The effectiveness of three kinds of enzymes (chitinase, β-glucuronidase, and lysing enzyme complex), employed as elicitors to enhance the β-glucan content in the sawdust-based cultivation of cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis latifolia), was examined. The elicitors were applied to the cauliflower mushroom after primordium formation, by spraying the enzyme solutions at three different levels on the sawdust-based medium. Mycelial growth was fully accomplished by the treatments, but the metabolic process during the growth of fruiting bodies was affected. The application of a lysing enzyme resulted in an increase in the β-glucan concentration by up to 31% compared to that of the control. However, the treatment resulted in a decrease in mushroom yield, which necessitated the need to evaluate its economic efficiency. Although we still need to develop a more efficient way for using elicitors to enhance functional metabolites in mushroom cultivation, the results indicate that the elicitation technique can be applied in the cultivation of medicinal/edible mushrooms.

Cauliflower mushroom ( Sparassis latifolia or S. crispa ) is popular for food and medicine. Importance of new varieties of Sparassis was raised and studied widely by protection system of UPOV. In this study, 10 crossbred strains of Sparassis latifolia that specifically expressed distinctive features during basidiocarp formation and mycelium growth were applied to sawdust medium inoculated with S. latifolia mycelia. The 10 crossbred strains were divided into 3 groups on the basis of morphological (size of marginal wave and basidiocarp color) and genetic characteristics. Each phenotype of the parent and crossbred strains represented 3 marginal wave-sizes (large, medium, and small) and 3 color notations (NN155D, 163C, and 8D). Our result suggests that morphological characteristics of cauliflower mushroom can be affected by various environmental and genetic stimuli under artificial conditions such as crossbreed. Also this research showed genetic differences among breeding isolates and their morphological characteristics were correlated with the molecular data within parent and crossed strain.

균류의 단기 보존은 일반적으로 한천이 포함된 고체 사면배지에서 이루어진다. 본 연구에서는 2~7년간 PDA 배지를 이용하여 $4^{\circ}C$에서 보관된 담자균류 28종 76개 균주들에 대한 활력을 조사하였다. 균의 생존율은 보존기간이 7년 82%, 6년 86%, 5년 94%, 4년 96%, 3년 94%, 2년 94%로 나타났다. 표고 균주의 배지 부피는 2년 이후부터 감소하였다. 보존된 배지의 pH는 2007년에 5.42였지만 보존기간이 길어질수록 거의 중성 pH에 도달하였다. Short-preservation of basidiomycetes is generally being conducted in slant tubes containing solid medium based on agar. In this study, we investigated the vitality of 28 species and 76 strains preserved on potato dextrose agar (PDA) at $4^{\circ}C$ for 2~7 years. The survival rates of the fungi were 82%, 86%, 94%, 96%, 94%, and 94% for seven, six, five, four, three, and two years old preservation, respectively. The volume of medium in Lentinula edodes showed decrease after 2 years preserved. The pH of preserved medium was 5.42 in 2007 (two years old), but it became nearly neutral as increasing preservation term.

