This study analyzed the chemical characteristics and physiological activity of five kinds of fresh vegetables produced in trees in early spring and tried to use them as basic data for wild vegetable producers and processed food manufacturers using wild vegetables. The crude protein, minerals, ascorbic acid, folate, total phenol, total flavonoid, DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity and ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitory activity were determined. Five spring wild vegetables contain high protein and phosphorus, indicating that they are useful food ingredients as sources of protein and phosphorus. Vitamin C content was high in R. venicifera and C. sinensis shoots, and in particular, R. venicifera and A. cortex shoots have high folic acid (folate) contents of 1,903.91 ug% and 1,525.35 ug%, respectively, which is considered a good food for folic acid intake in spring. The total phenol content was between 0.52% and 1.27%, and it was the highest in C. sinensis of 1.27%, followed by the order of R. venicifera, A.cortex, K.pictus, and A. elata, which tended to be consistent with the total flavonoid content. As for DPPH radical scavenging ability, C. sinensis (55.93%) showed the highest activity, and ACE inhibitory activity showed the highest activity in A. cortex (88.04%).

본 연구는 붉나무와 참죽나무 추출물을 이용하여 딸기 흰가루병에 대한 천연 방제제의 방제 효과를 규명하기 위해 수행하였다. 딸기 흰가루병 친환경 방제제 개발을 위해 총 30종의 약용작물 추출물로 흰가루병 방제 효과를 시험한 결과 최종적으로 붉나무와 참죽나무 추출물을 선발하였다. 붉나무와 참죽나무 추출물을 단용 처리 시 방제가는 50~70% 범위로 일반 살균제보다 낮았다. 따라서 흰가루병 방제에 효과가 있다고 보고되고 있는 규산칼륨과 추출물을 혼용 처리하여 실험한 결과 방제 효과가 살균제와 비슷한 수준의 86%로 증대되었다. 규산칼륨과 추출물의 농도에 따른 방제 효과를 확인한 결과, 0.5%의 규산칼륨과 1,000배의 추출물이 적정 농도였다. 살포 횟수에 따른 방제 효과를 규명하기 위해 1회와 2회 처리를 실시한 결과 1회 처리 시 방제 효과가 13~14일로 나타났고, 3~4일 간격으로 2회 살포할 경우 30일 가량의 방제 기간을 가져 1회 처리보다 방제 효과가 더 우수하여 딸기 수확기 살균제 처리를 할 수 없는 기간에 방제가 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

본 연구에서는 참죽나무 잎 추출물이 에탄올로 유도된 산화스트레스로부터 간세포를 보호하며, 항산화 효소 유전자 발현을 증가시킴으로써 항산화 활성을 보이는 것으로 사료된다. 또한, 참죽나무 잎에는 플라보노이드가 다량 함유되어 있으며, 특히 퀘르세틴 배당체인 qercetin 3-O-rhamnoside(quercitrin)는 건조중량 100 g당 1,456.0±12.5 mg으로 총 플라보놀 함량(1,874.5±15.5 mg)의 77.7%를 차지하여 참죽나무잎의 주요 플라보놀 성분으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로 참죽 나무 잎 추출물은 알코올에 의한 간 세포의 손상을 보호하고, 산화스트레스를 감소시켰으며, 이는 참죽나무 잎의 주요 플라보노이드인 퀘르세틴과 비교했을 때도 그 효과가 우수함을 확인하였다. 따라서 참죽나무 잎은 알코올에 의해 손상된 간을 보호하는 식품으로서 이용가치가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구에서는 전통 식품 소재로의 활용성을 높이기 위해 참죽나무 순을 동결건조하여 일반성분과 무기질 함량을 측정하였고, 추출용매를 달리하여 얻은 열수 추출물과 70% 에탄올 추출물로부터 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량과 항산화능을 살펴보았다. 참죽나무 순의 일반성분 및 무기질 분석 결과, 조단백질, 조섬유, 칼슘과 칼륨 함량이 높게 측정되었다. 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드는 참죽나무 순 분말 열수 추출물보다 70% 에탄올 추출물에서 함량이 더 높았으며, DPPH 유리 라디칼 소거능과 FRAP 또한 70% 에탄올 추출물에서 더 높은 항산화력을 나타냈다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 참죽나무 순 분말은 영양성과 식이섬유소의 기능성이 높아 식품의 재료로 이용가능성이 높으며, 참죽나무 순 분말로부터 유용성분 용출 및 기능성 증대를 위해서는 70% 에탄올로 추출하는 것이 바람직하다고 생각된다.

