• 제목/요약/키워드: Horticulture Activity

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The use of SlAdh2 promoter as a novel fruit-specific promoter in transgenic tomato

  • Chung, Mi-Young;Naing, Aung Htay;Vrebalov, Julia;Shanmugam, Ashokraj;Lee, Do-Jin;Park, In Hwan;Kim, Chang Kil;Giovannon, James
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제47권2호
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    • pp.172-178
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    • 2020
  • Fruit-specific promoters play an important role in the improvement of traits, such as fruit quality through genetic engineering. In tomato, the development of fruit-specific promoters was previously reported, but less attention has been paid to the promoters involved in the fruit development stage. In this study, we characterized the gene expression patterns of tomato alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (SlAdh2) in various tissues of wild-type tomato (cv. Ailsa Craig). Our findings revealed that SlAdh2 expression levels were higher in the developing fruit than in the leaves, stems, and flowers. The ProSlAdh2 region, which is expressed at different stages of fruit development, was isolated from tomato genomic DNA. Following this, it was fused with a β-glucuronidase reporter gene (GUS) and introduced into wild-type tomato using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to evaluate promoter activity in the various tissues of transgenic tomato. The ProSlAdh2:GUS promoter exhibited strong activity in the fruit and weak activity in the stems, but displayed undetectable activity in the leaves and flowers. Interestingly, the promoter was active from the appearance of the green fruit (1 cm in size) to the well-ripened stage in transgenic tomatoes, indicating its suitability for transgene expression during fruit development and ripening. Thus, our findings suggest that ProSlAdh2 may serve as a potential fruit-specific promoter for genetic-based improvement of tomato fruit quality.

아로니아 잎의 성숙도에 따른 항산화 물질 조성 및 항산화 능력 (Antioxidant composition and activity of aronia leaves at different stages of maturity)

  • 양해조;박현정;윤형열;김영준;신영재
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제53권2호
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2021
  • 국내에서 재배한 A. melanocarpa 잎의 성숙도에 따른 이화학적 특성 변화, 항산화 물질 조성 변화 및 항산화 능력과 같은 기능적 특성을 분석하여, 아로니아 잎의 성숙도별 이용 가능성을 확인하였다. A. melanocarpa 3품종의 잎의 폴리페놀, 플라보노이드, 페놀화합물 함량은 성숙이 진행될수록 감소하였고, 항산화물질과 상관관계가 높은 ABTS 라디컬 소거능 및 DPPH 라디컬 소거능 역시 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 현재, 블루베리는 잎과 열매 모두 식품원료로 등록되어 있으나, 아로니아의 경우는 식품의약안전처에서 고시한 식품원료목록 상 열매 부위만 등록되어 있는 실정이다. 아로니아 잎에는 chlorogenic acid와 catechol이 다량 함유되어 있고, 아로니아 잎의 항산화 능력은 기타 베리류와 비교하였을 때, 상당히 높은 수준인 것으로 확인된 바와 같이, 아로니아 잎은 향후 가공 식품 이외에 다양한 분야로의 활용 가능성이 충분할 것으로 판단된다.

열풍건조 처리시간에 따른 식용꽃 금잔화의 항산화능 검정 (Determination of Antioxidant Activity of Edible Calendula Flowers by Hot-air Drying Time)

