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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(生命科学) / 甲第24756号 / 生博第497号 / 新制||生||66(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院生命科学研究科高次生命科学専攻 / (主査)教授 北島 智也, 教授 見学 美根子, 教授 今吉 格 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy in Life Sciences / Kyoto University / DGAM

Liver gene expression changes during development and is affected by growth hormone (GH). These changes in gene expression may be due to the differential expression of the liver-enriched transcription factors (LETFs). To study the potential involvement of LETFs in the regulation of gene expression in the bovine liver, we cloned the cDNA fragments of nine bovine LETFs, including hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-1Æ Ã , 1Æ Ã , 3Æ Ã , 3Æ Ã , 3Æ Ã , 6, albumin D-element binding protein (DBP), and CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBP) -Æ Ã and Æ Ã , and compared the expression levels of them between adult and fetal bovine liver and between GH-treated and untreated adult bovine liver. The mRNA abundance of the LETFs was determined by ribonuclease protection assay (RPA). The cloned bovine LETF cDNA sequences showed high degrees of similarity (79 % to 99 %) to the LETF sequences of other species. The mRNA levels of HNF-1Æ Ã , HNF-3Æ Ã , and HNF-6 were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the fetal liver (n=3) than in the adult liver (n=7). There were significant increases (P < 0.05) in the mRNA expression of HNF-3Æ Ã and HNF-6 in the liver of cows 24 h (n=6) and 1w (n=6) after GH administration. The results of this study suggest that HNF-1Æ Ã , HNF-3Æ Ã , and HNF-6 may play a role in differential regulation of gene expression between the fetal and adult bovine liver and that HNF-3Æ Ã and HNF-6 may be also involved in GH regulation of gene expression in the bovine liver. / Master of Science

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There is an ongoing massive effort by many researchers to link category theory and geometry, especially homotopy coherence and categorical coherence. This constitutes just a part of the broad undertaking known as categorification as described by Baez and Dolan. This effort has as a partial goal that of understanding the categories and functors that correspond to loop spaces and their associated topological functors. Progress towards this goal has been advanced greatly by the recent work of Balteanu, Fiedorowicz, Schwänzl, and Vogt who show a direct correspondence between k–fold monoidal categories and k–fold loop spaces through the categorical nerve. This thesis pursues the hints of a categorical delooping that are suggested when enrichment is iterated. At each stage of successive enrichments, the number of monoidal products seems to decrease and the categorical dimension to increase, both by one. This is mirrored by topology. When we consider the loop space of a topological space, we see that paths (or 1–cells) in the original are now points (or objects) in the derived space. There is also automatically a product structure on the points in the derived space, where multiplication is given by concatenation of loops. Delooping is the inverse functor here, and thus involves shifting objects to the status of 1–cells and decreasing the number of ways to multiply. Enriching over the category of categories enriched over a monoidal category is defined, for the case of symmetric categories, in the paper on A∞–categories by Lyubashenko. It seems that it is a good idea to generalize his definition first to the case of an iterated monoidal base category and then to define V–(n + 1)–categories as categories enriched over V–n–Cat, the (k−n)–fold monoidal strict (n+1)–category of V–n–categories where k<n ∈ N. We show that for V k–fold monoidal the structure of a (k−n)–fold monoidal strict (n + 1)–category is possessed by V–n–Cat. / Ph. D.

