The present study is designed to investigate the antibacterial effect of the hot-water and various ethanol extracts from the leaves of Dendropanax morbifera L. (DML) against Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalsis). Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of 30, 50 and 70% ethanol extract of DML against P. gingivalis decreased in a concentration-dependent manner. However, MIC and MBC of hot-water and 30% ethanol extract against P. gingivalis were the same as 3.13 and 6.25 mg/mL, respectively. In the bacterial growth inhibition test, the growth of P. gingivalis in the group treated with MBC and 2×MBC of DML hot-water extract was statistically significantly decreased from 6 h after incubation compared to the control group (p<0.001). From the results portrayed above, aqueous extract from DML at the concentration of 6.25 mg/mL can be usefully used to suppress infection of P. gingivalis, a major causative agent of periodontal disease.

The present study is designed to investigate the hypolipidemic effect of the hot-water extract from the leaves of Dendropanax morbifera L. (DMWE) in hyperlipidemic rats. Thirty male 5-week-old rats were grouped as follows: Normal control (NC) given distilled water; hyperlipidemic control (HC) administered with distilled water; drug treatment (DT) orally administered with atorvastatin (10 mg/kg body weight (BW)); DMWE-treated groups (DM-50, DM-100 and DM-200) treated with DMWE 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg BW, respectively. All groups (except for NC) were fed a high-fat diet during the experiment. After 4 weeks of administration, the BW of all groups treated with DMWEs significantly increased compared to that of HC (p<0.05) and showed no significant difference compared to that of NC. In addition, serum total cholesterol levels in all groups treated with DMWEs were meaningfully decreased, compared to that in HC (p<0.05). In serum triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, both DM-100 and DM-200 considerably decreased compared to HC (p<0.05), and no significant differences in TG levels were between DM-100 and DM-200. In high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, DM-200 was statistically different compared to HC, and there were no significant differences between DM-100, DM-200 and DT. Furthermore, aspartate transaminase and alanine aminotransferase concentrations of DM-100 and DM-200 were significantly decreased compared to those of HC (p<0.05). From results portrayed above, DMWE at the concentration of 100 mg/kg BW has been identified to be effective in the treatment of hyperlipidemic rats.

This study investigated the preventive effect of Dendropanax morbifera leaf extracts (DMLEs) drew out with water, 30, 50 and 70% ethanol against alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity in vitro and vivo. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-dipenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed to assess cytotoxic activity of DMLEs, and the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) ranged between 1.11 and 2.08 mg/mL on Hep3B cells. In preventing ethanol-induced-hepatotoxicity on Hep3B cells, 30 and 50% ethanol DMLEs were significantly effective compared to the 5% ethanol treatment control. In addition, the 30% ethanol DMLE was orally provided to rats 30 min prior to the administration of ethanol (3 mL/kg body weight). At 1, 3 and 5 h after ethanol treatment, the plasma levels of ethanol and acetaldehyde were determined. The 30% ethanol DMLE effectively decreased the plasma ethanol levels during 5 h but increased the plasma acetaldehyde levels until 3 h and then significantly decreased at 5 h, as compared to the control. These results indicate that the 30% ethanol DMLE possesses a potent preventive effect against ethanol-induced liver toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats.

The purpose of this study was to improve the nutrition and the permeability of functional plants by using cryogenic grinding technology. Barley sprouts, Curcuma longa L., Dendropanax morbifera LEV., Phellinus linteus were dried, ground and extracted in different temperature conditions. Powder size of barley sprouts and Curcuma longa L. were about 50 μm and Dendropanax morbifera LEV. and Phellinus linteus were about 20 μm. Cryogenic ground of Barley sprouts preserved 18.27-124.65% of nutrients such as protein, ash, carbohydrate, beta carotene, minerals, vitamins. Cryogenic grinding powder of Curcuma longa L. show high nutrients retention rate of lipid and carbohydrate. Permeability was measured by Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay (PAMPA) to predict passive gastrointestinal absorption. Permeability of saponarin, which is marker compound of Barley sprouts, is 9.88 times higher in cryogenic grinding powder than ambient grinding powder. Curcumin permability is 3.1 times higher than ambient grinded powder. As a result, particle size, nutrition, protein digestion degree and permeability demonstrated a positive relationship with the decreasing grinding temperature for the powders. These results confirm that the cryogenic grinding method had good suitability to increase functionality of plants, since it could minimize the heat generated while processing and effectively reduce the particle size.

