• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.158-162
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• 2001

A halotolerant and extracellular protease-producing yeast was isolated from traditional Meju and identified as a strain of Hansenular polymorpha by investigating its microbiological characteristics. The optimum pH, temperature and NaCl concentration reauired for the growth of Hansenular polymorpha S-9 were found to be pH 6.0, 30$^{\circ}C$ and 0.5 M, respectively. Extracellular protease was produced maximally at 10 U ml(sup)-1 when Hansenular polymorpha S-9 was grown on the medium containing 1.0% beef extract and 0.1 M NaCl for 12 hr at 30$^{\circ}C$. About 13% of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was shown in the hydrolysates which were obtained from the digestion of soybean protein (6 mg) for 6 hr at 30$^{\circ}C$ by the crude enzyme (1 U).

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.39-46
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• 1988

Experimental studies were conducted to investigate the hemostatic effect of the water extracts of Kwibitang. For this purpose, the effects of the extracts on the bleeding time in mouse tail and prothrombin time in vitro were estimated. Furthermore, its activity on the isolated uterine muscle in rats were investigated. The results obtained were as following; The bleeding time was not shortened, but the plasma prothrombin time in vitro test was significantly shortened. The uterotonic action produced by the extract was not inhibited by pretreatment of diltiazem at the doses of $10^{-5}g/ml$.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.1290-1294
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• 2006

Biflavonoid (1) showed no antimicrobial activity at a concentration of 150 ${\mu}$g/disc. However, the crude extract of Quintinia acutifolia Kirk inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis and the dermatophytic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes. 2',3'-Dihydroochanaflavone (1) showed some cytotoxicity with IC$_{50}$ value of 3.1 ${\mu}$g/mL against P388 murine lymphocytic leukemia cells (positive control: mitomycin C IC$_{50}$ 0.06 ${\mu}$g/mL). The structure was determined by Spectroscopic methods.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.247-251
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• 1997

The effects of the extract of the root of Cynanchum wilfordi (Asclepiadaceae), the alkaloid fraction, and the isolated main constituent (gagaminine) on 5-lipoxygenase(5-LOEC 1.13.11.34) in bovine PMNL have been studied. The effect of the crude extracts of wildand cultivated plant was also compared each other. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of gagaminine on 5-Lo was compared with those of the standard drugs. Gagaminine inhibited 5-Lo activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of $26\;{\mu}M$, this result indicates that gagaminine may be useful for in vivo experiments as 5-LO inhibitor.

• Mycobiology
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.498-506
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• 2021

An endophytic fungus strain DYSJ3 was isolated from a stem of Aphanamixis grandifolia Blume, which was identified as Aspergillus versicolor based on the morphological characteristics, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and calmodulin gene sequences analyses. A. versicolor DYSJ3 exhibited strong antagonistic activity against Colletotrichum musae, C. gloeosporioides and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense with the inhibition rates of 61.9, 51.2 and 55.3% respectively. The antifungal metabolites mainly existed in the mycelium of A. versicolor DYSJ3, and its mycelial crude extract (CE) had broad-spectrum antifungal activities against plant pathogenic fungi. The CE had a good thermal stability, and the inhibition rate of 100 mg/mL CE against C. musae was above 70.0% after disposing at 120 ℃ for 1 h. Five secondary metabolites were isolated from the CE and identified as averufanin, ergosterol peroxide, versicolorin B, averythrin and sterigmatocystin. Activity evaluation showed versicolorin B exhibited inhibitory effects on the mycelial growth and conidial germination of C. musae, and sterigmatocystin had a weak inhibitory effect on the mycelial growth of C. musae.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.392.2-392.2
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• 2002

Cytotoxic activity against the P388 cell line was seen in a crude extract of Anisotome lyallii. A bioactivity guided isolation led to the isolation of a deterpene. which displayed strong Cytotoxic activity against the P388 cell line (IC50 2.3 $\mu$g/ml), as well as antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis. The structure of de terpene 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic methods. (omitted)

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.105-114
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• 2022

