• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.23-35
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• 1994

To investigate phytotoxic substances in Artemisia argyi, the donor plant, and their biological activities, seed germination and seedling growth of receptor plants such as Arundinella hirta, Echinochloa crus-galli, Rumex crispus and Lactuca sativa were examined at different concentrations of aqueous extracts of the donor plant. Germination of four receptor species was inhibited by the extracts, while seedling growth was decreased to a lesser degree than in the germintion test. Germination, seedling growth and dry weight growth of Achyranthes japonica grown in pot were proportionally inhibited by the extracts. Volatile substances emitted from A, argi plant caused slight inhibition in the germination and seedling growth of the receptor species. Essential oil of the plant extracted by Karlsruker's apparatus inhibited growth of microorganisms and callus growth of Pinellia ternata and Oryza sativa. The GC /MS method was employed for analysis and identification of allelochemicals from A. argyi leaves. Sixty-one chemical substances such as a-pinene, camphene, 1. 8-cineol, etc. were identified from essential oil of A. argyi. The results of this experiment on seed germination, seedling growth, microorganism culture and tissue culture indicated that naturally occurring chemical substances from A. argyi would be responsible for the growth inhibition of plants studied.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Community Living Science Conference
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• 2009.09a
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• pp.95-95
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• 2009

우리나라를 비롯한 동양문화권에서는 천연 약용식물자원의 이용을 통하여 전통적으로 지역 보건향상을 도모해 왔으며 최근 성인병과 난치병 해결을 위한 대체의학에 대한 관심이 증가하면서 약용식물자원을 이용한 건강기능식품 분야가 주목되고 있다. 약용식물자원은 민간에서 약선음식 등에 널리 활용되고 있지만 원료 농산물을 그대로 이용하는 수준으로 광범위한 적용성을 가지는 약선식품용 소재화 기술개발은 약용식물자원의 소비촉진에 크게 기여할 것으로 기대된다. 본 연구에서는 약선식품용 식품소재 개발의 일환으로 약용식물자원의 배합비와 추출물의 제형이 품질특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 스트레스 경감기능을 보유하는 약용식물자원은 고문헌에 기초하여 선정하였으며 약선원리에 따라 소정의 조건으로 3종(CLP 1, CLP 2, CLP 3) 배합비를 설정하였다. 추출물은 온도를 달리한 열수에 추출하고 유동Ext, 분무건조분말 및 과립으로 제형화 하였고 품질특성은 폴리페놀함량, 용해도, 투과도 및 색도특성을 분석하였다. 약용식물자원 혼합 추출물의 수율은 CLP 2가 65%로 가장 많았으며 1차 추출에서 76%의 수율을 보였고 추출시간대비 수율은 상업적 추출의 경우가 가장 높았다. 유동 Ext의 폴리페놀함량은 CLP 2가 g 당 11~13 mg을 함유하여 가장 많았고 CLP1과 CLP 2는 동등한 수준을 나타냈다. 유동 Ext는 99%의 용해도를 보였으며 투과도는 CLP 3가 52~68%로 가장 낮았으며 추출조건에 따라 색도가 차이가 있었다. 분말형태의 경우 폴리페놀 함량은 분무건조로 제조한 CLIP 2가 15.40mg/g으로 가장 많았다. 부형제로 과립화한 CLP 3가 g당 1.7 mg으로 가장 적었다. 분무건조분말은 98~99%의 용해도를 보였으며 부형제를 사용하여 분무건조하거나 과립화한 시료는 투과도와 명도가 높았으며 적색도와 황색도 및 갈색도가 낮았다. 이상의 결과는 약용식물자원 혼합 추출물은 원료의 조합비와 추출물의 제형은 식품소재화에 따른 품질특성의 영향인자로 작용함을 나타낸다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 2002

Cotinine, one of nicotine metabolites, has been blown to reduce 4-(methylnitro samino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone(NNK)- induced $O^{6}$MeG DNA adducts significantly in A/J mice when administered together with NNK. In order to examine the effects of phyto-extract mixture on the conversion of cotinine from nicotine, cellular and clinical experiments were carried out. When the phyto-extract mixture was added to culture media, human liver cells (FLCFR5) produced cotinine from nicotine 2~3 times compared to the control. The phyto-extract mixture which was microinjected into Xenopus oocyte along with nicotine showed the almost similar production of cotinine compared with the results of hepatic cell culture. In clinical test employing 17 to 20 healthy men, concentrations of urinary cotinine derived from smoking after taking photo-extract mixture increased up to 2 times compared to the control group. These results indicatethat the phyto-extract mixture can increase the metabolic efficiency of nicotine to cotinine, leading to the reduced formation of $O^{6}$MeG DNA adducts.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 1981

