• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2010

BT toxin is produced by a soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis and has long been used as a biological insecticide without any competition. Recently, Photorhabdus, a symbiotic bacterium from entomopathogenic nematodes, family Heterorhabditae, has been researched and discussed as alternatives to B. thuringiensis. Photorhabdus, which lives in the gut of entomopathogenic nematodes, is a highly virulent pathogen of a wide range of insect larvae. When an insect is infected by the nematodes, the bacteria are released into the cadaver, and produce a number of insecticidal toxins. The biological role of the different Photorhabdus toxins in the infection process is still unclear. Photorhabdus toxin complex (Tc) is highly secreted gut-active toxin and has been characterized as a potent three-component (A, B and C) insecticidal protein complex. These components are necessary for full oral activity against insect larvae. The Photorhabdus PirAB binary toxins exhibit a potent injectable activity for Galleria mellonella larvae, and have oral toxicity against mosquitoes and caterpillar pest Plutella xylostella. Other toxin, 'makes caterpillars floppy' (Mcf) showed injectable activity on caterpillars. Recombinant Mcf triggers apoptosis in both insect hemocytes and the midgut epithelium and carries a BH3 domain. In this review, the relationship between the Photorhabdus and the nematode is discussed and recent important insecticidal toxins from Photorhabdus are described.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.137-149
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• 2015

In the search for novel potent fungi-derived bioactive compounds for bioinsecticide applications, crude ethyl acetate culture filtrate extracts from 110 mangrove fungal endophytes were screened for their toxicity. Toxicity tests of all extracts against brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larvae were performed. The extracts with the highest toxicity were further examined for insecticidal activity against Spodoptera litura larvae and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition activity. The results showed that the extracts of five isolates exhibited the highest toxicity to brine shrimp at 50% lethal concentration ($LC_{50}$) values of 7.45 to 10.24 ppm. These five fungal isolates that obtained from Rhizophora mucronata were identified based on sequence data analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA as Aspergillus oryzae (strain BPPTCC 6036), Emericella nidulans (strains BPPTCC 6035 and BPPTCC 6038), A. tamarii (strain BPPTCC 6037), and A. versicolor (strain BPPTCC 6039). The mean percentage of S. litura larval mortality following topical application of the five extracts ranged from 16.7% to 43.3%. In the AChE inhibition assay, the inhibition rates of the five extracts ranged from 40.7% to 48.9%, while eserine (positive control) had an inhibition rate of 96.8%, at a concentration of 100 ppm. The extracts used were crude extracts, so their potential as sources of AChE inhibition compounds makes them likely candidates as neurotoxins. The high-performance liquid chromatography profiles of the five extracts differed, indicating variations in their chemical constituents. This study highlights the potential of culture filtrate ethyl acetate extracts of mangrove fungal endophytes as a source of new potential bioactive compounds for bioinsecticide applications.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2017

5종의 살충제를 사용하여 솔수염하늘소(Monochamus alternatus) 성충에 대한 약제 감수성과 잔효성을 조사하였고 꿀벌(Apis mellifera)에 대한 급성 및 엽상접촉독성과 엽상잔류독성을 평가하였다. 약제 처리 후 48시간 기준 충체 분무법을 이용하였을 시 5종의 네오니코티노이드계 약제 모두 80% 이상의 살충률을 보였다. 그러나 가지침지법에서 80% 이상의 살충률을 보인 약제는 acetamiprid ME, acetamiprid+buprofezin 2종이었다. 솔수염하늘소 성충에 사용한 5종의 약제에 대한 잔효성 실험에서는 모든 약제에 대하여 60-80%의 살충활성이 나타났으나, 약제처리 1일 후에는 약효가 급격히 감소하였다. 솔수염하늘소 성충에 사용한 5종의 약제에 대한 꿀벌의 급성독성과 엽상접촉독성실험에서는 acetamiprid ME가 가장 낮은 독성을 보였다. 꿀벌에 대한 엽상잔류독성을 조사한 결과에서는 acetamiprid ME와 acetamiprid+buprofezin 2종의 약제에서 매우 낮은 잔류독성을 보였다. 그러나 약제처리 1일 후에서는 모든 처리약제의 잔류독성이 10-30% 이하로 감소하였고, 시간이 지남에 따라 잔류독성은 더욱 감소하였다. 이러한 결과를 통해서 본 실험은 5종의 네오니코티노이드계 약제 중 acetamiprid ME가 솔수염하늘소에는 높은 살충활성을 보인 반면에 꿀벌에 대해서는 비교적 낮은 접촉 및 잔류독성을 보였기에 소나무재선충병 매개충 방제에 acetamiprid ME가 효율적으로 이용 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2009

