This study was conducted to investigate the total polyphenol, total flavonoid and the antioxidant activity in different origin and parts of Moringa olerifera cultivated in Cheorwon. The extraction yield from leaf, root and stem were 25.5, 23.0, 12.3%, respectively. The total polyphenol content was high in the leaf extracts (15.77 mg/g) followed by root extracts (11.23 mg/g) and stem extracts (3.50 mg/g) but the difference of origin was not observed. The total flavonoid content was high in the leaf extracts (14.78 mg/g) followed by stem (1.36 mg/g) and root (1.14 mg/g). The total flavonoid content of Philippines and Thailand leaf were statistically high compared to india leaf. The DPPH radical scavenging activity was high in the leaf extracts at the 1 mg/ml, 0.25 mg/ml but the difference of origin was not observed. The DPPH radical scavenging activity may be attributed to the presence of several compounds such as polyphenol and flavonoid. Hence consumption of diet supplemented with Moringa olerifera leaves could protect the human against diseases induced by oxidative stress.

Hunter's color value “a” in dried-persimmon of table and full ripe fruit was higher than that in unripe fruit. In case of soluble solid content, full ripe fruit was 50o Brix, the highest degree, while unripe fruit was 40o Brix, the lowest degree. PPO activation of unripe fruit was 4.7, which was higher than table-ripe fruit (0.7) and full ripe (1.0). Polyphenol oxidase activation remained even while drying, but there was no difference in PPO activation degree as drying period increased. Total phenol content of unripe fruit was 101.4, which was higher than table-ripe fruit (57.5) and full ripe fruit (67.4). Total phenol content level increased as drying period increased, which was based on fresh weight. Hardness of unripe and table ripe fruit continued to decrease until three weeks during softening. After that, hardness was high and it started drying. However, in full ripe fruit, hardness increased after two weeks and softening was fast during the drying period, and its weight reduction rate was lower than that of unripe and table ripe fruit.

This study compared the quality and antioxidant characteristics of commercial and traditional Doenjangs from various regions of Korea. The pH, salinity, and brix degree of the samples tested ranged from 4.61～6.36, 0.90～1.00% and 0.97～1.10 °Bx, respectively. The pH was highest for Doenjang made in the Jeonnam region. No significant differences in the salinity or brix degree of Doenjang from different regions of Korea were found(p>0.05). The L, a, and b-values for color of the Doenjang samples ranged from 52.92～55.00, 0.03～0.62 and －0.74～2.70, respectively. The total polyphenol content(TPC) ranged from 18.71～25.78 ㎎ GAE/㎖, and the 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) and 2, 2-azinobis(3-ethyl benzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid(ABTS) radical scavenging activities ranged from 6.43～14.38 and 2.46～7.08 ㎎ AE/㎖, respectively. The TPC was highest for Doenjang from Gyeongnam, while that from Gyeongbuk had the lowest content. The DPPH radical scavenging activity was highest for Doenjang from Jeonnam and lowest for Doenjang from Gangwon. The ABTS radical scavenging activities for Doenjang from Gyeonggi and Gyeongbuk were lower in comparison to samples from other regions. Consequently these results should provide better information for standardizing and improving the quality and functional activity of commercial Doenjang in Korea.

This study was executed to evaluate the phenolic content, DPPH radical scavenging rate, and the cytotoxic effect in human cancer cell, 3T3-L1 cell from C. lanceolata extracts at various ethanol concentration. Total polyphenol and flavonoid content of the C. lanceolata at various ethanol concentration showed the high amount in 70%, 100% ethanol extract. The DPPH radical scavenging activity progressively increased in a dose-dependent manner, and showed the highest in 100% ethanol extract. The cytotoxic effect against human cancer cell of the C. lanceolata was higher in 50% and 70% ethanol extracts. In particular, the cytotoxic effect in MCF-7 cell was relatively higher than in other cells. The IC50 (concentration causing 50% cell death) value showed the highest on MCF-7 cell (538.39 ㎍/㎖) in 70% ethanol extract, and exhibited significant activity against Hela cell (637.87 ㎍/㎖), Calu-6 cell (728.64 ㎍/㎖). The extract of 70% ethanol at 1,000 ㎍/㎖ exhibited a pronounced cytotoxic effect on 3T3-L1 cell comparable to that of the other extracts, and reduced in a concentration-dependent manner.

