Completion of the Symposium on Health Functional Food Development Using Yellow Seaweed at the International Conference of the Korean Society of Food and Nutrition Science
Oct 31, 2025
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The symposium, held in BEXCO, Busan on the 30th, was designed to share major achievements of research on the development of functional materials using yellow sea urchin, which Dong-A Pharmaceutical has promoted, with academia and industry, and to strengthen cooperation between industry-academia and seek directions for the development of the health functional food industry in the future.
Professor Lee Hong-jin of Chung-Ang University and Professor Bae Sang-gyun of Yonsei University served as the head of the symposium, and various topics such as ▲ development of domestic yellow sea urchin varieties ▲ identification of ingredients through metabolism analysis ▲ verification of non-clinical efficacy of stomach health ▲ expansion of cognitive function improvement function were presented.
In the first presentation, the head of the Junghoon Lee Medical Crop Breeding Office at the National Institute of Horticultural Science of the Rural Development Administration presented the characteristics and cultivation techniques of each variety of domestic yellow sea mugwort, and the possibility of creating industrial value through the theme of 「"The current status of domestic medicinal crop variety development and characteristics of yellow sea mugwort (Pyeonganae)" The head of the Junghoon Lee Pharmaceutical Crop Breeding Office "By securing the competitiveness of domestic yellow sea urchins, we can reduce the dependence on imported raw materials and establish a stable raw material supply system linked to domestic farms."," he stressed.
Pyeonganae is a domestic yellow corvina species that was registered by the Rural Development Administration in 2024, and was named in the sense of relaxing the inside and finding stability in the body and mind. Dong-A Pharmaceutical recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Horticultural Science of the Rural Development Administration to expand the industrialization of 'Pyeonganae' to strengthen the competitiveness of the domestic herbal ingredients industry.
Ryu Hyung-won, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, then reported that the research results of the comparative metabolism profiling of yellow sea urchin by growth stage using UPLC-QTOF/MS can analyze the changes in major active ingredients by growth stage and lay the foundation for standardization of functional materials.
The third presenter, Professor Jeong Seong-geun of Kyungpook National University, introduced in detail the results and mechanisms of action of non-clinical studies on the gastric mucosa protection effects of isochlorogenic acid C and yellow sea urchin extracts through mitigation of gastric mucosa and mitochondrial dysfunction. In this study, yellow sea urchin was noted for its physiological activity to effectively alleviate gastric mucosal damage through its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and mitochondrial dysfunction improvement effects, providing scientific evidence for future functional food development.
Professor Ryu Jong-hoon of Kyung Hee University announced the effect of improving cognitive function of the standardized yellow sea urchin extract and confirmed that yellow sea urchin can have a positive effect on improving cognitive function.
Director of Dong-A Pharmaceutical Research Institute Yoon Chun-hee said, `Through this symposium, we were able to academically prove the scientific value of yellow sea urchin and verify its potential as a health functional food material from various angles"In the future, Dong-A Pharmaceutical will continue to make efforts to improve public health and strengthen industrial competitiveness through the development and commercialization of functional raw materials based on scientific evidence. "
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
