• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the phytochemical contents and biological activities, including $\alpha$-glucosidase inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity, from the fruits of Elaeagnus multiflora using different solvent systems. The 50% ethanol extract of this species showed the most potent $\alpha$-glucosidase inibitory activity (88.5%) at a concentration of 1 mg/mL. Moreover, this extract also displayed the strongest antioxidant activity in each assay, showing 96.3% in DPPH scavenging activity, 98.2% in ABTS scavenging activity, and 2.5% in reducing power. The highest total phytochemical contents, including flavan-3-ols, phenolic acids, and flavonoids, were observed in the 50% ethanol extract. Interestingly, flavan-3-ols (3.150 mg/g) were detected at a significantly higher total content than those of phenolic acids (0.380 mg/g) and flavonoids (not detected). Additionally, the contents of individual phytochemicals showed remarkable differences, especially the epicatechin gallate (2.008 mg/g) and gallic acid (0.099 mg/g), which were the predominant constituents of each phytochemical type. Therefore, our results suggest that the 50% ethanol extract of E. multiflora fruits has strong biological activities, which are correlated with high phytochemical contents.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2002

Saururus chinensis Baill has been used in Korean folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases such as edema, Jaundice, and furuncle. The components of this plant were extracted into four fraction. Among the four fraction, hexane and ethyl acetate fraction were highly toxic to 3T3 mouse embryo fibroblast and Raw 264.7 mouse macrophage, but n-butanol and residue fraction did not show any toxic effect to those cell lines. n-Butanol and residue fraction exhibited antioxidant effects on hydro-gen peroxide, hydroxyl radical, and superoxide anion directly in vitro and in the 3T3 fibroblasts. All the four fractions inhibited lipid peroxidation measured by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) formation. In addition, n-butanol and residue fraction showed inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide production, and also down-regulated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA transcription 6 h after LPS stimulation in Raw 204.7 cells. Only n-butanol fraction, which mainly consists of flavonoids, inhibited NF-kB activation by decreasing IkBa degradation 90 min after LPS stimulation. horn the results, it is suggested that this plant could be a good candidate material for drug development based on its antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory constituents.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1919-1926
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• 2008

Statistical experimental designs; involving (i) a fractional factorial design (FFD) and (ii) a central composite design (CCD) were applied to optimize the culture medium constituents for production of a unique antifreeze protein by the Antartic micro algae Chaetoceros neogracile. The results of the FFD suggested that NaCl, KCl, $MgCl_2$, and ${Na}_{2}{SiO}_{3}$ were significant variables that highly influenced the growth rate and biomass production. The optimum culture medium for the production of an antifreeze protein from C. neogracile was found to be Kalle's artificial seawater, pH of $7.0{\pm}0.5$, consisting of 28.566 g/l of NaCl, 3.887 g/l of $MgCl_2$, 1.787 g/l of $MgSO_4$, 1.308 g/l of $CaSO_4$, 0.832 g/l of ${K_2}{SO_4}$, 0.124 g/l of $CaCO_3$, 0.103 g/l of KBr, 0.0288 g/l of $SrSO_4$, and 0.0282 g/l of ${H_3}{BO_3}$. The antifreeze activity significantly increased after cells were treated with cold shock (at $-5^{\circ}C$) for 14 h. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating an antifreeze-like protein of C. neogracile.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.394-401
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• 2007

In this study, bacterial communities within the guts of several longicorn beetles were investigated by a culture-dependent method. A total of 142 bacterial strains were isolated from nine species of longicorn beetle, including adults and larvae. A comparison of their partial 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that most of the bacteria constituting the gut communities can typically be found in soil, plants and the intestines of animals, and approximately 10% were proposed as unreported. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the bacterial species comprised 7 phyla, and approximately half were Gammaproteobacteria. Actinobacteria were the second most populous group (19%), followed by Firmicutes (13%) and Alphaproteobacteria (11%). Betaproteobacteria, Flavobacteria, and Acidobacteria were minor constituents. The taxonomic compositions of the isolates were variable according to the species of longicorn beetle. Particularly, an abundance of Actinobacteria existed in Moechotypa diphysis and Mesosa hirsute, which eat broadleaf trees; however, no Actinobacteria were isolated from Corymbia rubra and Monochamus alternatus, which are needle-leaf eaters. Considerable proportions of xylanase and pectinase producing bacteria in the guts of the longicorn beetles implied that the bacteria may play an important role in the digestion of woody diets. Actinobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria were the dominant xylanase producers in the guts of the beetles.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2011

