• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2002

키토산 분해물을 시금치와 상추에 살포하였을 때, nitrate 함량이 감소되었으며, 이러한 감소는 nitrate reductase 활성의 증가에 기인한 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 채소 중 질산염을 가장 많이 축적하는 채소 중 하나인 시금치의 nitrate reductase를 식물체내에 과량 발현시켜 질산염 축적을 줄이기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 첫 단계로 시금치 mRNA로부터 RT-PCR을 이용하여 cDNA를 분리, 증폭하고 벡터에 클로닝하여 염기서열을 결정하였다. 시금치 nitrate reductase cDNA의 염기서열은 다른 식물체에서 분리된 nitrate reductase 유전자들과 상당히 높은 상동성($71{\sim}82%$)을 보였고, 이미 발표된 시금치 nitrate reductase cDNA의 염기서열과 비교하였을 때 단지 두 염기만이 달랐다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2012

$Kalopanax$ $pictus$ is a long-lived deciduous perennial tree in the family Araliaceae mainly distributed in the East Asia. In Korea, this species is of ecological and medical importance. Because typical populations of this species are small and distributed in patches, $K.$ $pictus$ has been considered as a narrow habitat species. To understand the genetic diversity and population structure of this species, the sequence variation of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was analyzed among 18 different $K.$ $pictus$ populations in the present investigation. The nrDNA ITS sequences of Korean populations investigated in this study showed identical of 616 bp in length, and no any nucleotide variation was found in the entire nrDNA ITS region sequence. This result suggested that the $K.$ $pictus$ populations in Korea might belong to the same isolate, and no mutation was found in the nrDNA ITS region. Compared with other known ITS sequence sources from $K.$ $pictus$ populations, only four variable nucleotide sites were found within the entire ITS region. Very narrow genetic diversity appearing in the population level of $K.$ $pictus$ makes us hypothesize that their relatively isolated habitats. The long-lived traits might be one main reason. However, another probability was that the nr-DNA ITS region might be noneffective in classifying populations of $K.$ $pictus$. Thus, to further understand the phylogenetic relationship of $K.$ $pictus$ populations, more samplings should be performed based on more DNA sequences.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.489-499
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• 2015

Background : Plants belonging to 5 species of the genus Eleutherococcus are currently distributed in the Korean peninsula. The traditional medicine 'Ogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus and other related species, and 'Gasiogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus senticosus, are frequently mixed up and marketed. Therefore, accurated identification of their origins in urgently required. Methods and Results : Candidate genes from nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of Eleutherococcus plants were analyzed. Whereas the nrDNA-internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions were useful in elucidating the phylogenetic relationships among the plants, the cpDNA regions were not as effective. Therefore, a combined analysis with nrDNA-ITS was performed. Various combinations of nrDNA and matK were effective for discriminating among the plants. However, the matK and rpoC1 combination was ineffective for discriminating among some species. Based on these results, it was found that OG1, OG4, OG5, OG7, GS1, GS2, and GS3 were derived from E. sessiliflorus. In particular, it was confirmed that GS1, GS2, and GS3 were not derived from E. senticosus. However, more samples need to be analyzed because identification of the origins of OG2, OG3, OG6 and GS4 was not possible. Conclusion : The ITS2, ITS5a, and matK combination was the most effective in identifying the phylogenetic relationship among Eleutherococcus plants and traditional medicines based on Eleutherococcus.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.158-168
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• 2015

한국산 물통이(Pilea)속 식물의 분자계통학적 연구를 통해서 총 1속 5분류군으로 정리하였다. 물통이속은 모두 1년생 초본으로, 그늘지고 습기가 있는 지역에서 서식하며, 여름에 꽃이 피고, 가을에 열매를 맺는다. nrDNA의 ITS regions과 cpDNA의 psbA-trnH regions의 DNA 염기서열의 분석 결과, 산물통이, 물통이는 분계조를 각각 형성하였다. 하지만 제주 산방산의 제주큰물통이는 내륙지역의 지리산에서 자생하는 제주큰물통이와 같은 분계조를 형성하지 못하고 큰물통이, 모시물통이와 섞여 분계조를 형성하였다. ITS1, 4 regions에서만 DNA 염기서열이 분석된 지리산의 제주큰물통이 역시 완전히 다른 분계조를 형성하였다. 단순히 지리적인 차이로 인해 형성되었다고 보기에 무리가 있을 것으로 생각되어지며, 후에 좀 더 많은 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각되어진다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2010

