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Effects of Chrysosplenol C on Intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ Transient in Isolated Rat Ventricular Myocytes (Chrysosplenol C가 분리한 백서 심실 근세포 $Ca^{2+}$ Transient에 미치는 효과)

  • Jung, Suk-Han;Huong, Do Thi Thu;Sung, Tran Van;Cuong, Nguyen Manh;Kim, Young-Ho;Woo, Sun-Hee
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.168-171
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    • 2011
  • Chrysosplenol C [5,6-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,7-dimethoxychromen-4-one] is a flavonoid found in Miliusa balansae and Pterocaulon sphacelatum. We have recently shown that chrysosplenol C has positive inotropic effect in isolated rat ventricular myocytes. In the present study, we explored a possible mechanism for the positive inotropic effect of chrysosplenol C by examining intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transients during action potentials. The intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transients were measured by confocal $Ca^{2+}$ imaging in field-stimulated single rat ventricular myocytes. Chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$) significantly increased the magnitudes (${\Delta}F/F_0$) of $Ca^{2+}$ transients (control, $1.08{\pm}0.05$; chrysosplenol C, $1.25{\pm}0.03$; n=8, P<0.01). Half decay time of the action potential-induced $Ca^{2+}$ transient was not altered by chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$) (control, $154{\pm}6$ ms; chrysosplenol C, $167{\pm}11$ ms; n=21). The $Ca^{2+}$ content in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), measured as caffeine (10 mM)-induced $Ca^{2+}$ transient, was significantly decreased by chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$). These results indicate that chrysosplenol C increases $Ca^{2+}$ transients without altering $Ca^{2+}$ removal kinetics in ventricular myocytes, providing a possible mechanism for its positive inotropic effect.

Physicochemical Properties of Antioxidant Fractions Extracted from Freeze-Dried Coffee by Various Solvents (동결건조 커피의 순차용매 분획별 특성과 항산화 효과)

  • Rhi, Ju-Won;Shin, Hyo-Sun
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 1996
  • The relationship between antioxidant activities and physicochemical properties of several fractions obtained from freeze-dried (FD) coffee were investigated. The nine kinds of fraction were consecutively extracted from FD coffee with solvents in increasing order of polarity, and the higher polarity of the solvent the higher extraction yield of the fraction. The antioxidant activities of the fractions were determined by Rancimat and oven test on edible oils. The antioxidant activities of the fractions increased in the order of acetone>ethanol>methanol>50% methanol/water>water fraction, and the antioxidant activities of them were higher on lard than on soybean oil. The antioxidant activity of each fraction was strongly related to the contents of total phenol, total nitrogen content and acidity, whereas color intensity, reducing power, carboxylic acid content showed little contribution to the activity. All fractions had three peaks maxima at 208, 275 and 324 nm on UV-visible spectra, but the only one at 324 nm was linealy proportional to the antioxidant activities of the fractions.

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Physicochemical properties, bioactive composition, and antioxidant activity of different coffee beans dependent on the cultivation region (원산지에 따른 커피의 이화학적 특성, 생리활성 성분 및 산화방지 활성)

  • Lee, Kyung Soo;Kim, Ja Min;Yoon, Kyung Young
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.49 no.5
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    • pp.474-479
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    • 2017
  • Five types of coffee bean, which are usually imported and consumed in Korea, were roasted at $250^{\circ}C$ for 15 min and extracted by using a filter coffee machine. The physicochemical properties, functional components, and radical scavenging activity of coffee bean extracts were investigated. The pH of extract was the highest among the extracts and the soluble solid contents of extracts were $0.9-1.0^{\circ}Bx$. The acidity of the extracts was in the range from 0.46-0.55%, which was not significantly different from the control. Indonesian coffee bean extract showed the highest brown color intensity and contained the highest amounts of caffeine and chlorogenic acid. The highest total polyphenol content was found in Kenyan coffee bean extract. Coffee bean extracts from Indonesia and Kenya showed significantly higher radical scavenging activities than the other extracts. This study showed that coffee bean extracts from Indonesia and Kenya contained a large number of bioactive compounds and high antioxidant activity.

Changes in Major Chemical Constituents of Green Coffee Beans during the Roasting (커피 원두의 배전공정중 변화되는 주요 화학성분에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Kwan-Jung;Park, Seung-Kook
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.153-158
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    • 2006
  • Changes in contents of amino acids, caffeine, trigonelline, chlorogenic acid, and monosaccharides in green coffee beans during roasting were investigated. During roasting, amino acid contents of Arabica and Robusta coffees decreased by 30%, among which cysteine, serine, lysine, and arginine contents markedly decreased, whereas those of glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, and phenylalanine slightly decreased or increased. Caffeine contents of Arabica and Robusta were 1 and 2%, respectively, and remained unchanged during roasting. Trigonellin content of Arabica (0.87%-0.90%) was slightly higher than that of Robusta (0.74%), and 50 to 65% trigonellin degraded when green beans were heavily roasted. Chlorogenic acid levels of Robusta and Arabica were 4.82, and 4.38-4.66%, respectively. About 90% chIorogenic acid degraded with heavy roating. Total monosaccharide contents of Arabica and Robusta were 38.1-38.7 and 37.7%, respectively, and gradually decreased with roasting.

