• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.182-185
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• 2009

Amoora cucullata (Meliaceae), a mangrove plant, has folkloric reputation as a medicinal agent in Bangladesh. In this study, the n-hexane, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts of the stem bark of this plant were subjected to microbiological investigation and brine shrimp lethality bioassay. In case of antimicrobial screening, the ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts appeared to be potent in terms of both zone of inhibition and spectrum of activity showing the average zones of inhibition 8 - 14 mm and 9 - 16 mm, respectively. In the brine shrimp lethality bioassay, the methanolic extract demonstrated highest cytotoxicity having $LC_{50}$ of $0.549{\mu}g/ml$, whereas the ethyl acetate and n-hexane extract showed $LC_{50}$ of 7.943 and $17.180{\mu}g/ml$, respectively.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.596-598
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• 2004

The effects of water extract from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz on biological activity were investigated. The crude water extract of A. macrocephala inhibited the growth of the dermatophytic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 28185, (3 mm inhibition zone at 300 ㎍/disc). However, it did not show growth inhibition activity against Sreptococcus mutans JC-2 (MIC >1,000 ㎍/mL). This extract was cytotoxic to P388 murine leukaemia cells ATCC CCL 46 P388D1, (IC/sub 50/ 62.24 ㎍/mL at 150 ㎍/disc). These results suggest that water extract of A. macrocephala possesses antitumoral, and antimicrobial activities.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2014

Red pine (Pinus densiflora) is widely used traditional medicine, pharmacological and nutritional values from which the phytochemical compounds are derived. The present study was aimed to examine the antibacterial effects in the absence and presence of a immature red pine cone extract against 13 microorganisms. The components in the aqueous extract from immature red pine cone were identified by GC-MS. About 1.4% of total polyphenolic compound was measured in aqueous extract collected from immature red pine cone. Also, the high concentration of ${\beta}$-phellenandrene, ${\alpha}$-pinene, limonene, bornyl acetate and aldehyde was detected in total ion chromatograms. Of total 13 microorganisms, 4 microorganisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholera, Listeria monocytogenes, Klebsiella pneumonia were effectively killed by aqueous extract of immature red pine cone. The highest anti-bacterial effect was detected in P. aeruginosa, followed by V. cholera, L. monocytogenes and K. pneumonia. In case of P. aeruginosa, the largest diameter of inhibition zone was maintained to 1/2 solution treated cells and slightly decreased at 1/4 and 1/8 solution treated cells. Also, in test used V. cholera and L. monocytogenes, the inhibition zone was strongly formed in only 1 and 1/2 solution treated cells, while K. pneumonia showed the very small diameter of inhibition zone in all concentrations. Therefore, these results suggested that the aqueous extracts of immature red pine cone should be considered as a new and potentially important anti-bacterial substrate to effectively prevent the microbial infection and penetration.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1998년도 Proceedings of UNESCO-internetwork Cooperative Regional Seminar and Workshop on Bioassay Guided Isolation of Bioactive Substances from Natural Products and Microbial Products
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• pp.166-166
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• 1998

Gliricidia sepium is a medicinal plant that has been established to have antidermatophytic activity. This research was able to isolate an antidermatophytic agent from the leaves of the plant. Leaves of Gliricidia sepium, locally known as kakaoati, were collected from the College of Science area of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. These were air dried, grounded and immersed in methanol. Different fractions were obtained by partitioning with hexane, chloroform, and ethyl acetate. These fractions were bioassayed to determine the fractions with the most antifungal activity using Trichophyton mentagrophytes as test organism. Inhibitory zone in millimeters was obtained and it was found out that the most active fraction was the hexane fraction with an inhibition zone of 25 mm as compared to chloroform with 16 mm and ethyl acetate with 18 mm.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 1979

The antibacterial efficacy of a few filling materials were studied in vitro. Zinc oxide eugenol cement. dycal, cavitec, hipol, cervident, clearfill and microfill were tested against Staphylococcus albus and Lactobacillus acidophilus on thioglycolate agar in order to determine whether the materials are effective inhibitors of bacterial growth. 1. Of these materials tested, zinc oxide eugenol cement was the most effective inhibitor of bacterial growth and revealed about 5.5mm in width of inhibition zone against Staphylococus albus and about 5.0mm against Lactobcillus acidophilus. 2. Dycal was moderate inhibitor of the both bact$\={e}$ria showing 2.5mm of the zone in width. 3. Cavitec was the slightest effect against the both bacteria 4. Composite resins tested in this study showed no evidence of inhibiting bacterial growth against the both bacteria.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.390-396
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• 2009

