• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the biological activities of Areca catechu L. The antioxidative, fibrinolytic, thrombin inhibitory, and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activities of Areca catechu L extracted with hexane, $CHCl_3$, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water were measured. The water fraction showed the highest extraction yield at 3.65% (w/w). The butanol, $CHCl_3$, water, and ethyl acetate fractions showed strong antioxidative activities at 81.6%, 87.1%, 88.0%, and 89.5%, respectively. The fibrinolytic activity was strong only in the ethyl acetate fraction at 0.84 plasmin units/ml. The 100-fold dilution of the water fraction had the strongest thrombin inhibitory activity at 59.2%. The 100-fold dilution of butanol fraction displayed the strongest ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity at 88.6%. In conclusion, the extracts of Areca catechu L hold promise for use in the development of biofunctional foods to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2011

The present study was performed to compare the antioxidative and whitening activities of fermented soybean extract (FSB) and non-fermented soybean extract (SB). Antioxidative and whitening activities of FSB and SB were evaluated by the determination of DPPH, superoxide radical and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities, linoleic acid inhibition activity, and tyrosinase inhibition activity. FSB showed the higher effect than SB in the antioxidative activities. Also FSB showed the better effect than SB in whitening activity. These results demonstrated that the fermentation played a more excellent role than the non-fermentation in antioxidation and whitening. Therefore, this study suggested that FSB could be a useful cosmetic ingredient for antioxidation and skin whitening.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.110-117
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• 1999

Free radicals formed during the metabolism of environmental chemicals are known to induce mutagenicity, while different types of antioxidants suppress this event. The purpose of this study was to determine the antioxidative and antimutagenic effects of soybean saponins, and to examine the relationship between these two effects for the elucidation of mechanisms involved in the anticarcinogenicity of soybean saponins. Also, antioxidative and antimutagenic effects of soybean saponins were compared with those of kinown antioxidants. For the measurement of antioxidative capacity, soybean saponins, L-ascorbic acid, $\alpha$-tocophoerol, and BHT at concentrations between 005 and 1.0mg/ml were tested for their ability to donate hydrogens and to reduce the formation of thiobarbituric substances(TBARS). Antimutagenic activity was examined using the Ames salmonella test system at concentrations of 600, 900 or 1200ug/ml. Study results showed soybean saponins and all of the other antioxidants tested possessed dose-dependent antioxidative activities. The ability of hydrogen-donation to DPPH was in the order of L-ascorbic acid>$\alpha$-tocopherol=>BHT>soybean saponins. TBARS formation was also inhibited by these compounds, in the order of BHT>$\alpha$-tocopherol=L-ascorbic acid>soybean saponins. Soybean saponins and other antioxidants also showed antimutagenicity in a dose-dependent manner. Especially, soybean saponins and BHT were excellent antioxidants compounds, inhibiting near 80% of the mutagenic effects at a concentration of 1200ug/ml. The correlation coefficients between antioxidative capacity and antimutagenicity for each compund was statistically significant at p<0.05. These results indicate that soybean saponins possess antioxidative and antimutagenic capacities. Also, antimutagenicity of saponins and other antioxidats is partly due to their antioxidative activities.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.834-839
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• 2002

부추의 in viuo에서의 항산화 및 극-노화효과를 평가하기 위해 ICR 마우스에 2%, 5% 부추식이를 13개월간 급여하면서 항산화 시스템에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 간에서의 지질과 산화 정도를 TBARS 값으로 측정한 결과 연령 증가에 따라 지질과산화는 증가하였으나 각 군들간에 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 단백질 카르보닐 함량에 있어서는 대조군에 비해 부추식이군에서 유의적으로 낮은 값을 나타내어 부추식이는 조직 단백질 산화를 강력하게 억 제하였고 부추식이군 사이에서는 유의차가 나타나지 않았다 이로써 조직의 과산화를 측정하는데 TBARS보다 단백질 카르보닐 값이 더 예민한 방법임을 알 수 있었다. 간에서의 항산화 효소계 활성을 측정한 결과 SOD 활성은 대조군에서 5개월까지 증가하다가 이후로는 감소하였으나 부추식이군에서는 7개월까지 증가하는 경향을 나타내었는데 활성이 대조군에 비해 300% 이상 현저하게 높았다. GSH-Px 활성은 대조군의 경우 9개월까지 증가하다 감소하였으나 부추 첨가 식이군에서는 가령에 따라 계속 그 활성이 증가하였고 5% 부추첨가 식이군의 효소 활성이 가장 높아 대조군보다 약 200% 높은 활성을 나타내었다. Catalase 활성은 대조군의 경우 연령에 따라 활성의 변화가 없었고 부추 식이군에서 그 활성이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았다. 간조직 내의 총 글루타치온 함량은 대조군에 비해 부추식 이군에서 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내어 13개월령에서 대조군보다 118% 정도 증가하였다. 따라서 부추 속에 함유된 항산화 물질들과 함황 화합물들이 ICR 마우스의 가령에 따른 항산화 시스템을 적극적으로 보호함을 확인하였다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2005

