Aurantii Fructus Immature (AFI) and Aurantii Fructus (AF) are two important traditional Chinese herbs. As the harvesting time varies, the medicinal value of the plants is not uniform. Consequently, it has been difficult to quickly recognize them within the realm of traditional Chinese medicine. Separation and detection technologies are employed in combination to create fingerprints for identification. We proposed the utilization of graphene-assisted electrochemical fingerprint technology to acquire fingerprints of two varieties of medicinal materials. Simultaneously, we also obtained their fingerprints through HPLC. Two fingerprint recognition technologies were compared for their effectiveness. The findings demonstrate that the signals obtained through electrochemical fingerprinting have a higher recognition rate.

Corni Fructus (CF) is a fruit of Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. and has been used as traditional oriental medicine. It has various functional qualities such as being antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antihyperglycemic, and immunity-regulating. In the current study, CF was extracted from two conventional extract solvents (distilled water (DW) and 70% ethanol) with/without high-speed homogenization (HSH) treatments. The extract was characterized by measuring the total polyphenol contents and antioxidant activities. The HSH treatment significantly improved the total polyphenol content (from 28.4±0.9 mg/mL to 35.5±0.9 mg/mL), ABTS (from 59.8±0.4% to 78.4±2.7%), and DPPH radical scavenging activities (from 50.8±1.4% to 59.7±2.8%) of the DW extract and showed a level similar to that of 70% ethanol extract. The CF extracts were further used to prepare functional jelly with gelatin and other components such as pectin, fructooligosaccharide, and citric acid. The jelly’s hardness, springiness, gumminess, and cohesiveness were characterized using a texture profile analysis (TPA).

Evodiae Fructus is the dried unripe fruit of Evodia rutaecarpa, and has traditionally been used for treating stomachache and diarrhea. Evodiamine and rutaecarpine, the major biologically active compounds of Evodiae Fructus, are reported to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as inhibit proliferation and metastasis of various cancer cells. The current study investigates the anti-oxidative and anti-cancer effects of the Evodiae Fructus extract, considering varying concentrations of methanol extraction (40, 80, and 95%). High contents of total phenolic compounds were determined in the order of extracts 80, 95, and 40%. Evaluating contents of the 95, 80, and 40% extracts revealed 36.77, 7.29, and 1.86 μg/mg evodiamine, respectively, and 53.02, 17.16, and 3.79 μg/mg rutaecarpine, respectively, with the highest content of both compounds obtained in the 95% extract. DPPH radical scavenging activity was observed to be inversely proportional to the contents of total phenolic compounds, with decreasing SC50 values obtained in the order 80, 95, and 40% extract. The 95 and 80% extracts exerted toxicity to AGS gastric cancer cells, but the 40% extract was non-toxic. Evodiamine is a known anti-cancer agent, and could be responsible for the observed toxicity. Cleavage of PARP, and Caspase-3, -7, -8 and -9 was observed in the 95% extract-treated AGS cells, indicating that cell toxicity exerted by the 95% extract could be attributed to apoptosis.

The fruit of Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne (Chaenomelis Fructus) known as “Mo-Gua” in Korea has been commonly used in traditional medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, such as sore throat. However, its effect on bone metabolism has not been elucidated yet. Here, we examined the effect of Chaenomelis Fructus ethanol extract (CFE) on receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-κB ligand (RANKL)-mediated osteoclast differentiation and formation. CF-E considerably inhibited osteoclast differentiation and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinuclear cell formation from bone marrow-derived macrophages and osteoclast precursor cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the formation of actin rings and resorption pits were significantly suppressed in CF-E-treated osteoclasts as compared with the findings in non-treated control cells. Consistent with these phenotypic inhibitory results, the expressions of osteoclast differentiation marker genes (Acp5, Atp6v0d2 , Oscar, CtsK, and Tm7sf4) and Nfatc1 , a pivotal transcription factor for osteoclastogenesis, were markedly decreased by CF-E treatment. The inhibitory effect of CF-E on RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis was associated with the suppression of NFATc1 expression, not by regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and NF-κB activation but by the inactivation of phospholipase C gamma 1 and 2. These results indicate that CF-E has an inhibitory effect on osteoclast differentiation and formation, and they suggest the possibility of CF-E as a traditional therapeutic agent against bone-resorptive diseases, such as osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and periodontitis.

