• 농업과학연구
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.761-767
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• 2018

Degenerative diseases are commonly associated with excess free radicals. Acer okamotoanum, a plant endemic to Korea, is reported to have anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-viral activities. We previously isolated flavonoids from the ethyl acetate fraction of A. okamotoanum such as quercitrin (QU), isoquercitrin (IQ), and afzelin (AF). In the present study, the in vitro antioxidant activity of flavonoids such as QU, IQ, and AF isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of A. okamotoanum were investigated by measuring the free radical scavenging activity including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl radical ($^{\cdot}OH$), and superoxide anion ($O_2{^-}$). The flavonoids (QU, IQ, and AF) concentration-dependently showed a DPPH radical scavenging activity. In particular, QU and IQ showed a higher DPPH radical scavenging activity than that of AF. In addition, the flavonoids (QU, IQ, and AF) at $10{\mu}g/mL$ showed over an 80% scavenging effect against $^{\cdot}OH$ radical production. Furthermore, the $O_2{^-}$ radical scavenging activity of the flavonoids, QU, IQ, and AF increased in a dose-dependent manner. Particularly, IQ exerted the strongest scavenging activities against $^{\cdot}OH$ and $O_2{^-}$ radicals among the other flavonoids. These results indicate that the flavonoids from A. okamotoanum, in particular IQ, would have a protective activity against oxidative stress induced by free radicals, and potentially be considered as a natural antioxidant agent.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2018

Caryopteris incana (Verbenaceae) has been used to treat cough, arthritis, and eczema in Oriental medicine. The two fractions ($CHCl_3-$ and BuOH fractions) and the essential oil of the plant material were subjected to the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) assay. The $IC_{50}$ of the $CHCl_3$ fraction and the essential oil on LPS-induced macrophage RAW 264.7 cells were $16.4{\mu}g/mL$ and $23.08{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. On gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectroscopy (MS) analysis, twenty-five components representing 85.5% amount of total essential oil were identified. On the chromatogram, three main substances, trans-pinocarveol, cis-citral, and pinocarvone, occupied 18.8%, 13.5% and 18.37% of total peak area. Furthermore, by HPLC-UV analysis, six compounds including one iridoid (8-O-acetylharpagide)- and five phenylethanoid glycosides (caryopteroside, acteoside, phlinoside A, 6-O-caffeoylphlinoside, and leucosceptoside A) isolated from the BuOH fraction were quantified. The content of six compounds were shown as the following order: caryopteroside (162.35 mg/g) > 8-O-acetylharpagide (93.28 mg/g) > 6-O-caffeoylphlinoside (28.15 mg/g) > phlinoside (22.60 mg/g) > leucosceptoside A (16.87 mg) > acteoside (7.05 mg/g).

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.650-656
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• 2011