꽃송이버섯은 다량의 ${\beta}$-glucan을 함유하고 있어서 기능성 버섯으로 재배가 확산되고 있다. 본 연구는 재배공정의 표준화를 위한 기초연구로서, 낙엽송 톱밥배지를 대상으로 밀도와 입자 크기에 따른 균사 생장 및 생산량 차이를 검정하였다. 저밀도(0.68~0.72 g/$cm^3$)의 톱밥배지에서 균사 생장의 변이계수는 초기에 40%를 초과하는 높은 값을 나타내었다가 7주차 이후에는 10% 이내로 줄어들었다. 반면, 고밀도(0.80 g/$cm^3$)의 경우에는 초기에도 상대적으로 낮은 30% 수준의 변이계수를 나타내며 안정적인 모습을 보였다. 생산량에서는 상품성이 높은 꽃 부분의 회수율을 측정한 결과 0.80 g/$cm^3$은 12.2%, 0.76 g/$cm^3$은 13.6%, 0.72 g/$cm^3$은 13.1%, 그리고 0.68 g/$cm^3$은 12.0%로 환산되어 0.76 g/$cm^3$가 가장 유리한 것으로 판단되었다. 한편, 1 mm 이하의 톱밥을 배제한 경우에는 원기 형성 후 자실체 수확까지 40일 정도 소요되지만, 1 mm 이하의 톱밥이 섞일 경우는 70일이 소요되었다. 또한 생산량에 있어서도, 꽃 부분만을 고려하면 1 mm 이하의 입자를 포함한 경우에는 다른 처리에 비하여 생산량이 적은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 낙엽송 톱밥을 이용하여 꽃송이버섯을 재배하기 위해서는 1 mm 이하의 톱밥은 제외하고, 0.76 g/$cm^3$의 밀도로 배지를 조제하여 사용하는 것을 권장한다. Cauliflower mushroom ($Sparassis$ $crispa$) is being cultivated as a functional mushroom since the mushroom contains larger amount of ${\beta}$-glucan than other edible or medicinal mushrooms. In this study, as a fundamental study for the cultivation process of cauliflower mushroom, we assayed the mycelial growth and the productivity of the mushroom cultivated on the sawdust-based medium made of larch ($Larix$ $kaempferi$) by 4 kinds of medium densities and 6 kinds of particle sizes. Low densities of sawdust-based media (0.68~0.72 g/$cm^3$) showed high variations in mycelial growth at early stage on sawdust-based medium. The coefficient of variance for the mycelial growth decreased from higher than 40% at the 3rd week to lower than 10% at the 7th week. High density of sawdust-based medium (0.80 g/$cm^3$) showed relatively lower variation in the mycelial growth at early stage with less than 30% of coefficient of variance, the high density of sawdust-based medium was thought to be quite stable compared to the lower densities of sawdust-based medium. From the viewpoint of mushroom productivity especially for the goods (excluding bottom of fruiting body), 0.76 g/$cm^3$ was better than any other densities; the return rates of fruiting body from each medium were 12.2, 13.6, 13.1, and 12.0% for 0.80, 0.76, 0.72, and 0.68 g/$cm^3$, respectively. By the way, it took about 40 days for harvesting from primordium formation with the sawdust-based medium excluded the particles less than 1 mm, while it took about 70 days with the medium including the particles less than 1 mm. The yield from the sawdust-based medium with the particles less than 1 mm was also quite less than any other sawdust-based medium especially for the goods. Therefore, we recommend that the sawdust-based medium with larch for the cultivation of cauliflower mushroom be prepared as 0.76 g/$cm^3$ in medium density with excluding the particles less than 1 mm.

차가버섯(Inonotus obliquus) 종균을 살아있는 자작나무(Betula platyphylla var. japonica)에 접종하여 자실체 덩어리가 형성되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 형성된 자실체 덩어리는 국내에서 채집한 자실체 덩어리와 비슷한 모양이었으며 단지 그 크기가 작았다. 직경은 1.1~4.8 cm를 나타내었고, 높이는 0.5~2.0 cm이었다. 접종 후 5년 정도의 기간이면 자실체의 수확이 가능하리라고 예상되었지만, 자실체의 생장 등을 고려하여 경제적으로 적정한 수확시기 결정이 필요하다. We inoculated the spawn of Inonotus obliquus on living trees of Betula platyphylla var. japonica, and could get several fruiting bodies from the inoculations. The fruiting body showed almost the same feature of that collected from natural habitats in Korea, while the size was much smaller than that of natural one. The diameter of the fruiting body ranged from 1.1 cm to 4.8 cm, and the height 0.5 cm to 2.0 cm. We expect that a harvest is possible within 5 years, but need to check the growth rate of the fruiting body to decide suitable time for getting more economic value.

