New method for rapidly estimating population densities of the concealed wood‐borer Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the field

Xiao‐Yi Wang,Zhong-qi Yang,Chun-Nan SITU,Jian WANG,Fu-Yong FU 한국곤충학회 2016 Entomological Research Vol.46 No.2

To rapidly estimate pine sawyer, Monochamus alternatus Hope, population densities in forests, the vertical distributions of M. alternatus oviposition sites and larvae on infested Masson pines (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) were studied. Results showed that the number of oviposition sites on sections of trunks between 0 and 2 m above ground was significantly greater than on sections of trunk above 2 m, and the vertical distribution had a significant logarithmic relationship with trunk height. The larval number of M. alternatus on dead infested trees had a significant difference among heights of trunks. Sections on trunks at 2–4 m usually contained the largest number of M. alternatus larvae, while the number of larvae on trunks above 10 m declined significantly, as well as in the 1 m section of trunk at the base. The vertical distribution of M. alternatus larvae on dead infested pines showed a distinct parabolic relationship with trunk height. The number of oviposition sites of M. alternatus on infested Masson pine trunks revealed a significant exponential relationship with the diameter at breast height (DBH) of trees. A significant positive linear relationship also was observed between M. alternatus larval number and DBH on the host pine trees, as well as between the numbers of larvae and oviposition sites on an individual tree. The total number of larvae in an infested tree could be calculated easily using an established equation, through counting the number of oviposition sites at 3–4 m of trunk aboveground. This study developed a practical method for rapid estimation of M. alternatus populations.

PCR-DGGE Analysis of the Microbial Communities in Three Different Chinese “Baiyunbian” Liquor Fermentation Starters

( Xiao Mao Xiong ),( Yuan Liang Hu ),( Nan Feng Yan ),( Ying Na Huang ),( Nan Peng ),( Yun Xiang Liang ),( Shu Miao Zhao ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2014 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.24 No.8

A systematic investigation was performed on the bacterial, Bacillus, fungal, and yeast communities of the three types of Daqu (mechanically prepared, manually prepared, and mixed prepared) used in Baiyunbian Company by reconditioning PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). The DGGE results showed that the microbes in the three types of Daqu were mainly thermotolerant and thermophilic microbes, and the most dominant bacterial species were Bacillus and Virgibacillus, followed by Lactobacillus and Trichococcus. Furthermore, the dominant fungi were found to be molds, such as Rasamsonia, Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Monascus, and the dominant yeasts were Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomycopsis fibuligera, Pichia anomala, and Debaryomyces hansenii. In general, the three types of Daqu showed slight differences in microbial communities, and the Shannon indexes (H`) of the manually prepared and mechanically prepared Daqu were similar. The results suggest that mechanically prepared Daqu can replace manually prepared Daqu in liquor production, and this research provides useful information for liquor production and process improvement.

Synthesis of S-adenosyl-L-methionine in Escherichia coli

Xiao-Nan Wei,Minjie Cao,Jian Li,Huan Li,Yi Song,Cuihong Du 한국생물공학회 2014 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.19 No.6

S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) is an importantphysiological metabolite in vivo and may be useful inmedicines. SAM is produced from L-methionine and ATPcatalyzed by S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase (SAMS)in vivo. In this study, the gene encoding SAMS was clonedand a genetically engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli)BL21(pET-28a-SAMS) was constructed. The recombinantSAMS with a molecular mass of approximately 46 kDawas expressed by inducing the engineered E. coli usingisopropyl-β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) as an inducer. To produce SAM using a low-cost, nontoxic and highperformanceexpression system, lactose was used as asubstitute for IPTG to induce BL21(pET-28a-SAMS). Byoptimizing the expression conditions, the concentration ofSAM produced by the engineered E. coli was 48 mg/L in theculture medium supernatant. To increase the concentrationof SAM produced, a coupled system was constructedconsisting of E. coli BL21(pET-28a-SAMS) and Saccharomycescerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) JM-310. In this coupled system,ATP generated from S. cerevisiae was provided to E. colifor producing a higher concentration of SAM. The SAMconcentration in the coupled system reached 1.7 g/L. SAMwas purified by a weak acid cationic exchange resin D113,and a simple and economical purification procedure forSAM isolation was achieved. SAM was confirmed byHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem MassSpectrometry analysis. Our study provides a feasible andconvenient approach to produce SAM.

Functional Components and Antioxidant Effects of Colored Onions

Xiao Nan Yang,Enning Xu,Mi Jin Park,In Jong Ha,Jin Seong Moon,Young-Hwa Kang 경북대학교 농업생명과학대학 2015 Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences Vol.33 No.2

The antioxidant capacities, total phenolic contents (TPC), and total quercetin contents (TQC) of a red (Chenjujuck), a yellow (Sunpower), and a white (Grasier) onion cultivar were determined in this study. Onion was separated into edible portion and dry skin. In the case of edible portion, the yellow onion had the highest antioxidant activity, followed by the red onion. The white onion showed neither antioxidant activity nor quercetin compounds. On the other hand, the dry skin of the red onion showed higher antioxidant activity than yellow onion skin. The white onion skin had slight antioxidant activity, low TPC, and no quercetin compounds. In addition, the flavonoid compounds of the edible portion and dry skins of these colored onions were analyzed by UFLC(ultra-fast liquid chromatography). The major compounds were quercetin 3,4-diglucoside and quercetin 4- glucoside in yellow and red onion edible portion, whereas the major compounds in yellow and red onion skins were quercetin 4- glucoside, quercetin, and quercetin 3,4-diglucoside.

