• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.448-457
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• 2022

Yersinia enterocolitica, which causes yersiniosis, is a bacterium that produces biofilms effectively. The inhibition of biofilm formation provides a method for preventing infections with Y. enterocolitica. In this study, the inhibitory activity of Y. enterocolitica biofilm formation was investigated in a library of 140 edible plant methanol extracts including forest products. It was identified that the biofilm formation could be inhibited by 12 extracts of plants, Agastachis Herba, Agrimoniae Herba, Diospyros kaki leaves, Elsholtziae Herba, Ginkgonis Semen, Lycopi Herba, Melonis Pedicellus, Menthae Herba, Mori Radicis Cortex, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Prunellae Spica, and Schizonepetae Spica. After changing the solvent to ethanol and water, the greatest inhibition of biofilm formation was produced by a 50% ethanol extract of Polygoni Multiflori Radix. A method to effectively prevent yersiniosis can be developed using the edible plant extracts identified in this study.

• 생약학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.312-320
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• 2007

The screening of anti-cancer activity for the MeOH extracts of 163 natural sources, which were registered as edible plants by Korea Food & Drug Administration, exhibited 9 extracts to have significant inhibitory effects on farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and phosphatase of regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3). In order to confirm the inhibitory activity of these active extracts, the activity assay was repeated for some fractions obtained from the active extracts using Medium Pressure Liquid Chromatography (MPLC). Some fractions of Carya illinoensis, Chlorella vulgaris, Panicum miliaceum, Perilla frutescens, Rosmarinus officinalis showed over 50% inhibitory activity on FPTase as well as those of Capsella bursa-pastoris, C. illinoensis, C. vulgaris, Coix lacrymajobi, Myristica fragrans, P. miliaceum, R. officinalis did over 50% inhibitory activity on PRL-3.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.378-385
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• 2002

Oxidant radicals are implicated as a causal factor in the pathogenesis of neurobiological disorders and neuro-degenerative diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activity of edible plants against oxidative stress in bovine brain tissue. Fifty five kinds of edible plants grown in Korea were dried either by freeze-drying or hot-air drying (7$0^{\circ}C$), and evaluated for their antioxidant activity by measuring TBARS (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances) in brain homogenates subjected to Fe$^{+2}$_mediated lipid peroxidation with or without the addition of botanical extracts. Heat-drying decreased the antioxidant activity of most plant extracts by 10~81%, compared with freeze-drying. However, Aruncus americanus, Ligularia stenocephala, Artemisia princceps var. orientalis, Petasites japonicus and Aster scaber showed very strong antioxidant activities regardless of processing, with or without heat treatment. The $IC_{50}$/ values of the methanol extracts from these edible plants were in the range of 0.093~0.379 mg/$m\ell$, which was lower than that of ascorbic acid (0.79 mg/$m\ell$). Thermal processing of some edible plants enhanced their antioxidant activity.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2007

Thirteen edible plants previously reported to show inhibitory activities on farnesyl protein transferase (FPTase) and phosphatase of the regenerating liver-3 (PRL-3) were evaluated for inhibitory activity on the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Four plant extracts, Oenothera erythrosepala, Perilla frutescens, Panicum miliaceum, and Quercus acutissima, significantly inhibited the proliferation of HUVECs induced by the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) without cytotoxicity at 100 ${\mu}g/mL$. Myristica fragrans, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Syringa patula also showed inhibitory activity on the proliferation with only mild cytotoxicity.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2008

Cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) catalyzes the acylation of cholesterol to cholesteryl ester with long chain fatty acids and ACAT inhibition is a useful strategy for treating hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerosis. Inhibitory effects on ACAT of the MeOH extracts prepared from 163 edible plants were evaluated. 15 species out of 163 species exhibited higher than 50% of inhibition on the hACAT-1 and 9 species exhibited higher than 50% of inhibition on the hACAT-2 activity at their concentration of $100\;{\mu}g/mL$.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2023

Many skin diseases are caused by microbial infections. Representative pathogenic fungus and bacterium that cause skin diseases are Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. Malassezia pachydermatis is a fungus that causes animal skin diseases. In this study, we propose a method for removing pathogenic microorganisms from the skin using relatively safe edible herbal extracts. Herbal extracts were screened for skin health through the removal of pathogenic microorganisms, and combinations for effective utilization of the screened extracts were identified. In this study, among methanol extracts of 240 edible plants, C. albicans, S. aureus, and M. pachydermatis were killed by extracts of 10 plants: Acori Gramineri Rhizoma, Angelicae Tenuissimae Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex, Cinnamomi Ramulus, Impatientis Semen, Magnoliae Cortex, Moutan Cortex Radicis, Phellodendri Cortex, Scutellariae Radix, and Syzygii Flos. By evaluating the synergistic antifungal activities against C. albicans using all 45 possible combinations of these 10 extracts, five new synergistic antifungal combinations, Acori Gramineri Rhizoma with Magnoliae Cortex extracts, Acori Gramineri Rhizoma with Phellodendri Cortex extracts, Angelicae Tenuissimae Radix with Magnoliae Cortex extracts, Magnoliae Cortex with Phellodendri Cortex extracts, and Phellodendri Cortex with Syzygii Flos extracts, were identified. By utilizing the selected extracts and five combinations with synergistic antifungal effects, this work provides materials and methods to develop new and safe methods for treating candidiasis using natural products.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.226-231
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• 2000

