• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.245-251
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• 1972

In the present study, the relative effectiveness of BHA, ascorbic acid, and BHA+ascorbic acid on the rancidity development of potato chips in various conditions were examined. BHA, ascorbic acid, and their mixture (BHA 0.05%, As. A 0.1%, and BHA 0.05%+As. A 0.1% relative to the weight of the potato chips) were dissolved respectively in 95% ethyl alcohol and incorporated to potato chips in the form of atomized mist. When the potato chips were stored in a dark place at $33.0{\pm}0.5^{\circ}C$, BHA was very effective in retarding the rancidity development of the potato chips. Ascorbic acid showed some antioxidant activity, but it was less effective than BHA. When BHA and ascorbic acid were used together, the antioxidant activity of the mixture appeared to be primarily due to BHA. Irradiation of direct sunlight to the potato chips, which were covered with coloress transparent polypropylene films, reduced the antioxidant activity of BHA incorporated to them. Ascorbic acid appeared to lose its antioxidant activity completely under the same condition. BHA retained a considerable degree of antioxidant activity when yellow transparent polypropylene films were used to cover the potato chips. Ascorbic acid, however, kept little antioxidant activity even in this condition.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.1139-1146
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• 2008

To investigate the functional properties and the antioxidant effect of pine needle(Pinus densiflora), the pine needle extract was obtained with methanol and its functionality was measured by spectrophotometric method, and the antioxidant experiment on soybean oil was carried out by the active oxygen method. The extraction yield of pine needle with 99% methanol was about 19%, the total flavonoid content of the pine needle-methanol extract was 11.32 mg/g on dry basis and the superoxide dismutase-like activity was 94.3%. The nitrite scavenging ability of the extract was pH dependent with the values of 77.44% at pH 1.2, 48.45% at pH 3.0 and 11.04% at pH 6.0, respectively. The peroxide value was 92.6 meq/kg at 5% dosage, 138.4 meq/kg at 2% dosage of the extract on 8 oxidation days. The period of the peroxide value to be 100 mg/kg was 4.9, 6.3 and 8.5 days at control, 2% and 5% dosage of extract, respectively. And the relative antioxidant effectiveness of the extract was 27.9% and 72.3% increase at 2% and 5% dosage, respectively, compared to control. The thiobarbituric acid value showed few differences within 4 oxidation days, but with the dosage of the extract it fairly decreased with considerable antioxidant effect to control above 4 days.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.30 no.9
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• pp.1102-1108
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to find the extent of lipid peroxidation of erythrocytes in cigarette smokers, and to determine the relative effectiveness of $\beta$-carotene, canthaxanthin , and $\alpha$-tocopherol as antioxidants. Thirty smokers and 30 nonsmokers participated in this study . No significant differences according to age, sex, and height were shown. Cigarette smokers in this study had higher hemoglobin concentrations and more oxidation of hemoglobin than non-smokers. In addition, the erythrocytes of cigarette smokers had significantly higher MDA concentrations than crythrocytes of nonsmokers, which suggests that smokers may have tocopherol were studied in vitro by measuring the concentration of malondialdehyde(MDA) and precent hemolysis of erythrocytes. The addition of any antioxidant to erythrocytes significantly decreased MDA concentrations(p<0.05) while antioxidants showed nonsignificant inhibition of hemolysis. Among the antioxidant used in this study, canthaxanthin showed the greatest inhibition of both lipid peroxidationand hemolysis. Meanwhile, $\alpha$-tocopherol showed potent inhibition of lipid peroxidation, but not of hemolysis.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.288-294
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• 2006

