• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2008

Acrylamide is present as a contaminant in heated food products, predominantly from the precursor asparagine. Nonanchored inter simple sequence repeats (ISSRs) are arbitrary multiloci markers produced by PCR amplification with a microsatellite primer. In order to assess the feasibility of microsatellite primers as markers for DNA damage, the study was conducted on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) exposed to different concentrations of acrylamide. Polymorphisms were abundant among plant samples treated with acrylamide in comparison to control (untreated one) tested with 4- tri-nucleotide, 2 tetra-nucleotide, and 3- dinucelotide primers. The primer (CCG)4 was the best tested primer to generate polymorphism between the DNA of plants treated or not by acrylamide. Polymorphisms became evident as the presence and absence of DNA fragments in treated samples compared with the untreated one. The highest number of DNA variation on ISSR patterns was observed at the micromollar concentrations of acrylamide. Acrylamide was able to induce DNA damage in non concentration-dependent manner with effectiveness at micromollar concentrations. This study demonstrated that ISSR markers can be highly reliable for identification of DNA damage induced by acrylamide.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2007

Acrylamide has been found in many foods. Acrylamide in foodstuffs were analyzed by a GC/MS after bromination of acrylamide or by a LC/MS for underivatized acylamide. Time consuming and laborious clean up procedures is applied for the purification of the extract, in these methods. In this study, a simple and fast method without clean up step for the analysis of acrylamide in mainstream cigarette smoke was developed by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and the effects of tobacco leaf constituents on acrylamide content was observed. The analysis of acrylamide in mainstream cigarette smoke started to collect TPM (total particulate matter) from smoking and to extract by 0.1 % acetic acid solution and then to detect by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry using electrospray in the positive mode. The recovery of acrylamide in 2R4F reference cigarette was 98 % and the reproducibility was 2.5 % and the limit of detection was 1.6 ng/mL. Reducing sugars and amino acids are considered to be main precursors of acrylamide in foodstuffs. Cut tobacco contain substantial amounts of reducing sugars and amino acid which may be explained the occurrence of acrylamide in mainstream cigarette smoke. The effects of reducing sugars and total nitrogen studied in an experiment with a various tobacco types. This result indicated that reducing sugars are not limiting factor for acrylamide formation, but the level of acrylamide in cigarette smoke was significantly correlated with the total nitrogen contents.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2004

논 토양에서 acrylamide의 분해능이 탁월한 세균 Pseudomonas JK-7를 분리하여 acrylamide의 생분해에 영향을 미치는 물리화학적 요인을 조사하였다. 초기 실험에서 acrylamide를 유일 탄소원과 질소원으로 하여 호기적 조건에서 생장할 수 있는 세균 JK-7을 논의 토양표본에서 분리하였다. BIOLOG system을 이용한 생리학적 분석으로 Pseudomonas속(genus)임을 확인하였고, 이 세균을 Pseudomonas sp. JK-7로 명명하였다. 분리 균주 JK-7은 50 mM acrylamide를 배양 72시간 이내에 완전히 분해하였다. 배양기간 중에 acrylamide 분해 중간대사 물질로서 acrylic acid가 나타나는 것을 HPLC를 통해 확인하였으며, 배양초기에 배양액에 존재하지 않았던 ammonia가 배양기간 중에 관찰되었다. 배양초기 pH는 7.0이었으나 acrylamide가 완전히 분해된 후 배양액의 최종 pH는 8.7이었다. Acrylamide 분해와 JK-7의 생장에 대한 pH의 영향을 조사한 결과, PH 5, pH 7 그리고 pH 9에서 생장과 분해가 이루어졌으나, pH3과 pH11에서는 거의 관찰되지 않았다. 부가 탄소원의 존재하에서 JK-7에 의한 acrylamide분해에서 glucose, fructose, citrate 또는 succinate를 각각 첨가하여 조사한 결과, 부가 탄소원이 없을 때보다 acrylamide분해와 JK-7의 생장은 가속화되었다. 또한 부가질소원 첨가에 따른 영향조사 실험에서, yeast extract는 acrylamide분해와 JK-7의 생장을 촉진시켰다. 그러나 다른 질소원인 $(NH_{4})_{2}SO_{4}$, $NH_4Cl$ 그리고urea는 생장과 분해에 본질적으로 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다. 금속이온에 대한 영향으로 배지내에 $ZnSO_{4}$를 첨가하였을 때 분해와 생장이 진행되었으나, $AgNO_{3}$, $CuSO_{4}$ 또는 $HgCl_{2}$를 첨가하였을 때 acrylamide분해와 JK-7의 생장이 이루어지지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.602-610
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• 2008

