• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.816-822
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• 2006

The antimicrobial and antioxidative effect of mechanical bamboo smoke distillate (MBSD) and traditional bamboo smoke distillate (TBSD) were investigated. Antimicrobial activity was demonstrated against all the microorganisms used in this experiment and was the higher in TBSD than in MBSD, with an activity concentration in the range 10-50 ${\mu}m/8$ mm paper disc. At the same concentration the antimicrobial activities of TBSD and MBSD was Gram positive bacteria>gram negative bacteria>Lactotobacillus>yeast. The minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of BSC was 1.0-7.3${\mu}L/mL$, and the maximum lethal concentration (MLC) was 26.7-116.7 ${\mu}L/mL$. The soybean oil oxidative stability increased with increasing BSD concentration. The induction periods of oil oxidation were 3.75, 4.57 and 12.06 days for the samples with BSD added at 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1.0%, respectively. The RAE in soybean oil with 0.5% BSD was evaluated to be 168.45%, being similar to that of the sample with 0.02% BHT.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.80-88
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• 2012

This study was conducted to clarify the antimicrobial effects and radical scavenging activities of the cosmetic compositions having the natural plant pigments, and to enhance the natural materials utilization of cosmetics. The antimicrobial activities of the fifteen kinds of cosmetic composition having natural plant pigments were evaluated using the agar diffusion method. Most of the cosmetic composition having the natural pigments showed the clear zone formation of growth inhibition against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aspergillus flavus. Especially, purple sweet potato, bitter melon, mulberry leaf and gromwell showed the higher antimicrobial activities. All the cosmetic compositions were evaluated for their antioxidant activity using DPPH radical scavenging capacity and nitrite scavenging ability activity. Both of the free radical DPPH and nitrite scavenging ability was the highest in the cosmetic compositions of onion peel, and these antioxidant activity was significant differences according to different plant pigments. In this study, we conjectured that the plant pigment had the potent biological activities, therefore these plant resources having functional components could be a good materials for development into source of natural cosmetics.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.495-501
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• 2011

Bacterial strains were isolated from forest soils of Halla mountain, Jeju island in Korea. The soil samples were collected at each altitude of 100m from 1,000 m above sea level. Total 398 strains were isolated and tested for their physiological characteristics of antagonistic and proteolytic activities, and auxin production. Among the isolates, 172 strains were selected as antifungal strains showing antagonistic activity against at least one of 8 plant fungal pathogens (Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Collectotrichum acutatum, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora capsici, Pythium ultimum and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum). In addition 203 strains for proteolytic activity and 26 strains for auxin production were characterized for further study. Je28-4 (Rhodococcus sp.) were showed 80% of control value against tomato gray mold in vivo. Thus, it is suggested that soil bacteria isolated from forest soils of Halla mountain can be important sources of bioactive compounds for improving plant growth or promising biocontrol agents.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.427-433
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• 2014

Ethanol and hot water extracts were prepared from Lindera obtusiloba Blume (LO) and Zanthoxylum piperitum DC (ZP) and used to evaluate their antimicrobial activities and thermal stability against six foodborne pathogens (3 gram-positive and 3 gram-negative bacteria). The antimicrobial activities were assessed using the agar diffusion method, and the thermal stabilities of extracts were examined after heat treatment at 60, 70, 80, and $100^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The zones of inhibition by the LO extract or the ZP extract of the tested microorganisms were in the range of 21-30 mm and 19-25 mm, respectively, at 100 mg/mL concentrations. The 60% ethanol extract and the hot water extracts from LO showed the strongest antimicrobial effects against MRSA and Staphylococcus aurues, respectively. For the extract from ZP, the strongest antimicrobial effect was shown against S. aurues by 60% ethanol, and the weakest antimicrobial effect was shown against E. coli by the hot water extracts. The ZP extracts showed that the gram-positive bacteria were more sensitive than gram-negative bacteria. For the thermal stability of the extracts, the antimicrobial effects stabilized after heat treatment. Overall, the data suggest that the extracts have a potential for application in various food products for which a natural antimicrobial additive is desired.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.102-108
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate antibacterial activity of extracts of Cordyceps spp.(Paecilomyces japonica and Cordyceps militaris), mugwort and pine needle. Fruiting body and mycelium of Cordyceps spp., mugwort and pine needle were extracted with water and 70% ethanol. Antibacterial activities of each extracts against 3 kinds of Gram positive (Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus) and 3 kinds of Gram negative pathogenic bacteria(Escherichia coli O157 : H7, Shigella sonnei and Salmonella typhimurium) were tested. The yields of water and ethanol extracts of fruiting body (39∼58%) were 2.4 ∼4.4 times higher than mycellium(9∼24%) in Cordyceps sup., while those of mugwort and pine needle were less than 9%. Ethanol extract of P. japonica mycelium(JFE) had antibacterial to S. monocytogenes at 1% level and ethanol extract of C. militaris fruiting body (MFE) had antibacterial to S. aureus at 3% level. Ethanol extract of mugwort was antibacterial against L monocytogenes and S. aureus at 1% level. Water extracts of Cordyceps spp.(P. japonica and C. militaris) and mugwort had no antibacterial activity against tested bacterial strains. Water extract of pine needle had antibacterial activity against all bacterial strains except E. coli and ethanol extract had antibacterial activity against all tested bacterial strains at 1% level. Pine needle extracts had the most wide antibacterial spectrum against bacterial strains used for this experiment. Growth inhibiting activities of pine needle extracts were higher in ethanol extract than water extract for most of tested bacteria in tryptic soy broth.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.269-277
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• 2015