본 연구는 열수와 에탄올 용매에 따른 복령 및 산수유 추출물의 농도별로 항산화 활성, 항염증 효과 및 신경세포 보호효과에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 진행하였다. 추출물들의 총 polyphenol 함량은 복령 열수 추출물에서 가장 높았고, 복령 에탄올 추출물, 산수유 열수 추출물, 산수유 에탄올 추출물 순으로 유의적으로 감소되는 경향을 나타냈다. DPPH 및 ABTS radical 소거 활성능은 추출물의 농도 의존적으로 증가하였고 산수유 열수 추출물은 모든 추출물에서 항산화 활성이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 복령 열수 추출물은 에탄올 추출물에 비해 높은 활성이 확인되었다. 복령과 산수유에 함유된 총 polyphenol과 항산화 성분을 추출하기 위해서는 에탄올 추출방법 보다는 열수 추출방법이 효과적인 방법이라고 사료된다. LPS로 염증이 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 복령추출물이 산수유 추출물에 비해 NO 생성 억제 효과가 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. MPP+에 의해 유도된 SH-SY5Y 신경세포에 복령 열수 추출물은 산수유 열수 추출물에 비해 산화적 스트레스로부터 신경세포 보호효과가 우수하게 나타났다. 복령과 산수유 추출방법에 따른 항산화, 항염 및 산화적 스트레스로부터의 신경세포 보호효과를 갖는 기능성 소재로서 가능성이 있다고 사료된다.

치자 껍질의 phytic acid 함량과 CM (chloroform:methanol, 2:1, v/v), n-부탄올 및 70% 에탄올을 사용한 추출물의 용매(3가지) 별 총 페놀 함량 및 항산화 활성 능력 등을 통하여 치자 껍질의 효용 가치를 검토한 결과, phytic acid 함량은 4.966±0.996 mg PAE/g DW (dry weight)로 나타났으며, 용매 별 생리 활성은 농도(0.2, 0.4, 0.6 mg/mL)가 높아질수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며(p<0.05), 양성대조군으로 사용된 ascorbic acid, BHA, trolox 보다는 각 농도에서 낮은 활성이 관찰되었다. 치자 껍질의 총 페놀 함량은 CM, n-부탄올, 70% 에탄올 추출물 순으로 CM 추출물에서 39.74±0.15 mg CAE/g으로 가장 높았으며, nitric oxide (NO) 라디칼 소거능과 지질과산화 저해능은 용매 별로 CM > 70% 에탄올 > n-부탄올, nitrite (NO2) 소거능은 n-부탄올 > CM > 70% 에탄올, β-carotene 탈색 저해능과 환원력은 CM > n-부탄올 > 70% 에탄올 순의 활성이 나타났다. 이상의 결과, 치자 껍질의 용매 별 총 페놀 함량 순과 항산화력, 환원력은 일치 하였으며, 질소산화물 소거능과 지질과산화 저해능 분석에서는 일치하지 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 질소산화물 소거능과 지질과산화 저해능은 페놀 성분 보다 다른 생리활성물질이 더 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 추정된다. 이에, 치자 껍질은 질소산화물 소거능, 항산화능 및 지질과산화 저해능 등이 우수한 것으로 나타나 기능성 식품 소재로서의 가치가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 구기자 종자를 초임계유체 추출한 후 in vitro 미백활성과 항균 실험을 실시하였으 며, 추출물을 에멀션에 적용하여 안정성 평가를 수행하기 위해 pH, 점도, 에멀션 입자를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 미백활성의 경우 750 μg/mL에서 81.86 %의 미백 활성을 나타내었으며, 항균효과의 경우 Staphylococcus epidermidis, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli 균에서 항균효과가 나타났다. 또한 추 출물을 함유한 에멀션 물리적 안정성 평가에서 점도와 pH가 28일 동안 큰 변화가 없었으며 유화물 입 자 관찰 시 경시변화에 따른 합일과 분리현상이 확인되지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 화장품소재로서의 구기 자 씨앗 추출물이 유용되게 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 가진 것으로 평가된다.

