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A Study on the Azolla imbricata using as a Cosmetic Active Ingredient  

Song, Min-Hyeon (R&D Center Hanbul Cosmetics Co. Ltd.)
Bae, Jun-Tae (R&D Center Hanbul Cosmetics Co. Ltd.)
Lee, Geun-Su (R&D Center Hanbul Cosmetics Co. Ltd.)
Zhang, Yong-He (Department of Pharmacology, Peking University, School of Basic Medical Science)
Pyo, Hyeong-Bae (R&D Center Hanbul Cosmetics Co. Ltd.)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.36, no.1, 2010 , pp. 71-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
The water fern Azolla belongs to the Azollaceae and forms a symbiotic association with a $N_2$-fixing cyanobacterium, referred to as Anabaena azollae, and this association has currently been demonstrated to have potential as a nitrogen source for rice production. Because of that, Azolla fern has been used not only as organic manure in southern China and northern Vietnam for a long time but also as food for animate creatures in the underwater and decontaminant in the water. However, the phenolic compounds and active materials of Azolla have not been examined in detail in the past studies. In the present study, anti-oxidant ability test and experiment to find a particular active material of Azolla imbricata and Azolla imbricata fraction (AIF) were performed. In anti-oxidant test such as DPPH test and lipoxygenase inhibition test, the value of test represented high activities compared with authentic sample - green tea and NDGA (nordihydroguaiaretic acid). In MMP-1 test, related to collagen protection and elasticity of skin, its inhibitory effect was measured over 75 %, and the phenolic compounds of AIF related with this activity were confirmed luteolin derivatives by using FT-IR spectroscopy, element analyzer (EA) and Liquid chromatography-MASS spectroscopy.
Keywords
Azolla imbricata; phenolic compound; lipoxygenase; anti-oxidant; cosmetic ingredient;
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