The extracts from Agastache rugosa O. Kuntze, their chloroform and hexane fractions, and estragole identified from hexane fraction were tested to investigate the effects on the growth and metabolic activities of several true fungi. The fungi used were: Aspergillus oryzae KFCC 890, Aspergillus niger KCCM 11240, Saccharomyces cerevisiae IAM 459?, Saccharomyces ellipsoideus PNU 2215. The growth of S. cerevisiae by treatment of water extract (1%), hexane fraction (0.05%), and estragole (0.05%) were inhibited 93%, 50%, and 33% respectively, and S. ellipsoideus was also inhibited markedly with delaying the lag phase maximum 12 hrs. The growth of A. oryzae was inhibited by treatment of extracts and fractions. The ethanol production by S. cerevisiae was increased more than two times in the highest value around 42 hrs incubation by water extract, but chloroform fraction inhibited its production. The glucoamylase activities by A. niger were strongly inhibited by hexane and chloroform fractions (0.05%). The invertase activity by S. cerevisiae using estragole (0.05%) reached to 57.5% of control group. S. cerevisiae treated with the estragole was damaged the cell wall and cell membrane, leaked the protoplasm, and observed broken pieces of cell.

Water extract, and methanol extract, its chloroform and hexane fractions, and estragole from Agastache rugosa O. Kuntze were tested to find the inhibiting effect on the growth of several microorganisms. The organisms used were: Escherichia coli ATCC 1129, Staphylococcus aureus 1AM 1011, Vibrio parahaemolyticus WP, Bacillus aubtilis ATCC 6633, Aspergillus oryzae KFCC 890, Aspergidlus niger KCCM 11240. Water and methanol extracts at the concentration of 0.5%, and chloroform and hexane fractions at the concentration of 0.05% inhibited the growth of microorganisms from 1/5 to 2/3 of the control group. Eatregole identified from the hexane fraction as a major component, its authentic compound completely inhibited the growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus completely at the concentration of 0.03%, and the other bacteria were at 0.05% .

This study was carried out to establish optimal conditions for breaking dormancy of Agastache rugosa O. Kuntze seeds. A series of experiments according to seed maturity and treatment with plant growth regulators were performed to improve germination percentage and synchronize germination of the seeds. In addition, it was conducted to test whether the useful effect of seed treatment before sowing leads to healthy seedling and early vigorous growth. The average seed size was 1.85 mm (length) x 0.82 mm(width). The seed size was much smaller than other vegetable seeds. Seeds colorappeared dark brown, the shape of the seeds was oval and the weight of 1,000seeds was 352.8 mg. The optimum germination temperature was 22℃. Light exposure during germination did not affect germination promotion, suggesting that A. rugosa seeds are a kind of dark germinating seeds. Seed dormancy lasted for 40 days after harvesting, and GA3 treatment of dormant seeds could break dormancy. There were significant differences in germination percentage and rate according to the maturity of seeds. The germination percentage of mature seeds was 10 – 18% higher than that of immature seeds, and germination rate was 2 days faster. GA3 treatment during growth regulator treatment improved germinability, but BAP or ethephone treatment did not. The optimal growth regulator concentration of for germination was the combination treatment of 100 mM GA3 ＋ 100 mM BAP.