Tinospora crispa (L.) is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various ailments including diabetes. The stem has been widely studied for its antidiabetic properties, however the antidiabetic potential of its leaves has not been explored. This study investigates the antidiabetic properties of methanolic T. crispa stem and leaves extracts on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The stems and leaves were extracted using Soxhlet extraction with methanol as solvent. Crude extracts were administered at 500 mg/kg body weight (BW) (high dose) and 250 mg/kg BW (low dose) via oral route to alloxan induced diabetic rats. T. crispa stem and leaves extracts was found to significantly reduce blood glucose following a twelve-week treatment period. The highest mean difference in blood glucose level was exhibited by animals in the high dose treated stem and low dose leaf extracts. Both extracts showed approximately 75% percentage recovery from hyperglycaemia. The highest regenerative capacity was observed in animals treated with the low dose leaf extract.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.93-100
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• 2007

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels (10, 12 and 15%) of crude protein (CP) in total mixed ration (TMR) on dry matter intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance of Korean black goats in the stage of early pregnancy and to obtain information on their optimal dietary levels of CP. In the present study, 12 Does of Korean black goats in the early pregnancy were allotted to four unreplicated groups by dietary level of CP and then they were housed in individual metabolism cages with completely randomized design throughout 30 days with 20 days adaptation and 10 days collection periods. Does in Control were fed a conventional diet and does in TMR10, TMR12 and TMR15 were fed a diet adjusted to about 10, 12 and 15% CP, respectively. Dry matter(DM) contents ranged from 89 to 91% in treatments. There were no differences fur fiber contents among three CP levels of TMR, showing that ADF and NDF had 18.57 to 19.85, and 53.41 to 54.80, respectively. Crude protein contents for three TMR treaements had 10.61, 12.15 and 14.97%, respectively. However, non-fibrous carbohydrate (NFC) contents decreased with increasing CP levels in treatments. Meanwhile, Intakes of DM, nutrients and digestible nutrients were significantly (p<0.05) higher in TMR15 and control than in TMR10 and TMR12. Moreover, DM intake per metabolic body weight and theit ratio per body weight was significantly (p<0.05) higher for control and TMR15 than other treatments. DM digestibility was not significantly different among treatments, but ether extract digestibility of treatments was significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of control, but there was no significant difference among treatments. Nitrogen retention significantly (p<0.05) increased with increasing CP levels in TMR, and TMR15 was highest among treatments. Our results showed that the increasing CP levels in TMR increased DM intake and nitrogen retention and suggested that the optimal dietary CP levels under TMR feeding system in early pregnant Korean black goats could be estimated for at least 15%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.37 no.12
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• pp.1679-1683
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• 2008

The objectives of this study were to determine inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity and antioxidant activity of the methanolic extract from grape seeds and to investigate relationships between tyrosinase inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity of the extract. The 80% methanol extracts of grape seeds were fractionated subsequently with hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and water. The methanolic extract and fractions from grape seeds inhibited tyrosinase activity in a concentration dependent manner. The methanolic extracts showed the highest inhibitory effects on tyrosinase activity. The inhibitory effects of the ethyl acetate fraction from the methanolic extract on tyrosinase activity was higher than other fractions. The ethyl acetate fraction from methanolic extracts showed higher antioxidant activity and contained higher polyphenolic and flavonoid contents compared to other fractions. The correlation coefficients among the polyphenoilc content of methanolic extracts, ABTS radical cation scavenging activity and inhibitory effect of tyrosinase were relatively high. These results suggest that grape seeds may have potential as a depigmentation agent for cosmetics and functional food products.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.91-95
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• 2010

The acute toxicity of a crude extract of maitake mushroom(Grifola frondosa practical compound: GFPC) and the mixture of maitake mushroom extract and white jelly mushroom extract(Tremella fuciformis practical compound: TFPC). For acute oral toxicity test, male and female ICR mice were randomly assigned to five groups, consisting of 12 animals each, six males and six females, received either GFPC or the mixture of GFPC and TFPC, at dose of 0, 2,000 and 5,000mg/kg b.w. by orally(10ml/kg b.w.). For the period of 48hr, clinical signs, body weight and food intake were measured. All animals survived during the study and did not show any clinical signs. Food intake was mildly decreased in both GFPC and the mixture of GFPC and TFPC treated groups, however, body weight gain showed no significant difference among the groups. It is suggested that LD50 of GFPC and the mixture of GFPC and TFPC by oral administration was estimated to be over 5,000mg/kg in both sexes of mice. These results conform that GFPC and the mixture of GFPC and TFPC are safe and no toxic at average dietary level.