• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.101-109
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• 2008

The content of chlorophyll a, b have generally increased for Fraxinus rhynchophylla and Fraxinus mandshuricain the order of month of June B>C and >D. Therefore we suppose the photosynthesis rate will increase if the moisture level is high and in regardless of the growth stage.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.775-781
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• 1995

This study was conducted to find out the variation in some medicinal components of Korean green tea by processing recipe and harvesting time in Bongsan-ri(steamroasted green tea) and Buchun-ri(roasted green tea) area. Total chlorophyll content of green tea grown at Bongsan-ri and Buchun-ri was 293mg% and 275mg% and ratio of chlorophyll a to chlorophyll b was 70:30 and 67:33 respectively. The later harvested one had the higher chlorophyll content but the chlorophyll content of the last harvested green tea at Buchun-ri decreased more sharply. Water-soluble pectin of green tea produced at Bongsan-ri and Buchun-ri was 2.05% and 1.84%, respectively. It also increased at the later harvested ones. Total amino acids content of Bongsan-ri and Buchun-ri tea was 2,156mg% and 1,723mg%, respectively. The later harvested tea showed the remarkably decreased. Caffein and catechins of Bongsan-ri and Buchun-ri tea were 2.03%, 11.52% and 2.62%, 14.05%, respectively, Total free catechins content of Bongsan-ri and Buchun-ri tea was 35.59% and 42.73%, and ester type was 58.09% and 44.47%, respectively. Extracted catechins and caffeins of green tea were increased when extracting water temperature was raised from $65^{\circ}C$ to 85$^{\circ}C$ and leaching time was lengthened from 3min. to 9min. About 89% catechins and 97% caffeins of green tea was extracted by nine minutes soaking in 85$^{\circ}C$ water.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.144-148
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• 2005

Kale leaf had similar contents of vitamin C, $NO_3$, p, Ca, Mg, and Fe with reported values. Among these internal quality factors, $NO_3$ content which has been a concern recently, ranged from 139 to 429 mg in 100 g fresh kale leaf, Kale showed high vitamin C content ranging from 106 to 203 mg in 100 g fresh leaf. The relative concentration of chlorophyll and b value color had a high correlation coefficient (r) with vitamin C, $NO_3$, Mg and Fe content. The relationship between $NO_3$ content and the relative concentration of chlorophyll was given by the following linear equation: $NO_3$ content : 21.55 + (5.907 ${\times}$ the relative concentration of chlorophyll) with an r of $0.910^{{\ast}{\ast}}$. Correlation between $NO_3$ content and b value was also very dependable (r = $-0.901^{{\ast}{\ast}}$). Vitamin C content and the relative concentration of chlorophyll showed a high correlation, r = $-0.858^{{\ast}{\ast}}$. Among internal quality factors, vitamin C content increased with decreasing $NO_3$ content and their correlation coefficient was high (r = $-0.795^{{\ast}{\ast}}$). Consequently, $NO_3$ content of kale leaf could be inferred from an external nondestructive method, such as the relative concentration of chlorophyll. We may be able to produce high quality kale leaves containing high amount of vitamin C and low content of $NO_3$ using this method.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.615-623
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• 2000

The brine Korea cabbage (BKC) with various ingredients was stored at 5$^{\circ}C$ and 15$^{\circ}C$ for 13 days to examine the changes in pH, total acidity, ascorbic, and cholrophylls. Decrease in pH and increase in total acidity in the BKC stored at 15$^{\circ}C$ were greater than in the BKC stored at 5$^{\circ}C$, indicating these changes are closely related to the storage temperature. The effect of ingredints was various; garlic, red pepper powder, and fermented anchovy juice accelerated the decrease in pH and increase in total acidity; mustard powder and leaf mustard suppressed their changes and freen onion and ginger had no effect. At both temperatures, ascorbic acid was remained at high level in the BKC with leaf mustard, but it was maintained at lowest level in the BKC with ferented anchovy juice. Degradation od chlorophylls was slow in the BKC with leaf mustard, which maintained the high level os ascorbic acid during storage. Meanwhilr the degradation of chlorophylls or production of pheophytin and pheophorbide was cinsistent with the production of acid. These results suggset that degradation of chlorophylls in a BKC was positively correlated with ascorbic acid content and the acid produced during storage.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 2001

A chilling-tolerant japonica-type and a chilling-susceptible indica-type of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants were compared with respect to various physiological parameters during chilling and subsequent recovery. The japonica-type and the indica-type of rice cultivars used were Ilpumbyeo and Taebaekbyeo, respectively. The two rice cultivars exhibited little or no differences in the changes of leaf fresh weight and chlorophyll content during chilling at $5^{\circ}C$ for 3 days. During subsequent recovery at $25^{\circ}C$, however, Ilpumbyeo restored its growth more rapidly than Taebaekbyeo. Since the changes of relative water content, malondialdehyde production, an estimate of lipid peroxidation, and chlorophyll fluorescence were significantly different in the two rice cultivars during the chilling and subsequent recovery, they were found to be more sensitive physiological parameters than fresh weight and chlorophyll content. However, the differences in relation to water content, malondialdehyde production, and chlorophyll fluorescence between the two rice cultivars were smaller during chilling than those during subsequent recovery. These results suggest that relative water content, malondialdehyde production, and chlorophyll fluorescence could widely be used as important physiological parameters for screening chilling-tolerant plants.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.1705-1711
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• 2008

