• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.270-273
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• 2004

Two prenylated flavonoids were isolated from a chloroform extract of the root bark of Cudrania tricuspidata. Both compounds (1, 2) showed antibacterial activity against Gram positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. Their structures were determined as euchrestaflavanone B (1) and euchrestaflavanone C (2) on the basis of $^1H\;NMR,\;^{13}C\;NMR$ and long-range coupling NMR techniques.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.309-324
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• 1994

A total of 2,276 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani obtained from diseased crops of 68 species was classified into anastomosis groups AG-1, AG-2-1, AG-2-2, AG-3, AG-4 and AG-5 by anastomosis test. Among the isolates, 1,091 isolates were identified as AG-1, 326 isolates as AG-2-1, 191 isolates as AG-2-2, 71 isolates as AG-3, 505 isolates as AG-4, and 92 isolates as AG-5. Among the isolates of AG-1, 791 isolates were grouped as cultural type IA, 280 isolates as cultural type IB, and the others as cultural type IC. Among the isolates of AG-2-2, 112 isolates were grouped as cultural type IIIB, and the others as cultural type IV. Cultural types IA, IB and IC of AG-1 were isolated from 7, 26 and 2 species of crops, respectively. AG-2-1 was isolated from 10 species of crops. Cultural types IIIB and IV of AG-2-2 were isolated from 7 and 3 species of crops, respectively. AG-3 was only isolated from Solanum tuberosum. AG-4 was isolated from 43 species of crops, and AG-5 from 13 species of crops. A single anastomosis group was isolated from each of 45 species of crops, but two or more than two anastomosis groups were isolated from each of the other crops. Cultural appearance of the isolates belonging to an anastomosis group or a cultural type was mostly distinct from that belonging to others, although cultural appearances of some anastomosis groups or cultural types were similar to one another. Optimum temperature for mycelial growth of AG-1, AG-2-2, AG-4 and AG-5 ranged from 26 to $30^{\circ}C$, and that of AG-2-1 and AG-3 from 22 to $26^{\circ}C$. Minimum temperature for mycelial growth of AG-2-1 was the lowest as $2{\sim}3^{\circ}C$, that of AG-1(IA) and AG-4 was the highest as $10{\sim}11^{\circ}C$, and that of the others ranged from 5 to $10^{\circ}C$. Maximum temperature for mycelial growth of AG-2-2(IIIB) was the highest as $36{\sim}37^{\circ}C$, that of AG-2-1 was the lowest as $29{\sim}30^{\circ}C$, and that of the others ranged from 31 to $36^{\circ}C$. When the mycelial growth rates at $26^{\circ}C$ were compared, AG-1(IC) grew most rapidly, followed by AG-1(IA) and AG-1(IB), and AG-2-1 grew most slowly.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.56-60
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• 2002

Sixteen Curvularia isolates were collected from leaf spots and blights on gramineous plants of field crops, grass pasture plants, turfgrasses and wild weeds in Korea in 1998. These isolates were identified as C. cymbopogonis, C. inaequalis, C. intermedia, C. lunata, C. lunata var. aeria, C. ovoidea, C. pallescens and C. senegalensis based on the mycological characteristics. Of these, C. cymbopogonis, C. lunata var. aeria, C. ovoidea and C. senegalensis were recorded for the first time in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.341-346
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• 1998

In this paper we describe the cloning and expression of the genes encoding the flavonoid-biosynthetic enzyme dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) in Matthiola incana R. Br. A heterologous cDNA probe from Zea mays was used to isolate full-size DFR cDNA clone from a corolla-specific cDNA library. Comparison of the coding region of this DFR cDNA sequence including the sequences of Zea mays, Anthirrinum majus, Petunia hybrida, Callistephus chinensis, Dianthus caryophyllus and Rosa hybrida reveals a identity higher than 61% at the nucleotide level. The DFR transcript is G/C rich in monocotyledonous plants show a strong codon bias preferring codons with a G or C in the third position. The function of this nucleotide sequences were verified by comparison with amino acid sequences of the amino-terminus and tryptic peptides from purified plant enzyme, by northern blotting with mRNA from wild type and mutant plants and by in vitro expression yielding an enzymatically active reductase. Genomic southern blot analysis showed the presence of one gene for DFR in Matthiola incana. Northern blot analysis of the DFR wild type and mutant lines showed that the lack of DFR activity in the stable acyanic mutant k17b is clearly by a transcriptional block of the DFR gene.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.324-330
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• 2014

