• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.537-544
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• 2013

The present study was performed to observe histopathological changes in tissues of Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos (Gastropoda, Bithyniidae) incubated in crude extract solutions of camellia (Camellia oleifera) seed and mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) pericarp, and furthermore to estimate the molluscicidal effects of 2 plant substances. Substantial numbers of bithyniid snails were incubated in various concentrations of 2 plant solution for 24 hr. As the positive control, snails incubated in various concentrations of niclosamide, a chemical molluscicide, were used. The histopathological findings were observed in sectioned snail specimens of each experimental and control groups. The results showed that both camellia and mangosteen extracts had molluscicidal effects at 24 hr with 50% lethal concentration ($LC_{50}$) at concentrations of 0.003 and 0.002 g/ml, respectively, while niclosamide had $LC_{50}$ at concentrations 0.599 ppm. B. siamensis goniomphalos snail tissues (foot, gill, and digestive system) showed disruption of columnar muscle fibers of the foot, reduction of the length and number of gill cilia, numerous mucous vacuoles, and irregularly shaped of epithelial cells. Irregular apical and calciferous cells, dilatation of the digestive gland tubule, and large hemolymphatic spaces, and irregular apical surfaces, detachment of cilia, and enlargement of lysosomal vacuoles of epidermis were also shown in all groups. By the present study, it is confirmed that 2 plants, camellia and mangosteen, are keeping some substance having molluscicidal effects, and histopathological findings obtained in this study will provide some clues in further studies on their action mechanisms to use them as natural molluscicides.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.138-143
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• 2006

Our continuing interest on Garcinia and Mesua species has led us to carry out a detail study on the chemistry of the root bark of Garcinia mangostana (Guttiferae) since this part of the plant has not been investigated before, and the strm bark of Mesua corneri (Guttiferae) an uninvestigated species. This study has yielded six xanthones, ${\alpha}-mangostin$ (1), ${\beta}-mangostin$ (2), ${\gamma}-mangostin$ (3), garcinone-D (4), mangostanol (5) and gartanin (6) from Garcinia mangostana and two xanthones rubraxanthone (7) and inophyllin B (8) from Mesua corneri. Structural elucidations were achieved using $^1H,\;^{13}C$ NMR and MS data. The crude hexane and chloroform extracts of the root bark of Garcinia mangostana and the hexane extract of the stem bark of Mesua corneri were found to be active against CEM-SS cell lines with $IC_{50}$ values less than $30\;{mu}g/ml$. Moreover, ${\gamma}-mangostin$ gave a very low $LC_{50}$ value of $4.7\;{mu}g/ml$ while rubraxanthone gave an $LC_{50}$ value of $5.0\;{mu}g/ml$ indicating these two compounds to be potential lead compounds for anti-cancer activity against the CEM-SS cell line. This paper reports the isolation and identification of these compounds as well as bioassay data for the crude extracts, ${\gamma}-mangostin$ and rubraxanthone.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.267-274
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• 1995

Based upon the nucleotide sequence of As strain of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV-As0 RNA4, coat protein (CP) gene was selected for the design of oligonucleotide primers of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection and identification of the virus. Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed with a set of 18-mer CMV CP-specific primers to amplify a 671 bp fragment from crude nucleic acid extracts of virus-infected leaf tissues as well as purified viral RNAs. The minimum concentrations of template viral RNA and crude nucleic acids from infected tobacco tissue required to detect the virus were 1.0 fg and 1:65,536 (w/v), respectively. No PCR product was obtained when potato virus Y-VN RNA or extracts of healthy plants were used as templates in RT-PCR using the same primers. The RT-PCR detected CMV-Y strain as well as CMV-As strain. Restriction analysis of the two individual PCR amplified DNA fragments from CMV-As and CMV-Y strains showed distinct polymorphic patterns. PCR product from CMV-As has a single recognition site for EcoRI and EcoRV, respectively, and the product from CMV-Y has no site for EcoRI or EcoRV but only one site for HindIII. The RT-PCR was able to detect the virus in the tissues of infected pepper, tomato and Chinese cabbage plants.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.191-197
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• 1998

