포장방법에 따른 저장 중 신선편이 더덕의 전체적인 휘발성 향기성분의 변화를 질량분석기를 기반으로 한 전자코를 이용하여 향기성분의 패턴변화를 판별함수로 분석함으로써 품질변화를 판단하였다. 저장기간이 경과됨에 따라 향기성분이 변화하면서 휘발성 성분이 증가하고 저장 초기에는 DF1값에 큰 영향을 받았으며 저장 6일 째에는 DF2의 값에도 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. PE 필름으로 포장한 경우 저장 2일째부터 DF1의 음의 방향으로 급격히 이동되어 급격한 향기 성분의 패턴 변화가 일어났으며, PP 필름으로 저장한 경우에는 저장 4일에서 6일째에, 진공포장의 경우에는 저장 6일째에서 11일 째에 향기 패턴의 급격한 변화를 보였다. PP 필름으로 포장한 경우와 진공포장의 경우 저장 14일째까지 DF1에 의한 kinetics를 이용하여 품질 예측 가능에 이용할 수 있었다.

Codonopsis lanceolata L. (Campanulaceae) has long been used in traditional Korean medicine to treat bronchitis, cough, and inflammatory diseases, however, the efficacy of anti-tumor activities remains to be defined. In this study the effects of Codonopsis lanceolata (C. lanceolata) on proliferation, migration and adhesion in lung (A549, H1299) and ovarian cancer (SKOV-3) cells were investigated. To assess and compare the pharmacological effects and production places of C. lanceolata, the ethanolic extracts of C. lanceolata from different places in Korea (Hongseong, Yecheon, Yeongwol, Yanggu, Gangjin, and Hoengseong) were prepared. The extract from Hoengseong county did have only marginal anti-proliferative activity in all the cell lines tested, however, other extracts had little or no effect on cell proliferation. The extracts from Hongseong, Gangjin or Hoengseong county had partial anti-migratory activity in lung cancer cells, but not in ovarian cancer cells. In addition, the extract from Hoengseong county had partial anti-adhesive activity in ovarian cancer cells, however, other extracts did not affect cell adhesion in both lung and ovarian cancer cells. Taken together, these findings provide the first description of anti-tumor efficacy of C. lanceolata from different production places in Korea, and suggest that C. lanceolata from Hoengseong county may have therapeutic potential in lung and ovarian cancers.

Possible nematicidal effects of plant extracts of 25 species uninfected by M. hapla were observed at the 5 times dilutions in all treatments and at the 10 times dilutions in Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Acorus calamus, Achyranthes japonica, Agrimonia pilosa, Dianthus chinensis, Geum aleppicum, Houttuynia cordata, Rudbeckia bicolor, Ricinus communis, Scrophularia buergeriana, Sesamum iindicum, Sedum kamtschaticum, and Sanguisorba officinalis. The 13 species plant extracts of 5 times dilutions were evaluated for the suppression effects on reducing densities of M. hapla by treating to C. lanceolata sown and transplanted later in pots. All the plant extracts showed suppressive effects on M. hapla except for A. pilosa. The suppressive effects of A. asphodeloides, A. japonica, A. calamus, D. chinensis, R. communis, and S. buergeriana were over 80%. When the selected plants had been incorporated into the soil before C. lanceolata was sown, the numbers of root galls, egg sacs and J₂ appeared lower in the treatment of 12 plant species than ill control except for S. indicum. But the suppressive effects were lower than the effects of selected plants being cultivated simultaneously in the field. A. calamus and A. japonica exhibited over 70% suppressive effects, among the tested plants.

Total 90 species of medicinal plants were surveyed to see if they have any suppressive effects on the dinsity of M. hapla at the exhibition field in the Chinan medicinal herbs experiment station. In 70 species including Achyranthes japonica, root-knot and/or egg sac of M. hapla was not found and these plants were planted in C. lanceolata field to check the degree of M. hapla infection. In 26 species including A. japonica, M. hapla infection was not observed. Simultaneously, 30 species were planted in pots to find out degree of infection by M. hapla. Dianthus chinensis, Rudbeckia bicolor, Sedum kantschaticum, Ricinus communis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Malva verticillata, Chelidonium majus, Sesamum indicum, Agrimonia pilosa, Geum aleppicum, Sanguisorba officinalis and Scrophularia buergeriana were free from infection. While the number of galls and density of M. hapla in soil were higher to high innoculation density, and the growth of C. lanceolata was rower.

