• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.32 no.3 s.126
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• pp.189-192
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• 2001

Scillascilloside E-3 (1) and E-1 (2) were isolated from the bulbs of Scilla scilloides. The cytotoxic activities of these compounds were tested against murine (B16/F-10, 3LL) and human cancer cell lines (MCF7, PC-3, HT29, LOX-IMVI, A549 and HT1080). These compounds exhibited a significant cytotoxic activities against all tested cancer cells. Futhermore, the contents of 1 and 2 in S. scilloides are 43.2 and 27.9 mg/kg, respectively.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.281-284
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• 1993

A karyotype of cytotype BB plant in Scilla scilloides Complex was established and the frequency of B-chromosomes were investigated. Chromosome complements of BB genome were composed of five pairs of subtelocentric and four pairs of metacentric chromosomes. Chromosome 1 has satellite with nucleolar organizer. Polymorphism was found in chromosome 2. The karyotype of cytotype BB will be available for analysis of genome composition in various cytotypes of S. scilloides Complex. The frequency of B-chromosome was 78.6%. Numbers of B-chromosome ranged from 1 to 4 and plants with 2B-chromosomes were predominant (57.2%). Two type of B-chromosomes, F and F', were found; F is a large iso-chromosome and F' a small one.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.639-642
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• 2006

The root extract of Scilla scilloides (which has been used as a traditional folk medicine in Korea) was evaluated with regard to antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidative activities. The roots of S. scilloides were minced and extracted with 95% ethanol (root:ethanol=25:75, w/v). The inhibitory effects of S. scilloides root extract on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 35556, Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 12021, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Candida parapsilosis KCCM 35428 were tested. The results indicate that the antimicrobial effects of both 0.1 and 1.0% extract of S. scilloides were greater against the growth of S. aureus ATCC 35556 and C. parapsilosis KCCM 35428 than the growth of S. enteritidis ATCC 12021 and E. coli O157:H7. The anti-inflammatory effects were evaluated by measurement of the inhibition of hyaluronidase activity in vitro. It appears that both 0.1 and 1.0% concentrations of extract have inhibitory effects on hyaluronidase relative to the control. Finally, the anti-oxidative effect of 1.0 and 10% extract solutions were measured according to the thiocyanate method and were compared with 1.0% BHT. The results indicate that the anti-oxidative effect of 10% S. scilloides root extract (anti-oxidative index (AOI); $72.3{\pm}4.2$) is not significantly different from that of 1.0% BHA (AOI; $76.8{\pm}3.5$) (p<0.05). However, it appears that the anti-oxidative effect of S. scilloides root extract is at least three-fold greater than that of BHA when accounting for the amount of dissolved solids in each.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.235-240
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• 1999

The usefulness of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was evaluated to access the genetic variation in somaclones derived from different cytotype plants of Scilla scilloides Complex, AA (2n=16), BB (2n=18) and AABB (2n=34). Three arbitrary decamer primers were successfully used to amplify genomic DNA from the somaclones. DNA polymorphism was observed between cytotypes. The total number of bands in AA, BB and AABB somaclones were 110, 116 and 103, and marker bands examined were 15, 19 and 26, respectively. The diversity of types using PCR in AA, AABB and BB somaclones were 39.2%, 72.3% and 45.7%, respectively. RAPD band patterns suggest that type AA is more stable than type BB and AABB. The frequencies of specific band in AA, BB or AABB somaclones were 0.9%, 4.3% and 4.9%, respectively. The applicability and reliability of RAPD markers for evaluating the somaclones are discussed.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.59-63
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• 1994

Chromosome variation in callus cells initiated from different cytogenetic type plane of Scilla scilloides Complex was analysed Considerable variation in both chromosome number and struchure was found in type AA, while no autosomal variation was detected in type BB callus cells. In allotetraploid AABB, two hypoploid cells were fount while a hypoploid cell and three hyperploid cells were found in eutetraploid cells of BBBB. Autosomes in callus cells derived from the plant with B-chromosomes were more stable than those from the plant without B-chromosome. We doubt that B-chromosomes have a selective function for the autosomes in culture of S. scilloides Complex.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.237-242
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• 1990

Geographical distribution of diploid plant with AA genome (2n=16) and allotetraploid with AABB genome (2n=34) of Scilla scilloides Complex from Korea has been studied. The composition and frequencies of B chromosomes ere also investigated. Plants with AABB genome were predominant over AA genome plants. A mixed population of AA and AABB genome plants was found for the first time. Aneuploid plants have not been found. Chromosomes of AA genome were composed of three pairs of metacentric, two pairs of submetacentric, two pairs of subtlocentric and one pair of telocentric chromosomes, whereas BB genome was four pairs of metacentric and five pairs of subtelocentric chromosomes. B chromosomes were classified into two categories, isochromosome (F) and chromosome fragment (f). The frequencies of B chromosomes were 43% in AA genome plants and 44% in AABB genome plants. The number of B chromosome ranged from 1 to 3 and 1 to 7 in AA and AABB genome plants, respectively. B chromosome combinations were F and F+f in AA genome plants and F, F+f and f in AABB genome plants.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.155.3-156
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.242.1-242
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• 1994

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.170.1-170
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• 1994

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1995.10b
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• pp.348.2-348
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• 1995

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