• The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.27-30
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• 1972

The effect of the Ginkgoic acid on the amounts of total cholesterol and triglycerides in serum from rabbit was observed. Ginkgoic acid was obtained from Ginkgo biloba L. fruits, and it was subcutaneously administered to the three days fasted rabbits. After three days starvation, the amounts of total cholesteral and triglycerides in serum of the rabbit were markedly increased. The increased amounts of total cholesteral and triglycerides were gradually decreased by administration of Ginkgoic acid, and were returned to the control levels after 4 days. According to the above results, it would be concluded that Ginkgoic acid influences for the recovery of the increased amounts of total cholesterol and triglycerides by abnormal metabolism to normal on rabbit.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.82-86
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• 1993

은행나무 추출물의 생리활성에 대한 실험결과, 그 추출물이 GAG release에 의한 IL-1의 억제효과(87%)를 나타냄을 관찰하였다. 그 추출물을 chromatography로 분리한후 분광학적 분석을 이용하여 그 함유물질들이 anarchardic acid 및 그와 유사한 페놀성 물질임을 밝혔다. 각 성분에 대하여 활성효과를 다시 실험한 결과, 주성분인 IIIb와 IIIc는 활성효과를 보이지 않았으며, 단지, 소량물질인 Va와 Vb만이 중간 정도의 효과(각각 43과 55%)를 나타내었다. 이 결과에 의하면, 은행나무의 추출성분이 IL-1의 억제효과를 분명히 나타내나, 그 효과가 주성분에 기인하는 것이 아님을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.661-667
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• 1999

The effect of fungal elicitor and heavy metal salts on the production of flavonol glycosides in cell cultures of Ginkgo biloba was investigated. Among the fungi tested, Trichoderma longibrachiatum ATCC 52326 was found to be the most efficient in the production of flavonol glycosides. Kaempferol production from the elicited callus increased ten-fold as compared to the unelicited callus, while quercetin concentration of elicited cells was nine-fold higher than that of uneliceited cells in suspension cultures. The maximum quercetin concentration of 0.362㎎/l was obtained in 1.25㎎/l of the homogenate elicitor. Among the heavy metal salts tested, CuSO₄ showed a significant effect on quercetin accumulation, reaching to the concentration of 0.526 ㎎/l. Quercetin concentration increased to a maximum of l2-fold in response to CuSO₄ treatment as compared to that of untreated cells. The phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity and flavonol glycosides production simultaneously increased for 5 days of culture after fungal elicitor feeding, and their contents showed the same proportional patterns during the culture period. In contrast, PAL activity of cell cultures treated with CuSO₄ was almost constant during the culture period, although quercetin production increased remarkably.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.1229-1240
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• 2021

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) seeds, called 'Baekqwa', were extracted from 70% ethanol to investigate the whitening effect and to confirm the application potential as a cosmetic material. Ginkgo seed ethanol extracts (GBE) were treated with B16F10 melanoma cells, and melanin contents and tyrosinase, which is the main enzyme concerning the synthesis process of melanin, inhibitory activity were confirmed. As a result, there were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner, and GBE also significantly reduced the protein expression and mRNA levels of tyrosinase, tyrosinase-related protein-1, -2 (TRP-1, -2), and their upstream transcription factor, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). These results suggest that GBE could be used as an effective whitening agent that has an inhibitory effect on melanin production by regulating the expression and degradation of MITF in melanocytes.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.105 no.4
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• pp.422-428
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• 2016

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) is one of the most appropriate roadside trees because of a good transplantation nature and ability to grow well in urban environment. Ginkgo is a dioecious species. Sex discrimination of ginkgo is possible through comparing morphological characters of reproductive organs. However, it needs more than about twenty years for reproductive organs to appear after sexual maturity. Until now, ginkgo trees for roadside plantation have been planted without discriminating the sex because ginkgo trees have been usually planted before sexual maturity. Ginkgo nuts from the female ginkgo trees planted along the roadside emit a foul odor, and make much pollution on the streets. Thus in this study a novel SCAR marker (SCAR-GBM) for the early sex discrimination was developed. Primers were developed on the basis of the sequence of male-specific RAPD variants reported previously. False-negative problem of SCAR marker, probably caused by dominant nature, was resolved by using multiplex PCR using primers of both the SCAR-GBM and a universal primer set of atp1 region in mitochondria DNA, which resulted in improved discrimination efficiency. The results showed that DNA bands of 1,039 bp were commonly amplified by the atp1 primer set in male and female trees, and SCAR-GBM markers of 675 bp were specifically amplified only in male trees. Reproducible and specific discrimination of the multiplex PCR was finally confirmed by applying multiple male and female individuals.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.285-292
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• 1990

In order to elucidate the formation of reaction tissues during the transition from primary to secondary growth, the developmental anatomy was conducted in the first internode of Ginkgo biloba seedling in horizontal position. The righting of the horizontal first internode took place at the middle portion and gradually proceeded to the base during the primary growth. Reaction tissues were formed corresponding to the righting movement in the horizontal first internode. During the transition from primary to secondary growth, compression wood was gradually developed on the lower side only. The anatomical features of compression wood also extended longitudinally to the lower side of the vertical portion where it coincided with the lower side of the horizontal first internode occurs acropetally from basal to apical portion. Eventually, some of the anatomical features of compression wood occurred at the primary growth. And the typical compression wood is gradually established during the secondary growth. On the other hand, the lower side tracheid and ray were longer and higher than those of the upper side in the horizontal first internode. However, difference in the width of ray was not observed between the lower and upper sides.

• The Korea Journal of Herbology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.155-161
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• 2007

Objectives: Evidences suggests that Ginkgo biloba, a widely used traditional medicine, shows a hypoglycemic effect. Thus, we investigatd the effect of G. biloba extract (GB) on glucose uptake in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells. Method : Effect of GB on glucose uptake and phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase activity were assessed using Glucose uptake assay and PI 3-kinase assay, respectively. Also, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) expression were identified by Western blot. Results : Glucose uptake assay revealed that GB increased glucose uptake about 2.5-fold compared to thecontrol. GB stimulated the activity of PI 3-kinase which is a major switch element on the glucose uptake pathway. About a 6.5-fold increase in activity of PI 3-kinase was observed with GB. We then assessed the activity of AMPK, another regulatory molecule on the glucose uptake pathway. The result was that GB increased the phosphorylation level of both AMPK ${\alpha}$l and ${\alpha}$2. The activity of p38 MAPK, a downstream mediator of AMPK, was also increased by CB. Conclusion : These results suggest that GB may stimulate glucose uptake through both PI 3-kinase and AMPK mediated pathways in L6 skeletal muscle cells thereby contributing to glucose homeostasis.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.103.1-103
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• 2000

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• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.210-219
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• 2014

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.243-248
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• 1997

The local distribution and life cycle of Mahasma aurea (Butler) attacking Ginkgo biloba L. in Seoul and Incheon areas were studied during 1994 - 1996. The species had one generation a year. The overwintered 3rd larvae begin to feed on buds of the host plant from mid May and then on the leaves until early June. Newly hatched larvae mostly infested the leaves from mid August to late September. Pupation took place from mid June to early July, and the moths emerged in early July.