• BMB Reports
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• 제47권7호
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• pp.382-387
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• 2014

Corn silk (CS) has long been consumed as a traditional herb in Korea. Maysin is a major flavonoid of CS. The effects of maysin on macrophage activation were evaluated, using the murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Maysin was isolated from CS by methanol extraction, and preparative $C_{18}$ reverse phase column chromatography. Maysin was nontoxic up to $100{\mu}g/ml$, and dose-dependently increased TNF-${\alpha}$ secretion and iNOS production by 11.2- and 4.2-fold, respectively, compared to untreated control. The activation and subsequent nuclear translocation of NF-${\kappa}B$ was substantially enhanced upon treatment with maysin ($1-100{\mu}g/ml$). Maysin also stimulated the phosphorylation of Akt and MAPKs (ERK, JNK). These results indicated that maysin activates macrophages to secrete TNF-${\alpha}$ and induce iNOS expression, via the activation of the Akt, NF-${\kappa}B$ and MAPKs signaling pathways. These results suggest for the first time that maysin can be a new immunomodulator, enhancing the early innate immunity.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.392-396
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• 2003

Maysin, a C-glycosylflavone, was isolated from the silks of maize, Zea mays L. The ESI mass spectrum indicates that molecular weight of maysin is $577\textrm{M}^+$m/z, and the ether-linked sugar is rhamnose, $431\textrm{M}^+$m/z (MW$^{+}$-146). The DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity of maysin was higher than that of rutin. However, as compared with its aglycon luteolin, maysin showed the relatively moderate DPPH scavenging activity mainly due to the glycosylation of two sugars moieties, keto-fucose and rhamnose. In the in vitro cytotoxicity test against the five human tumor cell lines such as lung (A549), ovarian (SK-OV-3), melanoma (SK-MEL-2), central nerve system (XF-489), and colon (HCT-15), maysin exhibited the relatively weaker activities than cisplatin. The $\textrm{ED}_{50}$ values of maysin were 62.24, 43.18, 16.83, 37.22, and 32.09/$m\ell$, respectively. Result suggests that maysin is a potential cytotoxicity compound, particularly for human colon, central nerve system, and melanoma tumors.s.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2000

옥수수수염에 함유되어 있는 maysin 및 유사 flavonoid 물질의 분리 및 정제법을 확립하여 신품종 육성의 기초적인 자료를 제공하고자 본 시험을 수행하였으며 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Preparative $C_{18}$ 컬럼에서 10% MeOH에 용출된 물질은 neochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid 및 4-caffeoylquinic acid였으며 30% MeOH로 용출된 물질은 rhamnosyl isoorientin이었고 maysin은 50%의 MeOH에서 용출되었다. 2. Silicic acid 컬럼으로 maysin 조추출물의 1차 정제시 100% ethyl acetate 500$m\ell$로 컬럼에 흡착되어 있는 maysin을 용출시켰으며, 이때 수거된 maysin의 순도는 75% 이상에 해당하였고, $C_{18}$ 컬럼($\frac{1}{2}$$\times$43")으로 maysin의 2차 정제시 maysin의 순도는 95% 이상에 달하였다. 3. FAB-MS에 의한 maysin의 분자량은 577M＋H m/z이고, fragmentation으로 보아 431M＋H m/z은 rhamnose에 해당하였고, $^1$H 및 $^{13}$C NMR에 의한 spectrum을 확인한 결과 분리한 물질이 maysin임을 확인할 수 있었다. 있었다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1998년도 춘계 학술대회지
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• pp.193-194
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• 1998

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.575-582
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• 2016

BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: The study was performed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of high maysin corn silk extract on body weight and fat deposition in experimental animals. MATERIALS/METHODS: A total of 30 male C57BL/6J mice, 4-weeks-old, were purchased and divided into three groups by weight using a randomized block design. The normal-fat (NF) group received 7% fat (diet weight basis), the high-fat (HF) group received 25% fat and 0.5% cholesterol, and the high-fat corn silk (HFCS) group received high-fat diet and high maysin corn silk extract at 100 mg/kg body weight through daily oral administration. Body weight and body fat were measured, and mRNA expression levels of proteins involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, fat synthesis, lipolysis, and fat oxidation in adipose tissue and the liver were measured. RESULTS: After experimental diet intake for 8 weeks, body weight was significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05), and kidney fat and epididymal fat pad weights were significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-${\beta}$, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-${\gamma}1$ (PPAR-${\gamma}1$), and PPAR-${\gamma}2$ mRNA expression levels were significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in the epididymal fat pad, whereas cluster of differentiation 36, lipoprotein lipase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1, sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme-4, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 mRNA expression levels were significantly decreased in liver and adipose tissues (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, mRNA expression levels of AMP-activated protein kinase, hormone-sensitive lipase, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 were elevated (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that high maysin corn silk extract inhibits expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, and fat synthesis as well as promotes expression of genes involved in lipolysis and fat oxidation, further inhibiting body fat accumulation and body weight elevation in experimental animals.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권spc1호
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• pp.46-68
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• 1996

The objective of this report is to review the up to present papers including 79 references about functional ingredients in maize and their variations. Maize is a good source of such antioxidants as ${\alpha}-,\;{\gamma}-tocopherols,\;{\alpha}-,\;{\beta}-carotene,\;{\beta}-cryptoxanthin$, zeaxanthin, quercetin and chlorogenic acid. Unsaponifiable standard extracts of Zea mays L. (ZML) have a beneficial effect on various dental diseases. Flavonoids, flavonoid biosynthetic pathway and their controling genes were also reviewed in this report. Flavonoids are required for successful fertilization in maize pollen, and maysin has a potent antibiotic activities to earworm and fall armyworm in maize silks. Maize silks have been used in traditional medicine for diuretic, vascular diseases and diabetes, etc. and boiling water extracts of maize silk have hemodynamic effects, but their ingredients still remain obscure.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.435-444
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• 2014

본 연구는 옥수수수염에 함유된 flavonoid 계열의 물질인 maysin, luteolin 7-O-neohesperidoside, luteolin 3'-methyl ether 7-glucuronosyl-($1{\rightarrow}2$)-glucuronide 및 polyphenol성 물질인 chlorogenic acid을 추출 및 분리하는 방법에 관한 것으로, 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 수정되지 않은 옥수수수염의 메이신 함량은 출사 후 3일에 함량이 최대치에 도달하고, 그 후 감소되는 것으로 나타났으며, 방임수분된 옥수수수염의 메이신 함량은 출사후 지속적으로 감소되는 것으로 나타나 화분의 수분 여부에 따라 메이신 함량에 많은 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 2. 채취한 옥수수수염에 에탄올을 가하여 9일간 상온에서 추출 후 엽록소, 지질 및 당질 등을 제거시키고, $C_{18}$ column chromatography를 수행하여 분취물 I, II, III, IV를 얻었다. 3. 분취물의 흡광도를 분석한 결과 분취물 I은 327 nm 및 239 nm에서 최대 흡수 파장(${\lambda}_{max}$)을 나타내었고, 분취물 II는 339 nm 및 274 nm, 분취물 III는 345 nm 및 277 nm, 분취물 IV는 352 nm, 270 nm, 및 257 nm 에서 최대 흡수파장을 나타내었다. 4. 분취물 I은 m/z $355[M+H]^+$인 chlorogenic acid(3-(3,4-dihydroxycinnamoyl)quinic acid, $C_{16}H_{18}O_9$)이었으며, 분취물 II는 chlorogenic acid와 m/z $653[M+H]^+$인 luteolin 3'-methyl ether 7-glucuronosyl-($1{\rightarrow}2$)-glucuronide ($C_{28}H_{28}O_{18}$)를 함유한 혼합물, 분취물 III는 chlorogenic acid와 m/z $595[M+H]^+$인 luteolin 7-O-neohesperidoside ($C_{27}H_{30}O_{15}$) 및 luteolin 3'-methyl ether 7-glucuronosyl-($1{\rightarrow}2$)-glucuronide를 함유한 혼합물이었고, 분취물 IV는 m/z $577[M+H]^+$인 maysin ($C_{27}H_{28}O_{14}$, 2"-O-${\alpha}$-L-rhamnosyl-6-C-(6-deoxy-xylo-hexose-4-ulosyl)luteolin 임을 각각 확인 하였다. 5. 옥수수수염의 알코올 추출물로부터 분리된 분취물 I은 옥수수수염 생체 100 g 당 (수분함량 약 92%) 35 mg/100 g, 분취물 II는 48 mg/100 g, 분취물 III는 46 mg/100 g, 분취물 IV는 138 mg/100 g을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.256-266
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• 2017

