In this study, an operational data set was analysed by establishing a path model to figure out the actual cause-effect relationship of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); in particular, for the effluent concentrations of T-N and T-P. To develop the path models, data sets of operational records including effluent concentrations and operational factors were obtained from a field scale WWTP of 680,000 m3 of treatment capacity. The models showed that the relationship networks with the correlation coefficients between variables for objective expressions indicated the strength of each relationship. The suggested path models were verified according to whether the analyzation results matched known theories well, but sophisticated minute theoric relationships could not be cropped out distinctly. This indicates that only a few paths with strong theoric casual relationships were represented as measured data due to the high non-linearity of the mechanism of the removal process in a biological wastewater treatment.

Background : Black ginseng is known to be effective product made with ginseng. In general, most black ginseng is manufactured by high teperature condition (90 - 95℃). However this temperature condition may not be optimal to obtain ginsenoside components beneficial for inhibition of diabetes. Here, we examined anti-diabetic effect of black ginseng manufactured by low low temperature process. Methods and Results : For diabetes induction, ICR mice were intraperitoneally injected with alloxan (50 ㎎/㎏). Mice were administered orally with 1 or 3 ㎎/mouse of the extract of black ginseng (BG-L) manufactured with low temperature (80℃), and its anti-diabetic effect was evaluated by measuring the level of glucose in blood. The consecutive administration of BG-L extract resulted in a significant decrease of glucose. In oral and intravenous glucose tolerance test (OGTT and IVGTT, respectively), administration of BG extract significantly reduced the level of glucose in blood within 20 min after glucose treatment. And its suppressive effect on glucose tolerance was effective not only pre-treatment but also post-treatment of BG extract. Oral administration of BG extract enhanced the level of insulin in blood, and decreased the amount of water consumption in alloxan-induced diabetic mice 5 days after alloxan treatment. In addition, BG-L significantly inhibited the level of blood glucose in db/db type-II diabetic mice. Conclusion : These results suggest that the black ginseng extract manufactured manufactured with low temperature (80℃) is a promising candidate applicable to the development of anti-diabetic nutraceutical foods and drugs.

Background : Scopolamine induces cholinergic dysfunction and oxidative stress, and the impairment of memory function. Therefore, oxidative stress and cholinergic dysfunction are important role of the brain pathology of amnesia. In this study, we investigated the impact of Safflower seed against oxidative stress and cholinergic dysfunction on scopolamine-induced amnesic mice. Methods and Results : Mice were orally pretreated with safflower seed (100 ㎎/㎏ body weight) or vehicle for 7 days, and scopolamine (1 ㎎/㎏ body weight) was injected intraperitoneally, 30 min before the behavior tests such as T-maze and novel objective recognition test on first day. To evaluate learning and memory function, the Morris water maze task was performed for 5 days, consecutively. The results showed that spatial perceptive ability and novel object recognition was significantly increased by preadministration of safflower seed compared with scopolamin-induced control mice in the behavior tests. Consistently, immuno blot revealed the elevated expression of superoxide dismutase 1 in the safflower seed pretreated mice, compared to the control mice. Moreover, protein expression of acetylcholinesterase was decreased in safflower seed pre-treated group. Conclusion : Subsequently, our results suggests that the Safflower seed extract improved memory impairment through inhibition of cholinergic dysfunction and oxidative stress.

Background : Kalopanacis Cortex (海桐皮) is listed in「The Korea Pharmacopoeia (KP)」as the original plant of Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidz. However, the dried cortex of Erythrina eariegata L (刺桐) is an adulterant, one of the most indiscriminately used herbal medicines because of its similar morphologic. Due to the morphological similarities of the dried cortex of this plant to those of K. septemlobus which is used as a substitute herbal for E. eariegata, distinguish these two species is extremely difficult. Meanwhile, K. septemlobus is a polymorphic species, its morphological characteristics showed great diversity due to the different geographical and environmental factors. For this reason, it is conducted to develop molecular markers to distinguishing these K. septemlobus with E. eariegata by using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods and Results : In this study, In order to clearly identify origin of K. septemlobus, E. eariegata was analyzed from four barcode regions of chloroplast DNA (psbA-trnH, rbcL, matK, atpH-atpF) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS2) to evaluate the ability of discrimination for each barcode region. The present study aimed to analyze the percent of variable sites were provided the highest ITS2 (2.3%) followed by rbcL (8.2%), in oder to develop a species-specific primer that can distinguish K. septemlobus form E. eariegata. Conclusion : The INDEL markers were developed based on the divergence of each sequence, and it is possible now to identify the two species of K. septemlobus with just a single performance of PCR. This will not only prevent misused of the plant, but also to maintain the quality of the herbal medicine as well as to verify and guarantee safety for public health.

