• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2021

Silkworms have long been bred with human history to produce silk. It has been with humans for longer than other industrial insects, and the silkworm variety has been continuously improved. Silkworms have been developed into the optimal form for producing high quality silk and pupae. Recently, the production of transgenic silkworms has further expanded the possibility of industrial value of silkworms. Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO), which is a flavin enzyme, is known for its involvement in ommochrome pigment synthesis. In the field of mammals, including humans, previous studies have revealed the function and role of KMO, which is an important enzyme for various immune responses and cell protection. However, in the case of insects, the function of KMO has only been studied to be involved in the formation of pigment, and accordingly, KMO is used exclusively on screening for generation of transgenic insects as a marker. In this study, using KMO-edited silkworms, it was intended to discover the novel functions and roles of KMO in silkworms by identifying changes in the expression of various genes associated with stress and growth. The changes were observed in expressions of genes regulating on stresses to survive and those on ecdysteroid hormone between wild-type (WT) silkworms and kmo mutant silkworms. The loss of KMO, in particular, decreased the expression of the shadow (sad) gene, one of the Halloween genes in the synthesis of ecdysteroid. In conclusion, these results suggest that silkworm KMO is responsible for potential functions regarding stress response and ecdysteroid synthesis.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2007

IGR계 농약은 곤충에는 독성이 강할 뿐만 아니라 내분비계에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 우리나라에서는 최근 관찰된 누에 미화용 현상의 원인으로 추정되기도 하여 본 연구는 가장 많이 사용된다고 알려진 IGR계 농약 diflubenzuron의 누에에 대한 독성을 평가하였다. 누에에 대한 급성독성시험과 뽕잎잔류 독성시험 결과에 의하면 diflubenzuron은 표준살포액을 10,000배 희석한 액에 노출된 누에에도 치명적 피해를 입히는 것으로 나타났고, 6주전에 야외에서 표준살포농도로 살포한 뽕잎을 급여하여도 누에가 치사되는 등 독성이 매우 강하였으나 최근 농가에서 나타난 미화용 현상은 관찰되지 않았다. 또 과수원으로부터의 비산을 가정하여 과수원에 diflubenzuron WP (25%)를 살포하고 거리별로 뽕잎을 채취하여 누에에 섭식시킨 결과, 바람이 부는 방향으로 50 m 까지만 화용비율에 영향을 미친 것으로 나타나 과수원에서 비산된 diflubenzuron의 피해를 막기 위해서는 100 m 정도의 안전거리를 둘 것을 추천한다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 1994

경란전염은 숙주의 생식소 감염이 전제되므로 Nosema bombycis 감염 집누에를 대상으로 생식소의 발육에 수반된 란 및 정자 형성과 경란전염의 성립에 미치는 영향을 해부 및 조직병리학적 측면에서 구명하였다. 생식소의 감염경로는 도관을 통하지않고 체공에 접한 주변부의 피막조직이 먼저 감염된후 난소내부로 병세가 확산되었고, 감염시기는 다른 조직에 비하여 지연되므로 중증인 개체에 한하여 생식소의 감염은 인정되었으나 란 및 정자 형성이 저해되고 숙주는 성충화 전에 치사하였다. 생식능을 보유한 경증의 감염개체에서는 난소의 감염이 번데기 초기까지 인정되지 않았으나 경란전달은 가능하였다. 병원포자는 자력으로 이동할 수 없으며 성숙란에 대한 침입 가능성도 부정적인 것으로 판단되었으므로, 경란전염이 성립되는 란의 감염시기는 난소소관이 체공에 직접 노출되는 번데기 시기의 2~3일경 부터 난소난의 난각형성이 개시되기 전인 제10 발육단계까지의 기간이 될 것으로 추정되었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.277-281
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• 2013

Silkworm powder, which contains 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), is a promising complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Korea. Silkworm powder was produced from Yeonnokjam pupae at d 3 of the 5th instar at the National Academy of Agricultural Science. The powder was derivatized with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl), and the DNJ-FMOC content was measured by HPLC. We investigated the content of 1-DNJ in the silkworm powder and its glucose-lowering effect when it was treated at different temperatures. The content of 1-DNJ was the lowest at $150^{\circ}C$, while it was constant at other temperatures. The silkworm extract powder was orally administered to diabetic mice (20 mg/kg/d) for 4 wk. Water intake did not significantly change when compared with the control group (T0). The blood glucose levels significantly decreased when mice where administered silkworm powder treated at $60^{\circ}C$ (T60) compared to the control group, but no difference was observed between the groups T100 and T150. Moreover, the blood levels of TG significantly decreased compared with the control group. Based on these results, we surmise that the properties of the silkworm extract powder were stable upon heating at $100^{\circ}C$ but not at $150^{\circ}C$.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 1997

Oral application of fenoxycarb, O-ethyl N-(2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl) carbamate, the commercial formulation Insegar, on the 1st day of the 3rd instar made no difference in the egg laying and the hatchability as compared to 750 grains for the number of eggs laid, 53 grains for the number of the resideual eggs unlaid, 749 grains for the number of fertirized eggs, 97% for the total hatchability, and 95% for the useful hatchability as in the control but on the first day of the 4th instar, the number of the remainder eggs in the ovary increased by 2.4 folds, and reduced number of the eggs laid, number of unfertilized eggs, the hatchabillity and useful hatchability by 39%, by 66%, by 68% and by 72%, respectively. When diluted Insegar was applied topically every other two days from the pupae to the moth at concentration of 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10 the number of eggs laid, the number of the unfertilized eggs, the total hatchability and the useful hatchability were decreased. More severe decrease took place as concentration lowered and the earlier application.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.75-77
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• 2010

