• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.579-586
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• 2022

Research on the potential biological activity of red alga Symphyocladia spp. has been limited to Symphyocladia latiuscula, which is widely used as a food ingredient in Korea. Here, we examined the biological activity of another species, Symphyocladia linearis, which is found in Korea and was reported as a new species in 2013. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of a 70% ethanol extract of S. linearis. Antioxidant activity, which was evaluated using radical scavenging assays, revealed half maximal inhibitory concentration values for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) of 34.57 and 11.70 ㎍/mL algal extract, respectively. Anti-inflammatory activity of the S. linearis ethanolic extract was evaluated using RAW 264.7 cells by measuring the inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) production. The potential cytotoxicity of NO and PGE₂ was first examined, confirming no toxicity at concentrations ranging from 10-100 ㎍/mL. NO production was inhibited 61.1% and 78.0% at 50 and 100 ㎍/mL S. linearis extract, respectively; and PGE₂ production was inhibited 69.1%, 83.2%, and 94.8% at 25, 50, and 100 ㎍/mL S. linearis extract, respectively. Thus, the S. linearis extract showed very strong efficacy against PGE₂ production. The cellular production of reactive oxygen species, measured using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate fluorescence, was inhibited 48.8% by the addition of 100 ㎍/mL S. linearis extract. Antibacterial activity was evaluated using the disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). S. linearis was effective only against gram-positive bacteria, exhibiting antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with a MIC of 256 ㎍/mL extract and against Bacillus cereus with a MIC of 1,024 ㎍/mL extract. Based on these results, we infer that a 70% ethanolic extract of S. linearis possesses strong anti-inflammatory properties, and therefore has the potential to be used in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory and immune diseases.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.661-676
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• 2000

Gingivitis and periodontitis are infectious diseases in that microorganisms are the primary extrinsic cause of the diseases. the occurrence of gingivitis has been associated clearly with the presence of microorganisms at the disease site, and the histologic nature of the tissue involved is indicative of an inflammatory response induced by microorganisms. additional evidence for the microbial etiology of periodontal disease is that numerous antimicrobial agents are effective in reducing plaque accumulation and periodontal diseases. the purpose of this article is to analyze the antimicrobial effects of Pulsatilla koreana. Well-dried Pulsatilla koreana purchased from herbs distributor was ground and extracted into methanol(MeOH), ethylacetate(EtoAc), chlorform($CHCl_3$) and Butyl alcohol(BuOH). we have then applied each solution to the bacteria samples(Bacteroides forsythus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguis, Porphylomonas gingivalis, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Eikenella corrodens, Prevotella intermedia, Actinomyces viscosus, Prevotella nigrescens , Rothia dentocariosa, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus) collected from several organizations. To conduct susceptibility test(Kirby-Bauer method), plate contained each periodontopathic bacteria is spread extracted into methanol(MeOH), ethylacetate(EtoAc), chlorform($CHCl_3$) and Butyl alcohol(BuOH) and to measure the minimum inhibition concentration(MIC) of the bacteria against the solutions to ultimately determine antimicrobial effects of the solutions, insert bacteria sample into $20{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$, $10{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$, $5{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$, $2.5{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$ of each solution and control group(not contained solution) 1. Solution extracted into methanol did not show clear zone against all bacteria samples. Only P.nigrescens, S. mutans and S. sanguis in solution extracted into ethylacetate, S. mutans and S. anguis in solutions extracted into chlorform and Butyl alcohol showed clear zone against all bacteria samples. Solution extracted into Butyl alcohol showed clear zone against 13 types of bacteria, excluding P. gingivalis. 2. In Solution extracted into methanol, the bacteria samples grew in the highest concentrated plate, showing minimal variation from control group. 3. In Solution extracted into Butyl alcohol, S. aureus, P. intermedia, E. corrodens, A. actinomycetemcomitans, B. forsythus, P. gingivalis et al. showed decreased growth in the highest concentrated plate. P. auruginosa, R. dentocariosa, A. viscosus, P. nigrescens, S. mutans et al. showed decreased growth at MIC $20{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$ and S. sanguis showed decreased growth at MIC $10{\mu\ell}/{m\ell}$. 4. By analyzing the MIC level through considering the results from Kirby-Bauer method, Solution extracted into methanol did not reveal any antimicrobial effects and Solution extracted into Butyl alcohol showed the highest antimicrobial effects In conclusion, it can be used the extracts of Pulsatilla koreana as wide spectrum antimicrobial agent.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2001

