• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.512-517
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• 2009

Total phenolic content and the antioxidative activity (DPPH radical-scavenging capacity) of 29 fruits and vegetables were determined. The total phenolic contents of plum (1.06 mg GAE/g fresh weight) and cherry (0.95 mg GAE/g fresh weight) were high, whereas those of banana, carrot, and cucumber (each at 0.07 mg GAE/g fresh weight) were low. In the DPPH radical-scavenging assay, apple mango extract showed the highest value(92.8%) among the 29 ethanol extracts tested, followed by paprika (75.4%), beet (75.3%), and cherry (75.1%). In the $Lp-PLA_2$ inhibition assay, cherry (34.95% inhibition) and grape (31.03%) showed the highest $Lp-PLA_2$ activities among the 29 fruits and vegetables examined.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.231-238
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• 2019

This study evaluated the antioxidant activity of the extract and fractions of Alnus firma. Alnus firma had the highest total phenolic content ($452.80{\pm}7.01{\mu}g$ gallic acid equivalents/mg) in a methanol (MeOH) fraction and the highest total flavonoid content ($112.29{\pm}11.14{\mu}g$ rutin equivalents/mg) and antioxidant capacity ($936.23{\pm}0.07{\mu}g$ ${\alpha}$-tocopherol equivalents/mg) in an ethylacetate (EA) fraction. The antioxidant activities of various solvent extract fractions of Alnus firma were evaluated using various antioxidant assays, including ${\beta}$-carotene-linoleate assay, reducing power assay, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, metal chelating activity assay, superoxide anion radical scavenging assay, and lipid peroxidation inhibition assay using the ferric thiocyanate method. These activities were compared with those of ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), gallic acid (GA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. First, at a $250{\mu}g/ml$ concentration, the EA and MeOH fractions of A. firma showed 92.43% and 89.20% DPPH radical scavenging activity, respectively. Second, $50{\mu}g/ml$ of the EA fraction exhibited 72.49% superoxide anion radical scavenging activity, a little greater than the same dose of GA (60.88%). Finally, 0.5 and 1 mg/ml of the EA fraction showed 73.45% and 73.29% inhibition of peroxidation in the ${\beta}$-carotene-linoleic acid system, respectively. The decreasing order of reducing power was EA fraction > n-butanol (BuOH) fraction > dichloromethane (DCM) fraction > n-hexane (HX) fraction. The results obtained in the present study indicated that Alnus firma can be used as an easily accessible potential source of natural antioxidants.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.57-62
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• 2011

This study investigated the effects of various inorganic anions($Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, $HCO_3{^-}$) on the Methyl tert Butyl Ether(MTBE) degradation by photocatalysis using statistical method. Generally, this process in general demands the generation of hydroxyl radicals(OH radical) in solution in the presence of UV light. The generation of radicals were affected by inorganic anions in solution that inhibited the photodegradation by their trapping hydroxyl radicals. The effects of inorganic anions were mathematically described as the independent variables such as $Cl^-$, $NO_3{^-}$, and $HCO_3{^-}$, and these were designed by mixture analysis that was one of the response surface methodology(RSM). Regression analysis on ANOVA showed significant p-value(p<0.0001) and high coefficients for determination value($R^2$=99.28%, ${R^2}_{adj}$=98.91%). Contour and response surface plots showed that the effects of inorganic anions for MTBE photodegradation based on $UV/H_2O_2$ process. In the result, $Cl^-$ and $HCO_3{^-}$ inhibited the photodegradation of the MTBE by their trapping hydroxyl radicals, and the interaction by these two factors was observed.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.296-303
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• 2021

The antioxidant and anti-neuroinflammatory activities of water, 30, 70, and 100% ethanol extracts of leaves of three different species of bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra, P. bambusoides, and Sasa borealis) were investigated. The levels of total polyphenol and flavonoid were measured, and antioxidant activity was evaluated using various antioxidant assays (DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV2 microglial cell activation was used to evaluate the anti-neuroinflammatory properties of the bamboo leaf extracts. Treatment with both aqueous and ethanolic extracts showed no cytotoxicity in BV-2 microglial cells. Pre-treatment of BV-2 cells with bamboo leaf extracts significantly inhibited LPS-induced excessive production of nitric oxide in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, phytochemical analysis based on the extraction solvent showed that caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, and tricin are the principal constituents of all three bamboo leaf extracts. Therefore, our findings suggest that bamboo leaf extract contains potent antioxidants and anti-neuroinflammatory compounds that can be used as potential therapeutic agents for the treat neuroinflammatory diseases.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.102-106
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• 2022

This study was conducted to investigate the growth and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia. The diameter and dry weight of the mycelia were increased in the medium supplemented with Aronia compared with the untreated medium. The total polyphenol content of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 6.54 mg GAE/g and 5.77 mg GAE/g, respectively. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 61.81% and 49.65%, respectively. Moreover, the 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activity of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 59.83% and 52.66%, respectively. These results confirmed that P. ostreatus mycelial growth and antioxidant activity were increased when Aronia was added to the culture medium.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.669-673
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• 2022

