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Effects of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Supplementation on Blood Urea Nitrogen and Enzyme Activities in Dyslipidemic Rats (울금(Curcuma longa L.)이 이상지질혈증 흰쥐의 혈액요소질소(BUN) 및 효소활성에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Da-Young;Kang, Dong-Soo;Lee, Young-Geun;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.475-483
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    • 2019
  • The purpose this study was to investigate the influences of 5% turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) supplementation on enzyme activities such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), amylase, lipase and catalase in serum of dyslipidemic rats. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats (24 male) were divided into four groups, namely the ND group (normal-nondyslipidemic diet), NT group (normal-nondyslipidemic diet+5% turmeric), DD group (control-dyslipidemic diet), and DT groups (dyslipidemic diet+5% turmeric). Serum concentrations of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine and uric acid were significantly decreased (p<0.05) by turmeric supplementation diet. The activities of AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, amylase and lipase in sera of turmeric diet group were significantly decreased (p<0.05). The catalase activity in serum of turmeric supplementation group was significantly increased than dyslipidemic diet (p<0.05). In vivo experiment with dyslipidemic rats showed that ingestion of turmeric were effective in kidney and hepatic functional enzyme activities. Which suggests that turmeric material could be used for further studies as a potential source for nutraceutical foods.

Effects of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on Blood Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Functional Improvement in STZ-induced Diabetic rats (울금(Curcuma longa L.) 섭취가 당뇨성 흰쥐의 혈당 및 지질대사 기능 개선에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Da-Young;Kang, Dong-Soo;Lee, Young-Geun;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.485-494
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the improvement effect of 5% turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on the blood glucose and lipid metabolism function of streptozotocin (STZ, 45 mg/kg body weight)-induced diabetic rats. Seven-week-old male rats were divided into four groups (n=6), and fed experimental diets containing turmeric meal [basal diet+5% turmeric (BT), basal diet+STZ+5% turmeric (ST)], and control (BD), BS groups (basal diet+STZ). The results of this study, turmeric diet groups (BT, ST) in lipid component as evidenced from the significantly reduction of serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), atherosclerotic index (AI), cardiac risk factor (CRF), triglyceride (TG), phospholipid (PL), free cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, uric acid, blood glucose, non esterified fatty acid (NEFA), and elevation of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol). The serum albumin and globulin contents were increased in turmeric supplementation diet than STZ-induced diabetic rats (p<0.05). Concentrations of sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) in sera were lower in the turmeric diet than diabetic group. Total calcium (T-Ca), phosphorus (Pi) and potassium (K) concentrations in sera were higher in the BT, ST and BD groups than BS group. In vivo experiments with Sprague-Dawley rats showed that ingestion of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) were effective in the blood glucose and lipid metabolism functional improvement.

Total Flavonoid Content and Antioxidant Activities of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Extracts in Jindo Korea (진도산 울금(Curcuma longa L.) 추출물의 총 플라보노이드 함량 및 항산화 활성)

  • Oh, Da-Young;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.393-401
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    • 2019
  • The present study were conducted to determine physiological activities and antioxidant effects [2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity, reducing power, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) and Fe2+ (ferrous ion) chelating capacity] of 70% methanol, chloroform:methanol, 2:1 volume ratio (CM) and ethyl acetate extract of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Bioactive compound of tannin $0.125{\pm}0.007mg$ Catechin Equivalent (CE)/g dry weight. Turmeric extracts yield were 70% methanol 16.54%, CM 5.64% and ethyl acetate 4.14%, respectively. Antioxidant activity of the samples exhibited a dose-dependent increase. Results showed that extraction solvent had significant effects on total flavonoid content and antioxidant effects of ethyl acetate. But ferrous ion-chelating capacity of 70% methanol extract was higher than CM and ethyl acetate extract. From the results of this study, turmeric can be utilized as a valuable and potential nutraceutical for the functional food industry.

Physicochemical Properties of the Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in Jindo Korea (진도산 울금(Curcuma longa L.)의 이화학적 특성)

