Citrus펙틴을 효소로 가수분해시켜 얻은 펙틴분해물은 분해율이 35%가 되면서부터 항균력이 서서히 나타나기 시작하여 70% 이상에서는 급격히 증가하였으며 완전분해(100%)된 펙틴분해물을 배지에 2.0% 첨가하면 35℃에서 24시간까지 Escherichia coli ATCC l1229의 생육을 완전히 억제하였다. 펙틴분해물의 항균력은 pH 4.9~5.5 범위에서 가장 좋았으며 균종별로는 젖산균을 제외한 대부분의 세균에 대하여 강한 항균력을 나타내었고 젖산균과 곰팡이류에 대해서는 항균효과가 약하였으며 효모에 대하여는 전혀 영향을 미치지 않았다. 즉, 대부분의 세균은 펙틴분해물을 2.0~3.0% 첨가하므로써 35℃에서 48시간까지 생육이 완전히 억제되었으나, Lactococus lactis ATCC 19435, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Penicllium funiculosum ATCC l1797은 대조구에 비하여 30~40%만이 억제되었으며 Saccharomyces formosensis와 Saccharomyces cerevisiae는 전혀 영향을 받지 않았다. 한편, glycine, ethanol, sodium ascorbate, sodium chloride 또는 sodium acetate 등의 화학보존료를 병용하면 펙틴분해물을 단독으로 사용하였을 때 보다 항균력이 상승하였다. 김치에 펙틴분해물을 1.0% 첨가하여 4℃에 저장하면 섭취하기에 알맞은 김치의 pH를 유지하는 기간이 대조구에 비하여 적어도 15일 이상 연장되었다. 또한 빵속에 펙틴분해물을 1.0%첨가하면 25℃에서 저장 4일째 대조구에 비하여 4 log cycles 그리고 저장 10일까지도 2 log cycles 정도 균의 성장이 억제되었다. 따라서, 펙틴분해물은 천연식품보존제로 이용가능하며 특히, 젖산균이나 효모에 대해서는 항균작용이 미약하거나 없으므로 젖산균이나 효모를 이용하는 발효식품의 품질보존제로서 아주 유용할 것으로 생각된다. 또한 기존의 화학보존료와 병용하므로써 화학보존료의 첨가량을 감소시킬 수 있다는 점에서도 유용하다고 생각된다.

The European Economic Community four plate test(EEC 4-plate test, FPT, EU) has been used for monitoring antimicrobial drug residues in meat by Local Veterinary Service Center in Korea. This study was performed to evaluate sensitivity and group specificity of some antimicrobial drugs in FPT and to compare FPT with Charm II test. The minimal detectable levels of targeted antimicrobial drugs tested with standard solutions were 0.025-1.0 ppm for 7 beta-lactams, 0.5-1.0 ppm for 4 aminoglycosides, 0.05-0.5 ppm for 5 macrolides, 0.05-0.25 ppm for 3 tetracyclines and 0.25-1.0 ppm for 6 sulfonamides. In identification of the families, five families of antimicrobial drugs were identified. In this case, beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines and sulfonamides could be detectable. In comparison of FPT and Charm II test, the results of FPT were not accord with those of Charm II test having the group specificity of seven families of antimicrobial drugs in meat samples except some families like tetracyclines.

Irradiated and non-irradiated Korean medicinal herbs were extracted by water and 70% ethanol. Antimicrobial activity of these extracts were investigated against selected food hygiene microoganisms. The ethanol extracts of the non-irradiated Agrimonia pilosa ledebour japonica Nakai, Curcuma longa Linne and Angelica gigas Nakai were completely inhibited on four species of bacteria, such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Clostridium perfringenes, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. Also, above four strains did not have antibacterial activity in the water-ethanol mixtures. Futhermore, the ethanol extracts of the non-irradiated Agrimonia pilosa ledebour Japonica Nakai, Curcuma ledoaria Roscoe, Curcuma longa Linne and Scutellaria baikalensis George were shown inhibitory effects against Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium islandicum. And the water extract of Scutellaria baikalensis George was the same effect to these molds. Essentially the same results were observed when samples irradiated at a dose of 10 kGy.

