• Toxicological Research
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.109-115
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• 1999

The antiosidant activity of carnosine and related compounds such as anserine, homo-carnosine, histidine, and $\beta$-alanine which are found in most mammalian tissues, was investigated using hypochlorite (HOCl)-induced oxidant systems. Carnosine and related compounds were protective against HOCl-induced ascorbic acid oxidation, as determined by UV absorbance at 265nm. L-histidine was the most effective among them. The inhibitory effect of these compounds was strongly associated with a decrease in HOCl. It was also found that carnosine and related compounds significantly protected against the HOCl-mediated erythrocyte damage, as determined by hemoglobin release and gemolysis (p<0.05). Carnosine and anserine also inhibited of $\alpha$-antiprotease($\alpha$-AP) by HOCl, thereby inactivating porcine elastase. The inhibitory effect of carnosine on inactivation of $\alpha$-AP by HOCl depended on the concentration of carnosine and on the time preincubated with HOCl. Homocarnosine, histidine, and $\beta$-alanine did not inhibit the reaction. These results indicate that carnosine and related compounds can neutralize or scavenge HOCl. Thus, these compounds may play an important role in protecting against HOCl-mediated damage of biomolecules in vivo.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.57-61
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• 1999

This study was designed to develope the antioxidative activity on oxidation of human low density lipoprotein(LDL) from marine microbials. Bacillus KS-96 producign antioxidant have been isolated and identified from seawater, Bacillus sp. KS-96. The optimal medium pH was 7.0 and incubation temperature was 30$^{\circ}C$. The antiosidant of potential substance produced extracellularly in the culture broth by Bacillus sp. KS-96 was obtained by elution of silica gel culumn chromatography with hexane, ethylacetate and water. The ethylacetate faction are shown at highest level of antioxidant activity using thiocyanate method among them. By IR, NMR, and GC/MS, antioxidant purified from ehtylacetate fraction was identified and named as 2,6-dimethoxyphenol. 2,6-dimethoxyphenol inhibited the metal mediated oxidation of human LDL at concentration of 50∼100 ${\mu}$g/mL in the presence of 5uM CuSO4 with macrophage or J774 cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.1-19
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• 2002

It is well established that the initiating event in chemical carcinogenesis is the binding of reactive carcinogens to DNA. Thus, a number of analytic methods have been developed for determining levels of carcinogen-DNA adducts in humans as a marker of individual exposure and, potentially, of risk for cancer development. In addition, reactive carcinogens also bind to protein suggesting protein adducts can be used as a surrogate for DNA adducts in some situations. We have developed monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to carcinogen-DNA and protein adductis and highly sensitive ELISA and immunohistochemical assays for determining levels of adducts in human tissues. These studies have demonstrated higher levels of adducts in those with higher exposure as a result of workplace, dietary, chemotherapy, environmental of lifestyle (smoking) exposures. Elevated levels of adducts have been found in lung and liver cancer cases compared to controls. We have also used DNA adducts to determine efficacy of an antiosidant vitamin intervention. DNA adduct studies have demonstrated very different levels of damage in those with similar exposure levels. These interindividual differences are likely the result genetic differences in capacity to activate carcinogens, detoxify reactive intermediates and repair DNA adducts once formed. We are currently investigating the relationship between polymorphisms in a number of these genes to determine their relationship to adduct levels as well as their ability to confer increased risk for cancer development. The ability to identify high risk individuals will allow the targeting of screening and preventive strategies to those most likely to benfit.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2022.09a
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• pp.111-111
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• 2022

본 연구는 의성작약(Paeonia lactiflora)의 가공공정별 생리활성과 성분 변화를 확인하였으며 이에 따라 최적의 가공공볍을 찾아 추후 제품생산에 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구에 사용된 작약은 의성에서 생산되는 의성작약(Paeonia lactiflora)을 사용하였으며 가공방법으로는 거피를 제거한 것과 제거하지 않은 것을 절단하여 건조 후 사용하였다. 추출 샘플로는 가공한 작약을 술에 담가 볶은 것(주초)과 볶은 것(초), 건조 한 것 세 가지로 나누어 추출하였다. 추출방법으로는 온도별 열수추출과 농도별 알코올추출을 진행하였다. 온도별 열수추출은 100g의 작약과 500ml의 정제수를 60℃, 80℃, 100℃에 3h 추출하였고 농도별 알코올추출은 100g의 작약과 각각 500ml의 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90% 에탄올을 상온에 6d 추출하였다. 추출을 통해 얻은 샘플로 항산화활성과 주요성분함량을 조사하였다. 항산화활성은 1g/kg의 농도로 DPPH assay 실험을 활용하였다. 실험 결과 열수추출물의 경우 60℃에서 추출한 초가 가장 좋은 활성을 가지고 있었고, 에탄올추출에서는 90% 에탄올에서 추출한 초가 가장 활성이 높았다. 주요성분 분석으로는 Paeoniflorin과 Albiflorin의 함량을 조사하였는데 2g/kg로 샘플을 희석한 뒤 HPLC(Water 2695, Water 5996PDA, 칼럼-Xbridge C18)이용하여 분석한 결과 Paeoniflorin은 90% 에탄올에서 추출한 주초가 가장 많았고, Albiflorin은 90% 에탄올에서 추출한 초가 가장 많았다. 본 실험의 결과 항산화활성과 주요성분의 최적 조건은 90% 에탄올에서 추출한 초인 것을 확인하였으며, 추후 다양한 가공방법을 활용하여 생리활성검증과 주요성분 분석을 진행 할 예정이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.15 no.14
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• pp.5659-5665
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• 2014

Background: To investigate the antioxidant value and anticancer functions of mitragynine (MTG) and its silane-reduced analogues (SRM) in vitro. Materials and Methods: MTG and SRM was analyzed for their reducing power ability, ABTS radical inhibition and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazylfree radicals scavenging activities. Furthermore, the antiproliferation efficacy was evaluated using MTT assay on K 562 and HCT116 cancer cell lines versus NIH/3T3 and CCD18-Co normal cell lines respectively. Results: SRM and MTG demonstrate moderate antioxidant value with ABTS assay (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC): $2.25{\pm}0.02$ mmol trolox / mmol and $1.96{\pm}0.04$ mmol trolox / mmol respectively) and DPPH ($IC_{50}=3.75{\pm}0.04mg/mL$ and $IC_{50}=2.28{\pm}0.02mg/mL$ respectively). Both MTG and SRM demonstrate equal potency ($IC_{50}=25.20{\pm}1.53$ and $IC_{50}=22.19{\pm}1.06$ respectively) towards K 562 cell lines, comparable to control, betulinic acid (BA) ($IC_{50}24.40{\pm}1.26$). Both compounds showed concentration-dependent cytototoxicity effects and exert profound antiproliferative efficacy at concentration > $100{\mu}M$ towards HCT 116 and K 562 cancer cell lines, comparable to those of BA and 5-FU (5-Fluorouracil). Furthermore, both MTG and SRM exhibit high selectivity towards HCT 116 cell lines with selective indexes of 3.14 and 2.93 respectively compared to 5-FU (SI=0.60). Conclusions: These findings revealed that the medicinal and nutitional values of mitragynine obtained from ketum leaves that growth in tropical forest of Southeast Asia and its analogues does not limited to analgesic properties but could be promising antioxidant and anticancer or chemopreventive compounds.