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Glucosyltransferase Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans by Dioscorea batatas and Prunella vulgaris extract (마와 꿀풀 추출물에 의한 Streptococcus mutans의 산 생성 및 Glucosyltransferase 저해효과)

  • Jung, Gi-Ok
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.9-12
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    • 2007
  • Streptococcus mutans is the major causative factor in dental caries and has been known to induce dental caries by the process of initial attachment proliferation and acid production. The pH of Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans) media and glucosyltransferase(GTase) activity were determined to evaluate the anticariogenic activity of Dioscorea batatas and Prunella vulgaris hexane fraction. In the experiment of hexane fraction of Dioscorea batatas, the relative growth ratio(RGR) against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) was determined as 93% in concentration of 0.125 mg/ml, 100% in 0.25 mg/ml. The hexane fraction of Prunella vulgaris revealed relative growth ratio(RGR) against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) as 86% in concentration of 0.25 mg/ml, 100% in 0.5 mg/ml. The relative growth ratio(RGR) against of hexane fraction were determined as 92% in concentration of 0.25 mg/ml, 100% in 0.5 mg/ml. The acidities were pH 7.2 on Dioscorea batatas and 7.0 on Prunella vulgaris in 2.0 mg/ml in contrast to pH 5.6 on Dioscorea batatas and 5.2 on Prunella vulgaris in control. The inhibitory effect to activity revealed 35% on Dioscorea batatas and 25% on Prunella vulgaris in 2.0 mg/ml. The inhibitory effect of Dioscorea batatas was more potent than Prunella vulgaris.

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Inhibition of Browning and Preference Improvements of Dioscorea batatas through the Addition of Sugar Alcohols and Organic Acids

  • Lee, Myung-Ki;Yang, Hye-Jung;Kim, Byoung-Mok;Jo, Ae-Ri;Park, Young-Min
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.220-225
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the color value, water solubility, swelling power and sensory evaluation of Dioscorea batatas was examined with the addition of functional additives such as sugar alcohols and organic acids to investigate the browning inhibition and preference of these additives. Treatment with erythritol and citric acid were found to result in the highest hunter L-value, solubility and swelling power relative to the other functional additives. Therefore, erythritol and citric acid were selected as additives for Dioscorea batatas. The Dioscorea batatas containing the mixed additives (erythritol and citric acid) showed higher brightness, water solubility and swelling power than those containing only a single additive. In addition, the color and taste preference determined in the sensory evaluation had higher values when the mixed additives were used.

Quality Characteristics of Kimchi Prepared with Dioscorea batatas (저장기간에 따른 마(Dioscorea batatas)를 첨가하여 만든 김치의 품질 특성)

  • Yang, Kyung-Mi;Kong, Hyun-Joo;Kwon, Ji-Eun;Yun, In-Jeong
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.59 no.2
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    • pp.275-286
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    • 2021
  • In this study, we produced kimchi with cooked Dioscorea batatas yam based on the its outstanding nutritional value, biological activity, and pharmacological action. Sliced kimchi cabbage, processed white radish kimchi (kkakdugi), and whole kimchi cabbage were prepared with 3% Dioscorea batatas, and the physicochemical and bioactivity characteristics were analyzed. In three kinds of Dioscorea batatas. The pH of the kimchi decreased and its acidity increased as the storage period was extended. The period of the maximum total viable cell count of the sliced cabbage and the processed white radish kimchi (kkakdugi) was 14 days, while the period for whole kimchi cabbage was 21 days. The period of maximum lactic acid bacteria count was 14 days for all three kinds. For physiological activities, polyphenol and flavonoid contents and DPPH elimination were highest immediately after production of the kimchi. Also, anthocyanin content increased as the storage period extended. The pH, acidity, total viable cell count, lactic acid bacteria count, and physiological activities were shown to be different according to the type of kimchi and the storage period.

