• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.577-583
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• 1998

Methanol extracts of Commelina communis, a Korean wild edible plant showing hypoglycemic effect on diebetic rats were fractionated systematically by hexane, chloroform, butanol, and water, and these four fractions were administered orally to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect. The butanol and water fractions of Commelina communis lowered blood glucose levels of diebetic rats at a dose of 500 mg/kg/day. Administration of each fraction except that of chloroform increased the plasma protein levels. Liver protein levels were significantly higher in the butanol- and water fraction-fed groups. The results suggest that the butanol fraction of Commelina communis has hypoglycemic effect on diabetic rats and the intake of Commelina communis may be beneficial for the management of diabetes mellitus.

• Mycobiology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.57-58
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• 2011

Stem rot was found for the first time on the Asiatic dayflower plant (Commelina communis L.) in Korea. A detailed description of this Korean specimen is given, along with its rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequence. The fungus was identified as Sclerotium rolfsii Saccardo based on mycological characteristics and molecular data.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.220-223
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• 1992

The methanolic extract of Commelina communis (aerial part) showed antibacterial activity against a cariogenic bacterium, Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176. The active principles were identified to be $\beta$-carboline alkaloids, 1-carbomethoxy-$\beta$-carboline, norharman and harman, which were bactericidal in the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of $100\;\mu{g/ml}$ against the strain.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.174-176
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• 1991

동아(Benincasa hispida(Thunb) Cogn)와 달개비 (Commelina communis L.)의 종자, 잎 및 줄기등을 공시재료로 하여 몇가지 효소에 대한 전기영동적 특성을 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다 1. Esterase isozyme의 pattern은 band수나 Rf값에서 현저한 차이를 나타냈으며 동아의 육질에서는 단 1개의 band가 출현하였다. 2. Peroxidase isozyme은 동아의 육질에서 4개의 band가 출현하였으나, 달개비의 줄기에서는 band 가 전혀 없었다. 3. Amylase isozyme의 전기영동대는 동아의 종자 및 육질에서만 각각 1개씩 뚜렷한 band를 나타냈다.

• 약학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 1990

The alkaloidal constituents of Commelina communis(Commelinaceae) were investigated. From the ether soluble alkaloidal fraction, three ${\beta}-carboline$ type alkaloids were isolated by chromatographic purification process. Their chemical structures were identified as $1-carbomethoxy-{\beta}-carboline$, norharman and harman from the physicochemical data, which were newly isolated from this plant.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2009

닭의장풀(Commelina communis L. Dayflower) 추출물의 미백효능을 확인하기 위하여 B16 melanoma 세포를 이용하여 melanin 생성에 관련된 다양한 실험을 실시하였다. 닭의장풀 추출물은 버섯 tyrosinase 활성 실험에서 저해 효과를 보이지 않았으나, melanin 생성 저해효과를 나타내었다. B16-F10 멜라노마 세포를 이용한 활성시험 결과에서, 닭의장풀 추출물은 1,000 ${\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 약 32%의 멜라닌 생성을 억제하였으며, 세포내 티로시나제 활성 억제 능도 우수하여 닭의장풀 추출물 250 ${\mu}/mL$ 이상의 농도에서 50% 이상의 저해 효과를 보였다. 추출물의 생성 기작에 대한 영향을 조사한 결과, melanin 합성의 key protein 인 tyrosinase 발현의 우수한 저해 능력을 보였고, tyrosinase related protein-1 (TRP-1)의 발현 억제와 tyrosinase related protein-2 (TRP-2)의 N-glycosylatin 억제를 통해 melanin 합성이 억제되는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 닭의장풀 추출물은 melanin 합성에 필수적인 효소(tyrosinase, TRP-1)의 발현 저해 및 TRP-2의 N-glycosylation 억제를 통해 미백 효과를 나타내는 것으로 확인되었으며, 이에 따라 본 추출물은 melanin 합성의 효소 경로를 저해하는 미백 소재로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2005

