• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2012

In this study, the antioxidant property of leaf and callus extracts of five selected in vitro grown Ocimum species (Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum basilicum, and Ocimum americanum) and their respective callus extracts was investigated. The callus cultures were successfully initiated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) (1mg L) combined with different concentrations (0.1-0.4 mg L) of kinetin as plant growth regulators. Total phenolic contents were estimated using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, ferric reducing antioxidant power, $Fe^{2+}$ chelating activity, and ${\beta}$-carotenelinoleic acid bleaching assays were used to determine the biological effects of the extracts. Interestingly, all the callus extracts exhibited significant (p<0.05) increase in phenolic contents and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, a liner correlation was obtained between the total phenolic contents and free radical scavenging activity ($R^2$ = 0.783). The extracts of leaves and calluses of Ocimum species exhibited activity in all the in vitro antioxidant assays, but its extent was less potent that the positive controls butylated hydroxyl anisole (BHA) and ascorbic acid. A higher accumulation of phenolics in the callus extracts suggests that isolation of high-concentration materials with antioxidant activivity is possible from in vitro callus cultures rather than field-grown plant organs. Furthermore, these extracts may be used as an effective preservative in the food industry.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권7호
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• pp.972-979
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• 2014

한방에서 건조된 뿌리를 '우슬'이라는 약재로 이용되는 쇠무릎의 잎과 줄기를 물과 에탄올을 용매로 추출하여 유용성분과 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 화합물의 총 함량을 측정한 결과 쇠무릎 잎의 물 추출물인 LWE에서 각각 58.27 mg/g과 42.22 mg/g으로 가장 많은 함량을 나타내었고, 단백질 함량에서도 LWE에서 16.42 mg/g으로 가장 많이 함유된 것으로 분석되었다. 환원당 함량은 줄기의 에탄올 추출물인 SEE에서 11.35 mg/g으로 가장 많았으며 전자공여능은 1.0 mg/mL의 농도에서 SEE가 93.41%로 가장 우수한 전자공여 효과를 보였다. SOD 유사활성능은 1.0 mg/mL의 농도에서 모든 추출물이 10% 미만의 낮은 활성을 나타내었다. 아질산염 소거능은 pH 1.2의 조건의 1.0 mg/mL의 농도에서 LWE가 94.90%의 가장 높은 아질산염 소거능을 나타내었으며, pH 3.0에서도 LWE가 45.20%로 가장 높은 소거 활성을 나타내었다. LWE는 1.0 mg/mL 66.67%로 가장 높은 XO 저해 효과를 나타내었으며, LEE와 SWE도 각각 31.17%와 32.06%의 XO 저해율을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과 쇠무릎 잎은 다량의 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 화합물을 함유하였으며 전자공여능과 SOD 유사활성능, 아질산염 소거 효과도 줄기보다 우수하며 식용 및 약용식물로 이용되는 여러 식물보다 우수하여 쇠무릎 잎을 식용뿐만 아니라 기능성 식품의 첨가제나 천연 항산화제로서 활용될 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.305-313
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• 1994

Typically susceptible lesions were developed on pepper (cv. Hanbyul) leaves inoculated with the compatible strains Ds 1 of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria. The lesions appeared first water-soaked and then turned yellow with a chlorotic area. In contrast, the leaves inoculated with the incompatible strain 81-23 initially turned yellow and then developed local necrosis. Multiplication of x. c. pv. vesicatoria in pepper leaves also were distinctly different between the two strains. The strain Ds 1 multiplied more greatly than did the strain 81-23 in the infected leaves. X. c. pv. vesicatoria infection of pepper leaves induced the synthesis of soluble proteins, especially more greatly in the compatible than in the incompatible interactions. Some pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins were detected in the intercellular washing fluid (IWF) and extracts of the infected pepper leaves. In particular, the 32 kDa protein on SDS-PAGE gels appeared intensely in the incompatible interaction. In contrast, some proteins with moluecular masses of 65, 71, and 75 kDa disappeared in the infected pepper leaves. Isoelectric focusing could identify the pIs of soluble proteins in infected pepper leaves. The accumulation of the IWF from infected leaves was more conspicuous in the incompatible than the compatible interaction. These results suggest that some extremely acidic and basic proteins were induced and accumulated in the intercellular spaces of infected pepper leaves.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.1217-1222
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• 1998

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of mulberry leaves on lipid metabolism in cho lesterol induced hypercholesterolemia rats. The mulberry treatment group showed decreases of serum lipid concentration compared with hyperlipidemic group. Also, Mulberry leaves inhibited the activity of HMG Co A reductase, increased lipase activity. In histopathological examination, abdominal aorta showed no critical lesions with mulberry leaves treatment. These results suggest that hypolipidemic effects of mulberry leaves on rats were the inhibition of cholesterol synthesis and acceleration of cholesterol catabolism in the liver. For human, serum triglyceride contents were more significantly decreased with treatment of mulberry leaves powder.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.425-429
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• 2012

