• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2024

Oxygen is necessary to sustain life, but reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by oxygen metabolism can cause mutations and toxicity. ROS can damage cellular macromolecules, leading to oxidative stress, which can accelerate cell death and aging. ROS generated in food affect the taste, color, and aroma of food, and high levels of ROS in meat can cause spoilage. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) plays an important role in scavenging ROS in food and reducing their toxicity to organisms. SOD exerts its antioxidant effect by catalyzing the breakdown of O₂-• to H₂O₂. As a natural antioxidant, SOD has the ability to regenerate and maintain its activity over a long period of time without depletion, unlike chemical antioxidants that may have side effects or stability issues. This antioxidant effect of SOD has great potential in a variety of industries, and in the food industry it can be utilized to improve product quality and provide safe and healthy products to consumers. By disrupting the SOD2 and SOD3 genes in Candida albicans, we studied the effects of SOD2 and SOD3 genes on the antioxidant system, suggesting its potential as a natural antioxidant.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.322-330
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• 2005

The plant Bryonia laciniosa (Family: Cucurbitaceae) has been indicated for the treatment of various diseases one among which is cancer. The purpose of this study was investigating experimentally the possible anti-tumor effect and antioxidant role of Bryonia laciniosa leaves in animal model. The methanol extract of Bryonia laciniosa (MEBL) administered at the doses of 62.5, 125 and 250 mg/kg in mice for 14 days after 24 h of tumor inoculation. The effect of MEBL on the growth of transplantable murine tumor, life span of EAC bearing mice, hematological profile and liver biochemical parameters (lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes) were estimated. Treatment with MEBL decreased the tumor volume and viable cell count thereby increasing the life span of EAC bearing mice and brought back the hematological parameter more or less normal level. The effect of MEBL also decreases the levels of lipid peroxidation and increased the levels of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). The present work indicates that the methanol extract of Bryonia laciniosa exhibited significant antitumor and antioxidant activity in vivo.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2007

Free radicals are known to play important role in pathophysiology of hepatic disorders and antioxidants are employed along with other chemotherapeutic agents in treatment of such diseases. In search of natural antioxidant, successive extracts of Hypericum (H.) hookerianum (Family: Hypericaceae) were evaluated by in vitro and in vivo methods. Extracts of aerial parts of H. hookerianum were subjected for 1,1-diphenyl 2-picryl hydrazyl radical scavenging activity (DPPH assay), nitric oxide radicals scavenging assay and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay. Methanolic extract was found to be more active than other extracts in DPPH and in vitro TBARS assay with $IC_{50}$ at 5.82 ${\pm}$ 1.33 ${\mu}g/ml$ and 49.78 ${\pm}$ 3.79 ${\mu}g/ml$ respectively. While petroleum ether extract showed more potentials in scavenging the nitric oxide radicals with $IC_{50}$ 220.97 ${\pm}$ 2.69 ${\mu}g/ml$. The administration of $CCl_{4}$ to the control animals caused decrease in the level of catalase and superoxide dismutase, together with significant increase in the level of TBARS in liver and kidney. Reversal of these changes towards normal group was observed by administration of H. hookerianum methanolic extract at 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight, while other extracts were found to be less active.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2005

소프트 콘택트렌즈용 합성 보존제로서 시중에 널리 알려진 B사의 R제품과 천연 보존제인 나린진이 가토안의 각막 상피와 내피에 미치는 영향을 주사전자현미경을 통하여 관찰하였다. 나린진의 주성분은 자몽씨 추출물로서 이는 항산화를 일으키는 Flavonoid의 구성성분 중 하나로 식품과 화장품의 보존제로서도 이미 많이 사용되고 있다. 합성 보존제의 독성은 배양된 세포에서 MTT 분석과 LDH leakage 분석을 통하여 발표된 바는 있으나 가토안의 각막에 합성 보존제와 천연 보존제를 직접 안구에 투여하여 관찰한 예는 없었다. 이에 본 연구는 가토안의 각막에 일주일간 천연보존제인 나린진과 합성 보존제인 B사의 R제품을 안구에 각각 투여한 다음 Rose bengal staining 후, 광학카메라를 통하여 독성을 관찰 하였으며 안구를 적출하여 처리 후, 주사전자현미경을 통하여 각막상피와 내피의 손상정도를 형태학적으로 분석하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2011

