• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.181-187
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• 1997

New HPLC method was developed for determination of some flavonoids such as naringin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, rutin, quercitrin, naringenin, hesperetin and apigenin and their contents in citrus juice and citrus peel from citrus varieties Brown in Cheju. Detection was at 280nm and reverse phase ${\mu}$-Bondapak C-18 column was used. Water/methanol/acetic acid as the mobile phase was better than water/acetonitrile/acetic acid. Flavonoids were more stable in 20% n,n-dimethylformamide in methanol(20% DMF) than methanol and pH 12 adjusted by 1N-sodium hydroxide solution. Standard flavonoid solutions were injected three times consecutively and the reproduciability was 0.236 to 3.550%, Correlation coefficient of the calibration curve was 0.9946 to 0.9999. The exiraction efficiency of hesperidin from citrus peel was evaluated with different extraction method such as reflux, ultra-sonicating method, using three solvents (aqueous solutions with pH12 adjusted by 1N-sodium hydroxide, methanol and 20% DMF), respectively. The reflux for 4 hour in 20% DMF was the most efficient of the tested methods and solvents, and recovery percentage were 78.0∼130.0%. Flavonoids were determined in citrus juice. Naringin was 68.2mg/100$m\ell$ in Natsudaidai, Hesperidin were 85.6mg/100$m\ell$ in Sankyool and Neohesperidin was 25.3mg/100$m\ell$ in Dangyooja. Flavonoids were determined in citrus peel. Naringin was 110mg/g in Dangyooja, Hesperidin was 242mg/g in Hungjin and Neohesperidin was 87.9mg/g in Dangyooja.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2012

Targeted therapy has been a very promising strategy of drug development research. Many molecular mechanims of diseases have been known to be regulated by abundance of proteins, such as receptors and hormones. Chemoprevention for treatment and prevention of diseases are continuously developed. Pre-clinical and clinical studies in chemoprevention field yielded many valuable data in preventing the onset of disease and suppressing the progress of their growth, making chemoprevention a challenging and a very rational strategy in future researches. Natural products being rich of flavonoids are those fruits belong to the genus citrus. Ethanolic extract of Citrus reticulata and Citrus aurantiifolia peels showed anticarcinogenic, antiproliferative, co-chemotherapeutic and estrogenic effects. Several examples of citrus flavonoids that are potential as chemotherapeutic agents are tangeretin, nobiletin, hesperetin, hesperidin, naringenin, and naringin. Those flavonoids have been shown to possess inhibition activity on certain cancer cells' growth through various mechanisms. Moreover, citrus flavonoids also perform promising effect in combination with several chemotherapeutic agents against the growth of cancer cells. Some mechanisms involved in those activities are through cell cycle modulation, antiangiogenic effect, and apoptosis induction.Previous studies showed that tangeretin suppressed the growth of T47D breast cancer cells by inhibiting ERK phosphorylation. While in combination with tamoxifen, doxorubicin, and 5-FU, respectively, it was proven to be synergist on several cancer cells. Hesperidin and naringenin increased cytotoxicitity of doxorubicin on MCF-7 cells and HeLa cells. Besides, citrus flavonoids also performed estrogenic effect in vivo. One example is hesperidin having the ability to decrease the concentration of serum and hepatic lipid and reduce osteoporosis of ovariectomized rats. Those studies showed the great potential of citrus fruits as natural product to be developed as not only the source of co-chemotherapeutic agents, but also phyto-estrogens. Therefore, further study needs to be conducted to explore the potential of citrus fruits in overcoming cancer.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2013

Citrus fruit contain various flavonoids that have multiple biological activities. However, the content of these flavonoids are changed during maturation and immature Citrus is known to contain larger amounts than mature. Chemokines are significant mediators for cell migration, while thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC/CCL17) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) are well known as the typical inflammatory chemokines in atopic dermatitis (AD), a pruritic and chronic inflammatory skin disease. We reported recently that the EtOH extract of immature Citrus unshiu inhibits TARC and MDC production. Therefore, we investigated the activity of flavonoids contained in immature Citrus on TARC and MDC levels. As a result, among the various flavonoids, quercetagetin has stronger inhibitory effects on the protein and mRNA expression of TARC and MDC than other flavonoids. Quercetagetin particularly has better activity on TARC and MDC level than quercetin. In HPLC analysis, the standard peak of quercetagetin matches the peaks of extract of immature C. unshiu. This suggests that quercetagetin is an anti-inflammatory component in immature C. unshiu.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.143-146
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• 2001

