• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.156-160
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• 2008

This study was conducted to evaluate the hypotensive properties of the extract of Chinese balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorum)'s root. In the studies for calcium channel-blocking using Xenopus oocytes, the ethanol-extract ($26.2{\pm}5.2%$) showed higher activity than water-extract. Twenty female rats were fed 25, 35, and 45 mg/kg BW/day of the ethanol-extract for 14 days to observe the changes in blood pressures and heart pulses. Ethanol-extract decreased the systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures of the rats. Especially, the rats fed with 45 mg/kg BW/day of the ethanol-extract showed significant decreases in the blood pressures. These results suggested that a decrease in blood pressures was due to the extension of a blood vessel with calcium channel-blocking by ethanol-extract of Chinese balloon flower. Forty %-ethanol showed the highest efficiency for ethanol-extraction of Chinese balloon flower.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.506-509
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• 2014

This study was conducted to identify transition characteristics of mercury in several selected medicinal plants and to find the appropriate management for production of safety food. Cultivated soils and medicinal plants were collected at 29 sites for Angelica gigas (Korean angelica root), 68 sites for Platycodon grandiflorum (Balloon flower), 35 sites for codonopsis lanceolata (Deoduck), 36 sites for Dioscorea batatas (Chinese yam), 32 sites for Rehmannia glutinosa (Foxglove), 16 sites for Cnidium officinale makino (cnidium), and 26 sites for Astragalus membranaceus (milk vetch root) during the harvest season of 2013. Mercury in the soils and medicinal roots were analyzed with a Direct Mercury Analyzer. Average content of mercury in soils cultivated medicinal plants was $0.023mg\;kg^{-1}$ (range: from 0.003 to $0.074mg\;kg^{-1}$) and average content of mercury in medicinal plants was $0.003mg\;kg^{-1}$ (range: from 0.001 to $0.011mg\;kg^{-1}$), indicating that mercury in the surveyed soils and medicinal plants were not exceeded the Korean regulation.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2019

Background: Medicinal plants are widely used in Asia. They have proven to be an invaluable asset in modern drug discovery and their demand has been steadily increasing across various industries. Methods and Results: Using 4,867 valid patents related to 12 oriental medicinal plants of 10 country groups, the growth and development potential of patents was evaluated. The cites per patent (CPP) and patent family size (PFS) indices were used to evaluate the market capability and technological level of the collected patents. Meanwhile, the patent impact index (PII) and technology strength (TS) were used to compare the technological competitiveness of patents among various technology types and markets. Both CPP and PFS indices showed that magnolia-vine and balloon flower have numerous core or original patents. Furthermore, an increase in both PII and TS indices was observed. A newly designed intellectual property multi-layer (IPM) model predicted that the medicine, genome and cosmetic categories have a high possibility of patent application growth. Conclusions: The IPM model can be used to provide the scope of particular technology fields for patent development. In addition, this study can assist patents to advance in the international market and guide the development of a national industrial strategy.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.389-403
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• 2016

사탕무씨스트선충(Heterodera schachtii)의 피해가 2011년에 배추 주산지인 강원도 지역에서 확인되었다. 이 선충은 암컷이 씨스트를 형성하는 특성을 가지므로 농약에 의한 효과적인 방제가 어렵다. 따라서 사탕무시스트선충에 대한 비기주 작물을 선정하여 감염지역의 배추를 대체할 작물을 추천하고자 총 17과(科) 276품종의 식물에 대한 사탕무씨스트선충의 저항성을 검정하였다. 사탕무씨스트선충 접종 후 씨스트 발생 정도에 따라 감수성(susceptible), 중감수성(moderately susceptible), 저항성/비기주(resistant/immune)로 구분하였다. 검정 결과 감수성 106품종, 중감수성 40품종, 저항성/비기주 130품종으로 구분되었다. 씨스트가 전혀 형성되지 않은 작물은 가지, 토마토, 상추, 들깨, 당근, 셀러리, 수박, 참외, 오이, 호박, 부추, 양파, 파, 도라지, 더덕, 잔대, 콩 등이었다. 가지과, 국화과, 명아주과, 화본과 작물은 작물 및 품종에 따라 약감수성 또는 저항성/비기주 식물이 혼재하였다. 본 시험에서 사탕무씨스트선충이 전혀 발생하지 않아 저항성/비기주식물로 밝혀진 130품종은 사탕무씨스트선충 감염지의 배추를 대체할 작목을 추천하는데 활용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.