멀구슬나무와 고삼 식물추출물을 활용한 KNI3126의 주요 해충 6종에 대한 살충효과와 천적류에 대한 영향평가를 하였다. 벼멸구에 대한 KNI3126의 살충효과는 약제처리 후 5일째에 95% 이상이었으며, 목화진딧물은 처리 후 3일째에 95% 이상을 나타냈지만, 5일째에는 다소 살충효과가 떨어졌다. 오이총채벌레에서는 68.1%로 일반 살충제처럼 높은 살충효과를 나타내지는 않았다. 배추좀나방의 경우는 95% 이상의 높은 살충율을 나타내어 친환경자재로서 난방제 해충의 밀도 억제가 가능할 것으로 판단되었다. 점박이응애에서는 살포 1일째부터 80% 정도의 살비율을 보여 5일째에는 90% 이상의 높은 살비율을 나타냈다. 포식성 천적인 이리응애류에 대한 영향평가 결과 국제생물방제협회(IOBC)의 생존율 40%이하인 선택독성이 중간정도로 판정되었으며, 기생성 천적의 경우에는 비교적 안전한 것으로 평가되었다. 벼멸구에 대한 기피효과는 약한 것으로 판단되었지만, 점박이응애에 대해서는 높은 것으로 판명되었다. 또한, 안전성을 검토한 결과 급성경구, 급성경피, 어독성에서 저독성으로, 피부자극성과 안점막자극성시험에서는 자극이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1774-1780
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• 2016

Vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) are insecticidal proteins synthesized by Bacillus thuringiensis during the vegetative stage of growth. In this study, Vip3Aa protein, obtained by in vitro expression of the vip3Aa gene from B. thuringiensis WB5, displayed high insecticidal activity against Spodoptera litura aside from Spodoptera exigua and Helicoverpa armigera. Bioassay results showed that the toxicity of Vip3Aa protein against S. litura larvae statistically decreased along with the increase of the age of the larvae, with LC₅₀ = 2.609 ng/cm² for neonatal larvae, LC₅₀ = 28.778 ng/cm² for first instar larvae, LC₅₀ = 70.460 ng/cm² for second instar larvae, and LC₅₀ = 200.627 ng/cm² for third instar larvae. The accumulative mortality of 100% larvae appeared at 72 h for all instars of S. litura larvae, when feeding respectively with 83.22, 213.04, 341.40, and 613.20 ng/cm² of Vip3Aa toxin to the neonatal and first to third instar larvae. The histopathological effects of Vip3Aa toxin on the midgut epithelial cells of S. litura larvae was also investigated. The TEM observations showed wide damage of the epithelial cell in the midgut of S. litura larvae fed with Vip3Aa toxin.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

Crude saponin, extracted from the starfish Asterias amurensis, was assessed for its capacity as a biological pesticide. As part of this analysis, its insecticidal and repellent activities, in addition to its acute and chronic toxicities were tested. In comparison with the control group, insecticidal activity of saponin against tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura, in kale, Brassica loeracea was low at 36.4%. Repellent activities of the extracted saponin against green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, and S. litura, on soybean leaf, Glycine max and kale were 65.6% and 35.0% at $1^{st}$ day, and 54.5% and 30.0% at $3^{rd}$ day, respectively. Acute and chronic toxicity analysis was carried out using acute immobilizatioin test and reproduction impairment test, respectively. The saponin had 48 h-$EC_{50}$ of $65.21{\mu}g/mL$. Twenty-one day accumulative reproduction after treatment was lower in Daphnia magna at $7{\mu}g/mL$ saponin (78 youngs), compared with the control group (129 youngs). These results indicate that the extracted saponin exhibited some toxicity and has potential as a repellent against insects.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2014

Aspiring to the new raw materials of insecticides is one of the plant extracts. The material structure of a variety of plant extracts have because the material to the defense of the plant itself, the case of insecticides, using plant extracts, safe, has low toxicity and has the advantage of highly distinctive and fall. Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) is belonging to the family Compositae, and distributed in all parts of China as medicinal plants and indigenous plants used. Coltsfoot is known that it is effect to respiratory disease and has an antiviral effect. However, the reported insecticidal activity of coltsfoot could be not found. Fortunately, I found insecticidal activities when I was screening the bioassay against several insects with a lot of plant extracts. Using the ethanol extract of the Tussilago farfara, there were insecticidal activities against Culex pipiens pallens and Tetranychus urticae. There were several fractions in ethanol extract of coltsfoot by using various organic solvents. Hexane fraction showed a higher insecticidal activity than any other fraction. It is confirmed that hexane fraction contained pyrethrin by using HPLC analysis. So, it might be suggested that extract of coltsfoot has an insecticidal activity and its effect due to a ingredient of pyrethrin.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2012

