Despite the various effects on the health of Chamaecyparis obtusa essential oil (COEO), an adverse effect on the skin has recently been reported. Therefore, in this study, the skin sensitization test of COEO was conducted to confirm the skin safety of the essential oil by the guinea pig maximization test. Guinea pigs were sensitized with intradermal injection of 0.1ml COEO for 24 h. After 1 week, 5% of COEO was treated on the site of injection and 2% of the essential oil was challenged 2 weeks later. The average skin reaction evaluated by erythema and edema on the challenge sites and sensitization rate in the COEO-treatment group at 24 h were 0.0 and 0%, respectively, which are substantially low compared with in the 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene-treatment group (positive control group) (average skin reaction: 3.0, sensitization rate: 100%) and identical with in the olive oil-treatment group (negative control group), representing a weak sensitizing potential. The average skin reaction and sensitization rate observed at 48 h were 0.0 and 0% in the COEO-treatment group, respectively, and 2.0 and 100% in the positive control group, respectively. It was concluded that 5% of COEO classified to Grade I, induced no sensitization when tested in guinea pigs.

This study was carried out to investigate the acute oral toxicity of Chamaecyparis obtusa (C. obtusa) essential oil (CBE) in New Zealand white male and female rabbits. Acute oral treatment with the CBE did not reveal any sign of toxicity or mortality in treated rabbits. The body weight of the rabbits was not affected after a single oral administration of the CBE during the 14-day observation period. In both the hematological and blood biochemical analysis, all parameters of the treated group with 2,000 mg/kg body weight of the CBE were not significantly different than those of the control group. Therefore, the lethal dose 50 of the CBE was estimated to be greater than 2,000 mg/kg body weight in rabbits, which indicated that the CBE is non-toxic. In conclusion, this study suggests that oral administration of the CBE is safe on rabbits.

본 연구는 제주산 자생 로즈마리 에센셜 오일의 항염 및 피부상재균에 대한 항균 활성을 확인하기 위한 것이다. 로즈마리 에센셜 오일은 물 증류법으로 추출하였다. 로즈마리 에센셜 오일의 항염 효능을 확인하기 위하여 RAW 264.7 세포에서 LPS에 의해 유도된 NO와 PGE2의 생성을 농도 의존적으로 억제하는 것을 확인하였다. Western blot 실험을 통해 이들을 생합성하는 효소인 iNOS, COX-2 단백질의 발현이 농도 의존적으로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 전염증성 cytokine인 TNF-⍺와 IL-6의 생성 억제 효능을 확인하였다. 항생제 내성균주 각 2종을 포함한 S. epidermidis 3종, P. acnes 3종에 대한 항균 활성을 실험한 결과, paper disc법에서 저해환이 관찰되었고, MIC, MBC 실험을 통하여 균생육 저해와 사멸를 확인하였다. 위의 실험 결과로부터 로즈마리 에센셜 오일의 항염증, 항균 효능을 확인 하였으며 향후 화장품 및 스킨케어 소재로서 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

The present study was carried out to investigate the acute oral toxicity of Chamaecyparis obtusa (C. obtusa) essential oil in ICR male and female mice. Acute oral treatment with C. obtusa essential oil did not reveal any sign of toxicity or mortality in treated mice. Mouse body weights were not affected after single oral administration of C. obtusa essential oil during the 14-day observation period. In the hematological and blood biochemical analysis, all parameters of the treated group with 2,000 mg/kg body weight of the essential oil were not significantly different those of the control group. Therefore, the lethal dose 50 of the essential oil was estimated to be greater than 2,000 mg/ kg body weight in mice, which indicated that the essential oil is non-toxic. In conclusion, this study suggests that C. obtusa essential oil orally safe ICR mice.

