• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.1493-1501
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• 2012

The antioxidant activities of volatile aroma extracts from Cudrania tricuspidata (Carr.) Bureau were examined using two antioxidant assays. Ten volatile aroma compounds identified in this plant were also tested for antioxidant activity. The volatile aroma extracts of stem and root from C. tricuspidata exhibited antioxidant activities with a clear dose response relationship in both aldehyde/carboxylic acid and lipid/malonaldehyde assays. Antioxidant activities of volatile aroma extracts from C. tricuspidata at $500{\mu}g/mL$ were $77.02{\pm}8.12%$ (stem) and $74.19{\pm}6.82%$ (root) in the aldehyde/carboxylic acid assay. Antioxidant activities of volatile aroma extracts from C. tricuspidata at $160{\mu}g/mL$ were $76.17{\pm}4.25%$ (stem) and $61.43{\pm}2.11%$ (root) in the lipid/malonaldehyde assay. Positively identified volatile aroma components in extracts of stem and root from C. tricuspidata were seven terpenes and terpenoides, 14 alkyl compounds, 11 nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds, three oxygen containing heterocyclic compounds, 12 aromatic compounds, nine lactones, and seven miscellaneous compounds (possible contaminants). Among the positively identified compounds, eugenol, isoeugenol, and 2,4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol exhibited antioxidant activities comparable to those of BHT and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. Vanillin and 2-acetylpyrrole showed moderate activities in the lipid/malonaldehyde assay. These results suggest that consumption of antioxidant-rich beverages prepared from C. tricuspidata could have beneficial effects on human health by preventing diseases caused by oxidative damage.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.599-602
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• 2008

Vincamine, one of the major indole alkaloids in vincaminor (Vinca minor L.) is commonly used for treating cerebrovascular diseases. The antioxidant activity of vincaminor extracts and vincamine were measured by 1.1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and lipid malonaldehyde (MA) assay. Vincaminor leaves were pulverized and extracted with various solvents such as water, methanol, and ethanol. The antioxidant activities of the extracts varied in accordance with solvents and assays. In DPPH assay, the water extract showed the highest antioxidant activity. In lipid MA assay, However, the ethanol extract inhibited MA formation from cod liver oil by 82% at the level of 5,000 ${\mu}g/mL$. Vincamine in the extract was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatogram and the concentration of vincamine was 0.419$\pm$0.005 ${\mu}g/mL$.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.723-729
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• 2005

Volatile compounds of dropwort (Oenanthe javanica DC), crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium L. var. spatiosum), and sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) were isolated by steam distillation under reduced pressure (DRP) and liquid-liquid continuous extraction (LLE). Aroma extracts of the plants were identified by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and their antioxidant activities were evaluated in two different assays. The aroma extracts isolated from dropwort, crown daisy, and sesame inhibited the oxidation of hexanal by 25%, 95%, and 99%, respectively, for one month at the $500{\mu}g/mL$ level. They inhibited malonaldehyde formation from cod liver oil by 48%, 54%, and 29%, respectively, at the $500{\mu}g/mL$ level. Their antioxidant activities were comparable to those of the natural antioxidant, ${\alpha}-tocopherol$.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.41-50
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• 1996

The yields of solvent fraction of irradiated red ginseng powder were increased in the order of petroleum ether(PE)