• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.9-13
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• 1996

Three new withanolides, designated as withatatulins B, C, and D, were isolated from the fresh flowers of Datura tatula Linn. Detailed spectral analysis of these compounds permitted advancement of their structures respectively, as $5{\beta},6{\beta}-epoxy-12{\beta}$,21-dihydroxy-1-oxo-witha-2,24-dienolide (2), $6{\beta},12{\beta},21-trihydroxy-1-oxowitha$ 2, 4,24-trienolide (3) and $5{\beta},6{\beta},12{\beta}$,21-tetrahydroxy-1-oxo-witha-2,24-dienolide (4a). Withanolides with oxygen functions both at 12 and 21-positions are rare and first reported from Datura species.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.137-142
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• 1997

In order to elucidate the optimum medium on the growth and tropane alkaloid production of hairy root, hairy root were induced by inoculating leaf and stem of Datura stramonium var. tatula Torr. with Agrobacterium spp. Both Agrobacterium tumefaciens $\textrm{A}_{4}$ T and A, rhizogenes ATCC 15834 among tested strains were effective on hairy root formation. Among 23 clones selected in SH (Schenk and Hildebrandt, 1972) liquid medium, DTLA9 clone was shown fast growth of hairy root and DTLE6 clone was shown high level production of tropane alkaloids. When both DTLA9 and DTLE6 clones were cultured in the GD (Gresshoff and Doy, 1972) medium, alkaloid production was higher than in 8 tested media. It was elucidated that optimum medium for root proliferation and for tropane alkaloid production is SH, GD medium, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.143-148
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• 1997

The optimum concentrations of pH, sucrose and vitamins for the growth and tropane alkaloid production of hairy root clone DTLA9 (best growth line) were investigated. The optimum pH in growth and tropane alkaliod production of DTLA9 clone in SH (Schenk and Hildebrandt, 1972) basal medium without growth regulator were pH 6.3 and 6.5, respectively. Also, the optimum sucrose concentration in growth and tropane alkaliod production in the same medium were 3.0 and 2.8%, respectively. The optimum concentrations of ascorbic acid, D-pantothenate, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin, and thiamine on the growth of DTLA9 clone in SH basal medium without vitamins were 0.1 mM, 0.003 mM, 0.07 mM, 0.002 mM, 0.025 mM, and 0.01 mM, respectively. In particular, supplement of 0.1 mM ascorbic acid to SH basal medium without vitamins stimulated the tropane alkaloid production.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.10-18
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• 1963

Studies with the Tobacco Mosaic Viruses; W. S Kim, and So, I Y., (Dept. of biology Sung Kyun Kwan Univer. Seoul, Korea.). Using the common strain of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) which was sent from the Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. as control virus, a possible new strain of tobacco mosaic virus (SMV) was isolated from tobacco leaves collected from Tobacco Experiment Station farms as well as from various blends of manufactured Korean cigaretts. SMV was isolated by single lesion isolation method and by inoculating the virus through various species of host plants. The two viruses, TMV and SMV were indentified by the difference in symptoms, host range, serological reaction, and electron micrograpy. As the results of the above experiment the author believes the virus isolate SMV is a different strain of TMV. The experimental evidences that SMV belongs to the TMV group are as follows; 1. Both viruses produced local necrotic lesions on Nicotiana glutimosa L. 2. Both showed a dilution end point of $10^8$. 3. Aphid transmission was failed with the viruses. 4. Both had an isoelectric point around pH 3.3. 5. Two viruses were serological reactive. 6. The size of the virus particles was around 270-300mu as they were observed under the electron microscope. The virus SMV, however, is different from the common strain of TMV and the experimental evidences are as follows; 1. SMV produced quite different symptoms from TMV on various host plants like tobacoo(Nicotiana tabacum L., White Burley), Nicotiana rustica L., Chenopodium Koreanse Nakai. Bata vulgaris L., and Datura tatula L., SMV produced distinct local lesions on these host plants whereas TMV incited largely mosaic diseases. 2. The serological titers obtained from the heterologous combinations were lower than those from homologous combinations of antigens and antiser.