• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.975-982
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• 2017

Curcumin, a hydrophobic polyphenol derived from the rhizome of the herb Curcuma longa, possesses diverse pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and antiangiogenic activities. Two curcuminoids (dicinnamoylmethane and bisdemethoxycurcumin) were synthesized from glucose in Escherichia coli. PAL (phenylalanine ammonia lyase) or TAL (tyrosine ammonia lyase), along with Os4CL (p-coumaroyl-CoA ligase) and CUS (curcumin synthase) genes, were introduced into E. coli, and each strain produced dicinnamoylmethane or bisdemethoxycurcumin, respectively. In order to increase the production of curcuminoids in E. coli, the shikimic acid biosynthesis pathway, which increases the substrates for curcuminoid biosynthesis, was engineered. Using the engineered strains, the production of bisdemethoxycurcumin increased from 0.32 to 4.63 mg/l, and that of dicinnamoylmethane from 1.24 to 6.95 mg/l.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2012

Three major curcuminoids in turmeric (Curcuma longa), curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin, were efficiently extracted by optimizing extraction condition and simultaneously analyzed and identified using reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method. The highest yield of extraction amount 0.279 g, 9.30% was obtained by dipping method with extraction time of 7 h.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4927-4935
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• 2012

강황은 다양한 약리활성을 가진 약초이다. 강황에 포함된 curcumin, demethoxycurcumin(DMC)과 bisdemethoxycurcumin(BDMC)을 침적과 초음파방법을 이용하여 추출하였다. 그리고 고체상추출(SPE)을 사용하여 추출효율을 확인 하였다. 추출액은 3가지 상업용 $C_{18}$ 역상 고성능 액체 크로마토그래피에 의해 이동상으로 물과 아세토나이트릴을 사용하여 일정용매법으로 동시분리 분석을 하였다. 유속은 1.0mL/min, 주입부피는 $10{\mu}L$, 컬럼오븐 온도 $40^{\circ}C$, 파장 425nm에서 수행되었다. 실험결과, RS tech column을 사용하고 물과 아세토나이트릴의 조성비가 (50 : 50vol%)일 때 최적 조건을 얻을 수 있었다. 용매조성(물과 메탄올)에 따른 추출 수율에의 영향을 살펴본 결과 100% 메탄올에서 curcuminoids(추출시간 4h)가 가장 많이 추출되었고, 수용성 메탄올 조성보다 함량이 높았다. 100% 물에 의해, 고체상추출은 curcuminoids의 추출함량(mAU${\times}$mim)이 침적과 초음파방법보다 24.5와 14.3배 높았다. 이상의 결과는 제약 및 기능성 소재로서의 응용 가능성을 나타내었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 염, 당, 초산에 의한 가공, 저장, 조리 방법을 적용하여 NaCl, sucrose 및 acetic acid 등 3가지 용액에 강황을 침지시켜 추출물의 화학적 특성 및 쿠쿠미노이드 성분의 추출 정도를 분석하였다. NaCl (0-20%), sucrose (0-25%) 및 acetic acid (0-12%) 용액에서 강황분말을 3일간 침지한 결과, 단백질과 폴리페놀의 용출량, 용출액의 산화방지 효과는 물 추출에 비해 감소하였으나 acetic acid (12%) 용액에서 황색도와 쿠쿠미노이드 색소의 추출량은 현저히 증가하였다. 또한 각 침지용매에 심황색소를 분산시켜 쿠쿠미노이드 성분의 화학안정성과 분산안정성 등을 분석하였다. 심황색소의 잔류량은 NaCl (20%)에서 20%정도로 현저히 감소하였으나 sucrose (25%)와 acetic acid (12%) 침지액에서는 각각 88.6, 91.6%가 유지되었다. 심황색소의 sucrose 침지액 상에서는 저장시간과 sucrose 농도에 따라 H₂O₂의 양이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 한편 각 침지용매 상에서 분산안정성을 평가한 결과 NaCl 농도의 증가에 따라 심황색소의 용해도가 감소하였으나, sucrose와 acetic acid 상에서는 이들의 농도 증가에 따라 심황색소 용액의 분산 안정성이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 본 연구는 NaCl, sucrose 및 acetic acid 용매에서 심황색소의 화학안정성과 분산안정성의 화학적 행태에 대한 결과를 제공하며, 이러한 성질이 해당 용매를 이용한 강황의 가공, 저장, 조리 등의 처리에서 고려되어야 함을 시사한다.

• 셀메드
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.31.1-31.7
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• 2012

Curcuma longa belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is widely used in Asiatic countries, especially India and South East Asia where it is cultivated commercially as a condiment. Its rhizomes exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, anti-bacterial, antioxidant effects, nematocidal activities, antiproliferative and antiangiogenic activities and are of pharmaceutical importance. Another relevant medicinal property exhibited by it is antidiabetic property which is reviewed here. Studies on the efficacy of crude C.longa extracts against type 2 diabetes in murine models reveal that it demonstrates a hypoglycemic effect by lowering the blood glucose levels under in vivo conditions. Clinical studies have revealed the safety of curucmin (major principle component exhibiting pharmaceutical properties from C.longa) on humans but with very low bioavailability. In view of its effective hypoglycemic effect and its low bioavailability, further studies are needed for the characterization of the bioactive principles and formulating the development of C.longa extracts as a novel anti-diabetic therapeutic agent.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2012

