• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.1309-1314
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• 2008

This study was undertaken to elucidate the antioxidant activity of the ethanol (EEPB) and water (WEPB) extracts of Prunus persica branches. The extracts contained a high phenolic content and revealed a potent hydrogen donating activity in DPPH scavenging assay. Compared to $\alpha$-tocopherol, EEPB (p < 0.001) and WEPB (p < 0.05) significantly inhibited $FeCl_2$-ascorbic acid-induced lipid peroxidation, and also exhibited potent antiradical activities against hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion, nitric oxide and peroxynitrite. In copper- and AAPH-mediated human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation systems, the extracts demonstrated a strong antioxidant function by metal chelating, rather than direct scavenging, action. Furthermore, EEPB at 5 ${\mu}g/mL$ concentration showed 80.77% inhibition of the electrophoretic mobility of LDL, compared to 77.69% for ascorbic acid and 76.92% for BHT. These results suggest that PB branch extracts may protect against oxidative stress-induced diseases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.119-119
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.37-37
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• 2001

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.167-173
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• 2004

The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant effect of medicinal plants used by diabetic patients. Fourteen medicinal plants were selected and antioxidant activity such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, inhibition effect of linoleic acid autoxidation and low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value were measured. The Cornus officinalis had DPPH radical scavenging activity of 84.79%, which was higher than the 78.79% for $\alpha$-tocopherol. Rosa rugosa Thunberg, Pueraria thundergiana Bentham, Artemisia princeps var. orientalis and Sasamorpha purpurascens Nakai also had high values. Extracts with higher DPPH radical scavenging activities had higher total phenol concentrations, and positive correlations between these parameters were found. Inhibitory activities of linoleic acid autoxidation, LDL oxidation and TBA value, used as indices of oxidative stress, were observed in most of the selected medicinal plants. The highest inhibitory activity for TBA value was observed in the extract of Pueraria thundergiana Bentham. Rosa rugosa Thunberg (75.50 %), Sasamorpha purpurascens Nakai (74.00 %), and Cornus officinalis (73.00 %) all had high antioxidant activity against linoleic acid autoxidation, similar to that of $\alpha$-tocopherol. The same 3 plants also had high in inhibitory activity against LDL oxidation. Therefore, we demonstrated that medicinal plants used as folk remedy by diabetic patients had antioxidant activity. Especially, Rosa rugosa Thunberg, Cornus officinalis, Pueraria thundergiana Bentham, Arlemisia princeps var. orientalis, and Sasamorpha purpurascens Nakai had high phenol concentrations which resulted in high values for DPPH radical scavenging. These same plants exhibited high values for inhibitory activities for TBA value, linoleic acid autoxidation and LDL oxidation, indices associated with lipid peroxidation.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.171-176
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• 2002

Antioxidative effect of 42 medicinal plant extracts was screened to search natural antioxidants. The extracts of Terminalia chebula, Caesalpinia sappan, Sanguisorba officinalis, Rubus coreanus, and Alpinia katsumadai showed strong inhibition effect on DPPH radical, and LDL oxidation. Those of Eugenia caryophyllata, Alpinia officinarum, Zingiber officinale, Xanthium strumarium, Sophora japonica, Aristolochia contorta, and Alpinia katsumadai exhibited potent antioxidative activity on linoleic acid peroxidation. Among 42 medicinal plant materials, the extract of Terminalia chebula showed the highest scavenging activity $(3.08\;{\mu}g/ml)$ on DPPH radical which was higher than that $(13.52\;{\mu}g/ml)$ of ${\alpha}-tocopherol$. The extract of Terminalia chebula showed also stronger inhibition activity on LDL oxidation than that of ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ did.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.283-288
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• 1997

The antioxidant activities of Korean Red Ginseng Extract(RGE) and ${\alpha}-tocopherol$, as reference compound, were tested with HPLC and fluorometry which measure the MDA after reacting an aqueous 1% linoleic acid buffer solution, and LDL(1 mg protein/ml) buffer solution with $H_2O_2{\;}and{\;}FeCl_2$. The generation of conjugated-diene in LDL(0.25 mg protein/ml) was also measured by spectrometry. MDA determination showed the antioxidant effect on linoleic acid oxidation with oxidation inhibition ratio of 71.8% and 76.1%, respectively, by addition of 1000 ppm RGE and 100 ppm ${\alpha}-tocopherol$. LDL(1 mg protein/ml) oxidation was inhibited by 25.2% and 21.2%, respectively, by addition of 200 ppm REG and 100 ppm ${\alpha}-tocopherol$. The generation of conjugated diene in LDL(0.25 mg protein/ml) was also inhibited by 44.2%, by addition of 50 ppm RGE.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.147-150
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• 2009