  • Oh, Da-Young;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.403-412
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    • 2019
  • Studies on the physicochemical properties of physiological activity substance in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) were analyzed for the use as an functional food materialization. The proximate compositions in the vacuum freeze dried turmeric were carbohydrate 72.90%, moisture 5.74%, crude protein 10.02%, crude fat 4.67%, and crude ash 6.69%, respectively. The mineral contents of turmeric were calcium (Ca) $2,294.77mg\;kg^{-1}$, potassium (K) $28,780.54mg\;kg^{-1}$, magnesium (Mg) $2,826.90mg\;kg^{-1}$, sodium (Na) $1,826.58mg\;kg^{-1}$, iron (Fe) $190.94mg\;kg^{-1}$, and manganese (Mn) $620.16mg\;kg^{-1}$. The vitamin contents of turmeric were pantothenic acid 1.040 mg/100 g, riboflavin 0.166 mg/100 g, thiamin 0.148 mg/100 g, pyridoxine 0.010 mg/100 g, and calciferol 0.008 mg/100 g, respectively. Total amino acid contents in protein of turmeric were 7.66 g%, and major amino acids were aspartic acid 1.45 g%, glutamic acid 1.07 g%, leucine 0.71 g%, phenylalanine 0.47 g%, and arginine 0.46 g%, respectively. The amount of free amino acids of turmeric were 225.81 mg%, and major free amino acids were asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, and alanine. Especially, in the case of asparagine, it was highest. The compositions of fatty acid were saturated fatty acid 45.09%, monoenes 8.62%, and polyenes 46.30%.

Effects of Various Extracts from Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on Antioxidant Activity

  • Kim, Gyeong-Hwuii;Duan, Yishan;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.521-528
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    • 2016
  • The antioxidant activity of 70% methanol, 70% ethanol and chloroform-methanol (CM, 2:1, v/v) extracts from turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) was investigated in this study. The antioxidant potential of various extracts of turmeric was evaluated by using different antioxidant tests, namely DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity, ABTS [2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt] radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power and ${\beta}$-carotene bleaching assays as well as total phenol content and total flavonoid content. All extracts exhibited abundant total phenol content, total flavonoid content and strong antioxidant activity. Particularly, higher activity was exhibited by CM extract with $46.32{\pm}0.35mgCAE/g$ and $15.58{\pm}0.39 mgQE/g$ of total phenol content and total flavonoid content. Generally, antioxidant activity of various extracts from turmeric increased in the following order: 70% methanol extract, 70% ethanol extract and CM extract, respectively. Results suggested that turmeric could be widely used as a source of antioxidant and a kind of functional material in food.

A comparative study of Curcuma longa L. and Curcuma aromatica S. in medical texts (강황(薑黃)과 울김(鬱金)의 역대문헌(歷代文獻)에 대(對)한 비교(比較) 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Yong-Ryul;Lee, Hyun-Jeong;Jeong, Hyun-Jong;Keum, Kyung-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Oriental Medical Informatics
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.203-255
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    • 2011
  • This study covers the historical aspects of the turmeric and curcuma only in detail on the medicinal uses, supported by references to the medical texts. And the result is as follows: 1. Turmeric and curcuma are rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plants of the ginger family, but both produced on the same herb. The rhizome is considered turmeric while the tuber is considered curcuma. 2. Turmeric is the round, oval, or ovate, and scutiform rhizome. 3. Curcuma is yellowish externally, internally more or less orange-yellow passing into reddish-brown. The tuber has a round and cuspidate appearance. The smell is aromatic, somewhat analogous to ginger. 4. Turmeric is somewhat analogous to curcuma in shape, but turmeric is pungent and bitter in taste, warm and intoxious in property, and yellow in color, acting on the spleen and liver channels and governing the gi of the blood while curcuma is pungent and bitter in taste, cold and intoxious in property, red in color, acting on the heart and pericardium channels and governing the blood. 5. Turmeric is referred to zedoary, sliced turmeric, old jaundice, precious aromatic, and ovate rhizoma, and curcuma is referred to radix curcuma, curcuma aromatica, and cicada-belly curcuma

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Antimicrobial Properties of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Rhizome-Derived ar-Turmerone and Curcumin

  • Lee, Hoi-Seon
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.559-563
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    • 2006
  • The growth responses of six bacterial strains exposed to materials extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes were examined using impregnated paper disk agar diffusion. Methanol extracts of turmeric rhizomes exhibited strong inhibitory activity against Clostridium perfringens and weak inhibitory activity toward Escherichia coli at 5 mg/disk. However, in tests conducted with Bifidobacterium adolescentis, B. bifidum, B. longum, and Lactobacillus casei, the methanol extract showed no inhibitory response. The biologically active constituent isolated from the turmeric rhizomes extracts was characterized as ar-turmerone using various spectroscopic analyses including EI-MS and NMR. The responses varied according to the dosage, chemicals, and bacterial strain tested. At 2 and 1 mg/disk, ar-turmerone strongly inhibited the growth of C. perfringens and moderately inhibited the growth of E. coli without any adverse effects on the growth of four lactic acid-bacteria. Of the commercially available compounds originating from turmeric rhizomes, curcumin exhibited strong and moderate growth inhibition against C. perfringens at 2 and 1 mg/disk, respectively, and weak growth inhibition against E. coli at 1 mg/disk. However, little or no activity was observed for borneol, 1,8-cineole, and sabinene against all six bacteria strains tested. The observed inhibitory activity of the turmeric rhizome-derived curcumin and ar-turmerone against C. perfringens and E. coli demonstrate one of the important pharmacological activities of turmeric rhizomes.

