• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.144-156
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• 2006

The effect of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the fruit, leaf and stem of Melia azedarach Linn. (Meliaceae) on the spontaneous movements of both the whole worm and the nerve-muscle (n.m.) preparation of Setaria (S.) cervi and on the survival of microfilariae in vitro was studied. Alcoholic extracts of fruit, leaf and stem caused inhibition of the spontaneous movements of the whole worm and the n.m. preparation of S. cervi, while only aqueous extract of fruit caused inhibition of the spontaneous movements of the whole worm and the n.m. preparation of S. cervi. The initial stimulatory effect was not observed by the aqueous and alcoholic extracts of fruit on n.m. preparation. The concentrations required to inhibit the movements of the whole worm and n.m. preparation for alcoholic extracts of fruit, leaf and stem were 250, $40\;{\mu}g/ml$; 280, $40\;{\mu}g/ml$ and 270, $25\;{\mu}g/ml$ respectively, whereas an aqueous extract of fruit caused inhibition of whole worm and n.m. preparation at $200\;{\mu}g/ml$ and $40\;{\mu}g/ml$ respectively. Alcoholic extracts of the fruit, leaf and stem and aqueous extract of the fruit of M. azedarach caused concentration related inhibition on the survival of microfilariae (m.f.) of S. cervi. The $LC_{50}$ and $LC_{90}$ as observed after 6 h were found to be 5, 15, 10, 20 ng/ml and 10, 25, 20 and 35 ng/ml, respectively. This work was conducted in view of the exploration of potential antifilarial herbal drug.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.938-947
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• 2021

Messerschmidia sibirica is a halophyte that grows in high-salinity areas of coastal sand dunes and sandy shores. This study was conducted to investigate the constituents, antioxidant potency, and physiological activities of M. sibirica. Mineral analyses revealed that potassium, calcium, sodium, and magnesium were the most prevalent minerals in M. sibirica leaves and stems. We used 70% ethanol, 80% methanol, and distilled water as solvents to prepare extracts from M. sibirica tissues, with extraction yields of between approximately 19% and 27% being obtained. Among the six types of extract, the leaf ethanol extract (LEE) was characterized by the highest total polyphenol and flavonoid contents, and the antioxidant activities of the LEE were also the highest among the different solvent extracts. In addition, the leaf water extract was shown to have the highest tyrosinase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities, whereas the leaf methanol extract was found to have the highest elastase inhibitory activity. Notably, all leaf extracts were established to have more than 75% β-secretase (BACE1) inhibitory activity at a final concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. These results indicate that leaf extracts of M. sibirica may have beneficial antioxidant properties, and could thus have potential application as functional supplements in food and pharmaceutical products.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2001

Eighteen kinds of medicinal edible herbs, which are nontoxic and has been widely used in traditional folk medicine, were extracted and antimicrobial activity of the extracts was investigated against various foodborne pathogens or food poisoning microorganisms. Among them, the ethanol extract of Quercus mongolica showed the strongest antimicrobial activities against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and followed by Quercus aliena and Quercus dentata, respectively. Thus, further study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of Quercus species extracts. The plants were extracted with ethanol, methanol and water, respectively. The ethanol, methanol, and water extracts of Quercus mongolica leaf showed 10~21 mm inhibition zone against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria at two thousand $\mu\textrm{g}$ per disc, but little antimicrobial activity was observed against fungi and yeast. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the ethanol extract of Quercus mongolica leaf was 250$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL against Bacillus cereus. Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 62.5~125 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1338-1344
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• 2016

The present study was carried out to evaluate the anti-obesity effect of different concentrations of extracts of hot air-dried ramie leaf (HR) and freeze-dried ramie leaf (FR) in 3T3-L1 cells and pig preadipocytes. To analyze the effect on cell proliferation, cells were treated with $25{\mu}g/mL$ or $100{\mu}g/mL$ HR or FR extract for 2 days. Cell differentiation was evaluated by measuring glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activities and intracellular triglyceride content. Treatment with either HR or FR extracts inhibited the proliferation of 3T3-L1 cells and pig preadipocytes in a dose-dependent manner. HR extract treatment inhibited the differentiation of both cell types more effectively than FR treatment. The extent of triglyceride accumulation decreased significantly in both cells following either HR or FR treatment. Furthermore, LPL activity significantly decreased after treatment with HR or FR extract. These results indicated that HR and FR extracts may inhibit proliferation and differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells and pig preadipocytes. Further studies are needed to explore the anti-obesity effect of HR and FR extracts.

