• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2000

We investigated the cytotoxic effects of roots and seeds Daucus carota L. on HepG2, HeLa, MCF7, SW626, C6 and NB41A3 cell lines by the MTT assay. Among extracts, the ethylacetate partition layer (DCMEA) of root of Daucus carota L. showed the strongest cytotoxic effects on HepG2, HeLa, C6 and NB41A3 cell lines. On the other hand, methanol(DCM), n-ethylacetate(DCMEA) and n-butanol(DCMB) extract of the seeds of Daucus carota L. also showed significant cytotoxic activities for all six cell lines. $\beta$-carotene, a well-known main component of Daucus carota L. was also tested for its cytotoxic effect. However, in all six cell lines, $\beta$-carotene falied to show significant cytotoxicity. Therefore, the anticancer effect of DCMEA of root fo Daucus carota L. and DCM, DCMH, DCMEA and DCMB extracts of seeds may be caused by components other than $\beta$-carotene. Futher studies are under way to isolate the compounds responsible for the significant cytotoxic activity.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2014

The Apiaceae genus Daucus consists of approximately 25 species (including carrots) which are characterized by the presence of bracts in pedunculate umbels, dorsally compressed mericarps, hairs on primary ridges, and uniseriately arranged spines on the secondary ridges of the fruit. Taxonomically, Daucus has been considered to be one of the most problematic genera in the Apiaceae due to the highly variable fruit morphology. Despite taxonomic controversy and economic importance of the genus, no rigorously constructed estimate of phylogenetic relationships exists. To examine generic limit and relationships among species of Daucus and its putatively related taxa, phylogenetic analyses of characters derived from nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS sequences were conducted. Two major clades emerged within Daucus, but neither of them have been previously recognized using morphological characters. The phylogeny also provides taxonomic status of recently reported new species of Daucus, D. arcanus and D. conchitae.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2000

Chemoprevention is one of the major strategies for cancer control. It is well established that dietary factors play an important role in modulating the development of certain types of human cancer. The experiment was conducted to determine quinone reductase(QR) activity induction of Daucus carota L. on HepG2 cells. Among various partition layers of roots of Daucus carota L., the ethyl acetate partition layer(DCMEA) and the n-hexane partition layer(DCMH) tested to be most effective which resulted 2.1 and 1.6 respectively compared to the control value of 1.0. In the case of seeds of Daucus carota L. n-butanol partition layer (DCMB) on HepG2 cells at a dose of 200 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ showed the highest induction activity of QR which was 3.0. These results suggest that potentially useful cancer chemoprevention chemicals could be isolated from DCMEA and DCMH of the roots and DCMB of the seeds of Daucus carota L.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2004

한반도의 서남 도서지역인 대흑산도에 서식하는 당근속(Daucus)식물의 외부형태학적 형질을 중심으로 하여 분류학적 재검토를 수행하였다. 또한, 대흑산도의 해안 지역에 서식하고 있는 당근류를 갯당근(Daucus littoralis Sibth. et Sm. var. koreana Nakai)으로 여러 도감에 기재되어 있어, 이들에 대한 식물명 및 분류학적 실체에 대하여 조사하였다. 갯당근으로 동정되어 있는 석엽표본과 현지 조사 결과, 해안에 서식하는 당근류는 잎 및 열매의 형태에서 차이를 보여 D. littoralis가 아닌 D. carota L. subsp. carota로 밝혀졌으며 상기 아종의 국명을 당근(D. carota subsp. sativa)와 구별하기 위해 산당근으로 신청하였고, 줄기가 곧으며 갈라지지 않는 미기록 분류군인 D. carota subsp. maritimus의 국명을 선당근으로 신청하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2001

