Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate methods to reduce seeding expenses, thereby increasing farm income. This study investigated the effects of rain shelter controlled cultivation and adapted seeding times on the stable seed production of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. Methods and Results: Seed germination was conducted under 10 condition compose to control, water washing, cold storage at 4℃ for 15 days, seed sterilization with a benomyl pesticides, hormone treated seed by submerging in 100 ppm GA3 with the cold storage at 20℃ and 25℃, darkness in a covered petridish and illuminated with a 1,500 Lux lamp. There were three cultivation type, open cultivation with non-woven fabric mulching, cultivation with a vinyl covering and rain sheltered in a plastic greenhouse. Sowing dates were April 27, May 18, June 7 and June 28, 2013. Plants were spaced 10 ㎝ apart in rows 30 ㎝ apart. Mixed oil cake fertilizer, N-P2O5-K2O (12-10-10) was applied at 600 ㎏• 10 a−1. Conclusions: Optimum germination occured in darkness at 25℃ and cold storage after submerging in GA3. The highest seed yields (4.5 ㎏• 10 a−1) occurred in the plastic greenhouse for the April 25 sowing. The highest root yield (17%) was found on April 1, under greenhouse conditions.

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SJ) is a perennial plant and its root has been used in oriental traditional medicine for treatment of fever, inflammation, diarrhea and anticancer effect, etc. In this study, plant tissue culture system for SJ was developed. Stem piece of younger plant was optimum explant for callus induction and growth on MS medium supplemented with NAA 1.0 ㎎/L plus BA 0.5 ㎎/L. Plantlet regeneration through callus culture was well on MS medium containing NAA 1.0 mg/L. SJ has been known biologically active substances such as baicalin, baiclein, and wogonin. This study was carried out to examine the effect of plant growth regulators for production of baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin through callus culture. The HPLC pattern of callus extract was identical to that of standard solution, it shows that the callus produced by tissue culture has the same flavonoids composition of SJ. Baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin production was 471.5~52.8 ㎍/g, 137.6~4.0 ㎍/g, and 16.6~1.3 ㎍/g, respectively, on MS media with nine different plant growth regulator combinations. This may indicate that plant tissue culture of SJ possible to produce the biologically active substances effectively.

유색 수수인 황금찰수수를 도정할 때 grain과 함께 발생 하는 도정부산물인 hull과 bran의 4가지 용매 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량, 항산화 활성, 천연색소 함량과 RAW 264.7 세포주를 이용하여 항염증 활성을 검정하였으며 결과를 요 약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 도정부산물인 hull의 100% 메탄올과 70% 에탄올 추 출물에서 총 폴리페놀 함량이 29.4±0.4와 29.7±0.2 mg GAE/100 g으로 가장 많았고, ABTS 라디컬 소거능(IC50) 이 6.8±0.4, 6.3±0.1 μg/mL로 가장 높은 항산화 활성 을 나타내었다. 2. 총 천연색소 함량에서도 수수 hull의 0.5% 염산 함유 100% 메탄올 추출물에서 322.6±14.5 mg/100g으로 가 장 많은 색소 함량을 나타내었고 hull, bran, grain 모 두의 경우에서 0.5% 염산을 함유한 100% 메탄올을 용매로 추출한 경우에서 가장 많아 수수를 이용하여 천연색소를 추출할 경우 수수 부산물인 hull을 산을 함 유한 메탄올로 추출하였을 때 가장 많은 색소 추출물 을 얻을 수 있었다. 3. 수수 도정부산물과 grain 추출물을 LPS로 NO 생성을 유도한 RAW 264.7 세포에 처리하였을 때, 세포 독성 이 없는 100 ug/mL 농도 이하에서의 NO 생성 억제량 은 hull, bran, grain 추출물의 순으로 나타났고 hull 추 출물의 경우에 농도에 따라 가장 큰 NO 생성 억제를 보였으며 천연색소 화합물 중에서는 apigeninidin의 NO 생성 억제 활성을 확인하였다. 4. 위 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 수수 도정부산물 중 hull은 grain 에 비해 총 폴리페놀 화합물과 천연색소 함량이 높고 항산화 활성과 RAW 264.7 대식세포에서의 NO 생성 량 억제 활성이 우수하여 앞으로 수수 부산물이 항산 화 및 항염증 소재로 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다.

For evaluating the effect of various artificial planting soil properties on the Euonymus fortunei ‘Emelad’n Gold’ growth, a container green wall system experiment was conducted in a wall of greenhouse at Konkuk University, Glocal campus. The experimental artificial planting grounds were prepared with different organic soil conditioner ratios (Control, A4O1, A2O1 and A1O1) and with drought tolerance and an ornamental value Euonymus fortunei ‘Emelad’n Gold’ was planted. The soil and plant characteristics were investigated from April to Jun 2010. The volumetric soil moisture contents were significantly increasing order as the amount of organic soil conditioner level increased in order to A1O1> A2O1> A4O1> Control. At 4 treatment, soil chemical properties were inversely related to organic soil container ratios increase. The differences of root collar caliper, number of branch, and survival rate between the organic soil conditioner ratio were not significantly affected by organic soil conditioner. But, plant height, internode length, leaf length and leaf width were significantly shorter on plants planted A1O1 than plants planted other treatments. Therefore, Euonymus fortunei ‘Emelad’n Gold’ had good growth response regardless of organic soil conditioner ratio and the plant is expected to be a highly valuable shrub for the green wall system if it should be considered in integration with stormwater retention or as a soil conditioner for increasing soil water contents in artificial planting soil.

