• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.368-372
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• 2005

Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal compounds found in a variety of plants, which exert estrogenic effects in animals. In this study, the useful compounds of pomegranate as preliminarily research for the developing of natural estrogen supplement were determined. The estrogenic activity of phytoestrogens in the pomegranate was estimated by using the Yeast Estrogen Receptor and E-screen assay. Estrogenic activity of all pomegranate extracts in the Yest Estrogen Receptor assay were not significant difference at all concentration. Whereas peel extracts of Iranian and domestic red pomegranate are significantly enhanced in the E-screen assay. When various pomegranate extracts enzyme and acid hydrolyzed, three aglycones of phytoestrogen, kaempferol, quercetin and catechin were detected. Peel extract of domestic red pomegranste contained more than kaempferol(87.0 mg%), quercetin(172.8 mg%)) and catechin(956.8 mg%) than other extracts. These differences in concentrations of key phytoestrogens among various extracts seemed to be responsible for their differences in estrogenic activities. Among these three compound, kaempferol showed the highest MCF-7 cell enhancing efface.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2013

Phytoestrogens exist in edible compounds commonly found in fruits or plants. For long times, phytoestrogens have been used for therapeutic treatments against human diseases, and they can be promising ingredients for future pharmacological industries. Kaempferol is a yellow compound found in grapes, broccoli and yellow fruits, which is one of flavonoid as phytoestrogens. Kaempferol has been suggested to have an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect. In past decades, many studies have been performed to examine anti-toxicological role(s) of kaempferol against human cancers. It has been shown that kaempferol may be involved in the regulations of cell cycle, metastasis, angiogenesis and apoptosis in various cancer cell types. Among them, there have been a few of the studies to examine a relationship between kaempferol and apoptosis. Thus, in this review, we highlight the effect(s) of kaempferol on the regulation of apoptosis in diverse cancer cell models. This could be a forecast in regard to use of kaempferol as promising treatment against human diseases.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2006

Phytoestrogens have been used as a food supplement to prevent osteoporosis. The isoflavones in the phytoestrogens are daidzein, genistein and formononetin which are present in various herbs. This study examined the quantity of isoflavones in medicinal herbs, which can be used as a phytoestrogen supplement; soybean. These isoflavones were quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a UV/VIS detector. The concentration of daidzein in Puerariae Radix was $10,436.16{\pm}2,143.83\;mg/kg$ of the dried herb, which was much higher than that extracted from soybeans, $341.47{\pm}18.96\;mg/kg$. The amount of genistein in Sophorae flavescentis Radix ($336.09{\pm}50.89mg/kg$) was approximately 11 times higher than that extracted from soybean ($30.03{\pm}7.17mg/kg$). The level of formononetin in Dalbergiae odoriferae Lignum, $2,189.14{\pm}136.46mg/kg$, was the highest among the herbs tested. The total isoflavone content of Puerariae Radix was approximately 30 times higher than that extracted from soybean. Therefore, plants from the family Leguminosae, particularly Puerariae Radix, can be a good source of phytoestrogens.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.533-541
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between climacteric symptoms and intakes of various nutrients, phytoestrogens and foods in postmenopausal women. We conducted anthropometric measurements, questionnaire interview and 24hr dietary recall for 3 days in 128 postmenopausal women aged $49{\sim}64$. The subjects were divided into the two groups, NCMS(non climacteric symptoms group) and CMS(climacteric symptoms group), according to the severity of the climacteric symptoms. There were no significant difference in anthropometric measurements, maternal factors(menarche age, menopause age), subjective health status, frequency of exercise, smoking and drinking status between the two groups. The Mg and lignan precusor intakes of the NCMS group were significantly higher than those of the CMS group. Mg, lignan precusor, pulse and seed intakes had negative correlations with the severity of climacteric symptoms. From this study results, Mg, phytoestrogen(especially some lignan) and some food groups like as pulse and seeds may prevent and reduce climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women.

• 분석과학
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.374-385
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• 1998

주로 음식물의 섭취에 기인하는 phytoestrogen은 말초 신경 및 암 세포내에서 estrogen의 생성을 저해하거나, 농도를 감소시킴으로서 estrogen-dependent cancer의 잠재적인 항 증식 물질(antipromotional compound)로 알려지고 있으며, 이러한 이유로 estrogen 대사 과정에 대한 phytoestrogen의 관련성 여부가 연구의 대상이 되고 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 phytoestrogen과 estrogen 대사체들을 동시에 분석하기 위한 방법으로써 Serdolit AD-2 수지를 이용한 고체상 추출과 효소 가수분해, 액체-액체 추출 방법을 이용한 전처리 과정을 확립하였으며, 이를 MSTFA/TMCS 혼합액에 의해 trimethylsilyl(TMS) ether 형태로 유도체화 한 후 GC/MS의 SIM(selected ion monitoring) 방법으로 동시에 분석, 정량할 수 있는 조건을 설정하였다. 본 실험 방법의 정확도와 정밀도는 within-a day 및 day-to-day 시험으로 평가되었으며 회수율과 검출 한계는 각각 71.96~105.66%, 2~4 ng/mL 이었다. 이 방법을 이용하여 정상 성인 남녀의 뇨중에 존재하는 17종의 estrogen과 5종의 phytoestrogen 농도를 측정하였으며, 그 결과 남성과 여성의 뇨중 phytoestrogen과 estrogen의 농도 분포에 현저한 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국영양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국영양학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.161-161
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• 2002

