Possible use of the new stable form of Kimchi vitamin C (L-ascorbyl-2-glucose) in Korean rockfish diets

  • X. J. Wang (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University) ;
  • S. C. Bai (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National Universit) ;
  • H. K. Jun (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National Universit) ;
  • Kim, K. W. (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National Universit) ;
  • I. H. Ok (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National Universit) ;
  • K. M. Bae (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 2001.05.01

Abstract

Numerous studies have shown that ascorbic acid is an indispensable micronutrient required to maintain the physiological processes of different animals including most of fishes. L-ascorbyl-2-glucose (AA2G) is an $\alpha$-glucose conjugate of AA on the C-2 position and a newly found AA derivative front Kimchi, Korean traditional fermented vegetable food, AA2G s stable to ascorbate oxidase and heating, it can be effectively hydrolyzed in vitro by the rice seed $\alpha$-glucosidase. (omitted)

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