원예산물의 저온저장중 부패방지를 위한 천연항균제 개발의 일환으로 식용 가능한 식물을 채집하여 E. coli K 12, B. subtilis K KCTC 1028 및 딸기부패균에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 사철 쑥, 가죽나무 잎, 초피 잎, 적송 잎, 뽕 잎, 씀바귀, 마늘의 즙액은 E. coli와 B. subtilis에 대하여 높은 항균활성을 보였다. 이들 식물체 즙액으로부터 n-hexane, ethyl ace떠te, chloroform 및 물로 용매분획한 분획물로 항균성을 재검색한 결과, 사철쑥, 가죽나무 잎, 적송 잎, 씀바귀의 ethyl acetate 분획과 초피 잎과 마늘의 모 든 분획에서 비교적 높은 향균활성을 보였으며 가죽나무 잎의 ethyl acetate 분획 이 가장 높은 항균활성(6 nun)을 보였다. 한편 딸기의 저온저장중인 과육으로부터 두 종의 부패 세균을 분리하 여 각각 Staphylococcus sp. TG-IOI과 Staphylococcus sp. TG-I02 로 동정하였다. 이들 균주에 대한 항균성을 조사한 결과, 가죽나 무 잎의 ethyl acetate 분획에서 두 균주에 대하여 가장 높은 저 해효과(각각 6 mm, 7 nun)를 보였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2011

연구에서는 산채류 34종의 물 추출물과 메탄올 추출물을 제조한 후 항산화 활성을 탐색하여 산채류 유래 항산화물질을 탐색하고 기능성식품을 개발하기 위한 항산화능 우수 산채류 선발의 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 산채류시료 34종을 물과 메탄올 추출하였을 때 추출 수율은 물 추출의 경우 4.6~34.6%이었고, 메탄올 추출의 경우 3.4~45.0%이었다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 물 추출물에서 4.6~183.8mg/g이고, 메탄올 추출물에서 8.2~270.4 mg/g이었다. 물과 메탄올 추출물에서 돌단풍(Aceriphyllum rossii )이 각각 183.8, 270.1 mg/g의 가장 높은 폴리페놀 함량을 보였고, 공통적으로 광대싸리(Securinega suffruticosa), 기린초(Sedum kamtschaticum), 까치수영(Lysimachia barystachys), 송이풀(Pedicularis resupinata)이 높은 폴리페놀 함량을 보였다. DPPH와 ABTS 라디칼 소거능은 까지수영, 돌단풍, 광대싸리, 기린초, 송이풀(Pedicularis resupinata), 승마(Cimicifuga heracleifolia), 짚신나물(Agrimonia pilosa), 뻐꾹채(Rhapontica uniflora)에서 우수하였다. 변수간의 상관성을 분석했을 때, 폴리페놀 함량과 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능, SOD 유사활성 사이에는 유의적인 양의 상관관계가 있었으며, 이들 측정치에서 공통적으로 우수한 것으로 조사된 산채류는 송이풀, 광대싸리, 뻐꾹채, 까치수영, 돌단풍이었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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• pp.164-164
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• 2002

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2008

Phytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxicity of the aqueous or methanol extracts from the young sprouts of the six Compositae medicinal plants were determined. Aqueous leachates at 40g dry tissue $L^{-1}$ (g $L^{-1}$) Cirsium japonicum and Aster yomena showed the highest inhibitory effect on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Total phenolic content showed the highest amount in methanol extracts from Ixeris dentata, and followed by A. yomena, and Cephalonoplos segetum. Methanol extracts of C. segetum and I. dentata at 25${\mu}g$ m$L^{-1}$ exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity by 87.2, and 52.8%, respectively. By means of HPLC analysis, MeOH extracts of C. segetum had the highest amount of antioxidant chlorogenic acid. Based on MTT assay, the methanol extracts from Y. sonchifolia ($IC_{50}$ = 65.7${\mu}g$ $mL^{-1}$) showed the highest cytotoxicity against Calu-6. These results suggest that plant extracts had a dose-dependent biological potentials including phytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, and anticancer activity, and that their activities exhibited differently depending on plant species.