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Investigation and utilization of unique natural products from endemic tree species in Taiwan

  • Chu, Fang-Hua
    • 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.23-23
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    • 2018
  • Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, located on tropical and subtropical climate zones with abundant biological resources. According to the latest version of the Flora of Taiwan, there are 4339 species of vascular plants including 1054 endemic species. First, Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides), named after its native island of Taiwan, have been isolated more than 500 secondary metabolites, including lignans, terpenoids, steroids, and flavonoids. Several of the metabolites are reported to have antibacterial, antifungal, antimite, antitermite and antitumor activities. In order to investigate plant secondary metabolic diversity toward industrial applications, we established deep transcriptome resources for non-model plants and fungi to produce terpenoid metabolites of economic importance. Second, many plants of Lauraceae have been utilized in folk medicine for their exciting bioactivities. The twigs and leaves from 27 tree species of Lauraceae grown in Taiwan were performed to evaluate potential bioactivity. The leaves of Cinnamomum osmophloeum are traditionally used in folk medicines, and many biological activities have been identified, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antitermite, antidiabetic, antihyperuricemia, antiinflammatory, and antioxidant activities. However, C. osmophloeum has nine chemotypes with various secondary metabolite profiles. In order to efficiently produce active compounds, we established the genetic markers to identify the chemotype plants. Finally, Cinnamomum kanehirae is the host of the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea. Several in vivo and in vitro studies indicated that A. cinnamomea possesses a diverse range of biological activities. Because of the potential pharmacological application, we established the transformation system to enhance the triterpenoid contents production.

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한국 고유식물의 종속지 Ⅶ. 작살나무속식물의 분류와 종간유속관계 (Monographic Study of the Endemic Plants in Korea Ⅶ. Taxonomy and Interspecific Relationships of the genus Callicarpa)

  • 정영호
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.151-170
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    • 1987
  • Taxa of genus Callicarpa in Korea were described taxonomically and studied interspecific relationships, based on the leaf length, leaf width, peduncle length, fruit width and geograhic distribution. Among 12 taxa reported previously in Korea, 3 forms of C. japonica were unifed to original species, C. japonica var. glabra was reserved, Whereas C. shirasawana was not distributed in Korea. As a result, 7 taxa belonging to 3 species, 4 varieties of genus Callicarpa remained. C. japonica complex is considered to be more advanced among the species compared with the bract shapes.

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양산 천성산지역 관속식물의 분포 (Distribution of vascular plant in Mt. Cheonsung, Yangsan)

  • 신현탁;이재윤
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.180-194
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    • 2009
  • 본 조사지역의 관속식물은 121과 399속 510종 67변종 7품종 2아종 및 2교잡종 등 59 식재종을 포함하여 588종류로 조사되었으며. 이 중 116종은 금번 조사에서 새로이 추가되었다. 경부고속철도가 통과하는 지역인 무제치 3, 4, 5, 6늪과 대성사 주위의 습지와 천성산일원에서 희귀 및 멸종위기식물은 6종, 한국특산식물은 9종이 발견되었고, 식물구계학적 특정식물은 37종이 발견되었다. 경부고속철도건설로 인하여 나타날 식물상의 변화, 특히 습지의 식물에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해서는 사후 장기적인 모니터링이 필요할 것으로 보이며, 고층습지의 수원 변동에 대하여 식물보전계획을 수립해야한다.

논산 경제림 육성단지의 식물상 및 식생 연구 (Study on the Vegetation and Flora of Nonsan Economical Forest Growing Site)

  • 오현경;최윤호;변무섭
    • 한국환경복원기술학회지
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.37-45
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    • 2008
  • The vascular plants of the studied area in Nonsan economical forest growing site appeared to be 341 taxa; 81 families, 218 genera, 290 species, 1 subspecies, 42 varieties and 9 forms. Based on the list of Korean endemic plants, 5 taxa existed; Cephalotaxus koreana, Thalictrum actaefolium, Asperula lasiantha, Populus tomentiglandulosa (Planted species), Paulownia coreana (Planted species). Specific plant species by floral region were total 13 taxa; Cirsium setidens in class III, Potentilla dickinsii in class II, Cephalotaxus koreana, Pinus koraiensis (Planted species), Hosta capitata, Juglans mandshurica, Alnus hirsuta, Quercus variabilis, Ulmus parvifolia, Dictamnus dasycarpus, Gwenia biloba var. parviflora, Vaccinium oldhami, Trigonotis icumae in class I. The naturalized plants in this site were 9 families, 19 genera, 20 species, 1 varieties, 21 taxa and naturalization rate was 6.1% of all 341 taxa vascular plants. The communities were classified into Quercus acutissima community, Pinus densiflora community, Quercus variabilis community, Platycarya strobilacea community, Quercus aliena community of natural forests and Pinus rigida community, Metasequoia glyptostroboides community, Larix leptolepis community of artificial forests.