  • 오상임;김서영;이자희;이애경
    • 화훼연구
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.202-208
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구는 금잔화를 꽃차로 이용하기 위해 열풍 건조 처리 시간에 따른 항산화 물질함량 및 항산화 활성을 분석하고, 최적 처리 시간을 구명하기 위해 수행하였다. 식용꽃 금잔화를 $60^{\circ}C$에서 5시간, 10시간, 15시간 열풍건조 한 뒤 Hunter value를 측정하고 95% 에탄올을 용매로 하여 추출하였다. 항산화 물질인 총 폴리페놀, 총 플라보노이드, 총 카로티노이드 함량과 DPPH radical 소거 활성을 통한 항산화 활성, 이를 통한 항산화 물질 함량과 항산화 활성 간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 처리시간이 증가함에 따라 Hunter value L 값과 +b값이 모두 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 15시간 처리구에서 다소 많이 감소하였다. 또한, 항산화 물질 함량을 조사한 결과, 총 폴리페놀 함량은 처리 시간에 따른 차이는 없었으나 총 플라보노이드 함량과 총 카로티노이드 함량은 5시간과 10시간 처리 시 함량이 다소 높았으며, 처리 시간이 증가함에 따라 감소하여 15시간 처리시 대조구와 차이가 없는 것으로 조사되었다. DPPH radical 소거 활성 분석 결과, 5시간과 10시간 처리시 대조구보다 활성이 높았으며, 총 카로티노이드가 DPPH radical 소거 활성 간의 상관관계가 높은 것으로 나타났다($p{\leq}0.01$, r=0.610). 따라서, 열풍건조한 금잔화는 총 카로티노이드가 항산화 활성에 기여하며, 5시간 및 10시간 열풍건조 처리가 금잔화의 항산화 물질 함량 및 활성 증가에 효과적인 것으로 판단되나 식물의 열처리 가공에 있어 오랜 시간은 내부 조직 및 항산화 물질 파괴에 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 금잔화 열풍건조 처리 시 5시간이 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

Whitening Activity of Phenolic Compounds from Rhizome of Phragmites communis

  • Choi, Sun Eun;Yoon, Jung-Hye;Park, Kwan Hee;Kim, Kyoung Young;Song, Yu Jin;Jin, Hye Young;Lee, Min Won
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.269-273
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    • 2014
  • Activity guided phytochemical examination of the rhizome of Phragmites communis has led to the isolation of two phenolic acids and two lignans. Structures of these compounds were elucidated as methyl gallate (1), ${\rho}$ -hydroxy cinnamic acid (2), (+) -lyoniresinol (3), (+)-lyoniresinol-9'-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (4) by comparisons with previously reported spectral data. To investigate the melanogenesis inhibitory effects of these compounds, the melanin level and tyrosinase activity were examined in B16F10 melanoma cell. Each compound inhibited both tyrosinase activity and melanin synthesis compared with positive control, kojic acid and arbutin. These results suggest that the phenolic compounds from Phragmites communis might be developed as a potent skin whitenting cosmeceuticals.

Growth regulation of cow1 rice mutant seedlings by blue light

  • Goh, Chang-Hyo;Ko, Suk-Min;Park, Hee-Yeon;Kim, Yeon-Ki;Kim, Yong-Woo;Kim, Young-Joo;Sun, Hyeon-Jin;Moon, Yong-Hwan;Lee, Hyo-Yeon
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.465-471
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    • 2010
  • We assessed whether the cow1 mutant defects are associated with growth of Tos17 and T-DNA insertional rice in blue light (BL). Growth of oscow1 mutants which encoded a member of the YUCCA protein family was retarded in BL. Root to shoot ratios of the mutants were reduced about 2 times lower in the absence of NAA and about 2.5 times lower in the presence of NAA; the shoot growth was not significantly changed by NAA addition. Photosynthetic activity of the mutants was however inhibited in high light. Pigment analysis showed significant difference between wild-type (Chl a:b = 3.02) and mutants (3.84). Carotenoid contents of the mutants were also decreased considerably, implying the involvement of cow1 in pigment formation. These findings lead us to suggest that the growth retardation of oscow1 mutant plants by BL results from the difference of photosynthetic activity in part.