The study was carried out to investigate the distribution and composition of community of Stewartia koreana in Temple Huibang and Mt. Sogri. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Within the forest floor cover species of the Temple Huibang forest, higher importance value were observed as Calamagrostis arundinacea. Sasa borealis. Lindera erythrocarpa and Lindera obtusiloba 2. In the forest floor cover species of Mt. Sogri forest, higher importance value were observed as Sasa borealis and Acer pseudo-sieboldianum var. koreanum 3. Within the floor cover species under Stewartia koreana forest, higher importance value were observed as Sasa borealis. Acer pseudo- sieboldianum var. koreanum and Calamagrostis arundinacea 4. Under shrub layer of Stewartia koreana stands, 73% of Sasa borealis and Calamagrostis arundinacea in Temple Huibang and 93% of Sasa borealis in Mt. Sogri were counted respectively as dominant species. Therefore, it might be necessary to control such dominant undergrowing species for natural reproduction of Stewartia koreana 5. In the Temple Huibang sites, by 700m Sasa borealis and 800m Calamagrostis arundinacea were grown as dominant species.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.133-136
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• 2000

To evaluate the biological effects of dykellic acid, a novel apoptosis inhibitor, isolated from microorganism on the plant cells, the cell growth, protein contents, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were investigated in suspension cultures of tobacco photomixotrophic cultured (PM) cells on 12 days after different concentration of chemical treatment. The cells were cultured in MS medium containing 0.7 mg/L 2,4-D, 0.3 mg/L kinetin, 30 g/L sucrose and 200 mM NaCl at $25^{\circ}C$ in the light (100 rpm). Dykellic acid strongly inhibited the cell growth by evaluating the cell fresh wt and the ion conductivity in the medium ($IC_{50}$/, about 20 $\mu$M). The results as inhibition of cell growth and cell wall damage were same. The compound significantly increased the protein contents and the SOD specific activity in proportion with the dosage. The results suggested that dykellic acid may have biological activity in plant cells and tobacco PM cells may be suitable biomaterials for in vitro evaluation of the biological activity of natural products.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.227-231
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• 2007

Many of antimicrobial components used in the mouthwash have disadvantages such as coloring of periodontal tissue and homing sensation. To find the more biocompatible antimicrobial agent, we have screened the 2,125 kinds of natural plant extracts obtained from by the Plant Extract Bank (Daejeon, Korea). The antimicrobial activity was determined by spectrophotometric growth inhibition assay for the major dental pathogens. For the Porphyromonas gingivalis, 19 plant extracts had an antimicrobial activity, 17 plant extracts for the Prevotella intermedia, 45 plant extracts for the Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans and 85 plant extracts for the Streptococcus mutans. Among these effective extracts, 8 kind of natural plant extracts had an antimicrobial activity for more than 3 species of dental pathogens. In our experiment, Cudrania tricuspidata, Morus bombycis and Mallotus japonicas have antibacterial effects on the all kinds of major dental pathogens. Therefore these plant extracts have a possibility to be a candidate for major antibacterial components in dental products.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.736-741
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• 2000

The abilities of petroleum ether-extracts prepared from 75 plants to inhibit tyrosinase activity were evaluated in reverse micelles composed of isooctane/AOT(100 mM)/phosphate buffer(20 mM, pH 8.0) containing tyrosinase(105.3 units/mL) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine(0.18 mM). Compared with control which has no plant extracts, garlic could completely inhibit in vitro melanogenesis by tyrosinase, and Chinese quince, sweet potato, onion, radish bud and apple did more than 60%. Lipophilic extracts of medicinal plants and herbs such as rosemary, coriander, cinnamomi ramulus, crataegii fructus, ramulus biotae folium, mume fructus, menthae herba, eucommiae cortex and clove also inhibited tyrosinase activity more than 60%. When the extraction yield of lipophilic materials was considered together with their inhibition effect on tyrosinase, it was possible to select plants of which tyrosinase inhibitors could be produced in high quantity from unit weight. Using reverse micelles, the analysis of the capacity of lipophilic materials to inhibit tyrosinase activity which was difficult up to present could be possible.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.19-19
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• 2010

