본 연구에서는 국내에서 시판되는 코코아 분말로부터 polyphenol 분획물의 다양한 in vitro 항산화활성을 조사하였다. 코코아 80% 메탄올 추출물로부터 분리한 0.01N 염산, 에틸아세테이트 및 산성 메탄올 분획물의 총 페놀화합물 함량은 각각 19.25, 202.24 및 295.83 mg/g이었다. 코코아 용매분획물의 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성을 농도의존적인 경향을 보였으며, ABTS 라디칼 소거활성은 산성 메탄올 분획물에서 가장 높은 활
The contents and antioxidant activities of various polyphenolic fractions from commercial cocoa powder were investigated. Total phenolics extracted by 0.01 M HCl, ethyl acetate, and acidic methanol, from an 80% (v/v) methanolic extract of cocoa, were 19.25, 202.24, and 295.83 mg/g, respectively. Each fraction was capable of scavenging DPPH radicals in a concentration-dependent manner. Among the various fractions, the acidic methanol fraction had the highest ABTS radical scavenging ability. The reducing power of the 0.01 M HCl, ethyl acetate, and acidic methanol fractions were 0.44, 3.15, and 3.87, respectively, at 1,000 . Antioxidant activities, as assessed by -carotene bleaching and linoleic acid autoxidation, of the various phenolic fractions from cocoa decreased in the order acidic methanol > ethyl acetate > 0.01 M HCl. Inhibition of -carotene bleaching mediated by the acidic methanol fraction was similar to that of the ethyl acetate fraction. The values were 60.18% and 58.97%, respectively, at 1,000 . Therefore, cocoa and cocoa-containing products may contain natural antioxidants useful in prevention of diseases associated with aging.