To investigate the relationship between cold stress and the activity of ascorbate peroxidase(APX), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), mRNA expression level of two enzymes, hydrogen peroxide content was studied in lettuce leaves under stress condition imposed by cold stress at $4^{\circ}C$ for 24 hr in the dark and following recovery at $20^{\circ}C$ from cold stress. Hydrogen peroxide content increased gradually in lettuce leaves during cold stress, but decreased slightly following recovery from cold stress. Soluble protein content, however, decreased gradually during cold stress, and then rapidly returned to normal levels following recovery. Total chlorophyll content decreased gradually during cold stress, and then keep constant following recovery. The patterns of chlorophyll a and b content similar to that of total chlorophyll content, and carotenoid content didn't change. The ratio of chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll was increased during cold stress, but decreased with rapid during cold stress, and then the ratio returned to normal levels following recovery. During cold stress, the activity of APX and DHAR in the lettuce leaves increased dramatically, and also transcript levels of mRNA of APX and DHAR, as determined by probing 32P-labeled single stranded RNA of APX and DHAR, highly increased and returned to normal levels following recovery, respectively. Relationship between APX and DHAR activity and hydrogen peroxide highly related ($R^2$=0.8715 and 0.8643), whereas between hydrogen peroxide and total chlorophyll content and soluble content related reversely ($R^2$=0.5021 and 0.8915).

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.76-86
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• 2008

The seasonal variations of primary production were investigated by phyto-PAM chlorophyll fluorometry as well as classical methods (standing crops of phytoplanktons and chlorophyll ${\alpha}$) in the Beopsu Marsh, Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. The amounts of turbidity, SS, T-N, T-P, BOD, COD, Ca$^{2+}$ and Cl$^-$ were the highest at the station 3, where located in flowout site of wastewater treated by the filtration plants. The water quality was the third level by the standard of BOD and COD. The amount of chlorophyll a (268.8 mg L$^{-1}$) was the highest at the station 2 in April because the cell density (2,677 cells mL$^{-1}$) of Micractinium pusillum increased suddenly from February (180 cells mL$^{-1}$). The patterns of primary production of phytoplankton by phyto-PAM chlorophyll fluorometry were fallen in with those of standing crops and chlorophyll a of phyto-planktons. The primary production was varied according to stations and seasons. The water environments of the Beopsu Marsh as a natural mounument should be under the control of a regular examination in order to preserve the ecosystem.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.114-120
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• 2001

Ginkgo biloba L. has been planted in the city as street trees because reported as resistant species to air pollutant. Especially, the trees planted on the street of 'Cheongro', Mt. 'Nam', and 'Jamsil' have been exposed to air pollutant for a long time. This study was conducted to examine chlorophyll contents and genetic variation of Ginkgo biloba in the areas. Chlorophyll contents measured in the above three areas were variable although the the diameter at breast height measured in 'Cheongro' and Mt. 'Nam' were constant. In addition, the result showed positive relation between chlorophyll contents and DBH in this study. Eight enzyme systems were analyzed in megagametophytes which were collected in the areas and separated to two groups based on chlorophyll contents. All the enzymes appeared to be polymorphic : Got-2, Pgi-2, Pgm, Acon, Mnr, Mdh, Skdh, and 6Pgd. The sensitive (S) groups varied from 1.253 to 2.571 in the genetic diversity and the tolerant (T) groups ranged from 1.416 to 2.825. The observed single locus heterozygosities (H$_{0}$) ranged from 0.056 to 0.611 in the S groups, and from 0.179 to 1.643 in the T groups. The expected heterozygosities (H$_{e}$) ranged from 0.208 to 0.629 in the S groups and from 0.321 to 0.658 in the T groups. In addition, the H$_{0}$ values averaged over all loci were 0.326 for the T groups and 0.299 for the S group, respectively. A difference between the two groups was 0.027. The T groups had the unique alleles and genotypes and all the parameters for genetic diversity showed that the T groups had higher genetic diversity than the S groups.s. genetic diversity than the S groups.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.53-58
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• 1982

A study was carried out to examine the effects of chlorine and hydrogen chloride gas with various concentrations (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and $1.0\;g/m^3/hr)$ on rice and soybean plants. Symptoms, ratios of destroyed leaf, grain yield and chlorophyll contents in leaves were investigated. The results are as follows. 1) Hydrogen chloride gas damaged the margine parts of rice and soybean leaves, but chlorine appeared grayish subtle spots in whole parts of rice and soybean leaves. 2) Rice leaves showed higher damage ratio in hydrogen chloride fumigation than in soybean leaves, but less damage in chlorine. 3) Chlorophyll contents in rice leaves were higher in chlorine gas fumigated than hydrogen chloride fumigated. 4) The ratio of destroyed leaf was negatively correlated with chlorophyll contents.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.520-528
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• 1987

Quality stability of roasted lavers during heat treatment and storage was investigated measuring the changes in pigments including chlorophyll a, carotenoids and biliproteins, fatty acids and free amino acids as the major quality factors. In roasting of fried lavers, carotenoids were found to lie more stable than chlorophyll a, and biliproteins were most heat labile. The overall heat stability of the pigments depended upon heating time and temperature. Chlorophyll a and carotenoids were retained more than $90\%$ in the casts of roasting for 90 min. at $60^{\circ}C;\;60min.\;at\;80^{\circ}C;\;10\;min.\;at\;100^{\circ}C;\;or\;5min.\;at\;150^{\circ}C$ while biliproteins remained about $70\%$. The lipids of dried lavers including polyunsaturated fatty acids appeared rather heat stable when compared to the stability of pigments under the same conditions of roasting. Spray of sesame oil or seasoning solutions on the surface of lavers after roasting seemed desirable for stabilizing pigments and free amino acids during storage particularly at low water activity. And that was also benefit for the protection of polyenoic fatty acids from rapid progress of oxidation during storage. Free amino acids were reduced fast during roasting, especially most of threonine and glycine while glutamic acid was rapidly lost during the storage.