• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.461-467
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• 2017

Shrimps infected with WSSV(White Spot Syndrome Virus) generally exhibit white spots in their inner space of carapaces as an acute clinical sign. In an effort to identify the correlation between this acute clinical sign and the condition, the index factors (RNA/DNA concentration and ratio, trypsin activity) were analyzed. A total 580 farmed Fenneropenaeus chinensis and 130 Lithopenaeus vannamei were collected from western and southern fifteen outdoor ponds in Korea. The status of the white spot pathology was divided into four stages (stage 0, stage I, stage II, and stage III), in accordance with the clinical signs as to the size and area of white spots. A significant decrease in RNA concentration and RNA/DNA ratio for multi-infected fleshy prawn (WSSV and vibrio sp.) occurred during the stage III (the whole carapace is covered with a white spot). In particular, RNA/DNA ratio was significantly lower as $1.47{\pm}0.04$ than other groups. A similar trend was also found in the single infection (WSSV), but the decrease was less than the multi-infection. In the species comparison, both species were vulnerable to the multi-infection, but L. vannamei was more sensitive than F. chinensis(ANOVA, p<0.05): A significant decrease in RNA concentration and RNA/DNA ratio was first found in stage II for the former species, while it was found in stage III for the latter species. Trypsin activity was also showed a similar tendency with nucleic acid variation. Multi-infected shrimp showed drastically decrease of trypsin activity. According to the results, clinical signs of the white spot under carapace have an only physiological effect on shrimp if they covered entirely with white spots.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 1973

As a continuation of efforts to elucidate the influence of ginseng upon nucleic acid content of various tissues, a study was carried out which measured testicular RNA and DNA contents of rats following administration of ginseng. Thirty male rats $(body\;weight:\;180{\sim}230\;gm)$ were equally divided into a ginseng and a saline group. Once a day for 5 days they received subcutaneously 0.5 m1/100 gm body weight of ginseng extract solution (4 mg of ginseng alcohol extract in 1 ml of saline), and the same amount of satire, respectively. On the 5th experimental day, all animals were sacrificed 2 hours after the last medication and their testicular RNA and DNA contents were measured using the chemical method of Schmidt-Thannhauser-Schneider. Following results were obtained: 1. Testicular RNA and DNA contents were significantly higher in the ginseng group than in the saline group. 2. RNA/DNA ratio of the testis was lower in the ginseng group than in the saline group. However, the two groups did not differ significantly with regard to the RNA/DNA ratio. The ginseng is inferred to raise RNA and DNA contents of testis in rats.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.296-301
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• 2017

We conducted a study to 1) determine the indicators of gonadal maturity in male and female Korean walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma for the purposes of artificial insemination; 2) establish the RNA/DNA ratio of mature eggs in this species; and 3) monitor the effect of refrigerated storage on egg viability and the motility of sperm collected from dead adult males. During the spawning season, the color of female gonads changed from orange to transparent, and that of male gonads changed from pale orange to milky white. The DNA content and RNA/DNA ratio of mature eggs were maintained without significant changes for approximately 6 h when eggs were preserved at $4^{\circ}C$. Sperm could be obtained from both milt and undiluted semen. Sperm obtained from milt ceased moving on the second day after isolation, while over 60% of sperm obtained from semen showed movement until the 13th day. Seven attempts were made to artificially inseminate mature eggs, of which two resulted in successful fertilization. The successful inseminations produced 94,000 and 5,000 fertilized eggs, respectively. This study shows that artificial insemination of walleye pollock is a viable strategy when natural propagation is not possible.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2002

젖소 난소 황체에 있어서 중심강의 유무에 따른 황체 조직 중의 total protein, DNA 및 RNA 함량을 조사하여 중심강이 있는 황체와 중심강이 없는 황체간의 기능성을 구명하고자 수행한 시험에서 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 중심강이 없는 황체의 total, supernatant 및 Pellt protein의 함량은 각각 32.83, 16.87 및 15.96 mg/g wet tissue이었고, 중심강이 있는 황체의 그것들은 각각 29.62, 16.10 및 13.52 mg/g wet tissue으로서 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p〉0.05). 2. DNA 함량은 중심강이 없는 황체가 1.99mg/g wet tissue이었고 중심 강이 있는 황체가 1.32mg/g wet tissue으로 중심강이 없는 황체와 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이(p＜0.05)를 나타내었다. Protein : DNA ratios에 있어서도 중심강이 없는 황체가 16.63mg/g wet tissue이었고 중심강이 있는 황체가 22.99mg/g wet tissue으로 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이(p＜0.05)를 나타내었다. 3. 중심강이 없는 황체의 RNA함량, Protein: RNA 및 RNA:DNA ratios는 각각 2.87, 12.24및 1.43mg/g wet tissue이었고, 중심강이 있는 황체의 그것들은 각각 2.47, 13.73 및 1.89mg/g wet tissue으로서 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p〉0.05).

