• Journal of Life Science
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.468-474
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• 2016

This study was performed to evaluate the possibility of application of lactic acid bacteria fermentation to increase the anti-oxidative activity of extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Houttuynia cordata Thunb. was fermented by two species of lactic acid bacteria, Leuconostoc mesenteroides 4395 and Lactobacillus sakei 383. The anti-oxidative activities of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. extracts were analyzed both before and after fermentation. Anti-oxidative activity was determined by in vitro assays to measure 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging and super oxide dismutase (SOD)-like activities, and by determining total flavonoid and total phenolic compound contents. The extracts of fermented Houttuynia cordata Thunb. had higher anti-oxidative activity than the unfermented control. The DPPH scavenging activity of the extracts after fermentation by Leuconostoc mesenteroides 4395 at 30℃ for 5 days was 71.67±0.52%, and after Lactobacillus sakei 383 fermentation at 35℃ for 5 days was 70.11±0.67%; these activities were both about 20% higher than the control. Increases of about 10 mg GAE/g of total phenolic compounds were found in both fermented extracts and both contained about 6 mg quercetin equivalents/g of total flavonoids, compared with 35.90±0.61 mg/g and 21.69±1.52 mg/g in the control, respectively. These results also suggested that fermentation time and temperature were important factors in determining the anti-oxidative effect of extracts from fermented Houttuynia cordata Thunb. These findings should be valuable for the development of medicines or functional foods with antioxidative activity.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.433-440
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• 2013

Nine kinds of flowers were selected by its antioxidative activities evaluated. DPPH(1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazil), reducing power, total phenol contents, total flavonoid contents, and antimicrobial activity inhibitory effects of nine natural flower varieties were examined using ethanol extract (80%, v/v). DPPH radical scavenging of Agastache rugosa (fisch.&Mey.) kuntze ($IC_{50}=74.6{\mu}g/mL$) and solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica ($IC_{50}=99.6{\mu}g/mL$) showed higher antioxidant activity compared with those of the other varieties. Reducing power of Agastache rugosa (fisch.&Mey.) kuntze ($OD_{700}=1.0$) had higher antioxidant activity. Agastache rugosa (fisch.&Mey.) kuntze showed the highest content of total phenol (134.6 mg GAE/g). However, total flavonoid (554.6 mg QE/g) exhibited the lowest. These results suggest that nine kinds of flower with 80% ethanol extracts have significant antioxidant activity.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.769-773
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• 2006

This study was to investigate the biological activities of green tea seed methanol extract (GTSME) and compared those of green tea methanol extract (GTME) for using green tea seed as the functional food material. The hydrogen-donating activity of GTSME was over 50% at the $100 {\mu}g/mL$ concentration the activity of GTME was 21.86% at the $1000{\mu}g/mL$ concentration compared with that of control. The MDA (malondialdehyde) production was 60 Mol/g and 50 Mol/g in the mouse liver homogenate teated with GTME and GTSME of $1000{\mu}g/mL$ concentrations, respectively, and the values were lower than 86 Mol/g of control. GTME and GTSME of $1000{\mu}g/mL$ concentration inhibited the proliferation of over 50% and over 20% in A549 and SW480 human cancer cells, respectively. The morphology transformation was shown in the cancer cells treated with GTSME of $500{\mu}g/mL$ with the decrease of cell numbers lower than that of control cells numbers. The NO production was increased in a dose dependent manner in the RAW264.7 macrophage cells treated with GTME and GTSME of 1, 10, 100 and $1000{\mu}g/mL$ concentrations, and the NO production by GTSME was $2.04{\mu}M$ at $100{\mu}g/mL$ concentration, and the value was higher than $0.77{\mu}M$ by GTME.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.947-953
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• 2012

In this study we investigated the manufacturing method for the activated carbon using the char from the pyrolysis of waste tire. The physical activation method using the steam in the fixed-bed quartz reactor was used for preparation of activated carbon. The primary experiment parameters are the activation temperature, activation time, heating rate, and the injection quantity of active agent. From the results of pore distribution of activated carbon, the micropore which was made in $850^{\circ}C$ of activation temperature, $5^{\circ}C$/min of heating rate, and 3 hours of activation time was developed in biggest quantity, and mesopore and macropore were developed in the biggest quantity too. The optimum conditions for producing the activated carbon using the pyrolysis residue were $850^{\circ}C$ of activation temperature, 3 hours of activation time, $5^{\circ}C$/min of heating rate, and 3 g $H_2O/char-g{\cdot}hr$ of active agent through this study. The produced activated carbon in these conditions showed that the potentiality of utilization as activated carbon because the BET specific surface area was $517.6m^2/g$ and total pore volume was $0.648cm^3/g$.

• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.28 no.1 s.66
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• pp.143-153
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• 1998

Platelet-derived growth factor(PDGF) and lipopolysaccharide(LPS) may be the important regualtors of bone metabolism Exogenous PDGF is recognized to have a stimulating effect on bone resorption in organ culture but to stimulate the formation of new bone ultimately. LPS is known to be a stimulating agent on the osteoclastic activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects and the interaction of PDGF and LPS on periodontal ligament(PDL) cells which have important roles in bone remodeling. Cultured human periodontal ligament cells were tented with various concentration or PDGF and/or LPS. The cellular viability was measured by Microtitration(MTT) assay according to the lapse time of culture. The obtained results were as follows: 1. The viability of PDL cells was not different from the con01 in 0.1ng/ml of PDGF, but was significantly increased to be over the level of control in 1ng/ml of PDGF at the second day of culture, and in 10ng/m1 of PDGF at the second and the third day of culture. 2. The cellular viability was decreased in $0.5{\mu}g/ml$ or $5{\mu}g/ml$ LPS at the third day of culture. 3. Incubation with both 1ng/ml or 10ng/ml of PDGF and $0.5{\mu}g/ml$ of $5{\mu}g/ml$ of LPS resulted in the increased cellular viability at the third day, which was greater than LPS only treated group. It was greater than even the control group in 10ng/m1 of PDGF. From the above findings, we could summarize that the admixture of PDGF and LPS could not less increase the viability of the human periodontal ligament cells than PDGF only.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.291-295
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• 2015

Berry or vegetable juices contain a diverse range of antioxidants. Through oxygen radical absorbance capacity assays, acai berry, aronia, wild grape, blackberry, cranberry, and spinach juices were verified to possess high antioxidant activities. Lactic acid bacteria fermentation was applied to each juice as the sole medium to improve antioxidant activity. After fermentation by Lactobacillus plantarum, the antioxidant activities of acai berry, blackberry, and spinach juices increased by 20–30% from 943.2 to 1239.2, from 110.87 to 128.04, and from 77.92 to 107.20 µmol TE/g, respectively. In this study, we found that the antioxidant activities of a number of juices were enhanced through lactic acid bacteria fermentation.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.269-278
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• 2016

In searching for novel agents for skin anti-aging from natural resources, we found that the extract of the fruiting bodies of Ramaria formosa (R. formosa) had significant antioxidant and human neutrophil elastase (HNE) inhibitory activities. R. formosa extract exhibited a considerable DPPH radical scavenging activity with an antioxidant content of 117.0mg/mL (ascorbic acid equivalents) at the concentration of $500{\mu}g/mL$. The capacity of R. formosa extract to scavenge peroxy radicals measured by ORAC assay also showed dose-dependent antioxidant effect with $ORAC_{Roo}$ (trolox equivalents, $1{\mu}M$) values of 0.8, 5.2, and 7.8 at the concentrations of 1, 10, and $20{\mu}g/mL$. The cellular antioxidant capacity of R. formosa extract was investigated by assaying the cellular fluorescence intensity using dichlorodihydrofluorescein (DCF). The cellular oxidative stress induced by AAPH, $Cu^{2+}$ or $H_2O_2$ in HepG2 cells was significantly attenuated by more than 30% at $20{\mu}g/mL$ of R. formosa extract. HNE activity was reduced by treatment with R. formosa extract in a dose-dependent manner, and the $ED_{50}$ value for the ethanol extract of R. formosa was $42.9{\mu}g/mL$. R. formosa extract did not exhibited antimicrobial activity against four microorganisms including Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), Escherichia coli (E. coli), Candida albicans (C. albicans), Aspergillus oryzae (A. oryzae). Furthermore, the extract did not affect the inflammatory cytokine production of interleukin-10 and interferon-${\gamma}$ in NK92 cells. From the above results, we found that R. formosa extract has considerable antioxidant and elastase inhibitory effects, and does not stimulate immune cells. These findings suggest that R. formosa extract may be used as a bioactive component in cosmetic composition.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.100-106
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• 2010

