a decreasing order. α-Tocopherol showed strong antioxidative activity at the initial oxidation stage, but its antioxidative property rapidly decreased with illumination time. EGCG showed significantly stronger antioxidative activity than α-tocopherol at the later oxidation stage (p<0.05) due to the higher stability of EGCG. Unlike α-tocopherol, GTE possessed strong antioxidative activity even at the later oxidation stage. Overall, GTE was a better antioxidant than α-tocopherol for the protection of linoleic acid from singlet oxygen oxidation. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy and visible-spectroscopic data showed unambiguous evidences that the protective activity of GTE against the photosensitized oxidation of linoleic acid was due to the singlet oxygen quenching mechanism. Keywordscatechin–green tea extract–singlet oxygen–quenching–photooxidation
    Food science and biotechnology 04/2012; 20(3):725-733. · 0.49 Impact Factor
  • Article: A gas chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometric analysis of policosanols in commercial vegetable oils.
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    ABSTRACT: Reportedly policosanols (PCs) have various beneficial functionalities on health. A gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) with a low limit of detection (LOD), and high specificity, recovery, and precision was successfully established for the PC analysis in vegetable oils. The LODs for the PCs were in the range of 0.002 to 0.016 μg/mL. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for the repeated analysis of PCs was less than 3.356%. The mean recoveries for spiked heptacosanol and octacosanol in vegetable oil were 102.3% and 106.3%, respectively. The total PC contents in the vegetable oils varied from 3.01 to 427.83 mg/kg oil. Perilla seed, grape seed, and rice bran oils were found to be highly rich sources of PCs, containing 427.83, 245.15, and 171.17 mg PCs/kg oil, respectively. Corn, sesame, and soybean oils contained only a negligible quantity of PCs. The PC composition in vegetable oils was greatly source dependent. In perilla seed oil, octacosanol was the single most predominant component, representing 55.93% of the total PC. In grape seed oil, however, hexacosanol is the most abundant PC, followed by octacosanol, tetracosanol, and triacontanol in a decreasing order. The major PCs in rice bran oil were triacontanol, octacosanol, hexacosanol, and tetracosanol, which constituted over 87.3% of the total PC. This represents the 1st report on the composition and contents of PC in most vegetable oils analyzed here. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: The information might be used for the development of vegetable oil products with beneficial functionality.
    Journal of Food Science 08/2011; 76(6):C891-9. · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Electron spin resonance and luminescence spectroscopic observation and kinetic study of chemical and physical singlet oxygen quenching by resveratrol in methanol.
    Mun Yhung Jung, Dong Seong Choi
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    ABSTRACT: Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence spectroscopy were performed to observe singlet oxygen quenching by resveratrol. Resveratrol greatly decreased the 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-4-piperidone-N-oxyl radical signal as determined by ESR spectroscopy. Resveratrol also efficiently decreased luminescence emission at 1268 nm as studied with a NIR spectrofluorometer, showing positive evidence of singlet oxygen quenching by resveratrol. The total singlet oxygen quenching rate constant (kr+kq) of resveratrol in methanol was determined to be 2.55×10(7) M(-1) s(-1). The singlet oxygen chemical quenching rate constant (kr) of resveratrol was calculated by measuring its reaction rate with singlet oxygen relative to that of α-terpinene in the same solution under light illumination. The kr value of resveratrol was 1.15×10(6) M(-1) s(-1). The percent partition of chemical quenching over total singlet oxygen quenching (kr×100)/(kr+kq) for resveratrol was 5.11%. The results showed that resveratrol quenches singlet oxygen almost exclusively through the mechanism of physical quenching. Resveratrol showed a protective activity similar to that of BHA on the methylene blue sensitized photooxidation of α-terpinene. This unambiguously explains the mechanism of how resveratrol protects tissues and cells in biological systems or important nutrients in food systems against their photosensitized oxidations.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 11/2010; 58(22):11888-95. · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Selectively hydrogenated soybean oil exerts strong anti-prostate cancer activities.