Background : The study is investigated the development of high-quality standard variety, character of gene resources, growth and yield production to collecting varieties in Agastache rugosa O. Kuntze containing antioxidant agriculturally. Methods and Results : Character of gene resources investigated collecting 16 varieties (Jeonnam Naju 1, 2, 3 (NJ), Gwangyang 1, 2 (GY), Sooncheon 4 (SC), Boseong 1, 2 (BS), Yeosu (YS), Jangheung (JH), Jindo (JD), Gyeongnam Hamyang (HY), Gyeongbuk Bonghwa (BH), Chungbuk Eumseong (ES), Cheongju (CJ), Gangwon Cheolwon (CW). Method of cultivation were conducted under sowing dates of plant a seedling were April 24. Transplanting with Agastache rugosa O.K. seeds in June 27 by growing pot seedling for 60 days in 2017. Fertilization application were standard application (N-P-K-Compost applied at 12-16-10-600 ㎏․10a−1). N-K applied at 60% of basal fertilizer, 40% of top dressing were two times (N-K) application. Planting density were spaced 30 ㎝ apart in rows 20 ㎝ apart with with non-woven fabric mulching cultivation. Plot design randomized block 3 repetition. Conclusion : Endemic characteristics of gene resources to collecting variety in leaf color (light green), leaf pliable (softness) appeared 8 lineage, leaf color (deep green), the contrary leaf pliable (roughness) showed 8 lineage. Flower color bloomed in light purple 8 lineage flower deep purple color come into 8 lineage. Also, the period of maturity ripened Sept. 27 - 31. on 8 lineage (BS2, GY1, JD, HY etc.). 3 lineage (YS, CJ, CW) attained to maturity on Oct. 14 - 16. Growth of aerial part increased on long length, large width of leaf, heavy dried weight of leaf and weight of seeds 10 lineage SC4, GY1, 2, NJ2, 3, BS1, 2, CJ, ES, BH etc. but short length, small width of leaf, declined in light dried weight of leaf and weight of seeds 2 lineage YS, CW.

Background : Medicinal crop seeds have low homogeneity and quality of seeds and seedlings because they are self-seeded or produced in farmhouses. Therefore, it is necessary to develop systematic technology for establishment and distribution of seed production technology for stable production of domestic medicinal crops. Methods and Results : The test Agastache rugosa O. K. Kuntze. variety was Jeonnam local variety (Naju species) and was carried out in 2017. The research was divided into two types; seed yield test according to seeding time and seed yield test according to fertilization method. Sowing of the seed yield test according to the seeding time was sown on the seedling tray 4 times from 20 th March to 20 th May at intervals of 20 days, and after the nursery, they were transplanting. The fertilization gave the standard fertilization (N-P-K-compost applied at 12-16-10-600 ㎏/10a) amount before implantation. Sowing of the seed yield test according to fertilization method was sowing in the middle of April. The seedlings were grown for 60 days and then transplanted in the middle of June. Four different fertilization methods were applied and cultivated. Planting density of both tests were spaced 30 ㎝ apart in rows 20 ㎝ apart with non-woven fabric mulching cultivation. The plot design was a randomized block 3 repetitions. Seed yields at the seeding time were the highest at 67 ㎏/10a in sowing on March 20, and the yields decreased as the seeding time passed. Seed yield according to fertilization method was the highest at 75 ㎏/10a in 25% increase control and lowest at 46 ㎏/10a in 50% diminish control. Conclusion : From the above results, we may suggest that the seedlings should be cultivated in the middle of March and cultivated by increasing the fertilization rate by 50%.

Background : Agastache rugosa (A.rugosa), belongs to the Labiatae family, is a perennial plant distributed in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. It is commonly called korean mint and commercially consumed as a medicinal plant in many countries since the crop contains monoterpenes and phenylpropanoids including rosmarinic acid, tilianin and acacetin. Achievement of hairy root cultures (HRCs) through infection of A rhizogenes is a valuable alternative approach, resulting from genetic and biochemical stability, rapid growth rates and synthesis of natural products. Methods and Results : The hairy root, obtained from the explant of A.rugosa, was cultured in the basal half-strength MS (Murashige & Skoog) medium. The dry weights (DW) of hairy roots was measured after 4-days freeze dryer. The highest levels of DW were obtained at hairy roots cultured in the basal medium supplemented with glucose, galactose and sucrose. The lowest weight was recorded after HRCs in the control, meant that the medium did not contain any carbon sources. Sucrose, glucose and galactose are the most suitable for the growth of korean mint hairy roots. the rosmarinic acid contents in the hairy roots varied responding to various carbohydrates. The basal media added with sucrose resulted in the highest value of rosmarinic acid, followed by the basal media with galactose and glucose. The control showed the lowest amount of rosmarinic acid. Conclusion : In this study, carbon source are of importance for growth and accumulation of rosmarinic acid accumulation in korean mint hairy roots. Especially, the accumulation of rosmrinic acid and hairy root growth was the most appropriate carbohydrate. The current study suggests HRCs of korean mint could provide an valuable alternative approaches for the enhanced production of rosmarinic acid.

