4종류(種類)의 살충제(殺蟲劑)(monocrotophos, diazinon(유기인계(有機燐系)), carbofuran, BPMC(carbamates계(系)) 중 두 약제(藥劑)를 택하여 1대 1 비율로 섞은 6가지 혼합제(混合劑) 조합(組合)들에 대한 협력작용(協力作用)을 보이는 조합(組合)을 발견하기 위하여 벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)와 끝동매미충(Nephotettix virescens)을 공시하여 실험을 수행하였다. 1. 벼멸구에 대하여는 carbofuran과 diazinon 조합(組合) 및 BPMC와 carbofuran 조합(組合)이 협력작용계수(協力作用係數) 200정도로 효과적이었다. 2. 끝동매미충(N. virescens)에 대하여는 diazinon과 monocrotophos 조합(組合)이 협력작용(協力作用) 계수(係數) 234로 효과적이었다. 3. 여타의 조합(組合)들은 독립용작(獨立用作)내지 부가작용을 보였다.

Carbofuran (2,3-Dihydro-2,2-Dimethyl-benzofuranyl methyl carbamate)와 Diazinon (0,0-Diethyl-0-(2-isopropyl-4-methyl-6-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate)을 10:0, 9:1, 8:2, 7:3, 6:4, 5, 5, 4:6, 3:7, 2:8, 1:9, 0:10의 비율로 혼합하여 거세미나방 3냉기유충의 가운데 가슴등판에 1.0μl씩 국소처리 하였을 때, 이들의 연합독작용을 평가하였다. Carbofuran Diazinon을 혼합하였을 경우 거세미 나방 3령기유충에 대해서 협력작용(Synergism)을 나타내었으며 Carbofuran과 Diazinon을 4.8 : 5.2의 비율로 혼합하였을 때 최대의 협력효과(Synergistic effect)를 얻을 수가 있었다.

Silver nanoparticles were loaded onto g-C3N4 (CN) with a nanoroll-type morphology (Ag/CN) synthesized using a co-polymerization method for highly selective conversion of toxic nitrobenzene to industrially-valuable aminobenzene. Scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images of Ag/CN revealed the generation of the nanoroll-type morphology of CN. Additionally, HRTEM analysis provided direct evidence of the generation of a Schottky barrier between Ag and CN in the Ag/CN nanohybrid. Photoluminescence analysis and photocurrent measurements suggested that the introduction of Ag into CN could minimize charge recombination rates, enhancing the mobility of electrons and holes to the surface of the photocatalyst. Compared to pristine CN, Ag/CN displayed much higher ability in the photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene to aminobenzene, underscoring the importance of Ag deposition on CN. The enhanced photocatalytic performance and photocurrent generation were primarily ascribed to the Schottky junction formed at the Ag/CN interface, greater visible-light absorption efficiency, and improved charge separation associated with the nanoroll morphology of CN. Ag would act as an electron sink/trapping center, enhancing the charge separation, and also serve as a good co-catalyst. Overall, the synergistic effects of these features of Ag/CN improved the photocatalytic conversion of nitrobenzene to aminobenzene.

Background : The 1,2-unsaturated PAs, reported to be widely present in medicinal plants belonging to Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, and Fabaceae, cause hepatotoxicity and genotoxicity in humans and animals. Hence, there is a need for an analytical method that allows these dangerous plant toxins to be determined. In this study, we developed a method that can be used for the rapid and accurate determination of nine toxic PAs in medicinal plants using ultra-pressure liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–quadrupole–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF). Methods and Results : The compounds were eluted onto a C18 column with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile, and separated with good resolution within 11 min. all analytes was characterized by its precursor ions generated by ESI-Q-TOF and fragment ions produced by collision-induced dissociation (CID), which were used as a reliable database. The proposed analytical method was verified with reference to the ICH guidelines. The proposed UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF method was applied to four medicinal plants, and lycopsamin, echimidine, senkirkine and senecionine were detected by matching with reference standard, and additional six PAs were tentatively identified though chemical profiling. In addition, the QuEchERS method was the most efficient in comparison with methods like hot water and methanol in extraction efficiency of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Conclusion : The our proposed method can determine PAs rapidly and accurately in medicinal plants and will be utilize as an important data for other researchers who need analytical information of PAs.

