• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.199-210
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• 2021

Ginseng has been used as a traditional herb in Asian countries for thousands of years. It contains a large number of active ingredients including steroidal saponins, protopanaxadiols, and protopanaxatriols, collectively known as ginsenosides. In the last few decades, the antioxidative and anticancer effects of ginseng, in addition to its effects on improving immunity, energy and sexuality, and combating cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and neurological diseases, have been studied in both basic and clinical research. Ginseng could be a valuable resource for future drug development; however, further higher quality evidence is required. Moreover, ginseng may have drug interactions although the available evidence suggests it is a relatively safe product. This article reviews the bioactive compounds, global distribution, and therapeutic potential of plants in the genus Panax.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.220-224
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• 2001

약용작물은 재배 환경이나 재배 년수, 생육 시기, 부위별로 약리성분 함량에 차이가 많은데, 본 연구에서 해독, 소종, 소변불리, 간염, 황달 등의 치료에 효과가 있는 삼백초를 퇴비시용량과 재배방법을 달리하여 생육상황, 수량 및 유효성분 함량을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 삼백초는 퇴비 시용량이 증가할수록 지상부 생체수량이 높았으며, 유효성분으로 quercetin, quercitrin 및 tannin 함량을 분석한 결과 퇴비 2,000kg/10a 처리시 가장 높았다. 예취 회수별 지상부 수량은 년 1회와 2회 수확간 차이가 없었으며, 유효성분 함량은 년 2회 수확하였을 때 7월 16일에 비해 10월 16일 수확시 함량이 높았다. 재배방법별로는 노지재배시 하우스재배에 비해 지상부 생체수량은 낮았지만 quercetin, quercitrin 및 tannin 함량은 높았다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.188-195
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• 2014

This study was carried to investigate the effect of illite addition on the growth, bioactive components and volatile compounds of leaf on Saururus chinensis Baill cultivation in greenhouse. Illite addition on Saururus chinensis Baill cultivation resulted no significant effects on the aerial part. However, the root part was highest in 5% illite addition group. Crude oil and ash amount increased as illite additives was increased. Ca of inorganics and free sugars contents were highest in 5% and 20% illite addition, respectively. Hyperoside and isoquercetin of available component on leaf were highest in 5% illite addition group, 4.02mg/g and 4.31mg/g, respectively. The volatile compounds in Saururus chinensis Baill leaf cultured with illite addition amounts were isolated by solid-phase microextraction fiber (polydimethysiloxane $65{\mu}m$) and identifed by gas chromatogtaphy mass spectrometry. As the results, the 22 volatile compounds were identified from in Saururus chinensis Baill leaf and major volatile compounds were the ${\alpha}$-cadinol (18.50%), myristicin (16.46%), methyl-9-methyl-tetradecanoate (10.22%), and ${\gamma}$-muurolene (9.75%). Especially, the content of ${\alpha}$-cadinol was highest in 5% illite addition group and ${\gamma}$-muurolene on overall illite addition group was lower than no addition group.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.366-372
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• 2013

The application of polyphenols has attracted great interest in the field of functional foods and nutraceuticals due to their potential health benefits in humans. However, the effectiveness of polyphenols depends on their bioactivity and bioavailability. In the present study, the bioactive component from green tea extract (GTE) was administrated orally (50 mg/kg body weight/day) as free or in a microencapsulated form with maltodextrin in rats fed a high fructose diet. High fructose diet induced features of metabolic syndrome including hypertriglyceridemia, hyperuricemia, increased serum total cholesterol, and retroperitoneal obesity. In addition, myocardial fibrosis was increased. In rats receiving high fructose diet, the lowering of blood triglycerides, total cholesterol, non esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and uric acid, as well as the reduction in final body weight and retroperitoneal fat weight associated with the administration of GTE, led to a reversal of the features of metabolic syndrome (P < 0.05). In particular, the administration of microencapsulated GTE decreased myocardial fibrosis and increased liver catalase activity consistent with a further alleviation of serum NEFA, and hyperuricemia compared to administration of GTE. Taken together, our results suggest that microencapsulation of the bioactive components of GTE might have a protective effect on cardiovasucular system by attenuating the adverse features of myocardial fibrosis, decreasing uric acid levels and increasing hepatic catalase activity effectively by protecting their bioactivities.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2017

