• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.220-226
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• 2014

Diospyros lotus has been cultivated for its edible fruits and leaves which are considered for its medicinal importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-melanogenesis of ethyl acetate (EA) fractions from D. lotus leaves in B16 cells. The order of the total polyphenol content with regard to the different solvent fractions from D. lotus leaves was EA>butanol>metahanol>chloroform>n-hexane. The major compounds of EA fraction from D. lotus leaves by HPLC analysis were myricitrin and myricetin. Cellular TYR activity and melanin content in response to treatment with 100 mg/mL of EA fraction was inhibited more strongly than group treated with arbutin. Further, EA fraction exhibited significant anti-melanogenesis effects by reducing the levels of microphthalima-associated transcription factor (MITE), inhibiting the synthesis of TYR, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1) and TRP-2. Therefore, EA fractions from D. lotus leaves may be a good source of skin-whitening agents in the future development of medicine-based trouble skin therapy.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.90-96
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• 2013

The anti-obesity effect of ethanol xtract and their fractions from Rumex Crispus L. on the differentiation of 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes to adipocytes was investigated by suppressing adipocyte differentiation and lipid accumulation with Oil red O assay, western blot and real-time PCR analysis. Ethyl acetate fraction of Rumex crispus L. significantly inhibited adipocyte differentiation when treated during the adipocyte differentiation process, as assessed by measuring fat accumulation using Oil red O staining. In inducing differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in the presence of an adipogenic cocktail, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), dexamethasone- and insulin-along with ethyl acetate fraction residue processing treatment significantly decreased protein expression of obesity-related proteins, such as peroxisome-proliferators-activated-receptor-${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$) and CCAAT enhancer-binding-proteins ${\alpha}$ ($C/EBP{\alpha}$). These results indicate that ethyl acetate fraction of Rumex crispus L. is the most effective candidate for preventing obesity. However further studies will be needed to identify the active compounds that confer the anti-obesity activity of ethyl acetate fraction from Rumex crispus L.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.1111-1119
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• 2019

Prunus mume, known as maesil in Korea, has been widely cultivated in East Asia and used as medication and food. However, because most of the previous studies concerning P. mume had been investigated its under extract state, detailed studies are still required for its extensive utilization. In this study, we evaluated the antioxidant and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities of solvent fractions of P. mume ethanol extracts. The ethyl acetate fraction showed higher DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity than other fractions. The DPPH radical scavenging activities of ethyl acetate fraction was 67.79%; ABTS radical scavenging activity was 60.03%; reducing power ($OD_{670}$) was 1.26; and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity was 93.18% at $500{\mu}g/ml$. Also, the ethyl acetate and methanol fraction showed effective levels of ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibition activity (69.25% and 72.29% at $500{\mu}g/ml$). Total polyphenol contents and total flavonoid contents of the ethyl acetate fraction were 88.28 mg/g (gallic acid equivalent) and 70.38 mg/g (quercetin equivalent), respectively. These results suggest that the physiological activities of the ethyl acetate fraction are associated with its polyphenol and flavonoid contents. Therefore, this study can be used as basic data for developing natural antioxidants and potential functional material using P. mume.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.327-333
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• 2007

