• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.83-87
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• 2000

The five phenolic compounds of peony root were isolated by Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Their chemical structures were identified by spectroscopic methods (UV, FT-IR, FAB-MS and $^1H$ .&^13C$-NMR). The complete structures of these compounds were elucidated to be (+)-taxifolin-3-0-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside, benzoic acid, gallic acid, (-)-epicatechin and (+)-catechin. The concentrations of five phenolic compounds in the peony root of three Korean cultivars (Youngchonjakyak, Euisungjakyak and Jomjakyak) were determined by reverse-phase HPLC. The constituents concentration in Youngchonjakyak were generally higher than in Euisungjakyak and Jomjakyak. The concentrations of (+)-taxifolin-3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside, benzoic acid, gallic acid, (-)-epicatechin and (+)-catechin in three different cultivars were ranged 0.23-0.52%, 0.20-0.30%, 0.26-0.28%, 0.09-0.12% and 0.34-0.63%, respectively.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.354-357
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• 2004

A simplified technique which cryoprotects zygotic embryos by encapsulation-dehydration was developed for the germplasm conservation of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.). The highest survival rate $(85\%)$ was obtained from embryos treated by encapsulation-dehydration. The zygotic embryos were precultured on MS medium containing 0.3mg/L $GA_3$ for 1 day. The precultured embryos were encapsulated in $3\%$ (w/v) alginate beads and immersed for 1 h in MS medium containing 2 M glycerol and 0.5 M sucrose. The encapsulated embryos were dehydrated for 5h by air drying prior to direct immersion in liquid nitrogen. This encapsulation-dehydration method appears to be a promising technique for germplasm cryopreservation of a herbaceous peony.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.793-800
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• 2003

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidative effects of Paeonia lactiflora (PL) seeds on antioxidative defense system and lipid peroxidation of liver in rats fed high-cholesterol diet. Sprague-Dawley male rats weighing 100 $\pm$10g were randomly assigned into five experimental groups fed 0.5% cholesterol ; HC group which was not supplemented PL seeds extract, 0.1% methanol extract diet group (MP1 group), 0.2% methanol extract diet group (MP2 group), 0.05% ether-souble fraction diet group (EP1 group) and 0.1 % ether-souble fraction diet group (EP2 group). Experimental diets were fed ad libitum to the rats for 3 weeks. The activity of hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) was not significantly different among all the high cholesterol diet groups. The hepatic glutathione peroxidase (GSHpx) activity in MP2 group was increased to 27% compared to HC group. The activity of hepatic catalase (CAT) was not significantly different among the all high cholesterol diet groups. The hepatic glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in the EP1 and EP2 groups were increased to 12% and 13%, respectively, as compared to HC group. The levels of hepatic TBARS in the MP1, MP2, EP1 and EP2 groups were reduced by 18%, 21%, 20% and 23%, respectively, as compared with HC group. The contents of lipofuscin in liver was not significantly different among all the experimental groups. The results indicated that PL seeds extract may be reduced oxidative damage by activating antioxidative defense system of hepatic in rats fed high-cholesterol diets. (Korean J Nutrition 36(8): 793∼800, 2003)

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.447-450
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• 2002

Previously, a methanol extract from seeds of Paeonia lactiflora was shown to have a potent inhibitory activities against tyrosinase and soybean lipoxygenase (SLO). Seven stilbenes, trans-resveratrol-4-Ο-$\beta$-D-glucoside, trans resveratrol, trans-$\varepsilon$-viniferin, cis-$\varepsilon$-viniferin, gnetin H, suffruticosol A and B were isolated from the seeds as active principles for inhibition of the enzymatic activity. Among them, the resveratrol trimer, gnetin H exhibited the most potent inhibitory activities against tyrosinase and SLO, respectively. Additionally, the resveratrol dimers, trans-$\varepsilon$-viniferin and cis-$\varepsilon$-viniferin exhibited significant inhibitory activity against the two oxidative enzymes. Meanwhile, three other stilbene derivatives, such as trans-resveratrol, suffruticosol A and suffruticosol B had also weak inhibition activity. The least inhibitory activity was observed in transresveratrol-4-Ο-$\beta$-D-glucoside. These results suggest that resveratrol dimers and trimer in the seeds of Paeonia lactiflora are potentially useful therapeutic agents against pathological disorders such as hyperpigmentation and inflammation.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.843-848
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• 2011