유기합성 농약의 과다사용은 환경오염, 살충제 저항성 발달, 비표적 생물에 대한 영향 등 부작용의 원인이 되고 있다. 유기합성 농약의 대체약 제로 포유동물에 저독성인 식물기원 물질이 각광을 받게 되었다. 이란 서양가새풀(Achillea millefolium L.) 정유성분의 훈증독성은 국제적 저장작 물 해충인 머리대장가는납작벌레(Oryzaephilus surinamensis L.)의 방제제로 연구된 바 있다. 이 식물 정유의 화학적 성분을 가스크로마트 그래피 (MS)를 이용하여 분석하였다. 살충실험 결과 처리농도에 따라 유의한 살충률을 나타냈다. 처리농도와 살충률 간 양의 상관관계가 있었다. 반치사 농도(LC50)는 17.977 μl/L 이었다. 주요 성분은 1,8-Cineole (13.17%), nerolidol (12.87%), α-cubebene (12.35%), artemisia ketone (6.69%), α-terpineol (5.27%), alloaromadendrene oxide (4.71%) 및 borneol (3.99%) 이었다. 전체 동정된 화합물의 96.35%는 Terpenic 화합물로 monoterpene hydrocarbons (8.19%), monoterpenoids (44.23%), sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (21.69%) 및 sesquiterpenoids (22.24%)를 포함하고 있었다. 본 결과는 terpene이 풍부한 서양가새풀 정유가 머리대장가는납작벌레의 안전한 생물농약으로 고려될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is a ubiquitous pest on potatoes, tobacco, tomato and othercrops. The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray, is a pest of European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in severalcountries in the world. Propolis is a balm-like substance collected from plants by bees. Its chemical composition variesand depends mainly on the flora in the region in which it is collected as well as the bee species. Hitherto biologicalproperties and the chemical composition of the essential oil extracted from propolis of Korean origin are unknown. Inthis study, while searching for an environmentally friendly method to control these pests we evaluated the repellent effectsof essential oil of propolis collected from Bee Lab of Andong National University and found that it possess repellentactivity against both small hive beetle and potato tuber moth. Moreover, a total of 171 constituents of the oil were identifiedof which 6 were major compounds using GC/MS analysis. We also compared the chemical composition of this oil withthose from 2 Ethiopian regions.

가루깍지벌레(Pseudococcus comstocki)는 노린재목 가루깍지벌레과로 포도원에서 나무껍질 사이에 알, 약충 및 성충으로 월동하고, 봄철 포도나무 수액이 이동할 즈음 활동을 시작한다. 개체수가 증가하는 7월 중순에 이동을 시작해 결과지와 봉지를 씌운 포도송이 안에서 줄기를 흡즙하고 감로를 배설하여 그을음병을 유발한다, 7월 하순~8월 상순 경에 포도 과실 지경에 알을 낳으며, 포도 수확기인 9월 상순 무렵 약충이 증가되면 그을음이 늘어 포도 상품성을 떨어뜨린다. 유기포도원의 알렉산드리아 같은 청포도 계통의 포도에서는 피해 증상이 뚜렷이 나타나 농가피해가 더욱 심하다. 본 연구는 가루깍지벌레의 피해를 줄이고자 식물로부터 유래하는 기피물질을 이용해 시설포도원에 적용하고자 수행하였다. 선발된 essential oils을 6월부터 8월까지 포도송이 줄기와 만나는 T자 줄기에 털실을 감고 0∼100㎕ 처리한 결과 100㎕ 처리시 기피효과가 높았으며, 6월부터 8월까지 처리한 결과 7월 중․하순에 처리하였을 때 기피효과가 가장 높게 나타났다.

Plant essential oils have been reported to show repellent, insecticidal and growth-reducing effect on many insect herbivores. Recently, it has been reported that plants synthesize secondary metabolites regulating insect juvenile hormone (JH) receptor complex as a part of their defense mechanisms. We tested 180 plant essential oil compounds using a yeast two-hybrid system transformed with the Aedes aegypti JH receptor as a reporter system. Among them, we identified 17 compounds that showing high JH agonist (JHA) or antagonist (JHAN) activities. They were grouped into 4 groups by their structural similarity and their insecticidal activity was tested against larvae of Aedes albopictus, Plutella xylostella, Plodia interpunctella and Laodelphax striatellus. These results could provide insights on the plant-insect coevolution and may be useful for the development of insect specific and safe pesticides.

Dental caries is the most common chronic disease in the dental field. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is the most important bacteria in the formation of dental plaque and dental caries. In a previous study, we confirmed that the essential oil of Chrysanthemum boreale has antibacterial activity against S. mutans. Alpha-pinene is one of the major chemical components of Chrysanthemum boreale essential oil. In the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of ɑ-pinene on cariogenic properties such as growth, acid production, biofilm formation, and bactericidal activity on S. mutans. Alpha-pinene at a concentration range of 0.25-0.5 mg/mL significantly inhibited the growth of S. mutans and acid production of S. mutans. Biofilm formation was significantly inhibited at > 0.0625 mg/mL ɑ-pinene, similar to the data from scanning electronic microscopy. Under confocal laser scanning microscopy, the bacterial viability was decreased by ɑ-pinene in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggested that ɑ-pinene may be a useful agent for inhibiting the cariogenic properties of S. mutans.