To isolate and identify the yeast strains associated with D. morbifera, homogenized D. morbifera root samples were spread onto GPY, DG18, SCG and DOB agar media containing antibiotics, Triton X-100, and l-sorbose. Total 81 yeast isolates were analyzed by sequencing of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA. The results showed that the root-associated yeast species were composed of the genera Vanderwaltozyma (40 isolates), Cryptococcus (40 isolates), and Kluyveromyces (one isolate). Moreover, the Kluyveromyces isolate exhibited high bioethanol productivity. In addition, the Vanderwaltozyma and Cryptococcus were dominant in D. morbifera roots. The specific yeast community associated with D. morbifera roots was identified by phylogenetic sequence analyses. These yeast isolates may have industrial applications as biosurfactant and bioethanol.

본 연구에서는 고지방·고콜레스테롤 식이 흰쥐에서 황칠 열수추출물에 의한 간 조직에서의 과산화 손상의 조절과 혈중 지질조성에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 실험군으로 정상 식이군(N), 고지방·고콜 레스테롤 식이군(HF), 고지방·고콜레스테롤 식이+5% 황칠 열수추출물 첨가군(DA), 고지방·고콜레 스테롤 식이+10% 황칠 열수추출물 첨가군(DB)으로 나누어 4주간 사육하였다. 체중은 N군에 비해 HF 군에서 유의적으로 증가했으며, HF군에 비해 DA 및 DB군에서 감소하였다. 식이섭취량은 모든 군에서 유의적인 변화를 나타내지 않았다. 식이효율은 N군에 비해 HF군에서 유의적으로 증가하였고, 황칠 열 수추출물의 공급으로 인한 유의한 차이는 볼 수 없었다. 산화단백질의 함량은 간 조직의 mitochondria 및 microsome에서 N군에 비해 HF군에서 증가되어졌으나 황칠 열수추출물의 공급으로 유의적으로 감 소되었다. 간 조직의 과산화지질 함량은 N군에 비해 HF군에서 유의적으로 증가되어졌으나, DA 및 DB 군에서 유의적으로 감소되어졌다. 혈중 콜레스테롤은 N군에 비해 HF군에서 유의적으로 증가하였으며, DA 및 DB군에서 HF군에 비해 유의적이지는 않았지만 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 혈청 HDL-콜레스 테롤은 HF군에 비해 DA 및 DB군에서 N군 수준으로 증가하였고, 특히 DB군에서 HF군에 비해 유의적 으로 증가하였다. LDL-콜레스테롤 및 AI는 DA 및 DB군에서 N군 수준으로 감소하였다. 혈당의 함량은 HF군에 비해 DB군에서 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 황칠 열수추출 물은 간 조직의 산화단백질 및 과산화지질의 감소와 더불어 혈중 지질조성의 조절에도 효과적으로 작용 되어 질 수 있음을 시사하였다.

Dendropanax morbifera Léveille (Araliaceae) is an endemic species growing in the south-western part of South Korea and has been used in folk medicine and health functional food. Several studies have indicated that extract of D. morbifera (DP) has cytotoxic activities on a number of human cancers, such as, breast cancer, lung cancer, hepatoma, and chorioepithelioma. Recently, polyacetylene and triterpene compounds have been isolated from the DP and showed to have anti-complement activity. β-Amyrin, α-amyrin, dendropanoxide, and β-sitosterol are isolated from DP. However, its biological activities in cancer have not yet been clearly elucidated. In this study, we evaluated the anti-cancer activity of isolated triterpenoids from the DP leaves by measuring the levels of cytotoxicity against MCF-7 human breast cancer and A549 human lung cancer cells. Six triterpenoids were isolated from the n-hexane fraction of DP leaves along with the known compounds. β-amyrin (1), α-amyrin (2), olean-12-en-3,24 β-diol (3), dendropanoxide (4), β-sitosterol (5), and stigmasterol (6). Compound 3 and 6 were isolated from DP for the first time. Cytotoxic activities of six compounds were evaluated against two human cancer cell lines by using the MTT in vitro assay. Among them, five compounds (1, 2, 4, 5, and 6) showed moderate cytotoxic activities toward the tested cell lines, and were safe to normal cells. Western blot analysis showed a decreased expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and increased levels of pro-apoptotic protein Bax in MCF-7 and A549 cells treated by β-amyrin and α-amyrin. Flow cytometry analysis confirmed that five compounds (1, 2, 4, 5, and 6) treatment increased populations of sub-G1 (apoptosis) phase. The results of the present study revealed that triterpenoids from DP have the potential for further development as anticancer agents.