Cedrela sinensis is a Korean traditional wild herb found especially in the southern provinces of Korea. This study investigated the effects of Cedrela sinensis powder on the antioxidant activities and quality characteristics of bread. Bread was prepared with different amounts of Cedrela sinensis powder (at ratios of 0, 1, 2, and 3% of total flour quantity). The results showed that the dough pH, moisture, and fermentation tension levels decreased as Cedrela sinensis powder content increased. Bread volume and specific volume decreased (p<0.01) with an increasing amount of Cedrela sinensis powder (Bread weight increased (p<0.001)). As Cedrela sinensis powder content increased, color ‘a’ value decreased, and ‘b’ value increased. Sensory parameters such as color (p<0.01), flavor (p<0.01), appearance (p<0.001), taste, softness (p<0.05), and overall quality (p<0.01) of bread containing 2% Cedrela sinensis powder were measured. Total phenol contents and DPPH free radical scavenging activity of bread significantly increased with increasing Cedrela sinensis powder content (p<0.001). Based on these results, we suggest that Cedrela sinensis can be used for increasing the consumer acceptability and functionality of bread.

참죽나무 순채 조기생산을 위하여 하우스와 노지재배에서 생산된 잎의 무기성분을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 참죽나무 순채의 생장속도는 노지에 비하여 하우스 재배에서 다소 빠른 경향이었고, 정아의 경우 초장, 가지수 등 생육과 생체 중, 엽록소 함량 등 품질은 노지와 하우스재배 처리 간 큰 차이가 없었다. 참죽나무 순채의 색도(a값)는 측아보다는 정아에서 적색도가 다소 높았으나 하우스와 노지재배 간에는 차이가 거의 없었다. 참죽나무 정아 및 측아의 pH는 5.7~6.2 정도였고 N 함량은 측아의 평균 500.5mg·kg-1에 비해 정아에서 3.1배 많았고, 노지재배(1,430mg·kg-1)보다는 하우스 재배에서 1.2배 많았다. P, Ca, Mg 및 Fe 함량도 노지재배에 비하여 하우스 재배에서 유의성 있게 높았는데, P는 1.1배, Ca는 1.7배, Mg는 2.0배, Fe는 2.3배 정도 많았으나 K 함량은 하우스 재배의 2.94mg·kg-1에 비하여 노지재배에서 1.6배 많았다. Ascorbic acid 함량은 하우스 측아에서 1,461mg·kg-1으로 가장 높았고 노지 측아, 노지 정아, 하우스 정아 순이었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 고품질 참죽나무 순채 생산을 위해서 하우스 재배가 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

Background : It is well known that Alzheimer`s disease (AD) is associated with neuronal loss and accumulation of extracellular senile plaque, whose major constituent is β-amyloid peptide (Aβ). In cell cultures, Aβ can directly stimulate neuronal cell death and make neurons susceptible to excitotoxicity which may include glutamate release and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activation. There are numerous reports in the literature of Cedrela sinensis (CS) for pro-apoptotic effects. It was hypothesized that CS might protect neurons against neurodegeneration in AD due to its pro-apoptotic effects. The current study aimed to determine the protective effect of ethanol extract from the leave of CS on Aβ (25-35)-induced neuronal cell death in primary cultured rat cortical neurons. Methods and Results : Cerebral neurons were collected from embryonic day 15 SD rat fetuses and were cultured on DMEM with serum. Neurotoxicity experiments were proceeded on cultured neurons after 4-5 days in vitro. Cultured neurons were treated with 10 μM Aβ (25-35) for 24 h or 1 mM NMDA for 20 h to induce neuronal death. CS was applied 20 min before the treatment with Aβ (25-35) or NMDA and also present in the medium during the incubations. Colorimetric MTT assay and Hoechst 33342 staining were used to estimate viability of neurons. Western blot analysis was carried out to examine the expression levels of anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic proteins. CS (5 and 10 ㎍/㎖) significantly inhibited Aβ (25-35)-induced apoptotic neuronal cell death in cultured cortical neurons. CS also inhibited Aβ (25-35)-induced change of apoptosis-related protein expression in western blot analysis. Furthermore CS (5 and 10 ㎍/㎖) reuduced NMDA-induced neuronal cell death. This study demonstrated that NMDA glutamate receptor activation is related with Aβ (25-35)-induced neuronal apoptotic death. Conclusion : CS protected culterd neurons against Aβ (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity probably via inhibition of NMDA receptor activation. These results suggest that CS can prevent the progression of neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease.