Total 29 Monascus strains were isolated from Ang-Khak and 4 of them were selects based on the relative intensity of soluble red pigment and growth rate. The optimum growth temperature of all the selected isolates was 32.5℃ on malt extract agar(MEA) plate. The optimum growth pH was 5.0 on czapek yeast extract agar plate, while it was pH 6.2 or 6.5 on MEA plate. Isolate No. 116, especially, showed the strongest antimicrobial activity aganist Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus but much less aganist Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes. The maximun antimicrobial activity of isolate No. 116 against St. aureus was achieved at initial pH 5.3 on rice extract broth. The acitivity was increased with increasing amount of culture broth concentrate of isolate No. 116.

The ethanol extract from the root bark of Morus alba showed the strongest antimicrobial activity on the growth of almost all the tested microorganisms which were food-borne pathogens and food-related microorganisms. In order to isolate and purify of antimicrobial substance extracted from the root bark of Morus albs, the antimicrobial substance from the ethanol extract which exhibited a strong antimicrobial activity was purified by solvent fractionation, silica gel column chromatography, TLC and HPLC. Among the fractions fractionated by 4 kinds of solvents from the ethanol extract, the antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate fraction had the strongest antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis. Unknown compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction by silica gel column chromatography, TLC and HPLC and the compounds showed strong absorbance at 207, 217 and 285 nm, therefore, it was supposed to be a kinds of aromatic compound.

In order to develop a natural food preservative, the root bark of Morus alba was extracted with several solvents, and then antimicrobial activity was investigated. The optimum extracting condition for the antimicrobial substance from the sample, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the extracted substance against microorganisms were also examined. The antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract from the sample was atronger than those of the extracts by the other solvents such as water, methanol, ethyl acetate and acetone. The optimum extracting condition for antimicrobial substance from the sample was shaking extraction twice for 5 hours at room temperature in case of 7 times of absolute ethanol added to the crushed root bark of Morus albs. The ethanol extract from the root bark of Mores albs had strong antimicrobial activity against Gram positive bacteria(MIC, 6.4-19.2 g/ml) such as B. subtilis, B. cereus, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus. Especially, Bacillus species was the most susceptible to the extracted substance. The ethanol extract showed antimicrobial activity against Gram negative bacteria(MIC, 160-1600 g/ml) and yeasts(MIC, 1600 g/ml) such as C. albicans and S. acidifaeciens. The extract also showed growth inhibition against molds such as A. niger, A. parasiticus, A. versicolar and T. uiride.

The antibacterial and antifungal effect of grapefruit seed extract(GFSE) was investigated for its purpose of application to a diverse spectrum of field as sanitizers, disinfectants and preservatives. GFSE showed comparatively high content of such flavoniods as naringin and hesperidin and ascorbic acid. GFSE containing a low level of organic acids is a heavy viscous and water-soluble liquid. As a result of the antimicrobial test of GFSE, Bacillus subtilis and Aspergillus oryzae did not survive at detectable levels when treated with more than 100 ppm of GFSE. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of GFSE for a wide variety of pathogenic and putrefactive bacteria, fungi and yeasts were 100 ppm and 250 ppm, respectively. In the comparable electron micrograph of microbial cells treated with GFSE or not, we could conclude that GFSE destroy microorganisms by disrupting the functions of the cell wall membrane and microbial spores.

The effect of the ethanol extract from salviae miltiorrhizae radix (Salvia miltiorrhiza) on the microbial growth and the stability of the extracted antimicrobial material were investigated. The ethanol extract had strong growth inhibition activity (MIC, 3.13-50.0 pg/ml) against Gram-positive bacteria such as B. subtilis, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus. Among Gram-positive bacteria tested, B. subtilis was the most susceptible to the extracted substance. While the antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract was weak (MIC, 400-800 ug/ml) to E. coli and yeasts (C. albicans. Sacch. diastaticus). The ethanol extract had bactericidal action at higher concentration than MIC against B. subtilis, while the extract had only bacteriostatic action against S. aureus. The extracted antimicrobial substance was stable in the pH range of 4.0 to 10.0, heat treatment at 121℃ for 15 min, and freezing and thawing