Metabolomic analysis of biochemical changes in the tissue and urine of proteoglycan-induced spondylitis in mice after treatment with moxibustion

Xiao Xu,Ya-Nan Shi,Rong-Yun Wang,Cai-Yan Ding,Xiao Zhou,Yu-Fei Zhang,Zhi-Ling Sun,Zhi-Qin Sun,Qiu-Hua Sun 한국한의학연구원 2021 Integrative Medicine Research Vol.10 No.1

Background: Moxibustion is widely used in East Asian countries to manage the symptom of rheumatic diseases. The aim of this study was to identify potential metabolic profiles of moxibustion on relieving ankylosing spondylitis (AS) mice through UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS metabolomic study. Methods: Thirty-two female Balb/c mice were randomized into healthy control (HC), AS model, moxibustion at acupuncture points (MA) in AS model, and moxibustion at non-acupuncture points (MNA) AS model groups. Moxibustion was administered daily at GV4, bilateral BL23 and bilateral ST36 acupuncture points for four weeks in the MA group. The overall health status, the thickness of hind paws and the tissue concentrations of IL-1β, PGE2, IL-6 and TNF-α were assessed. The UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS was used to explore the perturbations of endogenous metabolites in tissue and urine of AS model mice intervened by moxibustion. Results: Compared with the AS group, the overall health status was significantly improved after 4-week moxibustion intervention (p < 0.05). The results also showed that MA significantly reduced the levels of paw thickness and decreased the levels of four cytokines in the tissue (p < 0.01). Thirty-seven endogenous metabolites identified by the OPLS-DA were considered to be contributing to therapeutic effects of moxibustion. Moreover, metabolic pathway analysis further revealed that the identified metabolites were mainly involved in TCA cycle, Lipid metabolism, Amino Acid metabolism, Intestinal flora metabolism and Purine metabolism. Conclusions: UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS based metabolomics approach, as a novel and powerful tool, can help us to gain the insights into potential mechanisms of action of moxibustion for AS.

Peptide Domain Involved in the Interaction between Membrane Protein and Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS-associated Coronavirus

Xiao Nan Fang,Lin Bai Ye,Khalid Amine Timani,Shan Shan Li,Ying Chun Zen,Meng Zhao,Hong Zheng,Zheng Hui Wu 한국생활환경학회 2005 BMB Reports Vol.38 No.4

Antibacterial Effects of Extracts of Thuja Orientalis cv Aurea Nana Cones against Food-spoilage and Food-borne Pathogens

( Xiao Nan Yang ),( Cher Won Hwang ),( Gi Seok Kwon ),( Sun Chul Kang ) 한국환경농학회 2011 한국환경농학회지 Vol.30 No.4

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, Chemical antiseptics have become great problems for health and environmental, so that developing of new substitutes for chemical antiseptics is more and more important. Natural product is a kind of environment-friendly additive that could be used as antiseptic in food industry. Thuja orientalis cv Aurea Nana is a gymnospermous plant of the family Cupressaceae, native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Korea and Japan. This study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial potential of various organic extracts from T. orientalis cones against some food-borne and food-spoilage bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hexane extract (HE), chloroform extract (CE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and methanol extract (ME) were obtained from female cones of T. orientalis. The antibacterial activities of various extracts were tested by standard agar diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against five gram-positive and six gram-negative bacteria. Cell viability and morphology change of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 treated with hexane extract were also observed. The various extracts displayed remarkable antibacterial effects against all the gram-positive bacteria but did not show any effect against the gram-negative bacteria. Hexane extract has the highest inhibitory effect on cell viability of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943. SEM observation also demonstrated the damaging effect of the hexane extract on the morphology of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 at the minimum inhibitory concentration. CONCLUSION(s): The tested gram-positive bacteria were significantly inhibited by organic extracts of T. orientalis cone. Hexane extract was the most potent against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 10943, as evidenced by the lowest MIC level and the complete inhibition of cell viability within shortest exposure time, along with SEM observation.