The aim of this study was identifying a suitable food grade enzymes to hydrolyze whey protein concentrates (WPCs), to give the highest bioactivity. WPCs from ultrafiltration retentate were adjusted to 35% protein (WPC-35) and hydrolyzed by enzymes, alcalase, ${\alpha}-chymotrypsin$, pepsin, protease M, protease S, and trypsin at different hydrolysis times (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 h). These 36 types of hydrolysates were analyzed for their prominent peptides ${\beta}-lactoglobulin$ (${\beta}-Lg$) and ${\alpha}-lactalbumin$ (${\alpha}-La$), to identify the proteolytic activity of each enzyme. Protease S showed the highest proteolytic activity and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity of IC50, 0.099 mg/mL (91.55%) while trypsin showed the weakest effect. Antihypertensive and antioxidative peptides associated with ${\beta}-Lg$ hydrolysates were identified in WPC-35 hydrolysates (WPH-35) that hydrolyzed by the enzymes, trypsin and protease S. WPH-35 treated with protease S in 0.5 h, responded positively to usage as a bioactive component in different applications of pharmaceutical or related industries.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to obtain a natural antibiotic from Phenol-rich compounds; for the dressing and the treatment of chronic wounds. Methods: The Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was prepared by blending four natural herbal extracts, Acacia catechu (L.F.), Momia (Shilajit), Castanea sativa, and Ephedra sinica stapf, with combination of a sweet gel medium, including honey, maple saps, Phoenix dactylifera L. (date), pomegranate extract and Azadirachta indica gum as a stabilizer. The combinations were screened by using a well-diffusion assay with cloxacillin as a control. Pseudomonas spp. was tested with our novel antimicrobial compound. The zones of inhibition in agar culture were measured for each individual component and for the compound, and the results were compared with those of the control group which had been treated with cloxacillin. Data were expressed as means ${\pm}$ standard deviations. Quantitative analyses were performed using the paired t-test. Results: The antibiotic effect of the Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was statistically shown to be more significant than that of cloxacillin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our novel approach to fighting the antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas proved to be successful. The Phenol-rich compound sweet gel was found to be suitable for use as an alternative medicine and bioactive dressing material, for the treatment of patients with various types of wounds, including burns, venous leg ulcers, ulcers of various etiologies, leg ulcers on the feet of diabetic, unhealed graft sampling sites, abscesses, boils, surgical wounds, necrotic process, post-operative and neonatal wound infection, and should be considered as an alternative to the usual methods of cure.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.459-464
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• 2002

작약근이 수확되어 적절한 조제과정을 거쳐 약품으로서의 생약재 작약이 가공되는 과정 중 약성을 가장 크게 변화시키는 수치 및 건조방법의 차이가 작약근 함유 생리활성 성분의 함량변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 4년생 의성작약의 뿌리를 이용하여 코르크층을 제거한 거피근과 코르크층을 제거하지 않은 유피근으로 가공하고, 유피근, 거피근 모두 상온 음건, $50^{\circ}C$ 화력건조, 수증건법 및 동결건조 방법으로 건조한 후 이들에 함유된 작약근 생리활성 성분의 함량을 검토한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 건조방법의 차이에 따른 paeoniflorin, albiflorin 및 (+)-taxifolin 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranos의 함량은 상온 음건 조건의 건조법에서 가장 높은 양상을 나타내었고, 동결건조가 가장 낮은 함량을 나타내었다. 2. 건조방법에 따른 유피근과 거피근간의 paeoniflorin, albiflorin, (+)-taxifolin 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside의 함량을 비교할 때 상온 음건을 제외한 모든 건조법에서 거피근의 함량이 더 높은 양상을 나타내었다. 3. gallic acid의 함량은 유.거피근 모두 $80^{\circ}C$ 수증건법이 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었고, 동결건조법이 가장 낮은 양상을 나타내었다. 4. benzoic acid의 함량은 gallic acid와 상반된 양상을 나타내어 동결건조법이 유.거피근 모두 가장 높았고, $80^{\circ}C$ 수증건법이 가장 낮은 양상을 나타내었다. 5. 건조방법에 따른 (+)-catechin 및 (-)-epicatech고 함량은 동결건조법이 다른 건조법보다 높은 양상을 나타내었다. 6. paeoniflorin, albiflorin, (+)-taxifolin 3-O--$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin 및 benzoic acid의 함량은 건조 및 처리 온도가 증가할 수록 감소하는 양상을 나타내었다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2019