In this study three major curcuminoids in turmeric curcumin (1), demethoxycurcumin (2) and bismethoxycurcumin (3) were efficiently extracted by optimizing extraction condition and simultaneously identified using a fast and reliable RP-HPLC-UV-MS and TLC method. The analysis by the $C_{18}$ column was performed and the UV wavelength was fixed at 425 nm. In this result, the total extraction yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa) was increased with extraction time from 1 to 7 h. So, optimum extraction time is 4 h. Also, the highest yield of extraction amount 0.433g 8.66% was obtained by ultrasonic waves with quarter frequency kHz and an extraction time of 7 h. The experiment method was consistent with theoretical Value $r^2$ = 0.987 (1), 0.997 (2) and 0.998 (3). Moreover, LC-MS analysis provided efficiently molecular weight information of three major curcuminoids in turmeric extracts and high purity (~95%) of the curcuminoids were obtained. This work offers would be useful for chemical and biological studies of natural plants and its products.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.67-80
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• 2008

The pathobiologic process of arterial stenosis following balloon angioplasty continues to be an enigmatic problem in clinical settings. This study investigates the ability of demethoxycurcumin, a curcuminoid isolated from Radix Curcumae, to attenuate balloon injury-induced neointima(NI) formation in the rat carotid artery. It was found that demethoxycurcumin induced inducible heme oxygenase(HO-1) expression and inhibited dose-dependently cellular proliferation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Perivascular application of demethoxycurcumin immediately following injury significantly reduced NI area and NI thickness 2 weeks post-injury. Interestingly, treatment with tin-protoporphyrin IX, a HO inhibitor, reversed the effects of demethoxycurcumin on NI formation. These results implicate demethoxycurcumin as a potent new therapeutic agent that is capable of reducing post-angioplasty arterial stenosis through induction of the HO-1 expression.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1807-1810
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• 2014

Background: It is known that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)/nitric oxide (NO) plays an integral role during intestinal inflammation, an important factor for colon cancer development. Natural compounds from Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) have long been a potential source of bioactive materials with various beneficial biological functions. Among them, a major active curcuminoid, demethoxycurcumin (DMC) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory properties in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages or microglia cells. However, the role of DMC on iNOS expression and NO production in an in vitro inflamed human intestinal mucosa model has not yet been elucidated. This study concerned inhibitory effects on iNOS expression and NO production of DMC in inflamed human intestinal Caco-2 cells. An in vitro model was generated and inhibitory effects on NO production of DMC at 65 ${\mu}M$ for 24-96 h were assessed by monitoring nitrite levels. Expression of iNOS mRNA and protein was also investigated. DMC significantly decreased NO secretion by 35-41% in our inflamed cell model. Decrease in NO production by DMC was concomitant with down-regulation of iNOS at mRNA and protein levels compared to proinflammatory cytokine cocktail and LPS-treated controls. Mechanism of action of DMC may be partly due to its potent inhibition of the iNOS pathway. Our findings suggest that DMC may have potential as a therapeutic agent against inflammation-related diseases, especially in the gut.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2003

Antiplatelet aggregation, anticoagulant and lipid-lowering drugs are clinically widely used for secondary preventive purpose in the cardiovascular patients, but there is no primary preventive agents to prevent these diseases. With the aim of developing effective primary agents for cardiovascular diseases, we tried to formulate an optimized mixture of natural plants extract containing Theae sinensis, Camelliae sinensis, Vitis vinifera, Gingko folium and curcuminoids from Curcuma longa and to evaluate its anti-thrombotic and anti-hypercholesterolemic effects in vivo. The inhibitory effect of curcuminoids on vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration were also investigated in vitro. in the animal experiments treated with hyperlipidemic diet, oral treatment of curcuminoids and natural plants extracts mixture (100 mg/kg) into male Sprague Dawley rats for 7 week simultaneously inhibited platelet aggregation as well as improved lipid profile in the blood. Compared to control group, both of curcuminoids-treated and mixture-treated groups revealed significantly decrease of total cholesterol (24.4%, 28.6%), free cholesterol (25.1%, 24.0%), cholesterol ester (14.6%, 29.0%), LDL-cholesterol (27.0%, 32.0%) and triglyceride (15.0%, 31.0%), respectively. However, both groups showed increase of HDL-cholesterol (46.6% and 51.5%) . In particular, atherogenic index of curcuminoids and mixture treatment group was significantly decreased to 47.0% and 56.0%, respectively. Furthermore, oral treatment of curcuminoids and mixture significantly inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation (21.1% and 29.1%, respectively), compared to control group. The anti-thrombotic values of mixture was almost similar to that of aspirin treatment (100 mg/kg) group. These results suggest that the oral treatment of curcuminoids-based natural plant extract mixture improved cardiovascular conditions in hyperlipidemic rats.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.297-301
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• 2003

동맥경화증과 같은 심혈관 질환을 야기시키는 주요 위험요인인 혈중 콜레스테롤의 수준을 낮추기 위하여 콜레스테롤 생합성 과정의 속도조절단계 효소의 하나인 squalene synthase의 활성을 저해하는 물질을 분리 정제하여, 물질의 이화학적 특성과 생물학적 특성을 검토하였다. Squalene synthase 저해물질은 acetone extraction, ethyl acetate extraction, silica gel column chromatography, sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, 결정화 등을 이용하여 분리 정제하여 YUF-01을 얻었다. 기기분석을 통하여 구조분석을 행한 결과 YUF-01은 분자량 368, 분자식 $C_{20}H_{21}O_6$으로 분석되었으며 243과 421 nm 에서 UV-VIS 흡광을 나타내었고 $^{13}C$ NMR spectrum과 $^1H$ NMR spectrum을 검토하였을 때 aromatic ketone 구조인 curcuminoid 계통의 curcumin과 일치하였다. Squalene synthase에 대한 curcumin의 $IC_{50}$ 값은 $100{\mu}M$이었으며, non-competitive inhibitor로 작용하였다.