A marine bacterial strain producing agar-degrading enzymes was isolated from a mud flat in Jeboo-do (Korea) using a selective artificial sea water (ASW) agar plate containing agar as the sole carbon source. The isolate, designated as SH-1, was gram-negative, aerobic, and motile with single polar flagellum. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity analysis showed the isolate SH-1 had the highest homology (96.5%) to marine bacterium Neiella marina J221. Cells could grow at $28-37^{\circ}C$ but not at $42^{\circ}C$, and the agarase activity of the cell culture supernatant was higher when grown at $28^{\circ}C$ than when grown at $37^{\circ}C$. Cells could grow when concentrations of 1-5% (w/v) NaCl were added to the growth media with the best growth observed at 3% NaCl, and the agardegrading enzyme activity of the cell culture supernatant was best when grown at 3% NaCl-containing growth media under the conditions we examined. The crude enzyme prepared from 48-h culture broth of strain SH-1 exhibited an optimum pH and temperature for agar-degrading activity at 7.0 and $40^{\circ}C$, respectively. Zymogram analysis of the crude supernatant and cell extract showed that strain SH-1 produced at least 3 agar-degrading enzymes with molecular weights of 15, 35, and 52 KD. Thinlayer chromatography (TLC) analysis also suggested that HS-1 produces ${\beta}$-agarase to degrade agarose to neoagarooligosaccharides.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.73 no.1
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• pp.21-32
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• 1986

This study was done to classify 15 species in the genus Acer through tracking of the changing shape of the vascular branch from the base part to the terminal part of petiole by the anatomical method. The basic vascular branches were 3 ea, except A. mandshuricum 3-4 ea. The vascular bundle was separated, moved and connected from the base part to the terminal part of petiol, the number of separated vascular branch was 11-32 ea., the number of connected vascular branch was 0-17 ea., and the ratio of the separated vascular branch to the connected was 0.00-8.00. The maximum number of vascular branch in No, 39 of cross section part was observed in 12 species; A. ginnala and A. buergerianum were No. 11, A. truncatum and A. platanoides were No. 13, A. saccharium was No. 26. The number of the connected vascular branches with the main vascular branch were 0-6, while the number of the separated vascular branch were 0-7. On the ratio of separation to connection of the base vascular branch; "A", "B" and "C", the symmetrical shapes on the basis of "B" were A>BC, AB>C shape. The classical groups by the development of main vascular branch formation were obtained 7 groups of "a" through "g" shape. Especially, A. negundo and A. saccharinum were shown to have central vascular branches with unique changing patterns.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.743-760
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• 2014

This study aimed to isolate and identify freshwater algae from the organic agricultural ecosystems and investigate its biological characteristics to study the possibility of utilizing a biomass freshwater algae in organic farming. In the survey area, average water temperature was $12.4{\sim}28.2^{\circ}C$ and the pH ranges were from 6.1 to 8.5. The solid culture method is more suitable than liquid culture method for isolation of freshwater algae with lower contamination level and higher isolation frequency. A total of 115 strains were isolated from six freshwater algae habitats in nine regions in Korea. BGMM (BG11 Modified Medium) amended with NaNO3 and $KNO_3$ as a nitrogen, and $Na_2CO_3$ as carbon source was designed to isolate and culture freshwater algae. Absorbance of freshwater algae culture has increased dramatically to four days and decreased after eight days after inoculation. CHK008 of the seven isolates showed the highest absorbance in seven days after culturing in BGMM. The optimal pH of BGMM for culturing freshwater algae was pH 6-7. As light intensity increased, growth of freshwater algae increased. Among the five kinds of carbon sources, glucose and galactose promoted good growth of freshwater algae in BGMM. The colony color of purified 16 green algae isolates showed a separation of green, dark and light green, and of them, eleven algae strains showed a strong fluorescent light under fluorescence microscopy. Cell size of the green algae showed a wide range of variation depending on the species. General morphology of the green algae strains was spherical. Chlamydomonas sp. was elliptical, and Chlorella sorokiniana was ellipsoidal and cylindrical. All strains of the green algae except for Chlamydomonas sp. did not have flagella. One isolate of Chlamydomonas sp. and five isolates of C. sorokiniana secreted mucus. Sixteen isolates of 16 green algae were identified as two family and six species, Chlorella vulgalis, C. sorokiniana, C. pyrenoidosa, C. kessleri, C. emersonii, and Chlamydomonas sp. based on their morphological characteristics.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.42-53
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• 1995

