• Mycobiology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.235-248
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• 2021

This study aimed to understand whether the geo-ecological segregation of native plant species affects the root-associated fungal community. Rhizoplane (RP) and rhizosphere (RS) fungal microbiota of Sedum takesimense native to three geographically segregated coastal regions (volcanic ocean islands) were analyzed using culture-independent methods: 568,507 quality sequences, 1399 operational taxonomic units, five phyla, and 181 genera were obtained. Across all regions, significant differences in the phyla distribution and ratio were confirmed. The Chao's richness value was greater for RS than for RP, and this variance coincided with the number of genera. In contrast, the dominance of specific genera in the RS (Simpson value) was lower than the RP at all sites. The taxonomic identity of most fungal species (95%) closely interacting with the common host plant was different. Meanwhile, a considerable number of RP only residing fungal genera were thought to have close interdependency on their host halophyte. Among these, Metarhizium was the sole genus common to all sites. These suggest that the relationship between potential symbiotic fungi and their host halophyte species evolved with a regional dependency, in the same halophyte species, and of the same natural habitat (volcanic islands); further, the fungal community differenced in distinct geographical regions. Importantly, geographical segregation should be accounted for in national culture collections, based on taxonomical uniqueness.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Saline soils comprise more than half a billion hectares worldwide. Thus, they warrant attention for their efficient, economical, and environmentally acceptable management. Halophytes are being progressively utilized for human benefits. The halophyte microbiome contributes significantly to plant performance and can provide information regarding complex ecological processes involved in the osmoregulation of halophytes. Microbial communities associated with the rhizosphere, phyllosphere, and endosphere of halophytes play an important role in plant health and productivity. Members of the plant microbiome belonging to domains Archaea, Bacteria, and kingdom Fungi are involved in the osmoregulation of halophytes. Halophilic microorganisms principally use compatible solutes, such as glycine, betaine, proline, trehalose, ectoine, and glutamic acid, to survive under salinity stress conditions. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) enhance plant growth and help to elucidate tolerance to salinity. Detailed studies of the metabolic pathways of plants have shown that plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria contribute to plant tolerance by affecting the signaling network of plants. Phytohormones (indole-3-acetic acid and cytokinin), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase biosynthesis, exopolysaccharides, halocins, and volatile organic compounds function as signaling molecules for plants to elicit salinity stress. This review focuses on the functions of plant microbiome and on understanding how the microorganisms affect halophyte health and growth.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.1014-1019
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• 2012

전국 염전에서 생산된 갯벌천일염의 수분함량과 함수 및 염전 저수지 해수에 포함된 중금속(수은, 납, 카드뮴, 비소, 구리) 함량을 평가하였으며, 생산지역에 따른 갯벌천일염의 중금속 함량 차이를 비교 분석하였다. 갯벌천일염의 수분함량은 7.357%에서 14.862% 범위였으며, 중금속 함량은 생산지역에 따라 차이가 있었으나, 비소함량은 0.007 ppm에서 0.497 ppm 수준으로 기준치를 초과한 함량은 검출되지 않았으며, 카드뮴은 불검출에서부터 0.101 ppm, 납은 불검출에서부터 0.191 ppm, 수은은 0.006 ppb에서 0.180 ppb 수준으로 기준치를 초과한 시료는 검출되지 않았다. 천일염의 구리함량은 0.039 ppm 수준에서 4.794 ppm 수준의 범위를 나타내었으며, 지역에 따라 다소 높은 수준의 함량이 검출되었다. 염전 저수지 해수에 포함되어 있는 비소함량은 불검출에서 0.474 ppm 수준이었으며, 카드뮴은 불검출에서 0.009 ppm, 납은 0.005 ppm에서 0.038 ppm, 수은은 불검출에서 0.018 ppb, 구리함량은 0.267 ppm 수준에서 3.184 ppm 수준의 범위였다. 전국 염전 함수에 대한 비소함량은 0.012 ppm에서 0.914 ppm, 카드뮴은 불검출에서 0.021 ppm, 납은 0.010 ppm에서 0.094 ppm 수준의 범위였으며, 수은은 불검출에서 0.0221 ppb, 구리함량은 0.372 ppm 수준에서 3.275 ppm 수준을 나타내었으며, 모든 시료에서 기준치를 초과한 함량은 검출되지 않았다. 이상과 같은 결과로부터 전국 염전에서 생산된 천일염, 함수 및 해수에 포함된 중금속 함량은 안전한 수준인 것으로 판단되지만 염전 결정지 바닥재로 사용하고 있는 PVC의 잠재적인 위해성을 감안한다면 이에 대한 지속적인 관리가 절실히 요청된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2008

