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Nitric Oxide Production Inhibitory and Scavenging Activity and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Extracts from Taraxacum officinale and Taraxacum coreanum (서양민들레와 흰민들레 추출물의 Nitric Oxide 생성억제 및 소거 활성과 Tyrosinase 저해 활성)

  • Im, Do-Youn;Lee, Kyoung-In
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.362-367
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    • 2011
  • The study was conducted to investigate functional materials as skin whitening and anti-inflammatory agent from Taraxacum officinale and Taraxacum coreanum. The total polyphenol and flavonoid content in the ethanol extract of Taraxacum officinale were found to be 64.07mg/g and 32.46mg/g, respectively. In tyrosinase inhibitory activity, the hot water extract of Taraxacum coreanum was higher than the other extracts. However, in nitric oxide (NO) scavenging ability, the ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum was higher than the other extracts. the ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum showed strong NO production inhibitory effect in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated Raw 264.7 cell. In the cell viability measurement by MTT assay and the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay against L929 cell, the extracts were exhibited fine cell viabilities and normal LDH release levels as nontoxic result in sample concentration of $250{\sim}1000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. As a result, the ethanol extract and the hot water extract of Taraxacum coreanum could be applicable to functional materials for anti-inflammatory and skin whitening related fields, respectively.

Nutritional Composition and Antioxidative Activity of Different Parts of Taraxacum coreanum and Taraxacum officinale (흰민들레와 서양민들레의 부위별 영양성분 및 항산화효과)

  • Lee, Jae-Joon;Oh, Hee-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.362-369
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    • 2015
  • This study compared the nutritional composition and antioxidative activities of different parts (aerial part and root) of Taraxacum coreanum and Taraxacum officinale. To identify the nutrient composition of different parts of Daedelion species, nutrient contents were analyzed. Crude ash, protein, and fat contents of T. coreanum and T. officinale were higher in the aerial part compared to the root. There was no significant difference in crude ash, protein, or carbohydrate content of the aerial part depending on the Daedelion species. Aerial part contents of vitamin A, E, and C were significantly higher in T. coreanum than T. officinale. The K content of the aerial part of T. coreanum and T. officinale was highest, although there was no significant difference among Daedelion species. Contents of oxalic acid, citric acid, and acetic acid in the aerial part of T. coreanum were highest. Contents of total polyphenols, total flavonoids, and DPPH radical scavenging activity of the aerial part were significantly higher in T. coreanum than T. officinale. In conclusion, the aerial part of T. coreanum and T. officinale could be used as antioxidative functional food sources.

Effect of increasing nitric oxide and dihydrotestosterone by Taraxacum coreanum extract (포공영(Taraxacum coreanum) 추출물에 의한 산화 질소 및 dihydrotestosterone 증가 효과)

  • Mo, SangJoon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.62 no.3
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    • pp.305-313
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    • 2019
  • Men's climactic syndrome, andropause, or testosterone deficit syndrome, is one of the new problems with the health of older men in the age of aging. This phenomenon is a natural phenomenon occurring in men as they age, clinically characterized by a decrease in blood testosterone levels and a marked decrease in physical and mental activity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hydrothermal extract of Taraxacum coreanum by comparing the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in the cavernosum and the levels of male hormone in the blood. Taraxacum coreanum extract increased NO production in vitro and in vivo in a dose-dependent manner. Levels of dihydrotestosterone and 17-hydroxyysteroid dehydrogenases, as well as levels of neurogenic nitric oxide synthase and cGMP, increased significantly in elderly rats (22 weeks) after 4 weeks of daily intake of Taraxacum coreanum extract. However, prostaglandin $E_2$, testosterone, and sexually-hormone-binding globulin levels were not different among all groups. Furthermore, total sperm and motile sperm counts were also no significant difference. Overall, these results suggest the possibility of Taraxacum coreanum extract as a safe and effective natural substance for enhancing NO, cGMP and free testosterone.

Nutritional Composition and Antioxidative Activity of Different Parts of Taraxacum coreanum according to Drying Methods (흰민들레의 부위별 건조방법에 따른 영양성분 및 항산화효과 비교)

  • Oh, Hee-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.389-399
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    • 2013
  • This study compared the nutritional composition and antioxidative activity of different parts of Taraxacum coreanum (aerial parts and roots) according to different drying methods (natural drying and freeze-drying). There were no significant differences in vitamin C content in roots depending on the drying methods. However, vitamin A (P<0.01), E (P<0.001) and C (P<0.001) content of aerial parts, and vitamin A (P<0.001) and E (P<0.05) content of roots were significantly higher after freeze-drying compared to natural drying. For organic acids, the oxalic acid content of the aerial parts and roots were the highest. The total polyphenol and total flavonoid content in extracts from the aerial parts (P<0.01) and roots (P<0.05) were significantly higher after freeze-drying compared to natural drying. In addition, the total polyphenol and flavonoid content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, and antioxidative index from the natural drying and freeze-drying of Taraxacum coreanum extracts were significantly higher in the aerial parts compared to the roots (P<0.05). These results suggest that the nutritional composition and antioxidative activity of Taraxacum coreanum are higher in the aerial parts compared to the roots, and higher after freeze-drying compared to natural drying. Therefore, the aerial parts of Taraxacum coreanum could be suggested as an antioxidative functional food source.