• 미생물학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 1969

The effect of glucose and 2-thiobarbituric acid on the biosynthesis of cell constituents such as protein, carbohydrate, DNA, RNA, phospholipid and PCA-soluble phosphate compounds in Chlorella duing the life cycle was measured, and the changes in the content of these main cellular components of the algal cell were analyzed in connection with the nuclear and cytoplasmic divison. In the normal autotrophic synchronous culture the contents of protein, RNA, and DNA in the cell showed a chracteristic changes according to the progress of cell development, increasing more or less throughout all the life cycle. The synthesis of protein is more prominent in the division period nad that of DNA is more active in the ripening period, while the synthesis of RNA is more rapid in the growing and ripening periods than other developmental stages. The period of division cycle was little affected by glucose in the medium, although the synchrony of the growth and cellular division was disturbed and the n value increased. The cotents of protein, carbohydrate, RNA nad DNA of the cell were increased by the glucose treatment throughout all the life cycle. On the other hand, both of cellular growth and division were retarded severely and the n value was decreased by the 2-thiobarbituric acid treatment throughout all the life cycle. On the other hand, both of cellular growth and division were retarded severely and the n value was decreased by the 2-thiobarbituric acid treatment. The synthesis of protein, carbohydrate, DNA, RNA and phospholipid of the cell was also retarded by 2-thiobarbituric acid. In the autotrophic, mixotrophic and 2-thiobarbituric acid-treated cultures, each having different mode cytoplasmic division, a common general schema occurring in the cell during the life cycle may be drawn as follows. The ratio of RNA to protein attains maximum value in the $L_1$-cell stage prior to the nuclear division and thereafter decreases during the periods of ripening and division. The ratio of PCA-soluble phosphate compounds to protein increased from the begining of the culture to $L_4$-cell stage successively and thereafter decreased gradually during the division period, while the ratio of protein to DNA kept almost constant up to the division period and thereafter increased during the division period. Therefore, it is presumed that the increase in the ratio of RNA to protein is to be an inducer of nuclear division and that the cytoplasmic division is induced by the increase in the ratio of protein to DNA.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.468-473
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• 2005

여수연안은 어류 치사성 유해적조생물인 C. polykrikoides 적조가 매년 발생되는 해역일 뿐만 아니라 섬진강으로부터 담수유입이 돌산을 중심으로 많은 영향을 받고 있다. 담수유입에 따른 염분도 변화가 C. polykrikoides의 수직이동에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 지를 조사했다. 실험장치는 60l들이 아크릴 수조에 일반해수와 담수와 해수를 혼합시킨 시험구를 설정하여 C.polykrikoides의 수직부상 속도와 DNA/RNA함량 비교를 하였다. 실험은 5일 동안 시행했다. 실험개시로부터 종료시까지 시험구의 경우 상층부위에서는 염분이 20으로 나타난 반면에, 하층은 30 정도로 유지되었다. 그러나 용존산소와 pH 변화는 시험구와 대조구 모두 비슷한 양상을 보였다. 또한 chlorophyll a도 수조의 하층보다 상층에 높은 수치를 보였다. 24시간동안 C. polykrikoides 상$\cdot$하층 이동을 조사한 결과 점등이 되는 순간 시험구는 대조구에 비하여 월등히 높은 상승을 보였으나, 시간이 경과함에 따라 그 차이는 적었다. 소등이 되는 동안은 점등에 비하여 상$\cdot$하층 현저한 차이를 볼 수 없고 대부분 균일하게 분포하는 양상을 보였다. 또한 실험 종료시나 24시간 주 $\cdot$야간 수직이동 시 대조구에 비하여 시험구에 분포하고 있는 C. polykrikoides의 DNA 및 RNA 변화폭이 높았다 이 실험을 통하여 담수유입은 C. polykrikoides 세포에 많은 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 보이며, 특히 신속한 수직상승으로 인하여 여기에 대한 C. polykrikoides의 모니터링이 절실히 요구되는 바이다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2006

