• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 2007

Over the last few years, the endophytic bacterial community associated with citrus has been studied as an important component interacting with Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of citrus variegated chlorosis(CVC). This bacterium may also colonize some model plants, such as Catharanthus roseus and Nicotiana clevelandii. In the present study, we compared the endophytic colonization of Citrus sinensis and Catharanthus rose us using the endophytic bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae. We chose an appropriate strain, K. pneumoniae 342 (Kp342), labeled with the GFP gene. This strain was inoculated onto seedlings of C. sinensis and C. roseus. The isolation frequency was determined one week after the inoculation and the endophytic colonization of K. pneumoniae was observed using fluorescence microscopy. Although the endophytic bacterium was more frequently isolated from C. roseus than from C. sinensis, the colonization profiles for both host plants were similar, suggesting that C. roseus could be used as a model plant to study the interaction between endophytic bacteria and X. fastidiosa.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.179-189
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• 2008

We established an efficient plant regeneration system for Catharanthus roseus L. (G.) Don through somatic embryogenesis. Embryogenic callus was induced from hypocotyl of seed germinated in vitro. Somatic embryogenesis in Catharanthus has been categorized into three distinct stages: (1) initiation and proliferation of embryo; (2) maturation, and; (3) germination or plantlet conversion. Beside plant growth regulators, various stages of embryogenesis were screened for their response to a wide variety of factors (pH, gelrite, light, sugar alcohols, polyethyleneglycol and amino acids), which affect embryogenesis. All of the tested factors had a small to marked influence on embryogeny and eventual conversion to plantlets. The plantlets were acclimatized successfully in a greenhouse. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing a detailed study of various cultural factors which regulate embryogenesis in C. roseus. The results discussed in this paper may be used in mass propagation to produce medicinal raw material, and the embryo precursor cells could be used in genetic modification programmes that aim to improve the alkaloid yield as well.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1294-1298
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• 2007

Two new compounds lanast-5,8-dien-3β-ol-27-oic acid-3β-D-glucopyranosyl (4'-1'')-10'',11''-dimethoxy anthracene (1), 2-methoxy-6-(n-nonacontan-5'',6''-dionyl)-11-hydroxy-13-methyl-11β-D-rhamnopyranoside anthracene (2) have been isolated from the hairy root cultures of Catharanthus roseus. Their structures have been elucidated with the help of 500 MHz NMR using one- and two-dimensional NMR in combination with IR, EI/MS, FAB/MS and HRFABMS spectroscopy.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2007

One new compound, 3,7,11,19,23,27-hexamethyl-15-hydroxymethylene-n-octacos-5,8,20-triene-10β,18α- diol-10β-D-glucopyranoside (1), along with the three known compounds, 3-epibetulinic acid (2), n-pentadecanyl octa-dec-19-en-oate (3) and β-sitosterol (4) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the cultured Catharanthus roseus hairy roots. The structures of the one new and three known compounds were elucidated using one- and two-dimensional NMR in combination with IR, EI/MS, FAB/MS. To the best of our knowledge, 3,7,11,19,23,27-hexamethyl-15-hydroxymethylene-n-octacos-5,8,20-triene-10β,18α-diol-10β-D-glucopyranoside, 3-epibetulinic acid and n-pentadecanyl octa-dec-19-en-oate were identified for the first time from the hairy roots of C. roseus.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.407-412
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• 1991

The extraction of indole alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus using the supercritital carbon dioxide with ethanol was performed in various temperature and pressure conditions. The contents of vindoline in the extracts were determined by HPLC. In this study, the flow rate of cosolvent ehtanol was 20.4$\mu$l/min, about 3 wt.% of flow rate of supercritical carbon dioxide. However the effect of ethanol on the yield of extracted vindoline was not significant.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1991

To produce economically important indole alkaloids by cell cultures, we selected protoplastsderived clones (protoclones) of vinca (Catharanthus roseus) for high yields of catharanthine and ajmalicine. Protoplasts were enzymatically isolated from suspension-cultured cells. The highest plating efficiency (1%) was obtained when protoplasts were plated at a density of 1$\times$105 protoplasts/ml in a culture medium solidified with 0.4% Seaplaque agarose. The growth rates of 40 protoclones subcultured on a solid medium varied over a wide range. Protoclone VPC-6, which had the highest growth rate, was observed to produce relatively high yields of catharanthine and ajmalicine when cultured in a liquid medium. Although the original cell line did not produce catharanthine at a detectable level by HPLC, protoclone VPC-10 produced it at a level of 5.9$\mu\textrm{g}$/g fresh weight of cells for 10 days of culture. Under the same conditions, protoclone VPC-15 produced ajmalicine at a level of 133.6$\mu\textrm{g}$/g, of which productivity was improved about ,3 times than that of the original cell line. The results indicate that differences in the growth rate and indole alkaloid yield among the protoclones reflect the somaclonal variation in suspnsion-cultured cells.

• 생약학회지
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• 제11권3_4호통권43호
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• pp.173-180
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• 1980

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.248-256
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• 2012

Aza-indoles are important pharmacophores that have similar size and biological properties of indole. Here we have synthesized 4- and 7-azaindole tryptamines and showed that they are successfully incorporated in the biosynthesis of monoterepene indole alkaloids (MIAs) to form novel azaindole alkaloids by enzymatic reactions of strictosidine synthase(STR) and strictosidine glucosidase(SDG) monitored by UPLC/MS. By using HPLC equipped with a HPLC photo diode array(PDA) detector, each of the UV spectra of azaindole alkaloids was obtained and characterized. When hydrophilicity of azaindole alkaloids was compared, 4-azaindole alkaloids were more hydrophilic than 7-azaindole alkaloids.

• 한국식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물학회 1995년도 식물학심포지움 식물로부터 유용 2차대사산물의 생산 PRODUCTION OF USEFUL SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM PLANTS
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• pp.27-39
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• 1995

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.212-216
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• 2002

일일초의 vinblastine 함량과 항산화 및 항미생물의 품종별, 부위별 활성을 조사하였다. vinblastine은 식물체내에 극소량 존재하며 9매품종의 잎에서 대부분 검출이 되었다. 특히 Cooler Coconut의 잎에서의 검출량이 $134.08{\mu}g/ml$로 다른 분획물에 비해 10배 가량 높은 수치를 보였다. 항산화 활성 검증에서는 Stardust Orchid의 잎과 Cooler Rose의 잎의 추출물이 각각 $RC50=17,\;18\;{\mu}g/ml$로 항산화 효과가 높음을 알 수 있었다. 부위별로는 대체적으로 잎, 꽃, 뿌리의 순으로 나타났다. 항미생물 활성 검증에서는 모든 품종의 잎이 꽃보다 높은 활성을 보였으며, 특히 Cooler Rose와 Cooler Strawberry가 활성이 좋게 나타났다. 이상의 시험 결과 항산화 활성이 높은 품종이 항미생물 활성에서도 좋은 결과를 보여주었다. 항산화 활성과 항미생물 활성이 높은 품종을 이용하여 앞으로 이를 이용한 여러 약품이나 식품의 개발이 기대된다.