The antioxidant and photoprotective effects of various extracts from the roots of Rumex crispus L. were evaluated. The concentrations (IC50) of various extracts required to exert a 50% reducing effect on a DPPH radical were found to be 0.005~0.093 mg/mL. The ethyl acetate extract showed a more remarkable effect than the positive control ascorbic acid. The concentrations (QC50) of the butanol and ethyl acetate extracts required to exert a 50% reducing effect on the singlet oxygen 1O2 were found to be 0.464 and 0.365 mg/mL, respectively. Both extracts were also found to protect the in vitro biological system from the detrimental effect of a singlet oxygen 1O2 on type II photosensitization in E. coli and genomic DNA. Among all the tested extracts, the ethyl acetate and butanol extracts contained higher amounts of total phenolic contents. The results suggest that our study may contribute to the development of new bioactive products with potential applications to the reduction of photo-produced oxidative stress involving reactive oxygen species in living organisms

국내 유통되는 한약재를 이용한 신장질환의 예방 및 치료제 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 경동시장에서 구입한 63종의 한약재 추출물을 이용하여 항산화 활성 및 사구체혈관간 세포의 증식억제능 탐색 활성을 확인하였다. 그 결과 강진향, 고련피, 대풍자, 목향이 RMC 세포의 증식을 50% 이상 억제하는 것으로 나타났고, ORAC와 DPPH assay를 통한 항산화 활성을 확인한 결과 백단향, 백렴이 가장 우수한 ORAC 활성 효능을 보였으며, DPPH 라디칼 소거활성에서는 계혈등, 귀전우, 대풍자, 반대해, 백단향, 백렴이 우수한 효능을 나타냈다. 이 중 대풍자 추출물과 목향 추출물은 항산화 활성과 사구체혈관간세포 증식억제능 모두 뛰어난 효능을 나타냈으나, 목향이 함유하고 있는 aristolochic acid는 임상적으로 신장에 독성을 일으켜 신장질환 치료제에서 제외되는 한약재로 알려져 있다. 따라서, 가장 뛰어난 효능을 보인 대풍자 추출물은 신장질환 치료 및 예방을 위한 한약재 후보물질로서 분획별 항산화 활성과 유효성분 규명의 연구가 요구된다.

The effect on the antioxidant activity and Nitric Oxide activity production inhibitory activity of Taraxacum has not been known. Therefore, phenolics and flavonoid contents were investigated from the ethanol extracts of five different Taraxacum species. The results showed that, among the five Taraxacum, T. hallaisanensis contains the highest total phenolic and flavonoid contents. When the antioxidant activity was measured by DPPH, ABTS+ and reducing power activity, the free radical scavenging activity of T. hallaisanensis was also the highest among five Taraxacum species. However, measurement by CCK-8 assay in Raw264.7 cells indicated that the extracts of Taraxacum species have no effect on cell viability. Moreover, we also investigated the effect of Taraxacum species on NO scavenging activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated Raw264.7 cells. The results clearly showed that Taraxacum species inhibited NO production, and the inhibitory effect of T. hallaisanensis was the strongest. The above results suggested that Taraxacum species affected the antioxidant and NO scavenging activity, and among the five species, antioxidant and NO scavenging activity assay of T. hallaisanensis was significantly higher than those of other four Taraxacum species. Therefore, T. hallaisanensis could be used as a potential drug with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect.

This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activities and antioxidant activities of the Korean mistletoe extract and its solvent fractions (e.g. n-hexane, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate, butanol). Ethyl ether fraction against Bacillus cereus showed stronger activities than benzoic acid (2.5 mg/mL). The MIC of korean mistletoe extract and slovent fractions were in the range of 6.25-25 mg/mL. The MIC (6.25 mg/mL) of ethyl acetate fraction onto Staphylocossus aureus was the lowest among them. Ethyl ether fraction which showed the strongest antioxidant activities by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) and FRAP (ferric ion reducing antioxidant power) methods had the highest total phenolic contents. It is suggested that Korean mistletoe could be utilized as natural preservative material through the study of the active compounds from ethyl ether fraction.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the carbonation resistance of building coating materials applied to the mortar or concrete substrate including their cracked zone. The testing parameters for this experiment were the three crack widths in the substrate including non-crack, and two types of the coating materials.

