• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제13권2호통권20호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2007

An imbalance in bone remodeling that is caused by increased bone resorption over bone formation leads to most adult skeletal diseases including osteoporosis. Since the development of anti-resorptive agents from natural substances has recently gained more interest in the treatment of osteoporosis, we evaluated the effects of 222 natural compounds on receptor activator of $NF-{\kappa}B$ ligand (RANKL)-induced of tartrate-resistance acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity in RAW264.7 murine macrophage cell, and found that berberine chloride is one of compounds inhibiting RANKL-induced TRAP activity. Berberine chloride significantly inhibited the RANKL-induced TRAP activity and the formation of multinucleated osteoclasts in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, berberine chloride prevented the RANKL-induced mRNA expression of TRAP, matrix metalloproteinase 9 and c-Src, which have been known to be highly expressed in the process of osteoclastogenesis. Interestingly, berberine chloride prevented the RANKL-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) which is one of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. In conclusion, berberine chloride could inhibit the osteoclastogenesis via preventing the activation of ERK/MAP kinase signaling pathway.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.522-528
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• 2003

The growth responses of Phellodendron amurense root-derived materials against seven intestinal bacteria were examined, using an impregnated paper disk agar diffusion method and spectrometric method under $O_2$-free condition. The biologically active constituent of the P. amurense root extract was characterized as berberine chloride ($C_{20}H_{18}NO_{41}Cl$) using various spectroscopic analyses. The growth responses varied depending on the bacterial strain, chemicals, and dose tested. At 1 mg/disk, berberine chloride strongly inhibited the growth of Clostridium perfringens, and moderately inhibited the growth of Escherichia coli and Streptococcus mutans without any adverse effects on the growth of three lactic acid-bacteria (Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. longum, and Lactobacillus acidophilus). The structure-activity relationship revealed that berberine chloride exhibited more growth-inhibiting activity against C. perfringens, E. coli, and S. mutans than berberine iodide and berberine sulfate. These results, therefore, indicate that the growth-inhibiting activity of the three berberines was much more pronounced as chloridated analogue than iodided and sulphated analogues. As for the morphological effect caused by 1 mg/disk of berberine chloride, most strains of C. perfringens were damaged and killed, indicating that berberine chloride showed a strong inhibition against C. perfringens. As naturally occurring growth-inhibiting agents, the P. amurense root-derived materials described could be useful as a preventive agent against diseases caused by harmful intestinal bacteria such as clostridia.

• 약학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2001

The Phellodendri Cortex of Phellodendron amurense (Rutaceae) is known to contain a number of isoquinoline alkaloid, and berberine, palmatine, jateorrhizine, phellodendrine and magnoflorine are the major constituents of protoberberine alkaloids. For the determination of protoberberine alkaloids from Phellodendri Cortex and berberine chloride from the preparation, the new spectrophotometric method was developed with a simple and selective sample clean-up using thiocyanatocobaltate[II] complex ion. Samples were extracted with 0.1 mM hydrochloric acid, potassium biphthalate reagent, thiocyanatocobaltate reagent and 1.2-dichloroethane for 60 min. The absorbance of protoberberine alkaloid complexes in 1.2-dichloroethane solution was measured at 625 nm. Calibration curve for berberine was linear over the concentration range of 0.05~0.30 mg/ml 1.2-dichloroethane. The method proved to be rapid, simple and reliable for the determination of protoberberine alkaloids from Phellodendri Cortex and berberine chloride from the preparation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5371-5376
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• 2015