광주시 지역에서 사육하고 있는 젖소 1,614두중 유방염으로 의심되는 730분방 중에서 170분방을 검사분석하여 유방률, 균의 분리와 간이검사법과의 관계, 계절별 분리균의 분포, 항균 요법제에 대한 감수성 등을 검사하였다. 본 원인균은 730분방 중 134분방(18.4%)에서 분리되었으며 체세포 숫자는 평균 $1.620 imes 10^6pm 1.167 imes 10^6/ml$(C.V. 72.0%)이었다. CMT 반응치는 평균 $2.9pm 1.2$(C.V. 41.4%)이었으며 WT 반응치는 평균 $2.8pm 1.2$(C.V. 42.9%)이었다. RBVT와 CMT의 상관계수는 0.82(P<0.001)이었고 RBVT와 WT의 상관계수는 0.75 (P<0.001)이었으며 CMT와 WT의 상관계수는 0.93 (P<0.001)이었다. 체세포 숫자를 기준으로 하여 CMT 및 WT의 양성율을 비교하여 보면 원인균이 분리된 경우에는 체세포 숫자가 $0.49 imes 10^6$ 이하/ml의 경우에 반응치가 1+일때의 CMT는 72.4%, WT는 42.1%이었고 체세포 숫자가 $0.50 imes 10^6~1.00 imes 10^6/ml$의 경우에 반응치가 2+일 대의 CMT는 45.5%, WT는 48.8%이었으며, 체세포 숫자가 $3.01 imes 10^6$ 이상/ml의 경우에 반응치가 3+일 때의 CMT는 73.7%, WT는 92.3%이었다. 원인균의 월별 분리 빈도를 보면 8월 (17.9%)이 가장 높았고 다음은 9월(16.4%), 7월 (12.7%), 6월 (11.2%), 1월 (9.0%)의 순이었다. 원인균의 분리 빈도를 보면 Staphylococcus sp. (51.4%)가 가장 높았고 다음은 Escherichia coli(23.9%), Pseudomonas sp. (11.2%). Streptococcus sp. (6.7%)의 순이었다. 항균 요법제에 대한 감수성은 trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole은 Streptococcus sp., Staphylococcus epidermidis, Proteus sp., Salmonella sp. 등에 높았고 gentamycin은 Streptococcus sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, Klebsiella sp., Proteus sp., Salmonella sp. 등에 높았으며 enrofloxacin은 일반적으로 거의 모든 균에서 감수성이 높았다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.327-332
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• 1999

The prevalence and serotype of food-borne pathogens was investigated from 888 samples of chilled meat, 222 samples of packed frozen meat and 117 samples of imported frozen meat during the period from March 1996 to October 1998. Isolation rates of pathogens associated with food poisoning were revealed in order of Staphyloccus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni /coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp, but Escherichia coli O157:H7 was not isolated in all of the meat samples. Amusingly, Campylobacter jejuni /coli were isolated highly in refrigerated meat, but was not isolated in packed frozen meat. L. monocytogenes was encounted higher isolation frequency in packed frozen chicken meat than in refrigerated chicken meat. In the distribution of serotypes of isolates, most isolates of Sta. aureus classified as enterotoxin type C and D. All of the Salmonella spp. isolated from pork were diagnosed group A and most of isolates from chicken meat were grouped B and D. Most of L. monocytogenes isolated from chicken meat were grouped type 1 and a few number of isolates classified as type 4.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.270-277
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• 1986

Ficin, a proteolytic enzyme in Fig latex, was extracted and purified with using ammonium sulfate and CM-cellulose column chromatography, respectively, and studied for its chemical properties. The disc gel electrophoresis showed one major and three minor bands for $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ extract and only one band showed after CM-cellulose chromatography. The optimum conditions for ficin activity was found to be pH 7.0 and $50^{\circ}C$. The amino acids composition of the purified ficin were 21.8% as acidic, 3.5% as basic and 74.7% as neutral amino acids. The amino acids analysis indicated that the ficin was composed of 174 amino acids residue having molecular weight of 19,500.