• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.116-121
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• 2012

Water extract from Pinus densiflora (WPD) was investigated for its antioxidant activity and its ability to provide protection from DNA damage. A series of antioxidant assays, including a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging assay, a reducing power assay, a metal-chelating assay, a superoxide radical scavenging assay, and a nitrite scavenging ability, as well as a DNA damage protection assay were performed. Total phenolic content was found to be 211.32 mg Tan/g WPD. The extract scavenged 50% DPPH free radical at a concentration of 21.35 ${\mu}g/mL$. At that same concentration, the reducing power ability of WPD was higher than that of ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. The extract chelated 68.9% ferrous ion at the concentration of 4 mg/mL. WPD showed better nitrite scavenging effect at the lower pH. Meanwhile, WPD exhibited a strong capability for DNA damage protection at 1 mg/mL concentration. Taken together, these data suggest water extract from Pinus densiflora could be used as a suitable natural antioxidant.

• 약학회지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.395-400
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• 2012

To investigate the possibility of development as a whitening agent using arctigenin, we measured DPPH assay, NBT/XO assay, intracellular ROS scavenging assay, tyrosinase assay and MSH-induced melanin production in B16 melanoma cells. Arctigenin dose-dependently had anti-oxidant activity in DPPH, NBT/XO and intracellular ROS assay. Although arctigenin did not inhibit purified tyrosinase activity, it dose-dependently inhibited tyrosinase activity and melanin production in B16 melanoma cells stimulated by $1{\mu}M$ ${\alpha}$-MSH. In particular, arctigenin at a concentration $100{\mu}M$ inhibited ${\alpha}$-MSH-stimulated tyrosinase activity and melanin production by $50.9{\pm}2.9%$ and $69.0{\pm}6.5%$ respectively. And typical tyrosinase inhibitor, arbutin, inhibited $57.7{\pm}2.9%$ and $65.1{\pm}5.0%$ respectively. Such an similar inhibitory effect of arctigenin and arbutin in B16 melanoma cells may be due to the inhibition of MSH signal pathway rather than the direct inhibition of tyrosinase. Therefore, these results suggest that arctigenin may be useful for the development as whitening agents.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: This study aims to measure the in vitro antioxidant capacity of Korean diet (KD) with American diet (AD) as a control group and to examine the ex vivo DNA damage reduction effect on human lymphocytes. MATERIALS/METHODS: The KD applied in this study is the standard one-week meals for Koreans (2,000 kcal/day) suggested by 2010 Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans. The AD, which is the control group, is a one-week menu (2,000 kcal/day) that consists of foods that Americans would commonly take in according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The antioxidant capacity of each menu was measured by means of the total phenolic assay and 3 in vitro antioxidant activity assays (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), Oxygen radical absorbance capacity ($ORAC_{ROO{\cdot}}$)), while the extent of ex vivo lymphocyte DNA damage was measured by means of the comet assay. RESULTS: When measured by means of TEAC assay, the in vitro antioxidant capacity of the KD of the day was higher than that of the AD (P < 0.05) while there was no significant difference in total phenolic contents and DPPH and ORAC assays. The ex vivo lymphocyte DNA damage protective effect of the KD was significantly higher than that of the AD (P < 0.01). As for the one-week menu combining the menus for 7 days, the total phenolic assay (P < 0.05) and in vitro antioxidant capacity (P < 0.001, DPPH; P < 0.01, TEAC) of the KD menu were significantly higher than those of the AD menu. Likewise, the ex vivo DNA damage reduction rate of the Korean seven-day menu was significantly higher than that of the American menu (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the high antioxidant capacity and DNA damage protective effect of KD, which consists generally of various plant foods, are higher than those of typical AD.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2016