국내에 등록된 살균제를 대상으로 Pestalotiopsis theae (SP-3)에 의해 발생되는 단감나무 둥근갈색무늬병 방제약제 선발을 위하여 in vitro에서 병원균의 생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 대상 약제 중 prochloraz, tebuconazole, fluazinam, fludioxonil, iminoctadine-triacetate 등은 $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$에서 85% 이상, dichlofluanid과 chlorothalonil은 각각 10%, 33%의 균사생장 억제율을 나타내었으나, benomyl은 전혀 억제시키지 못하였다. 이들의 균사생장 최소억제농도 (MIC)는 iminictadine-triacetate가 P. theae SP-3 균수에 대해서는 $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$인 반면, 대조균인 P. theae $\underline{MAFF}$ 752002와 P. longiseta $\underline{MAFF}$ 752001에 대해서는 $1{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ 미만으로 나타났다. fludioxonil, fluazinam, tebuconazole의 MIC는 $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$이었고, Benomyl, chlorothalonil 및 dichlorofluanid의 MIC는 $1,000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ 로 나타났다. 분생포자의 발아는 $1{\mu}g/m{\ell}$의 prochloraz, tebuconazole, fluarinam, fludoxonil, iminoctadine-triacetate가 함유된 배지에서 80% 이상 억제되었고, benomyl, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid이 함유된 배지에서는 각각 40%, 60%, 30% 억제되었다. 단감나무 잎 절편과 공시균의 포자현탁액을 이용한 약효 검정에서 $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ iminoctadine-triacetate는 93% 이상 발병 억제력을 보였으나 동일 농도의 benomyl과 dichlofluanid는 발병을 억제하지 못하였다. 예방 및 치료 효과는 Fludoxonil, tebuconazole, fluazinam 및 iminoctadine-triacetate이 94% 이상을 보인 반면, benomyl과 dichlofluanid은 예방과 치료효과가 나타나지 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.571-582
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• 2020

Quorum sensing (QS)-mediated infections cause severe diseases in human beings. The control of infectious diseases by inhibiting QS using antipathogenic drugs is a promising approach as antibiotics are proving inefficient in treating these diseases. Marine fungal (Pestalotiopsis sydowiana PPR) extract was found to possess effective antipathogenic characteristics. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the fungal extract against test pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was 1,000 ㎍/ml. Sub-MIC concentrations (250 and 500 ㎍/ml) of fungal extract reduced QS-regulated virulence phenotypes such as the production of pyocyanin, chitinase, protease, elastase, and staphylolytic activity in P. aeruginosa PAO1 by 84.15%, 73.15%, 67.37%, 62.37%, and 33.65%, respectively. Moreover, it also reduced the production of exopolysaccharides (74.99%), rhamnolipids (68.01%), and alginate (54.98%), and inhibited the biofilm formation of the bacteria by 90.54%. In silico analysis revealed that the metabolite of P. sydowiana PPR binds to the bacterial QS receptor proteins (LasR and RhlR) similar to their respective natural signaling molecules. Cyclo(-Leu-Pro) (CLP) and 4-Hydroxyphenylacetamide (4-HPA) were identified as potent bioactive compounds among the metabolites of P. sydowiana PPR using in silico approaches. The MIC values of CLP and 4-HPA against P. aeruginosa PAO1 were determined as 250 and 125 ㎍/ml, respectively. All the antivirulence assays were conducted at sub-MIC concentrations of CLP (125 ㎍/ml) and 4-HPA (62.5 ㎍/ml), which resulted in marked reduction in all the investigated virulence factors. This was further supported by gene expression studies. The findings suggest that the metabolites of P. sydowiana PPR can be employed as promising QS inhibitors that target pathogenic bacteria.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2011