Discriminant analysis using near infrared spectra derived from Korean Flue-cured(KF) and American Flue-cured(AF), and also Korean Burley(KB) and American Burley(AB) tobacco was done to classify flue-cured and burley tobacco as either grown in Korea or grown in the USA. Samples were scanned in the wavelength of 400 ～ 2500 nm by near infrared analyzer(NIRSystem Co., model 6500). The discrimination equations for flue-cured and burley tobacco were developed using partial least square 2 method in Infrasoft International NIRS 3 software package. KF samples used for the development of the discrimination equations were higher contents of total sugar, crude ash and chlorine, and higher value of leaf density and brightness, but lower contents of nicotine, total nitrogen and ether extracts, and higher value of redness than those of AF samples. KB samples were higher contents of nicotine, crude ash and chlorine, but lower contents of ether extracts and value of brightness than those of AB samples. On 3 dimensional graph drawn with 3 principal component scores calculated with 3 principal component from KF and KB sample spectra, KF sample spectra were significantly different from AF, and also KB sample spectra were significantly different from AB. The discrimination equations of flue-cured and burley were developed with 3 principal component, respectively. The discrimination equations for flue-cured and burley had a standard error of 0.03 and 0.04, and a R2 of 0.88 and 0.84, respectively. The tobacco samples used for the development of discrimination equation were perfectly classified as KF and AF by flue-cured discrimination equation, and also perfectly classified KB and AB by burley discrimination equation, respectively. The correct classification rates of KF and AF samples not used for the development of discrimination equations were 9S % (828 out of 869 samples) and 98 % (98 out of 100 samples) by flue-cured discrimination equations, and KB and AB samples were 94%(345 out of 368 samples) and 100%(42 out of 42 samples) by burley discrimination equations, respectively.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2000

Chicory 뿌리에서 Arthrobacter sp. A-6를 배양하여 inulin fructotransferase를 생산하였을 매 균주의 성장속도, 효소의 생산성을 검토하였다. 가공된 치커리 뿌리는 inulin fructotransferase의 crude enzyme solution으로 처리하였을 때 생산되는 di-fructofuranose dianhydride(DFA III)의 양을 chicory 뿌리의 가공방법에 따른 차이를 비교하였다. 우선 standard 배지에서 생산된 효소액으로 10%의 inulin이 포함된 standard inulin용액을 처리하면, 1.14mg/ml의 DFA III가 생산되었다. Chicory뿌리의 전처리방법에 따라, 같은 조건으로 반응을 진행시키는 실험을 통해 각 배지에서의 생산효율을 비교하였다. Chicory뿌리를 washing과 extraction과정을 거치지 않고 그대로 반응시켰을 경우, 2.29 mg/ml의 DFA III가 생산되어 생산성이 가장 높았는데, 이는 세척과정에서 inulin이 유실되지 않으므로, 기질로 작용하는 inulin의 양이 가장 높은 데 기인하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.192-197
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• 1996

L-Xylosone was detected as its quinoxaline derivative in the degradation solution of dehydro-L-ascorbic acid. The production rate of L-xylosone was much faster in aerated phosphate-cirate buffer (pH 5. 6) than in pure water. L-Xylosone and dehydro-L-ascorbic acid were identified in the crude extracts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The concentration of L-xylosone in the crude cell extracts was calculated to be about 0.2 nmol $(mg protein)^{-1}$. When L-xylosone was added to asynchronous culture of S. cerevisiae, it inhibited primarily the synthesis of protein and RNA. Examination of the effect of L- xylosone on synchronous culture of the yeast indicated that L-xylosone inhibited the initiation of DNA replication and that the cells were arrested at $G_1$, stage of cell division cycle. These results suggested a possibility that L-xylosone can act as an inhibitor of cell growth.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.92-97
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• 1989

인삼엽을 강광(100 KLuw) 및 고온($45^{\circ}C$, 암상태)에 처리하여 효소(glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, catalase, peroxidase)의 활성도를 조사한 결과 두 처리구에서 공히 감소하는 경향이었으나, 특기 강광에서 활성도가 현저히 감소하였다. 이와 같은 활성도 감소는 효소의 thermal stabilities나 coagulation 등과 같은 광에 의한 2차적인 엽온상승 효과에 따른 inactivation이 아니며, proteolytic activity 증가로 인한 효소단백질의 함량감소로 확인되었다. 인삼엽에서 proteolytic activity가 강광에 의해 급속히 증가하는 것으로 보아 정상엽(normal leaf)에 inactive 상태로 내재(compartmentation)되어 있는 proteinase가 타 식물에 비해 많은 것으로 사료된다. 또한 chlorphyll bleaching과 효소의 inactivation을 유발시킬 수 있는 superoxide radical(${O_2}^{-}$)의 광화학적 생성율이 비교식물(Solanum nigrum)보다 높게 나타나고 crude saponin이 superoxide의 생성율을 촉진하는 것으로 보아 superoxide에 의한 pigment system의 광산화율이 타 식물에 비해 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1068-1073
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• 2004

노루궁뎅이 버섯의 열수 추출 실험을 실시하면서 반응표면분석에 의해 추출물의 특성을 최적화하였다. 추출물의 가용성 고형분은 설정된 추출온도와 추출시간에 대해서는 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났으며, 용매에 대한 시료비가 증가할수록 가용성 고형분이 증가하였으며, 페놀성 화합물과 조단백 함량도 추출온도보다는 용매에 대한 시료비가 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 추출물의 전자공여작용은 용매에 대한 시료비와 추출온도가 증가할수록 증가하다가 최적 추출조건에서 최대점을 보이다가 이후로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이들 추출물의 특성을 모두 만족시키는 최적 추출조건은 추출온도 91.5$^{\circ}C$∼96.5$^{\circ}C$, 용매에 대한 시료비 3.5∼4.2 g/100 mL로 나타났으며 예측된 최적 추출조건의 임의의 점에서 실험한 결과, 각 반응변수들의 예측값과 실제값이 유사하였다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.684-691
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• 2008