To evaluate biological activity of honeydew honey produced by Apis mellifera L. in Korea, we measured antioxidant activity by using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl), ABTS [2,2-azobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)], FRAP (Ferric reducing antioxidant power), and total polyphenol content assays. Korean honeydew honey respectively scavenged 26% and 86% of DPPH and ABTS radicals at the highest concentration of 10 mg/mL. In the result of FRAP assay, Korean honeydew honey showed activity (126 µM of FRAP value) to reduce Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺. Total polyphenol content was 73.41 mg GAE/kg. Korean honeydew honey exhibited excellent antioxidant activity due to having high radicals scavenging ability and reducing power of ferric ion as well as the presence of phenolic compounds. These findings suggest that Korean honeydew honey has great potential as a functional food material.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2020.08a
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• pp.85-85
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• 2020

껍질째 먹는 청포도 품종인 '샤인머스켓'은 망고포도라고 불릴 정도로 단맛이 강하고 풍부한 머스켓향을 가지는 것이 특징이다. 또한 포도알이 크고 무핵처리에 의해 씨가 제거되어 소비자 만족도가 높아 최근 각광받고 있는 포도 품종이다. 샤인머스켓에 대한 국내연구는 주로 재배조건에 따른 과실특성 위주로 보고되고 있어, 본 연구는 소비가 늘고 있는 샤인머스켓의 기능성에 대한 기초자료를 제시하고자 부위별 추출조건에 따른 총폴리페놀, 총플라보노이드 함량 및 항산화 활성을 조사하였다. 샤인머스켓은 2019년 11월에 경북 상주지역에서 생산된 것으로, 과피와 과육의 2가지로 나누어 동결건조하였으며, 추출용매(증류수, 에탄올, 메탄올)와 추출용매농도(30%, 50%, 70%, 100%) 조건에 따라 시료 무게대비 10배의 용매를 가한 후 초음파방법으로 2시간 추출하였으며, 이를 2회 반복하였다. 부위별 총폴리페놀과 총플라보노이드 함량은 과육보다 과피에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며, 항산화 활성 또한 과피에서 월등히 높은 값을 나타냈다. 추출조건에 따른 생리활성 물질의 함량과 항산화 활성은 과육과 과피에서 다르게 나타났는데, 과육의 경우 메탄올 추출 시 활성이 높게 나타난 반면, 과피는 에탄올 추출 조건에서 활성이 더 높게 나타났다. 과육의 경우, 70% 메탄올 추출 조건에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였으며, 총폴리페놀 0.99 mg CE/g dw, 총플라보노이드 0.31 mg CE/g dw, DPPH 라디칼 소거능 2.94 mM TE/g dw, ABTS 라디칼 소거능 6.82mM TE/g dw, ORAC 11.40 mM TE/g dw, FRAP 4.92 mM Fe(II)/g dw이었다. 이와 달리 과피는 30% 에탄올 추출 조건에서의 활성이 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며, 총폴리페놀 10.23 mg CE/g dw, 총 플라보노이드 5.22 mg CE/g dw, DPPH 라디칼 소거능 44.72 mM TE/g dw, ABTS 라디칼 소거능 123.25 mM TE/g dw, ORAC 208.38 mM TE/g dw, FRAP 96.24 mM Fe(II)/g dw이었다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때, 껍질째 샤인머스켓을 섭취하는 것은 기능성 측면에서 유익하며, 추후 부위를 나누지 않은 샤인머스켓을 대상으로 추출조건 설정 및 기능성 평가에 대한 연구를 진행할 예정이다.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.1454-1463
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• 2023

Evaluating the antioxidant efficacy using Potentillae Chinensis Herba extract, the anti-inflammatory efficacy was tested in respiratory mucosal epithelium, RAW264.7 cells, and zebrafish. As a result, antioxidant activity increased in a concentration-dependent manner in DPPH free radical scavenging and ABTS+ cation radical activities. As a result of MTT assay for cell experiments, the survival rate of NCI-H292 cells was reduced to less than 70% when treated at each concentration of 100 ㎍/ml, subsequent experiments were conducted at 50 ㎍/ml. Anti-inflammatory efficacy evaluation, NO production, TNF-𝛼, IL-1𝛽, and PGE₂ decreased, and COX-2 also decreased significantly at 50 ㎍/ml. The mucin protein expression of Potentillae Chinensis Herba extract and bioconverted extract, it was observed that MUC5AC expression was significantly reduced. In the zebrafish toxicity evaluation, concentrations below 50 ㎍/ml did not show embryotoxicity and showed anti-inflammatory efficacy by reducing NO production due to LPS. The above results are valid to be valuable for use as a functional material that suppresses inflammation by helping the expression of Potentillae Chinensis Herba's respiratory mucus proteins.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.40 no.8
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• pp.34-585
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• 1996

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.37.1-37.1
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• 2005