Background : In the KHP (the Korea Herbal Pharmacopoeia), the Cuscutae Semen (菟絲子) is defined as the seed of the Cuscuta chinensis Lamark (family: Convolvulaceae). Using authentic raw herbal materials is fundamental to herbal medicine quality and Cuscutae Semen is widely distributed in many asian countries. Due to having tiny bodies of seeds, it is extremely difficult to differentiate them from adulterants and closely related species by morphologic characteristics, leading to serious safety problems. For this reason, there was conducted to develop molecular markers to distinguishing these Cuscuta chinensis with Cuscuta japonica and Cuscuta pentagona by using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Method and Results : In this study we developed a clearly and efficient method to identify Cuscutae Semen on the market. These samples (C. chinensis, C. japonica and C. pentagona) were analyzed from two barcode regions of chloroplast DNA (rbcL, psbA-trnH) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS2). Based on genetic distance, the precent of variable sites were provided the highest psbA-trnH value (38.7%), followed by ITS2 (23.4%), rbcL (9.9%), in order to develop a specific primer that can distinguish C. chinensis, C. japonica and C. pentagona. Conclusion : From the above results, DNA barcoding was proved to be a successful tool for authentication the three species of Cuscutae semen. The adoption of DNA barcoding as an authentication tool by food safety agencies can safeguard the interests of both consumers and traders.

Background : Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (薑黃) is listed in「The Korea Pharmacopoeia (K P)」as the original plant of Curcuma longa L (Zingiberaceae). Meanwhile, Zeodariae Rhizoma (莪朮) is listed in 「The Korea Pharmacopoeia (KP)」as the original plant of C. phaeocaulis, C. aromatica and C. Kwangsiensi (Zingiberaceae). Due to the morphological similarities of the dried roots of this plant to those of C. phaeocaulis, C. aromatica and C. Kwangsiensis which is used as a substitute herbal for C.longa, distinguish these four species is extremely difficult. Methods and Results : A total of 90 collected samples were used in this study, In order to clearly distinguish of Curcumae Longae Rhizoma and Zeodariae Rhizoma were analysis based on sequence of the chloroplast DNA (trnK, rbcL, trnL-F, atpB-rbcL) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS2). The present study aimed to analyze the percent of variable sites were provided the highest trnK (2.3%), in oder to develop a species-specific primer that can distinguish C.longa form C. phaeocaulis, C. aromatica and C. Kwangsiensis. In addition, the complete chloroplast genome of C. longa were sequenced by a 454 sequencing platform, and the structure of the obtained chloroplast genome was also analyzed. the result used that INDEL (insertion/deletion) marker for distinguish C.longa form C. phaeocaulis, C. aromatica and C. Kwangsiensis. Conclusion : The INDEL markers were developed based on the divergence of each sequence, and it is possible now to identify the four species of Curcumae Longae Rhizoma with just a single performance of PCR. This will not only prevent misused of the plant, but also to maintain the quality of the herbal medicine as well as to verify and guarantee safety for public health.

