Antioxidant Activity of Persicaria perfoliata Extracts

In this study, the antioxidative effects, inhibitory effects on tyrosinase, elastase of Persicaria perfoliata extracts were investigated. The deglycosylated fraction of extract ($12.38{\mu}g$/mL) showed the most prominent free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) scavenging activity ($FSC_{50}$). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activities ($OSC_{50}$) of P. perfoliata extracts on ROS generated in $Fe^{3+}$-EDTA/$H_2O_2$ system were investigated using the luminol-dependent chemiluminescence assay. The ethyl acetate fraction of extract ($0.35{\mu}g$/mL) showed the most prominent ROS scavenging activity. The protective effects of P. perfoliata extract/fractions on the rose-bengal sensitized photohemolysis of human erythrocytes were investigated. The P. perfoliata extracts suppressed photohemolysis in a concentration dependent manner ($1{\sim}50{\mu}g$/mL) except the deglycosylated fraction of extract. The inhibitory effect of P. perfoliata extracts on tyrosinase was investigated to assess their whitening efficacy. Inhibitory effects ($IC_{50}$) on tyrosinase were determined with ethyl acetate fraction of P. perfoliata extract ($136.00{\mu}g$/mL) and deglycosylated fraction of extract ($68.10{\mu}g$/mL). Finally, their anti-elastase activities were measured to predict the anti-wrinkle efficacy in the human skin. Inhibitory effects ($IC_{50}$) on elastase were determined with ethyl acetate fraction of P. perfoliata extract ($67.20{\mu}g$/mL) and deglycosylated fraction of extract ($43.50{\mu}g$/mL). These results indicate that extract/fractions of P. perfoliata can function as antioxidants in biological systems, particularly skin exposed to UV radiation by scavenging $^1O_2$ and other ROS, and protect cellular membranes against ROS. Extract/fractions of P. perfoliata can be applicable to new functional cosmetics for antioxidant, antiaging.

며느리배꼽 추출물의 항산화 활성

본 연구에서는 며느리배꼽 추출물들의 항산화 효능 및 tyrosinase, elastase 저해 효과에 관한 조사를 수행하였다. 며느리배꼽 추출물의 free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) 소거활성($FSC_{50}$)은 aglycon 분획($12.38{\mu}g$/mL)에서 가장 큰 활성을 나타내었고, 또한 luminol-의존성 화학발광법을 이용한 $Fe^{3+}$-EDTA/$H_2O_2$ 계에서 생성된 활성산소종(reactive oxygen species, ROS)에 대한 며느리배꼽 추출물의 총항산화능은 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획($0.35{\mu}g$/mL)에서 가장 큰 활성을 나타내었다. 며느리배꼽 추출물에 대하여 광증감제인 rose-bengal로 증감된 사람 적혈구의 광용혈에 대한 억제 효과를 측정하였을 때, 추출물의 aglycon 분획을 제외하고 다른 추출물들은 농도 의존적($1{\sim}50{\mu}g$/mL)으로 세포보호 효과를 나타내었다. Tyrosinase의 활성 저해 효과($IC_{50}$)는 며느리배꼽 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획과 aglycon 분획이 각각 $136.00{\mu}g$/mL, $68.10{\mu}g$/mL으로 나타났으며, elastase의 활성 저해 효과($IC_{50}$)는 ethyl acetate 분획과 aglycon 분획이 각각 $67.20{\mu}g$/mL, $43.50{\mu}g$/mL으로 나타났다. 이상의 며느리배꼽 추출물이 $^1O_2$ 혹은 다른 ROS를 소광시키거나 소거함으로써 그리고 ROS에 대항하여 세포막을 보호함으로써 생체계, 특히 태양 자외선에 노출된 피부에서 항산화제로서 작용할 수 있음을 가리키며, 며느리배꼽 추출물의 tyrosinase 및 elastase 저해 활성으로 부터 항산화, 항노화 화장품 소재로서의 응용 가능성을 확인하였다.