Inhibitory Effect of Acetylmannan of Dioscorea bataras on Toxicity of Paraquat (마로부터 분리한 Acetylmannan의 Paraquat 독성 억제 효과)

  • 심창섭;정세영
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.11 no.3_4
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    • pp.11-16
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    • 1996
  • Paraquat is a useful nonselective herbicide widely used throught the world. However accidental or intentional ingestion of the herbicide cause fatal pulmonary injuring. But there is not suitable antidote of paraquat intoxication and therapeutic agents now be used are not effective. So, in this study we intended to evaluate the inhibitory effects of acetylmannan from Dioscorea batalas on paraquat toxicity. 100mg/kg acetylmannan from wild or cultured Dioscorea bataras was administered orally to male SD rats for 3 days and the administration time interval was 24hours. After one hour of final administration, 50mg/kg paraquat was administered intraperitonially. After 24 hours, the biochemical parameters of blood and tissues were examined. In paraquat treated groups, sGPT, BUN, creatinine, ALP levels were increased by 2 to 4 times of normal values. However in acetylmannan from wild Dioscorea batatas treated groups, sGPT, BUN, creatinine, ALP levels in blood and lung tissue were significantly decreased to normal levels. In acetylmannan from cultured Dioscorea batatas treated groups, BUN, creatinine were significantly decreased to normal values, but not in sGPT, ALP levels. Therefore, we concluded that acetylmannan from wild Dioscorea batatas can be used as an. antidote of paraquat toxicity.

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Effect of Dioscorea batatas and Gastrodia rhizoma on Fatty Acid Compositions of Serum, Liver and Brain in Rats (마와 천마 분말이 흰쥐의 혈청, 간장 및 뇌 조직의 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향)

  • 박필숙;박미연
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.83-92
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    • 2001
  • This study evaluated the effects of Dioscorea batatas and Gastrodia rhizoma on fatty acid composition of serum, liver and brain in rats which were fed control diet adding 5%, 10%, 15% Dioscorea batatas powder and 5%, 10%, 15% Gastrodia rhizoma powder for 3 weeks, respectively. In the other total fatty acid composition of serum lipids, the percentage of SFA was higher in the control group than in the other groups. The percentages 18:2 and 20:4 in serum lipids were significantly higher in the group 5, 6 and 7 than control group. In phospholipid fatty acid composition of serum lipids, the percentage of 18:2 was significantly higher in the group 5, 6 and 7 than in the other groups. 16:0, 18:0, 18:1, 18:2 and 20:4 were the main fatty acid in the total fatty acid and phospholipid fatty acid composition of liver lipids. 16:0, 18:0, 18:1, 18:2, 20:4 and 22:6 were the main fatty acid in the total fatty acid and phospholipid fatty acid composition of brain lipids.

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Effects of Dioscorea batatas and Gastrodia rhizoma on Lipid Compositional Changes of Liver, Brain and Kidney in Rats (마분말과 천마분말이 흰쥐의 간, 뇌 및 신장의 지질성분 변화에 미치는 영향)

  • 박필숙;성낙주;박미연
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.188-194
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    • 1999
  • The present study tested to recommend optimum level of Gastrodia rhizoma and effect on the compositional changes of the lipids in Sprague Bawley rats which were fed control diet adding 5, 10, 15% Dioscorea batatas powder and 5, 10, 15% Gastrodia rhizoma powder for 3 weeks, respectively The contents of moisture. ash, fat, protein and carbohydrate in dried Gastrodia rhizoma were 5.9, 2.7 2.1, 0.9 and 88.4%(w/w) respectively. Concentrations of total cholesterol and free cholesterol in liver were the lowest in the 10% Gastrodia rhizoma group. Concentrations of triglyceride and phospholipid in liver were lower in the 10 and 15% Gastrodia rhizoma groups than in the other groups. Concentrations of total cholesterol, free cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid in brain were significantly lower in the group 6, 7 compared to the other groups. Concentrations of triglyceride and phospholipid in kidney were slightly lower in the Gastrodia rhizoma groups than those in the Dioscorea batatas groups.

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Phytochemical and pharmacological profiles of Dioscorea species in Korea, China and Japan (한국, 중국, 일본에서 자생하는 '마' 속 식물의 화학 성분과 활성)

  • Yang, Min-Hye;Yoon, Kee-Dong;Chin, Young-Won;Kim, Jin-Woong
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.257-279
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    • 2009
  • Plants of genus Dioscorea have long been served as important carbohydrate-stuffed foods in the tropical and subtropical regions, and utilized as traditional herb medicines to enhance digestive function, improve anorexia, and treat diarrhea in oriental countries. It is known that around 600 species of Dioscorea are distributed in the world including 107 species in Asia, but actually utilized Dioscorea species are restricted to small numbers. Phytochemical investigations for Dioscorea species have revealed a number of chemical components such as sapogenins, saponins, phenanthrenes, stilbenes, diterpenes and purine derivatives. According to recent pharmacological studies, Dioscorea species possess significant antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities as well as anticancer, antidiabetic, cholesterol-lowering and hypolipidemic effects. Here, seven Dioscorea species (D. batatas, D. japonica, D. bulbifera, D. opposita, D. tokoro, D. nipponica and D. alata), mainly distributed and used in Korea, China, and Japan, are reviewed to provide their botanical, phytochemical and pharmacological properties were described.

