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Development of a New Process for Mass-Production of Virus-Free Seed Bulbs of Garlic(Allium sativum L.) Through Plant Tissue Culture Technique

  • Kim, Joo-Hag
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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    • 1996.05a
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    • pp.117-128
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    • 1996
  • A garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an important and useful vegetable such that it is not only most used for spices but also exploited for health foods and pharmaceuticals. The garlic is a kind of vegetable propagated vegetatively through cloves. Therefore, development of new varieties of garlics is possible only through selection breeding because cross breeding is impossible. (omitted)

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Measurement of Mass Flow of Water in the Stem of Musk Melon by Sap Flow Gauge (열수지 경류센서에 의한 멜론 경류량의 측정)

  • 양원모;강곡명
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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    • 1998.05a
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    • pp.22-26
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    • 1998
  • 멜론은 향기가 독특하고, 재배기간이 짧으며, 수확시의 노동력이 적게 들고, 부가가치가 높아 점차 재배면적이 늘고 있는 작물이다 멜론재배의 성패는 네트의 양호한 형성과 당도향상에 있으며 이것은 합리적인 수분관리를 통해서만 가능하고, 합리적인 수분관리를 위해서는 멜론 수분소비량의 정확한 계측이 필수적이다. (중략)

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Effects of mass flow of water in the stem of plant by meteorological elements in greenhouse. - Tomato, Eggplant, Kale - (온실 환경인자가 식물체내 수분이동에 미치는 영향 - 토마토, 가지, 케일을 중심으로 -)

  • 전종길;정성림;김경원;오병기
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.63-66
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    • 1999
  • 최근 식물체내의 수분상태나 흡수되는 물의 량을 측정 또는 제어하기 위하여 레이저 경류계측센서나 열수지경류센서 등이 이용되고 있으며, 특히 열수지경류센서는 줄기 속을 흐르는 물의 량을 직접 측정하므로 생육단계에 따른 수분흡수량은 물론 하루중의 시간대별로 수분소비량을 측정하는 것이 가능하다. 이러한 식물의 생체정보를 센싱하는 것은 식물체에 적합한 환경을 조성하기 위하여 매우 중요한 것이다. (중략)

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Fast Determination of Multiple-Reaction Intermediates for Long-Chain Dicarboxylic Acid Biotransformation by Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector

  • Cho, Yong-Han;Lee, Hye-Jin;Lee, Jung-Eun;Kim, Soo-Jung;Park, Kyungmoon;Lee, Do Yup;Park, Yong-Cheol
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.704-708
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    • 2015
  • For the analysis of multiple-reaction intermediates for long-chain dicarboxylic acid biotransformation, simple and reproducible methods of extraction and derivatization were developed on the basis of gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC-FID) instead of mass spectrometry. In the derivatization step, change of the ratio of pyridine to MSTFA from 1:3 to 9:1 resulted in higher peak intensity (p = 0.021) and reproducibility (0.6%CV) when analyzing 32 g/l ricinoleic acid (RA). Extraction of RA and ω-hydroxyundec-9-enoic acid with water containing 100 mM Tween 80 showed 90.4-99.9% relative extraction efficiency and 2-7%CV compared with those with hydrophobic ethyl acetate. In conclusion, reduction of the pyridine content and change of the extraction solvent to water with Tween 80 provided compatible derivatization and extraction methods to GC-FID-based analysis of longchain carboxylic acids.

Antifungal Activity of Five Plant Essential Oils as Fumigant Against Postharvest and Soilborne Plant Pathogenic Fungi

  • Lee, Sun-Og;Choi, Gyung-Ja;Jang, Kyoung-Soo;Lim, He-Kyoung;Cho, Kwang-Yun;Kim, Jin-Cheol
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 2007
  • A total of 39 essential oils were tested for antifungal activities as volatile compounds against five phytopathogenic fungi at a dose of 1 ${\mu}l$ per plate. Five essential oils showed inhibitory activities against mycelial growth of at least one phytopathogenic fungus. Origanum vulgare essential oil inhibited mycelial growth of all of the five fungi tested. Both Cuminum cyminum and Eucalyptus citriodora oils displayed in vitro antifungal activities against four phytopathogenic fungi except for Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. The essential oil of Thymus vulgaris suppressed the mycelial growth of C. gloeosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani and that of Cymbopogon citratus was active to only F. oxysporum. The chemical compositions of the five active essential oils were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This study suggests that both E. citriodora and C. cyminum oils have a potential as antifungal preservatives for the control of storage diseases of various crops.

Upper eyelid Merkel cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical excision

  • Toto, Vito;Colapietra, Alfredo;Alessandri-Bonetti, Mario;Vincenzi, Bruno;Devirgiliis, Valeria;Panasiti, Vincenzo;Persichetti, Paolo
    • Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.121-125
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    • 2019
  • Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous carcinoma, featured by an aggressive clinical course and a mortality rate of 28% at 2 years. A 71-year-old female was affected by a 4.1-cm-wide locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma of the upper eyelid, previously misdiagnosed as chalazion, with involvement of the extraocular muscles. Although the tumor showed a macroscopic spontaneous regression in size after the incisional biopsy, the mass was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical excision. Good functional and aesthetic result with preservation of the eyeball and absence of tumor recurrence were achieved at 3-year follow-up. In our experience, the combination of the inflammatory cascade due to the incisional biopsy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy led to the regression of a locally advanced large Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid.