Herbal plant extracts are good resources to find functional compounds for cosmetic ingredient. In this study, the extract of Areca semen (A. semen) was studied for melanogenesis inhibition and antioxidant activity. The results showed that ethyl acetate fraction of A. semen contained phenolic contents, $301.35{\pm}0.88{\mu}g/mg$, and exhibited potent antioxidant activity with $IC_{50}$ value of $1.02{\pm}0.07{\mu}g/mg$. Further, FRAP value exhibited potent antioxidant activity with $9.07{\pm}0.36mM$. Disk diffusion assay was performed for antibacterial activity. Ethyl acetate fraction of A. semen showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) at $80{\mu}g/mL$, whereas it showed no significant antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli (E. coli). The results of cell viability indicated that ethyl acetate fraction did not show cytotoxicity to B16/F1 cells at $80{\mu}g/mL$ and showed significant cytotoxicity at $100{\mu}g/mL$ of concentration and showed inhibition of melanin synthesis inhibitory, $29.78{\pm}0.31%$ at $80{\mu}g/mL$. Furthermore, mRNA expressions of tyrosinase and MITF were decreased after treatment with ethyl acetate fraction in a dose-dependent manner. As a result, the ethyl acetate fraction of A. semen could be considered as potential as whitening agents.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.331-337
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• 1990

An antitumor antibiotic named B-1123 substance was isolated from the culture filtrate of a new isolate fungus identified as Aspergillus terreus. The fermentation yield reached about 23 mg per liter of the broth. The B-1123 substance, chlorine containing antibiotic, has the molecular formular of $C_{17}H_{12}0_7C_{12}$. Its structure was determined to be geodin by spectroscopic data. It is active against some Gram-positive bacteria and it prolongs the life span of mice inoculated with Ehrlich carcinoma.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.200.2-201
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 생약재를 사용하여 부패에 관여하는 5종의 곰팡이(Aspergillus niger, Mucor miehei, Penicillium rugullosum, Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma reesei)에 대한 항 곰팡이 활성을 탐색하였다. 생약재의 물 추출물과 70% ethanol 추출물을 사용하여 5종의 곰팡이에 대한 항 곰팡이 활성을 측정한 결과, 물 추출물의 경우 갈근 추출물과 황련추출물에서 항 곰팡이 활성이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 갈근 물 추출물은 A. niger, M. miehei, P. rugullosum의 3가지 균종에 대해서 모두 높은 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타냈으며, 황련 물 추출물은 M. miehei의 균종에 대해서 높은 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타내었다. 70% ethanol 추출물의 항 곰팡이 실험 결과, 물 추출물보다 좋은 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타내었다. 특히, 계피의 70% ethanol 추출물에서는 A. niger, M. miehei, P. rugullosum, A. oryzae, T reesei의 5가지 균종에서 모두 우수한 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타냈으며, 이 외에도 감초의 70% ethanol 추출물에서는 A. niger균주에 대해, 육두구와 호장근 및 황련의 70% ethanol 추출물에서는 M miehei 균주에 대해 우수한 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타냈으며, 또한 초두구의 70% ethanol추출물에서는 T reesei 균주에 대해 좋은 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타내었다. 항 곰팡이 효능이 우수한 생약재를 선별하고 이들 생약재로부터 추출한 다양한 획분을 사용하여 농도별로 항 곰팡이 활성을 조사한 결과, 갈근의 물 추출물의 경우에는 4가지 균종에서 모두 높은 항균활성을 나타냈으며, 낮은 농도에서도 높은 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타내었다. 이 외에도 황련의 물 추출물은 M. miehei 균주에서 우수한 항 곰팡이 활성을 나타내었다. 생약재의 70% Ethanol추출물을 농도별로 제조하여 항 곰팡이 활성을 살펴 본 결과, 70% ethanol추출물에서는 계피와 파고지, 초두구, 황련이 항 곰팡이 활성이 우수하였으며, 특히 계피의 70% ethanol 추출물에서는 5가지 균종에서 모두 우수한 항 곰팡이 활성이 나타났다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.162-166
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• 2002

Two bithiazole-type antibiotics were isolated from the culture broth of a Myxococcus species which isolated from the marine sediment off the coast of Cheju Island, Korea. The structures of these metabolites were determined as KR025 and melithiazole F, previously reported bithiazoles, using combined spectroscopic methods. Both compounds showed an antifungal activity. In in vivo tests, these compounds exhibited potent controlling activities against tomato late blight, wheat leaf rust, and barley powdery mildew with control values more than 80% at a concentraton of 20 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.560-564
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• 2014

To investigate the natural antioxidant and antimicrobial phytochemicals from black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra MUNRO) leaves, the solvent fractions from crude methanol extract were made with n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and butanol, and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were determined. The antioxidant activities were examined by 1,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method and ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) method, and the antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus were tested by paper disc agar diffusion method. Total phenolic contents and total flavonoid contents of the solvent fractions were also determined. The ethyl acetate fraction with the highest total phenolic contents among all fractions showed the strong antioxidant activities by DPPH method and FRAP method, and antimicrobial activities against S. aureus at all test concentrations. Caffeic acid, ferulic acid, quercetin, and kaempferol were analyzed by HPLC in the ethyl acetate fraction from black bamboo leaves by the comparison with the standard chemicals. It is supposed that the ethyl acetate fraction from black bamboo leaves could be used as natural preservatives in the food industry.