• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2008

Eight compounds, including 2 flavones, luteolin (1) and apigenin (2), 2 flavonols, kaempferol (3) and quercetin (4), and 4 flavonoid glucosides, luteolin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (5), apigetrin (6), astragalin (7), and isoquercitrin (8), isolated from the whole herb of Sonchus oleraceus L. were analyzed on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. This was the first time to report compounds 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 from the Sonchus oleraceus L. The antioxidant activities of the isolated flavonoids and their glucoside derivatives were evaluated by DPPH free radical-scavenging assay, showing that compounds 1, 3, 4 and 8 exhibited stronger antioxidant activities compared with ${\alpha}$, tocopherol and curcumin. Flavonoids containing more hydroxyl groups exhibited better antioxidant activities. The antioxidant activity of flavonols was superior to their corresponding flavones, and that of aglycone are more potent than their glucoside derivatives.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2009

Although many species of Asparagus have been studied scientifically and shoots are used in the diet of Sardinians, there is very little literature available on the medicinal uses of Asparagus acutifolius Linn. The acetone-ethanol (1:1) extract was screened for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and adaptogenic activities. The extract showed good anti-oxidant activity in DPPH, hydroxyl radical, and nitric oxide radical assays. The extract also exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and adaptogenic activity in the milk induced leucocytosis assay in rats. The results of the present study suggest need to investigate other pharmacological activities of Asparagus acutifolius.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1023-1026
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• 2005

A new furofuran lignan (1) was isolated from the n-butanol fraction of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Petasites japonicus (Sieb. et Zucc.) Maxim. (Compositae). The structure of compound 1 was determined to be $2{\alpha}-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl)-6{\alpha}-(4"-hydroxy-3"-methox­yphenyl)-8{\alpha}-hydroxy-3, 7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane\;4'-O-({\beta}-D-glucopyranoside)$ by spectroscopic methods including 2D-NMR. In further studies, it was found that the compound 1 expressed an antioxidant activity in DPPH radical scavenging assay, and moreover, ameliorated the seizure in kainic acid-treated mice.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.26-29
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• 2002

The MeOH extract of Sorbus commixta (Rosaceae) exhibited strong DPPH radical scavenging activity, and through activity-guided fractionation two antioxidant compounds were isolated and identified as $catechin-7-O-{\beta}-D-xylopyranoside$ (1) and $catechin-7-O-\;{\beta}-D-apiofuranoside$ (2) by physicochemical and spectrometric methods. To evaluate the antioxidant effect of these compounds, some in vitro tests, such as the DPPH radical scavenging activity test, the superoxide radical scavenging activity test and the lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity test, were performed. Compounds 1 and 2 showed stronger activities than both a-tocopherol and butylated hydroxy anisole (BHA) in each assay.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2009

The potential antioxidant activities of different fractions from methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. were assayed in vitro. All of the fractions exception of n-hexane and $H_2O$ showed a strong antioxidant activity, especially the ethylacetate (EtOAc) fraction, which showed the highest 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity ($IC_{50}=9.86\;{\mu}g/mL$). The results of 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay showed concentration dependency, the EtOAc fraction demonstrating a better result than the other fractions at the same concentration in this studies. Additionally, when the total phenolic contents of fractions were measured, the EtOAc fraction contained the highest level. Meanwhile, correlation analysis indicated a high correlation between the antiradical activity and the total phenolic contents, suggesting that fractions obtained from the methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. have wide potential for use as sources of antioxidant material.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2018

This study aims to investigate the biological activities related to hair loss of short anti-oxidant peptides (DK peptides) $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibition and anti-oxidation. The series of DK peptides were generated amphipathic helical properties using leucines, lysines and tryptophan residues. Cell viability and free radical scavenging activities were performed using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, respectively. The DK peptides were investigated for inhibitory activity against $5{\alpha}$-reductase. Antioxidant activities were determined by means of, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays. All peptides could inhibit $5{\alpha}$-reductase in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophage. In conclusion, DK peptides was suggested as the most attractive ingredients for improving hair loss, because of the high inhibitory against $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibition.