The fruit body of Phellinus linteus was extracted with 80% aqueous MeOH, and the concentrated extract was successively partitioned using EtOAc, n-BuOH and $H_2O$. From the EtOAc and n-BuOH fractions, three phenolic compounds were isolated through repeated silica gel and ODS column chromatography. The chemical structures of these compounds were determined as 2-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,3-benzodioxole-5-aldehyde (1), 4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one (2), and protocatechuic acid methyl ester (3) by spectroscopic data including NMR, MS and IR. Compounds $1{\sim}3$ exhibited low density lipoprotein (LDL) antioxidant activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 1.7, 0.7, and $2.4{\mu}M$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.236-245
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• 2003

The study was performed for elucidating angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and comparing antioxidative activity of Panax ginseng extracts prepared at different conditions. Total phenolic content, inhibitory activity on ACE and antioxidative effects were tested on 10 ethanolic extracts and correlation coefficient between total phenolic content and physiological activity was calculated. Yield and total phenolic content of 50% ethanolic extract prepared at $85^{\circ}C$ exhibited the highest value as 42.52% and 0.82%, respectively. Among the fractions obtained from 50% ethanolic extract prepared at room temperature, water fraction showed the highest value in yield as 72.08% and ethyl acetate fraction did in total phenolic content as 6.59%. In the test on ACE inhibitory activity, 50% ethanolic extract obtained at room temperature indicated the strongest effect of 93.8% which was higher than 85.2% of commercialized ACE inhibitor and solvent fractions showed potent inhibitory activity in order of hexane fraction, diethyl ether fraction, ethyl acetate fraction, butanol fraction and water fraction at concentration of $4000{\mu}g/ml$. 50% Ethanolic extract prepared at $85^{\circ}C$ had the most potent inhibition effect on human LDL oxidation as 78.2% at $200{\mu}g/ml$ and the other extracts also did above 60%. Diethyl ether fraction and ethyl acetate fraction showed strong inhibition activity $(34.38%{\sim}78.13%)$ on LDL oxidation at concentration of $10{\sim}200\;{\mu}g/ml$. From the statistical analysis via SAS program, correlation coefficient between total phenolic content and ACE inhibitory effect was 0.6353 at P<0.05. Conclusively, this report showed that the most efficient extraction condition for elevating inhibitory activity on ACE and LDL oxidation, phenolic content and yield from Panax ginseng was 50% ethanol extraction at room temperature or high temperature condition. And Panax ginseng would be used for preventing hypertension or atheroscrelosis for man via inhibitory action on ACE and LDL oxidation.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.1298-1300
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• 2009

To develop a dietary beverage with functionalities of cheonggukjang, soymilk was fermented with Bacillus subtilis and its antioxidant activities were examined. Antioxidative capacities of fermented soymilk (FS) with 5 different B. subtilis were significantly different. Among these, FS with 2829PNU015 revealed the greatest antioxidant activities. 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity, total antioxidant activity, and low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation inhibition of FS with 2829PNU015 were increased by 150, 140, and 240%, respectively, compared with those of unfermented soymilk (p<0.05). Further study for the improvement of sensory properties of FS with B. subtilis is required for a commercial production.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.236-242
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• 2011

In this present study, we investigated the anti-oxidant activity, the inhibition ability of lipid peroxidation, and the protective effect of cow pulmonary epithelium (CPAE) cells under oxidative stress using green tea and 3 types of fermented teas of Jeju Island. To compare the physiological activity of non-fermented and 3 types of fermented teas, the fermented time was controlled with 0 hr. (non fermented tea, G), 12 hrs. (20% fermented tea, F20), 17 hrs. (50% fermented tea, F50) and 24 hrs. (80% fermented tea, F80), respectively. Scavenging ability on DPPH radicals of 80 ${\mu}g/mL$ concentration of F20 was similar to that of 50 ${\mu}M$ epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) but it was stronger than those of G, F50 and F80. All extracts tested inhibited LDL oxidation but G and F20 inhibited LDL oxidation 25~30% more than F50 and F80 at 40 ${\mu}g/mL$ concentration which was similar to that of 50 ${\mu}M$ EGCG. We observed that the CPAE cells treated with the tea extracts had a significant increase in cell viability, especially the cells under oxidative stress with 1 mM $H_2O_2$ as compared with the control group (no treatment with tea extracts). These findings suggested that all tea extracts containing fermented tea had a protective effect on oxidative stressed CPAE cells through their free radical scavenging activity. It can be concluded that F20 extracted from 20% fermented tea has the most significant antioxidative effects that inhibit lipid peroxidation and protect the CPAE cells under oxidative stress.