• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.348-358
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• 2007

Metallothionein, a cysteine-rich stress response protein that is naturally induced by a variety of immunologic stressors, has been shown to suppress autoimmune disorders through mechanisms not yet fully defined. In the present study, we examined the underlying mechanisms by which metallothionein might mediate such regulation of autoimmunity. $Na\ddot{i}ve\;CD4^+$ T cells from metallothionein-deficient mice differentiated to produce significantly less IL-10, $TGF-{\gamma}$, and repressor of GATA, but more $IFN-{\gamma}$ and T-bet, when compared with those from wild-type mice. The levels of IL-4 and GATA-3 production were not different between the two groups of mice. Conversely, treatment with exogenous metallothionein during the priming phase drove $na\ddot{i}ve$ wild-type $CD4^+\;T$ cells to differentiate into cells producing more IL-10 and $TGF-{\beta}$, but less $IFN-{\gamma}$ than untreated cells. Metallothionein-primed cells were hyporesponsive to restimulation, and suppressive to T cell proliferation in an IL-10-dependent manner. Lymphocytes from metallothionein-deficient mice displayed significantly elevated levels of AP-1 and JNK activities in response to stimulation compared with those from wild-type controls. Importantly, transgenic mice overexpressing metallothionein exhibited significantly reduced susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis and enhanced IL-10 level in the serum, relative to their nontransgenic littermates. Taken together, these data suggest that metallothionein is able to promote the generation of IL-10-and $TGF-{\beta}$-producing type 1 regulatory T-like cells by downregulating JNK-dependent AP-1 activity. Thus, metallothionein may play an important role in the regulation of Th1-dependent autoimmune arthritis, and may represent both a potential target for therapeutic manipulation and a critical element in the diagnostic assessment of disease potential.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.97-100
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• 1979

다류제품(茶類製品)의 품질(品質)을 좌우(左右)하는 다엽(茶葉)의 tannin, caffeine을 지역별(地域別) 및 야생다엽(野生茶葉)과 재배다엽별(栽培茶葉別)로 5월(月), 7월(月), 9월(月)에 적채(摘采)하여 분석(分析) 비교(比較)하였고 2종(種)의 3번재배다엽(番栽培茶葉)의 향기성분(香氣成分)을 분석(分析)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. Tannin의 함량(含量)은 $10{\sim}14%$ 범위(範圍)로 타(他) 중국종(中國種)과 같은 양(量)이며 정채시기(摘采時期)가 1,2,3기(期)에 따라 점차 증가(增加)하였으며 지역간(地域間) 및 야생다엽(野生茶葉)과 재배다엽간(栽培茶葉間)의 차이(差異)는 없었다. 2. Caffeine의 함량(含量)은 $1.5{\sim}3%$의 범위(範圍)로 타(他) 중국종(中國種)과 같은 양(量)이며 지역간(地域間) 및 야생다엽(野生茶葉)과 재배다엽간(栽培茶葉間)의 차이(差異)는 없었다. 3. 향기성분(香氣成分)은 두 재배다엽간(栽培茶葉間)에 비슷한 pattern이며 32개(個)의 peak 중(中) phenol, iso-butyl aldehyde, n-butyl aldehyde, iso-valeraldehyde, n-butyl alcohol, iso-amyl alcohol, iso-valeric acid, benzaldehyde, n-valeric acid 및 linalool 의 10종(種)을 동정(同定)하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.789-795
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• 2010