Background : Chrysanthemi Indici Flos (甘菊) is listed in 「The Korea Herbal Pharmacopoeia (KHP)」as the original plant of Chrysanthemum indicum L. C. indicum was one of the most representative medicinal plants in Asteraceae, Dried flowers of this plant have been valid chemical composition such as flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, terpenoids, and polysaccharides, possessing broad spectrum antibacterial, antiviral, antihypertensive and anti-oxidation functions. Meanwhile, C. indicum was a polymorphic species, its morphological characteristics showed great diversity due to the different geographical and environmental factors. For this reason, there was conducted to develop molecular markers to distinguishing these C. indicum with C. morifolium, C. zawadskii var. latilobum and Aster spathulifolius by using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods and Results : In this study, In order to clearly identify origin of Chrysanthemi Indici Flos, these samples (C. indicum, C. morifolium, C. zawadskii var. latilobum and A. spathulifolius) were analyzed from five barcoding regions of chloroplast DNA (rbcL, matK, rpoB, atpF-atpH) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS2) to evaluate the ability of discrimination for each barcoding region. Based on genetic distance, the percent of variable sites were provided the highest ITS2 value (56.9%), followed by atpF-atpH (48.18%), matK (27.2%), psbK (8.2%), and rbcL (2.9%). Comparative analysis based on the complete genome sequence of the petL-petG region INDEL (insertion/deletion) that the gene annotations were registered to the GenBank (accession number: JN-867592.1, NC-020092.1, MF-034027.1, NF-279514.1). Conclusion : From the above results, we may suggest that the petL-petG region INDEL analysis were conducted for molecular authentication of four plants (C. indicum, C. morifolium, C. zawadskii var. latilobum and A. spathulifolius). The findings of results indicated that petL-petG region might be established INDEL analysis systems and hence were proved to be an effective tools for molecular evaluation and comparison of “Chrysanthemi Indici Flos” with other plants.

Many of the facility management information system are being operated by each government departments and Acts. Therefore, it is difficult to share and integrate data through the network because data standard codes are not established. In spite of these problems, the Special Act on the Safety Management and maintenance imposes duties on the main agent of national infra structure management and the maintenance results should be integrated in Infra Structure Information Management System(FMS). Thus we propose the structure classification standard codes for the FMS to integrate and analyze safety and management data.

오늘날의 사회에서는 삶의 질 향상으로 실제 나이보다 젊어 보이며 이에 따라 노화방지에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 또한 같은 나이의 사람들과 비교했을 때 본인이 젊어 보이는지에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이 연구에서 우리는 외적 노화에 가장 주요한 영향을 주는 주름 지수를 구하고자 하였다. 전체 얼굴의 주름은 8개로 분할된 영역에 의해 점수화되었고, 실제 연령과 피부 파라미터 사이의 상관 관계를 분석하였다. 연구 대상 자 206명(한국인 여성 105명, 몽골 여성 101명)을 대상으로 하였다. 대상자는 연령대별로 20대, 30대, 40대, 50대를 네 군으로 나누었다. 주름 패턴은 주름, 미간, 코뿌리, 눈꺼풀, 눈밑주름, 눈꼬리, 팔자주름, 입가 8개 부위의 주름을 평가하고 주름 점수에 따른 계산식을 개발 하였다. 또한 계산식에 의해 얻어진 주름지수와 연관성 있는 피부 특성 파라미터를 알아보고자 피부 탄력, 모공, 주름, 피지 분비를 측정하였다. 방정식을 적용하여 계산 한 한국인의 경우 주름연령과 실제연령과의 차이는 없었다. 반면, 몽골인에서는 실제연령과 비교하여 9세가 더 나이 들어 보인다고 밝혀졌다. 얼굴 주름 나이와 피부 특성 파라미터 사이의 상관 관계는 양국에서 피부 탄력 > 모공 또는 눈꼬리 주름 > 피부 색 > 피지 분비 순으로 나타났다. 피부 탄력은 얼굴 주름 나이와 가장 관련이 있는 변수로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 한국과 몽골 여성의 연령별 피부 주름 패턴을 규명하였으며, 이 연구로부터 개발된 주름살 계산식을 향후 화장품의 효능 연구에서 얼굴 주름의 나이를 계산하는 도구로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