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    ABSTRACT: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male deaths due to cancer in the United States. Hydrogenated vegetable oils have been suspected of inducing adverse health effects, including atherosclerosis and cancer. Here we report that a selectively hydrogenated soybean oil (SHSO) containing a high quantity of conjugated linoleic acids showed remarkably strong anticarcinogenic activity against prostate cancer in the rat model (Copenhagen rats with MAT-LyLu syngeneic rat prostate cancer cells) study in vivo and human prostate carcinoma cell lines studies in vitro, as compared with native soybean oil. A 5% dietary supplementation with SHSO inhibited the growth of prostate cancer by 80% in vivo. The TUNEL method and immunohistochemical staining assays of bax, bcl-2, and survivin clearly showed that SHSO induced prostate cancer cell apoptosis in the tested rats. DNA fragmentation analysis in vitro further confirmed the apoptotic activity of SHSO on the MAT-LyLu prostate cancer cells. The SHSO also showed strong cytotoxicity on human prostate cancer cells (DU145 and PC3). This represents the first report demonstrating the significant anticancer activities of hydrogenated vegetable oils at low levels of dietary supplementation.
    Lipids 11/2010; 46(3):287-95. · 2.13 Impact Factor
  • Article: Direct spectroscopic observation of singlet oxygen quenching and kinetic studies of physical and chemical singlet oxygen quenching rate constants of synthetic antioxidants (BHA, BHT, and TBHQ) in methanol.
    Jun Hyun Lee, Mun Yhung Jung
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    ABSTRACT: Singlet oxygen quenching by synthetic antioxidants (BHA, BHT, and TBHQ) was directly observed by spectroscopic monitoring of luminescence at 1268 nm. The luminescence data showed unambiguous evidence of singlet oxygen quenching by synthetic phenolic antioxidants with the highest activity for TBHQ, followed by BHA and BHT. The protective activities of these synthetic antioxidants on alpha-terpinene oxidation with chemically-induced singlet oxygen under dark further confirmed their singlet oxygen quenching abilities. Total singlet oxygen quenching rate constants (k(r) + k(q)) of BHA, BHT, and TBHQ were determined in a system containing alpha-terpinene (as a singlet oxygen trap) and methylene blue (as a sensitizer) during light irradiation, and the values were 5.14 x 10(7), 3.41 x 10(6), and 1.99 x 10(8) M(-1)s(-1), respectively. After the k(r) value of alpha-terpinene was first determined, the k(r) values of the synthetic antioxidants were calculated by measuring their relative reaction rates with singlet oxygen to that of alpha-terpinene under the identical conditions. The k(r) values of the BHA, BHT, and TBHQ were 3.90 x 10(5), 1.23 x 10(5), and 2.93 x 10(6), M(-1)s(-1). The percent partition of chemical quenching over total singlet oxygen quenching (k(r) x 100)/(k(r) + k(q)) for BHA, BHT, and TBHQ were 0.76%, 3.61%, and 1.47%, respectively. The results showed that the synthetic antioxidants quench singlet oxygen almost exclusively through the mechanism of physical quenching. This represents the first report on the singlet oxygen quenching mechanism of these synthetic antioxidants. Practical Application: The synthetic antioxidants, especially TBHQ, have been found to have a strong singlet oxygen quenching ability. This article also clearly showed that singlet oxygen quenching by synthetic antioxidants was mainly by the physical quenching mechanism. The results suggested that these synthetic antioxidants, especially TBHQ, could be used practically for the protection of the food components such as edible oils and vitamins against singlet oxygen induced oxidations without significant losses of antioxidant activity during storage under light.
    Journal of Food Science 08/2010; 75(6):C506-13. · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: ESR study of the singlet oxygen quenching and protective activity of Trolox on the photodecomposition of riboflavin and lumiflavin in aqueous buffer solutions.
