• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.264-267
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• 2003

Korean medicinal plants were screened for their inhibitory activity against HIV-1 protease. The inhibitory activity of protease was determined by incubating the extracts in reaction mixtures containing protease and substrate $His-Lys-Ala-Arg-Val-Leu-(p-NO_{2}-Phe)-Glu-Ala-Nle-Ser-NH_{2}$ to perform proteolytic cleavage reactions. In this study the twenty six extracts from medicinal plants were investigated. Of the extracts tested, the extracts from the stem of Morus alba. exhibited the strongest activity with inhibition of 81% at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/ml$. The extracts of the flower of Saxjfraga stolonifera, and stems of Euonymus japonica and Castanea crenata showed appreciable inhibitory activity (>50%) against HIV-1 protease at same concentration.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.108-112
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• 2004

Four medicinal plants selected from preliminary screening study were evaluated in the aspects of their antioxidant activities in alcohol-intoxicated rats. Rats fed 1% ${\alpha}-tocopherol-supplemented$ diet as positive control and ones done ${\alpha}-tocopherol-deficient$ diet as negative control were compared with ones done the plant extract-supplemented diet (n=8). After the administration of the experimental diets for 4 weeks, typical increments in activities of manganese-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) indicated in alcohol-intoxicated rats, were not observed in ones fed Lagerstroemia and Ulmus extract-supplemented diet. The content of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), the product of lipid peroxidation, did not increased in rats fed plant extracts-supplemented diet except for Terminalia. From the results, it is concluded that Lagerstroemia and Ulmus have physiologically efficient antioxidant activities.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.671-676
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• 2012

This study was conducted investigate the effect of medicinal plant extracts on physiological and sensory characteristics. The medicinal plant extracts were added to chocolate at a weight percentage of 0, 3 and 6%. Color values(L-value, redness, and yellowness), total flavonoids, DPPH radical scavenging activity, and sensory characteristics made with varying various medicinal plants concentrations of the additives were measured. In sensory evaluation, significant differences(p<0.05 and p<0.01) were shown in taste, texture, and overall acceptability depending on the addition of plant extracts, but there were no significant differences in chocolate aroma and bitterness properties.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.744-750
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• 2012

안전한 천연물을 이용한 천연항산화제 개발 연구에 대한 관심이 고조되는 가운데, 지유, 진피, 천련자, 천문동, 청피, 편축, 하고초 7종의 천연 약용식물 추출물을 통해 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 추출물의 총 페놀 함량은 지유가 열수추출물과 40% ethanol 추출물에서 각각 31.5 mg/g, 32.7 mg/g으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 추출물의 수용성 물질에 대한 항산화 효과는 DPPH radical 소거능이 지유, 진피, 천련자, 천문동, 청피, 편축, 하고초 7종의 천연 약용식물의 열수 추출물과 ethanol 추출물에서 80% 이상의 높은 소거활성을 나타내었다. ABTS radical cation decolorization을 측정한 결과, 7종의 천연 약용식물의 열수 추출물과 ethanol 추출물에서 85% 이상의 높은 저해율을 나타내어 매우 우수한 항산화 효과를 가지고 있음을 입증하였다. 지용성 물질에 대한 항산화 효과를 측정하기 위해 Antioxidant Protection Factor(PF)를 측정한 결과, 천련자 열수 추출물에서 1.65 PF로 대조구인 vitamin C 보다 높은 수준을 나타내어 지용성 물질에 대한 항산화 활성이 높음을 확인하였다. TBARs 생성 저해율을 측정한 결과 지유, 천련자, 청피, 편축, 하고초의 열수 추출물과 ethanol 추출물에서 99%에 가까운 높은 저해율을 나타내어 대조구인 vitamin C보다 지용성 물질에 대한 항산화 활성이 매우 높은 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2008

Phytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, and cytotoxicity of the aqueous or methanol extracts from the young sprouts of the six Compositae medicinal plants were determined. Aqueous leachates at 40g dry tissue $L^{-1}$ (g $L^{-1}$) Cirsium japonicum and Aster yomena showed the highest inhibitory effect on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Total phenolic content showed the highest amount in methanol extracts from Ixeris dentata, and followed by A. yomena, and Cephalonoplos segetum. Methanol extracts of C. segetum and I. dentata at 25${\mu}g$ m$L^{-1}$ exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity by 87.2, and 52.8%, respectively. By means of HPLC analysis, MeOH extracts of C. segetum had the highest amount of antioxidant chlorogenic acid. Based on MTT assay, the methanol extracts from Y. sonchifolia ($IC_{50}$ = 65.7${\mu}g$ $mL^{-1}$) showed the highest cytotoxicity against Calu-6. These results suggest that plant extracts had a dose-dependent biological potentials including phytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, and anticancer activity, and that their activities exhibited differently depending on plant species.