Berberine (B1), isolated from stems of Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr, was used as a principle structure to synthesize three phenolic derivatives: berberrubine (B2) with a single phenolic group, berberrubine chloride (B3) as a chloride counter ion derivative, and 2,3,9,10-tetra-hydroxyberberine chloride (B4) with four phenolic groups, to investigate their direct and indirect antioxidant activities. For DPPH assay, compounds B4, B3, and B2 showed good direct antioxidant activity ($IC_{50}$ values=$10.7{\pm}1.76$, $55.2{\pm}2.24$, and $87.4{\pm}6.65{\mu}M$, respectively) whereas the $IC_{50}$ value of berberine was higher than $500{\mu}M$. Moreover, compound B4 exhibited a better DPPH scavenging activity than BHT as a standard antioxidant ($IC_{50}=72.7{\pm}7.22{\mu}M$) due to the ortho position of hydroxyl groups and its capacity to undergo intramolecular hydrogen bonding. For cytotoxicity assay against human fibrosarcoma cells (HT1080) using MTT reagent, the sequence of $IC_{50}$ value at 7-day treatment stated that B1 < B4 < B2 ($0.44{\pm}0.03$, $2.88{\pm}0.23$, and $6.05{\pm}0.64{\mu}M$, respectively). Berberine derivatives, B2 and B4, showed approximately the same level of CAT expression and significant up-regulation of SOD expression in a dose-dependent manner compared to berberine treatment for 7-day exposure using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays. Our findings show a better direct-antioxidant activity of the derivatives containing phenolic groups than berberine in a cell-free system. For cell-based system, berberine was able to exert better cytotoxic activity than its derivatives. Berberine derivatives containing a single and four phenolic groups showed improved up-regulation of SOD gene expression. Cytotoxic action might not be the main effect of berberine derivatives. Other pharmacological targets of these derivatives should be further investigated to confirm the medical benefit of phenolic groups introduced into the berberine molecule.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.1257-1269
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• 2012

The dyeing behaviors of berberine chloride, palmatine chloride hydrate, and Phellodendron bark extract on silk fabric were investigated to evaluate palmatine as another chromophoric substance of Phellodendron bark. The dyeing conditions were composed of combinations of pH (3, 5, 7, 9), temperature (10, 30, 55, $80^{\circ}C$), and time (10, 30, 60 min). The results indicate that palmatine was comparable to berberine in the dyeing behaviors tested for this study and the results were statistically significant. The dye exhaustion and dye uptake of palmatine-CH were slightly lower than berberine-C, which however were not statistically significant. Similar to berberine-C, palmatine-CH favored a pH 7 condition for both dye exhaustion and dye uptake. However, palmatine-CH favors a higher dyeing temperature and longer dyeing time than berberine-C for superior dyeing results.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1143-1150
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• 2010

한약재 70종의 메탄올 추출물을 이용하여 4종의 Staphylococcus epidermidis와 S. aureus에 대한 항균효과를 조사한 결과 모든 공시균주에 대하여 항균성을 나타내는 한약재는 황련, 소목, 오배자, 대황과 단삼으로 조사되었다. 이 중 우수한 항균성을 나타낸 오배자와 황련을 물, 에탄올, 메탄올과 에틸아세테이트를 추출 용매로 하여 추출물을 제조하고 항균성을 조사한 결과 황련 열수 추출물에서 가장 우수한 항균성을 확인할 수 있었다. 황련의 항균성은 berberine에 의한 것으로 가정하고 열수 추출물 중 berberine의 함량을 조사한 결과 13.88%로 조사되었다. Berberine에 의한 항균성과 다른 항생제와의 항균성을 비교하기 위하여 berberine chloride와 3종의 항생제를 이용하여 조사한 결과 600 mg/l 이상의 berberine chloride 농도에서 KCCM 35494 S. epidermidis에 대한 항균성만 나타내었으며 다른 공시균주에 대한 항균성은 확인되지 않았다. 이에 본 연구에 사용한 공시균주에 대한 C. japonica 열수 추출물의 항균성은 고 농도의 berberine 또는 다른 물질에 의한 것으로 판단할 수 있었으며 이 물질에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2014

In this study, Aftertreatment properties of PCM/Nylon sheath/core fabrics have been determined. Especially, the relationship between finishing property and content including of PCM ratio. Samples of PCM/Nylon fabrics were monitored, separately, with 2% o.w.f solutions of each of the berberine chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride(CPC), benzyldimethylhexadecyl ammonium chloride(BDHAC) and dodecyltrimetyl ammonium bromide(DTAB). Various temperatures and liquor ratio and pH conditions were also studied to optimize aftertreatment properties. Berberine chloride finished sample showed the good color fastness. Cetylpyridinium chloride(CPC) finished sample showed very effective antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.2002-2010
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• 2009