Free radical scavenging and antioxidants have attracted attention as a way to prevent the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study was carried out to investigate the effects of n-hexane fraction from Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae) leaves (HFL) on dopamine (DA)-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Compared with apomorphine (APO, $IC_{50}=18.1\;{\mu}M$) as a positive control, the HFL $IC_{50}$ value for DA-induced apoptosis was $3.0\;{\mu}g/ml$, and two major compounds from HFL, costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone, were $7.3\;{\mu}M$ and $3.6\;{\mu}M$, respectively. HFL and these major compounds significantly inhibited ROS generation in DA-induced SH-SY5Y cells. A rodent 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of PD was employed to investigate the potential neuroprotective effects of HFL in vivo. 6-OHDA was injected into the substantia nigra of young adult rats and an immunohistochemical analysis was conducted to quantitate the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons. HFL significantly inhibited 6-OHDA-induced TH-positive cell loss in the substantia nigra and also reduced DA induced $\alpha$-synuclein (SYN) formation in SH-SY5Y cells. These results indicate that HFL may have neuroprotective effects against DA-induced in vitro and in vivo models of PD.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1459-1462
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• 2009

Two new flavone glycosides, giraldiin A and B, together with three known compounds, annulatin, myricetin 3-O-$\alpha$- L-rhamnopyranoside and gallic acid, were isolated from the ethanol extract of the root of Pteroxygonum giraldii Damm. et Diels. The structures of giraldiin A and B are designated as 3'-($\alpha$-L-arabinopyranosyloxy)-4',5,5',7- tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyflavone and 4'-($\beta$-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5,5',7-trihydroxy-2',3-dimethoxyflavone, respectively, on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analyses. The free radical scavenging activity of giraldiin A was evaluated by decolouring spectrophotometry of pentamethine cyanine dye (Cy5) with $Fe^{2+}-H_2O_2$ Fenton radical generating system. The results indicated the hydroxyl free radical scavenging activity of giraldiin A (E$D_{50}$ = 23.7 nmol/mL) is higher than that of some known antioxidants such as rutin, puerarin, daidzein and 2,6-di-tertbutyl-4-methylphenol.

• ALGAE
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.317-329
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• 2022

Carotenoids are effective antioxidants that are found in various photosynthetic organisms. Marine microalgae are an advantageous bioresource for carotenoid production because they do not compete with other crops for freshwater and arable land. This study reports a newly isolated Dunaliella strain from the Geumhong Saltpan on Yeongjong Island, West Sea, Korea. The new strain was isolated and classified as Dunaliella salina through phylogenetic analysis and was named the OH214 strain (Deposit ID: KCTC14434BP). The newly isolated strain can survive in a wide range of NaCl concentrations (0.3-5.0 M NaCl), but grows well in 0.6 to 1.5 M NaCl culture medium. Under high-light conditions (500 ± 10 μmol photons m^-2 s^-1), the cells accumulated three times more β-carotene than under low-light conditions (50 ± 5 μmol photons m^-2 s^-1). The cells accumulated 2.5-fold more β-carotene under nitrogen-deficient (1 mM KNO₃) conditions (3.24 ± 0.36 ㎍ 10⁶ cells^-1) than in nitrogen-sufficient conditions (>5 mM KNO₃). The lutein content under nitrogen-deficient conditions (1.73 ± 0.09 ㎍ 10⁶ cells^-1) was more than 24% higher than that under nitrogen-sufficient conditions. Under the optimized culture condition for carotenoid induction using natural seawater, D. salina OH214 strain produced 7.97 ± 0.09 mg g DCW^-1 of β-carotene and 4.65 ± 0.18 mg g DCW^-1 of lutein, respectively. We propose that this new microalga is a promising strain for the simultaneous production of β-carotene and lutein.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.346-350
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• 2017

