• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2021

This short review on the chemistry, pharmacological properties and patents of obovatol and obovatal from Magnolia obovata is the first publication. Pharmacological properties are focused on anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet and neuroprotective activities. Obovatol and obovatal were first isolated from the leaves of M. obovata. Also reported in the bark and fruits of M. obovata, obovatol and obovatal are neolignans i.e., biphenolic compounds bearing a C-O coupling. Other classes of compounds isolated and identified from M. obovata include sesquiterpene-neolignans, dineolignans, trineolignan, lignans, dilignans, phenylpropanoids, phenylethanoid glycosides, flavonoids, phenolic acids, alkaloids, sesquiterpenes, ketone and sterols. The anti-cancer properties of obovatol and obovatal involve apoptosis, inhibition of the growth, migration and invasion of cancer cell lines. However, obovatol displays cytotoxicity against cancer cells but not obovatal. Similarly, anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet, neuroprotective, anxiolytic and other pharmacological activities were only observed in obovatol. The disparity in pharmacological properties of obovatol and obovatal may be attributed to the -CHO group present in obovatal but absent in obovatol. From 2007 to 2013, eight patents were published on obovatol with one mentioning obovatal. They were all published at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by scientists of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) as inventors and assignee, respectively. Some future research and prospects are suggested.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 2000

Two neolignan compound, magnolol $(5,5^{l}-diallyl-2,2^{l}-dihydroxybiphenyl, 1)$ and honokiol $(5,5^{l}-diallyl-2,4^{l}-dihydroxybiphenyl, 2)$ were isolated from the stem bark of Magnolia obovata and evaluated for antifungal activity against various human pathogenic fungi. Compound 1 and 2 showed significant inhibitory activities against Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporium gypseum, Epidermophyton floccosum, Aspergillus niger, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Candida albicans with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) in a range of $25-100{\mu}g/ml$. Therefore, compound 1 and 2 could be used as lead compounds for the development of novel antifungal agents.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.507-517
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• 2015

The bark of Magnolia officinalis has been used in traditional oriental medicine to treat a variety of mental disorders including anxiety and depression. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of M. officinalis ethanol extract on stress-induced alterations in learning and cognitive function using a passive avoidance test (PAT) and also on anxiety-related behavior using the elevated plus-maze test (EPM) in female rats . The degree of Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the region of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the locus coeruleus (LC) was measured using an immunohistochemical method. Corticosterone concentrations in serum were also measured. The ethanol extract from Magnolia officinalis was orally administered to female rats 30 minutes before evaluating their immobilization stress and anxiety-related behavior using an elevated plus-maze test and a passive avoidance test. Time spent in the open arms of the EPM increased in the M. officinalis-treated group compared with that of the saline-treated control group. In the passive avoidance test, the memory and cognitive function improved in the M. officinalis extract-treated group. M. officinalis extracts reduced elevated corticosterone concentrations in serum. Also, stress-induced TH increases were suppressed in the M. officinalis extract-treated group in the LC and the VTA region. These results suggest that M. officinalis might prove to be an effective anxiolytic anti-stress agent.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2007

In vitro 및 in vivo에서 모두 효과를 나타내는 새로운 여드름 개선 성분을 개발하였다. 특히, in vitro에서 효과가 검증된 많은 원료들이 실제 여드름환자에게서 실질적인 효능을 나타내지 못하는 경우가 많아, 본 연구에서는 임상에서 실질적인 효과를 보일 수 있는 원료의 개발에 초점을 맞추었다. 우선적으로 여드름에 효과가 높은 것으로 알려져 있거나 여드름개선 효과가 기대되는 천연물질의 추출물을 대상으로 소규모의 예비임상시험을 통해 효능을 확인하였다. 여러 가지 후보물질 중에서 발아콩과 목련박피 2종의 추출물이 여드름 및 여드름에 의한 홍조현상과 흉터에 뚜렷한 효과를 나타내어 이 두 천연물의 혼합추출물을 SeleMix AN이라 명명하였다. 200여 명의 예비임상시험을 통해서 SeleMix AN의 임상적 효과를 확인한 후 상기 물질의 여드름 개선 작용기작을 규명하기 위한 in vitro 효능테스트를 실시하여 P. Acne 성장억제 효과(시료농도 0.0125%), 16.9%의 히스타민 분비저해효과와 함께, 인간유래 섬유아세포의 활성을 대조군 대비 57% 높여 주는 실험결과를 확인하였다. 최종적으로 분당 서울대병원과의 공동연구를 통해 23명의 여성여드름환자를 대상으로 한 임상평가를 실시하여 새로운 여드름 개선성분의 효능을 검증하였다. 여름에 실시된 최종임상에서 SeleMix AN이 함유된 시료는 피지분비량이 증가하고 여드름 발병율이 높아지는 계절적인 영향에도 불구하고 4주만에 특히, 염증성 병변을 대조군 대비 통계적으로 유의차 있게 감소시키는 뛰어난 여드름 개선 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.275-279
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• 1997