O selênio é um não metal da família 6A e um micronutriente essencial para a saúde animal e humana, com importante ação antioxidante, atuando na prevenção de diversas doenças. O consumo de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio aumenta sua absorção pelo organismo e reduz o risco dos efeitos tóxicos causados pelo consumo de sua forma inorgânica, selenito de sódio. A produção de leveduras enriquecidas com selênio a partir de resíduos amiláceos e lignocelulósicos como fontes de carbono e de nitrogênio é uma alternativa de baixo custo e inovadora. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo a produção de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio para alimentação animal a partir de resíduos da agroindústria. Foram avaliadas sete linhagens, pertencentes às espécies Candida utilis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Rhodotorula glutinis e Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Realizaram-se estudos em cultivo submerso com selenito de sódio para avaliar os efeitos no metabolismo microbiano, com ênfase no crescimento celular e incorporação de selênio. Todas as linhagens avaliadas foram capazes de crescer e incorporar selênio, sendo que S. cerevisiae SSS41 apresentou elevada tolerância a esse composto e capacidade de crescimento em hidrolisados amiláceos, acrescidos de selênio. Entre os hidrolisados utilizados no processo fermentativo, o hidrolisado de farelo de soja apresentou elevada concentração de proteínas, não sendo necessária sua suplementação com nutrientes para que a linhagem S. cerevisiae SSS41 produzisse 7,0 g/L de biomassa celular e incorporasse 2375 ppm de selênio. Com a adição de nutrientes e de concentrações mais elevadas de selênio o crescimento celular se manteve constante, porém a incorporação de selênio foi superior a 11000 ppm. Em cultivos realizados com melaço de cana-de-açúcar o crescimento celular foi de 4,17 ± 0,24 g/L, com incorporação de 6528 ± 10 ppm de selênio. Além dos cultivos submersos, também foi realizada fermentação em estado sólido com a levedura R. glutinis CCT-2186, utilizando bagaço de cana-de-açúcar e farelo de arroz hidrolisado como substratos sólidos e hidrolisado de farelo de arroz com e sem a adição de selênio na solução umedecedora. Nos ensaios realizados, a levedura foi capaz de crescer e incorporar 6038 ± 1219 ppm de selênio. O consumo de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio apresenta diversos benefícios à saúde e a utilização de resíduos agroindustriais vegetal é um processo inovador e reduz os custos de produção. / Selenium is an essential micronutrient for animal and human health, with na important antioxidant role, preventing several diseases. Consumption of Se-enriched yeast biomass increases selenium absorption in the digestion process and it is less toxic than its inorganic salt, sodium selenite. The production of Se-enriched yeasts from lignocellulosic and starchy residues as carbon and nitrogen sources is na inexpensive and novel alternative. In this context, the present study aims to produce Se-enriched yeast biomass for animal feed from agroindustrial wastes. Seven yeast strains were evaluated from species Candida utilis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Rhodotorula glutinis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Studies were carried out in submerged culture containing sodium selenite, to verify the effects on microbial metabolism, with emphasis on cell growth and selenium incorporation. All strains evaluated were able to grow and incorporate selenium and S. cerevisiae SSS41 presented high tolerance to this compound and growth capacity in starch hydrolysates containing selenium. Among the hydrolysates used in the fermentation process, soybean bran presented a high protein concentration, and no nutriente supplementation was necessary for the production of 7.0 g/L cellular biomass and incorporation of 2375 ppm of selenium by S. cerevisiae SSS41 strain. With the addition of nutrients and higher concentrations of selenium, cell growth remained steady, but the incorporation of selenium was higher than 11000 ppm. In fermentations carried out with sugarcane molasses, the cell growth of S. cerevisiae SSS41 was 4.17 ± 0.24 g/L, incorporating 6528 ± 10 ppm of selenium. In parallel, solid-state fermentation was carried out with yeast R. glutinis CCT-2186, using sugarcane bagasse and hydrolyzed rice bran as solid substrates and rice bran hydrolyzate with and without the addition of selenium in humidifying solution. In these conditions, the yeast was able to grow and incorporate 6038 ± 1219 ppm of selenium. The consumption of selenium-enriched yeast biomass has several health benefits and the use of agro-industrial wastes is an innovative process and reduces production costs.

O selênio é um não metal da família 6A e um micronutriente essencial para a saúde animal e humana, com importante ação antioxidante, atuando na prevenção de diversas doenças. O consumo de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio aumenta sua absorção pelo organismo e reduz o risco dos efeitos tóxicos causados pelo consumo de sua forma inorgânica, selenito de sódio. A produção de leveduras enriquecidas com selênio a partir de resíduos amiláceos e lignocelulósicos como fontes de carbono e de nitrogênio é uma alternativa de baixo custo e inovadora. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo a produção de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio para alimentação animal a partir de resíduos da agroindústria. Foram avaliadas sete linhagens, pertencentes às espécies Candida utilis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Rhodotorula glutinis e Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Realizaram-se estudos em cultivo submerso com selenito de sódio para avaliar os efeitos no metabolismo microbiano, com ênfase no crescimento celular e incorporação de selênio. Todas as linhagens avaliadas foram capazes de crescer e incorporar selênio, sendo que S. cerevisiae SSS41 apresentou elevada tolerância a esse composto e capacidade de crescimento em hidrolisados amiláceos, acrescidos de selênio. Entre os hidrolisados utilizados no processo fermentativo, o hidrolisado de farelo de soja apresentou elevada concentração de proteínas, não sendo necessária sua suplementação com nutrientes para que a linhagem S. cerevisiae SSS41 produzisse 7,0 g/L de biomassa celular e incorporasse 2375 ppm de selênio. Com a adição de nutrientes e de concentrações mais elevadas de selênio o crescimento celular se manteve constante, porém a incorporação de selênio foi superior a 11000 ppm. Em cultivos realizados com melaço de cana-de-açúcar o crescimento celular foi de 4,17 ± 0,24 g/L, com incorporação de 6528 ± 10 ppm de selênio. Além dos cultivos submersos, também foi realizada fermentação em estado sólido com a levedura R. glutinis CCT-2186, utilizando bagaço de cana-de-açúcar e farelo de arroz hidrolisado como substratos sólidos e hidrolisado de farelo de arroz com e sem a adição de selênio na solução umedecedora. Nos ensaios realizados, a levedura foi capaz de crescer e incorporar 6038 ± 1219 ppm de selênio. O consumo de biomassa de levedura enriquecida com selênio apresenta diversos benefícios à saúde e a utilização de resíduos agroindustriais vegetal é um processo inovador e reduz os custos de produção. / Selenium is an essential micronutrient for animal and human health, with na important antioxidant role, preventing several diseases. Consumption of Se-enriched yeast biomass increases selenium absorption in the digestion process and it is less toxic than its inorganic salt, sodium selenite. The production of Se-enriched yeasts from lignocellulosic and starchy residues as carbon and nitrogen sources is na inexpensive and novel alternative. In this context, the present study aims to produce Se-enriched yeast biomass for animal feed from agroindustrial wastes. Seven yeast strains were evaluated from species Candida utilis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Rhodotorula glutinis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Studies were carried out in submerged culture containing sodium selenite, to verify the effects on microbial metabolism, with emphasis on cell growth and selenium incorporation. All strains evaluated were able to grow and incorporate selenium and S. cerevisiae SSS41 presented high tolerance to this compound and growth capacity in starch hydrolysates containing selenium. Among the hydrolysates used in the fermentation process, soybean bran presented a high protein concentration, and no nutriente supplementation was necessary for the production of 7.0 g/L cellular biomass and incorporation of 2375 ppm of selenium by S. cerevisiae SSS41 strain. With the addition of nutrients and higher concentrations of selenium, cell growth remained steady, but the incorporation of selenium was higher than 11000 ppm. In fermentations carried out with sugarcane molasses, the cell growth of S. cerevisiae SSS41 was 4.17 ± 0.24 g/L, incorporating 6528 ± 10 ppm of selenium. In parallel, solid-state fermentation was carried out with yeast R. glutinis CCT-2186, using sugarcane bagasse and hydrolyzed rice bran as solid substrates and rice bran hydrolyzate with and without the addition of selenium in humidifying solution. In these conditions, the yeast was able to grow and incorporate 6038 ± 1219 ppm of selenium. The consumption of selenium-enriched yeast biomass has several health benefits and the use of agro-industrial wastes is an innovative process and reduces production costs.

