• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2009

In general, the root color of Codonopsis lanceolata is white, but red or blue-colored root is found at a low frequency in nature. Red or blue-colored roots have scarcity value, thus farmers wish to produce colored roots. The factors for determining the color of roots are unclear whether the color is controlled by genetically or simply by environmentally such as soil environment. Using in vitro culture system which is advantageous for setting of the same culture condition, we analyzed the physiological and morphological characteristics and genetic differences among red-, blue- and white lines of C. lanceolata. In the red colored roots, stems of in vitro cultured plantlet were colored in dark red pigment. Histological analysis revealed that the red pigment was accumulated in the outer cortex layer of the stem and determined as anthocyanin. Chlorophyll contents in red root lines were higher than those in white- and blue root lines. Plantlets from red roots were smaller in both shoot length and total leaf area than those from white- and blue roots. Genetic differences among the three different colored C. lanceolata were determined by RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA) analysis. Each line of colored roots had clear DNA polymorphism. These results indicate that the occurrence of red- and blue colored roots in nature was determined by genetic factors rather than soil enviromental conditions.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 1984

약 500nm 이하의 파장영역(청색광)이 차단된 태양광은 고추의 생장에 괄목할만한 효과를 보였다. 영양생장기의 여러가지 생장지표들은 전반적으로 생육상태가 향상 내지 촉진되고 있음을 보여주었다. 한편, chlorophyll a, ${\beta}-carotene$, 및 다섯가지 성분의 xanthophyll을 주성분으로 하는 것으로 밟혀진 고추의 광합성색소계의 수준은 광질처리구의 잎에서 백색광 대조구에 비하여 높게 나타났다. 특히 carotenoid들의 함량증가가 보다 현저하였다. 광질 처리효과로 생긴 왕성한 생장력은 숙과의 수량형성에도 반영되어 대조구대비 35%의 증수를 보였다. 또한 청색광을 차단한 광질처리가 식품으로서의 숙과의 품질들 저하시키는 일이 없음도 아울러 확인하였다. 본 연구에 사용한 광질을 선택한 논리적 근거와 실험결과들을 여러 가지 광생물학적 측면에서 토의하였다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.285-296
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• 2014

본 연구는 국내 주요 경제수종인 소나무 풍매차대묘의 가계간 온도 증가와 건조 스트레스에 따른 생장 및 생리 반응 변화를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 온도변화 및 건조 처리에 따른 소나무의 근원경 상대생장율은 대조구와 건조 처리구 모두 온도 변화와 상관없이 강원74가 가장 우수하였다. 3가계 모두 온도 증가와 건조 처리구에서 근원경 생장은 감소하였으며, 저온처리구인 $-3^{\circ}C$ 처리구에서도 $0^{\circ}C$ 처리구보다 낮은 생장율을 보였다. 광합성 속도, 기공전도도 및 증산속도는 3가계 모두 건조 처리구와 온도가 증가할수록 감소하였고, 저온 처리구인 $-3^{\circ}C$ 처리구에서도 $0^{\circ}C$ 처리구보다 낮은 값을 보였다. 그러나 수분 이용효율은 온도 증가와 건조 처리구에서 높았다. 광색소 함량은 온도 증가와 건조 처리구에서 3가계 모두 감소하였지만, 엽록소 a와 b의 비는 건조 처리와 온도가 증가할수록 증가하였다. 총 엽록소 함량은 대조구와 건조 처리구 모두 온도변화와 상관없이 강원74가 가장 높았다. 결론적으로, 온도 증가 및 감소는 소나무의 생리적 반응에 부정적인 영향과 함께 생장을 저하시켰다. 또한, 건조 스트레스도 소나무의 생장 및 생리적 반응에 많은 영향을 미쳐, 생장이 저하되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 특히, 소나무는 온도 감소보다 온도 증가에 더 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 향후 우리나라의 평균 온도가 $6^{\circ}C$ 이상 증가하게 되면 지역에 따라서 소나무 유묘의 생장이 매우 불량해 질 수도 있을 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구에서는 온도변화 및 건조 스트레스에 의한 생장 및 생리적 반응에 있어 가계간 차이를 확인 할 수 있었는데, 유묘의 초기생장이 가장 우수한 강원74가 다른 두 가계보다 온도 및 건조 스트레스 하에서도 생장 및 생리반응이 가장 우수하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2008

Tocopherols are essential lipophilic antioxidant in human cells, while little is known about its function in plant tissues. To study the impact of composition and content of tocopherols on stress tolerance, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) was transformed with a construct containing a cDNA insert encoding $\gamma$-tocopherol methyltransferase ($\gamma$-TMT/VTE4) from perilla under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. The transgenic tobacco was confirmed by PCR and RT-PCR. The total content and composition of tocopherols in the transgenic lines were similar with wild type controls. However, chlorophyll-a and carotenoid content in the transgenic lines were increased by up to 45% (P<0.01) and 39% (P<0.02), respectively. Also, the over-expression of $\gamma$-TMT increased the salt stress tolerance in tobacco plants. These results demonstrate that over-expression of $\gamma$-TMT gene in tocopherol bio-synthetic pathway can increase salt stress tolerance and contents of chlorophyll-a and carotenoid in transgenic tobacco plants.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2015

