천연물 유래 저분자 펩타이드들은 항산화, 고혈압 완화, 면역조절, 진통완화 및 항균작용 등 생리활성이 있는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 본 연구는 연산오계육 단백질을 상업용 프로티아제(alcalase, bromelain, flavourzyme, neutrase, papain, protamex)를 이용하여 저분자 펩타이드를 생산하고 항산화 활성(DPPH 소거능, 슈퍼옥사이드 라디칼 소거능, 하이드록시 라디칼 소거능 및 금속 킬레이션 능력), 펩타이드의 구성 아미노산 및 분자량을 분석하였다. 효소반응은 효소반응기에 다진 오계육 슬러리 50 g 와 단백질 효소 2%(w/v)를 넣고 pH6 와 온도 60℃ 조건에서 2시간 반응을 하였다. 반응 후 가수분해 도(%)의 범위는 36.65±4.10%에서 70.75±5.29% 사이의 범위를 보여주었는데 protamex의 가수분해도는 46.3%로 가장 높았으며, papain hydrolysate가 70.75±5.29%로 가장 높은 값을 보여주었으며, 반면에 alcalase hydrolysate가 36.65±4.10%로 가장 낮은 값을 보여주었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 bromelain 처리 저분자 펩타이드가 가장 높게 나타났고, alcalase 처리 펩타이드에서 소거능이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 슈퍼옥사이드 라디칼 소거능 역시 bromelain 처리 저분자 펩타이드가 50% 이상의 가장 높은 라디칼 소거능을 보여주었다. 하이드록시 라디칼 소거능은 약 16.73에서 69.16% 사이의 분포를 보여 주었는데 bromelain 처리 저분자 펩타이드에서 가장 높게 나타났다. Fe2+ 킬레이션 능력은 약 17.85에서 47.84% 사이의 분포를 보여 주었다. hydrolysate들의 킬레이션 능력은 사용 효소들에 상관없이 큰 차이점이 없었다. 아미노산의 분석결과 alcalase, bromelain, flavourzyme, neutrase, papain, protamex 효소 가수분해 시켰을 때 차이점을 보여 주었고 가장 많은 아미노산은 glutamic acid이었다. 효소 hydrolysate들의 분자량의 분포는 처리 효소에 따라 분자량의 분포가 다르게 나타났지만 300-2,000 Da 범위에 있었다.

Osteoporosis is a common disease characterized by bone mass reduction, leading to an increased risk of bone fracture, and it is caused by an imbalance of osteoblastic bone formation and osteoclastic bone resorption. Current osteoporosis drugs aim to reduce the risk of bone fracture, either by increasing osteoblastic bone formation or decreasing osteoclastic bone resorption. However, osteoblasts and osteoclasts are closely coupled, such that any reagent altering the differentiation or activity of one eventually affects the other. This tight coupling between osteoblasts and osteoclasts not only limits the therapeutic efficacy but also threatens the safety of osteoporosis drugs. This review will discuss the biological mechanisms of action of currently approved medications for osteoporosis treatment, focusing on the osteoblast–osteoclast coupling.

In this study, the characteristics of muscle relaxation were analyzed by the experimental and numerical method. A skin tissue was produced by imitational biological tissue using the agar powder, saline solution and sugar. The tissue was exposed to three types of wavelength-blue visible radiation(410 nm), red visible radiation(635 nm), and infrared ray(830 nm). The temperature results along the depth of tissue were measured according to the variation of light wavelength and irradiation time. The temperature change of the tissue shown up similar pattern regardless of the light wavelength kinds. The wavelength of infrared ray penetrated strongly into tissue between 3.2 mm and 11.4 mm. Also, the temperature change with the irradiation time was small, and the temperature value of the infrared ray was the largest. As a result, the muscle relaxation will occur mainly at the infrared wavelength.

본 연구에서는 2015년부터 2017년까지 전국 29개의 지역에서 갈색날개매미충(Ricania spp.) 난괴를 채집하여 갈색날개매미충 알기생봉(Telenomus spp.)의 발생 분포 및 생태적 특성을 조사하였다. 강원도를 제외한 내륙의 19 지역에서 갈색날개매미충의 난괴로부터 알기생봉이 출현하였다. 알기생봉에 기생된 구례지역 채집 난괴를 실내조건 (25 ± 1℃, 40~60% RH, 16L:8D)에서 관찰한 결과, 알기생봉의 평균발육기간(day)이 알 2.6, 유충 5.4, 번데기 15.0 였으며 알부터 성충 우화 전까지 20.0였다. 6월부터 8월까지 일주일 단위로 채집된 구례지역의 갈색날개매미충 미부화 월동 난괴에서 알기생봉은 7월부터 난발육을 시작하여 8월중순에 우화하였다. 우화한 알기생봉은 갈색날개매 미충 신성충의 알에 기생하여 20일 후 재발생 하였고 다시 산란하여 알 상태로 월동하였다. 실내조건에서 알기생봉은 점등 후 우화하기 시작하여 2-4시간 후에 가장 높은 우화율을 보였고 점차 감소하여 소등 이후에는 전혀 우화하지 않았다.