The nutritional composition, bioactive components and antioxidant activities of the first and second sprouts of Kalopanax pictus, Cedrela sinensis and Acanthopanax cortex were investigated to increase the utilization of these sprouts. The moisture and crude lipid contents of the first sprout were higher than those of the second sprout, and the crude fiber and carbohydrate contents were higher in the second sprout. The organic acid content of the first sprout was higher than that of the second sprout. The second sprout had higher free amino acid contents in K. pictus and C. sinensis, and the first sprout had a higher content in A. cortex. Especially, the second sprout of K. pictus and C. sinensis had a higher level of glutamic acid, which is a major taste component of foods, than the first sprout. The second sprouts of all the samples had higher mineral levels than the first sprouts. In contrast, the first sprouts had higher total polyphenol and flavonoid contents and showed a higher antioxidant activity level, except for the DPPH radical scavenging activity of the A. cortex. The results of this study show that the nutritive value of the second sprout was higher than that of the first sprout, but the bioactive components value of the second sprout was lower than that of the first sprout. Therefore, additional research is needed on the cultivation condition required to maintain the nutritive values and the antioxidant activities of these sprouts.

This study was to examine the quality characteristics of Cedrela shoots according to soy sauce conditions. First, the results were on solid samples (pickled Cedrela sinensis shoot) as follows: The pH and acidity of Cedrela shoots tended to decrease slightly in the licorice added section. The sugar content and salinity of Cedrela shoots tended to decrease gradually during the storage period. The color values of Cedrela shoots tended to change from green to dark green due to soy sauce as their storage periods. The texture of Cedrela shoots had differences according to their unique characteristics, but the change was small in the licorice added section. The overall preference appeared most high in P1-1. Next, the results were on Liquid samples (soy sauce) as follows: The pH and acidity of soy sauce tended to decrease gradually during the storage period. The sugar content and salinity did not change a lot. Microorganisms were not detected during the storage period in the established conditions. Therefore, the conditions for quality changes about pickling soy sauce during the storage period have been established and it can be anticipated to commercialize various pickle food using Cedrela shoots.

The quality characteristics of Acanthopanax and Cedrela shoots during their preservation were investigated according to the salting conditions to improve the use of the shoots. The results were as follows: The pH of added ionization mineral during the storage did not change. The salinity of the salt-stored Acanthopanax and Cedrela tended to insignificantly change as their storage temperature changed and increase during the addition of the ionization mineral. In terms of the color values, the b value of the added non-ionization mineral tended to increase and that of the added ionization mineral tended to gradually decrease. The texture of Acanthopanax and Cedrela shoots to which an ionization mineral was added tended to decrease gradually during their storage, and was highest when 50 ppm of the ionization mineral was added. The total chlorophyll contents tended to decrease during the salt storage, did not change significantly with the change in the added ionization mineral, and decreased at the storage temperature of 10℃. Therefore, it can be concluded that quality of Acanthopanax and Cedrela shoots can be maintained when they are stored in ionization mineral addition.

The sensory properties of Kalopanax pictus and Cedrela sinensis shoots were analyzed according to their blanching conditions and the thawing methods used. For the Hunter colors, the K. pictus that was blanched without adding salt for 6 min had the highest L value, and the C. sinensis that was blanched with 1% salt for 6 min had the highest L value. The chlorophyll content of K. pictus was 141.1 mg% when it was blanched for 3 min with 2% salt, and the chlorophyll content of C. sinensis that was blanched without adding salt for 6 min was highest (124.8 mg%). When K. pictus and C. sinensis were blanched without salt addition for 3 min, their texture showed a higher value than that of the other samples. The sensory test result showed the highest overall preference for the sample that was blanched without adding salt for 3 min, among all the samples. The L value of the K. pictus that was thawed in a microwave oven was significantly higher than that of the other samples, but the L value of the C. sinensis that was thawed at 4℃ was higher than that of the other samples. As for the overall preference for the samples according to the thawing method used, K. pictus and C. sinensis scored highest in the case of thawing in a microwave oven.

