본 연구는 식용으로 사용하는 곰취의 국내 산지별(태백, 정선, 양구, 평창, 인제) 항산화 효과를 평가하고, 곰취의 유효성분 분리를 통해 항산화 효능평가를 수행함으로써 산 지별 곰취의 항산화 효능에 대한 탐색 및 소재 개발 가능 성을 검토하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 인제산 곰취 50% EtOH 추출물의 농도에 따라 DPPH 라디칼 소거능과 ABTS 라디칼 소거능이 각각 71.77%, 98.95%로 높은 항 산화 활성이 관찰되었다. 또한, ORAC activity assay kit를 이용한 항산화 활성 측정 결과에서도 인제산 곰취 50% EtOH 추출물의 농도에 따라 높은 항산화 활성이 관찰되었 고, 100 μg/mL의 농도에서 290.19±5.79 μM TE/g으로 높 은 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 산지별 가운데 가장 높은 항산화 활성을 보인 인제산 곰취 50% EtOH 추출물로부 터 유효물질 5개(chlorogenic acid (1), neochlorogenic acid (2), isochlorogenic acid A (3), isochlorogenic acid B (4), isochlorogenic acid C (5))를 분리하여 곰취 compound의 항산화 활성을 분석한 결과, 인제산 곰취 50% EtOH 추출 물과 유사하게 compound 4, 5 (isochlorogenic acid B, isochlorogenic acid C)의 농도에 따라 높은 DPPH 라디칼 소거능(89.76%, 92.72%)과 ABTS 라디칼 소거능(99.09%,98.95%)이 관찰되었고, ORAC assay에서도 compound 4, 5에서 각각 362.56±5.91 μM TE/g, 362.35±1.92 μM TE/g 으로 높은 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들을 통해 산지별 곰취 50% EtOH 추출물 가운데 인제산 추출물이 높 은 항산화 활성을 보유하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이러 한 인제산 곰취 추출물에는 높은 항산화 활성 성분(compound 4: isochlorogenic acid B, compound 5: isochlorogenic acid C)이 함유되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 결과는 식용으로 사용되고 있는 곰취의 항산화 활성을 보유한 기 능성 소재로서의 활용을 위한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

곰취(Ligularia fischeri)의 이용성을 높이데 필요한 기초자료를 확보하고자 메탄올을 용매로 하여 추출 온도 및 시간에 따른 생리활성 효과를 조사하였다. 곰취 메탄올추출물 1,000mg·L-1에 함유된 총 페놀함량, 총플라보노이드 함량은 각각 75.8-297.7mg·L-1 and 45.6-173.6mg·L-1이었다. 추출온도와 시간은 총 페놀함량, 총 플라보노이드 함량, 전자공여 능 의 경우 95℃에서 6시간 동안 추출했을 때 가장 좋았다. 그러나 아질산염 소거능은 75℃에서 12시간 추출한 것에서 97.4%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 곰취 메탄을 추출물 200mg·L-1 및 400mg·L-1 농도는 각각 폐암과 위암세포 증식을 90% 이상 억제시켰다. 따라서 곰취는 높은 생리활성 기능을 나타내는 채소로 나타났으며, 곰취를 가공품으로 이용하기 위해 메탄올로 추출할 때는 95℃에서 6시간 정도 하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각되었다.

Some biological activities such as an electron donating capacity, the contents of total polyphenol compounds and flavonoids, fibrinolytic activity and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity have been detected in hot water extracts of Ligularia fischeri and Angelica gigas Nakai. To increase the usefulness of the functional ingredients for prevention and improvement of some metabolic disorders, ethanol-treated hot water extracts of Angelica gigas Nakai were prepared. A hot water extract of Ligularia fischeri has 92% of electron donating capacity, 39.4 mg/g of total polyphenol compounds, 24.8 mg/g of flavonoids and 29.8% of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, but no fibrinolytic activity. A hot water extract of Angelica gigas Nakai has 94.7% of electron donating capacity, 5.8 mg/g of total polyphenol compounds, 2.6 mg/g of flavonoids, 0.48 plasmin units of fibrinolytic activity and no α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. However, with partial purification using cold ethanol treatment, the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of Angelica gigas Nakai was increased to 70.5%. Thus, we expected a more useful effect with the use of the addition of a cold ethanol-treated Angelica gigas Nakai extract. The L, b values of cold buckwheat noodles using a mixture of 0~3% of Ligularia fischeri powder and 0.5% of an ethanol-treated hot water extract of Angelica gigas Nakai were decreased with the addition of an increasing amount of Ligularia fischeri powder. Among the mechanical qualities, only adhesiveness was significantly higher in 3% Ligularia fischeri noodles. From sensory evaluation data, it was determined that these two functional ingredients did not ruin the color, texture, and overall acceptance of the cold buckwheat noodles. A higher amount of the extracts improved the quality of the product with little added cost.