As part of studies to develop new materials to lower blood glucose levels using crude polysaccharide, this study was attempted to analyze the characteristics of crude polysaccharide obtained from the extracts of a mixed herbal medium(OCM) where Trichloloma matsutake mycelium and Cordyceps militaris mycelium were cultured together and to look into the influence of administering these by concentration upon the blood glucose and serum lipid levels of rats with diabetes which was induced by STZ(Streptozotosin). Experimental group was divided into 6 groups: first, it was divided into normal control group(NC group) and diabetes-induced group, and diabetes-induced group was subdivided into diabetic control group(DC group), acarbose-treated group(PC group), 100 mg/kg/body weight-treated by crude polysaccharide of OCM(UE) group(UE100 group), 200 mg/kg/body weight-treated group(UE200 group), and 300 mg/kg/body weight-treated group(UE300 group). In diabetic-induced groups, after streptozotocin was melted in 0.01M citrate buffer at 50 mg/kg/body weight, when the non-fasting blood glucose level not on an empty stomach was 300 mg/dl or more in blood collected from the tail vein, it was regarded as diabetic induction and then such diabetic-induced experimental animals were used in this experiment. The yield of crude polysaccharide obtained from OCM was found to be 0.31% and the ${\beta}$-glucan content 39.40%. As a result of analyzing NO on immune function, which is known as major physiological activity of crude polysaccharide, high NO viability was shown; when 1 mg/ml LPS was treated at 1 ug/ml, it was found to be 50.77 uM, and when LPS was treated at 10 ug/m, it was found to be 53.78 uM. Also, regarding cancer cells, cell count was decreased by about 26% in proportion to sample concentration, while for normal cells, it was a little decreased in proportion to concentration, however, cell count was maintained in the range of $81.92{\sim}98.16%$ at all concentrations. In case of blood glucose level, it was decreased in all extract-treated groups compared to DC group and in the cases of ALT and AST, they were found to be lower in extract-treated groups compared to PC group and for serum lipid, it was found to be lower in UE100 group compared to PC group. Thus this study tried to utilize these results as fundamental data for development of preventive and therapeutic agents against diabetes as well as functional foods using the crude polysaccharide of mushrooms.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2005

추출조건에 따른 귀리의 crude ${\beta}$-glucan에 대한 면역증진효과을 살펴보기 위해 추출온도, 에탄올 농도 및 pH를 달리하면서 얻은 ${\beta}$-glucan 분획 중 in vitro 실험에서 항암성이 우수하게 나타난 5개 분획인 A분획 ($55^{\circ}C,\;5%,\;pH\;6$) B분획($45^{\circ}C,\;15%,\;pH\;6$), C분획 ($50^{\circ}C,\;20%,\;pH\;7$), D분획 ($50^{\circ}C,\;0%,\;pH\;7$) 및 E 분획($50^{\circ}C,\;10%,\;pH\;9$)를 대상으로 복강 큰 포식세포의 nitric oxide 생성능과 경구투여 후 혈액중의 carbon 탐식효율을 조사하였다. In vitro 실험에서 ${\beta}$-glucan을 $10{\sim}1,000{\mu}g/mL$ 범위에서 단독으로 또는 $IFN-{\gamma}$와 병행 처리했을 때 모두 대식 세포의 nitric oxide 생성량은 처리 농도에 비례하여 증가하였다. 단독 처리시에는 고용량일 때($1,000{\mu}g/mL$) 모든 분획에서 nitric oxide 생성량이 유의적으로 증가하였다. $IFN-{\gamma}$와 병행 처리시에는 C분획을 제외한 모든 분획의 고농도 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가하였는데, 특히 E분획은 $100{\mu}g/mL$의 낮은 농도에서도 효율적인 증가를 보였다. In vivo 실험에서 100mg/kg의 ${\beta}$-glucan 분획을 7일간 경구투여한 후 carbon 탐식효율을 조사한 결과 B, D 및 E 분획에서 유의적인 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해볼 때, ${\beta}$-glucan은 고용량일 때 직접적으로 또는 $IFN-{\gamma}$ 존재시에는 저용량에서도 복강 큰 포식세로를 활성화시킬 뿐 아니라, 탐식효율도 높임으로써 면역기능을 증진 시키는 것으로 나타났고, 그 효과는 crude ${\beta}$-glucan의 추출조건에 따라 달라지는 것을 알 수 있었다.