• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.317-323
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• 1996

Physicochemical characteristics of Cassia tora seeds roasted at different conditions were investigated. Intact Cassia tora seeds were composed of water 11.6% crude protein 13.1%, crude fat 4.4%, curde fiber 13.8%, N-free extract 47.2% and ash 4.9%. Stacking volume ratio was increased generally by swelling, but soluble solids were decreased by rosating process L and B values decreased conspicuously as roasting temperature increase, but $\Delta$E value increased. The content of anthraquinones was 1, 200mg% in unroasted Cassia tora seeds, it increased as roasting time and temperature increase and reached maxium amount at 19$0^{\circ}C$-30min, 21$0^{\circ}C$-20min. and 23$0^{\circ}C$-10min. agter that it decreased remarkably. Optimum roasting condition of Cassia tora seeds was 21$0^{\circ}C$-20min.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.240-246
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• 2008

Cassia tora L. seeds have previously been reported to reduce blood glucose level in human and animals with diabetes. In the present study, the effects of Cassia tora L. seed butanol fraction (CATO) were studied on postprandial glucose control and insulin secretion from the pancreas of the normal and diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by an i.p. injection of Streptozotocin (55 mg/kg BW) into the male Sprague-Dawley rats. The postprandial glucose control was monitored during a 240 min-period using a maltose loading test. In normal rats, rats fed CATO (20 mg/l00 g BW/d) showed lower postprandial glucose levels in all the levels from 30 min up to 180 min than those in the control rats without CATO (p<0.05). In diabetic rats, those levels in the CATO group seemed to be lower during the $30{\sim}180$ min, but only glucose level at 30 min showed significant difference compared to that in the control group. Moreover, CATO delayed the peak time of the glucose rise in both normal and diabetic rats in the glucose curves. On the other hand, when CATO was administered orally to the diabetic rats for 5 days, 12 hr fasting serum glucose level was decreased in the diabetic rats (p<0.05). Degree of a decrease in 12 hr fasting serum insulin levels was significantly less in the diabetic CATO rats as compared to diabetic control rats. On the last day of feeding, P cells of the pancreas were stimulated by 200 mg/dL glucose through a 40 min-pancreas perfusion. Amounts of the insulin secreted from the pancreas during the first phase ($11{\sim}20$ min) and the second phase ($21{\sim}40$ min) in the CATO fed diabetic rats were significantly greater than those in the diabetic control group (p<0.05). These findings indicated that constituents of Cassia tora L. seeds have beneficial effect on postprandial blood glucose control which may be partially mediated by stimulated insulin secretion from the pancreas of the diabetic rats.

• Mycobiology
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.104-106
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• 2001

Alternaria cassiae Jurair & Khan was recorded on seeds of sickle senna(Cassia tora L.). Seed infection ranged from $25{\sim}45%$ in two samples. Developing roots and shoots turn brown and died in case of severe infection. Detailed descriptions were given on the habit characters of the fungus and on the morphology of conidiophores and condia. This is the first report of A. cassiae on seeds of Cassia.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.657-660
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• 2013

The effects of roasting temperature and time on the antioxidant activities of Cassia tora L. were investigated. In comparison with raw seeds (7.15 mg TAE/g), roasted seeds contained a significantly higher total polyphenol content (p<0.05). However, seeds roasted at a higher temperature ($250^{\circ}C$) for 10 min showed a significantly lower total polyphenol content (2.30 mg TAE/g; p<0.05). The electron donating abilities of Cassia tora L. seeds increased with an increase in roasting time; further, seeds roasted for 5 min at lower temperatures showed higher electron donating abilities (80.61% at $175^{\circ}C$; 80.75% at $200^{\circ}C$) than did seeds roasted for 5 min at higher temperatures (76.26% at $225^{\circ}C$; 77.35% at $250^{\circ}C$). Seeds roasted at lower temperatures showed adequate L values, regardless of roasting time; by contrast, seeds roasted for 10 min at higher temperatures, showed markedly lower L values. Our results indicate that roasting temperature and time must be controlled to produce high-quality Cassia tora L. products.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.513-515
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• 1997

From the roasted seeds of Cassia tora L., a new naphthopyrone glycoside was isolated and characterized as 10-[${\beta}$-D-glucopyranosyl-$(1{\rightarrow}6)-O-{\beta}-D-$glucopyranosyl)oxy]-5-hydrox y-8-methoxy-2-methyl-4H-naphtho[1, 2-b]pyran-4-one(isorubrofusarin gentiobioside). Along with isorubrofusarin gentiobioside, alaternin and adenosine were isolated and identified.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.462-466
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• 1994

