• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.409-413
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• 1996

To search for bioactive compounds from plant resources, 80% methanol extracts of 46 species of weeds were screened for their activities of antimicrobial, antioxidative, antiblebing, antitumor and herbicidal. Among extracts tested, some showed activities at the concentration of $50\;to\;100\;{\mu}g/ml$. Phryma leptostachya var. asiatica, Aster ageratoides, Centipeda minima, Cirsium pendulum, Lythrum anceps showed antibacterial activity. Penthorum chinense, Lindernia procumbens, Aster ageratoides, Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus showed antiblebing activity. Phyma leptostachya var. asiatica, Juncus effusus var. decipiens, Lindernia procumbens, Aster ageratoides, Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus, Viscum album var. coloratum showed antitumor activity. Juncus effusus var. decipiens, Hypericum ascyron, Juncus papillosus, Inula britannicar var. chinensis, Scirpus wichurae, Hypericum laxum showed antioxidant activity.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.368-373
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• 2008

In order to investigate the effects of low temperature pretreatment of floral bud and plant growth regulators on anther-derived callus and shoot differentiation, anthers were cultured on 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 2,4-D, NAA, BA and TDZ. This plant depends on the plant growth regulators, for these anthers couldn't respond on 1/2 MS medium without plant growth regulators. 2,4-D was a prerequisite substance in this experiment, especially 52.6% of callus formation on MS medium with 2.0mg/L 2,4-D alone. However, the optimum medium was on 1/2 MS medium with 0.1 mg/L 2,4-D and 1.0mg/L BA for continuous growth and shoot differentiation from the anther. Calli derived from on MS medium with 2.0mg/L 2,4-D transferred to the 1/2MS medium with TDZ and BA. TDZ were less superior to BA, only one anther could produce shoot on MS media with 1.0mg/L TDZ. On the other hand, when the calli transferred to the medium with 3.0mg/L BA, adventitious shoots were proliferated, subsequently, regenerated shoots elongated from the embryogenic calli. After floral buds of one week before anthesis were incubated at $5^{\circ}C$ refrigerator for eight or fifteen days, anthers seperated from floral buds were cultured on 1/2MS medium supplemented with 0.1mg/L 2,4-D and 1.0mg/L BA. Callusing and shoot differentiation on anthers from treated at $5^{\circ}C$ for eight days were more effective than those of fifteen days or control.