기내 배양 과정에서 식물성장조절물질의 처리 없이도 성장속도가 매우 빠르고, 모식물체와 동일한 성분의 대사물질을 생합성하는 화학적 전형성능을 나타내는 형질전환된 뿌리 즉, 모상근을 이용하여 약리물질을 생산하고자 대황 모상근을 유도하고 이로부터 추출한 물질의 세포독성을 조사하였다. 1. 수층과 클로로포름 층으로부터 얻은 대황 모상근 추출물 모두 농도의 증가에 따라 세포에 미치는 독성이 증가하였다. 2. 클로로포름층으로부터 얻은 대황 모상근 추출물이 수층으로부터 얻은 대황 추출물보다 세포에 미치는 독성이 크게 나타났다. 클로로포름층 분획의 MTT50, NR50 SRB50은 각각 289.3μg/ml, 302.7μg/ml, 433.8μg/ml이었고, 수층 분획물의 MTT50, NR50 SRB50은 각각 475.8μg/ml, 428.3μg/ml, 549.5μg/ml 이었다. 3. 세포독성 측정방법에 따라 차이를 보였으며 수층 분획의 경우 NR정량법에서 클로로포름층 분획의 경우 MTT정량법에서 독성 정도가 더 높게 나타났다.

건조 생약재인 황기, 감초 및 진피의 감마선 조사 위생화의 가능성을 검토하기 위하여 감마선 조사 후 Samonella typhimurium TA98과 TA100 균주를 이용한 유전 독성학적인 안전성을 평가하고자 하였다. 시험 대상은 오염유기체 완전 구제 선량인 10kGy의 감마선으로 조사된 시료의 열수 추출물을 대상으로 하였으며 시험농도는 대상물질이 생약재임을 고려하여 50%의 균주생장억제를 나타내는 농도를 최고 농도로 하였다. 시험은 대사 활성

The preventive effects of sodium molybdate on the acute toxicity of lead were studied by investigating tissue accumulation of lead, changes of nerve conduction velocity and concentrations of metabolites related to function of sciatic nerve in rats treated with lead, sodium molybdate and both, respectively. In lead-intoxicated rat, the conduction velocity, myo-inositol concentration and Na+/K+ ATPase activity of sciatic nerve were decreased by about 33 %, 48 % and 58 %, respectively. However, sodium molybdate treatment significantly normalized the conduction velocity, Na+/K+ ATPase activity and myo-inositol concentration of sciatic nerve in lead-intoxicated rat. Also, sodium molybdate treatment decreased the contents of lead in blood and sciatic nerve through promotion of urinary excretion of lead. But sodium molybdate treatment did not affect the glucose concentration in sciatic nerve. These results suggest that sodium molybdate prevented peripheral neuropathy not only by reducing lead contents in sciatic nerve and blood, but also by enhancing Na+/K+ ATPase activity in sciatic nerve.

This study estimate the degree of contamination in the streamwater around the Sudokwon landfill site. It was sampled at 10 sites in Jan., Apr., Jul. and Oct., 1996. There were analyzed five kinds of toxic chemical material-CN, ABS, PCB, As, Org-P, and four kinds of heavy metal-Pb, Hg, Cd, C_r^+6. The result are 1)The COD was generally increased to compare before landfill, 2)The Org-P and PCB were not detected at all points, 3)The concentrations of Pb, C_r^+6 and As were lower than the environmental criteria values, 4)The CN, Hg and Cd were over envirommental criteria values, and so emergent regulation is needed, 5)The effects of the streamwater contamination were not only the leachate of the landfill, but also the small factories and agricultural land around the landfill.

The morphlogical characteristics and cytotoxic acitivity for14 local varieties fo Codonopsis lanceolata collected from Korea were examined to get basic data for breeding and selection of good cultivars. Plant height ranged from 197.2 cm to 253.2 com, that from Beakunsan(No.11) was the highest and and that form Samcheok(No.5) was the lowest. Generally, plant height of those form northern area of Korea tends to be shorter than those from Southern area. Leaf width and length of that form Husando (No. 12) was the largest While that form chejudo(No.4) was the smallest and those from other areas showed no significant difference. As to the number of branches, that form Yanggu(No.1) was theleast and those from other areas did not show Chejudo(No.14) were the heaviest. Among 14 varieties tested, Heongseong(No.3) and Huksando(No.6) exhibited strong cytotoxicity , which showed 45.0 an d62.0μg. ml respectively.