식품의 색소원 및 약용으로 사용되어 오던 지치과 식물에 대한 정확한 품질지표를 마련하고자 재배방법이 다른 야생과 재배 지치에 대한 산화제거 물질과 관계되는 총 페놀 화합물 함량, 전자공여능, SOD 유사활성, hydroxy radical 소거능, lecithin oxidation 저해활성 등의 항산화능을 조사하였다. 지치의 methanol 추출물에 대한 총 페놀 함량은 야생지치 0.14%, 재배 지치 0.13%이었고 용매별 분획물에 있어서 가장 높은 활성을 나타낸 것은 야생 지치의 경우 ethyl acetate 분획물, 재배 지치의 경우 n-hexane 분획물이었다. 지치의 methanol 추출물에 있어서 DPPH radical 50% 저해효과인 $IC_{50}$은 야생 지치 794.41 ${\mu}g$/mL, 재배 지치 971.86 ${\mu}g$/mL로서 야생 지치가 재배 지치보다 적은 농도에서 높은 활성을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 또한 용매별 분획물의 $IC_{50}$에 있어, 야생 지치는 ethyl acetate 분획층, 재배 지치는 nhexane 분획물에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 또한 야생과 재배 지치의 SOD 활성 효과는 10~500 ${\mu}g$/mL 농도에서 의존적인 활성을 나타내었고 특히 메탄올 추출물은 농도 500 ${\mu}g$/mL에서는 다른 용매 분획물보다도 높은 활성을 나타내었다. Hydroxy radical 소거 활성은 야생과 재배 지치모두 1,000 ${\mu}g$/mL 농도에서 chloroform 분획층과 n-hexane 분획층을 제외하고 50% 이하의 가장 낮은 활성을 나타내었다. 마지막으로 lecithin 산화저해 활성은 야생과 재배 지치의 메탄올과 용매별 분획물의 농도 200~1000 ${\mu}g$/mL에서 높은 활성을 나타내었고 특히 농도 1,000 ${\mu}g$/mL의 chloroform 층에서는 90% 내외의 높은 제어효과를 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로 야생과 재배 지치 모두 항산화성을 가지는 기능성식품으로서의 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 분석되었다.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제35권
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• pp.284-303
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• 2002

The purpose of this research paper is to examine, from an ethnological viewpoint, the traditional practice of using sacrificial game and domestic livestock as is often seen at communal rites in Korea. This paper also examine how the more convenient use of livestock sacrifice developed from that in which wild game were once offered, and how this change in the type of animals used affected the significance of the sacrifice. It also looks at how the use of animal sacrifice for ceremonies eventually influenced the practice of meat consumption on the part of the participants in their daily life, and how it contributed to the eventual establishment and development of livestock breeding for the purpose of meat consumption. The practice of catching wild game in the mountains for sacrificial purposes eventually gave way to the use of pasturage cattle, but it should be understood that these domesticated livestock were raised primarily for ceremonial rather than meat consumption purpose. When used for sacrifice, these cattle were not castrated, as is normally done when they are slaughtered for meat consumption, but it should not be assumed that this was done for purposes of simplification. In addition, not only rice farmers but also when enterpreneurs set up a new enterprise, animal sacrifice was viewed not only as a form of on-site purification of evil, but also served the dual purpose of enhancing their business through the traditional custom of serving meat to those invited guests in attendance. In the large-scale village communal rite of Hwaghae Province located in the northwestern part of Korea, animal sacrifice was carried out in the ritual for the Mountain God in a highly dramatic style, and suggests that it originated with the agrarian rites of the "fire-field" farmers of East Asia, which were utilized to foretell whether the coming year would be one of abundance or famine, and to the royal ceremony held on the 3rd day of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar, as well as that held for the God of the Mountains and Streams. The dramatic-style hunting rite, included in the large-scale communal ritual of Hwanghae Province mentioned previously, as well as in the Ritual of the Cow from Pyungsan, also located in Hwanghae Province, in which wild game were used as sacrifice, is significant in that it points up the changes that have occurred in ceremonial animal sacrifice. However, more research on ritualistic animal sacrifice is still called for in rites for good farming, fishing, and the variety of others that are held throughout Korea.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2012

Native of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) is an Asia and aphid is one of the dangerous pests in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. High density aphid populations can reduce crop production by causing severe damage. The objective of this study was evaluation of resistance to the soybean aphid in soybean cultivars and germplasms. A total of fifty five soybean cultivars or germplasms, including two susceptible and two resistant check varieties, were infested to evaluate their resistance in the field cage and greenhouse test by aphid colonies which derived from wild collected one soybean aphid biotype in Korea. The average number of reproduced soybean aphid was evaluated with 62.7 aphids in the resistant check variety PI 567598B and also estimated with 1,807 aphids for susceptible check variety Williams 82. In soybean varieties and germplasms, the average reproduced soybean aphid populations ranged from the lowest 497 aphids for Junjeori to the highest 3,862 aphids for Mansu. About seventy six percent of soybean cultivars and germplasms were shown high density soybean aphid populations when compared with another susceptible check variety PI 567543C in the field cage test. From the greenhouse test to evaluate aphid index, 87.3% of soybean cultivars or germplasms presented aphid index with 9.0. No soybean cultivars and germplasms were observed with soybean resistant phenotype when regarded a aphid resistant level as less than 10% aphid reproductions compared with susceptible check Williams 82. Although no Korean soybean cultivars were identified with resistant trait to the soybean aphid, we found one great resistant genetic resource PI 567598B in this study. This result will be helpful to further study for providing useful genetic information for soybean researchers.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2015