메타세콰이아(Metasequoia glyptostroboides)의 구과로부터 수증기증류법을 이용하여 정유를 추출하였고, 정유의 향취를 분석하였으며 이에 함유되어 있는 휘발성 화학성분을 solid-phase microextraction 장치가 장착된 gas chromatography-mass spectrometry를 이용하여 분석하였다. 메타세콰이아의 구과에 함유된 정유는 0.4%이었다. 정유의 주향취는 woody, coniferous, herbal이었으며, 부향취는 minty, spicy, oily이었다. 정유에는 총 9종의 휘발성 유기화합물이 함유되어 있었는데 이들을 화학성분별로 구분하면 탄화수소가 8종 그리고 옥사이드가 1종이었다. 정유에 함유된 휘발성 유기화합물은 limonene(66.18%), ${\delta}$-3-carene(11.11%), ${\beta}$-caryophyllene(6.66%), ${\beta}$-myrcene(5.92%), ${\beta}$-pinene(4.14%), caryophyllene oxide (2.39%), camphene(2.32%), ${\alpha}$-caryophyllene(0.85%), tricyclene(0.43%)이었다. 메타세콰이아 구과로부터얻은 정유의 herbal과 minty 향취는 limonene과 ${\delta}$-3-carene, spicy 향취는 caryophyllene, coniferous 향취는 ${\alpha}$-pinene과 ${\beta}$-pinene, oily 향취는 camphene에 의해 발현된 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2012

가막사리는 우리나라 전역의 논에서 다발생하여 농업에 막대한 피해를 주는 일년생잡초이지만 이를 활용하는 방안에 대해서는 연구된 바가 없다. 본 연구의 목적은 가막사리 정유를 향장산업제품의 소재로 활용할 수 있는지를 구명하는데 있다. 가막사리에 함유된 정유의 함량은 $0.028{\pm}0.003%$이었으며, 역치값은 0.1%이었으며, 향취는 green, herbal, oily, spicy이었다. 가막사리 정유에는 탄화수소 17종, 알코올 6종, 아세테이트 6종, 질소화합물 5종, 에테르 3종, 케톤 3종, 락톤 1종, 황화합물 1종 등 총 42종의 화학성분이 함유되어 있었으며, 다함량 성분은 ${\alpha}$-phellandrene(22.50%), ${\alpha}$-pinene(22.21%), 2,4-dimethyl(2,5-dimethylphenyl)methyl ester benzoic acid(15.11%), limonene(10.66%), ${\beta}$-pinene(35.43%), ${\beta}$-cubebene(5.27%)이었다. 가막사리 정유가 HaCaT 각질형성세포에 미치는 세포독성을 조사하기 위한 MTT assay를 실시한 결과, 가막사리 정유의 $IC_{50}$값은 0.018%이었으며, 피부에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 피부자극유발시험을 수행한 결과 가막사리 정유 0.1% 처리에도 그 어떠한 발진이나 수포도 발견되지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과는 가막사리 정유가 향장제품을 위한 소재로 활용될 수 있다는 점을 시사하여 준다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2008

국내산 망초(Erigeron canadensis L.) 의 지상부위를 수증기증류방식으로 처리하여 얻은 정유의 성분을 GC-MS로 분석하고 HaCaT 각질형성세포에 대한 세포독성을 조사하였다. 망초 정유에는 총 31종의 화학성분이 존재하는 것으로 분석되었는데, 이들을 성분별로 구분하면 탄화수소류 18종(전체 정유 중 91.99%), 에테르류 4종(0.49%), 알코올류 3종(3.59%), 아세테이트류 2종(2.92%), 알데히드류 1종(0.05%), 케톤류 3종(0.23%)이었다. 망초 정유에 함유되어 있는 주된 화합물은 탄화수소류인 D,L-limonene과 ${\delta}-3-carene$이었고, 이들의 함량은 각각 68.25%와 15.93%이었다. MTT assay를 통해서 망초 정유성분의 HaCaT 각질형성세포에 대한 세포독성을 검정한 결과, 정유의 농도와 세포독성간에는 상관관계가 있었으며$(y=17712x^2-2925.8x+118.55,\;R^2=0.9879)$, $IC_{50}$값은 0.027 ${\mu}g\;mg^{-1}$이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1459-1469
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• 2008