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) 분석방법은 식물플랑크톤의 생물량 및 일차생산력을 추정하기 위한 지시자로서 chlorophyll a 농도를 측정하고 carotenoids의 종류를 파악해 종조성을 확인하기 위해 널리 이용되고 있다. 그러나 대량시료의 분석에 요구되는 시료 전처리 과정 중 여과지 분쇄는 상당한 시간과 숙련이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 엽록소 및 carotenoids의 정량분석에 대한 여과지 분쇄의 영향을 파악하고자 동해 남서부 해역의 시료를 이용해 여과지 분쇄 전후의 광합성 색소 농도를 비교 평가했다. HPLC 분석에서 여과지 분쇄 생략 시 Chl a의 경우 평균 45% 과소평가되었다. 또한 pico, nano 크기 식물플랑크톤의 지표색소인 Zeaxanthin, 19'-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin, 19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin는 최대 77~85% 과소평가되었다. 크기가 작은 식물플랑크톤의 경우 여과지 분쇄가 생략될 경우 불완전한 추출로 지표색소의 농도가 실제보다 저평가될 가능성이 크다는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 HPLC 분석에서 여과지 분쇄 생략 시 Chl a 뿐 아니라 carotenoids 또한 과소평가 되므로 모든 경우에서 여과지 분쇄 과정이 반드시 필요하다고 판단된다.

• ALGAE
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.127-141
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• 2018

Low efficiency in microalgal biomass production was largely attributed to the low density of algal cell cultures. Though mutations that reduced the level of chlorophyll or pigment content increased efficiency of photon usage and thus the cell-culture density under high-illumination growth conditions (e.g., >$500{\mu}mol\;photon\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$), it was unclear whether algae could increase cell-culture density under low-illumination conditions (e.g., ${\sim}50{\mu}mol\;photon\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$). To address this question, we performed forward genetic screening in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. A pool of >1,000 insertional mutants was constructed and subjected to continuous subcultures in shaking flasks under low-illumination conditions. Complexity of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern in cultures indicated the degree of heterogeneity of mutant populations. We showed that the levels of RFLP complexity decreased when cycles of subculture increased, suggesting that cultures were gradually populated by high cell-culture density (HCD) strains. Analysis of the 3 isolated HCD mutants after 30 cycles of subcultures confirmed that their maximal biomass production was 50-100% higher than that of wild type under low-illumination. Furthermore, levels of chlorophyll content in HCD mutant strains were similar to that of wild type. Inverse polymerase chain reaction analysis identified the locus of insertion in two of three HCD strains. Molecular and transcriptomic analyses suggested that two HCD mutants were a result of the gain-of-function phenotype, both linking to the abnormality of mitochondrial functions. Taken together, our results demonstrate that HCD strains can be obtained through continuous subcultures under low illumination conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2016

The accumulation (internal and superficial distribution) of magnesium ions (Mg²⁺) by the green freshwater microalga Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) was investigated under autotrophic culture in a stirred photobioreactor. The concentrations of the three forms of Mg²⁺ (dissolved, extracellular, and intracellular) were determined with atomic absorption spectroscopy during the course of C. vulgaris growth. The proportions of adsorbed (extracellular) and absorbed (intracellular) Mg²⁺ were quantified. The concentration of the most important pigment in algal cells, chlorophyll a, increased over time in proportion to the increase in the biomass concentration, indicating a constant chlorophyll/biomass ratio during the linear growth phase. The mean-average rate of Mg²⁺ uptake by C. vulgaris grown in a culture medium starting with 16 mg/l of Mg²⁺ concentration was measured. A clear relationship between the biomass concentration and the proportion of the Mg²⁺ removal from the medium was observed. Of the total Mg²⁺ present in the culture medium, 18% was adsorbed on the cell wall and 51% was absorbed by the biomass by the end of the experiment (765 h). Overall, 69% of the initial Mg²⁺ were found to be removed from the medium. This study supported the kinetic model based on a reversible first-order reaction for Mg²⁺ bioaccumulation in C. vulgaris, which was consistent with the experimental data.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2001