This study was designed to optimize ethanol extraction process of unfertilized corn silk (UCS) to maximize phytochemical contents and bioactivities. The response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) was employed to obtain the optimal extraction conditions. The influence of ethanol concentration, extraction temperature and extraction time on total polyphenol contents, total flavonoid contents, maysin contents, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical scavenging activities and tyrosinase inhibition were analyzed. For all dependable variables, the most significant factor was ethanol concentration followed by extraction temperature and extraction time. The following optimum conditions were determined by simultaneous optimization of several responses with the Derringer's desirability function using the numerical optimization function of the Design-Expert program: ethanol concentration 80.45%, extraction temperature $53.49^{\circ}C$, and extraction time 4.95 h. Under these conditions, the predicted values of total polyphenol contents, total flavonoid contents, maysin contents, DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase inhibition were $2758.74{\mu}g\;GAE/g$ dried sample, $1520.81{\mu}g\;QUE/g$ dried sample, 810.26 mg/100g dried sample, 56.86% and 43.49%, respectively, and the overall desirability (D) was 0.74.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.217-228
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• 2019

There have been no published studies concerning the anti-inflammatory effects of corn silk on colon cancer cells. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of corn silk extract containing high levels of maysin on inflammation and its mechanism of action in colon cancer cells. SW 480 human colon cancer cells were treated with $1{\mu}g/mL$ of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce inflammation, and next they were treated with different concentrations of corn silk extract (0, 5, 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$). The concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) were determined. The mRNA expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$), interleukin-1beta ($IL-1{\beta}$) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were determined. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the protein expressions of nuclear factor-kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) and mitogen-activated protein kinases, and the latter consists of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK), c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAP kinase (p38). The concentration of NO and the mRNA expression of iNOS were significantly and dose-dependently decreased in the corn silk-treated groups (P<0.05). The mRNA expression of $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$ and IL-6 were significantly increased in the LPS-treated group (P<0.05), but these expressions were significantly and dose-dependently decreased in the corn silk treated groups (P<0.05). The protein expressions of $NF-{\kappa}B$ (in a dose-dependent fashion), ERK (at 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$), JNK (at $15{\mu}g/mL$) and p38 (at 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$) were significantly decreased with corn silk treatments (P<0.05). In conclusion, corn silk extract containing high levels of maysin seems to inhibit the LPS-induced inflammatory responses in SW480 colon cancer cells via the $NF-{\kappa}B$ pathway.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.501-506
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• 2016

BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: Corn silk (CS) extract contains large amounts of maysin, which is a major flavonoid in CS. However, studies regarding the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mouse fed high-fat diets. MATERIALS/METHODS: Normal-fat group fed 7% fat diet, high-fat (HF) group fed 25% fat diet, and high-fat with corn silk (HFCS) group were orally administered CS extract (100 mg/kg body weight) daily. Serum and hepatic levels of total lipids, triglycerides, and total cholesterol as well as serum free fatty acid, glucose, and insulin levels were determined. The mRNA expression levels of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1), farnesoid X receptor (FXR), lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), low-density lipoprotein receptor, 3-hyroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), adiponectin, leptin, and tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ were determined. RESULTS: Oral administration of CS extract with HF improved serum glucose and insulin levels as well as attenuated HF-induced fatty liver. CS extracts significantly elevated mRNA expression levels of adipocytokines and reduced mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR. The mRNA expression levels of CYP7A1 and LCAT between the HF group and HFCS group were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS: CS extract supplementation with a high-fat diet improves levels of adipocytokine secretion and glucose homeostasis. CS extract is also effective in decreasing the regulatory pool of hepatic cholesterol, in line with decreased blood and hepatic levels of cholesterol though modulation of mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR.