• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.471-481
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• 1995

The weed population dynamics as affected by contrasting conventional tillege (CT) and no-tillage (NT) practices with a minimum herbicide application was studied in Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Common chickweed (Stellaria media) was the most common spring weed while johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), sicklepod (Cassia obtusifolia), and pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) accounted for 89∼97％ of net production during summers of 1983 and 1984. Total weed production in summer of 1984 was 2∼5 times greater than that of 1983. Weed production was greater in NT plots than in CT plots in summer of 1983, but reverse was the case in summer of 1984. In spring, net production in NT plots was greater than that in CT plots, especially, in 1985. Species diversity was consistently higher in NT plots, but in the wet summer of 1984 the pattern was different, with higher diversity in CT plots. Weed species diversity was higher in the spring rye crop than in the summer grain sorghum crop. The larger but less diverse weed populations in summer of 1984 indicated that these populations experienced competitive exclusion. Under the favorable summer moisture conditions the three dominant species grew so vigorously and quickly as to exclude many less common species that were able to survive under the drier conditions in 1983. The three dominant species not only excluded other weeds in 1984 but also greatly reduced crop production. The perennial johnsongrass was equally successful, or even more so, in CT plots as in NT plots. Plowing did not kill johnsongrass rhizomes but tended to break them up, thus increasing the number of individual plants that appear after the plowing. It means that johnsongrass was not controlled by the plowing. In summer of 1983, a moderate amount of weedy growth was maintained with a minimum amount of gerbicide application in NT and CT plots. It is possible that a small mixed weed population would be beneficial by providing cover for predatory and parasitic arthropods, and by reducing soil temperature and moisture losses.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2014

Several studies have shown that curcumin, which is derived from the rhizomes of turmeric, possesses antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The antitumor properties of curcumin have also now been demonstrated more recently in different cancers. This study was undertaken to investigate the modulation of cell cycle-related proteins and the mechanisms underlying apoptosis induction by curcumin in the SCC25 human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell line. Curcumin treatment of the SCC25 cells resulted in a time- and dose-dependent reduction in cell viability and cell growth, and onset of apoptotic cell death. The curcumin-treated SCC25 cells showed several types of apoptotic manifestations, such as nuclear condensation, DNA fragmentation, reduced MMP and proteasome activity, and a decreased DNA content. In addition, the treated SCC25 cells showed a release of cytochrome c into the cytosol, translocation of AIF and DFF40/CAD into the nuclei, a significant shift in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, and the activation of caspase-9, caspase-7, caspase-6, caspase-3, PARP, lamin A/C, and DFF45/ICAD. Furthermore, curcumin exposure resulted in a downregulation of G1 cell cycle-related proteins and upregulation of $p27^{KIP1}$. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that curcumin strongly inhibits cell proliferation by modulating the expression of G1 cell cycle-related proteins and inducing apoptosis via proteasomal, mitochondrial, and caspase cascades in SCC25 cells.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2009

Curcumin, a natural compound extracted from rhizomes of curcuma Curcuma species, has been shown to possess potent anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-oxidative properties. However, the mechanism of action of the compound remains poorly understood. In this report, we have analyzed the effects of curcumin on the cell proliferation of Burkitt's lymphoma Raji cells. The results demonstrated that curcumin could effectively inhibit the growth of Raji cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Further studies indicated that curcumin treatment resulted in apoptosis of cells. Biochemical analysis showed that the expression of Bax, Bid and cytochrome C were up-regulated, while the expression of oncogene c-Myc was down regulated after curcumin treatment. Furthermore, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage was induced by the compound. Interestingly, the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 expression was not significantly changed in Raji cells after curcumin treatment. These results suggested that the mechanism of action of curcumin was to induce mitochondrial damage and therefore led to Raji cell apoptosis. We further investigated the in vivo effects of curcumin on the growth of xenograft tumors in nude mice. The results showed that curcumin could effectively inhibit tumor growth in the xenograft mouse model. The overall results showed that curcumin could suppress the growth of Burkitt's lymphoma cells in both in vitro and in vivo systems.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1980