Dendropanax morbifera Leveille (Araliaceae) is an endemic species growing in the south-western part of South Korea that has been used in folk medicine and health functional food. In this study, we investigated an extract of quercetin in Jeju D. morbifera by varying different parts (fruit, sprouts, leaves, sprigs, and branches), harvest times, and extraction solvents. In addition, we aimed to establish a simple and reliable HPLC/UV analytical method to determination of quercetin for the quality control and base line data of the Jeju D. morbifera extract as a health functional food ingredient. The analytical specificity was determined with retention time and photo diode array (PDA) spectrum by analyzing quercetin using HPLC and comparing the results to those of extracts. This analytical method for quercetin was validated for its limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantitation (LOQ), precision, and accuracy. A high linearity in the standard calibration curve was obtained, with a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.9996. Also, the LOD and LOQ values were found to be 0.28 μg/mL and 0.85 μg/mL, respectively, and the recoveries of quantified compounds ranged from 97.91% to 104.10%. Furthermore, the relative standard deviation (RSD) values of data from the intra- and inter-day precision analyses were less than 1.36% and 3.65%, respectively. As a result, the highest quercetin content among the extracts of Jeju D. morbifera leaves was found to be 20.14 mg/g, which was extracted at harvest in May (cultivation period 10 years) with 60% EtOH. All in all, we believe that the results obtained would be helpful in the development of nutraceutics and natural medicines and for the quality control of D. morbifera.

Background: This study aimed to investigate out the influence of drought stress on the physiological responses of Dendropanax morbifera seedlings. Methods and Results: Drought stress was induced by discontinuing water supply for 30 days. Under drought stress, photosynthetic activity was significantly reduced with decreasing soil water content (SWC), as revealed by the parameters such as Fv/Fm, maximum photosynthetic rate (PN max), stomatal conductance (gs), stomatal transpiration rate (E), and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci). However, water use efficiency (WUE) was increased by 2.5 times because of the decrease in gs to reduce transpiration. Particularly, E and gs were remarkably decreased when water was withheld for 21 days at 6.2% of SWC. Dendropanax morbifera leaves showed osmotic adjustment of −0.30MPa at full turgor and −0.13 MPa at zero turgor. In contrast, the maximum bulk modulus of elasticity (Emax) did not change significantly. Thus, Dendropanax morbifera seedlings could tolerate drought stress via osmotic adjustment. Conclusions: Drought avoidance mechanisms of D. morbifera involve reduction in water loss from plants, through the control of stomatal transpiration, and reduction in cellular osmotic potential. Notably photosynthetic activity was remarkably reduced, to approximately 6% of the SWC.

Background : Extraction is the first and the most important step in the recovery and purification of bio-active compounds from plant materials. Many important factors such as solvent, solvent composition, solvent to solid ratio, pH, and temperature significantly influence the extraction efficiency of bio-active compounds. Factorial design of a limited set of variables is advantageous when compared to the conventional method which varies a single parameter per trial. Methods and Results : The objective of this study was to screen independent factors, namely, ethanol concentration (60 – 100%), extraction temperature (40 – 80℃), time (6 – 18 hours), and liquid to solid ratio (10 – 50 ㎖/g) on the recovery of the extract yield, antioxidant capacity, phenolic and flavonoid contents from Dendropanax morbifera leaf using factorial design. Total flavonoid content of extract was determined by colorimetric method with aluminum chloride, while antioxidant activity was screened using the DPPH radical scavenging activity, TEAC and FRAP assays. Full factorial design was employed to determine the significant contribution of the above factors towards antioxidant capacity (TEAC, DPPH and FRAP), and flavonoid contents. Among, all the factors examined, ethanol concentration and extraction temperature are very significant (p < 0.0001), in obtaining higher antioxidant activity, total flavonoid contents. Conclusion : Two level full factorial design screening was successfully employed to determine the significant factors, which are ethanol concentration, temperature, time and liquid to solid ratio in contributing to high antioxidant capacity (TEAC, DPPH and FRAP), and flavonoid content determination from Dendropanax morbifera leaf. From the results obtained, ethanol concentration and temperature was very significant (p < 0.0001), in obtaining higher antioxidant activity and flavonoid contents. Further work on optimization using these significant factors are in progress.

