• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2016

This study describes the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and melanogenesis inhibition activities of methanol extract and various organic solvent fractions of Arecae Pericarpium. We examined the inhibition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 cells, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazine (DPPH) scavenging activity, mushroom tyrosinase inhibition activity and melanin contents. The study showed that, among all tested fractions, methylene chloride fraction showed the strongest inhibition of LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells ($IC_{50}$ value $8.89{\mu}g/mL$) and DPPH radical scavenging activity ($EC_{50}$ value $21.39{\mu}g/mL$). Methylene chloride and ethyl acetate fractions similarly inhibited mushroom tyrosinase activity. Methanol extract exhibited strongest reduction of melanin content in B16F10 melanoma cells. Based on the bioactivity assay results, methylene chloride and ethyl acetate fractions were further separated. Eight phenolic compounds were isolated, which are dimeric syringol (1), catechol (2), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (3), vanillin (4), 4-hydroxyacetophenone (5), apocynin (6), protocatechuic acid (7) and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (8). Among the isolated compounds tested, catechol showed the strongest inhibition of LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells. Catechol also showed the concentration-dependent NF-${\kappa}B$ inhibition activity. Arecae Pericarpium might have potentials to be developed as anti-inflammatory agent or dermatological product for skin-whitening agent.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.110-110
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• 2022

Scrophularia koraiensis Nakai (S. koraiensis) has used its roots as traditional herbal medicine. Some research is reported to be effective in allergic inflammation and osteoporosis. In a present study, we conducted to investigate the bioactivity of the ethanol extract of S. koraiensis (ESK) on the inhibition of melanogenesis and the apoptosis of melanocytes. We analyzed Harpagoside of ESK by using LCMS and HPLC-PDA and investigated the regulation of ESK on reactive oxygen species. Also, the expressions of melanin synthesis-related factors and apoptosis-related factors were confirmed. As a result, the quantification results of quercetin and rutin in ESK were 77.2 and 7.4 mg/g. IC₅₀ on DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity is 33.1 and 9.5 ug/mL. ESK attenuated not only the expression of tyrosinase, TYRP-1, TYRP-2, and MITF in melanogenesis. It is thought that ESK may be effective in the inhibition of melanogenesis through MAPK cell signaling pathway in melanocytes. These study results suggest that ESK has the ability to inhibit melanin production and induce apoptosis.

• 생약학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.343-351
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the whitening effect of aerial part of Pueraria lobata and mechanisms. Aerial part of Pueraria lobata, dose-dependently reduced the melanin content. Aerial part of Pueraria lobata, significantly decreased cellular tyrosinase activity, while there was not any effect on tyrosinase in cell-free conditions. To elucidate the mechanisms behind the aerial part of Pueraria lobata, treated melanogenesis regulation, the expressions of melanogensis related genes, proteins, and the activity of ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ were determined. Aerial part of Pueraria lobata, significantly inhibited gene and protein levels of MITF, tyrosinase and TRP-1. It suppressed the ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, leading to inhibition on the maturation of tyrosinase. Also aerial part of Pueraria lobata, was observed to have the high antioxidant activity. These results suggested that whitening effect of aerial part of Pueraria lobata, should be due to the down-regulation of MITF, tyrosinase and TRP-1 expression and the intercepting maturation of tyrosinase through suppressing ${\alpha}-glucosidase$. Another should be the high anti-oxidant activity. The findings show the possibility that aerial part of Pueraria lobata, can be used as a potential skin-whitening agent.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2017

본 연구는 잣나무(Pinus koraiensis) 잎을 열풍건조, 음지건조, 동결건조하여 물과 80 % ethanol을 추출용매로 사용하여 추출물이 미용식품의 소재로서의 기능성을 증명하고자 실시하였다. Total phenolic compounds는 WE에서는 17.93 mg/g로 음지건조가 가장 높았고, EE에서도 20.63 mg/g로 음지건조 추출물이 가장 높은 용출량을 나타내었다. DPPH, ABTS radical 전자공여능 측정 결과, WE는 열풍건조에서 90.45, 99 %, EE에서는 음지건조가 96.2, 99 %의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. PF 측정 결과, 음지건조 잣나무 잎 추출물에서 WE는 9.63 PF, EE에서는 10.48 PF의 결과를 나타내었고, TBARs 측정 결과, 동결건조 잣나무 잎의 WE에서 82.07 %와 음지건조 잣나무 잎의 EE에서는 89.39 %의 가장 높은 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 주름개선 효과를 측정 결과, elastase 저해 활성은 동결건조 잣나무 잎 EE에서 71.46 %, collagenase 저해 활성은 음지건조 잣나무 잎의 EE에서 97.48 %로 가장 높은 저해 활성을 나타내었다. Melanin 생합성을 억제할 수 있는 tyrosinase 저해 활성은 음지건조 잣나무 잎의 EE 저해 활성이 63.03 %로 가장 높았다. 이러한 결과로 폐자원으로 여겨지는 잣나무 잎을 음지건조 하였을 때 항산화능뿐만 아니라, 주름 및 미백 활성이 특히 높은 것으로 보아 향후 잣나무 잎이 기능성 미용 소재 산업에 활용가치를 기대할 수 있었다.