Background and aims: The bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) in rats is a chronic cerebral hypoperfusion model to study vascular dementia and drug effects on the disorder. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has the neuroprotective effect, antioxidant action, and free radical scavenging activity. We investigated whether EGCG can improve memory dysfunction, neuronal damage, and abnormal free radicals.

톱밥배지에 적합한 품종 구비 조건으로서 요구되는 신규성, 구별성, 균일성, 안정성에 대해 교잡균주제조에 따른 균사생장, 배양일수, 생산성, 온도형 등을 비교하여 톱밥배지에 적합한 균주육종을 시도하였다. 본 실험에서는 Di-mon교배법을 이용하여 이핵 균주 21개와 일핵 균주 2개 사이의 상호교배에서 19개의 새로운 균주를 만들었다. 이 가운데 균사생장과 목재 부후력이 활발한 10개 균주를 선발하였다. 이 선발된 균주들은 100일, 125일, 150일 등으로 배양일수를 달리하여 생산성 검정을 하였다. 그 결과 100일 처리에서 KFRI 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 971, 973균주가 생산성이 우수하였으며, 125일 처리에서 KFRI 968, 970균주가 생산성이 우수하였다. 배양일수에 따른 생산성은 100일과 150일 처리사이에서 차이가 났다. 교배 온도형의 비교는 고온성 사이의 교배와 저온성과 고온성 사이의 교배, 아직 결정되지 않은 온도형과 고온성 간의 교배의 생산성차이는 없었으며, 중온성과 고온성과의 교배로 만들어진 균주들과는 생산성 차이가 났다. 교잡균주들의 온도형 분석은 고온성 균주가 다른 온도형에 비해 우성형질을 가졌다. For the breeding purpose, in this study we attempted to select a new Lentinula edodes strain by comparing mycelial growth rate, fruit-body quality and mushroom productivity per substrate weight of hybrid strains with parent strains. Nineteen hybrid strains were made by cross of di-karyotic and mono-karyotic to develop strains suitable for sawdust cultivation of L. edodes. Among the nineteen strains, ten were selected by comparing mycelial growth rate on PDA media and wood rot on sawdust-based substrates. The most mushroom harvesting was achieved by 100 days incubation from KFRI 960, KFRI 961, KFRI 962, KFRI 963, KFRI 964, KFRI 971, KFRI 973 and 125 days from KFRI 968, 970. Experiment of incubation periods with the ten strains showed that there were productivity differences between 100 and 150 days incubations. Through comparison of hybrid strains' mushroom productivity it was found that there was no difference in mushroom productivity through crossing high temperature types with high temperature types, crossing low temperature types with high temperature types and crossing unknown temperature types with high temperature types, but there was difference through crossing middle temperature types with high temperature types. Hybrid strains showed better productivity compared with parent strains. Fruiting temperature type analysis of hybrid strains confirmed that strains of high temperature types have a dominant character.