광릉숲 생물권보전지역은 오랜 기간 보전 관리된 희귀 생태계로서 생물다양성 변화 모니터링 및 보전 연구가 활발하 게 수행되고 있다. 그러나 하천 건강성 평가 지표로서 저서성 대형무척추동물의 다양성과 군집 특성에 대한 연구는 찾아보기 어렵다. 본 연구는 2016년 4월부터 9월까지 광릉숲을 관통하는 봉선사천 및 인근 계류에 대한 하천평가를 위해 저서성 대형무척추동물의 군집분석을 수행하였다. 조사 결과, 저서성 대형무척추동물은 총 5문 8강 17목 56과 114종이 출현하였으며, 유수 지역에서 서식하는 하루살이목과 날도래목이 각각 30종(32.3%), 16종(17.2%)으로 다양성 이 높았고, 오염된 하천에서 일반적으로 정착하는 실지렁이류(Tubificidae sp.), 개똥하루살이(Baetis fuscatus), 명주각 다귀 KUa (Antocha KUa), 꼬마줄날도래(Cheumatopsyche brevilineata)의 출현빈도가 높게 나타났다. 섭식기능군에서 는 모아먹는무리와 잡아먹는무리가 비교적 높게 출현하였고, 계류지역에서는 썰어먹는무리와 긁어먹는무리가 높게 나타났다. 서식기능군에서는 붙는무리와 굴파는무리가 우세하게 출현하였으며, 여울지역의 미소서식처 다양성을 대변 하였다. 군집분석 결과, 우점도지수는 평균 0.48±0.10으로 분석되었으며, 광릉숲 계류의 GS 8에서 0.33으로 가장 낮게 나타났으며, 봉선사천 BS 1에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 다양도와 풍부도지수는 우점도지수와 반비례하여 나타났으 며, 우점도가 낮은 GS 8의 다양도와 풍부도지수는 각각 2.53, 4.22로 나타났다. 하천의 군집안정성 분석 결과, 봉선사천 은 저항력과 회복력이 높은 I특성군, 광릉숲 수계는 저항력과 회복력이 낮은 Ⅲ특성군이 높은 것으로 나타나 광릉숲의 수계가 교란에 민감한 종들이 많이 분포하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 생물학적 수질평가에서는 저서성 대형무척추동 물생태점수 50.88±17.69, 한국오수생물지수 1.11±0.57, 저서동물지수 78.55±11.05로 평가되었으며, 광릉숲 계류 GS 8에서 ESB (63점), KSI (0.55), BMI (89.9)로 가장 좋은 수환경과 수질 I등급인 최우선보호수역으로 나타났다. 그에 반에 봉선사천 BS 1에서는 ESB (25점), KSI (2.13), BMI (62.7)로 수질등급이 가장 낮은 III등급인 최우선개선수역으 로 평가되었다. 전체적으로 광릉숲 내의 수계보다는 주변에 위치한 봉선사천의 수계에서 수서곤충의 다양성은 증가하 는 것으로 나타났으나 과거 연도별 종구성의 군집구조는 뚜렷한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

Cladobotryum mycophilum is the causal agent of cobweb disease of commercial mushrooms. Symptoms were noticed as round, fleshy, yellowish brown lesions on mushroom caps and progressed when the parasitic fungus formed white cobweb circular colonies on dead or damaged pinheads, spread on the surface of the casing. Two gram-positive bacterium were isolated from mushroom media that markedly showed the antagonistic activity against C. mycophilum.. These isolates were identified as Bacillus altitudinis and Bacillus subtilis by analysis of the cultural, morphological and physiological characteristics, and analysis of the 16S rDNA. The isolated bacteria is saprophytic but not parasitic nor pathogenic to cultivation mushroom. The isolated bacteria cell was sufficient for inhibition in vitro for C. mycophilum. Control efficacy of browning disease of Bacillus altitudinis treatment was 78% on Agaricus bisporus. The optimal culture medium was determined as follows: 3% Soluble startch, 10% Soytone, 1% (NH4)2HPO4, 1 mmol KCl, and 0.5% L-asparagin at pH 6.0 at 30°C. Control efficacy of browning disease of Bacillus subtilis treatment was 71% on Agaricus bisporus. The optimal culture medium was determined as follows: 1.5% Xylose, 2% Soytone, 1% NH4H2PO4, 7 mmol CaCl2, and 0.5% Histidine at pH 6.0 at 25°C. Accordingly, the suppressive bacterium may be useful in future for the development of biocontrol system and the construction of genetically modified edible fungi resistant to the disease caused by C. mycophilum.