Purpose Acrylamide is present in significant quantities in a wide range of commonly consumed human foods. Carcinogenic risk of acrylamide through the consumption of food is a great public concern and in controversy, but it is not properly addressed due to the lack of evidence in humans. While a plenty of data is available on the carcinogenicity in animal models, the studies in humans are limited. Thus, the present study attempted to examine the carcinogenic potentials of acrylamide on the human epithelial cell, which is the target cell origin of the most cancers. Material and method & Result 1. Acrylamide was not cytotoxic up to $100{\mu}M$ as measured by MTT and LDH assays, indicating a relatively low toxicity of this substance in human epithelial cells. 2. The parameters of neoplastic cellular transformation such as cell saturation density, soft-agar colony formation and cell aggregation were analyzed to examine the carcinogenic potential of acrylamide. 3. The neoplastic transformation was further increased with the co-treatment of TPA 4. Antioxidants blocked the generation of Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS) and the GSH depleting agent dramatically increased the ROS production. 5. mRNA levels of fibronectin following acrylamide exposure was increased in a dose-dependent manner, indicating a possible biomarker of acrylamide-induced cellular transformation. Conclusion The present study will provide a valuable basis to compare the interspecies differences in response to carcinogenic potentials of acrylamide. The data on the interspecies differences are essential element in human risk assessment. Thus, our results obtained from the human epithelial cells will contribute to improving the risk assessment of human neoplasm including oral cancer.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2004

Acrylamide, difficult to analyze by GC and GC/MS due to the polarity and low volatility, was analyzed by LC/ESI/MS in the study. Acrylamide its(molecular weight 71amu) showed m/z=72 $(M+H)^+$ and high peak intensity at 22V in SIR mode. The mass spectrum ratios of acrylamide for qualitative identification had m/z=72 in precursor ion and m/z=55 in products ion, respectively. Those ratios at 30V in SIR mode ranged from 1: 1.4 to 1:1.17 despite various acrylamide concentrations. The ion intensity ratios of acrylamide $(m/z=72,\; [M+H]^+)$ to acrylamide isotopes $(m/z=73,\;[M+H]^+)$ ranged from 100 : 3.57 to 100 : 3.92. The results verified theoretical mass spectrum ratio that was 100:3.82. The linearity of standard calibration curve was y : 520.584x + 1815.26 with $r^2=0.99.$ In quality assurance and quality control, the recovery rate ranged from 81.64 percent to 90.97 percent and relative standard deviation was less than $10\%$ with 5 repeated injections at individual standard calibration solutions. The method was applied to analyze acrylamide in food at grocery stores. Snacks made of potatoes showed the highest acrylamide concentration followed by products made of French fries, wheat, and corn.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2020

Objective: The present study investigated sperm chromatin quality and testosterone levels in acrylamide-treated mice and the possible protective effects of vitamin E on the fertility potential of spermatozoa. Methods: Thirty-two adult male mice were divided equally into four groups. Group 1 was the control, group 2 received acrylamide (10 mg/kg, water solution), group 3 received vitamin E (100 mg/kg, intraperitoneal), and group 4 received both acrylamide and vitamin E. After 35 days, spermatozoa from the right cauda epididymis were analyzed in terms of count, motility, morphology, and viability. Sperm DNA integrity and chromatin condensation were assessed by acridine orange (AO), aniline blue (AB), toluidine blue (TB), and chromomycin A3 (CMA3) staining. Results: In acrylamide-treated mice, significantly lower sperm concentration, viability, motility, and testosterone levels were found in comparison with the control and acrylamide+vitamin E groups (p< 0.05). In the vitamin E group, significantly more favorable sperm parameters and testosterone levels were found than in the other groups (p< 0.05). There were also significantly more spermatozoa with less condensed chromatin in the acrylamide-treated mice than in the other groups. Moreover, significantly more spermatozoa with mature nuclei (assessed by AB, CMA3, AO, and TB staining) were present in the vitamin E group than in the control and acrylamide+vitamin E groups. Conclusion: This study revealed the deleterious effects of acrylamide on sperm parameters and sperm chromatin quality. Vitamin E can not only compensate for the toxic effects of acrylamide, but also improve sperm chromatin quality in mice.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.62-64
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• 2003