Radical scavenging principles on 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical were isolated from the seeds of Cassis tora L. Assignments of the^1H-{\;}and{\;}^{13}C-NMR$ data showed the active components to be an anthraquinone, alatemin nad two naphthopyrone glycosides, nor-rubro-fusarin-6-.betha.-D-glucoside(cassiaside) and rubrofusarin-6- -D-gentiobioside. Altemin showed more potent radical sacvenging effect than the others.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.394-399
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• 1998

결명자의 주용성분인 노르-루브로푸사린의 함량이 높은 추출물을 얻기 위하여 결명자분말을 0~100%의 에탄올수용액으로 추출하여 고농도의 노르-루브로푸사린을 함유하는 결명자 추출물을 제조하였다. 결명자추출물과 주요 함유성분인 노르-루브로푸사린은 항산화활성과 프리라디칼소거 작용을 나타내었으며, H2O2 유도 세포독성에 대해서도 억제적으로 작용하여 cyto-protective effect를 나타내었다. 또한 DNA crosslinking agent 인 mitomycin C 유도 소핵생성에도 결명자 70% 에탄올추출물과 노르-루브로파사린이 매우 높은 억제활성을 나타내었다. 따라서 결명자 추출물과 노르-루브로푸사린은 산소라디칼들에 의한 산화적 손상 및 DNA 손상 등에 억제적으로 작용하는 기전을 활용하여 항산화성 스트레스를 통한 항노화 , 암예방제로서의 응용가능성이 높은 물질로 판단되었다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.160-167
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• 1992

The growth of weeds and some other plants has been considered to be inhibited by sicklepod(Cassia tora L.) sharing the habitat. The study was conducted, for the first time, to propose that this phenomenon is not only due to competition for physical and nutritional conditions but also due to allelopathy. In addition, autotoxicity of sicklepod was examined. The results are summarized as follows. 1. Rice sheath length reduced progressively from 18 % to 36 % with increasing the concentration of treating aqueous extracts of sickle pod seeds, but rice germination was not affected. In contrast, radish hypocotyl length was not reduced by the aqueous extract treatment but radish germination was significantly reduced by 66 % at 1 : 10 and 1 : 5 treatment. 2. Total chlorophyll contents in rice seedling decreased from 50 % to 65 % by treatment of seed aqueous extracts diluted from 1 : 50 to 1 : 5 ratio. 3. Aqueous extracts of sicklepod leaves significantly reduced hypocotyl length and fresh weight in radish and germination in rice, but mung bean was slightly affected by aqueous extracts only in fresh weight. 4. Volatiles from fresh, immature seeds with husk reduced the radish germination and seedling growth and radish root growth appeared to be more sensitive to the exposure to volatiles from fresh immature seeds than both germination and hypocotyl growth. 5. Volatiles from sickepod leaves inhibited germination and growth of radish, rice and mung bean, and seedling growth was more sensitive to volatiles from leaves than germination. 6. Volatiles from sicklepod leaves reduced germination and radicle length of sicklepod itself. 7. Collectively, it is concluded that there are water-soluble and volatile substances responsible for allelopathy in sicklepod.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.124-128
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• 1995

The present study was conducted to elucidate nitrite scavenger derived from seeds of Cassia tora L. Methanolic extract of Cassia tora L was refractionated into ethyl ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and water farction, and nitrite scavenging abilities of these fractions were investigated. Among these fractions, ethyl acetate fraction had the strongest nitrite scavenging ability(97%/2 mg). Therefore, to further investigate nitrite scavenger, ethyl acetate fraction was fractionated by silica gel column chromatography with a chloroform-methanol($10:0{\sim}0:10$) and then compound A and B were isolated. Compound A had a stronger nitrite-scavenging effect than compound B. Therefore the further separation of compound A was carried out by HPLC(32% acetonitrile. 1 ml/min) using ${\mu}Bondapak$C18 column$(3.9{\times}300 mm)$ and finally compound A-1 was obtained from compound A. Compound A-1 had by far nitrite-scavenging ability as compared with that of ascorbic acid. Compound A-1 was identified as $nor-rubrofusarin-6-{\beta}-mono-D-glucoside$ from the profiles of UV, IR and $^1H-NMR$.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.315-319
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• 1990

In order to determine the optimum sowing date of Cassia tora L., ecological characters, components and yield were investigated under vinyl-mulching and non-mulching condition. Emergence date and maturation date of vinyl-mulching condition were earlier than those of non-mulching condition. especially with maturation date being about 30 days earlier, Under vinyl-mulching condition, length of stem and pod were longer, number of branches, pods and seeds per plant were increased, stem diameter was thicker, and weight of 1000 grains was heavier. Seed yield per 10a under vinyl-mulching was twice as high as that of non-nulching condition. As sowing date was delayed, the maturation date was progressively delayed. At sowing date of April 10, plants showed the longest in length of stem and pod, the largest in number of pods per plant and number of grains per pod, and the highest in weight of 1000 grains and seed yield. Judging from the results, optimum sowing of Cassia tora L. appeared to be April 10.