This study was conducted to examine antioxidant activities of Perilla frutescens var. acuta leaf. For the this purpose, DPPH radical scavenging activity, lipid oxidation inhibition, SOD-like activity, and xanthine oxidase inhibitor activity of water extract, ethanol extracts (30, 50, 70, and 95%) and the fractions obtained from these extracts were determined. The electron donating abilities of the chloroform fraction obtained from the 70% and 95% ethanol extracts were 50%, and that of the ethyl acetate fraction for all of the extracts was above 75%. In particular, the electron donating ability of the ethyl acetate fraction of the 70% ethanol extract showed the greatest activity with 200.5 ppm of $RC_{50}$ value. The 70% ethanol extract was most effective to inhibit the automatic oxidation of linoleic acid at $40^{\circ}C$ storage. The highest inhibition effects appeared in the chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions of the water extract, and the 30, 50, and 70% ethanol extracts, and the highest lipid oxidation inhibiting effect of the 95% ethanol extract occurred in the hexane and acetate fractions. The SOD-like activity of the water extract was 30.3%, and the activities of the various concentration of ethanol extracts were 28-32% and the activity of the 70% ethanol extract was the highest. The SOD-like activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of the 70% ethanol extract was highest with 1,549.0 ppm of $RC_{50}$ value. Xanthine oxidase inhibition activity was greatest in the water extract and the activities of the ethanol extracts were 36-41.2%. The xanthine oxidase inhibition activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of the water extract was highest. In summary, we found that electron donating ability, lipid oxidation inhibition, and SOD-like activity of Perilla frutescens var. acuta leaf were greatest in the ethyl acetate fraction of the 70% ethanol extract, and xanthine oxidase inhibition activity was highest in the ethyl acetate fraction of the water extract.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.219-223
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• 2006

In this study the antimicrobial activity of the extract from leaves of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) was evaluated in comparison with benzoic acid. The $70\%$ ethanol extract was fractionated subsequently by hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water, and the antimicrobial activity of each dried fraction was tested by paper disk diffusion method. The ethyl acetate fraction exhibited strong antimicrobial activity on the five strains of food born bacteria e.g. Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium and Pseudomonas nuorescens. The antimicrobial activity of the fraction was stronger than benzoic acid and showed no appreciable difference between on $Gm^+$ and $Gm^-$ bacteria. Heat treatment of the fraction at $110^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr did not change the degree of inhibitory effect. The ethyl acetate fraction showed almost perfect growth inhibition on the tested strains at over 800 ppm.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2004

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the effects of Smilacis GlabraeRhizoma on antioxidation and antimicrobial activity. Methods : In this study, we investigated the effects of peroxide radicals on hydrogen donating activity and linoleic acid, and the MDA contents on the hepatic lipids of rats, via methanol extractions and subfractions of Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma. Results : 1. Hydrogen donating activity was very great for the radical scavenging effects, depending on the additional concentration at the fraction level of chloroform and ethyl acetate. 2. The peroxide radicals in linoleic acid were lower depending on the additional concentration, at the fraction level of ethyl acetate, than the controls. We concluded that both had significant anti-oxidation effects. 3. MDA contents of the hepatic lipid had also inhibition effects on lipid radicals, in proportion to the concentration of n-hexane, chloroform, and ethyl acetate fraction level. 4. After extracting Smilads Glabrae Rhizoma with 80% methanol, we experimented with the extracts the antibiosis each concentration, for 5 bacilli, Bacilus subtilis, staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonela typhimurium, and Alcaligenes faecalis. While the effects showed differentiations by concentration, they had usually the significant inhibition effect for the multiplication at 37.5~75ug/ml. To identify the effective constituents, we identified the antibiosis of the fractions assaying cyclically hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and butanol. The result showed that antimicrobial activation of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacillus except for E. coli was measured highest at the fraction level of BuOH and water. Conclusions : This result suggest that the extractions of Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma, at ethyl acetate fraction, had significant anti-oxidation effects and at BuOH and water fraction had relatively strong antimicrobial activity against Bacilus subtilis, staphylococcus aureus, Salmonela typhimurium, and Alcaligenes faecalis.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.578-582
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• 2002

Ethanol extract obtained from bark, roots, stem, leaves and seeds of 30 species of plants and mushroom, Dicyophora indusiata were examined antimicrobial effect on fish pathogenic bacteria, Listoneria anguillamm, Lactococcus garvieae, Streptococcus iniae by disk method. Ethanol extract of D. indusiata was found to be the most active against all fish pathogenic bacteria in test system. Ethyl acetate fraction from ethanol extract of D. indusiata showed the strongest compared with those from other solvent fractions such as dichloromethane, n-buthanol and water. The antimicrobial effect of ethyl acetate fraction was particularly evident against S. iniae.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.581-588
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• 2019

