• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.268-270
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• 2003

Methanol extract obtained from aerial parts of Platycarya strobilacea was successively fractionated with n-hexane, ethylacetate, n-butanol, and water. From ethylacetate fraction, an active compound was isolated through repeated silica gel column chromatography and was identified as 5-hydroxy-2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone by MS and NMR analyses. The compound showed in vivo 76% antifungal activity at $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ against tomato late blight disease.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.82-86
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• 2007

Methanol extract obtained from aerial parts of Vitis vinifero L. was successively fractionated with n-hexane, ethylacetate, n-butanol, and water. From ethylacetate fraction, an active compound was isolated through silica gel column chromatography and recrystallization, and was identified as Lup-20(29)-ene-3,28-diol on the basis of EI-MS data. The compound, at 100 mg $mL^{-1}$, inhibited the mycelial growth of Phytophthora capsici and Colletotrichum acutatum by 52.1 % and 40.8%, respectively.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.302-306
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• 2014

Ehwa nuruk (EN), a traditional Korean alcoholic rice beverage, is manufactured from pulverized wet rice and the needles of pine trees. In this study, the ethanol extract of EN and its subsequent organic solvent fractions were prepared, and their in-vitro anti-thrombosis activity evaluated. In an anti-coagulation assay, only the ethylacetate (EA) fraction of the ethanol extract showed significant extensions of thrombin time, prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. In a platelet aggregation assay, the water residue of the ethanol extract exhibited aggregation inhibitory activity. Our results suggest that the EA fraction has potential as a new anticoagulation agent and EN could be used as a novel resource for anti-thrombosis agents. This report provides the first evidence of the anti-thrombosis activity of EN.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.213-218
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• 1993

The methanol extract of Aralia elata root bark was found to decrease the blood glucose level in normal and alloxan-treated rats. The fractionation process confirmed positive activity in ethylacetate fraction. It is suggested that this fraction may show potent antihyperglyceimic activity through stimulation of insulin secretion.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.170.1-170.1
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• 2003

This study was performed to determine the anticarcinogenic activity of the Rhodiola Sachalinesis Extract (RS) on several microorganisms and human cancer cell lines. Among the various solvent fractions of RS, the ethylether partition layer (RSMEE) showed the strongest antimicrobial activity, ethylacetate partition layer (RSMEA) resulted in good antimicrobial activity. We also determined the effect of RS extract and fractions on cytotoxicity, and chemopreventive effect on human cancer cells. (omitted)

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.133-139
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• 2009

Yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne) has been recognized as healthy food due to its various biological activities, such as anti-obesity, anti-constipation, anti-proliferation, anti-mutagenic activity, and decrease of blood glucose and cholesterol level. In this study, the methanol extract and its organic solvent fractions were prepared from dried Dioscorea batatas Decne, and their antimicrobial, antithrombin, and antioxidant activity were evaluated, respectively. The 66.7% of methanol extract was fractioned into water residue, and most of total-polyphenol/total-flavonoids were found in ethylacetate fraction. This ethylacetate fraction at $500\;{\mu}g/disc$ concentration showed strong antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, except Staphylococcus aureus. Antifungal activity was not observed in methanol extract and its fractions. But, strong antithrombin activity was found in methanol extract. At 4.8 mg/mL concentration, thrombin time was 99.5 sec, which is coincides with 30% activity of aspirin, a commercial available antithrombosis agent. The ethylacetate fraction showed strong DPPH scavenging activity ($IC_{50}$ of $80.5\;{\mu}g/mL$), compared to vitamin C ($IC_{50}$ of $15.2\;{\mu}g/mL$). Also, the ethylacetate fraction showed strong SOD-like activity and reducing power, which are coincide with 43% of vitamin C and 82.7% of butylated hydroxytoluene activity, respectively.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.496-500
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• 2011

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate anti-tumor activity and detect what compounds affect its activity form $Alpinia$ $officinarum$ Hance. Two fractions, methanol and ethylacetate, were isolated by Amberlite XAD-2 resin column chromatography from methanol extract of the rhizomes of $Alpinia$ $officinarum$. In hollow fiber assay, the methanol extract and methanol fraction were found to inhibit the tumor growth against colon tumor cell lines such as Colo-320, HCT116 and WiDr. Three diarylheptanoids [5-hydroxy-1,7-diphenyl-3-heptanone, 5-hydroxy-7-(4"-hydroxy-3"-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-3-heptanone and 3,5-dihydroxy-1,7-diphenylheptane] and two flavonoids [galangin and kaempheride] were isolated and identified from the methanol fraction, which is higher activity than ethylacetate fraction. Among these diarylheptanoids and flavonoids, 3,5-dihydroxy-1,7-diphenylheptane, galangin and kaempheride as active components on anti-tumor activity were mainly posited in methanol fraction.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.25-28
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• 2000

The experiments were carried out to investigate the antimicrobial activity and the content of isoflavonoids each fraction of the methanol extract from Korean arrowroots. The strongest antimicrobical fraction of the methanol extract was the etylacetate fraction and the other fraction was not detected antimicrobial activity. The yield of the ethylacetate fractation was 7~9% of the methanol extract of Korean arrowroot TLC was carried out using silical gel plate and CH$_2$C1$_2$- $CH_3$OH(7 : 3) and puerarin, daizin were detected by spraying 10% H$_2$SO$_4$ and Rf was 0.60 and 0.69, respectively. Puerarin, daidzin and daidzein contents were determined of the ethylacetate fraction of the sample Puerarin and daidzin contents were abundant in the samples of November, while daidzein content was abundant in the sample of Februery.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.134-137
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• 1993

Yongia sonchifolia Max. has been used as raw materials of traditional Kimchi and medicinal herb in Korea. This study was performed to investigate biologically active components in the plant. First, the writer carried out the experiment of antitumor screening test against Sarcoma-180A and the cytotoxic activity against Chinese hamster V-79 cells with methanol extract of the plant. And the aqueous solution of the extract from roots of Youngia sonchifolia Max. was partitioned into n-hexane. The concentrated extract of n-hexane layer was chromatographed on silica gel column and developed with n-hexane and ethylacetate. Two yellow elutes, on concentration, were recrystallized from ethylacetate, and the $R_f$ value of TLC of the crystal was 0.43. After analysis by $^{1}H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR$ and MS to confirm the structure, the author could identify the compound as bauerenyl acetate, a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene. The crystal was colorless plate and m.p. was $280{\sim}282^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.109-114
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• 2003

Antimicrobial activities of grape seed ethanol extract and its serial solvent fractions were investigated against various food poisoning microorganisms. The grape seed ethanol extract showed dose dependant antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 9372 or Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, whereas had limited effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO 3080, Salmonella enteritidis IFO 3313 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. Ethylacetate and butanol fractions ameng the serial solvent fractions of grape seed ethanol extract contained the catechin at the levels of 35.7 mg/g and 20.2 mg/g, respectively. Nevertheless, the butanol fraction of grape seed ethanol extract showed intense antimicrobial activity compared with the ethylacetate fraction on all microorganisms tested. It was found that the butanol fraction was mainly composed of oligomeric or polymeric polyphenols such as condensed tannins by the fractionation on C l8 cartridge according to the difference in the degree of polymerization. Therefore, it seems that the antimicrobial activity of grape seed ethanol extract is related to the degree of polymerization of proanthocyanidin as well as the total content of flavan-3-ol composing the proanthocyanidin.