황칠나무(Dendropanax morbifera Lev.)는 두릅나무과(Araliaceae)에 속하며 학명에서 뜻하는 바와 같이 목본 (Dendro), 전능약(Panax)이라는 의미가 있고 나무인삼이라 불리기도 하며 줄기에 상처를 내면 노란액이 나온다고 해서 황칠나무(D. morbifera)라는 이름이 붙여졌다. 두릅나무과는 우리나라에서 최고의 약재들로 손꼽히는 인삼(Panax ginseng), 가시오갈피(Eleutherococcus senticosus) 등의 약용식물을 포함하고 있어서 황칠나무는 황칠수지액 이외에 약용식물로서의 무한한 개발 가능성을 내포하고 있다. 따라서 본 실험은 황칠나무의 기내 부정근 유도 및 증식조건의 확립을 목적으로 수행되었다. 우선 황칠나무의 기내 발아체로부터 부위(잎, 줄기, 뿌리)를 달리하여 부정근을 유도한 결과, 잎은 줄기나 뿌리보다 양호한 부정근의 유도를 보였다. 또한 유도된 부정근을 이용하여 옥신의 종류에 따른 부정근 유도율을 조사한 결과 IBA와 NAA는 IAA와 2.4-D보다 높은 유도율을 보였다. IBA의 농도에 따른 유도율과 증식효율은 IBA가 1.0 mg/L 첨가되었을 때 가장 높은 유도 및 증식효율을 보였다. 최적의 액체배지조건을 확인하고자 sucrose의 농도와 염농도를 달리하여 실험한 결과 1/2MS 배지는 MS 배지보다 10%정도 높은 증식율을 보였다. 액체배양 된 황칠나무의 부정근을 각각 1/2MS 배지에 30 g/L sucrose, 3.0 mg/L IBA가 첨가된 5 L volume 생물반응기에 4주 간 배양한 대조구와 2주 후 IBA의 농도를 1.0으로 낮추어 배양한 실험구에서 2주후 IBA의 농도를 낮추어 배양한 실험구에서 대조구보다 약 2배 높은 부정근의 증식량을 보였다. 결국, 황칠나무의 종자발아체를 이용하여 부정근의 유도 및 증식조건에 필요한 기내배양조건을 확립하였고, 플라스크와 생물반응기 배양을 통해 효율적인 실험실 내 증식조건을 확립하였다. 본 실험결과는 향후 황칠나무 천연추출물을 활용한 향장품/식,의약품 소재의 대량확보 차원에서 중요한 가치를 내포하고 있다고 조심스럽게 사료된다.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.59-66
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• 2018

Propionibacterium acnes, a major pathogens bacterium of acne, is one of the microflora associated with the inflammation. In this study, the antibacterial effects of 70% ethanol extracts from the 61 natural plants in Jeju against P. acnes were investigated using the disc diffusion method. The 45 natural plant extracts showed antibacterial effects and the 16 natural plants extracts didn't show antibacterial effects. The Phyllanthus urinaria L. (stem and leaves) extract showed thr highest antimicrobial activity with $18.96{\pm}0.69mm$ clear zone of the growth of P. acnes, followed by Angelica gigas Nakai (roots), Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino, Angelica gigas Nakai (stem and leaves), Isodon inflexus (Thunb.) Kudo, camellia sinensis L. (flowers), Rosmarinus officinalis, etc. These results suggest that the natural plant in Jeju can be used as functional cosmetic biomaterials or antimicrobial agents against P. acnes.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

In this study, we produced the recombinant lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris, and evaluated biological activity of the recombinant lunasin peptide. Lunasin peptide was produced from E. coli transfected with pPGEX-lunasin expression vector and P. pastoris GS115 transfected with pPIC-lunasin expression vector. These recombinant lunasin peptides were similar to the synthetic lunasin peptide in the identification by LC-ESI-MS. In addition, the recombinant lunasin peptide from E. coli and P. pastoris was bound in the chromatin, and inhibited histone acetylation and the activity of histone acetyltransferase. These findings suggest that the production of the lunasin peptide using E. coli and P. pastoris will be useful for industrial utilization of lunasin peptide.