황칠나무(Dendropanax mobifera Lev.)는 두릅나무과에 속하는 난대성 수종으로 대한민국 남쪽지방에 주로 분포하며 전통적인 민간요법 약재로 사용되어 왔으나 지금까지 피부에서의 효능이 잘 알려지지 않았다. 우리는 본 연구에서 황칠나무 잎의 열수추출물과 n-hexane 분획물에서 1-tetradecanol과 β-sitosterol 성분을 분리정제하여 다양한 피부개선효과와 탈모방지효과를 검증하였다. 1-tetradecanol의 타이로시나아제 활성 저해 효과는 열수추출물과 n-hexane분획물 보다 높은 저해 활성이 나타났다. 그리고 B16F10 세포를 이용한 멜라닌 양을 측정한 결과 1-tetradecanol은 세포독성 없이 농도 의존적으로 멜라닌 양이 감소됨을 확인하였다. 실험동물을 이용한 경표피수분손실량(TEWL)에서도 1-tetradecanol에서 수분 손실이 가장 낮게 나타났다. β-sitosterol의 탈모 방지에 대한 효과는 HR-1 hairless mice의 성장 주기별 특성을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 그 결과 β-sitosterol을 처리한 마우스의 탈모는 지연되었고 모발의 밀도도 가장 높게 나타났다. 그러므로 황칠 n-hexane분획물에서 분리한 1-tetradecanol과 β-sitosterol이 미백과 보습 용도의 화장품 기능성 원료 및 탈모 개선에 가능성이 있는 화장품소재로서 상업적 발전의 가능성을 보여주고 있다.

천연도료 황칠자원을 보전하고 육성하기 위한 육종계획의 일환으로 한라산 황칠나무 천연집단의 식생구조, 공간분포 및 생육동태 등 생태적 특성을 조사한 결과, 중요치(Ⅳ)가 높은 수종은 구실잣밤나무, 서어나무, 황칠나무, 종가시나무, 가시나무, 동백나무, 당단풍 등인 것으로 조사되었으며 , 모든 조사구에서 공통적으로 출현한 수종은 구실잣밤나무와 서어나무 2종이었다. 층위별 황칠나무의 적산중요치는 상층에서 17.2%, 중층 12.9%, 하층 10.3%로 비교적 높은 우점도를 나타내고 있었으며, 분포형은 상층, 중층, 하층에서 확률분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 황칠나무 임분은 낙엽활엽수인 서어나무를 우점으로 하는 군집에서 종가시나무, 구실잣밤나무 등의 상록활엽수를 우점으로 하는 군집으로 진행되는 천이단계에 있었으며, 황칠나무는 이들 임분에서 주로 상층의 아우점종이거나 중층의 우점종으로 나타났다. Morisita's index를 통한 공간분포는 치수(seedling)와 어린개체 (sapling)들은 대체로 모수로서 추정되는 성숙목으로부터 떨어진 곳에 집중분포하는 경향을 보였으나, 성숙목(Mature tree)은 규칙 분포하는 양상이었다. 결론적으로, 황칠나무는 다른 상록활엽 수들과 동반하여 집단 확산이 일어나며 , 집단의 확산을 위한 치수의 발생과 생장에 있어서 주변의 임분구조에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 개체군의 동태를 예측한 결과, 낮은 직경급의 밀도가 높고 높은 직경 급의 밀도가 낮은 전형적인 역J자형 분포를 보였다.

우리나라 황칠나무의 주요 자생지인 완도지방에서 황칠나무의 재배 시 기초 자료를 얻고자 자생지 입지조건과 토양특성을 조사하고, 묘목의 생육을 촉진시키는 방법을 연구 하고자, 피복의 재료별로 황칠나무의 삽목묘를 재식한 후 생장을 비교 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1 완도 지역의 황칠나무 자생지는 해발 20-280m 사이에 분포하였다 자생지 토양 경사도는 5-20˚ 사이에서 생육되고, 방향은 주로 동남향에 분포되어 있었고, 지형은 사면에 자생하고 있었으며, 자생지의 토양 pH는 5.3-5.5로 약산성 이며, 유기물 함량은 8.8-9.5%로 유기물이 풍부한 토양으로 회색빛을 띤 적습한 토양이었다. 2. 황칠나무의 삽목묘을 이식재배 할 경우, 폴리에틸렌 필름 피복재배는 묘목의 활착율을 높이고, 월동기간 지표의 보온으로 지온이 상승하여 초기 생장을 촉진시킬 수 있는 재배방법으로 생각된다.