유기농 답전윤환밭 및 연속밭의 옥수수 8품종(얼룩찰1호, 흑점2호, 일미찰, 흑진주찰, 찰옥4호, 미백2호, 대학찰)과 수수 7품종(황금찰, 앉은뱅이수수, 목탁수수, 소담찰, DS202, 남풍찰, 동안메)에서 나방류 발생 및 수량 특성을 조사하였다. 조명나방 성충은 년 3회 최성기를 보였고 담배나방류 성충들은 3-4회 최성기를 보였다. 또한 조명나방 유충에 의한 옥수수 및 수수의 잎과 줄기 피해율은 시간이 지날수록 증가하는 경향을 보였는데, 수수의 조명나방 유충에 의한 피해율은 8월 중순에 급격히 증가하였다. 미흑찰, 얼룩찰1호, 일미찰, 흑점2호, 미백2호 등 옥수수 품종들에 대한 조명나방 유충에 의한 피해율은 윤환밭과 연속 밭 간 통계적으로 유의한 차이(P=0.05)를 보였고, DS202 품종(83%와 89%)을 제외한 나머지 6종 수수 품종들의 조명나방 유충에 의한 피해율은 연속밭에서 높거나 비슷하였다(50-92%). 옥수수의 나방 유충에 의한 이삭 피해율은 5%(찰옥4호)에서 38%(흑진주찰)였는데, 대학찰 품종은 답전윤환밭(33%)에서 연속밭(14%)에 비해 상대적으로 더 높은 피해를 입었다. 답전윤환 수수 포장에서 소담찰(94%)과 DS202(82%)가 높은 피해율을 보였고, 연속밭에서는 7개 수수 품종 모두 78% 이상의 피해율을 보였다. 흥미롭게도 답전윤환밭 및 연속밭의 옥수수와 수수 품종들에 대한 조명나방 유충에 의한 평균 피해율과 평균 침입공수 간에는 각 정의 상관관계(옥수수 r=0.69윤환밭, 0.95연속밭; 수수 r=0.93윤환밭, 0.97연속밭)를 보였다. 또한 수확 후, 유기농 윤환밭 및 연속밭 포장에서 나방 유충에 의한 옥수수 8품종들과 수수 7품종들의 평균 피해율과 이삭무게 또는 천립중(g) 간에 부의 상관관계(옥수수 r=-0.38윤환밭, -0.49연속밭; 수수 r=-0.70윤환밭, -0.57연속밭)를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과는 유기농 옥수수 및 수수 재배포장에서 나방류의 관리가 수량 확보에 매우 중요하다는 사실을 의미한다.

본 연구는 클로렐라 건조분말을 산란계의 사료에 첨가해서 계란의 품질과 난황의 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향에 대해서 분석하였다. 시험에 사용한 유기 산란계 사료의 수분함량은 약 12.8%, 회분함량은 10.8%, 조단백질함량은 18.0%, 조지방 함량은 2.5%이었다. 사료에 첨가한 클로렐라분말의 수분함량은 약 1.54%, 회분함량은 6.53%, 조단백질은 54.56%, 조지방 함량은 2.45%이었다. 계란 난각의 색깔은 클로렐라를 급여한 후, 시간의 경과에 따라 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 진해졌다. 파각강도는 클로렐라를 급여한 후, 10일까지 증가하였으며 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 강하였다. 계란 난각의 두께도 클로렐라를 급여한 것이 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 두꺼웠다. 클로렐라 급여한 계란 난백의 높이는 대조구에 비해 높았다. 계란 난백의 품질 기준이 되는 호유닛은 클로렐라를 급여한지 10일 후, 92.0 HU로 대조구(84.8 HU)에 비해 유의적으로 높았다. 클로렐라를 급여한 계란 난황의 황색도도 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 진한 황색을 나타내었다. 클로렐라를 급여한 계란의 무게는 급여 15일 후, 대조구에 비해 7.5% 증가하였으며, 단백질함량은 급여 10일과 15일 후, 대조구에 비해 각각 11.9%, 10.7% 증가하였다. 클로렐라 급여에 따른 계란 노른자의 지방산 함량의 변화를 조사한 바, 난황의 주요 지방산 조성은 oleic acid, trans-linoleic acid, palmitic acid, α-linolenic acid, stearic acid, DHA, EPA, palmitoleic acid, heptadecanoic acid 순으로 나타났다. Palmitoleic acid는 클로렐라를 급여한 처리구가 대조구에 비해 감소하였다. 포화지방산은 클로렐라를 급여한 계란보다 대조구에서 높게 나타났고, 불포화지방산은 대조구보다 클로렐라를 급여한 계란에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 불포화지방산과 포화지방산의 비율은 대조구보다 클로렐라를 급여한 계란이 높았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 클로렐라 생균분말을 산란계의 사료에 첨가해서 급여할 경우 계란의 품질 향상과 난황의 불포화지방산 함량을 높이는데 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.