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for a number of infections in humans that are difficult to treat, and as a result, is a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality. In the present study, in search of natural products capable of inhibiting this multidrug-resistant bacterium, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of Lysimachia clethroides Duby root. The antibacterial activities of EtOH extract of Lysimachia clethroides Duby root and its n-hexane, EtOAc, n-BuOH and water fractions were evaluated against 15 strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 1 standard methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strain by using the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) assay, colorimetric assay using MTT test, checkerboard dilution test. Antimicrobial activity of n-hexane fraction of Lysimachia clethroides Duby root was remarkable. Against the 16 strains, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were in the range of 31.25–62.5 ㎍/㎖ and FICI values for n-hexane fraction of Lysimachia clethroides Duby root+AM and n-hexane fraction of Lysimachia clethroides Duby root+OX were checkerboard method performed using the MRSA, MSSA and one clinical isolate strains via MICI 0.12-1 and 0.25-0.75, showing the increase of synergistic effect. When combined together, these antibiotic effects were dramatically increased. These effective combinations could be new promising agents in the management of MRSA.

본 연구에서는 하수오를 이용하여 50% 에탄올 추출물과 에틸아세테이트 분획물을 제조하고, 추출물 및 분획물의 항산화, 세포 보호 및 항균 효능을 평가하여 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다. 또한, 하수오에 주요하게 존재하는 성분의 활성도 검증하였다. HPLC-DAD, LC-EIS-MS를 통해 분석한 결과, 하수오의 주성분은 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxystilbene 2-O-β-D-glucoside (THSG)이었다. 페놀류 및 THSG 함량은 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 에탄올 추출물 보다 각각 11.1 및 3.0배 높게 나타났다. DPPH 자유 라디칼 및 Fe3+-EDTA/H2O2 시스템에서 생성된 ROS에 대한 소거 활성 평가에서, 에틸 아세테이트 분획물은 에탄올 추출물 보다 뛰어난 소거 활성을 나타냈다. 특히 ROS 소거 활성 평가에서 에틸 아세테이트 분획물과 THSG은 L-ascorbic acid와 동등한 소거 활성을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 수행된 광증감 반응으로 유도된 적혈구의 산화적 손상에 대한 세포 보호 활성은 에틸아세테이트 분획물, 에탄올 추출물, THSG 순서로 나타났으며, 모든 실험군이 양성 대조군으로 사용한 (+)-α-tocopherol보다 우수한 활성을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 항균 활성 평가는 S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, C. albicans 균주를 대상으로, disc diffusion assay와 broth microdilution assay를 이용하여 수행하였다. 그 결과 추출물, 분획물 및 THSG 모두 모든 균주에 대해 항균 활성을 나타냈으며, 특히 그람 양성균인 S. aureus에 대해 methyl paraben보다 우수한 항균력을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 하수오가 항산화, 세포 보호 및 항균력에 관한 천연 소재로의 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 시사한다.

한련초는 열대 및 아열대 지방에 서식하는 국화과 한련초속에 속하는 한해살이풀로 간 손상에 대한 보호 효과, 살무사 독에 대한 해독효과, 항산화효과, 발모효과, 상처치유효과 등의 효능들이 확인된 바 있다. 더 나아가 본 연구에서는 한련초의 항산화 및 항노화효과를 확인하여 피부보호 소재로써의 가능성을 검토하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 한련초를 50% 에탄올로 추출한 추출물과 이를 다시 에틸아세테이트로 분획하여 얻은 분획물을 실험에 사용하였다. 항산화 지표인 FSC50과 OSC50을 측정한 결과, 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 OSC50은 항산화제로 잘 알려진 L-ascorbic acid 보다 2.7배 이상 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. 이와 더불어 시료의 세포 내 활성산소 종 소거능과 H2O2로 유도된 세포손상에 대한 보호효과가 확인되었으며, 특히 1O2으로 유도된 사람 적혈구 광용혈에 대한 지연효과의 평가에서 64 μ g/mL의 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 적혈구 광용혈의 소요시간을 6배 이상 지연시켜 한련초의 우수한 항산화능을 반영해주었다. 한련초의 항노화 효과를 검증하기 위해 Hs68에서 추출한 엘라스타제에 대한 저해활성을 평가한 결과, 16 μ g/mL의 두 시료 모두 엘라스타제의 활성을 각각 6.8%와 14.0% 억제한 것을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 한련초가 식품 또는 화장품 등의 소재로 사용됨에 있어 화학적 방부제의 역할을 대체할 수 있을 가능성을 확인하기 위한 항균실험의 결과, 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 그람 양성 균주 인 Staphylococcus aureus에 대해 mehyl paraben과 동등하거나 더 뛰어난 항균활성을 가진 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 실험결과들을 통해 한련초는 피부보호 소재 또는 천연방부제로서의 가능성을 가진 천연소재라 생각되며, 식품 또는 화장품 소재로서의 이용이 기대된다.

