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http://dx.doi.org/10.7783/KJMCS.2011.19.4.238

Antioxidative and Antibacterial Activity and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of the Extract and Fractions from Taraxacum coreanum Nakai  

Im, Do-Youn (Deptartment of Beauty Science, Kwangju Women's University)
Lee, Kyoung-In (Biotechnology Industrialization Center, Dongshin University)
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Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science / v.19, no.4, 2011 , pp. 238-245 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated antioxidative activity, antibacterial activity against pathogenic strains including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and tyrosinase inhibitory activity in 75% ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum and its fractions. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the extract were 238.59mg/g and 33.18mg/g and the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the ethyl acetate fraction were 427.81mg/g and 148.90mg/g as the highest content of fractions. In DPPH radical scavenging ability, $SC_{50}$ values of the ethyl acetate and butanol fraction were 38.40${\mu}g/ml$ and 82.28 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. In antibacterial activity by the disc diffusion assay against S. aureus, S. epidermidis and MRSA, the ethyl acetate fraction showed stronger antibacterial activity than other fractions and the extract. Especially, the ethyl acetate fraction was exhibited effective antibacterial activity against MRSA. In the cytotoxicity measurement by MTT assay, the extract and fractions were exhibited Raw 264.7 cell viabilities of 96.32~143.21% as nontoxic result in concentration of 5~100 ${\mu}g/ml$. As a result, the ethyl acetate fraction of the 75% ethanol extract from T. coreanum could be applicable to functional materials for related fields.
Keywords
Taraxacum coreanum; Antioxidative Activity; Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity; Antibacterial Activity; Cytotoxicity;
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