본 연구에서는 소염, 항염 작용이 뛰어난 작물로 알려진 황금을 유산균인 Lactobacillus rhamnosus를이용해 발효를 통한 황금의 추출물에 대한 추출공정별 항염증 효과 증진을 측정하였다. 추출 공정으로는 일반열수추출(WE), 일반 70% 에탄올 추출(EE), L. rhamnosus 발효 열수 추출(FWE), L. rhamnosus 발효 70%에탄올 추출(FEE)로 나누어 진행하였다. 각각의 추출 공정별 수율 측정결과 발효 70% 에탄올 추출이 25.9%로최대 수율을 얻었으며, 발효 열수 추출, 일반 70% 에탄올 추출, 일반 열수 추출 순으로 높은 수율을 얻었다.추출 공정별 세포독성 측정에서 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물의 농도가 1.0 mg/mL일때 9.8%로 가장 낮은 세포독성을 나타냈으며, 일반 에탄올 추출의 경우 22.6%로 가장 높은 세포 독성을 가졌다. Hyaluronidase 저해 효과는 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물의 농도가 1.0 mg/mL에서 최대 46.8%의 hyaluronidase 저해 활성을 보였으며,NO 생성량 및 PGE2 생성량 측정도 1.0 mg/mL 농도의 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물이 각각 36%의 최대 NO 생성량 감소 및 810 pg/mL의 낮은 PGE2 값을 나타냈다. 따라서 황금의 항염증 관련 효과를 위한 최적 추출 공정으로는 발효를 통한 황금의 70% 에탄올 추출 수율이 가장 높았으며, 이에 따라 항염증 관련 생리활성 물질이보다 더 많이 용출됨을 확인할 수 있다.

고대 그리스의 완벽한 비례로 부터 출발한 황금비율은 아름다움을 추구하려는 노력에도 불구하고 실제의 적용에 있어서 그 한계를 드러내 왔다. 그러한 증거는 고대 그리스의 파르테논 신전으로, 이 건축물은 우리가 지금까지 인식한 것처럼 완벽한 황금비율에 의해 건축되지 않았다. 또한 르네상스 시대의 레오나르도 다빈치와 미켈란젤로의 설계도 역시 명확한 근거를 제시하지 못하고 있다. 그러나 현대의 건축가인 르 코르뷔지에는 황금분할에 의해 완성되는 황금비율을 통한 스스로의 모듈을 개발하여 이를 자신의 건축에 적용시켜 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 현대의 건축가인 르 코르뷔지에의 유니테 다비따시옹과 피르미니 베르에 실제로 드러난 황금분할 분석을 통한 모듈을 이해하고, 황금비율이 실제로 적용이 가능하다는 것에 대한 연구자 만의 새로운 모듈의 형식을 제시하고자 한다. 이러한 연구는 앞으로 건축설계에 있어 새로운 가능성과 함께 합리적인 디자인을 위한 하나의 방법이 될 것으로 전망된다.

The quality characteristics of Hwanggeumju (a type of traditional Korean rice wine), which has been described in an ancient document (Sangayorok), were investigated. During its fermentation, its pH gradually decreased from 4.23 to 3.96); and after four days of fermentation, its sugar content significantly decreased. After seven days, its alcohol content rapidly increased to 15.8 percent. Its major organic acid is lactic acid, but malic, succinic, citric and acetic acid were also detected in it. The free amino acid analysis showed relatively high alanine, arginine, asparagine, glutamic acid and leucine contents. The sensory evaluation resulted in high scores for color, turbidity and taste.

The feature of asthma are airway inflammation (AI), reversible airway obstruction, and an increased sensitivity to bronchoconstricting agents, elevated airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), excess production of Th2 cytokines, and eosinophil accumulation in the lungs. This study was performed to investigate if oral administration of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi water extracts (SBG) have the antiasthmatic potential for the treatment of asthma. Asthmatic HI and AHR were induced by systemic sensitization to ovalbumin (OVA) with intratracheal instillation with 0.1 mg/mL of diesel exhaust particles (DEP) suspension once a week for 10 weeks in BALB/c mice. SBG was orally administered with the concentraion of 200 mg/kg 5 days a week for 10 weeks. Long-term SBG treatment suppressed the eosinophil infiltration into airways from blood, the asthmatic AI and AHR by attenuating the production of cytokine IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13, histamine and OVA-specific IgE. Our data suggest that SBG has inhibitory effects on AI and AHR in a mouse model of asthma, may act as a potential Th2 cytokine antagonist, and may have a therapeutic effect on allergic asthma.

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of several organic compost on the growth and root yield of Scutellaria baicalensis G. with organic cultivation from 2008 to 2009. Four organic compost were used ; Rice bran compost (RC : 1.1-3.6-1.4), Wheat bran compost (WC: 1.1-3.4-1.4), Hangawi compost (HC : 3.7-4.0-1.0), Cheonnyeonjigi compost (CC : 12.4-3.4-5.4) and Fermented chicken droppings compost (FC : 2.9-6.1-3.2). Organic matter, available phosphate and K2O of soil increased in all plots with the addition of organic compost, specifically in HC, CC and FC application. Treatment of HC, CC and FC application increased emergence rate and improved the growth characters of shoot, root parts of plants compared to those of RC application. Subterranean part yields by different organic compost was high 149~156 kg per 10a as by growth increment of dried root yield. length of main root and diameter of main root. respectively, 17.4~18.4 cm, 12.65~12.94 mm from HC, CC and FC application. There were significantly positive correlation between the growth characters of shoot, root parts of plants, dry root yield in Scutellaria baicalensis G. grown under organic compost application.