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Comparative Studies on Phytochemicals and Bioactive Activities in 24 New Varieties of Red Pepper (신품종 고추 24종의 phytochemicals 분석 및 생리활성 비교)

  • Huang, Ying;So, Yun-Ji;Hwang, Jeong Rok;Yoo, Kyung-Mi;Lee, Ki-Won;Lee, Yong-Jik;Hwang, In Kyeong
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.395-403
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    • 2014
  • This study aimed to investigate the activities of phytochemical and bioactive components from 24 new varieties of red pepper obtained by crossbreeding different Korean red pepper lines. The ASTA (American Spice Trade Association) color values ranged from 116.69 to 249.83 and the total carotenoid content ranged from 3.19 to 6.11 mg/g dried red pepper. The free sugar content ranged from 43.41 to 199.54 mg/g, and the fructose content was found to be higher than the glucose content. The ascorbic acid, total polyphenol, and flavonoid contents were found to be 8.08-11.53 mg/g, 7.93-14.26 mg gallic acid/g, and 4.24-10.07 mg quercetin/g dried pepper, respectively. Overall, the total polyphenol contents of the new varieties were found to be higher than the average content of Korean red peppers. The total capsaicinoid content in the new varieties varied widely from 0.42 to 237.87 mg/100 g dried pepper. The pepper-methanol extract antioxidant activities of 'variety 2, 4, 8, 9' were higher than others. A high correlation was observed between the antioxidant activities and the polyphenol contents (r=0.804, r=0.701).

Studies on Antioxidant Activity, Total Flavonoids and Polyphenols, and Reducing Power in Yakju with Different Ratios of Dandelion Root (민들레 뿌리를 첨가한 약주의 총 플라보노이드, 총 폴리페놀 함량과 전자공여능, 환원력 활성 조사)

  • Lee, Jong-Bok;Park, Hye-Kyong;Lee, Jong-Suk;Kim, Myung-Hee
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.882-887
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    • 2011
  • We investigated the physicochemical and antioxidant activity characteristics of Yakju with different ratios (0, 5, 10, and 15%) of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) root powder in order to find out potential as a functional fermented rice alcohol. Yakju samples were measured to obtain total flavonoid content, total polyphenol content, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, and reducing power. Total flavonoid and polyphenol contents increased with increasing amounts of dandelion root. The DPPH radical scavenging activity increased with the addition of dandelion root. Also, the reducing power was higher in Yakju with dandelion root compared with controls such as gallic acid, butylated hydroxytoluene, and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. It is concluded that the Yakju fermented with additional dandelion root is functionally superior to the rice alcohol without dandelion root.

Changes in Growth Characteristics, Biological Activity and Active Compound Contents in Ginseng of Different Ages (재배년수에 따른 인삼의 생육특성, 생리활성, 성분의 변화)

  • Moon, Ji Won;Jang, In Bae;Yu, Jin;Jang, In Bok;Seo, Su Jeoung;Lee, Sung Woo
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.383-389
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    • 2019
  • Background: Ginseng has been used as a medicine and functional food since ancient times. It is a perennial crop, and its whose commercial valuse increases with growing period and is affected by the atmosphere and soil environment. Methods and Results: In a selected field, we measured air temperature under a shade structure and soil physicochemical properties, and determied plant and root growth as well as ginsenoside and total polyphenol content of one- to five-year-old ginsengs plants. Although air temperature above 30℃ was recored for more than 37 days, no marked growth inhibition of ginseng was detected. Among all soil physicochemical properties, except for pH, were within the allowable range the shortage increases with ginseng years. In five-year-old ginseng, the quantity is about 9.7% higher than the average weight by standard, indicating that is not affected by temperature when grown under a shade structure. Three-year-old ginseng contained the highest total ginsenoside and total polyphenol levels and exhibited the greatest DPPH radical scavenging activity. Conclusions: The total ginsenoside and protopanaxadiol/protopanaxatriol ratio were both low at five-year-old ginseng plants, which was attributed to rapid growth of the root system in five-year-oid plants. There were no significant differences in total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity between.

Antioxidant Activities of Cedrela sinensis Tender Leaf Powder Extracts obtained from Different Solvents (추출용매에 따른 참죽나무 순 분말 추출물의 항산화 활성)

  • Kim, Min Jung;Han, Young Sil
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.1059-1066
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the nutritional value, total polyphenol content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of freeze-dried Cedrela sinensis tender leaf powder were examined. Among the nutritional values, the crude protein, crude fiber, calcium, and potassium were abundantly present in Cedrela sinensis. The Cedrela sinensis powder was extracted with two solvents, 70% ethanol and distilled water (D.W.), to evaluate its functional properties. Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were measured in the two different extracts, and the extracts were screened for their potential antioxidant activities using tests such as DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and ABTS radical scavenging assay. Although both extracts exhibited good antioxidant activities against trolox, the ethanolic extract exhibited higher antioxidant activities than the D.W. extract. These results indicated that the Cedrela sinensis powder is a high-valued food ingredient and the extraction with 70% ethanol will be useful as a nutritional source with natural antioxidant activities.

