This study was conducted to find out the environmental, service sire and genetic effects for reproductive trait in certain purebred of pigs on Landrace and Yorkshire, and to suggest selection indicator which is to improve genetic capability on reproductive traits. There are five traits used on this analysis which are total number of born (NBT), number of born alive (NBA), piglets weight within litter (LW), average of birth weight on piglets within litter (ABW) and variation of birth weight on piglets within litter (VBW). With these data, the mixed model was established using 10,342 records collected from 2,527 sows of Landrace and 13,817 records collected from sows of 3,056 Yorkshire breeds and the variation of random effects and the genetic parameter were estimated by the REML method including service sire effects, permanent environmental effects and sow genetic effects. Due to characteristics of closed nucleus herd for using data on this study, given that it has been isolated breeding for about 19 years that progressed over 16 generations, genetic analysis was performed on all of these data and partial data of the current genetic group in which animals were born after 2011. The effects of service sire were estimated to be less than about 8% of total variation in all traits considered in the analysis. Permanent environmental effects were estimated about 2~14% of total variation in all traits considered. The heritability, which is the ratio of genetic variance among the total variance, was estimated to be 20~35% for LW and ABW in Landrace and Yorkshire, while it was about 10~14% for NBT. The genetic correlations between NBT and LW were 62~74% and between NBT and ABW were –28~-7%. Therefore, indirect selection for improving litter size could be possible with considering LW. Whereas, the genetic effect of the service sire effects for litter traits would be trivial.

Benzylideneacetone (BZA) is a compound derived from culture broth of an entomopathogenic bacterium, Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn). Its immunosuppressive activity is caused by its inhibitory activity against eicosanoid biosynthesis. This BZA is being developed as an additive to enhancc control efficacy of other commercial microbial insecticides. This study was focused on the enhancement of the immunosuppressive activity of BZA by generating its chemical derivatives toward decrease of its hydrophobicity. Two hydroxylated BZA and one sugar-conjugated BZA were chemically synthesized. All derivatives had the inhibitory activities of BZA against phospholipase A<SUB>2</SUB> (PLA<SUB>2</SUB>) and phenoloxidase (PO) of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, but BZA was the most potent. Mixtures of any BZA derivative with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) significantly increased pathogenicity of Bt. BZA also inhibited colony growth of four plant pathogenic fungi. However, BZA derivatives (especially the sugar-conjugated BZA) lost the antifungal activity. These results indicated that BZA and its derivatives inhibited catalytic activities of two immune-associated enzymes (PLA2 and PO) of P. xylostella and enhanced Bt pathogenicity. We suggest its use to control plant pathogenic fungi.

The desmutagenic activity of the water extract of Cassia tora L on the mutagenicity induced by 4- nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO) and N-methyl-N-nitro-N'-nitrosoguani-dine (MNNG) was studied using the SOS Chromotest with Escherichia coli PQ37. The inhibition rates of water extract of Cassia tora L. at concentration of 100 μg/assay were 27.5% and 40% against 4-NQO and MNNG. The water extract of Cassia tora L. was separated into methanol soluble and methanol insoluble parts. The methanol soluble part exhibited higher inhibition effects than the methanol insoluble part against the mutagenic activities of 4-NQO and MNNG. Step-wise fractionation of methanol soluble part was done to obtain methanol, ethyl acetate and water fractions. Among these fractions, water fraction had the strongest inhibitory effects of 23.0 and 19.0% against mutagenicities of MNNG and 4NQO, repectively. The results clearly indicated that the water fraction showed much stronger antimutagenicity against MNNG than 4NQO. The inhibition rates of aqueous fraction of methanol-soluble from water extracted Cassia tora L. at concentrations of 1.0 10, 100 and 250 μg/assay were 8.0%, 12.0%, 25.5% and 43.0%, respectively. The water fraction showed the inhibitory effects with dose response against the mutagenic activities induced by MNNG.