치자(Gardenia jasminoides Ellis fructus, GJE) 씨에서의 70% 에탄올, CM (chloroform: methanol, 부피 비 2:1(CM)) 및 노르말 부탄올 추출 용매별 flavonoid 함량 및 항산화 능, 금속 킬레이 트 능력 측정을 통하여 치자 씨의 기능성 식품 소재로서의 가치를 검토한 결과, 치자 씨의 proanthocyanidin 함량은 건조 무게(g) 중 카테킨(catechin) 당량으로 계산하여 70.035±0.772 mg으로 나타났으며, 추출 수율은 CM (36.39%), 70% 에탄올(27.32%), 노르말 부탄올(26.23%) 순으로 나타났 다. 추출 용매별 항산화 능은 농도(0.2, 0.4, 0.6 mg/mL)가 증가할수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며 (p<0.05), 양성대조군으로 사용된 ascorbic acid, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), ethylenediamnetetraacetic acid (EDTA) 보다는 낮은 활성이 확인되었다. Flavonoid 함량(mg)은 시료 g 당 케르세틴(quercetin) 당량으로 계산하여 70% 에탄올(0.830), CM (0.752), 노르말 부탄올(0.105) 순 으로 확인되었으며, 항산화 능 분석 실험과 금속 킬레이트 능력 실험에서도 이와 유사한 양상으로 동정 되어 모든 분석에서 70% 에탄올과 CM 추출물이 강한 생리활성을 나타내었다. 따라서 치자 씨의 용매 별 flavonoid 함량에 따라 항산화 능 및 금속 킬레이트 능력이 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이에, 치자 씨는 proanthocyanidin과 flavonoid 화합물을 다량 함유하고 있으며, 높은 항산화 능 과 생리활성을 가 지고 있어 기능성 식품 및 천연 항산화제로서의 가치가 있을 것으로 추정된다.

치자 껍질의 70% methanol, ethyl acetate (EA) 및 distilled water (DW)의 용매 별 추출물 의 total phenol 함량 및 질소 산화물 소거능, 환원력, β-carotene 탈색을 이용한 항산화력 및 지질과 산화 저해능 측정을 통하여 치자의 기능성 식품 소재로서의 가치를 검토한 결과, anthocyanin 함량은 3.519±0.635 mg/100 g DW로 나타났으며, 용매 별 추출 수율은 DW (39.87%), 70% methanol (36.26%), EA (2.88%) 로 관찰되었다. 추출 용매 별 항산화 활성은 농도(0.2, 0.4, 0.6 mg/mL)가 증가 할수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며 control로 사용된 ascorbic acid, BHA, trolox 보다는 낮은 활성이 확 인되었다. 치자 껍질의 total phenol 함량은 EA, 70% methanol, DW 추출물 순으로 EA 추출물에서 26.59±0.20 CAE (caffeic acid equivalents) mg/g으로 가장 높았으며, Nitric oxide (NO) radical 소거 능에서는 70% methanol (70.32~76.15%), DW (52.66~59.31%), EA (34.65~46.98%) 추출물 순으로 나타났다. Nitrite (NO2) 소거능은 70% methanol (34.57~39.33%), DW (32.53~38.47%), EA (27.59~32.62%) 순으로 관찰되었다. β-carotene 탈색 저해능은 DW (41.55~50.97%), 70% methanol (23.37~44.80%), EA (13.37~25.24%) 순으로 동정되었다. Reducing power (optical density)는 70% methanol (0.044~0.127), DW (0.033~0.099), EA (0.026~0.097) 순으로 확인되었다. 지질과산화 저해 능은 껍질 추출물 중 70% methanol (56.51~76.21%), EA (54.59~63.34%), DW (47.92~61.11%) 순 으로 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 이에, 치자 껍질은 기능성 식품 및 천연 항산화제로서의 가치가 매우 높을 것 으로 판단된다.

치자 껍질의 항산화 활성을 측정하기 위하여 70% methanol, distilled water (DW) 및 ethyl acetate (EA)의 3가지 용매를 사용한 추출물의 용매 별 flavonoid 함량 및 항산화 활성, 금속 chelating 능력 측정을 통하여 치자 껍질의 기능성 식품 재료로서의 가치를 검토한 결과, 치자 껍질의 proanthocyanidin 함량은 48.165±0.811 mg CE/g DW로 나타났으며, 추출 수율은 70% methanol (36.26%), DW (39.87%), EA (2.88%) 로 나타났다. 추출 용매 별 항산화 활성은 농도(0.2, 0.4, 0.6 mg/mL)가 증가할수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며, control로 사용된 ascorbic acid, BHA, EDTA 보다는 낮은 활성이 관찰되었다. Flavonoid 함량(mg QE/g)은 70% methanol (0.416), DW (0.225), EA (0.212) 순으로 확인되었으며 다른 항산화 분석 및 금속 chelating 능력 실험에서도 이와 유사하게 관찰 되어 모든 분석에서 70% methanol 추출물이 가장 활성이 강한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 볼 때 치자 껍질의 용매 별 flavonoid 함량에 따라 항산화능, 금속 chelating 능력이 증가하는 것으로 사 료되며, EA 추출물을 제외한 다른 추출물에서의 수율과 항산화 활성은 높은 수준으로 관찰되었다. 따라 서 치자의 껍질은 proanthocyanidin과 flavonoid 화합물을 다량 함유하고 있으며 그로 인한 높은 항산 화 활성과 생리활성을 가지고 있어 기능성 식품 및 천연항산화제로서의 가치가 매우 기대된다.

