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The studies on the preference for attachment to the habitat marine environment and habitat space of Sulculus diversicolor supertexta in Jeju Island (제주도 오분자기의 서식 해양 환경과 서식공간에 대한 부착 선호도에 관한 연구)

  • HEO, Nam-hee;KIM, Keun-hyoung;KANG, Kyoung-Bum;KIM, Suk-jong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.106-112
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    • 2022
  • As a series of basic research to draw the pilot design measures for developing the habitat apparatus of Sulculus diversicolor supertexta inhabiting the coastal area of Jeju island, this study conducted a water tank experiment to understand the habitat marine environment of Sulculus diversicolor supertexta and the preference of habitat space focusing on the research fisheries performing the discharge of marine products. In the composition degree of marine algae in both fisheries, Donggwi-ri showed the highest gulfweed (79.3%) as brown algae and there were some coralline algae (17.2%) as red algae. Hansu-ri yielded the highest gulfweed (48.1%) as brown algae, which was followed by sea lettuce (10.4%) as green algae. In the preference of habitat space, the shelter angles 40° showed the highest adhesion as number of 82.9, which was followed by 60° and 70° as 69.2 and 68.2 respectively (P<0.05) by reviewing the environmental characteristics of habit of Salculus diversicolor supertexta in the coastal fishery of Jeju Island, when considering the adhesion rate in each of five shelters with different angles. In the future, there should be continuous research and monitoring for designing the fish shelters suitable for the coastal fisheries of Jeju island, and it would be also necessary to add the field-centered sustainable concrete research.

A Study on the Community Structure of Intertidal Benthic Marine Algae in Youngil Bay, Eastern Coast of Korea (동해 연안 영일만 조간대 해조류의 군집구조)

  • Park, Gyu-Jin;Choi, Chang-Geun
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.664-673
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    • 2009
  • An intertidal marine benthic algal vegetation and vertical distribution at Youngil Bay, the eastern coast of Korea was investigated to clarify the community structure and vertical distribution by quadrat method from February 2003 to January 2009. Marine algae identified from the area were 152 species; 25 green, 38 brown and 89 red algae. The dominant species were Ulva spp., Ulva pertusa, Chaetomorpha moniligera, Undaria pinnatifida, Sargassum horneri, S. miyabei, S. thunbergii, Gelidium amansii, Corallina pilulifera, Grateloupia elliptica, G. filicina, Prionitis cornea, Chondrus ocellatus, Chondracanthus intermedia, Acrosorium polyneurum, Chondria crassicaulis, Polysiphonia morrowii and Symphyocladia latiuscula at study sites. The vertical distribution of intertidal marine algae was divided into three distinct zones. They were characterized by Porphyra spp. and Ulva spp. at the upper, Ulva spp. and Ulva pertusa at the middle, and Sargassum spp., Gelidium amansii, Grateloupia spp., Chondrus ocellatus and Chondria crassicaulis at the lower zones, respectively. Functional form group analysis showed that coarsely branched forms comprised 44.7% of the algal community, whereas thick leathery forms, sheet forms and filamentous forms comprised 6.6-25.7%. R/P, C/P and (R+C)/P values were 2.34, 0.66 and 3.00, respectively.

A STUDY ON THE FOOD EFFECT OF NON-EDIBLE MARINE ALGAE(Part 1: Test on the Food Value for Chicken) (비식용해조의 사료효과 증진에 관한 연구(제1보, 유난의 사료가치 시험))

  • PARK Won Ki
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 1968
  • This research has been dealt with the nutritional component analysis of two kinds of non-edible marine algae, Sargassum herneri (Turner) C. Ag. and Zostera marina Linne which grow abundantly around the southern coast of Korea, These marine algae were mixed in several kinds of samples rates with the combined feed for poultry sold in the market. These were given to 35 chicken in seven test divisions respectively. We have experimented with 35 chicken grown up for two weeks after hatchout. The combined food for poultry obtained from the market was set up as control divisions. The experiments were as follows: 1) The average weight increase in each test division during feeding (Table 5, Fig.2). 2) Food conversion rate and food efficiency in each test division (Table 7). 3) The comparison of digestive rate of crude protein during feeding (Table 8), The results were as follows: 1) The weight increasing rate of the test animal stock fed the food containing $5\~10\%$ of Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Ag. powder was higher than the rate of those fed only market food for poultry. 2) The stock given food containing $10\%$ Zostera marine powder showed lower growth than the control divison. 3) No apparent trouble owing to salt component involved in the marine algae was found. 4) The stock given food containing sodium glutaminate and Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Ag. had better result than that without sodium glutaminate.