This study was carried out obtain basic information for growth characteristics by different age of Dendropanax morbifera in chonnam, such as Yosu, Sunchon, Haenam, Gangjin, Wando. The pH of soil in cultivation area was 5.2 to 5.6 and organic matter was very high up to 10.6% . P205 content of soil in cultivation area was 35.3 to 42.1 mg/L, C.E.S was 13.9 to 14.4 me/100g, and moisture rate was 19.2 to 21.1 % . The flowering of Dendropanax morbifera began from 6~7 years old tree. The flowering date was at 10th of July at Wando. The growth characteristics of 12 years old tree was 929.5cm in stem height, 134.1mm in stem diameter, and 15 years old tree was 1,117.9cm in stem height, 160.8mm in stem diameter. The number of leaf was 13.9 at five years old tree, and the petioles length was 12.6 at five years old tree. Xylem sap can be had at more than 10 years old tree with good growth more than 10 em stem diameter.

황칠수액 분비량을 개체 및 서식지별 차이가 있는지를 검토하고, 차이가 있다면 이를 토대로 서식환경 및 우수개체선발을 위한 기초자료를 수집하고자 하였다. 황칠수액 분비량을 기준으로 우수개체를 선발하고 선발 개체군을 중심으로 주요 방향성 정유성분의 동정 및 분포 양상을 조사하였다. 황칠나무 수액은 서식지별, 수령 및 개체별 차이가 확인되었으며, 분비량을 기준으로 우수개체를 선발하였다. 선발된 개체에서의 주요 정유성분에서β-elemene, germacrene-D, β-selinene, α-selinene, γ-cardinene, δ-cadinene 등이 었으며, 그 중에서도 germacrene D가 주요 구성성분임이 확인되었다. 선발개체의 주요 정유성분의 구성비율은 서식지별 및 각 개체별 차이가 존재하였다.

황칠나무 잎의 추출물의 면역활성증진 실험에서 인간정상 간세포의 경우 모든 추출물이 1.0 Mg/ml의 농도에서 최고 26%이하의 세포독성을 나타내었다. 서로 다른 4가지의 암세포주(MCF7, A549, Hep3B, AGS)에서 50%이상의 저해율을 나타냈고, 정상 세포의 결과와 암세포의 저해율을 비로 나타낸 selectivity의 측정에서 모든 암세포주가 1.5이상의 사멸도를 나타내었고 전체적으로 에탄올 추출물의 효과가 가장 좋았다. 에탄올 추출물의 경우에서 인감 유방암 세포주(MCF7)와 인간 간암세포주(Hep3B)의 경우에서 1.0 mg/ml농도에서 각각 65%와 67%의 저해율을 기록했다. 면역세포 실험에서 에탄올 추출물이 1.0 mg/ml의 농도에서 B세포는 1.22배, T세포는 1.27배의 촉진 활성을 보였고, 6일 동안측정한 cytokines(IL-6, TNF-α)의 양도 에탄올 추출물의 경우 T cell의 경우 IL-6은 94pg/m1, TNF-α은 75pg/ml로 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 추출 열과 추출용매 등에 의해 황칠나무 잎에 존재하는 여러 가지 유용성분들이 풍부하게 존재하며, crude추출물 중에 에탄올 추출물이 면역활성에서 좋은 효과를 보였다는 것을 알 수가 있었고, 이를 통해서 황칠나무 잎을 이용한 기능성 식품으로의 연구 개발이 통해서 충분히 그 가치가 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

황칠나무의 선발된 우량개체군의 집단재배시 우량해체간의 교잡에 의해서 형성된 종자를 증식하기 위한 기내배양체계를 확립하기 위해서 기내 발아, 증식, 발근에 적합한 식물생장조절제를 구명하기 위하여 본 실험을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 황칠나무 종자의 무균발아에 적합한 배지로는 MS(Murasinge Skook)기본배지가 발아율이 높고 유식물체(plantlet)의 생장이 양호하여 알맞는 배지로 판단 된다. 기내에서 신초의 증식과 생육에 효과적인 식물생장조절제는 사이토키닌(BAP 0.1~l.0 mg/l)과 오옥신(NAA 0.5~1.0 mg/l)의 혼용처리가 효과적이었다. 또한 기내의 발근은 오옥신의 첨가에서 쉽게 유도되었으며, 그 중에서 NAA1.0 mg/l첨가에서 가장 양호하였다.