시료추출의 최적 조건을 알아보고자 각각 추출 용매별, 농도별, 시간별로 비교하였다. 먼저 추출용매별로 비교한 결과물 추출물에서 36.2 mg/g, 60% ethanol, 60% methanol, 60% acetone 추출물에서 각각 42.7, 40.3, 39.6 mg/g의 함유량을 나타냈다. 따라서 체리 세이지를 60% ethanol에서 24시간 추출하는 것이 가장 효율적이라 판단되었다. 한편 생리활성 효과는 추출물의 농도를 $200{\mu}g/ml$로 조절하여 실험하였다. DPPH에 대한 전자공여능은 60% ethanol 추출물에서 66.3%로 나타났으며, ABTS radical decolorization을 측정한 결과 60% ethanol 추출물에서 97.6%로 나타났다. Antioxidant protection factor는 60% ethanol 추출물에서 2.26 PF로 나타났으며, PF와 같이 지용성 물질의 항산화력을 나타내는 TBARS값은 control값이 $0.62{\times}10^2{\mu}M$로 나타났고, 60% ethanol 추출물에서 $0.29{\times}10^2{\mu}M$의 TBARS값을 나타났다. Xanthine oxidase 활성억제 효과는 78%의 저해율을 나타냈고, ACE 활성억제 효과는 나타나지 않았다. $\alpha$-Amylase 저해활성을 측정한 결과, 60% ethanol 추출물에서 7.6%의 낮은 저해율을 나타내었으며, H. pylori균에 대한 항균활성은 50, 100, 150, $200{\mu}g/ml$ 농도별로 각각 10, 12, 13, 15 mm의 clear zone을 형성되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 1997

This study was undertaken to determined the sulfamethazine residues In urine, serum and muscle of slaughtered pigs(n: 230) by the method of TLC, EEC-4-plate and HPLC. 1. Inhibition diameter characteristics of reference bacterial substance by EEC-4-plate method and antibacterial inhibition zone was appeared sulfonamides in BS pH 7.2 2. Residual sulfamethazine was detceted from 7 serum(3.04%) and 10 urine(4.35%) by TLC test and concentration of residues was higher In urine than serum. 3. Residual sulfamethazine was detected from 9 muscle(3.91%) by EEC-4-plate method. 4. Positive samples by TLC test and EEC-4-plate method were exceed 0.1ppm quantitative analysis from 7 muscle(3.04%).

• KSBB Journal
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2005

Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from pig feces for probiotics. The six isolated strains were identified as Lactobacillus paracasei (Lp), Lactobacillus fermentum (Lf), Lactobacillus brevis (Lb), Lactobacillus plantarum (P1 , P2), and Pediococcus pentosaceus (P3) by its sugar utilization, morphological and physiological characteristics. Pl was showed largest antibacterial inhibition zone among the isolated strains. It was against Salmonella gallinarum 25mm, E. coli 20.5mm, Staphylococcus aures 24mm, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 28mm by inhibitory zone, respectively. Lf was showed hyper acid tolerance, $80\%$ survival rate for 40 minutes, and P1, Lb showed hyper bile tolerance, $408\%,\;283\%$ survival rate for 9 hrs, respectively. Therefore the Lf, P1, and P2 strains were expected to probiotics.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 1999

melatonin (MLT), N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is mainly secreted by the pineal gland. The ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR) and 1H-NMR spectra of irradiated and non-irradiated MLT were measured, and phototoxicity tests of MLT, anthracence (positive control) and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS, negative control) were performed. The methods employed include both in vitro test such as MTS assay using the human fibroblast cell and yeast growth inhibition assay using Candida albicans and in vivo method using the skin of guinea pig. UV absorption spectra and 1H-NMR spectra of MLT were changed by UVA (365 nm, 15 J/$\textrm{cm}^2$), but IR spectra of MLT were not changed. The fifty percent inhibitory concentration (IC50) ratio (UV-/UV+) of MLT was 10. The inhibition zone of irradiated-paper disks treated with MLT was not observed. According to the results of histophathological examination, no pathologic lesion was observed in the non-irradiated group, but slight degeneration of keratinocytes in the epidermis, homorrhage and vasodilation in dermis were observed in the irradiated group. These results indicated that the molecular structure of MLT is altered by UVA to unidentified photoproducts and a moderate phototoxicity of MLT is predicted.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.65-72
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• 1998

In this study, we demonstrated the whitening effect of Lagenaria leucantha through the melanin biosynthesis of S bikiniensis and inhibition of melanogenesis in cultured Bl6 melanocytes. And we confirmed the whitening effect of Lagenaria leucantha through the depigmentation of gold fish in vivo. The melanogenesis of B$_{16}$ melanocytes was founded to be activated dose and time dependently by the treatment of u- MSH. When the B$_{16}$ melanocytes was treated with 200nM of $\alpha$-MSH, the morphology of melanocytes was remarkably changed. The melanin content and the synthesis of tyrosinase were strikingly increased. Lagenaria ieucantha inhibited the melanin formation stimulated by $\alpha$-MSH without affection of cell viability. However, Lagenaria leucantha didn't inhibit tyrosinase activity and showed weak suppression on the synthesis of tyrosinase. These results suggest Lagenaria leucantha might inhibit melanin formation with tyrosinase independent manner. Lagenaria ieucantha also inhibition melanin biosynthesis with 18mm inhibition zone in S.bikiniensis. To evaluate the inhibitory activity of melanogenesis of Lagenaria leucantha in vivo, we examined its effect on depigmentation of gold fish. Lagenaria ieucantha remarkably reduced the size and density of melanophores in gold fish. These results suggest that Lagenaria ieucantha can be used as a whitening agent in cosmetics.ics.s.