According to the revised version of Waste Control Act to enter into force in 2017, Wastes could only be recycled assuming that the use of recycled wastes is safe for the environment and human health by environmental safety assessment. Even before this revision of the law, inorganic sludges could have been recycled as alternative materials for filler and cover materials by mixing with soil. However, in case of inorganic sludge from car-washing facilities, the revised law provides that the waste has to be landfilled. To assess the possibility of recycling this waste, we investigate the characteristics of the generation and concentration level of hazardous substances and evaluate the safety of recycling this material to assess whether this process meets the environmental standards. We obtained a total of eight sludge samples from car-wash shops, such as those in gas stations, car-repair shops and car-wash facilities. According to the results of leaching tests, most of the samples(8) fell under the detection limit and thus could be legally treated as general waste. However, in the results of contents some heavy metals, such as hexavalent chromium, lead, copper and zinc, exceeded the standards for soil contamination. We can conclude that the recycling of inorganic sludge from car-wash facilities could cause pollution in soil media when recycled and should not be recycled for filler and cover materials.

이 연구는 유공보강근의 형상에 따른 철근콘크리트 유공 보의 전단저항성능을 평가하기 위하여 4체의 실험체를 제작하여 전단실험을 수행하였다. 실험의 주요변수는 유공의 유무, 유공보강 유무, 유공 보강근의 형상으로 하였으며, 제안 유공 보강근은 시공성을 고려하여 사각형과 마름모형이 혼합된 나선형 형태이다. 실험결과, 이 연구에서 제안된 유공보강근은 유공 주변의 균열을 효과적으로 제어하여 실험체의 전단력 향상에 효과적임을 확인하였다. 또한 현행설계기준은 유공 보강근을 배근한 실험체의 실험결과를 과소평가하는 것으로 나타났다.

이 연구의 목적은 메타분석 방법을 활용하여 초․중등 대상의 다문화 교육 프로그램 효 과를 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위한 구체적 연구 목표는 첫째, ‘초․중등 대상의 다문화 교육 프로그램의 전체 효과크기를 분석한다.’ 둘째, ‘범주형 변인별 효과크기 차이를 분석한다.’ 셋째, ‘연속형 변인별 효과크기 차이를 분석한다.’이다. 이를 위해 ‘다문화’, ‘다문화 교육’, ‘다문화 프로그램’, ‘다문화 효과’를 키워드로 하여 논문을 검색하였고, 2차에 걸친 자료 수집 과정과 대상 논문에 대한 질적 분류 결과 학위논문 30편, 학술지 논문 6편, 총 36편의 논문이 최종 분석에 활용되었다. 메타분석을 실시한 결과, 다문화 교육 프로그램의 총 효과 크기는 .816으로 큰 효과 크기를 나타냈으며, 이를 비중복 백분위 지수(U3)로 변환한 결과 다문화 교육 프로그램의 효과 크기는 79퍼센타일인 것으로 나타났다. 다시 말해 다문화 교육을 시행한 실험집단의 점수가 통제집단의 점수보다 약 29% 높다는 것이다. 하위그룹분석 을 실시한 결과, 비교과 영역보다 교과 영역의 효과가, 중등보다 초등교육의 효과가, 언어 적 프로그램보다 비언어적 프로그램의 효과가, 개인․심리적 변인보다 다문화적 변인의 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 이 가운데 프로그램 내용(교과/비교과)을 제외한 나머지 요인의 평균차는 통계적으로 유의한 수준이 아니었다. 또한, meta-regression을 실시한 결과 집단크기와 교육 기간은 효과 크기에 부적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났지만 이는 통계적으로 유의한 수준이 아니었다

This study was conducted to investigate farmers’ satisfaction in organic farming technologies developed by the Rural Development Administration (RDA). The survey targeted farmers who were eco-friendly or interested in eco-friendly agriculture. 70% of the target farmers were doing eco-friendly farming, and the satisfaction rate of the technology developed by the RDA was 3.85 points. The satisfaction of the farmers who participated in demonstration and demonstration of the farming field of the developed technology was 4.00 and the satisfaction level of organic farming instruction manual was 3.95. In addition, 38.4% of the surveyed areas were found to be pest control areas, and the impacts on the satisfaction of the organic cultivation related technology utilization and the satisfaction of the organic cultivation guide were analyzed. As a result, the RDA needs to develop and supply customized technology for aged small farmers.

