• 생약학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.117-122
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• 1996

The methanolic extracts of some marine natural products were tested for investigating the effects on the formation of lipid peroxide and the activities of free radical generating enzymes. The methanolic extracts of Styela clava, Ecklonia stolonifera, Pachymeniopsis elliptica and Hypnea charoides which decreased the formation of lipid peroxide inhibited the activity of xanthine oxidase about 41, 20, 20 and 21% by adding $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ of each methanolic extracts, respectively. However, the four extracts didn't inhibit the activity of aldehyde oxidase.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2010

Objectives : Biological activities of marine resources have been rarely evaluated compared with other herbal medicines. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate antimicrobial activities of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of five marine resources(Porphyra tenera, Laminariae Thallus, Sargassum, Ostreae Concha, Maliotidis Concha) against Propionibacterium acnes. Methods : Aqueous axtracts of five marine resources were prepared by decocting in tenfold tap water for 3 h. Etanolic extracts were obtained by extracting five marine resources with tenfold ethanol for 72 h at room temperature. The zone of growth inhibition and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were determined against P. acnes after incubation for 48 h under anaerobic condition. Results : Ethanolic extracts of Porphyra tenera exhibited potent antimicrobial effects(MIC $62.5\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ against KCTC3320, MIC $31.25\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ against KCTC5527). However, all aqueous extracts tested had no effects on the growth inhibition of P. acnes. In addition, four ethanolic extracts except Porphyra tenera showed little inhibitory effect. Conclusions : These results indicate that ethanolic extracts of Porphyra tenera has antimicrobial activities against P. acnes and also warrant further development of Porphyra tenera extracts as a natural anti-acne agent.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.230-233
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• 2007

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) acts as a negative regulator of insulin signaling, and selective inhibition of PTP1B has served as a potential drug target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. As part of our searching for PTP1B inhibitors from natural products, the extracts of marine microorganisms were screened for the inhibitory effects on the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). Among the tested 304 extracts, 29 extracts exhibited inhibition rate ranging 40.1 - 83.6 % against PTP1B at the concentration level of $30{\mu}g/mL$.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2006

Two specimens of sponges collected from Red Sea, Egypt, were investigated for their contents of secondary metabolites. The crude extracts of the sponges were tested for their anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. The toxic effects of the extracts of the two marine sponges were studied. $LD_{50}$ determination revealed that the investigated extracts of 'Igernella and Ircinia spp' were 4.69 and 134.7 mg/l00 g b.wt., respectively, when injected intraperitoneally in mice. The toxic signs were recorded within the first 24 hrs after injection. Also the two marine sponges extracts showed significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2012

피부는 끊임없이 외부환경에 노출되며 가장 주요한 스트레스 요인 중 하나는 자외선방사이다. 자외선 방사로 인하여 피부에 염증, 착색, 광노화 및 피부암을 포함하는 생물학적 영향을 끼치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 해양천연소재 (김, 다시마, 모려, 모자반, 미역, 석결명, 우뭇가사리, 청각, 톳, 파래)로부터 피부보호 항산화제를 조사하기 위해 자외선으로부터 기인된 세포보호 효과를 증명하였으며 세포독성, 산화에 의한 세포사멸, 항노화 효과에 대하여 평가를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 모자반, 한천, 석결명, 청각 에탄올 추출물을 처리한 군이 자외선으로 유도된 세포독성 및 세포사멸을 효과적으로 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 다른 실험에서 자외선에서 인한 세포사멸은 세포내 축적이나 ROS로부터 매개되지만 해양추출물을 처리함으로써 현저하게 감소되었다. 이러한 해양추출물의 보호효과 증가는 Type I collagen과 Type I procollagen에 의해 매개하는 것과 연관되는 것으로 사료된다. 이들의 결과는 해양추출물이 노화예방 및 항산화제로서의 우수한 특성으로 피부손상에 의한 산화적 스트레스에 대응하는 새로운 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 가지는 것으로 평가된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2012