Using a rotating biological contactor modified with a sequencing bath reactor system (SBRBC) designed and operated to remove phosphate and nitrogen [58], the microbial community structure of the biofilm from the SBRBC system was characterized based on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) constituents, electron microscopy, and molecular techniques. Protein and carbohydrate were identified as the major EPS constituents at three different biofilm thicknesses, where the amount of EPS and bacterial cell number were highest in the initial thickness of 0-100${\mu}m$. However, the percent of carbohydrate in the total amount of EPS decreased by about 11.23%, whereas the percent of protein increased by about 11.15% as the biofilm grew. Thus, an abundant quantity of EPS and cell mass, as well as a specific quality of EPS were apparently needed to attach to the substratum in the first step of the biofilm growth. A FISH analysis revealed that the dominant phylogenetic group was $\beta$- and $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, where a significant subclass of Proteobacteria for removing phosphate and/or nitrate was found within a biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$. In addition, 16S rDNA clone libraries revealed that Klebsiella sp. and Citrobacter sp. were most dominant within the initial biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$, whereas sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, such as Beggiatoa sp. and Thiothrix sp., were detected in a biofilm thickness over 250${\mu}m$. The results of the bacterial community structure analysis using molecular techniques agreed with the results of the morphological structure based on scanning electron microscopy. Therefore, the overall results indicated that coliform bacteria participated in the nitrate and phosphorus removal when using the SBRBC system. Moreover, the structure of the biofilm was also found to be related to the EPS constituents, as well as the nitrogen and phosphate removal efficiency. Consequently, since this is the first identification of the bacterial community and structure of the biofilm from an RBC simultaneously removing nitrogen and phosphate from domestic wastewater, and it is hoped that the present results may provide a foundation for understanding nitrate and phosphate removal by an RBC system.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2000

양어용수 재순환을 위한 생물여과상의 처리효율을 향상시키기 위하여 전처리로서 오존처리와 고급산화($H_2O_2/O_3$) 처리가 다양한 조건하에서 시도되었다. 오존처리시 암모니아는 일차속도반응식으로 제거되었으며, 중탄산염 알칼리도가 증가할수록 제거효율이 향상되어 200 mg/L as $CaCO_3$에서 약 46%가 제거되었다. 고급산화법($H_2O_2/O_3$)을 적용시 알칼리도를 포함한 폐수의 경우 중탄산염의 저해작용으로 암모니아 제거율이 저조하였으나 0.1 N KOH로 초기 pH를 약 8.2로 맞추어 실험한 결과 암모니아 제거율이 오존처리시보다 향상되었다. 특히, $H_2O_2/O_3=0.25$ 조건하에서 가장 높은 암모니아 제거율을 나타내었으며, pH가 9 이상일 때 반응시간 30분동안 약 90%의 암모니아가 제거되었다. 그러나 유기물과 암모니아가 공존시 오존처리와 고급산화처리 모두 유기물과 산화제와의 빠른 반응으로 인하여 암모니아 제거율이 크게 저하되었으며, 최적 $H_2O_2/O_3$ 비도 변하였다. 암모니아 제거와 마찬가지로 고급산화처리의 경우 입자성유기물의 빠른 분해로 인하여 초기 10분간 DOC(dissolved organic carbon)농도가 증가한 후 서서히 감소하였다. 초기 암모니아 농도를 2배 이상 증가시켜도 유기물 산화에 저해를 주지 못하였다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2017

Objectives: Medicinal plants are vital sources of bioactive compounds that are useful for the treatment of patients with snake bites or are indirectly applicable for boosting the effects of conventional serum therapy. These plants are being used traditionally by local healers and tribes for the treatment of patients with snake bites and therefore can be used as an alternative against snake envenomation. Scientifically, using the secondary metabolites of plants to neutralize venom enzymes has an extra benefit of being based on traditional knowledge; also, the use of such metabolites for the treatment of patients with snake bites is cheaper and the treatment can be started sooner. Methods: All the available information on various secondary metabolites exhibiting venom neutralizing ability were collected via electronic search (using Google books, Pubmed, SciFinder, Scirus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science) and articles of peer-reviewed journals. Results:Recent interest in different plant has focused on isolating and identifying of different phytoconstituents that exhibit Phospholipase A2 activity and other venom enzyme neutralizing ability. In this support convincing evidence in experimental animal models are available. Conclusion: Secondary metabolites are naturally present, have no side effect, are stable for a long time, can be easily stored, and can neutralize a wide range of snake enzymes, such as phospholipase A2, hyaluronidase, protease, L-amino acid oxidase, 5'nucleotidase, etc. The current review presents a compilation of important plant secondary metabolites that are effective against snake venom due to enzyme neutralization.