Genotoxicological Safety Evaluation of the Solvent Extracts for Medicinal Herbs that are of Highly Domestic Spendings (국내 소비 주요 생약재의 유기용매 추출물에 대한 유전독성평가)

  • Yoon, Won Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.814-823
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    • 2013
  • This study is carried out to evaluate the genotoxicity of herbs (Angelica decursiva, Polypori umbellate, Astragalus membranaceua, Paeonia iactiflora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Cnidium officinale, Rehmannia glutinosa, Cyperus rotundus, Dioscorea batatas and Platycodi Radix) by using the Ames test. The Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay is being performed by using the Sal. typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA102, TA1535 and TA1537 as tester strains. Among 70% of ethanol extracts from 10 herbs, the number of revertant colonies is being increased in Astragalus membranaceua, Cnidium officinale and Dioscorea batatas in a dose-dependent manner, as compared with negative controls of the metabolic activation. In case of dichloromethane and ethyl acetate fraction from 70% of ethanol extracts, the number of revertant colonies is increased in Angelica decursiva, Astragalus membranaceua, Cnidium officinale, Rehmannia glutinosa and Dioscorea batatas in a dose-dependent manner, as compared with negative controls of metabolic activation. Such results indicate that Angelica decursiva, Astragalus membranaceua, Cnidium officinale, Rehmannia glutinosa and Dioscorea batatas all show genotoxic effects when being extracted with the solvent extractions such as 70% of ethanol, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate, and thus, they might be genotoxically- non-safe.

Effects of Gastrodia rhizoma on Lipid Components of Serum in Hypercholesterolemic Rats (천마분말이 고콜레스테롤혈증 흰쥐 혈청의 지질성분에 미치는 영향)

  • 박미연;성낙주;신정애;이수정;박필숙
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1998
  • This study was designed to investigate the optimum recommendation level on Gatrodia rhizoma and the effects on the improvement of the lipids in the dietary hypercholesterterolemic rats. Experimental diets mixed with 5% Dioscorea batatas(Group 2), 10% Dioscorea batatas(Group 3), 15% Dioscorea batatas (Group 4) 5% Gastrodia rhizoma (Group 5), 10% Gastrodia rhizoma (Group 6), and 15% Gastrodia rhizoma (Group 7), were administered to the male rats of the Sprague Dawley for 3 weeks. Concentration of total cholesterol in serum was lower in the Gastrodia rhizoma groups than in the other groups, especially total cholesterol concentration of 10% Gastrodia rhizoma(Group 6) was the lowest in the Gastrodia rhizoma groups. Concentration of HDL-cholesterol in serum was higher in the 10% Gastrodia rhizoma and 15% Gastrodia rhizoma than in the other groups. Concentrations of cholesteryl ester, LDL, LDL-cholesterol in serum were the lowest in the 10% Gastrodia rhizoma. Concentration of glucose and activity of GPT in serum were the lowest in the 10% Gastrodia rhizoma group. The activity of GOT in serum was lower in the 10% Gastrodia rhizoma group and 15% Gastrodia rhizoma group than in the other groups. Therefore, we consider that there are effects on the improvement of the lipids in the Gastrodia rhizoma and the optimum recommendation quantity of Gastrodia rhizoma is 10% to quantity of food composition.

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Aromatic Compounds in Flower of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne) (마(Dioscorea batatas Decne)꽃의 방향성분 조성)

  • 김상국;강동균;이상철;민기군;이승필;정상환
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.748-751
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    • 1997
  • The study was carried out to identify compositions and recovery yield of aromatic compounds of flower in Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne). Total 26 volatile aromatic compounds were identified and peak area percentage of aliphatic alcohol in Dan-ma was higher than in Jang-ma. Major volatile aromatic compounds analyzed by GC/MS were 1,2-butyleneglycol, phenylalcohol, caproic acid, cinnamic alcohol, and palmitic acid. Recovery yield of essential oils of Dan-ma was higher than in Jang-ma as 0.983%. As a result, it was concluded that Chinese yam was worthy of cultivating as perfume and medicinal crops.

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