포유류 배아의 초기발생과정에서 수란관이 하는 역할을 알아보기 위하여 소의 수란관내액이 생쥐 2-세포기 배아의 체외발생에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 대조군의 경우 5%의 배아만이 체외배양과정 중 퇴화한데 비해 5% 혹은 그 이상의 소의 수란관내액 (bOF)이 함유된 배양액 내에서 배양된 배아는 48시간이 지났을 때 모두 퇴화하였다. bOF를 65 \circ C에서 30분간 가열한 후 배양액에 첨가한 결과 bOF의 독성은 변화가 없었으나 90 \circ C

Effects of aluminium(Al), soil pH and calcium(Ca) on growth response and heavy metal accumulation and regulation of nitrogen fixation in Melilotus suaveolens seedlings, a biennial legume plant dominating in the disturbed area, were quantitatively analyzed during the growing periods. Accumulation of metals in each organ of M. suaveolens was increased with the lowering of pH. Al contents in leaf and root treated with 30ppm Al at pH 4.2 on the 28th day after treatment were 8 and 11 folds higher than those of control, while the contents with 100ppm Al were 21 and 24 folds as compared to control. The significent inhibition in Al contents was induced by 100ppm Al and Ca at pH 6.5. Increased metals inhibited height at pH 4.2 and the growth inhibition due to Al was reversed by the addition of Ca, suggesting that growth correlates to the pH value. Chlorophyll contents in leaves increased during growth stage were inhibited by Al treatments. The biomass was decreased with the lowering of pH and the increase of concentrations. 100ppm Ca treatment resulted in 5.1-5.9% increase of the biomass as compared to that of 100ppm Al. Specific nitrogen fixation activities in nodules in the 100ppm Al at pH 4.2 and pH 6.5 were reduced to 35. 2% and 52.2% of control, on the 28th day after treatment, while the combination of Al and Ca induced inhibition of activities to 4.6% and 69.9% of control, respectively. Total amount of nitrogen fixation was reduced by 10% as compared to control with the treatment of 100ppm Al at pH 4.2 due to the inhibition of nodule formation. However the stimulative effect of nodule formation was enhanced by the combination of 100ppm Al and Ca and lowering of pH.

Toxic Mastoparan B(MP-B) which is purified from the venom of the hornet Vespa basalis is a cationic amphiphilic tetradecapeptide. MP-B and its Ala-substituted analogues were synthesized by solid phase method and the toxic peptide-membrane interactions were examined by circular dichroism(CD) spectra, fluorescence spectra, and leakage abilities in phospholipid membranes. In the presence of phospholipid vesicles, synthetic MP-B and its analogues formed amphiphilic α-helical structures, but in the buffer solution, those exhibited random coil conformation as measured by CD. Fluorescence spectra of MP-13 and its analogues which indicated the binding affinity of peptide on phospholipid vesicles showed that the replacement of Lys at position 2 and 11 with Ala caused a remarkable effect in the blue shift and that at position 2, in the leakage ability of the peptide.

The effects of aloe on the MDA(malondialdehyde) and the blood biochemical components of heavy metal poisoning in SD rat were examined and the following results were obtained. In rat liver homogenate intoxicated with CdCl_2, lipidperoxide was increased each 2.37times(24h), 3.31times(72h) but lipidperoxide in aloe administration groups was lower each 47%, 64% than in heavy metal group. In rat kidney homogenate intoxicated with CdCl_2, lipidperoxide was increased 1.85times(24h), 1.33times(72h) but lipidperoxide in aloe administration groups was almost the same as that of normal group. Lipidperoxide of kidney homogenate was slightly decreased as time passed. Also heavy metal poisoning rats showed high levels(1.38-2.50times) of serum AST, ALT and BUN. However, the administration of aloe significantly inhibited the reduction of them. These results suggest that Cd-induced hepatic and renal injury, via increase lipidperoxide and release of AST, ALT and BUN. Aloe may be used to inhibit or prevent the hepatic and renal toxicity which results from the heavy metal.