The anticarcinogenic effects of various food components on human cancer cells have received much attention in recent years. The precise effect and mechanisms of anticarcinogens in food materials on cancer cells have rarely been investigated. This study was carried out to determine the effects of Daucus carota L. leaf (DCL) extracts on cytotoxic and chemopreventive effect on human cancer cells. The experiment was conducted to determine cytotoxicity of Daucus carota L. leaf extracts on HepG2, Hela and MCF-7 cells by MTT assay. Among various partition layers of Daucus carota L. leaf, the ethylacetate partition layer (DCLMEA) at 500 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL was shown to be most effective on MCF-7 cell lines. The four partition layers which are DCLM, DCLMH, DCLMB and DCLMH were less effecitve in inducing cytotoxicity than DCLMEA was. We also determined the induction of intracellular quinone reductase (QR) activity by adding DCL extracts on HepG2 cells. Among various partition layers of DCL extracts, DCLMH and DCLM were tested to be most effective with results such as 4.9 and 4.73 with a control value of 1.0.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.243-251
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• 1985

The activity of Daucus carota L. root $\beta$-glucan synthetase II was observed to increase in the presence of polyamines such as putrescine, spermidine and spermine in vitro, whereas the activity of Daucus carota L. root $\beta$-glucan synthetase I was not affected by the polyamine. The activity $\beta$-glucan synthetase II from Daucus carota L. root protoplasts cultured on medium containing 10-6 M polyamines such as putrescine, spermidine and spermine was observed to be higher than that of the control. Daucus carota L. root protoplasts were observed to have the activities of arginine and ornithine decarboxylases and it was noted that they could produce polyamines, which might have an effect on $\beta$-glucan synthetase II activity.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.133-138
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• 1999

당근(Daucus carota L. cv. Hongshim)의 접합자배와 체세포배의 경정부의 구조는 주사전자현미경과 종단면 관찰을 통하여 이루어졌다. 접합자배의 경정부는 도립된 보우트형이고, 2ㆍ3ㆍ4자엽 체세포배의 경정부는 각각 도립된 보우트형, 피라미드형 및 볼록한 다이아몬드형으로 나타났다. 접합자배의 경정부는 다소 작은 세포들로 구성되어 있고, 초층과 내체의 구별이 된다. 체세포배의 경정부는 다소 큰 세포들이 불규칙하게 배열되어 있다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 1985

당근(Daucus carota L.) 세포 배양시 무성배 발생에 미치는 세포의 크기, 세포의 밀도, conditioned medium및 배지의 pH효과를 구명하기 위하여 실험한 결과는 다음과 같다. 세포배양시 구상형 배의 발생은 배양 4일째 최대에 달했으며 그 이후부터는 심장형 및 어뢰형 배로 발달되었다. 세포의 밀도가 높을수록 배 발생수가 증가하였으며 MS배지보다는 conditioned medium에서 양호하였고 배의 발달도 촉진되었다. 세포의 크기가 작을수록 생체중 및 배의 형성수가 증가하였으며 9o$\mu\textrm{m}$이상의 세포에서는 현저히 억제되었다. 배지의 pH가 4.0 혹은 7.0일때는 세포의 건물중이 현저히 감소하였고 배의 발생도 억제되었다. 그러나 pH 6에서 건물중이 최대에 달하였고 배의 발생도 양호하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 1994

유동층 생물반응기에서의 anthocyanin 생산을 위하여 당근의 모상근배양을 검토하여 보았다. 이 생물반응기에서의 모상근의 성장은 2.5배 증가되었지만 anthocyanin 생산은 낮았다. 그러나 유동층 생물반응기에서의 anthocyanin 생산은 fungal elicitor의 처리에 의해 2.3배 향상되었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.150-153
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• 1994

Ethanolic extract of Daucus carota (DC) at the dose of 10-100 mg/kg caused a dose-dependent fall in systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure in nomotensive anesthetized rats. These effects were not blocked by atropine (1 mg/kg) and pretratment with DC did not alter the pressor response to norepinephrine indicating that cardiovascular effects of DC are independent of cholinergic or adrenergic recptors involvement. In spontaneously beating guinea-pig paired atria, DC induced a concentration-dependent (03-5 mg/ml) decrease in force and rate of atrial contractions. In rabbit thoracic aorta, DC caused inhibition of $K^+$-induced contractions at similar concentrations. These results suggest that the extract may exhibit $Ca^{2+}$ channel blocking-like direct relaxant action on cardiac and smooth muscle preperations and this action may be responsible for its hypotensive effect observed in the in vivo studies.