본 연구는 젖소(Holstein종)의 mtDNA D-loop 영역 염기변이 다형성과 경제형질간의 관련성을 분석하기 위하여 수행하였다. 젖소의 mtDNA D-loop 영역에서 단일염기의 치환에 의해 총 35개의 polymorphic site가 확인되었다. 그중 주요 Polymorphic site의 염기변이 빈도는 106, 169, 16057, 16231 및 16255 지역에서 높은 빈도의 염기치환이 검출되었다. 169 지역은 A가 G로 염기치환이 일어났고 그 빈도는 0.555로 높게 나타났으며 염기치환에 의한 산유량 효과는 1259.6 kg(P<0.05)로 나타났다. 유지방과의 관계를 분석한 결과 16118 지역은 A가 G로 치환되는 빈도가 0.02로 검출되었으며, 16135 지역은 T가 C로 치환되는 빈도가 0.02로 검출되었고, 16302 지역은 G가 A로 치환되는 빈도가 0.04로 검출되었다. 이 지역들이 유지방에 미치는 변이 효과는 - 156, - 118.15 및 - 67.77 kg(P<0.1)으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 검출한 젖소 mtDNA내 D-loop 영역의 염기서열 변이 빈도와 유량, 유지방과의 연관성 분석 결과 등은 젖소집단의 유전적 변이성 추정과 좀 더 다양한 경제형질과의 관련성 분석으로 다양한 유전적 지표인자 발굴에 도움이 될 것이며 이를 통해 분자유전학적 기법을 이용한 젖소의 육종전략을 확립하는데 기초 자료가 되는 것은 물론 분자육종학적인 연구에 기초 자료로서 유용하게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Trp P-1에 의해 유도된 돌연변이원성에 대한 resveratrol의 억제효과를 Salmonella typhimurium TA 98, 100를 이용한 Ames test법으로 검색하였다 먼저 틀변경 돌연변이를 일으키는 S. typhimurium TA98과 염기치환 돌연변이 특성을 지닌 S.typhimurium TA 100에서 Trp P-1의 변이원성을 비교한 결과 S. typhimurium TA98에서 복귀돌연변이의 뚜렷하게 수가 증가되었다. 이러한 결과는 Trp P-1의 돌연변이 유발은 틀변경을 주로 일으킨 돌연변이 유도란 사실을 뒷받침하는 결과로 해석되며, S. typhimurium TA98에서 Trp P-1의 최적농도는 400 ng로 나타났다. S. typhimurium TA98의 생육에 영향을 미치지 않는 농도까지 resveratrol의 농도를 assay당 2, 10, 25, 50 100, 300 ㎍으로 증가시켰을 경우 항돌연변이 효과는 각각 13%, 30%, 52%, 65%, 81% 및 89%로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터 Trp P-1의 변이원성에 대하여 resveratrol은 강한 돌연변이 억제효과를 나타내며, 용량 의존적으로 억제함이 확인되었다.

국내 유일 설악산에만 분포하는 희귀수종 눈잣나무의 현지외 보존을 위한 종자수집에 따른 구과보호망의 효과와 수집된 구과와 종자의 형태적 특성 변이를 조사하였다. 철망으로 설치된 구과보호망(50 mesh, 25 × 25 cm)은 설치류나 조류 등의 피해를 방지할 수 있으며 안정적인 종자유전자원 확보가 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 7월 초순부터 설치하는 것이 처리효과가 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다. 눈잣나무 구과는 열개하지 않는 폐과이며 종자에는 날개가 없고 주로 잣까마귀와 설치류 등의 먹이저장 습성에 의해 종자가 산포된다. 구과의 형태적 특성 변이는 개체간 유의적인 차이가 인정되었으며, 평균특성은 구과길이 35.3 mm, 구과폭 25.6 mm, 구과지수 1.38, 구과건중 6.6 g, 구과당 종자수 39.3립을 각각 나타냈다. 종자는 삼각모양의 달걀형으로 날개가 없으며 개체간 유의적인 차이가 인정되었다. 평균특성은 종자길이 8.12 mm, 종자폭 5.81 mm, 종자지수 1.40,종자두께 4.62 mm, 종자무게 0.11 g을 각각 나타냈다. 변이계수 값은 구과건중과 구과당 종자수에서만 비교적 높은 21.7%와 21.5%를 각각 나타냈다. 구과와 종자특성 상관분석에서는 구과와 종자의 길이가 길어질수록 전체적인 크기가 커지고 모양이 길어지며, 무게도 많이 나가는 경향을 나타냈으며, 또한 종자폭이 넓고 종자두께가 두꺼울수록 구과당 종자수는 작아지는 부의 상관관계를 나타냈다.

The desmutagenic activity of the water extract of Areca catechu L. on the mutagenicity induced by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), N-methyl-N-nitro-N'-nitrosoguani-dine (MNNG), mitomycin C (MMC) and 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4-NQO) was studied by using the SOS Chromotest with Escherichia coli PQ37. The inhibition rates of water extract of Areca catechu L. at concentration of 100μg/assay were 41.0%, 47%, 46%, and 32% against AFB1, MNNG, MMC and 4-NQO, respectively. The water extract of Areca catechu L. was separated into methanol soluble and methanol insoluble parts. The methanol insoluble part exhibited higher inhibition effect than the methanol soluble part against the mutagenic activities of MNNG. Step-wise fractionation of methanol insoluble part was done to obtain methanol, ethyl acetate and water fractions. Among these fractions, water fraction had the strongest inhibitory effect of 45.0% against mutagenicities of MNNG. The inhibition rates of aqueous fraction of methanol-insoluble from water extracted Areca catechu L. at concentrations of 1.61, 16.13, 161.29 and 322.58μg/mL were 12.0%, 24.0%, 47.5% and 62.0%, respectively. The water fraction showed the inhibitory effects with dose response against the mutagenic activity induced by MNNG.