Until now, the main treatment for impotence has been the vasodilator injection, penile implants and etc. Among many methods, most effective way is known to be the medical therapy. The oral drug for an impotence remedy has to be above all, effective to the erection, and second, safety when taking in long-term. However, so far the drug in such condition and sufficiency has not been discovered. Consequently, it is crucial to develop the new medicine, made of natural materials only, without any uncertainty of side effect. The silkworm is very difference in physiological chemical change according to growth stage. Therefore the functional effect shows a very big difference according to preparation method with a growth stage. This research carry out the experiment with the pupa powder immediately before the eclosion, eclosion adult, the pupa extract immediately before the eclosion, and the silkworm powder of 5 instar 3rd day. The result showed not a big chance in weight, feed and water intake quantity. But testosterone hormone secretion effects of the freeze drying powder of the pupa immediately before the eclosion was very high 7.31 ng/ml, compared to 2.37 ng/ml of non treatment and 2.67 ng/ml of alcohol extraction method. As this result, the freeze drying pupa powder of the pupa immediately before the eclosion was confirmed to promote the secretion of the testosterone hormone more than alcohol extraction method of existing.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.17-20
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• 2011

The average life expectancy has continuously increased with the development of medical industry. As women get older, they experience the deficit of estrogen caused by decreased function of ovarian. Specifically, they suffer from temporary fever because of unstable vasomotion and, in the long term experience, degeneration of urogenital organs, tooth loss, arteriosclerosis, demantia, snores and so on. Because of these symptoms the estrogen medical supply is getting required. Along with this, many studies have conducted to find out substitutional medicals without any side effects. This research was carried out to find out such substitutable materials. For the purpose of study, we examined the change of estrogen using the rats fed with the pupa powder immediately before the eclosion, eclosed adult, the pupa extract immediately before the eclosion, and the silkworm powder prepared at $3^{rd}$ day of $5^{th}$ instar. The result showed no significant chance in weight, feeding and water intake quantity among variables. However, the estrogen hormone secretion effects was very high at 73 pg/ml in the rats fed with the freeze-dried powder of the Yeonnokjam male pupa prepared immediately before the eclosion, compared with the control at 59 pg/ml. The next was Yangwonjam male adult at 71 pg/ml.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2005

경제적 부가 가치가 높은 붉은자루동충하초의 안정적 대량생산 기틀을 마련하고자 자실체 증식 특성 및 자실체 성분 분석을 한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 붉은자루동충하초의 감염률은 관행인 누에 5령 기잠시 분무 접종하는 방법보다 번데기 시기에 주사접종 하는 방법이 높았다. 2. 붉은자루동충하초의 자실체 발생은 온도 $21{\sim}25^{\circ}C$, 습도 91% 이상, 광 1500 lx 이상에서 양호하였다. 3. 붉은자루동충하초의 유리당 함량은 Glucose가 7.9 mg으로 가장 많았으며, 다음이 Sucrose 이었으며 Glycerol과 Mannitol은 미량 검출되었다. 4. 붉은자루동충하초의 누에 자실체에 함유된 아미노산의 총 함량은 $34.6{\mu}mole/g$이며, 16종의 구성 아미노산중 Arginine이 15.6%로 가장 높았으며, Lysine이 3.4%로 가장 낮게 분포하였다. 5. 붉은자루동충하초의 누에 자실체 유리 지방산 조성은 Oleic acid 함량이 가장 많았으며, Palmitoeic acid는 소량 함유되어 있었다. 6. 붉은자루동충하초의 누에 자실체 유기산 조성은 Citric acid가 가장 많았으며, Malic acid와 Propionic acid는 미량 존재하였다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제8권
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• pp.51-62
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• 1968

1. 수원지방에서 다화성잠저승의 세대회수는 5~6회이다. 2. 다화성잠저승의 란, 유충, 용, 기간은 대체적으로 2일, 8일, 18일 간이다. 3. 기상조건 특히 온도에 대하여 본충의 세대기간은 큰 영향을 받는다. 각세대중에서 가장 짧은 세대는 제3세대로서 21일 14시간이고 가장 긴 세대는 제5세대로서 약40일 간이다. 4. 가잠에 기생한 본충의 유충은 탈출후 3.5cm-10.5cm 토중으로 들어가 화용한다. 5. 다화성잠저승은 용태월동을 하지 않고 유충태월동을 한다고 생각된다. 6. 실외사육에 있어서 본충에 대한 피해는 27.9% 였다. 7. 견잠에 있어서 다화성잠저승의 피해를 받을지라도 영견가능하고 견질에 대하여 큰 영향이 없다. 8. 수견후 본충의 전국 피해조사에 있어서 춘잠기가 6.36%, 추잠기가 4.09%, 년간 5.25%였다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.51-55
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• 1965

가잠의 교배별 잡종강세율의 비교를행한 결과. 1. 이계통간의 $F_1$($가_{육}$ $\times$$중_{백}$ )과 ($일_{백}$ $\times$$중_{백}$ )은 동계통간의 $F_1$보다 기잠체중의 V.R 및 타계량형질의 V.R에 있어서 높은 잡종강세율(V.R)를 나타냈다. 2. 이계통간의 $F_1$($가_{육}$ $\times$$중_{백}$ )과 ($일_{백}$ $\times$$중_{백}$)의 비교에서는 $가_{육}$ $\times$$중_{백}$ 교배형식이 전반적으로 우수한 잡종강세율(V.R)을 나타냈다. 3. 기잠체중의 잡종강세율(V.R)은 모체의 영향을 받아 의잠부터 용까지의 추이가 Smooth하게 나타나지 않고 계통간에 상당한 차이를 보였다.