This study investigated the chemical composition of Petasites japonicus (S. et Z.) Maxim essential oil. During the period 2011~2013, P. japonicus (S. et Z.) Maxim plant was investigated for composition of the essential oil. Chemical composition and characteristic compounds of the essential oils from the aerial parts of the plant according to the crop year studied. The essential oils consisted of sesquiterpene compounds, which were the most abundant components. Samples collected in 2011 were found to be richer in oxygenated sesquiterpenes, while samples collected in 2012 and 2013 were richer in diterpene alcohols and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, respectively. Ninety-two compounds were identified in the P. japonicus (S. et Z.) Maxim essential oil of 2011, and caryophyllene oxide (20.49%), β-caryophyllene (10.28%), β-bisabolene (6.80%), and alloaromadendrene (6.50%) were the major compounds. Seventy-four compounds were identified in the plant essential oil of 2012, and phytol (17.22%), α-farnesene (15.31%), α-caryophyllene (9.93%), and β-caryophyllene (6.12%) were the major compounds. Ninety-two compounds were identified in the plant essential oil of 2013, and α-farnesene (22.42%), α- caryophyllene (21.49%), pentadecane (15.35%), and germacrene (5.70%) were the major compounds. The content of most of the chemical constituents varied significantly with different harvesting time. The content of α-caryophyllene and caryophyllene oxide was increased significantly from 2011 to 2013. The content of α-caryophyllene and isocaryophyllene was decreased significantly from 2011 to 2013.

본 연구는 개망초꽃 에센셜 오일의 항산화, 항균 및 항염 효능에 관하여 조사한 것이다. 개망 초꽃 에센셜 오일은 용매추출법으로 추출하였다. 개망초꽃 에센셜 오일의 항산화 효능은 ABTS 라디칼 소거능과 DPPH 라디칼 소거 효능 측정으로 확인하였다. ABTS 라디칼 소거 효과는 500 μg/ml 농도에 서 98.6%, DPPH 라디칼 소거는 48.3%로 좋은 효능을 나타내었다. 항균 활성은 S. aureus와 P. acnes, E. coli 균에 대하여 paper disc법과 최소저해농도(MIC)와 최소사멸농도(MBC)값을 측정하여 확인하였 다. S. aureus 균주에 대해서는 MIC 값과 MBC 값이 모두 0.31 mg/mL 농도에서 우수한 억제 효과를 나타내었다. P. acnes 균에 대해서는 disc법에서 14 mm의 clear zone 형성과 MIC, MBC에서 각각 0.31 mg/mL, 0.63 mg/mL로 좋은 억제 효과를 보였다. 항염 활성에 관련하여 NO 억제 측정에서도 농도 의존적으로 NO의 생성을 억제시킴을 확인하였고, pro-inflammatory cytokine인 TNF-α, IL-6 역시 농도 의존적으로 억제하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 개망초꽃 에센셜오일은 항산화, 항균 및 항염 효 능을 갖는 화장품 원료로서 개발 가능성이 있음을 시사한다.

This study investigated the chemical composition of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai essential oils collected using different extraction methods. The essential oils obtained by simultaneous steam distillation extraction (SDE) and hydrodistillation extraction (HDE) methods from the aerial parts of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Ninety-nine volatile flavor compounds were identified in the essential oil produced from Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai using the SDE method. These compounds were classified into eight categories in terms of chemical functionality: 26 hydrocarbons, 8 aldehydes, 36 alcohols, 7 ketones, 12 esters, 5 oxides and epixides, 4 acids, and a miscellaneous one. Spathulenol (15.66%) was the most abundant compound. Ninety-eight compounds including of 35 hydrocarbons, 6 aldehydes, 29 alcohols, 6 ketones, 10 esters, 4 oxides and epixides, 7 acids, and a miscellaneous one were identified in the essential oil from the plant using the HDE method. Hexadecanoic acid (24.74%) was the most abundant compound. The chemical composition of Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica Nakai essential oils extracted by SDE and HDE methods are characterized by high content of sesquiterpene alcohols and acids, respectively. The extraction methods may be influenced in the chemical composition of natural plant essential oils.