식용 및 약용작물중에서 암세포에 대하여 생체세포독성을 유발하는 소재를 선발하기 위하여 한국인종양에서 유래한 대장암세포주(SNU-C4)와 위아세포주(SNU-1)에 대해 MTT검색법으로 50% 세포성장저해농도(IC50)를 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 암세포에 대해 생체세포독성활성을 가지는 작물을 선발하기 위하여 17종의 작물을 대상으로 검색한 결과 보리, 옥수수, 오미자에서 세포독성효과가 230μg/ml이하의 농도로 유의한 효과를 나타내었다. 2. 품종간의 세포독성효과의 차이를 검색하기 위하여 세포독성효과를 나타낸 작물중에서는 보리와 옥수수를, 세포독성효과를 미약하게 나타내거나 나타내지 않은 작물중에서는 벼와 귀리를 대상으로 품종별로 검색한 결과, 세포독성의 유무는 1차 검색과 동일한 경향이 나타났으나, 벼에서는 품종에 따라 현저하게 세포독성의 차이를 나타내었으며, 특이할만한 점은 유색미인 흑도에서 다른 품종에 비하여 50% 세포성장저해농도가 유의하게 낮게 나타났다.

본 연구는 염해의 독성(NaCl 1.3%) 경감을 위하여 식물생장조절제인 ABA와 kinetin에 벼 종자를 침종처리하여 벼 발아중 NaCl 독성에 대한 생육특성, 발아율, 전분, 당 및 유이 proline 등의 실험을 수행하였던 바 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 일반형인 일품벼의 초장은 NaCl 1.3%에서 1.3cm로 ABA 103M와 ABA 105M 처리를 제외하면 모든 처리에서 초장이 비슷하였으나 ABA 104 M 처리에서 1.80cm로 오히려 kinetin 처리보다 생육이 촉진되는 결과를 보였다. 2. 통일형인 향미벼001의 경우 초장은 NaCl 1.3%가 0.68cm인 것보다 식물생장조 정제와 농도에 따른 차이는 인정되었으나 kinetin 103M에서 생육이 가장 양호하였다. 3. 염 독성에 따른 엽록소 함량은 모든 품종에서 식물생장조절제인 kinetin 처리구가 ABA 처리구보다 높은 함량을 보였고 특히 kinetin 처리 농도에 따른 함량은 4개 품종 모두 kinetin 103M에서 높았다. 4. 전분과 당함량 변화는 일품벼의 경우 전분함량이 무처리가 NaCl 1.3% 처리보다 증가하였고 당함량은 전분함량이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 5. 유이 proline 함량은 일품벼의 경우 무처리에서는 생체 g당 2,220u mole이었으나 NaCl 1.3% 처리에서는 3.648u mole로 염해처리에서 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 특히 ABA 103M 처리에서는 5.941u mole로 가장 높은 함량의 증가를 보였고 품종간 염해에 대한 유이 proline 함량은 일품벼, 향미벼001, 다산벼 및 고시히까리 순으로 일품벼가 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 6. 위의 결과로 볼 때 품종에 대한 식물생장조절제인 작용은 다르게 나타났는데 전분증가는 반대로 당함량의 감소를 초래하였으며 유이 proline 함량은 식물생장조절제 처리와는 무관하게 일품벼에서 가장 민감한 반응을 보여 금후 염해에 대한 벼 생체내 반응의 유이 proline 물질대사와 NaCl에 따른 종자내의 삼투조절에 관한 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다.

Endotoxin from the cell wall of marine V. vulnificus was extracted using the hot phenol-water method, injected endotoxin into rat, and tested the toxic effect of endotoxin on the blood component in rat blood. The results showed that blood glucose, blood urea nitrogen, white blood cell, and reticulocyte were increased and red blood cell was the same as the number of control group(normal blood), but platelet was decreased. Above results suggested that endotoxin induced a malfunction of liver and that the increase of white blood cell was for the removal of foreign toxic substance.