Adenophora racemosa is recently reported as a new Korean endemic plant species. However, the phylogenetic relationship of this genus has been controversial due to the morphological similarity and frequent morphological change of aerial parts. To verify the phylogenetic position of Adenophora racemosa and phylogenetic relationship of genus Adenophora, we analyzed the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) using 21 individual of 6 Adenophora species, A. verticillata, A. divaricata, A. racemosa, A. remotiflora, A. stricata and A. tetraphylla. In comparative analysis of the nrDNA-ITS sequences, we could not found not only any species specific nucleotide sequence but also could not estimated their inter or intra species. In the phylogenic analysis based on the RAPD derived DNA polymorphism, Adenophora species were classified into four groups by clustering analysis of the UPGMA. These results suggest that the DNA fingerprinting based on RAPD is more suitable than nrDNA-ITS sequence for the phylogenetic analysis of Adenophora species.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2010

Objectives : The original plant species of Schisandrae Fructus (O-mi-ja) is prescribed as Schisandra chinensis $B_{AILL.}$, in Korea, but S. chinensis $B_{AILL.}$ and S. sphenanthera $R_{EHD.}$ et $W_{ILS.}$ in China. Moreover, fruit of several other species in genus Schisandra also have been used as the same herbal medicines. To develop a reliable method for correct identification of Schisandrae Fructus and to evaluate the phylogenetic relationship of S. chinensis and its related species, we analyzed internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). Methods : Twenty-four plant samples of three Schisandra species and one Kadsura species, S. chinensis $B_{AILL.}$, S. spenanthera $R_{EHD.}$ et $W_{ILS.}$, S. nigra $M_{ax.}$ and Kadsura japonica $D_{UNAL}$ were collected from each different native habitate and farm in Korea and China. The nrDNA-ITS region of each samples were amplified using ITS1 and ITS4 primer and nucleotide sequences were determined after sub-cloning into the pGEM-Teasy vector. Authentic marker nucleotides were estimated by the analysis of ClastalW based on the entire nrDNA-ITS sequence. Results : In comparative analysis of the nrDNA-ITS sequences, we found specific nucleotide sequences including indels (insertions and deletions) and substitutions to distinguish C. chinensis, S. spenanthera, S. nigra, and K. japonica. These sequence differences at corresponding positions are avaliable nucleotide markers to determine the botanical origin of O-mi-ja. Moreover, we evaluated the phylogenetic relationship of four plant species by the analysis of nrDNA-ITS sequences. Conclusions : These marker nucleotides would be useful to identify the official herbal medicines by the providing of definitive information that can identify each plant species and distinguish it from unauthentic adulterants for O-mi-ja.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.234-240
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• 2011

The genus Paeonia belongs to the family Paeoniaceae having significant medicinal and ornamental importance. The present investigation was undertaken with an aim to understand phylogenetic relationships of three Paeonia species (P. lactiflora, P. obovata, and P. suffruticosa) that are widely distributed in China, Korea, and Japan, using nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence and to compare the phylogeny results with investigations reported earlier using existed sequences of the same species. The size variation obtained among sequenced nrDNA ITS region was narrow and ranged from 722 to 726 bp. The highest interspecific genetic distance (GD) was found between P. lactiflora and P. suffruticosa or P. obovata. The phylogram obtained using our nrDNA ITS sequences showed non-congruence with previous hypothesis of the phylogeny between section Paeonia and section Moutan of genus Paeonia. This result was supported by the phylogenetic relations showed in the phylogram constructed with existed sequences in NCBI. The present study suggested that P. obovata belonging to section Paeonia was phylogenetically closer to P. suffruticosa representing section Moutan of genus Paeonia than P. lactiflora belonging to section Paeonia. The main reason of the paraphyly of section Paeonia is thought to be nucleotide additivity directly caused by origin hybridization. This study provides more sequence sources of genus Paeonia, and will help for further studies in intraspecies population, and their phylogentic analysis and molecular evolution.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.197-204
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• 1999