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate anti-aging and antioxidant effects of extracts of Nelumbo nucifera leaves (NN-L) using ethanol on skin .Methods : Each part of leaves(NN-L), flowers(NN-F) and stem(NN-S) was extracted with 70% ethanol. We performed radical scavenging assay(DPPH, ABTS+, Superoxide anion radical), elastase inhibition assay, collagenase inhibition assay. NN-L extracts were tested for cell viability(MTT assay), MMP-1 inhibition and MMP-1 protein expression on CCD-986sk cells (human fibroblast line).Results : Recently, many studies have reported that elastin is also involved in inhibiting or repairing wrinkle formation, although collagen is a major factor in the skin wrinkle formation. We measured its free radical scavenging activity, elastase inhibitory activity and expression of MMP-1 (matrix metalloprotease-1) in human fibroblast cells. Among the parts of Nelumbo nucifera, NN-L showed the highest antioxidant activities and in radical scavenging. DPPH, ABTS+ and Superoxide anion radical scavenging activity of NN-L at concentration of 1,000 μg/mL were 91.43%, 99.31% and 73.7% respectively. In vitro elastase and collagenase inhibition effects of NN-L at concentration of 1,000 μg/mL was 42.8% and 55.3% respectively. The ethanol extract of NN-L showed cell viability of 95.4% in 50 μg/mL concentration. In addition, The results from Western blot assay showed that NN-L decreased the expression of MMP-1 protein in a dose-dependent manner (by up to 35.0% at 50 μM).Conclusion : The findings suggest that the NN-L great potential as a cosmeceutical ingredient with antioxidant and anti-wrinkling effects.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activity of orange (Citrus auranthium) flesh (OF) and peel (OP) extracted with acetone, ethanol, and methanol. Antioxidant potential was examined by measuring total phenolic content (TPC), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity (RSA), total radical-trapping antioxidant potential (TRAP), oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), and cellular antioxidant activity (CAA). The comet assay was used to determine the protective effects of OF and OP against $H_2O_2$-induced DNA damage. TPC was highest in the acetone extracts of OF and OP. DPPH RSA was also higher in the acetone extracts than in the ethanol extracts. The DPPH RSA was highest in the acetone extracts of OF. The TRAP and ORAC values of the all extracts increased in a dose-dependent manner. In the TRAP assay, the acetone extracts of OF and OP had the lowest $IC_{50}$ values. In the CAA assay, the methanol and acetone extracts of OP had the lowest $IC_{50}$ values. All of the samples protected against $H_2O_2$-induced DNA damage in human leukocytes, as measured by the comet assay, but the acetone extracts of OP had the strongest effect. These results suggest that acetone is the best solvent for the extraction of antioxidant compounds from OF and OP. Furthermore, the high antioxidant activity of OP, which is a by-product of orange processing, suggests that it can be used in nutraceutical and functional foods.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

Among 90 Vietnamese medicinal plant extracts investigated for their antioxidant activity by DPPH assay at various concentrations from $10-100{\mu}g/mL$, 67 showed an inhibition rate over 50% at $100{\mu}g/mL$; 47 had greater than 50% inhibition at $50{\mu}g/mL$; 17 showed over 50% inhibition at $25{\mu}g/mL$. 8 extracts which exhibited strong inhibitory activity more than 50% inhibition at $10{\mu}g/mL$ were further tested for lipid peroxidation inhibition by TBA assay. They displayed activity with $IC_{50}$ values from 30.6 to $158.9{\mu}g/mL$. Until now, this is the first report on antioxidant activity of the female flower of Borassus flabellifer, and the stem of Combretum latifolium, Embelia ribes, Spatholobus parviflorus, and Tetrastigma erubescens. Fractionations of the EtOAc extract prepared from S. parviflorus led to the isolation of protocatechuic acid (1), ferulic acid (2), epicatechin (3), and gallic acid (4). These compounds showed significant DPPH inhibitory activity with $IC_{50}$ values from 6.5 to $23.6{\mu}M$.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.960-968
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• 2023

The rhizome of Phragmites communis Trin. is used for vomiting and belching by clearing stomach and the sprout is used as tea. Phragmites japonica is similar with P. communis except the color of sheath is purple. This study is aimed to compare the in vitro antioxidant activity, total polyphenol and flavonoids contents of P. communis and P. japonica. The antioxidant activities of fractions from the two Phragmites plants were evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay. The antioxidant activity varied with plant parts and extract solvents. The fractions of leaf extract from the two Phragmites plants (4.06±1.32-16.47±1.28%) showed higher antioxidant activity by DPPH assay compared with rhizome fractions of two Phragmites plants (0.00±0.00-14.15±0.07%), these are lower compared with ascorbic acid and butylhydroxyanisole (BHA). The highest ABTS radical scavenging activity was found for rhizome ether fraction, namely 74.95±0.56% and 73.04±1.85% for P. communis and P. japonica, these are higher than BHA. The total polyphenol and flavonoids contents were different with plant parts and extract solvents, likewise antioxidant activity. A significant correlation was shown between DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity. Considering the results of this study, the leaves and stems of P. communis and P. japonica are expected to be used as natural antioxidants.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2006