Lysobacter antibioticus HS124 isolated from pepper rhizosphere soil produced catechol type siderophore. Purified siderophore by Diaion HP-20 and silica gel column chromatography showed several hydroxyl functional groups adjacent to benzene rings by analysis of $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy. The strain HS124 showed different activities to suppress Phytophthora capsici with different concentrations of exogenous Fe (III) in minimal medium where antifungal activity with $100{\mu}M$ Fe (III) was approximately 1.5 times higher than in absence of Fe (III). Bacterial population in this Fe (III)-amended medium was also highest with $8.9{\times}10^8\;CFU\;ml^{-1}$ which also corresponded to the strongest siderophore activity. When grown in rich medium (minimal medium with N, $P_2O_5K_2O$ and glucose), HS124 exhibited approximately 2 times stronger antifungal activity compared to minimal medium. In pot trials, treatments of bacterial culture grown in rich medium with (C1) or without (C2) $100{\mu}M$ Fe (III) exhibited a high protection of pepper plants from disease, compared to medium only with (M1) or without (M2) $100{\mu}M$ Fe (III). Especially, treatment C1 showed the best disease control effect of about 70 %. Thus, the strain HS124 should be recommended as a potential biocontrol agent against P. capsici in pepper.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.402-407
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 1.1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl radical ($^{\cdot}OH$), 그리고 superoxide radical ($O_2{^-}$) 소거능 실험을 통해 쑥부쟁이의 항산화 효과를 평가하였다. 쑥부쟁이는 에탄올로 추출한 뒤, n-hexane, methylene chloride ($CH_2Cl_2$), ethylacetate (EtOAc), 그리고 n-butanol (n-BuOH)로 분획하였다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능 실험에서 모든 추출 및 분획물이 $10-100{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 농도 의존적으로 라디칼 소거능이 증가하였으며, 특히 EtOAc 분획물은 가장 강한 DPPH 라디칼 소거능을 나타내었다. 또한 쑥부쟁이는 $50{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 80% 이상의 $^{\cdot}OH$ 라디칼 소거율을 보였다. 특히 EtOAc 분획물은 $0.03{\mu}g/mL$에서 IC50 값을 나타내어 추출물과 분획물 중 가장 강한 $^{\cdot}OH$ 라디칼 소거능을 보여주었다. 또한, EtOAc 분획물은 $O_2{^-}$ 라디칼 소거능에서도 가장 강한 소거활성을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 쑥부쟁이가 산화스트레스로 인한 질병을 예방하는 천연 항산화제로서의 활용 가능성이 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 직렬연결 2단 수직 및 수평 모래 갈대 인공습지에 생활하수를 간헐적으로 주입하였을 때 각 수질항목별 처리효율을 평가하는 것이다. 하수는 수리학적 부하량 $314L/m^2{\cdot}day$(수직 흐름 인공습지 기준)를 하루 4(10분 동안 주입후 5시간 50분 동안 중단)회 균등하게 간헐적으로 주입하였다. 평가 결과 pH는 유입수(7.27)보다 수직 흐름 인공습지 유출수(5.81)에서 감소하였다가 수평 흐름 인공습지 유출수(6.40)에서 다시 증가하였다. DO의 농도는 유입수에 비하여 유출수에서 높았으며 겨울로 갈수록 증가하였다. 수직 흐름 인공습지의 산소 전달율 (oxygen transfer rate: OTR)은 $58.72gO_2/m^2{\cdot}day$ 그리고 수평 흐름 인공습지의 OTR은 $7.72gO_2/m^2{\cdot}day$이었다. 각 항목별 평균 처리효율은 SS 94.80%, BOD 90.77%, $COD_{Cr}$ 85.87%, $COD_{Mn}$ 87.72%, T-N 64.74%, $NH_4{^+}$-N 86.44%, T-P 87.70%이었다. 유출수중 T-N의 반 정도는 $NO_3{^-}$-N(7.21 mg/L)이었으며 $NO_2{^-}$-N은 평균 0.64 mg/L이었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.202-205
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• 2001

건강을 80% MeOH수용액으로 추출하고, 얻어진 추출물을 EtOAc, n-BuOH및 $H_2O$로 용매 분획하였다. 그 중에서 뚜렷한 활성을 보인 EtOAc 분획으로부터 DPPH(1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl) radical 포획법으로 항산화 활성을 추적하여 항산화 활성을 갖는 화합물 2종을 분리하였다. 각각을 NMR 및 MS 데이터의 해석과 문헌 자료를 조사하여 6-shogaol 및 12-shogaol로 구조를 결정하였다. 각 화합물의 $EC_{50}$값은 26.4 ${\mu}M$과 22.5 ${\mu}M$로 상용항산화제인 BHA, BHT 및 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$보다 뚜렷이 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2015