Scaffolds of cell substrates are biophysical platforms for cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation. They ultimately play a leading-edge role in the regeneration of tissues. Recent studies have shown the potential of bioactive scaffolds (i.e., osteo-inductive) through 3D printing. In this study, rice bran-derived biocomposite was fabricated for fused deposition modeling (FDM)-based 3D printing as a potential bone-graft analogue. Rice bran by-product was blended with poly caprolactone (PCL), a synthetic commercial biodegradable polymer. An extruder with extrusion process molding was adopted to manufacture the newly blended “green material.” Processing conditions affected the performance of these blends. Bio-filament composite was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Mechanical characterization of bio-filament composite was carried out to determine stress-strain and compressive strength. Biological behaviors of bio-filament composites were also investigated by assessing cell cytotoxicity and water contact angle. EDX results of bio-filament composites indicated the presence of organic compounds. These bio-filament composites were found to have higher tensile strength than conventional PCL filament. They exhibited positive response in cytotoxicity. Biological analysis revealed better compatibility of r-PCL with rice bran. Such rice bran blended bio-filament composite was found to have higher elongation and strength compared to control PCL.

We analyzed the variation in occurrence time and intensity of attacks by the rice stem borer (Chilo suppressalis Walker) on several crops. We found similar occurrence patterns of C. suppressalis in different crops. Overwintering larvae showed no difference in pupal period and weight compared to the non-overwintering ones. However, the larval period was reduced to 19.1 days in Miscanthus field, in contrast to that in the paddy fields. Efficiency of the emergence trap was confirmed to be greater than that of the delta trap for capturing C. suppressalis adults. It is necessary to adjust the control period because of the advancement in occurring time of C. suppressalis in recent years. The larvae of C. suppressalis experience favorable environmental conditions for overwintering in Miscanthus fields. The results of this study provide important inputs for the development of environment-friendly control methods.

This study investigated the quality characteristics and biological activities of rice germ fermented by Bacillus spp. During the milling process, the contents of rice germ in the rice bran (Control) were adjusted to 30% (RG30) and 70% (RG70). The approximate composition, pH, total acidity, total soluble solid, total sugar, polyphenol and flavonoid contents were measured. DPPH radical scavenging activity, xanthine oxidase (XO) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activities were also determined. We observed that the moisture content decreased after fermentation, while the crude protein was significantly increased. Fermentation remarkably lowered the pH from 5.83~6.26 to 4.77~4.93, thereby elevating the total acidity. Fermentation also increased the total solid contents, from 0.40~0.87 °Bx to 1.63~2.20 °Bx. The total sugar decreased to 136.81~151.53 mg/mL from 377.56~450.64 mg/mL. Polyphenol contents were the highest in control (0.59 and 0.73 mg/mL before and after fermentation, respectively). Fermentation significantly affected the increase of the polyphenols in both rice germ 30% and 70% samples, from 0.26 and 0.28 mg GAE/g before fermentation, to 0.52 and 0.70 mg GAE/g after fermentation, respectively. There was a slight increase in the flavonoid contents after fermentation. The IC50 value of the electron donating ability, as evaluated by the DPPH method, was the lowest in control (3.77 and 3.36 mg/mL before and after fermentation, respectively). Fermentation increased the XO inhibition activity up to 63.69% in control, 49.81% in rice germ 30%, and 59.32% in rice germ 70%. The ACE inhibition activities were also increased in the fermented control, rice germ 30% and 70%, to 40.51%, 22.69% and 33.91%, respectively.

