• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2006

구상나무(Abies koreana Maximowicz)와 전나무(Abies holophylla Wilson) 잎을 채취하여 건조시킨 후 분말로 제조하여 각각 1.5 kg을 아세톤-물(7:3, v/v)로 추출하고 헥산, 메틸렌클로라이드, 에틸아세테이트 및 수용성으로 분획하여 동결건조 시켰다. 에틸아세테이트용성 분획을 Sephadex LH-20으로 충진한 칼럼에서 메탄올과 에탄올-헥산 혼합액을 용리용매로 사용하여 칼럼크로마토그래피를 실시하였다. 단리된 화합물들은 TLC로 확인한 후 $^1H-$, $^{13}C-NMR$, COSY, HETCOR 등의 스펙트럼을 사용하여 정확한 구조를 규명하였고 FAB 및 EI-MS로써 분자량을 측정하였다. 많은 양의 aromadendrin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (화합물 III), polydatin (화합물 VI), (-)-rhododendrol-2-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (화합물 VII)가 단리되었으며, 소량의 (+)-catechin (화합물 I), kaempferol-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (화합물IV), myricetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (화합물 V), naringenin-7-O-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside (화합물 II)도 단리 되었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거법을 이용하여 단리된 화합물들에 대한 항산화 활성시험을 실시하였으며 (+)- catechin과 polydatin이 항산화 효능을 나타내었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2005

A cumulative evidence indicates that consumption of tea catechin, flavan-3-ol derived from green tea leaves, lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, a precise mechanism for this cardiovascular action has not yet been fully understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of different green tea catechins, such as epigallocatechin-3 gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin-3 gallate (ECG), and epicatechin (EC), on angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertrophy in primary cultured rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC). [$^3H$]-leucine incorporation was used to assess VSMC hypertrophy, protein kinase assay, and western blot analysis were used to assess mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity, and RT-PCR was used to assess c-jun or c-fos transcription. Ang II increased [$^3H$]-leucine incorporation into VSMC. However, EGCG and ECG, but not EGC or EC, inhibited [$^3H$]-leucine incorporation increased by Ang II. Ang II increased phosphorylation of c-Jun, extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and p38 MAPK in VSMC, however, EGCG and ECG , but not EGC or EC, attenuated c-Jun phosphorylation increased by Ang II. ERK 1/2 and p38 MAPK phosphorylation induced by Ang II were not affected by any catechins. Ang II increased c-jun and c-fos mRNA expression in VSMC, however, EGCG inhibited c-jun but not c-fos mRNA expression induced by Ang II. ECG, EGC and EC did not affect c-jun or c-fos mRNA expression induced by Ang II. Our findings indicate that the galloyl group in the position 3 of the catechin structure of EGCG or ECG is essential for inhibiting VSMC hypertrophy induced by Ang II via the specific inhibition of JNK signaling pathway, which may explain the beneficial effects of green tea catechin on the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases observed in several epidemiological studies.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.956-964
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• 2020

액체크로마토그래피 (liquid chromatography; LC) 시스템과 연동된 radical 소거 활성 측정 시스템은 식물 추출물과 같이 수많은 성분으로 구성된 시료 중의 radical 소거 활성 성분을 확인하는 유용한 도구이다. 이와 같은 시스템을 사용하여 항산화 활성 성분을 가지고 있는 생약재로 알려진 유근피의 추출물을 대상으로 DPPH와 ABTS radical 소거 활성을 측정한 후 확인된 소거 활성 성분에 대한 질량분석을 실시하여 procyanidin B2, procyanidin B3, catechin-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside, catechin-5-O-β-D-apiofuranoside로 각각 추정되는 4가지 성분을 확인하였다. 추출물 시료들 간의 상대적인 함량 비교를 위해 4가지 성분에 대한 MRM mode 분석 조건을 설정하여 LC-MS/MS를 활용한 유근피 추출물 중 radical 소거 활성 성분의 함량 비교 가능성을 검토하였다. 95% 에탄올 추출물을 기준으로 산출한 상대적인 함량 비교 결과에서 추출 용매의 에탄올 농도가 높아지면 radical 소거 활성 성분들의 함량이 높아지는 것으로 나타났으며, 각 추출물의 radical 소거 활성 측정 결과와 마찬가지로 에탄올 농도 50% 이상의 추출물들에서 procyanidin B3로 추정된 성분을 제외한 3가지 성분의 함량 차이가 크게 나타나지 않음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과에 각 추출물의 수율을 추가로 감안하여 50% 수준의 에탄올 농도가 유근피의 radical 소거 활성 성분 추출에 더 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 활성 측정 및 분석 방법을 활용하게 되면 유근피 자체의 품질관리뿐만이 아니라 추출물을 활용하는 다양한 제품 개발 단계에서 기존의 LC-UV 검출기 profile 비교보다 활용도가 높은 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제10권3_4호
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• pp.29-40
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• 1995