    Mun Yhung Jung, David B Min
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    ABSTRACT: Singlet oxygen quenching activity of Trolox, a water-soluble derivative of tocopherol, was studied by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy in a buffer solution (pH 7.4) containing methylene blue (MB), 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone (TMPD) after light illumination for 30 min. Trolox at the concentration of 125 microM quenched 89.1% singlet oxygen in the system. Trolox showed significantly higher singlet oxygen quenching activity than ascorbic acid in the buffer solution (P < 0.05). Riboflavin in phosphate buffer solutions was degraded very fast under fluorescent light illumination. The photodegradation rate of riboflavin at pH 8.5 was significantly higher than pHs 4.5 and 6.5 (P < 0.05). Lumiflavin was also degraded under the fluorescent light illumination, but its degradation rate was much lower than that of riboflavin under the same light intensity. Unlike riboflavin, the rate of lumiflavin photodegradation was the greatest at pH 4.5 and followed by pHs 6.5 and 8.5, in a decreasing order. Trolox greatly protected the photodegradation of riboflavin and lumiflavin. The protective activities of Trolox against the photodegradation of riboflavin and lumiflavin were also pH dependent. The treatments of 5 mM Trolox in the buffer solutions of pHs 8.5 and 6.5 exhibited 56.1% and 31.7% protection of riboflavin against degradation during 120 min light illumination, respectively. The treatments of Trolox at the concentrations of 1, 3, and 5 mM in the buffer of 6.5 exhibited 14.8%, 58.4%, and 81.4% protection of lumiflavin against degradation during 24 h light illumination, respectively.
    Journal of Food Science 08/2009; 74(6):C449-55. · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Kinetic study of the quenching reaction of singlet oxygen by common synthetic antioxidants (tert-butylhydroxyanisol, tert-di-butylhydroxytoluene, and tert-butylhydroquinone) as compared with alpha-tocopherol.
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    ABSTRACT: Effects of synthetic phenolic antioxidants (BHA, BHT, and TBHQ) on the methylene blue (MB) sensitized photooxidation of linoleic acid as compared with that of alpha-tocopherol have been studied. Their antioxidative mechanism was studied by both ESR spectroscopy in a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidone (TMPD)-methylene blue (MB) system and spectroscopic analysis of rubrene oxidation induced by a chemical source of singlet oxygen. Total singlet oxygen quenching rate constants (k(ox-Q)+k(q)) were determined using a steady state kinetic equation. TBHQ showed the strongest protective activity against the MB sensitized photooxidation of linoleic acid, followed by BHA and BHT. TBHQ (1 x 10(-3) M) exhibited 86.5% and 71.4% inhibition of peroxide and conjugated diene formations, respectively, in linoleic acid photooxidation after 60-min light illumination. The protective activity of TBHQ against the photosensitized oxidation of linoleic acid was almost comparable to that of alpha-tocopherol. The data obtained from ESR and rubrene oxidation studies clearly showed the strong singlet oxygen quenching ability of TBHQ. The k(ox-Q)+k(q) of BHA, BHT, and TBHQ were determined to be 3.37 x 10(7), 4.26 x 10(6), and 1.67 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1), respectively. The k(ox-Q)+k(q) of TBHQ was within the same order of magnitude of that of alpha-tocopherol, a known efficient singlet oxygen quencher. There was a high negative correlation (r(2) = -0.991) between log (k(ox-Q)+k(q)) and reported oxidation potentials for the synthetic antioxidants, indicating their charge-transfer mechanism for singlet oxygen quenching. This is the 1st report on the kinetic study on k(ox-Q)+k(q) of TBHQ in methanol as compared with other commonly used commercial synthetic antioxidants and alpha-tocopherol.
    Journal of Food Science 07/2009; 74(5):C362-9. · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Cytotoxic components from the dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
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    ABSTRACT: Five compounds were isolated from the chloroform-soluble fraction of the methanolic extract of the dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) through repeated column chromatography. Their chemical structures were elucidated as 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-gingerols, and 6-shogaol using spectroscopic analysis. Among the five isolated compounds, 6-shogaol exhibited the most potent cytotoxicity against human A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, and HCT15 tumor cells. 6-shogaol inhibited proliferation of the transgenic mouse ovarian cancer cell lines, C1 (genotype: p53(-/-), c-myc, K-ras) and C2 (genotype: p53(-/-), c-myc, Akt), with ED(50) values of 0.58 microM (C1) and 10.7 microM (C2).
    Archives of Pharmacal Research 05/2008; 31(4):415-8. · 1.59 Impact Factor
  • Article: Photoinduced generation of 2,3-butanedione from riboflavin.