SAF 고정액을 이용한 낙동강유역 군장병의 장내기생충 감염조사 (A Survey on Intestinal Parasite of ROK Soldiers in Area of Nakdong River by Using SAF Fixatives)

  • 김종성;주경환;이준상;임한종
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 1990
  • A survey was undertaken to evaluate the present status of intestinal infection in army soldiers. Stool specimen of 417 soldiers fixed by SAF solution were collected from a camp located in area of Nakdong river during the period from August to October of 1990. And these stool samples were examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique once for helminths and protozoan cysts stained with Lugol's iodine solution. The results obtained in this survey were summarized as follows : l) The overall positive rate of intestinal parasite was 18.0%. 2) The egg positive rate of intestinal helminth was 15.1%, : and 11.5% for Clonorchis sinensis. 5.0% for Metagonimus vokogawai, 1.2% for Ascaris lumbricoides 1.7% for Trichiuris trichiura. 0.2% for Taenia sp. 3) The cyst positive rate of intestinal protozoa was 4.1% ; and 1.4% for Entamoeba coli, 1.9% for Giardia lamblia 0.7% for Entamoeba histolytica, 0.5% for Endolimax nana. 4) Most of samples were positive(85.3%) by single species. 10.7% by two species, 2.7% by three species and 1.3% by four species. 5) Infection rate of intestinal parasites among army soldiers decreased distinctly compared with previous data but it is revealed that the infection rate of Clonorchis sinensis among army soldiers in area of Nakdong river is still high in comparison with ever-reported data. 6) SAF fixatives used in this field survey during summertime was useful to conserve protozoan cyst and helminths ova. Also we could examine stool samples directly by formalin-ether sedimentation technique.

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Secondary human impacts on the forest understory of Ulleung Island, South Korea, a temperate island

  • Andersen, Desiree
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • 제43권2호
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    • pp.202-211
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    • 2019
  • Oceanic islands are biologically important for their unique assemblages of species and high levels of endemism and are sensitive to environmental change because of their isolation and small species source pools. Habitat destruction caused by human landscape development is generally accepted as the main cause of extinction on islands, with exotic species invasion a secondary cause of extinction, especially on tropical islands. However, secondary impacts of human development (e.g., general degradation through resource use and exotic species introduction) are understudied on temperate islands. To determine secondary impacts of human development on the understory vegetation community, 90 field sites on Ulleung Island, South Korea, were sampled during the summer of 2016. Understory vegetation was chosen as it is a proxy for ecosystem health. Diversity and percent cover of introduced, native, and endemic species were tested against proximity to developed areas and trail usage using a model selection approach. Diversity was also tested against percent cover of three naturalized species commonly found in survey plots. The main finding was that distance to development, distance to town, and trail usage have limited negative impacts on the understory vegetation community within best-supported models predicting native and introduced cover and diversity. However, endemic species cover was significantly lower on high usage trails. While there are no apparent locally invasive plant species on the island at the time of this study, percent cover of Robinia pseudoacacia, a naturalized tree species, negatively correlated with plot diversity. These findings indicate that forests on Ulleung Island are not experiencing a noticeable invasion of understory vegetation, and conservation efforts can be best spent preventing future invasions.

Plagiorchis muris infection in Apodemus agrarius from northern Gyeonggi-do (Province) near the demilitarized zone

