Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing lithium sulfide (Li2S) without using hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. Particularly, the method of producing lithium sulfide (Li2S) includes preparing a starting material including a metal oxide by subjecting a mixed powder including an inorganic compound containing lithium and oxygen, a metal reducing agent, and sulfur (S) to synthesis reaction using mechanical force, preparing a mixed solution by mixing the starting material and a solvent, and obtaining a lithium sulfide (Li2S) powder by removing the metal oxide from the mixed solution and then performing drying.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite electrode for an all-solid-state battery includes: preparing a precursor solution by mixing at least one solid electrolyte precursor and at least one polar solvent; stirring the precursor solution; preparing an electrode slurry by adding an active material to the stirred precursor solution; and heat-treating the electrode slurry and obtaining the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery, wherein the composite electrode for the all-solid-state battery includes: the active material; and a coating layer disposed on the active material and including a solid electrolyte.

Abstract: Disclosed are a solid electrolyte and method of manufacturing the same. The solid electrolyte may include a core including a first electrolyte represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a shell including a second electrolyte represented by Chemical Formula 2, and disposed on a surface of the core. LiaPSbX1c??[Chemical Formula 1] Here, a satisfies an equation 4?a?7, b satisfies an equation 3?b?7, c satisfies an equation 0?c?2, and X1 includes Br or I. LidPSeX2f??[Chemical Formula 2] Here, d satisfies an equation 4?d?7, e satisfies an equation 3?e?7, f satisfies an equation 0?f?2, X2 includes Cl or Br, and an ionic radius of X1 is greater than an ionic radius of X2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising a complex that includes a curcuminoid-based compound and a steviol glycoside, or a curcuminoid-based compound and a licorice extract or a fraction thereof; and a use of the composition for enhancement of immunity according to an enhancement of activity or a cell number of immune cells and/or a use of the composition for prevention, improvement, or treatment of COVID-19. The complex including curcumin and a steviol glycoside, or a licorice extract or a fraction thereof according to the present disclosure, which are food materials that have been registered with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and have received the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rating from the U.S. FDA, and whose safety has already been confirmed, inhibits symptoms of COVID-19 by activating Th1 cells, CD8 T cells, and NK cells. Therefore, the complex can be provided as a food and pharmaceutical composition for preventing, improving, or treating COVID-19.

Abstract: Provided are a pharmaceutical composition, a quasi-drug composition, a feed additive, a drinking water additive, a feed, and a drinking water for preventing, ameliorating, or treating porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus infection, each including, as an active ingredient, a complex including a curcuminoid-based compound and a licorice extract or a fraction thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, improving or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity, the composition comprising oleanolic acid acetate as an active ingredient. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising oleanolic acid acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a health functional food for preventing or improving drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising the active ingredients, and an anticancer adjuvant comprising the active ingredients. The oleanolic acid acetate of the present invention is derived from a natural product and has no side effects and no cytotoxicity and has excellent effects of preventing, improving and treating nephrotoxicity caused by a drug, particularly a platinum-based anticancer drug, so that it can be utilized as a pharmaceutical composition, a health functional food, and a cancer adjuvant thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preventing or alleviating symptoms of andropause comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. To a patient in need thereof. The extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. of the present invention exhibits the effect of preventing and alleviating erectile dysfunction by inhibiting the activity of PDE5, and the effect of preventing and alleviating prostatic hyperplasia by suppressing the expression of AR and PSA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and food additive for preventing or alleviating symptoms of andropause containing extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. as an active ingredient. The extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. of the present invention exhibits the effect of preventing and alleviating erectile dysfunction by inhibiting the activity of PDE5, and the effect of preventing and alleviating prostatic hyperplasia by suppressing the expression of AR and PSA. Therefore, the extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. of the present invention may be usefully used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and food additive for alleviating symptoms of andropause.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for mass-production of viniferin using stevioside from cell culture of grape tree tissue. Viniferin is known to be effective for protection of liver, anticancer, antioxidant, and skin whitening, have an effect of inhibiting oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein and inhibiting the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Therefore, the present invention is very useful for the mass production of viniferin among the useful substances (stilbene compounds) from a callus derived from the anther tissue of the grape plant, which is very important for the related industries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, improving or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity, the composition comprising oleanolic acid acetate as an active ingredient. