Analysis of Index Component Content and Antioxidant Activity According to the Root Diameter of Angelica gigas Nakai

참당귀 뿌리 직경별 지표성분 함량 및 항산화 활성 분석

Abstract

Angelica gigas Nakai (AGN) is a traditional medicinal herb especially in Korea. It contains pyranocoumarins, which are major active components including decursin (D) and decursinol angelate (DA). This study was carried out to determine the change in active component content and antioxidant activity depending on the root diameter of AGN. Several processing steps are involved to use AGN roots as medicine. The dried AGN roots are divided into body (B), thick root (TkR), medium root (MR) and thin root (TnR) according to their diameter before cutting into medicine. The recovery rates of each root parts per 100 kg were measured as $32.3{\pm}2.5$, $9.0{\pm}1.0$, $39.3{\pm}2.1$ and $15.0{\pm}1.0%$, respectively and the mean diameters were measured as $51.95{\pm}4.55$, $7.05{\pm}0.89$, $2.88{\pm}0.49$ and $1.57{\pm}0.32mm$. Two index components, D and DA, were analyzed. The change of both D and DA content showed a similar tendency. Both D and DA content were increased as the root diameter decreased (higher in TnR). In addition, antioxidant activity was higher in B and TnR, and lower in TkR and MR than control. This study showed that the thinner the root diameter, the higher the D and DA content in AGN roots and that TnR has excellent antioxidant activity compared to other root parts, suggesting that the thinner root part of AGN could be used as a potential material.

본 연구는 참당귀 뿌리의 가공 과정을 통해 분류되는 신, 대미, 중미, 세미 부위에서 지표성분과 항산화 활성을 분석함으로써, 약재로 이용되지 않는 세미 부위의 부산물 활용가능성을 평가하기 위해 수행하였다. 참당귀 뿌리의 가공 시 세미 부위의 회수율은 100kg당 $15{\pm}1.0%$로 비교적 많은 부분을 차지하였다. 지표성분 함량은 참당귀 뿌리의 직경이 작을수록 증가하는 경향성을 나타내었으며, 세미 부위에서 decursin ($4.42{\pm}0.27%$)과 decursinol angelate ($4.46{\pm}0.28%$)의 함량이 가장 높았다. 항산화 활성도 뿌리의 직경이 작아질수록 증가하는 경향성을 나타내었으며, 세미 부위의 항산화 활은 유통되는 한약재와 유사하거나 우수하였다. 세미의 지표성분 함량 및 항산화 활성의 우수성과 회수율을 고려하면, 참당귀 부산물인 세미를 건강기능성 식품, 화장품 등의 추출물 원료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

Fig. 1. HPLC chromatogram of decursin (A), decursinol angelate (B), Angelica gigas root (C).

Table 1. Experimental conditions of HPLC

Table 2. Recovery yield, mean diameter and water content of Angelica gigas root parts

Table 3. Decursin and decursinol angelate content of Angelica gigas root parts

Table 4. DPPH free radical scavenging activity of Angelica gigas root parts

Table 5. ABTS free radical scavenging activity of Angelica gigas root parts