In this study, porous titanium samples were manufactured by space holder methods using two kinds of urea and sodium chloride space holders. Three-dimensional pore structures were obtained by a computed-tomography (CT) tech- nique and utilized for finite element analysis in order to investigate the mechanical properties. The CT-based finite ele- ment analyses were in better agreement with the experimental results than unit cell model-based analyses. Both the experimental and CT-based results showed the same tendency that the elastic modulus decreased with increasing the porosities. The total porosity of the bulk body plays a key role in determining the elastic modulus of porous materials.

Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation in our body. The use of medicinal plants has been widely applied as an alternative source for drug development. One of marine natural resources, the anti-inflammatory effect of Ishige sinicola ethanol extract (ISEE), was evaluated by using LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cell and mice model. As a result, the production of nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α) were inhibited with increasing concentration of ISEE without any cytotoxicity. Furthermore, ISEE suppressed the expression of not only inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, p38, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in a dose-dependent manner. In mice ear edema test, the formation of edema was reduced at the highest dosage of ISEE and the reduction of the number of infiltrated mast cells was observed in histological analysis. These results indicate that ISEE has a potent anti-inflammatory activity and can be used as a pharmaceutical material for many kinds of inflammatory disease.

In this study, beauty food activities were determined for extracts of Saurus chinensis as functional beauty food. Tyrosinase inhibitory effect was increased as more 4 folds by ultra-fine grind technology than normal grind technology in ethanol extracts from Saurus chinensis. A ultra-fine ground technology was used to increase the extraction yield for bioactive compounds from medicinal plants. Tyrosinase inhibitory activity, which is related to skin-whitening, was confirmed to be 100% for ethanol extracts at 1,000 ppm of phenolics. Anti-wrinkle activity was determined showing 30% of inhibition effect at above 1,000 ppm phenolic concentration. The elastase inhibitory activity of water and ethanol extracts from ultra-fine ground Saurus chinensis showed higher inhibition activity than compared to extracts from normal ground Saurus chinensis. Astringent activity in ethanol extracts was determined showing over 70% at 250 ppm of phenolics. Based on these results, Saurus chinensis extracts can be used as a functional beauty food and cosmetic with whitening, anti-wrinkle and pore contraction effects.

In this study, the antioxidative activity and functional food activities of water and ethanol extracts from Pinus densiflora root were examined. It was more effective to use ethanol than water when extracting phenolic compounds. The extracted phenolic compounds from Pinus densiflora root for biological activities were examined. The phenolic compounds extracted with water and 80% EtOH were 1.86±0.04 mg/g and 6.85±0.16 mg/g, respectively. DPPH free radical scavenging activity of water and EtOH were each 86% and 85% at 100 μg/mL phenolics, respectively. ABTS radical decolorization activity was 48% in water and 68% in EtOH at 200 μg/mL. Antioxidant Protection Factor (PF) were 1.74 PF in water and 1.96 PF in EtOH at 50 μg/mL. TBARs of water and EtOH were 93% and 98%, respectively at 100 μg/mL. The inhibition activity on xanthine oxidase was 83.7% in water extracts and 79.6% in ethanol extracts. Inhibition on xanthine oxidase of water and ethanol extracts showed a higher inhibition effect than allopurinol. The inhibition activity on α-glucosidase was 14.8% in water extracts and 91.6% in ethanol extracts. The result suggests that P. densiflora root extracts may be useful as as functional food material.

본 연구에서는 감마선 조사가 떫은감 과육의 세포벽변화, 수렴성 및 경도변화에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 감마선 조사 결과 떫은감 과육 중의 가용성 탄닌 함량의 변화는 대조구의 181.04±1.72 μg/g에 비해 처리 방사선의 양이 5～20 kGy로 증가할수록 146.31 μg/g에서 128.09 μg/g으로 과육내의 가용성 탄닌의 양이 감소하는 것이 확인되었다. 감 과육의 경도는 방사선을 조사하지 않은 대조구에 비해 방사선 조사한 감과육의 경도가 감소하였다. 세포벽 성분의 변화는 알콜불용성 물질의 경우 대조구의 39.3 mg/g에 비해 방사선 처리의 경우 37.2 mg/g로 낮아졌다. 수용성 물질의 함량은 대조구의 경우 11.4 mg/g이었으나, 방사선 조사의 경우 13.9 mg/g로 높아졌으며, 세포벽 성분의 함량은 대조구의 경우 26.6 mg/g였으나, 방사선 조사의 경우 23.1 mg/g로 낮아져, 떫은감 과육이 방사선조사에 의해 숙성이 일어나 세포벽성분의 함량이 감소하고 수용성물질의 함량이 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 세포벽 구성다당류 중 lignin의 함량과 pectin질의 함량은 대조구의 0.82 mg/g, 3.56 mg/g에 비교해 방사선 조사의 경우 0.77 mg/g, 3.14 mg/g로 감소하였다. 산가용성 hemicellulose의 함량은 lignin과 pectin처럼 방사선 조사에 의해 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으나, 알칼리 가용성 hemicellulose와 cellulose는 방사선조사에 의해 증가하는 양상을 나타내었다. 감과육에 존재하는 세포벽 분해 및 연화효소인 polygalacturonase, pectinesterase와 β-galactosidase의 활성의 경우 방사선 조사에 의해 모든 효소활성이 증가하였다. 방사선 처리감의 관능검사 결과 수렴성은 대조구의 경우 매우 떫은 것으로 나타났으나 방사선처리 후에는 거의 떫지 않게 느껴졌고, 과육의 경도에 대한 관능검사 결과 대조구는 딱딱한 것으로 나타났으나 방사선처리 후에는 약간 물렁해 지는 것으로 나타나 방사선처리에 의해 탄닌의 중합이 일어나며 과육의 숙성도 동시에 발생하였다. 따라서 감마선 처리는 떫은 감의 수렴성 제거와 숙성 기간을 단축시킬 수 있는 새로운 방법으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

The phenolic compounds which were extracted with 70% ethanol from Ulmus pumila for 12 hr were the highest as 17.9±1.0 mg/g. DPPH scavenging activity of 70% ethanol extracts was also the highest as 89.5±1.9% and it was confirmed to be high as 80% over in both of water and 70% ethanol extracts containing 50 μg/mL over phenolic concentration. ABTS radical cation decolorization activities of water and 70% ethanol extracts were higher as 96.8±2.9%, antioxidant protection factor (PF) was 2.0 PF in 70% ethanol and showed higher activities in both of water and 70% ethanol extracts containing 200 μg/mL phenolic concentration as 2.5 PF than BHA. TBARs of 70% ethanol extracts was 86.5±4.6%, it showed high anti-oxidative activity in 50∼200 μg/mL phenolic concentrations of water and 70% ethanol extracts as 80% over. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity of Ulmus pumila extracts against hypertension was 77.4% and 90.6% in water and 70% ethanol extracts of 200 μg/mL phenolic concentration. Xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of Ulmus pumila extracts for anti-gout effect was not observed in water extracts, but it showed 30% inhibitory activity in 70% ethanol extracts, and 48.1% at 200 μg/mL phenolics concentration.