• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.678-683
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• 2007

Extracts from the leaves of the Ginkgo biloba are becoming increasingly popular as a treatment that is claimed to reduce atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and thrombosis. In this study, the effect of ginkgolide B (GB) from Ginkgo biloba leaves in collagen (10 ${\mu}g/ml$)-stimulated platelet aggregation was investigated. It has been known that human platelets release matrix metallo-proteinase-9 (MMP-9), and that it significantly inhibited platelet aggregation stimulated by collagen. Zymographic analysis confirmed that pro-MMP-9 (92-kDa) was activated by GB to form an MMP-9 (86-kDa) on gelatinolytic activities. And then, activated MMP-9 by GB dose-dependently inhibited platelet aggregation, intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization, and thromboxane $A_2$ ($TXA_2$) formation in collagen-stimulated platelets. Activated MMP-9 by GB directly affects down-regulations of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) or $TXA_2$ synthase in a cell free system. In addition, activated MMP-9 significantly increased the formation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), which have the anti-platelet function in resting and collagen-stimulated platelets. Therefore, we suggest that activated MMP-9 by GB may increase the intracellular cAMP and cGMP production, inhibit the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and $TXA_2$ production, thereby leading to inhibition of platelet aggregation. These results strongly indicate that activated MMP-9 is a potent inhibitor of collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation. It may act a crucial role as a negative regulator during platelet activation.

• 생약학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.23-26
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• 1995

6-Hydroxykynurenic acid and ginkgolide B together with flavonol glycosides and biflavonoids were isolated from the yellow leaves of Ginkgo biloba and identified by means of spectroscopic methods. The correctness of $H{\"{o}}lzl's$ ${13}^C-NMR$ assignments for 6-hydroxykynurenic acid was confirmed by HMQC and HMBC techniques. Based on our present findings, it may be considered that the yellow Ginkgo leaves may contribute to be a source of high medicinal values.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.200-216
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• 2023

은행잎은 자체에 존재하는 ginkgolide A, B, C, J 및 bilobalide의 강한 살충작용으로 인해 제대로 분해가 진행되지 않아 그대로 방치할 시 사고를 유발 할 수 있는 폐기물 바이오매스이다. 은행잎 바이오매스는 적절한 기술 적용을 통해 연료나 화학물질로 전환할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 은행잎의 급속 열분해 반응과정에서 열분해 온도, 최소 유동화 속도, 샘플의 크기를 변화 시키면서 생성물 특성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 열분해 온도 400~550℃, 최소 유동화 속도 2.0~4.0 U_mf, 그리고 바이오매스 샘플의 크기에 변화 따라 생성물의 수율과 특성의 변화를 확인하였다. 급속 열분해는 기포 유동층 반응기에서 모래를 층 물질로 사용하여 400~500℃ 구간에서 진행하였다. 열분해 후 액상 생성물의 수율은 온도에 따라 33.66~40.01 wt%였으며, 기상 생성물 중 CO₂와 CO의 선택성이 높았고, 온도 증가에 따라 CO₂의 선택성은 낮아지고 CO의 선택성은 높아졌다. 반응 온도 450℃, 유동화 속도 3.0×U_mf, 0.43~0.71 mm 입자 크기에서 급속 열분해를 진행한 결과 40.01 wt%의 바이오-오일 수율을 얻었으며, 30.17 MJ/kg의 고위발열량을 나타냈다. 생성된 바이오-오일을 GC-MS를 통해 분석해본 결과 다양한 페놀 화합물 및 벤젠 유도체가 생성된 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 은행잎 폐기물 바이오매스의 처리와 함께 활용 가능성을 급속 열분해를 통해 확인하였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1074-1079
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• 2006

As part of our research on phytochemicals that exert protective effects against diseases related to reactive nitrogen species, we have evaluated the scavenging activity of the yellow leaves of Ginkgo biloba on $ONOO^{-}$. The methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction obtained from yellow leaves of G. biloba evidenced a marked scavenging activity on authentic $ONOO^{-}$. Repeated column chromatography of the active ethyl acetate soluble fraction on silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and RP-18, resulted in the purification of 15 known compounds, including sciadopitysin (1), ginkgolide B (2), bilobalide (3), isoginkgetin (4), kaempferol (5), luteolin (6), protocatechuic acid (7), bilobetin (8), amentoflavone (9), ${\beta}-sitosterol$ glucopyranoside (10), kaempferol 3-O-rhamnopyranoside (11), kaempferol 3-O-glucopyranoside (12), kaempferol $3-O-[{6^{'}-O-p-coumaroyl-{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl(1{\rightarrow}2)-{\alpha}-L-rhamnopyranoside]$ (13), kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (14), and 6-hydroxykynurenic acid (15). Among the compounds isolated, flavonoids (5, 6 and 11-14), protocatechuic acid (7), and 6-hydroxykynurenic acid (15) all exhibited marked scavenging activities on authentic $ONOO^{-}$. The $IC_{50}$ values of 5-7, 11-14 and 15 were as follows: $2.86{\pm}0.70,\;2.30{\pm}0.04,\;2.85{\pm}0.10,\;5.60{\pm}0.47,\;4.16{\pm}1.65,\;2.47{\pm}0.15,\;3.02{\pm}0.48,\;and\;6.24{\pm}0.27\;{\mu}M$, respectively. DL-Penicillamine ($IC_{50}=4.98{\pm}0.27\;{\mu}M$) was utilized as a positive control. However, the other compounds (1-4, 8-10) exerted no effects against $ONOO^{-}$.