• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.363-369
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• 1999

The heavy metal removability of four kinds of tea was investigated in the various conditions: particle size of tea(10, 35. 70, 100 mesh), concentration of heavy metal(25, 50, 100ppm) and extraction temperature(30. 50, 70. 10$0^{\circ}C$). The removabilities by the tea solids were increased as the particle size decreased, concentration of heavy metal increased, and extracting temperature increased. Of the four kinds of tea Pb, Cd and Cu removability by Eucommia ulmoides Oliv tea was the highest. In addition, heavy metal removability by Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea was better than that of other tea as extraction temperature was increased.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.603-605
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• 2006

Our previous study demonstrated that aqueous ethanolic extract of hardy rubber tree (HRT; Eucommia ulmoides Oliver) leaves potently inhibited glycation, and that two known flavonols and one new flavonol were the active compounds in protein glycation in vitro using the model system of bovine serum albumin and fructose. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of HRT extract and its flavonols against the glycation of hemoglobin (Hb) in primary cultured rat erythrocytes. The extract at $40-400\;{\mu}g/mL$ and the flavonols at $0.2-20\;{\mu}g/mL$ significantly inhibited Hb glycation in a concentration-dependent manner. They were more effective than aminoguanidine, a well-known inhibitor of glycation. Three flavonols seemed to be responsible for the inhibitory activity of the extract, furthermore, the extract of HRT leaves showed advantages over single isolated flavonols in the inhibition of Hb glycation.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.224-229
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• 2008

Eucommia ulmoides (Duchung) is commonly used for treatment of diabetes in Korean traditional medicine. However, the exact mechanism of its anti-diabetic effect has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, the effect of E. ulmoides extract on glucose uptake was investigated in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells. E. ulmoides extract stimulated the activity of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase that is a major regulatory molecule in glucose uptake pathway. Protein kinase B (PKB) and protein kinase C-${\xi}$ (PKC-${\xi}$), downstream mediators of PI 3-kinase, were also activated by E. ulmoides extract. We assessed the activity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), another regulatory molecule in glucose uptake pathway. Phosphorylation level of AMPK did not change with treatment of E. ulmoides extract. Phosphorylations of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), downstream mediators of AMPK, were not significantly different. Taken together, our results suggest that E. ulmoides may stimulate glucose uptake through PI 3-kinase but not AMPK in L6 skeletal muscle cells.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.82-85
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• 2006

Eucommia ulmoides bark extracts by cold water, boiling water, 100% EtOH, 70% EtOH, 100% MeOH, 70% MeOH and $CHCl_3$ were assayed for their medicinal effects. The antioxidant activity of the extracts ranged from $IC_{50}$ 125.2 to $IC_{50}\;872.7{\mu}g/ml$ in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DDPH) free radical-scavenging assay, and cold water extracts had the highest antioxidant activity. $CHCl_3$ extracts had the highest inhibitory effect on angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) giving inhibition of up to 56.4% at a concentration of 1 mg/ml. Extracts in 100% EtOH had the greatest inhibitory effect on $\acute{a}-amylase$ activity ($IC_{50}=174.6{\mu}g/ml$), and 70% MeOH extracts had the greatest inhibitory effect on ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity ($IC_{50}=14.0{\mu}g/ml$). Taken together, these results provided the in vitro evidence on the ACE, amylase and glucosidase inhibitory actions of E. ulmoides bark that form the pharmacological basis for its antihypertensive and antidiabetic action.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.681-686
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• 2015

약용식물 23종 메탄올 추출물의 폴리페놀 함량을 측정한 후 항산화 활성을 측정하고, 항당뇨 활성으로는 ${\alpha}$-amylase 저해 활성, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 검정하여 혈당강하 활성을 나타낼 수 있는 약용식물을 선발하고자 한다. 약용식물의 폴리페놀 함량을 분석한 결과 1.50~15.25 mg GAE/g의 다양한 함량 범위로 나타났으며 가장 높은 함량은 주목열매(15.25 mg GAE/g), 화살나무줄기(15.12 mg GAE/g), 두충잎(14.24 mg GAE/g)으로 3종이 나타났다. 60% 이상 DPPH 라디칼 소거능을 본 약용식물로는 두충 줄기수피(80.10%), 구기자나무 뿌리(64.25%), 화살나무 줄기(73.59%), 비수리(78.20%), 주목열매(70.52%), 뽕잎나무 잎줄기(67.81%) 부위 추출물로 6종이 선발되었다. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase를 80% 이상 저해한 약용소재로는 두충 줄기심재, 두충 줄기수피, 화살나무 줄기, 마, 율무, 녹두 6종이 선발되었다. ${\alpha}$-Amylase를 80% 이상 저해한 약용식물로는 칡뿌리, 두충 줄기수피, 두충잎, 구기자 열매, 화살나무 잎줄기, 화살나무 줄기, 조릿대 지상부, 마, 뽕잎나무 잎줄기 추출물 등 9종이 선발되었다. 항산화 및 항당뇨 활성이 우수했던 약용식물들은 향후 새로운 의약품 개발 및 성인병 예방의 건강기능식품으로 개발하는 데 있어 좋은 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.59-61
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• 1976

