• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2000

손바닥 선인장 열매를 극성을 달리하는 여러 용매로 추출하여 항산화력과 항균력을 측정한 결과 95% ethanol과 methanol을 사용하였을 때 우수하게 나타났고 ethanol 추출물의 항균활성은 그람음성균보다 그람양성균에서 효과적이었다. 농도별 항균력시험 결과 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 비례하여 저해율도 크게 증가하였고 열에 대한 안정성 시험에서는 40~12$0^{\circ}C$의 범위에서는 안정하여 동일한 항균력을 유지하였으나 16$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 그 활성이 상실된 것으로 나타났다. 추출물의 첨가농도를 달리하여 미생물의 생육도를 측정한 결과, 그람양성균은 3.0~4.5 mg/ml 첨가 범위에서 증식이 억제되었으나 그람음성균은 본 실험에서 사용한 첨가농도로는 완전한 증식억제효과가 나타나지 않았다. 손바닥 선인장 ethanol 추출물을 hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol 및 water 등의 용매로 순차 분획하여 항균활성을 측정한 결과 ethyl acetate분획이 효과가 가장 큰 것으로 검색되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2007

The fruits and stems of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten have been reported to exhibit a variety of pharmacological actions, including antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-ulcer effects. In the present study, we evaluated effects of the butanol fraction (SK OFB901) prepared from the 50% ethanol extract of the stems on various types of neuronal injuries induced by oxidative stress, excitotoxins, and amyloid ${\beta}\;(A_{\beta})$ in primary cultured rat cortical cells. Its antioxidant and radical scavenging activities were also evaluated by cell-free bioassays. We found that SK OFB901 strongly inhibited the oxidative neuronal damage induced by $H_2O_2$ or xanthine/xanthine oxidase. In addition, it exhibited marked inhibition of the excitotoxic neuronal damage induced by glutamate, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, or kainate. Furthermore, the $A_{\beta(25-35)}$-induced neurotoxicity was also significantly attenuated by SK OFB901. It was found to inhibit lipid peroxidation initiated by $Fe^{2+}$ and L-ascorbic acid in rat brain homogenates and scavenge 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radicals. These results indicate that the butanol fraction prepared from the stems of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten exerts potent antioxidant and neuroprotective effects through multiple mechanisms, implying its potential applications for the prevention or management of neurodegenerative disorders associated with oxidative stress, excitotoxicity, and $A{\beta}$.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2005

손바닥선인장 추출물은 한의학에서 항염증 작용, 화상, 부종, 소화 불량 등 몇 가지의 생리학적 기능이 확인되었다. 본 연구에서는 손바닥선인장 줄기를 메탄올을 이용하여 추출한 후 그 추출물을 이용하여 항균활성을 확인한 결과 병원균 등 일반 세균에서 항균활성을 확인하였다. 특히, 약제내성균 및 혐기성 균인 여드름 원인균 뿐만 아니라 효모, 곰팡이 등 진균류에서도 항균활성을 나타내어 넓은 항균 스펙트럼을 가지고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 열 처리, 저장온도 및 저장기간이 항균활성에 영향을 미치지 않았으므로 온도 및 기간에 안정함을 확인할 수 있었고, 식품 보존제로서의 가능성 확인 시험에서도 기존의 식품 보존제보다 안전성이 있는 항균활성 물질로 평가되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.358-365
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• 2019

This study investigated the effects of dietary cactus Opuntia ficus-indica stem and fruit extract on the growth, flesh quality, lysozyme activity, and histological changes of growing Korean rockfish Sebastes schlegeli. Three replicates of fish (152 g/fish) were fed one of the following diets: containing 0 additions (control); 0.1, 0.5, or 1.0% cactus stem powder; or 1.0% fruit extract for 11 weeks. Growth performance did not differ significantly among treatments, including survival, final weight, feed efficiency, and daily feed intake. The experimental diets did not affect the proximate and fatty acid compositions, plasma biochemistry, or dorsal muscle texture of the fish. However, the plasma lysozyme activity of the fish fed the diet containing 0.1% cactus stem was significantly higher than that of the fish fed the control diet. These fish had variously sized lipid vacuoles in the liver tissue compared with the control. Distinct mucosal folds and mucus-secreting goblet cells developed in the fish fed the diet containing 1% cactus stem compared with the other dietary groups. These results suggest that feeding growing Korean rockfish cactus stem might increase the plasma lysozyme activity and induce histological changes in the gastrointestinal tract that might be related to digestion.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.967-974
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• 2009

