Evaluation of biological activities of plasma-treated phloridzin

Phloridzin is a predominant member of the chemical class of dihydrochalcones and mainly found in apple. The biological activity of phloridzin treated with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma was evaluated to investigate whether exposure to plasma can be used as a tools to enhance the biological activity of natural resources. DBD plasma treatment of phloridzin was carried out for three different exposure times. The antioxidant effects of degraded phloridzin for different reaction time were evaluated via radical scavenging assay using DPPH radical. In addition, the anti-diabetic and anti-obesity properties of the degraded phloridzin were measured based on ${\alpha}$-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities. Phloridzin treated for 60 min showed significantly higher radical scavenging, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase inhibitory activities compared to the tested positive controls. Degradation of phloridizin induced by DBD plasma might be responsible for enhancing the biological activity of phloridizin.

플라즈마 처리 phloridzin 반응물의 생리활성 평가

본 연구에서는 저온 플라즈마를 활용하여 phloridzin을 20, 40 및 60분 동안 처리하여 얻어진 결과물에 대하여 DPPH 라디칼 소거, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 및 pancreatic lipase 저해활성을 평가하였다. 그 결과, DPPH 라디칼 소거활성은 플라즈마로 처리하지 않은 phloridzin의 $IC_{50}$ 값이 $500{\mu}g/mL$ 이상이었으며, 이와 비교하여 플라즈마 60분 처리 반응물의 경우 $IC_{50}$ 값이 $100.5{\pm}2.9{\mu}g/mL$ 나타내어 항산화 활성이 상승한 것을 확인하였다. 또한 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해활성은 60 분 동안 플라즈마 처리한 phloridzin의 $IC_{50}$ 값이 $43.5{\pm}2.2{\mu}g/mL$의 가장 우수한 저해활성을 나타내었으며 이 활성은 양성대조군인 acarbose의 $IC_{50}$ 값인 $541.3{\pm}1.9{\mu}g/mL$ 보다 10배 이상 강한 활성이었다. Pancreatic lipase 저해활성은 60분 플라즈마를 처리한 phloridzin의 $IC_{50}$ 값이 $29.8{\pm}2.0{\mu}g/mL$로 가장 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 향후 이들 반응을 통하여 생성된 화합물의 대량생산을 통한 물질 분리 및 구조 동정을 통하여 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 및 pancreatic lipase 저해활성 메커니즘 검증을 수행할 필요성이 있다고 사료된다.