The deteriorative effect of ultraviolet-B(UV-B) radiation on photosynthesis was assessed by the simultaneous measurement of O$_2$ evolution and chlorophyll(Chl) fluorescence in green pepper. UV-B was given at the intensity of 1 W$.$m$\^$-2/, a dosage often encountered in urban area of Seoul in Korea, to detached leaves. Both Pmax and quantum yield of O$_2$ evolution was rapidly decreased, in a parallel phase, with increasing time of UV-B treatment. Chl fluorescence parameters were also significantly affected. Fo was increased while both Fm and Fv were decreased. Photochemical efficiency of PSII(Fv/Fm) was also declined, although to a lesser extent than Pmax. Both qP and NPQ were decreased similarly with increasing time of UV-B treatment. However, PS I remained stable. The addition of lincomycin prior to UV-B treatment accelerated the decline in Fv/Fm to some extent, suggesting that D1 protein turnover may play a role in overcoming the harmful effect of UV-B. The amount of photosynthetic pigments was less affected than photosynthetic response in showing decline in Chl a and carotenoids after 24 h-treatment. Presumptive flavonoid contents, measured by changes in absorbance at 270 nm , 300 nm and 330nm, were all increased by roughly 50% after 8 h-treatment. Among antioxidant enzymes, activities of catalase and peroxidase were steadily increased until 12h of UV-B treatment whereas ascorbate perxidase, dehydroascorvate reductase and glutathione reductase did not show any significant change. The results indicate that deteriorative effect of UV-B on photosynthesis precedes the protection exerted by pigment synthesis and antioxidant enzymes.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제69권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2024

High soil salinity is the most severe threat to global rice production as it causes a significant decline in rice yield. Here, we investigated the effects of various plant extracts on rice plant stress associated with high salinity. Additionally, we examined various physiological and biochemical parameters such as growth, photosynthetic activity, chlorophyll content, and lipid peroxidation - in rice plants after treatment with selected plant extracts under salt stress conditions. Of the 11 extracts tested, four - soybean leaf, soybean stem, moringa (Moringa oleifera), and Undaria pinnatifida extracts - were found to effectively reduce salt stress. A reduction of only 3-23% in shoot fresh weight was observed in rice plants under salt stress that were treated with these extracts, compared to the 43% reduction observed in plants that were exposed to stress but not given plant extract treatments (control plants). The effectiveness varied with the concentration of the plant extracts. Water content was higher in rice plants treated with the extracts than in the control plants after 6 d of salt stress, but not after 4 d of salt stress. Although photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm), electron transport rate (ETR), and the content of pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoid) varied based on the types and levels of stress and the extracts that the rice plants were treated with, generally, photosynthetic efficiency and pigment content were higher in the treated rice compared to control plants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), and malondialdehyde (MDA), increased as the duration of stress increased. ROS and MDA levels were lower in the treated rice than in the control plants. Proline and soluble sugar accumulation also increased with the duration of the stress period. However, proline and soluble sugar accumulation were lower in the treated rice than in the control plants. Generally, the values of all the parameters investigated in this study were similar, regardless of the plant extract used to treat the rice plants. Thus, the extracts found to be effective can be used to alleviate the adverse effects of stress on rice crops associated with high-salinity soils.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2009

광양만 조간대 갯벌에 서식하는 저서미세조류와 해수 중 식물플랑크톤의 생체량과 군집조성의 계절변동 양상을 밝히기 위하여, 2002년 1월부터 11월까지 매월 high-performance liquid chromatograph(HPLC)를 이용한 광합성색소(photosynthetic pigments) 분석을 실시하였다. 광합성색소 분석결과 규조류(diatoms)의 주요 지표색소인 fucoxanthin, diadinoxanthin 그리고 diatoxanthin이 퇴적물과 상부 해수에서 연중 우점하여 나타났다. 이들을 제외한 다른 색소들은 상대적으로 낮은 농도를 보였다. 깊이 0.5 cm까지의 표층퇴적물에서 측정한 chlorophyll ${\alpha}$ 농도는 3.44${\sim}$169 mg $m^{-2}$의 범위로 연평균 농도는 상부, 중부 그리고 하부 갯벌 퇴적물에서 각각 $68.4{\pm}45.5,\;21.3{\pm}14.3,\;22.9{\pm}15.6mg\;m^{-2}$로 나타났다. 반면 퇴적물 상부 수주 전체 수심(2.6 m)에 대해 적산한 chlorophyll ${\alpha}$ 농도는 1.66(11월)${\sim}$11.7(7월) mg $m^{-2}$의 농도 범위로 평균 $6.96{\pm}3.04mg\;m^{-2}$를 나타내었다. 이로부터 갯벌 퇴적물 내에 존재하는 저서미세조류의 농도는 해수 중 존재하는 식물플랑크톤의 농도보다 3${\sim}$10배 정도 높은 것으로 추산되었다. 퇴적물과 상부 해수 중 미세조류의 농도에서 유사한 월별변화와 군집조성은 재부유된 저서미세조류가 광양만 해수 중 식물플랑크톤 생체량의 상당부분을 설명할 수 있음을 시사하였다. 따라서 이들 저서미세조류는 갯벌 생물뿐만 아니라 재부유에 의한 수송을 통하여 인근 연안 생태계의 생물군에 대한 중요한 영양원 역할을 할 수 있다는 점에서 이들의 거동에 대한 지속적인 관찰이 요구된다.