Background : Bokbonja the Korean black raspberry (Rubus coreanus Miquel) fruit derived product, which is native to Korea. They contain potential anti-aging, anti-oxidants, depurative activities. Bokbonja refers to an immature berry of Rubus coreanus in the Korean pharmacopeia, Rubus chingii in Chinese pharmacopeia. Recently several Rubus species are available in the Korean drug markets which could easily find their way into drug prescriptions. Methods and Results : Hence we tried to detect the presence of these contaminating species in bokbonja products using SNP marker assisted by multi-plex PCR. We found a SNP region in the 26S region of these species and evaluated their potential to discriminate Rubus species. We designed a set of primer pairs such as, BokR primer has distinguished R.coreanus by producing a band at 852 bp and the primer sanF has differentiated R. crataegifolius by amplifying a band at 129 bp, while chiF has produced a band at 83 bp to distinguish R.chingii. These primer pairs effectively distinguished the bokbonja samples collected from various local markets as well as form drug store in Korea as well. The results were shocking as the bokbonja (R.coreanus) has a limited usage in Korea and either R. crataegifolius or R.chingii has been found in these samples. Taken together the primer pairs bokR, sanF, chiF along with 26S universal primers could effectively distinguish Rubus species in a single multiplex PCR reaction. Conclusion : Our results based on the 26S rDNA derived SNP region have shown that, the usage of R. coreanus is extremely limited and its often mistaken or adulterated with R. crataegifolius and R. chingii. It presses a panic situation in Korean peninsula to preserve bokbonja and the species R.coreanus which is endemic and superior in efficacy.

Background : Zinc (Zn) is one of dietary micronutrients and it is second highest trace element in the body. Over 95% of Zn is located in the cells, but its dominant storage site is absent in the body. Deficiency of Zn may result in anorexia, dysgeusia, dysosmia, skin rash, infection, alopecia, growth failure, and impaired wound healing. Therefore, adequate supplementation of Zn is very important to maintain normal physiological conditions. Methods and Results : Zinc sulfate monohydrate (ZnSO4)-loaded nanocomposites (NCs) were fabricated by using a hot-melt extruder (HME) system. Soluplus (SP) was adopted as an amphiphilic polymer matrix for HME processing. The micro-size of ZnSO4 dispersion was reduced to nano-size by HME processing with the use of SP. ZnSO4 could be homogeneously dispersed in SP through HME processing. ZnSO4/SP NCs with a 75 ㎚ mean diameter, a 0.1 polydispersity index, and a -1 mV zeta potential value were prepared. The physicochemical properties of ZnSO4/SP NCs and the existence of SP in ZnSO4/SP NCs were further investigated by solid-state studies. Nano-size range of ZnSO4/SP NC dispersion was maintained in the simulated gastrointestinal environments (pH 1.2 and 6.8 media). No severe toxicity in intestinal epithelium after oral administration of ZnSO4/SP NCs (at 100 ㎎/㎏ dose of ZnSO4, single dosing) was observed in rats. Conclusion : These results imply that developed ZnSO4/SP NC can be used as a promising nano-sized zinc supplement formulation. In addition, developed HME technology can be widely applied to fabricate nano formulations of inorganic materials.