• 셀메드
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.26.1-26.9
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• 2014

Reactive oxygen species are known to mediate various pathological conditions associated with malaria. In this study, the antioxidant potential of Clerodendrum violaceum leaf extracts, an indigenous antimalarial remedy, was evaluated. Total phenol, flavonoid, selenium, vitamins C and E contents of Clerodendrum violaceum leaf extracts were determined. The free radical scavenging activities of the extracts against DPPH, superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide coupled with their reducing power were also evaluated in vitro. Moreover, responses of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) in a rodent malaria model to a 4-day administration of Clerodendrum violaceum leaf extracts were also evaluated. The methanolic extract was found to contain the highest amounts of antioxidant compounds/element and also demonstrated the highest free radical scavenging activity in vitro. The results showed a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in SOD and CAT activities with a concurrent significant (p < 0.05) increase in GPx and GR activities in both erythrocytes and liver of untreated Plasmodium berghei NK65-infected animals compared to the uninfected animals. The extracts were able to significantly increase (p < 0.05) SOD and CAT activities and significantly reduce (p < 0.05) GPx and GR activities in both the liver and erythrocytes compared to those observed in the untreated infected animals. The results suggest the augmentation of the antioxidant system as one of the possible mechanisms by which Clerodendrum violaceum extract ameliorates secondary effects of malaria infection, alongside its antiplasmodial effect in subjects.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.66-74
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• 1981

This study was conducted to investigate the interaction between chemical compositions and agronomic characteristics of perique tobacco leaf. At the topping stage, the thickness of leaf was positively correlated with total sugar($\textrm{0.975}^{**}$), reducing sugar($\textrm{0.975}^{**}$), alkaloid($\textrm{0.518}^{*}$) and petroleum ether extract($\textrm{0.801}^{**}$) contents. The length of upper leaf was negatively correlated with its chemical contents. Total sugar contents of the harvested leaf showed a sigmoid pattern of distribution along the leaf stalk positions.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.1113-1119
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• 2007

