• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.510-515
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• 2014

The anatomical and physical properties of tension wood (TW), opposite wood (OW) and lateral wood (LW) in the branches of Korean paulownia (Paulownia coreana) were compared. The diameter of TW vessels was larger than that of OW and LW vessels. The most distinctive feature of TW fibers was the presence of a gelatinous layer (G-fiber). The cell wall of TW fibers was nearly three times as thick as that of OW and LW. TW differed from OW and LW in density, X-ray diffraction pattern and shear and compressive strengths. The results obtained in this study showed clear differences in the anatomical and physical properties of TW, OW and LW of Paulownia coreana branch woods.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.34-40
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• 1985

The characteristics of Paulownia coreana wood used for sounding boards has been revealed through this study. The 80 specimens were selected from Paulownia coreana wood. The dynamic Young's modulus, the internal friction and resonant frequency of wood were measured by the method of making a rectangular bar resonate in the audio frequency range. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. The average values of the specific gravity, the dynamic Young's modulus and the internal friction concerning Paulownia coreana used for sounding boards are $0.252{\pm}0.022$, $(0.494{\pm}0.068){\times}10^{11}$ dyne/cm and $(7.89{\pm}1.692){\times}10^{-3}$ respectively. 2. The average values of resonant frequency, the velosity of sound, and K values are $504{\pm}24.298$ Hz, $5018{\pm}219.83$m/s, and $(9.907{\pm}2.05){\times}10^{-4}$ respectively. 3. The dynamic Young's modulus of Paulownia coreana increases with the increase of the specific gravity, and that on the contrary the internal friction decreases. 4. The dynamic Young's modulus was abruptly decreased as the moisture content of wood specimens was increased up to the fiber saturation point, and the internal friction was linearly increased as the moisture content of wood specimens were increased. 5. The vibration properties of Paulownia coreana are that the dynamic Young's modulus is fairly high, the internal friction is low, and the ratio of Young's modulus to specific gravity shows large value.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.1317-1325
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• 2013

Paulownia coreana is a medicinal, edible and industrial plant with the largest leaf, and is native to Korea. We evaluated the reducing power activities, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities (RSAs), nitrite scavenging activities (NSAs) and 2,2-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) cation RSAs by solvent extraction of P. coreana bark by using $50^{\circ}C$ hot water and $25^{\circ}C$ methanol. The antioxidative effect of P. coreana bark extract on corn seed oil was evaluated using the Rancimat test. The extraction yields on dry weight basis with 15 folds of hot water and methanol were 23.88% and 5.30%, respectively; further the flavonoid content in the hot water extract was over 2.5 times more than that in the methanol extract. The DPPH RSA of the methanol extract was substantially higher than that of the water extract, whereas the NSA of the water extract was higher than that of the methanol extract at pH 1.2. The ABTS RSAs of the two extracts were almost the same as that of ascorbic acid and 2,6-ditertiarybutyl hydroxytoluene. The two extracts of P. coreana bark in this study were found to slightly improve the oxidation stability of corn seed oil.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.32 no.4 s.59
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• pp.241-247
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• 2006

This work was carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of Paulownia coreana Uyeki on abirritant, atopy and acne skin. Paulownia coreana Uyeki has been used as a traditional medicine having anti-febrile, anti-inflammation effect in Korea, Paulownia coreana Uyeki loaves were extracted with 70% EtOH. Its superoxide anion radical scavenging activity and inhibitory effect on LPS-induced NO production were examined. The extract inhibitied the generation of NO and $PGE_2$ induced by LPS in the macrophage cell line (Raw 264.7). Consistent with the inhibitory effects on No and $PGE_2$ generation, the extract inhibited expression of iNOS and COX-2. In further study, it was found that the extract prevented $IkB-{\alpha}$ degradation, as demonstrated by western blot analysis of $IkB-{\alpha}$ protein level. However, the extract treatment did not affect cell viability at $100{\mu}g/mL$ concentration in both human skin fibroblast and Raw 264.7 cells in vitro. Thus, the present study suggests that Paulownia coreana Uyeki leaves extract have significant anti-inflammatory activity and potential as an anti-irritation material.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.3-3
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• 1982

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.449-454
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• 2000

In search for plant-derived cytotoxic compounds, it was found that the $CHCl_3$ and EtOAC extracts obtained from the flowers of Paulownia coreana Uyeki (Scrophulariaceae) exhibited significant cytotoxic activity against human tumor cell lines, A549, SK-OV-3, SK-MEL-2, XF498, and HCT15. Activity-guided fractionation on the basis of the inhibitory activity against the growth of human tumor cell lines, in vitro, and repeated column chromatography afforded several cytotoxic compounds from P. coreana. The structures and stereochemistry of these compounds were established, on the basis of analysis of spectra including IR, UV, EI-MS, $^{1}H-NMR,\;^{13}C-NMR$ and some chemical transformations, as Compound PCCl $(2-hydroxy-4(15),11(13)-eudesmadien-8{\beta},12-olide)$, Compound $PCC2(2,3-dihydro-4-hydroxy-1(15),11(13)-xanthadien-8{\beta},12-olide)$, Compound PCE1 (chrysophanol), Compound PCE2 (emodin), Compound PCE3 (physcion). Cytotoxic activity of compounds obtained from P. coreana. on five tumor cells lines was evaluated by procedure of SRB methods.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.83-87
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• 2006

The leaves of Paulownia coreana Uyeki were extracted with acetone-$H_2O$ (7:3, v/v), concentrated under reduced pressure and fractionated successively with n-hexane, methylene chloride and ethyl acetate, leaving residual water soluble fraction. A portion of the resulting aqueous soluble powder was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column using aqueous methanol and ethanol-hexane as washing solvents. Three apigenin derivatives were isolated and identified as apigenin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucpyranoside, apigenin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside and apigenin-7-O-[${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranosyl($1{\rightarrow}2$)-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside] by spectroscopic methods including NMR and FAB-MS.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.78-82
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• 2006

The leaves of Paulownia coreana Uyeki were collected, extracted with acetone-$H_2O$ (7:3, v/v), concentrated under reduced pressure and successively fractionated using n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate and water on a separatory funnel. A portion of the ethyl acetate soluble powder was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column using aqueous methanol and ethanol-hexane as washing solvents. Two isomeric phenylpropanoid glycosides were isolated and elucidated as verbascoside and isoverbascoside by NMR and MS spectrometers.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.96-101
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• 2007

Seeds of Paulownia coreana were collected, extracted with acetone-$H_2O$ (7 : 3, v/v), concentrated under reduced pressure and successively fractionated with n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate and water on a separatory funnel. The $H_2O$ soluble fraction was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column using aqueous methanol and ethanol-hexane as washing solvents. Two isomeric phenylethanoid glycosides, verbascoside (1) and isoverbascoside (2), and one epimeric phenylethanoid glycoside, campneoside II (3), were isolated and their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopical data.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.93-99
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• 2007

Paulownia coreana inner bark was collected, extracted in 70% acetone, concentrated under reduced pressure and sequentially fractionated using n-hexane, $CH_2Cl_2$, EtOAc and $H_2O$, then freeze dried to give brown powders. A portion of the EtOAc soluble powder was chromatographed on a Sephadex LH-20 column using a serious of aqueous methanol and ethanol-hexane mixture as eluting solvents. Two phenolic acid, $\rho$-courmaric acid and caffeic acid, two isomeric phenylethanoid glycosides, verbascoside and iso-verbascoside, and one epimeric phenylpropanoid glycoside, cistanoside F, were isolated and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis such as NMR and MS.