가루깍지벌레(Pseudococcus comstocki)는 노린재목 가루깍지벌레과로 포도원에서 나무껍질 사이에 알, 약충 및 성충으로 월동하고, 봄철 포도나무 수액이 이동할 즈음 활동을 시작한다. 개체수가 증가하는 7월 중순에 이동을 시작해 결과지와 봉지를 씌운 포도과실에서 흡즙하고 감로를 배설하여 그을음병을 유발한다, 7월 하순 ~ 8월 상순 경에 포도 과실 지경에 알을 낳으며, 포도 수확기인 9월 상순 무렵 약충이 증가함에 따라 그을음이 늘어 포도 상품성을 떨어뜨린다. 더욱이 유기포도원 의 알렉산드리아 같은 청포도계통의 포도에서 피해 증상이 뚜렷이 나타나 농가피해가 심하다. 본 연구는 가루깍지벌레의 피해를 줄이고자 식물로부터 유래하는 기피물질을 탐색하고자 수행하였다. 27종의 essential oils을 4 Choice Insect Olfactometer(4 CIO)의 2구를 이용해 후각검정을 실시한 결과 반응을 보인 8 essential oils을 1차 선발하였고, 8 essential oils을 4 CIO의 4구에 각각 5㎕, 10㎕, 15㎕, 무처리로 처리한 결과 Orange oil에서 73%의 기피효과를 보였으며, Castor oil, Gerarium oil, Thyme oil에서도 기피효과를 보였다.

The penetration-enhancing effect of a binary mixture of rosemary essential oil constituents, and its correlation to increased toxicity were investigated. GC-MS analyses revealed that the major constituents of rosemary essential oil were 1,8-cineole and camphor, and a binary mixture of them showed synergistic insecticidal activity via topical application in third instar larvae of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni. In the mixture, penetration of camphor was significantly enhanced both in vivo and in vitro, whereas that of 1,8-cineole did not change much compared to individual application. Injection into hemocoel of fifth instar larvae indicated that camphor was more toxic than 1,8-cineole, although it was less toxic than 1,8-cineole when applied topically. A possible mechanism for enhanced penetration of camphor by 1,8-cineole is reduced surface tension of the mixture. Contact angles of 50% acetonic solutions on a layer of beeswax showed that the surface tension of 1,8-cineole was lower than that of camphor. Another probable reason is a change of camphor from solid to liquid status, when mixed with 1,8-cineole. This is the first report attempting to explain the synergistic insecticidal interaction of essential oil components, from a physiochemical perspective.

This research was conducted to investigate the effect of essential oil (EO) from Artemisia Princeps Pampanini on quality of tomato during storage. EO was extracted by steam distillation and diluted by 1 and 2%. Total phenolic contents and antioxidative activities of EO were analyzed. Tomato was packaged corrugated box covered with polypropylene (PP) film containing EO (1 and 2%) and then stored at room temperature for 10 days. During storage, appearance, weight loss rate, soluble solid contents, pH and a (redness) value were measured for tomato. Total phenolic contents of EO increased in a dose-dependence. The DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities also showed a concentration-dependent increase. The weight loss rate was lowest using the film packaged in 1% EO. During the storage period, soluble solid contents and pH increased in all treatments. The a value increased regardless of EO concentration in films. Especially, tomato packaged with EO film showed a lower a value than non EO-packaged ones. This result suggests that application of EO to film is effective for tomato quality preservation.

갈색날개매미충(Pochazia shantungensis)은 현재 국내에 발생한 돌발해충으로 목본류 32종, 초본류 19종 등의 넓은 기주 작물에 산란 피해를 입히고 있다. 산림속에서 주로 서식하다 농경지로 유입되며, 산란시기가 농작물의 수확시기와 겹쳐 화학방제가 어려워 갈색날개매미충의 피해를 최소화하기 위해서는 산란기에 집중적으로 농가에 유입되는 성충들을 기피시켜 피해를 줄이는 방법이 최적일 것이라 판단된다. 본 연구는 식물로부터 유래하는 기피물질을 탐색하고자 수행하였다. 23종의 essential oil과 누리장나무 추출물을 Y-tube olfactometer를 이용하여 후각 검정을 실시한 결과 peppermint oil만이 80%이상의 기피효과를 보였다. Peppermint oil의 처리량에 따른 기피반응을 조사한 결과, 갈색날개매미충은 peppermint oil 0.1㎕, 0.5㎕, 1㎕처리시 기피율이 점차 높아졌으며 10㎕(76.47%) 처리량에서 높은 기피효과를 보였다. 실험에 사용된 peppermint oil의 성분 및 함량을 GC-MS기기로 분석한 결과 주요 성분들은 1,8-cineol(4.65%), menthone(23.84%), isomenthyl acetate(8.04%), menthol(53.69%) 등 monoterpene 화합물로 구성되어 있었다. 또한 주요 성분들은 단독적으로 기피효과를 야기하기보다는 각 성분들의 조성에 따른 시너지효과가 있을 것이라 판단되었다.

