초고압 처리가 홍삼의 진세노사이드 함량 및 항산화 활성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 전통적 인 방법으로 제조한 일반 홍삼과 초고압 처리 홍삼의 조사포닌 함량은 각각 21.93 및 27.29 mg/g이었 고, 총 페놀성 화합물과 조사포닌 및 진세노사이드 함량은 초고압 처리에 의해 증가하였다. 일반 홍삼과 초고압 처리 홍삼에 가장 많이 함유되어 있는 진세노사이드는 Rb1으로 각각 14.10 mg/g과 17.71 mg/g 이었으며, 초고압 처리에 의하여 25.60% Rb1이 증가하였다. 또한 홍삼의 특징적인 유효 성분인 Rg3는 일반 홍삼에 비하여 초고압 처리한 홍삼에서 10.46% 증가하였다. DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거 활성을 측정한 결과, 열수 추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거 활성이 증가하는 경향 을 보였으며 초고압 처리 홍삼이 일반 홍삼 열수 추출물에 비해 높은 라디칼 소거 활성을 보였다. 환원 력과 FRAP 활성도 분획물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 환원력과 FRAP 활성이 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 일반 홍삼과 초고압 처리 홍삼 열수 추출물의 FRAP 활성은 농도 10 mg/mL일 때 각각 0.30 및 0.36의 흡광도를 보였다. 따라서 초고압 처리 홍삼 열수 추출물은 자유 라디칼에 의해 유발된 산화적 스트레스 를 효과적으로 방어할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

This study aims to identify major quantitative trait loci (QTL) for yield components under low-input systems in tropical regions in rice. A total of 156 highly advanced recombinant inbred lines (RILs) have been developed from a cross between two temperate rice varieties, Dasanbyeo (Tongil-type indica) and TR22183 (japonica). Both parental lines and RILs were tested under two different regimes of irrigation and phosphorus (P) application levels. During the wet season of 2012, under mild drought conditions, TR22183 showed more vigorous root growth at 15 days after sowing than Dasanbyeo. The early root establishment of TR22183 may have contributed to the enhanced P uptake from the top soil in the early growth stage. The linkage map for DT-RILs was constructed with 312 single nucleotide polymorphism markers aided by 384-plex platform of BeadXpress high-throughput genotyping system. For the vegetative growth, major QTLs on chromsome 6 for plant height and tiller numbers were identified. For the grain yield related traits, major QTLs on chromsome 2 were closely linked to each other. On the other hand, panicle length QTLs were identified on chromsomes 2 and 9. We are currently analyzing phenotypic data and the experiment is being repeated in dry season and temperate region.

Spermatogenesis and taxonomic values of mature sperm morphology of in male Septifer (Mytilisepta) virgatus were investigated by transmission electron microscope observations. The morphologies of the sperm nucleus and the acrosome of this species are the cylinder shape and cone shape, respectively. Spermatozoa are approximately 45-50 in length including a sperm nucleus (about 1.26 long), an acrosome (about 0.99 long), and tail flagellum (about 45-47 ). Several electron-dense proacrosomal vesicles become later the definitive acrosomal vesicle by the fusion of several Golgi-derived vesicles. The acrosome of this species has two regions of differing electron density: there is a thin, outer electron-dense opaque region (part) at the anterior end, behind which is a thicker, more electron-lucent region (part). In genus Septifer in Mytilidae, an axial rod does not find and also a mid-central line hole does not appear in the sperm nucleus. However, in genus Mytilus in Mytilidae, in subclass Pteriomorphia, an axial rod and a mid-central line hole appeared in the sperm nucleus. These morphological differences of the acrosome and sperm nucleus between the genuses Septifer and Mytilus can be used for phylogenetic and taxonomic analyses as a taxonomic key or a significant tool. The number of mitochondria in the midpiece of the sperm of this species are five, as seen in subclass Pteriomorphia.