Using biochemical methods, we determined the potential of local female shrimp populations as breeding stock to select the best adult prawns for improving larval production. As condition indexes, we selected total RNA, DNA, their ratio, and trypsin activity. The DNA content in the pleopods of each local population was similar, i.e., between $0.90{\pm}0.06\;and\;1.02{\pm}0.04(SE){\mu}g/mg$. In comparison, the RNA contents differed markedly between $2.00{\pm}0.09$ and $0.96{\pm}0.08\;{\mu}g/mg$. Therefore, the RNA/DNA (R/D) ratio in the pleopod could be used as a condition index because it represents a biochemical characteristic of the population. The mean pleopodal R/D ratio of the Goheung population was the highest at $2.52{\pm}0.19$, which indicated the best condition. Trypsin activity was influenced little by shrimp condition and more by the amount of food ingested. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and R/D ratio in the gonads provided offsetting information about the instantaneous gonad maturity. The Goheung population had the highest instantaneous GSI, despite some spawning. Based on the condition indexes and time of gonad maturation, the Goheung shrimp population is suitable for use as breeding stock.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.33-36
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• 1973

인삼이 흰쥐의 골수조직 핵산 함유량에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 알기 위하여 30마리의 흰쥐($180{\sim}230\;gm$) 수컷을 인삼군과 식염수군으로 나누어 다음과 같은 실험을 하였다. 인삼군에는 몸무게 100gm에 대하여 인삼주정추출액 (생리적 식염수 1ml 속에 4 mg의 인삼주정추출물이 함유되게 만든 용액)을 0.5ml의 비율로 매일 등뒤 피하에 5일 동안 주사하였으며, 식염수군에는 생리적 식염수를 인삼군에서 한 것과 동일한 방법으로 주사하였다. 인삼주정추출액 혹은 식염수 투여가 시작된지 제 5일째 되는 날에는 해당 약물을 투여한 2시간 후에 동물을 도살하여 대퇴골 골수조직을 적출하고, 이 조직의 핵산 함유량을 Shmidt-Thannhauser-Scheider의 화학적 정량법을 이용하여 측정하였다. 이들 측정치를 지표로 하여 인삼이 골수조직 핵산량에 미치는 영향을 관찰한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 인삼군의 골수조직 RNA 및 DNA 함유량은 식연수군의 그것 보다 유의하게 많았다. 2. 인삼군의 골수조직 RNA/DNA 비율은 식염수군의 그것에 비하여 현저하게 컷다. 위의 결과로 미루어 보건대, 인삼은 골수조직 RNA 및 DNA 함유량을 유의하게 증가시킴은 물론 RNA/DNA 비율도 증가시킨다고 추리된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.189-194
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• 1991

The degree of the genetic variations among Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 and the wild type strains was investigated by the mehtod of GC ratio, DNA-DNA hybridization and RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) patterns by ribosomal RNA and M13 probe. GC ratio and KNA homology values of th three isolates were approximately equal to those of ATCC type strain. The RFLP patterns by the rRNA and M13 probe showed some differences among C. thermocellum ATCC 27405, wild type strains and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum ATCC 33223, indicating that the two probes can be useful in subspecies- and apecies-identification.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2008

Nine biochemical characteristics of female Oncorhynchus keta subpopulations that migrate to three streams (Namdaechun, Myeongpachun, Oshipchun) in Gangwon, Korea, were evaluated during November 2006: aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, creatine kinase, triglyceride, cholesterol, glucose, hemoglobin, and urea in the blood and RNA/DNA in muscle. The three subpopulations were identical morphologically, but differed in their biochemical characteristics. The RNA/DNA ratio could be useful for distinguishing the subpopulations. RNA/DNA ratios of the Namdaechun and the Myeongpachun and Oshipchun subpopulations were $3.52{\pm}0.7$ and $2.9{\pm}0.7$ and $2.4{\pm}0.8$, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). By contrast, the blood parameters were somewhat ambiguous.