• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.165-170
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• 2012

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of light spectrum using red (660 nm), blue (460 nm), red and blue mixed (Red : Blue = 6 : 4) LED (light-emitting diode), and fluorescent lamp on antioxidant activities and functional components of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Total polyphenol contents in dandelion irradiated with the red and blue mixed or the red LED were 121.77 mg/100 g or 115.36 mg/100 g, respectively, which were greater than those in dandelion treated with blue LED and fluorescent lamp. Asparagine showed the highest content among amino acids in leaves and roots regardless of treatments. Total amino acid was the highest when illuminated with the red LED. DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging activity and SOD (super oxide dismutase) activity of ethanol extracts were increased under all of the LED treatments compared with fluorescent lamp, and the antioxidant activities were increased by the red and the mixed LED illumination. The results indicate that application of the red and the mixed LED illumination promote antioxidant activity and increase functional components during cultivation of dandelion.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.121-126
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• 1999

In order to develop a natural food preservative, freeze-dried dandelion (Taraxacum platycarpum D.) was extracted with 99.5% (v/v) methanol, and its antimicrobial activity was investigated. The methanol extract at the concentration of 2,000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml completely inhibited the growth of S. aureus. When the solutions of dandelion at 1%, 3% and 5% were added to noodles and rice cakes, less microbial growth was observed compared with the control roup. For the noodles, the 3%-added group was the most superior in terms of color and moistness, and the 1%-added group gained the highest grade in terms of chewiness and overall quality. For rice cakes, the 3%-added group was evaluated to be the favorite.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.321-325
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the extracts (water, 70% ethanol and ethylacetate) from dandelion (Traxancum platycarpum D.) leaf and root on the inhibitory activities of Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus acidophilus. And also, the amounts of gas formation from kimchi with different concentration of the ethylacetate extracts (EE) were analyzed. EE of dandelion leaf inhibited the growth of Leuc. mesenteroides and L. acidophilus, and L. brevis by 50 and 33% at concentration of 0.5%, respectively. But no affected in L. plantarum estimated by pH, acidity, turbidity and clear zone. And no difference was founded in leaf and root. Gas was formed from the soaking day to 5-6 days of fermentation at $20^{\circ}C$, and the accumulated gas volumes were 80 ml/100 g in control, 30 ml/100 g in 0.5% EE, 8 ml/100 g in 1.0% EE.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.33-38
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• 2006

This study was performed to provide basic rheological data of dandelion root concentrates in order to predict their processing aptitude and usefulness as functional foods material. The hot water and 70% ethanol extracts of dandelion root were concentrated at 5, 20, and 50 Brix, and their static viscosity, dynamic viscosity, and Arrhenius plots were investigated. Almost all hot water concentrates showed the typical flow properties of a pseudoplastic fluid, but evaluation using the power law model indicated that the 70% ethanol concentrates showed a flow behavior close to a Newtonian fluid. The apparent viscosity of hot water and 70% ethanol concentrates decreased with increasing temperature. Yield stresses of hot water and 70% ethanol concentrates by Herschel-Bulkley model application were in the range of 0.026 - 1.368 Pa and 0.022 - 0.238 Pa, respectively. The effect of temperature and concentration on the apparent viscosity was examined by Arrhenius equation. The activation energies of hot water and 70% ethanol concentrates were in the range of $8.762-23.778{\times}10^3\;J/mol{\cdot}kg$ and $3.217-20.384{\times}10^3\;J/mol{\cdot}kg$ with increasing concentration, respectively. Storage (G') and loss (G") moduli were generally increased with increasing frequency. For the 70% ethanol concentrates, G" predominated over G' at all applied frequencies and so they showed the typical flow behavior of a low molecular solution. However, for the hot water concentrates, G' predominated over G" at more than 1.9 rad/sec (cross-over point) and so they showed the typical flow behavior of a macromolecular solution.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.822-829
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• 1999

