• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2007

꾸지뽕나무(Cudrania tricuspidata(Carr.) Bureau) 뿌리껍질에서 3종의 xanthones 화합물을 분리하였으며, 분광학적인 자료를 바탕으로 cudraxanthone L (1), cudraxanthone D (2), 그리고 cudraxanthone M (3)으로 구조동정되었다. 분리된 화합물을 L-tyrosine이 기질로 작용할 때 tyrosinase 저해 활성을 측정한 결과 cudraxanthone M (3)의 $IC_{50}$ 값이 $16.5{\mu}M$로 가장 높은 저해 효능을 보였으며, kinetic type은 uncompetitive inhibition로 저해 상수($K_i$)는 $1.6{\mu}M$로 측정되었다. 또한 이 화합물은 $20{\mu}M$의 농도에서 lag time이 310초로 측정 되어 대조화합물인 kojic acid와 유사한 저해능을 나타내었다.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Polygala Tenuifolia, also described as Yuan Zhi, is a conventional botanic plant found in Korea and China. It's most well- known promise is to improve cognition and guard against mental disorders, cure sputum, anxiety, and sleeplessness, and keep the central nervous system health. The pharmacological aspects of Polygala Tenuifolia's genesis and component compounds reveal the neuroprotective potential in connection to Alzheimer's disease. It contains three herbs: Bokshin, Sukchangpo, and Wongi. P. Tenuifolia's primary ingredients are Xanthone glycosides, Triterpenoid saponins, and Oligosaccharides. Polygalasaponins and Etrahydrocolumbamine are the major components, and they've been widely used for more than a century to relieve mood and psychological illnesses, particularly in North Asian countries such as Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan. P. Tenuifolia extract eliminates allergic illnesses such as eczema and contact dermatitis by modulating Protein kinase-A and Mitogen-protein kinase-38. In vitro and in vivo studies linking P. tenuifolia root ingredients to a variety of pharmacological effects pertinent to AD show that this species' isolates may function through polyvalency. In great health, people can take up to 250-300 mg per day. It was given in peer-reviewed studies at dosages of 100-150 mg many times each day. There is minimal evidence that it improves verbal memory in experimental animals.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2023

Mangosteen peel extract is a xanthone group, that plays an important role in anti-angiogenesis. This study investigated mangosteen peel extract on cerebral neovascularization in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) rats. This study used 36 rats, randomized into six groups: C1 (negative control); C2 (high fat diet (HFD) and mangosteen peel extract at 200 mg/kg BW); C3 (HFD and diabetic); E1, E2, and E3 (HFD, diabetic, and extract at 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW respectively). All groups were measured body mass index (BMI), homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and β cell function (HOMA-B), and histopathological feature of cerebral vascular (CV). There were significant differences in BMI, HOMA-IR, HOMA-B, and the mean number of CV (all p < 0.05) among treatment groups. E1-3 groups had a significantly lower level of blood glucose and HOMA-IR, and a higher level of HOMA-B and BMI (all p < 0.05) which tends to reduce cerebral neovascularization. HOMA-IR independently had a positive effect to induce neovascularization of CV (p < 0.05, R² = 26.8%). These findings suggested that mangosteen peel extract increased β-cell function sensitivity, and effectively suppressed insulin resistance, BMI, and cerebral neovascularization process in type 2 DM rats.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.288-294
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• 2014

Mangostenone F (MF) is a natural xanthone isolated from Garcinia mangostana. However, little is known about the biological activities of MF. This study was designed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect and underlying molecular mechanisms of MF in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. MF dose-dependently inhibited the production of NO, iNOS, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6, and IL-$1{\beta}$) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Moreover, MF decreased the NF-${\kappa}B$ luciferase activity and NF-${\kappa}B$ DNA binding capacity in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, MF suppressed the NF-${\kappa}B$ activation by inhibiting the degradation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ and nuclear translocation of p65 subunit of NF-${\kappa}B$. In addition, MF attenuated the AP-1 luciferase activity and phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and p38 MAP kinases. Taken together, these results suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of MF is associated with the suppression of NO production and iNOS expression through the down-regulation of NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and MAPK signaling pathway in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 1984

Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites which are produced by trains of A. flavus and A. parasiticus during their growth on foods and feedstuffs. Aflatoxins are a group of closely related heterocyclic compounds of which $B_1$, $B_2$, and $G_2$ are the major members. Aflatoxins are synthesized via a polyketide pathway in which the general steps are acetate, an-thraquinones, xanthone and aflatoxins. Aflatoxin formation is favored by high moisture or high $a_w$(0.95${\sim}$0.99). The limiting $a_w$ for aflatoxin production on agricultural commodities is 0.83. Optimum temperature for aflatoxin production by the molds is $25{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ and the incubation time for the maximum production of the toxin is 7${\sim}$15 days. The limiting temperatures for aflatoxin production are ${\leq}7.5^{\circ}C\;and\;\geq40^{\circ}C$. Cycling temperatures may or may not stimulate aflatoxin production depending on the amplitude of cycling, substrate and strains of molds. Aflatoxin pro-ducing molds are aerobic organisms and thus have a requirement for oxygen. A decreasing $O_2$ concentration and/or increasing concentrations of $CO_2$ or $N_2$ depress the mold growth and aflatoxin formation. A. flavus grows competitively or associatively in the presence of other microorganisms and occasionally loses the competition with other microorganisms. Some lactic acid bacteria have been shown to reduce growth and aflatoxin production by A. parasiticus. Carbon source is the most important nutritional factors affecting aflatoxin formation by the molds. Sucrose, fructose and glucose are the most favorable carbon sources. Food substrates of plant derived products which have high carbohydrate content such as agricultural commodities and their products are most vulnerable to contamination by aflatoxins.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.270-285
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• 2017

The crustose lichen genus Pertusaria comprises over ca. 800 species worldwide. In total, 20 Pertusaria species were localized to the Mt. Sorak and Jeju-do in Korea. To date, information regarding the distribution of Pertusaria species in the South Korean peninsula is scarce. In this study, we collected Pertusaria species across South Korea and identified them based on morphological, chemical, and molecular characteristics. Of the 387 samples collected, we identified 24 taxa and 1 variety, of which 17 were previously recorded, and 6 taxa were newly found in South Korea (P. leioplaca, P. leucosora var. violascens, P. texana, P. thiospoda, P. thwaitesii, and P. xanthodes), 2 known species were transferred to Varicellaria (Varicellaria lactea and V. velata), one species was transferred to Variolaria as a new record (Variolaria multipunctoides) and one was a new species (P. jogyeensis J. S. Park & J.-S. Hur, sp. nov.). Characteristics of the newly discovered species, P. jogyeensis, are as follows: smooth to bumpy thallus, scattered to crowded poriform apothecia, blackish ostioles, definitely sunken, thin yellowish green rims around ostioles, 8-spored ascus, and the presence of perlatolic acid and thiophaninic acid (chlorinated xanthone). Phylogenetic studies on P. jogyeensis based on the mitochondrial small subunit sequence revealed proximity to P. flavicans and P. texana, and supported its classification as a new species within the genus Pertusaria. Additionally, we describe the chemical composition and morphology of all listed species in detail and provide an artificial key for identification.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2021

Aging is the process spontaneously occurred in living organisms. Cardiac fibrosis is a pathophysiological process of cardiac aging. Mangiferin is a well-known C-glucoside xanthone in mango leaves with lots of beneficial properties. In this study, rat model of cardiac fibrosis was induced by injected with 150 mg/kg/d D-galactose for 8 weeks. The age-related cardiac decline was estimated by detecting the relative weight of heart, the serum levels of cardiac injury indicators and the expression of hypertrophic biomakers. Cardiac oxidative stress and local inflammation were measured by detecting the levels of malondialdehyde, enzymatic antioxidant status and proinflammatory cytokines. Cardiac fibrosis was evaluated by observing collagen deposition via masson and sirius red staining, as well as by examining the expression of extracellular matrix proteins via Western blot analysis. The cardiac activity of profibrotic TGF-β1/p38/MK2 signaling pathway was assessed by measuring the expression of TGF-β1 and the phosphorylation levels of p38 and MK2. It was observed that mangiferin ameliorated D-galactose-induced cardiac aging, attenuated cardiac oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis, as well as inhibited the activation of TGF-β1/p38/MK2 signaling pathway. These results showed that mangiferin could ameliorate cardiac fibrosis in D-galactose-induced aging rats possibly via inhibiting TGF-β/p38/MK2 signaling pathway.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.329-340
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• 2024