Eight flavonoids, including rutin, naringin, hesperidin, quercetin, hesperetin, nobiletin, 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-methoxylated flavone, and tangeretin, in the peels of satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu) species of Halla, Gungcheon, Hungjin, Namgam-20, Illnam-1, and Chungdo harvested between August and December were analyzed through HPLC. Hesperidin content of Halla harvested during early maturation was 28.70 mg/g, and was the highest among the tested citrus fruits. Rutin content of Hungjin harvested during early maturation was 2.66 mg/g. Naringin in all citrus species and hesperetin in Halla, Gungchun, Namgam-20, and Chungdo were only detected in the peel of fruits harvested during early maturation. Hesperidin and rutin were detected mainly in all citrus species, and other flavonoids in trace. Flavonoid content in the peel of fruits was high during early maturation. Flavonoid contents in the peels of all fruit samples were generally high in the early stage of maturation, which then decreased rapidly.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2020

Neuroinflammation is known as the main mechanism implicated in the advancement of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The main feature of neuroinflammation is associated with the activation of microglia. The activated microglia increase proinflammatory cytokine production and induce progressive neuronal cell death. Citrus flavonoids show neuroprotective effects that are associated with the anti-inflammatory action of flavonoids in neurodegenerative diseases. Among these citrus flavonoids, kaempferol, naringin, and nobiletin show inhibitory effects on nuclear factor-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways that can modulate inflammatory conditions in microglial cells. In the present review, we present the anti-inflammatory activities of citrus flavonoids and therapeutic potential of flavonoids as neuroprotective agents.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2001

감귤류 유래 플라보노이드인 hesperidin 및 naringin과 이들의 agIycone 형태인 hesperetin 및 naringenin의 생리기능 활성에 대하여 동물(흰쥐 및 햄스터)실험을 통한 지질대사,인체 간종양 세포주 HepG2 세포를 이용한 암세포 생육 및 지질대사, 노화와 질병의 원인이 되는 불포화 지방산의 지질 과산화 억제 작용을 중심으로 고찰하였다. 이들 감귤류 플라보노이드는 흰쥐에서의 콜레스테롤 농도 저하작용 및 햄스터에서의 중성지질 농도 저하작용을 나타내었다. 이러한 대사 기작으로서 콜레스테를 및 중성지질 합성의 중요 조절효소로 알려진 acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase(ACAT) 및 phosphatidate phosphohydrolase(PAP) 활성이 in vivo 및 in vitro 실험계에서 현저히 저해되었으며, 특히 aglycone 형태의 플라보노이드에서 그 효과가 강하게 나타났다. 또한,이들 플라보노이드는 인체 간종양 세포주 HepG2 세포를 이용한 실험에서 암세포 생육 억제 및 세포내 콜레스테롤과 중성지질 농도를 저하시키는 효과도 인정되었다. Hesperetin은 실험적으로 유도한 간질환을 개선시켰다. 노화 및 질병의 발생과 깊이 관련된 것으로 알려진 불포화지방산 과산화 반응을 억제시키는 항산화 효과도 확인되었는데, hesperetin에서 좋은 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과에서 감귤류 유래 플라보노이드는 동물의 혈중 콜레스테롤 및 중성지질 억제작용에 의한 혈관계 질환 개선효과, 지방간을 비롯한 간질환 개선효과, 암세포 증식억제 작용, 노화 및 질병의 원인이 되는 지질 과산화 억제 작용 등 건강에 관련된 다양한 생리기능 활성이 존재하는 것을 확인하여 기능성 성분의 연구로 일정의 효과를 얻었다. 따라서 이러한 감귤류 유래의 생리활성 성분의 연구목적은 건강증진 효과를 높이는 식품의 개발과 식품 첨가물의 신규 수요를 증대시켜 국민의 건강을 향상시키는데 있다.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2014

Purpose. Citrus aurantium L.(familyRutaceae), alsoknownasbitter orange, have been used as traditional herbal medicine in many Asian countries since ancient times. Hence, the purpose of the study was to briefly discuss the new findings about anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of Citrus aurantium L in-vitro. Methods. The articles for this study were collected from pubmed and scopus electronic resources. Results. Citrus aurantium L contains an abundant Flavonoids, including hesperidin, naringin and nobiletin. These Flavonoids has reported to have various medicinal benefits that include antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-diabetic activities, and also used to treat cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion. Based on the above evidence, we propose that Flavonoids from Korea Citrus aurantium L would be a therapeutic potential for cancer treatment and pharmacological benefit for inhibiting the inflammatory effect.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1206-1213
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• 2024

