• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.501-503
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• 2008

An adult one-year-old male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) died of a traumatic injury to its right leg from a fall. At necropsy, fibrinopurulent exudates were observed in the thoracic cavity. Histopathologic examination showed that the pericardium, thoracic wall, pulmonary pleura and the lungs were markedly thickened due to mixtures of necrotic cellular debris, neutrophils, fibrin, red blood cells, and bacterial aggregates. Pure culture of Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae was isolated from the thoracic exudates, pleura and heart tissues. Based on these findings, this is the first report describing pleuritis and pericarditis associated to K. pneumoniae in a beaver.

• Toxicological Research
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.105-136
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• 2015

Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are products of condensed ethylene oxide and water that can have various derivatives and functions. Since many PEG types are hydrophilic, they are favorably used as penetration enhancers, especially in topical dermatological preparations. PEGs, together with their typically nonionic derivatives, are broadly utilized in cosmetic products as surfactants, emulsifiers, cleansing agents, humectants, and skin conditioners. The compounds studied in this review include PEG/PPG-17/6 copolymer, PEG-20 glyceryl triisostearate, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, and PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil. Overall, much of the data available in this review are on PEGylated oils (PEG-40 and PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oils), which were recommended as safe for use in cosmetics up to 100% concentration. Currently, PEG-20 glyceryl triisostearate and PEGylated oils are considered safe for cosmetic use according to the results of relevant studies. Additionally, PEG/PPG-17/6 copolymer should be further studied to ensure its safety as a cosmetic ingredient.

• Plant Resources
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.123-126
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• 2004

New thornless cultivar of castor aralia(Kalopanax septemlobus Koidz.) was developed and selected in Cheongsong, Prov. of GyeongSangbuk-do during the period from 1994 to 1999 by Korea Forest Research Institute(KFRI). The new thornless cultivar, "Cheongsong II" is characterized by a thinner outer-bark and soft, wider leaves, and is particularly characterized by thornless stems. This cultivar has a thinner outer-bark(8.82mm) when compared with thorned type trees(13.95mm). It also has a larger leaves than does thorned type trees. Consequently, the new thornless cultivar, "Cheongsong II" is defined to have thinner bark and longer and wider leaves than do other thorned type trees. thorned type trees.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.237-241
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• 1984

The effect of lofexidine, clonidine, and other drugs on castor oilinduced diarrhea in rats was investigated. Castor oil was administered orally and drugs were administered intraperitoneally. The results were as follows. 1. Lofexidine(0.1-43{\mu}mol$/kg) blocked dose dependently caster oil-induced diarrhea like clonidine, but its potency was weaker than that of clonidine, 1. Yohimbine (1-10{\mu}mol/kg$) antagonized the antidiarrheal action of lofexidine and clonidine. 3. Prazosin (3-30{\mu}mol/kg$) did not antagonize the antidiarrheal action of lofexidine and clonidine. 4. Metoclopramide, bromocriptine mesylate, and nadolol did not affect antidiarrheal action of lofexidine significantly. 5. Loperamid prolonged the antidiarrheal action of lofexidine.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.67 no.1
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• pp.28-32
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• 2023

The reaction conditions optimization, including the temperature of the reaction, amount of catalyst required, and reaction time for the linoleic acids (LAs) and conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) production by catalytic dehydration of castor oil via saponification was investigated by response surface methodology (RSM). It was confirmed that all three parameters (temperature, time, and amount of catalyst) were influential factors in isolating LAs and CLAs. When the temperature was increased, the iodine value increased, and the reaction time and catalyst amount increased. The optimal reaction conditions were: 240 ℃, 2.2 h reaction time, and 7 wt% catalyst amount. The maximum iodine value reached 156.25 with 91.69% conversion to the essential fatty acids.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.17-21
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• 2017

BACKGROUND: Castor oil and wormseed extract are important active ingredients for biopesticide, and ricinoleic acid in castor oil and three monoterpenes (ascaridole, carvacrol and p-cymene) in wormseed extract are known bioactive substances. However, their stabilities had not been studied, even though the stability was the core property for estimation of shelf-life of biopesticide. Aimed to investigate the thermal stabilities of the bioactive substances in castor oil and wormseed extracts. METHODS AND RESULTS: The contents of ricinoleic acid and three monoterpenes (ascaridole, carvacrol and p-cymene) were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC). The thermal stabilities of the bioactive substance were measured at $0^{\circ}C$, $23^{\circ}C$, $30^{\circ}C$, $40^{\circ}C$, $45^{\circ}C$ and $54^{\circ}C$ for 84 d. The half-lives of ricinoleic acid in biopesticides was ranged from 28.9 d to 57.8 d at $30^{\circ}C$, and the stability of pure castor oil were located in the range ($t_{1/2}$=46.2d for Indian product and 27.7 d for Korean product) at the same temperature. The half-lives of the total monoterpenes in biopesticides were ranged from 3.9 d to 27.7 d at $30^{\circ}C$. Among the monoterpenes, the stability ascaridole and p-cymene were decreased in acidic condition. All the bioactive substances showed similar stability on the different thermal conditions. CONCLUSION:The half-lives of most bioactive substance from castor oil and wormseed extracts were less than 100 d. To increase the stability of bioactive substance in biopesticide, stabilizing additives like antioxidant and oxygen remover should be considered to extend of the shelf-life.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.289-292
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• 2002