Characteristics of Bio-oil by Pyrolysis with Pig Feces (돈분을 이용한 열분해공정 바이오오일의 특성)

  • Kun, Zhu;Choi, Hong L.
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2008
  • The characteristics of the bio-oil produced by the pyrolysis process with pig feces was investigated in this paper. The continuous auger-type reactor produced bio-oil was maintained at the temperature range of 400 to $600^{\circ}C$, which was higher than a typical that in a conventional pyrolysis system. The pig feces was used as the feedstock. The bio-oil and its compositions were characterized by water analysis, heating values, elemental analysis, bio-oil compounds, by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), and functional group by $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy. It was found that the maximum bio-oil yields of 21% w.t. was achieved at $550^{\circ}C$. This result suggested that this auger reactor might be a potential technology for livestock waste treatment to produce bio-oil because it is able to be improved to reach higher efficiency of bio-oil production in further study. The pyrolysis system reported herein had low heat transfer into the feedstock in the auger reactor so that it needs improve the heat conduction rate of the system in further study.

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Manure Based Duckweed Production in Shallow Sink : Effect of Genera on Biomass and Nutrient Yield of Duckweed under the Same Nutritional and Management Conditions

  • Chowdhury, S.A.;Sultana, N.;Huque, K.S.;Huque, Q.M.E.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.686-693
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    • 2000
  • Biomass yield, nutritive value and nutrient utilization efficiency of different genera of duckweed (DW, Lemnaceae) under the same nutritional and management conditions were studied. Three genera of DW namely: Lemna perpusilla, Spirodela polyrhiza and Woljfia arrhiza, were cultivated in 18 plastic sinks each of $59{\times}54{\times}35cm^3$ size. Each sink contained approximately 80 L of water and was charged once with 6.648 kg of anaerobically fermented cow dung effluent. The seed rate for Spirodela, Lemna and Wolffia were 600, 400 and $600g/m^2$ respectively. Duckweed were harvested at 48 hours intervals. Media total N concentration for Lemna and Wolffia gradually increased with time. Growth of duckweed was measured by subtracting the inoculum from the total biomass production. Growth of Spirodela ceased within 4 days but Lemna and Wolffia continue to grow up to 34 days. Bio-mass yield was significantly (p<0.05) higher in Wolffia (906 kg/ha/d) than Lemna (631 kg/ha/d). Dry matter (DM) yield was very similar in Lemna (14.80 kg/ha/d) and Wolffia (14.57 kg/ha/d). The N content was non-significant higher in Lemna (5.45%) than Wolffia (5.00%) and Spirodela (4.6%). The crude protein (CP, $N{\times}6.25$) yield was non-significantly higher in Lemna (4.83 kg/ha/d) than Wolffia (4.32 kg/ha/d). The acid detergent fibre (ADF) content was the highest in Wolffia (28.59%), followed by Spirodela (19.47%) and Lemna (12.39%). Utilization efficiency of CP was 273 and 314% respectively for Wolffia and Lemna. However, similar efficiency values for Spirodela was only 1.5%. Considering the bio-mass yield, nutritive value and nutrient utilization efficiency, production performance of DW were in the order of Lemna>Wolffia>Spirodela under the present experimental conditions.

Effects of Culture Type and Inoculation Quantity in Bioreactor on Production of Potato Plantlets

  • Choi Ki Young;Son Sung Ho;Lee Joo Hyun;Lee Yong-Beom;Bae Jong Hyang
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.298-301
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    • 2005
  • Potato (Solamum tuberosum 'Dejima') plantlets were investigated on culture type and initial quantity of inoculation in bioreactor and survival rate by hydroponics for mass production. rode stems (1 to 1.5cm in length) of potato plantlets multiplied in vitro were grown for 3 weeks in liquid Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with sucrose $30 g\; L^{-1}$. When plantlets (80-node inoculation) were raised in 10L balloon type bubble (BB) bioreactor, the healthiest growth of plantlets was obtained from explants cultured in ebb & flow culture with medium supplied periodically 12 times per day. The suitable inoculation quantity of 20L BB bioreactor was 120 pieces of stem segments (mean 2.2g fresh weight) in ebb & flow culture. Number of nodal shoot was eight on the average. In controlled culture room, survival rate of plantlets at 7 days after stem cutting was above $70\%$ when they were acclimatized by hydroponics grown in deep flow and solid medium culture. The highest survival rate of the stem cutting plantlets was in nutrient solution adjusted to EC $1.4dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$. Stem cutting plantlets through one culture could be obtained $670\~900$, when plantlets were grown in ebb & flow culture during 3 weeks using a 20L bioreactor with initial 120 pieces of nodal segments. 11 is possible In do mass production of seedlings cultured in bioreactor and hydroponics.

Determination of Glimepiride in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry

  • Kim, Ho-Hyun;Chang, Kyu-Young;Lee, Hee-Joo;Han, Sang-Beom
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.109-114
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    • 2004
  • A sensitive method for quantitation of glimepiride in human plasma has been established using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI/MS/MS). Glipizide was used as an internal standard. Glimepiride and internal standard in plasma sample was extracted using diethyl etherethyl acetate (1 : 1). A centrifuged upper layer was then evaporated and reconstituted with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-5 mM ammonium acetate (60:40, pH 3.0). The reconstituted samples were injected into a $C_{18}$ reversed-phase column. Using MS/MS in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, glimepiride and glipizide were detected without severe interference from human plasma matrix. Glimepiride produced a protonated precursor ion ([M+H]$^+$) at m/z 491 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 352. And the internal standard produced a protonated precursor ion ([M+H]]$^+$) at m/z 446 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 321. Detection of glimepiride in human plasma by the LC-ESI/MS/MS method was accurate and precise with a quantitation limit of 0.1 ng/mL. The validation, reproducibility, stability, and recovery of the method were evaluated. The method has been successfully applied to pharmacokinetic studies of glimepiride in human plasma.