본 연구에서는 피부 상재균에 대한 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 항균 작용과 참죽나무 새순 추출물을 함유하는 크림을 제조하여 인체 피부를 대상으로 보습 효능을 측정하였다. 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 네 가지 피부 상재균에 대한 MIC 를 측정한 결과, P. acnes과 S. aureus에 대한 MIC는 각각 0.13 %, 0.03 %로 비교 물질인 methyl paraben보다 더 우수한 항균 활성을 나타내었고, P. ovale과 E. coli에 대한 MIC는 모두 0.25 %로 methyl paraben 보다 낮은 MIC를 나타내었다. 피부 보습 효능을 측정하기 위해, 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획을 0.25 % 함유하는 크림을 제조하고, 이를 14명의 피실험자의 피부에 도포한 후 피부 수분 보유랑과 경표피 수분 손실량을 각각 30 min, 60 min 간격으로 180 min 동안 측정하였다. 피부 수분 보유량은 placebo 크림에 비하여 참죽나무 새순 추출물 함유 크림이 10 ~ 15 % 정도 더 큰 수분 보유량 증가율을 나타내었다. 경표피 수분 손실량을 측정하였을 때, 무도포(control) 상태의 경표피 수분 손실량은 8.9 g/m2h, 추출물 함유 크림은 6.7 g/m2h으로, 추출물을 함유한 크림이 피부 표면의 수분 손실을 감소시킴을 알 수 있었다. 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획의 항균 활성과 피부 보습효과에 대한 결과로부터 화장품 원료로서의 가능성을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 항산화 효능과 tyrosinase 저해 활성을 측정함으로써 기능성 화장품에서의 이용 가능성을 평가하였다. 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 free radical (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH) 저해활성(FSC50)은 ethyl acetate 분획(3.54 μg/mL)과 aglycone 분획(2.15 μg/mL) 모두 지용성 항산화제인 (+)-α-tocopherol(8.98 μg/mL)에 비해 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 luminol 화학발광법을 이용한 Fe3+-EDTA/H2O2 계에서 생성된 활성산소종(reactive oxygen species, ROS)에 대한 참죽나무 추출물의 총항산화능은 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획(0.15 μg/mL)과 aglycone 분획(0.12 μg/mL)에서 모두 L-ascorbic acid (1.50 μg/mL) 보다 약 10배 더 큰 것으로 나타내었다. Rose-bengal로 증감된 사람 적혈구의 광용혈에 대한 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 억제 효과를 측정하였을 때 ethyl acetate 분획과 aglycone 분획 모두 농도 의존적(5 ~ 25 μg/mL)으로 세포보호 효과를 나타내었다. Tyrosinase의 활성 저해 효과(IC50)는 참죽나무 새순 추출물의 ethyl acetate 분획과 aglycon 분획에서 각각 48.00μg/mL, 5.88 μg/mL으로 나타났으며 aglycone 분획의 경우 강력한 미백제인 arbutin (226.88 μg/mL)에 비해 약 40배 정도 더 우수한 활성을 갖는다. 이상의 결과들은 참죽나무 새순 추출물이 활성산소종을 소거하고 활성산소종에 대항하여 세포막을 보호함으로써 생체계, 특히 태양 자외선에 의해 손상된 피부에서 항산화제로서 작용할 수 있음을 가리키며, tyrosinase 저해활성으로부터 미백 기능성 화장품원료로서 응용 가능성이 있음을 시사한다.

Dried leaves from Cedrela sinensis A. Juss. (CS), have been observed to possess various pharmacological activity and contain various antioxidant constituents. The protective effect of ethanol extract of CS on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced neurotoxicity was examined using primary cultured rat cortical neurons in the present study. Exposure of cultured neurons to 100 μM H2O2 caused a significant neuronal death as assessed by a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and Hoechst 33342 staining. The addition of CS, over a concentration range of 10 to 50μg/ml, concentration-dependently prevented the H2O2-induced neuronal apoptotic death. CS (50μg/ml) significantly inhibited H2O2-induced elevation of the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c), which was measured by a fluorescent dye, Fluo-4 AM. CS (30 and 50μg/ml) inhibited glutamate release and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by 100μM H2O2. These results suggest that CS may mitigate the H2O2-induced neurotoxiciy by interfering with the increase of [Ca2+]c, and then inhibiting glutamate release and generation of ROS in cultured neurons.

Phytochemical study on the EtOAc fraction from the MeOH extract of the leaves of Cedrela sinensis led to the isolation of five known phenolic compounds (1-5), whose structures were identified as (+)-catechin (1), kaempferol-3-0-α- L-rhamnopyranoside (2), quercetin (3), quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (4), and quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), respectively, by comparing their spectral (uv, JR, IH and 13C-NMR, and ESI-MS) and physicochemical data with those reported in the literature. Among the isolated compounds (1-5), compounds 1 and 3-5 exhibited significant DPPH radical scavenging effects with IC50 values ranging from 21.3±1.4 to 38.1±3.2 μM as well as superoxide anion radical scavenging effects with IC50 values ranging from 9.4±0.7 to 21.2±3.6 μM. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 3-5 also exhibited considerable inhibitory effects on LDL peroxidation induced by either CU2+ or AAPH with IC50 values ranging from 1.4±0.4 to 11.9±1.4 μM. These results indicated that flavonoids are the major constituents of C. sinensis and considered to be antioxidant principles of this plant.