양액 pH가 에케베리아 생육과 색상에 미치는 영향을 알아 보기 위해 본 연구를 수행하였다. 에케베리아 ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ 품종을 선택하여 미국 유타주 프로보(Provo)시 소재 브리검영대학교 Plant and Wildlife 학과의 연구온실에서 수행되었다. 이 품종에 pH 4, pH 7 및 pH 10 3종류의 양액을 공급하여 연구를 수행하였다. 양액 pH 4 처리구에서는 초폭이 120.6mm로 pH 10 처리구의 105.3mm 보다 크게 자랐으며 유의성도 있었다. 하지만 엽장, 엽폭, 엽수에 있어서는 처리간 유의성은 없었다. pH meter를 통해서 식물체 즙액의 pH 를 측정하였는데 4.5에서 4.7 범위의 값을 보였으며 처리간 유의성은 없었다. 위의 결과로 양액의 pH는 식물체의 pH에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 판단되었다. 색차계를 이용하여 CIELAB 값을 측정하였을 때 pH 4 처리구에서의 적색도(a)는 -4.0이었으며 pH 10 처리구보다 더 녹색을 띠었다. 명도(L)과 황색도(b) 값은 처리간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. HPLC를 통한 안토시아니딘 분석에서는 주로 cyanidin, delphinidin 및 pelargonidin의 함량이 모든 처리구에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 공급양액의 pH가 상승함 따라 그 함량도 높아지는 경향을 보였다. Petunidin, malvidin 함량은 미량으로 존재하였으며, peonidin은 분석되지 않았다. 이상의 결과로부터 양액을 pH 10으로 처리하였을 때 에케베리아의 생육억제와 잎 착색에 가장 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

Lilium속 식물들에서 화색 생합성조절 유전자의 대 사경로 규명을 위해 화학적 및 생화학적 방법을 이 용하여 백합의 flavonol과 anthocyanidin 색소의 생 성여부를 분석하였다. flavonol은 L. longiflorum과 11개의 다른 품종에서 kaempferol(Km)과 quercetin (Qu)의 형태로 spectrophotometer에 의해 검출되었 다. Anthocyanidin 색소로는 ‘Le Reve’, ‘Etude’, ‘Acapulco’, ‘Star Gazer’, ‘Montreux’, ‘Monte Negro’ 에서 cyanidin이 검출되었고, 나머지 품종인 ‘Siberia’, ‘Royal Lace’, ‘Nove Cento’, ‘Elite’, ‘Cannes’에서는 anthocyanidin이 검출되지 않았다. 즉 이들 5개 품종 은 DFR효소 활성이 없는 acyanic 품종인 것으로 나 타났다.

The study was carried out to determine the changes of growth characteristics, anthocyanidin, and brown rice yield grown at coast and inland areas apart from the east coastline of Gyeongsangbuk-do province. Number of spikelets per panicle was much more increased in inland area. Regional difference in number of spikelets per panicle was observed in Jeongjinju cultivar. Among these red rice cultivars, the highest brown rice yield was Jeongjinju rice cultivar having 702 ㎏ in inland area and 692 ㎏ in coast area, respectively. Anthocyanidin content ranged 524 to 610 ㎍/g dry weight basis. Cyanidin content was 11.4 to 14.0 times higher than that of delphinidin under coast and inland area. Anthocyanidin content was higher in rice cultivar grown at coast area. Highest head brown rice rate was only observed in Geonganghongmi to 95.2 at coast area and 95.4 inland area. In considering brown rice yield and pigment content, Hongjinju rice cultivar was recommended in optimal pigment rice cultivar in eastern coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.

Flavonoids are divided into several structural classes, including anthocyanins, which provide flower and leaf colors and other derivatives with diverse roles in plant development and interactions with the environment. This study characterized four Anthocyanidin Synthase (ANS) genes of Brassica rapa, a structural gene of anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, and investigated their association with cold and freezing tolerance in B. rapa. Sequences of these genes were analyzed and compared with similar types of gene sequences of other species and found a high degree of homology with their respective functions. In the organ specific expression analysis, these genes showed expression only in the colored portion of leaves of different lines of B. rapa. On the other hand, BrANS genes also showed differential expression with certain time course of cold stress treatment in B. rapa. Thus, the above results suggest probable association of these genes with anthocyanin biosynthesis and cold and freezing tolerance and might be useful resources for developing cold resistant Brassica crops with desirable colors as well. The present work may help explore the molecular mechanism that regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis and its response to abiotic stress at the transcriptional level in plants.

Anthocyanin pigments from three pigmented rice varieties, Hongjinju, Sintoheugmi and Josaengheugchal pigmented by black color, were quantified to evaluate effects of transplanting and harvesting time during seed development. Hongjinju, a rice variety of grains pigmented by red color, contains only two kinds of anthocyanins, delphinidin and cyanidin. Meanwhile, delphinidin, cyanidin, and pelargonidin were identified in Sintoheugmi and Josaengheugchal. Anthocyanidin contents in pigmented rice variety Hongjinju under different planting times were decreased with prolonged harvesting times. The Sintoheukmi showed that cyanidin content was the highest among analyzed pigments during seed development. Two anthocyanins (cyanidin and pelargonidin) in Josaengheugchal recorded highest contents at 20 days after heading in three transplanting times. Cyanidin content was also slightly increased with prolonged transplanting time. Total anthocyanidin contents in Hongjinju were always lower than that of Sintoheukmi and Josaengheukchal. In two rice varieties, Sintoheugmi and Josaengheugchal, a* values were commonly slightly decreased by late transplanting and harvesting times. Changes of a* and b* values in waxy rice varieties, Sintoheugmi and Josaengheugchal varied more than those in Hongjinju. In Josaengheugchal, early harvesting before maturity showed lower brown rice yield and late harvesting in the each transplanting times resulted in highest brown rice yield.