Quantitative Determination of Marker Compounds in the Extracts of Camellia sinensis L. Sub-branches (Residual Products) by HPLC (HPLC에 의한 차나무 잔가지(부산물)의 추출물 내 지표 성분의 정량분석)

  • Lee, Min Sung;Im, Hyeon Jeong;Jeong, Hea Seok;Cho, Hae Jin;Woo, Hyun Sim;Oh, Yu Jin;Lee, Soo In;Kim, Hyun Chul;Ahn, Kyung Wan;Kim, Yeong Su;Kim, Dae Wook
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 2019
  • Background: Camellia sinensis L.(CS) is a perennial evergreen species of plant whose leaves are used to produce tea. In this plant species, the parts used are the leaves, sub-branch parts are thrown out. Methods and Results: Ethanol extract of sub-branch parts was used for isolation of major compounds by column chromatography. Structures were identified as caffeine (1), (-)-epicatechin (2) and (-)-epicatechin gallate (3) by interpretation of spectroscopic analysis, including $^1H$- and $^{13}C$-NMR. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was used to compare the quantitative level of marker compounds in various extraction solvents of sub-branch parts of CS. The content of caffeine, (-)-epicatechin, and (-)-epicatechin gallate in 30% ethanol extract showed higher value with $3.28{\pm}0.57mg/g$, $5.53{\pm}0.88mg/g$, and $1.29{\pm}0.24mg/g$, respectively. Conclusions: These results indicated that not only leaves parts but also sub-branch, could be a good source for the functional material and pharmaceutical industry.

Physicochemical characteristics of El salvadoran Coffea arabica cv. Bourbon coffee extracts with various roasting conditions (로스팅 조건에 따른 엘살바도르산 Coffea arabica cv. Bourbon 커피의 이화학적 특성)

  • Kim, Inyong;Jung, Sunyoon;Kim, Eunkyung;Yun, Hea-Yeon;Zhang, Seokam;Ha, Jung-Heun;Jeong, Yoonhwa
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.212-219
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    • 2020
  • The physicochemical characterstics of El Salvadoran Coffea arabica cv. Bourbon coffee extracts under various roasting conditions were investigated. Green beans were roasted under four different conditions (Light-medium, Medium, Moderately dark, and Very dark). The coffee extracts were prepared by using the espresso or drip methods. As the roasting degree increased, the coffee bean moisture content decreased and the ash content increased. The lightness and yellowness of the beans and coffee extracts decreased along with the increasing roasting degree. In the drip coffee, the reducing sugar content decreased and the pH value increased along with the increasing roasting degree. Both in the espresso and drip coffee, total organic acid and chlorogenic acid contents decreased, while the caffeine content increased along with the increasing roasting degree. Therefore, it is suggested that the roasting degree affects the physicochemical characteristics of coffee extracts.

Study on the Characteristic of Physicochemical Quality of Oolong herbs tea by Extraction Conditions (추출조건에 따른 우롱차의 이화학적 품질특성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Jong-Kuk;Kim, Jun-Han;Moon, Kwang-Deok;Oh, Sang-Lyong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.411-417
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    • 1994
  • The extraction condition and quality attributes components in Oolong tea were investigated. Extraction yield was high in $80{\sim}85^{\circ}C$ above 50% ethanol solution. Sucrose content most high among the free sugar ranged $37.2{\sim}55.0\;mg/100\;g$, while arabinose was the least. Organic acids in ethanolic extracts were furmaric, citric and malic acid. Free amino acids were 15 kinds and contents of proline, tyrosine and glutamic acid were comparatively high. Tannin content extracted from water and 25% ethanol solution were 38.6 and $38.5\;{\mu}g/100\;g$, it decreased as ethanol concentration increase. Caffeine content did not changed as extraction conditions. Ascorbic acid content was $6.5\;{\mu}g/g$ when extracted from 25% ethanol solution, it decreased as ethanol concentration increase. Bitter and astringent taste affected to overall preference of Oolong tea. Tea manufactured from 25% ethanol solution extracts recorded most high organoleptic score than any other extraction condition.

