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Improvement of seed germination in winter strawberry (Rubus buergeri Miq.)
Seeds of winter strawberry (Rubus buergeri Miq.) germinate at a low rate over an extended period due to their hard coat and deep dormancy. This study compared the effects of different physicochemical treatments o...
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Anti-inflammatory effects of immature Citrus unshiu fruit extracts via suppression of NF-κB and MAPK signal pathways in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cells
This study examined the anti-inflammatory effects of 70% ethanol crude extract of immature Citrus unshiu fruits (ICE) and its solvent fractions in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In addition, we analyzed the acti...
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of spinach in response to insect herbivory
To understand the defense mechanisms of spinach against insect attack at the molecular level, RNA-seq was used to compare the transcriptome of spinach leaves exposed to beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hübner) la...
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Open AccessSorption and leaching characteristics of pesticides in volcanic ash soils of Jeju Island, Korea
It is important to evaluate leaching behavior in agricultural soils to prevent the pollution of groundwater by pesticides. We identified the distribution coefficients (Kd) of ten pesticides with different physico...
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Drynaria bonii spore culture: optimization of culture conditions and analysis of gametophyte and sporophyte development
Drynaria bonii H. Christ is a medicinal plant that has traditionally been used for the treatment of chronic diseases and tuberculosis. However, D. bonii has not yet been cultivated or propagated. In this study, w...
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Inhibitory Effects of Bidens pilosa Plant Extracts on the Growth of the Bloom-Forming Alga Microcystis aeruginosa
Algal blooms are one of the greatest aquatic environmental concerns, and the control of algal blooms has become a great challenge in recent years. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Bidens pilosa plant ex...
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Optimization of Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression of heterologous genes in spinach
The Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay is a relatively rapid technique and a promising approach for assessing the expression of a gene of interest. Despite the successful application of this transient express...
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Development of a virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) system for Spinacia oleracea L.
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is known as a rapid and efficient system for studying functions of interesting genes in plants. Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) is widely applied for the gene silencing of many plan...
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Erratum to: Evaluation of antioxidant potential of ethyl acetate fraction of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and its major components
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Evaluation of antioxidant potential of ethyl acetate fraction of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and its major components
The solvent fractions of rosemary methanol extract were obtained by successive extraction with n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water. The ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) contained a remarkable amo...
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Evaluation of factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated spinach transformation and transformant selection by EGFP fluorescence under low-selective pressure
We developed an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol for spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) that uses root-derived callus. Evaluation of this protocol was based on the systematic evaluation of fac...
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Fluctuation of 20-hydroxyecdysone in individual organs of Achyranthes japonica during reproductive growth stage and its accumulation into seed
To better understand 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) fluctuation and accumulation in perennial plant, 20E concentration in individual organs of Achyranthes japonica during reproductive growth stage were analyzed by high...
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Anti-viral activity of blue chanterelle (Polyozellus multiplex) that inhibits α-glucosidase
Blue chanterelle (Polyozellus multiplex), known as an edible mushroom, was extracted using methanol to screen on anti-viral agent. Syncytium formation in Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-infected baby hamster kidney...
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Effect of plant growth regulator combination and culture period on in vitro regeneration of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
The objective of this study was to develop an efficient system for the regeneration of spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea L.) by investigating the factors influencing callus and shoot induction. All plant growth r...
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A profile of expressed sequence tags in newly develo** leaves of Aralia elata seem
A cDNA library was constructed from the newly developed young leaves of Aralia elata Seem, and a total of 2,755 cDNAs were partially sequenced. Sequences with high quality greater than 150 bp after trimming vecto...
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Erratum to: Trafficking inhibition of bruceanol B as a radical-producing antibiotic
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Trafficking inhibition of bruceanol B as a radical-producing antibiotic
Bruceanol B, isolated from a soil microbe strain DS4, generated oxygen radicals in Bacillus subtilis lysates. Bruceanol B inhibited the trafficking of viral glycoprotein in virus-infected baby hamster kidney (BHK...
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Anti-bacterial and anti-viral activities of extracts from Terminalia chebula barks
Effects of methanol extract of Terminalia chebula on antibacterial activity and the generation of superoxide radical in Bacillus subtilis, as well as on syncytium formation and cytopathic activity in virus-infect...
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Production conditions for bruceanol b, an antibiotic that generates oxygen radical
Strain DS4, a soil microorganism producing an oxygen radical-generating antibacterial substance, bruceanol B, was isolated, and cultural conditions for the antibiotic production were optimized. Bruceanol B was...
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Anti-bacterial and anti-viral activity of extracts from Paeonia lactiflora roots
Methanol extracts of Paeonia lactiflora roots (Radix Paeaniae Lactiflora) had antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis. These extracts generated superoxide radicals in the B. subtilis lysate. However, the...
