Aliphatic aldehyde polyoxyethylene glycol acetals were synthesised through the reaction of aliphatic aldehydes such as caproic aldehyde, capryl aldehyde, capric aldehyde and lauric aldehyde with excess diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and tetraethylene glycol, respectively. The acetal formation, in which water was azeotropically distilled by adding benzene to the reaction system, was gained a good yield of acetal type compounds. This reaction is found pseudo first order reaction at various temperatures such 70, 80, 90 and 97℃. Also these activation energies of reaction of acetal type products such as caproic aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, capryl aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, capric aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, lauric aldehyde diethylene glycol acetal, caproic aldehyde triethylene glycol acetal and caproic aldehyde tetraethylene acetal were 17.3, 19.6, 21.2, 21.6, 15.5 and 14.7 Kcal/mole.

Background: Angelica gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba are commercially important in the herbal medicine market, and among them, A. gigas has the highest economic value and price. However, their similar morphological traits are often used for fraud. Despite their importance in herbal medicine, recognition of the differences between Angelica species is currently inadequate. Methods and Results: A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed for direct detection and identification of A. gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba. The gene for the distinction of species was targeted at ITS in the nucleus and trnC-petN gene in chloroplasts. The optimized multiplex PCR in the present study utilized each Angelica species-specific primer pairs. Each primer pair yielded products of 229 base pairs (bp) for A. gigas, 53 bp for A. sinensis, 170 bp for A. acutiloba. Additionally non-specific PCR products were not detected in similar species by species-specific primers. Conclusions: In the present study, a multiplex-PCR assay, successfully assessed the authenticity of Angelica species (A. gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba). and whole genome amplification (WGA) was performed after DNA extraction to identify, the species in the product. The detection method of raw materials developed in the present study could be applied to herbal medicine and health functional food management.

Genetically modified (GM) papaya (Carica papaya L.) line 55-1 (55-1), which is resistant to papaya ringspot virus infection, has been marketed internationally. Many countries such as the European Union, Japan, and Korea have a mandatory safety assessment, approval and labeling regulations for GM foods. Thus, there is a need for specific methods for detecting 55-1. In this study, we established a real-time PCR detection method applicable to 55-1 for a variety of papaya products. The limit of detection was possible for fresh papaya fruit up to dilutions of 0.005% and 0.01% (weight per weight [w/w]) for homozygous SunUp and heterozygous Rainbow cultivars, respectively, in non-GM papaya. The 55-1 event-specific detection method observed parallelism (r2>0.99) between the concentration of line 55-1 cultivars and Ct values obtained in amplification plots at concentrations of 0.005-10% for SunUp DNA and 0.01-10% for Rainbow DNA. The method was applicable to the qualitative detection in various types of processed products (cocktail fruit, dried fruit, juice, etc.) containing papaya as a main ingredient. Monitoring papaya products for the presence of GM papaya were demonstrated using a P35S and T-nos real-time PCR detection method but no amplification signals were detected.

Pulmonary tuberculosis is an important public health problem. Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary for successful patient outcomes. However, diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is difficult in cases with an unusual presentation and often requires a lung biopsy. The tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction results in tissue sample have potential for early diagnosis and treatment initiation for pulmonary tuberculosis. The relatively low sensitivity limit the use of this test in the detection of the pulmonary tuberculosis.

'Angelicae Pubescentis Radix' (APR) is an important oriental medical preparation. In Korea, Aralia continentalis has been recognized as the source plant of APR. Aralia cordata, which is difficult to distinguish from A. continentalis, and Heracleum moellendorffii, which is frequently used in lieu of A. continentalis, are traded in Korean herbal markets. In contrast, in China, Angelica pubescens is recognized as the source plant of APR. In this study, we devised a method not only to discriminate A. contientalis from A. cordata, but also to discriminate both A. contientalis and A. cordata from H. moellendorffii and A. pubescens. Based on the discrepancy in the sequences of specific regions of ITS, we designed a Cont F/ Cont R primer set to amplify a 173 bp PCR band that appears only in A. continentalis. Additionally, we designed an Ara F/ Ara R primer set to amplify a 278 bp PCR band that appears in both A. continentalis and A. cordata. Using these primer sets and the ST R primer to confirm the PCR amplification results, we developed a simple multiplex PCR method for differentiating A. continentalis from A. cordata and to concurrently differentiate both A. continentalis and A. cordata from other APR herbs.

본 연구는 유전자재조합(genetically modified, GM) 콩(Glycine max L. MERRILL)의 검출에 빠르고 감도가 높은 기술을 모색하기 위하여 수행되었다. 기존의 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) 방법과 새로운 방법으로 시도된 DHPLC(denaturing high performance liquid chromatography) 방법으로 유전자재조합 콩을 확인하였다. DHPLC 방법은 기존의 PCR방

본 연구는 random primer를 이용하여 PCR을 수행하기 위한 딸기 DNA증폭의 최적조건을 구명하여 조직배양된 딸기 배양묘와 모본과의 유전적인 동일성의 여부 및 품종을 판별할 수 있는 marker를 개발하기 위하여 수행하였다. 추출한 딸기 커(\ulcorner)잣 DNA를 proteinase-K나 RNase-H를 처리하였을때 깨끗하고 순수한 DNA band를 확인할 수 있었으며, 50ng의 template DNA, 10pmol의 primer, 37oC annealing 온도로 45 cycle로서 PCR을 행하는 것이 가장 효율적이었다. 상기 실험결과로서 PCR적정조건을 확립한 후, UBC primer를 대상으로 딸기 여봉 DNA에서 PCR를 수행하여 RAPD의 양상을 조사한 결과 총 90개의 primer 중에서 딸기 genomic DNA에서 PCR product를 형성한 것은 46개였으며, 총 형성된 band의 수는 158개로 나타났다. Band를 형성한 primer와 band를 형성하지 않은 primer간의 GC content를 비교하면 band를 형성한 primer의 경우 GC content는 평균 67.4%이었다. 그러나 band를 형성하지 못한 primer의 경우에는GC함량이 평균58%이었다.