• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective activities of the sea cucumber products, including extracts and hydrolysates, in vitro and in vivo. Dried sea cucumber, produced on the western coast of Korea, was boiled in water or 70% ethanol at 85℃ or 100℃ for 18 or 24 h, respectively, to extract bioactive compounds. The enzymatic hydrolysates were prepared by reacting the dried sea cucumber with pepsin or neutral protease (PNL) under optimal enzyme conditions. The anti-inflammatory effect of the samples was investigated using RAW 264.7 cells treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The amount of nitric oxide (NO) was produced from the cells treated with LPS and each sample was compared. Therefore, the pepsin hydrolysate treatment decreased NO production compared to LPS sole treatment. Furthermore, the effects of the samples on cell injury in the hepatic cell line and bisphenolA-induced hepatic injury mouse model were investigated. The water extracts and the pepsin hydrolysates of sea cucumber significantly inhibited cell injury generated in the hepatocytes without cytotoxicity (p < 0.05), whereas the ethanol extracts were cytotoxic. However, these results indicate that the extracts and the enzymatic hydrolysates derived from sea cucumber can be used as beneficial materials for inhibiting liver damage.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.435-439
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• 2013

오이 흰가루병 방제를 위하여 길항세균 B. amyloliquefaciens M27 균주의 배양액과 식물추출물(유카립투스)을 혼합한 새로운 혼합제를 만들어 실험하였다. 오이 흰가루병 방제를 위하여 병 발생 전과 직후부터 농도별로 처리한 효과를 조사한 결과, 500배의 희석배수로 처리할 경우가 우수한 효과를 보였다. 혼합제는 병 발생 후보다는 병 발생 전부터 예방위주로 처리하였을 때 방제효과가 높게 나타났다. 오이 흰가루병이 발생하기 전부터 5일 간격 4회, 7일 간격 3회, 10일 간격 2회 처리하였을 때 흰가루병이 각각 4.4%, 8.0%, 27.9% 발생하였고, 무처리구에서는 45.4% 발생하였다. 흰가루병 발생 후에는 5일 간격 4회, 7일 간격 3회, 10일 간격 2회 처리구에서 흰가루병이 각각 11.5%, 25.2%, 51.8% 발생하였고, 무처리구에서는 64.3% 발생하였다. 비닐하우스 포장에서 미생물 혼합제를 500배로 희석하여 5일 간격 2회 처리하였을 때가 7일 간격 3회 처리와 10일 간격 2회 처리하였을 때 보다 높은 방제효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과에서 M27균주와 유카립투스 추출물을 혼합한 혼합제는 오이 흰가루병 방제용 미생물제의 유망한 후보가 될 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.319-322
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• 1999

In order to obtain bacterial metabolites inducing disease resistance in pepper plant, two hundred bacterial isolates were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of tobacco, cucumber, and pepper plant. Ethyl acetate extract of each bacterial culture was used to screening for induction of resistance against phytophthora blight of pepper plant. Application of ethyl acetate extract of an isolate SH122 culture to pepper plant conferred resistance against phytophthora blight consistently and significantly. According to cellular fatty acid analysis and other characteristics, the SH122 culture were significantly lower than those on control plants treated with ethyl acetate extract of nutrient broth. The B. pumilus SH122 itself of ethyl acetate extract of its culture did not show antifungal activity against phytophthora blight in pepper plants.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.707-716
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• 2020

Red sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus, was dried using three methods-far-infrared ray, vacuum, and freeze drying and then enzymatically hydrolyzed using nine proteases: Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Kojizyme, Neutrase, Protamex, trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, and papain. In addition, the potential ability of hydrolysates to inhibit lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes was evaluated. The yield of hydrolysates from red sea cucumbers dried using each method was higher than that of the distilled water extract, and protein contents were either similar or higher. The hydrolysates that exhibited inhibitory effects on lipid accumulation, as demonstrated via Oil red O staining, were those obtained by far-infrared ray drying coupled with Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Kojizyme, or Neutrase treatment. In addition to the advantages of far-infrared drying and the characteristics of Flavourzyme, the Flavourzyme hydrolysate of far-infrared-dried red sea cucumber showed the highest inhibitory effect on lipid accumulation. In addition, this hydrolysate significantly decreased the expression of the protein factor fatty acid-binding protein 4, which is related to the late differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Taken together, these results suggest that Flavourzyme hydrolysates from farinfrared-dried red sea cucumber may be used as a functional food and/or a pharmaceutical ingredient for the inhibition of lipid accumulation.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.264-275
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• 2022

A non-destructive environmental DNA protocol for the genetic analysis of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) resources DNA was established. Among the several commercial DNA extraction kits, the DNeasy^® Plant Mini Kit was selected as the best choice to obtain the high-quality genomic DNAs from the mucous sea cucumber. As the temperature and incubation time increased, the amount of extracted environmental DNA was also large, but it was judged that the increased amount did not affect as much as 2-3 times. Therefore, these conditions were not considered to be the main factors to consider in actual environmental DNA extraction. However, the amount of seawater relative to the size of the sample was judged as a major consideration, and a sufficient amount of environmental DNA for analysis was secured when stored within 1 min while stirring the volume of seawater corresponding to the total sea cucumber weight (g). In securing the environmental DNA of sea cucumbers, the mortality rate of sea cucumbers in all experiments was 0, and it was judged that the effects of sea cucumbers were not significant through this treatment. Through the results of this study, sea cucumber DNA research, which has been conducted in a destructive method, can be conducted non-destructively through environmental DNA analysis. Through this study, we have secured a standard protocol that can successfully extract the sea cucumber DNA through environmental DNA. It is not only excellent in terms of time and cost of traditional DNA analysis method currently used, but it is completely non-destructive in the ecosystem of the survey area. It is believed that the system can be transformed in a way that does not affect it. However, it is thought that various standard protocols should be established considering the characteristics of each type.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.428-434
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• 2013