• 한국균학회지
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• 18권2호
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• pp.102-108
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• 1990

16과(科) 28종(種)의 작물추출액(植物抽出液)을 공시(供試)하여 Pythium ultimum에 대한 항균성(抗菌性)을 검정(檢定)하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 목단, 자리공, 대황 등 9개의 작물추출액(植物抽出液)에서 유주자낭(遊走子囊) 발아억제효과(發芽抑制效果)가 큰 것으로 나타난다. 목단, 대황, 자리공에서 균사생장(菌絲生長) 억제효과(抑制效果)가 컸으며 그 중 목단이 가장 효과가 컸다. 참깨에서 목단 추출액(油出液)이 가장 강한 발병억제효과(發炳抑制效果)를 나타냈고, 오이에서는 억제효과(抑制效果)가 없었다. 자리공추출액(抽出液)에서 종자발아(種子發芽)에 약간의 약해가 나타났고 목단과 대황의 추출액(抽出液)에서는 약해가 없었다.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 1997

This experiment was conducted to test the control effect of methanol extracts of 10 medicinal plants on apple storage diseases caused by Botryosphaeria berengeriana, Glomerella cingulata and Penicillium expansum. Out of the 10 medicinal plants, methanol extracts of Coptis japonica and Anemarrhena asphodeloides inhibited effectively the mycelial growth of B. berengeriana, G. cingulata and P. expansum in vitro, for which the inhibition ratios of the two plant extracts were 100.0% and 89.3%, 73.7% and 94.1%, and 100.0% and 51.6%, respectively. Spore germination of the three fungi was inhibited 100% only by C. japonica extract, but only P. expansum was inhibited 100% by A. asphodeloides extract. No lesion was formed y the fungi at 5$^{\circ}C$ up to 2 weeks after inoculation. Lesion sizes produced by the three fungi at the temperature ranges of 1$0^{\circ}C$ to $25^{\circ}C$ and infection of B. berengeriana and G. cingulata were inhibited by C. japonica extract, but not by A. asphodeloides extract, while no lesion was formed by the fungi at 5$^{\circ}C$. Infections of the fungi on apples were somewhat stimulated by A. asphodeloides extract.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 춘계종합학술대회 A
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• pp.980-981
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• 2008

This study was carried out to research antimicrobial agents from medicinal plants, Lonicera japonica, Pinellia ternata, Dictamnus albus, Cryptotympana pustulata, Pinus densiflora, Bupleurum falcatum, Forsythia saxatilis, Castanea crenata, Hovenia dulcis, Prunus sargentii. The ethanol extracts of 10 medicinal plants were tested for the antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans. The extracts of Pinus densiflora showed significant antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans. These results suggested that the extract from Pinus densiflora could be a candidate for new antimicrobial agents against Streptococcus mutans.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.547-553
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• 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of branch extracts of Vaccinium oldhamii (VOB) on melanin synthesis in B16F10 cells. VOB promoted melanin production in absence or presence of ${\alpha}$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (${\alpha}-MSH$) in B16F10 cells. However, VOB did not affect the expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 associated with melanin synthesis at the mRNA and protein levels in B16F10. But, VOB decreased TRP-2 protein level and induced tyrosinase activation in B16F10 cells. Inhibition of tyrosinase activity and tyrosinase knockdown attenuated VOB-mediated melanin synthesis. In conclusion, VOB may stimulate melanin synthesis through activating tyrosinase activity.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2023

Sphaeranthus africanus is commonly used as a traditional remedy for sore throats and pain treatment in Vietnam. The aerial parts have been studied for its anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties. However, the antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of the plant has not been explored. In this work, hydrophilic extracts of the plant's aerial parts were prepared in order to investigate its antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties. Also, the cytotoxicity of the root was evaluated and compared to that of the aerial parts. All of the extracts inhibited lipid peroxidation with IC₅₀ values ranging from 2.05 to 3.56 ㎍/mL, indicating substantial antioxidant activity. At an IC₅₀ value of 4.80 ㎍/mL, the 50% ethanol extract exhibited the most potent inhibition of α-glucosidase. The cytotoxic activity of root extracts is 2 to 5-fold less than that of the aerial parts. Nevertheless, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts of the root demonstrated a selective effect on leukemia cells, with no harm towards the normal HEK-293 cell line. This work provides a scientific support for the antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of the plant. Hence, it may find a promising material for the development of novel antioxidant and antidiabetic agents. More research can be conducted on the phytochemistry and anticancer activities of the plant's root.