• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 1996

In order to study the antitumoral effect of Selaginella tamariscina extracts, the cytotoxicities to human histiocytic leukemia cells (U937) and lymphocyte were measured by MTT method. The water extract of Selaginella tamariscina was partitioned into chloroform (CHCl3), ethylacetate (EtAc), n-butanol (BuOH) and water (H2O), successively. CHCl3, EtAc and BuOH fractions of Selaginella tamariscina showed the cytotoxicity to the U937 cells but they had effect on the cytotoxicity of lymphocyte under the same conditions. The tumor-specific cytotoxicity of Selaginella tamariscina fractions migh have been attributed to their genotoxic effect on actively proliferating cells. The expression of p53 tumor suppressor gene was then evaluated by northern blotting. The increased expression of p53 was induced by Selaginella tamariscina fraction V but no expression of p53 was induced by CHCl3, EtAc, and BuOH fractions of Selaginella tamariscina water extract (fraction V) should be required for the cytotoxcity on U937 and the other fractions of Selaginella tamariscina mediated the U937 disruption.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2007

Yam, Prunella was stepwise extracted with hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water. Anti-microbial activity of each extract was investigated. Hexane extract was tested for anti-microbial effect on Streptocaccus mutans, one of causative factor of dental caries. Methanol extracts of 7 plants were investigated to anti-microbial effects on S. mutans KCTC 5316, P. gingivalis KCTC 5352, S. aureus KCTC 1927 by means of agar diffusion method. Methanol extract of Yam and Prunella revealed anti-microbial activity against S. mutans, P. gingivalis, and S. aureus. Also, hexane fraction of Yam revealed anti-microbial activity against S. mutans. In sequence of hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, butanol fraction by Prunelia acted as potent anti-microbial agent on P. gingivalis. The measured MIC of hexane fraction of Yam and Prunella on S. mutans KCTC 5316 strain was 0.25 mg/ml and 0.5 mg/ml and the MIC of hexane fraction of Prunella on S. aureus was 0.5 mg/ml. The hexane fraction of Yam and Prunella suppressed viable ceil counts(VCC) of S. mutans, especially after 24 hrs. The Prunella hexane fraction suppressed VCC of S. aureus, after 12 and 24 hrs. Tested concentrations were 0.1, 0.25 and 0.5 mg/ml. the results were compared with control (0 mg/ml). The pH of S. mutans media and GTase activity were determined to evaluate the anticariogenic activity of Yam, Prunella hexane fraction. The pH were increased from 5.6 to 7.0-7.2 in concentration of 2.0 mg/ml. Yam hexane extraction revealed 35% inhibition to GTase activity and Punella inhibited 25% of GTase. These results suggest that the hexane extracts of Yam and prunella have Antibacterial activities against S. mutans, P. gingivalis, S. aureus and have preventive effect on dental caries.

• 생약학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.347-351
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• 2008

The methanol (MeOH) extract of the rhizome of Alpinia officinarum Hance (Zingiberaceae) demonstrated a potent inhibition on the proliferation of cultured human tumor cell lines such as MES-SA (human uterine carcinoma cell line), MESSA/DX5 (multidrug resistant subline of MES-SA), HCT-15 (human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line), HCT15/CL02 (multidrug resistant subline of HCT15). The MeOH extract was fractionated into four portions by serial solvent partition, ie., methylene chloride (CH2Cl2) soluble part, ethylacetate (EtOAc) soluble part, n-butanol (BuOH) soluble part and remaining water layer. Among them, the $CH_2Cl_2$ soluble part of the extract exhibited a most potent inhibition on the proliferation of tested tumor cell lines. Bioassay-guided fractionation of the $CH_2Cl_2$ soluble part led to the isolation of five diarylheptanoid and two flavonoid constituents, i. e., galangin (1), 7-(4"-hydroxy-3"-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenylhept-4-en-3-one (2), 1,7-diphenyl-5-hydroxy-3-heptanone (3), trans,trans-1-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-7-phenyl-5-ol-4,6-dien-3-heptanone (4), 5-methoxy-7-(4"-hydroxy-3"-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-3-heptanone (5), kaempferide (6), 5-hydroxy-7-(4"-hydroxy-3"-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-3-heptanone (7). Structures of the isolated active components (1 - 7) were established by chemical and spectroscopic means.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2002