Albendazole is the most commonly used medication worldwide for parasitic infestation. Albendazole may induce side effects such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, and headache, however hepatotoxicity is rare. A 37-year old woman was admitted to the hospital due to headache. Her child had been repeatedly infected with enterobius vermicularis, therefore she took albendazole three times for prophylactic purposes. The patient was diagnosed with hepatotoxicity induced by Albendazole based on a history of drug use; clinical symptoms and laboratory tests improved after ceasing drug administration, with a Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM) score of 12.

A 67-year-old man visited our hospital with anorexia and abdominal discomfort after taking herb for 3 months. Abdominal computed tomograpy showed splenomegaly. Blood test showed elevation of serum alanine aminotransferase level, thrombocytopenia, and there was no viral or autoimmune hepatitis. Liver biopsy showed comprehensive fibrotic changes and necrosis on iver parenchyma. He recovered within 1 week after stopping the herb. There was no disease recurrence for 1 year. No case of toxic hepatitis by taking Fritillaria thunbergii Miquel has been reported. Thus, this case proved for the first time that Fritillaria thunbergii Miquel could cause drug induced liver injury.

Toxic (high phorbol esters) and nontoxic (low phorbol esters) jatropha accessions cannot be distinguished morphologically. Their seeds must be chemically analyzed through a complex and costly process using HPLC method. EST-SSR markers can be used to classify jatropha accessions with high and low phorbol esters. In this study, ninety-seven EST-SSR markers amplified the genomic DNA and showed polymorphism among 5 high phorbol esters accessions and 10 low phorbol esters accessions. These markers can be further exploited for jatropha improvement through marker-assisted breeding.

백두산 분화 시 분출되는 화산재에 의한 수질환경 변화에 대응하고자 본 연구에서는 백두산 화산재 성분을 추정하고, 화산재 퇴적 두께에 따른 수질 농도변화를 분석하였다. 백두산 화산재 성분을 추정하기 위해 주요 해외 화산의 마그마 성분과 백두산의 마그마 성분을 비교하여 유사한 화산을 선정하고, 해당 화산에서 분출한 화산재의 성분을 백두산의 화산재 성분과 유사한 것으로 가정하였다. 화산재 유해성분에 의한 수질 농도변화를 분석하기 위해 화산재 퇴적 두께에 따른 유해성분 농도의 증감을 분석한 후, 국내 먹는물 수질기준과 비교함으로서 수질환경에 대한 영향 유무를 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 알루미늄, 카드뮴, 불소, 철, 납, 마그네슘, 염소와 스트론튬 등이 취수원에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 이 중 카드뮴, 불소, 철, 납, 마그네슘의 경우에는 수질관리 및 화산분출 시 관리가 필요할 것으로 분석되었다.

The effects of irradiance on the growth of toxic dinoflagellates Alexandrium tamarense (Masan Bay strain) and Alexandrium catenella (Jinhae Bay strain) were investigated in the laboratory. At 15℃ and 30 psu for A. tamarense and 25℃ and 30 psu for A. catenella, the irradiance-growth curve showed the maximum growth rate (μmax) of 0.31 day-1 with half-saturation photon flux density (PFD) (KI) of 44.53 μmol m-2 s-1, and a compensation PFD (Ic) was 20.67 μmol m-2 s-1 for A. tamarense, and μmax of 0.38 day-1 with KI of 59.53 μmol m-2 s-1, and Ic was 40.80 μmol m-2 s-1 for A. catenella. The Ic equated to a depth of 8~9 m from March to June for A. tamarense and 6~7 m from March to June for A. catenella. These responses suggested that irradiance at the depth near the middle layer in Masan Bay would provide favorable conditions for two species.

We investigated the toxic effects of difenoconazole on the development in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. To test the toxic effects, frog embryo teratogenesis assays using Xenopus were performed. Embryos were exposed to various concentrations of difenoconazole (0-30 μM). LC100 for difenoconazole was 30 μM, and the LC50 determined by probit analysis was 27.19 μM. Exposure to difenoconazole concentrations ≥5 μM resulted in 10 different types of severe external malformation. Histological examinations revealed dysplasia of the eye, heart, liver, somatic muscle, and swelling of the pronephric ducts. The tissue-specific toxic effects were investigated with an animal cap assay. Blood cells were normally induced at a high frequency by mSCF and activin A. However, the induction of blood cells was strongly inhibited by the addition of difenoconazole. Electron micrographs of tested embryos showed the degeneration of somatic muscle and the shrinkage of microvilli on pronephric duct. The gene expression of cultivated animal cap explants was investigated by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). It revealed that the expression of the blood-specific marker(β -globin Ⅱ) and muscle-specific marker (XMA) were more strongly inhibited than the neural-specific marker(XEn2) by the addition of difenoconazole.