In this study, 80% ethanolic extracts of tartary and common buckwheats were assessed for their total phenol content, total flavonoids content, antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging activity and reducing power), and anti-adipogenic effects. Our results show that total phenol contents of 80% ethanolic extract from tartary and common buckwheats were 17.35±0.41 and 8.20±0.28 μg GAE/g, respectively. Antioxidant activities of 80% ethanolic extract from tartary buckwheat were significantly higher than that of common buckwheat extract (p<0.05). During adipocyte differentiation, 80% ethanolic extracts of tartary and common buckwheat significantly inhibited lipid accumulation compared to control cells. We further evaluated the effect of buckwheat extracts on the changes of key gene expression associated with 3T3-L1 adipogenesis and ROS production. Tartary buckwheat extract was more suppressed the mRNA expressions (PPARγ and aP2) than that of common buckwheat extract. Moreover, tartary buckwheat inhibited the mRNA expression of both NOX4 (NADPH oxidase 4) and G6PDH (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase). These results indicate that anti-adipogenesis effect of tartary buckwheat can be attributed to phenolic compound that may potentially inhibit ROS production.

The antioxidant activities of makgeolli and other alcoholic beverages were compared. Based on the same volume (70 μL eq.) of the alcoholic beverages, the 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid ammonium salt) (ABTS+) radical-scavenging activities were as follows: whisky > makgeolli crude extract (MCE) > rice wine (RW) > clarified makgeolli (CM) > soju. Based on the same alcohol concentration (6%) of the alcoholic beverages, however, makgeolli showed the highest activity. In addition, based on the same volume (70 μL eq.), the inhibition effects against the formation of cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide (CE-OOH) were as follows: soju > whisky > RW > MCE > CM. Based on the same alcohol concentration (6%), however, the inhibition effects against the formation of CE-OOH were as follows: RW > MCE > soju > whisky > CM. Therefore, it was suggested that makgeolli may contain radical-scavenging- and metal-ion-chelate-type antioxidants and may increase the antioxidant activity in the blood.

In this study, we investigated on antioxidative activity and nitric oxide production inhibitory activity of various solvent extracts of Lespedeza bicolor. The total polyphenol content of the methanol extract was 192.6 mg/g and flavonoid content of the acetone extract was 40.6 mg/g, as the highest content. In DPPH radical scavenging ability, SC50 values of the ethanol and methanol extract were exhibited 0.69mg/ml and 0.89mg/ml, respectively. However, in nitric oxide(NO) scavenging ability, SC50 values of the acetone was exhibited 0.72mg/ml as the highest activity. Moreover, the acetone extract showed strong NO production inhibitory effect in lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-stimulated Raw 264.7 cell. In the cytotoxicity measurement by MTT assay, the extracts were exhibited Raw 264.7 cell viabilities of 92.57~129.04% as nontoxic result in concentration of 65~650μg/ml. As a result, the acetone extract of L. bicolor could be applicable to functional materials for anti-inflammatory related fields.

참나물은 광범위하게 이용되는 식용산채임에도 불구하고 그 연구는 전 세계적으로 미미한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 최근 고급 식용 산채로서 각광받고 있는 참나물의 메탄올 추출물을 조제하고, 이로부터 n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethylacetate 및 butanol을 이용하여 순차적 유기 용매 분획물과 물 잔류물을 조제하여 각각의 항산화, 항균 및 대장암세포 생육억제 활성을 평가하였다. 참나물 메탄올 추출물의 71.51%는

천연 갈변저해제 소재를 발굴하기 위하여 민들레와 감국을 열수 및 80% 에탄올로 추출하고, 그 추출물에 대하여 PPO 저해활성과 DPPH radical 소거능, 총페놀 함량 등을 통하여 항산화 효과를 조사하였다. 또한 추출물을 사과슬라이스에 침지하여 외관의 변화를 관찰하였다. 감국 추출물이 민들레 추출물보다 높은 PPO 저해활성을 보였으며 DPPH radical 소거능 그리고 총페놀 함량 등에 대해서 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 각 추출물에 대하여

