• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2019

Eucommiae Cortex (EC), bark of Eucommia ulmoides, has been known as a traditional medicine to regulate hypertension and immune system. Because silk of gum in the EC blocks the release of active ingredients, EC generally has been utilized after processing with carbonization or salt-water to breakdown it. This study aimed to investigate the differences of non-processed EC and processed EC on antioxidant and anticancer properties. Antioxidant capacity was assessed by measuring the content of total polyphenols, reducing power, and ABTS radical scavenging effect. And anticancer effects were examined by evaluating the viability of pancreatic cancer cells and wound healing ability. The results demonstrated that processed EC contained more content of polyphenols and exhibited more potent reducing power and radical scavenging effect than non-processed EC. In addition, processed EC more efficiently inhibited proliferation and migration of pancreatic cancer cells. These results suggest that processing of medicinal plants can improve the biological properties such as antioxidant or anticancer activity, which may lead to the development of herbal medicine treatment technology.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.307-311
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• 2022

The extract of EA lacks studies showing its efficacy other than that it contains caffeic acid, an active compound that has antioxidant and neuroprotective effects on nerve cells. Therefore, in this study, we attempted to determine the effectiveness of EA extraction. In this study, we performed a DPPH assay to determine the antioxidant potential of EA. And then, the cytotoxic concentration of EA in HaCaT keratinocytes was determined, and the antioxidant effect was determined by measuring the malondialdehyde (MDA). The results of DPPH, a chemical antioxidant assay, clearly demonstrated the antioxidant capacity of EA extracted with distilled water. In addition, cell-based assays provide useful information on the protective effect of EA on oxidative stress-induced apoptosis.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2016

본 연구는 제5기 2차년도 국민건강영양조사 결과를 활용하여 한식 식품군의 총 페놀 함량, in vitro 항산화활성 및 인체세포를 이용한 ex vivo DNA 손상 감소효과를 비교하고, 각 지표간의 상관성을 분석하며, 한식의 총 식사 항산화능에 대한 각 식품군의 기여도를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 제5기 2차년도 국민건강영양조사 결과를 바탕으로 한식의 식물성 식품을 10가지 식품군 (곡류, 과일류, 채소류, 견과류, 김치류, 해조류, 감자류, 버섯류, 두류, 오일류)으로 분류한 후 각 식품군별로 총 섭취량의 1% 이상 섭취한 식품 84종을 한식의 식물성 식품으로 최종 선정하였다. 각 식품군의 총 페놀함량을 측정하였고, DPPH radical scavenging assay, TEAC assay, $ORAC_{ROO{\cdot}}$ assay를 사용하여 in vitro 항산화능을 측정하였다. 한식의 식품군별 항산화능 (dietary antioxidant capacity, DAC)은 in vitro 항산화활성 평균값과 각 식품군의 1일 섭취량을 고려하여 계산하였고 한식 TDAC는 각 식품군의 DAC로의 합으로 구하였으며, TDAC에 대한 각 식품군 항산화능의 기여도를 평가하였다. 인체 임파구에서의 ex vivo DNA 손상 정도는 comet assay를 사용하여 평가하였다. 한식 식품군의 총 페놀함량은 버섯류, 과일류, 채소류, 해조류, 김치류 등의 순으로 높았으며, 3가지 in vitro 실험법을 평균한 식품군의 항산화활성 순위는 버섯류, 해조류, 채소류, 김치류, 과일류 등의 순이었다. 각 식품군의 항산화활성에 식품섭취량을 고려하여 계산한 한식의 TDAC에 대한 식품군의 항산화능 기여도는 곡류가 33.4%로 가장 높았으며, 과일류 (23.9%), 채소류 (12.7%), 김치류 (11.2%) 등의 순으로 나타났다. 인체 임파구에서 ex vivo DNA 손상 보호효과는 버섯류에서 가장 높았으며, 그 다음 채소류, 과일류, 해조류, 김치류의 순으로 나타났다. 각 식품군의 페놀함량과 in vitro 항산화 활성, 그리고 ex vivo DNA 보호효과의 순위가 비슷하게 나타났으며 각 지표간의 상관성은 매우 높았다. 한식 식품군 중 버섯류, 과일류, 채소류, 해조류에서 총 페놀함량과 항산화 활성, DNA 손상 보호효과가 높게 나타났다. 각 식품군의 총 페놀함량과 in vitro 항산화 활성, ex vivo DNA 보호효과 지표 간의 상관성은 매우 높았다. 한식의 TDAC에 대한 식품군별 항산화능 기여도는 곡류가 가장 높았고, 그 다음이 과일류, 채소류, 김치류의 순이었다. 이러한 결과는 앞으로 한식의 우수성을 항산화 측면에서 밝히는데 매우 중요한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 식품기술
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.757-769
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• 2009

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.289-293
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• 2003

Antioxidant activity and nicotine degradation activity (NDA) of 21 medicinal herbs were determined by using a 1,1-diphenol-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method and a PLC/PRF5 human liver cell line method, respectively, to develop an anti-smoking aid. The highest and lowest antioxidant activities represented by $IC_{50}$/ value were 30 $\mu$g/mL of Eugenia caryophyllus and 3,270 $\mu$g/mL of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, respectively. Antioxidant activity of Eugenia caryophyllus was equal to 38.0$\pm$1.2 mg VCEAC(vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity)/ g herb. The highest and lowest NDA values were 1.81 of Astrgalus membranaceus Bunge and 1.01 of Raphani seed and Lespedeza tomentosa Sieb, respectively. Eleven medicinal herbs with high antioxidant activity and/or NDA were selected to make an herbal tea. The herbal tea had high antioxidant activity (50 $\mu$g/mL $IC_{50}$/ and 22.4$\pm$1.4 mgVCEAC/g) and NDA (1.243). The medicinal herb tea could help smokers quitting smoking by degrading and exhausting nicotine accumulated in body and removing reactive oxygen species.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.642-649
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• 2016