아크릴 아미드는 동물에서는 발암성이 확인되었으나 인간에 있어서는 직접적인 피해가 없는 것으로 보고 되고 있다. 특히 이러한 아크릴 아미드 성분은 튀김식품에 많이 첨가되어 있다고 알려져 왔다. 본 실험 결과 밀가루라면 감자라면 모두가 세포레벨에서도 무해함을 알 수가 있었다. 우리가 접하고 있는 튀김면에서 아크릴 아미드 성분이 존재하더라도 인간에 있어서 발암성은 없는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 1998

Acrylamide의 광중합(photopolymerization)반응에 의해 형성되는 acrylamide photopolymer를 제작하고 홀로그램 형성과정을 설명하였다. MB(methylene blue) 색소에 의한 빛의 흡수 및 표백과정과 TEA(triethanolamine)에 의해 라디칼중합을 하는 acrylamide 중합과정에 대해 자세히 논하였다. Beer-Lambert의 광화학 표백 모델(photochemical bleaching model)을 이용하여, photopolymer의 흡수곁수와 표백률상수(bleaching rate constant)를 구하였다. 그리고 acrylamide photopolymer의 홀로그램 특성에 기여하는 홑몸체(monomer)의 양과 회절효율과의 관계 및 노출량에 따른 회절효율을 측정하였다. 고분자 결정(polymer crystal)의 grain에 의한 산란효과와 정착(fixing)방법에 대해서도 논하였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2006

유통 중인 스낵과자 104건에서 acrylamide함량조사 결과는 $236{\pm}322$ ppb로 측정되었으며 제품마다 차이가 크게 나타났다. 스낵과자는 그 원료에 따라 함량에 큰 차이를 나타내어 감자, 밀, 옥수수 순으로 측정되었고 감자스낵을 대상으로 국내산과 수입산의 함량을 조사한 결과 국내산이 약간 높게 측정되었다. 또한 패스트푸드점의 french fries 30건을 대상으로 측정한 acrylamide함량조사 결과는 $378{\pm}221$ ppb이었으며 제조회사별로 함량 차이가 크게 나타났다. French fries의 수분의 양과 acrylamide의 상관계수는 0.55이었고,지방 함량과의 상관계수는 0.25이었다. 제품의 저장에 따른 변화는 크지 않았으며 생산과정에서의 적절한 제조조건의 설정이 acrylamide 저감에 중요함을 알 수 있었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2002

The cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous M33, which produce a nitrile hydratase enzyme, were immobilized in acrylamide-based polymer gels. The optimum pH and temperature for the activity of nitrile hydratase in both the free and Immobilized cells were 7.4 and 45$\^{C}$, respectively, yet the optimum temperature for acrylamide production by the immobilized cells was 20$\^{C}$. The nitrile hydratase of the immobilized cells was more stable with acrylamide than that of the free cells. Under optimal conditions, the final acrylamide concentration reached about 400 g/L with a conversion yield of almost 100% after 8 h of reaction when using 150 g/L of immobilized cells corresponding to a 1.91 g-dry cell weight/L. The enzyme activity of the immobilized cells rapidly de-creased with repeated use. However, the quality of the acrylamide produced by the immobilized cells was much better than that produced by the free cells in terms of color, salt content, turbidity, and foam formation. The quality of the aqueous acrylamide solution obtained was found to be of commercial use without further purification.