Agastache rugosa, a member of the mint family (Labiatae), is a perennial herb widely distributed in East Asian countries. It is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of cholera, vomiting, and miasma. This study assessed the genetic diversity and population structures on 65 accessions of Korean mint A. rugosa germplasm based on inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. The selected nine ISSR primers produced reproducible polymorphic banding patterns. In total, 126 bands were scored; 119 (94.4%) were polymorphic. The number of bands generated per primer varied from 7 to 18. A minimum of seven bands was generated by primer 874, while a maximum of 18 bands was generated by the primer 844. Six primers (815, 826, 835, 844, 868, and 874) generated 100% polymorphic bands. This was supported by other parameters such as total gene diversity (HT) values, which ranged from 0.112 to 0.330 with a mean of 0.218. The effective number of alleles (NE) ranged from 1.174 to 1.486 with a mean value of 1.351. Nei's genetic diversity (H) mean value was 0.218, and Shannon's information index (I) mean value was 0.343. The high values for total gene diversity, effective number of alleles, Nei's genetic diversity, and Shannon's information index indicated substantial variations within the population. Cluster analysis showed characteristic grouping, which is not in accordance with their geographical affiliation. The implications of the results of this study in developing a strategy for the conservation and breeding of A. rugosa and other medicinal plant germplasm are discussed.

최근 한약추출박은 배출되는 양이 많아 쓰레기화 되어 환경을 크게 오염시키고 있다. 이러한 한약추출박을 퇴비로 재활용하기 위한 기초시험으로 첩약(貼藥)인 '연령고본단(延齡固本丹)'의 한약추출박 성분을 분석하였고, 여기에 배초향을 재배하여 비료로 시용한 후 생육특성과 전초 수량을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 한약추출박의 분석 성분 중 유기물은 89.6%가 함유되어 있었고, 염분은 0.1%로 약초의 생장에 지장이 없는 공정규격(1.0%)이하의 범위였다. 약초의 생장에 직접적으로 필요한 비료 3요소 중 질소는 2.8%가 함유되어 있었고, 인산은 0.6%, 그리고 칼륨은 0.5%가 함유되어 있었다. 미량성분으로 식물체의 영양분이 될 수 있는 성분은 아연과 구리 등이 함유되어있었다. 이러한 분석결과, 한약추출박 성분은 유기물과 질소, 인산, 가리, 미량요소 등이 골고루 함유되어 유기질 비료로 사용 될 수 있을 것으로 본다. 2. 한약추출박의 시용에 따른 배초향의 생육은 한약추출박 시용이 무시용보다 초장과 경직경이 크고, 엽수와 가지수가 많아 생장이 양호 하였고, 수량도 전초 1주중이 무거워 증수되는 경향이었다. 한약추출박의 시용농도는 30~50 g의 시용에서 효과가 인정되었으므로 추출박 30 g의 농도가 적정 시용 농도로 판단된다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 한약추출박은 배초향과 같은 전초이용 약초에 유기질 비료로 재활용 할 수 있을 것으로 본다.

rosmarinic acid 생산에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 5계통의 strain (13333, 15834, R1000, R1200, R1601)을 이용하여 조사한 결과 A. rhizogenes R1601이 가장 높은 72.9%의 모상근 유도율을 보였다. 모상근 유도시 모상근 발생 수와 길이 신장에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과도 A. rhizogenes R1601으로 감염시킨 잎 조직에서 평균 5.4개의 모상근이 발생하였으며, 평균 2.0 cm의 길이 신장으로 가장 좋은 결과를 나타냈다. 다섯 계통의 A. rhizogenes감염으로부터 유도된 각각의 모상근의 생육은 서러 다른 양상을 보였으나 경향은 모상근유도 결과와 유사하였다. A. rhizogenes R1601 감염으로 유도된 모상근의 생육은 배양 2주후 건물중을 조사한 결과 13.5 g/l로 다른 계통에서 유도된 모상근 보다 생육이 양호하였으며, Rosmarinic acid 생산량도 22.6 mg/g D.W.로 다른 계통에 비하여 가장 높게 나타났다. A. rhizogenes R1601이 배초향 모상근 유도, 생육과 rosmarinic acid 생산에 가장 좋은 적합한 계통이었음을 알 수 있었다.

