본 연구는 해조류인 괭생이 모자반을 탄화하여 만든 바이오차의 중금속 흡착 및 제거 효과를 확인하고 중금속 흡착제로 이용 가능성을 확인하고자 연구가 수행되었다. 모자반 바이오차(SBC)는 500℃조건에서 2시간 열분해를 통해 생산하였다. 중금속 흡착실험은 Pb, Cd, Cu 및 Zn의 각 농도별 흡착량을 확인하였으며, Freundlich 및 Langmuir 등온흡착모델을 통해 중금속 흡착 효율성을 확인하였다. 모자반 바이오차의 중금속 제거효율은 Pb, Cd, Cu 및 Zn에서 각각 97.3, 85.2, 76.4 및 42.0%로 Pb＞Cd＞Cu＞Zn 순의 제거효율을 보였다. 등온흡착결과로 Freundlich 등온흡착패턴은 L형이었으며, 흡착강도(1/n)는 0.49 ~ 0.80 범위로 조사되었다. Langmuir 등온흡착식에서 최대흡착량은 Pb, Cd, Cu 및 Zn에서 각각 200, 92.6, 47.8 및 70.4 mg g-1이었으며, 흡착강도는 각각 0.4950, 0.1004, 0.0245 및 0.0188로 조사되었다. 본 실험 결과로 볼 때 모자반 바이오차는 중금속 흡착제로써 활용이 가능할 것으로 보여지며, 이를 활용하기 위한 추가 연구가 필요하다고 보여진다.

Haemaphysalis longicornis는 사람과 동물에게 여러 심각한 병원체를 전달하는 주요 매개체로, 한반도에 널리 분포하고 있다. H. longicornis는 Rickettsia spp., Borrelia spp., Francisella spp., Coxiella spp., 그리고 중증열성혈소판 감소증후군 바이러스 (SFTS virus) 등을 매개하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 국내에 서식하는 H. longicornis의 미생물 군집과 관련된 연구는 많이 진행되지 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 이 연구는 한반도 내 다양한 지역에서 채집된 H. longicornis의 미생물군집 다양성을 지역별, 성장 단계 및 성별에 따라 분석하였다. 2019년 6월부터 7월까지 질병관리청 권역별기후변화매개체감시거점센터 16개 지역에서 채집한 H. longicornis의 16S rRNA 유전자 V3-V4 영역을 PCR로 증폭 후 Illumina MiSeq 플랫폼으로 시퀀싱하였다. Qiime2를 활용한 미생물 다양성 분석을 통해 총 46개의 샘플에서 1,754,418개의 non-chimeric reads를 얻었으며, 평균 126개 의 operating taxonmic unit (OTU) 을 식별하여 총 1,398개의 OTU를 확인하였다. 대부분의 지역에서 Coxiella spp.가 우점종으로 나타났으며, 특히 Coxiella endosymbiont는 가장 높은 우점도를 보이며, Coxiella burnetii와 계통 발생 학적으로 유사한 것으로 확인되었다. 이 연구를 통해 분석된 결과는 각 지역의 H. longicornis 미생물군집 데이터 베이스 구축에 활용되었으며, 이를 통해 지역별 미생물군집의 특이성을 식별할 수 있게 하였다. 이는 한반도의 H. longicornis에 의한 질병 전파 연구와 이를 통한 공중보건 개선에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구는 바이오매스 전소 화력발전소에서 배출되는 저회에 유기 물질을 혼합하여 펠렛화한 후 배추 재배 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 수행되었 다. 배추 재배는 노지(UC, upland cultivation)와 시설재배지(GC, greenhouse cultivation)에서 진행되었으며, 처리조건은 대조구(Cont, control)와 저회(BA, bottom ash), 유기질 비료(OF, organic fertilizer), 저회 펠렛(BP, pelleted bottom ash) 처리구로 나누었고, 배추 이식 7일 전에 저회, 유기질 비료 및 저회 펠렛을 각각 1 ton 10a-1 수준으로 시용하였다. 배추의 생체중은 재배지역에 상관없이 OF와 BP 처리구에서 가장 높았으며, Cont 처리구에 비해 각각 15.7-41.6 및 9.7-51.5% 범위로 생체중이 증가하였다. BP 처리구에서 배추 수확 후 토양의 화학적 특성은 전반적으로 OM, TN, Avail. P2O5 등의 함량이 개선되는 효과를 보여주었으며, 이는 OF 처리구와 유사하였다. 노지와 시설재배지에서 배출된 N2O 배출량은 BP 처리가 OF 처리에 비해 29.7 및 11.0%로 각각 감소되는 결과를 보였다. 따라서, 저회 펠렛의 시용은 관행처리구와 비교해 볼 때, 배추 생육, 토양 특성 및 N2O 배출적인 측면에서 효과가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

