• ALGAE
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2007

Frequent occurrences of green tides caused by Ulva species (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae) associated with eutrophication along enclosed coasts are currently causing environmental problems in coastal ecosystems. In addition, increasing intercontinental introductions of coastal marine organisms, including Ulva, are also a serious issue. However, due to the considerable morphological plasticity of this genus, the taxonomy of Ulva species based on morphological studies is problematic. Therefore, in order to elucidate the species diversity and seasonal changes of the dominant Ulva species in Mikawa Bay, central Honshu, Japan, we made seasonal collections of Ulva species at seven localities, and identified the dominant species using the ITS2 rDNA region sequences. We identified the following nine taxa as common Ulva species in the area: 1) Ulva pertusa Kjellman; 2) U. ohnoi Hiraoka et Shimada; 3) U. linza L.; 4) U. californica Wille; 5) U. flexuosa Wulfen; 6) U. fasciata Delile; 7) U. compressa L.; 8) U. armoricana Dion et al.; 9) U. scandinavica Bliding. Among the species, U. pertusa was most common and dominant from spring to summer, and U. ohnoi from autumn to winter. Ulva californica and U. scandinavica have not been reported before from Japan.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.419-428
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• 2011

본 연구는 구멍갈파래 급여가 육계 혈액 내 항산화, 면역조절 효과에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위해 실시 하였으며, 이를 위해 LPS로 염증반응이 유도된 육계에서 혈액 SOD 유사 활성, immunoglobulin 농도 및 비장 조직 내 cytokine mRNA 발현을 조사하였다. 공시계로는 1일령 Ross종 육계수컷 96수를 선별하여, 육계전기(0~3주), 육계후기(3~5주)의 5주 동안 사양시험을 실시하였다. 처리당 24수(3수${\times}$8반복)씩 4처리구에 총 96수를 임의배치 하여 실시하였다. 시험구 배치는 무첨가구(Negative Control ; NC), 시판 면역증강제 첨가구(Positive Control ; PC, ${\beta}$-glucan 25 ppm), 구멍갈파래 분말 3% 첨가구(Ulva pertusa kjellman Powder ; Ulva P) 및 구멍갈파래 추출물 0.3% 첨가구(Ulva pertusa kjellman Extract ; Ulva E)로 배치하였다. 혈액 내 SOD 유사 활성을 분석한 결과 구멍갈파래 첨가구 (Ulva P, Ulva E)는 무첨가구와 면역제제 첨가구보다 높은 항산화 활성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). immunoglobulin 농도에서 IgA와 IgG 농도는 처리구간의 차이가 나타나지 않았지만 IgM농도에서 구멍갈파래 추출물 처리구가 무첨가구에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 수준을 나타냈다(P<0.05). 이는 구멍갈파래 추출물이 LPS에 대한 면역자극을 조절하여 과잉면역반응을 억제한 것으로 사료된다. 비장 조직 내 cytokine mRNA 발현량을 조사한 결과 IL-1, IL-2 및 IL-6에서 처리구별 공통적인 차이를 나타내었는데 구멍갈파래 처리구(Ulva P, Ulva E)의 mRNA 발현 비율이 무첨가구와 면역제제 처리구에 비해 낮았으며, 구멍갈파래 처리 간 비교에서 구멍갈파래 추출물이 분말보다 더 낮았다(P<0.05). iNOS의 경우 구멍갈파래 분말 첨가구는 무첨가구와 유의적인 차이가 없었지만 구멍갈파래 추출물 첨가구는 모든 처리구보다 iNOS의 발현이 낮았다(P<0.05). 구멍갈파래 분말과 추출물은 LPS 주입에 의한 염증 관련 사이토카인 mRNA 발현을 억제하는 경향을 나타내며, 특히 구멍갈파래 추출물이 발현억제 효과가 더 높은 것으로 확인되었다(P<0.05). 본 연구 결과 육계에서 구멍갈파래 급여는 염증, 질병의 원인인 활성산소 제거에 효과가 있다고 사료된다. 특히 구멍갈파래 추출물은 혈액 내 IgM의 농도를 조절하여 외부항원에 대한 과잉면역반응을 억제하고 염증 관련 cytokine mRNA 발현을 억제하여 육계 면역조절에 긍적적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2001

The biomass of Ulva mats was surveyed in a lower rocky shore of the southern coast of Korea during the 1998-1999 winter. The population selected for the present study was located on the tidal zone ranging from 118 cm to 130 cm below mean sea level (MSL), where abundance of Ulvu species was highest. The biomass of Ulva species increased gradually from December 1998 until February 1999, reaching the maximum of 374 g dry wtㆍm$^{-2}$ in February. The biomass varied little among the sampling quadrats for each sampling time. Over the course of the study a total of 16 taxa were sampled from Ulva mats, of which 5 were macrophytes and 11 were macroinvertebrates. Rodophyta comprised 3 taxa, followed by Phaeophyta of 2 taxa, but there was no Chlorophyta except for Ulva species. The macrofaunal assemblage was consisted of 8 taxa of Mollusca, 2 Arthropoda and 1 Annelida. There was a dramatic increase in Mytilus sp. in February. Moreover, the trend of biomass were similar between some macroinvertebrates and Ulva species. The results suggested that macroinvertebrates may play an important role in nutrient dynamics as well as food web. Further experimental evidence may be necessary to explain the correlation between Ulva mats and abundance of coexisting macroinvertebrates.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2020