박하와 배초향 정유의 보존료로서의 이용가능성을 타진하기 위해 그 성분조성을 GC-MSD 분석에 의해 실험한 결과 박하 정유의 주된 성분은 isomenthol로서 전체 정유성분 중 25.84%, menthol이 25.48%이었으며 배초향 정유에는 estragole이 79.83%, limonene이 0.12%함유되어 있었다. 2, 5, 10 mg 농도에서도. E. coli O157 : H7 ATCC 43895에 대한 박하 정유의 생육저해환은 (9~14 mm), 배초향 정유는 (10~18 mm), S. typhimurium ATCC 7988에 대해서는 박하 정유가 (9~13 mm), 배초향 정유가 (13~20 mm으로 나타나 두 정유성분 모두 농도 의존적으로 항균작용을 나타내었다. 생균수 측정 실험에서 박하 정유는 2 mg이하의 저농도에서 9시간까지 세균의 증식을 억제시켰으며 5 mg 이상의 농도에서는 9시간이후 E. coli O157 : H7 ATCC 43895와 S. typhimurium ATCC 7988을 모두 사멸시켰다. 배초향 정유는 2 mg이하의 농도에서 12시간까지 세균의 증식이 억제되었고 5 mg이상의 농도에서는 6시간이후 세균이 사멸되었다. E. coli O157 : H7 ATCC 43895에 대한 박하와 배초향 정유 성분의 항균작용을 전자현미경 촬영에 의해 확인한 결과 형태학적인 변화와 세포막과 세포벽의 분리 및 세포내용물 유실이 관찰되어 두 정유성분의 항균효과를 관찰할 수 있었다.

충북, 경남, 전남으로부터 배향초 종자를 수집하여 수원에서 재배하면서 수집종간 정유와 estragol 생산량을 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 지상부 건물중을 기준으로 생육정도를 비교한 결과, 가령산종과 순천종은 초기 생육이 좋았으며 목포종과 진도종은 개화 후 생육이 좋았다. 반면 담양종은 수집종 중에서 건물중이 가장 가벼웠다. 2. 대체적으로 estragol 함량은 각각 잎 82.3~89.1%, 화기 81.1~89.2%, 줄기 72.0~45.6%였으며, 수집종간에 큰 차이는 없었고, 개화성기에 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 3. 정유함량은 개화성기에 1.0% (잎 1.0%, 화기 2.1%, 줄기 0.5%)로 수확시기 중 가장 높았으며, 특히 개화성기에 수확한 목포종의 화기는 3.3%의 정유함량을 보여 가장 많은 함량을 보였다. 4. 건물중과 정유함량이 좋았던 개화성기에 가장 많은 정유와 estragol이 생성되었으며, 수집종중에서는 목포종과 진도종에서 가장 많이 생성되었다.

배초향 국내 수집종의 생육특성 및 수확시기별 로즈마린산과 정유함량을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 수집종들의 개화기는 8월 13일~8월25일로 진도 수집종이 가장 늦었고 초장은 120~170cm, 주당 분지수는 13~21개, 화방군(花房群)의 길이는 10~15cm였으며, 화방군(花房群)의 수(數)는 13~22개로 수집종간에 유의성이 없었다. 2. 수집종들의 부위별 건물수량 (kg/10a)은 꽃 109~156kg, 잎 135~252kg, 줄기 421~932kg, 뿌리172~394kg으로 꽃과 뿌리에서는 유의성이 없었으며 건물수량은 개화 중기 (9월 20일)에 수확한 것이 가장 많았다. 3. 수집종들의 로즈마린산 함량은 모든 부위에서 유의성이 인정되었는데 꽃 0.32~2.34%, 잎 0.97~1.64%, 줄기 0.03~0.21%, 뿌리 0.91~6.56%로 뿌리의 함량이 가장 높고 줄기의 함량이 가장 낮았다. 4. 잎의 로즈마린산과 정유함량은 개화전(開花前)이 각각 3.76%, 5.78%로 개화후(開花後)의 1.55%, 2.10%보다 더 높았으며 지상부의 로즈마린산 함량은 개화전에 가장 높았으나 정유 함량은 개화말기에 가장 높았다.