한방생명자원으로 사용되고 있는 가죽나무(A. altissima)를 대상으로 뿌리와 줄기, 잎을 $80^{\circ}C$의 조건에서 물을 용매로 추출한 가죽나무 추출물의 전자공여능, 아질산염 소거능, SOD 유사활성 및 XO 저해 활성과 tyrosinase 저해효과를 측정하였다. 전자공여능은 1.0 mg/mL의 농도에서 뿌리(74.83%)>줄기(70.01%)>잎(29.24%)의 순으로 활성을 나타내었다. 아질산염 소거능에서 가죽나무 잎 추출물은 1.0 mg/ mL pH 1.2와 3.0의 조건에서 각각 95%와 89% 이상으로 줄기(55.17%)와 뿌리(33.33%)보다 높은 소거율을 보였으며, 0.5 mg/mL의 농도에서도 각각 93%와 80% 이상의 아질산염 소거효과를 나타내었다. SOD 유사활성능에서도 잎 추출물은 26.77%로 뿌리의 3.82%보다 7배 높았으며, 줄기 추출물에서는 SOD 유사활성 효과가 없었다. XO의 저해율은 세가지 추출물 모두 0.5 mg/mL 이상의 농도에서 약 90% 이상의 저해 활성을 나타내었으며, tyrosinase에 대한 저해 활성은 2.0 mg/mL의 농도에서 잎 추출물이 16.33%으로 뿌리(7.09%)와 줄기(5.21%) 추출물보다 약 2배 높은 저해율을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 가죽나무 잎 추출물은 현재 한약재로 사용되고 있는 뿌리와 줄기보다 전자공여능은 낮았으나 뿌리보다 7배 높은 SOD 유사활성 효과와 약 90% 이상의 아질산염 소거능 효과를 나타내었다. 그리고 가죽나무의 잎 추출물은 약 95%의 XO 저해 활성과 약 16%의 tyrosinase 저해효과를 나타내어 뿌리와 줄기보다 저해효과가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 그러므로 가죽나무의 잎에서도 우수한 생리활성 물질을 다량 함유하는 것으로 생각되며, 뿌리뿐만 아니라 잎도 기능성 식품이나 의약품의 원료 및 첨가물 등 다양한 제품에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 비파엽 추출물의 항산화 활성, 타이로시네이즈 저해 활성, 및 추출물/분획의 성분 분석에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 비파엽 추출물의 자유라디칼(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) 소거활성($FSC_{50}$)은 50 % 에탄올 추출물($22.63{\mu}g/mL$) < 에틸아세테이트(ethyl acetate) 분획(6.75) < 당을 제거시킨 아글리콘(aglycone) 분획(5.06) 순으로 증가하였다. 루미놀(luminol)-의존성 화학발광법을 이용한 $Fe^{3+}-EDTA/H_2O_2$ 계에서 생성된 활성산소종(reactive oxygen species, ROS)에 대한 총항산화능은 에틸아세테이트 분획($OSC_{50}$, $0.75{\mu}g/mL$), 아글리콘 분획(0.79) 및 50 % 에탄올 추출물(1.61)에서 모두 큰 활성을 나타내었다. 비파엽 추출물의 rose-bengal로 증감된 사람 적혈구의 광용혈에 대한 보호효과를 조사하였다. 비파엽 추출물은 모든 분획에서 농도 의존적($5{\sim}50{\mu}g/mL$)으로 증가하였으며, 특히 에틸아세테이트 분획은 $10{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 ${\tau}50$이 390.8 min, $50{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 ${\tau}50$이 1471.5 min으로 높은 세포 보호 활성을 나타내었다. 타이로시네이즈 저해 활성($IC_50$)은 에틸아세테이트 분획($75.25{\mu}g/mL$) < 50 % 에탄올 추출물($74.1{\mu}g/mL$) < 아글리콘 분획($43.35{\mu}g/mL$) 순으로 미백제로 알려진 알부틴보타 타이로시네이즈 저해활성이 크게 나타났다. 비파엽 추출물 중 에틸아세테이트 분획의 TLC 분석 결과 7개의 띠(EJL 1 - EJL 7)가 나타났다. HPLC로 아글리콘 분획을 분석한 결과 kaempferol 및 quercetin이 각각 53.7 % 및 46.3 %였으며, 따라서 추출물 중에는 kaempferol 및 그 배당체 비율이 다소 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과들은 비파엽 추출물 또는 분획이 $^1O_2$ 및 다른 ROS를 소거 또는 소광함으로써 그리고 ROS에 대항해서 세포막을 효과적으로 보호함으로써 태양 자외선에 노출된 피부를 보호하는 항산화제로서 작용할 수 있음을 가리키며, 타이로시네이즈 저해 효과로부터 비파엽 추출물 및 분획물은 기능성 화장품 원료로서 응용가능성이 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.294-300
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 왕고들빼기의 비타민 C, 총 폴리페놀, 총 플라보노이드 함량과 메탄올 추출물의 항산화력을 측정하였다. 왕고들빼기 잎과 뿌리의 비타민 C 함량은 각각 24.14 mg/100 g, 0.38 mg/100 g으로 나타났다. 왕고들빼기 잎의 총 폴리페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 42.08 mg/g, 23.09 mg/g로 나타났으며, 왕고들빼기 뿌리의 총 폴리페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 7.66 mg/g, 0.77 mg/g로 나타났다. DPPH radical 소거능은 왕고들빼기 잎의 경우 추출물 농도가 300 ${\mu}g$/mL 일 때 약 78%로 높은 항산화 능력을 보였으며, 뿌리에 비해 높은 활성을 나타냈다. ABTS radical 소거능은 추출물 농도가 5 mg/mL 일 경우 잎과 뿌리 각각 92.3%, 10.21%로 나타났다. Reducing power(환원력)를 측정한 결과 잎 추출물 농도가 1.6 mg/mL 일 때 1에 가까운 흡광도 값을 보였고, $Fe^{2+}$-chelating 효과는 추출물 농도가 14 mg/mL 일 때 잎과 뿌리 각각 97.17%, 34.26%의 활성을 나타냈다. 왕고들빼기의 항산화 활성의 $IC_{50}$을 측정한 결과 잎의 경우 DPPH radical 소거능, ABTS radical 소거능, $Fe^{2+}$-chelating 효과의 $IC_{50}$은 각각 0.19 mg/mL, 2.7 mg/mL, 6.27 mg/mL로 나타났다. 왕고들빼기 뿌리의 경우 잎에 비해 그 값이 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 왕고들빼기의 잎은 뿌리에 비해 비타민 C, 폴리페놀, 플라보노이드 함량이 높고 우수한 항산화 활성을 보여 기능성 식품 및 기능성 식품재료로써의 이용가능성이 매우 높은것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2023

A beverage was developed using the Abeliophyllum distichum leaf (AL). The beverage was prepared by adding it to apple juice by concentration, and physicochemical quality, antioxidant activities, and sensory evaluation were measured. Soluble solid and reducing sugar content of the control were 12.57 °Brix and 11.40%, respectively, and there was no difference from the group with addition of the AL extract. However, pH was slightly increased upon addition of AL extract. Lightness and yellowness increased when AL extract was added. Verbascoside content was not detected in the control, but it increased as the concentration of AL extract increased. The contents of ascorbic acid and flavonoids were 5.38 and 20.42 mg%, respectively, and there was no significant difference between the groups. However, the content of polyphenols increased as the concentration of the AL extract increased. DPPH radical and metal ion scavenging activity were increased by addition of the AL extract, but there was no difference in the ABTS radical scavenging activity. As a result of the sensory evaluation, there was no difference from the control even wihen the AL extract was added; thus, it was considered that there was no problem with the degree of acceptability when added within about 300 ppm.