• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.214-224
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• 2022

Red ginseng oil (RGO), rather than the conventional aqueous extract of red ginseng, has been receiving much attention due to accumulating evidence of its functional and pharmacological potential. In this review, we describe the key extraction technologies, chemical composition, potential health benefits, and safety of RGO. This review emphasizes the proposed molecular mechanisms by which RGO is involved in various bioactivities. RGO is mainly produced using organic solvents or supercritical fluid extraction, with the choice of method greatly affecting the yield and quality of the end products. RGO contains a high unsaturated fatty acid levels along with considerable amounts of lipophilic components such as phytosterols, tocopherols, and polyacetylenes. The beneficial health properties of RGO include cellular defense, antioxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis, chemoprevention, hair growth promotion, and skin health improvement. We propose several molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways that underlie the bioactivity of RGO. In addition, RGO is regarded as safe and nontoxic. Further studies on RGO must focus on a deeper understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms, composition-functionality relationship, and verification of the bioactivities of RGO in clinical models. This review may provide useful information in the development of RGO-based products in nutraceuticals, functional foods, and functional cosmetics.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.835-840
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• 2006

Dimethyl 1-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-8-oxo-2,8-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoindole-2,3-dicarboxylate has been used as an ionophore and o-nitrophenyloctyl ether as a plasticizer in order to develop a poly(vinyl chloride)-based membrane electrode for calcium ion detection. The sensors exhibit significantly enhanced response towards calcium(II) ions over the concentration range $8.0{\times}10^{-7}\;1.0{\times}10^{-1}$ M at pH 3.0-11 with a lower detection limit of $5.0 {\times}10^{-7}$ M. The sensors display Nernstian slope of 29.5 ${\pm}$ 0.5 mV per decade for Ca(II) ions. Effects of plasticizers, lipophilic salts and various foreign common ions are tested. It has a fast response time within 10 s over the entire concentration range and can be used for at least 2 months without any divergence in potentials. The proposed electrode revealed good selectivity and response for $Ca^{2+}$ over a wide variety of other metal ions. The selectivity of the sensor is comparable with those reported for other such electrodes. The proposed sensor was successfully applied as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of a Ca(II) solution, with EDTA.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2016

BACKGROUND: The commercial biopesticides containing Chenopodium ambrosioides L. extracts which have been registered as one of the ingredients of the commercial biopesticide by the organic agriculture materials, and have been widely used in Republic of Korea. However, the quantitative analysis method of the active substances for the commercial biopesticides containing C. ambrosioides L. extract has not been conducted.METHODS AND RESULTS: To analyze the quantitative analysis of ascaridole, carvacrol, and p-cymene as active substances of C. ambrosioides L. extract, hydrophilic lipophilic balance cartridge was used for solid phase extraction. The active substances were analyzed by the gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. The limit of quantitation values of ascaridole, carvacrol, and p-cymene were 10, 5, and 2 mg/L, and the recovery rates were 96.3, 84.0, and 82.5% in liquid products and 98.3, 99.1, and 97.3% in solid products, respectively. The total content of ascaridole, carvacrol, and p-cymene in the commercial biopesticides was ranged from 0.08 to 12.75%.CONCLUSION: From these results, this method was suitable for the quantitative analysis of the active substances of commercial biopesticides containing C. ambrosioides L. extract.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2008

Tocopherols are essential lipophilic antioxidant in human cells, while little is known about its function in plant tissues. To study the impact of composition and content of tocopherols on stress tolerance, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) was transformed with a construct containing a cDNA insert encoding $\gamma$-tocopherol methyltransferase ($\gamma$-TMT/VTE4) from perilla under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. The transgenic tobacco was confirmed by PCR and RT-PCR. The total content and composition of tocopherols in the transgenic lines were similar with wild type controls. However, chlorophyll-a and carotenoid content in the transgenic lines were increased by up to 45% (P<0.01) and 39% (P<0.02), respectively. Also, the over-expression of $\gamma$-TMT increased the salt stress tolerance in tobacco plants. These results demonstrate that over-expression of $\gamma$-TMT gene in tocopherol bio-synthetic pathway can increase salt stress tolerance and contents of chlorophyll-a and carotenoid in transgenic tobacco plants.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2001

새로이 합성한 15-Crown-5 유도체들을 칼륨이온의 전위차법 정량을 위한 중성운반체로 사용하였다. 다섯 가지 화합물 중에서N-(4'-benzo-15-crown-5-ether)-anthracene-9-imine이 가장 좋은 선택성과 안정성을 보였다. 칼륨이온을 전위차법으로 정량하기 위한 이온선 택성 막의 조성을 조사한 결과, 최적 조성은 중성운반체: PVC:가소제의 조성비가 1.0:33.0:66.0 wt% 이었다. 친유성 첨가제로 0.2wt% KTpClPB를 사용했을 때에 Nernstian 기울기가 많이 좋아졌고, 또 알칼리 및 알칼리 토류 금속에 대한 칼륨이온의 선택성이 크게 개선되었다. 특히 암모늄이온에 대한 칼륨 이온의 선택성은 $logK^{pot}_(K^+,NH_4^+}$=-2.59로 아주 좋은 값을 보였다. 이 전극의 감응시간은 $t_{100}$=5sec로서 짧은 시간에 많은 시료를 분석할 수 있고, 3주 이상 사용하여도 선택성과 분석 특성에 별다른 변화가 없었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 암모니아에 의해 손상된 사람의 간세포주 Hep G2 cell과 rat의 hepatocyte에 대하여 metronidazole이 간 세포 손상을 억제하는 효과가 있음을 밝혔다. Metronidazole은 암모니아에 의한 세포 생존율 감소, 배지내의 암모니아 수준 및 지질과산화 증가 및 항산화 효소 발현 감소 그리고 세포 내 DNA 손상과 세포사멸을 억제하였다. 따라서 metronidazole은 암모니아로부터 기인하는 세포손상을 감소시켜 간세포 기능을 보호함으로써 간 기능의 저하로 발생한 과암모니아혈증에 효과적인 치료제로서의 가능성을 시사한다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.294-299
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• 1987