본 연구에서는 열수 팥 추출물이 hydroxyl 라디칼에 의해 유도되는 산화적 스트레스에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 항산화활성과 DNA 및 세포의 산화적 손상 억제 효과를 조사하였다. 팥 열수 추출물의 DPPH 라디칼과 hydroxyl 라디칼의 제거능은 다소 낮았으나, Fe2+-chelating과 과산화수소 제거효과는 높게 나타나 활성산소의 생성을 억제하는 데 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 팥 열수 추출물의 in vitro DNA cleavage, DNA migration 및 H2AX의 인산화비 억제활성은 높은 활성을 보여주고 있어 라디칼에 의한 DNA 손상 억제에 효과적으로 작용하였다. 또한 지질과산화와 p21의 발현율을 통해 세포의 산화적 손상에 미치는 영향을 살펴보면 지질과산화 억제능과 p21의 발현율에 매우 효과적으로 작용하고 있어 라디칼에 의한 산화적 스트레스로부터 세포를 보호할 것으로 생각된다.

왕겨초액은 최근 목초액을 대신할 수 있는 소재로 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구는 왕겨초액과 목초액의 항산화 활성을 비교하고, 왕겨초액과 홍삼 및 로즈마리 농축액과의 발효를 통한 시료의 항산화 활성을 비교하여 보았다. DPPH와 FRAP 활성 실험을 통해 항산화 활성을 알아본 결과, 왕겨초액의 항산화 활성은 목초액 보다는 다고 미흡하나, 로즈마리와의 동시 발효를 통해 왕겨초액의 항산화 활성을 높일 수 있으므로, 이취 제거로 인한 기능성 소

본 연구는 폐기되고 있는 대두박을 기능성 식품 원료로 이용하기 위하여 대두박 70%에탄올 추출물로부터 Diaion HP-20 흡착수지를 이용하여 조사포닌을 분리 한 후 이들에 대한 항산화 효과 및 대장암세포 성장 억제효과를 조사하였다. Diaion HP-20 흡착 수지를 이용하여 분획한 물, 20% 및 100% 주정 분획물을 TLC상 확인한 결과 100% 주정분획물에서 조사포닌들이 함유되어 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 대두박 조사포닌은 고농도에

A variety of herbs and plants have been traditionally used in oriental folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. In our attempt to search for anti-inflammatory agents from natural products, we investigated 64 methanol extracts from 42 medicinal plants belonging to 10 families which were evaluated for inhibitory activities of NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Among them, 16 extracts exhibited inhibitory activities of NO production (IC50 values ranging from 59.6 to 94.7 μg/ml). Only the extract from aerial parts of Hosta lancifolia (H. lancifolia) did not exert cytotoxic effects at the concentrations tested. The extract from H. lancifolia decreased the mRNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and pro-inflammatory cytokines in activated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells in dose-dependent manner. The results suggest that the extract may contain bioactive compounds that suppress expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may prove beneficial with regard to the development of natural agents for prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.

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.

Green tea is of particular source as it has been found to have strong antioxidant activities. The extracts of green tea during the commercial harvest seasons from April, 2003 to August, 2003 were compared. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the polyphenol content of green teas and its antioxidant activities. The con-tent of total polyphenols was analyzed and several antioxidant testings were performed. The levels of total polyphenols were higher in the green teas (e.g. Woojeon, Sejak) harvested during very early spring and lower in the green teas harvested late(eg. Ipha, Yepcha). In particular, the free radical scavenging, the inhibition of LDL oxidation, the cytoprotective effect and the inhibition of DNA damage were correlated with the total polyphenol contents of green tea extracts harvested early spring such as Woojeon, Sejak and Jungjak. The results obtained here show that all extracts of green teas including purified green tea catechin, GTC, have strong antioxidant activities on oxidative stress in vifrθ. The variation in polyphenol content and antioxidant activities among various types of green tea by the harvesting time may provide critical information for investigators and consumers using tea in purposes of nutrition and chemoprevention.

유자의 생리활성 식품 소재로서 검토하기 위해 비타민 C가 첨가된 유자 추출물의 항산화 효과와 암세포 억제활성에 대한 상승효과를 측정하였다. 과육과 과피의 추출물 중에 총 페놀 함량은 각각 건물당 와 으로서 과피가 과육보다 약 1.24배 높았으며, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 건물당 와 로서 과피가 과육보다 2.11배 높았다. 전자공여능은 유자 과피의 추출물은 유자 과육의 추출물보다 약간 높았으며, 이들 추출물은 그 자체에 비하여 각각 추출물에