천연 항균 소재를 탐색하기 위한 목적으로 은행잎, 은행종실 그리고 은행 외종피를 methanol, ethanol, water 추출물을 얻은 후 8종의 세균에 대하여 항균효과를 검색하였다. 은행잎, 은행 외종피의 methanol 추출물과 ethanol 추출물에서는 항균활성이 검색된 반면, 은행잎과 은행 외종피의 물추출물, 은행 종실의 모든 추출물에서는 항균활성이 검색되지 않았다. 은행잎의 경우 모든 균에 있어 methanol 추출물이 ethanol 추출물보다 강한 항균활성을 나타냈으며, methanol 추출물은 K. pneumoniae와 B. cereus에서 강한 항균 효과를 보였다. 은행 외종피의 경우 methanol 추출물은 B. cereus, S. aureus, B. subtilis, L. monocytogenes 균에, ethanol 추출물은 B. cereus, S. aureus, B. subtilis, K. pneumoniae균에서 강한 항균활성을 보였다. 항균성이 우수했던 은행잎과 은행 외종피의 methanol 추출물을 용매별로 순차 분획하여 항균효과를 검색한 결과 각각의 균주에 대해 hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate 분획추출물에서 항균효과가 검색되었으며, 특히 은행 외종피의 chloroform 분획추출물에서 우수한 항균효과를 보였다. 또한 은행잎과 은행 외종피의 methanol 추출물 용매분획물의 최소저해농도(MIC)를 측정한 결과, 각각의 chloroform 분획에서 가장 낮은 MIC 값을 보였으며, 특히 은행 외종피의 chloroform 분획물은 B. cereus에 대해 $62.5{\mu}g$/mL로 본 실험 내에서 가장 낮은 MIC를 보였다. 은행잎과 은행 외종피 methanol 추출물의 chloroform 분획물($2,000{\mu}g$/mL)을 각 균주의 생육배지에 첨가하여 배양한 결과 세포가 팽윤되거나 일부 세포벽이 완전히 파괴된 형태를 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.109-119
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 오미자 에탄올 추출물의 천연 항균제로서의 이용 가능성을 살펴보기 위하여 식품 위해성 세균에 대한 항균활성을 측정하였다. Paper disc diffusion test와 최소저해 농도(MIC) 측정에서는 오미자 에탄올 추출물이 Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7에 대해 큰 생육저해환과 낮은 MIC를 나타내었다. Time-kill assay에서는 L. monocytogenes의 생육이 오미자 에탄올 추출물에 의해 가장 저해되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 오미자 에탄올 추출물을 처리한 E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa에서는 ${\beta}$-galactosidase와 o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside가 높은 반응을 나타냄으로써 오미자 에탄올 추출물로 인해 세포막 손상이 유발됨을 유추할 수 있었다. 또한 E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, P. aeruginosa, Salmonella Typhimurium 등 그람음성균에서는 오미자 에탄올 추출물의 처리 농도가 높을수록 세포구성물의 유출과 세포 외막의 투과성이 증가하는 현상이 나타났다. 시차주사현미경(SEM)과 투과전자현미경(TEM)을 이용하여 관찰한 세포구조에서도 오미자 에탄올 추출물 처리 시 세포막의 부분적인 파괴와 세포 팽윤이 일어난 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 이들 결과는 오미자 에탄올 추출물이 식품위해성 세균에 대해 높은 항균 활성을 가지고 있으며, 천연 항균소재로서의 이용 가능성이 있음을 보여주었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2015