치유농업 활동이 성인발달장애인의 뇌파에 미치는 영향 (Healing Agriculture Activities are Brain Waves of Individuals with Adult Developmental Disabilitie Impact On )

  • 박경남;이재면;정재연;허계영
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제32권10호
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    • pp.713-722
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    • 2023
  • This study was conducted to examine the effects of care farming activities on the brain waves of adults with developmental disabilities from September 2022 to December 2022, with a total of 16 sessions held once a week. For 28 adults with developmental disabilities, 15 participants in the care farm program and 13 participants who did not participate were used as the control group. Before and after the care farming activities, participants' self-esteem, happiness levels, and brain function indices were measured through surveys and electroencephalography (EEG). Consequently, the self-esteem of the participants in the experimental group significantly increased after the activity, and as for the brain function index, the left brain activity index related to stress, attention, brain function, and emotional state increased compared to the control group in the experimental group of adults with developmental disabilities, especially intellectual disabilities. Notably, the effect of care farming activities was greater for women than for men with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, considering the differential effects of care farming activities based on the type of developmental disability and sex, it is deemed advantageous to primarily apply these activities to women with intellectual disabilities in order to maximize the healing effect of care farming.

Effect of Burkholderia contaminans on Postharvest Diseases and Induced Resistance of Strawberry Fruits

  • Wang, Xiaoran;Shi, Junfeng;Wang, Rufu
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제34권5호
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    • pp.403-411
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    • 2018
  • This study takes strawberry-fruits as the test material and discusses the effect of Burkholderia contaminans B-1 on preventing postharvest diseases and inducing resistance-related substances in strawberry-fruits. Soaking and wound inoculating is performed to analyze the inhibitory effects of different treatment solutions on the gray mold of postharvest strawberry-fruits. The count of antagonistic bacteria colonies in the wound is found, and the dynamic growth of antagonistic bacteria and the pathogenic fungus is observed by electron microscopy. The results indicated that, either by soaking/wound-inoculating, the fermentation and suspension of antagonistic bacteria significantly reduced the incidence of postharvest diseases of strawberry-fruits. With wound inoculation, the inhibition rate of antagonist fermentation and suspension ($1{\times}10^{10}cfu/ml$) respectively reached 77.4% and 66.7%. It also led to a significant increase in the activity of resistance-related enzymes, i.e., phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), 4-coumarate coenzyme A ligase (4CL), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H) and chalcone isomerase (CHI). On 1 d and 2 d post-treatment, the activity of 4CL was respectively 3.78 and 6.1 times of the control, and on 5 d, the activity of PAL was increased by 4.47 times the control. The treatment of antagonistic bacteria delayed the peaking of cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) activity and promoted the accumulation of lignin and total phenols. The antagonistic bacteria could be well colonized in the wounds. On 4-5 d post-inoculation, the count of colonies was $10^8$ times of that upon inoculation. Electronmicroscopy indicated that the antagonistic bacteria delayed the germination of pathogenic spores in the wounds, and inhibited further elongations of the mycelia.

Differences in the Effects of a Horticultural Activity Program Depending on the Level of Resilience of College Students

  • Kim, Yong Hyun;Bae, Hwa-Ok;Huh, Moo Ryong
    • 인간식물환경학회지
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.255-268
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    • 2019
  • Horticultural therapy, as a kind of complementary alternative therapies using nature as a medium, is an intervention method that can be applied to various subjects by utilizing horticultural activities that anyone can enjoy as a leisure activity. This research defined the resilience of individuals as a personal characteristic, and examined differences in the intervention effect of horticultural activities depending on the level of resilience. The results obtained in this study can be utilized in planning a horticultural activity program and setting the purpose and goals of horticultural activity programs. The subjects of this study were divided into the high resilience experimental group (Group A), the low resilience experimental Group (Group C), the high resilience control group (Group B), and the low resilience control group (Group D). The experiment was conducted in the campus of G University from September to November 2017, and the experimental group participated in the program once per week, a total of 10 sessions. The Korean version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, autonomic nervous assessment, and the interpersonal relationship change scale were carried out as pre- and post-assessment. Statistical analysis was performed using a non-parametric test. Group A showed statistically significant positive changes in relaxation of physical tension and stability. In conclusion, those with high resilience showed the higher intervention effects of horticultural activities on physical relaxation and stability than those with low resilience. However, there were some possible limitations in this study. Since the number of subjects was small and subjects were limited to college students, it is impossible to generalize the results of this study. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct follow-up studies to address and overcome these limitations.