Introduction: Micronutrient malnutrition has been identified as a serious health problem globally and is on the rise in South Africa. This is evident from the escalating burden of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in South Africa. Rural infants are the most affected, as their diets often lack micronutrients. Food fortification, vitamin A supplementation and dietary diversity are the strategies that have been employed in South Africa to alleviate VAD. However, these strategies have not been effective, for various reasons. Biofortification is the production of micronutrient dense staple crops to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies. This strategy could complement existing strategies in the alleviation of VAD in South Africa and in other countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where VAD is prevalent. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional composition and acceptance of a complementary food (soft porridge) made with provitamin A-biofortified maize by female infant caregivers from the rural areas of Umgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Objectives: (i) To evaluate the nutritional composition of soft porridge made with provitamin A-biofortified maize compared to non-biofortified white maize porridge; (ii) To assess the sensory acceptability of soft porridge made with the biofortified maize by black African female infant caregivers of varying age; and (iii) To determine the perceptions of the black African infant caregivers about the biofortified maize relative to the non-biofortified white maize. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Grains of two provitamin A-biofortified maize varieties and one white variety (control) were used. Grain and soft porridge of each variety of maize were analysed for their nutritional composition. The sensory acceptability of the porridges were evaluated by black African female infant caregivers, using a five-point facial hedonic scale. Focus group discussions were conducted, using some of the study subjects, to determine their perceptions about the provitamin A-biofortified maize. Results: The results showed that the grains of the provitamin A-biofortified maize varieties and their soft porridges were more nutritious than the control white variety in terms of energy, fibre, fat, protein, iron, zinc and phosphorus content. The results of the sensory evaluation indicated that there was no significant difference in the sensory acceptability of the biofortified soft porridges and the white maize soft porridge, irrespective of the age of the sensory evaluation panellists. The female caregivers perceived the biofortified maize as nutritious and health-beneficial and thought that infants would like its unique yellow colour and taste. However, the black African female caregivers perceived the provitamin A-biofortified maize as an animal feed or food for the poor. Nevertheless, the female caregivers expressed a willingness to give their infants porridge made with provitamin A-biofortified maize if it was cheap, readily available and health-beneficial. Conclusion: This study suggests that provitamin A-biofortified maize has the potential to be used as a complementary food item. Biofortification of maize with provitamin A could be used as a possible complementary strategy to assist in the alleviation of VAD in SSA. Furthermore, the relatively higher energy, fibre, fat, protein, iron, zinc and phosphorus content of the biofortified maize could contribute to the alleviation of protein-energy malnutrition and mineral deficiencies, respectively, which are prevalent in children of SSA. Although the findings of this study, like other previous studies, indicate that there are some negative perceptions about the provitamin A-biofortified maize, this study shows that provitamin A-biofortified maize soft porridge is as acceptable as white maize soft porridge to female infant caregivers from the rural areas of Umgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The female caregivers are thus likely to accept the biofortified maize for use as an infant complementary food in the form of soft porridge. Further research is recommended to expand the study area and consumer sample size in order to increase the confidence of inferring these results for large rural populations. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2014.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1984 M33 / Master of Science

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1985 W8 / Master of Science