전분을 이용한 환경친화성 고분자 플라스틱 재료에는 전분충진형, blend형 등이 있으나, 대체로 전분은 보조재료로 사용된다. 이에 반해 extruder를 이용한 전분발포체나 TPS (Thermoplastic starch) 등은 전분을 주재료로 사용하여 플라스틱 재료를 만드는 것이지만, TPS 필름의 Tg가 실온보다 높아 glassy 상태의 brittle한 성질로 인해 물성이 낮으며, 수분 친화적인 성질로 인해 플라스틱 재료로서의 사용이 제한되는 단점이 있다[1,2]. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.66-75
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• 2012

Polyurethane foams were synthesized by substituting a portion of petroleum base polyether polyol with castor oil-derived polyol(COP). Contact angle tester and surface tensionmeter were used to examine the compatibility of petroleum base polyether polyol and COP. To investigate the optimum content of COP and surfactant, the content of COP has been changed from 0 wt% to 80 wt%. From the results of polyurethane foams synthesized by surfactant L-580K, DC-5950 and BF-2470, the best mechanical properties was observed when the content of COP was 30wt% and surfactant BF-2470.

• The Journal of Dong Guk Oriental Medicine
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.69-84
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• 1993

This study was performed to identify the effect of Backchulsan and Backpeundu, on the muco-substances of the goblet cells in the small and large intestines of the mouse. After injected castor oil into oral cavity, the experimental animals were administrated with 5.952mg per 30g body weight of Backchulsan, with 0.519mg per 30g body weight of Backpeundu. The specimens used in this study were obtained from the small and large intestines of the mouse. All specimens were stained with periodic acid-Schiff reaction, alcian blue pH 2.5 and alcian blue pH 1.0 procedures. The results were as follows : 1. The most remarkable decrease of neutral and acid mucosubstance was observed in the control group 1 and 6 hours after castor oil administration. 2. Increase of neutral and mucosubstance was observed in Backchulsan administration group 3 hours in comparision with that of control group administrated of castor oil, especially of the upper and lower villi regions. 3. Increase of neutral and acid mucosubstance was observed in Backpeundu administration group 6 hours in comparision with that of control group administration of castor oil. 4. The most remarkable increase of neutral and acid mucosubstance was observed in Backchulsan administration group after 3 hours in comparision with that of Backpeundu administration group.

• Advances in environmental research
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.19-35
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• 2016

The phytoextraction of some toxic heavy metals from municipal waste dump soil by castor plant (Ricinus communis) was tested under natural and single or mixed chelant-assisted scenarios in pot microcosms. A sandy loam with total metal contents (mg/kg): Cd (84.5), Cu (114.5), Ni (70.3), Pb (57.8), and Zn (117.5), was sampled from an active dumpsite in Calabar, Nigeria and used for the study. Castor (small seed variety) was grown under natural phytoextraction or single/binary chelant (citric acid, oxalic acid, and EDTA) applications (5-20 mmol/kg soil) for 63 days. Castor exhibited no visual phytotoxic symptoms with typically sigmoid growth profiles at the applied chelant doses. Growth rates, however, decelerated with increase in chelant dose. Post-harvest biomass yields were higher under chelant application than for natural phytoextraction. Both root and shoot metal concentrations (mg/kg) increased quasilinearly and significantly ($p{\leq}0.05$) with increase in chelant dose, furnishing maximum levels as: Cd (55.6 and 20.9), Cu (89.5 and 58.4), Ni (49.8 and 19.6), Pb (32.1 and 12.1), and Zn (99.5 and 46.6). Ranges of translocation factors, root and shoot bioaccumulation factors were 0.21-3.49, 0.01-0.89 and 0.01-0.51, respectively. Overall, the binary chelant treatments were less toxic for R. communis growth and enhanced metal accumulation in shoots to a greater extent than the single chelant scenarios, but more so when EDTA was present in the binary combination. This suggests that the mixed chelants could be considered as alternative treatments for enhanced phytoextraction and revegetation of degraded waste dump soils.