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    ABSTRACT: The volatile compound formation from riboflavin solution of a phosphate buffer (0.1 M, pH 6.5) under light for 15 h was studied by SPME-GC and SPME-GC/MS analysis. Only one major compound in the riboflavin solution was formed and increased as the light exposure time increased. The light-exposed riboflavin solution had a buttery odor. The compound of riboflavin solution under light was analyzed by gas chromatography and olfactometry. The major volatile compound eluted from the gas chromatograph had a buttery odor. The buttery odor compound was positively identified as 2,3-butanedione by a combination of gas chromatographic retention time, mass spectrum, and odor evaluation of authentic 2,3-butanedione. The addition of sodium azide, a singlet oxygen quencher, to riboflavin solution minimized the formation of the buttery odor compound. Singlet oxygen was involved in the formation of the buttery odor. The 2,3-butanedione was produced from the reaction between riboflavin and singlet oxygen. Singlet oxygen was formed from triplet oxygen by riboflavin photosensitization mechanism. This is the first reported oxidation reaction between riboflavin and singlet or triplet in food and biological systems.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 02/2007; 55(1):170-4. · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Hydrogenation for Low Trans and High Conjugated Fatty Acids
    Eun Seok Jang, Mun Yhung Jung, David B. Min
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    ABSTRACT: Hydrogenated vegetable oils contain of trans fatty acids. Because of the increased health concern about trans fatty acids, new hydrogenations have been studied to seek ways for substantial reduction of the trans fatty acids in the hydrogenated vegetable oils. This paper reviews new hydrogenation processes such as electrocatalytic hydrogenation, precious catalyst hydrogenation, and supercritical fluid state hydrogen, which have shown promising results for the reduction of trans fatty acids below the level of 8%. This paper also reviews the recently introduced hydeogenation technique for high accumulation of conjugated linoleic acids, beneficiary functional components. The hydrogenated vegetable oils with high quantity conjugated linoleic acid might provide the possibility for the utilization of hydrogenated oils as health-prompting food ingredients.
    Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 11/2006; 4(1):22 - 30. · 3.72 Impact Factor
  • Article: Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activities of Various Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Protective Effects of Apple and Pear Juices against Hematolysis and Protein Oxidation Induced by Methylene Blue Photosensitization
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    ABSTRACT:   Effects of various fruit and vegetable juices on rubrene oxidation induced by a chemical source of singlet oxygen in a microemulsion system have been studied. The singlet oxygen quenching activities of fruit and vegetable juices were greatly different with different juices. The apple and pear juices exhibited the highest antioxidative activity among the tested juices in singlet oxygen–induced rubrene oxidation, showing 56.69% and 59.34% inhibition, respectively. The grape, kumquat, red cabbage, and spinach juices also showed relatively strong antioxidative activity against singlet oxygen–induced rubrene oxidation. Lemon juice showed the least activity, resulting in 0.63% inhibition of rubrene oxidation. The singlet oxygen quenching activities of 1 mL of apple and pear juices were equivalent to 33.97 and 34.64 mg ascorbate, respectively. Singlet oxygen quenching activities of juices had very low correlation with both ABTS radical scavenging activity (R2= 0.11) and total phenolic contents (R2 < 0.1). However, a high correlation (R2= 0.66) was found between the ABTS radical scavenging activities and total phenolic contents of juices. The apple and pear juices also significantly inhibited both erythrocyte lysis and protein oxidation induced by fluorescence light illumination in the presence of methylene blue. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy data showed that the protective activities of these juices against biological damages induced by photodynamic ways were, to at least some extent, due to their singlet oxygen quenching abilities. This represents first report on the singlet oxygen quenching activities of the apple and pear juices, and their protective activities against photodynamically induced biological damages.
    Journal of Food Science 05/2006; 71(4):C260 - C268. · 1.66 Impact Factor
  • Article: Selectively hydrogenated soybean oil with conjugated linoleic acid modifies body composition and plasma lipids in rats.