1996년 경기도, 강원도 충청북도, 전라남도, 전라북도 등 일부지역에서 채집된 들쥐들로부터 분리된 22주의 렙토스피라균의 단클론 항체에 대한 반응양상 및 genomic DNA 의 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern을 분석하였다. 혈청군 Icterohemorrhagiae 내의 균주로 면역하여 제조한 7가지 단클론 항체에 대한 분리균주들의 반응은 모두 혈청형 lai 와 같은 pattern을 보였다. Not I 제한효소 절단 DNA 의 PFGE에서 JR34, JR57, JR77, JT82, JR86, JR109, NR4, NR6, NR13, CR3, KR48, NR2, NR8, NR9, NR10, NR11, NR12, JR58, 및 JR62 주 들은 모두 혈청형 lai 와 유사한 profile을 보였으며 940 kb와 63kb 사이에 13개의 절편 band를 보였다. JR89주는 혈청형 lai 및 다른 분리균주에서 관찰되지 않은 1000 kb band 와 460 kb band 가 관찰되었다.표준균주 혈청형 lai, birkini, gem, mwogolo, canicola 등은 각기 완전히 다른 pattern을 보였으며 혈청형 yeonchon 은 lai 와 같은 pattern을 보였다. UPGMA방법에 의한 dendrogram 분석결과 분리주는 lai 및 yeonchon 혈청형과 81~85%, 기타 혈청형과는 62% 이하의 유사도를 나타내어 항원분석법에 의한 혈청형 동정결과와 일치하였다. Asc I 제한요소 절단 DNA 의 PFGE에서는 JR34, JR77, JR82, JR109, NR6, NR13, CR3, KR48, 및 JR57, JR58, JR62, JR86, NR2, NR3, NR4, NR8, NR9, NR10, NR11, NR12 주들은 모두 1900 kb 에서부터 380kb 사이에 3개의 절편 band를 보였으며 이는 표준균주 lai 와 같은 pattern 이었다. JR89주는 다른 분리균주와는 달리 1640 kb 대신 650kb 의 band를 보였다. Fse I 제한효소 절단 PFGE 에서는 JR57, JR77, JR82, JR86, JR109, NR4, NR6, NR13, CR3, KR48주 및 JR34, NR2, NR3, NR9, NR10 주들은 모두 1900 kb 와 280kb 사이에 5개의 절편 band를 보였으며 이는 표준균주 lai 및 yeonchon 과 같은 pattern 이었다. 그러나 JR89주에서는 280kb 가 나타나지 않아 다른 분리균주와 구분되었다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2023

Spiraea prunifolia f. simpliciflora Nakai is a perennial shrub widely used for horticultural and medicinal purposes. We simultaneously obtained the complete plastid genome (plastome) and nuclear ribosomal gene transcription units, 45S nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and 5S nrDNA of S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora, using Illumina short-read data. The plastome is 155,984 bp in length with a canonical quadripartite structure consisting of 84,417 bp of a large single-copy region, 18,887 bp of a short single-copy region, and 26,340 bp of two inverted repeat regions. Overall, a total of 113 genes (79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNAs, and four rRNAs) were annotated in the plastome. The 45S nrDNA transcription unit is 5,848 bp in length: 1,809 bp, 161 bp, and 3,397 bp for 18S, 5.8S, and 26S, respectively, and 261 bp and 220 bp for internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS 2 regions, respectively. The 5S nrDNA unit is 512 bp, including 121 bp of 5S rRNA and 391 bp of intergenic spacer regions. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the genus Spiraea was monophyletic and sister to the clade of Sibiraea angustata, Petrophytum caespitosum and Kelseya uniflora. Within the genus Spiraea, the sections Calospira and Spiraea were monophyletic, but the sect. Glomerati was nested within the sect. Chamaedryon. In the sect. Glomerati, S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora formed a subclade with S. media, and the subclade was sister to S. thunbergii and S. mongolica. The close relationship between S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora and S. media was also supported by the nrDNA phylogeny, indicating that the plastome and nrDNA sequences assembled in this study belong to the genus Spiraea. The newly reported complete plastome and nrDNA transcription unit sequences of S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora provide useful information for further phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of the genus Spiraea, as well as the family Rosaceae.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 1991

To investigate the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of the DNA alkylating agnet, mitomycin C and the antimetabolite, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) in cultured rat fibroblasts, the colorimetric assay of netural red (NR) for cytotoxicity and for genotoxicity, sister chromatid exchange (SCE) assay and the measurement of the rate of DNA synthesis were performed in cells cultured in media containing various concentrations of mitomycin C and 5-FU. The uptake ability of neutral red decreased does-dependently. NR90 and NR50 values of mitomycin C were 1.49 nM and 6.87mM and 5-FU were 38.4mM AND 284.4Mm respectively.