Background : Mountain ginseng adventitious roots are being produced in large quantities by using plant tissue cultivation techniques to overcome the disadvantages of recent cultivation techniques. In this study, we intend to provide basic data on the development of cosmetic products by measuring the antioxidants of mountain ginseng adventitious roots extracted from each ethanol concentration and the activity of tyrosinase and elastase enzyme inhibition.
Methods and Results : After drying, the mountain ginseng adventitious roots, it was crushed to less than 0.5 ㎜. for testing. It was then extracted at 70℃ for 180 minutes, adding 10 times its weight to each ethanol concentration (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80%) and filtered. The extract is depressurised and used in experiments after freeze-drying. The total phenols and flavonoids content measurement showed the most content in 80% ethanol extract. However, Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, ferric reducing antioxidant power showed the best ability in 60% ethanol extract. In addition, the active measurements of tyrosinase and elastase enzyme inhibition performed to check skin whitening and wrinkles improvement showed the highest activity in the 80% ethanol extract.
Conclusion : As a result, the optimum conditions for the use of natural antioxidants and functional foods were maximized when it is extracted with 60% ethanol. It is also expected to be valuable as a natural cosmetics material when extracted with 80% ethanol as a solvent when combined with the results of enzyme inhibition activity.