The toxicity of cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) and howood (Cinnamomum camphora) essential oils, and its constituents to adult western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis using leaf-dipping bioassay and vapour-phase toxicity bioassays. Both cypress and howood essential oils were toxic to western flower thrips. The most active principles were determined to be linalool, linalool oxide, cis-linalool oxide, trans-linalool oxide, camphor, and 1,8-cineole from cypress and howood essential oils. Linalool (24h LC50, 0.030 µg/cm2), linalool oxide (24h LC50, 0.036 µg/cm2), cis-linalool oxide (24h LC50, 0.043 µg/cm2), trans-linalool oxide (24h LC50, 0.045 µg/cm2), and camphor (24h LC50, 0.10 µg/cm2) were the most toxic. Potent toxicity was also observed with 1,8-cineole, a-pinene, d-limonene, a-terpinene, cinnamaldehyde, b-pinene, 3-carene a-terpineol, camphene, and terpineol (24h LC50, 0.33–0.65 µg/cm2). The spray bioassy of cypress and howood oil formulation (500 ppm) resulted in > 80% mortality toward western flower thrips population. Global efforts to reduce the level of toxic synthetic insecticides in the agricultural environment justify further studies on cypress and howood essential oil-derived materials as potential contact-action fumigants for the control of western flower thrips populations.

This study investigated the chemical composition of Artemisia princeps var. orientalis (Pampan) Hara (ssuk in Korea) essential oil and the quantitative changes of major terpene compounds according to the time of harvest. The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation extraction from the aerial parts of ssuk were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The essential oil composition of ssuk was characterized by higher contents of mono- and sesqui- terpene compounds. Ninety-nine volatile flavor compounds were identified in the essential oil from ssuk harvested in 2010, with camphor (11.9%), β-caryophyllene (9.11%), dehydrocarveol (8.51%), and borneol (7.72%) being the most abundant compounds. Eighty-three compounds were identified in the essential oil from the plant harvested in 2011, with borneol (12.36%), caryophyllene oxide (12.29%), β -caryophyllene (10.24%), camphor (9.13%), and thujone (8.4%) being the most abundant compounds. Eighty-four compounds were identified in the essential oil from the plant harvested in 2012, with β-caryophyllene (20.25%), caryophyllene oxide (14.63%), and thujone (11.55%) being the major compounds. Eighty-nine compounds were identified in the essential oil from the plant harvested in 2013, with thujone (23.11%), alloaromadendrene oxide (12.3%), and β-caryophyllene (11.48%) being the most abundant compounds. Thujone and aromadendrene oxide contents increased significantly from 2010 to 2013, while camphor and dehydrocarveol contents decreased significantly during those 4 years. The quantitative changes in these 4 compounds according to the time of harvest can served as a quality index for ssuk essential oil. The ecological responses to recent climate changes may be reflected in the chemical components of natural plant essential oils.

This study was aimed at assessing the fumigant toxicity to adult Thrips palmi and Orius strigicollis of basil (Ocimum basilicum) essential oil compounds and structurally related compounds using vapour-phase toxicity bioassays. Results were compared with those for dichlorvos. Against adult T. palmi, linalool (LD50, 0.0055 mg cm–3) was the most toxic fumigant and was 15.2–fold more effective than dichlorvos (0.0837 mg cm–3). Strong fumigant toxicity was also observed in pulegone (0.0095 mg cm–3), (±)-camphor (0.0097 mg cm–3) and 1,8-cineole (0.0167 mg cm–3). Moderate toxicity was produced by camphene, 3-carene, (–)-menthone, (+)-α-pinene, (+)-β-pinene, α-terpineol and (–)-α-thujone (0.0215–0.0388 mg cm–3). Against adult O. strigicollis, dichlorvos (LD50, 9.0 ×10–10 mg cm–3) was the most toxic fumigant, whereas the LD50 values of these compounds ranged from 0.0127 to >0.23 mg cm–3. Based upon selective toxicity ratio (STR, O. strigicollis LD50/T. palmi LD50), the compounds described (STR, 0.7–>10.7) are more selective than dichlorvos (STR, 10.8×10–9 mg cm–3). Basil oil compounds described merit further study as potential insecticides for control of T. palmi in greenhouses because of their generally lower toxicity to O. strigicollis and their greater activity as a fumigant than dichlorvos.