천연 식품재료를 대상으로 superoxide dismutase 활성 측정법을 이용 superoxide radical 소거능에 대하여 검색하였다. 총 47종의 시료중 냉이 buffer 추출물이 11.6 unit/㎎ solid의 비교적 높은 활성을 나타내었으므로 이후 실험이 대상시료로 선정하였다. 냉이의 최적 추출용매를 선정하기 위하여 각종 용매로 추출한 후 수소공여능 및 linoleic acid에 대한 과산화지질 형성 억제능을 조사한 결과 에탄올 추출물에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 냉이 에탄올 추출물은 50℃에서의 대두유 자동산화에 대해 항산화 활성을 나타내었으며, 에탄올 추출물 0.2% 첨가시 대조구에 비해 유도기간이 약 2배 증가하는 효과를 나타내었다.
Screening was performed on edible natural sources to examine superoxide radical scavenging activities by using the method of superoxide dismutase assay. Among 47 kinds of samples, the extract of Capsella bursa-pastoris showed a potent superoxide radical scavenging activity of 11.6 unit/㎎ solid and was selected for further studies. In order to select optimal extraction solvent system, Capsella bursa-pastoris was extracted with various solvents and the electron donating abilities and inhibitory effects on lipid peroxidation of linoleic acid were measured. Among them, the ethanol extract of Capsella bursa-pastoris possessed the highest level of activities. The ethanol extract of Capsella bursa-pastoris was found to have an inhibitory effet on autoxidation of soybean oil at 50℃ from peroxide value, conjugated diene value and refractive index. In the soybean oil containing 0.2% of ethanol extract, induction period was increased 2 times in comparison with control.