The objective of this study was to identify the anti-oxidation, astringent, and inhibition effects of wild Ligularia fischeri on hyaluronidase and angiotensin conerting enzyme (ACE). In order to identify the total phenolic compound (TPC), various solvents were used for extraction showing hot water extract with the highest value of 14.42 GAE mg/g. In addition, ABTS radical scavenging activity measurements revealed an anti-oxdiation effect of 98.64-99.84% a hot water extract concentration of 50-200 μg/mL and a radical scavenging activity of 95.14-98.96% at a 60% ethanol extract content. If expressed in antioxidant protection factors (PF), the hot water extract showed 0.59-1.02 PF and the 60% ethanol sample displayed 0.30-0.74 PF. To identify the bio-activity effect, the hyaluronidase inhibition effect was determined as 4.66-35.00% in a 50-200 μg/mL hot water extract. Considering ACE inhibition effect, the hot water extract and 60% ethanol sample showed 0-64.24% and 46.12-69.64% inhibition effect, respectively. Lastly, when taking into account the astringent effect, the hot water extract with 50-200 μg/mL TPC concentration showed 15.68-26.92% and the 60% ethanol sample with an equal concentration exhibited 49.48-86.84%, which indicates the possibility to apply this product as a cosmetic source for pore contraction. Therefore, wild Ligularia fischeri extract can be used for anti-inflammation, high-blood pressure prevention, and as a source for health functional food with anti-oxidative properties.

This study was carried out to investigate the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of hot water extracts of Ligularia fischeri cultivated in Youngyanggun. We obtained hot water extract (HWE) and cold water extract (CWE) from L. fischeri. The anti-oxidative activities of L. fischeri extracts were measured by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. The anti-inflammatory effects of L. fischeri were evaluated in human mast cell line-1 (HMC-1) cells stimulated with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate plus A23187 (PMACI). The solid yields of HWE was 150% higher than CWE solid yield. Total polyphenol contents of HWE were 198.07±0.24 mg/g. The value of anti-oxidative activities of HWE were shown IC50 28.2±0.04 ug/mL. We showed that HWE significantly reduced the PMACI-induced the production of IL-6 (0.01-1 mg/mL), IL-8 (0.1-1 mg/mL), and TNF-α (0.01-1 mg/mL). These results indicate that the HWE of L. fischeri can be used as a functional material due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

This study was performed to determine the effects of the blanching condition (immersion ratio 1:15 (w/v) for 3 min at 95oC, and solution containing 1% sodium chloride) and selected forming agents (dextrin DE=10, dextrin DE=20, β-cyclodextrin; each forming agents added 5%) on the phytochemical compounds and quality characteristics of Ligularia fischeri leaves. The moisture was not affected by the forming agent. The color of a, b and chroma values were low in the blanching treatment groups and were significantly lowest with β-cyclodextrin (CD). The polyphenol and flavonoid contents in the blanching treatment groups were higher than those in the non-blanching-treatment group. The ascorbic acid content was higher in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly highest in the group treated with dextrin (DE=10) whereas the blanching treatment groups showed lower dehydroascorbic acid content than the non-blanching-treatment group. The water absorption was higher in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly highest in the group treated with CD. The water solubility in the blanching treatment groups treated with dextrin (DE=20) and CD was higher than that in the blanching treatment group treated with DE=10. The total chlorophyll and chlorophyll a and b contents were high in the blanching treatment group treated with CD, and for the total carotenoid contents, the same tendency as that seen with the chlorophyll content was observed. With regard to the particle diameter, those in the blanching treatment groups were lower than that in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly lowest in the blanching treatment groups treated with DE=20 and CD. The result of SEM observation showed that the spray-dried powders in blanching treatment groups treated with the DE=20 and CD forming agents had uniform particle distribution.

마이크로웨이브 추출방법과 환류 냉각 추출방법을 비교한 결과, 물과 에탄올의 혼합용매로 추출한 경우 마이크로웨이브 추출 방법에 의하여 추출시간을 단축시키면서 환류 냉각 추출 방법에서와 같은 수준의 가용성 고형분 및 총 폴리페놀 함량을 갖는 곰취 추출물을 얻을 수 있었다. 마이크로웨이브 추출시 최적 마이크로웨이브 에너지는 120∼150 W 였고 추출시간은 4∼8분이 적당하였다. 추출에 사용한 용매들 가운데 에탄올, 메탄올 보다 물 그리고 물과 에탄올