Genetic Diversity and Relationship Analysis of Genus Taraxacum Accessions Collected in Korea

  • Ryu, Jai-Hyunk;Bae, Chang-Hyu
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.329-338
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    • 2012
  • Genus Taraxacum has been widely used as a folkloric medicine for treatment of diverse diseases. The genetic diversity and relationship among 32 accessions belonging to five Taraxacum species (T. mongolicum T. coreanum, T. coreanum var. flavescens, T. officinale and T. laevigatum) which collected from field, mountain, island and seaside of Korea were evaluated using ISSR markers. A total of 142 ISSR loci detected in the overall species were all polymorphic loci (100%) and interspecies polymorphisms obtained from Korean native and naturalized species were 98.2% and 94.5%, respectively. The genetic similarity matrix (GSM) among 32 accessions ranged from 0.025 to 0.860 with an average of 0.303. According to the clustering analysis, the Korean native species and naturalized species were divided two major clusters. In addition, the different species were divided into independent groups except for the T. coreanum and T. coreanum var. flavescens, and all the 32 accessions could be classified into 7 categories. The study findings indicate that Taraxacum accessions have a high genetic diversity and the dandelion accessions as breeding materials can be effectively utilized for the improvement of Taraxacum breeding.

Effect Of Taraxacum coreanum Nakai on Low Density Lipoprotein Oxidation (흰민들레의 동맥경화 유발인자인 저밀도 지질단백질 산화에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeon, Cheol-Min;Yang, Ki-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.267-273
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    • 1996
  • The methanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum Nakai (Compositae) was examined on the in vitro oxidation of human low density lipoprotein (LDL). It is well known that LDL oxidation induced artherosclerosis, if we can protect LDL oxidation process, excess plasma lipoprotein accumulation into the arterial lesion prone areas can be blocked. The methanol extract was treated with oxidized LDL which was incubated with $16\;{\mu}M$ $Cu^{2+}$ for metal catalyzed oxidation and TBA value, mobility on agarose gel and formation of conjugated diene and change of vitamin E were determined for the evaluation. The extract showed antioxidative effect at concentration $200\;{\mu}g/ml$ on LDL oxidation.

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Biological Activities of the Water Extract and its Fractions from Taraxacum coreanum Nakai (흰민들레 열수 추출물 및 분획물의 피부 관련 생리활성)

  • Lee, Kyoung-In;Im, Do-Youn
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.195-200
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we investigated on antioxidative activity, tyrosinase inhibitory activity and nitric oxide(NO) production inhibitory activity in the hot water extract of Taraxacum coreanum and its fractions. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the extract were found to be 65.42 mg/g and 9.83 mg/g, respectively. And the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the ethyl acetate fraction were found to be 168.23 mg/g and 31.92 mg/g, respectively. In DPPH radical scavenging ability, $SC_{50}$ values of the ethyl acetate and butanol fraction were exhibited 64.65 ${\mu}g/ml$ and 277.42 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Moreover, ethyl acetate fraction showed higher inhibitory activity than other samples in tyrosinase inhibitory activity. In NO production inhibitory activity, the extract and its fractions showed NO production inhibitory effect. Especially, the ethyl acetate, chloroform and butanol fraction was exhibited higher NO production inhibitory activity than other samples. As a result, the ethyl acetate and butanol fraction from the water extract of T. coreanum could be applicable to functional materials for skin-related fields.

Antioxidative and Antibacterial Activity and Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of the Extract and Fractions from Taraxacum coreanum Nakai (흰민들레 에탄올 추출물 및 분획물의 항산화 및 항균활성과 Tyrosinase 저해활성)

  • Im, Do-Youn;Lee, Kyoung-In
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.238-245
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we investigated antioxidative activity, antibacterial activity against pathogenic strains including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and tyrosinase inhibitory activity in 75% ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum and its fractions. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the extract were 238.59mg/g and 33.18mg/g and the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the ethyl acetate fraction were 427.81mg/g and 148.90mg/g as the highest content of fractions. In DPPH radical scavenging ability, $SC_{50}$ values of the ethyl acetate and butanol fraction were 38.40${\mu}g/ml$ and 82.28 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. In antibacterial activity by the disc diffusion assay against S. aureus, S. epidermidis and MRSA, the ethyl acetate fraction showed stronger antibacterial activity than other fractions and the extract. Especially, the ethyl acetate fraction was exhibited effective antibacterial activity against MRSA. In the cytotoxicity measurement by MTT assay, the extract and fractions were exhibited Raw 264.7 cell viabilities of 96.32~143.21% as nontoxic result in concentration of 5~100 ${\mu}g/ml$. As a result, the ethyl acetate fraction of the 75% ethanol extract from T. coreanum could be applicable to functional materials for related fields.