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylorl) infection is now established as the major pathogenic factor in chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. in addition, there is accumulating evidence that H. pylori plays an important role in the process of gastric carcinogenesis. On the other hand, oriental traditional medicines have been used for stomach disease for thousands of years. In the present study, methanol extract from the stem bark of Magnolia sieboldii (M. sieboldii) and its components were investigated on their inhibitory effects against urease activity and growth of H. pylori in vitro. The methanol extract of M. sieboldii significantly inhibited the growth of H. pylori ATCC 43504 at 5 mg/ml. From the further fractionation, the chloroform fraction inhibited the bacterial growth dose-dependently. Among four fractions separated from the chloroform fraction by silica gel column chromatography, MS-C-2 was the most potent. Costunolide was isolated from the MS-C-2 subtraction by preparative TLC and recrystallization using n-hexane. Anti-H. pylori effect of costunolide was investigated using one commercial strain (H. pylori ATCC 43504) and three clinical strains (H. pylon 4, 43, 82548). Costunolide exhibited potent anti-H. pylori activity, and the MIC was around $100-200{\mu}g/ml$. However, costunolide had no inhibitory effect of H. pylori urease activity at the concentration used for the growth inhibition assay. From these results, we conclude that costunolide inhibits the, growth of H. pylori by the independent manner of H. pylori urease inhibition.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2007년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.153-154
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• 2007

• 생약학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.85-90
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• 1986

It has been elucidated that magnolol and honokiol, isolated from the stem bark of Magnolia obovata, had potent antibacterial activity against a cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans. They also show a significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus anthracis, which causes malignant pustule and woolsorter disease in human. Some hydroxybiphenyl derivatives are synthesized from starting materials, phenylphenols and biphenols by means of Claisen's rearrangement and Elb's method to develop more potent antibacterial chemicals and to investigate the structure-activity relationships. The introduction of allyl groups to the aromatic rings of starting materials shows increase of antibacterial activities, but the number and positions of them do not effect their activities. Furthermore, the introduction of hydroxy group to aromatic rings also increases the activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.1086-1093
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• 2018

Honokiol, a bioactive compound isolated from the cone and bark of Magnolia officinalis, has been shown to have various activities including inhibition of the growth of Candida albicans. We investigated the roles of the Hsp90-calcineurin pathway in the antifungal activity of honokiol. The pharmacologic tool was employed to evaluate the effects of Hsp90 and calcineurin in the antifungal activity of honokiol. We also evaluated the protective effects of the calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporin A (CsA) on honokiol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by the fluorescence staining method. The Hsp90 inhibitor potentiated the antifungal activity of honokiol. A C. albicans strain with the calcineurin gene deleted displayed enhanced sensitivity to honokiol. However, co-treatment with calcineurin inhibitor CsA attenuated the cytotoxic activity of honokiol due to the protective effect on mitochondria. Our results provide insight into the action mechanism of honokiol.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.70-83
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• 2018

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the capacity of single and combined applications of the bark of the stems and roots of Magnolia officinalis Rehd. et Wils. (Magnoliae Cortex) and Zea mays L. (maize) to modulate inflammation in RAW 264.7 cells stimulated with Porphyromonas gingivalis. Methods: RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with P. gingivalis, and Magnoliae Cortex and/or maize was added. Cytotoxicity and the capacity to modulate inflammation were determined with a methylthiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay, nitrite production, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and western blotting. Results: Treatment with Magnoliae Cortex and/or maize inhibited nuclear transcription factor ${\kappa}B$ ($NF-{\kappa}B$) pathway activation and nuclear p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression in P. gingivalis-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Moreover, the treatments suppressed cytokines (prostaglandin $E_2$ [$PGE_2$], interleukin $[IL]-1{\beta}$, and IL-6) and nitrite production. Conclusions: Both Magnoliae Cortex and maize exerted an anti-inflammatory effect on P. gingivalis-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, and this effect was more pronounced when the extracts were combined. These findings show that these extracts may be beneficial for slowing the progression of periodontal disease.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.579-586
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• 2010

목련과 식물의 활용도 제고를 위해 항산화제, 식품첨가제 개발에 필요한 항균 및 항산화 활성을 검정하였다. 우선 목련과 총 11종 식물의 수피, 잎, 목부, 꽃 및 열매의 에탄올 조추출물을 1,000 ${\mu}g/m{\ell}$로 조제하여 항진균 활성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 일본목련 수피가 백색부후균인 Trametes versicolor를 제외한 모든 공시균주에 대하여 50% 이상의 균사생장억제율을 나타내어 항균활성이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그 다음이 일본목련 목부로 탄저병균인 Glomerella cingulata와 목재부후균인 T. versicolor, Tyromyces palustris를 제외한 공시균주에 대하여 50% 이상의 균사생장억제율을 나타내었다. 수종별로는 일본목련이 가장 항균활성이 우수하여 수피, 잎, 목부 모두 항균활성이 있는 것으로 나타났으며 그 다음이 목련, 함박꽃나무 순이었다. 부위별로는 수피가 가장 활성이 우수하였으며 백목련, 자목련의 경우에는 다른 부위에 비해 꽃의 항균활성이 우수하였다. 또한, 프리라 디칼소거능을 측정하여 항산화활성을 검정한 결과에서는 100 ${\mu}g/m{\ell}$의 농도에서 태산목 수피와 잎이 70% 이상의 소거능을, 그리고 초령목 수피와 잎, 흑오미자 줄기 및 남오미자 줄기가 90% 이상의 소거능을 나타내었다. 특히, 흑오미자 줄기 및 남오미자 줄기는 10 ${\mu}g/m{\ell}$의 농도에서 각각 41.2%와 44.4%의 소거능을 나타내어 합성 항산화제인 butylated hydroxyanisole 및 천연항산화제인 ${\alpha}$-tocopherol과 동등한 항산화활성이 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 금후 흑오미자 및 남오미자 줄기와 같이 항산화활성 우수 시료는 활성물질 분리 및 구조 동정, 안전성 검정 등을 통하여 식품보존제 및 화장품 소재로 개발이 가능할 것으로 사료되었다.