In this study, the effects of smoking cessation and relative antioxidant activities on the oxidative stress were determined by using in vitro method. Thirty healthy smokers who were free of any disease and smoked more than 1 pack per day for the past 10 years participated in this study. For smoking cessation, smokers were asked to wear nicotine patch (21mg nicotine/ patch) everyday for 30 days and then to replace at the same time of the day. Smoking cessation program in conjunction with nicotine patch replacement was also conducted every week, one hour/each session, for 4 weeks. Canthaxanthin, $\beta-carotene$, and $\alpha-tocopherol$ were added into red blood cells at pre and post smoking cessation. As indicators of oxidative stress, hemoglobin degradation, lipid peroxidation, and percent hemolysis were determined at both pre and post smoking cessation. After 30 days of smoking cessation, the subjects gained an average of 5 pounds, varying 2 to 8 pounds, by suggesting that behavioral problems rather than nicotine itself are more important for gaining weight in ex-smokers. The total hemoglobin concentrations in blood were similar in pre and post smoking cessation, but smoking cessation resulted in a decrease in the percentage of methemoglobin from 0.96% to 0.85% Smoking cessation also caused to decease malondialdehyde (MDA) values ($26.7{\pm}7.8$ vs. $23.6{\pm}4.5$ (without oxidation), $179.3{\pm}21$ vs. $161.2{\pm}28$ nmol/ml (with oxidation) (p<0.05)), not percent hemolysis. Various antioxidants with smoking cessation significantly decreased MDA values(p<0.05), in contrast to marginal decrease of MDA in smoking cessation only. Three antioxidants used in this stu study were similarly effective in inhibiting MDA production, but relative effectiveness of canthaxanthin or $\alpha-tocopherol$ was greater than that of $\beta-carotene$ (p<0.05), in case of oxidation induced. The percent hemolysis was greatly decreased when antioxidants were added into the blood of ex-smokers (p<0.05) but no statistical significance in relative effectiveness of antioxidants was observed.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.63-70
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• 1994

Oleoresin, 6-gingerol and 6,10-gingerol: 6-paradol= 1 : 1 mixture were extracted from ginger (Zingi-her of ficinale Roscoe) and changes of its antioxidant activity by heat-treatment were studed. Oleoresin was extracted with Ethanol-Ether and 6,10-gingerol : 6-paradol(1 : 1) and 6-gingerol were extracted with Hexane and Hexan : Ether= 1 : 1, respectively, and identified on the Thin-layer Chromatograpy (TLC) plate with the solvent system of Hexane Ether(1 : 4, v/v). And oleoresin was heat-treated during 0, 10, 30, 60, 120 minutes, and 6-gingercl and 6,10-gingerol . 6-paradol=1 : 1 were heat-treated during 0, 5, 10, 20, 40 minutes, respectively, at 140$^{\circ}C$ dry oven. To compare with antioxidant activity, oleoresins were added into soybean oil at 3fo level, 6-gingerol and 6,10-gingerol : 6-paradol= 1 : 1 at 0.1% level, BHT and TBHQ at 0.02% level, respectively. All the substrates treated were stored in a incubator at 45 2$^{\circ}C$ condition. The oxidative stability was estimated by the analysises of peroxide value and conjugated diene value during storage. The results were as follows: Antioxidant activity of oleoresins were considerably high and by heat-treatment were not decreased. 6-paradol was not show the antioxidant activity. 6,10-gingerol : 6-paradol=1 : 1 provided poor protection for soybean oil. Antioxidant activity of 6-gingerol was higher than 6,10-gingerol : 6-paradol=1 : 1 and by heat-treat-ment antioxidant activity was directly decreased. Relative antioxidant effectiveness(RAE) of each antio-xidant was compared. RhR was found to decrease as follow : TBHQ>oleoresin》BHT TBHQ》BHT>6-gingerol》6,10-gingerol : 6-paradol=1 : 1.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.298-302
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• 1993

The Crude ginerol from ginger was collected to investigate the possibility of application to food products as a natural antioxidant. The antioxidant activity of gingerols according to fatty acid composi-tion of several oils, were examined by measuring peroxide value(POV). The induction period(If) of fish oil, sdybean oil, lard and palm oil was 5.0, 17.0, 38.4 and 57.6 hours respectively by measuring POV during storge at $85^{\circ}C$. The relative antioxidant effectiveness(RAE) of gingerol group was lard ; 219, soybean oil; 176, fish oil; 160 and palm oil; 146%, while the RAE of'BHT group was lard; 238, palm oil; 158, soybfan oil; 132 and fish oil; 122%.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.97-102
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• 1994

The oxidative stability of perilla oil were examined by measuring peroxide value. The induction period of perilla oil for each storage temperature was measured by POV and indicated that it was 80 days for 45$^{\circ}C$, 22.5 days for 65$^{\circ}C$, 9.5 days for 85$^{\circ}C$ and 5 days for 105$^{\circ}C$ respectively. Also, the induction period of the perilla oil with different concentration of ginger powder at 85$^{\circ}C$was studied and has been found that 9.4 days for 6% ginger powder, 11.9 days for 4% and 11days for 2% ginger power. The relative antioxidant effectiveness of ginger power was 99% for 6% ginger power, 125% for 4% ginger power, 122% for 2% ginger power. The induction period of perilla oil with gingerol at 85$^{\circ}C$ was 13.5days for 2% crude gingerol, 11.7days for 0.2% crude gingerol and 12.0 days for 0.02% BHT. The elativi antroxidant effectiveness of perilla oil gingerol at 85$^{\circ}C$was 142% for 2% crude gingerol, 123% for 0.2% crude gingerol, 126% for 0.02% BHT.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.121-125
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• 1994

