• Ocean Science Journal
• /
• 제40권4호
• /
• pp.209-212
• /
• 2005

In the present study, we have tested the effects of 21 salt marsh plants on cell proliferation of mouse immune cells (spleen and thymus) using MTT assay in culture. The methanolic extracts of six salt marsh plants (Rosa rugosa, Ixeris tamagawaensis, Artemisia capillaris, Tetragonia tetragonoides, Erigeron annus, and Glehnia littoralis) showed very powerful suppressive effects of mouse immune cell death and significant activities of cell proliferation in vitro. Especially, the methanolic extract of Rosa rugosa was found to have fifteen times compared to the control treatment, demonstrating that Rosa rugosa may have a potent stimulation effect on immune cell proliferation. These results suggest that several salt marsh plants including Rosa rugosa could be useful for further study as an immunomodulating agent.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XII)
• /
• pp.673-675
• /
• 2003

The antioxidant activities of methanol and dichloromethane extracts of eighteen salt marsh plants were tested by using 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl(DPPH) at a $100{\mu}g/ml$ concentrations. The methanol extracts of four salt marsh plants(Rosa rugosa Thunberg, Erigeron annuus, Ixeris tamagawaensis kitamura, Artemisia capillaris Thunberg) were found to be most effective in DPPH radical scavenging activity. The DPPH radical scavenging effect of these plants was Artemisia capillaris Thunberg(88.67%), Rosa rugosa Thunberg(87.51%), Erigeron annuus(78.49%), Ixeris tamagawaensis kitamura(69.99%) in order and was comparable with that of natural antioxidant, L-ascorbic acid(96.64%). The next effective ones were the methanol extracts of Teragonia tetragonoides(58.66%) and the dichloromethane extracts of Artemisia capillaris Thunberg(54.67%) and the others did not show a considerable activity. These salt marsh plants were evaluated using the pyrogallol UV-VIS spectrophotometeric method to generate superoxide anion. Among them, the dichloromethane extracts of four salt marsh plants and the methanol extracts of fifteen ones were weak superoxide dismutase-like activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제31권3호
• /
• pp.408-418
• /
• 2021

The diversity and plant growth-promoting ability of fungal endophytes that are associated with five halophytic plant species (Phragmites australis, Suaeda australis, Limonium tetragonum, Suaeda glauca Bunge, and Suaeda maritima) growing in the Buan salt marsh on the west coast of South Korea have been explored. About 188 fungal strains were isolated from these plant samples' roots and were then studied with the use of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2). The endophytic fungal strains belonged to 33 genera. Alternaria (18%) and Fusarium (12.8%), of the classes Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes, were most rampant in the coastal salt marsh plants. There was a higher diversity in fungal endophytes that are isolated from S. glauca Bunge than in isolates from other coastal salt marsh plants. Plant growth-promoting experiments with the use of Waito-C rice seedlings show that some of the fungal strains could encourage a more efficient growth than others. Furthermore, gibberellins (GAs) GA1, GA3, and GA9 were seen in the Sa-1-4-3 isolate (Acrostalagmus luteoalbus) culture filtrate with a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
• /
• 제42권1호
• /
• pp.12-19
• /
• 2018

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between soil environmental factors and halophyte distribution in the west coast of South Korea. Soils of our study sites were categorized into two groups: salt marsh and estuary marsh. Results: Salinity was higher in the salt marsh group than that in the estuary marsh group. However, total nitrogen, silt, and clay contents were higher in the estuary marsh group than those in the salt marsh group. Although altitude had a wider range in the salt marsh group, the mean altitude was higher in the estuary marsh group than that in the salt marsh group. Annual halophytes of seed propagation species were distributed parallel to the coast line on salt marsh. Higher coverage of vegetation was found in the area closer to the coast line. Plant density was higher near dead parental plants in estuary marsh, showing less difference in area that was more distant from the coast line. Conclusions: Results of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) for vegetation distribution and sediment environmental factors and germination analysis in the coast line showed significant relationship with halophyte distribution. Therefore, they can be used as an indicator of coastal plant movement due to sea level rise.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제50권2호
• /
• pp.74-77
• /
• 2007