본 연구는 택사의 화장품 원료로서의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 화장품의 기능들인 항산화, 미백, 세포 손상 회복 및 항염증과 관련된 다양한 실험을 실시하였다. 30, 70, 100% MeOH 용매로 추출한 택사 추출물들은 DPPH법으로 실시한 free radical scavenging assay에서 좋은 활성을 보여주었고, tyrosinase 활성 억제 시험에서도 0.5% 이상의 농도에서 농도 의존적인 활성을 보여주었다. Human fibroblast를 사용한 proliferation assay (MTT assay)에서 각 용매 추출물들은 별다른 효과를 보여주지 못했고 0.05% 이하의 농도에서는 세포 독성으로부터 안전하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. Bl6 melanocyte를 사용한 melanin 생성 억제시험에서 각 용매별 추출물은 독성으로부터 안전한 0.05% 이하의 농도에서 melanin 생성을 40% 이상 억제하는 높은 활성을 보여주었다. 이후 우리는 택사 추출물의 MPLC분리 분획을 실시하여 세 가지 분획을 얻었으며 이들을 대상으로 세포 손상 회복시험과 melanin생성 억제 시험, 염증인자 생성 억제 시험을 실시하였다. 그 결과 분획물들 중 3번 분획물이 세포 손상 회복을 30% 이상 올려주는 좋은 결과를 보여주었고, melanin 생성 억제 시험과 COX-2 생성억제에서도 주목할만한 결과를 보여주었다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2015

목적 : 한의학에서 골절이나 신장질환에 사용되어 왔던 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액이 항염증 및 항산화활성에 대한 효능이 있는지를 연구하고자 한다. 방법 : 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액이 세포독성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay를 실시하였다. 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액이 항염증효능에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 lipopolysaccharide(LPS)로 유도된 RAW264.7 대식세포에서의 산화질소(NO) 및 프로스타글란딘($PGE_2$) 생성 억제력을 관찰하였다. 또한 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액이 항산화활성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 1,1-diphenyl-2-pciry hydrazyl(DPPH) radical 소거능을 관찰하였다. 결과 : 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액은 $50{\sim}400{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 세포독성이 나타나지 않았다. 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액은 200 및 $400{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 LPS로 유도된 NO 및 $PGE_2$ 생성을 통계학적으로 유의하게 감소시켰다. 골쇄보추출물은 $50{\sim}400{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 DPPH 소거능을 관찰한 결과 농도의존적으로 활성화되는 것을 관찰하였다. 결론 : 골쇄보열수추출물 약침액은 항염증 및 항산화 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.609-618
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• 2014

본 실험에서는 조리과정(non-blanched, blanched, seasoned) 중 시래기의 항산화 관련 물질 함량과 항산화 활성 및 항균활성의 변화를 측정하여 한식 고유의 조리법인 나물의 우수성을 알리고자 하였다. 80% ethanol에 추출한 시래기의 수율은 무친 후가 7.55%로 가장 높았으며, 데치기 전이 4.91%를 나타내었고, 데친 후가 0.33%로 가장 낮은 수율을 보였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 3.57~129.85 mg GAE/100 g FW 범위로 무친 후 시래기가 $129.85{\pm}0.62mg$ GAE/100 g FW로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 총 플라보노이드 함량에서도 무친 후가 $35.56{\pm}1.19mg$ CHE/100 g FW로 가장 높은 함량을 나타냈다. 4가지의 항산화 실험(DPPH assay, ABTS assay, FRAP assay, Reducing power) 결과, 무친 후 > 데치기 전 > 데친 후 순으로 높은 활성을 보였다. 항균 활성 측정 결과, 데치기 전 시래기에서만 활성이 나타났는데, B. cereus와 E. cloacae 두 균에 대해서 농도 의존적으로 항균 활성을 나타냈고, E. coli와 P. aeruginosa 두 균에 대해서는 10 mg/disc의 농도에서만 각각 9.25 mm, 9 mm의 clear zone을 생성하였다. 상관관계 분석 결과, 총 폴리페놀과 총 플라보노이드 함량이 증가할수록 radical 소거 활성 및 환원력의 활성이 증가하여 시래기에 함유된 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량이 항산화 활성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 항균 활성 측면에서는 시래기를 조리하지 않고 섭취하는 것이 좋으나, 건조 나물을 섭취하기 위해서는 특성상 반드시 불린 후 조리하는 작업이 필요하다. 또한 무치거나 조리하는 과정에서 갖은 양념이 첨가되어 항산화 효능이 증가하므로 시래기를 섭취할 경우, 가능하면 장시간 물에 삶는 조리법은 피하고, 무치는 조리법을 사용하는 것이 건강에 이로울 것으로 사료된다.