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    ABSTRACT: The present study examined effects of a selectively hydrogenated soybean oil (SHSO) containing about 21% CLA on body composition, adipose depots and organ weights, and plasma lipid profiles in rats. Male Sprague Dawley rats were fed for 6 weeks a purified diet containing 0%, 1%, 3%, and 5% of SHSO. Different levels of SHSO supplementation did not significantly affect growth performance, although there was a trend toward decreased body weight gain with increasing dietary SHSO levels. The weights of inguinal, epididymal, and retroperitoneal adipose depot, but not mesenteric, were significantly influenced by dietary SHSO supplementation (P < 0.05, P < 0.01 and P < 0.001, respectively). Although the absolute weight of body protein in the control rats was higher in SHSO-fed rats, the effect on absolute weight of body protein is diluted and eliminated when the data are adjusted for eviscerated carcass weight as a percentage base. Therefore, as dietary SHSO level increased, body protein as a percentage of carcass weight increased (P < 0.05), although as dietary SHSO level increased, body fat proportion in carcass decreased (P < 0.01). Plasma triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations were beneficially decreased, and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) to TC ratio was also beneficially increased by SHSO supplementation (P < 0.05, P < 0.001, and P < 0.01, respectively). However, plasma HDL-C concentration undesirably decreased with dietary SHSO supplementation (P < 0.05). The present study observed that body composition and plasma lipids were beneficially modulated by SHSO supplementation at least 3% levels (0.6% of CLA), and suggested that SHSO is a useful fat source because of the high level of CLA.
    The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 07/2004; 15(7):411-7. · 3.89 Impact Factor
  • Article: Antiphoto-oxidative activity of sesamol in methylene blue- and chlorophyll-sensitized photo-oxidation of oil.
    Joo Yeon Kim, Dong Seong Choi, Mun Yhung Jung
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    ABSTRACT: The effects and mechanism of sesamol on the methylene blue- or chlorophyll-sensitized photo-oxidations of soybean oil have been studied. Sesamol showed strong antiphoto-oxidative activity in both methylene blue-and chlorophyll-sensitized photo-oxidations of soybean oil in a dose-dependent manner. The 1.0 x 10(-3) M sesamol treatments showed 84.7 and 43.4% inhibitions of methylene blue- and chlorophyll-sensitized photo-oxidations of soybean oil in methylene chloride. The antiphoto-oxidative activity of sesamol was comparable to that of delta-tocopherol in both methylene blue- and chlorophyll-sensitized photo-oxidations, at the same molar basis. Sesamol effectively inhibited rubrene oxidation with a chemical source of singlet oxygen in microemulsion, showing its strong singlet oxygen quenching ability. The results suggested that the antiphoto-oxidative activity of sesamol in the photo-oxidation of oil was, at least in part, due to its singlet oxygen scavenging activity. The singlet oxygen quenching rate constant (k(ox-Q) + k(q)) of sesamol was determined to be 1.9 +/- 0.3 x 10(7) M(-1) s(-1). This represents the first report on the antiphoto-oxidative activity of sesamol in the sensitized photo-oxidation of oil, and its bimolecular singlet oxygen quenching ability.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 06/2003; 51(11):3460-5. · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Formation of conjugated linoleic acids in soybean oil during hydrogenation with a nickel catalyst as affected by sulfur addition.
    Jin Woo Ju, Mun Yhung Jung
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    ABSTRACT: The effects of sulfur addition on the formation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers were studied during the hydrogenation of soybean oil with a nonselective type nickel catalyst. Sulfur addition greatly promoted CLA formation in soybean oil during hydrogenation. As the amount of sulfur increased to a certain level, the maximal quantity of CLA in soybean oil during hydrogenation increased greatly. However, further increase in sulfur addition above the certain level decreased CLA formation. The optimal sulfur level for the promotion of CLA formation differed greatly with the amount of nickel used. It was of great interest to find that the optimal ratio of sulfur to nickel for the promotion of CLA formation was always 0.06:1, regardless of the nickel amount used. At the same ratio of sulfur to nickel, higher nickel content induced significantly higher production of CLA (p < 0.05). At the optimal sulfur to nickel ratio, an increase in the nickel amount from 0.05 to 0.15% produced approximately 1.5 times higher levels of CLA during hydrogenation under the tested conditions. The CLA isomer compositions were greatly affected by both sulfur addition and amounts of nickel used for treatment. This is the first report of the possibility that the total quantity of CLA and their isomer composition could be manipulated during hydrogenation by controlling the amounts of sulfur and nickel.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 06/2003; 51(10):3144-9. · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Variation in isoflavone of soybean cultivars with location and storage duration.