우리나라에 발병하고 있는 생강모자이크 바이러스병의 기생범위, 물리화학적 성질, 혈청검정 및 전자현미경적 관찰을 조사하였다. 생강의 초기병징은 황록반문을 일으키고 후기에는 위축현상 및 괴경의 소구화를 이룬다. 포장이병율은 약 $43\%$이었다. 즙액전염, 접구전염(core grafting)이 이루어지며, 동부, 오이 Chenopodium amaranticolar, N. tabaccum var. Havana를 비롯하여 23종의 CMV감수성 식물에 병증을 나타낸다. 희석한계점은 $10^{-4}\~10^{-5}$ 범위이고, 온도한계활성점는 $65\~70^{\circ}C$사이이다. 혈청반응은 CMV 항혈청과 양성으로 나타난다. 전자현미경에 의한 바이러스립자의 크기는 $28\~32m\mu$의 구형이다. 이병엽육조직의 세포질 속에는 구형바이러스입자의 밀집상과 유리되어 있는 입자도 관찰되었다. 이상을 종합하여 볼 때 생강에 모자이크병을 일으키는 바이러스는 CMV군에 속하는 바이러스로 믿어진다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.248-251
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• 2006

삼백초의 지상부 생육은 1년에서 2년차의 생육은 증가 폭이 컸으나, 2년에서 3년차의 생육은 감소하거나 부진하였다. 1년차에서는 소식일수록 생육이 양호하였으나, 3년생은 밀식할수록 차이가 없거나 감소하였다. 단위면적당 엽수와 경수는 재배년수가 경과하고 밀식할수록 많았다. 경엽(莖葉) 수량이 1년생은 밀식에서, 2년생은 $40{\times}10cm$에서, 3년생은 $40{\times}20cm$에서 가장 많았다. 근경중(根莖重)은 1년생에서 2년생은 중량의 증가폭이 켰으나, 2년생에서 3년생은 증가 폭이 둔화되었다. 재식거리간 근경중은 년차 간 고도의 유의성이 있었으며, 경엽중에 비해 매우 높았다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2006

본 연구는 포자체 배양을 통하여 참쇠고비의 효율적인 번식방법을 구하고자 수행되었다. 배양절편의 기원(근경, 엽병, 엽신)과 절편의 균질화가 신초 계생에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 오직 근경 조직에서만 기관발생능력이 관찰되었고, 식물체 재생은 배양재료를 균질화함으로써 더욱 촉진되었다. MS배지의 무기물 농도를 2배로 첨가한 배지에서 신초의 증식과 생장이 활발히 이루어졌다. 신초 재생에 적합한 배지의 질소함량은 MS배지의 1/2배 수준 이었고, 적정 sucrose농도는 1%였다. 또한 배지에 $NaH_2PO_4$를 첨가함으로써 재생된 식물체의 생육이 전반적으로 촉진되었다. 근경절편의 기관형성능력은 kinetin과 IBA를 혼용 처리함으로써 촉진되었으며, $0.1\sim0.2%$의 활성탄과 생장조절물질을 혼용 처리한 결과, 다수의 싹이 뭉친 듯이 보이는 primordia 형태의 발달이 억제되었고, 포자체의 정상적인 형태형성이 향상되었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1972

One of the characteristics features of Chinese Medicine is recognized as the practical use of combinations of crude drugs in the forms of various prescriptions according to the symptoms of illness. Such crude drugs are mostly dried plant roots, rhizomes, leaves, fruits and seeds, sometimes dried animla organ preparations even fossils or minerals. In the oldest book of Chinese Medicine, Sang Han Ron, 113 prescriptions were described in which about 80 crude drugs were included, and in other old literature, Shin Nong Bon Tcho Keun, 363 crude drugs were recorded. Such drugs, in particular, those included in Sang Han Ron are generally low toxic, and the prescriptions are acting mild with less side effects, but obviously not so easy task to determine the effect of the indivisual drug from the total effects of various prescriptions which are generally consisted of many kinds of crude drugs. About 200 years ago, in the middle of Edo era, a Japanese medical doctor, Yoshimasu Todo wrote a series of books named "Yakucho", in which he described the essential various prescriptions in which the certain drugs plays the main role. This book is very suggestive to evaluate the effects of some Chinese drugs. The actual effects of Chinese medicine and drugs have widely been recognized by the East Asian peoples during their long age experiences, but still it has not been studied sufficiently by modern scientific methods to give generally acceptable evidences. During past some years, my collaborators and I have been engaged to study some well-known Chinese drugs chemically to find out the active principles in determining their chemical structures under the collaboration of pharmacologists, Prof. K. Takagi and his coworkers. In the present lecture, I would like to present two topics from our recent investigations: The studies on the principles of Paeony and Ginseng roots.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.196-207
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• 2013