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Salvia plebeia R. Br. ethanolic extract with different aspects (stem/leaf and whole plant) on differentiation and lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. The morphological changes and the degrees of lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells were measured by Oil Red O staining and intra-cellular triglyceride (TG) assay. The mRNA expressions of special peroxisome proliferation activated receptor- genes (PPAR), CCAAT/ enhancer-binding protein (C/$EBP{\alpha}$), fatty acid synthase (FAS) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) were detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The 50% ethanolic extracts ($100{\mu}g/mL$) of stem and leaf (SALE) and 30% ethanolic extracts (100 g/mL) of whole plant (SAE) from Salvia plebeia R. Br. were significantly attenuated lipid accumulation during adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Ethyl acetate-soluble fractions ($50{\mu}g/mL$) significantly inhibited lipid droplet accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells. In addition, SALE induced down-regulation of specific adipogenic transcriptional factors (C/$EBP{\alpha}$ and $PPAR{\gamma}$) and target genes (FAS and LPL) during adipogenesis. Salvia plebeia R. Br. may be used as a safe and efficient natural substance to manage obesity.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.497-508
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• 2017

This study aimed to investigate correlations between concentrations of extractable Arsenic (As) with varying chemical solutions (0.1 M $Ca(NO_3)_2$, 0.1 M $(NH_4)2HPO_4$, 0.5 M EDTA, Mehlich 3, and 0.5 M $NaHCO_3$) and those of As in crops, and then to seek the most suitable soil extraction method for predicting the potential of As uptake in crops cultivated in soils contaminated with As. For a mesocosm experiment, pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and rice (Oryza sativa L.) were cultivated for three months in pots containing soils taken from the arable areas near abandoned mines in Korea. Following the cultivation, soil pH and DOC significantly increased by treatments of lime and lime plus compost, respectively, while insignificant influences in changing total and all extractable As concentrations were found in all soils. Arsenic concentration in edible part of all crops considerably depended on the extractable As concentration in the soils, particularly with Mehlich 3. All extractable As concentrations in the soils of C. annuum and G. max were significantly correlated with As concentration in their edible parts. For O. sativa, the extractable concentrations of Mehlich 3 ($R^2$: 0.18 at p: 0.006) and EDTA ($R^2$: 0.11 at p: 0.036) showed only marked relationships with As concentration in the edible part. These results may indicate that the Mehlich 3 and EDTA are soil extractants to determine phytoavailable As in soil that provide better prediction for As transfer from soil to crop.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2009

식물조직배양기술을 이용하여 게르마늄 함유 인삼 부정근을 생산하고자 식물생장조절물질로 유도된 인삼 부정근을 사용하여 게르마늄 함유 인삼 부정근의 생장을 증가시킬 수 있는 최적액체배양조건을 RSM으로 조사하였다. 최적 액체배양조건을 $GeO_2$의 농도, $GeO_2$의 첨가시기, 배지의 초기 pH, phosphoric acid ($H_3PO_4$)의 농도 3 level-4 factor의 fractional factorial block에 의하여 조사한 결과, 인삼 부정근의 생체중량은 최저 1.55g에서 최고 2.45g까지 나타났다. 다중회귀분석으로 구한 model식을 가지고 등고 분석과 3차원 분석을 수행한 후, 독립변수의 최저 또는 최고수준에서 종속변수가 최대치를 나타내지 않는 '배지의 초기 pH'와 'phosphoric acid의 농도' 변수에 대하여 model식을 편미분한 결과, 인삼부정근의 생체중량이 최고치를 나타내는 액체배양조건은 $GeO_2$ 10 ppm, pH 4.7, phosphoric acid 6.0mM로 예측되었다. 이렇게 결정된 조건값들을 model식에 대입하여 얻은 예상치는 2.47g이었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2001

Several microorganisms which degrade phenol and trichloroethylene(TCE) were isolated from the activated sludge of a wastewater treatment plant. Among them, one isolate EL-04J showed the highest degradability and was identified as a Pseudomonas species according to morphological, cultural and biochemical properties. The phenol-induced cells of Pseudomonas EL-04J, which were preincubated in the mineral salts medium containing phenol as a sole carbon source, degraded 90% of 25$\mu$M TCE within 20h. This strain could also utilize some of methylated phenol derivatives (o-cresol, m-cresol and p-cresol) as the sole source of carbon and energy. Cresol-induced cells of Pseudomonas EL-04J also cometabolized TCE.