간척지에서 식생의 분포에 대한 평가는 토양관리 및 환경적 연구를 위해 필요하다. 본 연구는 한국 중부 서해안 경기만 내의 3개 간척지에서 식생의 분포와 토양 염농도 간의 관계를 규명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 식생이 연속분포를 보이는 지점에서 토양 염농도를 측정하고 출현식물종을 분류하여 연속분포의 특성을 기술하였다. 간척지 내에 나타나는 식생의 공간변이는 부분적으로 이루어지지만 각각의 공간변이를 토양 염농도를 기준으로 연결한 결과 토양 염농도 구배와 내염성 식물종의 분포가 일치하는 연속분포(continuum distribution)를 보여, 토양 염농도가 높은 곳은 내염성 식물종이, 낮은 곳은 비내염성 식물종이 분포하였다. 연속분포는 간척 경과 년 수가 오래된 곳에서 유형이 다양하고 명확하게 구분되나, 간척 초기 지역에서는 연속분포 현상이 뚜렷하지 않았다. 연속분포 유형은 순차적 유형과 비순차적 유형으로 구분되었다. 순차적 유형은 토양 염농도가 높은 곳을 기점으로 할 경우 토양 염농도가 연속적으로 낮아지는 방향으로 이어지며 식물종도 이에 따라 선구종 염생식물(pioneer halophyte)에서 저염생식물(facultative halophyte), 중성식물(glycophyte)의 순으로 변화하였다. 비순차적 유형은 비연속적 토양 염농도의 변화에 의해 형성되며, 식생의 분포도 단계적 변화를 보이지 않고 비정형적이다. 간척 경과 년 수가 오래된 지역에서는 토양 염농도가 높은 식생 고사지역이 있고 식생 비분포지와 함께 이 지점을 기점으로 식생의 연속분포가 형성되었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2018

Chemical investigation of the ethyl acetate extract of Gibberella moniliformis JS1055 endophytic fungus derived from a halophyte, Vitex rotundifolia, led to the isolation of nine compounds including 7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pent-11-enylisochroman-1-one (1), 7-butyl-6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pentylisochroman-1-one (2), 7-butyl6,8-dihydroxy-3(R)-pentylisochroman-1-one (3), $5{\alpha},8{\alpha}$-epidioxyergosta-6,9(11),22-trien-3-ol (4), ergosterol peroxide (5), tetradecanoic acid (6), 8-O-methylfusarubin (7), nicotinic acid (8) and adenosine (9). They were identified by extensive spectroscopic data analysis including 1D, 2D ($^1H-^1H$ COSY, HSQC, HMBC) NMR, and ESIMS. All the isolates (1-9) are reported for the first time from this endophytic fungus.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.49-49
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• 2018

A variety of bioactive secondary metabolites have been reported from plant-associated microorganisms. Halophytes, plants that can only grow in hypersaline area, were reported to host beneficial microorganisms such as plant growth-promoting endophytes. The microorganisms have been reported to show notable mutualistic symbiosis with halophytes to help them survive in high saline condition. Finding out bioactive secondary metabolites as well as elucidation of relationship(s) between microbes and the host halophyte has been paid attention, because of their functional diversity. Novel microbes often have associated with novel natural products. In an effort to investigate natural compounds with interesting structures from fungi, we selected plants from a distinct environmental setting which could be a promising source. Several fungi were isolated from halophyte or medicinal plants. Some strains of the fungi were cultivated on a large scale and extracted with ethyl acetate, which were subjected to a series of chromatographic methods, leading to the isolation of tens of compounds. The isolated compounds were identified by analysis of spectroscopic methods such as 1D-, 2D-NMR, and MS. Details of isolation, structure determination, and biological activities will be discussed.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2024