Stem bark of Maackia amurensis Extract according to extraction Solvent (추출용매에 따른 다릅나무 수피 추출물의 항산화 활성)

  • Kim, Gyeong-Sun;Chang, Jun-Pok;Doh, Eun-Soo;Kil, Ki-Jung;Yoo, Ji-Hyun
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : The objective of this research was to investigate the antioxidant activities of stem bark of Maackia amurensis extract.Methods : Stem bark of Maackia amurensis extract were prepared using 70% methanol. Methanol extracts were fractionated to hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butyl alcohol, water fractions and investigated. The antioxidant activities of fractions was evaluated by four different assays as total polyphenol contents, total flavonoid contents, DPPH(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) free-radical scavenging activity and ABTS(2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) scavenging ability.Results : The yield of methanolic extracts from stem bark of Maackia amurensis was 10.16%, whereas those of its solvent fractions (hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butyl alcohol, and water) were 5.45, 11.39, 13.88, 26.07, and 40.80%, respectively. The total polyphenol contents and electron donating ability of 70% methanol extracts from stem bark of Maackia amurensis were 15.44 mg/g and 194.15 μg/mL of its IC50, respectively. The 70% methanol extracts showed the highest antioxidant activity. The total polyphenol content and total flavonoid content of chloroform fractions were higher in each of 201.98 mg/g and 13.55 mg/g. The chloroform fraction showed the lowest levels of DPPH(IC50, 183.95 μg/mL) and ABTS scavenging activity(IC50, 10.0 μg/mL). The antioxidant activity was detected in methanol extract, chloroform fractions.Conclusions : These results indicate that 70% methanol extract and its fractions of stem bark of Maackia amurensis, especially chloroform fraction, have the properties of anti-oxidant suggesting stem bark of Maackia amurensis may be a candidate for natural and functional materials.

Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of fermented Sparassis latifolia extracts (꽃송이버섯 발효물의 항산화 활성 및 폴리페놀 함량 변화)

  • Yang, Seung-Hwa;Lee, Yong-Jo;Kim, Da-Song;Shin, Hyun-Jae
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.268-274
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    • 2019
  • Sparassis latifolia is a useful medicinal mushroom that has recently gained popularity in Asia. It has a rich flavor and is a good source of nutrients contains a large number of polyphenols for a functional food or dietary supplement. In addition, S. latifolia is rich in beta-glucan and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). These two compounds have been reported to show immune-stimulating and anticancer effects by numerous studies. In this study, four species of lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum, L. acidophilus, L. helveticus, and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus) were used to ferment the fruiting body of S. latifolia. Fermented S. latifolia extracts were found to have a higher polyphenol content and antioxidant activity following fermentation as well as increased protease activity.

Anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin contents, antioxidant activity, and in situ degradability of black and red rice grains

  • Hosoda, Kenji;Sasahara, Hideki;Matsushita, Kei;Tamura, Yasuaki;Miyaji, Makoto;Matsuyama, Hiroki
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.31 no.8
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    • pp.1213-1220
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    • 2018
  • Objective: An experiment was conducted to assess the antioxidant contents and activities of colored rice grains and to evaluate their nutritive characteristics in terms of chemical composition and in situ ruminal degradation. Methods: Ten cultivars of colored rice grains (Oryza sativa L.) collected from several areas of Japan were studied, and control rice without pigment, maize, barley, and wheat grains were used as control grains. Their chemical compositions, pigment, polyphenol contents, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and degradation characteristics were determined. Results: The starch contents of the colored rice grains were in the range of 73.5% to 79.6%, similar to that of the control rice grain. The black and red rice grains contained anthocyanin (maximum: $5,045.6{\mu}g/g$) and proanthocyanidin (maximum: $3,060.6{\mu}g/g$) at high concentrations as their principal pigments, respectively. There were significantly (p<0.05) positive relationships among the pigment contents, polyphenol content, and TAC values in the colored and control rice grains, indicating that the increase in pigment contents also contributed to the increased polyphenol content and TAC values in the colored rice grains. The dry matter and starch degradation characteristics, as represented by c (fractional degradation rate of slowly degradable fraction) and by the effective degradability, of the colored rice grains and the control rice grain were ranked as follows among commonly used grains: wheat>barley${\geq}rice$>maize. The colored rice grains also included the most-digestible starch, since their potential degradable fraction and actual degradability at 48 h incubation were almost 100%. Conclusion: Colored rice grains have high potential to be used as antioxidant sources in addition to starch sources in ruminants.

Bioefficacy Evaluation of Non-edible Parts of Aronia melanocarpa for the Use of Functional Biomaterials (기능성 바이오소재 활용을 위한 아로니아 비가식 부위 추출물의 생리활성 평가)

  • Kim, Hye Rim;Lee, Eun Ji;Chae, Hee Jeong
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.89-95
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    • 2020
  • Total polyphenol content and biological activities of water and methanol extract from Aronia melanocarpa berry, leaf, stem and twig were analyzed to investigate the potential for a bio-functional material. The polyphenol content of leaf and twig extracts were higher than those of berry and stem extracts. DPPH radical and ABTS radical scavenging activities of both extracts, were measured in order of twig, leaf, berry and stem. Tyrosinase inhibitory activities of water extract were measured in order of berry, leaf, twig and stem. Those of methanol extract were measured in order of twig, leaf, berry and stem. The nitrite-scavenging ability of water and methanol extract were measured in order of berry, leaf, twig and stem. Consequently it was shown that the non-edible parts of aronia, leaf and twig, had antioxidant activities and nitric oxide scavenging activities. It is expected that these materials could be used as functional bio-materials in bio-health care products including cosmetic products.