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Effects of Polyphenol and Catechin Levels on Antioxidant Activity of Several Edible Flower Extracts (주요 식용꽃 추출물의 폴리페놀과 카테킨류 함량이 항산화 활성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Mi-Kyung;Park, Jung-Suk;Song, Hee-Ja;Chon, Sang-Uk
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 2014
  • Contents of phenolics, flavonoids, and catechins, and antioxidant activity were investigated in the ethanol extracts of three different flower species, Magnolia denudata, Prunus mume, Carthamus tinctorius. Total phenolics were more present in M. denudata than P. mume or C. tinctorius, ranging from 72.6 to 118.0 mg/kg (p < 0.05). Total flavonoids level had same tendency to total phenolics content, showing highest amount (25.1 mg/kg) in M. denudata. The antioxidant activity of the methanol extracts from all the flowers dose-dependently increased. DPPH free radical scavenging activity at 250 mg/kgwas higher in M. denudata and P. mume by 93.0 and 92.6%, respectively, than C. tinctorius by 23.0% (p < 0.05). Total catechins content including 6 compounds was higher in M. denudate (9,425.5 mg/kg) than that in P. mume or C. tinctorius (3,407.8 or 190.6 mg/kg). However, P. mume extracts showed highest amount in caffeine as well as vitamine C. DPPH radical scavenging activity in three different flowers was highly correlated with contents of total phenolics ($r^2=0.7994$), total flavonoids ($r^2=0.9131$), and total catechins ($r^2=0.5929$), and their content and activities were different depending on species.

Physicochemical Characteristics and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Coffee Brews according to Coffee Bean Grinding Grade (커피원두의 분쇄입도에 따른 커피 추출물의 이화학적 품질특성 및 휘발성 향기성분 분석)

  • Lim, Heung-Bin;Jang, Keum-Il;Kim, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.730-738
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we investigated the physicochemical properties of coffee brews according to coffee bean grinding grade. We also examined the effect of grinding grade on amounts of volatile flavor compounds. Coffee brew samples were separated using standard sieves (with pore sizes of 850, 600, and $425{\mu}m$), making particle sizes of ground beans as follows: whole bean (control), $850{\mu}m$ or more (coarse), $850{\sim}600{\mu}m$ (medium), $600{\sim}425{\mu}m$ (fine), and $425{\mu}m$ or less (very fine). For each particle size category, pH, total acidity, brown color intensity, chromaticity, total phenolic content, caffeine content, chlorogenic acid content, and total amounts of volatile flavor compounds generated were compared and analyzed. As grinding grade decreased, pH and brown color intensity increased from 4.84 to 5.18 and from 0.257 to 0.284, respectively, whereas total acidity decreased from 0.31 to 0.17%. As grinding grade decreased, the $L^*$ and $a^*$ color values decreased; however, $L^*$ value did not exhibit a significant difference depending on the grinding grade. The $b^*$ value was 15.75 in the very fine size category, which showed the highest yellowness. There was an 11 or higher color difference between the control and ground coffee powder, indicating a remarkable color difference. The total phenolic, caffeine, and chlorogenic acid contents of the coffee brewed from ground beans with a very fine size were 4.54 mg gallic acid equivalent/mL, $733.0{\mu}g/mL$, and $383.7{\mu}g/mL$, respectively, which were high values. The total amounts of volatile compounds in the very fine size category were found to be greater than 100 mg/kg. In this study, we suggest the basis for coffee quality evaluation, which involves evaluating changes in the physicochemical properties and amounts of flavor compounds of coffee relative to the grinding grade of the beans (basic step of coffee extraction).

Variation of Growth Characteristics and Quality Related Components in Korean Indigenous Tea (Camellia sinensis) Germplasms (한국 재래종 차나무(Camellia sinensis)의 작물학적 특성 및 품질관련 성분 변이)

  • Lee, Min-Seuk;Lee, Jin-Ho;Lee, Jeong-Dae;Hyun, Jin-Wuk;Kim, Young-Gul;Hwang, Young-Sun;Lee, Hyeon-Jin;Choi, Su-San-Na;Lee, Su-Jin;Choung, Myoung-Gun
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.333-338
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    • 2008
  • The tea has traditionally been used as a foodstuff by unique flavor, however recently not only the diversity of consumer demands but also the public interest in unique favorite and functional aspects have increased. It has been also reported that the main components contained in the leaves of tea (Camellia sinensis) include total nitrogen, free amino acids, polyphenols, and fiber, of which catechin has powerful bioactive effect such as anti-cancer, anti-aging, and anti-diabetic. (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which is a major phenolic constituent of green tea extract has received considerable attention for a variety of important bioactivities. This study was carried out to obtain useful information for tea breeding programs, and to investigate the concentration of quality and functional related components in Korean indigenous tea germplasms. Korean indigenous tea lines were classified into three groups of sprout time, i.e, early, medium and late sprout time, and the ratio were 20%, 43% and 37%, respectively. There was a difference in characteristics among these Korean indigenous tea lines, leaf width of those ranged from 19.8 to 75 mm, leaf length was 35.5-160.0 mm, and leaf area was $660-8,400\;mm^2$. Experimental data on chlorophyll content (SPAD value) of Korean indigenous tea genetic resources ranged from 51.3 to 82.3. The concentrations of the total nitrogen, total free amino acids, and theanine were ranged 4.18-6.07%, 2.87-4.58%, and 1.64-2.66%, respectively. Also, catechin concentration showed from 11.54 to 15.07%, and concentration of caffeine was 2.82-4.23%. These results indicated indicated that it is possible to select elite lines with high concentration of quality related components and low concentration of caffeine from Korean domestic tea germplasms.