벼메뚜기 건제품의 가공저장중 품질의 열화에 가장 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 예상되는 지질의 조성을 분석하고 저장중 생성된 갈변반응물질이 지질산화에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 성숙한 벼메뚜기 암컷의 지질함량은 5.12%로서 인지질함량(27.35%)이 높았고 불포화지방산 함량이 68.18%나 되었다. 벼메뚜기 천일 및 열풍건조 과정중 COV는 크게 증가하였으나 POV는 거의 측정되지 않았다. 동결건조 과정중에는 과산화물과 카아보닐 화합물이 거의 생성되지 않았다. 저장중에 POV는 초기부터 급속히 증가하였으나 COV는 저장 98일까지 지속적인 증가를 보였고 저장 초기에 당-아미노반응에 의한 수용성갈변반응물질이 많이 생성됨과 동시에 환원당과 아미노질소 함량은 크게 감소하였다. 벼메뚜기 저장중 생성된 갈변반응물질이 지질화에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 수용성 구분에서 지질산화의 억제효과가 다소 있는 것처럼 보였으나 지용성 구분에서는 산화촉진 효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권12호
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• pp.1908-1914
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 울금 냉수, 열수 및 메탄올 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량, 라디칼 소거활성 및 항비만 활성을 평가하였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 울금의 냉수, 열수 및 메탄올 추출물에서 각각 $3.68{\pm}0.80%$, $3.94{\pm}0.74%$와 $9.01{\pm}0.73%$로 나타났으며 플라보노이드 함량 역시 물 추출물에 비해 메탄올 추출물에서 $6.88{\pm}0.44%$로 높게 나타났다. 또한 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능 결과로부터 울금의 메탄올 추출물은 높은 항산화 활성을 보유하고 있음을 확인하였다. 울금 추출물들을 3T3-L1 전지방세포에 분화유도물질과 함께 처리했을 때, 메탄올 추출물은 분화과정 중 세포내 지방축적을 유의적으로 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 울금 메탄올 추출물은 높은 항산화 활성을 보유하고 있으며, 이는 메탄올 추출물이 전지방세포에서 지방세포로의 분화를 유의적으로 감소시키는 결과에 영향을 미치는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.381-387
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Garlic (Allium sativum) extract has been allowed as commercial biopesticide material for pesticidal activity in the Environmentally-friendly Agriculture Promotion Act. Nine commercial biopesticides containing A. sativum extract have been marketed in Korea. However, the analytical method of the active substances in these materials has not been studied. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cartridge clean-up method for the determination of dimethyl disulfide(DMDS), diallyl disulfide(DADS), and diallyl trisulfide(DATS) in biopesticides containing A. sativum extract was developed and validated by gas chromatography(GC). The clean-up method was optimized using hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) solid phase extraction(SPE) cartridges for the bioactive sulfides in biopesticides containing A. sativum extract, and the eluate was analyzed to quantify the DMDS, DADS, and DATS using the GC. The developed method was validated, and the LOQ and recovery rates of DMDS, DADS, and DATS were 0.226, 0.063, and $0.051mg\;L^{-1}$ and 80.6, 84.8, and 73.1%, respectively. From the nine commercial biopesticide samples, contents of DMDS, DADS, and DATS were analyzed using the developed method and results showed $2.3mg\;L^{-1}$, respectively. CONCLUSION: The developed method could be used in determining the quality of biopesticides for the manufacture of commercial biopesticides containing A. sativum extract.

• 생약학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.73-88
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• 2010

Traditionally, the root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc(L.E) has been used as efficacious therapy for inflammation, burns, frostbite and skin ailments (e.g eczema and psoriasis). It contains isohexenylnaphthoquinone derivatives (shikonin and its esters) and furylhydroquinones (shikonofurans) in lipophilic fractions and caffeic acid oligomers (rosmarinic acid, lithospermic acid B) in polar fractions. Recently, new preparative isolation and analysis procedures of shikonin along with its oligomers from the extract of L. erythrorhizon by the combination of high-speed counter-current chromatography with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection have also been introduced. Although there have been many reports on the wound healing, antiinflammatory, and anticancer effects, the research on the effects of anti-atopic dermatitis of the root of L. erythrorhizon were relatively scarce. However, in recent years, new information gathered from research efforts, on the anti-atopic dermatitis properties of the extract or constituents of L. erythrorhizon has been accumulated. In this paper, the findings and advance on the in vitro and in vivo activities of L. erythrorhizon and its constituents especially focused on antiinflammatory and anti-atopic dermatitis effects are summarized. The phytochemical constituents of L. erythrorhizon or its tissue cultures are also presented. Although there are few to verify or refute its activity in human, one result of clinical study of the extract of L. erythrorhizon on the atopic dermatitis patients was introduced to assess the possibility of its clinical use. The reported mechanisms of action and in vivo pharmacological studies in different animal models for the various types of extracts or constituents of L. erythrorhizon are supportive of its therapeutic potential or dietary supplement, however, more evidence from clinically relevant models, as well as systemic studies on the active constituents or the various types of standardized extracts at the cellular and molecular level, are required.