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.

Background : In this study, we have examined antioxidative effects and antimicrobial activity of methanol extracts of several plant resources (three varieties of Asimina triloba L., Momordica charantia L., Psidium guajava L. and Alium ampeloprasum L.) Methods and Results : The antioxidant activities were assayed by five methods based on total polyphenol and flavonoid contents, scavenging of DPPH, ABTS and reducing power analysis. Total polyphenol contents was the highest in Psidium guajava and Mango, the varieties of Asimina triloba as the contents of 95.85, 95.81 ㎎/g, respectively. Total flavonoid content was the highest in Psidium guajava (54.3 ㎎/g). DPPH free radical scavening activity of all extracts was ranged from 10.5 - 85.8%, and significantry great activities was found at Psidium guajava leaf. Methanol extracts of Psidium guajava and Asimina triloba showed showed greater ABTS scavening activities compared to others. Reducing power of all extracts was linearly proportional to the concentration. Especially, the extracts of Psidium guajava and three varieties of Asimina triloba showed greater reducing power than that of other resources. The antimicrobial activities of extracts were tested by paper disc assay and minimum inhibitory concentration test. Antimicrobial activity of Psidium guajava leaf extract was shown relatively high activity against all investigated strains. Conclusion : The results suggest that Psidium guajava leaf extract be a new functional cosmetic ingredient with antioxidant effect and antimicrobial activity.

Background : Schisandrae Fructus (Omija) has been widely used for medicinal herbs because it is known for its various medical functions and antimicrobial activities. This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activities of extracts from Schisandrae Fructus against six foodborne pathogens (Bacillus cereus, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus) and figured out the efficient extraction methods. Methods and Results : Traditionally, Schisandrae Fructus is soaked or boiled in water when people drink it like tea. In this study, we extracted Schisandrae Fructus by soaking in water and ethyl alcohol for 24 hours, ultrasonicating in methyl alcohol and water for 60 minutes, and boiling in water for 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes. Each extract used for paper disc test that estimates antimicrobial activities by measuring the inhibition zone. The blank discs that absorbed with extracts were placed on the agar plates that smeared with each foodborne pathogen, then incubated overnight at 37℃ incubator. Then, antibacterial extracts formed clear zones around the disc. In this study, Vibrio parahaemolyticus was the most sensitive to the all kinds of extracts and methyl alcohol extracts that were obtained by ultrasonicating showed the most strong antimicrobial activities against six foodborne pathogens (23, 12, 29, 18, 23, 28 ㎜). Hot water extracts and soaking extracts in water showed the similar results, and the extracts that was boiled for 60 minutes was the best results (13, 8, 21, 10, 13, 17 ㎜) against all the pathogens. Conclusion : The extracts from Schisandrae Fructus inhibited the growth of six foodborne pathogens. Soaking and boiling in water are good methods for drinking Schisandrae Fructus like tea because they showed antimicrobial activities in the paper disc test. According to this study, the best boiling time for effective antimicrobial activity is 60 minutes.

Zingiber officinale Roscoe, commonly known as ginger, has long been used as a powerful health-promoting antioxidant that supports cellular health of the human body. The objective of this study was to compare the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the samples with aging and fermentation. Antioxidant activities of the samples were compared using total phenol, flavonoid contents, ABTS cation radical scavenging activity and DPPH radical scavenging activity. Antimicrobial activities were also examined using the paper disc method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Acidity of the fermented ginger (FG) with lactic acid bacteria showed a significantly higher value than that of the ginger (GG). The content of 6-gingerol, a bioactive component in ginger, decreased in all fermented gingers but 6-shogaol which is also one of the main valuable ingredients showed the increased content at ginger fermented with Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus acidphilus. Flavonoid contents of the FG and GG did not show significant differences. However, ABTS cation radical scavenging activity and DPPH radical scavenging activity were 10-30% increased in the samples with fermentation (p<0.05), respectively. The samples of the disc showed an inhibitory effect on growth of gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Zinger with fermentation showed higher antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Thus, we conclude that aging and fermentation can be a helpful process to increase the functional effects of ginger.