Objectives : Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) is a human pathogen. New antibacterial agents are needed to treat MRSA-related infections. This study investigated the antibacterial activity of EtOH 70% extracts ofTonghyeonipal-dan(THD) which prescription is composed of oriental medicine against MRSA.Methods : The antibacterial activity of THD was evaluated against MRSA strains by using the Disc diffusion method, broth microdilution method, Checkerboard dilution test, and Time-kill test; its mechanism of action was investigated by bacteriolysis, detergent or ATPase inhibitors were used.Results : The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of THD is 1,000~2,000 μg/mL against MRSA. In the checkerboard dilution test, fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of THD in combination with antibiotics indicated synergy or partial synergism againstS. aureus. Furthermore, a time-kill assay showed that the growth of the tasted bacteria was considerably inhibited after 24 h of treatment with the combination of THD with selected antibiotics. For measurement of cell membrane permeability, THD 500 μg/mL along with concentration of Triton X-100 (TX) and Tris-(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (TRIS) were used. In the other hand, N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodimide (DCCD) and Sodium azide (NaN3) were used as an inhibitor of ATPase. TX, TRIS, DCCD and NaN3 cooperation againstS. aureusshowed synergistic action.Conclusions : Accordingly, antimicrobial activity of THD was affected by cell membrane and inhibitor of ATPase were assessed. These results suggest that THD has antibacterial activity, and that THD extract offers great potential as a natural antibiotic against MRSA.

• 약학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2010

The chemical structures of eight compounds purified from two plants (Polygala tenuifolia Willdenow and Dioscorea batatas Decene) were determined and their anti-microbial activity against three microbial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans) was tested. The three micro organisms were cultured in 96-well plates or Petri dishes without (control) or with the eight compounds added at concentrations of 100 to 0.01 ${\mu}M$ (wt/vol). The growth of the microorganisms in the medium was examined after a 24-h incubation. The inhibitory effect of each compound on the growth of the microorganisms was calculated from the optical density measured at 595 nm, turbidity, and size of the inhibition zone around the treated paper disc. The minimum inhiitory concentration (MIC) of compounds 4 to 7 against S. aureus was 0.08, 0.05, 1.3 and 0.02 ${\mu}M$, respectively, and 0.09, 0.1, 0.2 and 100 ${\mu}M$ against C. albicans. The $IC_{50}$ (50% inhibition) values of compounds 5 and 6 were 3.1 and 6.4 ${\mu}M$ against S. aureus, respectively, and 10 and 2.4 ${\mu}M$ against C. albicans. Therefore, compounds 4 to 6 were the most potent anti-microbial agents among the eight compounds tested.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.493-504
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• 2017

Objectives: This study aimed to find out the antimicrobial activities of Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) extracts against oral pathogens. Methods: The antimicrobial activities of Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) extracts were evaluated against oral pathogens by the disc diffusion assay, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ethyl acetate extracts were determined by broth dilution method. The strains used in this study were Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus sobrinus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus ratti, Streptococcus criceti, Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces viscosus and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Results: The ethyl acetate extract of Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) effectively inhibited the growth of oral bacteria compared with acetone or ethanol extract. The ethyl acetate extract exhibited MIC values ranging from 3.75 to 15.00 mg/ml, and it showed antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and negative oral bacteria. Conclusions: The ethyl acetate extracts from Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) showed the antimicrobial activities against ten oral bacteria. Thus, the extract of Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) may be considered as an effective natural antimicrobial agent for the prevention of oral pathogens.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, Chemical antiseptics have become great problems for health and environmental, so that developing of new substitutes for chemical antiseptics is more and more important. Natural product is a kind of environment-friendly additive that could be used as antiseptic in food industry. Thuja orientalis cv Aurea Nana is a gymnospermous plant of the family Cupressaceae, native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Korea and Japan. This study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial potential of various organic extracts from T. orientalis cones against some food-borne and food-spoilage bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hexane extract (HE), chloroform extract (CE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and methanol extract (ME) were obtained from female cones of T. orientalis. The antibacterial activities of various extracts were tested by standard agar diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against five gram-positive and six gram-negative bacteria. Cell viability and morphology change of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 treated with hexane extract were also observed. The various extracts displayed remarkable antibacterial effects against all the gram-positive bacteria but did not show any effect against the gram-negative bacteria. Hexane extract has the highest inhibitory effect on cell viability of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943. SEM observation also demonstrated the damaging effect of the hexane extract on the morphology of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 at the minimum inhibitory concentration. CONCLUSION(s): The tested gram-positive bacteria were significantly inhibited by organic extracts of T. orientalis cone. Hexane extract was the most potent against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 10943, as evidenced by the lowest MIC level and the complete inhibition of cell viability within shortest exposure time, along with SEM observation.