우리나라 더덕의 주 재배지인 전라남북도, 경상북도, 경기도, 강원도, 제주도, 울릉도 등 15지역 116개 재배포장을 대상으로 한 식물기생선충의 분포와 피해를 조사하였다. 분포가 확인된 9속의 선충 중 Ditylenchus citri, Meloidogyne hapla, M. incognita, Pratylenchus neglectus, Tylenchorynchus claytoni 등 5종이 동정되었다. 이들 중 M. hapla의 포장검출률이 61.9%로 가장 높았고, Tylenchu spp. 16.1%, Pratylenchus neglecrus 7.8%, Ditylenchus citri 5.1%, Helicotylenchus sp. 5.1%순이었다. 더덕 2년생을 대상으로 한 지역별 당근뿌리혹선충에 의한 피해는 포장감염률과 감염주율이 각각 67.0%, 60.2%였으며 평균 감수율은 10%였다. 전북지역 더덕 재배지에서 당근뿌리혹선충에 의한 피해는 재배년수가 길어질수록 많았고, 평야지가 산간지나 중산간지보다 많은 경향이었다.

더덕(Codonopsis lanceolata) 재배지에서 당근뿌리혹선충의 환경친화적 방제법을 구명코자 방제실험을 수행한 결과 당근뿌리혹선충 방제 실험에 사용된 방제제들(Bacillus thuringiensis, Paecilomyces lilacinus, fosthiazate, 한약제 추출물) 중 더덕의 발아를 향상시키는 것을 Bt와 한약제 추출물이었고, 억제시키는 것은 fosthiazated였다. Pot에서 미생물제에 의한 당근뿌리혹선충 밀도억제 효과는 Bt와 Paecilomyces lilacinus 모두 우수하였으나 fosthiazate 보다는 떨어지는 경향이었다. 또한 한약제 추출물도 방제효과가 우수하였다. 포장실험에서도 Paecilomyces lilacinus와 fosthiazate 처리 시 수확량이 가장 많았으며 수확된 더덕의 품질도 가장 우수하였다. 한약제추출물도 무처리에 비하여 더덕의 수량 증대에 효과가 있었고, 뿌리혹선충 감염지에서 키운 더덕을 이식한 것이 비감염지에서 키워 이식한 더덕에 비하여 수량 증가율이 저조하였다.

재배방법을 달리한 3가지 더덕의 성분을 분석하였다. 총 아미노산 가운데 arginine함량이 가장 높았으며 glutamine이 두 번째를 차지하였고 alanine 및 proline의 순서로 나타났다. 유기재배더덕에 함유된 arginine은 15.48mg으로 자생더덕의 5.67mg보다 약 3배 많았으며, 일반재배더덕은 9.79mg으로 나타났다. 유리 아미노산에서도 가장 많이 함유된 아미노산은 arginine이었으며 유기재배더덕에서 32.6mg을 차지하여 자생더덕의 6.43mg과 일반재배의 6.40mg보다 약 5배 많았다. 따라서 활엽수와 볏짚이 포함된 퇴비를 사용한 유기재배더덕에 arginine함량이 가장 높게 나타났다. 무기질 가운데 K 함량이 가장 많았으며, 특히 유기재배더덕에는 1.03%, 일반재배 0.83% 및 자생더덕에 0.69%로 나타났는데 이는 유기질 퇴비로부터 더덕이 다량의 K을 흡수하였기 때문으로 여겨진다. Ca의 함량은 자생더덕에 3.988μg함유되어 일반재배의 803μg보다 5배정도, 유기재배더덕의 1,040μg보다 약 4배 많았다. 중금속 중 Pb이 자생더덕에 0.11μg으로 가장 낮았고, 유기재배더덕은 이보다 약 3배, 일반재배더덕은 약 4배정도 많았으나 식품에서 이러한 수준은 안전하다. 카드뮴은 자생더덕에서는 검출되지 않았으나 유기재배 및 일반재배더덕에서는 0.12μg, 0.41μg이 각각 함유되어 있었으며 안전한 수준으로 볼 수 있다. Se은 3가지 더덕 모두에서 검출되지 않았다. 껍질 벗긴 더덕의 색도 측정결과, 더덕의 고유한 색은 자생더덕이 가장 진하였고, 일반재배더덕이 가장 흐렸으며 유기재배더덕은 중간 정도로 판단할 수 있다.

더덕 물추출물이 면역세포에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구한 결과, 더덕 물추출물을 경구투여한 경우 흉선세포의 증식을 촉진하였으나. 흉선세포에 직접 처리한 경우는 그다지 영향을 주지 않았다. 경구투여시 T_H 세포를 활성화하였다. 더덕물추출물은 경구투여시 복강 매크로파지의 NO 생성을 억제하였고, 사람 PMN 세포의 phagocytosis를 증가시켰다. 이 결과는 더덕이 생체내에서 면역작용을 증강시킬 수 있는 것을 시사한다.

