• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to investigate antioxidant activities of freeze-dried, main root, and fine root of ginseng (Panax ginseng CA. Meyer), which were extracted with various solvents including ethanol, methanol, and water. Ethanol extracts in both parts showed the most powerful scavenging activities against DPPH radicals. Especially, ethanol extract of fine root had higher reducing power and antioxidant capacity than that of main root. The highest antioxidant activity in linoleic acid emulsion system was also observed in fine root extracted with ethanol, followed by methanol and water. Both ferrous ion chelating activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of extracts were increased with the increase of extracts concentration. These results suggest that ethanol extract of fine root of ginseng has the most effective antioxidant capacity compared to the methanol and water extracts tested in the present study. Thus it can be applied for the effective extraction of functional material from ginseng for the usage of pharmaceutical and/or food industries.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2008

Protoplasts of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer and Aralia continentalis K. (Araliaceae) were isolated from callus cells and mesophyll cells, respectively. The maximum yield of protoplasts isolated from callus cells of P. ginseng were obtained by incubation for 3 hrs in the enzyme mixture of 0.5% macerozyme, 1.5% cellulase, and 0.5 M mannitol as an osmoticum. In the case of mesophyll cells of A. continentalis, the highest yield of protoplasts were obtained by incubation for 5 hrs in the enzyme mixture of 1% macerozyme, 2% cellulase, and 0.6 M mannitol. A polyethylene glycol (PEG) treatment induced an intergeneric fusion of the protoplasts. The fusion products, that is, heterokaryocytes were obtained by treatment of 50% PEG containing 0.05 M Ca salts.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.221-227
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• 1990

The aqueous extract of fresh ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) contains a macromolecular fraction that showed mitogenic and co-mitogenic activities in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Purification of the crude extract by size (ultrafiltration, Sephadex G-200) and charge (DEAE-cellulose, DEAE-Sepharose) yielded a semi.purified fraction (DS-3). This fraction contains at least three subgroups of anionic macromolecules with apparent molecular weight greater than 600 kilodaltons. It is a glycoprotein with a large amount of glucuronic acid. It acts as a mitogen in both T and B cells of human peripheral blood lymphocytes. It could also potentiate the mitogenic action of Concanavalin A in lymphocyte T cells. Such potentiation is not due to increased binding of Concanavalin A to the cell surface. Its mitogenic and co-mitogenic effects do depend on the presence of extracellular Ca2+.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.105-113
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• 1989

This study was conducted to determine the cause of the occurence of marginal leaf chlorosis in ginseng plants (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), and to determine its emersion in fields (practically) and in pots (experimentally). The following results were obtained. In the Present investigation, ginseng plants raised in acidic soil containing a high a moue t of Mn showed marginal leaf chlorosis. Henre it Ivas suggested that the shoot growth and root weights became grad gractually lower. The leaves having marginal leaf chlorosis contained low amounts of N, P,. Ca, Mg, and Na and the Fe/Mn ratios were low. There was a corresponding increase in Mn uptake. It was founrl that in soils where marginal leaf chlorisis occured the pH urar brlolv 4.2 to 4.9 and the Ca, Mg and Na content was decreased thus effectively increasing the available manganese in the soil. The Mn/Fe ratios in the yellow leaf margins of ginseng Plants affected by the Mn toxicity was over 2.0 compared to the general Mn/Fe ratio of 0.50 for healthily leaves, stems and roots. Typically when ginseng plants grow fields having soil with a pH below about 5.0, there tenor to be an uptake of excess Mn. When ginseng plants are grown in a nutrient sand culture solution It with an increased Mn concentration, they accumulate large amounts of Mn in the roots and in the shoots. In both casts marginal leaf chlorosis appeared in the emersions. In the Present investigation, ginseng plants raised in acidic soil and containing a high amount of Mn showed marginal leaf chlorosis.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.131-134
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• 1993

Panaxadiol (PD) from Korean red ginseng C.A. Meyer did not control the concentration of cytosolic free $Ca^{2+}$ influxes by thrombin (5 $\mu$/ml). However, PD strongly inhibited the synthesis of thromboxane. $A_2$ (TX$A_2$) in the aggregation of human platelets induced by thrombin (5 $\mu$/ml). These rexults suggest that PD blocks the any Pathway transforming to TX$A_2$ from arachidonic acid (AA) which release out of plasma membrane phospholipids by $Ca^{2+}$-dependent phospholipase C or phospholipase $A_2$. It may be also concluded that PD has the antiplatelet function by inhibiting the synthesis of TX$A_2$, which known to be the potent stimulator of the aggregation of human platelet.

