• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.443-451
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• 2012

We compared the effects of grapefruit seed extract (GFSE), green tea extract (GT) and their microencapsulated extract on anti-inflammatory activities in murine RAW 264.7 macrophages cell line. In order to protect the bioactive compounds in the extracts, they were microencapsulated with maltodextrin and $H_2O$. Nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression and thiobarbiturate reactive substances (TBARS) were analyzed in LPS activated RAW 264.7 macrophages. The green tea extract at the range of $100-600{\mu}g/mL$ inhibited NO, PGE2 production and iNOS protein expression without cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner. Grapefruit seed extract had strong inhibitory effects on NO and PGE production and iNOS protein expression at the range of $5-20{\mu}g/mL$ without cytotoxicity. Microencapsulation of green tea extract had further inhibitory effects on NO and PGE2 production and on iNOS protein expression, whereas microencapsulated GFSE did not show any further inhibitory effects on these parameters. Taken together, our results suggest that GSFE might be a promising candidate for preventing inflammation related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer or diabetes, and the microencapsulation of green tea extract could improve its bioactivity.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.966-976
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• 2019

Objective: The methane mitigating potential of various plant-based polyphenol sources is known, but effects of combinations have rarely been tested. The aim of the present study was to determine whether binary and 3-way combinations of such phenol sources affect ruminal fermentation less, similar or more intensively than separate applications. Methods: The extracts used were from Acacia mearnsii bark (acacia), Vitis vinifera (grape) seed, Camellia sinensis leaves (green tea), Uncaria gambir leaves (gambier), Vaccinium macrocarpon berries (cranberry), Fagopyrum esculentum seed (buckwheat), and Ginkgo biloba leaves (ginkgo). All extracts were tested using the Hohenheim gas test. This was done alone at 5% of dry matter (DM). Acacia was also combined with all other single extracts at 5% of DM each, and with two other phenol sources (all possible combinations) at 2.5%+2.5% of DM. Results: Methane formation was reduced by 7% to 9% by acacia, grape seed and green tea and, in addition, by most extract combinations with acacia. Grape seed and green tea alone and in combination with acacia also reduced methane proportion of total gas to the same degree. The extracts of buckwheat and gingko were poor in phenols and promoted ruminal fermentation. All treatments except green tea alone lowered ammonia concentration by up to 23%, and the binary combinations were more effective as acacia alone. With three extracts, linear effects were found with total gas and methane formation, while with ammonia and other traits linear effects were rare. Conclusion: The study identified methane and ammonia mitigating potential of various phenolic plant extracts and showed a number of additive and some non-linear effects of combinations of extracts. Further studies, especially in live animals, should concentrate on combinations of extracts from grape seed, green tea leaves Land acacia bark and determine the ideal dosages of such combinations for the purpose of methane mitigation.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2009

Green tea seed was extracted with absolute ethanol,and the green tea seed extract(GTSE)was subjected to assays for toxicity, antioxidant ability, angiogenesis inhibitory effects and cell adhesion, as well as western blotting, and an in vivo experiment against 4 high-ranking adult cancers in Korea. Our series of experimental data demonstrated that GTSE has an antioxidant ability superior to that of EGCG in the green tea leaf, and also exhibits a profound high tumor growth inhibitory activity on a variety of cancer cell lines, as well as nude mice infected with cancer cells. GTSE was identified as a natural anticancer compound showing excellent angiogenesis inhibition and cancer cell suppression abilities. Our preliminary observations also indicate that GTSE may be another potential source of natural dietary antioxidants and also may be applicable as a novel natural anticancer agent.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.914-919
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• 2006

We investigated the catechin content in green tea leaf (GTL) and green tea seed (GTS), the antiproliferative and detoxifying phase II enzyme-inducing activities of the methanolic (80%, v/v) extracts from GTL and GTS. GTL and GTS contained $8,685{\pm}1,061$ and $108{\pm}32\;{\mu}g/g$ epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), $11,486{\pm}506$ and $116{\pm}72\;{\mu}g/g$ epigallocatechin (EGC), $3,535{\pm}308$ and $821{\pm}95\;{\mu}g/g$ epicatechin gallate (ECG), and $1,429{\pm}177$ and $37{\pm}44\;{\mu}g/g$ epicatechin (EC), respectively. The methanolic extract of GTS showed a greater increase in quinone reductase activity and antiproliferation potential against mouse hepatoma cells than GTL extract did. GTS treatment resulted in the accumulation at sub-G1 phase of mouse hepatoma hepa1c1c7 cells as assessed by flow cytometry. Enhancement of phase II enzyme activity by GTS extract was shown to be mediated, directly or indirectly, via interaction with the antioxidant response element (ARE) sequence in the genes encoding the phase enzymes. As the catechin content in GTS was significantly lower than that in GTL, components other than catechins appear to be responsible for the anticarcinogenic activity of the seed. In summary, these results suggest that the 80% methanolic extract of GTS deserves further study to evaluate its potential as an anticarcinogenic agent and to investigate its mechanism of action.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.2199-2202
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• 2013

