The Physiological Activities of Ripe Fruit of Poncirus trifoliata

완숙된 탱자(Poncirus trifoliata Ripe Fruit)의 부위별 생리활성에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Yang-Suk (Department of Herbal Biotechnology, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Yoon, Hong-Gun (Graduate School of Oriental Medicine Industry, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Woo (Department of Herbal Biotechnology, Daegu Haany University)
  • 이양숙 (대구한의대학교 한약자원학과) ;
  • 윤홍근 (대구한의대학교 한방산업대학원) ;
  • 김남우 (대구한의대학교 한약자원학과)
  • Received : 2010.04.19
  • Accepted : 2010.09.17
  • Published : 2010.10.30

Abstract

Ripe fruits of Poncirus trifoliata were examined with a view to development of functional foods and physiological activities were assessed. The flavonoid compound of the sarcocarp extract (SC), at 20.39 mg/g, was the highest of all extracts studied, whereas that in fruit juice extract (FJ) was 18.72 mg/g. The total polyphenol content of pericarp ethanol (PE) and water (PW) extracts were 60.54 mg/g and 45.91 mg/g, respectively. The nitrite scavenging ability of PW (2.0 mg/mL) was 52.27% at pH 1.2. The tyrosinase inhibitory activity of PE (2.0 mg/mL) was 23.23%, but SW showed no such activity at any tested concentration. The electron donating abilities of PW, SC, and FJ were greater than 50% when tested at 0.5 mg/mL. Notably, the $IC_{50}$ of PW was 147.73 ${\mu}g$/mL. Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by PW and SE (0.5 mg/mL) were more than 90%, whereas the $IC_{50}$ of SC was 18.28 ${\mu}g$/mL. These results indicate that P. trifoliate ripe fruits may potentially serve as components of valuable new functional foods.

탱자나무(Poncirus trifoliata Rafinesque)는 운향과의 낙엽관목으로 건조된 미성숙 과실은 지실(枳實)이라는 한약 재료로 사용되며, 완숙된 탱자나무의 과실은 지각(枳殼)이란 한약자원의 대용품으로 사용된다. 미성숙된 탱자에 관해서는 항균, 항산화 및 지질저하 효과가 있다고 보고되어 있으나 완숙된 탱자에 대한 생리활성 효능에 대해서는 연구 된 바 없어 이에 본 연구에서는 과피, 과육, 과즙 그리고 씨로 분리하여 물과 에탄올을 용매로 추출하여 생리활성 효능을 측정하였다. 플라보노이드 화합물은 과육에서 20.39 mg/g으로, 과즙 18.72 mg/g를 함유하였으며, 폴리페놀 화합물은 과피의 에탄올 추출물에서 60.54 mg/g, 과피 물 추출물은 45.91 mg/g를 함유하였다. 상이한 농도와 pH 조건에서의 아질산염소거능을 측정한 결과 pH 1.2의 2.0 mg/mL에서 과피 물추출물이 52.27%로 가장 낮았다. Tyrosinase 저해율은 과피에탄올 추출물에서 23.23%였으며, DPPH 라디칼 소거율은 0.5 mg/mL의 농도에서 과피 물 추출물이 약 80%로 $IC_{50}$은 147.73 ${\mu}g$/mL였다. Xanthine oxidase에 대한 저해효과를 $IC_{50}$으로 나타낸 결과 과육 추출물이 대조군이 ascorbic acid (18.68 ${\mu}g$/mL)보다 낮은 18.28 ${\mu}g$/mL였으며, 과피 추출물에서도 비교적 높은 xanthine oxidase 저해율을 보였다. 이상의 결과 탱자나무의 완숙된 과피는 다량의 생리활성 물질을 함유하며 우수한 아질산염 소거능과 전자공여활성을 나타내며, 과육과 과즙은 플라보노이드 함량이 다른 부위보다 높았고 과육에서는 99% 이상의 xanthine oxidase 저해율을 그리고 과즙에서는 전자공여능이 90% 이상으로 기능성 제품의 개발 가능성을 제시하였다.

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