멸강나방은 중국 내 개체군이 북쪽 지역으로 2차 이주를 할 때, 봄철 제트기류를 타고 국내로 유입되는 비래해 충이다. 집단으로 발생 시 벼, 옥수수, 수수 등 여러 작물에 큰 피해를 준다. 2020년과 2021년 북방접경 세 지역(백령 도, 연천, 고성)과 수원 지역에서 성페로몬트랩을 이용하여 멸강나방의 성충 발생 시기를 탐지하였다. 일반적으 로 수원지역은 4월 하순 혹은 5월 상순에 최초 유인되었으나 두 해 여러 지역에서 공통적으로 탐지되는 시기는 6월 초중순이었다. 미국 해양대기청(NOAA)에서 제공하는 역궤적 분석프로그램(HYSPLIT)을 이용하여 각 지 역에서 멸강나방이 포획된 날짜 별 지상 300, 500, 700, 1000 m의 36~72시간 역궤적 분석을 수행하였다. 이후 같은 시기에 중국 내 멸강나방이 분포할 가능성이 높은 지역(32~40 ºN)을 비래 근원지로 추정하였다. 2021년 수원과 백령도에서 공통적으로 산둥성(山东省)이 근원지로 추정되었다. 공통적으로 산둥성(山东省)과 장수성(江苏 省)이 주 비래지로 추정되었고, 추가적으로 백령도는 허베이성(河北省), 수원은 안후이성(安徽省), 허베이성(河 北省), 저장성(浙江省)도 가능성이 있는 지역으로 추정되었다.

This study investigated unrecorded freshwater bacterial species in Korea. Water and sediment samples were collected from the Nakdong River basin from 2020-2022. Bacterial isolates obtained through the conventional culture method with commercial media were subjected to 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify unrecorded bacterial species. Results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the bacterial isolates revealed that a total of 44 bacterial isolates shared 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of more than 98.65%, with validly published bacterial species not reported in Korea yet. These isolates were phylogenetically assigned to 4 phyla, 7 classes, 21 orders, 33 families, and 42 genera. A total of 2, 6, 12, and 24 species belonged to phyla Bacillota, Bacteroidota, Actinomycetota, and Pseudomonadota, respectively. Here, we provide details of these 44 unrecorded bacterial species, including Gram staining, colony and cellular morphologies, biochemical properties, and phylogenetic position.

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), which is a traditional Korean crop, has been known as a health food due to its rich nutrition. This study was conducted to evaluate the change in flavonoid content of flowers and seeds during post-flowering growth of Korean tartary buckwheat variety ‘Hwanggeummiso’, with the aim of providing basic data for the development of functional food and feed additive. Tartary buckwheat took 69 and 99 days from the sowing date to reach the flowering and maturity stages, respectively. As a result of examining the flavonoid components of each part of tartary buckwheat, chlorogenic acid, rutin, and isoquercitrin of flowers increased from the flowering period on 22 May (0 days after flowering) to 42 days after flowering, while quercetin increased until 21 days after flowering and then decreased thereafter. In seeds, chlorogenic acid, rutin, and isoquercitrin were most abundant at the time of seed-bearing on 14 days after flowering, and showed a decreasing tendency thereafter. On the other hand, quercetin showed a tendency to increase until 21 days after flowering and then decrease. Overall, the flavonoid content was higher in flowers than in seeds, with rutin being particularly prominent. Based on this, the possibility as food materials and feed additives was confirmed using buckwheat produced in Korea.

Cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine) is a nucleoside analog known for its diverse range of biological activities. This study investigated the effect of different types of sawdust on the production of the bioactive compound cordycepin. The results of the study showed that different types of wood sawdust affected the biosynthesis of cordycepin and a significant increase was observed when the conventional SDB medium was replaced with 1% NaOH treated pine sawdust. To optimize cordycepin production from Paecilomyces tenuipes in a medium containing 1% NaOH-pretreated pine sawdust, we employed Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in its Box-Behnken design (BBD) canonical form. The optimal conditions were determined as follows: a particle size of 109.5111-mesh (140 m) for 1% NaOH-pretreated pine sawdust, an input weight of 21.1679 g/L, and an incubation time of 73.8423 hours. According to our model, this combination is expected to yield a maximum cordycepin content of 896.1428 g/mL. Experimental validation of this prediction was performed using the suggested optimal conditions, resulting in an average cordycepin content of 922.6771 g/mL across three replicates, thus confirming the model's accuracy.

