• Title/Summary/Keyword: Laminaria Roots

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Extraction of Carbohydrates and Minerals from Laminaria Using Organic Acid (다시마 뿌리로부터 유기산을 이용한 다당과 미네랄 추출)

  • Chun, Ji Yeon;Han, Cha Seong;Lee, Jung Shik;Kim, Young Suk;Park, Kwon Pil
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.238-243
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    • 2012
  • Laminaria roots have not been practically used in Korea. In this study, the extraction process of carbohydrates and minerals from Laminaria roots was investigated and the properties of extracted components were measured. Hydrochloric acid generally used in carbohydrate extraction from seaweeds in order to obtain high extraction yield. But in this work, to utilize extracted components as a functional food material, organic acids such as citric acid were used. Organic acid as extraction solvent has low extraction yield compared to strong acids. Therefore optimum condition for maximum yield was investigated in carbohydrate extraction from Laminaria roots using organic acid. We measured the extraction yields of carbohydrate with variation of extraction temperature, extraction time, concentration of organic acid and particle size of samples. The extraction yield increased as the particle size decreased and temperature became high. The extraction yield was 19.0 wt% after 4.0 hours extraction with 0.2 wt% citric acid at $100^{\circ}C$. Potassium concentration was high compared other minerals in extraction solution, that is, the ratio of K/Na was about 3.0. Fucoidan from Laminaria roots had same carbohydrate composition and lower molecular weight compared that of Undaria pinnatifida.

Anti-inflammatory Activity of an Ethanol Extract of Laminaria japonica Root on Lipopolysaccharide-induced Inflammatory Responses in RAW 264.7 Cells (Lipopolysaccharide로 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 다시마 뿌리 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 효과)

  • Kang, Bo-Kyeong;Kim, Koth-Bong-Woo-Ri;Kim, Min-Ji;Bark, Si-Woo;Pak, Won-Min;Kim, Bo-Ram;Ahn, Na-Kyung;Choi, Yeon-Uk;Ahn, Dong-Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.729-733
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    • 2014
  • Laminaria japonica roots have not been used practically in Korea. In this study, in order to promote the use of these by-products, the anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanol extract of Laminaria japonica root (LJREE) was investigated using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce an inflammatory response in RAW 264.7 cells. To examine the potential anti-inflammatory effects of LJREE, levels of nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL-$1{\beta}$), and cell proliferation were measured. We found that NO levels decreased in a dose-dependent manner, the production of IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$, and IL-$1{\beta}$ was suppressed, and the production of IL-$1{\beta}$ was inhibited over 30% after treatment with $100{\mu}g/mL$ LJREE. In conclusion, the proliferation of RAW 264.7 cells, measured by MTT assay, confirmed that LJREE may have significant effects on inflammatory factors without any cytotoxicity, making it a potential anti-inflammatory agent.