In this study, hydroponically-cultivated ginseng leaves, fruits, and roots were respectively extracted with ethanol. The contents of 12 ginsenosides and three phenolics in the extracts were quantitatively analyzed and the free radical scavenging activities were measured and compared. Hydroponically-cultivated ginseng leaves contained higher levels of gensenosides (Rg1, Rg2+Rh1, Rd, and Rg3) and p-coumaric acid than the other parts of the ginseng plants. The 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid radical scavenging activities of leaves were also the highest. Accordingly, hydroponically-grown ginseng leaves were shown to hold promise for use as an environmentally-friendly natural anti-oxidant.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.600-604
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• 1998

Methanol extracts from 53 species of oriental medicinal plants in 34 families were tested for their fungicidal activities against Pyricularia grisea, Rhizoctonia solani, Phytophthora capsici, Phytophthora infestans, Collectotrichum dematium, Botryospaeria dothidea, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum, Botrytis cinerea, Puccinia recondita, and Erysiphe graminis. In in vitro study using impregnated paper disc method, the efficacy varied with both plant pathogen and plant species tested. Methanol extracts of Asarum sieboldii roots, Sinomenium acutum roots, Pinus densiflora leaves, Rheum undulatum root barks, Coptis japonica roots, and Phellodendron amurense barks showed potent fungicidal activities against the various pathogens when treated with 10 mg/disc. In a whole plant test, methanol extracts of P. densiflora leaves and roots and C. japonica roots were highly effective against a variety of plant pathogens. As a naturally occurring fungicide, P. densiflora- and C. japonica-derived materials could be useful as new fungicidal products against various plant diseases induced by plant pathogenic fungi.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2000

The extracts of Carica papaya (flower), Barringtonia macrostachya (leaves), Coleus tuberosus (tuber), Mangifera indica (fruit skin) and Eugenia polyantha (leaves) showed strong in vitro anti-tumor promoting activity when assayed using Raji cells (Mooi et al., 1999). The antitumor promoting activity of the crude extracts was further analyzed by immunoblotting analysis of Raji cells carving Epstein-Barr virus genome. The expression of early antigens diffuse (EA-D) and early antigens restricted (EA-R) was determined by performing western blotting of treated Raji cells with human sera of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. All the plant extracts were shown to be able to suppress both EA-D and EA-R.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2002

Ninety nine extracts from Korean plants were screened for their inhibitory activities on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 pretense by an HPLC method. The pretense inhibitory activities were determined by incubating the extracts in reaction mixtures containing pretense and substrate (His-Lys-Ala-Arg-Val-Leu-(p-NO$_2$- Phe)-Glu-Ala-Nle-Ser-NH$_2$) to perform proteolytic cleavage reactions. Of the extracts tested, the water extracts of Viburnum awabuki (stem and leaves) and Distylium racemosum (leaves) had the highest pretense inhibitory activities at a concentration of 100ug/mL. Activity-guided fractionation, revealed that the n-butanol fraction of the V. awabuki extract and the ethyl acetate fraction from the D. racemosum extract had the greatest inhibitory activity on HIV-1 pretense.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1124-1131
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• 2009

Acanthopanax senticosus has been used in East Asia as a traditional medicine. The purpose of this study is the investigation of an extraction method for A. senticosus var subinermis (ASvS) leaves to improve their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Six extracts were prepared: extracted with water (W), ethanol (Eth), water or ethanol after ultra high pressure (WP, EthP), and water or ethanol after an extrusion process (WEx, EthEx). Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing ability showed that all extracts had a significant antioxidant activity. In anti-inflammatory activities, Eth and EthEx significantly inhibited the release of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, and interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ independent of cell viability in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) protein was significantly decreased by EthEx. These findings present that Eth and EthEx extracts of ASvS leaves have anti-inflammatory activities, and EthEx extract suppresses LPS-induced NO through the down-regulation of iNOS and pro-inflammatory cytokines.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 1993

들깻잎의 메탄올 추출물은 Salmonella typhimurium TA98과 TA100균주에서 AFB$_1$, Trp-P-2 및 B(a)P의 돌연변이유발을 억제시키는 효과가 있었으며 이들을 용매로 더 분획 했을 때 수층에서는 효과가 없었지만 헥산획분과 부탄올 획분에서 항돌연변이 효과가 있었다. Lipid peroxidation은 들깻잎의 메탄올 추출물을 첨가하였을 때 억제되었으며 특히 부탄올 획분 첨가시 크게 억제됨을 관찰할 수 있었다. 돌연변이 유발억제 및 항산화 효과가 관찰된 부탄올 획분에서 2-propyl furan, ethanodioate, dibutyl ester, benzaldehyde, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-propanoic acid, octahydro-3a-methyl-2H-inden-2-one등이 잠정적으로 동정되었다.