To investigate and evaluate the scavenging and antioxidative effects of various ftavonoids on paraquat induced pulmonary toxicity, in vivo and vitro tests of eight flavonoids(catechin, epicatechin, flayone, chrysin, apigenin, quercetin, morin and biochanin A) were carried out. In vitro test, inhibitory and antioxidative effects of lipoxygenase dependent lipidperoxidation, NADPH dependent cytochrome p-450 reductase to liver and lung microsome and superoxide anion production in rat peritoneal exudated macrophage were studied. In vivo test, biochemical parameters and cell population in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) in mouse and rats after administration of paraquat and flavonoids were tested. The results are summerized as follows; 1. All flavonoids tested inhibited on NADPH dependent cytochrome p-450 reductase in liver and lung microsome. 2. All flavonoids tested showed the inhibitory effects on the superoxide anion production in rat peritoneal exudated macropharge. 3. Lactate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase and total protein in BALF of mouse which increased by the administration of paraquat, decreased significantly by catechin, chrysin, morin and biochanin A. 4. Numbers of alveolar macropharge and PMN in BALF of rats which increased by the administration of paraquat decreased by all the tested flavonoids. Therefore, all flavonoids tested showed the useful compounds for scavenger and antioxidant on paraquat induced pulmonary toxicity.

• 생약학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 1989

Purification of polyphenol oxidase(PPO) from Korean native tobacco variety leaves was carried out through the procedure of acetone preciptation, ammonium sulfate fractionation, and Sephadex G-150 gel filtration, resulting in a 84-fold increase in specific activity. The enzyme was stable in a range of pH 7.5 to 8.0 with an optimum of pH 7.5. The optimum temperature for the enzymic reaction was about $60^{\circ}$. It was thermostable with a half-life equal to 20 min at $70^{\circ}$. Km values for (+)-catechin and pyrogallol were $1.6{\times}10^{-3}$ and $0.5{\times}10^{-3}M$, respectively. It possesses high catecholase activity but little or no cresolase activity. Lineweaver-Burk analysis of inhibition data revealed that the inhibition of (+)-catechin oxidation by potassium cyanide, 4-nitrocatechol, cystein and 2-mercaptoethanol was competitive with Ki values of $1.1{\times}10^{-6}$, $1.8{\times}10^{-6}$, $8.9{\times}10^{-6}$ and $1.3{\times}10^{-5}$, respectively.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.300-306
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• 2003

Rhizoma of Smilax china has been used as anti-inflammatory and analgesic, antiedemic agent in Korean folk medicine. In order to investigate the efficacy of anti-oxidative activity, the activity-guided fractionation and the isolation were performed. Each fractions ($H_2O$ fraction, 20％, 40％, 60％, 100％ MeOH fractions and CHCl$_3$ fraction) was examined antioxidant activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging potential. It was revealed that 40％, 20％ MeOH fractions and $H_2O$ fractions have significant anti-oxidative activity. From 40％ and 20％ MeOH fractions two flavonoid glycosides and one procyanidin were isolated and elucidated apigenin-7-Ο-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1\longrightarrow2)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside, apigenin-7-Ο-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1\longrightarrow6)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside and catechin(4$\alpha$\longrightarrow6)epicatechin through their physicochemical data and IR, FAB-MS, $^{13}$ C-NMR, and $^1$H-NMR analysis with authentics, respectively. The isolated compounds were examined by DPPH method. Apigenin-7-Ο-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1\longrightarrow2)-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside and catechin (4$\alpha$\longrightarrow6) epicatechin showed powerful radical scavenging activities on DPPH radical among three compounds.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2003

느릅나무 근피의 메탄올 추출물을 분획하여 항균성을 측정한 결과 항균력이 가장 우수한 수용성 분획을 silicagel column chromatograpy 및 TLC에 의해 분리·정제한 다음 정제 화합물을 UV, IR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR를 사용하여 구조를 동정하고 그 화합물의 항균력을 검정하였다. 수용성 분획물로부터 두 종류의 정제 화합물을 단리하였다. 기기분석 결과, 화합물 B는 Catechin rhamnoside로 확인되었다. 단리된 정제화합물은 Staphylococcus aureus 및 Salmonella typhimurium에 대하여 항균활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.247-252
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• 2015

