• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.207-221
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• 1995

Electrophoretic analysis was performed to determine the interspecific genetic relationships of the genus Raja collected in Korea waters. We confirmed 5 species [Raja (Okamejei) meerdervoortii Bleeker, R.(O).acutispina Ishiyama, R.(O) kenojei Muller et Henle, Raja (Dipturus) kwangtungensis Chu, and R.(D.) pulchra Liu] inhabting in Korea. As results of starch gel electrophoresis, 24 genetic loci were obtained from 13 enzymic and non-enzymic proteins, and allele frequencies of each locus were calculated . Even thought their various dorsal color patterns, the mean genetic similarity among 4 conspecific populations of R.(O) kenojei showed highly close genetic relationships (S=0.966) R.(O) kenojei and R.(D) kwangtungensis which belong to different subgenus , revealed subspecific level of differentiation (S=0.829). R. (Diptuuus ) kwangtungensis was genetically much closer to Raja(Okamejei) species than to Raja (Dipturus) species group. R.(O) acutispina and R.(D) kwangtungensis were unrecorded species to Korea.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.198-210
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• 1999

Based on the reviewing the present specimens and published data, taxonomic revision about the Korean names and distributional ranges of the rajid fishes (Rajidae) in Korea was conducted. As a result, the family Rajidae from Korea was classified into 4 genera encompassing 11 species, Bathyraja bergi, B. isotrachys, Dipturus kwangtungensis, D. macrocauda, D. tengu, Okamejei acutispina, O. boesemani, O. kenojei, O. meerderooortii, Raja koreana and R. pulchra. Proposed new Korean names are "Salhongeo-sok" for the genus Dipturus and the "Hongeo-sok" for the genus Okamejei, because those are elevated from subgeneric to generic rank recently. In particular, the new korean names are needed to be given that, the genus Raja is "Chamhongeo-sok" and R. pulchra is "Chamhongeo". The occurrence of Bathyraja bergi is recognized as in the Korean waters according to this revision. The check list and the map of geographic distributions of 11 species of Rajidae from Korea are presented.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.456-463
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• 2011

We attempted to isolate a collagenase-1 inhibitory peptide from skate Dipturus chilensis skin protein. The protein from skate skin was digested by various enzymes (alcalase, ${\alpha}$-chymotrypsin, neutrase, papain, pepsin, and trypsin) to produce a collagenase-1 inhibitory peptide. The collagenase-1 inhibitory activity of the peptides obtained was measured by gelatin digestion assay. Among the six hydrolysates, pepsin hydrolysate exhibited the highest collagenase-1 inhibitory activity. The peptide showing strong collagenase-1 inhibitory activity was purified by Sephadex G-25 gel chromatography and HPLC using an octadecylsilyls (ODS) column. The amino acid sequence of purified collagenase-1 inhibitory peptide was identified to be Asn-Leu-Asp-Val -Leu-Glu-Val-Phe (961 Da) by quadrupole time of flight (Q-TOF) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) mass spectroscopy. The $IC_{50}$ value of purified peptide was 87.0 ${\mu}M$. Moreover, the peptide did not exhibit cytotoxic effects on human dermal fibroblast cell lines.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.57-65
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• 2007

A new species of the rajid genus Okamejei is described from a single specimen (295 mm TL) from off Shantou, Gwangdong in the South China Sea. The new species differs from all other congeners in the following combination of characters: snout pointed, dorsal head length 6.7 times interorbital width, tail moderately wide and long, its length 48.5% TL, interdorsal distance less than length of first dorsal fin base, postdorsal tail short as 5.8% TL, small evenly distributed dark brownish spots, without ocelli on dorsal surface of disc, pores of ampullae of Lorenzini on ventral surface distributed from snout tip to distal end of metapterygium, scapulocoracoid high, its height about 1.4 times rear corner height, trunk vertebrae 23, predorsal tail vertebrae 50 and pectoral fin radials 96.