Cordyceps militaris (C. militaris) is a unique and valuable medicinal fungus belonging to the Cordyceps species. C. militaris is the only fungus that contains cordycepin which is a biologically active compound. In previous studies, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are known to be effective in increasing cordycepin content, but metabolic profiling of LED-stimulated C. militaris has not been confirmed. Metabolic profiling is essential to understanding the metabolic regulation of cordycepin. This study studied the physiologically active secondary metabolites of C. militaris according to the presence or absence of stimulation of LEDs through GC-MS analysis. Most of the metabolites were detected in both samples, but there was a clear difference in the detected concentration. In particular, C. militaris had a significant difference in amino acid levels when stimulated with LEDs. Our results suggested that LEDs could stimulate amino acid synthesis in C. militaris mycelium to increase the cordycepin content.

Roridin E, a constituent of Podostroma cornu-damae, has excellent medicinal properties and exhibits powerful anticancer effects. However, being a poisonous mushroom, P. cornu-damae is difficult to find in its natural environment. Therefore, only a limited amount of roridin E is isolated from P. cornu-damae. We isolated roridin E from mycelial culture medium of P. cornu-damae and examined its effects on five breast cancer cell lines. The purity of the isolated roridin E was 96%. It exhibited anticancer effects on all five breast cancer cell lines, with an IC50 of at least 0.0006 mg/L. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the investigation of effects of roridin E isolated from the mycelium of P. cornu-damae mushrooms on five breast cancer cell lines. However, safety issues should be investigated and addressed in future studies before roridin E is used in clinical settings.

This study aimed to verify the whitening effect of Cordyceps militaris, which is distributed in several countries worldwide, including Korea, Japan, and China, and has various medical effects. To screen the efficacy of C. militaris, the inhibitory activity of tyrosinase, which was 66% at a concentration of 1 mg/mL, was measured. Thereafter, the survival rate of melanoma cells was measured, and cell experiments were conducted at a concentration of 90% or more in which C. militaris was not toxic to cells. After measuring the inhibitory effect of TRP-1, TRP-2, tyrosinase protein, and mRNA expression, which are factors influencing melanin synthesis, C. militaris was found to decrease in all factors, with an expression level that was significantly lower compared to quercetin. This confirmed that C. militaris stimulated with LED has excellent whitening activity and can be used as a functional whitening cosmetics material.

Cordyceps militaris, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, has multiple health-promoting effects. It is used as a herbal remedy and health food in Asian countries. Cultured mycelia are often used as a substitute for natural C. militaris. In the present study, the mycelia and fruiting bodies of artificially cultured C. militaris were analyzed using a metabolomics approach. The protein and crude fat contents of the mycelia were substantially higher than those of the fruiting bodies. The top three abundant amino acids in the mycelia were proline (3.9 g/100 g), aspartic acid (2.9 g/100 g), and glutamic acid (2.7 g/100 g). The carbohydrate content was similar in the fruiting bodies and mycelia. Analysis revealed that both the fruiting bodies and mycelia are rich in phenolic compounds and exhibit antioxidant activity. Further, six metabolites were significantly different between the mycelia and fruiting bodies. The levels of Ca, glucose, Mg, and Se were higher in the mycelia than in the fruiting bodies. In contrast, mannitol and Zn were more abundant in the fruiting bodies. The current study provides a comprehensive metabolic profile of the mycelia and fruiting bodies of artificially cultured C. militaris. Such an exercise is potentially important for understanding the metabolism of C. militaris and facilitating the use of cultured mycelia as a supplement to C. militaris fruiting bodies in traditional Chinese medicine.

