• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.107-113
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• 2011

Benzylideneacetone (BZA) is a compound derived from culture broth of an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn). Its immunosuppressive activity is caused by its inhibitory activity against eicosanoid biosynthesis. This BZA is being developed as an additive to enhance control efficacy of other commercial microbial insecticides. This study was focused on the enhancement of the immunosuppressive activity of BZA by generating its chemical derivatives toward decrease of its hydrophobicity. Two hydroxylated BZA and one sugar-conjugated BZA were chemically synthesized. All derivatives had the inhibitory activities of BZA against phospholipase $A_2$ ($PLA_2$) and phenoloxidase (PO) of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, but BZA was the most potent. Mixtures of any BZA derivative with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) significantly increased pathogenicity of Bt. BZA also inhibited colony growth of four plant pathogenic fungi. However, BZA derivatives (especially the sugar-conjugated BZA) lost the antifungal activity. These results indicated that BZA and its derivatives inhibited catalytic activities of two immune-associated enzymes ($PLA_2$ and PO) of P. xylostella and enhanced Bt pathogenicity. We suggest its use to control plant pathogenic fungi.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.170-175
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• 2010

A monoterpenoid benzylideneacetone (BZA) is a bacterial metabolite isolated from culture broth of an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila K1. It was tested in this study the control efficacy of the metabolite against two major fungal diseases occurring in red-pepper plants. BZA exhibited significant antifungal activities against Phytophthora capsici and Colletotrichum acutatum. Under natural light conditions, the antifungal activity of BZA was maintained for more than sixty days. The antifungal activity of BZA was not lost even in soil because the incidence of Phytophthora blight against red-pepper plants was significantly reduced when the suspensions of P. capsici were poured to the rhizosphere soils mixed with BZA. Application of the BZA suspension spray to the fruit surface infected with C. acutatum significantly suppressed the disease occurrence of anthracnose on the red-pepper plants. These results suggest that BZA can be used to develop a promising agrochemical to control phytophthora blight and anthracnose of redpepper plants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2011.03a
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• pp.64-64
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• 2011

모발(human hair)은 양모섬유와 마찬가지로 시스틴을 많이 함유하고 있는 섬유상 케라틴 단백질로써, 두부(頭部)를 보호할 뿐만아니라 신체에 필요하지 않는 중금속을 체외로 방출하는 기능을 지닌 신체의 일부분이다. 또한 모발은 미(美)와 관련하여 가장 관심을 가지는 부분이며, 다양한 방법으로 모발에 변화를 주어 신분을 표시하거나 자신의 미적 표현을 하고 있다. 퍼머넌트 웨이브는 모발에 형태학적 변화를 주는 유효한 수단이며, 염색과 탈색 등은 색상 변화를 주는 중요한 수단이다. 본 연구 에서는 모발을 산성염료로 염색할 때 염색성을 향상시키기 위하여 염색보조제로써 벤질알콜 등을 첨가하여 염색할 때 염색된 모발의 염착량, 보습성, 단백질 유출성, 주사전자 현미경 관찰을 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 염색시간이 길어지고, 염색온도가 높아질수록 모발에의 염착량은 증가하며, 특히 벤질 알콜을 첨가하여 염색하는 경우에는 빠른 시간내에 염착평형에 도달하고 비교적 낮은 염색온도에서도 높은 염착량을 나타내었다. 2) 이와같은 용매 첨가의 효과는 염액에 계면활성제와 함께 첨가하여 염색하면 나타나지 않았다. 3) 염색시간이 길어질수록 모발의 보습성은 열악해지지만, 벤질 알콜을 첨가하여 염색하는 경우에는 오히려 보습성이 증가하였다. 또한 염색시간이 길어지면 모발의 단백질 유출성은 증가하지만, 벤질 알콜을 첨가하여 염색하는 경우에는 오히려 단백질 유출성이 감소하였다. 이와같은 결과는 벤질 알콜을 첨가하여 염색하는 경우에 모발의 손상이 적다는 것을 의미한다. 4) 모발의 손상정도에 대한 주사전자현미경의 측정결과는 벤질 알콜의 첨가여부에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.416-421
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• 1988

Kinetic studies for the nucleophilic substitution reactions of benzyl halides(para-substituted benzyl bromides and benzyliodide) with substituted pyridines in MeOH-MeCN mixtures have been carried out in order to elucidate the reaction mechanism. Cross interaction coefficient, ${\rho}_{XY}$ values suggested that the reactions between benzylhalides and substituted pyridines exhibit an dissocitive $S_N$2 mechanism. Hammett (${\rho}_X$, ${\rho}_Y$), Br${\o}$nsted ${\beta}_N$ and solvatochromic correlation coefficient a, s, a/s values were illustrated. Kinetic results were compared between potential energy surface model and quantum mechanical model. The quantum mechanical approach showed to be consistent with kinetic results.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.103-108
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• 1969

전보에 이어 90% 에탄올 용액에서의 염화 벤질 및 브롬화 벤질과 요오드화 이온 간의 교환반응을 연구하였다. HSAB이론을 도입하여 할로겐화 이온의 pb혼합 궤도가 서로 겹치는 전이 상태로서 실험 결과를 설명하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.658-662
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• 1990

A method for regioselective mono-carbonylation of halobenzyl halide is described. Alkyl halophenylacetate is easily prepared by carbonylating a benzylic halide of halobenzyl halide in the presence of catalytic amount of cobalt carbonyl, a base, and an alcohol under atmospheric pressure of carbon monoxide. The base plays a decisive role in the selectivity of product and NEt$_3$ is the best one among bases used.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.98-103
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• 1975

The synthesis of two new ligands, 1,10-dibenzyltriethylenetetraamine (1,10-$Be_2trien$) and 1,10-dibenzyl-5R-methyltriethylenetetraamine (1,10-$Be_2$-5R-Metrien), and the preparation of the dichloro cobalt(III) complexes of these ligands are reported. Both tetraamine ligands yield exclusively trans geometry upon coordination to the cobalt(III) ion.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.392-397
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• 2007

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.323-327
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• 1995

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.185-189
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• 2009

A monoterpenoid compound, benzylideneacetone (BZA), is a metabolite of an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila. Its primary biological activity is an inhibitor of phospholipase $A_2$, which catalyzes the committed step of biosynthesis of various eicosanoids that are critically important to mediate insect immune responses. When BZA was applied to two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, it exhibited a dose-dependent mortality in leaf-disc assay. Subsequently BZA was tested against T. urticae infesting apples in a field orchard, in which it showed a significant control efficacy, which was not statistically different with that of a commercial acaricide. BZA also had significant antibacterial activities against three species of plant pathogenic bacteria when it was added to the bacterial cultures, in which it showed the highest inhibitory activity against a bacterial wilt-causing pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum. The bacterial pathogen caused significant disease symptom to young potato plants. However, BZA significantly suppressed the disease occurrence. This study suggests that BZA can be used to develop a novel crop protectant to control mite and bacterial pathogen.