백년초 분말을 첨가한 발효유 제조의 기초 자료를 얻기 위하여 백년초 분말이 유산균의 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며, 또한 백년초 발효유를 저장하는 동안 유산균의 변화를 관찰하였다. 백년초 분말 0.1, 0.2, 0.5와 1.0%를 발효유에 첨가하여 배양하였고, 백년초 분말 첨가량이 증가할수록 발효유 지표가 되는 pH 4.5에 도달하는 배양 시간이 빨라졌으며, 대조구의 경우 배양 6시간 이후에 적정 산도 1.0%와 유산균수 $10^8\;CFU/mL$ 이상 되었고, 백년초 분말을 첨가한 발효유는 모두 6시간 전에 적정 산도 1.0%와 유산균수 $10^8\;CFU/mL$ 이상 도달하였다. 발효유의 점도는 백년초 분말의 첨가량이 증가할수록 증가하여 대조구가 620 cp인데 비하여 1.0% 첨가 발효유는 980 cp로서 상당한 차이를 볼 수 있었다. 백년초 발효유의 저장 중 유산균수는 대조구가 저장 20일 이후에 급속히 저하하여 $10^8\;CFU/mL$에서 $10^{6{\sim}7}\;CFU/mL$ 이하로 급격히 감소한 반면 모든 백년초 발효유에서는 저장 30일까지도 $10^8\;CFU/mL$이상의 유산균수를 유지하였다. 백년초를 첨가하여 제조한 발효유를 급여한 처리구는 대조구에 비해 월등히 높아 증체율이 대조구에 비하여 110% 이상 유의성 있는 증가 효과가 나타났다(p<0.05). 이유자돈의 분변 중 암모니아 가스 발생량은 발효유와 백년초를 첨가한 발효유를 급여한 처리구가 7.5 ppm 이하로 대조구에 비하여 80% 이상 감소하였다. 그러나 증체율, 사료 요구율 및 분변 중 암모니아 가스의 농도에서 발효유와 백년초 분말 발효유를 급여한 처리간의 유의성은 없었다(p<0.05). 백년초 분말을 첨가한 발효유의 관능검사 결과는 전반적으로 0.1과 0.2% 첨가구에서 대조구와 유사한 결과를 보여주었으나, 0.5%와 1.0% 첨가구에서는 낮은 관능검사 결과를 보여주었다. 이상의 결과에서 나타난 것처럼 백년초 분말을 첨가하여 발효유를 제조할 경우, 발효시간의 단축과 더불어 저장 기간을 상당히 연장할 수 있을 것으로 보여지며, 장내 환경 개선에도 효과적일 것으로 보여진다. 하지만 백년초 분말 첨가량을 증가할수록 관능에 따른 품질이 떨어지므로 향후 이를 개선하는 연구가 필요할 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

Immune activities of Opuntia ficus indica L. Miller were investigated through aqueous extracts associated with ultrasonification process at $60^{\circ}C$, and showed the highest promotion of human B and T cell growth, up to 52% and 41%, respectively, compared to the control. The secretion of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-60 was also enhanced by the addition $(0.5mg/m{\ell})$ of the extracts, up to 48%. NK cell activation was significantly improved up to 1.3 times higher than the case of adding other extracts. It was also found that extracts from O. ficus indica could yield higher nitric oxide production from macrophage than Lipopolysaccaharides (LPS). It can be concluded that, in general, the extracts treated with ultrasonification has higher Immune acitivities than others, possibly by higher yielding immune-modulatory than conventional extraction process. The optimum condition for the extraction of O. ficus-indicais water extraction associated with ultrasonification.

• 생약학회지
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• 제32권4호통권127호
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• pp.330-337
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• 2001

Prickly pear(Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten Makino, Cactaceae) is a tropical or subtropical plant, which is widely used as folk medicine for burned wound, edema and indigestion. Screening on the biological properties of the fruits(OFS-Fr) and stems(OFS-St) of the plant was carried out to prove the pharmacological significance. By hot plate and acetic acid-inducing writhing methods, significant analgesic effects of OFS-Fr and OFS-St were found in mice and anti-edemic effect was observed in carrageenin-induced inflammatory rats. However, the extracts showed no significant actions on central and autonomic nervous system and blood circulatory system, which imply no toxic effects to animal.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2008

손바닥선인장(Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten Makino) 줄기 가수분해 분획물(MBT-01108)의 어병세균에 대한 in vitro 항균활성을 조사하였다. 실험에 사용한 어병세균은 Edwardsiella tarda, Listonella anguillarum, Vibrio sp., Lactococcus garvieae, L. raffinose, Streptococcus parauberis, S. iniae 등 총 18종이었다. 또한, oxytetracycline을 포함한 시판 항균제 disc를 MBT-01108의 항균활성에 대한 양성 대조군으로 하여 항균활성을 비교 조사하였다. 그 결과, MBT-01108은 실험에 사용한 어병세균들에 대하여 우수한 항균활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.526-534
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• 2013

This study was conducted to examine the effects of Opuntia ficus-indica complex (OF) on the lipid metabolism, bile acid in feces, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, aspatate aminotransferase (AST) activity, composition of urine and expression of cholesterol related mRNA in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Thirty two male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into non-diabetic control (NC), diabetic control (DC), diabetic OF of 2% (OF-2) and diabetic OF of 5% (OF-5), then each group was fed for 3 weeks. Plasma total cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) were decreased significantly (p<0.05) in OF-5 group compared to DC, but high density lipoprotein (HDL) was not changed. AST and ALT were also reduced and bile acid excretion was improved. Composition of urine in OF-5 was almost same in NC. The expression of cholesterol $7{\alpha}$-hydroxylase (CYP7A1), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA-R), Low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) mRNA indicated that feeding OF have the effects of cholesterol decreation in plasma by synthesis of bile acid from cholesterol. These results provide experimental evidence about improved lipid metabolism of the OF feeding in the STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2007년도 Proceedings of The Convention of The Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• pp.115-121
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• 2007

Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten (Cactaceae) is widely cultivated in Jeju Island (South Korea) for use in the manufacture of health foods such as tea, jam and juice. Its fruit and stem have been traditionally used as oriental folk medicine to treat diabetes, hypertension, asthma, burns, edema and indigestion. During the search for naturally occurring antioxidative neuroprotective agents, it was found that the ethyl acetate fraction of the stems and fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten exhibited potent antioxidant effect. Using a chromatographic fractionation method, several constituents were isolated from this fraction. Among isolates, KYS50182 showed the most potent in vitro and in vivo neuroprotective activities, suggesting that the flavonoid can serve as a lead structure for the development of neuroprotective agents by providing neuroprotection against oxidative and focal ischemic neuronal injuries.