In this study, the antioxidizing effect of 2,3-dicaffeoyl-epi-quinic acid (DEQA) was investigated. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by measuring the scavenging effect on DPPH radical and peroxynitrite and the reducing power on ferric ion. DEQA showed a scavenging effect and reducing power comparable to vitamin C used as a positive control. Also, DEQA effectively inhibited production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in HT-1080 cells, showing the scavenging ratio of 43.8% even at 10 µM concentration of DEQA after 2 hours in HT-1080 treated with H₂O₂. In addition to this, DEQA inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) very effectively in Raw 264.7 cells. The above results suggest that DEQA has the potential to be developed as a natural antioxidant.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.619-626
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 갯벌토 및 준설토를 기질로 이용한 Mesocosm 실험을 통하여 염생식물의 서식안정성을 평가하였다. Mesocosm 실험구는 기질 및 식생의 식재 여부에 따라 Mesocosm A(갯벌토+퉁퉁마디 식재), Mesocosm B(준설토), Mesocosm C(준설토+퉁퉁마디 식재)로 조성하였다. 그리고 Mesocosm 실험구 내 염생식물의 서식안정성을 평가하기 위해 수질(COD, T-N, T-P, 수온, 염분), 저질(COD, T-N, T-P), 식생성장률의 서식환경 인자에 대한 모니터링을 실시하여 서식안정성지수(HSI)를 산정하였다. Mesocosm C에서의 HSI는 0.87~0.95로서 Mesocosm A에 비하여 상대적으로 HSI가 높게 산정되어, 준설토를 이용한 해안염습지의 복원/조성에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 평가되었다.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2021

During our observations of changes in halophyte distribution in Hampyeong Bay over a period of five years, we found that the distribution area showed a maintenance for Phragmites communis community, a tendency of gradual increase for Zoysia sinica community, gradual decrease for Suaeda maritima community, and disappearance for Limonium tetragonum community during the studied period. The Phragmites communis community stably settled in areas adjacent to land and appeared not to be significantly affected by physical factors (such as tides and waves) or disturbances caused by biological factors (such as interspecific competition). Among studied species, germination time was shown to be the fastest for Suaeda maritima. In addition, this species showed certain characteristics that allowed it to settle primarily in new habitats formed by sand deposition as its growth was not halted under conditions with high amounts of sand and high organic matter content. However, in areas where Zoysia sinica and Suaeda maritima resided together, the area inhabited by Suaeda maritima gradually decreased due to interspecific competition between the two species. This was believed to be the result of a sharp decrease in the germination of Suaeda maritima since May, while the germination of Zoysia sinica was continuously maintained, indicating that the latter had an advantage in terms of seedling competition. In the case of the Limonium tetragonum community, its habitat was found to have been completely destroyed because it was covered by sand. The study area was confirmed to have undergone a large change in topography as tides and waves resulted in sand deposition onto these lands. Hampyeong Bay is considered to have experienced changes in halophyte distribution related to certain complex factors, such as changes in physical habitats and changes in biological factors such as interspecific competition.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.113-126
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• 2021

In the present study, the halophyte C. falcatum extract and its solvent fractions (n-hexane, 85% aqueous methanol, n-butanol, and water) were evaluated for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Antioxidative ability was measured by DPPH radical, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and peroxynitrite scavenging, DNA oxidation inhibition, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). For DPPH radical and peroxynitrite scavenging, DNA oxidation inhibition, and FRAP, 85% aq.MeOH and n-BuOH fractions showed significant scavenging activity. For production of intracellular ROS in HT-1080 cells, 85% aq.MeOH fraction showed the highest scavenging activity. In addition, anti-inflammatory activity was also assessed by measuring the inhibitory effect against mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory factors (NO, IL-1β, IL-6 and COX-2) in LPS-stimulated Raw 264.7 macrophages. For NO production, crude extract exhibited a strong inhibitory effect at a concentration of 100 ㎍/ml. For mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and COX-2), n-BuOH greatly suppressed expression levels of IL-1β and IL-6 at 100 ㎍/ml concentration while 85% aq. MeOH fraction significantly inhibited that of COX-2 even at 100 ㎍/ml. These results suggest that C. falcatum may be used as a potential source for the development of a natural antioxidant or anti-inflammatory agent.