• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.261-265
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• 2004

In the previous report, we described the marked antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of PVp, a protein-polysaccharide fraction of a Korean wild mushroom Psathyrella velutina. In this study, a protein-polysaccharide fraction, PVMP, was prepared from the shake-cultured mycelia of the same mushroom and its immunoactivities as well as chemical compositions were investigated. At 200 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, PVMP weakly stimulated the BALB/c mouse splenic lymphocytes to form lymphoblasts and upregulated the expression of CD25 molecules, but failed to stimulate peritoneal macrophages. In chemical analysis these two protein-polysaccharide fractions were found to be quite different in that the carbohydrate contents of PVMP and PVP, respectively, was 85.3% and 41.2%. These results reveals that PVMP, unlike PVP, is a moderate immunostimulator on the immune system.

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 1994

This study was rimed out to examine the difference in the cell vitality between mesophyII protoplast (MP) and paraveinal mesophyII protoplast (PVMP) of Nicotiana tabaccum 'Xanti', Petunia hybrida 'Blue Star' and Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Baeckwang' by using urea permeability technique. The effects of various enzyme solutions and incubation time, NAA and thidiazron on plant regeneration from isolated protoplasts were also investigated. The vibratome technique was used for protoplast isolation and urea permeability test because the fresh living, thin tissue stripes (50 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ of thickness) could be obtained with minimal damage with the vibratome. For the three plants examined, the urea permeability on the tested tissue stripes was relatively higher in PVMP than in MP by about Ks = 2.0 $\times$ 10$^{-5}$ cm/sec. The treatment of an enzyme mixture of 1.5% cellulase R-10, 1% Driselase, 0.5% Macerozyme R-10, and 0.5% Pectinase for 4 to 8 h was effective on the isolation of PVMP. The highest frequency of callus formation and plant regeneration from the isolated protoplasts was obtained with NAA 2 mg/L and thidiazuron 0.01 mg/L. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that cell devision and plantlet regeneration was more frequent in the PVMP than in the MP of the same leaf or plant We, therefore, conclude that UM is an excellent experimental material for the callus formation and regeneration from isolated protoplasts.