Objectives : Under normal condition melanin protects the skin from extracellular stimuli including ultraviolet (UV)-induced oxidative skin damages, but excess production and accumulation of melanin can induce hyperpigmentation causing esthetic problems. Therefore, in this study we tried to search for natural skin whitening materials from marine natural resources. Methods : Water and ethanol extracts of marine natural resources were prepared from Porphyra thalli (PT), Laminariae thallus (LT), Ostreae concha (OC), Sargassum thallus (ST), Undaria thallus (UT), Codium thalli (CT), Enteromorpha thalli (ET), Syngnathoides biaculeatus (SB), and Hippocampus coronatus (Hc). Their effects against UVB and ${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH)-induced melanogenesis were investigated based on melanin formation in B16 mouse melanoma cells. The mRNA and protein expression of enzymes involved in the melanogenic process were further examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results : Water extract of Ostreae concha (OCW/E) effectively inhibited UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced melanin production in B16 melanocytes, which seemed to be mediated by inhibition of mRNA expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1). In another experiment, ethanol extracts from Porphyra thalli (PTE/E), Laminariae thallus (LTE/E), Sargassum thallus (STE/E), Undaria thallus (UTE/E), Codium thalli (CTE/E), Syngnathoides biaculeatus (SBE/E), and Hippocampus coronatus (HcE/E) significantly suppressed UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced melanin formation. Furthermore, ethylacetate fraction isolated form LTE/E (LTE/EEt) decreased UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-elevated extracellular melanin levels via inhibition of tyrosinase protein expression. Conclutions : These results suggest that marine natural resources such as Porphyra thalli, Laminariae thallus, Ostreae concha, Sargassum thallus, Undaria thallus, Codium thalli, Syngnathoides biaculeatus and Hippocampus coronatus have anti-melanogenic effects, thereby exhibiting high potentials to be utilized as one of the ingredients for the development of new whitening functional cosmetics.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2006

The secondary metabolites from Taiwanese marine soft corals and sponges have attracted much attention because they possess considerable potential biological activities. To explore the origin of bioactivity, many cytotoxic natural products were isolated and characterized in the past few years. For examples, The lipophilic extracts from marine sponges Petrosia elastica and Ircinia formosana were found active against several human tumor cells. The investigation of the gorgonian Junceela has also resulted in the discovery of a series of new juncenolides. Bioassay-directed fractionation of Clavularia viridis yielded seven new prostanoids. These compounds have been tested and evaluated as potential antitumor agents. The soft corals of the genus Cespitularia produced novel secondary metabolites with diverse chemical structures and interesting biological activities. Four new norditerpenoids, designated cespitulactones and cespihypotins were isolated from Cespitularia hypotentaculata. Cespitulactones are novel structures having a bond cleavage between C-10 and C-11. In addition, three novel diterpenes were isolated from C. taeniata and designated cespitulactams A, B and C having a phenylethyl amino side chain.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2006

본 실험은 electron spin/paramagnetic resonance(ESR/EPR)를 이용하여 기존의 DPPH free radical 소거 활성을 측정하였고, 이를 해조류 유래 천연자원으로부터 새로운 항산화물질을 탐색하는데 적용해 보았다. 연구 결과, 녹조류 추출물에서는 참홑파래, 납작파래 및 청각의 고온 메탄올 추출물에서만 약간의 라디칼 소거활성을 나타내었고, 이 외의 추출물에서는 소거활성이 거의 보이지 않았다. 갈조류는 총 71개의 추출물 중 37개의 추출물에서 80% 이상의 소거율을 보여 아주 우수한 항산화 물질을 가진 family로 여겨지며, 특히 모자반류 (Sargassum spp.)는 수용성과 메탄올, 고온과 상온의 모든 추출물에서 높은 라디칼 소거 활성을 보여 앞으로의 신소재 물질 후보로 선별되었다. 홍조류에서는 수용성보다는 메탄올 추출물에서 대체적으로 높은 소거활성이 검색되어, 나중에는 유기용매 분획물을 제조하여 라디칼 소거능을 측정 할 수 있을 것이다. 이처럼 해조류는 라키칼 소거 능력을 가지는 성분을 여러 형태로 다량으로 함유 하고 있는 것으로 사료 되며 앞으로의 연구에 기대가치를 더해 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.273-277
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• 2015

Comprehensive chemical analysis of extracts and fractions of marine actinomycete strains led to the discovery of a new minor secondary metabolite, salternamide E (1), from a saltern-derived halophilic Streptomyces strain. The planar structure of salternamide E (1) was elucidated by a combinational analysis of spectroscopic data including NMR, MS, UV, and IR. The absolute configuration of salternamide E (1) was determined by circular dichroism spectroscopic analysis. Salternamide E displayed weak cytotoxicity against various human carcinoma cell lines.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.102-105
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• 2012

Marine organism extracts were prepared from 26 species of Korean indigenous marine organisms, including 25 species belonging in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria and a species belonging to subphylum Urochordata of phylum Chordata, and screened their inhibitory effects against ${\mu}$-calpain. As a result, the thirteen extracts were found to be active in the criteria of $IC_{50}$ < 100 ${\mu}g/ml$. Among them, the MeOH extracts of Plexauroides praelonga and Alveopora japonica showed remarkable ${\mu}$-calpain inhibitory activity with $IC_{50}$ values of $4.62{\pm}0.22$ and $4.82{\pm}0.07{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. In addition, chemical investigation of A. japonica led to the isolation of an active compound, hexadecyl tetradecanoate, as a selective cathepsin B inhibitor ($IC_{50}=9.05{\pm}2.45{\mu}M$). This compound was isolated as constituent of A. japonica for the first time in the present study.