Chrysanthemum boreal, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens are well-known wild Chrysanthemum species used for traditional medicine in Korea. In this study, volatile compounds from three wild Chrysanthemums were identified according to four different flowering stages and analyzed using HS-SPME-GC-MS to determine the temporal variation of the volatiles. As a result, 132, 151, and 142 peaks were identified from C. boreale, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens, respectively. Furthermore, 70 out of 132 peaks were identified in C. boreale with a matching ratio of >90% from library search. In addition, 85/151 and 76/142 peaks were identified from C. indicum and C. indicum var. albescens. Forty-nine volatile compounds were found commonly in all three wild Chrysanthemums through all four different flowering stages. However, six, seven, and five unique compounds were detected only in C. boreale, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens, respectively. One hundred volatile compounds were selected for multivariate analysis considering volatile compounds overlapped with each other. The one-way ANOVA (p < 0.05) detected significant differences from 77 out of 100 volatile compounds. In addition, PLS-DA showed the different profiles of volatile compounds according to four different flowering stages in each wild Chrysanthemum. PC1 of each Chrysanthemum accounted for 45.8 56.9, and 11.9% in C. boreale, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens, respectively. PC1 of C. boreale and C. indicum clearly separated the BF stage and the other three stages. Conversely, PC1 of C . indicum var. albescens showed a difference in the composition of volatile compounds between the BF/BO and HO/FO stages. In addition, the different profiles of volatile compounds could be visualized using a heatmap from three wild Chrysanthemums according to four different flowering stages. This study will help improve particular volatile compounds in three wild Chrysanthemums both in quality and quantity.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in plants are various organic compounds with small molecular weight and high vapor pressure. The metabolomics approach was recently introduced to analyze VOCs involved in biological processes, such as abiotic and biotic stresses, spatial and temporal distribution, and genotypic differences. In addition, this approach is widely used in combination with identification of VOCs analysis and statistical analysis using multivariate analysis, such as principal component analysis (PCA), partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), etc. First, in this review, the current condition of the metabolomics approach to analyze VOCs synthesized in plants using head space-solid phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) is discussed. In addition, metabolomics approach, such as extraction and analysis of VOCs using HS-SPME-GC-MS, conversion, and processing of mass spectral (MS) data, a database for VOCs identification, useful statistical methods, and statistical tools and applications, are explained. Finally, multi-omics in combination with other omics techniques, such as genomics, transcriptomics, etc. are suggested as prospects of a metabolomics approach for VOC analysis in floricultural plants using HS-SPMEGC- MS. Therefore, the metabolomics approach of HS-SPMEGC- MS will facilitate our understanding of VOCs synthesized in plants. Furthermore, the multi-omics approach will help understand gene functions involved in the biosynthesis of VOCs and help develop new development cultivars with nicer floral scents by contributing to the development of the floricultural industry.

The change in volatile compound composition of three wild chrysanthemum species (Chrysanthemum boreale, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens) was identified and analyzed according to four flowering stages using HS-SPME-GC-MS (headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry). The top five compounds of each flowering stage were selected because those main compounds accounted for 43.25%, 44.14%, and 54.20% of the total relative content of volatile compounds from C. boreale, C. indicum, and C. indicum var. albescens, respectively. Nine compounds (1S-α-pinene, α-thujone, chrysanthenone, umbellulone, thymol, caryophyllene, germacrene D, α-zingiberene, and α-patchoulene) in C. boreale were ranked in the top five compounds through the whole flowering stages. In C. indicum, camphene, eucalyptol, camphor, umbellulone, bornyl acetate, caryophyllene, β-farnesene, germacrene D, and α-zingiberene were ranked in the top five compounds. However, only five compounds (camphor, bornyl acetate, β-farnesene, germacrene D, and α-zingiberene) were ranked in C. indicum var. albescens showing a more stable composition rather than C. boreale and C. indicum. Flowerheads of three wild Chrysanthemums showed a different profile of volatile compounds according to different flowering stages, varying compositions, and relative content in the top five volatile compounds. This study illustrates how main volatile compounds in wild chrysanthemums change dynamically during the flowering regarding compositions and their relative contents, suggesting that it should provide a useful index for harvesting or blending certain target compounds from wild chrysanthemums.

Ornamental chrysanthemum (Dendranthema × grandiflorum Ramat.) belongs to genus Chrysanthemum in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family and is a top leading ornamental plant worldwide. During the last two decades, advances in biotechnology (genetic engineering) and nucleotide sequencing techniques have enabled a deep understanding of biological processes of many ornamental plants at a molecular level. The blue-colored chrysanthemum has been generated and commercialized, and various DNA markers were developed using advanced techniques. Ornamental chrysanthemums are hexaploidy (2n = 2x = 54) and self-incompatible, making it challenging to generate a pure line as breeding resources and a model platform for chrysanthemum research. However, recently, self-compatible pure lines of chrysanthemum (C. seticuspe) were developed, and whole-genome sequencing datasets have been open to the public. Other datasets of whole-genome sequences and transcriptome have been elucidated from wild chrysanthemums, C. nankingense and C. morifolium. In this review, recent progress in the study of ornamental chrysanthemums and the potentiality and importance of wild chrysanthemums as bioresources for ornamental chrysanthemum studies and breeding resources is discussed briefly. Many important resources for studying chrysanthemums are now available and easily accessible. Comprehensive studies with important resources will shed light on chrysanthemum research and breeding of ornamental chrysanthemums at a molecular level. Additionally, this review provides comprehensive information and should pave the way for successful research on ornamental chrysanthemums.

This study aimed to examine the effect of a mild elevation in serum cholesterol level in a porcine coronary overstretch restenosis model using a balloon angioplasty catheter or drug-eluting coronary stent. Pigs were divided into two groups and were fed a commercial normal diet (CND, n = 4) or a high-fat diet (HFD, n = 4) for 5 weeks. Coronary overstretch injury by balloon angioplasty or stent implantation was induced in the left anterior descending and left circumflex artery after 1 week of feeding. Histopathological analysis was performed at 4 weeks after coronary injury. During the experiment, the total cholesterol level in the HFD group increased by approximately 44.9% (from 65.9 ± 3.21 mg/dL at baseline to 95.5 ± 9.94 mg/dL at 5 weeks). The lumen area in the CND group was reduced in comparison with that in the HFD group after balloon angioplasty. After stent implantation, the injury score showed no significant difference. There were significant differences in the neointimal area (2.7 ± 0.33 mm2 in the CND group vs. 3.3 ± 0.34 mm2 in the HFD group, p<0.05), lumen area (2.6 ± 0.54 mm2 in the CND group vs. 2.0 ± 0.33 mm2 in the HFD group, p<0.05), and percent area stenosis (52.0 ± 7.96% in the CND group vs. 62.4 ± 5.15% in the HFD group, p<0.05). Body weight change was not different between the two groups. Increased serum cholesterol level activated vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in the porcine coronary overstretch model.

As diethylnitrosamine (DEN) effect on cell proliferation, DNA damage and stem cell marker(s) expression have been largely unknown in mouse normal hepatocytes (AML-12 cells) cultured over a short-term period, this study was conducted to examine the cell proliferation, Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and Neighbor of Punc E 11 (Nope) expression in AML-12 cells treated with DEN for 24 and 48 h. Cells were treated with DEN (25-800 μg/mL) and cell phenotype was determined, and the MTT assay was used to quantify the proliferation of cells treated with DEN. Expression and distribution of ATM in AML-12 cells were determined by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. And Western blot analysis of EpCAM and Nope was performed. Cell viability was significantly increased in response to all doses of DEN treatment compared to control at 24 h (p<0.05 or p<0.01). However, there was no significant increase at 48 h, even though it showed increased trend. Immunofluorescence staining of ATM showed that there was an increase of ATM expression at doses of 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL of DEN treatment, showing strong nuclear staining. Furthermore, Western blot analysis showed that DEN treatment showed increased trend of EpCAM and Nope expression. Taken together, DEN treatment increased cell proliferation in AML- 12 cells, and it was associated with increased ATM expression.