젓갈에서 분리한 효모를 이용하여 아로니아의 탄닌 성분 저감화에 대해 조사하였다. TLC 실험을 통하여 최종 선별된 MTY2 균주는 18S rDNA sequence에 의해 Kazachstania servazzii으로 동정되어 K. servazzii MTY2로 명명하였다. K. servazzii MTY2의 생육은 배양 3시간 이후부터 급격하게 증가하였으며, 9시간에 최대 증식을 나타내었다. 또한, 균체가 증식됨에 따라 pH는 6에서 5까지 감소하였다. 5% 아로니아 추출물을 첨가했을 때 K. servazzii MTY2의 최적 발효조건을 실험한 결과, 탄소원 경우 glucose 10% (w/v) 첨가 시 균체의 생육이 가장 높았으며, 10% (w/v) glucose 고정으로 질소원 실험 결과 3% (w/v) tryptone 첨가 시 균체 생육이 높았다. 마지막으로 glucose 10% (w/v)와 tryptone 3% (w/v)를 고정으로 하고 무기염류 실험 결과 sodium chloride 0.1% (w/v)를 첨가했을 때 가장 높은 균체 생육을 보였다. 또한 탄소원, 질소원, 무기염류 각각의 균체 생장이 가장 잘된 배양액을 수포화-n-butanol로 추출, 농축하여 HPLC 분석을 한 결과 (+)-catechin peak는 모든 조건에서 꾸준히 존재하였지만, (-)-epicatechin peak는 glucose 10% (w/v) 첨가의 조건으로 배양할 시 검출되지 않았다. 따라서, K. servazzii MTY2을 glucose 10% (w/v) 첨가의 조건으로 아로니아와 함께 발효시킬 경우, 탄닌 성분의 저감화가 가능할 것으로 판단하였다. 따라서 탄닌 성분의 저감화를 통해 특유의 떫은맛을 감소시킨 아로니아를 식용 혹은 식품의 2차 가공물의 재료로 용이하게 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2016

This study aimed to establish the quantitative method to analyze the content of peroxynitrite-scavengers belonging to polyphenols in six Korean Quercus species (Quercus mongolica, Q. dentata, Q. acutissima, Q. alienta, Q. serrata, and Q. variabilis) by HPLC. The twelve peroxynitrite-scavengers, flavanols (catechins: (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, and (-)-epigallocatechin), flavonols (kaempferol and quercetin), flavonol glycosides (astragalin, quercitrin, and isoquercitrin), flavonol acylated glycosides (astragalin 6''-gallate and isoquercitrin 6''-gallate), gallic acid and its dimer (ellagic acid) were analyzed by HPLC. Further, anti-Alzheimer's activity was assayed in a passive avoidance testusing mice by measuring the retention latency (sec), the concentration of acetylcholine (ACh), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. Simultaneous analysis of the extracts of the six Quercus leaves was achieved on a Capcell C18 column ($5{\mu}m$, $250mm{\times}4.6mm\;i.d.$) with a gradient elution of 0.05% HAc and 0.05% HAc in $CH_3CN$. In the extract of Q. mongolica leaves, the content of gallic acid (32.53 mg/g), (+)-catechin (28.78 mg/g), (-)-epicatehin (22.03 mg/g), astragalin 6''-gallate (20.94 mg/g), and isoquercitrin 6''-gallate (44.11 mg/g) and peroxynitrite-scavenging activity ($IC_{50}$, $0.831{\mu}g/ml$) were high. This extract delayed the retention latency and inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity in scopolamine-induced memory impairment of mice, suggesting that it has anti-Alzheimer's activity.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.303-314
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• 2020

Gambir is a non-wood forest product with a potential of being used as wood adhesive, due to about 33% catechin in it. Meanwhile, catechins and sucrose have not been studied as adhesives. Therefore, basic characteristics of gambir-sucrose adhesives were investigated. In this research, adhesives were prepared by dissolving gambir and sucrose in distilled water, at different blending ratios of the gambir/sucrose such as 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, and 25/75 wt%. Furthermore, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was employed to determine the gambir chemical compositions, and Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was carried out to identify chemical bonds. Particleboards with a target density of 0.8 g/㎤ were then manufactured by hot-pressing for 10 min at 200℃. The internal bond (IB) strength of particleboard was subsequently measured. Based on the GC-MS analysis, 31.11% of catechin was identified. In addition, the viscosity, density, solid content, and gelation time of the adhesives, and insoluble matter content (IMC) in boiling water were 7.30~33.24 mPa.s, 1.2~1.3 g/㎤, 25.56~28.44%, 73~420 min, and 29.75~62.10%, respectively. Adding sucrose to the adhesive was observed to raise the IMC from 49.05 to 62.10%, at 180℃ and 200℃. FT-IR analysis showed that the gambir absorption peaks occurred at approximately 1620 cm^-1, assigned to the C=O stretching of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, which tended to increase with the addition of sucrose. The reaction between gambir and sucrose was observed in the form of the dimethylene ether bridge. The 25/75 wt% gambir-sucrose adhesives and 200℃ hot-pressed temperature resulted in the highest IB strength (0.89 MPa), and met the requirement of JIS A5908-2003 type 18. Consequently, the gambir-sucrose adhesive could be used as a particleboard adhesive.