Paeonia japonica var. pilosa $N_{AKAI}$, (PJ; Baek-Jak-Yak) is a medicinal plant which has been widely used as a component or blood-building decoctions. This study was performed to investigate the immunomodulative effects of PJ in mice, using in vitro and in vivo experiments. The immunomodulative effects were studied in vitro by determining the proliferation or mice splenocytes and the production of three kinds of cytokines (IL-1$\beta$, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$) by mire peritoneal macrophages which were cultured with sequential fractions of PJ methanol extract (methanol, hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, butanol and water). In an in vivo experiment using mice, different concentrations of PJ water extract were orally administrated every other day for two weeks. The production of cytokines (IL-1$\beta$, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$) secreted by activated macrophages, and the proliferation of mice splenocytes, were used as indices for immunocompetence. In vitro supplementation using a hexane fraction of PJ in the range of 1 to 100 $\mu$ g/ml enhanced splenocyte proliferation by 1.8 to 12%, and by 10-15% using an aqueous fraction, compared to the control. IL-l$\beta$ production was significantly increased with the supplementation of butanol, hexane and water extracts of PJ Higher levels of IL-6 production were detected with supplementation of chloroform or water extracts. However, there were no significant differences in the production of TNF-$\alpha$ among the treated groups and the control. From the in vivo study, the highest proliferation of splenocytes was seen in the mice orally administrated with the PJ water extract at the concentration of 500 mg/kg body weight. In the case of cytosine production, IL-1-$\beta$, IL-6, and TNF-$\alpha$ released by activated peritoneal macrophages were augmented by the oral administration of a PJ water extract. These results indicate that Pl may enhance the immune function by regulating splenocyte proliferation and cytokine production capacity in mice.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.224-229
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• 1998

국내산 곡류의 에탄올 및 메탄올 추출물로부터 콜레스테롤 생합성계에서 가장 중요한 율속효소로 알려져 있는 HMG-CoA reductase 저해활성을 검색하였다. HMG-CoA reductase activity 측정용 효소원은 cholestyramin을 급여하여 사육 한 후 밤 12시경에 간율 적출하여 얻어진 microsome을 freeze-thaw방법으로 조제하였고 효소활성은 spectrophotometric assay로 측정하였다. 그 결과 각 시료 추출물을 $100{\;}{\mu}g/assay$ 되게 첨가한 경우 HMG-CoA reductase 억제활성은 에탄올 추출물에서는 수수가 가장 높은 활성을 보였고 다음은 흑임자였으며 나머지는 활성이 미미하거나 전혀 없는 것으로 나타났다. 메탄올 추출물에서는 기장이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었고 다음은 수수였으며 그 다음은 메밀, 흑미의 순으로 나타났다. 또한 추출물에서 높은 억제활성을 나타내었던 수수와 기장 메탄올 추출물을 각종 용매로 분획하여 활성을 검토한 결과 수수와 기장 모두 헥산 획분에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.921-929
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• 2011

Stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling followed by increase of glucose uptake in L6 myotubes were studied with organic solvent extract of Malva verticillata (MV) seeds. Ethanol extract of M. verticillata seeds (MVE) significantly increased the phosphorylation level of AMPK, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), and glucose uptake in L6 myotube cells. The MVE was fractionated with n-hexane (MVE-H), chloroform (MVE-C), ethylacetate (MVE-E), n-butanol (MVE-B), and water (MVE-W). MVE-H (150 ${\mu}g$/ml) showed the highest phosphorylating activity and increased glucose uptake by 2.3-fold. Oral administration of MVE-H (40 mg/kg) for 4 weeks to type 2 diabetic (db/db) mice reduced non-fasting and fasting blood glucose levels by 17.1% and 23.3%, respectively. Phosphorylation levels of AMPK and ACC in the soleus muscle and liver tissue of db/db mice were significantly increased by the administration of MVE-H. MVE-H was further fractionated using preparative HPLC to identify the AMPK-activating compounds. The NMR and GC-MS analyses revealed that ${\beta}$-sitosterol was a major effective compound in MVE-H. Phosphorylation levels of AMPK and ACC, and glucose uptake were significantly increased by the treatment of MVE-S (${\beta}$-sitosterol) isolated from M. verticillata to L6 cells, and these effects were attenuated by an AMPK inhibitor (Compound C) pretreatment. These results, taken together, demonstrate that increased glucose uptake in L6 myotubes by MVE-H treatment is mainly accomplished through the activation of AMPK. Our finding suggests that the extract isolated from M. verticillata seed would be beneficial for the treatment of metabolic disease including type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2002