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.1351-1357
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• 2016

항효모 활성이 우수한 녹차씨로부터 천연 보존소재를 개발하기 위하여 추출 원료를 최적화하기 위한 녹차씨의 전처리 방법을 평가하였다. 과피 유무에 따른 녹차씨의 추출 결과 추출물의 항효모 활성은 같았으며, 추출 수율은 과피를 제거한 속씨에서 근소하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 건조에 따른 녹차씨의 수분 함량은 항효모 활성에는 영향을 주지 않았으나 추출 수율은 7.3% 수분 함량에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 분쇄 공정에 따른 녹차씨 추출물의 항효모 활성은 같았으나, 원료의 입도가 작은 믹서 분쇄 원료에서 추출 수율이 더 높게 나타났다. 녹차씨 오일을 추출한 부산물인 탈지 녹차씨를 추출하여 보존소재 원료로써 활용 가능성을 평가한 결과 항효모 활성은 녹차씨 추출물과 같았으며, 탈지 방법에 따라 수율은 다르게 나타나 헥산 추출 탈지 녹차씨보다 압착 탈지 녹차씨의 추출 수율이 더 높게 나타났다. 녹차씨의 전처리 방법 평가에 따라 천연 보존소재를 추출하기 위한 원료로서 과피가 포함된 녹차씨를 수분 함량 7.3%로 건조한 후 롤밀 분쇄하여 착유기로 오일을 추출한 탈지 녹차씨를 제조하였다. 탈지 녹차씨를 추출 용매에 따라 추출한 후 수율 및 항효모 활성을 조사한 결과 경제성이 높은 추출 용매는 물이 적합하였다. 추출 온도 및 시간에 따른 탈지 녹차씨의 추출결과 $90^{\circ}C$ 추출에서는 항효모 활성이 다소 불안정한 것으로 나타났다. 추출 수율과 항효모 활성의 안정성을 고려하여 물을 용매로 하였을 때 $50^{\circ}C$, 4시간 추출 조건이 적합할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.396-407
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• 2023

The golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) has been utilized as a natural and eco-friendly control of weeds in rice paddy fields. However, P. canaliculata can damage other crops. In this study, the effectiveness of plant extracts from various natural sources that are reportedly effective against pests in the control of P. canaliculata was investigated. The four plant extracts were effective against P. canaliculata and ranked in descending order as green tea seed (Camellia sinensis) > root of red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) > leaves of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) > root of sophora (Sophora flavescens). The mortality rate of P. canaliculata was increased using 200 to 2000 mg/kg of green tea seed powder. However, shrubby sophora root extract did not significantly increase the mortality rate. The LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ of green tea seed, tobacco leaves, shrubby sophora root, and red spider lily root were 900 and 2800 mg/L, 956 and 2320 mg/L, 2162 and 5325 mg/L, and 512 and 1054 mg/kg, respectively. The LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ of ground powder of C. sinensis, N. tabacum, S. flavescens and L. radiata were 248 and 646 mg/L, 403 and 733 mg/L, 409 and 905 mg/L, and 493 and 1141 mg/L, respectively. The findings indicate the remarkable control potency of green tea seeds against the golden apple snail. An organic material incorporating the four plant powders may help control green apple snail in an ecosystem-friendly manner.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.769-773
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• 2006