We investigated the toxic effects of tebuconazole on development in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. To test the toxic effects, frog embryo teratogenesis assays using Xenopus were performed. Embryos were exposed to various concentrations of tebuconazole(0-100 μM). LC100 for tebuconazole was 100 μM, and the LC50 determined by probit analysis was 82.35 μM. The exposure to tebuconazole concentrations ≥40 μM resulted in 11 different types of severe external malformations including gut dysplasia. Histological examinations revealed various dysplasia in the eye, heart, liver, intestine, somatic muscle, and in the pronephric ducts. The tissue-specific toxic effects were investigated with an animal cap assay. Blood cells are generally induced at a high frequency by the combination of mSCF and activin A, however, the induction of blood cells was strongly inhibited by the addition of tebuconazole. Electron micrographs of tested embryos showed many of multivesicular bodies and dysplasia of photo-receptive cell, however, the somatic muscle degeneration was not severe. The gene expression of cultivated animal cap explants was investigated by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and revealed that expression of the blood-specific marker, β globin Ⅱ and muscle-specific marker, muscle actin were more strongly inhibited than the neural-specific marker, XEn2.

갈조류 유래 alginate 성분은 간이식술에 있어서 cell microencapsulation시키는 matrix로써 임상적인 응용이 시도되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 alginate의 간세포에 대한 안전성을 평가하기 위하여, 간세포를 자극하는 NO, iNOS, TGF-β1, IL-1β의 분비 및 발현량을 측정하였으며, 실험 결과 모두 증가시켰다. Alginate가 간세포를 자극하여 이러한 요소들을 증가시키는 것은 간염 및 간섬유화 등의 간질환을 일으킬 수 있다는 가능성을 제시하고 있으며, 이러한 결과는 간에 적용하는 alginate를 사용시에는 안전성이 요구되는 농도 조절 및 alginate의 자극 효과를 억제할 수 있는 새로운 재료의 첨가 등에 대한 고려를 제시할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum producing paralytic shellfish toxins is responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). To investigate its temporal distributions in Chinhae Bay where PSP occurs annually, SYBR GreenⅠ based A. minutum-specific real-time PCR probe was developed on the LSU rDNA region. Assay specificity and sensitivity were tested against related species, and its specificity was further confirmed by sequencing of field-derived samples. Ten months field survey in 2008 (a total 100 surface water samples) by using the real-time PCR probe showed that A. minutum was detected at very low densities of 1-4 cells L-1 in May and June being spring in Chinhae Bay, Korea.

We investigated the toxic effects of carbaryl on early embryo development in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. To test the toxic effects, frog embryo teratogenesis assays using Xenopus were performed. Embryos were exposed to various concentrations of carbaryl (5∼320 μM). LC100 for carbaryl was 320 μM, and the LC50 determined by probit analysis was the concentration of 235.68 μM. Exposure to 160 μM of carbaryl resulted in 10 different types of severe external malformations. Histological examination revealed dysplasia of the eyes, heart, guts, somatic muscle, dorsal, liver, blood vessel and swelling of the pronephric ducts. Malformation of neural tissue and brain was not severe even in the high dose of carbaryl. Benzidine blood stain showed distinct inhibition of inducing erythrocytes in embryos and animal cap explants. Electron micrographs of embryo revealed retinal detachment, loose photoreceptor lamella and the degeneration of sarcomeres in the carbaryl-treated group. The mitochondrial degeneration was also observed in the test group.

Effects of salinity and standard toxic metals on fertilization and embryo development rates were investigated in the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus nudus. Spawning was induced by injecting 1㎖ of 0.5 M KCl into the coelomic cavity. The fertilization and embryo development rates were below 20% when salinity was 25 psu or lower, but were above 90% when salinity was between 30 and 35 psu. The fertilization and embryo development rates in the control condition (not including Cu and Cd) were greater than 90%, but decreased with a high negative correlation (r) of 0.89 and 0.91 with the increasing of Cu and Cd concentrations, respectively. These results suggest that salinity concentrations for successful fertilization and normal embryogenesis of S. nudus are between 30 and 35 psu, and the biological assays of fertilization and embryo development rates using S. nudus are useful methods for the ecological toxicity test of marine pollution elements.