The toxicity of purified ricin from Ricinus communis to rats was examined by histological and histochemical methods. Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with 75㎍/㎏ body weight of ricin and were sacrified at intervals of 6, 24, 48 and 120 hours after injection. The major morphological changes, such as cloudy swelling, hydropic degeneration, necrosis, fatty change, blood congestion, increase of Kupffer cells in number and extension of sinusoids, were obvious in the liver of experimental group. These morphological changes of hepatic cells were mainly observed in both the periportal and midlobular region of hepatic lobule. The extension of sinusoids was obvious in the centrolobular region. And glycogen distribution of hepatic cells tended to decrease in the same region showing morphlogical changes as compared with the control group.

The toxic substances (endotoxins) from the bacterial cell walls were extracted by using incubator, centrifuge, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and their fatty acid compositions were analyze by Gas Chromatography. The lethal toxicities and pyrogenic activities of toxic substances were tested and the results were compared each other. The results of fatty acid analyses showed that the major fatty acid of the toxic substance was tetradecanoic acid for Vibrio vulnificus, dodecanoic acid for Escherichia coli and decanoic acid for Salmonella typhimurium. These three fatty acids were the main fatty acids for three toxic substances (more than 70%). The unique points in the fatty acid compositions were that tetradecanoic acid was composed as important one (37.15%) for V. vulnificus and that the amount of hexadecanoic acid was very small (below 2%) for three toxic substances. The lethal toxicity in ICR mice of toxic substance from V. vulnificus (LD_50 was 52.5 ㎎/㎏) was similar to that of E. coli (56.5 ㎎/㎏), but weaker than that of S. typhimurium (37.5 ㎎/㎏). Toxic substance from V. vulnificus was more pyrogenic in rabbit than that from E. coli, but less than that from S. typhimurium.

중금속가운데 필수 미량 원소인 동을 볍씨에 처리한 후 식물생장조정제인 kinetin을 침종 처리하여 발아중 동 독성에 대한 벼의 생육 특성, 붕소의 활성, 발아율 향상과 중금속 장해의 경감을 위하여 몇 가지 실험을 수행하여 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 동독성 경감을 위한 농도별 klnetin처리에 따른 생육은 일품벼, 향미벼 001 모두 초장은 kinetin l03M 처리가 무처리와 동 60ppm 처리에 비해 생육이 양호하였고 뿌리의 생장도 우세하였다. 2. 엽록소 함량은 두 품종 모두 동 60ppm 처리보다 무처리가 높았으며, kinetln 처리에서는 kinetin l03M, kinetin l04 M, kinetin l05M의 처리 순으로 낮은 함량을 나타내었다. 3. Kinetin처리농도에 대한 식물체 부위별 동의축적량은 kinetin의 농도가 낮을수록 증가하는 경향이었으며, 동 60ppm처리에서 동 함량은 일품벼는 잎에서 1,797n 종자에서 1,340ng이었고 향미벼 001에서는 잎과종자에서 동 함량이 각각 1,590ng, 1,260ng으로 일품벼가 더 높았다. 4. 동 60ppm처리에 따른 품종간 단백질 밴드의 패턴은 발아 후 3일째 두 품종 모두 35, 40kDa.부위에서 다소 약한 밴드가 보였으며 일품벼의 경우 발아후 kinetin l03M 처리에서 54.4 kDa에 새로운 단백질 밴드가 나타났다. 5. 동 처리에 따른 발아일수별 SOD활성도는 일품벼의 경우 무처리에서는 차이를 보이지 않았으나 동 60ppm처리에서 발아 후 3일째 1,299EU로 가장 높은 활성도를 보이다가 발아 후 5일째부터 점차 감소하였으며, 향미벼 001에서는 발아 후 3일째 동 60ppm 처리에서 1,260 EU의 활성도를 나타내다가 발아 후 5일 째부터 감소하는 경향이었으며, kinetin l03M 처리에서는 가장 낮은 활성을 보여 어느 정도 동 stress 경감의 효과가 인정되었다. 6. 유리 proline함량은 품종간 차이를 보이지 않았으나 SOD 활성과 마찬가지로 발아 후 3일 째 동 60ppm 처리에서 큰 차이를 보였지만, 발아일수가 경과할수록 감소하는 경향을 보였다.