Chemical Analysis and Isolation of Antibacterial Compound from Ulmus species(I) : Chemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Extractives

The chemical compositions of the root bark of Ulmus species and mucilage were investigated. The methanol extractives were fractionated with n-hexane, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate and water and antibacterial activities of each fraction were investigated. Although differences of chemical compositions of the Ulmus species were not noticeable, nitrogen and lignin contents of xylem were higher than those of phloem. However, ash and extractive contents showed adverse results. The mucilage of root bark was slowly gushing out by water and similar to pectin substance with high acidic sugar content. In fractionation experiment, the yield of methanol extraction was about 7% and the portion of water-soluble materials in methanol extractives was 78%. These water- soluble materials had the most high antibacterial activity on Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium.

느릅나무 근피의 화학조성분 및 항균성 물질(I) : 화학조성분 및 추출성분의 항균성

느릅나무 근피와 점액질의 화학 조성을 분석하였고, 근피의 MeOH추출물을 각종 유기용제 및 수층으로 분획하고 각 분획물의 항균성을 조사하였다. 원소조성은 수종간의 차이는 없었지만, 목부의 질소 및 리그닌 함량은 사부보다 높았으며 회분 및 추출물양은 목부보다 사부가 높게 나타났다. 근피의 점액질은 냉수에 의해 매우 느리게 용출 되었으며, 높은 산성당 함량을 갖는 pectin 유사 물질이었다. 느릅나무 근피로부터 약 7% 정도의 메탄올 추출물이 얻어졌고 이 중 78%가 수용성 물질이었으며 Staphylococcus aureus와 Salmonella typhimurium에 대하여 항균성을 나타내었다.