Crude extracts of 69 marine organisms (27 salt marsh plants and 42 seaweeds) were screened for the inhibitory activity against the protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1) in vitro. The most active extracts were methanol extracts from Derbesia marina (80.6% in inhibitory activity) and Symphycladia latiscula (85.6%) at the concentration of $15{\mu}g/mL$. Methanol extracts of Codium adhaerens and Hisikia fuziformis were moderately inhibitory with 71.2 and 69.1% inhibition, respectively. It was peculiar that only the extracts from seaweeds show inhibitory activity where those from salt marsh plants do not show any significant effect.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
• /
• 제8권3호
• /
• pp.153-161
• /
• 1985

Energy flow through the trophic levels was studied at a salt marsh ecosystem distinguished into low and high marsh. Gross primary productions of Suaedeto-Salicornietum and Artemisieto-Limonietum at low marsh were 8, 299 and 13, 154kca/$m^2$/yr, and those of Calama-grostetum and Sonchuso-Setaetum at high marsh were 17, 899 and 15, 177kca/$m^2$/yr, respectively. Efficiencies of solar energy utilization of plants were 1.7 and 2.6% at the former, and were 3.6 and 3.2% at the latter. Of gross productions, net primary productions were 3, 977 and 5, 280kca/m2/yr at low marsh and were 6, 354 and 5, 329kca/$m^2$/yr at high marsh, and the remainder, 52~67%, was consumed by respiration of plants. A small amount (0.03~0.04%) of the net primary production was flowed through grazing food chain and most amout was transferred into dead parts. Of dead parts, 40% was accuulated as litter and the rest was decomposed into detritus. In the detritus food chain, a little energy was utilized by detritus feeder, and a major by microorganism. The amounts of energy flowed through grazing and detritus feeders at high marsh were much more than those at low marsh, but tertary production as spider was Vice versa.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
• /
• 제37권3호
• /
• pp.131-137
• /
• 2014

To investigate the solute pattern of salt marsh plants in Suncheon Bay in Korea, plants and soil samples were collected at three sites from July to September 2011. The soil pH around the investigated species was weakly alkaline, 6.9-8.1. The total ion and Cl- content of site 1 gradually increased, while those of site 2 and site 3 were lowest in August and highest in September. The exchangeable $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and $K^+$ in the soil were relatively constant during the study period, but the soil exchangeable $Na^+$ content was variable. Carex scabrifolia and Phragmites communis had constant leaf water content and very high concentrations of soluble carbohydrates during the study period. However, Suaeda malacosperma and S. japonica had high leaf water content and constant very low soluble carbohydrate concentrations. Carex scabrifolia accumulated similar amounts of $Na^+$ and $K^+$ ions in its leaves. Phragmites communis contained a high concentration of $K^+$ ions. Suada japonica and S. malacosperma had more $Na^+$ and $Cl^-$ ions than $K^+$ ions in their leaves. Suaeda japonica had higher levels of glycine betaine in its leaves under saline conditions than C. scabrifolia and P. communis. Consequently, the physiological characteristics of salt marsh chenopodiaceous plants (S. japonica and S. malacosperma) were the high storage capacity for inorganic ions (especially alkali cations and chloride) and accumulation of glycine betaine, but monocotyledonous plant species (C. scabrifolia and P. communis) showed high $K^+$concentrations, efficient regulation of ionic uptake, and accumulation of soluble carbohydrates. These characteristics might enable salt marsh plants to grow in saline habitats.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
• /
• 제12권1호
• /
• pp.1-7
• /
• 1989

낙동강 하구 옥류등에 형성되어 있는 갈대, 천일사초 및 갯잔디 군락의 실소와 린의 동태를 조사하였다. 실소와 린의 흡수량 및 현존량은 식물군락의 물질생산과 단위 무게당 이들 무기영양소의 함량이 달랐다. 실소의 연 흡수량은 갈대, 천일사초, 갯잔디 군락에서 각각 224, 111 그리고 156 kg/ha이었고, 린의 연 흡수량은 각각 22, 29 그리고 21 kg/ha이었다. 염습지의 관속식물 군집은 다량의 질소와 인을 흡수하기 때문에 연안수의 당영양화를 일시적으로 경감시키는 역할을 할 수 있는 것으로 생각되었다.

