• Journal of Life Science
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• v.14 no.6 s.67
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• pp.951-962
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• 2004

Hot water extracts of 141 indigenous plants were screened for antibacterial activity against 7 Gram (+) and 12 Gram (-) bacteria by agar diffusion method. Of the 141 plants tested, 55 showed antibacterial activity against one or more species of Gram (+) bacteria and especially extracts of Oenothera stricta Ledebour (Onagraceae), Quercus variabilis Blume (Fagaceae), Alnus firma (Betulaceae), Geranium thunbergii (Geraniaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae) showed broad spectrum antibacterial activity on over 6 strains. Of the 141 plants tested, 45 showed antibacterial activity against one or more species of Gram (-) bacteria and especially extracts of Oenothera stricta Ledebour (Onagraceae), Punica granatum (Lythraceae), Quercus variabilis Blume (Fagaceae), Schizandra chinensis Baillon (Magnoliaceae), Alnus firma (Betulaceae), Alnus hirsuta (Betulaceae), Magnolia kobus (Magnoliaceae) showed broad spectrum antibacterial activity on over 8 strains. The most active antibacterial plants were Oenothera stricta Ledebour (Onagraceae), Punica granatum (Lythraceae), Quercus variabilis Blume (Fagaceae), Schizandra chinensis Baillon (Magnoliaceae) which are edible as permitted by Korea Food & Drug Adminstration. With in-depth research, the hot water extracts of these plants can be applied as food preservatives and alternatives of antimicrobials for livestock feeds.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.114-133
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• 1997

Perforation plate was observed in 78 species(45 genera, 25 families) of Korean native hardwoods using SEM and it was divided into three types, i.e., simple, scalariform and multiple perforation plates, Based on occurance of these types, the species examined were classfied into the following six groups : (1) 60species(35 genera, 21 families) having exclusively simple perforation, (2) 5 species(2 genera, 1 families) having exclusively scalariform perforation plates, (3) 4 species(4 genera, 3 families) having simple and scalariform perforation plates, (4) 2 species(2 genera, 1 families) having simple and multiple perforation plates, (5) 5 species(3 genera, 3 families) having scalariform and multiple perforation plates and (6) 2 species(2 genera, 2 families) having simple, scalariform and multiple perforation plates. Mismatching perforation plates were found in two species of Betulaceae, Alnus hirsuta var. sibirica and Alnus hirsuta and peculiar substructure between the bars of the scalariform perforation plate was observed in Betulaceae, Betula davurica and Cercidiphyllaceae, Cerdiphyllum japonicum and the vestured perforation plate was found in Quercus aliena.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.211-214
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• 1992

Chemical examination of Betula platyphylla var. latifolia afforded a novel diarylheptanoid named betulateraol, together with a phenylpropanoid (3, 4'-dihydroxypropio-phenone), flavan-3-ol [(+)-catechin] and its glycosides [(+)-catechin 5-O-$\beta$-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin 7-0-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside] and two proanthocyanidins (procyanidins B-1 and B-3).

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.199-203
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• 1994

Chemical examination of the leaves of Betula platyphylla var. latifolia has led to the isolation and characterization of five flavonoid glycosides including two C-glucosyl flavonoids. The structures of these compounds were elucidated as myricetin $3-O-{\alpha}-_L-rhamnoside$ (myricitrin), $quercetin-3-O-{\beta}-_D-glucopyranoside$ (isoquercitrin), $quercetin-3-O-{\beta}-_D-glucopyranoside$ (hyperoside), $nalingenin-6-C-{\beta}-_D-glucopyranoside$ (hemiphloin) and $aromadendrin-6-C-{\beta}-_D-glucopyranosidre(6-C-glucosyldihydrokaempferol)$ on the basis of physico-chemical and spectroscopic evidences.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.181-186
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• 1981