경기도 8개 지역에서 2010년부터 2012년 동안 식균성인 노랑무당벌레의 발생기주를 조사한 결과, 흰가루병에 감염된 12종의 식물에서 관찰 이 되었다. 특히 가장 밀도가 높았던 배과원에서 노랑무당벌레는 7월 상순부터 11월 상순까지 발견되었다. 식균성인 노랑무당벌레의 장내에서는 흰가루병 균사나 포자 외에 다른 먹이의 흔적이 발견되지 않았고, 알과 번데기를 제외한 전 발육단계에서 균을 섭식하는 특성을 볼 때 절대적 식균성 곤충으로 생각된다. 25℃에서 오이 흰가루병균을 섭식한 노랑무당벌레의 발육기간은 알, 유충, 번데기, 성충이 각각 3.9, 10.4, 4.1, 37.7일 이었고, 발육단계별 오이 흰가루병 섭식량은 45.6, 144.4, 372.2, 628.1, 473.7 mm 2로 4령, 성충, 3령, 2령, 1령 순으로 많았다. 본 연구를 통해 노랑무당벌 레의 오이 흰가루병에 대한 섭식능력을 바탕으로 향후 유용 토착천적으로써 대량사육기술, 저독성 약제 선발 등 작물 흰가루병 종합방제기술(IPM) 에 대한 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

A new gregarine species (Eugregarinida: Gregarinidae) was previously reported from daikon leaf beetle, Phaedon brassicae at Daegwallyeong in Korea. Here, we found another novel gregarine species from the striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). This paper describes the morphological and molecular-biological characteristics of Gregarine species associated to P. brassicae and P. striolata. The size and body shape at mature trophozoite stage were the main diagnostic characteristics of those species. Gregarines from P. brassicae were bigger size (100um) with square shaped body while Gregarines from P. striolata were slightly smaller size (80um) with egg shaped body. Based on the partial 18S rDNA sequence, gregarine species from P. striolata was grouped in eugregarine and also this new gregarine showed 85% homology that of the reported Gregarina sp. from P. brassicae. However, gut dissection result showed that each species had own gregarine parasite species association. These results were identical in local populations from three surveyed locations. There was positive relationship between infection rates and elevation for gregarine related to P. striolata. Therefore, we suggested that the gregarines and their coleopteran hosts have species-specific interaction via co-evolution.

싸리수염진딧물(Aulacorthum solani) 방제를 위해 기생성 천적으로 국내에서 선발한 목화검정진디벌(Ephedrus plagiator)과 외국에서 판매 되고 있는 진디벌(Aphidius ervi)을 비교 조사하였다. 성충 수명과 산란 기간, 머미수, 우화충수 등에 대한 우열성을 싸리수염진딧물과 완두수염진 딧물(Acyrthosiphon pisum)을 대상으로 온도 15, 20, 25, 30℃와 광주기 16(L) : 8(D)의 조건에서 조사하였다. 성충 수명은 15℃에서 목화검정 진디벌이 싸리수염진딧물에서 5.9일로 진디벌 3.6일에 비해 2.3일 길었다. 산란 기간도 15℃의 싸리수염진딧물에서 목화검정진디벌이 5.3일인 반면, 진디벌은 2.2일로 상대적으로 짧았다. 싸리수염진딧물에서 목화검정진디벌과 진디벌의 머미수는 목화검정진디벌이 15, 20, 25, 30℃에서 각각 71.5, 41.0, 15.7, 7.7개로 진디벌의 22.1 16.3 6.2, 0.4 보다 많이 기생하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 완두수염진딧물에서 목화검정진디벌 의 머미수는 70.3, 69.8, 34.3, 8.4개로 93.4, 71.2, 34.8, 14.5로 조사된 진디벌의 머미수보다 낮았다. 싸리수염진딧물에서 목화검정진디벌의 우 화충수는 42.1, 36, 11.6, 0로 나타나 30℃의 높은 온도에서는 우화하지 않은 것을 알 수 있었다. 진디벌의 경우에는 우화 개체수가 각 온도에서 19.6, 13.5, 3.7, 0.1로 나타나 목화검정진디벌에 비해 상대적으로 적게 우화한 것으로 조사되었다. 두 종의 비교결과, 싸리수염진딧물에서는 목 화검정진디벌이, 완두수염진딧물에서는 진디벌이 우수한 것으로 조사되었다.

Childrena zenobia is very hopeful as an industrial insect for its beautiful color and long life span. This study was conducted to establish the mass rearing methods of C. zenobia to develop it as an industrial insect. C. zenobia appeared in the high mountains of about 1,000m above sea level at Pocheon and Gapyoung during high temperature season from July to August, and in the low mountains of about 400m above sea level at Yeoncheon on September. The first oviposition time after mating took 27.8±9.0 days and the number of eggs per female was 180. The life span of adult was 39.3±20.2 days in male and 59.0±18.7 days in female. The hatchability of F1 generation showed high rate over 80% at 20∼30℃, while the rate of F5 generation was very low under 5%. The proper food for rearing the larva was Viola papilionacea. The developmental period from 1st larva to adult was 63.6±5.1 days and the hatching time was 8.7±0.9 days at 20℃ and 48.0±3.3 days and the hatching time was 8.1±1.2 days at 25℃. These results seemed to be very suggestive that C. zenobia could be massively reared in the condition of indoor rearing room resulting in the utilization of it as an industrial insect for various regional festivals.

