• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.38-42
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• 1998

This study designed to investigate the blood glusose lowering effect of sericultural products using allozan-induced byperglycemic mice. The administration of sericultural products did not affect body weight between normal mice and alloxan induced hyperglycemic mice. High blood glucose level in alloxan-induced mice group was maintained, during all the experimental period. In the 2-3 weeks, a significant decrease in the blood glucose level was observed in the group treated with sericultural products. Up to 5 weeks, blood glucose level of those group was maintained. Sericultural products treatment group have an activity for glucose tolerance test. Sericultural products showed the blood glucose lowering acivity for loading maltose and sucrose.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.114-118
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• 1997

Nicotinamide and GABA(${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid) contents in sericultural products, Mori Folium, Mori Fructus, Mori Cortex Radicis, silkworm podwer, Bombycis Exerementum and Bombycis Corpus were analyzed by HPLC. Nicotinamide content was higher in silkworm derived-products than in mulberry derived-products. Nicotinamide contained Bombycis Excrementum was the highest by 0.31 mg/g DW among the sericultural products. GABA content showed the highest by 1.68 mg/g DW in Mori Cortex Radicis among the sericultural products.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.5-11
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• 2002

Seven fungicides viz., salcylic acid, bacistin (Carbandazim 50% WP), bayleton (Triadimefon 25% WP), Dithane M-45 (Mancozeb 75% WP), captan (Captaf 50% WP) formaldehyde and benzoic acid at three concentrations (0.50,0.75 and 1.0%) and ten plant products viz., Hena leaf, garlic bulb, tomato leaf, mango bark, cotton leaf, turmeric powder, onion, tulsi leaf, neem leaf and ginger at 1.0,2.0 and 3.0% concentrations were screened against Aspergillus flavus and A. tamarii in vitro. Among fungicides, salcylic acid and bavistin and among plants Hena and Mango bark powder were found to be very effective at all concentrations tested. Based on in vitro screening, only selected six fungicides at 1.0, 1.5 and 2.(0% and six plants at 2.0,4.0 and 6.0% concentrations were tested in vivo for controlling Aspergillosis in silkworm. Salcylic acid and bavistin fungicides and Hena leaf powder and Mango bark powder have shown considerable effect in controlling Aspergillus infection in silkworm at all concentrations tested.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 2003

Sericulture is a traditional agro-industry, which involves mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing, has made great contributes to the human civilization. With the development of national economy and modem technology, mulberry and silkworm are being used to develop products with functionality besides the traditional cocoon production in China. In this paper, we brief the current developing situation of sericultural byproducts with functionality in the following aspects. (1) Functional products from silkworm larvae: silkworm powder, white muscardine silkworm, isolation and purification of anti-bacterial proteins from the larvae and production of medically valuable substances by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) vector. (2) Utilization of silkworm feces: for pillow and for isolation of chlorophyll etc. (3) Production of valuable Chinese traditional medicine like Cordyceps sinensis with pupae, functional utilization of pupa protein and chitin. (4) Silk as additives to cosmetics, silk food and medical materials. (5) Functional utilization of mulberry: cultivation of edible fungus on mulberry shoots as medium, mulberry fruit drinks, mulberry tea, etc. The prospect of sericultural byproduct industry in China is also discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Sericultural Science Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.19-20
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• 2000

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• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.123-130
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• 2007

The Hsp 20.8 and Hsp 90 cDNA sequence retrieved from NCBI database and consists of 764 bp and 2582 bp lengths respectively. The corresponding cDNA homologus sequences were BLAST searched in Bombyx mori genomic DNA database and two genomic contigs viz., BAAB01120347 and AADK01011786 showed maximum homology. In B. mori Hsp 20.8 and Hsp 90 is encoded by single gene without intron. Specific primers were used to amplify the Hsp 20.8 gene and Hsp 90 variable region from genomic DNA by using the PCR. Obtained products were 216 bp in Hsp 20.8 and 437 bp in Hsp 90. There was no variation found in the six silkworm races PCR products size of contrasting response to thermal tolerance. The comparison of the sequenced nucleotide variations through multiple sequence alignment analysis of Hsp 90 variable region products of three races not showed any differences respect to their thermotolerance and formed the clusters among the voltinism. The comparison of aminoacid sequences of B. mori Hsps with dipteran and other insect taxa revealed high percentage of identity growing with phylogenetic relatedness of species. The conserved domains of B. mori Hsps predicted, in which the Hsp 20.8 possesses ${\alpha}-crystallin$ domain and Hsp 90 holds HATPase and Hsp 90 domains.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 1999

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of silkworm powder, mulberry leaves and mulberry root bark administered to S.D. rat on gastrointestinal function. Plot containing ten percent sericultural products(silkworm powder, mulberry leaves and mulberry root bark) was supplied with S.D. rat. The food efficiency ratio(FER) of S.D. rat fed with sericultural products were 0.1486~0.1573. The transit time also were 512.5~574.0 minutes, and transit speed were 25.05~29.11 mm/min. The pH of S.D. rat's feces fed with sericultural products were 5.95~6.72. The daily amount of S.D. rat's feces were 4.12~5.42g. As above results, sericultural products was evaluated to improve the function of S.D. rat's gastrointestine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.27-28
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Sericultural Science Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.86-86
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• 2001

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• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.36-40
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• 2016

Mulberry fruits also have tremendous potential for providing various valuable industrial products of very high economic value for human beings. Nevertheless, through global warming, the popcorn disease caused by sclerotia forming fungi reduces the productivity of mulberry fruits in worldwide. So, in this study, we investigated damage ratio of mulberry popcorn disease in mulberry fruit production farm (Buan, Jeongueb, Sangju, Gochang in Korea). In Jeonbuk Buan, popcorn disease rate was the highest about 30%, on the other hand, in case of Gyungbuk Sangju and Jeonbuk Gochang, not damage. Also, we investigated about popcorn disease prevention by various of chemical treatment methods.