This study examined the quality characteristics and anti-oral microbial activity of bamboo leaf jelly prepared with different 5 levels (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40%) of bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) leaf extract. The sugar contents of bamboo leaf jelly were increased significantly by increasing the level of bamboo leaf extract. The luminance and Hunter’s a values of the jelly samples increased with increasing bamboo leaf extract, but the 40% bamboo leaf jelly had the lowest Hunter’s b values. The hardness, adhesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness increased significantly with increasing bamboo leaf extract. Among the mechanical properties, only the flavor of the jelly with 30 and 40% bamboo leaf extract were increased significantly. The extract of bamboo leaves had strong antimicrobial activity against S. mutans, S. sobriuns, P. gingivalis, and P. intermedia at a concentration of 40%. These results suggest that bamboo leaf extract can be useful in the production of high quality jelly.

Three bamboo stands(Phyllostachys pubescens(Mazel) Ohwi, P. bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc, P. nigra var. henonis Stapf ex. Rendle) were selected to determine suitable biomass equations and productivity of Gajwa and Wola National Experimental Forests, Jinju, Southern Korea. Different independent variables such as diameter at breast height(DBH) or the combination of DBH and height(H) were used to develop biomass equations(Allometric model : logY = a + blog DBH; Linear-quadratic model : Y=aDBH + bDBH2; Linear model with DBH and height : Y=a + bDBH2·H) for each bamboo component from two age-sequence(current-year, > 1-year-old) of three bamboo stands. Based on statistical indicators, the most suitable equation model to estimate biomass from bamboo stands was a linear-quadratic model. Aboveground biomass of three bamboo stands estimated by the model was 48.864 Mg ha-1 for the P. pubescens, followed by 36.632 Mg ha-1 for the P. bambusoides, and 36.504 Mg ha-1 for the P. nigra var. henonis stands, respectively. The highest biomass in the P. pubescens stand was attributed to the morphological growth characteristics such as DBH and height. Belowground biomass was also highest for P. pubescens(53.35 Mg ha-1), followed by the P. bambusoides(36.73 Mg ha-1) and the P. nigra var. henonis(29.75 Mg ha-1) stands. The results indicate that the morphological growth characteristics such as DBH and height among bamboo species were the most important factor to determine bamboo biomass productivity at a local level.

본 연구는 남부지역 맹종죽 및 솜대림의 죽령에 따른 현존량 추정 및 비교를 위해 당년생과 2년생 이상의 죽림을 대상으로 10m × 10m 크기의 조사구 3개를 각각 설치하여 경급에 따라 선발하고 벌채하였다. 부위별 건중량은 맹종죽과 솜대 모두 줄기>가지>잎, 죽령별로 2년생 이상>당년생 순으로 나타났으며, 건중량비는 맹종죽 2년생 이상 0.62, 당년생 0.55, 솜대 2년생 이상 0.60, 당년생 0.57로 나타났다. 줄기 건중량비를 이용한 절단 위치 선정 군집분석 결과 두 죽종 모두 수고의 75% 위치에서 상단부와 하단부 두 집단으로 구분 후 절단하여 분석하면 현존량 조사가 효율적이라고 판단된다. 추정식 W=aD+bD2을 이용하여 추정된 지상부의 ha당 현존량은 맹종죽 2년생 이상 106.4ton/ha, 1년생 5.5ton/ha, 전체연령 113.3ton/ha, 솜대 2년생 이상 109.2ton/ha, 1년생 6.4ton/ha, 전체연령 106.0ton/ha로 나타났다. 지하부의 ha당 현존량은 맹종죽 지하경이 32.85ton/ha, 원뿌리 10.56ton/ha로 지하경>원뿌리 순이였으며 지상부 현존량의 35.8%였다. 솜대는 지하경 16.89ton/ha, 원뿌리 21.06ton/ha로 원뿌리>지하경 순이였으며 지상부 현존량의 38.3%로 나타났다.

Caulis Bambusae in Taenia is widely used in Korea and China due to its various pharmacological activity. The present study aims to investigate the effect of the methanol extract of Caulis Bambusae in Taenia (CB) from Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. henonis Stapf (Gramineae) on amyloid β protein (25-35) (Aβ (25-35)), a synthetic 25-35 amyloid peptide, -induced neurotoxicity using cultured rat cortical neurons. CB, over a concentration range of 10-50μg/μl, inhibited the Aβ (25-35) (10 μM)-induced neuronal cell death, as assessed by a 3-[4,5-dimethyIthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the number of apoptotic nuclei, evidenced by Hoechst 33342 staining. CB (50 μg/μl) inhibited glutamate release into medium induced by 10 μM Aβ, (25-35) which was measured by HPLC. Pretreatment of CB (50 μg/μl) inhibited 10μM Aβ (25-35)-induced elevation of cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]c), which was measured by a fluorescent dye, fluo-4 AM, and generation of reactive oxygen species. These results suggest that CB prevents Aβ (25-35)-induced neuronal ell damage in vitro.