Compositions of neutral lipid of the hazel nut (Corylus heterophylla Fischer var. thumbergii Blume, Betulaceae) produced in Korea were analyzed by thinchrography (Iatrosoan TH-10 type), which was equipped with a flame ionization detector. The neutral lipid components were nearly separated of the basis of their degree of unsaturation by employing the chromatography on silica gel sintered rod impregnated with 12.5% silver nitrate and it was noted that triglyceride was the major lipid components of Korean hazel nut. The triglyceride compositions were trilinolenin 10.63, trilinolein 18.01, triolein 42.24, tripalmitin 17.57 and tristearin 11.55% by thinchrographic analysis.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 1974

A new dammarane-type triterpenoid, betulafolianediol, $C_{30}$H$_{52}$O$_{3}$, mp $165^{\circ}$[${\alpha}$]$_D$^{20}=+$20^{\circ}$, was isolated form the unsaponifiable fraction of leves of Betula latifalia $K_{OMAROV}$ (Betulaceae). From the spectral data of the betulafolianediol and its derivatives, betulafolianediol monoacetate (II) and betulafolianediol monoketone, the structure of betulafolianediol was provide to be 3${\alpha}$, 25-dioxy-dammarane-20[S]->24 [S]-epoxide.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.175-181
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• 2000

Pedunculagin is an ellagitannin purified from Alnus hirsuta var. microphylla, Betulaceae. The effects of pedunculagin on the immune system have been characterized to induce enhancement of NK (natural killer) cell cytotoxicities against tumor cells. The present study investigated whether pedunculagin can enhance macrophage cytotoxicity against P8l5 tumor cells. Macrophage cultured with pedunculagin enhanced cytotoxicity in a dose dependent manner In addition, the same treatments increased NO production, which plays important roles in the immune system. liken together these results demonstrate that pedunculagin significantly enhances cytolytic activities of macrophage.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.269.2-269.2
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• 2003

An extract of Alnus japonica (Betulaceae) cortex has been traditionally used for purifying blood, and curing feces containing blood, enteritis, diarrhea, alcoholism and cut wounds. In the preliminary test was carried out for determining whether it has the novel pharmacological activity, the butanol fraction showed significant inhibitory effect on carrageenan-induced paw edema as an acute inflammation, HCI.ethanol-induced gastric lesion and aspirin-ligation gastric ulcer. (omitted)

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.98 no.4
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• pp.472-478
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• 2009

Pine (Pinus densiflora) forests of 58 sites on the ridge of the Baekdudaegan, South Korea were classified by applying the phytosociological method and TWINSPAN. The floristic composition and life-form characteristics of the vegetation types analyzed and documented. The vegetation types were classified into five groups including four groups of Carex humilis var nana type and one group of Abies koreana-Sasa borealis type. Compositae was the most diverse family (26 species), Liliaceae (21 species), Rosaceae (18 species) and Betulaceae (11 species) whereas 27 families were represented by only one species. Taxonomically, Compositae was the most diverse (17 genera), Liliaceae and Rosaceae(12 genera) whereas 41 families were represented by only one genus. The Fagaceae was the most important family in total coverage (19.0) and followed Pinaceae (16.7) and Ericaceae (15.1). Five families such as Compositae, Liliaceae, Rosaceae, Betulaceae, and Umbelliferae contributed little to total coverage, although represented by numerous species. In the correlation between species richness and life forms, the species richness was highly correlated with growth and disseminule forms. In general, the correlation coefficients between life forms represented lower values than those between species richness and life-forms.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.329-334
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• 2014

A scientific analysis of ancient textiles provides significant data to understand weaving techniques and culture of textiles in each region and charateristics of materials used at that time. In addition, species identification of waterlogged wooden objects is a scientific analysis method that allow us to verify information of relation of foreign species trade and exchange, of preferable species through kinds of wooden products, and of forest environment as well as method setting of conservation. As a result of a species analysis about historical textiles and a wooden comb in a bronze bowl that were excavated from Hapgang-ri, Dong-Myun, Yungi-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Textile1 and Textile3 are identified as Urticacese Boehmeri nivea ; ramie, Textie2 is identified as Malvaceae Gossypium herbaceum, and a wooden comb is identified as Betulaceae Betula spp. It is expected that this result will help to make further comparative studies, identifying species of textiles and trees of ancient times.