• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2011

Bone remodeling is a dynamic process involving a constant balance between osteoclast-induced bone resorption and osteoblast-induced bone formation. Osteoclasts play a crucial homeostatic role in skeletal modeling and remodeling, and destroy bone in many pathological conditions. Previously, we reported that the hexane soluble fraction of Ficus carica inhibited osteoclast differentiation. Poly unsaturated fatty acids, such as ethyl docosahexaenoate (E-DHA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acid (EDA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), were identified from the hexane soluble fraction of Ficus carica. Among them, E-DHA most potently inhibited osteoclastogenesis in RAW264.7 cells. E-DHA reduced the activities of JNK and NF-$\kappa}B$. E-DHA suppressed the expression of c-Fos and nuclear factor of activated T cells c1 (NFATc1). Interestingly, DHA increased the activity of alkaline phosphatase and expression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) more than E-DHA in MC3T3-E1 cells, suggesting that DHA may induce osteoblast differentiation. The data suggests that a combination of E-DHA and DHA has potential use in the treatment of diseases involving abnormal bone lysis, such as osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal bone erosion.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.285-295
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• 2014

Citrus essential oil were extracted from citron peel of cultivated in Gohong (CCP) using environmentally friendly supercritical carbon dioxide method. Antioxidant activity and aroma composition of the essential oils extracted by the SC-$CO_2$ method were evaluated by comparing with those extracted by organic solvent method. Fatty acid composition, DPPH scavenging, and antioxidant activity of the oils obtained by different extraction condition of SC-$CO_2$ method were investigated and their antioxidant activities were compared with commercially available lavender, eucalyptus and tea tree oils. As the results, linoleic acid was most abundantly found from CCP oil extracted by the SC-$CO_2$ method and cis-11,144-eicosadienoic acids was second abundantly found. Radical scavenging ability of DPPH was 98% when the concentration of CCP oil was 50 mg/mL. This scavenging ability increased with the increase of oil concentration. On the other hand, flavonoids content (84 mg/100g) of the CCP oil extracted by the SC-$CO_2$ method was slightly higher than that (75 mg/100g) by hexane extraction. The results, obtained from CCP oil by GC-MS, indicated that, among 66 components, the content of terpenes was 55.8% and limonene was 27.3%.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2013

국내에서 생산량이 많은 도토리화분과 다래화분을 동결 건조하여 일반성분과 지방산 성분을 비교하였으며 전자현미경(SEM)을 통하여 세포벽 구조를 확인하였다. 일반성분 분석결과 도토리화분은 수분 11.7%, 회분 2.6%, 조단백질 24.1%, 조지방 11.8%, 조섬유 1.9%, 탄수화물 함량은 47.9%이었으며, 다래화분은 수분 4.3%, 회분 2.3%, 조단백질 35.8%, 조지방 8.7%, 조섬유 0.8%, 탄수화물 함량은 48.1%였다. 동결건조한 도토리화분의 조단백질 함량은 26.5%로 약 10% 증가하였으나 조섬유 함량은 0.4%로 감소하였고, 동결건조 다래화분의 조단백질과 조지방 함량은 각각 35.7%, 9.1%로 약간 증가하였으나 조섬유 함량은 크게 감소하였다. 도토리화분에는 linoleic acid, 다래화분에는 linolenic acid의 지방산 함량이 가장 높았으며, docosadienoic acid, eicosadienoic acid, erucic acid 등의 지방산은 도토리화분에만 존재하였다. 도토리화분은 단립이며 모양은 장구형(prolate)이고 극면상은 난형이며 발아구는 3구형이다. 또한 다래화분은 단립이며 모양은 아장구형(subprolate)이고 극면상은 원형이며 발아구는 3구형이다. 도토리화분과 다래화분을 동결건조하면 세포벽이 파열되어 세포질이 나출되는 양상을 보였다.