• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2003

To find anticancer agents from higher plants, DNA strand-scission assay method was employed for bioassay-guided fractionation as well as for screening the crude extracts. During the screening, an ethyl acetate extracts of the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L. (Leguminosae) exhibited potent DNA strand-scission activity. Therefore, the ethyl acetate extracts of the dried heartwood of C. sappan was subjected to the bioassay-guided fractionation, which led to the isolation of a known compound, brazilin (1) as the active constituent. In addition, caesalpine J (2) was also isolated as an inactive constituent.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2007

An experiment was conducted to observe the safranine penetration depth in radial directions of Populus tomentiglandulosa. Radial penetration was considered from bark to pith. In radial direction, ray parenchyma and intercellular space were considered for the measurement of safranine penetration depth. It was found that sapwood conducted safranine 24.23% higher in radial direction compared with heartwood. Intercellular space conducted safranine 39.27% higher depth compared with ray parenchyma and the penetration depth was 39.41% higher in sapwood compared to heartwood. During safranine penetration, it formed a curvature in the lumen of ray parenchyma. Initially safranine penetration was found high and decreased gradually.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.66-74
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• 1997

Liquid permeabilities of red oak and several softwoods were measured by the pressure bomb method and a modified liquid permeability method in order to investigate their efficacy. The effect of preboiling and prefreezing on wood permeability were also examined for both green and resaturated specimens. Regardless of some disadvantages these two methods were revealed as a handy tool for quick evaluation of the permeability of an unknown species. The permeabilities of the resaturated specimens increased when preboiled. but decreased when prefrozen. For green specimens, however, pre freezing increased permeability. The discrepancy of the pre freezing effect on two specimens partially attributes to their difference of initial permeabilities. For all species except radiata pine heartwood, the radii of the effective capillary pores, derived from the water potential equation, distribute from $0.42{\mu}m$ to $7.2{\mu}m$. Those of radiata pine heartwood are below $0.46{\mu}m$.

• 생약학회지
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• 제35권1호통권136호
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• pp.80-87
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• 2004

From the $CHCl_3$ and BuOH soluble fractions of the heartwood of Hemiptelea davidii, eleven compounds have been isolated. On the basis of spectral data, they were identified as ${\beta}-sitosterol$ (1), scopoletin (2), kaempferol (3), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4), 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethanol (5), aromadendrin (6), scopolin (7), kaempferol 6-C-glucoside (8), aromadendrin 6-C-glucoside (9), taxifolin 6-C-glucoside (10) and quercetin 6-C-glucoside (11), respectively. Among these compounds, compounds 3, 8, 10, and 11 showed potent DPPH radical scavenging activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 11.9, 14.7, 10.3 and $6.2\;{\mu}g/ml$, respectively.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.449-452
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• 2002

The antioxidant activity of Juniperus chinensis (Cupressaceae) was determined by measuring the radical scavenging effect on DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl). The methanolic extract of J. chinensis heartwood showed the strong antioxidant activity. The antioxidant activity of n-BuOH soluble fraction was stronger than that of the others, and the fraction was subjected to purification by repeated silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Quercetin, naringenin, taxifolin, aromadendrin and isoquercitrin were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction. Their structures were elucidated by physico-chemical and spectroscopic studies.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2011

Larix kaempferi is a tree with a major economic impact and is processed in large quantity every year in Korea. This study was carried out to collect basic data for the reasonable use of Larix kaempferi and to investigate the relation between anatomical properties and modulus of rupture (MOR) for heartwood and sapwood. As the length of earlywood tracheid and the radial wall thickness of earlywood tracheid and latewood tracheid increased, the modulus of rupture (MOR) increased, but decreased with increasing microfibril angle. Statistical analysis by the stepwise regression technique shows that the main factors affecting the modulus of rupture (MOR) of heartwood are the microfibril angle and the radial wall thickness of latewood tracheid, while those affecting MOR of sapwood are the length of earlywood tracheid and the microfibril angle.

• 약학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.444-449
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• 1997

Five flavonoids were isolated from the heartwoods of Maackia fauriei. On the basis of spectroscopic evidences, the structure of these compounds were established as (-)maa ckiain(3-hydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan), ononin(4'-methoxyisoflavone- 7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside), wistin(4',6-dimethoxyisoflavone-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside), daidzin(4'-hydroxyisoflavone-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside) and 2'-methoxy-4'- hydroxyisoflavone-6-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside. In these compounds, 2'-methoxy-4'-hydroxyisoflavone-6-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside was for the first time isolated from the plant source.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.989-1004
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the pigment and the dyeability of juniperus chinensis needles, berry, bark and heartwood extracts using distilled water, methanol, normal butanol and ethyl acetate as a solvent. Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum bands of the extracts were measured at around 280nm to 320nm in all the solvent extracts. The maximum absorption wavelength was able to determine tannin. All the solvent extracts except for distilled water extracts were able to confirm the presence of chlorophyll. Infrared absorption spectra (FT-IR) of all parts of the extracts showed broad absorption bands of OH due to phenolic-OH, benzene CH peak of phenol chemical structure, ether-based stretching vibration peak and the peak of flavonoid compounds that appeared in all the solvent extracts. The yield of juniper needles and heartwood in distilled water and methanol extraction were effective. Extraction of berry yields in distilled water was also effective. The yield of ethanol extraction from the bark showed better efficiency. As a result of using distilled water for the dye solution, the color of the fabrics dyed with all extracts of the needles and Y series berries generally showed light Y progression with a strong red tinge. By using a mixture of 20% ethanol and 80% distilled water for the dye solution, the color of the fabrics dyed with needles and berry extracts showed Y series dominantly. The color of the fabrics dyed with Bark and heartwood extracts were dominantly R series.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.437-448
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• 2018

본 연구는 태백산맥을 기준으로 영동(고성군), 영서(홍천군), 영남(봉화군) 세 지역 간 소나무의 재질차이의 유무를 알기위해 물리적 특성을 조사하였다. 기건함수율 및 생재함수율(인위적)의 산지 간 차이를 보이지 않았다. 비중은 심재부와 변재부에서 봉화군 소나무가 두 산지보다 높았으며, 고성군과 홍천군 소나무 사이에는 심재부에서는 고성군 소나무가 높고 변재부에서는 홍천군 소나무가 고성군 소나무 보다 높게 나타났다. 심재부의 비중이 높게 나타난 고성군 소나무가 강도적으로 홍천군 소나무보다 클 것으로 판단된다. 수축율은 방사방향의 경우 산지 간 차이가 없고, 접선방향의 경우는 가도관장이 긴 봉화군 소나무가 높게 나타났다. 흡습율은 산지 간 차이가 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과로 소나무를 효율적으로 사용할 수 있고, 육종적으로 좋은 재질의 품종생산에도 도움이 될 것으로 생각한다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 1973

잣나무 인공단순림(人工單純林)에서 수간(樹幹)의 세장도(細長度)와 편심도(偏心度)를 조사(調査)한바, 우세목(優勢木)의 수간직경(樹幹直徑)과 지상고(地上高)는 대략 평행적 관계이고 지상고(地上高)가 낮은 부위(部位)는 편심(偏心)의 정도(程度)가 $R_1$방향(方向)으로 심하고 수목(樹木)의 심재(心材)는 비대생장(肥大生長)이 심(甚)할수록 크다.