Mangiferin is a kind of natural xanthone glycosides and is known to have various pharmacological activities. However, since the beneficial efficacy of this compound has not been reported in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, this study aimed to evaluate whether mangiferin could protect human RPE ARPE-19 cells from oxidative injury mimicked by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The results showed that mangiferin attenuated H₂O₂-induced cell viability reduction and DNA damage, while inhibiting reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and preserving diminished glutathione (GSH). Mangiferin also antagonized H₂O₂-induced inhibition of the expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes such as manganese superoxide dismutase and GSH peroxidase, which was associated with inhibition of mitochondrial ROS production. In addition, mangiferin protected ARPE-19 cells from H₂O₂-induced apoptosis by increasing the Bcl-2/Bax ratio, decreasing caspase-3 activation, and blocking poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. Moreover, mangiferin suppressed the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol, which was achieved by interfering with mitochondrial membrane disruption. Furthermore, mangiferin increased the expression and activity of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and nuclear factor-erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2). However, the inhibition of ROS production, cytoprotective and anti-apoptotic effects of mangiferin were significantly attenuated by the HO-1 inhibitor, indicating that mangiferin promoted Nrf2-mediated HO-1 activity to prevent ARPE-19 cells from oxidative injury. The results of this study suggest that mangiferin, as an Nrf2 activator, has potent ROS scavenging activity and may have the potential to protect oxidative stress-mediated ocular diseases.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.186-189
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• 2011

가래나무(J. mandchurica), 구지뽕나무(C. tricuspidata), 감태나무(L. glauca)는 최근 항암효과가 있다고 보고되고 있는 수목자원이다. 한방에서는 가래나무 수피를 말린 것을 추목피라하며, 소염성 수렴과 해열, 눈을 맑게 하는 등의 효능이 있어 장염, 이질, 설사, 눈이 충혈하고 붓는 통증 등에 처방하고 있으며, 주요성분으로 naphthoquinones, naphthalenyl glucosides, ${\alpha}$-tertalonyl glucopyranosides, diarylheptanoyl glucopyranosides, flavonoids 등의 페놀성 화합물들이 보고되었다. 구지뽕나무는 한방에서 자양, 강장의 효능이 있으며, 신체허약증, 정력 감퇴, 불면증, 시력감퇴 등에 효과가 크며, 부인병 치료와 항암치료에도 처방되고 있다. 구지뽕나무의 주요 성분으로 근피에서 새로운 iso-prenylated xanthone 화합물인 cudraxanthone A, B, C, D, H, I, J 및 K 그리고 isoprenylated flavone 화합물인 cudraflavone A, B cycloartocarpesin, populnin, quercimetrin 등이 알려졌으며, 목부에서는 ${\beta}$-sitosterol glucoside, arthocarpesin, norarthoca-rpetin, 5-O-methyl genistein 등이 분리되어졌다. flavonoid, morin, kaempherol-7-giucoside, poupulnin, stachydrine, proline, glutamicaoid, arginine, asparaginic acid 등의 화합물들이 보고되었다. 또한, 감태나무는 한방에서 열매를 산호초라 하며, 염증을 삭히며 통증을 없애는 효능이 있어, 풍습성 관절염이나 신경통, 손발이 저린 곳, 관절통과 근육통, 배가 차갑고 아픈 곳, 여성의 산후통과 뼈가 허약한 곳이나 허리와 무릎이 아픈 곳에 처방하고 있다. 감태나무의 주요 성분으로 지방유, 정유, cineol, caryophyllene bornylacttate, camphene pinene, limonene 등의 화합물들이 보고되었다. 본 연구는 항암효과가 알려진 가래나무, 구지뽕나무, 감태나무를 느타리버섯의 새로운 톱밥배지자원으로서 활용하여 이들 자원의 함유성분이 담자균류인 느타리버섯에 의해 분해되거나 다른 유도체화합물로 이행되는지를 검토하였다. 3종의 수목자원의 톱밥배지에서 재배한 느타리버섯과 공시재료를 80% 메탄올로 추출하여 조추출물을 조제하고 이를 액체배지에 첨가하여 생육한 느타리버섯 균사체를 HPLC분석 시료로 사용하였다. HPLC를 이용하여 공시재료들의 함유성분들의 크로마토그래피 패턴을 비교 분석한 결과, 가래나무, 구지뽕나무, 감태나무 톱밥배지에서 생육한 느타리버섯은 각각의 수목자원 톱밥배지속의 함유성분을 분해 또는 다른 유도체화합물로 이행시키지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 수목자원 추출물을 첨가하여 액상배지에서도 느타리버섯 균사체가 이들 추출물의 성분을 분해 또는 다른 유도체화합물로의 이행은 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 이들 추출물은 느타리버섯 균사체의 생육에 영향을 주어 느타리버섯 균사체의 2차대사산물의 생성 및 억제를 하고 있음을 나타냈다.