In Korea, China, and Japan, Paeonia lactiflora Pall (PL) has been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, and fever for more than 1200 years. It has been reported that PL has protective effects against $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress and LPS-induced liver inflammation. However cellular and molecular mechanism of PL protection against oxidative stress has not fully been elucidated. Here, we describe that the water-soluble extract of PL decreased $H_2O_2$-induced hepatotoxicity. This hepatoprotective effect of PL is reason to decrease the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increase expression of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and heat shock protein 72 (HSP72) which proteins are involved in protecting the cells from stress like as oxidative stress. We also elucidated that hepatoprotective effect of PL was abolished by knock down of HO-1 and HSP72 by siRNA. These results suggest that the increasing of HO-1 and HSP72 protein by PL treatment might be participated in hepatoprotective effect against oxidative stress such as $H_2O_2$.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.249-254
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• 1997

From Korean cultivated peony root, paeoniflorin and albiflorin, which are generally considered to be principal components of peony root, were isolated by silicagel column chromatography. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods $(UV,\;FT-IR,\;^1H{\cdot}^{13}C-NMR)$ and their purities were 98% and 93%, respectively. The concentrations of paeoniflorin and albiflorin in ten Korean cultivated peony lines were determined by reverse phase HPLC. The concentrations of paeoniflorin ranged from 1. 56 to 4.04% and those of albiflorin ranged from 0.04 to 1. 98% in ten Korean cultivated lines. In the ten cultivated lines, the concentrations of albiflorin in Punggi lines were higher than other lines.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.291-294
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• 1997

The experiments were carried out to determine the optimum conditions for the direct embrogenesis from the cotyledon derived zygotic embryo culture of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. Different peony tissues derived from zygotic embryos were cultured on MS medium with and without 2,4-D. Somatic embryos were formed from the cotyledons cultured on the medium without 2,4-D. The somatic embryogenesis from cotyledons was promoted in the growth regulator-free MS medium containing 1.65~3.3 g/L $NH_4NO_3$ and 30~40 g/L sucrose. The maximum frequency (80.0%) of somatic embryo formation was obtained from the cotyledons excised from zygotic embryos that cultured on MS medium containing 3.3 g/L $NH_4NO_3$. Epicotyl and roots were elongated from a somatic embryo by adding 0.3 mg/L GA$_3$ in the medium or the cold treatment at 4$^{\circ}C$ more than three weeks at 4$^{\circ}C$.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.115-118
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• 1998

This experiments were carried out to determine the optimum concentrations of plant growth regulators for the direct embryogenesis from the cotyledon culture of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. Zygotic embryos rescued from true seeds were developed abnormally in the medium containing ABA. But somatic embryogenesis from cotyledons of abnormal seedlings was induced more effectively. Also the somatic embryogenesis from cotyledons was promoted in the medium containing ABA. The frequency of embryogenesis was maximum(59.9%) from the cotyledons cultured on MS medium containing 0.5 mg/L ABA on which the frequency of somatic embryos with two cotyledons was 22.6%.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.47-51
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• 1995

This study was conducted to investigate the possibility of obtaining platelets via somatic embryogenesis as a means of in vivo mass propagation in Paeonia lactiflora Pall.. When cultured on MS medium with 0.5 mg/L 2, 4-D, filament explants formed calli. UPon transfer to basal medium the calli gave rise to somatic embryos at a frequency of 38%. Additional of 3g/L activated charcoal enhanced the frequency to 60%. Mature embryos preheated at 5$^{\circ}C$ for 2 weeks had 37% germination on medium with 0.3 mg/L GA$_3$. The germinated embryos developed to complete plantlet when cultured on medium with 2mg/L BA.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.245-251
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• 2013

Paeonia lactiflora is a valuable natural resource for horticulture and traditional Chinese medicine. To propose conservation strategy and future utility of the wild Paeonia lactiflora populations recently found around the Gyeongju National Park, genetic diversity analysis using microsatellite markers were performed. Three populations in and near the Gyeongju N.P. and one population from Jilin, China were analyzed for five microsatellite markers, producing 61 alleles with mean observed heterozygosity($H_o$) of 0.452. $F_{ST}$ value (0.11642) suggested moderate level of genetic differentiation among the populations, and hierarchical AMOVA suggested most of the genetic variation resides within/among the individuals rather than among-population. While AMOVA with $F_{ST}$ suggested lack of genetic differentiation between the regional (Korean vs. Chinese) populations, AMOVA with $R_{ST}$, which incorporates the allele sizes, suggested considerable differentiation between them, but without significant statistical support. STRUCTURE analysis also suggested segregation of regional populations with presence of gene flow among the three Gyeongju N.P. populations. Considering small population size and scarcity of mature individuals, further protection and long-term monitoring are needed.