Gwang-sik Min
Yonsei University · Medicine
About the Lab
Professor Gwang-sik Min's research lab specializes in environmental toxicology and plant physiology, focusing on the biological impacts of environmental pollutants and the adaptation of medicinal plants under controlled environmental conditions. The lab investigates biomarker responses in marine organisms, such as the Pacific oyster, to assess toxicity of contaminants like polychlorinated biphenyls, with an emphasis on cellular immune responses and oxidative stress indicators. Additionally, the lab explores the growth performance and physiological responses of medicinal plants under varying light conditions, particularly in urban rooftop environments, to support sustainable urban agriculture and phytoremediation strategies. The research integrates ecotoxicological assessments with plant biotechnology for environmental and health applications.
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Selected Papers
5Two cellular biomarker parameters of the farmed Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas were studied in vivo and in vitro after exposure to concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in terms of neural red uptake (NRU) and lysozyme activity. The oysters exposed in vivo to the xenobiotic concentrations, 0, 30, 90, and 180 ng/g for 14 days, enhanced hemocyte NRU with occasional significant differences (P<0.05), depending on the chemical concentration and duration. An adverse tendency was manifest in the
This study was carried out to investigate the growth responses of medicinal plants such as Glehnia littoralis, Cryptotaenia japonica, Angelica gigas, Reynoutria japonica, Saururus chinensis, Houttuynia cordata, Ligularia fischeri, and Aralia cordata under 70%-shading and full sunlight conditions on a rooftop condition using artificial soil as a growth media. Glehnia littoralis, Cryptotaenia japonica, Ligularia fischeri, Saururus chinensis, and Houttuynia cordata showed better growth on plant hei
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