This study was performed to develop a new natural antimicrobial materials by analyzing the effect of extracts obtained from Ten Lauraceae Species on the inhibitory activity against Propionibacterium acnes. The plant materials were collected from Wando and Jeju islands, and the antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts was examined by the agar diffusion method with different part (i.e., leaf and branch), solvents (i.e., distilled water, 80% ethanol, and 100% methanol) and at different ultrasonic extracting times (i.e., 15, 30, and 45 minutes). The control agents used were synthetic antimicrobials, methylparaben and phenoxyethanol, at concentrations of 0.4, 1, 2, and 4 ㎎/disc. Altogether, extracts of 10 species used in the study showed inhibitory activity, which confirmed their antimicrobial action against acnes. Among these, leaves of Laurus nobilis L. which was extracted in 80% ethanol for 45 min showed the largest clear zone (19.8 ㎜). Leaves of L. nobilis L., showing highest antimicrobial activities among 10 species, were successively reextracted with n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate and n-butanol. As a results, in all fractions except butanol, clear zone above 10 ㎜ were formed. The ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest inhibitory activity (13.3 ㎜) and the inhibitory activity was significantly higher than that of crude extract (10.2 ㎜) and phenoxyethanol as a control (12.5 ㎜).

This study was performed to investigate and measure the antimicrobial activity of evergreen woody species extracts on Trichophyton mentagrophytes. To do this, leaves and stems were collected from Wando and Jeju islands, and were used for the extraction with different solvents (i.e., distilled water, 80% ethanol, and 100% methanol), and at different ultrasonic extracting times (i.e., 15, 30, and 45 minutes). The experiment was conducted by using the agar diffusion method. The clear zone was measured after incubating the paper disc containing the plant extract in a bacterial culture medium. The controls were synthetic antimicrobials, methylparaben and phenoxyethanol, at concentrations of 0.4, 1, 2, and 4 mg/disc. Altogether, extracts of 56 out of 64 species used in this study had inhibitory activity, which confirmed their antimicrobial activity against Athlete’s foot. Among them, the crude ethanolic extract of Elaeocarpus sylvestris in 45 min showed a zone of inhibition < 20.2 ㎜, while the clear zone of Actinodaphne lancifolia ethanolic extraction for 30 min was 23.5 ㎜. Also, Quercus acuta, Dendropanax morbiferus and Daphne odora showed clear zones of 28.0 ㎜ (45 minutes ethanolic extraction), 20.5 ㎜ (45 minutes crude methanolic extraction) and 19.7 ㎜ (45 minutes methanolic extraction), respectively. Thus, these results confirm that the extracts of evergreen woody species have therapeutic potential against Athlete’s foot, and suggest that in order to extract adequate amounts of antimicrobial substance from the plant sources, ideal extraction condition has to be considered.

본 연구는 관중속(Dryopteris) 3종인 관중(D. crassirhizoma), 참지네고사리(D. nipponensis)와 주저리고사리(D. fragrans var. remotiuscula)의 성엽 및 관중, 참지네고사리의 근경의 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 분석하여 천연 α-glucosidase 저해제의 개발을 위한 천 연소재를 탐색하기 위하여 수행하였다. 관중속 3종의 성엽 및 근경 을 동결건조하여 분쇄한 다음 100% 메탄올을 용매로 42kHz의 초 음파 수조에서 30분간 초음파 추출하여 얻은 조추출물을 사용하여 분석하였다. 관중속 3종의 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 분석한 결과, 성엽 및 근경에서 IC50 값은 참지네고사리가 각 4.13, 2.19μg·mL-1로 가장 높았으며, 대조구로 사용한 acarbose(IC50=1413.70μg·mL-1) 에 비해 억제활성이 각 342.30, 645.53배 높았다. α-glucosidase 활 성의 50%를 억제하기 위한 필요 생체량은 참지네고사리의 성엽 및 근경이 각 0.04, 0.05mg의 가장 적은 양을 필요로 하였다. 조추출물 에서 α-glucosidase 억제활성이 높고 필요 생체량이 적었던 참지네 고사리를 선발하여, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol 및 water 순으로 용매별 분획한 다음 각 분획물에 대한 α-glucosidase 억제활성 및 필요 생체량을 비교 분석하였다. 참지네고사리의 성엽 은 n-butanol 분획물(1.09μg·mL-1), 근경은 water 분획물(9.36μ g·mL-1)에서 높았으며, acarbose에 비해 각 1296.97, 151.04배의 높은 억제활성을 나타냈다. 필요 생체량을 분석한 결과에서도, 참지 네고사리의 성엽과 근경은 각각 n-butanol, water 분획물에서 가장 높았다. 본 연구의 결과, 참지네고사리의 조추출물은 적은 생체량으 로도 높은 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 나타내기 때문에 항당뇨제 천 연소재로써의 개발가치가 매우 높은 것으로 생각되었다.

