고추잎을 기능성식품의 재료로 이용하기 위한 방안을 모색하기 위하여 각 용매 분획물을 이용하여 생리활성 즉, 전자공여효과, 환원력, 아질산염 소거효과, 항균활성 및 tyrosinase 저해활성에 대하여 조사하였다 추출수율을 조사한 결과 물 분획층에서 16.9%로 가장 높은 추출수율을 나타낸 반면 에틸아세테이트 분획층 0.6%로 가장 낮은 추출수율을 나타내었다. 전자공여효과는 전반적으로 농도가 상승함에 따라 증가하였으며, 환원력도 분획물의 농도가 높

Biological activities of solvent fractions obtained from Cnsicum annuum leaves, being used in material of functional food, were examined by the methods of DPPH scavenging activity, reducing power, nitrite scavenging activity, antimicrobial activity and inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity. The highest yield was obtained from water fraction, where as the lowest yield was obtained from ethyl acetate traction, 16.9% and 0.6%, respectively. Hydrogen donating activity of Capsicum annuum leaves in increased with increasing amount of extract. Reducing power of the ethyl acetate fraction is increased as the amount of extract is increased. Even in the presence of 900 of ethyl acetate fraction, reducing power was significantly higher than it was fer the control in which there was no extract. Among the various solvent fractions, ethyl acetate fraction showed the strongest scavenging effect on hydrogen peroxide. Nitrite scavenging effects of all concentrations diminished at higher pH, while in the case of pH 1.2, it showed a nitrite scavenging effect of more than 90% at concentration above of ethyl acetate fraction 500 . Among the various solvent fractions from methanol extract of Capsicum annuum leaves, ethyl acetate and butanol fraction showed the strongest antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate fraction was 20 mm against Bacillus cereus, 18 mm against Staphylococcus aureus and 17 mm against Streptococcus mutans. Ethyl acetate fraction showed the strongest of inhibitory activity of tyrosinase.

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