• KSBB Journal
• /
• 제19권1호
• /
• pp.57-61
• /
• 2004

본 연구에서는 항산화 활성을 갖는 유용한 선도 물질을 찾기 위한 일환으로 20종의 염생식물의 추출물에 대해 peroxynitrite와 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 해당화 (Rosa rugosa), 개망초 (Erigeron annus), 냇씀바귀(Ixeris tamagawaensis), 띠 (Imperata cylindrica), 범행초(Tetragonia tetragonoides), 사철쑥 (Artemisia capillaris)의 MeOH 추출물에서 우수한 DPPH 라디칼 소거 효과가 확인되었다. 또한, 해당화(Rosa rugosa), 개망초 (Erigeron annus), 칠면초 (Suaeda japonica), 냇씀바귀 (Ixeris tamagawaensis), 띠 (Imperata cylindrica), 갯방풍 (Glehnia littoralis), 함초(Salicornia herbacea), 해국 (Aster spathulifolius), 범행초 (Tetragonia tetragonoides)의 MeOH 추출물과 CH$_2$Cl$_2$ 추출물에서 각각 peroxynitrite의 소거효과가 관찰되었다. 그 중에서도 해당화 MeOH 추출물의 DPPH 래디칼 소거효과는 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ (f.c.) 농도에서 87.51%로 나타났고, peroxynitrite 소거효과는 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 농도에서 표품의 ONOO를 첨가했을 때 97.03%와 SIN-1을 첨가했을 때 98.48%로서 가장 강력한 항산화활성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 해당화의 peroxynitrite의 효과는 대조군으로 사용된 penicillamine보다도 우수하며, L-ascorbic acid와 비슷한 효과였다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.289-298
• /
• 2006

만경강 하구역 염습지에서 조사된 관속식물은 10과 25속 29종 3변종으로 총32종류(taxa)가 조사되었으며, 귀화식물은 5과 6속 6종 1변종 총7종류(taxa)이 조사되었다. 식물의 생활형에서 휴면형은 반지중식물(H)이 10종, 31.3%로서 1년생식물의 10종과 동일하게 분포하고 있으며 번식형에서는 중력산포형이 23종으로 71.9%로 나타났다. 생육형을 보면 직립형이 9종, 총생형이 9종, 후직립형이 5종으로 조사되었다. 식생의 특징은 조간대가 넓게 펼쳐져 있어서 조수의 영향을 강하게 받고 있다. 식생의 구성종으로는 칠면초가 가장 높은 우점도를 보이고 있으며, 갯개미취, 모새달, 갈대, 비쑥, 천일사초 등이 주로 나타난다. 표조작법에 따라 식물군락을 분류한 결과 칠면초 군락, 갯개미취-비쑥 군락, 해홍나물 군락, 해홍나물-칠면초 군락, 천일사초 군락, 갈대 군락, 털물참새피 군락, 갯개미취 군락, 칠면초-갯개미취 군락, 갯개미취-칠면초 군락, 모새달 군락의 11개 군락으로 구분되어졌으며, 염습지내 식생의 분포는 저위염습지와 고위염습지의 지형적 차이에 큰 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 보인다. 칠면초 군락은 우리나라 서남해안 갯벌 염습지의 우점종으로서 본 조사지역내 저위염습지에서는 순군락을 이루고 있다. 염습지의 수로, 습지, 해안하구 주변에서는 주로 갈대가 군락을 이루고 있으며, 기수지 역, 염습지내 토사가 퇴적된 곳 등에서는 천일사초가 집중반상으로 군락을 이루고 있다.