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of fertilization with the application of mixed organic matter after cultivating green manure crops on the growth and saponin content of Codonopsis lanceolata Trautv. Methods and Results: Five type of cultivation of green manure crops were done: hairy vetch as a single seedling crop (HV), hairy vetch and rye as a mixture of seedling (HV/R), additional fertilization with mixed organic matter after cultivation of a seedling mixture (HV/R/MO), chemical fertilizer (CF), and a non-treated control (NT). The total nitrogen content was the highest in the HV/R/ MO treatment, followed by the HV, CF, HV/R and NT treatments, respectively. Nitrogen fixation was higher in the single seedling treatment with hairy vetch (HV) than in the treatment with a mixture of hairy vetch and rye seedling (HV/R). Moreover, the growth of C. lanceolata was greatly increased by the application of additional fertilizer after treatment with the mixture of hairy vetch and rye seedlings. The HV/R/MO treatment produced the highest total lancemaside content among the treatments, followed by HV, HV/ R, CF, and NT, respectively. Conclusions: It was verified that C. lanceolata experienced superior growth with the application of mixed organic matter as additional fertilizer after the cultivation of green manure crops, and the content of its major saponins, lancemasides were also increased by this treatment.

Background : Codonopsis lanceolata is a perennial herb called as ‘Deodeok’ (더덕) in Korea. The roots of C. lanceolate has been reported to have some antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. The chemically reactive saponins of C. lanceolata might be used as a capping agent for the surface of ZnO nanoparticle, ultimately making it a highly efficient photocatalyst. Methods and Results : In this paper, we report the one-pot green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via precipitation method using root extract of C. lanceolata. The structure of green synthesized Cl-ZnO NPs was characterized using XRD, EDX, DLS and morphology using TEM. The FT-IR exhibited the information about the functional groups that capped the metal nanoparticle and the formation of metal NPs was confirmed by UV–vis spectra at 356nm. The Cl-ZnO NPs were evaluated for their catalytic activity by measuring the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution under UV light (365 ㎚). The result showed efficient degradation of MB, which was degraded 70% within 30 min by Cl-ZnO NPs. Conclusion : This study proves that the green route synthesized ZnO NPs from the root extract of C. lanceolata are low cost, time efficient, bio-degradable and non- toxic. The UVvis spectra confirmed the synthesis of ZnO NPs from C. lanceolata root extract. The Cl- ZnO NPs mediated catalysis exhibited high photocatalysis rate in short time. Ultimately, the green rapid synthesized Cl-ZnO NPs from root extract can be used as an efficient

This study was executed to evaluate the phenolic content, DPPH radical scavenging rate, and the cytotoxic effect in human cancer cell, 3T3-L1 cell from C. lanceolata extracts at various ethanol concentration. Total polyphenol and flavonoid content of the C. lanceolata at various ethanol concentration showed the high amount in 70%, 100% ethanol extract. The DPPH radical scavenging activity progressively increased in a dose-dependent manner, and showed the highest in 100% ethanol extract. The cytotoxic effect against human cancer cell of the C. lanceolata was higher in 50% and 70% ethanol extracts. In particular, the cytotoxic effect in MCF-7 cell was relatively higher than in other cells. The IC50 (concentration causing 50% cell death) value showed the highest on MCF-7 cell (538.39 ㎍/㎖) in 70% ethanol extract, and exhibited significant activity against Hela cell (637.87 ㎍/㎖), Calu-6 cell (728.64 ㎍/㎖). The extract of 70% ethanol at 1,000 ㎍/㎖ exhibited a pronounced cytotoxic effect on 3T3-L1 cell comparable to that of the other extracts, and reduced in a concentration-dependent manner.

Background : The Codonopsis genus belongs to the Campanulaceae, and it is recorded that there are four species of Codonopsis genus in Korea, such as Codonopsis lanceolata, Codonopsis pilosula, Codonopsis minima, and Codonopsis ussuriensis. C. lanceolata has been proved to be safety and efficacy, and has been widely used for medicinal and edible purposes for a long time in East Asian countries including Korea, China and Japan. However, little genetic research has been done. Methods and Results : Ten species of Codonopsis plants were collected and DNA was extracted using CTAB (cetyl trimethylammonium bromide) method. The extracted DNA was diluted to 5 ng/㎕ for the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) process. C. lanceolata genome was used to develop molecular markers by searching insertion and deletion regions (InDel) in the chloroplast sequence. The developed markers were applied to 4 individuals per Codonopsis species. PCR amplification was carried out using a denaturation at 94℃ for 30 sec, annealing at 58℃ for 30 sec and extension at 72℃ for 30 sec, repeated for 35 total cycles. The PCR products were separated in a 4% agarose gell at 100 V for 40 min. Conclusion : Using the molecular markers developed in this study, genetic diversity of Codonopsis genus was tested, and at the same time, a specific molecular marker was developed to differentiate C. lanceolata from the Codonopsis plants.