• 약학회지
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.320-325
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• 2012

To develop a new effective and safe natural antibiotics and antioxidant the essential oil was extracted from the roots of Anthriscus sylvestris by steam distillation. Its composition was analyzed by GC-MS. The activities of the essential oil fraction and its main components were evaluated against antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant strains of some food-born bacteria. In addition the synergism was examined with this oil combined with antibiotic by checkerboard titer test. The antioxidant activities were determined by in 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity test and reducing power assay. The essential oil fraction of A. sylvestris revealed significant inhibiting activities against antibiotic-susceptible and -resistant species of Vibrio and Shigella with MICs ranged from 1.00~4.00 mg/ml. It showed synergistic or additive effects when it was combined with amphicillin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (1 : 9). Additionally, the essential oil fraction of A. sylvestris exhibited significant DPPH free radical scavenging activity and the reducing power.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.207-213
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• 2010

Hovenia dulcis Thunb fruits were successively extracted with hot water, water, methanol, ethyl acetate, and chloroform. The crude extracts were investigated for potential antioxidant by measuring scavenging against DPPH free radicals, reducing power, superoxide radicals, and protection of protein damage and cultured cells from a lethal dose of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$). In all chemical assays used, the hot water extract of H. dulcis fruits, which contained $61.14{\pm}2.57$ (Tannic acid mg/g extract, n=3) of total phenolic compounds contents exhibited highest activity in in vitro models of DPPH free radical scavenging activity, reducing power assay, superoxide radical scavenging activity and protection of protein damage. In addition, the hot water extract protected cultured RAW 264.7 macrophages from a lethal dose of $H_2O_2$ and reduced reactive oxygen species level in RAW 264.7 cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.913-918
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• 2013

해조류 유래 유용성분 추출을 위한 초음파 추출법의 적용성을 검토하였다. 동결건조한 감태 분말로부터 열수($65^{\circ}C$), 물($24^{\circ}C$), 50% 에탄올 및 100% 에탄올 뿐만 아니라 초음파 추출을 수행하여, 추출물을 제조하였다. 추출물의 페놀성 화합물 함량, DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성 및 tyrosinase 저해 활성을 분석하고, 초음파 추출과 전통적인 추출법의 차이를 비교하였다. 초음파 추출에 의한 감태 추출물의 페놀성 화합물의 함량(142.80 mg/g)은 열수 추출물의 페놀성 화합물 함량(10.03 mg/g)의 약 14배 이상 높았다. 열수 추출물에 비해 초음파 추출물의 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성은 약 4배, tyrosinase 저해 활성은 약 14배 이상 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 초음파 추출법에 의한 추출물에서의 페놀성 화합물 함량과 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성 및 페놀성 화합물 함량과 tyrosinase 저해 활성간의 상관관계가 매우 높은 것(각각 $R^2$=99.47 및 99.99)으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과는 전통적인 용매 추출법보다 초음파 추출법이 감태의 유용성분 추출에 더 적합함을 의미한다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.358-365
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• 2011

야관문은 당뇨병, 설사, 여러 염증성 질병의 치료에 널리 이용되어진 약초로서 아시아 지역에서 흔히 자라는 식물이다. 야관문의 총페놀 함량, 총플라보노이드 함량, 항산화능과 tyrosinase 활성 저해능 평가를 통한 미백효능을 연구하고자 80%(v/v) 수용성 메탄올을 이용한 페놀 추출물과 이 추출물로부터 극성이 서로 다른 5개 분획층(n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, 물)의 기능성을 평가하고자 총페놀 함량과 총플라보노이드 함량을 측정하였고, 아울러 항산화능을 ABTS와 DPPH radical 소거능을 이용하여 정량 평가하였다. 건조 야관문 잎 1g의 추출물은 총페놀 함량이 199.4mg GAE, 총플라보노이드 함량이 60.4mg CE, 항산화능은 416.6mg VCE(ABTS 분석)와 366.8mg VCE(DPPH 분석)을 보였다. 극성이 서로 다른 5개의 분획층에서 ethyl acetate 분획층이 총페놀 함량(240.8mg GAE), 총플라보노이드 함량(90.4mg CE), 그리고 항산화능(523.4mg VCE(ABTS 분석), 329.5mg VCE(DPPH 분석))에서 유의적으로 가장 높은 수준을 가졌다. 멜라닌 생성 초기 단계에서 가역적 산화반응에 관여하는 tyrosinase 활성 억제능을 평가하는 미백 실험에서는 야관문 페놀 추출물과 chloroform 분획층이 tyrosinase를 효과적으로 억제하였다. 본 연구는 야관문에 생리활성을 부여하는 페놀성 화합물의 항산화능 및 미백효과에 관한 기본적인 정보를 제공함과 아울러 기능성 소재로서 활용 가능성을 제시하였다는데 큰 의미가 있겠다.