• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.79-82
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• 2017

An inky cap, Coprinus comatus synthesizes and secretes a laccase in the liquid yeast extract peptone dextrose medium. We have successfully purified the enzyme through the ion-exchange chromatography and the preparative gel electrophoresis. The estimated molecular weight was 67 kDa by the SDS-PAGE analysis. Optimum pH was pH 4.3 and optimum temperature was $25^{\circ}C$. The Km value was 0.45 mM and the Vmax was 0.0132 OD/min/unit for o-tolidine. Purified laccase showed 49.3% decolorizing activity against remazol brilliant blue R (RBBR) and 41.6% decolorizing activity against Poly R-478 after 12 h incubation.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.49-62
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• 2018

This study tries to reveal uplift rates inferred from relative and absolute ages on coastal terrace in the West and South Coasts of South Korea. Uplift rate from relative ages on Pleistocene coastal terrace in the West Coast rangesfrom approximately 0.059 to 0.282 m/ky, while a range of approximately 0.020~0.385 m/ky is calculated from the South Coast, suggesting that the South Coast shows higher rate than the West Coast. Based on absolute ages on coastal terrace during MIS 5 in the South Coast, on the other hand, the uplift rates 1 and 4 have ranges of approximately 0.042~0.062 m/ky and 0.051~0.087 m/ky, respectively, indicating that uplift rate in the South Coast is one-third to one-fourth to that in the East Coast. No research on absolute ages in West Coast terrace and lack of relative and absolute ages in the West and South Coasts are considered as the limit in this study.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.51 no.5
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• pp.345-357
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• 2023

The present study conducted a stem analysis to trace growth information of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and predict the future changes in growth volume. For this purpose, six L. kaempferi trees over 47 years old were cut at 1-2 m intervals from a height of 0.2 m, and circular plates of 5 cm thickness were collected for stem analysis. The analysis indicated that approximately 1-8 years are required to grow up to chest height. The annual height and diameter growth increased rapidly until the trees are 15 years old and gradually decreased after 20 years. The volume of 30-year-old trees in Oegam-ri forests, which were well-managed after artificial reforestation, was 0.4837 m³, whereas that in unmanaged Singi-ri forests was 0.1956 m³. Although the volume of individual trees differed greatly depending on the forest management status, it was found that the volume increased by 1.67-1.76, 2.49, and 3.49 times at 40, 50, and 60 years age, respectively, compared to the legal harvesting age 30. Therefore, factors such as the carbon dioxide reduction effect, forest management benefits, and the condition of trees at the site should be considered before harvesting trees.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2022.09a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2022

경기도 화성시 일대에서 미기록 침입외래식물인 서양전동싸리(Melilotus dentatus)를 발견하여 보고하고자 한다. 본 종은 아시아, 유럽 원산이며, 주로 경작지와 공원, 정원 등의 인공적인 환경에서 발견된다. 국내에서 발견된 서양전동싸리는 경작지 내 작물의 종자와 함께 국내로 유입된 것으로 추정되며, 농수로를 따라 인근 주변에서 약 15개체의 생육이 확인되었다. 국내 전동싸리속은 모두 외래식물로 현재 4종(M. suaveolens, M. albus, M. indicus, M. officianalis)이 보고되었으며 탁엽 기부가 엽병에 합착되고, 3출 우상복엽이며, 긴 총상화서, 난형 또는 난상타원형 열매를 가지는 공통된 형태적 특징으로 서양전동싸리와 혼동되기 쉽다. 그러나 본 종은 탁엽이 피침형이고, 소엽이 장타원형이며, 거치가 뚜렷하고, 배주가 2개이며, 종자의 색이 녹갈색인 특징으로 국내 근연 종들과 구분된다. 본 연구에서는 서양전동싸리의 실체와 생육환경을 확인하고, 그 결과를 바탕으로 형태학적 기재 및 화상자료를 비롯하여 주변식생 목록과종 식별을 위한 검색표를 제시하고자 한다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.110-116
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• 2011

This study examined the growth effects of yeast hydrolysate (YH) and a traditional Korean herbal mixture (HM, a mixture of safflower seed and gasiogapi extract). Three-week old male SD rats were divided into the following five groups: negative control (saline), positive control (foremilk 0.5 g/kg/day), YH (YH 0.5 g/kg/day), HM (HM 0.2 g/kg/day), and YH+HM (YH 0.5 g/kg/day and HM 0.2 g/kg/day). Tibia bone length was 9.22 mm in the normal control rats, while both the YH and YH+HM groups had significantly longer tibia bones than the control rats (9.75 mm and 10.46 mm, respectively). The proximal epiphyses of YH, HM, and YH+HM measured 0.75, 0.70, and 0.75 mm, respectively, while the length in the control group was 0.50 mm. Plasma insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) level was slightly higher in the YH group (1.36 mg/mL) than in the control rats (1.29 mg/mL), but the difference was not significant. Plasma IGF-1 level was significantly increased in the HM (1.49 mg/mL) and YH+HM (1.53 mg/mL) groups compared to the control group (1.29 mg/mL). Growth hormone (GH) levels in YH (17.45 ng/mL), HM (15.49 ng/mL), and YH+HM (16.07 ng/mL) were significantly different compared to the control group (3.63 ng/mL).