본 연구에서는 초임계추출 및 생물전환공정을 통하여 우방자로부터 악티게닌을 얻었다. 악티 게닌은 항염증, 항인플루엔자 등의 효능이 있기 때문에 다양한 분야에서 연구되고 있다. 제조된 악티게 닌은 FT-IR, 1H-NMR 분석결과 4-[(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl) methyl)]dihydro-3-[(4-hydroxy-3- methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2(3H)-furanone(arctigenin)임을 확인하였고, HPLC 분석결과 95.1 % 순도임 을 확인하였다. 활성물질에 대한 티로시나아제 저해 효과를 확인한 결과, 농도 의존적으로 260 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 85.06±0.9 % 를 저해하였으며, 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과를 확인한 결과 3.0 ㎍/㎖ 의 농도에서 51.1±3.7 % 를 억제하는 것을 확인하였고 악티게닌이 알부틴 보다 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 결론적 으로 제조된 악티게닌은 미백화장품에 활용 가능성이 기대된다.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of Korean Lycii fructus water extract in Al (Aluminum) administered rats. Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into six groups: Control group, water extract group with 3% Lycii fructus, 1000 and 2000 ppm of Al groups, and 1000 and 2000 ppm of Al with 3% Lycii fructus water extract group. The Al content of rat tissue in the Al administered group was lower than that in rat tissue in the Al with 3% Lycii fructus water extract group. Plasma levels of renin and aldosterone activity was higher in the Al administration group, compared with the 3% Lycii fructus water extract group and Al administered group. Aspartate amino transaminase and alanine amino transaminase activities were elevated in the Al administered group and lower in the 3% Lycii fructus water extract group. Lactate dehydrogenase was lower in the 3% Lycii fructus water extract Al group than in the Al group. Choline acetyltransferase was higher in the 3% Lycii fructus water extract Al group than in the Al group.

Toxoplasmosis is an important cause of foodborne, inflammatory, as well as congenital abnormalities. There is an urgent need for safe and effective therapies to eliminate or treat this cosmopolitan infectious disease. A medicinal herbal plant, Meliae fructus, has been used to soothe the liver and kills worms in Chinese medicine. In this study, Meliae fructus ethanol extract was examined and screened for its anti-T. gondii activity. For anti-T. gondii activity screening, in vitro study of Meliae fructus extract using tachyzoit of T. gondii RH strain-infected HeLa cells was performed. Further, in vivo anti-T. gondii study using a mouse infection model was conducted. Safety of herbal compounds was evaluated in SD rats by treatment with Meliae fructus extract for 28 days. As a result, selectivity of Meliae fructus ethanol extract was 5.85, which was higher than sulfadiazine selectivity (2.06). We also performed an in vivo study to evaluate the anti-T. gondii activity of Meliae fructus extract in a mouse model. The inhibition rate of Meliae fructus extract was as high as that of sulfadiazine. These results demonstrate that Meliae fructus can successfully cure T. gondii infection and could be a promising native herb treatment for prevention of T. gondii infection.