In the present study, we investigated the tolerance of Commelina communis to growth in Cu-contaminated soil and water We examined the germination rate, root and shoot growth of seedlings, fresh biomass in soil and water, and ability to eliminate Cu. We found that C. communis eliminated 41% of Cu in soil containing 50 mg Cu/kg and removed over 50% of Cu from water containing 100 mg Cu/L Cu. In addition, the plants could accumulate 90 mg Cu/g when grown in soil containing 50 mg Cu/kg and 140 mg Cu/g when grown in soil containing 100 mg Cu/kg thus higher levels of Cu removal were observed in soils containing higher Cu concentrations. In water, the maximal accumulation rate was 4.9 mg Cu/g root and 1.2 mg Cu/g shoot in water containing 20 mg Cu/L, and 7 days after exposure, Cu absorption saturated. Further, the growth rate of C. communis was not affected by up to 100 mg Cu/kg in the soil. Therefore, the phytotoxic effect of Cu on plants increased as the concentration of Cu was raised, although to different extents depending on whether the Cu was in soil or water. Overall, Cu removal from soil by C. communis was most effective at 100 mg Cu/kg in soil and 10 mg Cu/L in water. Finally, we identified two peaks of Cu-binding ligands in C. communis. Which is a high molecular weight peak (HMWL) at 60 kDa (Fraction 17 to 25) and a Cu binding peptide peak at <1 kDa (Very low molecular weight ligand: VLMWL). Cu-binding peptide (Cu-BP) was observed to have an amino acid composition typical of phytochelations.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.506-511
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• 2014

Commelina communis Ledeb is a widely used medication for the treatment of antidiabetic, antioxidant and hypoglycemic agent in Korea. Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH) is a major factor to stimulate melanin synthesis in the skin. The purposes of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of extract from Commelina communis Ledeb (ECC) on ${\alpha}$-MSH-stimulated melanogenesis in B16F10 cells. ECC suppressed melanin synthesis and intracellular tyrosinase activity in B16F10 cells or ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced B16F10 cells in a dose dependent manner. In study on the melanogenic protein expressions, it had especially influence on expressions of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein (TRP-1). Tyrosinase and TRP-1 expressions were gradually decreased in a dose-dependent. Additionally, the extract also decreased the ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced over-expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1. This results show that the anti-melanogenic activity of ECC is correlated with the suppression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 protein expressions in B16F10 cells.

• 생약학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.225-232
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• 1991

The hypoglycemic and metabolic effects of Commelina communis L. extract were investigated in alloxan-diabetic rats. The increased blood glucose level in the diabetic rats was significantly lowered and the loss of body weight in the diabetic rats was recovered with the treatments of the crude extract. Administration of the extract elicited the significant increase of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and liver weight which were decreased in the alloxan-treated rat serum and liver. On the other hand, the kidney weight and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity were increased in the alloxan treated rat kidney and were potentiated by the treatment of the extract. In both liver and kidney, together with serum, alkaline phosphatase and ATPase activities were increased in the alloxan diabetic rats and were not recovered, rather potentiated by the administration of the extract.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.78-84
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• 2002

The effects of light and darkness on stomatal aperture and guard cell apoplastic pH in the intact leaf and in the isolated epidermal strips of Commelina communis have been investigated. Stomata in the intact leaf opened wide in the light. In contrast, stomata in the isolated epidermal strips did not respond clearly to light. To eucidate the relationship between the stomatal aperture and the guard cell apoplastic pH, apoplastic pH was measured. In the light the guard cell wall of intact leaf was acidified by pH 1.9 units, falling from pH 7.3 to pH 5.4 in the first 10 minutes. On the contrary, apoplastic pH of isolated epidermal strips changed slowly from pH 7.3 to pH 6.9 at 20 min. Stomata in the intact leaf closed rapidly in the dark. On the other hand, stomata in the isolated epidermal strips failed to close in dark. There was a slow increase in apoplastic pH on transfer to the dark after incubation for 1.5 h in the light and the level observed before the experiment was regained after around 40 min. When the isolated epidermal strips were transferred to the dark, apoplastic pH maintained a uniform level of around pH 7.2-7.4. These results indicate that the mechanism of stomatal opening and closing from isolated epidermal strips and intact leaves could be different.