Effects of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on Lipid Component and Protein Concentration in Dyslipidemic Rats (울금(Curcuma longa L.) 첨가 식이가 이상지질혈증 흰쥐의 지질성분 및 단백질 농도에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Da-Young;Kang, Dong-Soo;Lee, Young-Geun;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 2019
  • This study aimed to investigate the improvement effect of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on the lipid component, protein and electrolyte concentration in dyslipidemic rats. Sprague-Dawley rats (24 male) were divided into four groups, namely the ND (normal-nondyslipidemic diet), NT (normal-nondyslipidemic diet+5% turmeric), DD (control-dyslipidemic diet), and DT groups (dyslipidemic diet+5% turmeric). Rats were sacrificed at the end of 5 weeks after experiment diet. In this study, turmeric diet (NT, DT) groups in lipid composition as evidenced from the significantly reduction of serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), atherosclerotic index (AI), cardiac risk factor (CRF), triglyceride (TG), phospholipid (PL), free cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, blood glucose and non esterified fatty acid (NEFA), and elevation of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) (p<0.05). The serum globulin concentration was significantly decreased (p<0.05), and the albumin concentrations were increased in turmeric diet than dyslipidemic rats. Concentrations of sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl) in sera were lower in the DT group than DD group. Concentrations of total calcium (T-Ca), phosphorus (Pi) and potassium (K) in sera were higher in the ND, NT and DT groups than DD group. Therefore, it was concluded that the 5% turmeric diet used in the condition of this study had a beneficial effect on dyslipidemia.

Antioxidant Activity, Sensory Characteristics, and Microbial Safety of Sunsik with Fermented Turmeric Powder (발효강황 첨가 선식의 항산화적·관능적 및 미생물적 품질 특성)

  • Wu, Xiu Bao;Kim, Eun Kyung;Ra, Ha Na;Byeon, Yang Soo;Kim, Hae Young
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.600-608
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: To investigate the antioxidant, physicochemical sensory, and microbial safety qualities of sunsik containing fermented Curcuma longa L. powder. Methods: Quality characteristics of samples were measured using pH, moisture content, crude ash content, color and sensory evaluation. Antioxidant activities of samples were compared using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)(ABTS) cation radical scavenging activities. Microbial safety of samples were tested for Aerobic plate counts, Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Results: The pH of samples was between pH 5.51 and pH 5.64, which was significantly lower than the optimum microbial living range. The DPPH and ABTS radical activities of sunsik containing 0.8% fermented Curcuma longa L. were significantly increased compared to that of the control (p<0.05). In sensory intensities, sunsik containing 0.8% fermented Curcuma longa L. showed significantly (p<0.05) similar savoy aroma and flavor, spicy aroma, spicy hot flavor, sweet flavor, and throat swallowing values to those of the control samples. Samples of sunsik added 0.8% and 1.2% fermented Curcuma longa L. showed significantly similar overall acceptance values to those of the control. All samples tested were found to free of microbes and microbiologically safe according to the food code standards. Conclusion: The sunsik added with 0.8% or 1.2% fermented Curcuma longa L. powder were successfully developed. we conclude that the developed sunsik with the fermented turmeric powder can be potentially high value products in the highly competitive sunsik food industry.

Body Composition of Black Rockfish Sebastes schlegeli Fed on Diets Containing Different Levels of Turmeric Curcuma longa L. (울금(Curcuma longa L.) 첨가 사료 공급이 조피볼락(Sebastes schlegeli) 체성분에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Jae-Ho;Rha, Sung-Ju;Han, Kyeong-Ho;Kim, Seon-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.46 no.5
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    • pp.540-545
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    • 2013
  • This study investigated the effect of diets supplemented with different levels (0, 1, 3, and 5 %) of turmeric Curcuma longa L. powder (TP) on the body composition of black rockfish Sebastes schlegeli. Fish weighing $10.05{\pm}0.44$ g were fed to apparent satiation twice daily for 8 weeks. Adding TP decreased crude lipid levels and increased crude protein and ash levels. Abundant fatty acids in the TP-added group were C16:0, C18:1 n-9 (cis), and C22:6 n-3. The major amino acids in samples were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glycine, leucine, alanine, lysine, and arginine.