본 연구는 자생 양치식물 9종의 성엽과 근경을 재료로 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 분석하여 천연 α-glucosidase 저해제로서 개발 가능한 식물 소재를 선발하기 위하여 수행하였다. 수확된 성엽과 근경은 수세 후 동결건조 하였으며, 건조시료를 분쇄하여 100% 메탄올 용매로 30분 동안 초음파 추출을 하였고, 추출 후 감압여과 하여 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 측정하였다. 양성 대조구로는 acarbose를 사용하였다. 추출물 50μL에 0.7 unit α-glucosidase 효소액 100μL를 넣고 혼합하여 37℃에서 10분간 반응시킨 후, 1.5 mM σ-NPG 기질용액을 50μL 넣고 37℃에서 20분간 반응시켰다. 1 M Na2CO3 1 mL로 반응을 정지시키고 405 nm에서 흡광도를 측정하였다. 회귀분석을 이용하여 0.7 unit α-glucosidase 용액의 활성을 50%를 억제하는데 필요한 시료의 농도(IC50 값)를 구하였다. 양치식물 9종의 α-glucosidase 억제활성은 성엽(IC50=14.00~913.33μg·mL-1)과 근경 추출물(IC50=12.93~205.84μg·mL-1)에서 공히 acarbose(IC50=1413.70μg·mL-1)에 비해 높았다. 양치식물의 추출물은 acarbose에 비해 성엽은 1.55~100.98배, 근경은 6.87~109.33배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 성엽에서는 석위의 억제활성이, 근경에서는 꿩고비의 α-glucosidase 억제활성이 가장 높았다. α-Glucosidase 활성의 50%를 억제하기 위한 성엽과 근경의 필요 생체량은 공히 꿩고비(각 0.35, 0.27 mg)에서 가장 적은 것으로 나타났다. 성엽의 경우는 석위의 IC50 값이 가장 높았으나 가용성 고형분의 함량이 꿩고비에 비해 2.4배 낮아, 오히려 꿩고비의 경제성이 더 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과 꿩고비는 적은 생체량으로도 높은 α-glucosidase 억제활성을 나타내기 때문에 경제적인 천연 α-glucosidase 저해제 소재로써 개발 가치가 매우 높은 것을 알 수 있었다.

This study was performed to select adequate plant materials for developing a natural α-glucosidase inhibitor by analyzing α-glucosidase inhibition activity in fronds and rhizomes of three Dryopteridaceae species: Cyrtomium fortunei, Polystichum polyblepharum, and P. lepidocaulon. The highest α-glucosidase inhibitor obtained from frond of P. lepidocaulon (4.16μg·mL-1), and rhizome of C. fortunei (1.84μg·mL-1), showed much higher inhibition activity than acarbose (1413.70μg·mL-1). The biomass required to inhibit α-glucosidase by 50% was 0.04 ~ 0.35mg for frond and 0.03 ~ 0.10mg for rhizome, and P. lepidocaulon required the least amount of fronds and P. lepidocaulon the least rhizomes. In frond, α-glucosidase inhibition activity was the highest in water fraction of C. fortunei (20.2μg·mL-1), and n-butanol fraction of P. lepidocaulon (9.33μg·mL-1) and P. polyblepharum (5.10μg·mL-1). In rhizome, it was the highest in n-butanol fractions of C. fortunei (19.76μg·mL-1) and P. polyblepharum (4.47μg·mL-1), and ethylacetate fraction of P. lepidocaulon (5.46μg·mL-1). The frond biomass required for 50% α-glucosidase inhibition was the lowest in the water fraction of C. fortunei (1.43mg), and n-butanol fractions of P. lepidocaulon (1.10mg) and P. polyblepharum (0.66mg). The required biomass of rhizome was the lowest in the water fraction of C. fortunei (1.59mg), and n-hexane fractions of P. lepidocaulon (0.04mg) and P. polyblepharum (0.15mg). The result of this study suggested that the three Dryopteridaceae species had high α-glucosidase inhibition activity with small biomass, which might have high value as materials for economical anti-diabetic medication.