버섯 균사체 배양물을 이용한 식초개발 결과는 다음과 같다. 버섯 균사체 배양물의 베타글루칸 함량 분석결과 현미에서는 29.2 mg/g이었으나 버섯 균사체 배양물에서 함량이 증가하여 상황 78.7 mg/g, 동충하초 46.6 mg/g, 노랑느타리 19.9 mg/g 순으로 나타났다. 또한 동충하초 배양물은 조지방과 베타글루칸 함량이 상대적으로 높고, 코디세핀도 0.34 mg/g 함유되어 있었다. 버섯 균사체 배양물 첨가에 따른 알코올 발효특성은 건조시료 중에서는 현미, 동충하초가 생시료 중에서는 노랑느타리의 알코올 생성능이 높았으며, 초산발효 시 산도는 건조시료에서는 노랑느타리가, 생시료에서는 현미의 산도가 높았다. 버섯 균사체 배양식초의 이화학적 특성 분석결과 건조시료 중 노랑느타리와 동충하초 식초가 산도가 높고 환원당 함량이 높은 것으로 나타났으며 기호도 평가 결과 노랑느타리와 동충하초 균사체 식초가 현미식초에 비해 기호도가 높았고 이취는 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 버섯 균사체 식초의 기능성분 분석결과 동충하초 식초는 폴리페놀이 우수하였고 또한, 코디세핀이 786 mg/L 함유되어 있으며, 노랑느타리 식초는 베타글루칸 함량이 20.9 mg/g으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 버섯 균사체를 활용한 발효식초 제조에 적합한 균으로는 동충하초와 노랑느타리가 적합한 것으로 나타났으며, 향후 적정 초산 발효기간, 보존 방법 등의 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2022

작물의 성분은 품종이 가지는 유전적 특성이나 재배 지역과 같은 환경적 요인에 따라 자연 변이 양상이 다르게 나타난다. 본 연구에서는 벼 종자에 존재하는 기능성 물질을 분석하고 그 함량 변화에 미치는 영향을 유전적 요인과 환경적 요인을 변수로 두고 상호 비교하기 위하여 인디카 및 자포니카, 통일 계통을 포함한 벼 품종 23개를 선정하고 국내의 2개 지역(전주, 천안)에서 2년간 재배하였다(2015, 2016년). 벼 종자 368점을 대상으로 16종의 기능성 물질(α, β, γ, δ-tocopherol, γ-tocotrienol, phytosteol 4종, policosanol 7종)에 대한 함량 데이터를 확보하고, 다변량분석(주성분분석, 상관관계분석)을 수행하여 4개의 환경 조건 별(2015년 전주, 2015년 천안, 2016년 전주, 2016년 천안)로 자연 변이를 비교한 결과, 분석한 벼 종자의 기능성 물질의 함량 변화는 환경적 요인(재배 지역, 재배 연도) 보다는 유전적 요인(인디카 vs 통일 vs 자포니카)에 의해 더 큰 영향을 받음을 알았다. 특히, 환경적 영향을 뛰어넘는 대표적인 유전적 특성으로는 벼 종자에서 α-, β-tocopherol과 γ-, δ-tocopherol의 함량이 서로 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2016

Objectives : Ijung-tang (IJT) is a traditional herbal formula and has been used to treat digestive diseases such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. IJT consists of four herbal medicines, Ginseng radix, Atractylodis rhizoma alba, Zingiberis rhizoma, and Glycyrrhizae radix et rhizoma, containing various bioactive compounds. Quality assesment of IJT preparations was performed by analytical method for determining marker compounds.Methods : Determination of seven marker compounds in IJT preparations was quantitatively conducted by high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with a diode-array detector. The marker compounds were separated on a reversed-phase C18 column and the analytical method was successfully validated. Chemometric analysis was performed to compare IJT water extracts and commercial IJT granules.Results : Limit of detection and limit of quantification values were in the ranges of 0.093-2.649 μg/mL and 0.283-8.027 μg/mL, respectively. Precisions were 0.30-3.87% within a day and 0.23-2.35% over three consecutive days. Recoveries of the marker compounds ranged from 87.35-107.05%, with relative standard deviation (RSD) values < 6.15%. Repeatabilities were < 1.20% and < 1.71% of RSD value for retention time and absolute peak area, respectively. The results from quantitative analysis showed that the quantities of seven marker compounds of IJT samples varied, as were found in principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis.Conclusions : The analytical method developed in the present study was precise and reliable to simultaneously determine marker compounds of IJT. Therefore, it can be used for the quality assessment of IJT preparations.