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant activity in the leaves and stems of 50 tomato accessions, in order to examine the possibility of using tomato by-products as a functional material. The extracts of the leaves (LE) and stems (SE) were analyzed for DPPH, ABTS, and total polyphenol content (TPC). Antioxidant activities and TPC differed significantly between the LE and SE of the 50 tomato accessions. TPC in LE and SE showed wide variation, ranging from 24.4 to 60.6 and 12.5 to 18.8 mg GAE/g, respectively. The DPPH and ABTS antioxidant activities of LE ranged from 10.0 to 38.2% (scavenging effect) and 20.8 to 59.0 mg ASC/g, respectively, while the DPPH and ABTS measurements of SE were 1.4 to 8.8% and 2.2 to 22.5 mg ASC/g, respectively. As assessed by the relative antioxidant capacity index (RACI), IT033117 and IT203466 had the highest antioxidant activity in LE and SE, respectively. These results will expand the knowledge of antioxidant activity and provide information on tomato accessions valuable for the development of functional foods and food additives.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2018

The objectives of the present study were to examine the antioxidant activity of autofocusing fractions from egg white protein hydrolysates and obtain higher antioxidant peptide fraction, which could be applied to the food model system. Alkaline protease hydrolysate of egg white protein exerted higher antioxidant activities than other protein hydrolysates and were fractionated on the basis of the amphoteric nature of sample peptides by preparative isoelectric focusing without toxic solvents and reagents, which is termed autofocusing. Neutral and basic fractions showed higher 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity than the acidic fractions. The acidic and neutral fractions showed higher hydroxyl (OH) radical scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values than the basic fractions. The acidic fractions showed higher metal chelating activity than basic fractions. Antioxidant activities of some autofocusing fractions except for ORAC showed higher compared to the crude hydrolysate. These results suggest that peptides fractions from egg white protein are effective antioxidant, and that autofocusing could be useful to increase antioxidant activity for application to food system.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2005

Flavonoids are class of polyphenolic compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom, which display a variety of biological activities, including antiviral, antithrombotic, antiinflammatory, antihistaminic, antioxidant and free-radica 1 scavenging abilities. The antioxidant enzyme (AOE) system plays an important role in the defense against oxidative stress insults. To determine whether flavonoid, myricetin can exert antioxidative effects not only directly by modulating the AOE system but also scavenging free radical, we investigated the influence of the flavonoid myricetin on cell viability, different antioxidant enzyme activities, ROS level and the expression of different antioxidant emzyme in B16F10 murine melanoma cells. Myricetin in a concentration range from 6.25 to $50\;{\mu}M$ decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzyme activities, but catalase (CAT) activity was increased. In the myricetin-treated group, ROS levels were decreased dose-dependently. Antioxidant enzyme expression was measured by RT-PCR. Myricetin treatment of B16F10 cells increased catalase expression. Expression levels of copper zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn SOD) were not affected by exposure of myricetin. Manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) and GPx expression levels decreased slightly after myricetin treatment. In conclusion, the antioxidant capacity of myricetin was due to CAT and free-radical scavenging.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.553-560
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine the lipid peroxidation, plasma antioxidant status and insulin resistance in childhood obesity. To this end, we measured blood lipid profiles, glucose, insulin concentrations, plasma antioxidant vitamins, baseline conjugated diene formation as a measure of LDL oxidation in vivo and TRAP (total radical trapping antioxidant potential) of 93 school children (58 nonobese, 35 overweight-obese). Insulin resistance was estimated by homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The overweight-obese children showed significantly higher levels of leptin (p < 0.0001) and triglyceride (p < 0.05) and significantly lower level of plasma Iycopene (p < 0.001) and $\gamma$-tocopherol (p < 0.05) compared with the normal weight children. Furthermore, the levels of TRAP were significantly lower in overweight-obese children (p < 0.05). Significant positive relationships between plasma leptin and conjugated dienes formation (p < 0.005) and inverse relationship between plasma leptin and lipid corrected levels of $\beta$-carotene (p < 0.05), Iycopene (p < 0.05) were observed. Our results showed an increased lipid peroxidation and decreased antioxidant capacity in childhood obesity which could be involved in the atherosclerotic process.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1666-1685
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• 2004

This present study was designed to screen medicinal plants for the treatment of brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease or aging. We tested the effects of the water extracts from 38 species medicinal plants on antioxidant capacity, monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitory activity, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and antiperoxidation activity in vitro. The water extracts from 38 species were tested on their antioxidant activity using radical scavenging effects against ABTS+. The water extract of C. sappan was showed the highest antioxidant capacity, the antioxidant activity at 1 Jig of herbal extract being 0.38mM TE. Lipid peroxidation in brain homogenates induced by NADPH and ADP-Fe/sup 2+/ was strong inhibited by C. sappan and R. palmatum extracts. Among the 38 medicinal plants investigated, R. palmatum showed significant biological activity (antioxidant capacity, MAO-B inhibiory activity, and AChE inhibitory activity). The protective efficacy of R. palmatum water extract on 1-methyl-4­phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced parkinsonism and its possible mechanism were studied in C57BL/6 mice. Treatment of R. palmatum water extract protected biomacromolecules such as lipids from oxidative damage induced by MPTP. The content of MDA in brain tissue was decreased significantly by R. palmatum extract. These results suggest that R. palmatum water extract plays on effective role in attenuating MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in mice. This protective effect of R. palmatum might be estimated the result from the inhibitory activity on monoamine oxidase B and the enhancement of antioxidant activity.