Background : In the previous results, antidepressants and anxiolytic Effects were reported from the leave extracts of Valeriana fauriei. The major compounds of leave were valeranone and valerianate. The purpose of this study was to the investigation of nerve related bioassay correlation and of low-molecular’s chemical constituents from different parts of V. fauriei. Moorover, we proposed the biochemical pathways from the low molecular’s chemical constituents of V. fauriei. Methods and Results : First, in order to investigate the chemical constituents of V. fauriei, we were analyzed the references of V. fauriei. And, we were analyzed the low molecular’s chemical constituents by using GC-MS from extracts of different parts from V. fauriei. As a result, 39 compounds, which are (+)-8-hydroxypinoresinol, (+)-hydroxipinoresinol, 2S (-)hesperidin, 4a, 10a-epoxy-aromadendrane, 6-methylapigenin, 8-hydroxypinoresinol, acetoxy- valerenic acid, acetylvalerenolic acid, actinidine, anismol A, baldrinal, dihydrode hydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-isovalerate, E- (-)-3,4-Epoxyvalerenal, E- (-)-3,4-Epoxyvalerenyl acetate, E-valerenyl acetate, E-valerenyl isovalerate, hydroxy- valerenic acid, linarin, mononorvalerenone, orientalol C, pinorespiol, pinorespiol, spatulenol, valdiate, valeranone, valerenal, valerenic acid, valerenol, valerenyl hexanoate, valerenyl n-valerate, valerianine, valtrate, volvalelactone A, volvalelactone B, volvalerenone A, volvatrate A, volvatrate B, Z-valerenyl acetate, Z-valerenyl isovalerate. were reported as the chemical constituents of V. fauriei. And also, hexadecane, propanoic acid, 3-β-hydroxypregn-5-ene-20-carb oxylic acid, spiro [cyclopropane-1,8’ (1H’) methano, from flower, cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid, 1,1-Dimethyl-1-silacyclobutane, oleamide, 3-β-hydroxypregn-5-ene-20-carboxylic acid, per (trimethylsilyl)-D-lyxose from leaf, N- [(-)-jasmonoyl]- (S)-glutamic acid from stem, 9-octadecenamide, 1-ethyl-4- phosphorinanone, thiosemicarbazone, raffinose from root, were detected. We proposed the biochemical pathway from the chemical constituents of V. fauriei. Conclusion : The results of our study suggest that the proposal biochemical pathway of V. fauriei will be useful in the study of correlation of nerve related bioassay.

Background : Osteoarthritis is an inflammatory disorder related with oxidative stress and apoptosis leading to cartilage damage. Recently, Cirsium japonicum var. maackii (CJM) was reported to play a protective role in various inflammatory response. However, the role of CJM in cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis progression is still unknown. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the protective effect of CJM in a animal model of osteoarthritis and cartilage degradation. Methods and Results : First, in order to determine active ingredient contents of CJM, we were carried out total polyphenolic content and total flavonoid content analyses. As a result, dried aerial parts of CJM were found to contain 149.2 ± 24.1 ㎎·GAE/g dry weight and 27.9 ± 2.0 ㎎·NE/g dry weight in boiling water extraction. Also, the HPLC analysis of CJM showed major compounds identified as cirsimarin and cirsimaritin. In addition, CJM protected against osteoarthritic cartilage destruction in an osteoarthritis mouse model induced by destabilization of the medial meniscus, as demonstrated by histopathological analysis. Conclusion : The results of this study demonstrate that CJM may protect against the osteoarthritis and cartilage destruction. Further study is needed to identify the mechanism for their improvement effects of osteoarthritis and cartilage destruction.

Background : Oxidative stress and inflammatory response are important features of the brain pathology of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to the antioxidant activity and biochemical characterization of safflower seed. Moreover, we investigated the impact of Safflower seed on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice. Methods and Results : First, in order to determine active ingredient contents of safflower seed extract, we were carried out total phenol content and total flavonoid content analyses. As a result, dried safflower seed were found to contain 35.4 ± 0.4 ㎎·GAE/g dry weight and 45.3 ± 7.5 ㎎·NE/g dry weight in boiling water extraction. Also, the major compounds of safflower seed from HPLC analysis were identified as serotonin and serotonin derivatives [N- (p-coumaroyl)serotonin and N-feruloylserotonin]. In addition, the antioxidant activity of safflower seed showed IC50 values of 331.4 and 168.2, respectively, against DPPH and ABTS in vitro. Finally, with regard to the memory improvement activity, the administration of Safflower seed extract significantly restored memory impairments induced by scopolamine in the behavior tests such as novel object recognition and Morris water maze test. Conclusion : The results of our study suggest that the safflower seed extract possess potent memory improvement activity and are also a good source of natural antioxidants. Further study is needed to identify the mechanism responsible for their memory improvement activity.