The contents and antioxidant activities of various polyphenolic fractions from commercial cocoa powder were investigated. Total phenolics extracted by 0.01 M HCl, ethyl acetate, and acidic methanol, from an 80% (v/v) methanolic extract of cocoa, were 19.25, 202.24, and 295.83 mg/g, respectively. Each fraction was capable of scavenging DPPH radicals in a concentration-dependent manner. Among the various fractions, the acidic methanol fraction had the highest ABTS radical scavenging ability. The reducing power of the 0.01 M HCl, ethyl acetate, and acidic methanol fractions were 0.44, 3.15, and 3.87, respectively, at 1,000 ${\mu}g/mL$. Antioxidant activities, as assessed by $\beta$-carotene bleaching and linoleic acid autoxidation, of the various phenolic fractions from cocoa decreased in the order acidic methanol > ethyl acetate > 0.01 M HCl. Inhibition of $\beta$-carotene bleaching mediated by the acidic methanol fraction was similar to that of the ethyl acetate fraction. The values were 60.18% and 58.97%, respectively, at 1,000 ${\mu}g/mL$. Therefore, cocoa and cocoa-containing products may contain natural antioxidants useful in prevention of diseases associated with aging.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.259-268
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• 2008

In this study, the antioxidative effects, inhibitory effects on tyrosinase and elastase and components of Castanea crenata leaf were investigated. The free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical, DPPH) scavenging activity ($FSC_{50}$) of extract / fractions of Castanea crenata left was in the order: 50% ethanol extract ($13.6{\mu}g/mL$) < ethyl acetate fraction (6.2) < aglycone fraction (2.1). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activities ($OSC_{50}$ of extract / fractions from Castanea crenata leaf extract / fractions on ROS generated in $Fe^{3+}$-EDTA/$H_2O_2$ system were investigated using the luminol-dependent chemiluminescence assay. The order of ROS scavenging activity was in the order: aglycone fraction (0.8) < 50% ethanol extract (0.5) < ethyl acetate fraction (0.3). The scavenging activity ($IC_{50}$ for ${O_2}^{{\cdot}\;-}$ (superoxide anion radical) generated by NBT method was in the order: ethyl acetate fraction (145.5) < aglycone fraction (65.5). The protective effects on the rose-bengal sensitized photohemolysis of human erythrocytes were investigated. The ethyl acetate fraction exhibited the most prominent cellular protective effect (${\tau}_{50}$, $191.9{\pm}12.2\;min$ at $10{\mu}g/mL$). The inhibitory effect of aglycone fraction ($9.1{\mu}g/mL$) on elastase was higher than oleanolic and ($13.7{\mu}g/mL$). And the inhibitory effect of aglycone fraction ($21.6{\mu}g/mL$) on tyrosinase was higher than arbutin ($226.2{\mu}g/mL$). But 50% ethanol extract rarely exhibited the inhibitory activity on tryosinase and elastase. Flavonoids were contained in Castanea crenata left (96.3 mg / 100 g dried Castanea crenata leaf). And flavonoids contained in ethyl acetate fraction were kaempferol, quercetin, quercitrin, and so on. Quercitrin is the most abundant component. These results indicate that extract / fractions of Castanea crenata can function as antioxidants in biological systems, particularly skin exposed to UV radiation by scavenging free radical and ROS, Castanea crenata leaf extract/ fractions could be used as new cosmeceutical for whitening and anti-wrinkle products.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.131-138
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• 2010

To obtain basic data on the use of lotus as a raw material in functional food, antioxidant and anticancer activities of the leaf and root were investigated. Total flavonoid and total phenolic contents, at 12.84 mg/g and 24.33 mg/g respectively, were higher in white lotus leaf (WLL) than in any other part of the plant. The radical-scavenging activity of different tissues of lotus, measured in the DPPH radical-scavenging assay, increased with higher concentrations of solvent fractions. The butanol fraction of white lotus leaf showed the highest DPPH radical-scavenging activity. The reducing power of fractions increased in a dose-dependent manner. The butanol fraction of WLL had the greatest reducing power, and showed strong antioxidant activity in the linoleic acid system, and high-level inhibition of tyrosinase. Fractions from lotus were also capable of scavenging nitrite, depending on the concentration of the fractions. Butanol fractions of the leaf of white and red lotus scavenged 95.61% and 92.15% of available nitrite, respectively, when used at 1 mg/mL concentrations. Butanol fractions from leaf of white and red lotus exhibited the strongest inhibitory effects on human lung and colon cancer cells.