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising oleanolic acid acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a health functional food for preventing or improving drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising the active ingredients, and an anticancer adjuvant comprising the active ingredients. The oleanolic acid acetate of the present invention is derived from a natural product and has no side effects and no cytotoxicity and has excellent effects of preventing, improving and treating nephrotoxicity caused by a drug, particularly a platinum-based anticancer drug, so that it can be utilized as a pharmaceutical composition, a health functional food, and a cancer adjuvant thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for mass-production of viniferin using stevioside from cell culture of grape tree tissue. Viniferin is known to be effective for protection of liver, anticancer, antioxidant, and skin whitening, have an effect of inhibiting oxidation of low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein and inhibiting the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Therefore, the present invention is very useful for the mass production of viniferin among the useful substances (stilbene compounds) from a callus derived from the anther tissue of the grape plant, which is very important for the related industries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex comprising a compound of formula (I), or a plant extract comprising the compound or a fraction thereof; and stevioside, or a plant extract comprising the stevioside or a fraction thereof, and relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection comprising the complex as an active ingredient. Also, the present invention relates to a food composition for preventing or improving an influenza virus infection, a virucidal quasi-drug composition, a virucidal feed additive, and a feed, which comprises the complex as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for removing an amine-based compound, comprising an oleoresin turmeric extract, a fraction thereof, or water-soluble curcumin, a licorice extract or a fraction thereof, and a salmon milt extract as an active ingredient; and a composition for feed and feed additive comprising the same. The composition of the present invention can reduce an amine-based compound such as ammonia in animal excrement that causes the odor, and thereby reduce the odor caused by the amine-based compound and provide an effect of improving a feeding environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for preventing and treating obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, fatty liver, diabetes or metabolic syndrome containing extracts of Glycine max leaves or fractions isolated from the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing immunity through inducing the expression of interferon-? comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to 8, or Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same and fractions thereof as an active ingredient, a feed additive, feed composition, pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and over-the-counter (OTC) drug composition comprising the composition, and a method for enhancing immunity through administrating the composition. A composition for inducing the expression of interferon-?, comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to 8 of the present invention, Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same, or fractions thereof as active ingredient can prevent, alleviate, or treat the diseases that can be prevented or treated by increasing the expression of interferon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating STAT3-mediated diseases, comprising a Salvia plebeia R. Br. extract or fraction thereof as an active ingredient, and to a method for treating STAT3-mediated diseases, comprising a step of injecting the composition into an individual suspected of having a STAT3-mediated disease. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a food composition and a quasi-drug composition for preventing or improving STAT3-mediated diseases, comprising the Salvia plebeia R. Br. extract or fraction thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a complex comprising a compound of formula (I), or a plant extract comprising the compound or a fraction thereof; and stevioside, or a plant extract comprising the stevioside or a fraction thereof, and relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an influenza virus infection comprising the complex as an active ingredient. Also, the present invention relates to a food composition for preventing or improving an influenza virus infection, a virucidal quasi-drug composition, a virucidal feed additive, and a feed, which comprises the complex as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including oleanolic acid acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient for preventing or treating TLR- and IL-6-mediated diseases, and a pharmaceutical composition including an adzuki bean extract containing the compound or the salt thereof, or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient for preventing or treating TLR- and IL-6-mediated diseases. The adzuki bean extract or the compound of the present invention is derived from a natural resource that has been used as a natural medicine for a long time, and it is widely used for the development of prophylactic or therapeutic agents for TLR- and IL-6-mediated diseases, for example, atopic dermatitis or arthritis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing immunity through inducing the expression of interferon-? comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to 8, or Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same and fractions thereof as an active ingredient, a feed additive, feed composition, pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and over-the-counter (OTC) drug composition comprising the composition, and a method for enhancing immunity through administrating the composition. A composition for inducing the expression of interferon-?, comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to of the present invention, Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same, or fractions thereof as active ingredient can prevent, alleviate, or treat the diseases that can be prevented or treated by increasing the expression of interferon.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising a turmeric extract for preventing and treating influenza virus infection and for inhibiting neuraminidase activity. A turmeric extract, its fraction, and a curcuminoid-based compound separated therefrom may inhibit neuraminidase activity and have antiviral and cell degeneration inhibitory effects on influenza virus, and may be useful in preventing and treating influenza virus infection.