본 연구의 목적은 5% 녹두(Phaseolus aureus L.)의 급여가 고지혈증 유발 Sprague-Dawley (SD)계 흰쥐의 혈청 blood urea nitrogen(BUN), creatinine 및 요산(uric acid)의 농도와 aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), alkaline phosphatase(ALP), lactate dehydrogenase(LDH), amylase, lipase 및 catalase 활성에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 시행하였다. 연구 결과 녹두는 고지혈증으로 유발된 흰쥐의 혈청 BUN, creatinine, 요산 농도 및 AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, amylase, lipase의 활성 감소와 catalase 활성을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 녹두는 신장과 간 등의 기능 개선과 예방에 효과적일 것으로 판단되어 기능성 소재로서의 이용 가능성이 있을 것으로 기 대된다.
The purpose this study was to investigate the influences of 5% mung bean (Phaseolus aureus L.) on BUN and enzyme activities in serum of hyperlipidemic rats. Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats (24 male) were divided into four groups, namely the BD group(normal-nonhyperlipidemic diet), BM group(normal-nonhyperlipidemic diet+5% mung bean), BH group(control-hyperlipidemic diet), and BHM group(hyperlipidemic diet+5% mung bean). Serum concentrations of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and uric acid were significantly decreased (p<0.05) by mung bean supplementation diet. The activities of AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, amylase and lipase in sera of mung bean diet group were significantly decreased (p<0.05). The catalase activity in serum of mung bean supplementation group was significantly increased than hyperlipidemic diet (p<0.05). In vivo experiment with hyperlipidemic rats showed that ingestion of mung bean were effective in kidney and hepatic functional enzyme activities. Which suggests that mung bean material could be used for further studies as a potential source for nutraceutical foods.