Background : Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) is an annual crop belonging to the polygonaceae family and cultivated in most of Asian and European countries. Nowadays, many people take interest in the utilization of buckwheat seed because of its high nutritional and pharmaceutical values. Especially, tartary buckwheat is drawing attention for its high rutin content, which is beneficial to health. Methods and Results :　Tartary buckwheat sprout (TBS) was powdered and two grams of powder was mixed with 4 ㎖ H2O in a glass petri disc (100 x 20 ㎜) and exposed to far infrared irradiation (FIR) at different temperature (80, 100, 120, 140, 160℃) for an hour each. Further, the FIR treated powdered sprout samples were suspended in 200 ㎖ of 80% ethanol (v/v) and kept overnight in a shaker at room temperature. The extracts were filtered through Advantec 5B Tokyo Roshi Kaisha Ltd., Japan and dried using a vacuum rotatory evaporator (EYLA N-1000, Tokyo, Japan) in a 40℃ water bath. Dried samples were weighed and kept at 4℃ for further analysis. Conclusion : Total polyphenol was evaluated by Folin-Ciocalteau assay and total flavonoid by aluminum nitrate colorimetric assay, while antioxidant properties were evaluated based on DPPH free radical scavenging activity, metal chelating property and total antioxidant capacity. This study showed that FIR treatment to TBS caused a decrease in total antioxidant capacity and metal chelation property. However, there was a slight increase in total polyphenol and total flavonoid content from 80 to 120℃. Similarly, DPPH free radical scavenging activity also increased in the same way as TP and TF in TBS. The HPLC result revealed that quercetin production was directly proportional to temperature, and the production (average 14.87 ㎎/g dw) of quercetin was highest at 120℃ (an hour’s treatment), which was 13.54 times higher than the control in TBS.

This study is focused on the evaluation of growth parameters, total polyphenol content (TPC), chlorophyll content as well as the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl) free radical scavenging activity of young barley seedling (YBS) affected by elicitation. Salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MJ), amino acid liquid fertilizer (ALF) and microbial metabolism activator (MMA) were used. Elicitation was conducted for two times and various concentrations were used in this study. The result revealed that, MJ 1 ml/L treated-YBS gave the longest seedling length of 1.33 cm, followed by the ones treated with SA 1.38 mg/L and ALF 2 ml/L, respectively. ALF 3 ml/L treatment gave the highest fresh weight of 10 seedlings, followed by MJ 5 ml/L and SA 13.8 mg/L treatment with 1.56 g, 1.55 g and 1.53 g respectively. SA 138.12 mg/L elicitor treated-YBS gave the highest Chl a, Chl b content of 8.57 μg/mg and 3.83 μg/mg, respectively while the highest carotenoid content was found in MJ ml/L treatment with 1.62 μg/mg. Among elicitor treated-YBS, SA showed better TPC. The highest TPC was found in SA 1.38 mg/L treatment with 18.82 mg/g TAE. Likewise, SA 1.38 mg/L showed the highest DPPH free radical scavenging activity among all the treatments. However, the lowest TPC was found in ALF 1ml/L treated-YBS with 9.46 mg/g TAE, which was even lower than the control (14.31 mg/g TAE).

효모를 이용한 발효천마와 비발효천마의 폴리페놀 함량과과 지표성분인 p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol(HBA) 함량 변화 및 항산화활성을 비교 분석하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 발효 전과 발효 후의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 각각 108.65, 389.99 mg/mL으로 나타내었으며, 지표성분인 HBA 함량은 발효 전 2.46 mg/g에서 발효 후 7.94 mg/g로 증가되었다. 비발효천마추출물과 발효천마추출물의 DPPH, ABTS, superoxide 라디칼 소거능을 비교한 결과 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 비발효천마추출물보다 발효천마추출물의 활성능이 높음을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히, superoxide 라디칼 소거능을 비교한 결과 발효천마추출물에서 20배 이상의 활성능이 증가되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 건천마를 발효할 경우 전자공여능 및 라디칼 소거능이 증가됨을 확인하였으며 향후 항산화소재로서의 이용가능성을 확인하였다.

본 실험은 인진으로 쓰이는 사철쑥과 더위지기의 항미생물활성을 검정한 것으로 추출용매에 따른 항미생물활성은 gram양성균 3종과 gram음성균 2종 모두에서 ethylacetate 추출물들이 ether추출물들보다 전반적으로 높았다. 실험미생물 중 B. subtilis와 B. cereus에 대한 추출물들의 활성이 다른 실험미생물에 비하여 강하게 나타났으며 더위지기 추출물들이 사철쑥 추출물들에 비하여 높은 활성을 보였다. 추출용매에 따른 최소저해농도는 ethylacetate추출물이 ether추출물보다 낮은 농도에서 대부분의 미생물들의 생육을 억제하였고, 더위지기와 사철쑥 부위별로는 잎과 줄기에서 잎에 비하여 낮은 농도에서 미생물들의 생육을 억제하였으며 더위지기 추출물들의 최소저해농도가 사철쑥 추출물들보다 낮았다.총 폴리페놀함량은 사철쑥 잎과 줄기 추출물에서 27.57 mg/g으로 가장 높게 나타났으며 대체로 잎과 줄기 추출물에서 잎 추출물에서보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다.

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 참취 추출물을 얻을 수 있었다. 마이크로웨이브 추출 시 최적 마이크로웨이브 에너지는 120∼150 W였고 추출시간은 4∼8분이 적당하였다. 추출에 사용한 용매들 가운데 에탄올, 메탄을 보다 물 그리고 물과 에탄을

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