• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.60-66
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• 2020

This study examined the antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects of ethanol extracts obtained from Diospyros kaki core (DCE). The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents in DCE was 786.47±15.27 and 31.14±0.82 mg/g, respectively. In addition, DCE exhibited a dose-dependent induction of radical scavenging activity, determined by 1,1-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonicacid) (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and reducing power assays. The viability of HT22 hippocampal cells was examined to investigate the neuroprotective effect of DCE. DCE treatment did not induce cytotoxicity at concentrations below 1,000 ㎍/mL. Additionally, DCE treatment in the background of H₂O₂ induce oxidative stress revealed a significant increase in the survival rat, indicated by increased SOD activity and decreased levels of MDA, a lipid peroxidation product. Therefore, the results suggest that DCE can be used as a source of natural antioxidants source and a therapeutic agent for the treatment of brain disorders induced by oxidative stress and neuronal damage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.500-505
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• 2010

The antioxidant activity of methanol extracts from five different parts (flesh, peel, core, seed, calyx) of Jangseong Daebong persimmon (Diospyros kaki cv. Hachiya) were evaluated by determining total phenol content (TPC), DPPH radical scavenging activity (RSA), ABTS RSA, and reducing power (RP). The flesh extract gave the highest yield (92.93%) while the lowest yield was obtained from the seed (5.17%). The seed extract showed the highest total phenolic content ($76.47\pm0.009$ mg GAE/g extract), DPPH RSA ($IC_{50}=52.05\pm1.61\;{\mu}g/mL$), ABTS RSA ($IC_{50}=30.94\pm0.41\;{\mu}g/mL$) and RP ($IC_{50}=87.94\pm0.37\;{\mu}g/mL$). In addition, the calyx extract also showed high antioxidant activity. On the other hand, the core extract gave the lowest TPC and all antioxidant assays. In particular, HT-29 cells showed extensive cell death when treated with $500\;{\mu}g/mL$ of calyx extracts. Thus, these results suggest that methanolic extracts of Jangseong Daebong persimmon seed and calyx may serve as a potential source of natural antioxidant for food and nutraceutical application.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.61-69
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• 2002

This research is to analyze the spatial organization of a traditional rural community and its characteristics, the case of Hanbam village located in the north of Daegu city. The conclusions of this study are as follows; 1. The difference between private space and public space in the residential area of Hanbam village is obvious, and these two spaces are organically related each other by means of road. These spaces have some spatial characteristics of organization, such as center, hierarchy and sequence. 2. The private space consists of a residence module and a farming area in the settlement, and it is clearly farmed by the firm fence of rocks and by surrounding roads. Fruit-bearing trees such as Pyrus pyrifolia, Cornus officinalis, Diospyros kaki, Juglans sinensis are planted at the boundary. And most of residences are composed of a building, a inner court and farming fields. 3. The public space for the community mainly functions as ‘a meeting place’for residents, and consists of recreational spaces, ceremonial spaces, community facilities, and social facilities. Among these, Jeong-ja(pavilion), Seong-an Soop(forest) and Dae-chong(building for common use) are of great cultural value as important traditional spaces. 4. Two kinds of road are commonly fecund in the village; spontaneously generated one and planned one. This is straight inner streets and access paths to the village, and that is curvilinear alleys which are connected to Dae-chong, the core of village. Also stone walls and climbing plants on them are major elements of village landscape.