Buprofezin과 조합된 8종의 합제와 buprofezin을 포함하지 않은 11종의 단제 즉, 등록된 총 19종의 살충제를 대상으로 귤가루깍지벌레(Planococcus citri)의 약충과 성충에 분무처리하여 살충효과를 평가하였다. Buprofezin과 조합된 합제가운데 귤가루깍지벌레의 약충과 성충에 대해 93% 이상의 높은 살충활성을 나타내는 것은 5조합(buprofezin 15EC+acetamiprid 4EC, buprofezin 10SC+clothianidin 3SC, buprofezin 20WP+dinotefuran 15WP, buprofezin 20SC+thiacloprid 5SC, buprofezin 20SC+thiamethoxam 3.3SC) 이었다. 유기인계 약제 3종(EPN 45EC, fenitrothion 50EC 및 methidathion 40EC)은 약충에 대해서만 90~93%의 살충활성을 나타내었으며, 네오니코티노이드계 약제 4종(acetamiprid 8WP, clothianidin 8SC, dinotefuran 20WG 및 thiamethoxam 10WG)도 약충에 대해서만 90% 이상의 살충활성을 나타내었다. 그리하여 buprofezin과 조합된 8종의 합제가운데 93% 이상의 살충활성을 나타낸 5종 합제의 시설하우스 토마토와 장미에 대한 침투이행성과 잔효성 검정에서 모두 60% 이하의 낮은 살충활성을 나타내었다. 또한 시설하우스 장미에서 buprofezin과 조합된 5종 합제의 방제효과는 5일차까지 90% 이상, 10일차까지 80% 이상, 15일차까지 70% 이상으로 높게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.1057-1062
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• 2004

The entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is the most widely used biopesticide. Insecticidal proteins, coded by genes located in plasmids, form typical parasporal, crystalline inclusions during sporulation. We isolated a Bacillus thuringiensis strain having insecticidal activity against larvae of the house fly (M. domestica) from the soils at a pig farm in Korea, and named it Bacillus thuringiensis SM. The culture filtrate from Bacillus thuringiensis SM showed strong lethality (83.3%) against M. domestica larvae. The parasporal crystal is enclosed within the spores' outermost envelope, as determined by transmission electron microscopy, and exhibited a bipyramidal form. The crystal proteins of strain SM consisted of five proteins with molecular weights of approximately ~130, ~80, ~68, ~42, and ~27 kDa on a 10% SDS-PAGE (major band, a size characteristic of Cry protein). Examination of antibiotic resistance revealed that the strain SM showed multiple resistant. The strain SM had at least three different plasmids with sizes of 6.6, 9.3, and 54 kb. Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) revealed the presence of cry1, cry4A2, and cry11A1 genes in the strain SM. The cry1 gene profile of the strain SM appeared in the three respective products of 487 bp [cry1A(c)], 414 bp [cry1D], and 238 bp [cry1A(b)]. However, the strain SM has not shown the cry4A2 md cry11A1 genes. In in vivo toxicity assays, the strain SM showed high toxicity on fly larvae (M. domestic) [with $LC_{50}$ of 4.2 mg/ml, $LC_{90}$ of 8.2 mg/ml].

• 농약과학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2000

N-Dimethoxyphosphinothioyl carbofuran(PSC)는 대부분의 해충과 포유동물에 대하여 뛰어난 선택독성을 갖지만 몇몇 해충에 대해서는 낮은 살충력을 갖는다. PSC에 N-phosphinocioyl 기를 도입하여 10종의 N-phosphinothioyl carbofuran 유도체를 합성하였고, 이들의 살충활성을 벼멸구(brown plant hopper, Nilaparvata lugens), 복숭아혹진딧물(green peach aphid, Myzus persicae), 배추좀나방(diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella)와 두점박이응애 (two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae)를 대상으로 검정하였다. 대조약제인 carbosulfan의 경우 125 ppm, 125 ppm과 63 ppm 처리시 각각 복숭아혹진딧물, 배추좀나방과 벼멸구에 대하여 90% 이상의 살충활성을 나타내었다. 신규 합성된 대부분의 화합물들은 250 ppm 처리시 배추좀나방과 벼멸구에 대하여 공히 90% 이상의 살충활성을 나타내었다. 특히 화합물 10은 복숭아혹진딧물, 배추좀나방과 벼멸구를 각각 125 ppm, 125 ppm과 31 ppm에서 90% 이상 치사시켰는데, 이러한 화합물 10의 살충효과는 carbosulfan의 살충효과와 비슷한 것이었다. 본 실험의 결과는 N-phosphinothioyl carbofuran 유도체들이 새로운 살충제 개발을 위한 선도물질로 이용될 수 있다는 것을 시사한다.