The purpose of the study is to investigate the possibility of cutting of Eucommia ulmoides $O_{LIV}.$ (Eucomiaceae) by using various soils in Korea. Four different kinds of soil, such as sand, red cray, red cray plus sand and Masa soil, were used in the investigation. It was found that total length, number and rate of rooting were most prominent in the cutting cultivated in Masa soil.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.166-169
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• 1999

두충잎으로부터 얻은 MeOH 추출물의 n-BuOH 분획으로부터 silica gel column chromatography를 반복하여 monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) 억제 활성을 갖는 flavonoid 배당체를 분리하였다. 화합물의 화학구조를 스펙트럼 데이터의 해석과 산가수분해반응을 이용하여 $3-O-[{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl\;(1{\rightarrow}2)\;{\beta}-D-xylopyranosyl]\;quercetin$으로 결정하였다. 이 화합물의 MAO-B 억제활성에 있어서의 $IC_{50}$ 값은 $8.05\;{\mu}mol/l$로 측정되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.732-738
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• 2001

두충잎에서 인간대장암에세포 HCT-116에 세포증식 억제효과를 나타내는 성분을 silica gel column chromatography TLC로 분리하고 HPLC로 정제한 다음 UV-visual spectro-photometer에 의한 흡수 spectra 특성 HPLC에 의한 retention time과 분리패턴 및 FAB/MS로 분자량을 잠정적으로 동정한 결과 TLC 상에서 분리된 Rf 0.19 band 의 화합물은 chlorophyll a에서 $Mg^{2+}$이 제거된 pheophytin a로 Rf 0.25 band의 화합물은 pyropheophytin a로 확인되었다. 동정된 화합물들의 암세포 억제작용을 확인하기 위해 두충잎의 petroleum ether extract column chromatography로 분리한 분획물 및 TLC에서 분리된 각 band들의 cytotoxic activity을 in vitro에서 HCT-116 cancer cell을 사용하여 측정한 결과 모든 시료에서 암세포 증식억제 현상을 보였으며 특히 Rf 0.19와 Rf 0.25 band에서 분리된 화합물들에서 강하게 나타났다. 이 결과로 볼 때 두충잎에서 분리한 클로로필 유도체는 인간대장암세포인 HCT-116 cell에 대해 강한 항암작용이 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 1987

The anti-diabetic effects of the methanol extracts of Cortex, Ramulus and Folium part of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver were investigated by the experimental diabetic model in rats. The increased blood glucose level in the diabetic rats induced by alloxan and streptozotocin was significantly lowered and a marked increase in body weight was shown with the treatments of the extracts of Cortex and Folium. The blood insulin level lowered by streptozotocin pretreatment was significantly recovered with the treatment of the extract of Folium. In glucose tolerance test, the extracts of Cortex and Folium displayed a significant inhibitory effect on the glucose level. The extracts of Cortex and Folium also caused a marked inhibition in increased blood pressure in the diabetic rats induced by alloxan.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.71-76
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• 1996

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Eucommia ulmoides Oliver leaves(EUOL) on the growth performance and meat quality of broiler chicks. The dietary treatments consisted of the control diet(corn-soybean meal basal), and EUOL 2, 4, and 6% diets. The latter three diets were prepared by adding 2, 4, and 6% EUOL to the control diet. Ninety-six Arbor Acre male broiler chicks were randomly allotted to 16 pens; four pens per treatment and 6 birds per pen. The growth performance and carcass weight of broiler chicks fed EUOL diets were not significantly different(P>O.05) from the control birds. Also, the muscle color degrees(L*a*b *)in brolier chicks were similar to each other. The blood concentrations of protein, sugar and glutamic-pyruvic transarninase(GPT) were not different(P>O.05) between control and treatment groups. The blood total cholestrol content was significantly(P<0.05) decreased by the addition of EUOL. However, the addition of EUOL did not change the muscle components significantly. The bone hardness of broiler chicks fed EUOL was significantly(P<0.05) higher than that of control chicks.