Gene-metabolite network analysis in different nonalcoholic fatty liver disease phenotypes

Xiao-Lin Liu,Ya-Nan Ming,Jing-Yi Zhang,Xiao-Yu Chen,Min-De Zeng,Yi-Min Mao 생화학분자생물학회 2017 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.49 No.-

We sought to identify common key regulators and build a gene-metabolite network in different nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) phenotypes. We used a high-fat diet (HFD), a methionine-choline-deficient diet (MCDD) and streptozocin (STZ) to establish nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NAFL+type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in rat models, respectively. Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses were performed in rat livers and serum. A functional network-based regulation model was constructed using Cytoscape with information derived from transcriptomics and metabolomics. The results revealed that 96 genes, 17 liver metabolites and 4 serum metabolites consistently changed in different NAFLD phenotypes (42-fold, Po0.05). Gene-metabolite network analysis identified ccl2 and jun as hubs with the largest connections to other genes, which were mainly involved in tumor necrosis factor, P53, nuclear factor-kappa B, chemokine, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways. The specifically regulated genes and metabolites in different NAFLD phenotypes constructed their own networks, which were mainly involved in the lipid and fatty acid metabolism in HFD models, the inflammatory and immune response in MCDD models, and the AMPK signaling pathway and response to insulin in HFD+STZ models. Our study identified networks showing the general and specific characteristics in different NAFLD phenotypes, complementing the genetic and metabolic features in NAFLD with hepatic and extra-hepatic manifestations.

Pu-erh Tea Powder Preventive Effects on Cisplatin-Induced Liver Oxidative Damage in Wistar Rats

Zheng, Xiao-Nan,Wang, Xiao-Wen,Li, Li-Ya,Xu, Zi-Wei,Huang, Hsin-Yi,Zhao, Jin-Sheng,Zhang, Duo,Yin, Xu,Sheng, Jun,Tang, Jin-Tian Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.17

Background: Chemotherapy is one of the major means for control of malignancies, with cisplatin (CDDP) as one of the main agents, widely used for the treatment of various malignant solid tumors. However, prevention of hepatotoxicity from cisplatin is one of the urgent issues in cancer chemotherapy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of pu-erh tea on hepatotoxicity through body weight and tissue antioxidant parameters like, liver coefficient, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), malondialdehyde(MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels, and light microscopic evaluation by histological findings. Materials and Methods: The rats were randomly divided into five groups: Control (n=10), cisplatin (3 mg/kg p.i., n=10), cisplatin+pu-erh (0.32 g/kg/day i.g., n=10), cisplatin+pu-erh (0.8 g/kg/day i.g., n=10) and cisplatin+pu-erh (1.6 g/kg/day i.g., n=10). Pu-erh tea powder was administrated for 31 consecutive days. The rats were sacrificed at the end on the second day after a single dose of cisplatin treatment for measuring indices. Results: Pu-erh tea powder exhibited a protective effect by decreasing MDA and GSH and increasing the SOD and GSH-PX levels and GSH-PX/MDA ratio in camparison with the control group. Besides, pu-erh tea was also able to alleviate the pathological damage to some extent. Conclusion: Pu-erh tea powder is protective against cisplatin-induced liver oxidative damages, especially at the medium dosage (0.8 g/kg/d).

도시 경관조명에서 미디어파사드 디자인 활용유형과 현황

임소남(Xiao-Nan Ren),조정형(Joung-Hyung Cho) 한국공공디자인학회 2022 공공디자인연구 Vol.4 No.-

본 연구는 도시 경관조명을 연구범위로 하여 도시에서의 미디어파사드 디자인 현황을 조사하고 관련 국내외 사례를 조사한 뒤 미디어파사드 디자인의 발전상을 파악하였다. 미디어파사드 디자인의 표현방식을 연구하여 도시 경관조명 층면에서 미디어파사드 디자인 활용 유형을 구분하는 방법은 여러 가지가 있다. 본 연구는 실현 기술에 따라 미디어파사드 유형을 분류하였고, 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫 번째는 LED 조명패널, 두 번째는 LED 디스플레이, 세 번째는 프로젝션맵핑(Projection Mapping), 마지막은 키네틱(Kinetic)이다. LED 조명 패널, LED 디스플레이는 미디어파사드의 분야에서 가장 기본적이고 광범위하게 적용되고 있지만 에너지 절약과 색상 조정에 있어 더 좋은 기능성을 부족하다는 연구의 결과가 나왔다. 프로젝션 맵핑은 가장 유행하는 영상을 응용하여 보여주는 형식이지만, 넓은 표현공간이 요구되어 도시 공간에서 디자인에 한계가 있다. 키네틱(Kinetic)은 시각 감각과 도형화에 약하지만 에너지 절약과 지속가능한 디자인의 특징과 강점이 있다. 본 연구가 미디어파사드 디자인 분야에 대한 기초 자료와 연구 방향을 제공하기를 기대한다. This study investigates the current status of media facade design in cities, investigates domestic and foreign cases, identifies the development of media facade design, studies the expression of media facade design, and distinguishes media facade design types. This study classified media facade types according to realization technology. The analysis results are as follows. The first is an LED lighting panel, the second is an LED display, the third is projection mapping, and the last is kinetic. LED lighting panels and LED displays are the most basic and widely applied in the field of media facades, but research has shown that they lack better functionality in energy saving and color adjustment. Projection mapping is a form that shows the most popular images by applying them, but there is a limit to design in urban space because a large expression space is required. Kinetic is weak in visual sense and graphics, but has the characteristics and strengths of energy saving and sustainable design. It is expected that this study provides basic data and research directions for the field of media facade design.