Screening of the Mutagenicity and Antimutagenicity of the Hot Water Extracts from Medicinal Plants

한약재 열수 추출물의 변이원 및 항변이원 활성의 검색

  • Jung, Ju-Eun (Department of Home Economics, College of Teacher's Education, Kyung-pook University) ;
  • Kang, Mi-Young (Department of Home Economics, College of Teacher's Education, Kyung-pook University) ;
  • Nam, Seok-Hyun (Department of Biological Science, Ajou University)
  • Published : 1999.11.30

Abstract

The mutagenicity, antimutagenicity, and cytotoxicity of the hot water extracts of 130 medicinal plants were examined. The results obtained using authentic alkaline phosphatase activity as the growth representative of the indicator cell, E. coli PQ37, demonstrated that the extracts of 14 medicinal plants including, Forsythia koreana Nakai, showed strong toxic effect on the cell growth, however, the extracts of 22 medicinal plants, including Phlomis umbrosa Turcz., were shown to have stimulatory effect on the cell growth. The mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of the medicinal plants were screened using SOS chromotest. The mutagenic activity was detected from 36 kinds of the samples, including Forsythia koreana Nakai and Coptis japonica Nakai. On the contrary, 12 medicinal plants, including Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge, were shown to have a significant antimutagenic activity.

130종의 식물성 한약재에서 제조한 열수 추출물의 변이원성, 항변이원성 및 세포독성을 측정하였다. 세포내재성 alkaline phosphatase의 활성을 지표로 한약재가 지시세포인 E. coli PQ37의 성장에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 연교(Forsythia koreana Nakai)를 포함한 14종류의 시료자체에서 세포독성이 강하게 나타난 반면, 속단(Phlomis umbrosa Turcz.)등 22종의 시료에서는 세포성장을 촉진하는 활성이 나타났다. SOS chromotest기법을 이용하여 한약재가 가지는 변이원성 및 항변이원성을 조사한 결과, 연교(Forsythia koreana Nakai)와 황련(Coptis japonica Nakai)을 포함한 36종의 시료에서 돌연변이를 유발시키는 능력이 나타난 반면, 산사(Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge)를 포함한 12종의 한약재에서 뚜렷한 항변이원 활성이 검정되었다.

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