팽이버섯 신품종 '흑향'은 '갈뫼'와 수집 야생균주인 'CBMFV-10'으로부터 분리한 단포자를 교배함으로써 육성된 품종으로, 갓 색이 진한 갈색을 나타내며, 재배기간이 짧고, 식미감이 매우 우수하다. 병재배 시 배양 기간은 23일, 초발이 소요일수는 6일, 생육일수는 17일로 총재배기간이 46일이 소요되어 대조 품종 '갈뫼'에 비해 8일이 단축되었다. 갓 직경과 두께가 갈뫼에 비해 크거나 두꺼웠고, 갓 색은 진한 갈색을 나타냈다. 수량은 850 ml병 당 135 g으로 갈뫼 150 g 대비 10% 감소하였다. 하지만, 야생 팽이버섯처럼 식미감이 매우 우수하여, 차별화된 색과 맛으로 백색 팽이버섯 틈새시장 공략에 유리할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.72-72
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• 2017

We found a new stay-green mutant from 'Pyeongwon' which is an early-maturing rice variety in Korea. The mutant showed green leaves after grain ripening period and it maintained higher SPAD value than wild type rice plant and original variety 'Pyeongwon'. The stay-green trait in rice, three genes have been identified up to date. The non-yellow coloring1 (NYC1) gene encodes a chloroplast-localized short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) with three transmembrane domains. The non-yellow coloring3 (NYC3) gene encodes a plastid-localizing alpha/beta hydrolase-fold family protein with an esterase/lipase motif. The Sgr gene encodes a novel chloroplast protein and regulates the destabilization of the light-harvesting chlorophyll binding protein (LHCP) complexes of the thylakoid membranes, which is a prerequisite event for the degradation of chlorophylls and LHCPs during senescence. After sequencing the PCR products, we found a single nucleotide variation($A{\rightarrow}T$) in the NYC1 gene, which changes the amino acid lysine to methionine. The NYC1 gene encodes a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase(SDR) protein. And we confirmed the co-segregation between SNP and stay-green trait from genotyping the progenies of the mutant.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 1992

The esterase isozyme in tissue of wild legume plants were separated by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Extracts used in this study were prepared from fully expanded young leaf, cotyledon and radicle of seedling and root-nodule of Glycine sola, Vigna vexillata var. tsuscmensis and Trifoliwn repens. The results are as follows; 1. Each tissue examined had a characteristic banding pattcrn. Number of bands in each species, G. soja, V. vexillata, and T . repens, were 14, 8 and 1 1 bands, respectively. And difference in esterase isozyme bands were greater from tissue to tissue than difference between habitat. 2. Est-I, Est-2. Est-3 and Est-4 in G. soja, Est-I in V. vexillata and Est-l and Est-2 in T. repens showed strong cnzyme activity than other enzyme. 3. Esterase isozyme variation in G. soja and T . repens showed more variety than V. vexillata. This is resulted from many genotypic differences within species. 4. The main enLyme among thc esterase isozyme were Est-I. Est-2, Est-3 and Est-4.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2004

Avian influenza viruses infect humans, horses, swine, other mammals, and a wide variety of domesticated and wild birds. Modem poultry industries worldwide are at risk of infection with avian influenza. Low pathogenic avian influenza can easily change to highly pathogenic form especially when introduced into areas of high density commercial poultry. Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza are becoming progressively more expensive to control according to the growth of the poultry industry worldwide. Future strategies for avian influenza control and prevention should involve a combination of early detection and characterization of virus using advanced molecular biologic techniques, quarantine, selective depopulation and vaccination of flocks.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.176-179
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• 2003

A library of unlimited number of novel lectins with diverse specificities has been previously generated by randomly mutating the carbohydrate-recognition domain of Maackia amurensis hemagglutinin (MAH). To establish the experimental environment capable of selecting high affinity mutant lectins in E. coli, phage display system was adapted. Carbohydrate binding capacity of two phagemid vectors, pComb3 and pComb8 displaying wild-type MAH lectin was assessed. Specific bindings of pComb3 and pComb8 phages expressing w.t. MAH to affinity-purified polyclonal anti-MAH antibody and to glycophorin was demonstrated. Both phages also showed strong hemagglutinating activity to intact but not sialidase-treated human erythrocytes, which is consistent to the specificity of native MAH. Taken together, two different phage display vectors successfully allowed the expression of active MAH as a fusion protein on the surface of bacteriophage, which will lead to preparation of unique plant lectins with high affinity toward a variety of carbohydrate chains.