산사과육을70% methanol, 70% ethanol, chloroform:methanol (CM, 2:1, v/v), n-butanol, ethyl acetate(EA)로 추출하여 시료 농도 0.2 mg/mL, 0.5 mg/mL, 0.8 mg/mL 농도에서 각 추출물의 항산화 활성을 비교하였다. DPPH radical 소거 활성은 70% methanol, 70% ethanol, chloroform:methanol(2:1, v/v), ethyl acetate, n-butanol 추출물 순으로 높게 측정되었고 특히 70% methanol 및 70% ethanol 추출물은 다른 추출물에 비하여 유의적으로 높은 것으로 나타났으며(p<0.05), 0.8mg/mL 농도에서 각각 92.89%, 91.17%의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 환원력과 ferric reducing antioxidant power(FRAP)는 동일한 경향을 나타내었는데 활성은 70% methanol, 70% ethanol, n-butanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform: methanol(2:1,v/v) 추출물 순으로 높게 나타났으며, 70% methanol 및 70% ethanol 추출물이 다른 추출물에 비하여 높은 것으로 측정되었다(p<0.05). ABTS radical 소거 활성은 DPPH와 동일한 경향이었으며 0.8 mg/mL 농도에서 70% methanol 및 70% ethanol 추출물은 각각 75.81%, 74.73%의 활성을 나타내었다. NO radical 소거 활성은 70% methanol, 70% ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, chloroform:methanol(2:1, v/v) 추출물 순으로 나타났고, hydroxyl radical 소거 활성은 n-butanol, 70% methanol, 70% ethanol, chloroform: methanol(2:1, v/v), ethyl acetate 추출물 순으로 측정되었다. Hydroxyl radical 소거 활성을 제외한 다른 실험 결과에서 70% methanol 및 70% ethanol 추출물은 다른 용매 추출물에 비하여 유의적으로 높은 것으로 나타났고 chloroform: methanol(2:1, v/v), ethyl acetate, n-butanol 추출물 간에는 대부분 유의성이 없는 것으로 측정되었다(p<0.05). 본 실험 결과 산사 과육 추출물의 항산화 활성은 우수한 것으로 나타났고 특히, 70% methanol 및 70% ethanol 추출물에서 높은 활성을 보였다. 따라서 산사는 천연 항산화제 및 기능성 식품 소재로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.
The objective of this study was to investigate the antioxidative acitivities of various solvent extracts from haw (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge) pulpy. The Freeze-dried pulpy of haw was extracted with five solvents (70% methanol, 70% ethanol, chloroform:methanol (CM, 2:1, v/v), n-butanol, and ethyl acetate or EA), and the DPPH, reducing power, ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), ABTS, NO, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity were then measured. The DPPH radical scavenging activity of the 70% methanol and 70% ethanol extracts were 92.89% and 91.17% in the 0.8 mg/mL concentrations, respectively, which were higher than those of the other extracts. The reducing power and FRAP decreased in the following order: 70% methanol, 70% ethanol, n-butanol, EA, and CM extracts. The ABTS radical scavenging activity was high in the 70% methanol and 70% ethanol extracts and low in the n-butanol extract. The NO radical scavenging activity was high in the 70% methanol and 70% ethanol extracts but low in the CM extracts. On the other hand, the hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was high in the n-butanol and 70% methanol extracts but low in the EA extract. These results suggest that the 70% ethanol and 70% ethanol extracts from haw will be useful as natural antioxidant and biohealth foods.