녹차종자를 기능성 식품소재로서 이용하기 위하여 녹차 종자메탄올추출물의 생리활성을 녹차 메탄올추출물의 생리활성과 비교하였다. 녹차 메탄올추출물기 수소공여능은 $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도 이상에서 50% 이상의 활성을 나타내었으나, 녹차종자 메탄올추출물은 $1000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 21.86%의 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 녹차종자 및 녹차 메탄올추출물이 $1000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도로 처리된 흰쥐의 간 균질물에서 MDA의 생성량이 대조구의 86 Mol/g에 비하여 각각 60 및 50 Mol/g로 낮게 나타내어 이들 추출물은 항산화효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 녹차종자 및 녹차 메탄올추출물은 $1000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 A549 및 SW480 세포에 대하여 각각 20%, 50% 이상의 성장 억제율을 나타내었다. 또한 녹차종자 메탄을 추출물이 $500{\mu}g/mL$의 농도 처리된 암세포는 대조구에 비하여 상대적인 세포 수의 감소되었으며, 심한 형태학적인 변화를 보여주었다. 대식세포 RAW264.7에 녹차 및 녹차종자 메탄을 추출물이 1, 10, 100및 $1000{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 처리 하였을 때, 이들 추출물은 $100 {\mu}g/mL$ 농도까지 농도 의존적으로 NO(nitric oxide)의 생성을 유도하였으며, $100{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 그 농도는 각각 0.77와 2.04 uM로서 녹차종자 메탄을 추출물이 녹차 메탄을 추출물보다 그 효과가 크게 나타났다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.398-403
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation on skin can induce production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which cause expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and collagen degradation. Thus, chronic exposure of skin to UVB irradiation leads to histological changes consistent with aging, such as wrinkling, abnormal pigmentation, and loss of elasticity. We investigated the protective effect of the standardized green tea seed extract (GSE) on UVB-induced skin photoaging in hairless mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: Skin photoaging was induced by UVB irradiation on the back of Skh-1 hairless mice three times per week and UVB irradiation was performed for 10 weeks. Mice were divided into six groups; normal control, UVB irradiated control group, positive control (UVB + dietary supplement of vitamin C 100 mg/kg), GSE 10 mg/kg (UVB + dietary supplement of GSE 10 mg/kg), GSE 100 mg/kg (UVB + dietary supplement of GSE 100 mg/kg), and GSE 200 mg/kg (UVB + dietary supplement of GSE 200 mg/kg). RESULTS: The dietary supplement GSE attenuated UVB irradiation-induced wrinkle formation and the decrease in density of dermal collagen fiber. In addition, results of the antioxidant analysis showed that GSE induced a significant increase in antioxidant enzyme activity compared with the UVB irradiation control group. Dietary supplementation with GSE 200 mg/kg resulted in a significant decrease in expression of MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-9 and an increase in expression of TIMP and type-1 collagen. CONCLUSIONS: Findings of this study suggest that dietary supplement GSE could be useful in attenuation of UVB irradiation-induced skin photoaging and wrinkle formation due to regulation of antioxidant defense systems and MMPs expression.

• 생약학회지
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• 제33권4호통권131호
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• pp.364-371
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• 2002

Yew (Taxus cuspidata Sibe) selected cultivation as drug, food and decorative plant in Gyong-gi province in Korea. To extract the water soluble active ingredients, as a extracting method, there was extracted with 20g of dried seeds with each 20g of butylene glycol(BG) and propylene glycol(PG), and 40 mL of water mixing 72 hours at $40{\pm}5^{\circ}C$, and then they were filtrated by 400 mesh. Appearance of extract of seeds was pale brown, $pH=4.5{\pm}0.5$, $gravity=1.013{\pm}0.05$, a reflective $index=1.373{\pm}0.05$, and yield=75%. Also, to extract the high purity oil from seeds, it minutely pulverized the dried seeds and added the hexane, mixing 2 hours at $20{\pm}57^{\circ}C$. And then, this filtrated it with 400-mesh. It got the purified oil through evaporating them at $55^{\circ}C$ during under vacuum. As the results, appearance was slightly brown, gravity=0.922 acid value=0.12, saponification value=192, and it should be obtained the $40{\pm}5%$ of yield. As the efficacy evalution of cosmetic field, the antioxidative activities by NBT method were stronger 86.0% from extract of talus seeds than 52.0% from green tea extract and 35.0% from skullcap extract as well as the antioxidative activities by DPPH method were stronger 93.7% from extract of seed than 60.3% from extract of green tea and 27.1% from extract of skullcap. These are more effective than other plant extracts. The collagen synthesis rate on the activating fibroblast for Taxus cuspidata Sibe extract showed 35.43%. As the activity of the skin elasticity, PPE(porcine pancreatic elastase)-inhibitory activities of talus extract was 50.8%. Anti-inflammatory activity was more effective to be taken 41.1% of taxus seed oil than 24.2% of steady glycyrrhetinate (SG) as a control.