Antioxidant activity of ten Lamiaceae plant seed extracts

10종 꿀풀과(Lamiaceae) 식물 종자 추출물의 항산화 활성

This study explored plant-derived natural antioxidants by evaluating the antioxidant activity of Lamiaceae plant seed extracts. Plants with the percentage of filled seeds at or above 90% and seed germination at or above 50% were selected. Of the ten species studied, the total phenolic content of the seeds was high in the species Phlomis umbrosa Turcz. (6.2 mg GAEs/g of seeds) and Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl. (4.5 mg GAEs/g of seeds). The total flavonoid content of the seeds was high in E. ciliata (1.0 mg QEs/g of seeds) and P. umbrosa (0.6 mg QEs/g of seeds). Based on the EC₅₀ value of the seed extracts, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity was high in the seeds of the plants E. ciliata (27.5 ㎍/mL), Mosla dianthera (Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim. (29.2 ㎍/mL), and Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina Nakai (33.3 ㎍/mL). In addition, 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activity was high in P. vulgaris var. lilacina (25.6 ㎍/mL), E. ciliata (25.9 ㎍/mL), and M. dianthera (27.6 ㎍/mL) seeds. The ferric reducing antioxidant power of the seed extracts was high in P. vulgaris var. lilacina (2910.4 µM Fe(II)/g of extract), E. ciliata (2836.2 µM Fe(II)/g of extract), and M. dianthera (2754.4 µM Fe(II)/g of extract). According to the cluster analysis based on antioxidant activity, the seeds of the ten species were classified into three groups, from group 1 with low antioxidant activity to group 3 with high antioxidant activity; E. ciliata, M. dianthera, and P. vulgaris var. lilacina were classified as group 3.

본 연구는 꿀풀과 식물 종자 추출물의 항산화 활성 평가를 통해 식물 유래 천연 항산화제를 탐색하기 위해 진행되었다. 충실률 90% 이상이고 발아율이 50% 이상인 종자를 대상으로 하였다. 총 페놀성 화합물 함량은 속단(6.2 mg GAEs/g seed), 향유(4.5 mg GAEs/g seed) 순으로 높게 나타났다. 총 플라보노이드 함량은 향유(1.0 mg QEs/g seed), 속단(0.6 mg QEs/g seed) 순으로 높게 나타났다. DPPH 라디칼 소거활성은 종자 추출물의 EC₅₀ 값을 기준으로 향유(27.5 ㎍/mL), 쥐깨풀(29.2 ㎍/mL), 꿀풀(33.3 ㎍/mL) 순으로 높게 나타났다. ABTS 라디칼 소거활성은 꿀풀(25.6 ㎍/mL), 향유(25.9 ㎍/mL), 쥐깨풀(27.6 ㎍/mL)순으로 높게 나타났다. FRAP 평가는 꿀풀(2910.4 μM Fe(II)/g extract), 향유(2836.2 μM Fe(II)/g extract), 쥐깨풀(2754.4 μM Fe(II)/g extract) 순으로 높게 나타났다. 항산화 활성을 기반으로 한 군집분석에 따라 10종은 항산화 활성이 낮은 group 1에서 활성이 높은 group 3까지 3개의 group으로 분류하였으며, 향유, 쥐깨풀, 꿀풀 종자는 group 3에 속하였다.