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    ABSTRACT: Fifteen soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] cultivars were grown in Seoul, Suwon, and Kyongsan, Korea, in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and their isoflavone contents were assessed. After harvest, the beans were stored for 3 years at room temperature. Soybean isoflavones were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) within each crop year and after storage. Total isoflavone contents ranged from 188.4 to 685.6 mg 100 g(-1) in 1998, from 218.8 to 948.9 mg 100 g(-1) in 1999, and from 293.1 to 483.0 mg 100 g(-1) in 2000. The year x variety, and year x location x variety interactions were significantly different in 1998, the year x location, year x variety, and year x location x variety interactions were significantly different in 1999, and the year x variety interaction was significantly different in 2000 for total and individual isoflavone contents. Total isoflavone contents of soybeans stored for 1 year were only slightly higher than those of soybeans stored for 2 or 3 years. However, the concentrations of individual isoflavones, especially 6' '-O-malonyldaidzin and 6' '-O-malonylgenistin, decreased markedly in soybeans stored for 2 or 3 years. These data suggest that it may be feasible to improve soybean cultivars with higher antioxidative substances.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 06/2003; 51(11):3382-9. · 2.82 Impact Factor
  • Article: Identification of conjugated linoleic acids in hydrogenated soybean oil by silver ion-impregnated HPLC and gas chromatography-ion impacted mass spectrometry of their 4,4-dimethyloxazoline derivatives.
    Mun Yhung Jung, Mi Ok Jung
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    ABSTRACT: Hydrogenated soybean oil was obtained after 10 min of hydrogenation with 0.5% selective type Ni catalyst at 230 degrees C, a hydrogenation pressure of 0.049 MPa, and an agitation rate of 300 rpm. The conjugated linoleic acid isomers in the hydrogenated soybean oil were isolated by using a silver ion-impregnated HPLC. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of 4,4-dimethyloxazoline (DMOX) derivatives of the isolated conjugated linoleic acid isomers were carried out for the identification of their chemical structures. By interpreting the mass spectra of the DMOX derivatives of conjugated linoleic acid isomers isolated by silver ion-impregnated HPLC, 20 different conjugated linoleic acid isomers present in hydrogenated soybean oil were identified. This is the first report for the mass spectrometric identification of the conjugated linoleic acid isomers present in hydrogenated vegetable oil.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 11/2002; 50(21):6188-93. · 2.82 Impact Factor
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    Article: CLA formation in oils during hydrogenation process as affected by catalyst types, catalyst contents, hydrogen pressure, and oil species
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    ABSTRACT: The effects of types and amount of catalysts, hydrogen pressure, and kinds of vegetable oils on the formation of CLA isomers were studied during hydrogenation. CLA isomers were identified by using a silver ion-impregnated high-performance liquid chromatograph and 100-m cyano-capillary column gas chromatograph. A selective catalyst (SP-7) produced a considerably higher content of CLA in soybean oil than nonselective catalysts. The maximal quantity of CLA produced in soybean oil during hydrogenation increased greatly with increasing amount of catalyst. By increasing the amount of selective catalyst from 0.05 to 0.3%, the quantity of total CLA obtained was about 1.9 times higher. Changes in hydrogen pressure also greatly influenced total CLA formed. By decreasing hydrogen pressure from 0.24 to 0.024 MPa, the quantity of CLA obtained was about 1.3 times higher. With different oil species (soybean, cottonseed, and corn oils), the time to reach the maximal quantity of CLA was different under the same hydrogenation conditions. However, the maximal quantity of CLA and proportion of CLA isomers formed were almost identical, regardless of oil species tested, under the same hydrogenation conditions.
    Journal of Oil & Fat Industries 04/2002; 79(5):501-510. · 1.77 Impact Factor