  • Chai, Jong-Yil;Park, Jae-Hwan;Guk, Sang-Mee;Kim, Jae-Lip;Kim, Hyo-Jin;Kim, Won-Hee;Shin, Eun-Hee;Klein, Terry A.;Kim, Heung-Chul;Chong, Sung-Tae;Song, Jin-Won;Baek, Luck-Ju
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제45권2호
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    • pp.153-156
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    • 2007
  • The small intestines of 6 species of rodents and 1 species of insectivore were examined seasonally for Plagiorchis muris infection in 3 different localities in northern Gyeonggi-do (Province), near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). A total of 1,496 animals, including 1,366 Apodemus agrarius, 54 Crocidura iasiura (insectivore), 32 Mus musculus, 28 Micronytus fortis, 9 Eothenomys regulus, 6 Micronys minutus, and 3 Cricetulus triton, were live-trapped at Yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), Paju-shi (804) and Pocheon-gun (343) at 3-mo intervals from December 2004 to September 2005. A total of 1,647 P. muris were collected from 72 (5.3%) A. agrarius. The infection rate was the high-est in Pocheon-gun (8.2%), followed by Yeoncheon-gun (5.0%) and Paju-shi (4.2%). A higher infection rate was observed in A. agrarius captured during September (19.4%) than those captured during December (3.0%), June (2.6%), or April (0%). However, the worm burden was the highest in June (av. 32.1/animal), followed by September (24.7), December (4.0), and April (0). None of the other animal species were found infected with P. muris. The results reveal that A. agrarius is a natural definitive host for P. muris, and infection rates and worm burdens vary seasonally and geographically.

Rediscovery of Zubovskya morii(Bey-Bienko, 1931)(Orthoptera: Acrididae), the nearly forgotten endemic grasshopper in North Korea with revised checklist from its type locality, Mount Baekdusan

  • Kim, Taewoo;Chobanov, Dragan P.;Seo, Hongyul
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.195-205
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    • 2017
  • Zubovskya morii (Bey-Bienko, 1931) was rediscovered from its type locality, Mount Baekdusan, from materials collected by Bulgarian zoological expeditions to North Korea in the 1970s. This grasshopper species is endemic to North Korea and for the past 85 years was known only from a single holotype male. In the present study we describe the female Z. morii for the first time. A revised checklist of Orthoptera at Mount Baekdusan (also known as Changbaishan in China) is also provided. A new synonymy, Zubovskya longifurcula (Jin et al., 2011), syn. nov. for Zubovskya koreana Mistshenko, 1952 is proposed here.

Echinostome Infections in the Striped-Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius, and the Ussuri White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura lasiura, Caught Near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea

  • Chai, Jong-Yil;Park, Jae-Hwan;Jung, Bong-Kwang;Guk, Sang-Mee;Kim, Jae-Lip;Shin, Eun-Hee;Klein, Terry A.;Kim, Heung-Chul;Chong, Sung-Tae;Baek, Luck-Ju;Song, Jin-Won
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제47권3호
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    • pp.311-314
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    • 2009
  • A total of 1,498 small mammals (rodents and insectivores), including Apodemus agrarius (n= 1,366), Crocidura lasiura (54), Mus musculus (32), Micronytus fortis (28), Eothenomys regulus (9), Micronys minutes (6), and Cricetulus triton (3), were live-trapped in Gyeonggi-do (Province) (Paju-si, Pocheon-gun, and Yeoncheon-gun) near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) from December 2004 to September 2005. A. agrarius was found to be infected with 3 species of echinostomes (Echinostoma hortense, Echinostoma cinetorchis, and Euparyphium murinum), while C. lasiura was infected with 1 species (Echinochasmus japonicas) of echinostome. Other mammals were free from echinostome infections. Total 16 E. hortense were detected in 7 (0.5%) mice, 9 E. cinetorchis from 5 (0.4%), and 3 E. murinum from 2 (0.1%) out of 1.366 A. agrarius examined. E. japonicus was found only in 1 (1.9%; total 3 specimens) C. lasiura. These results demonstrate that A. agrarius and C. lasiura, inhabiting near the DMZ of Gyeonggi-do serve as the natural definitive hosts for several species of echinostomes, although their infection rates are low. This is the first record of natural infections of A. agrarius with E. cinetorchis and C. lasiura with E. japonicus in the Republic of Korea.

택배취, 취나물속의 일신종 (Saussurea grandicapitula W. Lee et H. T. Im (Compositae), a New Species from the Taebaek Mountains, Korea)

  • 이우철;임형탁
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.387-393
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    • 2007
  • 태백산맥에서 발견된 Saussurea속의 신식물을 태백취(S. grandicapitula)로 기재하였다. 우리나라 특산인 본 종은 크기가 70-100cm에 달하는 장대한 식물로, 잎 뒷면이 창백한 녹색이며, 적갈색의 얽힌 털이 엽병에 나고, 수개의 두화가 짧은 화경에 달리며, 구형의 커다란 총포에는 갈색의 얽힌 털이 밀생하고, 포편은 뒤로 젖혀지기도 하는 특징을 가져서, 한반도 북부나 일본의 다른 종들과는 명확히 구별된다. 이는 태백산맥의 눈 많은 환경에 적응 진화한 종으로 생각된다.