The antioxidant activity of gingerol according to temperature on soybean oil were examined by measuring peroxide value(POV). The induction period(IP) of soybean oil was 45; 276.0, 65; 17.0 and 105$^{\circ}C$ : 4.7 hours respectively by-measuring POV. The relative antioxidant effectiveness(RAE) of ginge-rol group were 45; 191, 65; 200, 65: 150, 85: 132 and 105$^{\circ}C$;106%. 'The activation energies(Ea) and temperature coefficients(Q10) for Arrhenius equations at 45∼105$^{\circ}C$, was estimated in order to find out the influence of temperature on the oxidation of soybean oil contai-ning various antioxidants. The soybean oil was more unstable at 45∼65$^{\circ}C$ than at 65∼105$^{\circ}C$ in the Ea and Q10. The soybean oils containing gingerol were more stable than the control group at 45∼105$^{\circ}C$, however, BHT group was unstable compared to gingerol group at 85∼105$^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.100-106
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• 1999

The antioxidative effect of leaves of Cedrela sinensis on 0.1M-linoleic acid was compared with some commercial antioxidants during storage at 50$\pm$2$^{\circ}C$ for 20 hours, and on soybean oils at 60$\pm$2$^{\circ}C$ for 30days. In the oxidation of linoleic acid, antioxidative effects of various leaves of Cedrela sinensis extracts and other antioxidants were shown in the following orders: 3% leave of Cedrela sinensis methanol extract＞1% leave of Cedrela sinensis methanol extract＞0.02% BHT＞3% leave of Cedrela sinensis ethyl acetate extract＞0.5% leave of Cedrela sinensis methanol extract＞0.02% tocopherol＞leave of Cedrela sinensis methanol extract 0.1, 0.02%＞leave of Cedrela sinensis ethyl acetate extract 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.02%＞control, while in the oxidation of soybean oil, 1% leave of Cedrela sinengis methanol extract＞0.02% BHT＞3% leave of Cedrela sinengis methanol extract＞0.02% tocopherol＞control. The relative antioxidant effectiveness (RAE) were shown to be available in all substrates and the best effect was shown in substrate added compound of 3% leave of Cedrela sinensis methanol extract.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.36 no.9
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• pp.908-917
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• 2003

It has been proposed that oxidative modification of LDL (oxLDL) plays a significant role in the pathogenicity of atherogenesis. We tested the hypothesis that chitin and chitosan may function as antioxidants with respect to 0.1 mg cholesterol/ml LDL incubated with 5 $\mu$ M Cu$^2$$^{+}$alone or in the P338Dl mouse macrophage system using L-ascorbic acid as a standard classical antioxidant. The degree of oxLDL formation was ascertained by the relative electrophoretic mobility (rEM) in the combination of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels, and the cytotoxicity of oxLDL was detected by macrophage viability. The oxLDL uptake and foam cell formation of macrophages were measured by Oil Red O staining. Incubation with Cu$^2$$^{+}$and macrophages increased rEM of LDL and stimulated TBARS formation. Culture of macrophages with LDL in the presence 5 $\mu$ M Cu$^2$$^{+}$induced macrophage death. In cell-free system 200 $\mu$g/ml water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxLDL formation. Water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxLDL formation near-completely relative to L-ascorbic acid, whereas water-soluble chitin and chitin-oligosaccharide had no measurable antioxidant effect. In macrophage system water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxidation of LDL with a significant increase in cell viability, and decreased TBARS in medium. As for the inhibitory effect on macrophage foam cell formation, chitosan and its oligosaccharide, but not watersoluble chitin, revealed the effectiveness. The endothelial expression of lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) was tested by Western blot analysis, and chitosan, chitosan-oligosaccharide and chitin-oligosaccharide blocked LOX-1 expression. These results indicate that water-soluble chitosan and its oligosaccharide showed the inhibitory effect on Cu$^2$$^{+}$-induced LDL oxidation of macrophages, and chitosan, chitosan-oligosaccharide and chitin-oligosaccharide had blocking effect on oxLDL receptor expression in the human umbilical vein endothelial system. Thus, water-soluble chitosan and its oligosaccharides possess anti-atherogenic potentials possibly through the inhibition of macrophage LDL oxidation or endothelial oxLDL receptor expression depending on chemical types.l types.