• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2006

Twenty isolates of Didymella bryoniae were isolated from infected cucurbit plants in various growing areas of southern Korea in 2001 and 2002. Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) group [RG] I of D. bryoniae was more virulent than RG IV to watermelon. Virulence of the RG I isolate was strong to moderate to cucumber, whereas that of the RG IV varied from strong, moderate to weak. Two hundred seventy-three amplified fragments were produced with 40 primers, and were analyzed by a cluster analysis using UPGMA method with an arithmetic average program of NTSYSPC. At the distance level of 0.7, two major genomic DNA RAPD groups were differentiated among 20 isolates. The RG I included 7 isolates from watermelon and one isolate from melon, whereas the RG IV included 12 isolates from squash, cucumber, watermelon and melon. Amplification of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and small subunit rRNA region from the 20 isolates yielded respectively a single fragment. Restriction pattern with 12 restriction enzymes was identical for all isolates tested, suggesting that variation in the ITS and small subunit within the D. bryoniae were low. Amplification of the genomic DNAs of the tested isolates with the sequence characterized amplified regions (SCAR) primer RG IF-RG IR specific for RG I group resulted in a single band of 650bp fragment for 8 isolates out of the 20 isolates. Therefore, these 8 isolates could be assigned into RG I. The same experiments done with RG IIF-RG IIR resulted in no amplified PCR product for the 20 isolates tested. An about 1.4 kb-fragment amplified from the RG IV isolates was specifically hybridized with PCR fragments amplified from genomic DNAs of the RG IV isolates only, suggesting that this PCR product could be used for discriminating the RG IV isolates from the RG I isolates as well other fungal species.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.543-553
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• 2017

Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is an important oil seed crop of Asia. Yields can be negatively impacted by various factors, including disease, particularly those caused by fungi which create problems in both production and storage. Foliar diseases of sesame such as Alternaria leaf blight may cause significant yield losses, with reductions in plant health and seed quality. The work reported here determined the incidence of Alternaria species infecting sesame seeds grown in the Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 428 Alternaria isolates were obtained from 105 seed samples and grouped into 36 distinct taxonomic groups based on growth pattern and morphological characters. Isolation frequency and relative density of surface sterilized and non-surface sterilized seeds showed that three isolates (A13, A47 and A215) were the most common morphological groups present. These isolates were further identified using sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and the Alternaria major allergen gene (Alt a 1). Whilst ITS of rDNA did not resolve the isolates into Alternaria species, the Alt a 1 sequences exhibited > 99% homology with Alternaria alternata (KP123850.1) in GenBank accessions. The pathogenicity and virulence of these isolates of Alternaria alternata was confirmed in inoculations of sesame plants resulting in typical symptoms of leaf blight disease. This work confirms the identity of a major source of sesame leaf blight in Pakistan which will aid in formulating effective disease management strategies.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2015-2020
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• 2012

Oleanolic acid (OA) is a naturally occurring triterpenoid in food materials and is a component of the leaves and roots of Olea europaea, Viscum album L., Aralia chinensis L. and more than 120 other plant species. There are several reports validating its antitumor activity against different cancer cells apart from its hepatoprotective activity. However, antitumor activity against skin cancer has not beed studied well thus far. Hence the present study of effects of OA against HaCaT (immortalized keratinocyte) cells - a cell-based epithelial model system for toxicity/ethnopharmacology-based studies - was conducted. Radical scavenging activity ($DPPH{\cdot}$) and FRAP were determined spectrophotometrically. Proliferation was assessed by XTT assay at 24, 48 and 72 hrs with exposure to various concentrations (12.5-200 ${\mu}M$) of OA. Apoptotic induction potential of OA was demonstrated using a cellular DNA fragmentation ELISA method. Morphological studies were also carried out to elucidate its antitumor potential. The results revealed that OA induces apoptosis by altering cellular morphology as well as DNA integrity in HaCaT cells in a dose-dependent manner, with comparatively low cytotoxicity. The moderate toxicity observed in HaCaT cells, with induction of apoptosis, possibly suggests greater involvement of programmed-cell death-mediated mechanisms. We conclude that OA has relatively low toxicity and has the potential to induce apoptosis in HaCaT cells and hence provides a substantial and sound scientific basis for further validation studies.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.272-276
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 삽교호의 요인 분석과 주변 지류의 영향과 계절에 따른 세균 군집구조의 변화를 분자생태학적 접근 방법을 통해 조사하였다. 시료 채취는 5월과 8월 삽교호 방조제 앞 표층수에서 실시하였으며, 분자생태학적 접근을 위해 시료로부터 DNA를 직접 추출하고, 16S rDNA를 증폭한 후 pGEM-T easy vector에 삽입하여 클로닝을 수행하였다. 획득한 클론 라이브러리를 이용하여 RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism)를 분석하였으며, OTUs (operating taxonomy units)로 그룹화하였다. 측정된 종다양성 지수가 8월에 더 높게 나타났으며, 5월의 153개중 34개의 클론과 8월의 131개중 38개의 클론들을 염기서열 분석하였다. 그 결과 Proteobacteria, Cytophaga, Gram positive bacteria와 Verrucomicrobia가 5월과 8월에 공통적으로 분포하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 Planctomyces, 시안세균과 엽록체가 조류 대발생이 일어난 8월에 분포하는 것으로 조사되었다. 전반적인 조사결과 삽교호는 전형적인 하구지역의 특성을 나타내었으며 주변 하천으로부터 유입되는 종속영양물질의 영향을 받는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.658-665
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• 2011

제주도에서는 절멸된 것으로 간주되었던 멧돼지들이 최근 한라산 인근지역에서 발견되었다. 본 연구는 분자유전학적 실험기법을 바탕으로 한라산 멧돼지들이 가축돼지들과 이종교배된 것들인지를 조사하였다. 또한 동일 종내에서의 유전적 유연관계와 분자 성판별을 시험하였다. 가축돼지 품종들(Landrace, Large White, Berkshire, Hampshire, Duroc)과의 교배여부는 핵 DNA와 미토콘드리아 DNA에서 4 종류의 분자 표지인자(MC1R, KIT, 조절영역, ND2)를 적용하여 시험하였다. 야생멧돼지 집단의 모든 개체들이 동일한 mtDNA 조절영역 서열을 나타내었고, 그 서열들은 중국 동북부 재래돼지들과 동일하였으나 기존에 보고된 한반도 멧돼지의 서열들과는 다른 것으로 확인되었다. 이상의 연구결과는 한라산 멧돼지집단이 중국 재래돼지 품종들과 근연이면서, 기존에 연구되지 않았던 유전적 계통에서 유래한 것으로 사료된다. 분자 성판별 결과 수컷에 비해 암컷이 2 배 이상으로 확인되어, 한라산 야생멧돼지 집단이 팽창하고 있으며, 조절하지 않으면 집단 규모는 극적으로 증가할 것이다.

• 한국토양동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국토양동물학회 2003년도 총회 및 학술연구발표회
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• pp.1-2
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• 2003

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2001년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.121.1-121
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• 2001

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• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2000년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.105.1-105
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• 2000

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• Mycobiology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.60-60
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• 2002

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.266.2-266
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• 1997

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