To synnema formation and entomopathogenic of Paecilomyces tenuipes using some of media under the blue LED lamp. Lyophilized matured silkworm hemolymph and Bombyx mori powder were used as nutrient source in cultivation of an entomopathogenic fungus, Paecilomyces tenuipes. Matured silkworm (MS, aged seventh days of fifth instars) was in whole lyophilized without any treatment. Hemolymph (HL) powder was prepared by water-soluble extraction from matured silkworms which was silk gland removed and also lyophilized, too. Both of media showed better growth rates and synnemata formations than potato dextrose (PD) medium, and B. mori was controlled under the blue LED lamp conditions. To investigate their effect on mycelial growth of P. tenuipes, each of them were provided as nutrient sources by final concentrations of 2, 3 and 4%, respectively. Total 18 test cultures were cultivated for 14 days with no light. Three PD cultures were used as control group. Each of growth areas was measured with an image analyzer. The result showed that MS and HL medium promoted mycelial growth of P. tenuipes by 287 and 310%, respectively, in comparison with PD medium. The synnema formation and its shape of Paecilomyces tenuipes using B. mori under the blue LED lamp group are not so good than normal conditions. But, how to change of a compositions are not yet. It will be investigation in the future.

In this study, matured silkworm hemolymph was studied for inhibitory effect on melanocyte formation, tyrosinase activities and antibacterial effect. A matured silkworm hemolymph mass purification method was developed and some of suppressing melanin formation effects were investigated, too. Antibacterial effects were tested by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans. As a result, the advanced purification method was higher in yield rate than existing one by 53%. A free radical scavenging activity of hemolymph was higher than sericin on the market(IC50, 202.9±33.1) and lower than vitamin C(0.57±0.02) by 6.4±0.3 ㎍/㎖. An inhibitory effect on melanin synthesis was higher in hemolymph compared to morus bark and arbutin by 9.15% and 11.56%, respectively. The antibacterial effects on Escherichia, Staphylococcus were detected at 2% hemolymph concentration, which was relatively good. Thus, these results suggest that hemolymph of matured silkworm may have beneficial properties as a material for cosmetics.

Since the ancient times the therapeutic application of honeybee venom (BV) is practised and persisted until the present days. Resistant bacteria are in emergence and some drugs no longer have an antimicrobial action. To purify the melittin known as antibacterial peptide, five major peptidergic subfractions were separated, purified and identified from the whole BV. We investigated the antibacterial activity of whole BV and purified melittin against Staphylococcus aureus by the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and the postantibiotic effect (PAE). The MIC of whole BV for S. aureus was 0.06 ㎍/㎖, respectively. The MIC of melittin was 0.06 ㎍/㎖ on S. aureus. The in vitro PAE of whole BV and isolated melittin were determined using E. coli and S. aureus. The PAE of whole BV against S. aureus were 3.45 h (1×MIC). The PAE of melittin against S. aureus was 4.35 h (1 × MIC). Also both whole BV and melittin killed S. aureus at 5 × MIC. The regrowth wasn't observed after 18 h. These results suggest that whole BV and melittin will be developed a novel antibacterial drug.