• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2006

The essential oil (EC-oil) obtained from the buds of Eugenia caryophyllata (Myrtaceae) was examined for its free radical-scavenging activity, cytotoxicity, and in vivo toxicity. To find the xenobiotic properties of EC-oil, serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) level and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were measured. It was found that EC-oil displayed xenobiotic properties like bromobenzene. The cytotoxicities of eugenol and of the EC-oil were greatly attenuated by the sulfhydryl-containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), suggesting that eugenol was susceptible to nucleophilic sulfhydryl. In addition, eugenol also showed potent free radical-scavenging activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. Moreover, methyleugenol considerably exhibited less cytotoxicity and less potent free radical-scavenging activity than eugenol, and the cell viability of the methyleugenol was more increased with NAC treatment than the eugenol. These results indicate that the phenolic OH in eugenol may play a crucial role in both cytotoxicity and free radical-scavenging activity. The fashion on oxidative stress and hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme activities of eugenol resembled those of bromobenznene.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.163-168
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• 1998

Seven antioxidative compounds were isolated from chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of the stem bark of Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae). They were identified as rhamnazin (1), rhamnetin (2), naringenin (3), eriodictyol (4), quercetin (5), taxifolin (6) and dihydrokaempferol-3-rhamnoside (7) on the basis of various spectroscopic analyses. These compounds inhibited lipid peroxidation with $IC_{50}$ values of 0.08-30 ${\mu}g/ml$.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.263-267
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• 1998

From the dried flower-buds of Syzygium aromaticum Merr. et Perry (Myrtaceae), seven compounds, i.e., eugenol (1), oleanolic acid (2), kaempferol 7-O-metylether (3), 3,3',4-tri-O-methylellagic acid (4), maslinic acid (5), ${\beta}-sitosterol-3-O-glucoside$ (6), and isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside (7) were isolated. Compound 1 showed cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitory activity.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.244-247
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• 2004

The inhibitory effects of the leaves of Eucalyptus darylmpleana (Myrtaceae) on the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical was examined. The scavenging effect of the ethyl acetate fraction of Eucalyptus darylmpleana leaves on DPPH radical was stronger than the other fractions, and further purified by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid, quercetin, quercetin $3-O-{\alpha}-_L-rhamnoside$, quercetin $3-O-{\beta}-_D-glucoside$ and quercetin 3-O-rutinoside were isolated and elucidated by spectroscopic data. Among these components, gallic acid and quercetin $3-O-{\alpha}-_L-rhamnoside$ exhibited potent scavenging activities on DPPH radical with $IC_{50}$ values of 6.02 and $5.54\;{\mu}M$, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.2392-2394
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• 2010

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.149-152
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• 1997

Three compounds were isolated from the n-BuOH fraction of buds of Eugenia caryophyllata and their structures were identified as 3,3',4-tri-O-methylellagic acid, 3-O--${\beta}$ -D-glucopyranosyl-3,5,4'-trihydroxy-7,3'-dimethoxyflavone and gallic acid by chemical and spectral evidence.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2000

Twelve compounds with lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity were isolated from the stem bark of E. globulus. Their structures were assigned as a new aromatic monoterpene (1) and eleven known compounds, pinoresinol (2), vomifoliol (3), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol 1-O-$\beta$-D-(6'-O-galloyl)glucopyranoside (4), methyl gallate (5), rhamnazin (6), rhamnetin (7), eriodictyol (8), quercetin (9), taxifolin (10), engelitin (11), and catechin (12) on the basis of UV, mass, and NMR spectroscopic analyses. These compounds except vomifoliol significantly inhibited lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsome.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.74-77
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• 2010

The Illam district, situated in the extreme North Eastern part (Latitude 26.58N and 87.58E Longitude) of Nepal, is a hot spot for floral diversity. The study of wild edible plants of this region was an attempt to highlight the types of wild flowering plants found there and mode of use by the people of the Illam hills. In this respect, a survey of natural resources of some of the representative regions of the district was undertaken and more than 74 major varieties of plant species were found to be used frequently by the people of the hills. The rich diversity occurring in Dioscoriaceae, Moraceae, Rosaceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae, Urticaceae and Arecaceae provided the wild angiospermic species commonly used by the people of the hills.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.252-262
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• 2013

During the floristic survey on Phnom Bokor National Park, Kampot, Cambodia, we encountered Balanophora fungosa var. indica, which is a tropical holoparasitic plant. To identify its host species, we collected host roots and trees nearby and tried to identify them using DNA barcoding approach. We applied plastid rbcL and matK gene regions as DNA barcode markers, and successfully amplified and sequenced the markers from 15 host roots and seven tree samples. Obtained host root sequences were identified as Primulaceae, Celastraceae, Myrtaceae, and Oleaceae, while trees nearby are Oleaceae, Myrtaceae, Sapindaceae, Rosaceae, Clusiaceae, Ericaceae, and Lauraceae. At genus level, host species are identified as Myrsine, Euonymus, Syzygium, and Olea, but failed in species discrimination. Myrsine (Primulaceae) and Olea (Oleaceae) are reported here as host species of B. fungosa var. indica for the first time. Further sampling and comparative work, and DNA barcoding will help recognize the biodiversity of the area and host species of Balanophora, together with their evolution.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 한국식품저장유통학회 1993년도 정기총회 및 제3차 학술발표회
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• pp.10-11
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• 1993

기저상태의 산소분자는 비교적 안정하지만 생체ㅇ내외에서 물리적, 화학적으로 활성화 되어 $O_{2}$, $^{1}O_{2}$, OH, $H_{2}O_{2}$ 등의 활성산소종을 생성하며, 생체의 지질, 단백질, 핵산 당등의 분자에 산화적 상해를 초래하여 노화, 암, 순환기, 호흡기 게통의 질환과 식품의 품질열화에 관여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본인은 식품의 맛, 향기, 색 등을 부여하는 고유의 기능 외에도 방부제, 한방약으로 널리 이용되고 오고 있는 51종의 향신료를 대상으로 활성산소포촉활성을 조사하고 나아가 활성물질을 분리, 정제 및 동정함으로 향신료의 새로운 기능을 밝히고 신약 개발의 기초적 자료를 제시하고저 한다. Fenton 반응을 이용하여 2-deozyribose 산화법과 sodium benzoic acid 수산화법으로 51종의 향신료의 OH 포촉활성을 검색한 결과, Cruciferae과의 nustard 류, Labiatae과의 thyme, saga, savory, oregano, Myrtaceae과의 clove, allspice 가 1ug/ml 농도에서 50%이상의 포촉활성을 나타내었으며 그중 mustard 류는 같은 농도에서 거의 90%이상의 활성을 나타내었다. 활성물질의 분리 및 정제는 Amberlite XAD-2 갈럼과 preparative-HPLC를 이용 하였으며, EI, FAB-MS, IR, $^{1}H$, $^{13}C-NMR$, Cosy-NMR로 그 화학적 구조를 동정하였다. Brown mustard에서 동정된 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy cinnamic acid Methyl ester는 0.42$\mu$ mol 농도에서 90% 이상의 OH 포촉활성을 나타내어 이를 diazomethane 반응으로 조제하였으며 white mistard에서는 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy cinnamoyl choline을 동정하였다.