본 연구결과 호부추(LL), 재래종 부추(LM) 및 약부추(LS)의 총 폴리페놀함량은 $286{\sim}437mg%$이었으며 LS> LM> LL순인 것으로 나타났다. 이들 3품종의 부추 에탄올 추출물의 전자공여능 및 아질산염 소거능도 확인되었으며 그 중에서 LSEx 가 가장 높은 수치를 보였다. 또한 유지에 대한 항산화력을 과산화물가(POV)와 공액이중결합산량으로 측정 비교한 결과 3종의 부추 에탄올추출물 모두 0.02% 첨가 종도에서 항산화 효과를 보였으며 그 정도는 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ 보다 높고 BHT보다는 낮은 경향이었다. 이러한 효과는 첨가 농도가 높을수록 컸으며 품종 별로 보면 LSEx가 가장 높았다. 따라서 약부추와 그 에탄올추출물이 총 폴리페놀함량과 전자공여능 및 아질산 소거능과 마찬가지로 옥배유에 대한 항산화력이 가장 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 한편 부추 3품종의 에탄올추출물 모두 항균성이 확인되었으며 특히 이들 모두 Pseudomonas에 대하여 높은 저해성을 보였으며 위의 각종 이화학적 성질이 떨어지는 것으로 나타난 재래종 부추의 에탄올추출물은 모든 균주에 고른 항균성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과에서 3가지 품종의 부추 에탄올추출물들 중 항산화력은 소립종인 약부추가, 항균력은 중립종인 재래종 부추가 가장 높은 효과를 나타내었지만 모든 추출물들에서 항산화력과 항균력을 확인할 수 있어서 이들 3종 부추 모두 항산화와 항균성에 대한 기능성 식품으로 충분한 이용가치가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidative and fibrinolytic activity of the water and ethanol extracts from medicinal plants. Methods : Five kinds of medicinal plants(Carthami Flos, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Schisandrae Fructus, Atractylodes Rhizoma, Shiitake mushiroom) were extracted with distilled water and 70% ethanol, and the extracts were tested for their antioxidative and fibrilytic activities. Results : The highest polyphenol contents of the water and ethanol extracts from medicinal plants were 812.52 mg and 685.44 mg per 100 g of Carthamus tinctorius and Schizandra chinensis, respectively. The electron donating abilities (EDA) of the water extracts from all medicinal plants except Lentinus edodes were about 90% at 1,000 ppm and ethanol extracts were higher than those of water extracts. The highest SOD-like activity and nitrite scavenging abilities (NSA) were both of water and ethanol extracts from Schizandra chinensis. Five kinds of medicinal plants had fibrinolytoc activity and the highest activities were water and ethanol extracts from Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Conclusion : These results suggest that the medicinal plants can be used as natural antioxidant to prevent oxidative damage in normal cells probably because of their antioxidative and fibrinolytic activities.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.442-449
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to examine the antioxidative activities and tissue cell of mouse liver added caffeine. The body weight of all experimental groups increased during experimental periods, but the body weight of caffeine-containing groups were lower than those of any other experimental groups. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities tended to decrease significantly with caffeine-containing groups, but increased in control and ginseng-containing groups. Hydroperoxide contents were increase significantly with caffeine-containing groups. Lipid peroxidation levels decreased in ginseng-containing groups, but it increased significantly with caffeine-containing group. Protein contents were a tendency of similar between control and ginseng-containing groups, but it showed a increasing tendency in caffeine-containing groups. Microscopic observation of mouse liver cell were similar tissue in ginseng and caffeine-containing groups, but it showed somewhat more injuring only at the liver cell of anhydrous caffeine group, and became the suspicion in liver diseases. This results show that antioxidative activities are slightly higher in non-caffeine and ginseng-containing drinks than caffeine-cotaining drinks. From this standpoint, we suggest that too much drinking of caffeine-containing drinks for a long time is undesirable.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.41-51
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• 1996

