• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.590-595
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• 1995

냉이에탄올 추출물중의 항산화활성을 나타내는 물질의 특성을 조사하기 위해 각종 용매로 분획을 실시하여 헥산 분획(Fr.H), 에테르 분획(Fr.E), 에틸아세테이트 분획(Fr.EA), 부탄올 분획(Fr.B), 물 분획(Fr.D)의 5분획을 얻었다. 부탄을 분획은 가장 높은 수소공여능 및 과산화 지질 형성 억제 효과를 보인 반면, xanthine/xanthine oxidase-cytochrome c 환원 반응계에 의한 superoxide radical의 소거능에 있어서는 에테르 분획이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 각 분획의 xanthine oxidase에 대한 저해효과를 측정한 결과 에테르분획이 가장 큰 저해 효과를 보였으며 $IC_{50}$값은 $5.65\;{\mu}g$이었다. 이러한 결과로 부터 에테르 분획의 높은 superoxide radical 소거능이 xanthine oxidase에 의한 라디칼 형성계에 대한 저해 활성으로 부터 기인한 것임을 알 수 있었다. 각 분획의 xanthine oxidase에 대한 저해 효과는 Fr.B

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2009

The principal objective of this study was to assess the radical scavenging activities and total polyphenols, flavonoids, and flavonol contents of takju, a Korean traditional rice wine. The antioxidant properties of the wine and takju samples were evaluated using five distinct assays: specifically, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS); hydroxyl; superoxide anion; and nitric oxide (NO) radical-scavenging activity assays. In this study, the takju evidenced strong scavenging activities against the hydroxyl, superoxide anion, and NO radicals. Furthermore, the total polyphenol contents of T-2 were similar to those previously observed in white wine (p<0.05). However, the flavonoids and flavonol contents of all takju samples were significantly (p<0.05) lower than that of white wine. The results of this study show that takju possesses a powerful radical scavenging activity against a variety of oxidative systems. The findings of this study also indicate that takju should be considered a useful antioxidant, and that their functional compound reduces oxidative stress.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2007

Pyungwi-san(PWS) have been using as a basic prescription of digestive disorder in Korean traditional medicine. This study was performed to examine the in vitro antioxidant activity of the extract using different antioxidant tests including by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH) radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, metal chelating hydrogen peroxide scavenging, lipid peroxydation protective effect and scavenging effect of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite. Herbal-acupuncture solution of PWS(PWS-HS) exhibited a concentration-dependent inhibition of DPPH radical adduct formation and it showed dose-dependent free radical scavenging activity onto superoxide anions. In addition, the result of metal chelating hydrogen peroxide scavenging and ammonium thiocyanate experiments showed that PWS-HS was an active scavenger of hydroxyl radicals. Furthermore, it was also found to be effective in scavenging nitric oxide and peroxynitrite, well-known cytotoxic species that can oxidize several cellular components such as proteins, lipids and DNA.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.260-265
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• 2008

Annona reticulata belonging to the family Annonaceae is traditionally used as anthelmintic and it is reported to have anticancer activity. Free radicals are known to be involved in various types of diseases like cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders etc. The present study was aimed to evaluate free radical scavenging property of methanol extract of the leaves of Annona reticulata in some in vitro models e.g. DPPH, nitric oxide, superoxide and lipid peroxide radical model. The extract showed good dose-dependent free radical scavenging property in all the models. $IC_{50}$ values were found to be 3.22, 170.01, 25.12 and $140.12\;{\mu}g/ml$ respectively in DPPH, nitric oxide, superoxide and lipid peroxidation inhibition assays. Reductive ability of the extract was also tested based on potassium ferricyanide reduction where dose dependant reducing capability was observed. Measurement of total phenolic compounds by Folin-Ciocalteu's phenol reagent indicated that 1mg of the extract contained $146.20\;{\mu}g$ equivalent of pyrocatechol. The findings ascertain promising free radical scavenging property of the extract and the antioxidant property of the extract may be due to the high content of phenolic compounds.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2329-2332
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• 2007