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Recent Prospect of Compounds Derived from Marine Macroalgae for Medicinal Application of Anti-Inflammation for Chemoprevention of Cancer

  • Kim, Moon-Moo
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.8-14
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    • 2011
  • Although marine living organism contains a numerious number of compounds, it is difficult to collect these compounds in a large scale for medicinal application. However, in recent years, several bioactive compounds isolated from marine macroalgae have been proved to be able to provide potential sources for development of medicinal products because they can be obtained in large amount from marine. A number of studies have reported a variety of effects of marine macroalgae but a few anti-inflammatory activity of marine macroalgae have recently been published. Herein, we reviewed novel anti-inflammatory compounds recently isolated from marine brown algae, green algae and red algae. From this survey, in particular, some compounds contained in edible macroalgae exert anti-inflammatory effects with inhibition on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity regulated by nuclear factor-kappa B transcription factor that play a key role in cancer as well as inflammation, demonstrating to be able to potentially apply to development of anti-inflammatory agent for chemoprevention of cancer. Furthermore, some macroalgae and their compounds with both excellent anti-inflammatory activity and very low toxicity can select a potential candidates capable of preventing or treating several chronic inflammation such as colitis, hepatitis and gastritis, leading to cancer.

An Analysis of Subtidal Macroalgal Community Structure Using a Modified Photo Quadrat Method (수정된 사진방형구법을 이용한 조하대 해조류의 군집구조 분석)

  • Kim, Young-Dae;Park, Mi-Seun;Moon, Tae-Seok;Ahn, Jung-Kwan;Kim, Su-Ji;Kim, Young-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.298-307
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    • 2011
  • The species composition and distributions of subtidal marine algae on the east coast of Korea were studied. We examined all species found in permanent quadrats at three depths (3 m, 5 m and 10 m) at Sacheon between October 2008 and December 2009. Coverage and frequency data were collected monthly via underwater photography and analyzed using a modified photo quadrat method. Of the 82 species identified, 10 were chlorophytes, 21 were phaeophytes, 50 were rhodophytes, and one was a seagrass. The largest number of species (59) was found 10 m deep, while the fewest (39) species were present at 5 m. A total 17 species (two green, five brown, and 10 red algae) occurred at all three depths. The vertical distribution of the study site was characterized by the melobesioidean algae, Ulva pertusa, Sargassum confusum, Phyllospadix iwatensis, and Codium arabicum at 3 m deep, melobesioidean algae and U. pertusa at 5 m deep, and Corallina pilulifera, Prionitis cornea, Chondracanthus tenellus and melobesioidean algae at 10 m deep. Given that coralline algae such as melobesioidean algae and C. pilulifera play important roles in coastal ecosystems, thorough studies on the spatial and temporal variations of coralline algae and the dynamics of marine algal communities on the east coast of Korea are now required.

Effects of Construction and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants on Benthic Marine Algae (원자력발전소의 건설과 가동이 저서 해조류에 미치는 영향)

  • 김영환
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.379-387
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    • 1999
  • During the past several decades, electricity generating plant increased with remarkable rapidity in Korea. Recently the increase has been much more rapid as the rate of industrialization has accelerated. Construction of nuclear power plants in coastal areas inevitably caused the perturbation of critical coastal habitats and thus influenced marine algal species composition. Particularly, an increase in the building of nuclear power plants led the amounts of heat discharged to increase exponentially. As far as the effects of cooling water and thermal discharges are concerned, benthic marine algae are likely to be vulnerable to a discharge. Heated effluents from nuclear power plants, with the temperature rises of 7~12$^{\circ}C$ under normal operating and design conditions, are discharged through the discharge canal and into natural water bodies. It is clear that the characteristic marine algal community is developed in the area affected by the thermal discharges; i.e. low species richness and low species diversity. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to note that elevated temperatures exert differential effects depending on the algal populations. Benthic marine algae grown at the discharge canal can be regarded as warm tolerant species. 35 species (4 blue-green, 9 green, 8 brown and 14 red algae) of marine algae occurred more than 20eye frequency at discharge canal of three nuclear power plants in the east coast during 1992 ~ 1998 and thus can be categorized as warm tolerant species in Korea. To minimize the ecological impacts of waste heat on benthic marine algae, it is recommended that, in the future, nuclear power plants will have to employ some form of closed-cycle cooling for the condensers.

