Evaluation of the Biological Activity Affected by Extracting Solvents of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

로즈마리(Rosmarinus officinalis L.) 극성별 용매 추출물의 생리활성 검증

Abstract

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is widely used as a food material. Although various physiological activities of rosemary have been reported, there have been no studies on the physiological activity of solvent extracts with different polarities. Rosemary extracts were obtained by extraction of dried powder using 0%, 25%, 50%, 70%, and 95% ethanol (EtOH) in distilled water, methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane. As these ratios of EtOH are generally chosen by default and scarcely optimized, we investigated the impact of the composition of EtOH in distilled water on extract-related characteristics, such as DPPH free radical scavenging and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition, on the differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes and inhibition of tyrosinase. Adipogenesis inhibition was highest at 70% EtOH. DPPH scavenging activity and inhibition of tyrosinase activity were reduced with 50% EtOH in water. However, inhibition of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity was higher in 50% EtOH in water. The best solvents in terms of DPPH scavenging activity, inhibition of tyrosinase and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase, and differentiation of adipocytes obtained with different concentrations of EtOH, although a lower similar activities were found with 50% ethanol. Considering the extraction solvents, a ratio of EtOH in water gives different content and constituents of compounds. These differences will give activities inhibition of adipogenesis, tyrosinase, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity, and DPPH scavenging activity.

로즈마리(Rosmarinus officinalis L.)는 식품소재로서 널리 사용되고 있으며 다양한 생리활성이 보고되어 있다. 그러나 극성이 다른 용매 추출물의 상호작용과 생리활성에 관한 연구는 잘 정립되어서 보고되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 로즈마리 분말을 hexane, EtOAc, MeOH 그리고 95%, 70%, 50% 또는 25% EtOH 및 물로 추출한 다음, 각각의 용매 추출물의 항산화, 항비만, 항 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 및 미백효과 등을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 로즈마리 추출물의 항산화 및 tyrosinase 저해 효과는 비교적 극성이 높은 50% EtOH, 25% EtOH 및 증류수 추출물이 가장 효과가 좋았다. 그러나 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성억제는 EtOH의 농도가 높은 50~95%와 MeOH 추출물에서 효과가 가장 좋았다. 지방세포의 분화억제는 70% EtOH로 처리시에 가장 효과가 좋았으며, EtOH의 농도가 70% 보다 증가하거나 감소하였을 경우에는 농도에 비례하여 감소하였다. 본 실험의 결과 최적의 추출용매는 항산화, tyrosinase 저해, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성억제 및 지방세포의 분화 억제 등의 질환에 따라서 차이가 있었다. 이러한 추출용매를 고려하면 추출용매에 따라서 최적의 생리활성 성분의 종류와 함량이 차이가 있고 이로 인하여 생리활성 효과도 달라진 것으로 생각된다.

Fig. 1. The process of inducing cell adipogenesis and drug treatment.

Fig. 2. Rosemary extracts inhibited adipogenesis in the 3T3-L1 cell line. The 3T3-L1 cell line was maintained in DMEM containing 10% FBS, 25 mM NaHCO₃ and 25 mM HEPEs (culture medium) and adipogenesis was induced with culture medium including 10 μM rosiglitazone, 10 μg/ml insulin and 1 μM dexamethasone (differentiation medium). All extracts were treated 50 μg/ml throughout the induction period. Cells were stained with oil red O for photography (A), after which the oil red O was dissolved using iso-propanol and the OD value was determined (B). Pictures were taken at 200× (A). Values are presented as the mean ± SD (n=3).

Fig. 3. Inhibitory effect of tyrosinase in Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaf and stem powder extracts. Kojic acid used as positive control is percent at 50 μg/ml. Results are presented as mean ± SD of three independent experiments.

Table 1. Inhibitory effect of DPPH scavenging in Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaf and stem powder extracts

Table 2. Inhibitory effect of α-glucosidase in Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaf and stem powder extracts