Salsolinol, endogenous neurotoxin, is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study, we have investigated the oxidative damage of DNA induced by the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD. When plasmid DNA incubated with salsolinol and Cu,Zn-SOD, DNA cleavage was proportional to the concentrations of salsolinol and Cu,Zn-SOD. The salsolinol/Cu,Zn-SOD system-mediated DNA cleavage was significantly inhibited by radical scavengers such as mannitol, ethanol and thiourea. These results indicated that free radicals might participate in DNA cleavage by the salsolinol/Cu,Zn-SOD system. Spectrophotometric study using a thiobarbituric acid showed that hydroxyl radical formation was proportional to the concentration of salsolinol and was inhibited by radical scavengers. These results indicated that hydroxyl radical generated in the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD was implicated in the DNA cleavage. Catalase and copper chelators inhibited DNA cleavage and the production of hydroxyl radicals. These results suggest that DNA cleavage is mediated in the reaction of salsolinol with Cu,Zn-SOD via the generation of hydroxyl radical by a combination of the oxidation reaction of salsolinol and Fenton-like reaction of free copper ions released from oxidatively damaged SOD.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2003

Stem bark of Cinchona sp. (Rubiaceae) is one of the well known drugs for its therapeutic values in traditional as well as modern medicine. Even though a lot of work has been carried out on quinoline alkaloids of Cinchona, its phenolic constituents received very little attention. In the present study, we evaluated antioxidant properties of C. officinalis stem bark methanolic extract and water extract containing phenolic compounds (total phenolics 21.37, 5.18% w/w respectively in the two extracts) in different in vitro and ex vivo models viz., antiradical activity by DPPH reduction, superoxide radical scavenging activity in riboflavin/light/NBT system, nitric oxide radical scavenging activity in sodium nitroprusside/Greiss reagent system and inhibition of lipid peroxidation induced by iron-ADP-ascorbate in liver homogenate and haemolysis of erythrocytes induced by phenylhydrazine in erythrocyte membrane stabilization study. Both the extracts exhibited very good antioxidant activity in all the models tested. The phenolic compounds including tannins present in the stem bark seem to offer protection from the oxidative damage.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.279-282
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• 2004

An antioxidant was isolated from Korean mistletoe (Viscum album var. coloratum) by consecutive purification using silica gel, Sephadex LH-20, and RP-HPLC. The active principle was identified as homo-flavoyadorinin-B (3',7-dimethoxyluteolin-4'-O-[apiosyl $(1{\rightarrow}2)$ glucoside]) by spectral analyses. It inhibited 74.6% of hydroxyl radical and 30.6% of superoxide anion radical at 0.01 mM; however, th~compound did not show any scavenging activity against hydrogen peroxide radical. At 0.1 mM, above compound scavenged superoxide anion radical about twice as effective as positive controls, BHT and ${\alpha}-tocopherol$. Radical scavenging activities of homo-flavoyadorinin-B on DPPH, hydroxyl, and hydrogen peroxide radicals were almost same with those of positive controls.

• 동국한의학연구소논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.163-176
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• 1997