신품종 개발을 위한 예비조사로써 본 연구는 국립산림과학원에서 보존중인 노루궁뎅이류의 균주를 이용하여 균사생장을 위한 최적온도, 신갈나무에 톱밥재배, 황산화 활성물질인 ergothioneine와 polyphenols에 대해 조사하였다. 노루궁뎅이의 균사생장 최적온도는 $20^{\circ}C$에서 KFRI 842, $25^{\circ}C$에서 5개 균주(KFRI 507, 508, 509, 843, 845), $30^{\circ}C$에서 2균주(KFRI 582, 844) 이었다. 산호침버섯의 균사생장 최적온도는 $25^{\circ}C$ 이었다. 노루궁뎅이류 9개 균주중 4개(KFRI 508, 843, 844, 713)는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 20일내에 직경 85 mm의 페트리디쉬 PDA 배지를 채웠다. 그리고 나머지 균주들은 페트리디쉬를 채우는데 더 많은 시간이 필요하였다. 노루궁뎅이의 버섯 생산량은 $149{\sim}205$ g 범위 이었고 자실체 건물율은 $7{\sim}9%$ 이었다. 산호침버섯은 261 g 이었고 건물율은 10% 이었다. 노루궁뎅이의 ergothioneine과 polyphenols는 $1.6{\sim}3.7$ mg/g과 $5.9{\sim}7.8$ mg/g 이었고, 균주별로 차이가 있었다. 산호침버섯은 1.7mg/g의 ergothioneine과 3.9mg/g의 polyphenols를 함유하고 있었다. Ergothioneine과 polyphenols은 균주 간 두 성분의 함량 차이는 나타났으나 함량비는 차이가 없었다($R^2$= 0.1). As a preliminary study in order to develop new varieties of Hericium species, this study was carried out to investigate the optimal temperature for mycelial growth, to figure out the applicability to sawdust cultivation on Quercus mongolica substrate, and to analyze the antioxidant capacity of ergothioneine and polyphenols in Hericium strains preserved in Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI). In the results of optimal temperature for mycelial growth of eight Hericium erinaceus, it was $20^{\circ}C$ in a strain (KFRI 842), $25^{\circ}C$ in five strains (KFRI 507, 508, 509, 843, 845), and $30^{\circ}C$ in two strains (KFRI 582, 844). Optimal temperature for mycelial growth of H. coralloides (KFRI 713) was $25^{\circ}C$. Four strains (KFRI 508, 843, 844, 713) out of the total nine Hericium strains showed full mycelium growth within 20 days at the optimal temperature on PDA medium in petri-dish (85 mm in diameter). The other strains have need of more time for full mycelium growth. Mushroom production of H. erinaceus ranged from 215 to 384 g of fresh weight and its dry weight was 7 to 9% of it, whereas that of H. coralloides was 299 g of fresh weight and its dry weight was 10% of it. The contents of ergothioneine and polyphenols of H. erinaceus strains were different by strains and those were in the range of $1.6{\sim}3.7$ mg/g dw. and $5.9{\sim}7.8$ mg/g dw., respectively. On the other hand, those of H. coraloides were in the range of 1.7 mg/g dw. and 3.9 mg/g dw., respectively. From the results of correlation ($R^2$ = 0.1) between ergothioneine and polyphenols in the strains, it was found that the total contents of them differ by strains but the ratio of the two compounds was not very different in the strains.

Cultivation characteristics of 12 strains of cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa) collected in Korea were investigated by growing the mushroom on sawdust medium of Larix kaempferi.As cultivation characteristics, incubation period for full growth of mycelium in a cultivation bottle, cultivation time period taken for first harvest, and mushroom color and yield were examined.S. crispa KFRI 723 showed the shortest for incubation period with 59 days while S. crispa KFRI 746 showed the longest with 94 days.The earliest mushroom harvesting was achieved by 29 days from S. crispa KFRI 746 and the latest was by 63 days from S. crispa KFRI 691.The colors of fruit body of the tested strains can be divided into three groups; S. crispa KFRI 700 was white, S. crispa KFRI 747 was yellow brown, and the others were light yellowish.KFRI 700 yielded the most as 163 g from 380 g sawdust media, while KFRI 746 and KFRI 747 were the lowest with 58 g and 35 g, respectively.As results of cultivation characteristics of 12 strains of cauliflower mushroom, we consider that three strains (KFRI 700, 723 and 724) of S. crispa are suitable for sawdust cultivation on L. kaempferi in the aspects of mycelial growth period, harvesting period and mushroom production, respectively.