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Screening on Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitory Activity of Marine Algae-Derived Symbiotic Microorganisms (해조류 공생미생물의 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 억제효능 검색)

  • Yun, Keum-Ja;Yang, Guohua;Feng, Zhile;Nenkep, Viviane N.;Xavier, Siwe-Noundou;Leutou, Alain S.;Kim, Gun-Do;Cho, Hee-Yeong;Choi, Hong-Dae;Son, Byeng-Wha
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2010
  • In order to screen new receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor which is expected to be anticancer drug lead, we have investigated receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity on the marine alga-derived symbiotic microorganisms (500 strains). The significant activities (over 70% inhibition at $10\;{\mu}g/ml$) were observed in the extracts of ten strains (Strain No.: MFA018, 019, 206, 242, 325, 335, 343, 344, 354, 356), isolated from marine red algae, five strains (Strain No.: MFA030, 126, 213, 324, 339), isolated from the brown algae, and one strain (Strain No.: MFA272), isolated from the marine green algae, respectively. Among the active strains, MFA019 and 356 showed strong receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.6 and $0.9\;{\mu}g/ml$, respectively.

ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN KOREAN MARINE SEAWEEDS (해조류의 중금속 축적에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sin-Yeong;M.Sidharthan;Yu, Yong-Hun;Im, Chi-Yeong;Jin, Hyeong-Ju;Yu, Jong-Su;Sin, Hyeon-Ung
    • ALGAE
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.349-354
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    • 2003
  • This paper reports that the heavy metal accumulation in marine seaweeds. Algal samples collected from Korean coast were analyzed to determine the concentrations of Cu, Cd, Cr, Zn and Pb. In general, heavy metals were found to be concentrated in many kinds of Korean seaweeds. The concentration levels of accumulated heavy metals in the marine seaweeds was in the following order: Zn > Cu > Cr > Pb > Cd. The concentrations of the heavy metals in the seawater were the highest in Iyajin harbor. Sargassum horneri, a brown alga accumulated high concentrations of Cu (80.66 ${\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$ dw) and Cr (31.54 ${\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$ dw). The high concentrations of heavy metals were accumulated in the brown algae.

Community Dynamics of the Benthic Marine Algae in Hakampo, the Western Coast of Korea

  • Yoo, Jong-Su;Kim, Young-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.428-438
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    • 2003
  • Benthic marine algal community of Hakampo in the western coast of Korea was investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. Seasonal assessments of species composition, biomass, dominant species in biomass and vertical distributional pattern were carried out from spring to winter. A total of 121 species was identified; 6 blue-green, 18 green, 16 brown, 81 red algae. In three sites investigated, 96 species were collected at Bunjeomdo, 75 at Maoe, and 57 at Doranggol, respectively. Dermocarpa sp. and Acrochaetium microscopicum were collected for the first time in Korea through this investigation. Dominant species in specific proportions of biomass were Sargassum thunbergii, Gloiopeltis furcata, Corallina spp., Symphyocladia latiuscula and Monostroma nitidum. Seasonal fluctuations of mean biomass were 31.59-427.69 g dry wt$.$$\mu \textrm m^{-2}$ at Bunjeomdo and 20.98-473.48 g dry wt$.$$\mu \textrm m^{-2}$ at Maoe, respectively, which were comparatively high in the western coast of Korea. Vertical distribution in intertidal zones was Gloiopeltis furcata-Gloiopeltis furcata and Corallina spp.-Corallina spp. and Sargassum thunbergii.