In this study, S. glauca (Bunge) Bunge extract was testified total polyphenol contents, electron donating ability on DPPH, and scavenging ability of superoxide anion radical and hydrogen peroxide. Total polyphenol contents of S. glauca (Bunge) Bunge extract were 7,053.30±915.93 ㎍ GAE/mL. In the fractions, fraction by ethanol was the highest content of 10,973.30±1,000.24 ㎍ GAE/mL. Fractions of ethyl acetate and water were 2,386.70±166.53 ㎍ GAE/mL, 2,413.30±41.63 ㎍ GAE/mL respectively. It was shown that total content of polyphenol according to solvent was significant relation at p<0.05. In the experiment of the electron donating ability, 70% ethanol extract and methylene chloride fraction were -246.15±24.17%, -254.01± 16.54% respectively. In case of ethyl acetate fraction, it was the highest electron donating ability to DPPH radical, 39.06±0.34%, and then water fraction of 36.71±5.55%, ethanol fraction of 29.77±2.57%, gradually. Electron donating abilities revealed significant difference (p<0.05) between the solvents. The superoxide radical scavenging ability of standard material was 0.029±0.0011; 70% ethanol extract of 0.022±0.00052, methylene chloride fraction of 0.027±0.00031, ethyl acetate fraction of 0.024±0.0011, ethanol fraction of 0.021±0.00024 and water fraction of 0.024±0.00019. Hydrogen peroxide scavenging ability of 70% ethanol extract was -0.0029±0.00040 and the others were as follow; methylene chloride fraction (-0.0042±0.00058), ethyl acetate fraction (-0.003± 0.0041), ethanol fraction (-0.0029±0.0015) and water fraction (-0.0028±0.00090).

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.196-204
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• 2003

Aqueous extract of Enicostemma littorale is reported to have antidiabetic activity. In the present investigation, we studied the effect of aqueous extract of E. littorale and its different fractions i.e., toluene, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol fractions and remaining residual fraction in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced neonatal type 2 diabetic rats. Fasting glucose and insulin levels in NIDDM were significantly (P<0.05) higher than control rats and they were significantly decreased by treatment with aqueous extract of E. littorale and its n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions. Results of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showed that aqueous extract and its n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions significantly (P<0.05) decrease both $AUC_{glucose}$ and $AUC_{insulin}$ values in NIDDM treated groups. Insulin sensitivity $(K_{ITT})$ index of NIDDM control was significantly lower as compared to normal control and this was significantly (P<0.05) increased after treatment with aqueous extract, its n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions. Treatment with aqueous extract of E. littorale and its n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions lowered the elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels observed in NIDDM rats. Treatment with aqueous extract of E. littorale and its n-butanol fraction showed significant decrease in creatinine, urea, SGPT and SGOT levels as compared to NIDDM control rats. However ethyl acetate fraction showed significant changes only in creatinine and SGOT levels, and not in the levels of urea, and SGPT as compared to NIDDM control rats. Treatment with toluene, chloroform and residual fractions of E. littorale did not produce any effect on glucose, insulin, triglyceride, cholesterol, creatinine, urea, SGPT or SGOT levels as compared to NIDDM control rats. Our data suggest that n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions contain the active compounds which may be responsible for the above activity and associated complications in NIDDM diabetes mellitus.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.65 no.4
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• pp.453-456
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• 2022

Phragmites communis rhizome (Phragmitis rhizoma) was extracted with 70% ethanol, and then the extract was fractionated sequentially using n-hexane, chloroform, and ethyl acetate as solvents. Among the solvent fractions of Phragmitis rhizoma extract, the polyphenol content in ethyl acetate fraction was the highest. The chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions possessed a good nitrite scavenging activity. In addition, each solvent fraction showed an effective lipid peroxidation inhibitory ability at a concentration of 10 mg/mL.