본 연구는 가스크로마토그라피 질량분석기(GC-MS)를 이용하여 황벽의 주 염료성분인 berberine의 퇴화 거동을 조사하는데 목적을 두며 궁극적으로는 심하게 퇴색된 출토직물의 염료성분을 판정하기 위해 각 천연염료별 퇴화물 자료를 수집하고자 한다. Berberine chloride 0.1% 수용액을 $100^{\circ}C$ 오븐법과 $H_2O_2/UV/O_2$법을 이용해 최고 408시간까지 퇴화시키고 GC-MS를 이용해 시료를 분석하였다. 연구결과 오븐 퇴화에 의해 dihydroberberine, 2-pteridinamine, 6,7-dimethyl-N-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-, and 8-methoxy-11-[3-methylbutyl]-11H-indolo[3,2-c]-quinoline, 5-oxide의 3개 화합물이 주로 검출되었으며 이들은 berberine 염료의 초기 퇴화 과정에서 나타나는 화합물로 판정되었다. 반면 $H_2O_2/UV/O_2$법으로 퇴화시킨 시료에서는 isobenzofuran-1,3-dione,4,5-dimethoxy-, 9H-fluorene,3,6-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, 1,3-dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5(6H)-one,7,8-dihydro-, and 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole의 4개 화합물이 퇴화 시작과 더불어 새로 생산되었는데 이들은 berberine 염료가 극심한 퇴화 조건에 놓이게 될 때 검출될 수 있는 화합물로 판정되었다. $H_2O_2/UV/O_2$법은 매우 강한 산화작용으로 염료를 퇴화시키는 방법임을 감안할 때 $H_2O_2/UV/O_2$법으로 생성된 화합물은 심하게 퇴색된 출토직물 중 berberine 염료가 사용된 직물을 확인하는데 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1402-1407
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• 2005

The fungicidal activities of Coptis japonica (Makino) extracts and their active principles were determined against Botrytis cineria, Erysiphe graminis, Phytophthora infestans, Puccinia recondita, Pyricularia grisea, and Rhizoctonia solani using a whole plant method in vivo, and compared with natural fungicides. The responses varied according to the plant pathogen tested. At 2,000 mg/l, the chloroform and butanol fractions obtained from methanolic extracts of C. japonica exhibited strong/moderate fungicidal activities against B. cinerea, E. graminis, P. recondita, and Py. grisea. Two active constituents from the chloroform fractions and one active constituent from the butanol fractions were characterized as isoquinoline alkaloids, berberine chloride, palmatine iodide, and coptisine chloride, respectively, using spectral analysis. Berberine chloride had an apparent $LC_{50}$ value of approximately 190, 80, and 50 mg/l against B. cinerea, E. graminis, and P. recondita, respectively; coptisine chloride had an $LC_{50}$ value of 210,20, 180, and 290 mg/l against B. cinerea, E. graminis, P. recondita, and Py. grisea, respectively; and palmatine iodide had an $LC_{50}$ value of 160 mg/l against Py. grisea. The isoquinoline alkaloids were also found to be more potent than the natural fungicides, curcumin and emodin. Therefore, these compounds isolated from C. japonica may be useful leads for the development of new types of natural fungicides for controlling B. cinerea, E. graminis, P. recondita, and Py. grisea in crops.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.28-32
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• 2006

A multi-layer of the dye, natural colorant Berberine, was successfully developed by the self-assembly deposition from water-soluble cationic dye(Berberine chloride) and anionic polyelectrolyte PSS(Polysodium 4-styrenesulfonate) in aqueous solution via electrostatic attraction. The corresponding results on multi-layer were characterized by UV-Vis absorbance measurements. The growth of multi-layer formed by the sequential interaction was also determined. The findings measured by UV-Vis spectrophotometer showed that the bilayer deposition characteristic was linear and highly reproducible from layer to layer.