본 연구는 잘피 추출물로부터의 항산화 효과를 알아보았다. 총 폴리페놀 함량에서는 에탄올 추출물과 물 추출물이 각각 2.12 mg/g, 3.88 mg/g으로 측정되었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능의 경우 에탄올 추출물이 1 mg/ml농도에서 94%로 물 추출물보다 더 높았으며 환원력은 두 추출물 모두 농도의존적인 경향을 나타냈다. 금속봉쇄력의 경우 물 추출물이 에탄올 추출물 보다 더 높았고 rancimat에 의한 산화도 측정 시 에탄올 추출물이 1 mg/ml농도에서 66%로 물 추출물보다 더 높았음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 잘피 추출물이 식품산업에서 천연항산화제로서 사용이 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2003

천연 항산화제인 tocopherol과 rosemary, tea polyphenol 을 아몬드 크래커에 첨가하여 $25^{\circ}C$와 35$^{\circ}C$에서 70일 동안 저장하면서 저장기간에 따른 항산화 효과를 살펴보았다 과산화물가를 측정하여 품질평가를 한 결과 $25^{\circ}C$에서는 rosemary 가 가장 우수한 항산화력을 보여주었고, 35$^{\circ}C$에서는 tea polyphenol이 우수하였다. 저장하는 동안 아몬드 크래커의 관능 검사에서는 rosemary와 tea polyphenol이 냄새와 맛에 좋은 영향을 주었고, $25^{\circ}C$에서 항산화제를 첨가하지 않은 blank 와 tocopherol은 42일, rosemary와 tea polyphenol은 56일이 지난 후에 제품으로서 품질을 잃는 것으로 나타났다. 35$^{\circ}C$에서는 $25^{\circ}C$에 비하여 모든 기호도 면에서 저하가 빠르게 일어났고, rosemary와 tea polyphenol이 blank와 tocopherol간의 차이가 유의 적으로 크게 나타났다. 천연 항산화제의 첨가에 따른 산화정도를 저장기간 동안 과산화물가의 변화를 이용하여 반응속도식를 구하였을 때, $25^{\circ}C$에서는 1차 반응식으로 나타났고, 35$^{\circ}C$에서는 0차 반응식이 결정되었다. 이때 반응속도 상수는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 rosemary가 -0.0299, 35$^{\circ}C$에서 tea polyphenol이 -.4038로 가장 낮은 수치를 보여주었다. 그러나 아몬드 크래커를 위한 항산화제 선택에 있어서는 저장온도에 따라 각각의 다른 천연항산화제가 영향을 주는 만큼 rosemary와 tea polypheno1을 함께 첨가하여 그 synergy 효과를 살피는 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2015

Much attention has been focused on the activity of the natural antioxidants present in fruits and vegetables, because potentially these components may reduce the level of oxidative stress. Especially, mulberry leaves containing many natural components are considerable resource for natural antioxidants. The antioxidant capacity of mulberry leaves was investigated with minilum L-100 device and ARAW-KIT (anti-radical ability of water-soluble substance), in comparison to the ascorbic acid. The antioxidant capacity of 16 varieties was 3303.4 nmol at opening stage of five leaves in spring. The highest stage of antioxidant capacity (3708.0 nmol) and yield rate was just before the coloration stage with anthocyanin in fruits, whereas the lowest stage was middle of June (2231.6 nmol) and about two months growing stage after summer pruning (2064.6 nmol). But after summer pruning, the antioxidant capacity of mulberry leaves increased gradually until just before fallen leaves stage. Even if samples were same variety, antioxidant effect of those showed different results according to collected regions. Also, antioxidant effect of mulberry leaves were higher than that of branches. The antioxidant capacity of yield-type mulberry leaves and fruits (Morus alba L., M. bombycis Koidz, and M. Lhou (Ser.) Koidz) collected from In-je, Won-ju and Yang-yang regions, Kang-won province, Korea, was investigated. The results indicated that total antioxidant capacity of yield-type mulberry leaves was 2711.2 nmol. In the antioxidant capacity analysis of Jeollabuk-Do genetic resources, autumn's mulberry leaves showed higher antioxidant capacity than that of spring's it. To investigate the effect of tea on antioxidative capacity, five kinds of tea(coffee mix, green tea added brown rice, mulberry leaf tea, Polygonatum odoratum tea and black tea added lemon) were selected and analyzed. Their's anti-oxidative capacity were 2,531.01 nmol, 1,867.42 nmol, 1,053.72 nmol, 292.71 nmol and 188.91 nmol, respectively. The antioxidative capacity of drinking water soaked with mulberry leaf showed 891.96 nmol.