전 세계 Juncus (골풀속)의 속내 분류체계는 최근 Kirschner에 의해 2아속 10절로 정리된 바 있으며, 두 아속은 소포의 유무와 화서에 의해 구분되며, 각각의 절은 잎의 특징, 화서의 위치, 수술, 종자의 형질 등에 따라 구분된다. 현재까지 한국산 Juncus 분류군들을 구분하는 형질들에 대한 종합적 검토는 미흡한 상태이다. 그러므로 본 연구는 지금까지 한반도에 자생한다고 보고된 분류군들 중 채집 및 표본조사가 가능한 14개의 Juncus 분류군들에 대하여 국내 11개 표본관으로부터 약 950점의 표본을 대여하여 조사하였고, 이들에 대한 지하경, 잎, 화서, 꽃, 과실, 종자 등의 외부형태학적 형질들에 대한 형질상태의 유형을 파악하여 도해하고, 분류군들 간의 구분성을 검토하였다. 이를 바탕으로 주요 식별 형질들을 이용한 검색표를 제시하였다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2016

Rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora (Zingiberaceae) have been used in traditional Thai medicine for health promotion. In this study, the antibacterial activity of ethanol extract of K. parviflora against Cronobacter spp. and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) was investigated using paper disc dilution method. The results revealed that the ethanol extract exhibited antibacterial activity against Cronobacter spp. and EHEC. With an increasing concentration of K. parviflora ethanol extract, larger zones of inhibition of Cronobacter spp. and EHEC strains tested were observed. Therefore, its antibacterial activity suggested that K. parviflora could be used as a natural additive to ascertain food safety of various dairy products.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.253-259
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• 1998

Effects of soil disinfection, fungicide application, and narrow ridge cultivation on ginger rhizome rot development were examined in two naturally-infested fields at Seosan, Choongnam province. Soil disinfection treatments were assigned to main plots, and fungicide and ridge treatments to sub-plots in a split plot design with three replications. The rhizome rot started in late July, and progressed rapidly until late September with the peak incidence in mid-august to early September. Soil disinfection by dazomet application showed the most prominent inhibition effects in both fields, where the disease was reduced by the treatment from 17.5% to 4.8% in one field, and from 51.0% to 2.2% in the other field. Three to five applications of fungicide metalaxyl-copper during the growing season inhibited the disease by 89.7% in one field, but less effectively in the other field. Narrow ridge cultivation reduced the disease effectively by 78.1% and 63.9%, compared to the unridged control plots in each field, respectively. Germination rate of seed-rhizomes and growth of ginger plants were similar between treatments, except when the plots received improper aeration after applying dazomet, and then the germination rate was significantly reduced. The greatest yields were obtained in the disinfected plots, regardless of rhizome rot incidence, except one control plot with very little disease. Ginger yield was negatively correlated with disease severity. However, the yield of ridge plots averaged 58∼59% compared to those of the unridged plots, due mainly to the half planting rate of the ridge plots. In spatial progress, the disease in the disinfected plots started from a single focus of the inoculum, and spread into the adjacent areas only, whereas in the untreated plots, the disease started from many foci that were distributed over the plot, and rapidly progressed to make an epidemic during the season. The soil density of P. myriotylum in the disinfected plots was not changed or, if not, increased slightly during the season. However, in the untreated plots it increased rapidly to reach the density 3 to 5 times greater by the end of the season.