Background : Codonopsis lanceolata has been used in traditional medicines, as its roots contain several kinds of triterpenoid saponin with high medicinal values. This study was conducted to select an advanced extraction method in C. lanceolata root. Methods and Results : Four extraction methods including 70% MeOH reflux and solvent fraction (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, butanol, water), water saturated butanol reflux, boiling water, and ultrasonication (70% MeOH) were investigated for the determination of major lancemasides. The total contents of lancemasides were the highest of 2.80 ㎎/g in ultrasonication, followed by boiling water, MeOH reflux, and water saturated butanol reflux extraction, in that order. Lancemaseide A was the most abundant saponin in all treatments, followed by lancemaside G, aster saponin, lancemaside B, in that order. The content of lancemaside B was very low compared to lancemaside A. Although four types of saponins were confirmed in this study, the others saponin such as foetidissimoside A could not be quantified due to very low content. Ultrasonication was evaluated as optimal extraction method and further studies were conducted to determine the optimal condition. The result compared to dry methods of sample [freeze-drying and shade dry (< 60℃)] before ultrasonication was superior shade dry to freeze-drying. The extract time and temperature were the best in 2 hr, 64℃ treatment, respectively, although there was no significant statically. Conclusion : The ultrasonication method was evaluated as relatively simpler and more efficient method due to short extraction time, small solvent consumption relative to conventional reflux method.

Background : Codonopsis lanceolata is currently used as vegetable, as well as materials for traditional medicines. However, consumers have nagative views on using pesticides and chemical fertilizer in C. lanceolata cultivation. Therefore, this research was conducted to select the appropriate organic fertilizer to improve the growth and saponin components of C. lanceolata by some organic fertilizers application. Methods and Results : Organic fertilizers were applied as 4 types: mixed organic matter, fermentation cake, bacterial culture and rice husks, excluding conventional chemical fertilizer and non-treatment used as control. The result analyzed in soil after fertilizer application showed that soil pH was acidified in fermentation cake and chemical fertilizer treatment, especially, chemical fertilizer treatment showed very high phosphoric-acid content than other treatments, and total N content was higher in fermentation cake, mixed organic matter and chemical fertilizer. Growth of C. lanceolata showed superior tendency in the treatment of mixed organic matter and fermentation cake. Lancemacides could be identified as foetidissimoside A, lancemaside A, lancemaside B, and lancemaside D. However, among them, quantitative analysis could not be conducted on foetidissimoside A due to its very low content, and lancemaside A was the most abundant saponin in the root from all the treatments. The content of lancemaisde A according to organic fertilizer application showed the highest value in the treatment of mixed organic matter, followed by the fermentation cake, bacterial culture, non-treatment, rice husks and chemical fertilizer, in that order. The content of lancemaside B and D was very low compared to lancemaside A, and there was no difference among treatments. Conclusion : The growth of C. lanceolata was superior in application of mixed organic matter and fermentation cake, and the major saponin, lancemaside A, was also increased.

Background : Codonopsis lanceolata is a flowering perennial climber. The roots are used as medicinal materials or vegetables. C. lanceolata is distributed in India and East Asia such as China, Japan as well as Korea. Recently, demand for C. lanceolata is increasing as a healthy food. In South Korea, this plant is widely cultivated in Gangwon-do province. Although, C. lanceolata is one of the most important medicinal plants in Korea, it is easy to be confused with other species of the same genus. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker is a powerful tool for distinguish specific species. In addition, there are many studies that show species-specific polymorphisms in chloroplasts SSR. In this study, we developed chloroplast SSR markers that can distinguish C. lanceolata from 6 Codonopsis species. Methods and Results : We collected 6 Codonopsis species include C. lanceolata. and extrated DNA using CTAB method. The DNA was diluted to 10 ng/㎕ and kept at –20℃. We designed the primer sets using CLC Main Workbench based on chloroplast DNA SSR region of C. lanceolata. PCR was performed using three independent plants for each species. Conclusion : We designed six primer sets from six SSR regions of C. lanceolata cpDNA. All of the primer sets amplified the amplicon effectively. Two of the 6 primer sets had polymorphism. We could distinguish C. lanceolata from 6 Codonopsis species using two primer sets.