오이 노균병의 생물적 방제를 위하여 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum CC110균주를 선발하였다. CC110 균주는 $7.5{\sim}55.0^{\circ}C$에서 생육 가능하며 최적 온도가 $36.6^{\circ}C$이고, pH 4.5~9.5범위에서 생육 가능하고 최적 pH는 7.0이었다. CC110 균주가 가장 잘 이용한 탄소원과 질소원은 fructose와 yeast extract이었다. I 플레이트를 이용한 생물검정에서 CC110 균주가 생성한 휘발성 물질에 의하여 오이 노균병이 발생하지 않았고, 무처리에서 13.2% 발생하였다. CC110 균주를 TSB배지에서 배양한 배양액과 배양세포(cell)를 처리하여 실체현미경, 광학현미경과 주사전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 전혀 오이 노균병이 발생하지 않았으며 오이 노균병균의 포자낭 형태가 변형되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.775-783
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• 2021

Sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra, is a well-known traditional Asian medicine that has been used for suppressing inflammation, promoting wound healing, and improving immunity. Moreover, previous studies demonstrated that the extract from H. scabra contains many bioactive compounds with potent inhibitory effect on tumor cell survival and progression. However, the effect of the methanolic extract from the body wall of H. scabra (BWMT) on human prostate cancer cells has not yet been investigated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects and underlying mechanism of BWMT on prostate cancer cell viability and metastasis. BWMT was obtained by maceration with methanol. The effect of BWMT on cell viability was assessed by MTT and colony formation assays. The intracellular ROS accumulation was evaluated using a DCFH-DA fluorescence probe. Hoechst 33342 staining and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining were used to examine the apoptotic-inducing effect of the extract. A transwell migration assay was performed to determine the anti-metastasis effect. BWMT significantly reduced cell viability and triggered cellular apoptosis by accumulating intracellular ROS resulting in the upregulation of JNK and p38 signaling pathways. In addition, BWMT also inhibited the invasion of PC3 cells by downregulating MMP-2/-9 expression via the ERK pathway. Consequently, our study provides BWMT from H. scabra as a putative therapeutic agent that could be applicable against prostate cancer progression.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2007

Cultivation of a biocontrol agent on a certain medium often results in reduced biocontrol efficacy and alters physiological state. In our previous study, Burkholderia gladioli strain B543 with long-term subculture on tryptic soy agar resulted in significantly reduced biocontrol ability against cucumber damping-off caused by P. ultimum. Therefore, we investigated the influence of laboratory culturing media on biocontrol activity and physiological state of Burkholderia gladioli strain B543 by using long-term repeated culture on a certain medium. When isolate B543 were successionally cultured on King's B agar (KBA), tryptic soy agar, nutrient agar (NA), or soil extract agar more than 20 times, the isolate cultured on KBA or NA showed a significantly enhanced biocontrol efficacy and higher population density in the rhizosphere of cucumber compared to that of the others. However, the isolates cultured on KBA more than 20 times showed the lowest production of protease, siderophore, or antifungal substance(s), measured by skim milk agar, Chrome-Azurol-S agar, and potato dextrose agar amended with 10% of the culture filtrate, respectively. Our results suggest that adaptation to proper culturing medium can alter biocontrol ability and physiological state, and we must consider laboratory media in optimizing the use of biocontrol agents.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.1281-1286
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• 2018

세계적으로 1500 종 이상이 분포하고 있는 해삼은 오랫동안 여러 나라에서 중요한 수산 자원으로 취급되어져 왔고 개체군 보존관리 보호종에 속하는 고부가가치 품종이다. 해삼에 관한 연구는 음식과 추출물의 효능에 관한 것이 대부분이며, 아직까지 해삼 특징 식별에 대한 연구는 이루어지지 않고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 고부가가치 품종인 해삼을 대량으로 포획하기 위하여 해삼의 특징점 추출을 위한 경계 검출 알고리즘을 제안하였으며 향후 해삼 인식 프로그램에 많은 도움이 되리라 생각한다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.106-109
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• 2001

A multi-rapid immunofilter paper assay (multi-RIPA) system was prepared for simultaneous diagnosis of three Tobamoviruses, Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV), Kyuri green mottle mosaic virus (KGMMV), and Zucchini green mottle mosaic virus (ZGMMV) in cucurbitaceous crops. Each of these viruses was specifically detected by the multi-RIPA from cucumber, watermelon, zucchini, and bottle gourd inoculated with the three Tobamoviruses singly or in combination. The three viruses could infect cucumber, watermelon, and bottle gourd ; however, CGMMV could not infect zucchini as the latex-coated CGMMV antibody showed a negative reaction in the multi-RIPA of the virus-infected plant extract. When the minimum detection level of multi-RIPA was compared with that of double antibody sandwich-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) using CGMMV, the latter was 10 times more sensitive than the former. The detection limit of the multi-RIPA for the purified CGMMV was 50 ng/ml. In a survey of the threeviruses in cucurbits growing in commercial fields in 1999 and 2000, CGMMV was detected in watermelon and cucumber, and ZGMMV was detected only in zucchini growing in plastic houses at the suburbs of Chonju, Korea. However, KGMMV was not found in the commercially growing cucurbit crops in our study, The results suggest that the multi-RIPA can be a simple, rapid, specific and convenient tool to detect simultaneously the Tobamoviruses.