• 약학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.466-472
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• 1991

Petroleum ether extracts of panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (GPEE) were tested for the evaluation of anticlastogenic effects against benzo(a)pyrene-induced micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes using mouse bone marrow micronucleus test. When the GPEE was singly administered before benzo(a)pyrene injection, GPEE showed significant anticlastogenic effect at $50{\sim}200\;mg/kg$. When the GPEE was multiply administered for 5 consecutive days before benzo(a)pyrene injection, GPEE showed potent anticlastogenic effect, even at the low doses, $5{\sim}50\;mg/kg/day$. As a control experiment, GPEE was administered without benzo(a)pyrene injection to demonstrate a clastogenic effect of this extract. When the range of $1{\sim}200\;mg/kg/day$ for 5 consecutive days was administered to mice, it was found that there was no increase of MNPCEs frequency.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2000

인삼 (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer)의 뿌리로부터 유도한 모상근의 proton 방출은 철이온의 결핍 또는 nitrate나 ammonium이온에 의해 증가되었다. 철이온 결핍에 의한 수소이온 방출의 증가는 정단 조직에서 나타나는 반면에 nitrate와 ammonium 이온에 의한 수소이온 방출은 기저부위에서 높게 나타났다. 배지의 pH변화에 따른 무기이온의 흡수는 무기이온의 종류에 따라 다양한 양상을 나타냈다. $Ca^{2＋}$, $Mg^{2＋}$ 그리고 Fe$^{2＋}$ 는 pH 4.8 에서 가장 높은 흡수를 나타냈으며, Mn$^{2＋}$, $Zn^{2＋}$ 그리고 Cu$^{2＋}$ 는 pH 3.8에서 가장 높았다. HPLC를 이용한 유리당 및 ginsenoside분석에서, 인삼모상근 유리당 구성의 주성분은 sucrose, glucose 그리고 fructose 였으며, glucose와 fructose는 pH 6.8에서 sucrose는 pH 4.8 에서 함량이 가장 높았다. 반면에 ginsenosides와 phenolic compound의 함량은 MS 배지의 표준인 pH 5.8 에서 가장 높았다. pH 변화에 대한 인삼모상근의 이러한 생리적 반응은 인삼근의 적변유발과 관련된 무기이온의 mobilization 및 흡수기작의 구명을 위한 모델 시스템으로 이용할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2003

순계 분리된 인삼의 우수 계통으로부터 염류내성 계통을 선발하기 위하여 배배양으로부터 유기된 인삼 개체를 염류 종류와 농도별 차이에 따라 엽병의 생장율과 생존율을 조사한 결과 N, P, K 그리고 Na와 Fe의 복합처리구에서는 10배 이상의 농도로 첨가된 처리구 모두에서 엽병의 생장과 개체의 생존율이 전혀 이뤄지지 않는 것으로 나타났으나 K 처리구에서만 다수의 생존개체를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 Ca 10배 처리구와 Mg 20배 처리구까지는 비교적 엽병의 생장과 개체의 생존이 유지되는 것으로 나타났다. 7가지 염류 모두를 복합처리한 결과에서도 1.25와 2.5배 처리구에서만 약간의 생장을 보였을 뿐 5배 이상 처리한 고농도에서는 생장과 생존을 모두 불가능한 것으로 나타나 인삼의 염류내성 계통을 선발하기 위한 종합염류 농도는 2.5배 수준으로 처리하는 것이 적절하리라 사료된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.389-392
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• 1996

한국백삼 및 홍삼에서 조다당체 획분을 분리하여 이의 이화학적 성질을 검토하였다. 분리된 조다당체 획분중 백삼에서 얻어진 회분은 95.1%의 glucose를 함유하고 있었고 홍삼에서 분리된 획분은 89.9%의 glucose를 함유하고 있었다. 홍삼에서 분리된 조다당체 획분의 양은 15.1%이었고 백삼에서 분리된 조다당체 획분의 양은 9.6%이었다 한편 홍삼에 함유된 산성 다당체의 함량은 4.3%이었고 백삼에 함유된 산성 다당체의 함량은 2.5%이었다. 조다당체 획분의 주요한 무기물 분석 결과 Na과 Ca은 백삼 및 홍삼에서 모두 높게 나타났으나 Cu, Zn, Fe, Mg 등의 무기물은 홍삼보다 백삼의 조다당체 획분에서 현저하게 높은 경향이었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2006

Ginseng (Panax ginseng CA. Meyer) hairy root cultures, which are established via the infection of ginseng root discs with Rhizobium rhizogenes, have been used to construct profiles of both biomass growth and nutrient consumption in flask cultures. In a 250 mL shake flask culture, the maximum biomass was observed on the 59th day of the culture period, at 216.8 g (fresh wt) per liter or 11.4 g (dry wt) per liter. The hairy roots were determined to have a growth rate of 0.355 g-DW/g cells/day during the exponential growth phase and a maximum specific growth rate on day 7. Total ginseng saponin and phenolic compound contents were noted to have increased within the latter portion of the culture period. Linear correlations between increases in biomass weight and nutrient uptake were used to imply the conductivity yield $2.60g-DW/(L{\cdot}mS)$ and carbon yield 0.45 g-DW/(g sugar) in the 250 mL flask cultures. The biomass yield when two different nitrogen sources were used (ammonia and nitrate) was shown to remain approximately constant. at $0.47g-DW/(L{\cdot}mM\;NH_4$) and $0.33g-DW/(L{\cdot}mM\;NO_3$); it remained at these levels for 16 days with the ammonia. and for 24 days with the nitrate. The biomass yield when a phosphate source was used was also shown to remain approximately constant for 9 days, at $3.17g-DW/(L{\cdot}mM\;PO_4$), with an $R^2$ of 0.99.