Citrus fruits offer a range of health benefits due to their rich nutritional profile, including vitamin C, flavonoids, carotenoids, and fiber. It is known that unripe citrus has higher levels of vitamin C, dietary fiber, polyphenols, and flavonoids compared to mature fruits. In this study, we assessed the nutritional components of unripe citrus peel and pressed juices, as well as their anti-obesity potential through the modulation of adipocyte differentiation and the expression of adipogenesis-related genes, specifically PPARγ and C/EBPα, in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Our analysis revealed that unripe citrus peel exhibited elevated levels of fiber and protein compared to pressed juice, with markedly low levels of free sugar, particularly sucrose. The content of hesperidin, a representative flavonoid in citrus fruits, was 3,157.6 mg/kg in unripe citrus peel and 455.5 mg/kg in pressed juice, indicating that it was approximately seven times higher in unripe citrus peel compared to pressed juice. Moreover, we observed that the peel had a dose-dependently inhibitory effect on adipocyte differentiation, which was linked to a significant downregulation of adipogenesis-related gene expression. Thus, our findings suggest that unripe citrus possesses anti-obesity effects by impeding adipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation, with the peel demonstrating a more pronounced effect compared to pressed juice.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.214-219
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 제주산 청과즙과 제주 재래귤인 당유자 과즙 내의 기능성 성분을 대량 추출하여 새로운 타입의 고기능성 감귤 음료를 개발코자 기능성 연구를 실시하였다. 관능 검사를 통해 청과 착즙액 30%에 KILO Prep을 이용하여 얻은 당유자 유래 플라보노이드 농축액 15%를 포함하는 Citrus-F 음료를 제조하였다. 새롭게 제조된 Citrus-F를 경구 투여하여 쥐 체중의 변화를 관찰한 결과 HF diet(고지방사료)와 Citrus-F를 병행하여 급이한 군의 경우 급이 7주차부터 HF diet만 단독으로 급이한 군에 비하여 뚜렷하게 체중이 감소되어 그 효과는 실험이 끝나는 9주째까지 지속되었다. 또한 Citrus-F가 혈중지질에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 경구 투여한 쥐를 대상으로 한 혈청검사에서 혈중 지방 함량은 Citrus-F 처리군에서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 특히 급이 시점을 초기부터 시작한 경우에는 triglycerid의 수치는 감소하였지만 total cholesterol과 HDL-cholesterol의 수치에는 별다른 영행을 미치지 못했다. 그러나 5주 후부터 0.1% Citrus-F를 급이한 처리군에서 triglyceride, total cholesterol과 HDL-cholesterol의 수치가 모두 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과 당유자 유래 플라보노이드 농축액을 15% 포함하는 고기능성 Citrus-F 음료는 비만 및 각종 혈중 지질 관련 질병의 예방에 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.382-388
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• 1999

The effects of citrus flavonoids, hesperidin and naringin, on the lipid metabolism were investigated in cultured human hepatocyte HePG2 cells. HepG2 cells were cultured for 6 h and 24 h to the control medium or the media containing hespridin and narigin, which concentrations were 0.5 and 5.0 mg/$m\ell$. There were no significant effects on cell proliferation and cellular protein content, except for increased in these parameters by adding both citrus flavonoids (0.5 mg/$m\ell$). The cellular content of triacylglycerol after 6 h incubation with 0.5 mg/$m\ell$ hesperidin and naringin was markedly increased, and after 24 h incubation that was decreased in both citrus flavonoids supplementation. The supplementation of 5.0 mg/$m\ell$ hesperidin caused a marked decrease in the cellular cholesterol content following 6 h incubation, and that was also reduced markdly, in a dose-dependent manner, during incubation for 24 h. However, there was no significant difference in the cellular cholesterol content in medium supplemented with naringin. The effect of hesperidin and naringin on acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity was studied in vivo and in vitro. The data confirmed that hesperidin inhibit ACAT activity in vivo and in vitro, whereas naringin had no such effect on ACAT activity in vivo but not in vitro. The present study suggests that hesperidin reduces the cellular triacyglycerol and cholesterol contents in human hepatocyte HepG2 cells.