본 연구는 홍삼추출물의 화장품소재로서의 항염증 효과의 가능성을 확인하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구에서는 홍삼 추출물을 사용하여 항염증에 대한 생물학적 활성평가를 수행하였다. 대식세포인 RAW 264.7 세포에서 시료의 항염증 효과를 평가하기 위해 MTT assay를 이용한 홍삼 추출물의 독성평가와 nitric oxide 생성 저해 활성 및 염증관련 단백질 및 유전자의 발현량을 확인하였다. LPS로 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포 내에서 시료의 nitric oxide 저해활성은 25 μg/ml에서 71.2 %의 우수한 효능을 나타내었으며, western blot 시험결과 iNOS, COX-2 단백질의 발현은 농도 의존적으로 감소하는 것으로 확인하였다. 이러한 실험 결과를 바탕으로 홍삼추출물이 항염 효과를 가진 화장품 소재로서의 가치를 제안할 수 있다.

Anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts of ginseng berry (GBE) was investigated through the evaluation of its inhibitory effect on the production of inflammatory meditator, nitric oxide(NO), tumor necrocis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cells. GBE was fractionated using n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, buthanol and H2O, sequentially. RAW264.7 cells were induced 100ng/mℓ of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and treated with 0, 1.6, 8, 40 and 200μg/mℓ of GBE fractions. LPS-induced NO production on all of GBE fractions was inhibited with increasing added concentration of GBE fractions. Chloroform fraction of GBE was the most effective in inhibiting LPS-induced TNF-α production. Hexane, chloroform and H2O fractions of GBE exhibit strong inhibition LPS-induced IL-6 production. Especially, H2O fractions of GBE was the most effective in inhibiting LPD-induced IL-6 production without significant cytotoxicity in RAW264.7 cells, and reduced the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and IkB phosphorylation. These results indicate that H2O fractions of GBE exhibits strong anti-inflammatory effects by inhibition of NF-kB by inhibition of p-38 on MAPK and IkB phosphorylation.

In this study, raw ginseng water extract solutions were analyzed to set up the functional saponin content and quality optimization condition. The highest saponin content among the total raw ginseng water extracts was 74.6 mg/100 ml which was extracted at 75℃ for 24 hours. In addition, the saponin content decreased according to the increased extraction temperature and time. The highest total content of Rb2 and Re was 19.9 mg/100 ml at 75℃ for 12 hours which decreased according to the increased extracted temperature and time. The highest prosapogenin (Rg2 + Rg3 + Rh1) content among the total raw ginseng water extracts was 28.6 mg/100 ml which was extracted at 85℃ for 36 hours. The reducing sugar content, sweetness and turbidity were increased according to the increased extraction temperature and time. But pH were decreased according to the increased extracted time.

수삼의 증삼전 열처리로 홍삼중의 추출가능 물질은 물추출물 뿐만 아니라 60%주정 수용액 추출물의 양을 근본적으로 다량 생성시켜 추출수율을 높였다. 또한 갈색도가 증진되었으며, 전분질을 함량을 저하시켜 추출물중 원심분리박의 대부분을 차지하고 있는 전분을 감소시키므로써 이의 제거를 위한 원심분리기 등 고가의 공정 단축이 가능할 수 있다. 증삼 전 예열 적정온도는 70℃에서 60분이 적합하였으며 증삼시간에 따라서는 엑스추출율의 차이가 크지 않았다. 예열 조건별 물 추출물 엑스의 향미 비교에서 향과 맛 모두 당의 특성 향미가 증진됨을 나타냈다.