췌장에서 분비되는 콜레스테롤 에스터레이즈(pCEase)와 소장의 acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT)는 흡수된 콜레스테롤을 다시 ester화하는데 관여한다. 한방재료 중 순환촉진작용 및 건위작용 등을 가지는 계피(Cinnamomi cortex)의 에탄올 추출물이 in vitro에서 pCEase 활성에 대하여 강한 저해작용을 보였으며 에탄올 추출물의 용매분획 중 클로로포름분획이 다른 분획들, 즉 에틸 아세테이트분획, 부탄올분획 및 물 분획보다 저해활성이 강하였다. 계피의 클로로포름분획이 고콜레스테롤식 이를 섭취시킨 rat에서 혈중 콜레스테롤치를 저하시키는 효과가 있는지 측정한 실험에서 클로로포름분획을 150 mg/kg 섭취시켰을 경우 고콜레스테롤식이만은 투여한 대조군에 비하여 총cholesterol 함량이 25.1% 감소하였으며, HDL-cholesterol 함량도 33.4$\pm$1.82 g/dl로 정상군 수준으로 회복되었고 동맥경화지수 역시 현저하게 감소된 것으로 나타났다. 콜레스테롤 생합성에 관여하는 효소인 HMG-CoA reductase 활성을 측정한 결과, 고콜레스테롤 식이에 의해 감소되었던 활성이 계피 클로로포름분획의 투여량을 증가시킬수록 증가하였으나 150 mg/kg 투여군 에서도 정상군에 비하여 유의적인 감소를 보였다. 또한 계피 클로로포름분획의 독성검사 결과, mouse에서 LD$_{50}$ 은 1,300 mg/kg으로 산출되었다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2010

이전 연구에서 저자들은 여뀌 추출물의 항산화작용과 미백, 항주름 효과를 통한 항노화 활성, 항균활성 및 여뀌 추출물을 함유한 크림을 제조하여 인체에서 측정한 보습효능에 대한 결과를 보고한 바 있다. 본 연구에서는 thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)를 이용하여 여뀌 추출물에 대한 성분분석을 수행하였다. 여뀌 추출물 중 ethyl acetate 분획의 당 제거 반응 후 얻어진 aglycone 분획은 TLC 및 HPLC 실험에서 각각 2 개의 띠와 피이크로 분리되었으며, 분리된 2가지 성분은 quercetin 및 kaempferol이었다. 여뀌 추출물의 ethylacetate 분획의 TLC 크로마토그램은 6 개의 띠 (PH1 ~ PH6) 로 분리되었고 HPLC 크로마토그램은 7개의 피이크를 보여주었다. TLC와 HPLC의 띠와 피이크를 확인한 결과 quercetin, hyperin, isoquercitrin, quercitrin, kaempferol이 함유되어 있음을 확인하였다. 이상의 여뀌 추출물의 성분에 대한 분석 결과들은 이미 보고된 여뀌 추출물의 항산화 작용과 항노화 활성, 항균활성 및 보습효능 측정과 더불어 기능성 화장품 원료로서 응용이 가능함을 시사한다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2013

본 연구는 유기질 문화재 보존을 위해 한국 전통 약용식물을 대상으로 항균 및 살충활성을 검증한 결과 황벽나무 열매 추출물이 우수한 활성을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 황벽나무 열매 추출물을 비극성 용매로 분획하여 그 중 가장 활성이 우수한 ethylacetate 분획물을 대상으로 실리카젤 및 Sephadex LH-20 컬럼 크로마토그래피를 실시하고 Prep-TLC를 이용하여 화합물을 순수 분리하였다. 화합물은 UV spectrum 분석 결과 260 nm 파장에서 최대흡수피크가 관찰되었고, $^1H$, $^{13}C$, HMQC, HMBC NMR과 ESI mass spectrum을 이용하여 화학구조를 분석한 결과 (4'-ethyl-2'-methylfuranyl)-6-methoxy-7-methylnona-2E,4E,6Z,8E-tetraenoic acid의 새로운 화합물임을 알 수 있었다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 2003

각종 토양시료로부터 M배지와 AMP배지에서 생육하는 500여종의 방선균을 분리하였으며, 그 중 전배양배지(GMY 배지)에서 가장 뛰어난 항암활성능을 소유한 균주를 불리하고 배양하여 세포외 항암성물질을 분리하여 이 물질을 완전정제하고 MTT 정량분석을 실시하여 암세포에 대한 세포독성검사를 실시하였다. 1. 정제는 배양한 균체를 완전히 제거하고 동량의 ethylacetate를 처리하여 배양액중의 항암성분을 추출하고 무수 magnesium sulfate로 건조 후 농축, ethanol로 용해, 10배량의 water을 첨가하여 $4^{\circ}C$에서 overnight 시킨 후 추출액을 원심분리(12,000 rpm, 30분)하여 methylene chloride로 용해시켜 silica gel 60 column(${\phi}35{\times}600mm$, Merck Co.), methylene chloride-ethanol(96:4) 용매로 용출하고 sephadex LH-20 column(${\phi}15{\times}300mm$, Pharmacia LKB)에서 100% methanol로 용출하여 HPLC(Waters, ODS)를 이용하여 최종적으로 완전 정제하였다. 2. Compound는 Gram(+) 세균(6균주), Gram(-) 세균(11균주), 효모(2균주), 곰팡이(1균주)에 대하여 항균 효과를 나타내었다. 3. 완전 정제된 물질에 대한 항암효과를 측정한 결과, 모든 실험 암세포에 대해서 뛰어난 항암효과를 나타내었으며 protein성 물질은 아닌 것으로 추정되었다.