The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using Agarum cribrosum as a natural health food source. To accomplish this purpose, the contents of the general and antioxidant activities of Agarum cribrosum were measured. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash were 45.4%, 15.0%, 2.3% and 33.1%. The calories of Agarum cribrosum were 262.3 kcal and total dietary fiber of Agarum cribrosum was 34.0%. The protein contained a total of 18 different kinds of amino acids. The content of amino acids was 12, 402.42 ㎎/100 g. The K was the largest mineral followed by Ca, Na and Mg, implying that Agarum cribrosum is an alkali material. The antioxidant activity of Agarum cribrosum was assessed by various radical scavenging assays using DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1 picrylhydrazyl), FRAP (ferric ion reducing antioxidant power), reducing power, and ABTS (2, 2'-azino-bis(3 ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)). All antioxidant activity of Agarum cribrosum extract increased the concentration of the dependents. Total phenolic contents of Agarum cribrosum extract were 34.1±2.56 ㎎/g, and total flavonoids contents were estimated at 4.9±0.26 ㎎/g. General nutrients and other antioxidant bioactive materials in Agarum cribrosum were also potential materials for good health food. It is expected that a follow-up study of Agarum cribrosum through developing processed food and evaluation of their functional properties would provide useful information or sources of functional foods.

The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using cultured wild ginseng roots as a natural health food source. To accomplish this purpose, the contents of general and antioxidative nutrients of cultured wild ginseng roots were measured. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash are 61.72%, 17.36%, 0.23% and 10.90%, respectively. Further, the calories of cultured wild ginseng roots were 323.97 kcal. Total dietary fiber was 82.13%. The protein contained a total of 18 different kinds of amino acids. The contents of amino acids were 16.15 g. The K was the largest mineral followed by P, Ca, and Mg, which means cultured wild ginseng roots is alkali material. The contents of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids were 0.23 g, and 0.62 g, respectively. Crude saponine content was 25.87 ㎎/g. Total phenolic contents of cultured wild ginseng roots were 11.2 ㎎/g, and total flavonoids contents were estimated as 4.2 ㎎/g. The electron donating ability of cultured wild ginseng roots were 24.7～31.6%. The nitrite scavenging activity was pH dependent, and was highest at pH 1.2 and lowest at pH 6.0. The cultured wild ginseng roots extract showed the highest reducing power (0.06) at the concentration of 1, 000 ㎍/㎖. Based on the above results, we deemed that the cultured wild ginseng roots might have potential antioxdant activities.

진딧물 기생봉인 목화면충좀벌과 진디면충좀벌의 기주를 목화진딧물과 복숭아혹진딧물로 하여 15, 20, 25, 30℃에서 사육하면서 기주섭식수, 기생수, 우화율, 성비, 발육기간을 조사하였다. 목화진딧물이 기주일 때 15℃, 25℃에서 목화면충좀벌의 기주섭식수(5.4, 9.7마리)가 진디면충좀벌(2.0, 2.9마리)보다 많았으며 복숭아혹진딧물이 기주일 때 2종 기생봉 간 기주섭식수의 차이는 없었다. 목화진딧물에 기생한 목화면충벌의 기생수가 15℃에서 11.1마리, 30℃에서 21마리로 진디면충좀벌의 기생수(7, 12.3마리)보다 많았으며 복숭아혹진딧물에 기생시켰을 때는 20℃와 25℃에서 목화면충좀벌의 기생수(12.1, 17.1마리)가 진디면충좀벌(6.1, 10마리)보다 더 많았다. 목화진딧물을 기주로 했을 때 30℃에서 목화면충좀벌의 우화율(83.3%)이 진디면충좀벌(69.4%)보다 높았으며 복숭아혹진딧물에서는 우화율 차이가 없었다. 목화진딧물에서 사육했을 때 진디면충좀벌의 암컷비율이 15℃에서 75.2%, 30℃에서 73.9%로 목화면충좀벌의 암컷비율(19.5, 48.6%)보다 높았으며 복숭아혹진딧물에서 사육했을 때는 목화면충좀벌의 암컷비율이 15℃에서 65.3%, 25℃에서 90.0%여서 진디면충좀벌의 암컷비율(34.4, 78.8%)보다 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 목화진딧물에서 2종 기생봉간 산란에서 우화까지의 발육기간의 차이는 없었고 복숭아혹진딧물에서는 20℃에서 목화면충좀벌의 발육기간(19.9일)이 진디면충좀벌(16.5일)보다 길었다.