The ethanol extraction yield of Meliae toosendan fructus(MT) was about 24.5% by extract apparatus. This study was done to investigate the carbohydrate metabolism related enzyme activities and antioxidative effects of MT in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The contents of serum glucose, triglyceride (TG) were significantly decreaed in MT treated group compared to the those of STZ-control group, also content of Total cholesterol was decreased. High density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol was increased in MT treated group. The activity of glucose-6-pase(G-6-Pase) was significantly decreased in MT treated group. Also the activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6-PDH) and glucokinase(Gk) were increaed in MT treated group. The content of hepatic glycogen was significantly increaed in MT treated group, in addition, content of malondialdehyde(MDA) was significanly decreased in MT treated group. Also, content of glutathione(GSH)was dereased in MT treated froup. whereas, activity of catalase(CAT) was significantly increaed in MT treated group compared to the those of STZ-control group. activity of glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) was inecreaed. In conclusion, these results indicated that ethanol extract of MT would have carbohydrate metabolism antioxidative effects in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

In an attempt to find natural sources of antioxidants and whitening agents, comparisons of the antioxidative and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of various ethanol extracts of Cuscutae Semen, Rubi Fructus and Paeoniae Radix were carried out. Comparison of the three ethanol extracts revealed that, Paeoniae Radix had the highest electron-donating ability(79.3%),; however, Rubi Fructus had the highest SOD-like ability(31.1%). The xanthine oxidase experiment exhibited a hindrance effect of 74.3% in Cuscutae Semen, 80.4% in Rubi Fructus and 60.8% in Paeoniae Radix. A tyrosinase inhibitory activity assay was conducted to evaluate the whitening effects of the extracts, The tyrosinase inhibitory activity was 20.1% in the Cuscutae Semen, 54.2% in the Rubi Fructus, 56.3% in the Paeoniae Radix. Based on these results, we suggest that the ethanol extracts of Cuscutae Semen, Rubi Fructus and Paeoniae Radix can be used as food and cosmetic ingredients.

본 연구에서는 약리작용과 기능성이 함유된 국내산 산수유를 설기떡에 활용하여 건강식품으로 보급 발전시키기 위하여 산수유를 설기떡 재료의 최적 배합 비율을 얻고자 하였다. 멥쌀가루에 0, 5, 10, 15, 20%의 동결건조한 산수유 분말을 첨가하여 설기떡을 제조하고 20oC에서 저장하여 시료로 사용하였으며, 수분함량, 색도, 당도, pH, 기계적 품질특성, 관능적 품질특성을 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 산수유 분말 첨가량이 증가할수록, 수분 함량이 증가하는 경향을 보였고 색도에서 L값은 감소하였으며, a값과 b값은 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 당도는 첨가량이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 보였지만 pH 측정값은 낮아졌다. 경도(hardness), 부착성(adhesiveness)은 대조군이 가장 높았고, 첨가량이 증가할수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 응집성(cohesiveness)과 탄력성(springiness)은 산수유 분말 15% 첨가군이 가장 높은 값을 나타냈다. 씹힘성(chewiness)은 대조군과 산수유 첨가량의 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았지만 산수유 15%일 때 가장 높은 값으로 측정되었다. 관능평가의 전체적인 기호도(overall-acceptability)는 산수유 첨가군 15% > 10% > 20% > 5% > 0% 순으로 나타났다. 따라서, 동결건조한 산수유 분말 첨가량이 15% 수준에서 설기떡에 첨가하여 제조하는 것이 적정한 수준으로 여겨진다.

The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using Crataegi fructus as natural health food source. The research was conducted to determine the biofunctional activities of Crataegi fructus extract. Methanolic extract from Crataegi fructus was partitioned by using organic solvents, including n-hexane, ethyl acetate, n butanol, and water. Ethyl acetate soluble fraction was shown to have the strongest antioxidant activity (RC₅₀=4.39 ㎍/㎖) among the fractions. In the antimicrobial activity assays, ethyl acetate soluble fraction was effective in bacterial inhibition, against the cases of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia, with minimum inhibitory concentrations in 125 ㎍/㎖. In the anticomplementary activity assays, water soluble fraction was the most effective exhibiting 18.4% inhibitory activity.

The purpose of this study is to determine the possibility of using Crataegi fructus as a natural food source. To accomplish this purpose, the contents of general and biological activities were measured. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash are 85.6%, 2.4%, 1.9% and 0.4%, respeectively. Further, the calories of Crataegi fructus was 369.1 kcal. The contents of essential and non-essential amino acids were 852.26 ㎎ and 1, 178.29 ㎎, respeectively. The K was the largest mineral followed by Ca, P, Mg, which means Crataegi fructus is an alkali material. Crataegi fructus extracts slightly(17.6～32.8) inhibited α-glucosidase activity. However, there is no inhibitory activity against α-amylase. In terms of proteslytic activity, Crataegi fructus extracts showed a strong activity than pancreatin(used as a positive control). These results indicate that Crataegi fructus can be used as a natural resource for material aiding digestion.