In this study, we investigated the protective effects of Ulva lactuca methanol extracts against ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced DNA damage in HaCaT cells. First, the contents of general and antioxidative nutrient contents of Ulva lactuca were measured. The moisture, carbohydrate, crude protein, crude fat and ash were 14.01%, 44.80%, 23.19%, 3.10% and 14.90%, respectively. Magnesium that acts as DNA repair enzyme cofactor was the most abundant mineral followed by Ca, P and Fe. The total phenolic and anthocyanoside contents of Ulva lactuca were 2.69 mg/g and 0.13 mg/g, respectively. Cells treated with Ulva lactuca methanol extracts for 24 hours post UVB exposure increased cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner compared to the non-treated control. Also, Ulva lactuca methanol extracts decreased the levels of UVB-induced DNA damage such as cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer and DNA damage response (DDR) proteins such as p-p53 and p21. These results suggest that Ulva lactuca methanol extracts comprising physiological active substances such as Mg, polyphenols and anthocyanosides promote DNA repair by regulating genes related with DDR.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2022

A green alga specimen was collected from the eastern coast of Korea. This species shared the typical features of genus Ulva and was characterized by irregularly shaped thalli, relatively small and thick thallus, entire undulate margins without serrations, and one or two pyrenoids per cell. In a phylogenetic tree, based on sequences of the nuclear-encoded internal transcribed spacer region, it nests as a sister clade to a few species including Ulva ohnoi, which has a relatively large thallus. This Korean algal specimen differs from the species forming the same subclades, including U. ohnoi, Ulva fasciata, Ulva reticulata, and Ulva gigantean, and has a relatively small (3-8 cm) and thick (60-100 ㎛) thallus. Of these species, U. ohnoi, originally described from Japan, is similar to the Korean alga as it had a thick thallus of 30-90 ㎛, but it has microscopic serrations on the thallus margin, unlike the Korean alga. The genetic distance between the Korean alga species and the aforementioned species was determined to be 1.8%-4.8%, indicating an inter-specific divergence level at the genus Ulva. Herein, Ulva grossa sp. nov. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) from Korea is described based on the morphological and molecular analyses.

• ALGAE
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2002

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.571-574
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• 2013

To determine an efficient growth system for algal cultivation and to develop adequate culture system utilizing LED light, we investigated the effects of fluorescent and light emitting diode (LED) light source on the growth of Ulva pertusa. U. pertusa was cultured at $17^{\circ}C$ under a light intensity of 35 ${\mu}mol$ photons $m^{-2}s^{-1}$ and a 10L:14D photoperiod using either fluorescent or LED lamps. After 1 week of incubation under the same environmental condition, the length and width of Ulva pertusa grown under LED light were 1.5- and 1.9-fold greater, respectively, than the length and width of algae grown under fluorescent light. After two weeks, length and width were 2.6- and 2.0-fold greater, respectively, in algae grown under LED light. Total length and width of Ulva pertusa after three weeks of incubation were 1.7- and 1.2-fold greater in algae grown under LED light than those grown under fluorescent light. Therefore, the LED light induced significantly higher growth of Ulva pertusa than fluorescent light.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.783-789
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• 2000

This study was focused on the optimal extracting conditions of dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin as bioactive substance from green seaweed. Identification and quantification of dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin were measured by headspace gas chromatography after conversion to dimethyl sulfide by treatment with saturated NaOH solution. Dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin was extracted through various processes (solvent extraction, ultrasonication, boiling and autoclaving) from Ulva pertusa. The content of dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin extracted by autoclaving treatment showed higher than that of various extraction methods. Dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin content in extract of Ulva pertusa was 325,800 ng/g after autoclaving 121$^{\circ}C$ for 45 min. Dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin in exract of Ulva pertusa was comparative stable under low temperature. The retentions of dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin content in extract of Ulva pertusa were 76.6~99.8% by incubation at 10~6$0^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours. Chemical decomposition of dimethyl-$\beta$-propiothetin was observed under laboratory conditions at pH values higher than 9.5.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.175-183
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• 1986

Marine algal flora and intertidal vegetation around Samchonpo power plant, south coast of Korea, were investigated at three sites, specially referred to the seasonal variation of the species from April to October, 1982. A total of 84 species were identified; 8 green, 19 brown and 57 red algae. Among three sampling sites investigated, 65 species were collected at the first site located in front of the power plant, 66 at the second site, Namildae beach, and 61 at the third, Sinsudo, respectively. The algal vegetation at the first site was dominated in cover by Sargassum thunbergii and Ulva pertusa in April, Corallina spp. Ulva pertusa in July, and Chondria crassicaulis and Ulva pertusa in October. At the second site, it was dominated in cover by Sargassum thunbergii, Gigartina tenella and Ulva pertusa in April, Sargassum thunbergii and Ulva pertusa in July, and Chondria crassicaulis and Ulva pertusa in October, whereas at the third site Sargassum thunbergii and Ulva pertusa in April, and Chondria crassicaulis in October, respectively. The biomass among three investigated sites showed 2,360 g-fresh wt/$m^2$ on an average; 283 g-dry wt/$m^2$ at the first, 277 g-dry wt/$m^2$ at the second, and 256 g-dry wt/$m^2$ at the third site, respectively.

• ALGAE
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2002