호도(胡桃)는 보양약(補陽藥)으로써 하초(下焦)를 온보(溫補)하고 원기(元氣)를 섭납(攝納)하며 윤폐신(潤肺腎)하는 효능(效能)이 있어 오래된 허한해수(虛寒咳嗽), 천식(喘息)의 치료(治療)에 사용되어 왔는데 폐(肺) 조직내(組織內)에서 산소유리기(酸素遊離基)들에 의(依)한 세포(細胞) 손상(損傷)의 방지(防止)여부를 알아보기 위(爲)하여 산화제(酸化劑)인 t-butylhydroperoxide(t-BHP)와 $H_2O_2$로써 세포(細胞) 손상(損傷)을 유발한 후 호도(胡挑) 추출액(抽出液)의 항산화(抗酸化) 효과(效果) 및 항산화(抗酸化) 효소(酵素)의 활성(活性)에 미치는 영향(影響)와 산소유리기(酸素遊離基)에 대(對)한 직접 소거효과(消去效果)를 조사(調査)하였다. 이 결과 호도(胡桃)는 폐(肺) 조직(組織)에서 지질(脂質)의 과산화(過酸化)를 억제(抑制)함으로 oxidant에 의(依)한 폐부종(肺浮腫) 유발(誘發)을 방지(防止)할 수 있음을 보여주었고 세포내(細胞內) glutathione의 농도(濃度) 및 항산화(抗酸化) 효소(酵素) 중(中) catalase와 superoxide dismutase의 활성(活性)에는 변화(變化)를 유발하지 못하였으나 glutathione peroxidase의 활성(活性)을 유의(有意)하게 증가(增加)시켰으며, superoxide radical과 hydroxyl radical의 생성(生成)을 감소(減少)시켰다. 따라서, 폐(肺) 조직(組織)에서 산화성(酸化性) 세포(細胞) 손상(損傷)에 대(對)한 호도(胡桃)의 보호(保護) 효과(效果)는 부분적으로 세포내(細胞內) 항산화(抗酸化) 효소(酵素)의 활성(活性) 증가(增加)와 산소유리기(酸素遊離基)들을 직접 소거(消去)시키는 작용(作用)에 기인(起因)하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.1109-1113
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 아로니아 추출물의 항산화제와 항알레르기 치료제로써의 유효성을 알아보기 위해 페놀성 화합물 및 플라보노이드 함량과 DPPH 라디칼 포착효능, superoxide 음이온 라디칼 포착효능, 5-LO억제 효능 및 COX억제효능을 측정하였다. 측정결과 아로니아는 유효성분으로 예상되는 페놀성 화합물과 플라보노이드가 각각 $745.4{\pm}3.7\;mg/g$, $74.63{\pm}2.2\;mg/g$으로 상당량 함유되어 있으며, 상당히 낮은 농도($6.15{\pm}0.343\;ppm$, $6.99{\pm}1.26\;ppm$)에서 DPPH 라디칼과 superoxide 음이온 라디칼을 50% 소거하는 것으로 나타났다. 아로니아의 항알레르기 효능에 관하여 5-LO의 $IC_{50}$값이 $47.07{\pm}0.15\;ppm$으로, EGCG의 $IC_{50}(15.83{\pm}0.98\;ppm)$보다는 높았지만 아로니아가 EGCG와 같은 단일물질이 아니라 천연혼합물임을 감안하여 다른 천연물들의 $IC_{50}$값과 비교하였을 때 5-LO를 비교적 낮은 농도에서 억제하고 있다고 볼 수 있다. 또한, COX-1과 COX-2의 저해 비율 비교를 통해 양성대조군으로 사용한 EGCG만큼 COX-2를 선택적으로 저해하고 있음을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과에 따르면 아로니아 추출물은 항산화 및 항알레르기 효능을 갖고 있으며, 따라서 알레르기성 비염이나 아토피와 같은 알레르기 관련 질병 치료에 유효하게 사용될 것이라 생각된다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.197-209
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• 2004

The study was aimed at evaluating the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanol extract of Caesalpinia bonducella leaves (MECB) (Family: Caesalpiniaceae). The effect of MECB on antioxidant activity, reducing power, free radical scavenging (DPPH radical, nitric oxide radical, superoxide anion radical, hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging), total phenolic content and antimicrobial activities were studied. The antioxidant activity of MECB increased in a dose dependent manner. About 50, 100, 250 and 500 g of MECB showed 53.4, 61.2, 69.1 and 76.2 % inhibition respectively on peroxidation of linoleic acid emulsion. Like antioxidant activity, the effect of MECB on reducing power increased in a dose dependent manner. The free radical scavenging activity of MECB was determined by DPPH radical scavenging method. The potency of this activity was increased with increased amount of extract. MECB was found to inhibit the nitric oxide radicals generated from sodium nitroprusside $(IC_{50}\;=\;102.8\;g/ml)$ whereas the $IC_{50}$ value of curcumin was 20.4 g/ml. Moreover, the MECB was found to scavenge the superoxide generated by photoreduction of Riboflavin. MECB was also found to inhibit the hydroxyl radical generated by Fenton reaction, where the $IC_{50}$ value is 104.17 g/ml compared with catechin 5 g/ml, which indicates the antioxidant activity of MECB. The MECB capable of scavenging hydrogen peroxide in a concentration-dependent manner. The amounts of total phenolic compounds were also determined. Antimicrobial activities of MECB were carried out using disc diffusion methods with five Gram positive, four Gram negative and four fungal species. The results obtained in the present study indicate that MECB leaves are potential source of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agents.