최근 전세계적으로 기능성 성분이 강화된 유전자교정 작 물의 생산 및 소비가 증가하고 있다. 하지만 유전자교정 작물의 유전독성에 관한 소비자의 우려도 증가하고 있어 과학적인 자료 확보 및 정보 공유에 대한 인프라가 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 CRISPR/Cas9 시스템을 활용한 유 전자교정 토마토 동결건조물(LTT)이 DNA나 염색체에 직접 적인 손상을 일으키고 형태적 또는 기능적 이상을 유발하 는지 여부를 확인하기 위해 유전독성 평가를 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 미생물 복귀돌연변이시험, 염색체이상시험, 골수세포를 이용한 체내 소핵시험을 국제적으로 표준화된 OECD Guidelines에 따라 시험을 진행하였다. 복귀돌연변이 시험에서 LTT는 S9의 존재 여부와 관계없이 Salmonella typhimurium 균주 TA98, TA100, TA1535 및 TA1537, 그리 고 Escherichia coli WP2 uvrA에서 복귀돌연변이를 유발하 지 않았다. LTT는 CHL 세포의 수적이상 중기상과 구조적 이상 중기상 등의 염색체 이상을 유발하지 않았다. 또한, LTT는 다염성 적혈구에서 소핵화된 다염성 적혈구의 빈도 를 증가시키지 않았다. 이러한 연구를 통해 CRISPR/Cas9 시스템을 활용한 유전자교정 토마토의 안전성을 검증하고, 향후 CRISPR/Cas9 시스템을 활용한 유전자교정 작물의 유 전독성을 평가하는 기초 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

The roots of Platycodon grandiflorum has been widely used as a crude drug or a food stuff. Unfortunately, the output and the quality is not regular and highly dependent on the cultivation area and cultivation method. Therefore, seedling cultivation study of this plant under structure with various fertilizer supply was performed. As a result, significant big difference between ammonia nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen content was shown in the root at seedling stage while the difference was not significant in the aerial parts. Fresh weight of the root (7.73 g plant-1) was higher in the group treated with three major nutrients (N, P and K) than in those treated with three major nutrients and calcium or magnesium or both calcium and magnesium, and non-treated group (2.69 g plant-1). Total nitrogen content was recognized to be significantly correlated with root weight, plant height, number of leaves and weight of aerial parts. Ammonium nitrogen content was more correlated the growth of P. grandiflorum than nitrate nitrogen. For phosphoric acid, significant correlation was also shown with the four growth factors.

Carrots (Daucus carota L.) are consumed as an important dietary source of provitamin A including β-carotene, α-carotene and lutein. An HPLC method was applied to determine the content of the carotenoid composition in carrot cutivars cultivated in Korea. HPLC analyses were carried out with five carrot cultivars (Socheon-5-chon, Hongsim-5-chon, Myeongju-5-chon, Seonhongbom-5-chon and Betarich) sown at April, 2007 and six cultivars (Yeoreum-5-chon, Hanyeoreum-5-chon, Sinheukjeon-5-chon, Bibariheukjeon, Manina and Betarich) sown at August of the same year. In general, the former varieties are not used for the sowing at summer because of their bolting (growth of floral axis). The former and the latter carrots were harvested after 110 and 96 days from seeding, respectively, and the carotenoids were extracted with acetone after freeze-drying. The amount of α-carotene (117.7∼205.3 μg/g・DW) was similar to that of β-carotene (113.1∼189.6 μg/g・ DW) for the carrot cultivars sown at spring, while the content (46.2∼71.1 μg/g・DW) was about a half of β-carotene content (92.5∼140.2 μg/g・DW) for the latter cultivars. In addition, the average content of lutein (25.2 μg/g・DW) in the former cultivars was eight times higher than that in the latter cultivars (3.1 μg/g・DW). Among the spring cultivation types, Socheon-5-chon and Myeongju-5-chon showed higher amount of α-carotene and β-carotene, while the higher amount was determined in Yeoreum-5-chon and Sinheukjeon-5-chon among the autumn cultivation types. Validation of the HPLC-DAD method showed good linearity (r2 > 0.997) of the three compounds analyzed in a wide concentration range (0.025∼20 μg/ml). The R.S.D. values for intra-day and inter-day precision were less than 19.2% and the mean recovery of each compound was 85.4∼104.7%.