Gastrodia elata Bl. (GE) is a traditional herbal medicine used for the treatment hypertension and cerebrovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antioxidant effect and blood pressure control ability of the GABA containing fermented Gastrodia elata Blume. The fermentation strain provided by Dr. Gi in Seoul National University is L. brevis GABA100, excellent strain of GABA production, which is involved in the ability to degrade gastrodin glycosides and activation of brain function. The Gastrodia elata Blume fermented by Lactobacillus brevis GABA 100 showed antioxidant activity (total phenolic contents, DPPH radical and ABTS anion scavenging activities) than unfermented Gastrodia elata Blume. In the spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the concentration of fermented Gastrodia elata Blume was administered at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg for 8 weeks. Systolic blood pressure decreased statistically significantly (p<0.05), especially 2 weeks after feeding fermented Gastrodia elata Blume. Also, it showed a significant decrease in low, medium, and high concentrations of fermented Gastrodia elata Blume at 4 weeks and 8 weeks. These results indicated that Gastrodia elata Blume fermented by the excellent strain of GABA production L. brevis GABA100 shows the antioxidant function and the effect of suppressing the increase in blood pressure.

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.

This study was conducted to examine the antioxidative effect and nitrite scavenging ability of extract from Acanthopanax cortex shoot. The total phenolic compound and flavonoids contents of extract from Acanthopanax corex shoot were 116.33±6.09 ㎎ GAE/g and 65.07±4.10 ㎎ RE/g, respectively. Antioxidative activities were measured by various in vitro models such as DPPH radical scavenging activity, FRAP, reducing power, ABTS radical scavenging activity, ORAC assay. This results showed that the extract of Acanthopanax cortex shoot was effective in scavenging radicals and protecting oxidation when assessed various in vitro systems. Similarly, the nitrite scavenging ability of extract was increased in a dose dependent manner. Moreover, ORAC value at a concentration of 0.1 ㎎/㎖ was 103.4±5.6μM TE/g. Considering high consumer demand beneficial health effects, Acanthopanax cortex shoot can be utilized to develop functional food health-promoting and natural antioxidant agents.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the bioactivity of extracts from the seeds of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis fructus (GJE) found in Namhae, Korea. Extraction was performed using three solvents, 70% methanol, Distilled Water (DW), and Ethyl Acetate (EA). We determined the total phenol and phytic acid contents of the extracts to evaluate their nitrogen oxide scavenging activity, antioxidant activity, reducing power, and lipid peroxidation inhibition ability. The phytic acid content of GJE was found to be 1.157 mg PAE (Phytic Acid Equivalent) /g DW. The yields of the three extraction processes were as follows: DW, 36.61%; 70% methanol, 30.10%; and EA, 20.40%. The physiological activities of the extract solvents increased significantly with increasing concentrations (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 mg/mL) (p<0.05), but were lower than those of ascorbic acid, BHA, and trolox. Total phenol content was the highest in the 70% methanol extract, followed by DW and EA extracts. Further, nitrogen oxide scavenging activity and antioxidant activity were the highest for the 70% methanol extract followed by DW and EA extracts. Based on these results, the bioactivities of the 70% methanol and DW extracts of GJ seeds were excellent. These extracts can be used as natural antioxidants

Phytochemical in purple percarp of wheat seed consist of high phenolic content including ferulic acid, caffeic acid, vanilic acid and anthocyanins which not only perform as source of distinctive red to purple pigmentation but also high antioxidative material. Previous work has demonstrated that certain pigmentation can be generally regarded as good dietary source of food supplement. Yet, its physiological function in other various aspects has been not thoroughly understood. In this study, we organized fundamental experiment which could evaluate germinating ability of different-colored segregated wheat population. Total of five segregated lines were recognized by assist of CIELAB coordinates. After assessing initial content of total phenol, flavonoid, monomeric anthocyanin and ORAC assay for antioxidant activity from each population, germination assay was taken place in vitro. From germinating grains, sample was taken every 6 hours for measurement of alpha amylase enzyme activity. Discernible difference in chemical constituent was recognized among population along with disparity in ORAC assay. Alpha amylase activity and germination assay showed that darkening of pericarp was related to inhibition of germination. Pigmentation in wheat is important for its physiological role and commodity value which should be considered as critical factor to be integrated in breeding program

Saururus chinensis is used as a raw material of an anti-rheumatic, poultice, sedative and stomachic. The tea of dried Saururus chinensis leaves has a function of relaxing pains in back and breast and of treating stomach ailments. The plant has the functions of anti-inflammatory, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge and refrigerant. The extraction of functional material is carried out by methanol and ethanol solvents. Mechanochemical grinding is applied as a pretreatment process before extraction to enhance the extraction efficiency by increasing the surface area of the materials while changing the chemical properties of the materials. Extraction of functional materials from the Saururus chinensis after grinding as a pretreatment using the mechanochemical technology was accomplished in this study to investigate the effect of grinding on the antioxidant activities of the extract. Saururus chinensis was ground by the planetary ball mill and the morphology was analyzed by SEM. Mechanochemical pretreatment increased the yields of functional materials from 5.9 g to 6.4, 7.0, and 8.1 g after grinding of 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours, respectively. Nitrite scavenging ability increased from 53.0-71.0% to 61.0-79.0% for the methanol extraction in the solution of pH 1.2. Also, Electron donating abilities were increased from 7.90-33.51% to 11.97-38.51% for the methanol extraction. The extract concentration for the half inhibition of DPPH radicals was reduced from 278μg/mL in the original sample to 263μg/mL in the sample after grinding for the methanol extraction.

본 연구에서는 동결건조 시킨 발아현미 추출분말첨가 배추김치의 기능적 특성을 조사하기 위하여 동결건조 시킨 발아현미 추출분말(GBREP) 첨가량을 0, 0.67, 3.35 및 6.70%(w/w)로 각각 달리하여 담근 배추김치를 에서 21일 동안 발효시키면서 유리아미노산 함량과 항산화능 및 아질산염 소거능의 변화를 조사하였다. 유리아미노산은 GBREP 첨가량이 많을수록 총 유리아미노산과 필수 아미노산 함량이 높게 나타났고, GABA 함량도 대조구와