부추속 식물은 수선화과의 다년생 초본으로 약 1000여종에 이른다. 한국에서는 24종의 자생종이 분포하며 유전자원으로서 큰 가치를 지닌 분류군이다. 그러나 자생부추속 식물에 대한 연구는 일부 종에 대하여 한정적으로 이루어지고 있으며, 갯부추, 두메부추, 울릉산마늘과 같이 최근 분류되거나 잘 알려지지 않은 종에 대한 연구는 매우 부족하였다. 따라서 본 연구는 자생부추속 4종(강부추, 한라부추, 갯부추, 산부추)에 대한 온도 및 명암처리에 대한 발아특성을 조사하였다. 발아 특성은 발아율, T50, 평균발아일수, 발아균일도, 발아속도로 평 가하였다. 강부추와 갯부추는 5℃에서 50%이상의 발아율을 보였으나 한라부추와 산부추는 전혀 발아하지 않았다. 갯부추 는 남부지방 해변가, 강부추는 강이나 하천주변에 서식하며 한라부추와 산부추는 주로 산지에 서식하는 것으로 알려져있다. 따라서 이러한 차이는 종별 생육지의 환경조건에 따른 차 이로 추정된다. 5℃에서 강부추의 발아율은 명조건(70.0%)보다 암조건(93.3%)에서 향상되었으며, T50과 평균발아일수도 단축되었다. 한라부추는 15℃에서 암조건이 명조건보다 발아율이 증가하고 15℃와 20℃에서는 T50과 평균발아일수가 단축 되었다. 그에 따라 발아속도도 증가하였으며 발아균일도도 상 승하였다. 갯부추는 5℃에서 발아율은 명조건(70.0%)보다 암 조건(83.3%)에서 상승했고, 15℃에서 T50과 평균발아일수가 단축되었으며 발아속도가 증가하였다. 산부추는 15℃와 20℃ 에서 T50과 평균발아일수가 단축되었으며 발아속도가 증가하 였다. 따라서 상대적으로 낮은 온도 처리구에서 명조건보다 암조건이 일부 발아특성을 향상시켰다. 실험에 사용된 4종의 종자는 대부분 15~25℃에서 90%가 넘는 발아율을 보였으나, 다른 발아특성은 온도와 광에 따른 차이를 보였다. 강부추와 산부추의 T50, 평균발아일수, 발아속도는 20℃와 25℃에서 가 장 향상되었고, 한라부추와 갯부추는 25℃에서 T50과 평균발 아일수가 가장 단축되었으며, 발아속도도 가장 빨랐다. 결론적으로 발아특성을 종합적으로 고려했을 때, 강부추는 광과 관계없이 20~25℃, 한라부추는 광과 관계없이 25℃, 갯부추는 암조건 25℃, 산부추는 명조건 25℃와 암조건 20~25℃를 발아 에 적합한 조건으로 제시하였다.

본 연구는 다양한 보존용액이 절화 수명에 미치는 영향과, 절단된 두메부추(Allium dumebuchum H.J.Choi)의 줄기의 수분흡수율 및 상대 생체중을 평가하여 두메부추를 절화로 개발 하기 위해 수행되었다. 두메부추 절화가 수확된 후, gibberellic acid(GA3) 50, 75, 100mg･L-1, 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate(8-HQS) 25, 50, 100mg･L-1, silver thiosulfate(STS) 0.1, 0.3, 0.5mM, 그리고 Chrysal 8mL･L-1, Floralife 10mL･L-1의 보존용액에 처리되었다. 실험기간 동안 환경조건으로 온도는 24℃로 유지되었으며 상대 습도 43±2.1%, 평균 광도는 22.81±1.2μmol･m- 2･s-1, 일장은 9/15h이었다. 두메부추의 절화수명은 대조구인 절화에서 9.0일로 조사된 것에 비해 GA3 100mg･L-1 보존용액 처리된 절화에서 14.0일로 가장 높게 측정되었다. 수분흡 수율 또한 GA3 100mg･L-1 처리에서 실험이 종료되는 시점에 0.07mL･g-1･d-1로 조사되어 다른 처리보다 높았다. 상대 생체 중은 시판중인 절화수명 연장제 Floralife와 Chrysal 보존용액 처리가 GA3 처리보다 유의하게 높게 조사되었다. GA3를 절화 보존용액으로 사용한 결과, 두메부추는 다른 처리들에 비해 높은 수분흡수율로 절화수명이 대조구보다 평균 5일이상 연장 되었다. 그러나, 8-HQS와 STS 보존용액 처리는 대조구에 비하여 두메부추 절화수명에 큰 차이가 없었다.