Phaseolus aureus (mung bean), Leguminosae, has been used as an antidote from the ancient time. Especially, it has been widely used for cleaning face and skin in oriental countries. Although several constituents such as fatty acids, phytoallexin and phaseol derivatives were reported in P. aureus and related species including seedlings, there has been a few report to describe its biological activity. Therefore, in this investigation, the ethanol extract from P. aureus was obtained and its biological activities including the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities were studied. The 70% ethanol extract from P. aureus showed dose-dependent antioxidative activity (52.3% inhibition at 4 mg/ml) against lipid peroxidation assay, while the extract did not show the inhibitory activity of superoxide radical formation. The extract also showed the topical anti-inflammatory activity against croton-oil and arachidonic acid induced mouse ear edema test (18-19% inhibition at 7.5 mg/ear) as well as mild inhibitory activity against picryl chloride induced delayed hypersensitivity in mouse. For investigating active principles, vitexin and isovitexin (apigenin C-glycoside) as flavonoids, and adenosine were isolated from the extract using silica gel chromatography. The actual contents of vitexin and isovitexin were found to be 3.7 and 2.4 mg/g extract, respectively. Vitexin and isovitexin showed the antioxidative activity. They showed the topical anti-inflammatory activity, although the activities were not potent compared to the reference compounds. These results suggested that vitexin and isovitexin may be, at least in part, the compounds contributing the antioxidative activity in vitro and the topical anti-inflammatory activity of P. aureus in vivo. All results of present study might be one of the scientific rationale in using mung bean for skin care from the ancient time.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2008

조릿데의 천연식품소재 및 천연보존료로서의 이용가능성을 검토하기 위하여 줄기와 잎의 화학성분과 그 추출물의 항산화 효과, 아질산염 소거능 및 항균활성을 조사하였다. 조릿대 줄기와 잎의 수분 함량은 각각 59.87% 및 28.79%, 단백질 함량은 각각 2.09% 및 6.33%, 조지방 함량은 각각 1.21% 및 3.43%, 회분 함량은 각각 0.99% 및 3.76%로 나타났다. 무기성분 중에서 K이 줄기와 잎에 각각 350.27mg% 및 639.60mg%로 가장 많이 함유되어 있었고, 그 다음으로 줄기에는 Na, Mg 및 Mn의 순으로, 잎에는 Na, Mg, Ca 및 Mn의 순으로 많이 함유되어 있었다. 줄기와 잎의 주요 유기산은 acetic acid, citric acid 및 succinic acid였고, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, formic acid, malic acid 및 fumaric acid등이 검출되었으며, 줄기보다 잎에 유기산이 많이 함유되어 있었다. 항산화효과는 줄기 추출물이 잎 추출물에 비해 그리고 에탄올추출물이 열수추출물에 비해 높았고, 특히 0.5% 줄기 에탄올추출물이 0.02% BHA보다 높은 항산화 효과를 보였다. 모든 추출물은 아질산염 소거능을 보였고 추출물의 농도가 높을수록 아질산염 소거능도 농도에 비례하여 크게 증가하였으며, 줄기 열수추출물이 가장 높은 아질산염 소거능을 보였다. 항균활성을 측정한 결과, 열수추출물은 공시된 모든 균주에 대해 항균활성을 보인 반면, 에탄올추출물은 일부 균주에 대해 높은 항균활성을 보였으며, 잎 에탄올추출물이 Listeria monocytogenes와 Salmonella typhymurium을 제외한 다른 대부분의 균에 대해 강한 항균 활성을 좌였다. 또 줄기와 잎의 열수 및 에탄올추출물의 대부분이 대조구로 사용된 1.0% 소르빈산에 비해 높은 항균 활성을 보였다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.407-415
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological functionalities of Codonopsis lanceolata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Crataegus pinnafida, and their mixtures. We also determined their antioxidative, fibrinolytic, and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities. The antioxidative activities of Codonopsis lanceolata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida were 79%, 88.3%, 89.9%, and 89.3% respectively. Their fibrinolytic activities were 0.80plasmin unit/mi, 0.57 plasmin unit/mi, 0.52 plasmin unit/mi, and 0.53 plasmin unit/mi respectively. The ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity of Codonopsis lanceolata was 25%. The 10-fold diluents of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida showed ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities of 93.6%, 65.3%, and 61.3% respectively. In antioxidative activity tests of the medicinal plants mixtures at various ratios, the mixtures of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida with Codonopsis lanceolata showed antioxidative activities of approximately 90%. In fibrinolytic activity tests mixtures(1:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata with Chaenomeles sinensis and Crataegus pinnafida exhibited increases of 23% and 24% in activity respectively. In ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity tests, a mixture (4:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Glycyrrhiza uralensis showed an inhibitory activity of 98%, a mixture (3:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Chaenomeles sinensis showed an inhibitory activity of 69.6%, and a mixture (1:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Crataegus pinnafida showed an inhibitory activity of 50.2%. In conclusion, the mixtures of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida with Codonopsis lanceolata will be used as a material for the development of biofunctional foods.