Inonotus obliquus could be isolated from Betula platyphylla var.japonica with diameter in the range of 6~13 cm that artificially inoculated by the fungus.The diameter and/or inoculation point of tree did not show any significant relationships with the infection rate of the fungus.Inonotus obliquus showed rapid growth on vertical direction of the infected tree while the growth was quite low on radial direction.The isolated fungus from the infected tree did not show vegetative incompatibility with the original fungus used for inoculation.We could isolate 8 contaminants from the inoculated area; Trichoderma reesei, T. atroviride, Cryptococcus neoformans, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium sp. and 3 unknown species.

While most other glasses exhibit non-exponential structural relaxation characteristics even when the change of fictive temperature is small, a high purity silica glass exhibited exponential structural relaxation. This was demonstrated by showing that the non-exponential exponent or β value of the KWW function of the high purity silica glass approaches unity when the change of the fictive temperature approaches zero both from higher and lower temperature sides of the heat-treatment temperature. The non-exponentiality of the structural relaxation of this glass when fictive temperature change is finite is due to the change of relaxation time during the structural relaxation.

For diversification of materials for sawdust cultivation of Lentinula edodes, this study was carried out to examine adding effects of corncob and cottonseed meal on sawdust cultivation. All treatments of corncob except 100% corncob have produced fruiting-bodies. Mushroom productivity of the fungus was decreased from 174g to 45g per 2kg sawdust-based substrate in proportion to increasing corncob contents in sawdust cultivation. Meanwhile, in treatments including less than 20% cottonseed meal, the mycelial growth of the fungus was similar to control. But, the other treatments were not suitable for the mycelial growth of fungus on sawdust-based substrate. All treatments of cottonseed meal did not produce the fruiting-body of the fungus.

자작나무버섯의 4개 균주는 설악산의 사스래나무 한 나무에서 분리하였다. 균주들은 균주간의 동일성 유무를 대치배양과 ITS 영역의 일부를 증폭하는 NSI1과 ITS4B primer pairs를 이용하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. 균주들간의 대치선은 PDA 배지상에서 나타나지 않았고, rDNA 염기서열도 동일하게 나타났다. 결론적으로 이들 균주들은 동일한 균으로부터 기원한 것으로 판단되었다. Four strains of Piptoporus betulinus were isolated from a trunk of the Betula ermani in Seorak mountain. These strains were studied to observe whether they are originated from the same genet or not, by using the method of pairing culture between strains and by comparing part of the nuclear rDNA of ITS regions amplified with NSI1 and ITS4B primers. The demarcation line was not formed on the potato dextrose agar plates in the combinations of two different strains. Partial nuclear rDNA sequences of the four strains were also the same. As a result, it is considered in high probability that they are derived from a single spawn.

The aim of this study was to investigate the plantar pressure distribution (PPD) in diabetic neuropathy patients without foot ulcer. We recruited forty patients with diabetes mellitus. Depending on the existence of peripheral polyneuropathy, they were classified into two groups. The analysis of plantar pressure was performed during the static and dynamic weight bearing by the plantar pressure analyzer. The PPD ratio from the front to the rear, the deviation of center of gravity (COG), and the path of center of plantar pressure (COP) were evaluated. As a consequence, the PPD ratio, the deviation of COG, and the path of COP were significantly different between two groups, respectively.

A birch fungus, Piptoporus betulinus, is judged the mushroom with economical value that produces the fruiting body on Betula trees, but the mushroom rarely occurs in Korean birch forest. So, the fungus was applied to log cultivation for the production of fruiting body on Betula davurica. The fungus produce the fruiting bodies in the early August of the next year after inoculation in April and its mushroom matured in October. The mushroom produced 212 g to 1,298 g fresh weight in one or two mushrooms per a log. Thus, it is considered that log cultivation of the fungus has a potential to mass production of fruiting body and is expected to introduce to more researches to develop the use of this mushroom.

