Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science (한국약용작물학회지)

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Investigation of Shikonin Pigments and Antioxidant activity of the Roots from Lithospermum erythrorhizon according to the Different Growth Stages and Areas of Cultivation

지치의 생육시기 및 재배지역별 시코닌계 색소 함량 및 항산화 활성

  • 김금숙 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 박춘근 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 이경희 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 최재훈 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 이승은 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 노형준 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 이정훈 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부) ;
  • 김승유 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부)
  • Received : 2011.10.20
  • Accepted : 2011.12.01
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the quality variation of Lithospermum radix on the pigment contents and antioxidant activities according to different growth stages and areas of cultivation. Acetylshikonin contents showed the tendency to decrease gradually from the middle of July (0.28%) to the end of August (0.05%) and then the content was increased again to the end of October (0.25%). Shikonin content was detected as small amount of about 0.009% during the period. The weight of plants was increased from the end of September to the end of October and showed the highest value as 19.8 g on October 25. ROS scavenging activity was the highest in the early of October as $IC_{50}$ value of 0.11 ${\mu}g/mL$. Lithospermum radix of September showed lower ROS scavenging activities than those of other growth stages as $IC_{50}$ value of 1.02 and 0.49 ${\mu}g/mL$ on September 9 and September 27, respectively. Among 17 areas cultivated Lithospermum radix, 10 areas (59%) showed 0.05-0.10% of acetylshikonin contents and 3 areas (18%) were measured to contain 0.16-0.26% of acetylshikonin.

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