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.275-283
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• 2011

본 실험은 주요 phytoestrogen에 속하는 genistein, coumestrol, enterolactone의 식이보충이 제2형 당뇨동물모델에서 당질대사 개선에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 C57BL/KsOlaHsd-db/db 마우스를 이용하여 내당능, 당화헤모글로빈 농도, 당대사 관련 효소활성, 조직 중 글리코겐과 최종당화산물 수준 등을 측정하였다. 그 결과, phytoestrogen의 보충(3.75 mg/100 g diet)이 당뇨동물의 체중변화, 식이 및 수분 섭취량 그리고 장기무게에는 유의적인 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 모든 phytoestrogen의 보충은 당뇨동물의 공복 혈당, 경구 내당능 검사 시 혈당반응곡선 아래면적 및 혈중 HbA1c 수준을 유의적으로 낮추었다. 또한 모든 phytoestrogen의 보충은 당뇨동물의 혈장 글루카곤 수준을 유의적으로 낮추었으며, coumestrol과 enterolactone의 보충은 간 조직 중 글리코겐 수준을 유의적으로 증가시켰다. 이상의 결과들은 genistein, coumestrol, enterolactone의 3종 phytoestrogen의 식이보충이 제2형 당뇨동물에서 내당능을 개선시킬 수 있음을 시사하였으나 그 기전에 대해서는 향후 추가 연구가 필요하다고 본다.

• 한국식품영양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품영양학회 2002년도 하계 학술대회
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• pp.34-34
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• 2002

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.905-911
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• 2001

Phytoestrogens, especially soy-derived isoflavones, are receiving great scrutiny as a food supplement for preventing hormone dependent diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and osteoporosis. These beneficial effects of phytoestrogens are caused by functioning as partial agonists or antagonists of estrogens. In contrast to the common usage of soy bean, Yak-kong(Rhynchosia Molubilis ; ) has been used as supplements of estrogen fir preventing postmenopausal osteoporosis in Oriental medicine. To investigate estrogenic effects of Yak-kong and soy bean on the proliferation of MG-63 osteoblastic cells, each bean was extracted with 70% methanol and dried by freeze-drying. Yak-kong treatment of MG-63 cells resulted in an increase of cell proliferation to a maximum of 76% compared to 68% of soy bean treatment. Treatment of MG-63 cells with Yak-kong extract also resulted in an increase of transactivation of an ERE(estrogen response element)-luciferase reporter plasmid and IGF-I expression selectively. Despite increased effects of both bean treatments on the expression of estrogen receptor $\alpha$(ER$\alpha$) and $\beta$(ER$\beta$), soy bean treatment decreased transactivation of an ERE-luciferase reporter plasmid and did not further enhance IGF-I expression. Together, our data demonstrates that the greater estrogenic response of Yak-kong extract for MG-63 cell proliferation is mediated by ER derived transactivation of ERE and selective induction of IGF-I expression.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2002

천연 호르몬 보충 제제의 개발을 위한 기초 연구로 이란산 흑석류 과즙 농축액과 이를 이용한 제품의 화학성분들을 분석하였다. 석류 농축액의 일반성분은 수분 39.3%, 조지방 0.4%, 조단백질 0.9%, 조회분 1.4%, 그리고 탄수화물은 42.0%이었다. 아미노산 함량은 글루탐산이 1310.0ppm, 아스파르트산이 896.2ppm, 아르기닌이 877.7ppm, 페닐알라닌이 57.5ppm순으로 무기 성분들은 철분 6640.0ppm, 염소 3464.0ppm, 칼륨 2550.8ppm, 인 150.0ppm, 칼슘 80.0ppm순으로 많이 함유되어 있었다. 비타민은 5가지의 수용성 비타민이 함유되어 있었으며 그 중 비타민 C(20mg/100g)를 제외한 나머지 비타민들이 아주 적은 양이 있었다. 주요 지방산은 palmitic acid(8.3%)와 stearic acid(69.4%)로 전체 지방산의 약 60~80%를 차지하고 있었다. 또한 6종의 Phyto 및 에스트로겐류가 들어 있었으며 각각 daidzein 23.72ppm, quercetin 9,75ppm, catechin 1.48ppm, genistein 0.29ppm, 2,3-di-MeO-estradiol이 0.04ppm, 그리고 17$\beta$-에스트라디올이 0.15ppm이 함유되어 있었다. 이상의 결과들을 석류 농축액으로 제조한 제품 포에버 120과 칡과 대두 isoflavon 농축분말과 비교하였다.