Functional Analyses of Three Gα and One Gβ Subunits in Gibberella zeaeComparison between Wild Strains of Pitoporus betulinus Collected from a Single TreeEcological Study of Sparassis crispa in Gwan...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of motor point block by botulinum toxin type A on spasticity and the change of motor function in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy children. Ten children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy were recruited for this study. Pre-injection and 6 months follow-up evaluations including Modified Ashworth Scale, popliteal angle and passive range of motion of ankle joint and Gross Motor Function Measure were done for the measurement of spasticity, musculotendinous shortening and functional status. We injected botulinum toxin type A (Botox (R), Allergan Inc., USA) into gastrocnemius muscle. All the patients were treated with neurodevelopmental treatment, range of motion exercise, stretching exercise, and functional electrical stimulation. The motor point block by botulinum toxin type A showed the improvement in spasticity and functional status in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

표고재배시 여러 종류의 참나무 골목에 발생되는 해균들의 발생상황을 확인하고자 조사를 시도하였다. 조사결과, 전체적으로 구름버섯을 포함해서 총 14종의 해균이 관찰되었다. 상수리나무에서 12종, 신갈나무에서 9종, 갈참나무에서 10종의 해균이 관찰되었다. 상수리나무에서는 주홍꼬리버섯, 검은혹버섯, 회색버짐버섯, 푸른곰팡이균이 전체 발생 해균 중 75.1%를 차지하였다. 신갈나무에서는 검은혹버섯과 푸른곰팡이균, 이들 두 해균이 전체 발생 해균의 71.2%를 차지했으며, 갈참나무에서는 발생된 해균의 80.3%가 검은혹버섯, 푸른곰팡이균, H. howeianum이었다. 주홍꼬리버섯과 회색버짐버섯은 상수리나무에서만 발생되었으며, 발생비율은 각각 51.6%, 13.1%였다. 그리고 검은혹버섯은 갈참나무의 46.6%에서 발생되었으며, 푸른곰팡이균은 신갈나무의 30.3%에서 발생되었다. An attempt was made to investigate the status of harmful microorganisms occurring on different kinds of oak bed-logs during shiitake cultivation. As a result, totally 14 species of harmful microorganisms, including Trametes versicolor, were confirmed. Twelve kinds of harmful microorganisms were observed on Quercus acutissima, 9 kinds on Q. mongolica and 10 kinds on Q. aliena. Diatrype stigma, Hypoxylon truncatum, Hypoxylon sp. and Trichoderma sp. occupied 75.1% of the total harmful fungi occurred on Q. acutissima. H. truncatum and Trichoderma sp. occupied 71.2% of the total harmful fungi occurred on Q. mongolica. On Q. aliena, the occurrence of H. truncatum, Trichoderma sp. and Hypoxylon howeianum was 80.3%. D. stigma and Hypoxylon sp. were observed exclusively on Q. acutissima bed-logs, and the outbreak ratios were 51.6% and 13.1%, respectively. H. truncatum was observed on 46.6% of Q. aliena bed-logs and Trichoderma sp. was observed on 30.3% of Q. mongolica bed-logs.

The structural relaxation times of silica glass, both bulk glass and fiber glass at various fictive temperatures, were estimated at selected temperatures. The structural relaxation time of a glass is needed to estimate the rate of change of various glass properties in the glass transition temperature range. Traditionally, the Tool–Narayanaswamy model, in which activation energy of the relaxation time is divided into two parts, one representing the fictive temperature effect and the other representing the temperature effect, has been used. The model can explain the property changes of glass in the glass transition temperature range well when the change of the fictive temperature is small, but the model fails when the change of the fictive temperature is large, as was the case when a fiber sample was heat treated close to the glass transition temperature. The structural relaxation times estimated in the present work exhibited activation energies that varied with fictive temperature, unlike the assumption in the Tool–Narayanaswamy model. On the other hand, the relaxation time for both bulk glass and fiber glass exhibited the same temperature and fictive temperature dependence within experimental error. From these observations, one can see the source of discrepancy between the Tool–Narayanaswamy model and experimental data when the change in fictive temperature is large.