Antimicrobial activity of dandelion(Taraxacum platycarpum D.) was investigated. Methanol extract of dried dandelion was fractionated to hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, butanol and aqueous fraction. Ethylacetate fraction among these fractions showed the highest inhibitory effect on the microorganisms such as B. subtilis, L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, E. coli and V. parahaemolyticus at $500\mu\textrm{g}/disc$. Ethylacetate fraction was further fractionated into 13 fractions by silica gel column and thin layer chromatography(TLC). The results showed that ethylacetate fractions No. 4, 5 and 6 had high antimicrobial activity. These were mixed again, re separated and five fractions were obtained. Among them, No. 2 fraction had the highest inhibitory effect on the microorganisms, which was then separated into six fractions. In the 3rd fractionation, No. 3 fraction was identified as benzoic acid by HPLC, $^{1}H-NMR$ and GC MS.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.560-566
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of solvent extracts from medicinal plants on the fermentation of kimchi. Five microorganisms related to kimchi fermentation were selected and the antimicrobial activities of solvent fractions from medicinal plants were investigated. The chloroform fraction from the methanol extract of dandelion (Taraxacum platycarpum D.) exhibited inhibitory activity against five strains such as Lactobacilli plantarum, Lactobacilli brevis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Enterococcus faecalis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The chloroform fraction from the methanol extract of Dandelion inhibited the growth of E. faecalis and Leu. mesenteroides at the concentration of 80 mg/mL. Scanning electron micrographs of Leu. mesenteroides and E. faecalis treated with chloroform fraction 80 mg/mL exhibited morphological changes, including irregularly contracted cell surface.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.683-693
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• 2009

This study was designed to investigate the effect of dandelion juice supplementation on attenuation of oxidative stress and hangover after drinking alcohol in healthy college male students. This human trial was conducted by two phase cross over design with two weeks wash out period. The subjects (age $24{\sim}28$ years) were volunteers who had more than 72 g of ethanol drinking capacity. Dandelion group was given dandelion juice 220 mL daily for 7 days. Biochemical markers were determined in blood samples taken at 0 and 150 minutes after administration 72 g of alcohol. The levels of plasma glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase and bilirubin, the indicators of liver cell damage, were not significantly different between groups. No significant differences in lymphocyte DNA damage level between groups was observed. However, plasma acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly (p<0.01) increased in dandelion supplemented group compared to that of control group. Furthermore, activities and protein expressions of glutathione-reductase and catalase of erythrocytes were significantly elevated in dandelion supplemented group compared to that of control group. From the above results, it is concluded that dandelion juice supplementation can reduce oxidative stress and hangover syndrome through the elevation of ALDH and antioxidative enzyme system in healthy male adults.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.235-243
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• 2017

We investigated the antioxidant, physicochemical, and sensory characteristics of dried type sodium-reduced Bibimbap using dandelion complex powder (DCP). DCP is known to add moisture to the skin and relieve symptoms of atopic dermatitis. The sodium content of the standard sample was 1,110.87 mg per serving. The sodium was significantly reduced by 30%, resulting in 762.62 mg of sodium for the reduced sodium group (p<0.05). The ash contents of the standard sample group with DCP showed the highest value (3.17%) in all samples and was affected by minerals of DCP (p<0.05). The total flavonoid contents and ABTS radical scavenging activity, indicators of antioxidant, anticancer and antibacterial activities, showed significantly high activities with addition of DCP (p<0.05). In the sensory results, bulgogi and savory flavor of the samples with DCP showed significantly higher values, and samples with DCP received the highest scores for after-taste. All samples were confirmed to be microbiologically safe according to the food code applied to food manufacturers. Pathogenic microorganisms tests were either negative or not detected in all samples.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.83-92
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• 2007

The importance of residents' participation has become more prominent to promote better living condition and quality of life in rural communities due to the skeptical views on the outcomes of the rural community supporting projects led by organizations and institutions. This study analyzes White Dandelion Eco-Village in Hoebuk Myeon, Boeun Kun, Chungbuk where community development is being done by its residents. By examining the formation background and the history of the village, and various participation forms and methods of the residents, I am to derive the ideal rural community development project led by the villagers themselves. To achieve successful supporting projects for rural communities by many different organizations and methods, it is necessary to have followings; residents' affectionate attentions for the community as well as good ideas and intentions, excellent leaders who gather all the efforts and transform them into good plans, well made strategies and continuous endeavor, and the diversion of thoughts of the supporting project experts and the organizations.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.289-294
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• 2004

The antioxidant activity of forty two kinds of salad vegetables grown in Korea was evaluated. Methanol extract of freeze-dried vegetable was assayed by radical scavenging activity using 1,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and Fe^{2+}$-catalyzed lipid peroxidation inhibition by TBA method. Total phenolics were determined colorimetrically using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The highest radical scavenging activity was expressed by perilla leaf, followed by dandelion leaf, red and green leafy lettuce, of which $IC_{50}$ was less than 0.10 mg/mL. Angelica leaf showed the highest inhibitory action for lipid peroxidation with $95\%$, and then dandelion leaf, water spinach, and perilla leaf inhibited over $80\%$. However, lettuce (Iceberg) and young Chinese cabbage exhibited the lowest antioxidant activity based on both assay methods. Highly positive correlations between antioxidative activities and total phenolics were observed (p < 0.001). The results suggested that salad vegetables, especially perilla leaf, leafy lettuce, dandelion or angelica, could be used for easily accessible sources of natural antioxidants.